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http://dx.doi.org/10.20910/JASE.2020.14.5.107

Comparative Study on the Performance of Small Satellites Launch Vehicle Employing ElecPump Cycle Upper Stage Engine  

Yu, Byungil (Engine Test and Evaluation Team, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kwak, Hyun-Duck (Turbopump Team, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Hongjip (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Aerospace System Engineering / v.14, no.5, 2020 , pp. 107-121 More about this Journal
Abstract
The performance analysis of the small satellites launch vehicle using the electric pump cycle as the upper stage engines was performed. The first stage is the launch vehicle that uses the test launch vehicle of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II and the second stage employs elecpump cycle engine that uses liquid methane and kerosene (RP-1) as fuel. A model for the mass estimation was presented and the analysis was conducted for the range of thrust of 20 to 40 kN and combustion pressure of 3 to 6 MPa with a nozzle expansion ratio of 60 to 100. The mixture ratio with the maximum velocity increment was calculated and the performance of the LEO and SSO payload were calculated from the stage mass estimation. In both the cases, liquid methane, and RP-1 showed maximum payload for 20 kN thrust, 3 MPa combustion pressure, and the nozzle expansion ratio of 100, with a mixture ratio of 3.49 for liquid methane and 2.75 for RP-1. In addition, the ditching points of the first stage and the fairing in the LEO mission were analyzed using ASTOS.
Keywords
ElecPump; Small Satellites Launch Vehicle; LOx; Methane; Kerosene;
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