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Spacecraft motion in a low circular orbit in establishing intersatellite link
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The article investigates the problem of inter-satellite linking in the constellation of spacecraft in a low circular orbit. A specific problem of establishing intersatellite link (IL) in that orbit – cross-pointing of the antennae – is also studied. To support cross-tracking, it is important to place spacecraft (SC) in the orbital plane so that they are constantly in the zone of mutual visibility. The line-of-sight range is analyzed both in one orbital plane and between adjacent planes. IL is treated in terms of the orbital constellation (OC) ballistic formation. Several typical modes of motion of SC with IL in adjacent planes are determined – parallel, orthogonal, oncoming. The parameter values of IL antenna pointing are also assessed. The obtained results of OC formation and antenna pointing parameters’ calculations may be relevant for establishing a modified system.
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Spraying plasmatron coatings with powder supply to plasma flow
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The efficiency of using plasma energy when applying coatings is largely determined by the design of a plasma-tron. The main difference of the developed plasmatron PM-1 is the supply of transporting gas with powder to the plaza flow, which allows us to ensure more efficient and uniform heating of the material being sprayed. This paper presents the results of measuring a material usage factor (MUF), which is an important and indicative characteristic of plasmatrons, showing their economy and productivity. The authors calculated the cost of electricity and con-ducted studies of the sprayed samples for thermal shock.
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The article presents the problem of optimizing the structure of information processing computer appli-ances for real-time control systems used, among other things, in the rocket and space industry. In addition, the features of this problem that affect the choice of optimization methods are studied. It’s concluded that this problem can be effectively solved using evolutionary optimization methods. Existing performance models allow you to determine the minimum hardware configuration of a multi-processor computing system. The approach proposed in this article allows us to find configurations that have hardware redundancy (compared to the minimum configuration), but, due to this, have a greater probability of being in states that provide performance sufficient to achieve the goals of functioning of the designed real-time control system. The described approach is more flexible than simply duplicating all hardware components of the minimum configuration, which can be used to reduce the cost of creating and operating the designed control system. The proposed model can be used to optimize the performance of multiprocessor hardware and software complexes of real-time control systems. At the same time, it should be taken into account that the resources allocated for the creation and operation of the hardware and software complex are always limited. There-fore, it is advisable to consider the problem of performance optimization as a multi-criterion: one criterion will be performance, and the other-the cost of creating a hardware and software complex.
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The S-box is the most important component of modern cryptographic algorithms which largely determines the quality of cryptographic transformation. The modern method of estimating the S-boxes quality employs their representation as component Boolean functions to which cryptographic quality criteria are applied. Such criteria include: nonlinearity, correlation immunity, an error propagation criterion, and a strict avalanche criterion. Nevertheless, it is obvious that a cryptanalyst is not constrained in the ways of representing the cipher components, in particular, using the functions of many-valued logic. The design features of modern cryptographic algorithms allow their representation in the form of 4-logic functions, which determines the need to research cryptographic properties of the S-boxes represented as component 4-functions. In the literature today there are methods for measuring the nonlinearity of 4-functions; nevertheless, there are no similar methods for researching the differential properties of 4-functions, in particular, involving their compliance with the strict avalanche criterion. In this paper the strict avalanche criterion is generalized to the case of 4-functions and the compliance of the S-boxes component 4-functions of the “Magma” cryptoalgorithm to the strict avalanche criterion has been researched. All balanced 4-functions of length N = 16 satisfying the strict avalanche criterion were synthesized using the restricted brute-force method. The basic properties of the constructed class of 4-functions are determined, and bijective S-boxes based on them are constructed. It has been established that S-boxes of length N = 16 satisfying the strict avalanche criterion, both in terms of component Boolean functions and in terms of 4-functions, also possess optimal nonlinear properties. This circumstance allows us to recommend S-boxes satisfying the strict avalanche criterion of component 4-functions for use in modern cryptographic algorithms.
