Protecting Earth-orbiting spacecraft against micro-meteoroid/orbital debris impact damage using composite structural systems and materials: An overview

Spacecraft that are launched to operate in Earth orbit are susceptible to impacts by meteoroids and pieces of orbital debris (MMOD). The effect of a MMOD particle impact on a spacecraft depends on where the impact occurs, the size, composition, and speed of the impacting object, the function of the impacted system. In order to perform a risk analysis for a particular spacecraft under a specific mission profile, it is important to know whether or not the impacting particle (or its remnants) will exit the rear of an impacted spacecraft wall. A variety of different ballistic limit equations (BLEs) have been developed for many different types of structural wall configurations. BLEs can be used to optimize the design of spacecraft wall parameters so that the resulting configuration is able to withstand the anticipated variety of on-orbit high-speed impact scenarios. While the level of effort exerted in studying the response of metallic multi-wall systems to high speed particle impact is quite substantial, the extent of the effort to study composite material and composite structural systems under similar impact conditions has been much more limited. This paper presents an overview of the activities performed to assess the resiliency of composite structures and materials under high speed projectile impact. The activities reviewed will be those that have been aimed at increasing the level of protection afforded to spacecraft operating in the MMOD environment, and more specifically, on those activities performed to mitigate the mechanical and structural effects of an MMOD impact.     

气动换向阀阀芯/阀座撞击特性研究

针对某型气动换向阀在研制过程中出现由于阀芯/阀座撞击变形导致阀芯卡死的现象,对阀芯/阀座的撞击特性进行了仿真研究,定量分析了撞击过程以及不同阀座高度对撞击特性的影响,根据仿真结果对换向阀进行了改进设计,试验结果表明改进后的换向阀满足使用要求.     

高转速风扇叶片外物撞击损伤的定量评价方法

外物撞击是造成航空发动机风扇叶片变形、损伤甚至断裂的主要因素。针对外物撞击持续时间短、瞬间载荷大、损伤影 响因素多，难以进行定量损伤评价的问题，提出基于叶片损伤参数α的叶片损伤定量评价方法。以发动机风扇叶片受冰撞为例， 采用非接触叶尖计时测量方法，对叶片撞击产生的叶尖位移进行监测分析，验证了该方法的可行性。采用瞬态动力学分析方法对 叶片经受撞击过程进行全流程仿真模拟，并采用正交试验法定量研究了外物撞击过程中的撞击速度、叶片转速、撞击位置3种因 素对叶片损伤参数α的影响，拟合回归方程并绘制了这3种因素的3D响应曲面图，得到各因素的影响权重。结果表明：冰块速度 与撞击位置同时下降时，叶片损伤弱化效果显著。该方法可为大型风扇叶片抗外物打击性能设计和在役健康监测提供理论支撑。     

针栓式喷注单元膜束撞击雾化混合过程数值模拟

为了全面认识针栓式喷注器喷雾场结构，基于自适应网格加密技术和分三相计算的PLIC VOF（Piecewise Linear Interface Calculation Volume of Fluid）方法对针栓式喷注单元膜束撞击雾化混合过程进行了仿真分析，通过对两路推进剂分别进行界面追踪，获得了膜束撞击雾化混合过程的详细结构特征，与高速摄影试验结果定性定量对比均吻合较好，验证了数值方法的准确性。以此为基础对膜束撞击的喷雾场结构、撞击变形过程、流场涡结构、雾化破碎典型特征及破碎后的雾化混合分布特征进行了识别分析，结果表明：膜束撞击形成了液束未穿透液膜和液束穿透液膜2种不同的喷雾扇结构。膜束撞击形成的喷雾扇呈"Ω"形，膜束同时发生弯曲变形和横截面变形。另外，膜束撞击同时受到正压和剪切应力作用，导致了一系列复杂涡流现象，使得相互作用增强，雾化混合均增强，这也是膜束撞击喷注构型优于膜膜撞击的本质原因。最后，还发现膜束撞击喷雾场液滴分布呈现分区结构特征，分别是液束控制主导的上雾化区、液膜控制主导的下雾化区及夹在中间的混合区，实际中应兼顾雾化特性和混合特性，选取中等动量比膜束撞击，这可为针栓式喷注器的理论研究和工程设计提供重要参考。     

