• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.12
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• pp.1202-1208
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• 2010

The prediction of the required pressurant mass for maintaining the pressure of propellant tanks during propellant feeding is an important issue in designing pressurization system. The temperature of pressurant fed into propellant tank is the critical factor in the required pressurant mass and is one of the most crucial design parameters in the development of pressurization system including designing the weight of pressurant tanks and the size of heat exchanger. Hence a series of propellant drainage tests by pressurizing propellant stored in a cryogenic propellant tank have been performed with measuring the temperature distribution inside ullage and the required pressurant mass according to the temperature condition of pressurant. Results shows that the required pressurant mass decreases as the temperature of pressurant increases. However, the rate of the actual pressurant mass to the ideal required pressurant mass increases.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.54-62
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• 2011

The pressurant mass required for propellant tank pressurization with operating condition variation was estimated by using the numerical model already developed for this purpose. The model was applied to the concept design results of KSLV-II first stage oxygen tank. The supplied pressurant temperature, oxygen volumetric flow rate, and the ratio of length to diameter of the tank were selected as variables. The required pressurant mass and mass flow rate, collapse factor, ullage temperature distribution were predicted, and the results showed that the pressurant temperature had the largest effect on the amount of the required pressurant mass. The pressurizing efficiency of the propellant tank was calculated through analyzing energy distribution in the ullage. It was found that the gas-to-wall heat transfer in the ullage was dominant, and much of the pressurant energy was lost to tank wall heating.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.125-132
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• 2010

Estimation of pressurant mass flowrate and its total mass required to maintain propellant tank pressure during propellant outflow is very important for design of pressurization control system and pressurant storage tank. Especially, more pressurant mass is required to maintain pressure in cryogenic propellant tank, because of reduced specific volume of pressurant due to heat transfer between pressurant and tank wall. So, basic model for propellant tank ullage calculation was proposed to estimate ullage and tank wall temperature distribution, required pressurant mass, and energy distribution of pressurant in ullage. Both test and theoretical analysis have been conducted, but only theoretical modeling method was addressed in this paper.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.66-73
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• 2005

The pressurization system in a liquid rocket propulsion system provides a controlled gas pressure in the ullage space of the vehicle propellant tanks. It is advantage to employ a hot gas heat exchanger in the pressurization system to increase the specific volume of the pressurant and thereby reduce over-all system weight. A significant improvement in pressurization-system performance can be achieved, particularly in a cryogenic system, where the gas supply is stored inside the cryogenic propellant tank. In this study liquid nitrogen was used instead of liquid oxygen as a simulant. The temperature characteristic of cryogenic pressurant is very important to develop some components in pressurization system. Numerical modeling and test data were studied using SINDA/FLUINT Program and PTF(Propellant-feeding Test facility).

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.723-725
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• 2010

Calculation program to predict required pressurant mass for propellant tank was verified through flight test data. This program was already developed and verified through ground test data, but to increase reliability of program, it was compared with flight test data of KSR-III launched in 2002. Because pressurant temperature incoming to propellant tank was not measured in flight test, that was assumed in calculation program. Required pressurant mass and inside temperature of oxygen tank dome was compared. Validation of calculation program was verified by showing required pressurant mass accuracy of 6%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.6-6
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• 1999

액체 로켓 엔진은 추진기관 공급 시스템으로 작동이 된다. 추진기관 공급 시스템에는 유공압장치 및 각종 배관, 필요한 압력과 유량을 연소실과 가스발생기로 공급하는 시스템, 엔진의 점화 및 정지, 발사체의 사용 목적에 따라 부과되는 기능을 수행하기 위한 장비들이 포함된다. 공급시스템은 크게 가압가스를 이용하는 방법과 터보펌프를 이용하는 방법의 두 가지로 나눌 수 있다. 잘 알려진 바와 같이 일반적으로 추력이 큰 로켓엔진의 경우에는 터보 펌프식이, 추력이 크지 않은 경우에는 가압가스 방식이 이용된다. 일반적으로 가압가스 방식은 연소실 압력이 커질수록 추진제 탱크의 압력도 커지므로, 그 두께가 두꺼워져서 비효율적이 된다. 따라서 연소실 압력이 비교적 크지 않은 추력이 약 10t 내외에서 많이 사용되고, 시스템이 터보 펌프식보다 구조가 매우 간단하므로, 작동의 신뢰도는 매우 높다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• v.y2005m4
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• pp.168-175
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• 2005

The pressurization system in a liquid rocket propulsion system provides a controlled gas pressure in the ullage space of the vehicle propellant tanks. It is advantage to employ a hot gas heat exchanger in the pressurization system to increase the specific volume of the pressurant and thereby reduce over-all system weight. A significant improvement in pressurization-system performance can be achieved, particularly in a cryogenic system, where the gas supply is stored inside the cryogenic propellant tank. The temperature characteristic of cryogenic pressurant is very important to develop some components in pressurization system. Numerical modeling and Test data were studied using SINDA/FLUINT Program and PTF(Propellant-feeding Test Facility).

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1995.11a
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• pp.27-32
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• 1995

석탄가스화 복합발전은 최소 14기압이상의 가압상태에서 석탄을 가스화시킨다. 이에 따른 가압상태의 석탄가스화반응을 규명하기 위하여 고압 Thermogravimetry를 사용하여 열분해특성을 측정하였고, 생성물질은 on-line으로 연결한 Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry로 분석하였다. 가압상태에 따른 열분해특성은 char 분해반응 단계에서 현격한 차이를 나타내었고, 수증기 주입에 따른 가스화반응에 의하여 80$0^{\circ}C$이상에서 큰 질량변화 차이를 보여줌을 확인하였다. 또한, Pittsburgh탄에서는 가압의 조건이 bitumen의 열분해시작을 늦추고 스팀은 전 열분해반응에서 방출되는 나프탈렌의 양을 증가시킨다. 유시 벨리탄에서는 char의 가스화에 의하여 나프탈렌 및 벤젠류의 발생이 스팀이 없는 상태에 비해 지연되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.54-61
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• 2007

Propellant pressurization system in liquid rocket propulsion system plays a role supplying pressurant gas at a controlled pressure into the ullage space of propellant tanks. The most important design parameter for such propellant pressurization system is the temperature of pressurant gas fed from pressurant tank. Such pressurant is gaseous state, of which density is very sensitive to the temperature of pressurant. Generally for the propulsion system, which requires high thrust and is consisted of cryogenic propellant the pressurant is stored at high density and high pressure to reduce the weight of pressurant tanks, which are placed inside of cryogenic propellant tank. That is called cryogenic storage pressurization system. This study investigates the temperature variation of pressurant at the time when the pressurant is coming out of pressurant tank experimentally as well as numerically. Fluids used in this study are air and liquid oxygen as outer fluid and gaseous nitrogen and gaseous helium as pressurant respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.58-64
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• 2007

Propellant pressurization system in liquid rocket propulsion system plays a role supplying pressurant gas at a controlled pressure into the ullage space of propellant tanks. The most important design parameter for such propellant pressurization system is the temperature of pressurant gas fed from pressurant tank, which is placed inside of cryogenic propellant tank. Such pressurant is gaseous state, of which density is very sensitive to the temperature of pressurant. Previous investigation dealt with thermal correlation of pressurant and external fluid at room temperature. This study investigates the temperature variation of cryogenic pressurant (GHe) at the time when the pressurant is coming out of pressurant tank, which is submerged in a liquid oxygen, experimentally as well as numerically.