• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
• /
• 2011.11a
• /
• pp.793-794
• /
• 2011

In launch process, propellants should be supplied with established temperature range for engine normal operation. In order to satisfy this temperature condition, propellant feeding systems should be considered some effects during operation. This paper studied liquid oxygen filling system operation process and cooling method of liquid oxygen during launch process.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
• /
• 2003.10a
• /
• pp.70-70
• /
• 2003

액체 로켓 엔진에 있어 극저온 추진제인 액체 산소를 사용하는 경우에는 He을 가압제로 사용하는 것이 가장 바람직하지만, 기체인 헬륨은 발사 대기시, 선가압시, 비행중에 액체산소에 서서히 녹게 된다. 일정량 이상의 He이 용해되어 있는 LOX가 엔진에 공급되는 경우에는 터보펌프의 이상 작동 또는 연소 불안정을 야기하게 되므로, 추진기관이 작동하는 동안에 용해되어 있던 He이 액체 산소에서 분해되어 가스로 발생되는지 여부를 판단하고, 이는 엔진의 연소 시험을 통해서 검증되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 가상의 작동 상태에 대해 최대로 용해될 수 있는 러e의 양을 계산하고, 현재 사용되는 발사체의 경우와 비교를 하여 추진시스템 운용 조건을 적절히 조절하는 방안을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
• /
• 2009.11a
• /
• pp.335-338
• /
• 2009

The process of charging an oxidizer in the liquid propellant rocket can divide into the cooling of the oxidizer tank, the high flow charge, the small flow charge, and the replenishment charge for the correction of temperature. The oxidizer of the Naro(KSLV-I) first stage uses the liquid oxygen. And the flow rate and the temperature specification corresponding to each charge mode are presented for the requirement. The flow throttling valve and heat exchanger are installed in the oxidizer filling system in order to satisfy this kind of the flow rate and temperature requirement specification. In this research, by using the Flowmaster which is a commercial one-dimension thermo-fluidic analysis program, one dimensional flow system analyses was performed to predict the exact flow rate at each specific mode. Also, the flow rate correction sensitivity of the flow control valves was analytically determined to satisfy the flow condition refinement at each mode within the limited certification test.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
• /
• 2004.10a
• /
• pp.79-82
• /
• 2004

Propellant feeding system is the system to satisfy propellant feeding requirements(mass flow rate, pressure, temperature) at engine inlet of launch vehicle. Propellant feeding test facility is being constructed for the development scheme of pressurization system, processing in tank, propellant piping system, and flow control system that are main technologies in order to develope propellant feeding system. This paper introduces the propellant feeding test facility being constructed in KARI.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
• /
• 2008.11a
• /
• pp.129-132
• /
• 2008

For the development of the 30tonf level LOx/kerosene liquid rocket engine, turbopump-gas generator closed-loop coupled tests are performed. To simulate engine operation conditions, combustion chamber was substituted by flow control orifices. In simulated engine system operation environment, chill-down procedure, startup characteristics, nominal operability of turbopump+gas generator coupled Test Plant are confirmed. Turbopump and gas generator are confirmed to operate well in simulated engine environment. The control system for regulating power and mixture ratio of Test Plant are also successfully confirmed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
• /
• v.23 no.3
• /
• pp.112-118
• /
• 2019

The development of an underwater rocket propulsion system was described in this paper. Throttle able liquid propellant and hybrid rocket propulsion systems were selected for underwater propulsion. A subscale liquid rocket combustion chamber and it's portable stand were developed and their applicability was examined. 1.5-ton.f and 1.8-ton.f hybrid rockets were developed for underwater applications. The test results indicated that the 18-ton.f hybrid rocket fully complies to the performance and underwater cruise stability requirements; thus, its development was concluded to be successfully complete.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
• /
• v.23 no.5
• /
• pp.43-52
• /
• 2019

Cryogenic propellant rockets utilize a natural circulation loop of cryogenic fluid to cool the engine inlet temperature before launch. The geometric information about the circulation system, such as length and diameter of the pipes and the heat input to the system, defines the mass flow rate of the natural circulation loop. We performed experiments to verify the natural circulation mass flow rate and compared the results with the analytical results. The comparison of the mass flow rate between experiments and numerical simulations showed a 12% offset. We also included a prediction of the natural circulation flow rate in the low-gravity section and in the acceleration section in the upper stage of the launch vehicle. The oxygen tank should have 100 kPa(a) of pressure in the acceleration section to maintain a high flow rate for the natural circulation loop. In the low-gravity section, there should be an optimal tank pressure that leads to the maximum natural circulation flow rate.