基于扭摆的微冲量测量方法及实验研究

超高微重力水平的卫星平台在空间引力波探测、地球重力场测量中发挥着重要的作用,脉冲微推力器可以帮助微重力卫星实现姿态控制.微冲量是评价脉冲微推力器性能的重要指标之一,常用的基于扭摆的微冲量测量方法有两种,方法一是根据单个冲量元瞬间作用于无阻尼扭摆后,扭摆转动最大角位移计算冲量,方法二是根据高固定频率的连续脉冲作用于有阻尼...     

Computation of the stability derivatives via CFD and the sensitivity equations

The method to calculate the aerodynamic stability derivates of aircrafts by using the sensitivity equations is ex- tended to flows with shock waves in this paper. Using the newly developed second-order cell-centered finite volume scheme on the unstructured-grid, the unsteady Euler equations and sensitivity equations are solved simultaneously in a non-inertial frame of reference, so that the aerodynamic stability derivatives can be calculated for aircrafts with complex geometries. Based on the numerical results, behavior of the aerodynamic sensitivity parameters near the shock wave is discussed. Furthermore, the stability derivatives are analyzed for supersonic and hypersonic flows. The numerical results of the stability derivatives are found in good agree- ment with theoretical results for supersonic flows, and variations of the aerodynamic force and moment predicted by the stability derivatives are very close to those obtained by CFD simulation for both supersonic and hypersonic flows.     

超声速多喷流干扰流场特性研究

研究了旋成体上超声速来流与超声速横向多喷流相撞产生的层流干扰流场特性. 数 值方法针对三维可压缩Navier-Stokes方程按二阶精度Roe格式进行离散,采用基于多区对 接网格技术的有限体积法. 数值模拟结果描述了多喷流干扰流场的空间结构以及激波/边界层 干扰引起的分离范围,探讨了沿流向等间距排列的喷口个数对表面和空间流场结构以及压力 分布的影响规律. 结果表明,第一喷口对多喷流干扰流场主要结构和喷口上游表面分离范围 起主导作用. 其中三喷流流场数值模拟的对称面激波结构与实验纹影结果进行对比,符合较 好.     

近空间飞行器的气动复合控制原理及研究进展

简单回顾与讨论了在飞行器穿越大气层时,使用气动复合控制方案的必要性与可能性.其中最复杂情况为发动机喷流推力与舵面空气动力共同使用所形成的复合控制.喷流与外流相撞引起的强干扰形成了十分复杂的干扰流场,文中介绍了复杂流动形成的原因、流场结构的特点以及干扰引起的流场改变影响了飞行器性能的预估.基于3种研究途径:理论建模与数值模拟技术、地面试验模拟技术、飞行试验技术的研究,以及它们的发展及互相验证, 用来预估飞行器的性能.为了保证地面模拟与真实飞行之间存在相似关系, 研究相似准则的作用,及分析目前的模拟能力, 涉及到许多空气动力学界至今尚未解决的难题,为了解决这些困难对今后的研究及应用提出了多方面的需求.      

On aerodynamic noises radiated by the pantograph system of high-speed trains

Pantograph system of high-speed trains become significant source of aerodynamic noise when travelling speed exceeds 300 km/h. In this paper, a hybrid method of non-linear acoustic solver （NLAS） and Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings （FW-H） acoustic analogy is used to predict the aerodynamic noise of pantograph system in this speed range. When the simulation method is validated by a benchmark problem of flows around a cylinder of finite span, we calculate the near flow field and far acoustic field surrounding the pantograph system. And then, the frequency spectra and acoustic attenuation with distance are analyzed, showing that the pantograph system noise is a typical broadband one with most acoustic power restricted in the medium-high frequency range from 200 Hz to 5 kHz. The aerodynamic noise of pantograph systems radiates outwards in the form of spherical waves in the far field. Analysis of the overall sound pressure level （OASPL） at different speeds exhibits that the acoustic power grows approximately as the 4th power of train speed. The comparison of noise reduction effects for four types of pantograph covers demonstrates that only case 1 can lessen the total noise by about 3 dB as baffles on both sides can shield sound wave in the spanwise direction. The covers produce additional aerodynamic noise themselves in the other three cases and lead to the rise of OASPLs.     

