Aviation and spacecraft engineering. Рубрика в журнале - Siberian Aerospace Journal
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During the liquid rocket engines (LRE) testing, direct thrust measurement is carried out using thrust measurement devices. The aim of the work was, on the basis of existing data from the theory of tests and test stands devices, to highlight the design features of the thrust measurement devices and propose an option to improve the performance of this stand system. The work considers the basic circuit power schemes of thrust measurement devices by the example of power measuring systems of existing fire test stands and the features of work on preparing systems for testing. The types of calibration systems worked out in practice, their advantages and disadvantages, which constitute calibration errors, are considered. An option is proposed to modernize thrust measurement devices, in particular, through implementing of an electromechanical drive based on a planetary roller-screw mechanism as a force setting element into the calibration system. A possible general conceptual diagram of the power drive operation as a part of the calibration system of the thrust measurement devices is given. The advantages and disadvantages, the predicted effects of implementation are considered. A more detailed analysis of this proposal may serve as an occasion for the modernization of the specific operational thrust measurement devices design at the fire test stand for LREs or may be a working option when designing a new thrust measurement device.
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Features of reaching limiting speed values of track tests of ballistic type aircraft
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The development of high-speed ballistic aircraft with speeds exceeding 1000 m/s is currently a priority abroad and in Russia. The effectiveness of new such products is confirmed by track tests at the speed of their use. Test sites with rail tracks exist in almost all countries, for example in the USA there are more than 15 of them. Double-rail, monorail and various combinations thereof, differing in length, width of the rail pair, rails and the design of the track itself, including a sealed shell over the rail track to fill it with a lighter one environment. The longest track in the USA is Holloman AFB, located in New Mexico with a length of 15536 m. They have track ranges with different lengths and their own special design in England, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan, India, China, Korea, Turkey and other countries, including African continent. Highspeed range tests in Russia are carried out on the experimental installation “Rocket Rail Track 2500”, located on the territory of the FSE “Scientific test range of aviation systems named after L.K. Safronov”. The experimental installation consists of a rail track placed on a special base, providing the necessary vertical profile of the track with sections of ascent and straight horizontal movement, as well as a technological descent section for braking moving technological equipment. The product under test is placed on a rocket track sled moving along rails on sliding supports. To accelerate the track carriage, solid fuel rocket engines are used, the thrust of which is selected based on ballistic calculations to achieve the required test speed. The length of the track plays an important role in achieving the maximum acceleration speeds of moving track equipment. The enormous aerodynamic drag, proportional to the square of the speed of movement of the carriage, when tested at high speeds, leads to the need to reduce the midsection and mass of the mobile unit. An increase in engine thrust leads to an increase in the weight and cost of track equipment, as well as to the need to increase the safety margin of sliding supports. However, an increase in test speed can be achieved by replacing the air medium with gases that have a significantly lower density, for example, helium. Track testing of new aircraft or their elements, although cheaper than flight testing, is quite expensive. In this regard, work on the theoretical assessment of replacing the medium from ambient air with helium, as well as with a mixture of helium and air at different concentrations in an indoor gallery on a track rail track, is a new, relevant and practically useful task. The work performed a numerical simulation of the problem of supersonic flow around a helium-air mixture at different volumetric ratios. Numerical values of aerodynamic resistance were obtained at a sled speed of 830 m/s. The results of numerical calculations of the motion dynamics of a 3D model of monorail track equipment, which are planned for use in conducting full-scale fire experiments, are presented.
