Abstract
A series of water tests of a Lox pump for liquid rocket engines are performed at a room temperature. According to the hydraulic test results, the head coefficient is slightly decreased when the rotational speed of the pump is increased. However the efficiency is high at the high-speed test. Also, according to the cavitation test results, the cavitation performance of the pump is found to be decreased when the flow ratio is less than 92%. Furthermore, the vibration characteristic is analyzed using measured high frequency data.
액체로켓엔진용 산화제펌프의 수류시험을 상온에서 실시하였다. 수력성능시험 결과, 펌프의 양정 계수는 회전수가 커질수록 약간 감소하였고, 효율은 회전수가 커질수록 증가하였다. 흡입성능시험 결과, 유량비 92% 이하의 낮은 유량비에서 흡입성능이 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 시험 중 측정한 고주파 신호를 이용하여 펌프의 진동 특성을 분석하였다.
