• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2012

In the extreme conditions of launch vehicle in a space, such as cryogenic temperature and low-gravity environment, the mass gauging of remaining propellants becomes a difficult problem. Pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) method is one of the attractive mass gauging methods under low-gravity due to its simplicity and reliability. PVT gauging experiment with various mass flow rates of helium injection is carried out with the experimental apparatus creating cryogenic homogeneous condition as the condition of low-gravity. Experimental results are analyzed by a novel PVT gauging analysis method which considers all instantaneous changes of pressure and temperature in the ullage volume with small time intervals. It is observed that the gauging error from the novel PVT gauging analysis is -0.11% with 2 slpm mass flow rate of helium injection.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2014

Measuring an exact amount of remaining cryogenic liquid propellant under microgravity condition is one of the important issues of rocket vehicle. A Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) gauging method is attractive due to its minimal additional hardware and simple gauging process. In this paper, PVT gauging method using liquid nitrogen is investigated under microgravity condition with parabolic flight. A 9.2 litre metal cryogenic liquid storage tank containing approximately 30% of liquid nitrogen is pressurized by ambient temperature helium gas. During microgravity condition, the inside of the liquid tank becomes near-isothermal condition within 1 K difference indicated by 6 silicon diode sensors vertically distributed in the middle of the liquid tank. Helium injection with higher mass flow rate after 10 seconds of the waiting time results in successful measurements of helium partial pressure in the tank. Average liquid volume measurement error is within 11% of the whole liquid tank volume and standard deviation of errors is 11.9. As a result, the applicability of PVT gauging method to liquid propellant stored in space is proven with good measurement accuracy.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.62-71
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• 2015

정지궤도위성은 궤도상에서 위치변화를 제어하기 위해 추력기를 사용하고 운용수명에 맞추어 적정한 양의 액체추진제를 탑재한다. 그러므로 정지궤도위성의 수명은 추진제 잔여량에 좌우되고 정확한 잔여추진제량 측정은 조기 수명종료로 야기되는 경제적 손실을 완화시킬 뿐만 아니라 후속위성의 대체나 위성망 운용계획 등에 매우 중요하다. 잔여추진제량을 측정하는 방법은 주로 PVT 방법, 열질량법, 회계식 방법이 사용된다. 본 논문에서는 회계식방법을 사용하기 위한 천리안위성 이원추진시스템의 모델링과 몬테카를로 방법을 이용하여 천리안위성의 궤도전이 소요 추진제량을 분석하였다.