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This article addresses the Express-RV satellite system, which developers are currently creating. Its primary purpose is to provide subscribers in the Russian Federation and the Northern Sea Route with internet access. The subject of the study is the main features of the Express-RV system implementation, concerning communication in the forward and reverse satellite channel. Among the main features of the satellite system, in addition to the highly elliptical orbit (HEO), we can highlight multi-beam coverage of the service area, direct signal retransmission and the choice of DVB-S2X and DVB-RCS2 satellite communication standards. To implement multi-beam coverage of the service area and direct retransmission, the system employs a multi-beam Ku-band payload. Therefore, the work prioritizes the description of this payload. Objective of the work: to analyze the features and energy parameters of the Express-RV satellite system to confirm its operability, as well as to determine the operating modes in the forward and reverse channels according to the DVB-S2X and DVB-RCS2 standards. Methodology: analysis of the main solutions of the Express-RV system being developed, the DVB-S2X and DVB-RCS2 satellite standards and the recommendations of the International Radiocommunication Union ITU-R P.618-13, theoretical calculation of the energy budget of the radio link. The results confirm the system’s operability, as the study demonstrates the possibility of quasi-error-free reception of DVB-S2X and DVB-RCS2 signals under ideal synchronization conditions. In addition, based on the calculation, we identify the actually used types of modulation in the return channel from those presented in the DVB-RCS2 standard for 3 types of subscriber terminals. For the forward channel, the analysis reveals that the transmission mode adapts to the terminal with the smallest reflector diameter, eliminating benefits from larger-aperture terminals. Scope of application of the results: the researchers and engineers use the results to further develop the Express-RV satellite system.
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Flight efficiency of solar thermal propulsion with double-stage thermal energy storage
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The activity urgency is connected with requirement of heavy spacecraft ascent into high work-ing orbits. The solar thermal propulsion (STP) with double-stage latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) is intended for space vehicle delivery into geostationary orbit (GEO). Double-stage TES contains peripheral stage as “solar concentrator – sunlight absorber-thermal energy storage” system (CATS) with relatively low-temperature heat-accumulating phase-changing material (HAM) having high latent heat of fusion, for instance, lithium hydride, and high-temperature central stage with high power-intensive TES, for example, beryllium oxide, that allows to obtain high specific impulse 900 sec. Inter-orbital transfer time from low earth orbit (LEO)-to-GEO varies from 20 to 90 days. Expedient optical-energetic characteristic parameters of the STRE for each flight time shows that expedient accuracy of the solar mirror concentrator is much less in comparison with single-stage CATS with beryllium oxide as the HAM, therefore, the CATS Sun tracking conditions can be significantly simplified. Comparison between the STRE and alternative means of inter-orbital transportation shows that payload mass on GEO seriously exceeds that for liquid propulsion or combined upper stages with both chemical and electric propulsion. Use of the STRE with heated hydrogen after-burning allows payload mass to increase at relatively low transfer time, as well as reduce space vehicle dimensions and the CATS complication. The expedient oxidizer-to-fuel mass ratios depend on LEO-to-GEO trip time. The considered possible variants of payloads – geostationary communication satellites – can be injected into the target orbit with use of “Soyuz-2.1b” middle class launchers having the “solar” upper stage instead of “Proton-M” heavy rockets class with chemical liquid-propellant kick-stages.
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Flow dynamics in the radial-annular cavity of turbomachines
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This paper considers the problem of modeling a rotational flow in the radial-annular cavity of turbo machines with fixed walls. This case corresponds to the boundary conditions of the supply channel for a radial centripetal turbine. In the presented model, the flow is conventionally divided into radial and circumferential movement. The radial component of the velocity is determined by the mass flow rate from the continuity equation, the circumferential component is formed by the tangential channel supply. The main equation in the integration is the equation of the change in the momentum for the flow in the form of the Euler equation. In the case of the circumferential component of the velocity, the angular momentum law is used, assuming the potentiality of the flow and the constancy of the angular momentum within the integration step. As a result of the transformations of the motion equations, differential equations for the radial, circumferential component of velocity and static pressure are obtained, which represent a certain system of three equations in three unknowns. The system of equations allows integration under known boundary conditions at the inlet; as a result of integration, it is possible to obtain the field of distributions of velocities and pressures along the radius of the radial-annular cavity. The results of the study can be used in modeling the circumferential and radial forces on the rotor (impeller) of turbo machines.