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Structural-phase state and properties of hypereutectic silumin treated with a pulsed electron beam
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Hypereutectic silumin composition are promising modern materials of wide application (mechanical engineering, aviation, instrumentation, medicine, etc.). Disadvantages of hypereutectic silumin, significantly limiting their scope of application, are pores and cavities, large (about 100 µm) inclusions of lamellar and needle-shaped second phases. As a result of the studies carried out in this work, the possibility of forming structural-phase states in the surface layer of silumin, the size and morphology of which can purposefully change in the range from tens of micrometers to tens of nanometers, is demonstrated. The irradiation modes that allow more than 5 times to increase the microhardness (15 J/cm2, 150 µs, 0.3 s–1, 5 imp.) and more than 3 times to increase the wear resistance (50 J/cm2, 150 µs, 0.3 s–1, 5 imp.) of silumin were revealed.
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Structure, network protocols of the internet of things for quality production control
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The subject of research is the model and structure of the Internet of things (IoT) network for product quality control in industry and agriculture. The purpose of the article is to analyze communication protocols and structures of IoT networks. The method of analysis and structural design of IoT networks is applied. The field of application is automation of monitoring products of enterprises of the aerospace industry. The article provides an overview and analysis of existing IoT technology; it considers the protocols and composition of IoT networks, and provides variations in the structures of building such networks. 4 levels of IoT architecture are described, as well as the communication protocols are used. The directions of building the Internet of things network for product quality control are defined. A multi-agent model of such system is presented, for the implementation of which the structure of the IoT network is given. The structure of a multi-agent system (MAS) for monitoring product quality in industry and agriculture includes many agents, such as product quality agents, communication agents, database agents, agents for analyzing information received from sensor agents, and decision-making agents. This MAS implements functions to ensure the required class of product quality and it is based on building a local network of the Internet of things. The research proposes an algorithm for processing information in such an IoT network. Analyzers (sensors) product qualities will be periodically polled and their values will be recorded in the server database. The decision-making subsystem sends data on product quality compliance to the enterprise administrator on a mobile device. The server structure is implemented using cloud IoT platforms, for which a brief overview is provided. The one IoT network implementation is developed using LTE NBIoT technology. This approach can be used in the aerospace industry for product quality control within automation 4.0.
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This paper discusses and estimates the effect of some design parameters on the value of axial thrust appearing during functioning of the core component of a spacecraft’s (SC) thermal control subsystem – electric pump unit (EPU). The major causes of axial forces in centrifugal pumps of in-line arrangement are described and analysed. Design parameters having an effect of axial thrust value are: impeller position relatively to EPU diffuser (position was chosen based on dimension chain calculation), presence and size of discharging holes in the impeller, number and shape of impeller vanes (numbers of 14 & 16 were considered). EPU impellers with different number and shape of vanes were designed and manufactured. A series of experiments was carried out in order to research the effects of all aforementioned parameters: measurements of head vs flow curves and axial thrust values at given flow values. Each parameter’s contribution in the value of axial thrust appearing during EPU functioning is evaluated. Vibration measurements were obtained and analysed for electric motor DBE 63-25-6.3 fitted with different impellers. In this study, a DLP additive process was used for impellers manufacturing, which significantly sped up the tests. Obtained results will extend knowledge of processes taking place in EPU impellers, enable choice of the aforementioned parameters at design phase so to minimise axial thrust appearing during functioning of a centrifugal EPU of a spacecraft’s thermal control subsystem. Outcomes of this study are capable of improving SC reliability at all phases of its life because EPU axial thrust causes its premature loss of operability.
