• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.409-425
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• 2014

Converging flows of a gas and a liquid at a microchannel cross junction, under proper conditions, can result in the formation of periodic, dispersed microslugs. This microslug formation phenomenon has been proposed as the basis for a fuel injection system in a novel, 'discrete' monopropellant microthruster designed for use in next-generation miniaturized satellites. Previous experimental studies demonstrated the ability to generate fuel slugs with characteristics commensurate with the intended application during steady-state operation. In this work, numerical and experimental techniques are used to study the effect of valve actuation on slug characteristics, and the results are used to compare with equivalent steady-state slugs. Computational simulations of a valve with a 1 ms valve-actuation cycle show that as the ratio of the response time of the valve to the fully open time is increased, transient effects can increase slug length by up to 17%. The simulations also demonstrate that the effect of the valve is largely independent of surface tension coefficient, which is the thermophysical parameter most responsible for slug formation characteristics. Flow visualization experiments performed using a miniature valve with a 20 ms response time showed less than a 1% change in the length of slugs formed during the actuation cycle. The results of this study indicate that impulse bit and thrust calculations can discount transient effects for slower valves, but as valve technology improves transient effects may become more significant.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2004년도 제22회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.357-364
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• 2004

A computational study on the supersonic flow around the lateral jet controlled missile has been performed. Case studies have been performed by comparing the normal force coefficient and the moment coefficient of a missile body for several different jet flow conditions, angle of attacks, circumferential jet locations, and spouting jet angles. For the several different jet flow conditions, which include the jet pressure, the jet Mach number, and the corresponding jet mass flow rate, the results show that the normal force coefficient is almost proportional to the jet thrust but the moment coefficient is not. Distinctly different flow phenomena can be noticed as the pressure ratio and the jet Mach number increase. By investigating the angle of attack effect to the normal force and the pitching moment, it has been identified that the normal force and the pitching moment show nonlinearity with respect to the angle of attack. From the detailed flow field analyses with respect to the jet flow conditions and the angle of attacks, it is verified that most of the normal force loss and the pitching moment generation are taken place at the low-pressure region behind the jet nozzle. Furthermore, the normal force and the pitching moment characteristics of the missile have been identified by comparing different circumferential jet locations and spouting jet angles.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.546-549
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• 2008

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(ISAS/JAXA) successfully developed and operated the microwave discharge ion engines onboard Hayabusa asteroid explorer. The ${\mu}10$ ion engines feature the cathode-less plasma generation in both the ion generators and neutralizers with the results of long life and high reliability in space. Based on the space achievements of ${\mu}10$ ion engines with 8mN thrust, 3,000sec Isp and 350W consumption power, several programs are currently under developments: ${\mu}20$, ${\mu}10$HIsp and ${\mu}1$. The first is a 20-cm diameter microwave discharge ion engine, aiming to achieve 30mN/kW in the thrustto-power ratio for the asteroid sample return mission larger than Hayabusa. The second is a high Isp version of ${\mu}10$, and exhausts the plasma beam over 10,000sec Isp using 15kV acceleration voltage for deep space missions to such as Jupiter and Mercury. The third is ${\mu}1$ to be adapted to small satellites for drag-free.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제26권4_2호
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• pp.639-648
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• 2023

In modern society, UAM (Urban Air Mobility) transportation system is being developed as an alternative to urban traffic congestion and environmental problems, and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) is a combination of vertical take-off and landing function and electric power. It is attracting attention as an innovative next-generation transportation method as an eco-friendly alternative that reduces noise and air pollution by providing efficient mobility within the city. Since eVTOL development requires designing and implementing airframes suitable for various mission purposes, the power system needs to be developed as a platform concept before airframe development. In this study, we empirically proposed a test bench concept equipped with a stable power supply and an efficient control system, essential in developing a power platform with a combined function in the form of a fuselage and module type specialized for various mission purposes. The proposed drivetrain platform test bench consists of a system verifying the stable take-off and landing software and a power platform adjusting the motor's thrust. It will serve as a verification system that can be developed.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2016

NEXTSat-1 is the next-generation small-size artificial satellite system planed by the Satellite Technology Research Center(SatTReC) in Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST). For the control of attitude and transition of the orbit, the system has adopted a RHM(Resisto-jet Head Module), which has a very simple geometry with a reasonable efficiency. An axisymmetric model is devised with two coil-resistance heaters using xenon(Xe) gas, and the minimum required specific impulse is 60 seconds under the thrust more than 30 milli-Newton. To design the module, seven basic parameters should be decided: the nozzle shape, the power distribution of heater, the pressure drop of filter, the diameter of nozzle throat, the slant length and the angle of nozzle, and the size of reservoir, etc. After quasi one-dimensional analysis, a theoretical value of specific impulse is calculated, and the optima of parameters are found out from the baseline with a series of multi-physical numerical simulations based on the compressible Navier-Stokes equations for gas and the heat conduction energy equation for solid. A commercial code, COMSOL Multiphysics is used for the computation with a FEM (finite element method) based numerical scheme. The final values of design parameters indicate 5.8% better performance than those of baseline design after the verification with all the tuned parameters. The present method should be effective to reduce the time cost of trial and error in the development of RHM, the thruster of NEXTSat-1.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2004

