Burning rate and other characteristics of strontium titanate (SrTiO3) supplemented AP/HTPB/Al composite propellants

In a quest of search for a new burning rate modifier for composite propellant, strontium titanate (SrTiO₃), a perovskite oxide has been chosen for evaluation in a composite propellant formulation based on its other catalytic applications. Initially, SrTiO₃ was characterized for particle size, morphology and material/phase identification (using XRD). By varying SrTiO₃ content in a standard composite propellant, different compositions were prepared and their performance and processing parameters like the end of mix (EOM) viscosity, mechanical properties, density, burning rate, pressure exponent (n-value), etc. were measured. The results reveal that 2% SrTiO₃ causes more than 12% enhancement in propellant burning rate (at 70 ksc pressure) in comparison to the standard propellant composition. The pressure exponent also increases to 0.46, whereas the standard composition was having its value as 0.35.     

靴形喷油速率耦合预喷射对超高压共轨柴油机性能的影响

在介绍超高压共轨系统工作原理的基础上,基于GT-Power软件建立单缸超高压共轨柴油机的仿真模型,并利用试验验证模型的准确性,而后通过模型分析不同喷油速率、靴形喷油速率耦合不同预喷油量和靴形喷油速率耦合不同预喷提前角对超高压共轨柴油机动力性、经济性以及燃烧排放特性的影响。结果表明:通过调整超高压共轨系统中电控增压器电磁阀和喷油器电磁阀的开启时间,能够实现喷油速率的柔性可调。随着喷油速率从矩形变化到靴形,柴油机缸内压力、温度以及NO_x排放量均逐渐降低,而soot排放量逐渐升高,且靴形喷油速率可使柴油机获得最大的功率(扭矩)和最低的油耗率。靴形喷油速率耦合较小的预喷油量可以使柴油机获得更好的动力性、经济性和燃烧特性,但同时也会导致NO_x排放量的升高。靴形喷油速率耦合较大的预喷提前角有助于改善柴油机排放特性,但受到预喷油量的限制,效果并不明显。     

Estimating failure time distribution and its parameters based on intermediate data from a Wiener degradation model

Instead of measuring a Wiener degradation or performance process at predetermined time points to track degradation or performance of a product for estimating its lifetime, we propose to obtain the first‐passage times of the process over certain nonfailure thresholds. Based on only these intermediate data, we obtain the uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimator and uniformly most accurate confidence interval for the mean lifetime. For estimating the lifetime distribution function, we propose a modified maximum likelihood estimator and a new estimator and prove that, by increasing the sample size of the intermediate data, these estimators and the above‐mentioned estimator of the mean lifetime can achieve the same levels of accuracy as the estimators assuming one has failure times. Thus, our method of using only intermediate data is useful for highly reliable products when their failure times are difficult to obtain. Furthermore, we show that the proposed new estimator of the lifetime distribution function is more accurate than the standard and modified maximum likelihood estimators. We also obtain approximate confidence intervals for the lifetime distribution function and its percentiles. Finally, we use light‐emitting diodes as an example to illustrate our method and demonstrate how to validate the Wiener assumption during the testing. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

A general model of heterogeneous system lifetimes and conditions for system burn‐in

Burn‐in is a technique to enhance reliability by eliminating weak items from a population of items having heterogeneous lifetimes. System burn‐in can improve system reliability, but the conditions for system burn‐in to be performed after component burn‐in remain a little understood mathematical challenge. To derive such conditions, we first introduce a general model of heterogeneous system lifetimes, in which the component burn‐in information and assembly problems are related to the prediction of system burn‐in. Many existing system burn‐in models become special cases and two important results are identified. First, heterogeneous system lifetimes can be understood naturally as a consequence of heterogeneous component lifetimes and heterogeneous assembly quality. Second, system burn‐in is effective if assembly quality variation in the components and connections which are arranged in series is greater than a threshold, where the threshold depends on the system structure and component failure rates. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 50: 364–380, 2003.     

Weak aging properties for coherent systems with statistically dependent component lifetimes

As a relevant topic in reliability theory, the preservation of aging properties under the formation of various coherent structures contributes to improving system performance through better structure design and more effective system maintenance. The classical research in this line usually focuses upon coherent systems with independent component lifetimes. Recently, some authors discussed the preservation of IFR, NBU, and DMRL in the setting of dependent component lifetimes. This paper further investigates sufficient conditions for coherent systems with dependent component lifetimes to preserve aging properties including NBUC, NBU (2), DMRL, and their dual versions. Some examples are presented to illustrate coherent structures and typical copula functions fulfilling the present sufficient conditions as well.     

星载铷钟的故障模式及影响分析

星载铷钟在许多空间系统中起着重要作用,要求其具有高的可靠性。阐述了故障模式及影响分析在星载铷钟可靠性设计中的重要作用,介绍了星载铷钟的基本原理和结构简图,依据星载铷钟的功能将其划分为6个子系统,在此基础上进行了故障模式及影响分析,并给出了物理泵体子系统的部分FMEA结果。     

基于失效树的某型无坐力炮弹储存可靠性分析

通过对某型无坐力炮弹战斗部的结构分析和功能分析,以弹着目标不爆炸为顶事件建立了失效树,并根据该型弹药的功能构件在储存期间的特点选择了失效树的简化原则,建立了系统可靠度模型。确定了由储存因素导致弹着目标不爆炸这一事件的4种主要失效模式。并通过分析其不同的储存期失效机理和影响因素,提出该型炮弹的储存策略。     

简析汉匈争夺西域之战与两汉时期中央政府西进策略

两汉与匈奴的和战维持了四百多年,持续如此之久的战争和复杂多变的关系在中国历代民族关系史中是绝无仅有的,本文从战争的角度分析战争的原因、特点及双方得失,着重探讨两汉中央政府西进策略的得失。     

电缆线端面火蔓延速率估算

根据某化工厂火灾现场勘验结果,运用火灾事故调查方法,推断火灾事故发生的原因。在分析电缆起火原因时,引用计算火蔓延速率的半经验公式,并且根据实际对公式的参数进行修订,对高压电缆火灾的蔓延时间进行理论上的推导,最后用火灾实际发生时间来检验计算结果,以进一步佐证火灾原因调查的正确性。     

基于方位角变化率的快速高精度无源定位方法

在分析现有单站无源定位方法优缺点的基础上,根据运动平台对固定目标无源定位技术的特点,提出了一种通过方位角变化率信息对观测站与目标间距离进行解算的快速高精度无源定位方法。并通过仿真,验证了该方法是一种高精度、快速的定位方法,具有较强的通用性。其主要应用于机载无源探测设备对地面固定雷达站或其他辐射源定位,从而为引导导弹对其攻击提供必要的数据。