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Flow model in the impeller of a centrifugal pump
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In accordance with the results of the features analysis of foreign design technology and the creation of aerospace technology products, the certification orientation of all types of work can be traced, starting from the preliminary design stage, which imposes particularly high requirements on the quality of calcula-tion methods, algorithms and software used in the design development of the project. Without the advanced level of domestic developments in the field of modeling hydrodynamic processes in aircraft systems, in the next decade it will become impossible to compete with foreign developers of aviation and rocket-space sys-tems. In accordance with modern theoretical and experimental studies, the flow pattern in the flow path of a vane machine is a complex superposition of the main and secondary flows. The article discusses the method for calculating the fluid flow in the interscapular channel of a centrifugal impeller with a finite number of vanes, the construction of the energy characteristics of the impeller and its optimization by the number of vanes. The calculation consists of two parts: firstly, the determination of the theoretical head taking into account the influence of the finite number of vanes based on analysis of force interaction, and, secondly, determination of hydraulic losses in the impeller by integrating friction stresses along the limit-ing surfaces. The results from both parts are used to optimize the number of vanes in the pump impeller. Analytically, an equation for the pressure at a point and the coefficient of influence of a finite number of vanes are obtained. Taking into account the law of friction, an expression was obtained for the pressure loss. The described method for calculating the spatial boundary layer is quite simple and intuitive, and gives approximate results that make it possible to estimate the required quantities. However, there is a need for further elaboration of the method to bring it to a form that makes it possible to calculate the three-dimensional flow of the working fluid in a channel of arbitrary shape. Based on the results of theoretical studies, an algorithm and a calculation program were developed that allow calculating local values. The results of the calculation of the theoretical head in the impeller can be used for a more accurate calcula-tion of a centrifugal pump.
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The aim of the study is to form an approach to modeling the operations of the orbital assembly of a reconfigurable spacecraft (RS) in geostationary orbit. Reconfigurable spacecraft are a set of modular spacecraft (MS), where, in a particular case, one MS can be assigned the functions of the service systems module (MSS), and the second - the functions of the payload module (MPN). To ensure the assembly of the RC, or the replacement of some MC, for example, in case of its failure with a new one, it is necessary to provide a solution to the problem of bringing the MS with the RS. The article analyzes and studies the operation of the motion control system of the MS during the convergence of the MS with the RS. A list of necessary mathematical models for performing operations in solving the problem of convergence of the MS with the RS is formed, and a block diagram of the interaction of mathematical models is presented. The paper presents a brief description of the mathematical apparatus that allows modeling the operations of convergence of the MS with the RS. This mathematical apparatus includes: a model of the orbital motion of the MS and the RS, models of the angular motion of the MS and the RS, sensitive elements and executive bodies. In this paper, the mathematical modeling of the MS with the RS convergence operations is considered as the subject of research. The object of the study is the motion control system of the MS, which ensures the implementation of the approach of the RS in geostationary orbit.
