Fuel-optimal trajectory design using solar electric propulsion under power constraints and performance degradation

The fuel-optimal transfer trajectories using solar electric propulsion are designed considering the power constraints and solar array performance degradation.Three different performance degradation models including linear,positive and negative exponential degradations are used in the analysis of three typical rendezvous missions including Apophis,Venus and Ceres,respectively.The optimal control problem is formulated using the calculus of variations and Pontryagin’s maximum principle,which leads to a bang-bang control that is solved by indirect method combined with a homotopic technique.In demonstrating the effects of the power constraints and solar array performance degradation on the power budget and fuel consumption,the time histories of the power profile and the fuel consumptions are compared for the three missions.This study indicates that it is necessary to consider the power constraints and solar array performance degradation for the SEP-based low-thrust trajectory design,espacially for long-duration outbound flights.     

翼梢侧向喷流干扰特性数值模拟

当弹体表面安装喷管时,在喷管迎风条件下往往出现不利的侧向喷流干扰,翼梢安装喷管能减弱这种不利干扰.采用有限体积离散方法求解N-S方程,研究了旋成体-边条翼-舵组合体翼梢安装喷管的侧向喷流干扰特性和规律.分析了干扰流场结构和喷流干扰因子随Mach数、攻角、飞行高度等参数的变化特性.研究结果表明:翼梢喷流干扰形成了非常复杂的流场结构,虽然翼梢喷流远离弹体,仍对弹体、翼、舵上的载荷产生明显影响,在不同飞行条件下干扰范围和强度明显不同.喷流气动干扰因子规律复杂并呈非线性变化,干扰因子大于0.5的范围明显增加,有效增加了喷流控制使用范围.但在某些条件下仍然出现较大负值,产生严重不利干扰现象.      

Heat and momentum transport to particulates injected intolow-pressure (~80 mbar) nonequilibrium plasmas

An analytical model for plasma flow around a spherical particle has been developed using a two-temperature chemical nonequilibrium approach that includes rarefaction and particle-charging effects. The contribution of each component of the plasma to the heat and momentum transfer to injected particulates is studied by simulating the plasma flow around a sphere for conditions typical of thermal spray processes at pressures from 80 mbar to 1 bar. A parametric study of the 80-mbar case is also presented for free-stream velocities in the 0-3000 m/s range and free-stream temperatures in the 8000-12000 K range for both ionization equilibrium and nonequilibrium. The results demonstrate that there are departures from kinetic and ionization equilibrium in the plasma around a particle, and that heat transfer to a particle can be enhanced by the increased ion flux to the particle surface when the surrounding plasma is in ionization nonequilibrium     

The solar wind interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere: atutorial

The size of the terrestrial magnetosphere is determined by the balance between the solar wind dynamic pressure and the pressure exerted by the magnetosphere, principally that of its magnetic field. The shape of the magnetosphere is additionally influenced by the drag of the solar wind, or tangential stress, on the magnetosphere. This drag is predominantly caused by the mechanism known as reconnection in which the magnetic field of the solar wind links with the magnetic field of the magnetosphere. The factors that control the rate of reconnection of the two fields are not understood completely, but a southward direction of the interplanetary field is critical to enabling reconnection with the dayside low-latitude magnetosphere, resulting in magnetic flux transfer to the magnetotail. Numerical simulations suggest that the conductivity of the ionosphere controls the rate of reconnection, but this has not been verified observationally. Although solar wind properties ultimately control the interaction, the properties of the plasma that make direct contact with the magnetosphere are different than those of the solar wind, having been altered by a standing bow shock wave. This standing shock is necessitated by the fact that the flow velocity of the solar wind far exceeds the velocity of the compressional wave that diverts the solar wind around the Earth. The upper atmosphere is the final recipient of all the energy and momentum that enters the magnetosphere. Coupling takes place along the magnetic field Lines principally in the polar and auroral region via current systems that close across the magnetic field both at low and high altitudes and flow parallel to the magnetic field between high and low altitudes     

Investigation of the dynamics of angular motion and construction of algorithms for controlling the angular momentum of spacecraft using a magnetic attitude control system

The problem of controlling the angular momentum of spacecraft using magnetic attitude control systems interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field is considered. A mathematical model for the angular motion dynamics of a spacecraft has been constructed. An approach to determining the parameters of the control law for a spacecraft attitude control and stabilization system that ensures angular momentum dissipation is proposed.     

