• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.1399-1404
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• 2012

Because satellites operate in space, it is impossible to repair them when they malfunction. Therefore, to ensure the normal function of the payload used in the satellites, accurate assembly and installation of parts are crucial. To prevent abnormal functioning in the extreme environments during launch and in space, it is essential to test changes at the parts and system levels by performing alignment measurement before and after the launch environment test and the space environment test. Recently, noncontact three-dimensional precision machinery for medium- and large-sized parts has been developed. One of these is the theodolite measurement system, which is widely used in the aerospace industry. This study measures the angle of the dual thruster module that is used to control the attitude of KOMPSAT by using a theodolite, and alignment measurement and a reliability analysis are performed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.142-149
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• 2013

The thrust vector control technique is essential for high maneuverability of unmanned aerial vehicles. In the present study, a multi-component balance was developed to quantitatively evaluate the thrust-vectoring performance of a supersonic rectangular nozzle based on the Coanda coflowing effect. Precise calibration and detailed data analysis were performed during the development. It was found that the cross-talk errors between load cells in the balance were less than 5%, and that the unwanted errors due to high-pressure supply tubes were almost negligible, which contributed to the high accuracy of the present balance design. Some preliminary test results of the thrust-vectoring performance of the present nozzle design were also obtained and analyzed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.55-62
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• 2010

In addition to the previous study for development of a 1,200 N-class bipropellant rocket engine with concentrated hydrogen peroxide, the effect of characteristic length and thrust measurement were experimentally evaluated. Tests with characteristic lengths of 0.95, 1.07, and 1.20 m were performed and $C^*$ and Isp efficiencies were increased as increasing characteristic length. The maximum $C^*$ and Isp efficiencies were 98.4% and 93.1% respectively. Based on the evaluation of the designed engine, the optimized characteristic length was proposed in using the engine adapted decomposed hydrogen peroxide and the engine performance at vacuum-level was evaluated using thrust and Isp efficiency at the designed equivalence ratio. As a result, 218.4 s at sea-level, 253.3 s at vacuum-level, and vacuum thrust of 1035.3 N can be estimated.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.1-8
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• 2011

In addition to the previous study for development of a 1,200 N-class bipropellant rocket engine with concentrated hydrogen peroxide, the effect of characteristic length and thrust measurement were experimentally evaluated. Tests with characteristic lengths of 0.95, 1.07, and 1.20 m were performed and $C^*$ and Isp efficiencies were increased as increasing characteristic length. The maximum $C^*$ and Isp efficiencies were 98.4% and 93.1% respectively. Based on the evaluation of the designed engine, the optimized characteristic length was proposed in using the engine adapted decomposed hydrogen peroxide and the engine performance at vacuum-level was evaluated using thrust and Isp efficiency at the designed equivalence ratio. As a result, 218.4 s at sea-level, 253.3 s at vacuum-level, and vacuum thrust of 1035.3 N can be estimated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.40-45
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• 2005

Techniques used for throcket motors are mainly classified as fixed nozzles with mechanical exhaust jet interferences on the expansion region (such as jet tabs and jet vanes) and movable nozzles(such as ball&socket md flexible seal). Using the numerical analysis and the cold-flow test, this paper evaluates the performance of supersonic nozzle for asymmetric entrance shape at tilted position of ball&socket nozzle. Numerical results show that the asymmetric effects in the flow fields are gradually diminished up to the nozzle throat and are not noticeable downstream of the nozzle throat. Although the calculated thrust and the lateral force are less than those of cold-flow test, two results show a flirty good agreement.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.17-23
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• 2009

The survivability of the temporary nozzle extension for an accurate thrust measurement in a full-scaled combustor has been investigated through thermal analyses. The effects of nozzle extension materials and the thickness of thermal barrier coating (TBC) have been elucidated. It has been found that thermal survivability cannot be guaranteed without TBC. The maximum temperature of the nozzle extension decreased with increasing TBC thickness. For hot firing tests, the TBC is thought to be indispensable to the thermo-structural survivability of the nozzle extension made of steel.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.189-196
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• 2018

Propeller performance measurement system for high altitude UAV was designed and applied to the wind tunnel test for 2 propeller models with a diameter around 1 m. Mechanical power of the propeller was directly measured by using the torque sensor installed on the rotating axis. The thrust of whole operation body including the propeller was measured by thrust road cell. The guide rail system was suggested to reduce the weight influence of operation body on the thrust road cell. The influence of each measured variables on the aerodynamic coefficients was studied with the repeatability and uncertainty analysis. This analysis result shows that the accuracies of the road cell and the wind velocity were major factors for the thrust coefficient. Propeller performance with typical RPM was measured with various wind speeds and the test results was summarized by performance coefficients for 5 different RPM.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.118-126
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• 2002

The Altitude Engine Test Facility(AETF) was built at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and has been being operated for the gas turbine engines in the class of 3,000 lbf thrust. To enhance the confidence level of AETF to the international level, a series of studies and facility modification have been conducted to improve the measurement uncertainty and reliability. In this paper, some part of the facility evaluation tests performed with a single spool turbojet engine are introduced. Tests were performed simulating the flight conditions as steady state, sea level for various flight speeds (i.e., Mn=0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9). The obtained test results are compared with the predicted values of the engine DECK. The measurement uncertainties of airflow, net thrust, fuel flow and SFC showed 0.791~0.914%, 0.851~1.706%, 1.372~7.348% and 1.642~5.205%, respectively. Thus, from this research, the improvement methods of uncertainties on AETF has been confirmed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.26-26
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• 2001

소형항공기용 IO-540 왕복엔진을 대상으로 추진기관의 성능에 미치는 배압 특성을 조사하기 위해서 지상 성능시험을 수행하였다. 본 시험은 6가지 배기조건에 대해서 엔진의 배압과 흡기압력, 토크, 그리고 프로펠러의 정지추력을 측정하였다. 엔진의 배압은 대체로 머플러를 장착할 경우와 배기관 끝단이 상대적으로 직경이 작고 길이가 길수록 증가하였다. 배압 특성은 특히 엔진의 회전속도가 고속 영역으로 갈수록 프로펠러 추력에 변화를 나타냈으며 전반적으로 추진기관 성능에 미세한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

Performance test of the 30-ton class liquid rocket engine turbopump turbine has been conducted using high pressure cold air. Overall performance of the two kinds of turbine rotors - rotor with knife-edged L.E blades and with rounded L.E blades - has been measured for various rotational speed and turbine pressure ratio. The effect of rotational speed and turbine pressure ratio on the turbine axial force behavior also has been measured in parallel. Test results have revealed that the efficiency of knife edged L.E. turbine is a little bit higher than that of rounded L.E. turbine. The axial force of the turbine varied linearly with respect to rotational speed and its magnitude largely depended on turbine pressure ratio.