Unsteady aerodynamics modeling for flight dynamics application

In view of engineering application, it is practicable to decompose the aerodynamics into three components: the static aerodynamics, the aerodynamic increment due to steady rotations, and the aerodynamic increment due to unsteady separated and vortical flow. The first and the second components can be presented in conventional forms while the third is described using a one-order differential equation and a radial-basis-function (RBF) network. For an aircraft configuration, the mathematical models of 6component aerodynamic coefficients are set up from the wind tunnel test data of pitch, yaw, roll, and coupled yawroll large-amplitude oscillations. The flight dynamics of an aircraft is studied by the bifurcation analysis technique in the case of quasi-steady aerodynamics and unsteady aerodynamics, respectively. The results show that: (1) unsteady aerodynamics has no effect upon the existence of trim points, but affects their stability; (2) unsteady aerodynamics has great effects upon the existence, stability, and amplitudes of periodic solutions; and (3) unsteady aerodynamics changes the stable regions of trim points obviously. Furthermore, the dynamic responses of the aircraft to elevator deflections are inspected It is shown that the unsteady aerodynamics is beneficial to dynamic stability for the present aircraft. Finally, the effects of unsteady aerodynamics on the post-stall maneuverability are analyzed by numerical simulation.     

微推进器推力测试技术

对近年来微推进器(Microthruster)的推力测试技术和手段进行了较全面的综述，并对几种典型进行单脉冲冲量、平均推力等参数测量的推力测试系统和手段进行描述，分析各自的特点．文中对微推力测试过程中的细节进行了初步探讨、为未来微推进器推力测试和研究提供有益参考．     

Parametric study on supersonic flutter of angle-ply laminated plates using shear deformable finite element method

The influence of fiber orientation,flow yaw angle and length-to-thickness ratio on flutter characteristics of angle-ply laminated plates in supersonic flow is studied by finite element approach.The structural model is established using the Reissner-Mindlin theory in which the transverse shear deformation is considered.The aerodynamic pressure is evaluated by the quasi-steady first-order piston theory.The equations of motion are formulated based on the principle of virtual work.With the harmonic motion assumption,the flutter boundary is determined by solving a series of complex eigenvalue problems.Numerical study shows that (1) The flutter dynamic pressure and the coalescence of flutter modes depend on fiber orientation,flow yaw angle and length-to-thickness ratio;(2) The laminated plate with all fibers aligned with the flow direction gives the highest flutter dynamic pressure,but a slight yawing of the flow from the fiber orientation results in a sharp decrease of the flutter dynamic pressure;(3) The angle-ply laminated plate with fiber orientation angle equal to flow yaw angle gives high flutter dynamic pressure,but not the maximum flutter dynamic pressure;(4) With the decrease of length-to-thickness ratio,an adverse effect due to mode transition on the flutter dynamic pressure is found.     

The influences of wall Lorentz force and field Lorentz force on the cylinder drag reduction

In this paper,the effects of Lorentz force on drag reduction for a circular cylinder have been studied experimentally and numerically.Based on its effects on drag reduction,the Lorentz force is found to be classified into two parts:one acts directly on the cylinder,named as the wall Lorentz force,and the other called the field Lorentz force acts on the fluid inside the boundary layer.The wall Lorentz force leads to the generation of a thrust,whereas the field Lorentz force results in drag increase.Since the former dominates the drag variation,the drag would reduce accordingly and even turn into negative (thrust) with the application of Lorentz force.     

Large eddy simulation of vertical turbulent jets under JONSWAP waves

The effect of random waves on vertical plane turbulent jets is studied numerically and the mechanism behind the interaction of the jet and waves is analyzed. The large eddy simulation method is used and the σ-coordinate system is adopted. Turbulence is modeled by a dynamic coherent eddy model. The σ-coordinate transformation is introduced to map the irregular physical domain with a wavy free surface and an uneven bottom onto a regular computational domain. The fractional step method is used to solve the fil...     