Axisymmetric pulsed ejection of a dense plasma into a gas: I. similarity criteria for ejection

Axisymmetric pulsed ejection of a dense plasma into a gas is studied within a wide range of the parameters of the gas and the plasma jet generator. Using experimental data and the equation describing the momentum variation of the plasma jet, similarity criteria are obtained for axisymmetric pulsed ejection of a dense plasma.     

Flow control with plasma-based actuator in different velocity regimes: Momentum and heat transfer effects

In this study, control of the airflow by the direct current (DC) electrical discharge with bare electrodes has been investigated in different velocity regimes. The discharge characteristics of the plasma model are obtained numerically. An induced electrohydrodynamic (EHD) force on neutral flow was characterized based on momentum transfer from charged particles. The change in the incident flow parameters was studied by applying Navier–Stokes (N-S) equations, considering source terms arising from a weakly ionized plasma. The effect of the discharge on the low- and high-speed flow was simulated in this study. It was concluded that the changes of the velocity profile, airflow pressure, and oblique shock wave could be attributed to the EHD force from a nonthermal plasma to the incoming airflow. It was seen that the incident airflow is accelerated also by the induced EHD force. Our results show that the most important mechanism in the plasma-based flow control is the momentum transfer from the electrical discharge to the incident flow and that the gas heating has no significant role.     

Thrust enhancement via gel-type liquid confinement of laser ablation of solid metal propellant

Laser propulsion has been developed as a suitable small thruster technology for the attitude control of micro and nano class satellites. Laser-based thrusters meet the satellite design criteria for being of light weight and cost effective, because they do not require fuel storing and oxidizer for combustion. Also, thrust control by laser propulsion is achieved fairly easy. In this paper, we consider the confinement of plasma expansion by a gel-type liquid material, which results in the enhancement of the thrust for propulsion. We also present our attempts to resolve some known issues regarding laser ablation of solid and liquid targets. The level of thrust is quantified via the momentum coupling coefficient, which was experimentally measured using a ballistic pendulum system. We have discovered that the laser ablation confinement by the gel-type medium results in 2.3 times more enhanced driving force as compared to the water confinement. A proof of performance is demonstrated for using gel-type material for generating propulsion, and material characterization for optimal thrust performance is presented.     

The sun as a nonlinear thermodynamic system: the solar neutrino experiments

The nonlinear constructive law between the collision friction force and the corresponding momentum flux in solar plasma is investigated. A new coherent steady state of the plasma is found in addition to the disordered steady state. The latter is worked out and compared with the solar neutrino experiments to show that the sun may assume a coherent state.     

Dynamic evolution of vortex structures induced by tri-electrode plasma actuator

Plasma flow control is a new type of active flow control approach based on plasma pneumatic actuation.Dielectric barrier discharge(DBD) actuators have become a focus of international aerodynamic research.However,the practical applications of typical DBDs are largely restricted due to their limited discharge area and low relative-induced velocity.The further improvement of performance will be beneficial for engineering applications.In this paper,high-speed schlieren and high-speed particle image velocimetry(PIV) are employed to study the flow field induced by three kinds of plasma actuations in a static atmosphere,and the differences in induced flow field structure among typical DBD,extended DBD(EX-DBD),and tri-electrode sliding discharge(TED) are compared.The analyzing of the dynamic evolution of the maximum horizontal velocity over time,the velocity profile at a fixed horizontal position,and the momentum and body force in a control volume reveals that the induced velocity peak value and profile velocity height of EX-DBD are higher than those of the other two types of actuation,suggesting that EX-DBD actuation has the strongest temporal aerodynamic effect among the three types of actuations.The TED actuation not only can enlarge the plasma extension but also has the longest duration in the entire pulsed period and the greatest influence on the height and width of the airflow near the wall surface.Thus,the TED actuation has the ability to continuously influencing a larger three-dimensional space above the surface of the nlasma actuator.     

