• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.814-815
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• 2010

Korea Aerospace Research Institute plan to develop propulsion system test facilities for combustor, engine system, propulsion systems of KSLV-II propulsion system in process of Korea Space Launch Vehicle project. By review for heavy test facilities specifications of foreign technically developed nations of the world, it will be referenced for test facility development plan of Korea Space Launch Vehicle project in the future.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.10 no.4 s.33
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• pp.41-46
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• 2006

A study was conducted to investigate the problem caused by the mechanical particles in LOX system during operating and testing propulsion system, especially concentrated on effects of contaminants accumulation and transfer in LOX system. Several methods for system operation decreasing accidents caused by oxidizer Beakage and contaminants accumulation was investigated. These methods can be applied to LOX system and other propellants system in liquid propellants propulsion system.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.10b
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• pp.227-230
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• 2004

The regulator that was designed for space use must be operating on the severe circumstance. For example, operating temperature is below 90K and operating pressure is 20.7 MPa. The design of regulator for liquid propulsion system was accomplished and dynamic characteristic was analyzed successfully.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.61-66
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• 2005

In executing the large scale national project, such as development of space launch vehicle, it is most important to guarantee the technological reliability. However the reliability analysis of launch vehicle is different from other mass product goods because of the limitation of budget and number of tests. In this study, the reliability analysis technique of the propulsion system, which is one of the major sub-systems of launch vehicle is illustrated and applied to the liquid rocket engine of KSR-III.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.10b
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• pp.341-343
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• 2004

In executing the large scale national project, such as development of space launch vehicle, it is most important to guarantee the technological reliability. However the reliability analysis of launch vehicle is different from other mass product goods because of the limitation of budget and number of tests. In this study, the reliability analysis technique of the propulsion system, which is one of the major sub-systems of launch vehicle is illustrated and applied to the liquid rocket engine of KSR-III.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.898-903
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• 2011

Units assembled in the liquid-propellant propulsion system of launch vehicles should guarantee their on- and off-design performances under the various environments as well as at the various operation modes for the launch preparation and flight of launch vehicles. Units of liquid-propellant propulsion system can be installed in launch vehicle to insert satellite(s) into target orbit(s) only under the condition that all units must pass a series of tests to confirm whether those units perform normally as designed under the environment, which may be occurred in such stages of all development and operations as development, qualification, acceptance, assembly, pre-launch preparation, launch, and flight, and whether those units have been developed according to design requirements. Requirements for such tests have been already prepared in the advanced countries in launch vehicle systems based on experiences for decades. In Korea, where is now pursuing the development of KSLV-II, the research and development of launch vehicles using liquid-propellant propulsion system have been undergone during over 10 years. Hence test requirements for the development of units consisting of liquid-propellant propulsion system should be defined and Koreanized according to the domestic environment and circumstances and based on the experiences accumulated. In this paper requirements for the tests of units in liquid-propellant propulsion system, which can be feasible domestically, have been reviewed and defined.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.112-118
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• 2019

The development of an underwater rocket propulsion system was described in this paper. Throttle able liquid propellant and hybrid rocket propulsion systems were selected for underwater propulsion. A subscale liquid rocket combustion chamber and it's portable stand were developed and their applicability was examined. 1.5-ton.f and 1.8-ton.f hybrid rockets were developed for underwater applications. The test results indicated that the 18-ton.f hybrid rocket fully complies to the performance and underwater cruise stability requirements; thus, its development was concluded to be successfully complete.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.416-423
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• 2012

Liquid acquisition device in the liquid propellant supply system is required to protect entrance of gas bubble into the propulsion system. The device exploits the capillary effect of micro-sized poles in a screen and supplies pure liquid-phase propellant to the propulsion system. The bubble point is the most important performance parameter in the design of a liquid acquisition device. In this paper, performance parameters affecting the bubble point are identified through literature survey, in order to develop the experimental setup for the bubble point measurement.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.74-81
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• 2016

Space propulsion system produces required thrust for satellites and space launch vehicles by using chemical reactions of a liquid fuel and a liquid oxidizer typically. Among several liquid propellants, the monomethylhydrazine-dinitrogen tetroxide is expecially preferred for a GEO satellite propellants due to their better storability in liquid phase during a long mission life under a freezing space environment. Recently, a development of the monomethylhydrazine-dinitrogen tetroxide bipropellant system becomes important as the national space program requires the heavier and the more efficient space system. Thus, the objective of the present study is to review a foreign research trend of a chemical reaction between the monomethyhydrazine fuel and the dinitrogen tetroxide oxidizer to understand a fundamental basis of their characteristics to prepare for domestic development in future.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.132-139
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• 2013

Liquid-propellant rocket engines are widely used all over the world, thanks to their high performances thrust, in particular high thrust-to-weight ratio. The sucess rate of the launching of the liquid propulsion is similar to the solid one even though it has more complex mechanical system. In general, liquid propulsion is seemed as a mature technology, the requirements of a renewed interest for space exploration has led to the development of a family of new engines, with more design margins, simpler to use and to produce associated with a wide variety of thrust and life requirements.