• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.71-77
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• 2015

Internal ballistics is a phenomenon happened in tens of milliseconds during the gun firing. The configuration variables of the solid propellant are important factors which have influences on the performance of the gun system. In this study, the performance analysis of the 7-perforated propellant has been conducted using the numerical program for the interior ballistics. The effect of the configuration variables on the gun system performance has been analyzed. The propellant design has been conducted for the satisfaction of the performance requirements. As results, the relationship between the configuration variables and the performance has been obtained and the basic design concept of the multi-perforated propellant has been provided.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.949-952
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• 2011

Study on differential pressure in the chamber of cannon by adjusting the mass flow of ignition-gas has been conducted using the 1-D interior ballistics numerical code called IBcode. In case of large-caliber cannon, high temperature ignition-gas is injected to the chamber through the side hole of the primer to ignite the propellant. Therefore, mass flow of injected ignition-gas affects the propellant combustion in the chamber. Mass flow of each side hole of the current primer was uniformly distributed. In this study, differences of propellant combustion with different mass flow of each side hole have been imposed. Results in case of the mass flow increase in the direction to the base show that the differential pressure decreases compared to the uniformed mass flow.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.47-50
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• 2003

JA2 Propellants, made by non-solvent process, are of great interest for the tank gun propellant. This is due to high energy. The grain geometries of JA2 and modified JA2 propellant were designed for application to 105mm APFSDS projectile. The combustion, thermochemical, and interior ballistic properties of the propellant were tested and calculated. The performances of the propellant were evaluated out using 105mm slug T2 projectiles and 105mm tank gun. The muzzle velocity of the propellants was higher than that of the KM30 for K274 projectile.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.2201-2209
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• 1994

Macroscopic combustion models used in gun interior ballistic codes are discussed and experimental methods to measure propellant burning rate are reviewed. Comparing with gun firing results, the limit of combustion model is shown and modified combustion model is proposed. But combustion model should be selected with respect to total gun system including propellants.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.520-526
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• 2012

The appearance of the negative differential pressure(NDP), in which the shot base pressure is higher than the breech pressure, indicates that a potential damage on the gun system is increased. In order to safeguard the gun system, the igniter must be designed to minimize the NDP during the firing process. From this reason, the effect of igniter's burning rate on the NDP of the interior ballistics has been investigated through the numerical simulations. The NDP has been increased with increment of the coefficient in the burning rate of the igniter. A sudden change of the chamber pressure has been shown in case of using a singular coefficient.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.529-531
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• 2012

The temperature coefficient of a gun propellant could be reduced by applying an appropriate surface coating material. The burning rates of those propellants do not very strongly depend on the propellant temperature. It is a good method to increase the muzzle velocity of gun ammunitions by utilizing the permissible maximum pressure in the gun barrel independent of the propellant temperature. During this study, properties of surface coated propellants were confirmed by results in tests of a closed bomb and 40mm Gun firing, and confirmed that production of coating propellant could be possible.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.72-78
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• 2012

The position effect of the solid propellant in the combustion chamber on the decrease of the differential pressure has been investigated using the IBcode. Generally the metallic cartridge or CCC (combustible cartridge case) are used to load the propellant of the gun propulsion system. The position of the cartridge(propellant) is, therefore, a major factor for the interior ballistics in case the combustion chamber is larger than the cartridge. In this study, three different positions in the empty space of the chamber have been considered. As results, the case of the propellant located in the region near the base and breech has shown that the negative differential pressure and the difference between the breech pressure and the base pressure are much higher than those of the case of the propellant located in the center of the chamber. The case of the propellant in the center of the chamber is, therefore, more profitable to improve the performance of the interior ballistics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.236-241
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• 2011

The position effect of the solid propellant in the combustion chamber on the decrease of the differential pressure has been investigated using the IBcode. Generally the metallic cartridge or CCC (combustible cartridge case) as the propellant for the cannon has been loaded. The position of the propellant(cartridge) is, therefore, a major factor for the interior ballistics in case the combustion chamber is larger than the cartridge. In this study, three cases of the existence of empty space in the chamber has been considered. As results, the case of the propellant located in the region near the base and breech has shown that the negative differential pressure and the difference between the breech pressure and the base pressure are much higher than those of the case of the propellant located in the center of the chamber. The case of the propellant in the center of the chamber is, therefore, more profitable to improve the performance of the interior ballistics.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.321-328
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• 2022

The current development tend of the gun propellants that they should have low sensitivity and high energy. We studied a nitrocellulose based propellant composition that replaced sensitive NG with RDX and DEGDN which high energy and low sensitivity. The important factors in the design of the gun propellant were impetus and flame temperature. NC-based propellant containing RDX showed similar impetus but low flame temperature compared to KM30A1, a triple-based propellant. The developed propellant composition didn't show any abnormal combustion reaction and the characteristics of ballistic resistance were also confirmed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.482-488
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• 2017

Recently, weapon system has been highly regarding IM ability. Explosive is positively necessary in weapon system and it is principle component that must be improved for IM as the most hazardous material. RDX is one of energetic materials used the most at present since 1930s. It is being applied a lot to most of explosive in warhead and artillery and rocket propellants in these latter days due to its low cost and high energetic characteristics. However, it has a disadvantage which is more sensitive than some insensitive explosive like NTO, DADNE recently developed. To overcome this, researches have been continued about insensitive RDX and we are performing the study as well. In this study, we developed to apply reduced sensitivity RDX to pilot scale and mass production and we could confirm a result by shock sensitivity test.