• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.43 no.9
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• pp.838-844
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• 2015

This paper includes summarization and analysis of previous research results on acoustic attenuation due to particles and flow turning in rocket motors among various damping parameters. Particle damping is the most effective mechanism in suppressing high-frequency combustion instabilities occurring in rocket combustion chambers, which is dependent on the size and the mass fraction of particles. Relatively weak attenuation by flow turning compared to particle damping depends on the geometry of propellant and a combustion chamber. Pumping driving effects need to be taken into account when realizing vorticity generation on the propellant surface. However, its driving effects become cancelled out by flow turning loss when the propellant geometry is cylindrical.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.359-367
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• 2015

This paper aims to design an educational science program based on rocket propulsion for high school students. Curriculum in high school physics and chemistry were evaluated to find out scientific match with basic principles in rocket propulsion. Also model rocketry was implemented as a part of the educational program. Solid propellants were prepared by the combination of sorbitol and candy after a selection process for solid propellant from several high caloric food candidates. Specially, this program was intended to give an opportunity to organize basic knowledge of high school science with model rocketry by measuring combustion temperature, thrust level of developed propellants. A pilot operation of the program was done with four high school students to evaluate the achievement of final goals of the program both in technical and educational aspect.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.4-4
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• 1997

로켓 조종장치는 크게 추력방향 조종(TVC, Thrust Vector Control) 장치, 측면추력조종(Lateral Thrust Control) 장치 그리고 공기역학 조종면으로 분류할 수 있다. 조종장치의 공통된 특징은 모터가 작동하거나 유도탄이 비행할 때만 타의 효과가 발생한다는 점이다. 그러므로 조종장치를 개발하기 위해서는 이상류 초음속 유동이나 삼음속 이상의 자유유동(freestream)을 지상에서 효과적으로 모의할 수 있는 지상 시험장치가 필요하다. 이 시험장치에는 초음속 풍동과 유동 시험장치(cold-flow test stand), 그리고 6분력 트러스트 스텐드가 포함된다. 삼성항공은 우주용 추진기관의 성능을 지상에서 간단한 장치를 구현하여 시험할 수 있는 모의연소 시험장치, 노즐유동에 포함된 고체입자를 직접 수집할 수 있는 고체입자 포집장치 등 각종 시험장치를 제작하였다. 이를 바탕으로 차세대 전술유도탄의 핵심기술가운데 하나인 조종장치와 이를 효과적으로 개발하기 위한 지상 시험장치 확보에 착수하고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.776-777
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• 2017

The grain burn-back analysis has been required for the calculation of the solid propellant performance. The conventional grain burn-back analysis uses the level set method, but problems in the moving surface analysis may occur. In this study, the face offsetting method has been used for analyzing the moving surface. As results, the face offsetting method has been proven to be useful method for the grain burn-back analysis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.162-166
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• 2005

A thermal resistance estimation of carbon/carbon composites used as the nozzle throat insert of solid rocket motor was performed using TPEM motor. Three types of TPEM motor and two types of propellant were employed. The ablation rate is higher for the higher chamber pressure and also higher for the higher concentration of oxidizing species in combustion gas, but it is lower for the higher material density.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.30-37
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• 2006

A thermal resistance estimation of carbon/carbon composites used as the nozzle throat insert of solid rocket motor was performed using TPEM motor. Three types of TPEM motor and two types of propellant were employed. The ablation rate is higher for the higher chamber pressure and also higher for the higher concentration of oxidizing species in combustion gas, but it is lower for the higher material density.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.25-31
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• 2005

The theory developed in a preceding paper [1] for poroelastic composite material behavior under thermal and gas diffusion is applied to thermo-chemical decomposition of a carbon-phenolic composite rocket nozzle liner under typical operating conditions. Specifically, the structural component simulated is the cowl ring for which distributions of pressure in the material pores, temperature and across-ply stress are presented. The results for particular composite designs show that across-ply failure occurs due to tensile stress in the material which is indicative of plylift. This prediction corroborates observations of plylift in a nozzle cowl. Simulations suggest designs to avoid plylift in the cowl zone.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.40-47
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• 2013

The similarity in internal flow of solid and hybrid rocket suggests that hybrid rocket combustion can be susceptible to instability due to vortex sheddings and their interaction. This study focuses on the evolution of interaction of vortex generated in pre-chamber with other types of vortex in the combustor and the change of combustion characteristics. Baseline and other results tested with disks show that there are five different frequency bands appeared in spectral domain. These include a frequency with thermal lag of solid fuel, vortex shedding due to obstacles such as forward, backward facing step and wall vortices near surface. The comparison of frequency behavior in the cases with disk 1 and 3 reveals that vortex shedding generated in pre-chamber can interact with other types of vortex shedding at a certain condition. The frequency of Helmholtz mode is one of candidates resulting to a resonance when it was excited by other types of oscillation even if this mode was not discernable in baseline test. This selective mechanism of resonance may explain the reason why non-linear combustion instability occurs in hybrid rocket combustion.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.699-705
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• 2011

High-maneuver missile is a projectile which demands a strong momentum at short time. To produce a necessary thrust for the flight, the gas of high temperature and pressure is generated through explosive combustion of solid propellant, and a great thrust can be obtained by expanding this high temperature and pressure gas. Although the operating time of a rocket motor is less than a few seconds, a failure of part or ablation near the throat of nozzle may take place during the expansion of high temperature and pressure gas for great thrust. In other words, for the precise control of a missile an exact stress analysis considering both, the thermal stress caused by the heat transfer between combustion gas and wall, and the mechanical stress caused by the pressure change in the flow, should be considered first. In this connection, this study investigated the safety, as a point of view of stress and melting point of the material, of the pre-designed thrust generating structure which is subjected to high temperature and pressure as a function of motor operating time.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.228-231
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• 2011

Burning rate of a propellent is an essential factor when designing a propulsion system. In order to come up with burning rate, first we need to design and build propellent grain to get neutral pressure curve. Then check the pressure with ground test and calculate the burning rate using burning rate equation. This burning rate is then compared to the burning rate of a propellent which was resulted from making a standardized specimen and combusting it using a strand burner. An accurate burning rate is calculated after comparing those two burning rates. For this study, compact propulsion system was designed, produced, tested and analyzed in order to get burning rates, an essential factor in propulsion system design, in an effective way.