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Study of structural properties of bismuth pyrostannate by Raman and IR spectroscopy
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Chromium-substituted bismuth pyrostannates with a pyrochlore structure were synthesized by the solid-phase reaction method. The X-ray structural analysis performed at room temperature showed that the samples Bi2(Sn1-xCrx)2O7, x = 0; 0.05, 0.1 are single-phase and belong to the Pc monoclinic structure. Polymorphic transformations of the synthesized samples were studied by Raman and IR spectroscopy. IR spectra were obtained at the temperature range 110–525 K and frequencies 350–1100 cm–1. Raman spectra were measured at room temperature at frequencies of 100–3000 cm–1. Heterovalent substitution of Sn4+ for Cr3+ modifies the spectra of pure Bi2Sn2O7. The crystal structure of Bi2Sn2O7 consists of two oxygen sublattices: SnO6 and Bi2O'. Chromium ions substituted tin ions in the SnO6 oxygen octahedra, distorting the local structure in the vicinity of bismuth ions. Phonon modes are softening in the vicinity of phase transitions. А shift of the phase boundaries of polymorphic transitions is observed for Bi2(Sn1-хCrх)2O7, x = 0.05, 0.1. The frequencies of stretching vibration modes were determined from IR and Raman spectra. The substitution of chromium for tin ions resulted in the appearance of two new modes at frequencies of 581 and 822 cm–1 in the Raman spectra. The absence of an inversion center in the crystal structure of Bi2(Sn1-xCrx)2O7 is confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. IR spectra of chromium-substituted samples consist of complex lines, which decompose into 2 and 3 Lorentzian lines. The softening and broadening of optical absorption modes are associated with the electronic contribution. Impurity states of electrons form polarons.
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System analysis of dynamic problems of anisotropic plasticity theory
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Dynamic problems are the least studied area of plasticity theory. These problems arise in various fields of engineering and science, but the complexity of the original differential equations do not allow to develop accurate solutions and correctly solve numerical boundary value problems. This is even more typical of dynamic equations of anisotropic plasticity. Anisotropy reduces the group of symmetries allowed by the equations, and therefore narrows the number of invariant solutions. One-dimensional dynamic plasticity problems are well studied, but two-dimensional problems cause insurmountable mathematical difficulties due to the nonlinearity of the basic equations, even in the isotropic case. The study of the symmetries of the plasticity equations allowed us to find some exact solutions. The most known solution was found by B. D. Annin, who described the unsteady compression of a plastic layer made of isotropic material by rigid plates. Annin's solution is linear in two spatial variables, however, it includes arbitrary functions of time. Symmetries are also used in the proposed work. Point symmetries are first calculated for dynamic plasticity equations in the anisotropic case and are presented in the paper. The Lie algebra generated by the found symmetries appeared to be infinite-dimensional. This circumstance made it possible to apply the method of constructing new classes of nonstationary solutions. Symmetry can transform the exact solution of stationary dynamic equations in non-stationary solutions. The framed solutions include arbitrary functions and arbitrary constants. The outline of the article is as follows: according to the method of Lie group of point symmetries allowed by the equations of anisotropic plasticity is calculated. Two classes of new stationary invariant solutions are framed. These stationary solutions, by means of transformations generated by point symmetries, are transformed into new non-stationary solutions. In conclusion, a new selfsimilar solution of unsteady equations of anisotropic plasticity is framed; Annin's solution is generalized for the anisotropic case. The framed solutions can be used to describe the compression of plastic material between rigid plates, as well as to test programs, designed to solve anisotropic plastic problems.
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The definite questions of simulation of transformable space structures dynamics
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This paper describes large transformable space structures with various configuration in the folded transport position and in the open working one. As an example, simulation of transformable space structures dynamics is shown for the antenna circuit foldable load-bearing frame with diameter of 5 m. For investigation of the foldable frame deployment dynamics, a design scheme presented by a system of rigid bodies connected with each other by hinges is accepted as it is simple, but at the same time it considers features of the structure well enough. For performing stress analysis of the foldable frame elements during deployment, the frame shape at the certain time point of deployment, when relative velocities of adjacent elements are ultimate, is chosen. As a results of calculation using MSC.Adams software, positions, velocities and accelerations of the centres of mass of the foldable frame elements as well as the angular velocities and accelerations of the elements for each time step of the deployment are obtained. To perform stress analysis of the foldable load-bearing frame, finite element model of the frame is developed using MSC.Patran/Nastran software. As a results of investigation of stressed and deformed states of antenna circuit foldable frame elements both without taking into account damping and with consideration of damping, stresses arising in the foldable frame elements at the certain time points during deployment are found.
