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Launch Environment Test and Evaluation of Fuel Feeding Unit for Electric Propulsion System to Small-Satellite Applications

소형위성용 전기추진시스템을 위한 연료공급부의 발사환경 시험평가

  • Received : 2014.03.13
  • Accepted : 2014.11.24
  • Published : 2014.12.01

Abstract

A Fuel Feeding Unit of electric propulsion system has been developed for the small-satellite applications. The fuel feeding unit stores the xenon gas with high pressure and density as a fuel. Xenon can affect to system stability since xenon has the transient condition under the critical point which is in ambient temperature on the launch environment. The functional and structural stability on the launch environment needs verification through the ground tests. The design points and verification tests of the system were discussed and test results were described on this text. The system stability on the launch environment was verified through these verification tests.

소형인공위성에 적용을 목적으로 전기추진시스템의 연료공급부가 개발되었다. 연료공급부는 연료로 사용되는 제논을 높은 압력과 밀도의 가스상태로 저장하게 된다. 제논은 상온에서 임계점을 갖는데 발사환경에서 과도상태로 시스템에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 따라서 발사환경에 대한 본 시스템의 기능적 구조적 안정성은 지상시험을 통한 검증이 필요하다. 본문에서는 연료공급부의 설계점과 검증시험내용을 논하고 시험결과를 정리하였다. 검증시험을 통해 본 시스템이 발사환경에 대하여 안정성을 확보하고 있는 것을 확인하였다.

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