• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.94-102
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• 2011

Sub-system requirements of a pressure-fed hot-firing test facility for performance assessment of a Liquid Rocket Engine(LRE) thrust chamber using Liquid oxygen and kerosene were described. These requirements were based on the experience of construction and operation of the ground hot-firing test facility which was used for the development of the KSR-III and a 30 tonf-class LRE thrust chamber. So it is expected that this paper is used as a basic material and an itemized previous review statement for the design and construction of a large hot-firing test facility.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.63-71
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• 2010

Sub-system requirements of a pressure-fed hot-firing test facility for performance assessment of a Liquid Rocket Engine(LRE) thrust chamber using Liquid oxygen and kerosene were described. These requirements were based on the experience of construction and operation of the ground hot-firing test facility which was used for the development of the KSR-III and a 30 $ton_f$-class LRE thrust chamber. So it is expected that this paper is used as a basic material and an itemized previous review statement for the design and construction of a large hot-firing test facility.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.343-346
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• 2010

The construction plan of a combustion chamber test facility(CTF), a turbopump real propellant test facility(TPTF), a rocket engine ground/high altitude test facility(ReTF, HAReTF) and a propulsion system test complex(PSTC) for KSLV-II is briefly described. The development/qualification tests of 75ton-class liquid rocket engine system and engine component will be performed in CTF, TPTF, ReTF and HAReTF and the development test of $1^{st}/2^{nd}/3^{rd}$ propulsion systems for KSLV-II will be performed in PSTC. These propulsion test facilities will be built in NARO space center considering construction schedule, cost, safety distance and utility factor of propulsion test facilities.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.84-91
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• 2010

For the successful development of 75-tonf-class liquid rocket engine, a plenty of tests on each engine component have to be performed and this is equally true for a combustor. However the test facility which is in operation at Korea Aerospace Research Institute lacks its capacity to perform fire tests of a 75 tonf class combustor at its nominal thrust. Since the test facility has to be ready prior to the start of development tests, it is very urgent to establish the test facility. The preliminary design of a test facility for a 75 tonf class combustor which was performed according to such a necessity is described in the paper.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.251-254
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• 2008

Ground firing test facility and test field for firing test of hybrid rocket engine were constructed. Ground firing test facility were composed of hybrid rocket engine, thrust stand, oxidizer storage/supply system, control system and data acquisition system. Firing tests of thrust 50 kgf class were conducted. Stable performance data was obtained and operational reliability of ground firing test facility were found.

• 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.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.498-501
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• 2012

The Model Rocket Engine Test Facility has been improved to develop the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II(KSLV-II). The modified Model Rocket Engine Test Facility will be used to develop 7-tonf class liquid rocket engine combustor. The test result and test technique acquired from this facility will be used to develop the high performance liquid rocket engine combustor. This paper describes the modified Model Rocket Engine Test Facility for a Sub-scale model test of the 7-tonf class combustor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.493-497
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• 2012

The rocket engine test facility(ReTF) was improved for hot firing tests of 7 ton-class liquid rocket engine combustion chamber, which will be used for the third stage of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II(KSLV-II), considering convenience of operation and maintenance, flexibility and safety. In this paper, main modifications and functions of improved ReTF were described. 초 록

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.574-577
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• 2012

Thrust measuring is one of the crucial factor to decide the performance of a liquid rocket engine when the engine development test, especially for the combustion chamber, is implemented. Calculating the thrust from a combustion pressure is used when direct measuring the thrust is impossible, but direct measuring the thrust is necessary and various methods for doing it more precisely should be considered. This paper introduces the preliminary design concept about the new thrust measurement system for the vertical firing test stand, which is introduced domestically for the first time, of a liquid rocket engine combustion chamber.