한국항공우주학회지 (Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences)

  • 제50권5호
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  • Pages.325-332
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  • 2022
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  • 1225-1348(pISSN)
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  • 2287-6871(eISSN)
한국항공우주학회 (The Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences)
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산화제 공급압력이 감소하는 환경에서 하이브리드 로켓 추력제어

Hybrid Rocket Thrust Control in an Environment With Decreasing Oxidizer Supply Pressure

  • Chae, Donghoon (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Chae, Heesang (Space Pioneer Program Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Changjin (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University)
  • 투고 : 2022.02.09
  • 심사 : 2022.03.15
  • 발행 : 2022.05.01
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초록

우주탐사 임무를 수행하기 위해서는 탐사선에 수직이착륙 기능이 필수적으로 탑재되어야 한다. 수직이착륙을 위해서는 탐사선의 엔진이 적절한 추력제어 정확도와 짧은 응답시간을 가져야 한다. 하이브리드 로켓은 이러한 조건을 만족할 수 있는 높은 수준의 추력제어 능력을 갖고 있다. 이 연구는 개발한 하이브리드 로켓 엔진의 추력제어 성능이 수직이착륙에 적절한지 검증하는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 이를 위해 가압장치 없이 공급압력이 감소하는 산화제 공급시스템을 적용한 엔진을 사용하여 약 10초 내외의 임무를 수행하고자 하였고, 공급압력 감소가 추력제어 정확도와 응답시간에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. 실험결과에 의하면 적절한 감소율과 초기 압력 수준이 추력제어 정확도와 응답시간에 중요한 영향을 미치는 인자로 확인되었으며 고도제어 시뮬레이션을 통해 추력제어 성능을 검증했다.

The vertical take-off and vertical landing (VTVL) function is essential to carry out exploration missions on the moon or Mars. For this, the engine of the exploration vehicle must have appropriate thrust control accuracy and response time. The hybrid rocket engine (HRE) is known to have a high level of thrust control capability that can satisfy these conditions. This study aims to first verify whether the thrust control performance of the developed HRE is suitable for VTVL. To this end, an oxidizer supply system that does not use a pressurization device was adopted, aiming for a mission time of about 10 seconds. In this study, the thrust control characteristics appearing under various supply pressure decreasing conditions were identified through experiments. Appropriate tank and charging conditions were set from the experimental results. In addition, the results of previous studies and current study's test were compared to confirm whether the developed HRE had adequate control performance for VTVL, and finally, the thrust control performance was verified through altitude control simulation.

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과제정보

이 성과는 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(No. 2021R1F1A10615161220682073250102).

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