• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.78-84
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• 2011

CFD simulation has been conducted on a small scaled 4 nozzle clustered engine operating with air. In the present paper, the effects of grid size, turbulence models, flux difference methods have been compared. The results show that the base flows are somewhat different as the turbulence models, while Roe and AUSM flux differences produced almost the same results. Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model produces more accurate results rather than famous SST k-w model. The calculated Mach number and pressure profile in the engine base reveal the complex base flow structure, which is somewhat different from the generally estimated flow fields.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.18-25
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• 2013

Assessment and validation of RANS turbulence models are conducted for the optimal analysis of supersonic converging-diverging nozzle through the comparison between computational results and experimental data. One/two equation turbulence closures such as Spalart-Allmaras, RNG k-${\varepsilon}$, and k-${\omega}$ SST are employed to simulate the two-dimensional nozzle flow. Computational results with the turbulence models mentioned fairly well predict shock structure of the nozzle-inside and pressure distribution along the wall. Especially, SST model among the employed ones shows the best agreement to experimental results.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.68-77
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• 2012

Flow characteristics of base region of small scaled 4 nozzle clustered engine has been analyzed with CFD approach along with the tests of numerical methods. The numerical test shows that Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model is appropriate for the present research. Plumes expanded from nozzles exits collide with each other and make high pressure stagnation region. Some of collided plumes expand again reversely into the base region with supersonic speeds. The reversed plume in the base region goes out to the outer region through the minimum vent area formed by the nearest nozzle exterior surfaces. But different from the empirical theory, the minimum vent area does not play a role of throat. Additionally the temperature of the nozzle inner surface strongly affects the temperature of the reversed plumes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.1011-1015
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• 2017

In this study, numerical and experimental studies on the nozzle flow in a sub-scale cold flow test were conducted to simulate high altitude condition. In the theoretical calculation, the temperature of the nozzle outlet is calculated to be lower than the liquefaction point, and the fluid exists at the phase change point. Also, numerical analysis result is higher than theory calculation but lower than liquefaction temperature. As a result of cold flow test, it was confirmed that the temperature was much higher than theory and analysis. This is because it assumed that it is adiabatic in the theoretical calculation, but the experiment in the actual environment is not the adiabatic but the heat exchange with the outside exists.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.32-32
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• 2000

잠입노즐은 로케트 추진기관의 길이 및 중량을 감소시켜 체계설계의 관점에서 볼 때 많은 이점을 제공한다. 본 연구에서는 3단형 과학로케트 원지점 차넣기 모타(apogee kick motor)에 적용하기위한 잠입노즐의 기초기술 개발에 주안점을 두었다. 고고도에서 저속으로 회전하며 비행하는 원지점 차넣기 모타를 제작하기위해서 체계 요구성능에 의해 예상된 실물형의 50% 크기에 해당하는 축소형 잠입노즐을 제작하였다. 잠입노즐은 잠입부의 내외부가 고온의 추진제 연소가스에 노출된 상태에서 노즐 내부 압력 외에 연소실압에 의한 외부압력이 작용하므로 이를 고려한 열 및 구조설계가 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 노즐 수렴부와 목부에 일체형 그라파이트 소재를 적용하고 확장부 내열재 및 잠입부 배면내열재에 탄소/페놀 복합재를 노즐 내열재로 사용하였다. 그리고 이들의 구조적 지지를 위해 스틸구조물을 적용하였다. 적용된 스틸구조물에는 K형 열전쌍을 이용해 내열재와 구조물 온도를 측정할 수 있는 관통구멍 및 나사부를 구조물 외변에 가공하였다. 열전쌍은 노즐 목직경의 2, 4배 되는 확장부 내열재 단면위치의 2mm와 4mm 깊이와 구조물 내면 및 외면의 4개소에 열전쌍을 부착하여 지상연소시험시 노즐 내열재와 구조물의 온도분포를 관찰한다. 그리고 노즐 조립시 확장부 내열재와 구조물에 각 각 반원형 홈을 내어 여분의 접착제가 원형 홈에 밀려들어가 경화되어 노즐 기밀유지와 체결력을 향상시킬 수 있는 원형공간 접착제 충전 공법을 적용하여 실제모타에 대한 적용가능성을 지상연소시험을 통해 확인한다.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.56 no.9
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• pp.44-48
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• 2016

실제 크기의 로켓엔진은 수많은 예산이 소요되기 때문에 새롭게 설계된 엔진에 대하여 비행모델의 제작 및 실험연구는 예산과 위험성 때문에 매우 제한적으로 시행된다. 따라서 비행모델의 설계를 확정하기 위한 개발단계에서는 실제 크기의 로켓엔진의 특성을 나타낼 수 있는 소형 액체로켓을 제작하여 시험평가를 수행하게 된다. 이 글에서는 이러한 축소형 연소기 관련 연구동향을 알아보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.170-176
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• 2010

A numerical analysis was peformed for the supersonic aircraft with variable pitch thrust vector nozzle. Based on the requirement of the mixed turbofan engine of the supersonic aircraft, two dimensional thrust vector nozzle with variable pitch angle was designed. To investigate the effect of the thrust vectoring nozzle, the numerical analysis was conducted by using Fluent under the several pitch deflection angle.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.135-141
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• 2005

The procedure of conceptual and detailed design of sub-scale combustor using bipropellant swirl or impinging injector with external or internal mixing for a liquid rocket engine are described in this paper. The sub-scale combustor uses liquid oxygen(LOx) and kerosene as propellants and has a injector head, an ablative material combustor wall and a water cooled nozzle. The injector head has LOx manifold, fuel manifold, fire face plate, one center swirl or impinging injector and 18 main swirl or impinging injectors.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.34-41
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• 2001

A study has been conducted to observe the slot film cooling effect on a convergent nozzle wall. The slot film cooling is used to protect the nozzle wall from the hot combusted gas by the coolant injected from the slot around the inner wall of the nozzle. The film cooling effectiveness and the heat transfer to the nozzle wall are influenced significantly by the blowing ratio of the coolant to the main flow and those are also influenced by the shape of the slot and the flow acceleration in the nozzle. In the present study, the heat transfer for the various blowing ratios has been performed by the experimental method and the results are compared with the results computed by the empirical formula. The numerical method has been conducted to compare the film cooling effectiveness of the convergent nozzle with that of the cylinder. For the relatively low blowing ratio, the cooling effectiveness increases sharply as the blowing ratio increases, and the increasing rate slows down for the high blowing ratio.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.187-189
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• 2005