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In practice problems, which consist in the search of the best (optimal) solution according to the different irredundant and contradictory (conflicting) criteria, called multi-objective problems, are of frequent occurrence. One of the most commonly used methods for solving this kind of problems consists in combination of all criteria into the single one by using some linear relation. However, despite the simplicity of this method, solving problems with its help may cause other problems related to the determination of the mentioned linear combination, namely related to the determination of the weight coefficients for each criterion. The incorrect selection of these coefficients may lead to non-optimal solutions (according to the Pareto theory). In this regard, recently various population-based algorithms have been proposed for solving the described problems, which are the modifications of these population-based algorithms for solving singleobjective optimization problems. This article describes the developed modifications of the Differential Evolution algorithm (DE) for solving multi-objective unconstrained optimization problems based on the well-known NSGA (Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm) and MOEA/D (Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Decomposition) schemes, which use the Pareto theory. The investigation into the efficiency of the Differential Evolution algorithm for solving multi-objective optimization problems in relation to the chosen mutation operator of the original DE algorithm and to the multi-objective scheme was conducted. The developed modifications were tested by using some well-known multi-objective real-valued optimization problems with 30 variables, such as ZDT1, ZDT2, ZDT3, etc. The practical problem of spacecraft control contour variant choice was solved as well. The experimental results show that better results were achieved by the Differential Evolution algorithm with the simplest mutation operators combined with the NSGA scheme. Thus, the applicability of the described modification for solving practical multi-objective optimization problems was demonstrated.
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The influence of prefinishing operations at titanium alloys on the characteristics of MAO coatings
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Improving the reliability, service life and operational safety of titanium alloy structures exposed to thermal, chemical and mechanical stresses can be achieved by applying various protective coatings. One of the effective methods of protecting such alloys is the formation on their surface of oxide coatings that are resistant to external factors. Of great interest from this point of view is the method of micro-arc oxidation (MAO), which allows one to obtain multifunctional ceramic-like oxide coatings with unique properties. Such coatings can be used to create a durable heat and electrical insulating layer on parts, protect surfaces from erosion in high-speed gas flows, corrosion in aggressive environments and wear by friction, to increase the surface emissivity, etc. This method is well established for the oxidation of aluminum alloys. Despite the fact that the mechanism of coating formation during MAO is the same for aluminum and titanium alloys, there are certain differences in the structure and characteristics of the resulting coating. For example, it is believed that during the MAO treatment of aluminum alloys, preliminary surface preparation is not required and the adhesive strength is comparable with the strength of the substrate material. However, when processing titanium alloys, we noted cases of a significant decrease in adhesive strength. One of the reasons may be the lack of preliminary surface preparation before coating. Therefore, studies aimed at studying the influence of the method of surface preparation and the resulting roughness on the characteristics of the applied coatings are relevant.
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The burning of fuel in the combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine (GTE) is accompanied by formation of toxic substances. The most dangerous among them are carbon oxides that have a detrimental effect on humans and environment. In this regard the article is solving the urgent problem of determining the optimal method of gaseous fuel supplying in GTE combustion chamber to ensure low carbon-oxide emissions. The paper presents the design features of injectors that work with a separate supply of air and fuel. Natural gas is used as fuel. One of the considered injectors provides jet fuel supply by means of a perforated spray, and another one provides twisted fuel supply by means of a swirler built into the fuel channel. The main geometric parameters of the injectors are given as well, such as the size of the swirler, the number of blades, and the diameter of the output nozzle. In this regard the quality of air-fuel mixture preparation in a swirl jet in the outlet of the burner with two types of injector is defined. It is found that the best quality of mixing is ensured by the injector with jet spray. The design of a heat pipe simulator, in which the tested nozzle is placed, is considered. The design of a stand installation designed for testing injectors in a heat pipe simulator, as well as the modes under which these tests were carried out, are presented. The results were obtained in a heat pipe simulator with installed jet injectors and injectors with a swirling fuel jet. An analysis was conducted, which resulted in conclusions about the effectiveness of using jet injectors. According to the conducted research, the parameters of the injector with a swirling fuel jet are characterized by the presence of high values of CO levels in the combustion products, which is explained by the extremely low quality of mixing fuel with air and, consequently, low efficiency of fuel combustion. Jet fuel injection has low CO values, which indicates good quality of mixing fuel with air and high efficiency of a combustion process. As a result, we have received recommendations on setting the selected type of injectors in a full-size combustion chamber.
