• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.228-231
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• 2011

Burning rate of a propellent is an essential factor when designing a propulsion system. In order to come up with burning rate, first we need to design and build propellent grain to get neutral pressure curve. Then check the pressure with ground test and calculate the burning rate using burning rate equation. This burning rate is then compared to the burning rate of a propellent which was resulted from making a standardized specimen and combusting it using a strand burner. An accurate burning rate is calculated after comparing those two burning rates. For this study, compact propulsion system was designed, produced, tested and analyzed in order to get burning rates, an essential factor in propulsion system design, in an effective way.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.60-66
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• 2006

Notable are the burning rate characteristics of solid propellant burning at extremely high pressure(10000-20000 psia). The burning rate test using closed bomb shows the discontinuous increment around 4000 psia so that the exponent of burning rate(n) is almost double, from 0.4 to 0.8. The pressure-increasing rate of the test motor is about 300 times as high as that of the motor operating at the conventional pressure, less than 2000 psia, is, therefor the burning rate is augmented about 5-50 times. The performance prediction reflecting the pressure-change-rate effect are fairly comparable with the test data at various test conditions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.265-268
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• 2008

In this study, we measured burning rates of solid propellants which has various burning rates until 5000 psia, and we evaluated measurement accuracy of ultrasonic method by analyzing error of burning rates. Also, We compared result of burning rates by using ultrasonic method with strand burner method so that characteristics of two measurements method are evaluated.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.37-42
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• 2016

In this study, we examined the burning rate of the uncured propellant (with and without a curing agent application) in order to inspect the process of the HTPB solid propellant. The burning rate of the uncured propellant, that did not contain the curing agent, was approximately 9.7 mm/s at 1000 psi. In relation to the curing time, the burning rate was constant. The propellant, with the curing agent application, was approximately 8.1 mm/s showed a tendency of slowing as it burned. When the cure reaction rate was low, in accordance to the time, there were small changes in burn rate. However, when the cure reaction rate was high, the difference in burning rate was increased. The burning rate of a fully-cured propellant was approximately 6.8 mm/s, which appeared to be the lowest in order.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.181-184
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• 2003

We manufactured standard motor to measure burning rate of propellant, used to estimate burning rate of main motor by static fired testing. We installed static fired testing facility and developed standard motor more lightly to accomplish the test. As a result of the tests, we could get the burning rate closer than acquired by existing method to the main motor's on. And we confirmed repeatability by many times of tests. We will use this method positively for R&D and quality assurance activity of mass production.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.247-250
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• 2006

In the previous study, we have developed an ultrasonic measurement system and analysis technique for borning rate testing of solid propellants using ultrasound. And then, using the developed system, burning rate of composite propellants were measured. So, in this study, we performed measurement of double base solid propellant, which has non-linear homing rate as pressure increasing, using the developed system in order to evaluate capability of ultrasonic method. Furthermore, accuracy of measured homing rates using ultrasound was verified by comparison to homing rate measured by the strand burner method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.196-201
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• 2003

대부분의 고체와 액체의 연소는 고체의 열분해에 의해 생성되는 가연성 기체나 액체의 증발에 의한 가연성증기가 공기중에 확산되는 형태의 확산연소이다. 이런 확산 연소에서 연소속도를 지배하는 요소는 연료와 산화제의 확산속도이며 고체와 액체 연료의 경우 기체상태의 열분해 생성물이나 증기의 생성속도가 연소속도에 영향을 미치는 요소가 된다. 이러한 형태의 연소에서 연료와 산화제의 공급상태에 따라 발열량 및 화염의 형태 등이 영향을 받게 된다. 화재에서 화재의 확대에 영향을 미치는 요소들 중에 화염의 높이와 복사열 에너지 등이 있다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2012.05b
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• pp.587-590
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 층류 연소속도 측정을 노즐 버너로 형성된 분젠화염에서 각도법과 면적법을 이용하여 다양한 조성비를 갖는 합성가스의 층류 연소속도를 실험적으로 측정하였다. 수행된 연구의 합성가스 조성비는 $H_2:CO$ 비가 10:90%, 25:75%, 50:50%, 75:25%이며, 당량비는 이전 연구와의 비교를 위해 0.5에서 1.4까지 수행하였다. 측정된 층류 연소속도는 수행된 다양한 조성비와 당량비 범위에서 수치계산 결과와 타 연구자들의 실험 결과 값들과 잘 일치하였다. 본 연구에서도 층류 연소속도는 $H_2$ 함유량 증가와 함께 증가됨을 알 수 있었으며, 연소속도의 중요한 증가 현상은 당량비의 증가로 확인되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.259-265
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• 2005

To measure burning rate of solid propellants using ultrasonic technique, a special closed bomb and an ultrasonic and pressure measurement system are fabricated. During pressurization tests and burning tests on propellants, ultrasonic and pressure signal are acquired in realtime fashion by this system. Based on acquired signals, analysis programs using two different algorithm which can measure burning rates corresponding to pressures are compared. One algorithm is to correct sound velocity variation of propellants and solid couplant, another one is only to correct sound velocity variation of propellants. And accuracies of homing rates measured through these algorithms are calculated through comparison with homing rates measured using strand burner method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.200-203
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• 2009

Ultrasonic techniques have the advantage of determining the burning rates with wide range of pressure in only a single test. However, ultrasonic techniques have a drawback, which is that they are using high frequency transducers and it is easily affected by noise. Therefore, ultrasonic measurement method needs noise reduction algorithm to improve or grantee accuracy of burning rate measurements of solid propellants using ultrasound. Thus, in the present study, we propose a noise reduction method of measured ultrasonic signals by applying wavelet shrinkage.