Radio sounding of the solar wind acceleration region with spacecraft signals

Data from coronal radio-sounding experiments carried out on various interplanetary spacecraft are used to derive the empirical radial dependence of solar wind velocity and density at heliocentric distances from 3 to 60 solar radii for heliolatitudes below 60° and for low solar activity. The radial dependencies of solar wind power and acceleration are derived from these results. Summaries of the radial behavior of characteristic parameters of the solar wind turbulence (e.g., the spectral index and the inner and outer turbulence scales), as well as the fractional density fluctuation, are also presented. These radio-sounding results provide a benchmark for models of the solar wind in its acceleration region.     

A brief review of alternative propellants and requirements for pulsed plasma thrusters in micropropulsion applications

Technological miniaturization has enabled the development of small satellites weighing as little as 1 kg. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of suitable efficient micropropulsion systems at these scales. The pulsed plasma thruster is a structurally simple form of electric propulsion. This simplicity also makes it ideally suited for miniaturization. Its history can be traced back to applications in satellites that are much larger than micro/nano-satellites. The vast majority of modern pulsed plasma thrusters use solid polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as a propellant. Unfortunately, at lower discharge energy levels such as those necessitated by the power limitations of micro/nano-satellites, PTFE has a tendency to exhibit carbon deposition, which can ultimately lead to thruster failure. In this new era of small satellites, it is important to consider alternative propellants in the miniaturization of pulsed plasma thrusters. This brief review discusses the needs and limitations of small satellites and alternative propellants that may be able to meet these needs. Such propellants may be able to offer advantages such as a longer thruster lifetime, a higher specific impulse, or a higher thrust-to-power ratio. This would enable the development of different types of pulsed plasma thrusters that can be tailored towards specific mission requirements.     

10 cm ECR中和器性能优化实验研究

针对电子回旋共振(ECR)中和器性能无法满足实际应用需求的问题，开展了10 cm ECR中和器的性能优化实验研究，在分析现有ECR中和器内部结构的基础上，提出新的结构改进方案。通过改进ECR中和器的电子束流引出对比实验，得到了中和器结构对束流引出性能的影响规律。优化后的ECR中和器性能实验表明：相同条件下ECR中和器束流引出大小与气体流量大小不成正相关，但随着微波功率的增加而增加。性能实验得到的中和器最佳工作和性能参数为：微波功率为10 W、氙气流量为0.5 sccm，收集板间距为5 mm时，在50 V引出电压条件下能够引出127 mA的电子束流。     

临近空间高超声速飞行器黑障问题研究综述

首先对国内外黑障问题研究历史进行了回顾,然后从等离子体鞘套形成机理和基本特征、电波传播机理及信道特征等方面阐述了高超声速飞行器黑障问题的成因。随后,着重介绍了等离子体流场和电波传播数值模拟方法并分析了方法的适用性。进一步对等离子体地面模拟方法和诊断技术进行了概述,并对国内外地面黑障实验结果进行了详细分析。在此基础上,针对临近空间高超声速飞行器的特点,采用层次分析法(AHP)对现有黑障消除技术进行了评估,给出了目前工程实用方法、近期可能实现的工程实用解以及未来具有应用潜力的消除技术。最后,对黑障问题后续研究方向提出了几点建议。     

钛合金表面等离子喷涂ZrO2—NiCoCrAlY梯度涂层的抗热震行为

ＺｒＯ２－ＮｉＣｏＣｒＡｌＹ梯度涂层的成分沿厚度方向呈连续梯度化分布，提高了涂层与基体的粘结强度和涂层的内聚强度，其抗热震性能优于双层涂层。在较大热冲击应力作用下，梯度涂层整体自基体表面剥落而失效；在较小热冲击应力作用下，由于ＮｉＣｏＣｒＡｌＹ底层与ＴＣ４合金基体发生了热相互作用，改善了涂层与基体的结合状况，梯度涂层纵向断裂并部分自基体表面剥落而失效。     

宽体客机飞控电作动系统设计

为研究飞控电作动(EPA)系统技术,分析目前服役的国外多电客机空客A380、A350XWB飞控电作动系统、波音Boeing 787飞控电作动系统能源配置、作动器配置及技术特点,提出了国外多电客机飞控电作动系统发展趋势。结合中国电作动研制技术情况,提出中国宽体客机飞控电作动系统2H/2E能源配置方案及电作动系统配置方案,对电作动系统安全性、作动系统电功率、质量进行分析,为中国宽体客机飞控电作动系统研制提供有益参考。     

EUV observation from the Earth-orbiting satellite,EXCEED

An Earth-orbiting small satellite “EXtreme ultraviolet spectrosCope for ExosphEric Dynamics” (EXCEED) which will be launched in 2012 is under development. The mission will carry out spectroscopic and imaging observation of EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet: 60–145 nm) emissions from tenuous plasmas around the planets (Venus, Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter). It is essential for EUV observation to put on an observing site outside the Earth’s atmosphere to avoid the absorption. It is also essential that the detection efficiency must be very high in order to catch the faint signals from those targets. In this mission, we employ cesium iodide coated microchannel plate as a 2 dimensional photon counting devise which shows 1.5–50 times higher quantum detection efficiency comparing with the bared one. We coat the surface of the grating and entrance mirror with silicon carbides by the chemical vapor deposition method in order to archive the high diffraction efficiency and reflectivity. The whole spectrometer is shielded by the 2 mm thick stainless steel to prevent the contamination caused by the high energy electrons from the inner radiation belt. In this paper, we will introduce the mission overview, its instrument, and their performance.     

日冕背景下的等离子体尾场效应

计算了高能脉冲电子束在冷背景和热背景等离子体条件下产生的等离子体尾场(PWF)大小,讨论了高能电子束的速度、密度、长度对等离子体尾场分布的影响。在这基础上,研究了太阳耀斑脉冲相产生的向外逃逸高能脉冲电子束在日冕背景等离子体条件下激发的等离子体尾场分布以及对其捕获电子的加速。      

对称结构DBD等离子体激励器改善气膜冷却效率的数值模拟研究

基于等离子体简化唯象模型,采用大涡模拟方法研究了激励强度和电极间距对于对称结构DBD等离子体激励器气膜冷却效率的影响。结果表明:由于等离子体激励的下拉诱导作用和展向动量注入效应,发卡涡的上抛过程受到抑制,壁面附近的展向速度增大,并且诱导产生的反肾形涡对削弱了肾形涡对的强度和尺寸,阻碍了高温主流向冷却射流底部的流动,冷却射流的附壁性和展向扩张能力均增强,气膜冷却效率提高。此外,气膜冷却效率随激励强度的增大而增大,随电极间距的增大而减小。