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The magnetic anisotropy comparison of polycrystalline and single-crystal Fe3Si films
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High-tech devices improvement requires development of technology and search for new materials from science. Currently, the development of the magnetism research field has reached a very broad knowledge, making it possible to create and study a variety of artificial ferromagnetic materials, which are already actively used in science and technology. The latest scientific knowledge shows that the same material in different states can exhibit different electrical and magnetic properties. Thus, thin magnetic films are actively used in modern devices. Physical processes in thin films proceed differently than in bulk materials. As a result, the film elements have characteristics that differ from those of bulk samples and make it possible to observe effects that are not characteristic of bulk samples. A film is a thin layer of a bound condensed substance, the thickness of which is compared with the distance of surface forces action; it is a thermodynamically stable or metastable part of a heterogeneous film-substrate system. Further researsh of film structures led to the creation and study of multilayer magnetic systems. In such structures, the presence of both various ferromagnetic materials layers and non-ferromagnetic interlayers is possible, and the multilayer systems properties can differ significantly from the properties of any system components. These materials also have many practical applications, including radio communications and geological exploration. In our experiment, ferromagnetic thin films of Fe3Si silicide were synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy with co-deposition of Fe and Si. A polycrystalline silicide film was obtained on a SiO2/Si(111) substrate, and a single-crystal film - on Si(111)7×7. The structure was investigated using the diffraction of reflected fast electrons directly during the growth process. The magnetic anisotropy of the obtained samples was studied applying the method of ferromagnetic resonance. It was found that the polycrystalline film is characterized by uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, which is 13.42 Oe and is formed as a result of “oblique” deposition, whereas the magnetic anisotropy for a single-crystal Fe3Si film is formed to a greater extent by internal magnetocrystalline forces.
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Plates, beams and shells with non-uniform and micro-inhomogeneities regular structure are widely used in aviation and rocket and space technology. At the preliminary design stage, it is initially important to know whether the design safety factor meets the specified strength conditions. To determine the margin factor, it is necessary to solve the elasticity problem for the designed structure by the finite element method (FEM), taking into account its inhomogeneous structure, which requires large computer resources. In this paper, we propose a method of equivalent strength conditions (MESC) for calculating the static strength of elastic structures with a inhomogeneous regular structure. The proposed method is reduced to the calculation of the strength of isotropic homogeneous bodies using equivalent strength conditions. The MESC is based on the following statement. For any composite body V0 , there exists such an isotropic homogeneous body Vb and such a number p (equivalence coefficient) that if the body Vb stock coefficient satisfies 0 nb the equivalent strength conditions 0 pn1 nb pn2 , then the body V0 stock coefficient satisfies n0 the given strength conditions n1 n0 n2 , and Vice versa, n1 , n2 – given, the coefficients 0 nb , n0 , meet the exact solutions of elasticity problems constructed for bodies V0 , Vb . The method under consideration is reduced to FEM strength calculation of isotropic homogeneous bodies, which is the easiest to implement and requires less computer memory than a similar calculation of composite bodies taking into account their inhomogeneous structure. The procedure for determining the equivalence coefficients for a number of composite plates, beams and shells of rotation is described. High-precision multigrid finite elements generating discrete models of small dimension and solutions with small error are used in the construction of elastic solutions according to FEM for isotropic homogeneous bodies. The adjusted equivalent strength conditions are of the form pn1(11) nb pn2 (12 ) , where nb is the body Vb reserve coefficient and the values 1 , 2 correspond to the approximate solution constructed for the body Vb . Implementation of FEM for multigrid discrete models requires several 103-106 times less computer memory than for basic models. The calculation of the strength of a beam with a micro-homogeneous regular structure with the help of MESC is given.
