高超飞行器表面热效应地面模拟实验研究

文章深入分析高超飞行器与临近空间大气相互作用的基本物理过程,激波加热及粒子碰撞产生等离子体的物理机制,并利用磁热屏蔽效应在高超飞行器模拟器与高速定向流间建立磁化等离子体鞘层,大幅降低中性激波气体向飞行器的能流传递,从而为高超飞行器提供有效的热防护作用。通过两次比对实验验证了磁热屏蔽效应的有效性及工程实施的可行性,为今后研制高韧性、超轻质、可重复使用热防护复合材料提供了实验数据,奠定了技术基础。实验中利用层流等离子体源作为高能流密度热源是热防护实验装备上的创新,层流等离子体源能流截面大、能流密度高,可以针对高超飞行器表面热效应进行全尺寸的模拟实验。     

0.1 kW微波等离子体推力器的试验与数值研究

主要对0.1 kW微波等离子体推力器进行了地面试验和数值模拟研究。试验研究分析了影响推力器效率的因素;数值研究通过采用SIMPLE方法求解了N-S方程和采用FDTD方法求解了M axwell方程,分析了影响谐振腔内等离子体参数的因素。结果表明,微波功率、工质种类和质量流率是影响谐振腔效率的主要因素,而等离子体参数则主要受微波功率的影响。     

LEO等离子体环境中HVSA的电弧放电研究

把高压太阳电池阵放入低地球轨道中就会发生电弧放电,造成航天器表面退化、电磁干扰、PN结破坏和其它负作用.文章在阐述电弧放电机理的基础上,介绍了在试验室模拟等离子体环境中进行的两次放电试验.其中一个试验使用的是太阳电池阵物理等效模拟试件,另一个则是真实的太阳电池阵样品.试验得出了两种样品在等离子体环境中的放电位置、放电阈值电压,并发现环境与太阳电池电压及放电率等相关参数的关系.比较两个试验可以看出,在相似的环境下,模拟试件的放电阈值比较大.文章最后对试验现象的发生原因进行了初步的分析.研究LEO等离子体环境与HVSA之间的相互作用,并采取相应的防护措施,是大型空间活动必须解决的关键技术之一.     

圆柱形Hall推力器磁场的设计与数值模拟

霍尔(Hall)推力器的磁场设计是提高其性能的关键技术之一。针对传统环形Hall推力器小型化带来的缺点,提出了圆柱形的Hall推力器。简要对比了环形和圆柱形两种推力器,对圆柱形推力器的工作原理、磁场设计的要求以及利用ANSYS有限元软件进行的电磁场数值模拟的结果进行了详细分析。结果表明,圆柱形推力器磁路设计是合理的,另外也证明了用ANSYS有限元软件进行电磁场模拟的可靠性。     

不同温度下TC21钛合金等离子表面渗Cr层的摩擦磨损性能

为提高TC21合金的摩擦磨损性能,采用双辉等离子冶金技术在TC21合金表面制备渗Cr改性层,利用扫描电镜(Scanning electron microscope,SEM),能谱仪(Energy dispersive spectromenter,EDS),显微硬度仪和划痕仪等研究了渗Cr层的组织形貌特征、硬度及结合强度,并 在20,300,500 ℃条件下使用摩擦磨损试验机对基体及渗Cr层的摩擦磨损性能进行对比、探究,并分析磨损机理。结果表明：渗Cr层厚度为30μm,均匀致密,与基体结合力至少能承受64 N的垂直载荷;改性层表面硬度超过1 000 HV0.1,约为基体的3倍;TC21合金渗Cr后,不同温度下的减摩性能和耐磨性能均得到提高。在室温下TC21基体磨损机理主要是磨粒磨损、粘着磨损和氧化磨损,而渗Cr层的磨损机理主要是磨粒磨损;500 ℃时基体粘着磨损和氧化磨损程度变得更加严重,渗Cr层磨损机理是剥层磨损和氧化磨损。      

