• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.300-303
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• 2010

The present study investigates the flow characteristics of simulant gel propellant(carbopol 0.5%wt) in a variety of injectors. Rheological data for gel propellant has been measured and injector flow characteristics for plain-orifice, chamfered-orifice and venturi type injector have been numerically analyzed. The apparent viscosity of plain-orifice and chamfered-orifice have tendency to increase along axial direction, whereas for venturi type injector, low viscosity has been achieved in the injector flow. This phenomenon was clearly pronounced as Reynolds number is increased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.6-7
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• 2002

동축형 인젝터는 이미 여러 발사체에서 널리 쓰이고 있는 인젝터의 한 형태로서 또 다른 인젝터 방식인 충돌형과 비교하여 구조가 복잡한 단점이 있는 반면에 연소 현상의 불안정성에 대해 덜 민감하며 미립화와 혼합의 특성도 우수하다. 이런 동축형 인젝터는 크게 스월 방식과 shear 방식으로 나누어진다. 이중에서 스월 인젝터는 산화제와 연료의 유입구에 접선 방향의 속도를 줌으로써 conical sheet 형태의 분무장을 형성하여 미립화와 혼합을 꾀하는 방식이다. 이와 같은 스월 인젝터에서 중요한 변수 중에 하나인 recess의 변화에 대해 분무 형상과 미립화 혼합특성까지 파악해보았다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.10-17
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• 2021

In this study, cold-flow test of simulant gel is conducted using a pressure swirl injector to identify spray characteristics according to gellant weight percent. Experiment results show the aircore is developed locally at the nozzle and expanded to the entire swirl chamber as the supply pressure increases. The aircore formation of simulant gel showed no significant difference compared to Newtonian fluid. The spray pattern was classified into four distinct shapes where relationship between the breakup regimes and dimensionless numbers were investigated. In the future, additional study is necessary to understand the aircore formation mechanism, stability and spray characteristics at different configuration of the swirl chamber shape.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.27-36
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• 2023

To understand the atomization performance in gas-liquid swirl-coaxial injector applied to a small rocket engine, a cold-flow test was performed by varying the design parameters and supply condition of propellants. As the swirl-chamber diameter and the angle of the convergent section, which are design parameters of injector increased, the spray performance of the injector improved by increasing the swirl strength. In addition, as the gas-liquid momentum-flux ratio increased, the gas flow separated some of the droplets from the liquid film, and a gas-droplet mixture core was formed in the center of the spray sheet.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.47-53
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• 2015

Design parameters required for Methane/oxygen bipropellant small-rocket-engine were derived through a theoretical performance analysis. The theoretical performance of the rocket engine was analyzed by using CEA and optimal propellant mixture ratio, characteristic length, and optimal expansion ratio were calculated by assuming chemical equilibrium. A coaxial-type swirl injector was chosen because of its outstanding atomization performance and high combustion efficiency compared to other types of injector and also a bell nozzle with 80% of its full length was designed. The rocket engine configuration with 1.72 MPa of chamber pressure, 0.18 kg/s in total propellant mass flow, and O/F ratio of 2.7 was proposed as a ground-firing test model.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.147-150
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• 2006

The influences of injection conditions and recess configuration of liquid-liquid swirl coaxial injector on spray characteristics were investigated. The characteristics of the coaxial spray in internal mixing injection region were mai y controlled by the merging phenomenon and momentum balance between two liquid sheets, but those in internal mixing injection region were influenced by the impingement phenomenon as well as momentum balance between two liquid sheets.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.1-8
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• 2006

The influences of injection conditions and recess configuration of liquid-liquid swirl coaxial injectors on spray characteristics were investigated. The characteristics of the coaxial spray in internal mixing injection region were mainly controlled by the merging phenomenon and momentum balance between two liquid sheets, but those in internal mixing injection region were influenced by the impingement phenomenon as well as momentum balance between two liquid sheets.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.258-263
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• 2008

Performance of injector equiped with screw type swirler which is suitable for supersonic cruise engine combustor was investigated using theoretical, numerical, and experimental methods. Based on discharge coefficient and spray angle which represent the performance of injectors, the geometrical parameters which affect these performance parameters were defined, control group injectors were designed, and variation of performance parameters according to the geometrical parameters were examined. Within the defined range, measured value of performance of injectors was smaller than result of theoretical prediction, and prediction result from numerical simulation using VOF method agreed with the result of experiments very well. The viscous barrier was not observed, and minimum discharge coefficient and maximum spray angle, 0.05 and 104 respectively, was obtained for this type of injector.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.526-530
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• 2009

본 연구은 자동차용 가솔린엔진에 장착되는 인젝터의 연료공급 특성에 대한 것으로, 가솔린 엔진의 전자제어식 포트 연료분사는 분무장치와 흡기포트의 최적화 및 분무특성이 우수해야 엔진의 성능 향상 및 배기가스 저감의 목적을 이룰 수 있다. 4홀과 12홀 인젝터의 장착각 변화와 포트 마스킹의 형상변화에 따른 벽유량을 측정?분석하였고 분무가시화 실험을 통하여 분무성장과정과 분사각, 연료미립화 및 분무도달거리를 분석하였다. 벽류측정 실험을 통하여 벽류는 미립화정도와 흡기유동과 유속에 가장 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 판단되며, 12홀 인젝터 대비 4홀 인젝터는 분무압력에 따라 분무특성의 변화량이 크게 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.650-655
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• 2016

In this study, a computational simulation of the internal flow characteristics was carried out for a Urea-SCR Injector. A single hole swirl injector with a swirl disk and slanted nozzle was used in this simulation. The maximum needle lift and opening velocity were selected as the design parameters. To analyze the unsteady internal flow characteristics of the Urea-SCR injector, the moving grid technique was applied to simulate the delicate needle movement. According to the simulation results, the injected mass flow rate from the Urea-SCR injector decreased with increasing needle opening velocity and maximum needle lift. This is because the Urea-solution tends to fill the empty space that the needle previously occupied. The swirl flow is decreased as the flow goes through the injector nozzle, because of the friction with the nozzle wall. Also, during the maximum needle lift period, the swirl coefficient and mean swirl coefficient increase with increasing needle lift. The results of this study may be used as the basic design data of related injectors.