ΔDsat,a QB50 CubeSat mission to study rarefied-gas drag modelling

A CubeSat mission to study the impact of flow incidence angle, surface material and surface roughness on gas–surface interactions on spacecraft in low Earth orbits has been designed. To accomplish this scientific goal the CubeSat deploys a variable geometry aerofoil capable of exposing different surfaces to the flow at different incident angles. By using the on-board GPS measurements and an orbit determination technique the drag experienced by the CubeSat can be estimated. The CubeSat has been designed to be part of the QB50 mission, and hence it carries a sensor that can take in-situ measurements of the atmosphere. This is then used to estimate the atmospheric density and hence to extract information on the drag coefficient. To minimise any bias present in the measurement chain a differential approach is used. Therefore no absolute drag coefficients are estimated, instead, ratios of drag coefficients are computed. This allows direct comparisons of the drag coefficients of different materials, different surface roughness or different incident angles. Simulations indicate that this CubeSat mission will be able to obtain drag coefficient ratios with an uncertainty level of less than 5%.     

Experimental investigation on a cavity-step-actuated supersonic oscillating jet

Wind tunnel testing is conducted at different back pressures in a vacuum-type wind tun-nel for a novel supersonic fluidic oscillator which consists of a two-dimensional Laval nozzle, a rect-angular cavity and a backward step, to obtain its characteristics and the conditions for jet oscillating. The experimental results show that periodic asymmetrical flipping of the supersonic jet appears over certain nozzle pressure ratio (NPR) range according to schlieren visualization and pressure fluctuations. The jet flipping appears only when the jet is over expanded. The normal-ized average amplitude of the lateral pressure difference acting on the roofs of the cavity and the step varies around 0.2 while the periodic flipping appears. The supersonic jet periodic flipping fre-quencies obtained from the experiments agree well with those from the modified Rossiter mode for cavity-step acoustic resonance, but further investigations are needed to discover the underlying mechanism for the jet flipping.     

多级刷式密封级间压降分配影响因素数值与实验研究

多级刷式密封级间压降分配直接影响刷式密封的封严特性和使用寿命,现有多级刷式密封结构存在各级压降不均衡导致密封提前失效的问题。本文建立多级刷式密封三维实体流固耦合求解模型,设计搭建多级刷式密封实验装置,在数值计算与实验测试结果相互验证的基础上,研究了工况参数与结构参数对多级刷式密封级间压降分配的影响规律,揭示了多级刷式密封级间压降不均衡性的产生机理。研究结果表明：在本文研究工况下,相同结构的两级刷式密封各级压降占比分别为32%~35%和65%~68%,三级刷式密封各级压降占比分别为21%~27%、27%~32%、41%~52%,多级刷式密封各级承担压降逐级增大,进出口压比对级间压降分配影响不大;增大刷丝束与转子表面间径向间隙、刷丝之间间隙以及后挡板高度均可改善各级压降分配,同时也会增加泄漏量;影响多级刷式密封级间压降均衡性的主要原因是逐级不均匀增大的体积流量,各级压降随体积流量逐级不均匀的增加而增大;增大下游级流道截面积可有效降低体积流量,平衡多级刷式密封各级压降。本文研究结果为多级刷式密封结构设计提供了理论依据。     

集成火星进入弹道的开伞过程动力学特性研究

针对火星探测任务设计阶段的需求,提出集成再入弹道、开伞过程仿真一体化设计方法。首先,利用质点动力学模型,计算质点弹道,进行探测器进入过程的飞行轨迹仿真,获得开伞初始状态。其次,基于任意拉格朗日-欧拉（ALE）方法,建立开伞过程的流固耦合（FSI）动力学模型,进行典型工况开伞过程数值模拟,分析开伞动压和马赫数对降落伞充气过程的影响。数值模拟开伞过程伞衣几何外形变化和降落伞的流固耦合动力学行为,得到开伞过载变化曲线、伞衣阻力面积变化等典型特征参数。计算结果表明,降落伞开伞动力学的数值仿真方法为火星再入、减速和着陆（EDL）过程的概念设计提供了一定的参考依据。     

面向三维激波问题的装配方法

给出了一种基于非结构动网格技术的三维激波装配方法。在该方法中,三维激波面由被标记为激波属性的网格点连接构成,标记为激波属性的网格点称为激波点。激波点具有两组参数分别代表激波的上下游,利用激波点上下游参数求解R-H关系式获得激波点运动速度。非结构动网格技术的使用允许激波大幅度运动,降低了对初始激波位置的要求。通过引入网格属性定义避免了对计算网格进行分区,增加了装配激波的灵活性。通过球柱体绕流问题验证了该三维装配方法的合理性,针对三维激波装配中比较困难的交点装配问题,通过对三维激波反射以及三维激波相交等算例进行研究找到了可用的三维激波交点运动速度的确定方法,保证了激波运动过程中交点运动与流场求解之间的相容性,获得了相应的装配结果。     