측 추력(Lateral Jet)을 이용하여 자세를 제어하는 미사일 주위의 초음속 유동장 해석을 위하여 삼차원 Navier-Stokes 코드 (AADL3D)를 개발하고, 이를 이용한 수치해석 연구를 수행하였다. 분출 제트 압력, 분출 마하수 등을 포함하는 제트의 유동특성이 미사일에 미치는 수직력 및 피칭모멘트에 대한 영향을 알아보기 위한 사례연구를 수행하였으며, 공력 해석 결과 제트의 분출 압력과 분출 마하수 변화에 따른 서로 다른 수직력과 모멘트 변화 양상 및 그 원인을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 대부분의 수직력 손실과 피칭모멘트 발생은 노즐 후방의 저압영역에 의한 것이며, 동일한 제트 추력일지라도 분출 마하수가 큰 경우가 분출 압력이 큰 경우보다 모멘트 발생 최소화에 유리함을 확인하였다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.1373-1381
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• 2010

현재 항공기 조종사들이 사용하고 있는 항공기동 도해도 방법은 2차원 공간 표현만을 사용하여, 3차원 정보 입력 시 한계가 있고 이를 직관적으로 이해하는 것이 어렵다. 이를 위해 도입된 항공기동 애니메이션 저작도구들은 사용법이 복잡하고 중간에 비행경로를 수정하거나 다수 비행객체들의 전투 상황을 실시간으로 인터렉티브하게 다룰 수 없다. 본 연구는 항공기동 교육을 위한 애니메이션 시스템 중 3차원 항공경로 생성방법에 관한 것이다. 본 연구에서는 2D 도해도에 스케치된 초기 입력과 실제 항공기 추력을 계산하여 실제 비행과 유사한 3차원 선형 스플라인 곡선을 생성해 낸다. 제안하는 선형 스플라인 곡선 생성 방법을 이용하여 항공기동 브리핑 및 디브리핑 시에 비행경로를 실시간으로 생성 및 수정하는 것이 가능하고 이를 애니메이션으로 즉시에 표현할 수 있다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.799-804
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• 2007

액체추진제 추력기 연소실의 인젝터로부터 발생하는 분무 거동을 파악하기 위하여 광학계측 기법을 사용한다. 실험에 사용된 인젝터는 지름이 0.406 mm이며 중심축으로부터 30 의 경사각을 이루는 8 개의 노즐 구멍으로 구성된다. 분무생성의 초기조건과 분무발달에 따른 미립화 과정을 분석하기 위해, 이중모드 위상도플러속도계(DPDA)로 측정된 액적의 속도 및 입경 등의 변이 거동을 제시하고 Nd:Yag 레이저평면광에 의해 획득된 순간평면이미지와 함께 고찰한다. 분무액적의 초기 분사속도에 근거한 Re 수와 We 수 등의 무차원 변수를 도출하여 인젝터 발생 분무의 미립화 및 난류성질 등에 대한 분무유동 양식의 범주를 결정한다. 이러한 분무분열에 대한 정성적, 정량적 결과는 향후 새로운 추력기 개발에 확실한 설계 기반을 제공할 것이다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 모션캡쳐 카메라를 사용한 실험을 통해 날갯짓 비행체의 주 날개, 꼬리날개 구동기 특성 분석에 대하여 기술하였다. 실험은 빛이 차단된 실내에서 진행되었고 지그에 기체를 고정하여 날갯짓으로 인한 영향을 줄였다. 주 날개와 꼬리날개 끝단에 마커를 부착하였고 모션캡쳐 카메라는 입력 신호에 대한 각각의 반응을 측정한다. 실험 결과 주 날개는 날갯짓의 주파수에 따라 진폭이 변하는 경향을 보였고, Modified Strip Theory에 실험 결과와 비행체 제원을 적용하여 양력 및 추력 발생 시뮬레이션을 구현 하였다. 꼬리날개는 종 횡축별로 스텝 신호를 인가하여 이에 따른 결과를 2차 전달함수 형태로 정의하였고, 각 축별로 구동기의 구조 차이로 인하여 최종 응답시간, 오버슈트, 최대값 등에서 차이를 나타내는 것을 확인하였다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.288-295
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• 2017

In order to improve the efficiency and reliability of the machine, the friction should be minimized. The most widely used method to minimize friction is to maintain the fluid lubrication state. However, we can reduce friction only up to a certain limit because of viscosity. As a result of several recent studies, surface texturing has significantly reduced the friction in highly sliding machine elements, such as mechanical seals and thrust bearings. Thus far, theoretical studies have mainly focused on isothermal/iso-viscous conditions and have not taken into account the heat generation, caused by high viscous shear, and the temperature conditions on the bearing surface. In this study, we investigate the effect of dimple depth and film-temperature boundary conditions on the thermohydrodynamic (THD) lubrication of textured parallel slider bearings. We analyzed the continuity equation, the Navier-Stokes equation, the energy equation, and the temperature-viscosity and temperature-density relations using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, FLUENT. We compare the temperature and pressure distributions at various dimple depths. The increase in oil temperature caused by viscous shear was higher in the dimple than in the bearing outlet because of the action of the strong vortex generated in the dimple. The lubrication characteristics significantly change with variations in the dimple depths and film-temperature boundary conditions. We can use the current results as basic data for optimum surface texturing; however, further studies are required for various temperature boundary conditions.