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A key feature of track testing of aircraft and rocketry is the acceleration of the test object, which is comprised of a carriage sliding along the supporting surface of rail guides to designated application speeds, using solid rocket motors. These rocket sled include engine cradle supports rigidly connected to sliding bearings (shoes), a mounting unit for the cantilevered test object, and automatic control and measurement systems for the recorded parameters. Vibration acceleration sensors are housed in the shoes and in the test object mounting bracket. These sensors are designed to measure vibration and shock loads on track equipment components. However, the size and design of the sensors are such that armor protection is required for their reliable operation under high-speed monorail testing conditions. Therefore, the sensors are mounted in locations that provide this protection, rather than at the centers of mass of the carriage's structural components. Consequently, the problem of recalculating experimental data for actual accelerations of the rocket carriage components and the test object arises. When a tracked sled is accelerated by rocket engines, the motion dynamics are characterized by the following modes: the cannon launch, due to the inertia of the overall mass of the payload, is perceived as an impulse force in the direction of motion in the moving coordinate system. Subsequently, the difference in engine thrust and aerodynamic drag forces increases the carriage's velocity. Sliding friction forces are low and subsequently decrease as the aerodynamic lift component increases. The existing track – the track – has irregularities and deviations from straightness along the vertical and lateral axes in the fixed coordinate system. To ensure the so-called “passage condition”, the shoes are manufactured and installed with minimal but sufficient lateral and vertical clearances between the contact surfaces. Consequently, the rocket sled experiences random impact forces from the irregularities and rail joints, which are transmitted through the structure to the test object. The problem of describing the dynamics of the sled motion over the entire period of the experiment is nonlinear due to the presence of lateral and vertical gaps between the shoes and the rail, therefore this article examines the vibration accelerations measured by sensors placed on the structural elements during the acceleration of the experimental setup on a limited section of the track up to 600 m long, i.e., before the appearance of nonlinear effects. In addition to vibrations from the shoes, the test object is subject to variable aerodynamic drag forces and moments from these forces, creating a random spatial variable field of vibration-impact effects applied to the test object. The structural response at the sensor locations at ultra-high speeds reflects a complex, integrated resultant pattern. The primary objective of this study is to analyze the response of the rocket carriage's structural elements as it accelerates to designated application speeds at various track sections and at various points in flight, in terms of structural strength and stability against extreme force effects. This paper presents a methodology for calculating the structural response to random vibration-impact effects during the unsteady acceleration of an experimental monorail installation, and includes an example of calculations based on experimental launch data. The probability density distribution of the recorded vibration acceleration signals is shown to conform to a normal law. Amplitude-frequency spectra of the maximum impacts on the test object simulator structure are obtained. Dynamic transfer function coefficients for vibration acceleration signals along the vertical axis from the front shoe to the sensor located in the test object model were determined. An analysis of the instantaneous amplitude-frequency characteristics of the vertical vibration-impact signals during the transition from transonic to supersonic speed of the rocket carriage was performed. It was determined that individual maximum response amplitude values of the test object simulator, calculated from the instantaneous amplitude-frequency characteristics, exceed similar values obtained using Fourier transforms by an order of magnitude.
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Ground control system for distant space vehicle
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The demand for research of a promising ground-based long-range spacecraft control complex, which has great capabilities not only in the control of deep space vehicles, but also in carrying out fundamental and applied radio astronomical research. Much attention is paid to the analysis of the requirements to the radio complex, which must be fulfilled to realize the possibility of several directions of scientific research and, first of all: planetary radiolocation; interferometry with ultra-long baselines; radio-reflecting; radi-oastronomy. Based on the analysis of the state of the ground control system of deep spacecraft, the direc-tions of its development on the basis of modernization of existing facilities are revealed, and the prospects for the use of new technologies for the development of deep space on flight paths to the Moon, Mars, other celestial bodies of the solar system, the objects of alien and interplanetary infrastructure are shown.
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Ground vibration test results for modal updating of aircraft
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Computational dynamic models are developed during design stage of aircraft. These models are used for preliminary assessment of structural load levels and controllability of spacecraft in orbit. They are also necessary to ensure structural strength and aeroelastic stability of aerospace vehicles. The computational models, which are built on technical documentation, are updated through ground-based verification of spacecraft and experimental modal analysis of aircraft. Methods for updating computational models are divided into stochastic and deterministic ones. In the present work the problem of obtaining input data for the deterministic updating method is solved. The method minimizes the objective function defined as the sum of squared differences between experimental and computational data. It is assumed that the computational dynamic model of aircraft is based on the free vibration equations. That is why inertia and stiffness matrices are to be updated based on experimental data, such as generalized masses and natural frequencies. Since damping forces are not included in the free vibration equations, a monophase oscillation method is used for ground vibration testing. That method does not require prior identification of the dissipative properties of the dynamic system and allows independent determination of the mass–stiffness characteristics of the test object, regardless of damping properties. Test modes for determination of eigenfrequencies, eigenmodes and generalized masses are described. The reliability of experimentally determined modal parameters has been investigated in order to determine their applicability as target parameters for modal updating. The errors in modal results caused by random measurement errors of vibration amplitudes and by the interaction of modes with closely spaced natural frequencies have been evaluated. It is noted that errors in determining natural frequencies using the phase resonance method are an order of magnitude lower than errors in measuring vibration amplitudes. At the same time, errors in estimating generalized masses using known methods are an order of magnitude higher than those in natural frequencies. The interaction of modes with closely spaced natural frequencies demonstrates itself in shifts of phase resonance frequencies and errors in determining generalized masses. For example, errors in estimating natural frequencies using phase resonance do not exceed 1 % over a wide range of parameters for closely spaced modes. Meanwhile, determining generalized masses with an error of 5% is only possible within a narrow range of these parameters. As a result of the conducted research, it has been established that the reliability of experimental estimation of natural frequencies justifies their use as parameters of the objective function for updating the stiffness matrix of the computational model. At the same time, updating the inertia matrix developed at the design stage is impractical due to the large errors in estimating generalized masses.
