• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.88-97
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• 2022

In this study, a vitiated air heater was designed and manufactured to supply high-temperature and high-pressure air to the ground test apparatus of a direct-connected supersonic combustor, and an experiment was performed to verify the target design point. By installing wedges at the upper boundary, lower boundary and center of the nozzle exit of the vitiated air heater, it was confirmed that the Mach number satisfies the 2.0 level, and the pressure of the combustion chamber was also satisfactory compared to the design point. In the case of temperature, the measured temperature deviation was large due to the degree of exposure of the thermocouple and the slow response characteristics. After that, the isolator was connected to the rear of the vitiated air heater, and the Mach number was measured in the same method, and the Mach number at the center of the isolator eixt was slightly reduced to 1.8~1.9.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.477-482
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• 2009

Though rocket nozzle flow is very important to the rocket performance, the direct measurement is very difficult because of high temperature and high pressure gas flow. Then the experiment utilizing the hydraulic analogy has been developed for such a problem. Supersonic flows through an axisymmetric De Laval nozzle of solid rocket motor was simulated in a 2-D sluice-type water-table designed and manufactured utilizing hydraulic analogy. Methods to minimize or account for non-analogous effects in the hydraulic system must be reviewed for the quantitative application of the hydraulic analogy. In this application the water table is inclined slightly, so that gravity acceleration has a small component in the direction of motion, thus compensating for the effect of friction. Flow visualization leads to better understanding of the analogous system. Within the experimental errors, it is shown that the hydraulic analogy can be used as an effective tool for the study of two dimensional isentropic flows of gases in many fields.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.12
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• pp.1195-1201
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• 2010

Performance tests of a supersonic exhaust diffuser were conducted by using a liquid rocket engine for simulating high-altitude environment. The experimental setup consisted of a combustion chamber, a vacuum chamber and a diffuser. The combustion tests for simulating high-altitude environment were carried out at three cases by chamber pressure variation(26, 29, 32barg). The test results showed that the diffuser was started at all case and vacuum chamber pressures were approximately 140torr. The starting pressure using combustion gas was similar with that of cold gas, but the vacuum chamber pressure was relatively high because of high temperature in the vacuum chamber. The results of this test can be used as an essential database for the design of real-scale high-altitude simulation test facility in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.487-491
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• 2009

A study is analyzed on the design factor of Center-body diffuser and performed on conceptual design of Center-body diffuser with Computational Fluid Dynamic. The flow field of Center-body diffuser is calculated using Axisymmetric two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equation with $k-{\omega}$ turbulence model. The center-body diffuser is compared with second throat exhaust diffuser in terms of starting pressure, the degree of vacuum pressure, the design factor.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.44-54
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• 2006

초음속 또는 극초음속 비행체용 추진기관은 산화재 공급방식에 따라 공기흡입형과 로켓 그리고 이들을 혼합한 형태인 복합사이클 추진기관으로 구분할 수 있다. 그러나 재사용이 가능하다는 측면에서 미래의 추진기관들은 공기흡입형과 복합사이클 추진기관들이 주류를 이룰 것으로 예상된다. 본 논문에서는 차세대 초고속 추진기관으로 유력시 되고 있는 공기흡입형 추진기관들 중에서 램/스크램 제트 추진기관들을 중심으로 세계적인 개발동향과 기술개념을 기술하였으며 이 두 가지 추진기관들을 바탕으로 구성된 복합사이클 추진기관들에 대한 개념들을 소개하였다. 항공우주선진국들을 중심으로 차세대 고속비행체 및 고속추진기관의 실용화 개발 움직임들이 구체화 되고 있는 가운데 최근 들어 비록 미약하지만 한국항공우주연구원을 비롯한 몇 개의 기관 및 대학에서 램제트/스크램제트 추진기관에 대한 핵심 요소기술 연구들이 진행되고 있는 것은 그나마 다행이라 할 수 있으며 본 논문이 차세대 초고속 추진기관에 대한 이해를 돕는데 도움이 되기를 기대한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.25-31
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• 2013

A blisk with rotor shroud is usually adopted in LRE turbine to maximize its performance. However it experiences the severe thermal load and resulting damage during engine stating and stop. Shroud splitting is devised to relieve the thermal stress on the turbine rotor. Structural analysis confirmed the reduction of plastic strain at the blade hub and tip. However, split gap at the rotor shroud entails additional tip leakage and results performance degradation. In order to assess the effect of shroud split on the turbine performance, tests have been performed for various settings of shroud split. For the maximum number of shroud splitting, measured efficiency reduction ratio was 2.65% to the value of original shape rotor.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.83-87
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• 1998

To reduce the supersonic jet noise from the liquid rocket engine, water injetion silencers were designed and tested. Test variables were the mass flow rate of water jet, the length of primary pipe and the diameter of expansion pipe. Followings are the results of this study. 1. From the same mass flow rate of water, longer primary pipe was more effective to reduce the noise. 2. Noise level was significantly reduced with increasingly water flow rate. 3. The optimum water flow rate was 10～12 times of the propellant flow rate. 4. By installing expansion pipe, noise level was reduced approximately 30㏈ compared to without expansion pipe

• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.16-24
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• 2012

In this study, two-stage hypersonic scramjet vehicle was designed for the flight condition of Mach number 6. In order to launch at sea level, two stage concept was applied. The first stage of the vehicle is solid rocket-powered and is mounted under the second stage. The second stage is powered by scramjet propulsion system and gas wings. The suggested mission scenario is to deliver 0.2 ton payload to the range of 2,000 km. For the first step of conceptual design, trajectory of air vehicle was calculated by 3-DOF trajectory code. Based on the result of trajectory code, scramjet engine design and mass estimation were performed by non-equilibrium nozzle flow code and NASA's HASA model, respectively. In order to find best solution, all steps of designing process was iterated until they was reached.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.488-494
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• 2014

Rocket Plumes can cause serious damage to launch vehicles and adjacent structures. This paper describes the impact of an adjacent structure by a rocket plume. Each parameter related with dynamic behavior of a missile is modeled with probabilistic distributions of variables. Flyout analyses of initial behavior of a vertically launched missile are performed using Monte-Carlo simulation and flow-motion analyses were conducted by using CFD. In this way, when a missile is fired by a ship, the impact of an adjacent structure by a rocket plume was analyzed.