燃烧型喷流等离子体发生器及其电子密度诊断实验研究(英文)

以微型固体火箭发动机为模型,根据等离子体物理学和空气动力学,研制出燃烧型喷流等离子体发生器.利用朗缪尔探针阵列研究发生器喷流流场中电子密度轴向和截面的分布;在处理探针测量数据时,采用由带电粒子连续性方程和Poisson方程得到的朗缪尔探针连续流理论模型.实验结果表明:发生器产生的喷流流场为非均匀等离子体流场,流场中存在大量的自由电子和离子,喷流中心的电子密度最大超过4×1012cm-3.喷流等离子体发生器是一种非常有发展前景的飞行器隐身等离子体产生技术.     

舌形张角型脉冲等离子体推力器极板结构参数影响仿真研究

脉冲等离子体推力器是一种具有发展前景的电推进装置,具有比冲高、质量轻等优点,可用于微小卫星的姿态控制、轨道转移等任务。以ADD SIMP–LEX推力器为例,建立数学仿真模型,并对舌形张角型极板构型进行仿真,经过仿真和实验结果对比,探究了不同极板参数对推力器的主要性能参数(元冲量、效率、比冲等)的影响,研究结果表明:增大宽度比,元冲量和效率随之增大,比冲有所降低;增大张角,元冲量和效率也随之增大,比冲略有降低,但幅度不大。     

Four-peak longitudinal distribution of the equatorial plasma bubbles observed in the topside ionosphere: Possible troposphere tide influence

In this paper we consider an idea of the troposphere tide influence on the character of the longitudinal variations in the distribution of the equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) observed in the topside ionosphere. For this purpose, the obtained EPB longitudinal patterns were compared with the thermosphere and ionosphere characteristics having the prominent “wave-like” longitudinal structures with wave number 4, which are uniquely associated with the influence of the troposphere DE3 tides. The characteristics of the equatorial mass density anomaly (EMA), equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA), zonal wind and pre-reversal E?×?B drift enhancement (PRE) were used for comparison. The equinox seasons during high solar activity were under consideration. It was obtained that the longitudinal patterns of the EMA and zonal wind show the surprising similarity with the EPB distributions (R???0.8, R???0.72). On the other hand, the resemblance with the ionosphere characteristics (EIA, PRE) is rather faint (R???0.37, R???0.12). It was shown that the thermosphere zonal winds are the most possible transfer mediator of the troposphere DE3 tide influence. The most successful moment for the transfer of the troposphere DE3 tide energy takes place in the beginning of the EPB production, namely, during the seed perturbation development.     

Local stability analysis of interface region of astrophysical viscous shear flows with a gradual velocity gradient

In this paper, we extend the stability analysis of cold sharp shear flows to warm astrophysical cases with, inevitable, gradual velocity gradient in the interface region in the presence of viscosity effect. Using linear perturbation theory as well as the local approximation method, the instability growth rate of the excited electromagnetic modes has been investigated for the relativistic and non-relativistic cases of solar wind interacting with interstellar plasma medium. Results show that astrophysical shear systems with a small velocity gradient in the transition region are more stable rather than larger ones. Moreover, dependent on the viscosity coefficient value, the viscosity effects could have a positive role on the instability growth rate of the system in some range of initial bulk velocity, while it plays a destructive role in other velocity ranges.     

A Three-Dimensional Simulation of Collisional-Interchange-Instability in the Equatorial-Low-Latitude Ionosphere

We present a three-dimensional simulation of collisional-interchange-instability in the equatorial-low-latitude F region of ionosphere. The instability is responsible for the generation of large plasma density depletion or bubble. General 3D potential and continuity equations are derived to simulate the phenomena. To understand the linear aspect of the instability, the general 3D linear growth rate is derived using 3D potential equation. The linear growth characteristics are compared with earlier field-aligned-integrated growth analyses. The numerical simulation of bubble in the 3D spherical polar geometry is finally presented. Distinct evolution characteristics of bubble in 3D and 2D simulation are further discussed.