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Heat transfer in the centrifugal force field for gas turbines elements
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The study of heat transfer from combustion products (CP) to the impeller and the casing of gas turbines of liquid rocket engines (LRE) is an urgent task. The solution of the flow problem, taking into account heat transfer, in rotational flows, in the flowing parts of the turbopump units (TPU) of the rocket engine, is carried out by the following methods: numerical methods; analytical approach, when solving the equations of dynamic and temperature boundary layers; as well as using empirical dependencies. The temperature parameter of the gaseous combustion products and, as a consequence, the heat exchange between the combustion products and the structural elements of the flow part, significantly affects the working and energy characteristics of the TPU LRE. When designing gas turbines of LRE, it is necessary to take into account the presence of heat exchange processes, the working fluid temperature distribution and the structural element temperatures in the cavities of the TPU LRE (since energy losses and viscosity depend on the temperatures of the working fluid, and also determine the flow parameters). The temperature distribution in the structural elements determines the performance and reliability of the unit. In the case of the use of cryogenic fuel components in the TPU LRE units the heating of the component leads to the implementation of cavitation modes and a drop in operating and energy characteristics. On the other hand, a lowered temperature of the working fluid leads to an increased viscosity of the components and, as a consequence, a decrease in the efficiency of the unit (especially when using gel-like components). When studying heat transfer in the field of centrifugal forces for elements of rocket engine gas turbines it is necessary to obtain a joint solution of the equations of dynamic and temperature boundary layers in the boundary conditions of the flow parts. This article offers a model of the distribution of dynamic and temperature boundary layers taking into account the convective component (for the case of a gaseous working fluid, i. e. Pr < 1), which is necessary for the analytical solution and determination of the heat transfer coefficient in the boundary conditions of the flow cavities of the LRE turbine. The energy equation has been analytically obtained for the boundary conditions of the temperature boundary layer, which allows integration over the surface of any shape, which is necessary in determining the thickness of the energy loss. Taking into account the integral relation, the heat transfer law of the turbulent boundary layer for the rotation cavities is written. The equations for determining the heat transfer coefficient in the form of the Stanton criterion for rectilinear uniform and rotational flows for cases of turbulent flow regimes were obtained analytically. The obtained equations for heat transfer coefficients are in good agreement with experimental data and dependences of other authors.
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Impact of the reinforcement technique on characteristics of composite tubular structures
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Different composite elements including tubular structures are used as support structures in spacecraft optical systems. The compliance with the specified dimensional stability over a wide temperature range, in particular from –269 up to 100 °C, is important for the design of tubular structures. The promising method of manufacturing tubular structures of CM – radial braiding combined with RTM molding method is discussed in this paper. In addition, the paper describes the method of determining the optimal reinforcement technique for a braided perform which allows to reduce geometrical deflections occurring during a molding process. The impact of the reinforcement technique on the dimensional stability of tubular structures is illustrated in this paper by the example of several reinforcement techniques and manufacturing methods. The paper also contains the analysis of these techniques and the determination of the optimal one to comply with the specified characteristics.
