• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• v.y2005m4
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• pp.309-312
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• 2005

High altitude ignition test was performed to understand high altitude ignition characteristics of slinger combustor. To verify ignition limits, test was carried out with variation of altitude and fuel nozzle rotational speed using AETF(Altitude Engine Test Facility) in KARI(Korea Aerospace Research Institute). From the result, the effect of major factors which affect on ignition characteristics was observed. The reduction of ignition limit with increasing altitude and expansion of ignition limit with increasing rotational speed of fuel nozzle was verified. Also minimum rotational speed of fuel nozzle at high altitude must be greater than that of seal level condition.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.9
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• pp.708-713
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• 2013

KARI is developing a solar-electric powered HALE UAV(EAV-3). For demonstrating the technology, EAV-2H, a down-scaled version of EAV-3, is developed and after EAV-2H's initial flight test, the directional stability and control need to be improved. Thus, the vertical tail and rudder of EAV-2H are redesigned with Advanced Aircraft Analysis(AAA). Size of the rudder is increased from mean chord ratio of rudder to vertical tail, $C_r/C_v(%)=30$ to $C_r/C_v(%)=60$ and size of the vertical tail is reduced 15%. As a result, the directional control to side wind($v_1$) is improved to sideslip angle, ${\beta}(deg)=25^{\circ}$ and $v_1(m/sec)=3.54$. Also, variation of airplane side force coefficient with sideslip angle ($C_{y_{\beta}}$) and variation of airplane side force coefficient with dimensionless rate of change of yaw rate ($C_{y_r}$) are reduced 15% and 22%, respectively to minimize the effect of side wind. The empennage design of EAV-2H is verified with flight tests and applied to design of KARI's solar-electric-powered EAV-3.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.43-46
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• 2006

Storage air heater(SAH) is a general purpose facility that is used to simulate the high altitude condition of supersonic ground test facility, thurst compensation test of rocket engine nozzle and gas turbine engine combustor test. SAH in KARI is built to simulate the total temperature of the supersonic ground test facility which has a wide flight envelope from altitude 0km, Mach 2 to altitude 25km, Mach 5 and operates up to 1300K, 3.5MPa. In this paper, we introduces the SAH in JAXA which is model of SAH in KARI and summarizes the design process and manufacture of ours.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.553-556
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• 2009

In this study, ignition tests of a gas turbine combustor were performed to evaluate an ignition loop at low temperature condition. An experimental setup was constructed to simulate low temperature condition with a heat exchanger using dry ice as a coolant. Various low temperature conditions could be created by controlling the amount of air though the heat exchanger. The results showed that ignition limit decreased with air temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.75-81
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• 2006

The propulsion system of KSLV-I second stage is engine with high expansion ratio and its starting altitude is high. To verify the performance of engine before the launch in the ground, high altitude test facility to simulate its operating condition is necessary. This material is about the concept design of high altitude simulation test facility for second stage engine. And it will be the basis for the construction of test facility and the test of engine.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.185-188
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• 2009

The rocket motor of the space launch vehicle offers thrust for satellite to enter into the orbit. Characters of the solid propellant for rocket motors are affected by the space conditions such as vacuum and space radiation. The solid propellant used for such a purpose should not undergo physical, internal ballistic and energetic changes when exposed to vacuum and space radiation. This study describes the development of the solid propellant composition for the rocket motor of the space launch vehicle. Also, experimental study was conducted on supersonic diffuser in order to verify the performance of the solid propellant composition which was applied to standard motor on the ground in the vacuum condition.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.32-32
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• 2000

잠입노즐은 로케트 추진기관의 길이 및 중량을 감소시켜 체계설계의 관점에서 볼 때 많은 이점을 제공한다. 본 연구에서는 3단형 과학로케트 원지점 차넣기 모타(apogee kick motor)에 적용하기위한 잠입노즐의 기초기술 개발에 주안점을 두었다. 고고도에서 저속으로 회전하며 비행하는 원지점 차넣기 모타를 제작하기위해서 체계 요구성능에 의해 예상된 실물형의 50% 크기에 해당하는 축소형 잠입노즐을 제작하였다. 잠입노즐은 잠입부의 내외부가 고온의 추진제 연소가스에 노출된 상태에서 노즐 내부 압력 외에 연소실압에 의한 외부압력이 작용하므로 이를 고려한 열 및 구조설계가 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 노즐 수렴부와 목부에 일체형 그라파이트 소재를 적용하고 확장부 내열재 및 잠입부 배면내열재에 탄소/페놀 복합재를 노즐 내열재로 사용하였다. 그리고 이들의 구조적 지지를 위해 스틸구조물을 적용하였다. 적용된 스틸구조물에는 K형 열전쌍을 이용해 내열재와 구조물 온도를 측정할 수 있는 관통구멍 및 나사부를 구조물 외변에 가공하였다. 열전쌍은 노즐 목직경의 2, 4배 되는 확장부 내열재 단면위치의 2mm와 4mm 깊이와 구조물 내면 및 외면의 4개소에 열전쌍을 부착하여 지상연소시험시 노즐 내열재와 구조물의 온도분포를 관찰한다. 그리고 노즐 조립시 확장부 내열재와 구조물에 각 각 반원형 홈을 내어 여분의 접착제가 원형 홈에 밀려들어가 경화되어 노즐 기밀유지와 체결력을 향상시킬 수 있는 원형공간 접착제 충전 공법을 적용하여 실제모타에 대한 적용가능성을 지상연소시험을 통해 확인한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.11
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• pp.908-914
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• 2013

This study has developed a small solar powered UAV and performed its flight tests. In daylight, a solar powered UAV flies by using some of electricity generated from solar cells, and stores the remainder into battery. At night it flies by using electricity from battery. A solar powered UAV should have aerodynamically efficient configurations, light-weight, strong wing and fuselage. Its electric propulsion system and solar power system should also be very efficient. In the present study the solar powered UAV and its solar power system are developed for 12 hour continuous flight and the flight tests are performed to verify its performance. The flight tests performed in fall and winter to prove the present solar powered UAV is successful in four-season 12 hour flight.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.53-59
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• 2010

This research aims in finding a more optimal ejector size for evacuating engine exhaust gasses and 20% of the cell cooling air. The remaining 80% of cell cooling air pumped into the test chamber is separately exhausted from the test chamber via a discharge port fitted with flow control valves and vacuum pump. Unlike its predecessor this configuration utilizes a smaller capture area to improve pressure recovery. The modified ejector size has a diameter of 1100mm enough to evacuate 66kg/s jet engine exhaust in addition to about 20%, 24kg/s of the cell cooling air tapped from the sterling chamber. This configurations has an area ratio of the engine exit and ejector inlet of about 1.2. Simulation results of the proposed ejector configuration, indicates improved pressure recovery.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.627-630
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• 2009

Ejector system can induce the secondary flow or affect the secondary chamber pressure by both shear stress and pressure drop which are generated in the primary jet boundary. Ejectors are widely used in a range of applications such as a turbine-based combined-cycle propulsion system and a high altitude test facility for rocket engine, pressure recovery system, desalination plant and ejector ramjet etc. The primary interest of this study is to set up an configuration and operating conditions for an ejector in the condition of sonic and subsonic. Experimental and theoretical investigation on the sonic and subsonic ejectors with a converging-diverging diffuser was carried out. Numerical simulation was adopted for an optimal geometry design and satisfying the required performance. Also, some ejectors with a various of nozzle throat and mixing chamber diameter were manufactured precisely and tested for the comparison with the calculation results.