NUCLEAR ISLANDS

Current International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards do not provide adequate protection against the diversion to military use of materials or technology from certain types of sensitive nuclear fuel cycle facilities. In view of highly enriched uranium's relatively greater ease of use as a nuclear explosive material than plutonium and the significant diseconomies of commercial spent fuel reprocessing, this article focuses on the need for improved international controls over uranium enrichment facilities as the proximate justification for creation of an International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Association (INFCA). In principle, the proposal is equally applicable to alleviating the proliferation concerns provoked by nuclear fuel reprocessing plants and other sensitive nuclear fuel cycle facilities. The INFCA would provide significantly increased nonproliferation assurance to its member states and the wider international community by holding long-term leasehold contracts to operate secure restricted zones containing such sensitive nuclear facilities.     

HEU FUEL CYCLE INVENTORIES AND PROGRESS ON GLOBAL MINIMIZATION

In 2007, 334 nuclear reactors (including for naval propulsion) and isotope production facilities employed highly enriched uranium (HEU) fuel or target material. One year of operations at these reactors and facilities required more than 3,100 kilograms (kg) of HEU for naval propulsion, more than 750 kg for research reactors, and 40?–50 kg for isotope production in civilian facilities—in addition to several tons used in other types of reactors. Material with high enrichment levels and low radiation barriers stored or handled in large batches, such as HEU target waste and certain types of fuel from isotope production, research reactors/critical assemblies, and naval fuel, presents serious safety and security concerns. Forty-eight civilian research reactors have converted to low-enriched uranium as a result of a three-decade international effort to minimize HEU use, resulting in a decrease in HEU consumption of 278 kg per year. This article's establishment of baseline measurements for assessing the results of HEU minimization efforts calls for additional focus on the scope and methodology of HEU minimization. Facility decommissioning and dismantling should play a larger role in the future HEU minimization effort, materials with specific weapons-relevant properties should be given higher priority compared to bulk HEU material, and the use of large quantities of weapon-grade HEU fuel for naval propulsion should be reconsidered.     

金属类MEMS器件可靠性试验技术研究

针对金属类MEMS机构可靠性水平较低且没有标准化的可靠性试验方法的现状,提出将强化试验方法引入金属类MEMS机构的可靠性研究中．确定强化试验的内容为温度循环、随机振动和冲击试验,并分别设计试验剖面．选取MEMS惯性开关作为典型器件开展试验研究,试验结果表明,所设计的可靠性试验能够有效激发MEMS机构的潜在缺陷,温度应力易引起MEMS器件层间产生疲劳效应,而振动和冲击应力则易引发器件结构性损坏;环境应力对MEMS机构具有疲劳累积效应,经历较多试验类型的样本较经历较少试验类型的样本更容易失效;惯性开关的主要失效模式是分层和变形,这2种失效模式在金属类MEMS机构中具有代表性．     

不同增强体镁基复合材料的阻尼性能

研究了短切碳纤维、碳化硅晶须、硼酸铝晶须为增强体的镁基复合材料在外加载荷下的阻尼性能,测量了它们的力学性能与断口特性。研究表明：增强体不同的镁基复合材料,阻尼性能不同;在所研究的几种增强体复合材料中,以短切碳纤维增强镁基复合材料的阻尼效果最好;短切碳纤维增强铁基复合材料界面对内耗有明显的影响。     

发动机运动件质量对燃油消耗率影响的分析

发展了一个发动机运动件质量对燃油消耗率影响的分析公式,进行了实例计算。在发动机设计阶段和发动机实际使用中,可以应用这个公式,估计运动件质量变化所引起的比油耗的相对变化。     

两种薄壁壳体阻尼器阻尼性能研究

设计了金属橡胶和某型普通橡胶2种薄壁壳体阻尼器,利用测试系统迟滞环的方法,识别它们的阻尼耗损因子,对比结果表明,金属橡胶薄壁壳体阻尼器具有更好的阻尼性能。     

基于Wigner-Ville分布及局部奇异值分解的磁记忆信号特征提取与识别

针对磁记忆检测中缺陷信号持续时间短且频率范围小的特点,为提取磁记忆信号的有效特征,根据矩阵奇异值的特点,提出一种基于Wigner-Ville分布及局部奇异值分解的磁记忆信号特征提取方法．通过将时频分布矩阵从时间轴和频率轴分别划分为不同局部矩阵,提取出各矩阵的奇异值来构造特征向量．然后,将构造的特征向量作为支持向量机的输入向量对不同检测区域的金属磁记忆信号进行识别．实验结果表明：基于Wigner—Ville分布及局部奇异值分解算法构造的特征向量能有效提取磁记忆信号的特征信息,提高支持向量机的识别精度．     

Recent progress on transition metal oxides and carbon-supported transition metal oxides as catalysts for thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

As a main oxidizer in solid composite propellants, ammonium perchlorate (AP) plays an important role because its thermal decomposition behavior has a direct influence on the characteristic of solid com-posite propellants. To improve the performance of solid composite propellant, it is necessary to take measures to modify the thermal decomposition behavior of AP. In recent years, transition metal oxides and carbon-supported transition metal oxides have drawn considerable attention due to their extraor-dinary catalytic activity. In this review, we highlight strategies to enhance the thermal decomposition of AP by tuning morphology, varying the types of metal ion, and coupling with carbon analogue. The enhanced catalytic performance can be ascribed to synergistic effect, increased surface area, more exposed active sites, and accelerated electron transportation and so on. The mechanism of AP decom-position mixed with catalyst has also been briefly summarized. Finally, a conclusive outlook and possible research directions are suggested to address challenges such as lacking practical application in actual formulation of solid composite propellant and batch manufacturing.     

嵌银丝贫氧推进剂燃烧特性

采用试验发动机法 ,对嵌银丝铝镁贫氧推进剂的燃烧特性进行了研究 ,得到了低压下嵌银丝铝镁贫氧推进剂的燃烧规律 ,研究了银丝直径和贫氧推进剂配方对嵌银丝发动机燃速的影响。结果表明 ,嵌银丝贫氧推进剂的燃烧过程由初始工作段、稳定工作段和结束段组成 ;采用较粗的银丝 (0 3mm和0 4mm)可以显著提高贫氧推进剂的燃速 ;提高贫氧推进剂的基础燃速也是提高嵌银丝贫氧推进剂燃速的有效方法之一。