结构振动对大型激波风洞气动力测量的干扰

激波风洞起动过程形成冲击载荷激励测力系统的结构振动,气动力测量过程中振动尚未衰减,测力过程可以看作是一个动态的过程,激波风洞中天平输出信号包含了振动干扰的输出信号,现有的解决方法缺乏理论支撑,精度受限. 本文应用振动理论方法,得到了自由振动、强迫振动特性的基本解析结果. 自由振动特性研究中考查了单个振型对测力的干扰及其影响规律以及干扰量幅值随测力截面相对位置的变化规律. 强迫振动特性研究了不同载荷强迫振动下各阶振型对测力的干扰. 研究表明,由于干扰量幅值与加速度幅值的“零点位置” 不重合,传统加速度惯性补偿存在理论上的缺陷. 实验中确定干扰量主要来源需要综合考虑截面位置、载荷作用位置、载荷类型的影响.      

Evaluation of thrust measurement techniques for dielectric barrier discharge actuators

Despite its popularity in the recent literature, plasma actuators lack a consistent study to identify limitations, and remedy thereof, of various thrust measurement techniques. This paper focuses on comparing two different experimental techniques commonly used to measure the global, plasma-induced thrust. A force balance is used to make a direct measurement of the thrust produced, which is then compared with a control volume analysis on data obtained through particle image velocimetry. The local velocity measured by particle image velocimetry is also validated with a fine-tip pressure probe. For the direct thrust measurements, the effect of varying the actuator plate length upon which the induced flow acts is investigated. The results from these tests show that the length of the actuator plate is most influential at higher voltages with the measured thrust increasing as much as 20?% for a six times reduction in the length of the plate. For the indirect thrust measurement, the influence of the control volume size is analyzed. When the two methods are compared against each other, good agreement is found when the control volume size has a sufficient downstream extent. Also, the discharge length is optically measured using visible light emission. A linear correlation is found between the discharge length and the thrust measurements for the actuator configurations studied. Finally, the energy conversion efficiency curve for a representative actuator is also presented.     

Experimental investigation on aerodynamic performance of a flapping wing vehicle in forward flight

The aerodynamic performance of a flexible membrane flapping wing has been investigated here. For this purpose, a flapping-wing system and an experimental set-up were designed to measure the unsteady aerodynamic forces of the flapping wing motion. A one-component force balance was set up to record the temporal variations of aerodynamic forces. The flapping wing was studied in a large low-speed wind tunnel. The lift and thrust of this mechanism were measured for different flapping frequencies, angles of attack and for various wind tunnel velocities. Results indicate that the thrust increases with the flapping frequency. An increase in the wind tunnel speed and flow angle of attack leads to reduction in the thrust value and increases the lift component. The aerodynamic and performance parameters were nondimensionalized. Appropriate models were introduced which show its aerodynamic performance and may be used in the design process and also optimization of the flapping wing.     

Enclosure enhancement of flight performance

We use a potential flow solver to investigate the aerodynamic aspects of flapping flights in enclosed spaces. The enclosure effects are simulated by the method of images. Our study complements previous aerodynamic analyses which considered only the near-ground flight. The present results show that flying in the proximity of an enclosure affects the aerodynamic performance of flapping wings in terms of lift and thrust generation and power consumption. It leads to higher flight efficiency and more than 5% increase of the generation of lift and thrust.     

A flow control mechanism in wing flapping with stroke asymmetry during insect forward flight

A theoretical modeling approach as well as an unsteady analytical method is used to study aerodynamic characteristics of wing flapping with asymmetric stroke-cycles in connection with an oblique stroke plane during insect forward flight. It is revealed that the aerodynamic asymmetry between the downstroke and the upstroke due to stroke-asymmetrical flapping is a key to understand the flow physics of generation and modulation of the lift and the thrust. Predicted results for examples of given kinematics validate more specifically some viewpoints that the wing lift is more easily produced when the forward speed is higher and the thrust is harder, and the lift and the thrust are generated mainly during downstroke and upstroke, respectively. The effects of three controlling parameters, i.e. the angles of tilted stroke plane, the different downstroke duration ratios, and the different angles of attack in both down- and up-stroke, are further discussed. It is found that larger oblique angles of stroke planes generate larger thrust but smaller lift; larger downstroke duration ratios lead to larger thrust, while making little change in lift and input aerodynamic power; and again, a small increase of the angle of attack in downstroke or upstroke may cause remarkable changes in aerodynamic performance in the relevant stroke.The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10072066, 90305009) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KJCX-SW-L04, KJCX2-SW-L2)The English text was polished by Ron Marshall.     

