• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.74-85
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• 2022

Since the late 1990s, the demand for developing green or reduced-toxic storable propellants has been rising to replace the existing toxic propellants. Most of the research activities are focusing on development of new hypergolic fuels and either white fuming nitric acid or hydrogen peroxide is utilized as an oxidizer. The newly-developed hypergolic fuels are classified as three types, catalytic fuel, reactive fuel, and ionic fuel. In the present study, recent R&D trend of ionic liquid propellants is described and the main results in the previous studies are analyzed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.97-100
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• 2011

It is critical to set up the starting sequence of liquid rocket engines because not carefully arranged process can lead the engine damages. Thus, many efforts were made to prevent the hard start at the ignition. Hypergolic fuels are frequently used to ignite LRE and TEAL, one of the hypergolic fuel is also used for kerosene-LOx LRE ignition. However, since we are still lack of experiences igniting oxygen rich preburners of the staged combustion cycle engines, it would be helpful to estimate the TEAL ignition phenomena before the actual tests.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.108-115
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• 2023

Although hydrazine is an excellent liquid propellant, caution is required during storage and handling due to its high toxicity and reactivity. Safety guidelines should be established in consideration of the chemical reactivity by unintended leakage. In this study, the status of hydrazine facilities at launch site and safety standards for storing and handling were investigated and then, the reactivity between chemicals and hydrazine was analyzed. As a result of the analysis, hydrazine has reactivity with the exception of fuel oil. This paper emphasizes the imperative nature of constructing a dedicated hydrazine storage facility. Ensuring compatibility between hydrazine and the materials used in storage containers and handling equipment is crucial to prevent undesired reactions that could compromise safety. It was intended to be used as basic data to secure the range safety when handling hydrazine.