基于试验与蒙特卡洛法的子母弹子弹落点计算模型

针对目前子母弹子弹落点散布计算模型存在不足,影响子母弹毁伤效能评估准确性的问题,提出一种基于试验数据的子弹落点散布计算模型。对子母弹靶场试验数据进行分析处理,根据相邻子弹间距、不同环带中子弹数量的规律,建立了子弹落点散布模型;结合母弹散布,建立了子母弹子弹落点散布计算模型。该模型在给定子母弹散布参数后,可以快速生成群射子母弹子弹群的地面散布,且与实际情况基本相符,为子母弹毁伤效能评估奠定了基础。     

RTTB—3型旋转力矩试验台测量技术探讨

RTTB-3型旋转为矩试验台是一种对电机进行自动测试并记录测试数据的设备。在实际使用该型试验台测试正常航空电机性能中，发现该型试验台在设计上没有考虑加载时冲击电流的影响，使记录的被测电机性能数据曲线有误差。探讨了RTTB-3型旋转为矩试验台在加载时对冲击电流的处理方法，以及实际使用此方法测试电动机扭矩技术。     

运动油滴/固体壁面斜碰撞的状态辨识及特征分析

 航空发动机轴承腔油气两相流动与换热研究是轴承腔润滑与换热设计的重要基础工作,而运动油滴与轴承腔壁面的碰撞状态辨识及特征分析是轴承腔油气两相流动与换热研究的组成部分。基于VOF方法建立了运动油滴与固体壁面斜碰撞数值仿真模型,实现了运动油滴与固体壁面斜碰撞状态的数值模拟,分析了碰撞油滴直径、入射角和碰撞速度对沉积油膜铺展长度、油膜堆积厚度和溅射油滴数目等碰撞状态特征参数的影响规律,提出了运动油滴与固体壁面斜碰撞条件下的状态判断准则,并得到了文献的物理试验工作的支持。研究结果表明:随着油滴入射角减小,沉积油膜铺展长度和油膜堆积厚度增大,溅射油滴数目减少;随着碰撞速度和油滴直径的增大,沉积油膜铺展长度和溅射油滴数目均增大,但油膜堆积厚度对应前者呈减小趋势、对应后者仍呈增大趋势。     

低速溅射小行星表面采样的动力学仿真

开发了适用于小行星环境的大规模三维离散元程序DEMBody,针对低速射弹溅射表层风化层的小行星采样方案,仿真了相同质量不同形状的射弹在微重力环境下垂直射入颗粒床的过程,研究了溅射物质在采样器中的运动历程及最终收集质量与射弹形状的关系。结果表明,90°锥形射弹的采样效率最高。     

绕月微卫星精确撞月轨道设计

为实现约束条件下的精准可控撞月,提出了基于Lambert问题的精确撞月轨道设计方法。通过求解Lambert问题,可得到撞月轨道轨控时刻的速度脉冲初值解,然后通过打靶法迭代得到撞月轨道的精确解。以"龙江二号"微卫星轨道为例,对撞月点经纬度的覆盖性,以及燃料约束下同一撞月点可行的轨控弧段进行全面分析。最后,通过月球南极水冰探测的撞月轨道设计案例,以验证本文提出的轨道设计方法的有效性。     

How do interplanetary shock impact angles control the size of the geoeffective magnetosphere?

In this paper, we investigate temporal and spatial magnetosphere response to the impact of interplanetary (IP) shocks with different inclinations and speeds on the Earth’s magnetosphere. A data set with more than 500 IP shocks is used to identify positive sudden impulse (SI⁺) events as expressed by the SuperMAG partial ring current index. The SI⁺ rise time (RT), defined as the time interval between compression onset and maximum SI⁺ signature, is obtained for each event. We use RT and a model suggested by Takeuchi et al. (2002) to calculate the geoeffective magnetospheric distance (GMD) in the shock propagation direction as a function of shock impact angle and speed for each event. GMD is a generalization of the geoeffective magnetosphere length (GML) suggested by Takeuchi et al. (2002), defined from the subsolar point along the X line toward the tail. We estimate statistical GMD and GML values which are then reported for the first time. We also show that, similarly to well-known results for RT, the highest correlation coefficient for the GMD and impact angle is found for shocks with high speeds and small impact angles, and the faster and more frontal the shock, the smaller the GMD. This result indicates that the magnetospheric response depends heavily on shock impact angle. With these results, we argue that the prediction and forecasting of space weather events, such as those caused by coronal mass ejections, will not be accurately accomplished if the disturbances’ angles of impact are not considered as an important parameter within model and observation scheme capabilities.