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Creating the spacecraft propulsion systems with high energy efficiency and minimal weight and size parameters is an urgent scientific and technical task of the domestic rocket engine industry. At the same time, requirements are put forward to optimize the cost and time of design, development and manufacturing of engines, as well as environmental safety at all stages of the product life cycle. In this regard, it is proposed to use advanced laser 3D printing technologies (additive technologies) from metal powder using CAD models of engine parts in the production of space low thrust rocket engines (LTRE). Laser melting technology on modern 3D printers makes it possible to produce complex monolithic engine structures without the use of labor-intensive and resource-intensive operations of machining, welding, and soldering, as well as a significant reduction in the volume of fitting and assembly operations, control and measuring work, and a decrease in the influence of some non-production factors. The article discusses issues of practical application of promising technologies in the creation of LTRE. The results of fire tests are presented, which will be used to refine the previously developed calculation models of oxygen-hydrogen LTRE when creating advanced rocket engines for spacecraft. The object of the study was an experimental sample of LTRE with a nominal thrust of 150 N using gaseous propellant components oxygen and hydrogen, developed and manufactured using additive technology. The experimental LTRE is considered as a prototype of the engine for orientation, stabilization and launching of the oxygen-hydrogen upper stage. The purpose of the work is to study the effectiveness of previously unexplored design solutions for organizing mixture formation and cooling of an oxygen-hydrogen LTRE, to determine their influence on the perfection of the working process and the thermal state of the engine chamber. Fire tests were carried out in single switching mode with a duration sufficient for the LTRE chamber to reach a stationary thermal regime, with the determination of the energy characteristics and thermal state of the structure.
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To date, the problems associated with the safety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are quite acute. As a rule, when it comes to commercial small-sized UAVs, wireless communication channels are used to con-trol them. Most often, communication is implemented at a frequency of 2.4 GHz using the Wi-Fi protocol. Such a UAV is quite easy to detect by analyzing the radio frequency range or the data link layer. An attack-er, however, may not even have specialized equipment and use open source software. The detected UAV becomes the target for attacks. If it is known that the UAV operates as a wireless access point, then all Wi-Fi-specific attacks become relevant for the UAV. In this study, it is proposed to use the technology of creat-ing false information fields as the first line of defense to increase the resistance of the UAV to attacks. This technology will allow to hide a legitimate UAV communication channel behind a lot of fake ones. The goal is to create fake access points with the characteristics of real ones and emulate data transmission over the channels on which these access points are deployed. In addition to the fact that the technology allows to hide a legitimate UAV communication channel, it will also allow to mislead the attacker. It is important to make the intruder think that not a single UAV is approaching him, but a group. If the intruder attempts to attack decoys, attacker will compromise himself and be able to be detected. Thus, you can use the UAV as a bait. As a result of the pilot study, channels were identified on which the creation of fake access points is most effective. Using small computing power and the necessary antenna, you can achieve high results. This article demonstrates the effectiveness of creating 9 fake access points. A comparison was also made with real wireless network traffic. We can say that the emulated activity is quite close to the real activity.
