• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.28.3-28.3
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• 2010

위성이 궤도를 운용함에 있어서 원으로 운용되는 저궤도(LEO)에서는 대기저항(Drag)에 의한 섭동 영향이 가장 크게 미친다. 이 연구에서는 대기저항 섭동에 의해 감소되는 위성의 고도를 전기추력기를 이용하여 고도를 유지할 때 이를 해석적인 측면에 대해 살펴보고 지구 관측 위성에서 많이 쓰이는 태양 동기 궤도(SSO)에 적용하여 궤도를 유지하는 방법에 대해 알아보았다. 태양활동에 의한 대기의 밀도변화를 John kennewell의 모델을 통해 예측하여 대기저항에 의해 감소되는 고도량을 구하고 위성에서 추력(thrust)을 줄 때는 Gaussian Variation of Parameters식을 이용하여 해석적인 방법으로 궤도 장반경의 증가량을 구하였다. 위성에 추력을 줄때 이심률이 증가하게 되는 문제는 구속조건으로 이심률 값의 최대 허용치를 정하여 증가하는 것을 방지하도록 하였다. 또한 $J_2$ 섭동에 의해 가장 영향을 받는 승교점(Ascending Node)과 추력에 의해 변화할 수 있는 근지점(Perigee)을 살펴보고 궤도 유지를 위한 적절한 추력 방향을 구하였다. 각각의 궤도 요소의 변화를 살펴보고 일반적인 태양 동기 궤도 위성의 제원을 이용하여 궤도 유지에 적용하였다. 저궤도 위성의 궤도 유지에 대한 복잡한 수치적인 방법으로 궤도요소의 변화를 정확하게 구하지만 해석적인 방법으로도 위성의 궤도 유지를 위한 정보를 얻을 수 있었다. 이를 저궤도 위성의 궤도 운용과 변화 예측에 적용할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.7
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• pp.576-584
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• 2016

In this study, AP added propellant has been proposed as a method of enhancing the low specific impulse performance found for staged hybrid rocket engine. Experimental tests were carried out to analyze and evaluate the effect of AP added propellant on specific impulse performance as well as fuel-rich combustion characteristics in a staged hybrid rocket engine. Upper limit of AP content in propellant was set to be 15 wt% to maintain the hybrid rocket engine advantages. As a result, 15 wt% AP added propellant showed 3% higher specific impulse performance compared to 0 wt% AP added propellant. Moreover, AP addition proved to offer less injected oxidizer mass flow, less O/F variation, and less combustion pressure while producing fuel-rich gas of the same combustion temperature. Future studies will carry out more combustion tests with metal additives to further enhance specific impulse.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.349-352
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• 2008

This work is to observe combustion characteristics depending on variation of the solid propellent grain configuration. The LRE (Liquid Rocket Engine) enables adjusting the thrust by controling the required fuel mass glow, but the SRM(Solid Rocket Motor)is not easy to adjust th thrust due to the difficulty of th fuel flow control by its combustion behavior even its configuration is simple. This difficulty can be partly solved by changing th size or the configuration of the propellant grain. In this study a proper grain configuration of a small solid rocket is selected through both the theoretical design and the experimental tests.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.163.2-163.2
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• 2012

다목적실용위성 3호는 2012년 5월 발사되어, 위성 기능점검을 위한 시험을 성공적으로 완료하였다. 위성이 발사체로부터 분리된 이후 임무궤도(고도 685km, 승교점 지방시 13시 30분을 갖는 태양동기궤도)를 획득하기 위해서는 궤도조정이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 다목적실용위성 3호의 초기운영 기간 동안 수행한 총 10번의 궤도조정 계획 및 결과에 대해 기술하였다. 궤도조정 1 단계에서는 궤도조정 절차 및 기능을 점검하기 위해 6번의 시험 궤도조정을 순차적으로 수행하였고 이후 2 단계에서는 임무궤도 진입을 위해 4번의 궤도조정을 실시하였다. 궤도조정을 위해서는 원하는 추력분사 방향을 맞추기 위해 롤 방향 또는 피치 방향의 자세제어가 필요한데, 추력기를 사용하여 자세를 기동하는 모드(Del-V Mode)와 휠을 사용하여 자세를 기동하는 모드(Fine Del-V Mode)로 구분된다. 시험 궤도조정에서는 우선적으로 두 가지 모드에 대한 모드전환 시험을 실시하여 위성체 및 지상국 운영절차에 대한 이상 유무를 점검하였고, 이후 추력기 분사량을 10초로 설정하여 예측 대비 실제 궤도변경 결과값을 확인하였다. 시험 궤도조정의 결과를 토대로 본 궤도조정에서는 임무궤도를 획득하기 위한 경사각 조정 및 고도 조정을 수행하였다. 경사각 조정 시에는 승교점 지방시의 변화량을 줄이고, 이후 자연 교란력에 의한 궤도변화를 고려하여 목표궤도를 계획하였다. 또한, 고도 조정 단계에서는 연료 사용량 및 이심률 변화를 최소화 할 수 있도록 전형적인 호만 궤도천이 방식을 적용하였다. 궤도조정 결과 당초 목표한 값을 정확하게 달성하였고, 궤도조정 이후 궤도변화도 장기간 동안 임무궤도 범위를 유지함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.23-28
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• 2011

