• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.74-74
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• 2004

액체추진제를 사용하는 위성 발사체의 경우 추진제탱크에 저장된 추진제를 추력을 발생하는 연소실에 공급하기 위하여 헬륨 등의 가압제를 사용한다. 본 연구에서는 액체추진제 로켓엔진의 산화제인 극저온의 액체산소를 저장하고 있는 탱크 내부에 설치된 별도의 탱크에 저장된 극저온/고압의 헬륨을 고온으로 열팽창 시켜 추진제 탱크로 재유입하여 추진제를 가압하는 시스템에 사용되는 가압제 열팽창용 열교환기의 개발을 위한 기초 설계를 수행하였다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.54-61
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• 2007

Propellant pressurization system in liquid rocket propulsion system plays a role supplying pressurant gas at a controlled pressure into the ullage space of propellant tanks. The most important design parameter for such propellant pressurization system is the temperature of pressurant gas fed from pressurant tank. Such pressurant is gaseous state, of which density is very sensitive to the temperature of pressurant. Generally for the propulsion system, which requires high thrust and is consisted of cryogenic propellant the pressurant is stored at high density and high pressure to reduce the weight of pressurant tanks, which are placed inside of cryogenic propellant tank. That is called cryogenic storage pressurization system. This study investigates the temperature variation of pressurant at the time when the pressurant is coming out of pressurant tank experimentally as well as numerically. Fluids used in this study are air and liquid oxygen as outer fluid and gaseous nitrogen and gaseous helium as pressurant respectively.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.90-90
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• 2003

한국항공우주연구원은 액체추진기관 시스템을 이용한 3단형과학로켓(이하 KSR-III)을 국내 최초로 개발하여 비행시험을 수행하였다. 액체추진기관 로켓의 비행시험을 위해서는 이전의 고체 추진기관을 이용한 과학로켓 1, 2와는 달리 비행시험 조건에 부합하게 액체추진제 및 가압제 등을 공급하는 지상설비가 필요하다. 이에 한국항공우주연구원은 독자적으로 비행시험에 필요한 제반 설비를 갖춘 발사장을 구축하였다. KSR-III는 압축 헬륨가스(GHe)를 이용하여 연료(Jet A-1)와 산화제(LOx)를 가압하여 추력을 얻는 액체추진기관 시스템이다. 따라서 발사장에서의 지상공급설비는 유공압 설비와 발사시나리오에 따라 해당 부품을 제어하고 자료를 저장하는 제어/계측 설비 및 기타설비들로 구성되어 있다. 지상공급설비 중 유공압 설비는 LOx의 저장 및 기체 내 산화제 탱크의 충전을 위한 산화제 공급설비, Jet A-1의 저장 및 기체 내 연료 탱크의 충전을 위한 연료 공급 설비, 지상설비용 밸브구동 및 기체 내부 퍼지 등에 필요한 질소($N_2$)를 저장/공급하는 설비, 기체내부 밸브 구동 및 가압제로 사용되는 기체헬륨(He)을 저장/공급하는 설비들로 구성되어 있다. 이러한 구축된 공급설비는 기능시험, 연계시험 등의 각종 입증시험을 통해 그 성능을 검증한 후 단인증모델(SQTM)을 이용하여 발사 시나리오에 따른 추진제 공급능력을 입증한 후 KSR-III의 비행시험을 성공적으로 수행하였다. 수행된 연구결과는 향후 건설되어질 우주센터내의 발사장 기반설비 설계의 기초 자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.443-448
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• 2011

The propellant has a short shelf-life because of nitrogen oxides that were released from nitrocellulose decomposition. As-received and surface-modified ACFs were applied to remove the nitrogen oxides with intend to extend the shelf-life of propellant. The specific surface area of modified ACFs was slightly decreased but nitrogen function groups such as pyridine, pyridone and pyrrol were created on the surface of ACFs. As a result, the NO removal capacity of the surface-modified ACF by propellant waste increased about twice than that of the as-received ACF. The shelf-life of propellant was extended about 1.25 times by accompanying surface-modified ACF.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.48 no.6
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• pp.695-699
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• 2010

The propellant KM10, a single propellant manufactured from nitrocellulose, was known to cause natural degradation phenomena at long term storage. In this study, the self-life was estimated using high temperature acceleration aging tests and stockpile analysis test. For the life expectancy estimation, Arrhenius equation and Berthelot equation were used in the high temperature acceleration tests, and the first order regression was used in the Stockpile analysis test. The self-life of propellant KM10 using the Arrhenius equation and Berthelot equation showed significantly different results as 43.73, 16.53 years in the high temperature acceleration test, and it showed 42.94 years in the Stockpile analysis test. The value of self-life predicted by Arrhenius equation was reasonable when compared with the result of E. R. Bixon.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.105-108
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• 2008

Nowadays, as there is so much interest in environment, hydrogen peroxide attracts attention as an eco-propellant. Hydrogen peroxide is widely used for mono-propellant of thruster, and oxidizer of bi-propellant rocket. Especially, it is used as mono-propellant of the thruster for attitude control of satellite and military weapons. So, the need of long time storage of hydrogen peroxide appears and storage test is required. In this paper, necessity of storage test of hydrogen peroxide and some conditions and methods are introduced. In addition, the results of storage tests under some condition are compared and analyzed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.1735-1740
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• 2010

The propellant KM10, a single propellant manufactured nitrocellulose, is known to cause natural degradation phenomena at long term storage. The self-life was estimated using generally used high temperature acceleration aging tests to analyze the content of stabilizer and using the Arrhenius equation & Berthelot equation to calculate reaction rate constants. According to the result of this study, self-life of propellant KM10 using the Arrhenius equation & Berthelot equation appear significantly different as 43.73, 16.53years and when compared with the paper of E. R. Bixon, self-life of propellant KM10 predicted using the Arrhenius equation was reasonably determined.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.165-172
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• 2014

This study was focused on the investigation of the liquid propellants for the launch vehicle, past, present and future trends in worldwide. In general, storable and hypergolic propellants are used for the military purposes and comparing to this, the kerosine fuel and cryogenic propellants are used for the launching systems. Although liquid propulsion is seemed as a mature technology, the requirements of a renewed interest for space exploration has led to the development of a family of new engines, with more design margins, simpler to use and to produce associated with a wide variety of thrust and life requirements.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.46-53
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• 2005

We have analyzed the temperature and humidity aging test results of a composite solid propellant. The temperature aging test was performed to evaluate the storage life of a propellant, while the humidity aging test could provide the hygroscopicity of Ammonium Perchlorate(AP) exposed to .elative humidity (RH) 10, 30, $50\%$ environment. A specimen was used in the temperature test, and a block of propellant from the actual motor was used in the humidity test. We report that the 4-month storing at 60 degree is equivalent to the 10-year 60 degree condition. The composite solid propellant with HTPB binder showed signs of hardening with time lapse but the effect of humidity up to RH $50\%$ was not noticeable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.1171-1175
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• 2017

Cryogenic helium gas is used as the pressurant for the oxidizer pressurization of DR(Damper Receiver) sphere in the PSD(Pogo Suppression Device) system and liquid oxygen is used as the oxidizer for the propellant in Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II. The helium gas is stored in pressurant cylinders inside the cryogenic liquid oxygen tank and liquid oxygen is stored in the oxidizer tank. In this study, the performance test of PSD liquid oxygen drain valve for KSLV-II was considered.