• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.173-181
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• 2008

Gas turbine engine for aircraft are usually operated at the altitude condition which is quite different from the ground condition. In order to measure the precise performance data at the altitude condition, the engine should be tested at the altitude condition by a real flight test or an altitude simulation test with an altitude test facility. In this paper describes the design of altitude test facility for turbo shaft engine. This facility will be located in test cell #2 at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. Test Cell #2 will be used for altitude testing engines with mass flow rate up to 40kg/s and inlet temperatures in the range from $-65^{\circ}C$ to $200^{\circ}C$. The existing compressor/exhauster station with heater & cooler system will be used to simulate altitude conditions in Test Cell #2.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.73-82
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• 2015

A high altitude test facility which includes supersonic diffuser and ejector has been developed to simulate atmospheric pressure at 25 km using a 500 N class small scale liquid rocket engine. Also high altitude simulation test for the small scale liquid rocket engine was performed to verify the facility's performance. The experimental facility consists of high altitude simulation device, propellants supply system and coolant supply system. Low pressure condition corresponding to about 27 km(0.021 bar) altitude atmosphere was successfully simulated and a small scale liquid rocket engine thrust level was confirmed at the simulated condition by the high altitude test facility verification test.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.45-48
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• 2007

Vacuum facility is required for high altitude space environment test to develop small thruster. We, at Chungnam National University, developed vacuum test facility up to $10^{-5}$ torr to simulate 100${\sim}$120 km altitude environment. In this paper, we present some preliminary performance test results.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.46-56
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• 2004

The verification and improvement of the measurement uncertainty have beenperformed in the altitude test facility for small gas turbine engines, which was built atthe Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in October 1999. This test is performedwith a single spool turbojet engine at several flight conditions. This paper discussesthe evaluation and validation process for the measurement uncertainty improvements usedin the altitude test facility. The evaluation process, defined as tests before the facilitymodification, shows that the major contnbutors to the measurement uncertainty are theflow meter discharge coefficient, the inlet static and total pressures, the cell pressureand the fuel flow rate. The measurement uncertainty is focused on the primary parametersof the engine performance such as airflow rate, thrust and specific fuel consumption (SFC).The validation process, defined as tests after the facility modification, shows that themeasurement uncertainty, in seal level condition, is tmproved to the acceptable level throughthe facility modification. In altitude test conditions, the measurement uncertainties arenot improved as much as the uncertainty in sea level condition.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.104-111
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• 2005

Gas turbine engines for aircraft are usually operated at the altitude condition which is quite different from the ground condition. In order to measure the precise performance data at the altitude condition, the engine should be tested at the altitude condition by a real flight test or an altitude simulation test with an altitude test facility. In this paper, the present state of the altitude test facility and the test technologies at urn(Korea Aerospace Research Institute) will be introduced.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.383-387
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• 2008

To design a high altitude test facility for testing liquid rocket engine optimal technical solutions with general understanding about characteristics of engines and test stands, mission of a rocket and the financial aspects of tests are required. In this paper conditions and requirements needed at the stage of conceptual design of high altitude engine test facility were suggested, and preliminary calculations of the sizes of a supersonic diffuser and volume of cooling water were carried out.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.49-52
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• 2007

Vacuum facility is required for high altitude space environment test to develop small thruster. We, at Chungnam National University, developed vacuum test facility up to $10^{-5}$ torr to simulate $100{\sim}120km$ altitude environment. Prior to operation, we predict vacuum pump performances and present preliminary calculation and experiments.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.26 no.11
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• pp.1496-1502
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• 2002

An Altitude Engine Test Facility(AETF) was built at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute in October 1999 and has been being operated for altitude testing of gas turbine engines of 3,000 Ibf class or less. The AETF has been calibrated using several engines such as J69 of Teledyne Co. as a facility checkout engine. Uncertainty analyses on the air flow rate and thrust were performed using the test results, according to ASME PTC 19.1-1998. Several modifications on the facility and test method were made in order to improve the measurement uncertainty to a satisfactory level over the whole operating envelop. Spatial distributions of pressure and temperature were measured, sensors were substituted by more accurate ones, inlet duct was modified to refine the flow quality, and pressure control logic was revised to remove the cell pressure fluctuation. As a result, the uncertainty of the air flow measurement was improved by 0.1% over all the test conditions, and the net thrust measurement by up to 3%. The improved measurement uncertainties of air flow and thrust are 0.68～O.73% and 0.4～1.3%, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.733-736
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• 2010

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) performed the preliminary design of liquid rocket engine high-altitude simulation firing test facility for the development and qualification of LRE for the 2nd stage of KSLV-II. The engine high-altitude simulation firing test facility, which are to be constructed at Goheung Space Center, will provide liquid oxygen and kerosene to enable the high-altitude simulation firing test of 2nd stage engine at ground test facility. The high-altitude environment is obtained using a supersonic diffuser operated by the self-ejecting jet from the liquid rocket engine.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.03b
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• pp.707-710
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• 2008

The method suggested in this thesis is the safe and economic method when testing rocket engine because ground test facility copies high altitude. We have decided to use the schematic of testing facility based on already known design method and test result, and we have decided the test condition for ground firing test of solid fuel. In addition the pressure of nozzle exit area is 0.1bar, we have designed the testing facility structure to test in this condition. Moreover, we have designed to reduce the accident probability.