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Increasing the capabilities of a test ballistic missile to separate test objects
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The subject of this study is the trajectory characteristics of the long-range test ballistic missile (TBM). The purpose of the study is to increase the capabilities of TBM in separating test object (TO). At the same time, as a generalized quantitative measure of this increasing, the post-boost vehicle (PBV) fuel reserve consumed for separation of TO is studied. The design-ballistic task of rationalizing the distribution of the available fuel of the TBM PBV between the following main characteristic section of its flight has been set and numerically and analytically solved: final sustainer stage undershoot compensation; turns with subsequent angular stabilization, retreats and lead away; TO disconnection (separation section). As a result, it is shown that without reducing the quality of TBM launch tasks, it is permissible to redistribute the consumed fuel of the PBV between these section relative to the distribution for a standard ballistic missile (SBM), leading to a significant increase in its reserve consumed in the section of disconnection of the TO (when flying along the ballistic vertical). At the same time, the purpose of the study is achieved – the capabilities of the TBM in the separation of the TO are increased, which, while direct planning of launches is evaluating, can be expressed in an increase in the number and/or total mass of the TO and/or an increase in speed or time intervals in the order of sequential disconnections of the TO. The given numerical examples (using a converted three-stage SBM as a TBM) also show a significant dependence of the amount of fuel increment of the PBV consumed at the TO disconnections of the trajectory conditions of test launches (the corresponding initial data (ID) for calculations are borrowed from the author’s previously published work): length of the route; kinematic parameters of launch at the moment of independent PBV flight beginning determined by the launch task. During the study, methods of flight theory and design ballistics of LR (long range) missiles were used. As a conclusion, it can be noted that the considered task and methods for its solution can be useful (of course, taking into account the necessary specialized improvements) in works of the executive ballistics level when planning and evaluating the result of TBM launches.
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The paper investigates the possibility of increasing the efficiency of bladeless fans by applying longitudinal cylindrical grooves to the inner walls of the diffuser. Bladeless fans, which are jet pumptype superchargers, show promise as propulsion systems for small aircraft with electric and gas turbine engines. The key parameter determining their efficiency is the flow entrainment ratio, which depends on the geometry and aerodynamic quality of the air passage. In this study, we perform numerical simulations to assess how the geometric parameters of the cylindrical grooves affect the fan’s aerodynamic performance. We consider the diameters of the arcs forming the grooves (3, 6, and 9 mm) and the angular step of their placement (2°, 4°, and 6°) as variable parameters. We carry out aerodynamic calculations in a threedimensional periodic setup using the ANSYS CFX software package with the k-ω SST turbulence model. Our results show that, at a fixed total pressure at the outlet of the annular gap, the primary airflow rate remains constant across all configurations. The highest efficiency occurs with a groove diameter of 6 mm and an angular pitch of 2°: in this case, the secondary airflow increases by 2 %, and thrust rises by 4 % compared to the base model without grooves. We analyze turbulent kinetic energy fields and visualize vortex structures, revealing that this configuration produces the lowest turbulence intensity and smallest vortex scales in the nearwall region, which enhances momentum transfer from the jet to the surrounding air. Grooves with a smaller diameter (3 mm) have almost no effect on performance, while larger grooves (9 mm) increase flow turbulence and reduce efficiency. Engineers can use these findings to develop highly efficient propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Increasing the positioning accuracy of the GLONASS system
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The accuracy of determining coordinates in global positioning systems is determined by the number of satellites simultaneously visible to the consumer's navigation equipment. Over most of the earth's surface, there are up to 11 GLONASS satellites above the horizon at the same time, but the signal-to-noise ratio in the communication channel required for error-free information reception is often ensured only for 2-4 satellites. To improve the positioning accuracy, it is proposed to use the holographic noise-immune coding method based on the holographic representation of the digital signal. The message coding process is a mathematical modeling of a hologram created in virtual space by a wave from the input signal source. It is shown that the holographic representation of the signal has significantly greater noise immunity and allows restoring the original digital combination when most of the code message is lost and when the coded signal is distorted by noise several times exceeding the signal level. The studies have shown that the introduction of holographic coding in the GLONASS satellite communication channel will enable consumer navigation equipment to receive information from a larger number of satellites, which will significantly improve the positioning accuracy. In a common situation where the required signal-to-noise ratio is maintained for only 4 GLONASS satellites, the positioning error exceeds 10 meters. Using holographic coding in the same situation, information from 9 satellites will be decoded without error, and the positioning error will be about 2 meters.
