扭曲尾翼飞行器气动特性数值研究*

为研究扭曲尾翼对飞行器气动特性的影响,引入扭曲率与平均攻角来表示尾翼的几何特征,通过求解旋转坐标系下的定常状态N-S方程,对十字型布局扭曲尾翼飞行器气动特性进行了数值仿真。结果表明：扭曲尾翼可以增加飞行器的滚转力矩和平衡转速,其平衡转速与扭曲率呈正比关系;随着扭曲率的增大,扭曲尾翼飞行器未转动时的阻力系数增大、平衡转速时阻力系数减小;在临界扭曲率以内,随着扭曲率的增加,飞行器平衡转速时翼面压力分布得到了有效改善,研究结果对于飞行器的气动构型设计及其飞行稳定性分析具有参考价值。     

炮弹尾翼弦长对气动特性的影响

为研究炮弹新型尾翼结构,其弦长对气动特性的影响。基于尾翼稳定的要求,利用计算流体力学(CFD)进行数值模拟,在验证数值方法的基础上,对不同尾翼弦长的炮弹流场进行了数值模拟,并对计算结果进行对比分析。结果表明：基于计算模型的可靠性,将尾翼弦长分为前、后弦长,在固定总弦长、增加后弦长时,阻力系数与升力系数均随之减小;在固定前弦长、增加后弦长时,具有减阻增升增稳作用。研究结果为不同结构限制下的弹体设计提供参考依据。     

基于ISIGHT的微型飞行器布局优化设计研究

微型飞行器具有飞行雷诺数低、易受外界环境干扰等特点,并存在多目标优化问题,因此其气动布局优化设计难度较大。针对微型飞行器的特点及优化设计要求,采用N-S方程与遗传算法相结合的方法对微型飞行器的多目标优化设计,基于ISIGHT软件来实现该方法的具体流程,克服了计算量大、无法实现自主迭代的缺点。并对微型飞行器的展弦比、尾翼安装角、尾翼的高度和根弦长进行优化,优化目标为飞行器的静稳定性和升阻特性,优化后的构型具有良好的气动性能,结果表明该方法明显提高了计算的精度和优化设计的水平,在工程上有一定的应用价值。     

Bang-Bang控制方式旋转导弹气动特性数值分析

为研究Bang-Bang控制式鸭舵对旋转导弹气动特性的影响,在CFD软件中采用嵌套网格方法模拟导弹的旋转和鸭舵的偏转,对Bang-Bang控制式旋转导弹在不同攻角、马赫数和转速下的气动特性进行了数值模拟,得到了气动特性变化规律。研究表明,因鸭舵洗流方向的改变,耦合导弹自旋会导致弹体和尾翼的侧向力发生突变。通过与不控鸭舵的旋转导弹进行对比,采用Bang-Bang控制式鸭舵的旋转导弹的周期平均侧向力系数变小,周期平均法向力系数变大。由于侧向力的存在,导弹在一个周期内的合力会偏离竖直方向,合力偏离竖直方向的角度随着马赫数、自旋速率和攻角的增大而减小。     

尾翼旋转EFP成型数值模拟研究

基于阶梯式药型罩结构的可行性,通过数值模拟的方法进一步研究了药型罩结构参数对尾翼型爆炸成型弹丸(EFP)成型特性的影响规律.结果 表明:阶梯旋角与轴向转速、尾翼偏斜角呈正相关,阶梯旋角增至60°,轴向转速最高达850 rad/s,尾翼偏斜角为19.82°,长径比降至1.72;阶梯深度与轴向速度和轴向转速呈正相关,与长径...     

内锥型空心弹气动外形与阻力特性数值仿真

为了得到具有最小阻力系数的内锥型空心弹的气动外形,基于内锥型空心弹弹丸长度、口径、喉道形状不变的条件下,通过改变锲角来调节弹丸外形结构,利用计算流体动力学软件Fluent软件对不同形状的内锥型空心弹进行数值仿真,得到了在不同气动外形下的流场特性、阻力系数随锲角的关系和具有最小阻力系数的气动外形结构。另外,还研究了具有最小阻力系数的内锥型空心弹在来流3Ma不同攻角条件下的流场特性和不同攻角下阻力系数随来流马赫数的变化关系,结果表明：前锲角过大会造成内锥型空心弹丸发生气流阻塞现象,锲角的变化对压差阻力影响较大,对摩擦阻力影响较小;内锥型空心弹最小阻力系数气动外形结构为非对称锲角结构;最小阻力系数弹在不同攻角条件下,阻力系数随马赫数增加变化规律基本一致,马赫数过低也会影响内锥型空心弹发生气流阻塞现象。     

固定舵二维弹道修正组件结构模型

为了满足二维弹道修正组件小型化设计要求,设计了3种二维弹道修正组件模型,应用Solid Works软件和ICEM软件分别建立3种修正组件的实体模型和网格模型,并利用Fluent软件进行气动特性数值计算,将计算结果进行对比分析,得出不同修正组件模型参数对气动特性的影响。研究结果表明,修正组件尺寸的减小会增大阻力系数;舵片形状和尺寸对阻力系数和升力系数影响较小,但是对滚转力矩系数影响较大,矩形结构的舵片对舵片周围气动特性会产生不利影响;在满足修正要求的前提下,可以适当缩小舵片面积来降低舵机控制难度,提升飞行稳定性。     

