车载平台舱室温度及其影响因素分析

目的了解车载平台舱室温度变化特征及其影响因素,为车载平台整体的人机环境分析提供有益参考。方法在福建热区开展实车测试,给出平台舱室受各种因素的温度变化情况。结果车辆静止状态,载员舱内的温度主要由环境温度和太阳辐射强度决定;车辆发动时,载员舱内的温度变化主要由环境温度、太阳辐射及空调制冷功率决定;载员舱内空调开启/关闭状态对舱室温度影响较大,在热区实车测试时两类情况载员舱温度相差10℃左右;风速对载员舱内温度影响不显著。结论环境温度、太阳辐射、空调状态对载员舱室温度变化影响较大。     

Body-pillar vision obstructions and lane-change crashes

INTRODUCTION: This exploratory study investigated the relationship between vision obstructions from body pillars and lane-change crashes. METHODS: The vision obstructions were quantified by measuring, from the driver's perspective, the horizontal angular sizes and locations of the driver-side A-, B-, and C-pillars. The sample consisted of 21 vehicle models, including 13 passenger cars, 6 SUVs, 1 minivan, and 1 pickup truck. To control for driver differences, going-straight crashes were used for comparison, with the dependent variable being the ratio of lane-change crashes to going-straight crashes. The analysis used North Carolina crash data. RESULTS: The results of a multiple regression indicate that the relative frequency of lane-change crashes tended to increase with both wider A-pillars and with A-pillars located farther away from straight ahead. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: The finding supports the hypothesis that visibility obstructions due to A-pillars have safety implications.     

Significant human risk factors in aircraft maintenance technicians

We examined significant human risk factors in aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs) in the airline industry. We conducted an empirical study of Taiwan’s airlines to determine these risk factors and to illustrate how a quantifiable evaluation approach integrates experts’ opinions about the relative importance of risk factors. We developed an expert questionnaire and modified the human factors SHELL model to categorize the risk factors that we derived from the literature and the opinions of 107 senior experts. The empirical results showed that there are nine significant risk factors out of 77 preliminary and 46 primary risk factors. The results also provided support for the approach and model presented in this work, demonstrating that they are both strategically effective and practically acceptable. Analyzing and ranking the significant risk factors for AMTs in this fashion may help airlines to better focus on their major operational and managerial weaknesses in order to improve maintenance operations under the condition of limited resources.     

Vertical distributions of non-methane hydrocarbons and halocarbons in the lower troposphere over northeast China

Vertical distributions of air pollutants are crucial for understanding the key processes of atmospheric transport and for evaluating chemical transport models. In this paper, we present measurements of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) and halocarbons obtained from an intensive aircraft study over northeast (NE) China in summer 2007. Most compounds exhibited a typical negative profile of decreasing mixing ratios with increasing altitude, although the gradients differed with different species. Three regional plumes with enhanced VOC mixing ratios were discerned and characterized. An aged plume transported from the northern part of the densely populated North China Plain (NCP; i.e. Beijing–Tianjin area) showed relatively higher levels of HCFC-22, 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCE) and toluene. In comparison, the plume originating from Korea had higher abundances of CFC-12, tetrachloroethene (C₂Cl₄) and methyl chloride (CH₃Cl), while regional air masses from NE China contained more abundant light alkanes. By comparing these results with the earlier PEM-West B (1994) and TRACE-P (2001) aircraft measurements, continuing declining trends were derived for methyl chloroform (CH₃CCl₃), tetrachloromethane (CCl₄) and C₂Cl₄ over the greater China–northwestern Pacific region, indicating the accomplishment of China in reducing these compounds under the Montreal protocol. However, the study also provided evidence for the continuing emissions of several halocarbons in China in 2007, such as CFCs (mainly from materials in stock) and HCFCs.     

Aircraft and road traffic noise exposure and children's mental health

There have been few studies examining noise and psychological disorders in children and the results are equivocal. The objective of this study was to examine exposure–effect relationships between aircraft and road traffic noise exposure and children's mental health. We conducted a cross-national, cross-sectional study assessing 2844 pupils, aged 9–10, from 89 schools around three major airports in the Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom matched within country for socio-economic position. We selected children on the basis of exposure to external aircraft and road traffic noise exposure. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) assessed child mental health, including emotional problems, conduct disorder, hyperactivity, peer problems and prosocial behaviour. Aircraft noise exposure was significantly associated with an increased score on the hyperactivity subscale (pooled B estimate 0.013 CI 0.007–0.019) after full adjustment. Road traffic noise was significantly associated with lower scores on the conduct problems subscale maintained after full adjustment (pooled B estimate 0.010 95%CI −0.020 to −0.001). There was no association between either aircraft or road traffic noise exposure and the SDQ total score. The hyperactivity results have been found in a previous UK study and may indicate that high aircraft noise exposure exacerbates hyperactivity symptoms in children although this finding requires further replication.     

