• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.1-8
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• 2015

A ground hot-firing test(HFT) was accomplished to draw a correlation between the pressure oscillation intensity of combustion chamber and thrust response characteristics in a 70 N-class hydrazine thruster which has been developed recently. Monopropellant grade hydrazine was adopted as a propellant for the HFT, and combustion-chamber characteristic length, propellant injection pressure were applied as test parameters. It was confirmed that the decrease of thrust-chamber diameter and injection pressure augmented the pressure oscillation of stagnation chamber in the test condition specified, and the oscillation hampered the pulse response performance of test models.

• 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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• 1997.04a
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• pp.13-23
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• 1997

액체 로켓 추진기관의 개발에 가장 큰 장애요인은 연소불안정 현상이다. 연소불안정이 생기는 원인과 연소실내 음향효과에 따른 분류를 행하고 액체 로켓 추진기관 개발에서 발생하였던 연소 불안정 현상을 추진제 종류와 특성에 따라 살펴보았다. 또한 추진기관의 연소 안정성을 보장하기 위한 성능확인 시험과 연소 불안정을 억제하는 능동적, 수동적 방법에 관하여 기술하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.9-14
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• 2011

In solid propellant rocket motors, $Al_2O_3$, one of combustion products, can be accumulated inside a combustion chamber. A special rocket motor was designed and tested to simulate thermal reaction of rubber insulator affected by the deposited slag. We successfully demonstrated through a dynamic radioscopy that the slag was deposited at the location as designed. In this paper we present a new test method which can simulate a high temperature and pressure environment in combustion chamber to evaluate material characteristics of rubber insulator and can provide design data to decide its thickness for a new solid rocket motor. The solid rocket motor, which has an average chamber pressure of 770 psia and a burning time of 50 seconds, was tested. The results show that erosion of EPDM insulator is more affected by a gas velocity rather than by the thermal reaction of slag with a high thermal capacity.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.72-77
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• 2007

The combustion test results of the sub-scale combustor having dual swirl injector with internal mixing for a liquid rocket engine are described. The sub-scale combustor uses liquid oxygen(LOx) and kerosene as propellants and has an injector head, an ablative material combustor wall and a water cooled nozzle. The injector head has LOx manifold, fuel manifold, fire face plate, one center swirl injector and 18 main swirl injectors of internal mixing. The combustion tests were successfully performed at design and off-design points without any damages on the injectors. Combustion characteristics velocity of 1756m/s was measured at design point. High frequency combustion instability was not observed but low frequency pulsations occurred at off-design conditions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.9-9
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• 2000

우주추진기관의 모든 부품은 생산 시 규정된 절차를 거쳐서 작동의 이상유무를 확인하는 시험을 거친다. 우주추진기관은 특별한 경우를 제외하고는 실 비행 상태에서 시험하기가 어렵거나 불편하기 때문에 지상에서 시험을 수행하여 성능 및 안정성 등을 확인하게 된다. 지상연소시험을 수행하기 위해서는 비행용 엔진을 대상으로 엔진 메니폴드에 비행 시와 같은 조건의 추진제가 공급될 수 있게 해줘야 한다. 기존에 시험장이 이미 구축되어 있는 경우 엔진의 운용조건에 맞추어 엔진에 맞게 엔진과 시험설비 연결부분이 수정되게 된다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05b
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• pp.651-657
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• 1995

고리원자력1호기에서 각각 2주기, 4주기동안 연소한 핵연료봉 G33-N2(평균연소도:3464MWD/MTU) 및 G23-14(평균연소도:13917MWD/MTU)에 대하여 와전류시험을 수행한 결과 G33-N2 핵연료봉 하단으로부터 각각 2290mm, 2878mm 위치에 관통결함신호와 내부결함신호를 얻었다. 또한 G23-l4 핵연료봉에서는 ridge 와전류신호를 획득하였다. 비파괴적 와전류시험을 통하여 관통결함 및 내부결함으로 예측된 위치에서 파괴적 금속조직시험을 수행하여 얻은 결과는 와전류시험결과와 잘 일치하였다 G23-l4 핵연료봉에서 획득한 ridge 와전류신호는 직경측정시험결과와 비슷한 경향을 보여 주었다. 따라서 와전류시험을 통하여 핵연료봉에 대한 건전성 평가 도구로서의 그 신뢰성이 양호함을 실증하였으며 핵연료봉의 ridge 정보도 제공할 수 있음을 입증하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.814-815
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• 2010

Korea Aerospace Research Institute plan to develop propulsion system test facilities for combustor, engine system, propulsion systems of KSLV-II propulsion system in process of Korea Space Launch Vehicle project. By review for heavy test facilities specifications of foreign technically developed nations of the world, it will be referenced for test facility development plan of Korea Space Launch Vehicle project in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.99-103
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• 2017

As a development test of the 75-tonf LOx/Kerosene liquid rocket engine for KSLV-II first Stage Engine, hot firing test of 75-tonf engine are performed. The current status of development test on first stage 75-tonf engine system including combustion chamber, turbopump, gas generator, propellant supply system are presented. During the 75tonf engine test campaign, the development of startup sequence of LOx-Kerosene engine system, engine startup using pyrostarter, ignition of gas generator, steady operation and engine shutdown is successfully performed. As a passenger test during engine hot firing tests, Thrust Vector Control system (TVC) of the engine are also evaluated during engine hot firing test. The results of hot firing test of 75-tonf thrust engine system will be used for the design confirmation and performance evaluation of 75 tonf engine system for KSLV-II first Stage.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.2 s.17
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• pp.126-135
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• 2004

The KSR-III rocket developed by KARI is the first rocket vehicle which is adopting the liquid propellant rocket engine system in Korea and its flight test was successfully done last year, KSR-III is a sounding rocket class launch vehicle, but there is a sense to accomplish design, manufacture, performance test and finally its flight test by domestic technology. In this paper, the authors are intended to introduce the multi-purpose test facility(PTA-II Test Facility) which is constructed for the variety of tests on KSR-III feeding system(single component tests, verification tests, cold flow tests and combustion tests) and its firing test results.