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When the strength of elastic composite structures (plates, beams, shells) widely used in aviation, rocket and space technology is calculated with the finite element method (FEM), it is important to know the solu-tion error. To analyze the solution error, it is necessary to use a sequence of approximate solutions con-structed according to the FEM using the grinding procedure for basic discrete models (BMs), which take into account an inhomogeneous microheterogeneous structure of bodies within the microapproach. Dis-crete models obtained by grinding BMs have a high dimension, which makes it difficult to use the FEM for them. In addition, there are BMs of composite solids (CSs), for example, BMs of bodies with a microhet-erogeneous structure, which have such a high dimension that the implementation of the FEM for such BMs is practically impossible due to limited computer resources. To solve these problems, it is proposed to use fictitious discrete models in the calculations of CSs according to the FEM. In this paper we propose a method of fictitious discrete models (MFDM) for calculating the strength of elastic bodies with an inhomogeneous microheterogeneous regular structure. The MFDM is implemented with the help of the FEM using corrected strength conditions, which take into account the error of ap-proximate solutions. The method is based on the following provision. We believe that BMs of CSs generate solutions that slightly differ from the exact ones. Such BMs always exist for CSs due to the convergence of the FEM. The calculation of CSs according to the MFDM is reduced to the construction and calculation of the strength of fictitious discrete models (FMs), the dimensions of which are smaller than the dimension of the BMs. FMs reflect: the shape, characteristic dimensions, fastening, loading and the type of the inhomogeneous structure of CSs and the distribution of the elastic moduli corresponding to the BM of the CS. The sequence consisting of the FM converges to the BM, i.e., the limiting FM coincides with the BM. The convergence of such a sequence ensures uniform convergence of the FM stresses to the corresponding BM stresses. The implementation of the FEM for FMs with the use of multigrid finite elements leads to a large saving of computer resources, which makes it possible to use the MFDM for strength calculations of bodies with a microheterogeneous regular structure. Calculation of the CS strength according to the MFDM requires times less computer memory volume than a similar calculation using the BM of the CS, and does not contain the procedure for grinding the BM. The given example of calculating the strength of a beam with an inhomogeneous regular fibrous structure according to the MFDM shows its high efficiency. Applying the adjusted strength conditions allows using approximate solutions with larger errors in CS strength calculations, which leads to improving the efficiency of the MFDM.
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A method of synthesizing a digital controller for a solar energy conversion channel in a power supply system of a spacecraft is presented. The method is based on the initial functional diagram of the pulse converter and the method of switching discontinuous functions. In accordance with the technique, which is formally presented in the form of eight consecutively executed items, a block diagram of the shunt converter has been developed in the basis of switching functions, which is taken as an example for testing the technique. The shunt converter is one of the three energy conversion channels in modern power supply systems of a spacecraft. The block diagram showed that all nonlinearity of the system can be reduced to nonlinearities of two multiplication links and nonlinearity of a pulse-width modulator. The possibility and acceptability of joint linearization of each of the specified nonlinear multipliers with a pulse-width modulator at the selected operating point is shown. A linearized block diagram of the control object was obtained, after which the transformation and simplification of the block diagram to a convenient form for calculation was carried out. Using the transfer functions of the linearized block diagram, the logarithmic frequency characteristics were calculated analytically and the results of their comparison with the frequency characteristics obtained experimentally on a simulation model, which confirmed their identity in the working frequency domain, were presented. At the same time, the specified simulation model of a shunt pulse converter, built in the Simulink package of the Matlab design environment, took into account all the mentioned nonlinearities of the real converter. According to the obtained logarithmic characteristics, a classical synthesis of the analogue prototype correcting section was produced. The transition from the analog correcting section of the prototype to the implementation of the digital correcting section is shown. Simulation modeling of a closed-loop power supply system with a synthesized analog controller, in its mode of operation from a solar battery, confirmed the correctness of the methodology and the achievement of the goals. The results of the work are intended to create a new onboard energy conversion equipment for power supply systems of high-potential spacecrafts. The scope of application of the project results is space instrumentation.