A boundary element method for the simulation of non-spherical bubbles and their interactions near a free surface

The basic principle and numerical technique for simulating two three-dimensional bubbles near a free surface are studied in detail by using boundary element method. The singularities of influence coefficient matrix are eliminated using coordinate transformation and so-called 4 π rule. The solid angle for the open surface is treated in direct method based on its definition. Several kinds of configurations for the bubbles and free surface have been investigated. The pressure contours during the evolution of bubbles are obtained in our model and can better illuminate the mechanism underlying the motions of bubbles and free surface. The bubble dynamics and their interactions have close relation with the standoff distances, buoyancy parameters and initial sizes of bubbles. Completely different bubble shapes, free surface motions, jetting patterns and pressure distributions under different parameters can be observed in our model, as demonstrated in our calculation results.     

微型四旋翼飞行器最佳旋翼间距布局研究

为研究悬停状态下不同翼间距对微型四旋翼飞行器气动性能的影响,结合整机试验和数值模拟,分析了不同旋翼间距下微型四旋翼飞行器拉力和功耗的变化规律。在样机试验中,通过搭建试验平台对间距比l/d范围1.1～2.0的微型四旋翼飞行器进行了拉力和功耗的测量,确定了相同功耗条件下具有较大拉力的最佳旋翼间距范围。为更直观地得到旋翼间气动干扰对整机气动性能的影响,通过CFD方法对微型四旋翼飞行器流场进行了仿真,得到了不同间距下的压力、流线和涡量分布情况,进而对四旋翼飞行器在不同旋翼间距下表现出的不同气动特性进行对比。结果表明,与无干扰状态下的孤立单旋翼相比,四旋翼间存在的气动干扰在合理的旋翼间距下可以保持涡流完整,并有助于提升四旋翼系统的拉力。最后,通过试验和仿真对比发现,在旋翼间距为1.8d时,四旋翼飞行器具有较大的功率载荷和良好的气动特性,是该四旋翼飞行器整机的最佳气动布局。     

Propulsive performance of a liquid kerosene/oxygen pulse detonation rocket engine

Thrust and specific impulse are two critical parameters to estimate the performance of rocket engine. Utilizing liquid kerosene as the fuel, oxygen as oxidizer and nitrogen as purge gas, a series of multi-cycle detonation experiments were conducted to systemically investigate the relationships among the operating frequency, fill fraction and performance parameters of the pulse detonation rocket engine (PDRE). The operating frequency of PDRE was up to 49 Hz. The mass flow of liquid kerosene was measured by orifice meter and the mass flow of oxygen was measured based on the method of gas collection. The detonation chamber pressure traces were recorded by dynamic piezoelectric pressure transducers. A dynamic piezoelectric thrust transducer was used to record the instantaneous thrust produced by PDRE. Average thrust and detonative mixture-based specific impulse of PDRE with different operation frequency were obtained by experiments. The experimental results indicate that in the practical operation, the operating frequency caused the change of fill fraction, which resulted in a thrust enhancement. Due to the effect of fill fraction, average thrust did not linearly increase as the frequency rises. Fill fraction has a significant influence on the specific impulse of PDRE. The detonative mixture-based specific impulse presented a second order exponential decay with fill fraction, and was correspondingly increased with the raise of the operating frequency. With the strategy of partial filling in detonation tube, the specific impulse can be remarkably enhanced.     

Aerodynamic mechanism of forces generated by twisting model-wing in bat flapping flight

The aerodynamic mechanism of the bat wing membrane Mong the lateral border of its body is studied. The twist-morphing that alters the angle of attack （AOA） along the span-wise direction is observed widely during bat flapping flight. An assumption is made that the linearly distributed AOA is along the span-wise direction. The plate with the aspect ratio of 3 is used to model a bat wing. A three-dimensional （3D） unsteady panel method is used to predict the aerodynamic forces generated by the flapping plate with leading edge separation. It is found that, relative to the rigid wing flapping, twisting motion can increase the averaged lift by as much as 25% and produce thrust instead of drag. Furthermore, the aerodynamic forces （lift/drag） generated by a twisting plate-wing are similar to those of a pitching rigid-wing, meaning that the twisting in bat flight has the same function as the supination/pronation motion in insect flight.