• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.283-288
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• 2011

The spherical flange was designed to apply to a cryogenic high pressure pipe of the Liquid Rocket Engine. It is designed that the spherical flange is able to be assembled and kept airtight upto $2.5^{\circ}$ of the axial misalignment between the combined components. It increases the degree of freedom of the engine assembly. The spherical flange is composed of a ball and socket joint, a metal seal and spherical type bolts, washers. The prototype was verified by leak test at the room temperature and the cryogenic temperature. Additionally the strength test and the destructive test were performed at the room temperature.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.64-69
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• 2011

The spherical flange was designed to apply to a cryogenic high pressure pipe of a liquid rocket engine. It is designed that the spherical flange is able to be assembled and kept airtight up to $2.5^{\circ}$ of the axial misalignment between the combined components. It increases the degree of freedom of the engine assembly. The spherical flange is composed of a ball and socket joint, a metal seal, spherical type bolts and washers. The prototype was verified by leak test at the room temperature and the cryogenic temperature. Additionally the strength test and the destructive test were performed at the room temperature.