中频雷达风场的双谱分析

对中纬度中频雷达１９９７年６月８２ｋｍ高度的小时平均风场数据进行了动态谱分析和双谱分析,得到了中层顶区域谱行为具有多样性和各向异性的特点,以及行星波,潮汐波和重力波之间相位相干的现象,讨论了中层顶行星波,潮汐波和重力波之间存在非线性相互作用的可能性。     

基于非定常面元/黏性涡粒子法的低雷诺数滑流气动干扰

针对太阳能无人机螺旋桨滑流与机翼的气动干扰,考虑了低雷诺数流动下气体黏性和压缩性影响,并根据黎曼边界条件和涡量等效原则建立了能够快速计算分析螺旋桨-机翼气动干扰的非定常面元/黏性涡粒子的混合方法。首先使用有试验数据的风洞模型以及数值模拟技术对混合方法进行验证,在此基础上研究了不同安装位置与工况下螺旋桨与机翼的气动干扰。结果表明:螺旋桨对轴向气流的加速以及滑流诱导的上洗和下洗效应使机翼气动力呈现出增升增阻的现象,机翼升阻比有所下降。较大的弦向间距以及较高的垂直安装位置在减缓机翼升阻比下降的同时也使得螺旋桨拉力有所减小。对于多个螺旋桨的气动干扰,不同的桨叶旋转方向导致机翼气动力不同的变化规律,当旋转方向与机翼翼尖涡反向时,螺旋桨滑流能够抑制翼尖涡的强度,提高机翼气动效率。     

Flows and obstacles in the solar wind

Understanding the physics of the various disturbances in the solar wind is critical to successful forecasts of space weather. The STEREO mission promises to bring us new and deeper understanding of these disturbances. As we stand on the threshold of the first results from this mission, it is appropriate to review what we know about solar wind disturbances. Because of their complementary nature we discuss both the disturbances that arise within the solar wind due to the stream structure and coronal mass ejecta and the disturbances that arise when the solar wind collides with planetary obstacles, such as magnetospheres.     

Fluid and electrolyte alterations during prolonged hypokinesia

The physiological and biochemical systems that regulate the level of each electrolyte in blood and other endogenous fluids, and the balance between the consumption and loss of fluid and electrolytes and the total fluid and electrolyte content of the body are significantly affected during hypokinesia (HK; diminished movement). Among the known effects of HK, the fluid and electrolyte deficiency has drawn a great interest due to the higher fluid and electrolyte deficiency with higher than lower fluid and electrolyte consumption. The impossibility of the body to use fluid and electrolytes, after the fluid and electrolyte deficiency has been established, has drawn the greatest interest. The fluid shifting to the thoracic region and the daily body rehydration are considered as the most effective methods to counteract fluid and electrolyte changes. To this end, the objective of this review was to report some of the findings in the fluid and electrolyte deficiency and fluid and electrolyte loss with fluid and electrolyte deficiency during prolonged HK.     

Study of correlations between waves and particle fluxes measured on board the DEMETER satellite

The topic of relativistic electron dynamics in the outer radiation belt has received considerable attention for many years. Nevertheless, the problem of understanding the physical phenomenon involved is far from being resolved. In this paper, we use DEMETER observations to examine the variations of the energetic electron fluxes and ELF/VLF wave intensities in the inner magnetosphere during the intense 8 November 2004 magnetic storm. Electron flux spectra and associated wave intensity spectra are analysed throughout the magnetic storm and common characteristics or differences to other storm events are retained. The overall objective of this study is to identify and derive parameters that are relevant for particle flux modelling; the time constant characterizing the persistent decay after particle enhancement was found to be one of these important model parameters.The analysis of the 8 November 2004 event reveals that for L-shell parameter higher than 4, an electron flux dropout is observed during the storm’s main phase for electrons in the energy range 0.1–1 MeV, as has been reported from other measurements. Characteristic wave spectra accompanying this phase are analysed. They show a typical enhancement in the frequency range 0.3–10 kHz at onset for all L-shell values under consideration (2 < L < 5). During the first stage of the recovery phase, the electron fluxes are increased to a level higher than the pre-storm level, whereas the level of wave intensity in the frequency range observed below 300 Hz is at its highest. In the second stage, the particle flux decrease goes hand in hand with a global wave activity decline, the relaxation time of the latter being smaller than the former’s one. In some other cases, long-lasting electron enhancement associated with constant wave activity has been observed during this latter stage. For the above mentioned storm, while at low L values the decay time constants are higher for low energy electrons than for high energy electrons, this order is reversed at high L values. At about L = 3.6 the time constant is independent of electron energy.