• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.417-418
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• 2009

Aiming at time-dependent performance prediction of Liquid Rocket Engine(LRE) system, Program for Dynamic Characteristic Prediction of LRE is overviewed, and a modeling and dynamic analysis of rocket engine system with reference to developed transient simulator for LRE is outlined.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.509-512
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• 2006

The propellant mixture ratio of gas generator changes when thrust control valve operate to change LRE thrust level. The mixture ratio change of gas generator result in gas temperature change and failure of turbine blade or deterioration of LRE specific impulse. The mixture ratio stabilizer has been developed to maintain propellant mixture ratio of gas generator. This article deals with design and static/dynamic characteristic of stabilizer. Also gas generator system simulation test has shown that the stabilizer can maintain propellant mixture ratio effectively within tolerable range.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.73-78
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• 2008

The development of turbopump in Korea has been practically started from 1999. Recently, the turbopump for a LRE with 30-ton level thrust has been successfully developed, which is able to work for all the required LRE regimes. This success is considered as a breakthrough in development of LRE because the turbopump, a core component of LREs, has been considered as a critical barrier in domestic technology point of view. In this paper, status of the turbopump development in Korea is provided and some suggestions are made for the prospective future.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.67-74
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• 2019

In this paper, mathematical models of a simulation code are presented. The simulation code was developed for the startup analysis of an open cycle liquid rocket engine (LRE). Most of the components comprising an LRE, including the priming process in the propellant feeding line, were considered. A startup simulation of a 75-tonf LRE, which was used for the KSLV-II test launch vehicle (TLV), was performed. The simulation results showed good agreement with the engine acceptance test results, thus proving the validity of the startup simulation code.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.239-242
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• 2004

In this paper, the general mathematical model of LRE(Liquid Rocket Engine) is presented. For the analysis about the trend of dynamics and the stability of open type LRE, it is transformed to linear model by Laplace transform and synthesized to the linear complex model of LRE with Matlab/Simulink.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.87-89
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• 2004

Brazing is an indispensable manufacturing technology for liquid rocket engine. In this study, for LRE injector, stainless steel 316L was used of base metal and Ni based MBF-20 of insert metal. The brazing and diffusion was carried out under various conditions. There are solid phase and. residual liquid phase in the brazed joint. With increment of holding time, the amount of solid phase increased and the elements of base metal and insert metal compositionally graded. Boron diffused from insert metal came into base metal and made boride with Cr and Mo at the brazed joint of base metal and insert metal.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.133-136
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• 2003

우주발사체의 2단에 사용가능하며, 케로신과 액체산소를 추진제로 하는 10톤급 액체로켓엔진 (LRE)에 대해 노즐 설계 변수와 성능 특성과의 관계를 파악하고 노즐 성능의 개선을 위해 노즐 형상에 따른 성능 해석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 10톤급 LRE의 형상을 설계하였으며, 기존의 일차원 성능해석 방법과는 달리, 2차원 유동 해석 결과를 이용한 성능 해석을 수행하기 위해 노즐 성능해석용 코드를 개발하였으며, 액체 산소/메탄 엔진 (LNG 엔진)에 대한 지상 연소시험 결과와 비교, 검토하여 노즐 성능해석 코드를 검증하였다.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.22-30
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• 2017

This paper examines a survey on recent research regarding health monitoring and management for liquid rocket engines (LRE). For this, we investigated precedent techniques applied to LRE development. Particularly, we focused on open-cycle LRE to apply to KSLV-II (Korea Space Launch Vehicle II). Through this study, we subdivided health monitoring algorithms and analyzed fault detection and diagnosis algorithm developed in China, since China researched open-cycle LRE that have the same cycle as KSLV-II rocket engines. We discuss significant points to be considered regarding development of the KSLV-II.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.75-86
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• 2004

KSR-III is the first Korean sounding rocket propelled by a liquid propellant propulsion system and it has been developed over 5 years using purely domestic technologies. The propulsion system of KSR-III is a 13-ton class see-level thrust liquid rocket engine(LRE) which utilizes liquid oxygen and kerosene for its propellants and employed pressurized propellant feeding and ablative cooling system. The problem of combustion instabilities which has brought the most difficulty in the development was resolved by implementation of a baffle. Through the development of KSR-III LRE, meaningful achievements have been made in the core technologies of LRE such as design of injectors and combustion chambers and test, evaluation, and control of combustion instabilities. The acquired technologies will be applied to the development of higher performance LREs necessary for future space development programs such as Korean Small Launch Vehicles(KSLV) In this paper, the development of KRE-III LRE system is described including its design, analyses. performance tests and evaluation.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.86-97
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• 2010

This paper treats with the history and current trends in the developments of liquid-propellant rocket engine in Russia and Ukraine which are among world leaders in the technology of liquid rocket engine(LRE). In 1960s formerly the Soviet Union accepted the closed cycle engine for increasing the pressure in the combustion chamber and specific impulse to the maximum. However, since financially difficult times after 1990, they have decreased the cost for the development of new rocket engines. It was achieved by using existing units for new developed engines and minimizing the total number of engines and tests through the reasonable planning in the process for the experimental improvement of LRE. In addition, nowadays international cooperation in supplying LRE for commercial rocket and development of next generation LRE, such as 3 components engines and mathane engines, are proceeding.