涵道风扇外形参数对气动特性的影响

以某涵道风扇为原型,从理论上分析涵道扩张角对涵道风扇气动特性的影响。运用滑移网格模型,采用三维不可压黏性Navier-Stokes控制方程,利用SST k-ω湍流模型,计算两叶桨气动特性,并与试验结果对比,验证该方法的可行性。分别计算涵道风扇在悬停状态下,3000~8500 r/min转速范围内,涵道唇口外形、扩张角和涵道高度对气动特性的影响,并对流场进行分析。椭圆形唇口的涵道风扇总拉力系数小,气动效率低;当涵道扩张角在8.2°附近时,功率系数相对最小,随着扩张角增大,在桨盘下方靠近涵道壁面附近出现气流分离;涵道拉力系数对涵道风扇高度的变化敏感度低,随着高度增加功率系数略有下降。     

分段履带式水陆两栖车减阻增速试验及数值仿真

为了研究分段履带式水陆两栖车的水动力性能,实现减阻增速,将尾翼板安装到水陆两栖车的方艉部,并开展了水池试验和仿真研究,两者的研究结果具有较好的一致性。通过仿真研究了车体的纵向重心位置、尾翼板的长度和角度对水陆两栖车阻力性能的影响,并分析了阻力成分的变化趋势。研究结果表明:车体纵向重心位置在540～560 mm 时,车体所受水阻力最小;在速度为3～5 m/s时,长度为156 mm,与水平面夹角为10°的尾翼板减阻效果最明显,相比于原裸车体的阻力,减阻率达到34.3%;加装尾翼板可以增加车体的尾部中空区长度,相当于增加了水线长,增大了长宽比。该研究表明:适当调节重心位置和优化尾翼板参数,可以有效实现水陆两栖车的减阻增速。     

高超声速过渡区气动热的DSMC数值模拟研究

气动热是制约高超声速飞行器设计的主要因素之一,当飞行高度大于40 km时流场中存在局部过渡区流动特性,基于分子动力学的DSMC方法是解决高超声速过渡区气动热计算的有效途径之一。针对高超声速飞行器的典型球锥外形,采用DSMC方法开展了过渡区流动气动热特性研究,分析了当流场具有过渡区流动特性时,飞行马赫数和飞行高度对气动热的影响规律,并与Fay-Riddell驻点热流的工程算法作了对比分析。计算结果表明,DSMC方法在高超声速过渡区流动气动热计算中可以得到较好的结果,适用于高超声速过渡区流场气动热的计算与分析。     

扭轮摩擦驱动系统研究

扭轮摩擦驱动是集摩擦传动和螺旋传动为一体的传动系统,它既具有摩擦传动动态特性好,同时又有螺旋传动导程小的特点。本文介绍一种扭轮摩擦驱动系统,它的导程小于０．２ｍｍ,行程为２５０ｍｍ,运动分辨率可达纳米级水平。它由扭轮摩擦传动机构、气体静压导轨及相关部件组成,是一种大行程高分辨率的新型驱动系统。     

考虑动叶出口最佳流型的径—轴流式涡轮多目标优化方法

本文以平均截面处参数α_1,β_2,μ, _1和m=(u_2/w_2)cosβ_2及动叶出口处扭曲规律为变量,以设计工况内效率和总重量为目标,提出了一个带有多种约束条件的径—轴流式涡轮参数多目标优化方法。所求问题为二目标有约束(二十九个)多变量(六个)非线性规划问题。介绍了用于最优设计的数学模型,给出了各种流型下径一轴流涡轮的单目标和多目标优化分析的一些结果。计算表明,所提出的方法是有效且实用的。     

基于旋量方法的高超声速飞行器三维非线性伪最优制导律设计

针对高超声速飞行器制导过程中的通道耦合问题,设计一种基于旋量方法的三维非线性伪最优制导律。引入角度矢量、视线旋量、视线旋量速度等概念,通过等价性证明,得出视线旋量、视线旋量速度控制分别与视线方位、视线角速度控制具有一致性的结论,从而将制导问题转化为视线旋量和旋量速度的控制问题;基于旋量方法构建弹目视线旋量、视线旋量速度模型,构建得到飞行器制导的三维非线性模型;为避免直接求解Riccati微分方程过程的复杂性,引入伪控制变量,将三维非线性制导模型转化为线性制导模型;分别针对无终端约束和有终端约束情况,基于二次型最优方法得到三维非线性伪最优制导律。该制导律避免了通道解耦,其制导参数又满足一定物理意义下的最优性。仿真结果验证了所设计制导律的有效性。     

Putin – the masked nemesis of the strategy of ambiguity

Recent events demonstrate the complex and adaptive approach employed by Russia to reassert influence in Europe. The changing face of Russia’s strategy commenced in 2007 when it launched a crippling cyber-attack against Estonia. This was followed by a large Russian conventional attack against Georgia in 2008, occupying two large areas of the nation. 2014 witnessed the Russian annexation of Crimea where in just a week, Russia seized control of Crimea “without firing a shot.” The annexation of Crimea was rapidly followed by a Russian inspired and led subversive war in eastern Ukraine. The common thread among these diverse Russian operations is its use of ambiguity to confound and confuse decision makers in the West.     

