A regional model for the prediction of M(3000)F2 over East Asia

Research on empirical or physical models of ionospheric parameters is one of the important topics in the field of space weather and communication support services. To improve the accuracy of predicting the monthly median ionospheric propagating factor at 3000 km of the F2 layer (identified as M(3000)F2) for high frequency radio wave propagation, a model based on modified orthogonal temporal–spatial functions is proposed. The proposed model has three new characteristics: (1) The solar activity parameters of sunspot number and the 10.7-cm solar radio flux are together introduced into temporal reconstruction. (2) Both the geomagnetic dip and its modified value are chosen as features of the geographical spatial variation for spatial reconstruction. (3) A series of harmonic functions are used to represent the M(3000)F2, which reflects seasonal and solar cycle variations. The proposed model is established by combining nonlinear regression for three characteristics with harmonic analysis by using vertical sounding data over East Asia. Statistical results reveal that M(3000)F2 calculated by the proposed model is consistent with the trend of the monthly median observations. The proposed model is better than the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) model by comparison between predictions and observations of six station, which illustrates that the proposed model outperforms the IRI model over East Asia. The proposed method can be further expanded for potentially providing more accurate predictions for other ionospheric parameters on the global scale.     

Integrated supersonic wind tunnel nozzle

In supersonic wind tunnels, the airflow at the exit of a convergent-divergent nozzle is affected by the connection between the nozzle and test section, because the connection is a source of disturbance for supersonic flow and the source of disturbance generated by this disturbance propagates downstream. In order to avoid the disturbance, the test can only be carried out in the rhombus area. However, for the supersonic nozzle, the rhombus region is small, limiting the size and attitude angle of the test model. An integrated supersonic nozzle is a nozzle and a test section as a whole, which is designed to weaken or eliminate the disturbance. The inviscid contour of the supersonic nozzle is based on the method of characteristics. A new curve is formed by the smooth connection between the inviscid contour and test section, and the boundary layer is corrected for the overall curve. Integrated supersonic nozzles with Mach number 1.5 and 2 are designed, which are based on this method. The flow field is validated by numerical and experimental results. The results of the study highlight the importance of the connection about the nozzle outlet and test section. They clearly show that the wave system does not exist at the exit of the supersonic nozzle, and the flow field is uniform throughout the test section.     

高超声速有攻角锥飞行工况下迎风面波包的演化

飞行工况下由于壁温与来流温度之比较低，Mack模态的不稳定性会得到显著增强，因此Mack模态占主导的有攻角锥迎风面相对侧面可能会提前转捩。本文采用高分辨率直接数值模拟研究了高超声速有攻角锥在飞行工况下迎风面Mack模态的演化规律，Mack模态由迎风中心线附近的一个短时局部壁面吹吸激发。波包的空间分布和不同模态幅值沿流向的演化过程表明在有攻角条件下，Mack模态的演化过程与零度攻角锥边界层中的类似，基频共振是Mack模态最可能的转捩形式。     

直肋对扩张型尾缘半劈缝气膜冷却特性影响的实验研究

为探究布置直肋扰流结构的尾缘半劈缝冷却结构的气膜冷却特性,分别采用压力敏感漆技术和瞬态热色液晶技术研究了直肋对扩张型尾缘半劈缝表面的绝热气膜效率和对流换热系数的影响,详细对比分析了吹风比及直肋宽度对三种不同扩张型半劈缝表面的气膜冷却特性。实验结果表明:直肋的加入对小扩张型半劈缝表面的气膜覆盖产生了不利影响,但仅限在小吹风比工况;而直肋对大扩张型半劈缝表面的气膜覆盖有略小的促进作用,但其绝热气膜效率始终低于小扩张型半劈缝表面。肋宽对半劈缝表面的换热增强大小受半劈缝表面形状影响,随着半劈缝表面扩张程度的增大,宽直肋结构的高换热优势逐渐超越窄直肋结构。直肋型尾缘半劈缝冷却结构可有效提升1.45～2倍的壁面热流密度,小吹风比工况时宜选用带有窄直肋的扩张程度较小的半劈缝表面结构,而大吹风比时宜选用带有宽直肋的扩张程度较大的半劈缝表面结构。     

