• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.7-14
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• 2009

A methodology of design performance estimation for the supersonic impulse turbine was investigated. Relations of similarity condition and test nozzle area ratio were derived. Comparison of efficiencies between the turbines with real nozzle and test nozzle are made numerically and experimentally. The CFD results and test result confirmed that the turbine with test nozzle was able to predict real turbine performance. In addition, design performance of the supersonic impulse turbine also could be estimated using real nozzle in air-medium test. In this case, design efficiency was found at the pressure-ratio and velocity-ratio of similarity condition of test nozzle.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.39-45
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• 2006

In liquid rocket engine turbopump, it is difficult to evaluate turbine performance for high pressure, high temperature circumstance. Turbine test is often done by using air at similarity condition so that the turbine can be tested at lower risk. This paper describes an air similarity test program of liquid rocket engine turbopump turbine. A test facility has been built to evaluate aerodynamic performance of turbines. The test facility consists of high pressure air supply system, mass flow rate measuring nozzle, test section, hydraulic break, exit orifice for pressure control, instrumentation and control system. This paper also presents how to decide the similarity conditions of the turbine test and describes how to control test conditions. Relative standard deviation of measurement parameter was less than 1% and measured turbine efficiency corresponded with analysis result within 2%.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

Performance test of the 30-ton class liquid rocket engine turbopump turbine has been conducted using high pressure cold air. Overall performance of the two kinds of turbine rotors - rotor with knife-edged L.E blades and with rounded L.E blades - has been measured for various rotational speed and turbine pressure ratio. The effect of rotational speed and turbine pressure ratio on the turbine axial force behavior also has been measured in parallel. Test results have revealed that the efficiency of knife edged L.E. turbine is a little bit higher than that of rounded L.E. turbine. The axial force of the turbine varied linearly with respect to rotational speed and its magnitude largely depended on turbine pressure ratio.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.405-406
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• 2008

Combustor is one of the major component of gas turbine engine and its development is done mostly by performance test. Combustors for aviation gasturbine engines has been successfully tested at the test facility in KARI as well as for stationary gasturbine engines. Full scale combustor test requires large amount of high temperature and pressure air, so the test facility is equipped with big air compressor and heater.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.99-105
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• 2002

The performance test of an axial-type turbine is carried out with various axial gap distances between the stator and rotor. The turbine is operated at the low pressure and speed, and the degree of reaction is 0.373 at the mean radius. The axial-type turbine consists of ons-stage and 3-dimensional blades. The chord length of rotor is 28.2mm and mean diameter of turbine is 257.56mm. The power of turbo-blower for input power is 30kW and mass flow rate is $340m^3$/min at 290mmAq static-pressure. The RPM and output power are controlled by a dynamometer connected directly to the turbine shaft. The axial gap distances are changed from a quarter to three times of stator axial chord length, and performance curves are obtained with 9 different axial gaps. The efficiency varies about 8% of its peak value due to the variation of axial gap on the same non-dimensional mass flow rate and RPM, and experimental results show that the optimum axial gap is 1.6-1.9Cx.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.38 no.7
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• pp.29-38
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• 2009

지난 20년간 급속한 발전을 통하여 회전 블레이드의 직경이 126 m, 나셀까지의 높이가 약 130 m에 이르는 6,000 kW의 용량을 가지는 풍력발전기가 개발되었다. 세계적으로 풍력발전의 필요성과 중요성이 인식되어 2008년 현재 약 120,000 MW의 설치 용량을 기록하고 있다. 풍력터빈(wind turbine)과 그 부품의 기계적인 성능평가의 종류와 방법은 많은 사람들의 관심인 것으로 판단한다. 우선 풍력터빈을 구성하는 주요 핵심부품은 블레이드, 증속장치, 발전기 등이며, 세부 구성 부품으로 허브, 핏치와 요베어링, 주축베어링, 타워 등이 있다. 주요핵심 부품인 블레이드, 증속기, 발전기 등의 성능평가가 중요한 이슈이다. 또한 모든 구성품을 조립하여 초기의 설계사양에 따라서 제조되고 최종성능이 발휘되는지 여부를 현장시험을 통하여 성능평가과정을 거치게 되는데 이 과정은 풍력터빈의 성능평가라고 하며 주요 평가대상은 출력성능(power performance), 소음(noise), 하중(load), 전력품질(power quality) 등 4가지 항목을 집중적으로 측정하여 개발된 풍력터빈의 전반적인 성능을 평가하게 된다. 본 투고에서는 핵심부품인 블레이드, 증속기, 발전기에 대한 시험기술과 풍력터빈의 성능평가 항목인 4개 측정 항목에 대하여 기술하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.51-58
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• 2019

In this study, a set of performance tests on 3D-printed combustor components were carried out to investigate the performance of 3D-printed component and its feasibility for micro gas turbine engines. The test were conducted for four different equivalence ratios under two different engine operating conditions. The measurement results show that the tested combustor had a low total pressure loss coefficient and a uniform exit temperature distribution. However, the combustion efficiency values are less than 93.5% owing to the large amount of UHC and CO, which is considerably lower than a typical gas turbine engine combustor. The performance data obtained from the tests will be used for combustor performance improvements using 3D-printing technology.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2003

Methodology of predicting steady performance of gas turbine engine from transient test data was explored to develop an economic performance test technique. Discrepancy of transient performance from steady performance was categorized as dynamic, thermal and aerodynamic transient effects. Each effect was mathematically modeled and quantified to provide correction factors for calculating steady performance. The influence of engine inlet/outlet condition change on engine performance was corrected firstly, and then steady performance was predicted from the correction factors. The result was compared with steady performance test data. This correction method showed an acceptable level of precision, 3.68% difference of fuel flow.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.78-86
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• 2006

This paper presents the performance test result of the 30-ton class turbopump turbine. Test has been conducted using high pressure cold air, The turbine overall performance has been measured for various pressure ratio and rotational speed settings. The nozzle-rotor clearance effect on turbine performance also has been tested for the four kinds of the nozzle-rotor clearance values. We found that turbine efficiency rated 51.1% at its design velocity ratio and pressure ratio of 13.5. We also found that turbine efficiency can be increased by 3.5% for approximately 1mm decrement of the nozzle-rotor clearance from its nominal value.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.561-565
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• 2009

The performance of supersonic impulse turbine was investigated experimentally. Experiment was performed with the compressed air instead of the high temperature burned gas because of the limitation of test facility and danger. As a result of the experiment with the compressed air, the performance in the real gas(burned gas) was predicted by the similarity method. The nozzle area of prototype turbine was calculated based on the real gas. So, it is difficult to satisfy the similarity conditions completely. Two similarity conditions were set and the design point for real gas was existed between two similarity conditions. And, the new turbine test model with calculated nozzle area based on the compressed air was tested. Therefore, similarity point of the new turbine test model was also existed between above two similarity points. It means that the design point for real gas was similar to the test point with the new turbine model.