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Liquid-propellant rocket engines (LPRE), operating according to a gas-free generator scheme, are used for the upper stages of launch vehicles and upper stages. In engines of this scheme, only cryogenic fuel is used, which provides a high engine STI. Also, a distinctive feature is the absence of a gas generator, the combustion generators of which feed the turbine of the main turbopump unit. In the gas-free LPRE scheme, the turbine is driven by gas-return hydrogen heated in the cooling loop. Therefore, the high parameters of the LRE, such as the pressure in the CC, the thrust of the engine and the specific thrust pulse depend on the effective heat removal from the firing wall of the combustion chamber and the intensification of heat ex-change in the cooling path. There is a number of solutions that allow to increase the amount of heat transferred to the refrigerant in the inter-shirt space. Therefore, the search for an optimal cooling scheme and promising design solutions for the intensification of heat transfer in the engine cooling path will allow us to determine the high param-eters of the LPRE. This article discusses the effect on the thermal state of the combustion chamber of the gas fins installed on the firing wall of the engine. Gas fins belong to the developed heat exchange surfaces and increase the area of the side surface of the combustion chamber. With the help of the developed mathematical model of the cooling chamber of a gas-free LRE, extremes in the intensification of heat exchange in the cooling path have been identified. The dependences of the specific thrust impulse of the engine on the pressure in the combustion chamber and the geometric dimensions of the engine are also obtained.
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Influence of plasma jets of electric jet engines on spacecraft functional characteristics
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The issues of compatibility of correcting electric jet engines (EJE) and large-size transformable antennas (LTA) used in high-orbit communication satellites are considered. The paper deals with the erosive and polluting effect of EJE jets interacting with knitted mesh material (grid mesh), which is used for manufacturing LTA reflectors. The erosive effect of the EJE jets on the LTA mesh is characterized by the fact that the angles of ions incidence on the surface of the threads in the mesh are in the range from 0 to 90, i. e. such effect takes place at practically any angle of ions incidence on the mesh surface. The research includes both mathematical description of physical processes and conducting a wide series of experiments, which makes it possible to achieve the necessary reliability of the results. It has been established that the effect of plasma jets of correcting engines can lead to significant sputtering of the reflecting coating from the surface of a large-size antenna reflector. The authors obtained experimental data on the degradation of the reflection coefficient of electromagnetic radiation from the mesh, depending on the degree of plasma jet influence. It was found that the sputtering of reflecting coating from the surface of threads does not significantly affect the reflection coefficient. The sputtering of the coating at the points of threads contact is much more significant. Strong dependence of the reflection coefficient on the type of mesh weaving was also found. The mechanism of sputtering products deposition on reflecting coatings of the thermal control system radiators was investigated. The results of calculations of the sputtering coefficient and the sputtering indicatrix of the reflecting coating applied to the mesh threads were obtained. The degradation of the functional characteristics of thermoregulatory coatings (TRC) during the deposition of thin films of gold, which is one of the possible materials for a reflecting coating, was experimentally determined. Estimates of the maximum permissible level of TRC contamination were obtained. It is shown that, subject to the relevant design rules, it is possible to use EJE and LTA together in high-orbit communication satellites.
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Information-measuring system of pyrometric type for small-sized unmanned aircraft
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A new trend of science and technology is now rapidly developing both in Russia and abroad – the development of miniature unmanned aerial vehicles. The key system of on-board control equipment (avionics) of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is the orientation system for determining UAV attitude relative to reference system. In small-size UAV, we can meet the application of strapdown attitude reference systems, magnetometric, pyrometric, video systems, etc. Rapid development of mini- and micro-UAVs requires the development of information-measuring systems (operating on different physical principles) in order to determine UAV attitude parameters in flight. With UAV mass and wingspan reduction, there are growing requirements for these systems, concerning the accuracy of positioning parameters and more compact dimensions. Manufacturing of most information-measuring and control systems of manned aircraft and heavy UAVs rely on traditionally used gyroscopes and accelerometers. They are complex fine-mechanics instruments of considerable power consumption, rather large size, weight and high cost. A significant improvement of the accuracy in UAV angular coordinates determination is achieved by integrating orientation systems of various types. The use of GPS / GLONASS signals also improves the accuracy and reliability of determining UAV angular coordinates and supplies the additional function of measuring its geographical coordinates.
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