• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.388-391
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• 2012

Intake start characteristics of a Mach 5 scramjet engine were investigated experimentally. Intake unstart was observed. The model-facility interaction or excessive internal contraction ratio were attributed to this unstart. Intake start was achieved by changing the model position to remove the model-facility interaction, and by modifying the cowl to give smaller contraction ratio.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.08a
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• pp.56.4-56.4
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• 2008

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2004.03a
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• pp.649-656
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• 2004

Hypersonic wind tunnel test of the rectangular variable geometry intake is performed. For realization of a Precooled turbojet engine, development of a hypersonic ramjet engine is planned. To investigate performance of the intake of the hypersonic ramjet engine, wind tunnel test is done with freestream Mach number of 5.1. The total pressure recovery was 18 % with 12.9 % of ramp bleed. Several reasons for low total pressure recovery are shown. Supersonic internal compression is not enough. Then, the throat Mach number is high (M2.61) and total pressure losses at the terminal shock is large. Supersonic flow at the throat and position of the terminal shock is sensitive to a difference of the second ramp's throat height and the third ramp's throat height. Flow separations at the second ramp's trailing edge and the third ramp's leading edge are seen those could result in the trigger of unstart. The seal mechanism between the ramps and the sidewalls is important.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.463-466
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• 2010

A scramjet engine intake model was tested with a storage air heater type hypersonic wind tunnel. In test results, there is no large performance change with the variation of the sidewall configurations. In the isolator performance analysis, pressure distribution of oblique shock train and normal shock train was observed. Unstart limit of the model was also confirmed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.10-20
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• 2022

The performance analysis test of the scramjet engine intake was conducted under the Mach 5 condition of the scramjet engine test facility, a free-jet ground test facility of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. A pitot/static pressure rake installed at the rear of the isolator was designed and manufactured to measure the total pressure recovery rate and mass capture ratio, which are typical performance factors of the scramjet engine intake. The effect of the rake mounted at the rear of the isolator on the intake, the performance analysis measured by the rake, and the change in wall static pressure distribution according to the angle of attack were performed. Finally, the point at which the intake unstart occurred was confirmed by using the rear back pressure adjusting device, which simulates pressure rise in the combustor, and the results are summarized in this paper.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.9-14
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• 2013

Combustion tests were conducted for a hydrogen-fueled Mach 5 scramjet engine model using a blow-down facility. No fuel and two fuel flow rate cases were tested for two different model configurations. Time history of the wall static pressures inside the model and their time-averaged spatial distribution were used for the analysis of the flow and combustion characteristics. For shorter model, supersonic combustion was occurred for both of the fuel flow rate cases. For longer model, supersonic combustion was occurred for less fuel case, whereas thermal choking and subsonic combustion were occurred for more fuel case. Intake started even for this subsonic combustion case.