• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.76-84
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• 2018

In this paper, the numerical analysis for heat conduction of silica/phenolic composite material, used for solid rocket nozzle liners or insulators, is conducted. A 1-dimensional finite difference method for the analysis of silica/phenolic during the firing of a solid rocket motor is used to calculate heat conduction, considering surface ablation and thermal decomposition. The boundary condition at the nozzle wall, considering the convective heat transfer, is obtained via integration equations. The numerical results of the surface ablation and char depth are compared with the results of a TPEM-10 test motor, finding that the result of calculation agrees with the thermal response of the test motor.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.87-94
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• 2019

Liquid rocket propulsion test facility should provide for the interface condition installed on the upper level system for the test article. In addition, safety provision should be provided to be ready for accident such as explosion which can be occurred during development stage. For this purpose infra-structures of test facilities must be constructed so that stable combustion test can be performed and be guard against accidents. In this article, various aspects for infrastructures of propulsion test facilities are investigated including architecture and civil engineering aspects, test stand, room arrangements, interfaces among facilities, fire-fighting facilities, electrical power facilities.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.789-792
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• 2011

Before doing the flight test, the ground test for liquid rocket propulsion system is helpful for improving its reliability and reducing the development money. Therefore, by constructing the Propulsion System Test Complex for heavy liquid rocket propulsion system development, we expect that it will be the first step for making the commercial launcher which will be competitive in the international launch service market.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.71-84
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• 2007

The review of the liquid propellant rocket engine is presented. The combustion instabilities which were discovered on solid and liquid propellant rocket engines in 1930, have occurred on propulsion devices, such as gas turbine, ramjet, scramjet and rocket, and thus a study on the combustion instability became necessary. However, this problem has not been solved yet. Therefore, we investigated causes and mechanisms of the combustion instability and surveyed the efforts of solving combustion instability in various countries for developing stable liquid propellant rocket engines.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.6-6
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• 2000

국가우주개발 중장기 계획에 의거, 독자 인공위성 발사체 개발에 필요한 필수기술을 확보하기 위하여 액체추진제 로켓엔진의 개발에 대한 필요성이 대두되었으며, 이에 따라 한국항공우주연구소는 과학로켓 3호(KSR-III)에 적용하기 위한 액체추진기관을 개발하고 있다. 이러한 목적으로 kerosine/LOx를 사용하며 13톤급의 추력을 낼 수 있는 시제엔진이 설계, 제작되었으며 이 엔진에 대한 연소시험이 실시되었다. 본 연구에서는 액체추진기관 시험을 위한 일련의 진행사항, 시험방법을 소개하며, 시험을 통하여 획득한 정특성 자료 및 동특성 자료에 대하여 분석하였다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1996.11a
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• pp.209-212
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• 1996

접촉발화성 액체추진제를 사용하는 소형 추진기관의 성능을 확인하기 위해 핵심 부품의 상온 성능 시험 및 추진기관 조립품의 연소성능시험을 실시하여 추력 400 파운드급의 로켓엔진의 설계성능을 확인하였다. 로켓엔진의 성능측정은 요소분사기의 미립화, 혼합성능의 측정을 위한 상온수류시험과 추진기관 조립체의 지상연소시험으로 실시하였으며, 연소성능은 산화제로 질산을 연료로는 아민계 혼합물로 구성된 접촉발화형 이원 액체추진제를 사용하여 가압방식에 의해 연소실에 분사하는 방법으로 수행하였다. 성능시험결과는 설계성능 및 이상성능과 비교함으로서 이들의 상관관계를 파악하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.1-8
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• 2015

Dual pulse rocket motor is a variant of solid rocket motor with two propellant grain separated by a pulse separation device. The major performance of such a rocket motor is influenced by the change in the hole area of pulse separation device to nozzle throat area ratio. In this study, we performed flow analysis to investigate the internal flow characteristics according to the pulse separation device hole area to nozzle throat area ratio change. Gases used flow analysis were used combustion gas of HTPB/AP composite propellant and nitrogen gas. Flow analysis results of the dual pulse rocket motor were validated by comparison with experimental results of pneumatics. Commercial CFD code ANSYS FLUENT 14.5 is used in this study to simulate flow analysis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• v.y2005m4
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• pp.79-82
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• 2005

The hybrid rocket has been known for over 50 years. It is safe and cheap but wasn't widely used for the deficit of low regression rate. However, the hybrid rocket propulsion system will replace a lot of fields of missiles, rockets and propulsion systems of launch vehicles with new development of paraffin based solid fuel composition

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.31-34
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• 2003

To trace the working point of pressure-fed rocket propulsion system, direct analogy model was suggested, by which propellant mass flow rate and combustion chamber pressure were calculated from propellant tank pressures, levels and flight acceleration. In this paper, the analysis of KSR-III flight test results was taken by example, and it can be described that working point transition tendency of pressure-fed rocket propulsion system can be calculated by this direct analogy model.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.70-77
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• 2014

In this paper, the development of unique model of the 2.75 inch rocket propulsion system is described. Recently developed korean 2.75 inch rocket propulsion system shows the improvement of a flame stability resulted from a change in the configuration of propellant grain, and of an incidental ignition protection function using the EMI(electromagnetic interference) filter on ignition system. Moreover it is shown that a directional flight stability is improved by increasing the number of fins and changing the nozzle configuration. Static firing test and thermal shock test were conducted for the validation before flight, and flight test of 210 rounds of rockets was conducted to verify the trajectory uniformity. In addition, intellectual property issues can be overcome with the unique korean 2.75 inch rocket motor as well as the performance improvement.