The engine ground and altitude tests were carried out to investigate the effect of jet fuel alteration on the performance of a small turbojet engine. JP-S was supplied 8% higher than JP-8 by fuel metering system at the same command. The employment of JP-S showed the similar starting characteristic to that of JP-8, however, difference in the ignition time and acceleration rate of engine speed due to the difference of fuel flow rate by fuel metering system was observed. In spite of jet fuel alteration, the test results yield the similar steady-state engine performance in net thrust, air flow, exhaust gas temperature, etc. On the other hand, the fuel consumption of JP-S increased by 5 % compared with that of JP-8. In point of specific fuel consumption (SFC), SFC of JP-S was approximately 1.1~2.6 %, 5 % higher than that of JP-8 in ground and altitude tests respectively at the same thrust.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.410-415
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• 2010

The engine ground and altitude tests were carried out to investigate the effect of jet fuel alteration on the performance of a small turbojet engine. JP-S was supplied 8% higher than JP-8 by fuel metering system at the same command. The employment of JP-S showed the similar starting characteristic to that of JP-8, however, difference in the ignition time and acceleration rate of engine speed due to the difference of fuel flow rate by fuel metering system was observed. In spite of jet fuel alteration, the test results yield the similar Steady-State engine performance in Net thrust, Air flow, Exhaust Gas Temperature, etc. On the other hand, the Fuel consumption of JP-S increased by 5 % compared with that of JP-8. In point of Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC), SFC of JP-S was approximately 1.1~2.6 %, 5 % higher than that of JP-8 in ground and altitude tests respectively at the same thrust.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.261-264
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• 2008

This study experimentally examines combustion characteristics of a hybrid rocket in which solid paraffin is used as a fuel, while oxidizer is pure oxygen. Especially, the experiment investigates the effects of chamber pressure and configuration of fuel grain. The pressure inside the combustion chamber is varied by changing a flow rate of oxidizer. The regression rate is observed to increase as the chamber pressure does. There also exists the effects of shape of fuel grain on thrust. Characteristic of paraffin hybrid rocket changes with shape of fuel grain. When there is a room near the injector, thrust increases. On the other hand, the room near the nozzle does not contribute to thrust increasement.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.526-529
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• 2009

In this study, we analyze the characteristic of burning classified by a propellant according to a flux of an oxidizer to analyze propellant regression distance in accordance with a thrust control and burning time of hybrid rocket using hybrid combustor of Lab-Scale. To control a flux of an oxidizer, we design flow control system to regulate the mount of opening and shutting of a needle valve by a driving of stepping motor by a combination the needle valve with stepping motor. We derive the relationships between mass flow rate and regression rate according to a propellant through the oxidizer flux change. While doing the thrust control, we estimate regression distance through the oxidizer flux in accordance with thrust and confirm the creditability through the actual thrust control burning experimentation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.1-12
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• 2019

A fundamental study on a gas injection variable thrust method for thrust throttling in a liquid rocket engine was conducted. The gas injection variable thrust has the advantage of not only being able to control the thrust with a simple structure but it also increases the atomization performance through the injection pressure drop that increases in direct proportion to the density reduction. In this study, spray characteristics such as spray instability, spray pattern, spray angle, and breakup length based on changes in the liquid mass flow rate and amount of injected gas were investigated using effervescent swirl injectors.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.9
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• pp.875-882
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• 2011

In the present study, the imbalance in the axial-thrust and variation in the volumetric efficiency that occurred during the trimming of impeller diameter were investigated. The present study was focused on low-specific-speed multistage centrifugal pumps with a balancing piston as the balancing mechanism. The effects of impeller trimming on the axial-thrust balance in multistage pumps with horizontal and vertical axes were compared. The results showed that impeller trimming resulted in an additional axial-thrust acting in direction of pump inlet. The axial-thrust imbalance due to impeller trimming was more severe in the vertical-axis pumps than in the horizontal-axis pumps. The rate of increase in the diameter of the balancing piston, which was proportional to the rate of impeller trimming, was evaluated to maintain the axial-thrust balance. Furthermore, a simultaneous increase in the piston length and piston diameter was more effective for reducing the axial-thrust imbalance along with the volumetric efficiency drop.