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The method of the disk friction determining of low mass flow centrifugal pumps
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Low mass flow centrifugal pumps are currently widely used in the energy supply system of liquid rocket engines, the engines of correction, docks, consisting of on-Board power sources on-Board sources power supply system of fuel components in the in gas generator systems for inflating fuel tanks, and in temperature control systems of aircraft and spacecraft. When designing low mass flow centrifugal pumps for aerospace purposes, methods for calculating and optimizing the flow rate are often used corresponding to the design methods of full-size centrifugal pumps, which limits the mode and design potential of pumps and affects their energy characteristics and reliability. Reliability requirements often lead to the need to reserve units and fuel-supply systems. Despite the large amount of research works, the issues of reliable design of low mass flow centrifugal pumps with high energy and operational parameters for spacecraft and aircraft remains an urgent task. The article analyses the operational parameters of low mass flow centrifugal pumps used in aircraft and spacecraft power systems. Taking into account working fluid used and the temperature range, it was found that a laminar rotational flow with Reynolds number characteristic Re 103 3105 is realized in the lateral cavity between the impeller and the pump housing. The determination of power losses on disk friction of the impeller technique is developed taking into account design features and the applied schemes. Equations for determining the disk friction coefficients are consistent with the dependencies obtained by other authors. The obtained equations for the laminar rotational flow made it possible to determine the dependences for the resistance moment and the disk friction power of the impeller determining of a low mass flow centrifugal pump.
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The possibility of using methane-hydrogen fuel in converted gas turbine engines for power plants
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Taking into account the fact that recently the topic of using methane-hydrogen mixtures as a fuel for gas turbine engines used in power plants has been actively developed, it is necessary to have engineering methods for calculating the fuel system and combustion chamber of engines operating on such fuel. The paper proposes the methodology that allows performing such calculations. A gas turbine unit (GTU) based on a converted aircraft engine NK-16ST was taken for the calculation. The calculation according to this method is carried out in three stages. At the first stage the composition is selected and the thermophysical characteristics of the gas under consideration are determined. At the second stage the fuel system is calculated, the consumption characteristics of the engine fuel system and the combustion chamber system are built. The consumption characteristics built for natural gas and for methane-hydrogen mixture are compared. The analysis makes it possible to develop recommendations for optimizing the design of the fuel supply equipment and fuel nozzles in terms of changing the volume of internal channels. At the third stage the combustion chamber is calculated and recommendations about the need to change the flame tube head or redistribute air along the flame tube length are made. The volumetric heat intensity parameter is used to estimate the sufficiency of the available volume of the flame tube for operation on methane-hydrogen mixture and to determine the gas average temperature in the combustion zone of the combustion chamber. The possibility of operation of the NK-16ST gas turbine unit on a methane-hydrogen mixture was confirmed on the basis of the results of the work performed. It was also concluded that in order to supply large volumes of methane-hydrogen mixture in comparison with natural gas, it is required to increase the size of fuel pipelines, metering and control units and fuel nozzles.
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The process of nanomodifying cast aluminum alloy ingots for components of aerospace vehicles
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Currently, increasing attention has been paid to such a class of materials as nanopowders (NP) of chemical compounds, which are ultra-thin formations of not more than 100 nm in size. Such attitude to these materials is explained by the fact that they have unique physical, chemical and mechanical properties significantly different from the properties of materials of the same chemical composition in a massive state, and these properties can be transferred to some extent from them or with their participation to the products. The existing methods of introducing NP into metal melts could not be used due to their special properties in comparison with coarse powders, and therefore a new method of their introduction into the melt was developed, excluding direct contact of NP particles with oxygen and unhindered penetration of particles into the melt through the oxide layer. The essence of the method was as follows. In the aluminum container filled up with aluminum particles or deformable aluminum alloys D1 or D16 and various NP (nitrides, carbides, oxides, etc.), and this composition was pressed into the rod, with its help NP was introduced into the melt during casting of aluminum ingots and deformable aluminum alloys. The results of the study showed that this excludes the appearance of cracks in the ingots, as well as improves their technological and mechanical properties.
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