Modeling of electrical confined-capillary-discharge where the discharge zone is extended by an additional pipe

Plasma injectors are a source of pulsed, high momentum and temperature fluid. This fluid can serve as a very efficient reactive mixing and accelerating agent in several applications including chemical waste decomposition and hard materials coating. It can also serve as an efficient medium for synthesis of nano-particles and their deposition on various substrates. In those applications tuning the momentum and the thermodynamic properties of the plasma jet is of paramount importance as the quality of the interaction strongly depends on them. This Letter proposes a method and a model that will allow additional tuning to the thermodynamic properties of the plasma jet by adding an extension to the discharge zone. A steady state model of processes taking place in a realistic confined capillary discharge system is presented. A comparison between this system and the parameters characterizing a discharge in a “conventional” ablative system is presented. The results obtained indicate that the non-discharge zone may provide an additional degree of freedom to optimize the system's performance. It enhances the control of the plasma parameters that allows optimal and predictable momentum control over the plasma jet. The theoretical predictions for the plasma parameters agree well with experimentally obtained data.     

Centrifugal electron-ion recombination

Transient electric-field pulses have been used to stimulate electron/ion recombination in a low density plasma in the presence of a static electric field. The measured recombination rates exhibit a strong dependence on the relative orientation of the pulsed and static fields. For weak pulses, the recombination rate is significantly higher for orthogonal as opposed to parallel or antiparallel field configurations. The enhanced recombination rate is attributed to the dynamic stabilization of high-m Rydberg levels that are populated during the pulse. Classical simulations confirm the importance of angular momentum rather than energy transfer.     

脉冲等离子体飞行时间质谱诊断技术

根据脉冲等离子体关键特征参数的特点及相关应用需求,基于垂直引入式有网反射二阶空间聚焦技术,研发了脉冲等离子体飞行时间质谱诊断系统,其质量分辨率约为1690(FWHM),离子能量诊断范围为3~150eV,时间分辨率约为0.45μs。通过对典型脉冲等离子体开展飞行时间质谱分析和研究,获得了离子质谱、离子能量分布函数等重要特征参数。等离子体以不同价态的Ti离子为主,Ti+最可几能量约为23eV,Ti 2+最可几能量约为48eV。     

用于太阳能推进的可折叠展开式伞状龙骨聚光器

为有效提高空间太阳能聚光器的聚光效率,提出了一种用于太阳能热推进器的具有伞状龙骨结构的可折叠展开式抛物面太阳能聚光器设计方案,该方案可以克服充气展开式抛物面聚光器和刚性固定抛物面聚光器具有的技术难题。设计了一个聚光功率100 kW,开口圆半径4.9 m的可折叠展开式伞状龙骨结构正焦抛物面聚光器,利用Fluent软件,对太阳能热推进器进行了模拟和性能预示,以氢气为工质气体,得到系统的推力和比冲可以分别到达10.23 N和701.4 s。结果表明:这种推进器具有比冲高、推力适中的特点,可以用于微小卫星、纳卫星的轨道转换及姿态控制。     

Edge electroluminescence of single-crystal silicon at 80 K: Structures based on a high-efficiency solar cell

The spectral, kinetic, and energy characteristics of edge luminescence of silicon light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with radiating surface area of 0.055 cm² are studied at a temperature of 80 K over a wide range of pulsed currents. The LEDs are fabricated by cutting a high-efficiency solar cell. In contrast to a number of less effective silicon LEDs studied earlier, the external quantum efficiency of our LEDs at a fixed current at 80 K is higher than that at 300 K and its maximum value is about 0.4%. Despite the occurrence of Auger recombination, a record-high emissive power per unit surface area P = 0.2 W/cm² is attained at a pulsed current of 12 A. It is shown that this record value is achieved largely because the mechanism of radiative recombination is changed at large currents. The conditions are analyzed under which the free-exciton luminescence is changed to electron-hole plasma luminescence.     

