• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.120-127
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• 2007

Performance dispersion in the engine should be considered to predict the flight accuracy of a launch vehicle. A dispersion estimation method was presented with a LOx/Kerosene gas generator cycle engine. The orifices in the propellant supply lines in the engine were assumed to be used for calibration of the performance and the required pressure drops were acquired. The dispersions after calibration were quantified also.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.113-123
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• 2003

Both numerical analysis and experiment of cold and hot tests were performed to obtain basic design data for the swirl coaxial type Injector and to predict the combustion performance. Mass distribution, mixing distribution, mixing efficiency, characteristic velocity efficiency were measured by the cold tests and numerical analysis using the commercial thermo-hydraulic program. Test and analysis variables were recess, pressure drop, velocity ratio, mixing spray, mixture ratio. Hot tests were performed for the Uni-element injector to compare the performance with the cold test results, and, hot tests for Multi-element injector were performed to compare the performance with Uni-element injector. Designed thrust of the Uni-element injector liquid rocket was 35kgf at sea level and combustion chamber pressure, 20bar. Kerosene and Lox were used as a propellant.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.165-169
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• 2007

Qualification test range for Lox/Kerosene gas generator cyle liquid rocket engine was determined by considering engine dispersion and flight inlet conditions. With various pump characteristics, the operation range of components and system was investigated through dispersion analysis. The variation of engine performance shows opposite trends in calibration and dispersion.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.12a
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• pp.139-143
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• 2003

Study on the ignition characteristics of combustor and gas generator for LOx-kerosene liquid rocket engine was performed experimentally through a series of combustion tests of sub-scale engine combustor and gas generator. Characteristic of gas-torch ignitor based on gaseous methane and gaseous oxygen was compared with hypergolic ignition using propellant tri-ethyl-aluminium. Gas-torch ignitor showed good performance on igniting sub-scale liquid rocket engine combustor and gas generator. It was observed that the ignition delay is also affected by the extent of nitrogen in the combustion chamber.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.676-677
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• 2010

In Naro Space Center, Naro launch vehicle launched 2 times. Launch pad for Naro launch vehicle in Naro space center equipped propellant feeding facility for operating launch process. This paper studied development process and operating method for liquid oxygen filling system of cryogenic propellant systems in launch pad propellant feeding facility.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.199-202
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• 2010

우주발사체를 운용하는 발사장은 화재나 폭발의 위험에 많이 노출 되어 있다. 발사장은 비행시험전 발사체의 모든 상태를 점검 하고, 비행시험을 수행하는 곳이다. 또, 유사시에는 대량의 산화제와 연료가 누출 되어 화재 및 폭발사고로 이어질 가능성이 있는 곳이다. 나로우주센터에서 운용하는 우주발사체 나로호는 연료로 케로신(kerosene)을 사용하고, 산화제로 액화산소(LOX)를 사용한다. 발사대의 소화설비는 화재발생시 원격제어를 통해서 소화수와 소화약제를 분사하여 진화하는 방식으로 구성 되어 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.6-6
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• 1999

국가우주개발의 중장기 계획에 따른 우주 발사체 개발의 일환으로, 한반도 대기상태측정 등을 위한 고성능 과학관측로켓의 국산화를 위하여 항공우주연구소를 중심으로 여러 기관에서 연구가 진행되고 있다. 액체로켓을 주 추진체으로 삼고 있기 때문에 로켓의 안정적인 연소와 성능 향상이야말로 발사체 개발에 핵심이라고 할 수 있다. 액체로켓의 경우, 초기점화는 고체시동장치 또는 액체시동장치에 의한 방법 등으로 구분될 수 있다. 본 연구는 액체시동장치 중 hypergolic으로 초기점화를 하고 뒤이어 주추진제(LOX/kerosene)를 내보내어 주연소를 할 수 있는 Unlike impinging Quadlet injector(3 on 1)의 연소성능 이해와 예측을 위해 Cold flow test를 기초로 수행되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.86-93
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• 2016

Performance tests of a 75-tonf liquid rocket engine turbopump were conducted. The performance of sub-components - two pumps and a turbine - and their power matching were measured and examined firstly near the design speed under the LN2 and kerosene environment. In the real propellant - LOX and kerosene - environment tests, design and off-design performance of turbopump were fully verified in regime of the rocket engine operation. During the off-design performance tests, turbopump running time was set longer than the engine operating time to verify the pump operability and set the pump inlet pressure close to design NPSHr to investigate pump suction capability in parallel. It has been found that developed-turbopump satisfied all of the engine required performances.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.99-103
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• 2017

As a development test of the 75-tonf LOx/Kerosene liquid rocket engine for KSLV-II first Stage Engine, hot firing test of 75-tonf engine are performed. The current status of development test on first stage 75-tonf engine system including combustion chamber, turbopump, gas generator, propellant supply system are presented. During the 75tonf engine test campaign, the development of startup sequence of LOx-Kerosene engine system, engine startup using pyrostarter, ignition of gas generator, steady operation and engine shutdown is successfully performed. As a passenger test during engine hot firing tests, Thrust Vector Control system (TVC) of the engine are also evaluated during engine hot firing test. The results of hot firing test of 75-tonf thrust engine system will be used for the design confirmation and performance evaluation of 75 tonf engine system for KSLV-II first Stage.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.17-25
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• 2022

The pintle injector has many advantages in the key characteristics of a liquid rocket engine, such as combustion stability, combustion efficiency, and wide range of comprehensive thrust control, design and manufacture, and test fired under supercritical conditions. The pintle injector is manufactured with a rectangular, single-row orifice for thrust control and production considerations. In order to verify the combustion performance of the pintle injector and its potential as a commercial injector, the combustion characteristics were analyzed by varying the TMR (Total Momentum Ratio) and BF (Blockage Factor). The result of the hot firing test showed that the heat flux increased as TMR increased, and it confirmed that the characteristic velocity efficiency was more affected by BF than TMR. Suppose a single-row pintle injector with efficiency characteristics insensitive to changes in TMR can achieve high efficiency at low fuel differential pressure conditions. In that case, the variable pintle injector's design flexibility can be increase.