一种滤波SST方法在翼型深失速模拟中的应用

 为了提高原始剪切应力输运(SST)湍流模型对于分离流动的求解精度,将大涡模拟(LES)中的滤波因子和SST方程相结合构造出一种滤波SST方法,利用湍流尺度对流场求解区域进行划分,近壁面附近的稳态流动由湍流模型控制,远壁面采用LES方法进行模拟。与传统混合RANS/LES方法相比,该方法的特点是:滤波因子的选取不再依赖于网格尺度,可以有效地降低网格诱导分离现象发生的概率。采用该方法对NACA0021翼型深失速特性进行了仿真研究,对比了非定常雷诺平均Navier-Stokes(URANS)方法和SST-DES方法,从仿真结果可以看出滤波SST方法有效地激活了分离区域的脉动,充分展现了分离的三维特性;同时算例求解结果证明该方法的精度高于URANS方法,与试验结果吻合较好,显示其具有一定的工程应用价值。     

RANS/LES在超声速突起物绕流中的应用研究

安装在超声速/高超声速飞行器表面的突起物如机翼、控制舵等通常会导致复杂的激波/边界层干扰,对突起物的局部气动特性甚至飞行器整体的气动特性产生较大的扰动.在采用计算流体力学(CFD)数值模拟此类问题时,传统的求解雷诺平均Navier-Stokes(RANS)方程方法由于不能准确预测湍流脉动流场并且精度有限,在应用上受到一定的限制.本文在研究B-L (Baldwin-Lomax)内层模型和Smagorinsky亚格子模型优缺点的基础上,提出了一种新型的RANS/LES(Large Eddy Simulation)混合模型,并进行了算例验证,证实了该方法的可行性.在此基础上,对火箭表面突起物的干扰流场进行了数值模拟研究,细致地刻画了突起物附近的激波/边界层干扰、剪切层失稳和底部分离涡形成的非定常过程,获得了突起物及火箭表面上的压力脉动历程并进行了频谱分析.研究发现,相对于突起物底部的非定常分离流动,突起物前缘的激波和边界层相互干扰的非定常过程是突起物周围压力脉动的主导因素,这种高频的压力脉动可能对火箭内设备的正常工作产生不利的影响.     

一种机翼弯剪载荷包线近似计算方法

在机翼静强度初步设计中,为了快速准确地得到其载荷包线并用于确定翼盒结构基本参数,提出一种近似计算方法。通过比较多种重量估算方法,发现三角形分布能较好地拟合机翼重量。考虑到大型民用运输机飞行临界过载和集中载荷等特性,综合利用Schrenk升力分布和三角形重量分布,得到在飞行载荷下的一种近似计算机翼剪力和弯矩载荷包线方法。通过分析两机翼风洞试验数据得到的机翼剪力和弯矩包线,证明该近似方法是可行的。     

High-temperature tribological behaviors of a Cr-Si co-alloyed layer on TA15 alloy

A Cr-Si co-alloyed layer was successfully deposited on TA15 alloy by the double glow plasma surface technology to improve its poor wear resistance at elevated temperature.The microstructure,composition,and phase structure of the layer were investigated by SEM,EDS,and XRD.The tribological behaviors of the Cr-Si co-alloyed layer at 20 ℃ and 500 ℃ were analyzed in details.The results indicated that the friction coefficient and wear rate of the Cr-Si coalloyed layer at 20 ℃ and 500 ℃ were much lower than those of the substrate,which was due to higher hardness and superior elastic modulus.This layer may become an approach to effectively improving the wear resistance of TA15 alloy at elevated temperature.     

A new SINS/GPS sensor fusion scheme for UAV localization problem using nonlinear SVSF with covariance derivation and an adaptive boundary layer

The state estimation strategy using the smooth variable structure filter(SVSF) is based on the variable structure and sliding mode concepts. As presented in its standard form with a fixed boundary layer limit, the value of the boundary layer width is not precisely known at each step and may be selected based on a priori knowledge. The boundary layer width reflects the level of uncertainty in the model parameters and disturbance characteristics, where large values of the boundary layer width lead to robustness without optimality and small values of the boundary layer width provide optimality with poor robustness. As a solution and to overcome these limitations, an adaptive smoothing boundary layer is required to achieve greater robustness and suitable accuracy.This adapted value of the boundary layer width is obtained by minimizing the trace of the a posteriori covariance matrix. In this paper, the proposed new approach will be considered as another alternative to the extended Kalman filters(EKF), nonlinear H1 and standard SVSF-based data fusion techniques for the autonomous airborne navigation and self-localization problem. This alternative is based on strapdown inertial navigation system(SINS) and GPS data using the nonlinear SVSF with a covariance derivation and adaptive boundary layer width.Furthermore, the full mathematical model of the SINS/GPS navigation system considering the unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) position, velocity and Euler angle as well as gyro and accelerometer biases will be used in this paper to estimate the airborne position and velocity with better accuracy.