India's counter-insurgency experience: the ‘trust and nurture’ strategy

The Indian Army, a force trained primarily for conventional warfare, has been engaged in internal counter-insurgency operations since the 1950s. Despite such a long innings on a counter-insurgency mode, little attention has been accorded within military circles to doctrinal innovation for waging sub-conventional warfare in India's democratic political context. At best, the Army continues to view counter-insurgency duty as secondary to its primary duty of defending India from external conventional threats. By conceptualizing a counter-insurgency strategy of ‘trust and nurture’, this article aims to fill this critical doctrinal gap in India's military policy. The author argues that a counter-insurgency strategy of ‘trust and nurture’ based on democratic political culture, measured military methods, special counter-insurgency forces, local social and cultural awareness and an integrative nation-building approach will result in positive handling of India's internal security problems. The author utilizes India's counter-insurgency experiences in Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, and Operation ‘Sadhbhavana’ in Jammu and Kashmir as illustrative empirical indicants in order to validate the ‘trust and nurture’ strategy.     

Helping hands: civil–military cooperation and Italy's military operation abroad

In the Post-Bipolar Era the growing complexity of the military operations requires a new approach for the resolution of international crises. Since the end of the Cold War, peace support operations (PSO) have become the mainstay and principal occupation of most Western armies. At the same time, Italy has been one of the most important actors in such an area. The article focuses on the cooperation between military and civil components (a process called CIMIC) as a key variable in the Italian PSOs. We will analyse in detail the main lessons learned from past military interventions as well as the general context in which new tendencies are taking place. The maintaining of a minimum security frame becomes essential to fulfil activities ‘collateral’ to the mission: reconstructing services and infrastructure, food distribution, water and medication, law and order, de-mining, training of local forces, and supporting local institutions. These are the main tasks to obtain thrust and support from the population.     

Terrorism,insurgency, kidnapping,and security in Africa's energy sector

Energy continues to serve as the bedrock of modern economies and the main driver of modern society. For Africa, the production and supply of energy resources such as crude oil, natural gas, uranium, coal, biomass, biofuels and other renewables are an important source of employment, rents, taxes, royalties and profits. This sector brings in several tens of billions of dollars of revenue annually. The production and delivery of such resources, however, depend on critical infrastructures such as pipelines, refineries, processing plants, terminals, rigs, electrical energy pylons, substations, pump stations, vessels, and tankers. These infrastructures have been attacked by terrorists, insurgents, vandals and saboteurs, all of whom see them as targets against which to register their grievances and extract concessions from the state. This paper is a chronological account of some of the documented incidents of terrorism, insurgency, kidnapping, destruction, sabotage, and human casualties suffered in the oil and gas sectors in Africa between 1999 and 2012. It is based on data extracted from the databases of the RAND Database of World Terrorism Incidents and the University of Maryland's Global Terrorism Database (GTD).     

Tacit support for terrorism: The rapprochement between the USSR and Palestinian guerrilla organizations following the 1967 war

This article demonstrates the inconsistent and wavering Soviet attitude towards national liberation movements in general and the Palestinian organizations in particular. Until the late 1960s, the Soviets viewed these organizations with suspicion, hesitating to engage in political dialogue with them. However, in the 1970s, political and military events in the region, as well as modifications in the Kremlin's Cold War strategies, led to a general shift towards the Middle East in Soviet foreign policy. Soviet leaders showed increased willingness to provide certain Palestinian organizations with arms with which to conduct terrorist activities against Israeli, pro-Israeli, Jewish and Western targets. The article explores the complex relations between Palestinian organizations and the USSR in the field of international terror. The study also exposes and analyzes the nature and content of Soviet–Palestinian arms dialogues and transactions. It provides clear evidence that Soviet policymakers and other luminaries were fully informed of, and sometimes directly involved in, these transactions and dialogues at the highest levels.     

A1 Qaeda and the radical Islamic challenge to western strategy

The September 11 global crisis prompted by the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon raises major questions concerning the nature and trajectory of terrorism in the post-Cold War global order. Hitherto, terrorism has been largely debated by analysts at the level of nation states. Terrorist and insurgent movements have also been largely anchored in nationalist and ethnic power bases even when they have sought to mobilise a transnational ideological appeal on religious or class grounds. There have been a few exceptions to this pattern such as the alliance between the German Baader-Meinhof group and the Japanese Red Army Faction, but even such international alliances as this did not, until at least the 1980s, presage anything like a global terrorist network necessitating a global strategic response. This study examines terrorism and global strategic responses.