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A Review of the Technical Development on Green Hypergolic Propellant

친환경 접촉점화 추진제 연구 개발 동향

  • Park, Seonghyeon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanbat National University) ;
  • Kang, Hongjae (Plasma Engineering Laboratory, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) ;
  • Park, Youngchul (Agency for Defense Development) ;
  • Lee, Jongkwang (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanbat National University)
  • Received : 2020.05.12
  • Accepted : 2020.07.08
  • Published : 2020.08.31
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Abstract

Hypergolic propellants have been widely used for space propulsion systems based their long-term storability and high ignition reliability. Since conventional hypergolic propellants are highly toxic and carcinogenic, handling and operating costs are significant. To overcome the drawbacks, numerous studies have been actively performed to develope new hypergolic propellants, ensuring that the combinations are high performance, low toxicity and low environmental impact. In the present study, a comprehensive survey was conducted to summarize the research and development of green hypergolic propellants involving hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, and ionic liquids.

접촉점화 추진제는 장기 저장성과 높은 점화 신뢰성을 기반으로 우주 비행체의 추진 시스템에 널리 활용되어 왔다. 기존 접촉점화 추진제는 독성이 강하고 발암성 물질로 분류되어 취급과 운용에 많은 비용이 소요된다. 이러한 기술적 단점을 극복하기 위하여, 저독성 물질에 기반한 고성능 접촉점화 추진제 조합에 대한 연구가 활발히 수행되어 왔다. 이 논문에서는 친환경 접촉점화 추진제의 개발 현황에 대한 문헌 조사를 바탕으로 과산화수소, 질산, 이온성 물질을 포함한 친환경 접촉점화 추진제의 연구 개발 동향을 소개하려 한다.

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이 연구는 방위사업청과 국방과학연구소의 지원으로 수행되었으며 이에 감사드립니다. (계약 번호 UD180046GD).

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