Annoyance due to aircraft noise has increased over the years—Results of the HYENA study

In the HYENA study (HYpertension and Exposure to Noise near Airports) noise annoyances due to aircraft and road traffic noise were assessed in subjects that lived in the vicinity of 6 major European airports using the 11-point ICBEN scale (International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise). A distinction was made between the annoyance during the day and during the night. L_den and L_night were considered as indicators of noise exposure. Pooled data analyses showed clear exposure–response relationships between the noise level and the noise annoyance for both exposures. The exposure–response curves for road noise were congruent with the EU standard curves used for predicting the number of highly noise annoyed subjects in European communities. Annoyance ratings due to aircraft noise, however, were higher than predicted by the EU standard curves. The data supports other findings suggesting that the people's attitude towards aircraft noise has changed over the years, and that the EU standard curve for aircraft noise should be modified.     

Aircraft emissions and local air quality impacts from takeoff activities at a large International Airport

Real time number concentrations and size distributions of ultrafine particles (UFPs, diameter <100 nm) and time integrated black carbon, PM_2.5 mass, and chemical species were studied at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and a background reference site. At LAX, data were collected at the blast fence (∼140 m from the takeoff position) and five downwind sites up to 600 m from the takeoff runway and upwind of the 405 freeway. Size distributions of UFPs collected at the blast fence site showed very high number concentrations, with the highest numbers found at a particle size of approximately 14 nm. The highest spikes in the time series profile of UFP number concentrations were correlated with individual aircraft takeoff. Measurements indicate a more than 100-fold difference in particle number concentrations between the highest spikes during takeoffs and the lowest concentrations when no takeoff is occurring. Total UFP counts exceeded 10⁷ particles cm⁻³ during some monitored takeoffs. Time averaged concentrations of PM_2.5 mass and two carbonyl compounds, formaldehyde and acrolein, were statistically elevated at the airport site relative to a background reference site. Peaks of 15 nm particles, associated with aircraft takeoffs, that occurred at the blast fence were matched with peaks observed 600 m downwind, with time lags of less than 1 min. The results of this study demonstrate that commercial aircraft at LAX emit large quantities of UFP at the lower end of currently measurable particle size ranges. The observed highly elevated UFP concentrations downwind of LAX associated with aircraft takeoff activities have significant exposure and possible health implications.     

高超声速飞行器综合热管理及关键技术研究进展

从高超声速飞行器面临的内外热环境特点、热防护与舱内热管理的需求入手,面对热源增大、热沉受限的现状,提出需对高超声速飞行器舱外热防护与舱内热管理开展综合热管理与一体化设计,并分别针对热防护、舱内热管理以及综合热管理现有技术手段、应用特点以及发展趋势等方面开展综合论述与分析。在此基础上,对美国已经提出的一系列综合热管理计划的发展状况与关键技术点进行了综合论述。最后,从先进热管理单点技术、高超声速飞行器内外一体化耦合设计以及综合热管理系统快速建模与分析3方面分析了高超声速飞行器综合热管理关键技术。     

机场周围飞机噪声影响规律的研究

针对目前我国飞机噪声对机场周围敏感区域影响的状况,应用大量的环保验收等实测数据,对机场周围飞机噪声的变化规律进行了分析研究.其结果时于情况相近的机场周围飞机噪声的管理与治理提供参考.     

直升机桨叶安装螺栓强度与疲劳寿命计算分析

目的 分析桨叶安装螺栓在不同位移载荷真实试车载荷以及螺牙缺齿情况下的剩余强度以及疲劳寿命。方法 基于有限元方法分析不同载荷下桨叶安装螺栓的对数应变,依据失效应变判定其强度,提取有限元模型的单元应力,通过临界平面法计算最大组合应力平面,运用曲线走势、损伤准则预估桨叶安装螺栓的疲劳寿命。结果 0.36 mm位移载荷下螺栓应变未达到破坏值,真实试车载荷超过4倍情况下,螺栓失效的可能性较高,螺栓断牙超过2个,失效风险较高。依据试车载荷谱,初始长度螺栓寿命为20 794 h,初始长度螺栓断1螺牙寿命为10 912 h,拉伸至29.36 mm螺栓疲劳寿命为7 725 h。结论 在额定载荷状态下,材料结构破坏的可能性小。实际载荷超过4倍、螺栓断牙超过2个情况下,应力应变状态显著恶化,桨叶安装螺栓失效的风险较高,需要预防超载荷过大的情况,还需在修理过程中关注螺栓螺纹的损伤情况,即螺纹的正常磨损可不作为故障进行更换,但出现掉牙、断牙情况则需要更换。