Aerospace Engineering and Technology (항공우주기술)

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (한국항공우주연구원)
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Specific Impulse Variation of a Liquid Rocket Engine by Film Cooling

막냉각에 의한 액체로켓엔진의 비추력 변화

  • Received : 2008.12.17
  • Accepted : 2009.11.01
  • Published : 2009.11.01
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Abstract

An analysis has been performed on the specific impulse for a liquid rocket engine of gas generator cycle. The present analysis method has been validated through the comparison of the optimal specific impulse for the 300t thrust conceptual engine against the published data. The engine specific impulse can be increased by applying film coolant decreasing the fuel pump head for regenerative cooling despite the decrease of specific impulse of the combustion chamber when the film coolant participates combustion more than the critical amount. The improved condition shows that higher combustion chamber pressure is achieved with less fuel pump head rise by additional film cooling.

가스발생기 사이클 액체로켓엔진의 비추력 성능 해석을 수행하였다. 본 해석 방법은 공개된 문헌의 추력 300톤급 엔진에 대한 개념설계와 비교하여 검증을 마쳤다. 막냉각을 증가시킴으로써 연료가 연소에 참여하는 비율이 감소될 수 있지만 재생냉각에 필요한 연료 펌프의 소요동력 감소를 통하여 엔진의 비추력이 증가될 수 있다. 개선된 조건은 막냉각의 도움을 통하여 연료펌프 헤드를 감소시키고 연소 압력을 높일 수 있음을 예시한다.

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