Walter Thiel—Short life of a rocket scientist

In 2012 we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first successful rocket launch that reached a height of 84.5 km and had a speed of 4.824 km/h (5x sonic speed). This rocket flew 190 km to the target location. One of the masterminds of this launch was Walter Thiel, a German chemist and rocket engineer. Thiel was highly talented, during his education from primary school until diploma exams he always received a grade of A in his exams. He was called “the student with the 7 A grades”. In 1934 Thiel became Dr.-Ing. (chem.), with the highest possible honor (summa cum laude), when he was only 24 years old. He started to work for the rocket development department at Humboldt University, Berlin. Walter Dornberger asked him to leave the university research department and become head of rocket propulsion development in his team in Kummersdorf, near Berlin. Thiel's groundbreaking ideas for the rocket engine would lead to a significant reduction in material, weight and work processes, as well as a shortening in the length of the engine itself. Thiel and his team also defined the fuel itself and the best ratio of mixture between ethanol and liquid oxygen for the engine. In 1940 the propulsion team moved from Kummersdorf to Peenemünde after the launch sites were completed there. Thiel became deputy of Wernher von Braun at the R&D units. One of Thiel's team members was Konrad Dannenberg, who later became famous in the development of the Saturn program. On the night from August 17 to August 18, 1943, Thiel and his family (wife and two children) were killed during a Royal Air Force bombing raid (Operation Hydra). The Moon crater “Thiel” on the far side of the Moon is named after Walter Thiel. The research results of Walter Thiel had a strong impact on the United States' rocket program as well as the Russian rocket development program.     

5A90铝锂合金型材折斜角成形性能的试验研究

型材一次折斜角成形是航空零件制造工艺的重要方法之一。本文通过新研制的5A90铝锂合金型材折斜角成形试验的研究，得到了极限开斜角和闭斜角值，为新机的设计及生产工艺提供了重要的指导依据。     

Simulation of asymmetric landing and typical ground maneuvers for large transport aircraft

It is important to determine static and dynamic ground loads for the aircraft ground maneuvers accurately in the design phase. Simulation of the important operational cases is a better way compared to the tests on real aircraft to investigate these loads at a reasonable cost. In this paper, the simulation of an asymmetric landing case and typical ground maneuvers for large transport aircraft is presented. The aircraft models are built in the multibody simulation tool SIMPACK. The tire model implemented in SIMPACK includes lateral dynamics of the tire. Cornering, braked runs and pushback are simulated as typical ground maneuvers. For simulation of braking, a simple but effective Antilock Braking System (ABS) algorithm is implemented. The article is based on the work done in cooperation between DLR and Airbus in the Flexible Aircraft 2 project.     

美国空军信息作战初探

在信息战条件下 ,美空军正大力发展全球定位系统 (GPS) ,充分利用C4ISR(指挥、控制、通信、计算机与情报、监视、侦察 )系统 ,关注信息网络和信息系统的安全 ,以提升空中平台的作战能力 ,最大限度地发挥武器系统及传统EW的效能     

美国提高第4代战斗机发动机保障性的

战斗机发动机使用方与制造方越来越重视发动机保障性,并将其与性能、质量、研制费用和周期同等考虑。特别是在第4代战斗机发动机研制过程中,通过可靠性、可维修性和可测试性设计等措施使其保障性大大提高。针对第4代战斗机发动机F119、F135和F136,综述了其＂通过文件与制度保证、通过体验与培训重视、通过总结明确要求、通过具体设计实施＂等贯彻保障性设计思想的措施,归纳总结其＂简化设计、防错设计、优化设计、细节设计＂等关键技术。     

Formability enhancement in hot spinning of titanium alloy thin-walled tube via prediction and control of ductile fracture

The damage and fracture in hot spinning of titanium alloy is a very complex process under the combined effects of microstructure evolution and stress state. In this study, their dependences on processing parameters were investigated by an integrated FE model considering microstructure and damage evolution, and revealing the effects of microstructure and stress states on damage evolution. The results show that the inner surface of workpiece with the largest voids volume fraction is the place with...     

Prediction of forming limit curve （FLC） for AI-Li alloy 2198-T3 sheet using different yield functions

The Forming Limit Curve （FLC） of the third generation aluminum-lithium （Al-Li） alloy 2198-T3 is measured by conducting a hemispherical dome test with specimens of different widths. The theoretical prediction of the FLC of 2198-T3 is based on the M-K theory utilizing respectively the von Mises, Hill＇48, Hosford and Barlat 89 yield functions, and the different predicted curves due to different yield functions are compared with the experimentally measured FLC of 2198-T3. The results show that though there are differences among the four predicted curves, yet they all agree well with the experimentally measured curve. In the area near the planar strain state, the predicted curves and experimentally measured curve are very close. The predicted curve based on the Hosford yield function is more accurate under the tension-compression strain states described in the left part of the FLC, while the accuracy is better for the predicted curve based on Hill＇48 yield function under the tension-tension strain states shown in the right part.     

Prediction of forming limit curve (FLC) for Al-Li alloy 2198-T3 sheet using different yield functions

The Forming Limit Curve (FLC) of the third generation aluminum-lithium (Al-Li) alloy 2198-T3 is measured by conducting a hemispherical dome test with specimens of different widths. The theoretical pred...     

Wire electrochemical machining with axial electrolyte flushing for titanium alloy

Titanium and its alloys have found very wide application in aerospace due to their excellent characteristics although their processing is still a challenge. Electrochemical machining is an important issue in the fabrication of titanium and titanium alloys. Wire electrochemical machining (WECM) is mainly used for workpiece cutting under the condition of different thickness plates. It has a great advantage over wire electro-discharge machining, which is the absence of heat-affected zone around the cutting area. Moreover, the wire electrode in WECM could be used repetitively because it is not worn out. Thus, much attention has been paid to WECM. The effective way of removing electrolysis products is of importance to WECM. In this paper, the axial electrolyte flushing is presented to WECM for removing electrolysis products and renewing electrolyte. The Taguchi experiment is conducted to optimize the machining parameters, such as wire feedrate, machining voltage, electrolyte concentration, etc. Experimental results show that WECM with axial electrolyte flushing is a promising issue in the fabrication of titanium alloy (TC1). The feasibility of multi-wire electrochemical machining is also demonstrated to improve the machining productivity of WECM.     

5083铝合金力学性能的球压痕法检测研究

介绍了微压痕法在航空铝合金材料力学性能检测的研究.采用球形压头通过多级循环加载方法得到了5083铝合金材料压痕深度与载荷的关系,将微压痕数据输入经过充分训练的人工神经网络模型,计算出材料力学性能参数和材料应力应变曲线,对压痕法测量得到的材料真应力应变曲线与拉伸试验得到的结果进行了比较.