• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.115-118
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• 2009

Life time and number of use of liquid propellant rocket engine (LRE) should be carefully defined since those are crucial parameters affecting development costs and period. The present study surveyed the development and qualification records of LRE for space launch vehicles, especially concerning about test numbers and duration. It was shown that a single engine for expendable launch vehicle is tested with tens of ignition and several times duration of flight at least.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.407-410
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• 2008

TEST CELL(엔진 시운전실)은 다양한 형태의 자원들이 결합한 종합 시스템이다. 즉, 건물 및 각종 설비로부터 엔진운용에 직접적으로 필요한 각종 제어 및 계측장비, 그리고 엔진운용자가 안전하고 정확하게 엔진을 구동하고 그 결과를 빠르고 쉽게 분석하게 하는 장비 및 운용 소프트웨어에 이르기까지 다양한 특성의 많은 서브 시스템들이 유기적으로 결합되어야 한다. 또한 주변 환경에 최대한 영향을 주지 않도록 소음, 진동 등이 발생되지 않아야 하므로 그 전체 시스템구성이 복잡하고 다양한 분야의 전문적인 지식과 시스템기술을 필요로 한다. 엔진의 지상성능시험에는 여러 단계의 시험을 거쳐야 하는데 그 중에서 지상성능시험은 엔진의 성능상태를 확인하는 시험이다. 여기에 TEST CELL(엔진시운전실)의 구성품을 추구하는데 저렴한 비용으로 설계하는 방안을 열거하고자 한다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.65-78
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• 2004

This research was conducted for an acquisition of the ramjet engine test facility design technique which are concerned about freejet type test facility. In this research, we concentrated on the design technique and the construction technique of the vitiation air heater(VAH), test section, diffuser and ejector. Based on the operating modes of the basic test facility, ten operating modes in coordinates "Altitude-Mach number" was regenerated from Mach 2, Altitude 0km to Mach 5, Altitude 15km. In this operating modes, we calculated a design parameter of the supersonic nozzle, VAH, diffuser and ejector and acquired a technique for the ramjet test facility operating and repairing.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.67-74
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• 2001

Based on the national space development project, the necessity of developing liquid propellant rocket engine is revealed to secure the basic technology for the development of individual artificial-satellite launcher. Consequently, KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) is developing a liquid propellant rocket engine for the KSR-III. Currently, a prototype engine using kerosene/LOx which produces 13-ton thrust is designed, fabricated and tested. In this paper, test procedure and technique for liquid propellant rocket engine are introduced with the analysis of static and dynamic test data.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.94-98
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• 2017

Research for developing 9 tonf-class staged combustion cycle engine which is high performance upper stage engine has been conducted. Technical demonstration model of the staged combustion cycle engine was installed in combustion test facility of Naro space center. Combustion tests of Power-pack which consists of pre-burner and turbopump without main combustion chamber and combustion tests of engine have been conducted. The vacuuming process of hydraulic lines is introduced and the characteristics of turbopump and hydraulic lines of engine combustion test are described in this paper.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.484-488
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• 2012

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) performed the conceptual design of rocket engine test facility for the development and qualification of the 3rd stage liquid rocket engine for KSLV-II. The 3rd stage rocket engine test facility, which are to be constructed at Naro Space Center, will supply propellants and high-pressure gases to engine for firing test at ground and altitude conditions. The altitude test condition is obtained using a supersonic diffuser operated by the self-ejecting jet from the liquid rocket engine.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.181-188
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• 2016

It is known that reliability of liquid rocket engines depends on the design thrust, propellant, engine cycle, and hot firing test time. Previously, a method was developed for estimating reliability of a new engine by adjusting the design thrust and hot firing test time of reference engines where reference engines have the same propellant and engine cycle with the new engine. In this paper, we provide a procedure to predict the engine reliability when the new engine and the reference engine have different propellant and engine cycles. The proposed method is illustrated to estimate the engine reliability of the first stage of Korea Space Launch Vehicle II.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.1169-1170
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• 2017

Engine System Development Document management system(ESDD) 2.0 has already been operated for systematic engine systems development of KSLV-II. In addition, ESDD 3.0 is under development to manage the documents of before and after engine tests. In this paper, the concept and direction of ESDD 3.0 will be briefly described.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.584-587
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• 2011

An internal flow aerodynamic test was performed for a Mach 5 scramjet engine. The test was done without fuel injection, as a preliminary test for the combustion test. Test engine is an engineering model with intake cross-section of $70mm{\times}200mm$ and total length of 1.7m. Test facility is a blowdown-type, high enthalpy, hypersonic facility. 19 pressures were measured through the holes on the model surface along the engine internal flow passage. It was found that the facility start is possible, and also supersonic flow is maintained inside the engine.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.157-162
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• 2006

A Liquid Rocket Engine(LRE) ground firing test facility was built in Korea Aerospace Research Institute(KARI) in 2001 to develop the LRE for the first Korean liquid rocket, KSR-III. Around 170 tests were conducted since its establishment until recently by September 2006, and in the meantime, a considerable improvements were made in the capability. This paper describes the outline, conducted tests and operation techniques which have been accumulated through the operation of KARI LRE ground firing test facility.