• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.106-111
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• 2006

Combustion test facility for liquid rocket engine using kerosene and liquid oxygen has been developed for the purpose of cooling and performance study. Test engine of thrust under 1.0 KN can be evaluated, and the real combustion test ensures a good operation of the combustion test facility. Combustion test facility will be modified to supply natural gas and liquefied natural gas as fuel and to give a regenerative cooling test.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1995.11a
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• pp.159-167
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• 1995

본 연구는 유도탄 비행시험시에 연소관의 스커트와 날개 장착용 브라켓에 작용하는 공력하중과 연소관에 내압이 동시에 작용하는 추진기관에 대하여 구조 해석하였다. 추진기관의 스커트부 및 브라켓부의 공력하중은 3차원적으로 작용하기 때문에 대칭성을 이용한 $180^{\circ}C$3차원 구조 해석을 수행하여 비행시험, 수압시험, 지상시험 모드에 대하여 응력 수준을 비교하였다. 해석 결과 3가지 모드의 최대 등가응력은 거의 같으며, 비행시험시 공력하중이 앞마개부에 미치는 영향은 최대 등 가응력의 6%이내로 상당히 작았다. 수압시험 모드와 지상시험 모드의 실험치와 해석치를 비교한 결과 정확한 해석을 위해서는 점화기를 모델링과 점화기와 연소관, 브라켓과 연소관에 접촉요소의 적용, 3차원 비선형 해석등 보다 상세한 해석이 필요함을 알 수 있었다.

• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.68-74
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• 2006

An experimental study was carried out to investigate the combustion characteristics of the slinger combustor. A combustion test rig was manufactured and installed in KARI combustor test facility. From the ignition test results, we found that there were two major factors influencing the ignition limits; by increasing the rotational speed and the air mass flow rate, a better ignition performance was attained. From the combustion test results, we obtained 99.6% combustion efficiency, 15% pattern factor, and 3% profile factor. The results in this work indicate that the ignition and combustion characteristics of a slinger combustor are markedly different from those of a conventional annular combustor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• v.y2005m4
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• pp.139-143
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• 2005

Combustion Test Facility for Liquid Rocket Engine using kerosene and liquid oxygen has been developed for the purpose of cooling and performance study. Test engine of thrust 0.5 KN(design thrust) is tested to confirm the normal operation. Therefore, water-cooled firing tests using kerosene engine with injectors of fuel-centered coaxial type are conducted. With the viewpoint of characteristic velocity, and specific impulse at sea level, and chamber pressure on OF mixture ratio are analyzed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.603-607
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• 2009

A Ni/Cr plating process has been developed for applying to inner wall of liquid rocket engine(LRE) thrust chamber. Ni plating conditions were selected through thermal shock test and endurance verification of the plating layers was performed through hot firing test of a subscale thrust chamber with Ni/Cr plating. Test results showed that a crack or separation of the plating layers was not found. Judging from the results, Ni/Cr plating could be applied to LRE thrust chamber as a substitute of air plasma sprayed ceramic coating which is presently being used.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.111-121
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• 2005

A 100kW class gas turbine combustor was developed and tested for PPU(Primary Power Unit) of ground vehicle. The combustor which employed annular-reverse type and pressure swirl atomizer was designed through 1-D analysis, 3-D thermal flow analysis and combustor performance was experimentally investigated on the combustor test rig. The test result was satisfactory. The developed combustor was also tested for environmental and endurance specification under engine adopted conditions and the application of a state-of-the-art gas turbine combustor to ground vehicle PPU turned out to be successful.

• 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.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.25-28
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• 2010

The Cold flow and ignition tests have been performed for a technology demonstration model of 75-tonf liquid rocket engine thrust chamber which was designed and manufactured on the basis of the previous development experience of a 30-tonf liquid rocket engine thrust chamber. The hydrodynamic characteristics of the facility supply pipelines and the filling time of the cooling kerosene were obtained through the cold flow tests. The ignition cyclogram was determinded using the results and the ignition test was successfully carried out. The acquired data and test technique of present ignition test will be used in hot firing tests.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.139-142
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• 2012

The deign and development status of a combustion chamber test facility(CTF), a turbopump real propellant test facility(TPTF), a rocket engine test facility for 3rd stage engine(SReTF), 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 engine component, 3rd stage engine system and 75ton-class liquid rocket engine system will be performed in CTF, TPTF, SReTF, ReTF and HAReTF and the development test of $1^{st}/2^{nd}/3^{rd}$ propulsion systems for KSLV-II will be performed in PSTC. The CTF/TPTF are under construction such as ordering the long delivery items and the detailed design of ReTF/PSTC is being prepared.