太阳能LED路灯智能控制系统电力控制与负载驱动

实现了太阳能LED路灯综合控制系统中太阳能逆变、蓄电池充电、LED照明组件驱动子系统控制方案与电路设计,并对相关技术进行了分析。逆变子系统采用DC/DC升压与DC/AC逆变分段控制,DC/DC段采用最大功率跟踪(MPPT)稳定输出直流,DC/AC段采用电压外环电流内环控制并结合无功功率检测反馈和电流前馈控制的综合控制技术。蓄电池充电子系统采用分段充电策略与控制技术来保证电池组充分充电,避免蓄电池被过充以确保蓄电池能够长周期稳定工作。最后通过对各种白光LED驱动方案的比较,确定了白光LED最佳驱动方案为恒电流驱动脉宽调制(PWM)控制亮度。     

基于比例积分控制原理预测钻井全过程原始地层温度的新方法研究

应用比例积分控制原理将瞬态传热模型预测结果与出口 温度实测数据逐步进行反馈可准确预测原始静态地层温度. 为此, 本文基于井下各控制组件质量、动量及能量守恒原理, 建立了实际井身结构与钻具组合条件下循环和停止循环期间井筒-地层温度分布全瞬态传热模型, 应用全隐式有限差分法进行求解, 并引入比例积分控制原理对比分析实测温度与预测温度的误差范围进而精确、 快速获取原始地层温度. 结合一口深井基础数据计算表明, 套管下入深度改变了井筒-地层间热交换效率, 进而影响了近井壁地层温度分布状况; 同时, 钻井过程中循环和停止循环作业过程改变了井下各控制组件的初始条件与边界条件, 致使近井壁原始地层温度分布距离产生变化. 建立的数学模型和研究方法可为石油钻井、地热井开采及地球深部原始地层温度信息准确、 经济、快速获取提供理论基础. 关键词： 原始地层温度 循环与停止循环 瞬态传热模型 比例积分控制原理     

Effects of Three Typical Resistivity Models on Pulsed Inductive Plasma Acceleration Modeling

The effects of three different typical resistivity models(Spitzer, ZL and MG) on the performance of pulsed inductive acceleration plasma are studied. Numerical results show that their influences decrease with the increase of the plasma temperature. The significant discriminations among them appear at the plasma temperature lower than 2.5 eV, and the maximum gap of the pulsed inductive plasma accelerated efficiency is approximately 2.5%.Moreover, the pulsed inductive plasma accelerated efficiency is absolutely related to the dynamic impedance parameters, such as voltage, inductance, capacitance and flow rate. However, the distribution of the efficiency as a function of plasma temperature with three resistivity models has nothing to do with the dynamic impedance parameter.     

平行轨道加速器等离子体动力学特性研究

等离子体电磁加速器可产生高速度、高密度等离子体射流而广泛应用于核物理、天体物理等领域.本文通过光电二极管、磁探头研究了不同放电电流和初始气压条件下等离子体在平行轨道加速器内的轴向运动特性.通过电流截断的方法,采用冲击摆测量了首次等离子体射流的动量.平行轨道加速器驱动电源由14级脉冲形成网络组成,每级电容为1.5μF,每级电感约为300 nH,得到振荡衰减型方波的电流波形.实验发现,电流过零时,轨道起始处一般会发生二次击穿,并形成二次轴向运动的等离子体.放电电流为10—55 kA、初始气压为200—1000 Pa时,等离子体的轴向速度为8—25 km/s.实验获得的等离子体的运动速度为雪犁模型理论结果的60%—80%,这主要是理论模型忽略了电极表面对电弧的黏滞阻力以及电极烧蚀引起的质量增加.等离子体动量与电流的平方随时间的积分成正比.放电电流为21-51.6 kA时,首次等离子体射流的动量为1.49—9.88 g·m/s.等离子体运动过程中除了受到洛伦兹力外,还会受到电极表面的黏滞阻力,造成等离子体动量约为理论结果的75%.     

High-order quantum resonances observed in a periodically kicked Bose-Einstein condensate

We have observed high-order quantum resonances in a realization of the quantum delta-kicked rotor, using Bose-condensed Na atoms subjected to a pulsed standing wave of laser light. These resonances occur for pulse intervals that are rational fractions of the Talbot time, and are characterized by ballistic momentum transfer to the atoms. The condensate's narrow momentum distribution not only permits the observation of the quantum resonances at 3/4 and 1/3 of the Talbot time, but also allows us to study scaling laws for the resonance width in quasimomentum and pulse interval.