• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.105-109
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• 2007

Three methods of nozzle flow analysis, frozen-equilibrium, shifting-equilibrium and non-equilibrium approaches, were used to rocket nozzle flow, those were coupled with the methods of computational fluid dynamics code. For a design of high temperature rocket nozzle, chemical equilibrium analysis which shares the same numerical characteristics with frozen flow analysis can be an efficient design tool for predicting maximum thermodynamic performance of the nozzle. In this study, shifting-equilibrium flow analysis was carried out for the 30 $ton_f$-class KARl liquid rocket engine nozzle together with frozen flow. The performance evaluation based on the 30 $ton_f$-class KARl LRE nozzle flow analyses will provide an understanding of the thermochemical process in the nozzle and performances of nozzle.

• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.42-53
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• 2009

Gas turbine engine simulation program has been developed. In compressor and turbine, 2-D NS implicit code is used with k-$\omega$ SST turbulent model. In combustor, 0-D lumped method chemical equilibrium code is adopted under the limitations, the products are only 10 species of molecular and air-fuel is perfectly mixed state with 100% combustion efficiency at constant pressure. Fluid properties are shared on interfaces between engine components. The outlet conditions of compressor have been used as the inlet condition of combustor. The inlet condition of turbine comes from the compressor The back pressure in compressor outlet is transferred by the inlet pressure of turbine. Unsteady phenomena at rotor-stator in compressor and turbine is covered by mixing-plane method. The state of engine can be determined only by given inlet condition of compressor, outlet condition of turbine, equivalence ratio and rotating speed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.1-9
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• 2013

An active anti-ship missile decoy system was designed conceptually to analyze propulsion system requirements and feasibility to use a liquid bi-propellant rocket engine. Overall mass, size, and shape were assumed referring to specifications of Nulka which was developed by US and Australia in 1990s. The propulsion system was assumed to be a 1,000 N-class $H_2O_2$/kerosene rocket engine with a pressurized feed system. A three-degree-of-freedom optimal trajectory was calculated based on the assumptions, and mass budget was designed from the calculation results. It was found that the requirements for the propulsion system is that it shall be operated more than 100 sec; it shall be re-ignitable; it shall have a throttle capability of a range from 35% to 100% when the maximum thrust at sea level is 1,000 N.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.38-41
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• 2009

For the technology development of LOx/kerosene liquid rocket engine, turbopump-gas generator closed-loop coupled tests using 30tonf main engine components such as turbopump and gas generator except combustion chamber are performed. In the engine system operation environment, simulating combustion chamber by flow control units, the chill-down procedure, startup characteristics, nominal operability and smooth shutdown of turbopump+gas generator closed-loop coupled Test Plant are successfully confirmed. The serviceability of the turbopump and gas generator are evaluated. The feed-back control system for the turbopump rotational speed and gas generator mixture ratio are also verified. The results of closed-loop coupled test will be used as the technology development for the liquid rocket engine.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.563-568
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• 2010

Turbopump-gas generator open-loop coupled tests are performed during the development of a 30tonf-LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. In the turbopump-gas generator open-loop tests, the propellants to gas generator are supplied from the outlets of turbopump, while the gas exhausted from the gas generator is vented out to the atmosphere, instead of being used to turbine driving. This paper presents the objectives, procedure, and results of the open-loop coupled test, in addition to a schematic representation of the test apparatus and the operating conditions for the test facility system and control system. The results of turbopump-gas generator open-loop coupled test confirm chill-down procedure, startup characteristics, nominal operability and smooth shutdown of the open-loop coupled Test Plant in test conditions simulating engine system operation environment.

• 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.18 no.1
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• pp.85-90
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• 2014

To develop liquid propulsion engine, the development of combustion chamber must be preceded. For performance validation of the combustion chamber, the designed and manufactured combustion chamber should be tested in combustion chamber test facility (CCTF). The CCTF is the test facility to develop the combustor of rocket engine, which uses liquid oxygen as a oxidizer and kerosene as a fuel. Present paper introduces the detailed design results of compressed gas supply system of CCTF, which is planned to be installed at Naro Space Center.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.31 no.8
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• pp.85-90
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• 2003

To control spacecraft including satellite, we should understand precisely the performance of propulsion system and the program logic with appropriate format for satellite operations. In this study, the thruster performance functions was generated by using the best curve fitting for performance data from bi-propellant thrusters. Detailed thruster performance data are, in general, company proprietary information, therefore real firing tests were performed to understand the basic characteristics of the performance curve. Experimental rocket motor utilize liquid oxygen and kerosine as propellant and designed average thrust was 100 pound.