• 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).

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.802-808
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• 2011

One of the important mechanical properties of cryogenic temperature structure material is fracture toughness. Research on normalization of fracture toughness test method is becoming very important issue with development of cryogenic structural elements. Specially, mechanical properties estimation by each micro-structure of welding department is important because it can cause unstable fracture when use under cryogenic environment in case of welding department. In this study, fracture toughness estimation test was carried out to unloading compliance method and sensitization heat-tread minimized test specimen at liquid nitrogen (77K), liquid helium (4K), 293K temperature to STS-316L base metal and weld metal.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.273-277
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• 2009

An oxidizer tunnel-type pipe, which shall transport oxidizer from an oxidizer tank to a turbo-pump of an engine, studied is installed through a fuel tank located under an oxidizer tank. A tunnel-type pipe can save weight compared to a detour-type pipe, however may vary the temperature of fuel stored in a fuel tank because of a broad heat transfer area. Hence in this study the characteristics of main oxidizer pipe and thermal propagation from oxidizer to a fuel tank are monitored by a cryogenic performance test with a tunnel-type pipe. In addition, the possibility of adaptation of an oxidizer tunnel-type pipe to launcher system is also analyzed.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.81-92
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• 2018

Recently, the use of natural gas has steadily increased due to its economical advantage and increased demand of clean energy uses. Accordingly, construction of LNG storage tanks is also increased. Secure of the stability of LNG tanks storage requires high technology as natural gas is stored in a liquid state for efficiency of storage. When a cryogenic LNG fluid leaks on ground due to a defect in LNG tank, damage is expected to be significant. Many researchers evaluated the critical and negative effects of LNG leakage, but there is limited research on the effect of cryogenic fluid leakage on the ground supporting LNG tanks. Therefore, in this study, the freezing expansion of the ground during cryogenic LNG fluid leakage was evaluated considering various outflow situations and ground conditions. The LNG leakage scenarios were simulated based on numerical analyses results varying the surcharge load, temperature boundary conditions, and soil types including freeze-sensitive soil. Consequently, short and long term ground temperature variations after LNG leakage were evaluated and the resulting ground behavior including vertical displacement behavior and porosity were analyzed.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.18-33
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• 1995

천연가스는 지구상에서 비교적 광범위하게 생산되며 구미 등에서는 대부분 pipe line으로 소비지까지 운송하여 사용하고 있지만 일본 등에서는 액화 천연가스 (LNG)로 저장, 수송하여 사용하고 있다. LNG 저장탱크는 생산측의 액화기지와 사용측 의 수입기지에 설치되며 지금까지 약 240기가 건설되어 있다. 종래 탱크 1기의 용량 은 대부분 6 - 8만m$^{3}$ 규모였지만, 토지의 유효이용 등으로 대형화되고 있으며, 또 지상식에서는 PC(Prestressed Concrete)의 방파제를 외부탱크에 근접시켜 외부탱크 와 일체화시킨 PC LNG 탱크가 개발.설계되었다. 일본에서는 이미 이 방식으로 세계 최대규모인 14만m$^{3}$ 탱크가 건조되어 가동 중이다. LNG의 주성분은 메탄이고 비등점은 -161.5.deg.C로 극저온이다. 이러한 저온에서도 취화되지 않고 사용할 수 있는 재료는 9%Ni강, Al 합금, 스테인레스강 및 Invar 등이 있지만, 탱크의 대형화에 따라 가공성, 용접성 및 경제성을 고려하여 요즈음은 9%Ni강이 주로 사용되고 있다. 한편 9%Ni강용 용접재료는 고Ni계 합금 및 모재와 동일한 성분계의 공금계가 있지만 지금까지 고 Ni계 합급이 주로 사용되고 있다. 본 내용에서는 9%Ni강을 사용한 지상식 평지원통형 LNG 탱크를 예로 들어 탱크의 개요 및 용접재료, 용접시공 등을 포함한 용접기술에 대해서 개괄적으로 설명하고자 한다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.34-45
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• 1995

9%Ni강은 1944년 미국의 INCO(International Nickel Co., Ltd.)에 의해 최초 로 개발된 강도가 높고 용접성이 우수한 강제로서, 특히 극저온에서의 충격 인성이 우수하고 경제적으로도 유리하여 LNG 탱크 소재로서 사용한 실적이 많으며, 그동안 일본이 주축이 되어 강재의 품질개선 및 고능률.고품질의 용접기술 개발 등을 비롯 하여 탱크의 대형화 추세에 따른 안전성 확보를 위한 연구도 계속되고 있다. 이러한 추세에 동참하여 우리나라도 1993년 국산의 9%Ni강을 성공적으로 개발하게 되었고, 그 품질특성에 대해서도 국내외에 발표되었으나 여건이 미비하여 현재 국내에서 건설 중인 탱크의 소재로서는 공급되지 못하였다. 그러나 최근에 개발된 국산 강제는 자체 시험결과 뿐 아니라 외국 유수 연구기관의 시험결과에서도 각종 품질특성이 선진 제품 과 동등 이상으로 우수함이 입증되어, 가까운 장래 건설예정인 국내공사에는 물론 해외에서도 사용될 것으로 기대되고 있다. 따라서 본 해설은 향후 국내외의 LNG 수요 를 고려할 때 대형 저장탱크의 건설이 활발해 질 것으로 전망됨에 따라 9%Ni강의 현황 과 함께 최근 개발된 국산 강재의 용접특성에 대하여 소개하고자 한다.

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1997.09a
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• pp.53-62
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• 1997

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1998.09a
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• pp.340-349
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• 1998

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.1171-1175
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• 2017

Cryogenic helium gas is used as the pressurant for the oxidizer pressurization of DR(Damper Receiver) sphere in the PSD(Pogo Suppression Device) system and liquid oxygen is used as the oxidizer for the propellant in Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II. The helium gas is stored in pressurant cylinders inside the cryogenic liquid oxygen tank and liquid oxygen is stored in the oxidizer tank. In this study, the performance test of PSD liquid oxygen drain valve for KSLV-II was considered.

• 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.