Review and propositions for the sliding/impact wear behavior in a contact interface

A thermal-solid-liquid complex operational environment induces structural interface developing a typical coupling sliding/impact wear behavior. It results in contact damage until systems fail, which may cause significant economic losses and catastrophic consequences. The key point of solving this problem is to reveal the coupling damage mechanism of the sliding/impact behavior in typical systems and life characterization under a complicate evolving environment. This has been a hot topic in the area of mechanical reliability. The main work in this paper can be concluded as follows. Firstly, the main industries in which the “sliding/impact behavior” takes place have been introduced. Then, existing studies on the wear mechanism and degree analysis are presented, which includes surface morphology analysis, wear debris analysis, and wear degree measurement. Meanwhile, existing problems in theoretical modeling and experiments in current research are summarized, so as to point out a bright direction for future research on wear prediction. They include interface contact modeling, mathematic coupling mechanism modeling, wear equation establishment, and wear life characterization, which can provide some new ideas for improving the existing studies on the sliding/impact wear behavior.     

历经十年寿命试验的消旋天线机构轴承的可靠性分析

解决了一个计算可靠性问题的特例。分析了消旋天线机构轴承历经10年寿命试验的可靠性问题。并给出了轴承在不同可靠寿命要求下的可靠度(对应不同置信度)。     

正态分布可靠寿命经典近似限的改进

本文给出了正态分布可靠寿命的又一个经典近似下限，经验证，本文所给出的结果的精度比已有的结果精度要高，可提供给可靠性工程人员使用。     

航天器舷窗玻璃的强度检验方法和寿命预测

以断裂力学为基础,结合热钢化玻璃应力分布的特点,首次提出了热钢化玻璃的检验试验和寿命预测方法,为热钢化舷窗玻璃的强度检验提供了理论基础。分析示例的计算表明,即使通过相同的检验应力,在不同的使用环境中允许的使用应力是不同的;不同环境下,同样的使用应力,玻璃的使用寿命相差很大。     

固体火箭发动机寿命预估的一种考虑

利用弹性－粘弹性对应原理，分析长期贮存固体推进剂药柱由环境温度变化引起的热应力，计算药柱损伤，并对发动机寿命进行预估。理论分析和算法具有普遍性，可供工程设计参考。     

A high-performance ground-based prototype of horn-type sequential vegetable production facility for life support system in space

Vegetable cultivation plays a crucial role in dietary supplements and psychosocial benefits of the crew during manned space flight. Here we developed a ground-based prototype of horn-type sequential vegetable production facility, named Horn-type Producer (HTP), which was capable of simulating the microgravity effect and the continuous cultivation of leaf–vegetables on root modules. The growth chamber of the facility had a volume of 0.12 m³, characterized by a three-stage space expansion with plant growth. The planting surface of 0.154 m² was comprised of six ring-shaped root modules with a fibrous ion-exchange resin substrate. Root modules were fastened to a central porous tube supplying water, and moved forward with plant growth. The total illuminated crop area of 0.567 m² was provided by a combination of red and white light emitting diodes on the internal surfaces. In tests with a 24-h photoperiod, the productivity of the HTP at 0.3 kW for lettuce achieved 254.3 g eatable biomass per week. Long-term operation of the HTP did not alter vegetable nutrition composition to any great extent. Furthermore, the efficiency of the HTP, based on the Q-criterion, was 7 × 10⁻⁴ g² m⁻³ J⁻¹. These results show that the HTP exhibited high productivity, stable quality, and good efficiency in the process of planting lettuce, indicative of an interesting design for space vegetable production.     

Earth observation from space – The issue of environmental sustainability

Remote sensing scientists work under assumptions that should not be taken for granted and should, therefore, be challenged. These assumptions include the following:1. Space, especially Low Earth Orbit (LEO), will always be available to governmental and commercial space entities that launch Earth remote sensing missions.2. Space launches are benign with respect to environmental impacts.3. Minimization of Type 1 error, which provides increased confidence in the experimental outcome, is the best way to assess the significance of environmental change.4. Large-area remote sensing investigations, i.e. national, continental, global studies, are best done from space.5. National space missions should trump international, cooperative space missions to ensure national control and distribution of the data products.At best, all of these points are arguable, and in some cases, they're wrong. Development of observational space systems that are compatible with sustainability principles should be a primary concern when Earth remote sensing space systems are envisioned, designed, and launched. The discussion is based on the hypothesis that reducing the environmental impacts of the data acquisition step, which is at the very beginning of the information stream leading to decision and action, will enhance coherence in the information stream and strengthen the capacity of measurement processes to meet their stated functional goal, i.e. sustainable management of Earth resources. We suggest that unconventional points of view should be adopted and when appropriate, remedial measures considered that could help to reduce the environmental footprint of space remote sensing and of Earth observation and monitoring systems in general. This article discusses these five assumptions in the context of sustainable management of Earth's resources. Taking each assumption in turn, we find the following:(1) Space debris may limit access to Low Earth Orbit over the next decades.(2) Relatively speaking, given that they're rare event, space launches may be benign, but study is merited on upper stratospheric and exospheric layers given the chemical activity associated with rocket combustion by-products.(3) Minimization of Type II error should be considered in situations where minimization of Type I error greatly hampers or precludes our ability to correct the environmental condition being studied.(4) In certain situations, airborne collects may be less expensive and more environmentally benign, and comparative studies should be done to determine which path is wisest.(5) International cooperation and data sharing will reduce instrument and launch costs and mission redundancy. Given fiscal concerns of most of the major space agencies – e.g. NASA, ESA, CNES – it seems prudent to combine resources.     

镍基单晶结构的蠕变损伤寿命研究

基于镍基单晶合金材质细观演化规律，提出了同时考虑筏化-解筏及夹杂空洞损伤机理的双参数蠕变损伤本构模型。该本构模型已编入ABAQUS的umat。单向应力状态试验表明它可以模拟镍基单晶结构材料的蠕变规律，特别是晶体取向相关性；利用双剪切和模拟单晶叶片蠕变试验对模型进行了考核，结果相当满意。进一步对单晶叶片的蠕变损伤寿命进行分析，叶片的三维取向优化，可以很大程度地提高叶片的蠕变寿命。     

橡胶材料加速老化实验及寿命评估模型的研究进展

简要概述了橡胶材料在承载及非承载状态下，加速老化试验方法及其测试手段的新进展；总结了橡胶材料寿命评估模型在计算机仿真、动力学及本构和唯象模型领域的新进展。