• 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.9-18
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• 2004

초음속 유동하에서 측추력기 주위의 유동 현상을 실험 및 수치해석을 이용하여 해석하였다. 실험은 버지니아공대의 초음속 풍동과 건국대의 초음속 풍동을 사용하였으며 계산 코드는 Aerosoft 사의 GASP(ver.4.0)과 건국대의 AADL3D를 사용하였다. 실험결과는 Schlieren, Shadow graph 등의 가시화 장치와 압력 센서와 PSP(Pressure Sensitive Paint)를 이용하여 유동장 특성과 압력분포를 구하여 실제 작용되는 힘과 모멘트를 구하였다. 실험조건은 자유류의 흐름이 마하수 4 이고 측추력기와 자유류의 압력비가 532 이었다. 성능향상 방안으로 측추력기 후방에 램프를 설치하는 것을 제안하였으며 이에 대한 실험을 수행하여 수직력에 대한 변화는 없지만 피칭다운 모멘트가 약 $70\%$ 감소함을 보여주어 실제로 성능이 향상되었음을 입증하였다. 또한 측추력기의 성능에 영향을 주는 여러 가지 인자들에 대한 가시화실험을 수행하여 그 이해를 돕고자 하였으며, 현재 건국대에서 보유하고 있는 고속유동 관련 실험장치의 소개와 이를 이용한 연구들을 소개하므로써 압축성 유동장 연구에 이러한 실험장치의 필요성에 대한 이해를 구하고자 한다.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.171.2-171.2
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• 2012

위성 개발에서 추력기는 위성의 경사각 및 고도 등의 궤도 제어 용도 이외에 위성 동작 초기 혹은 비상 상황에서 안정적인 전력 공급을 위한 자세 제어용 구동기로 사용되어야 하므로 매우 높은 신뢰성을 필요로 한다. 국내의 실용위성을 위해 개발되어 사용되고 있는 출력기는 1 파운드의 작은 용량으로 위성 운영에 일부 제약을 주게 된다. 본 논문은 위성 운영에 있어 반드시 필요한 궤도 천이 절차와 관련하여 기존에 사용된 절차를 보완하기 위한 방법에 대해 기술한다. 기존에 개발된 위성에서는 궤도 조정을 위한 자세 변화에 추력기를 사용하였다. 그러나 위성의 무게가 커짐에 따라 자세 변환을 위한 시간이 오래 걸려 궤도 조정 효율이 떨어지는 요인이 되고 있다. 뿐만 아니라, 자세 변화 과정에서 벡터 방향의 추력으로 인해 원하지 않는 궤도 변화가 생기므로 정밀 궤도 결정에도 영향을 주게 된다. 최근에 개발된 위성의 경우, 위성의 기동 성능을 높이기 위해 고성능 반작용 휠을 사용하므로 이를 이용하여 궤도 천이 전에 자세 변화를 하도록 하고 있다. 이러한 방법을 적용한 결과, 정밀 궤도 결정에 도움이 될 뿐만 아니라 자세 변화로 인한 연료 소모를 줄이는 효과도 있어 위성의 수명 연장에 도움이 되는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.132-135
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• 2005

The computational fluid dynamic analysis has been conducted for the thermo-chemical flow field in an arcjet thruster with mono-propellant hydrazine $(N_2H_4)$ as a working fluid. Coupled Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations and Maxwell equations were used to account for the Ohm heating and Lorentz forces. ionization and thermal radiation effects were also incorporated to the fluid dynamic equations by assuming infinitely-fast reactions and optically thick media. In addition to the thermo-physical understandings of the flow field inside the arcjet thruster, results shows that performance indices are improved by amount of 20% in thrust and 70% in specific impulse with the 0.6kW are heating.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.67-71
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• 2008

Rocket nozzle components and thrusters for next-generation solid rocket with variable thrust, and small uncooled liquid rocket thrusters are required to withstand ultra-high temperature upto $2500^{\circ}C$. In this survey, the operationg environments are investigated with the suggeations of proper materials and their fabrication methods. Especially, It is suggested that Rhenium and other competative matrials are exploited to $2500^{\circ}C$ hot components, and thus needed to be developed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.266-271
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• 2005

An experimental investigation of a microthruster using hydrogen peroxide as a monopropellant is described. The study comprises of preparation method of silver as a catalyst and performance evaluation of a catalytic reaction chamber. Silver was reduced in $H_2$ environment at $500^{\circ}C$. The catalytic reaction chamber was tested to determine the optimum configuration of the catalyst bed. The catalyst bed was made of a glass wafer substrate sputtered with silver and had a length of 20 mm. The conversion rate was measured with various residence time, catalyst bed temperature, catalytic coated area.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.473-480
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• 2013

Researches for various lunar landing technologies are in progress for the lunar exploration program planned for early 2020s in Korea. This paper shows the integrated simulation for safe lunar landing guidance/control system in powered descent phase. Generally, the lunar lander uses on/off(bang-bang) controller to control the RCS jet thrusters instead of proportional controller. In this paper, the on/off controller using phase-plane switching function, and thruster selection algorithm to control sixteen thrusters are applied. Also additional guidance commands are calculated by a proposed fuzzy logic guidance algorithm. The simulation results show that lunar lander can follow a reference trajectory which is generated by optimization method, then land on the surface safely.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.375-378
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• 2011

A valve's high response for controlling thruster is essential for rapid turning during initial short moment after launching. The actuator for controlling the valve is simultaneously used in controlling canard of a guided missile. This paper explain development process for the electromechanical actuator interlocked with canard by arranging in following order, design, analysis, manufacture, test and evaluation.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.84-89
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• 2011

A Xenon Feed System (XFS) has been developed for hall-effect thruster to small satellite space-propulsion system applications. The XFS delivers low pressure gas to the Anode and Cathode of thruster head unit from a xenon storage tank. Accurate throttling of the propellant mass flow rate is independently required for each channel of the thruster head unit. The mass flow rate to each channel is controlled using the accumulator tank pressure regulation through a micron orifice and isolation valve. This paper discusses the Xenon Feed System design including the component selections, performance estimation and functional test.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.42 no.11
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• pp.974-980
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• 2014

A power supply of cathode has been developed for hall-effect thruster for small satellite. A microwave cathode has been applied to the electric propulsion system and cathode power is necessary in oder to work securely. Anode current is varied by a flow rate controlled by anode tank pressure. Then cathode current has to be controled in proportion by anode current. So cathode power supply has been designed to offer a current proportional to anode current. Also cathode power has been tuned to work securely for cathode to emit more electron than anode within 0.03A. The function test of cathode power was performed by constructing an equivalent load for anode and cathode. It has been tested in a vacuum chamber in order to ensure a stable operation of the thruster. And it was confirmed that thruster normally has been operated in the space environment after the launch.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.26-34
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• 2008

The performance of several catalysts to decompose the high test peroxide (HTP) was described in this paper. Manganese oxide, Platinum and Iridium were coated on the gamma alumina. The catalyst activity as active materials was measured at the flask reactor. The response time of various catalysts was also measured with a 50 Newton class thruster. $Ir/Al_2O_3$ that showed the best activity in the flask reactor and response time at the thruster, failed the reaction when continuous mode test was carried out with the thruster. $Pt/Al_2O_3$ and $MnO_2/Al_2O_3$ can be substitutes to decompose the HTP. In addition, for larger thruster, $MnO_2/Al_2O_3$ can be a good catalyst because its cost is below 5 % of $Pt/Al_2O_3$.