• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.780-787
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• 2017

The propellant grain configuration is a design variable that determines the shape and performance of a solid rocket motor. Grain configuration variables have complicated effects on the motor performance; so the global optimization problem has to be solved in order to design the configuration variables. The grain performance has been analyzed by means of the grain burn-back and internal ballistic analysis, and the optimization technique searches for the configuration variables that satisfy the requirements. The deterministic and stochastic optimization techniques have been applied for the grain optimization, but the results are imperfect. In this study, the optimization design of the configuration variables has been performed using the hybrid optimization technique, which combines those two techniques. As a result, the hybrid optimization technique has proved to be efficient for the grain optimization design.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.247-254
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• 2008

The primary objective of this research is to develop an efficient design and optimization methodology for SRM Wagon Wheel Grain and to develop of software for practical designing and optimization of Wagon Wheel grains. This work will provide a design process reference guide for engineers in the field of Solid Rocket Propulsion. Using these proposed design methods, SRM Wagon Wheel grains can be designed for various geometries, their optimal solutions can be found and best possible configuration be attained thereby ensuring finest design in least possible iterations & time. The main focus is to improve computational efficiency at various levels of the design work. These have been achieved by the following way. a. Evaluation of system requirements and design objectives. b. Development of Geometric Model of Wagon Wheel grain configuration. c. Internal ballistic performance predictions. d. Preliminary designing of the Wagon Wheel grain configuration involving various independent geometric variables. e. Optimization of the grain configuration using Sequential Quadratic Programming f. In depth analysis of the optimal results considering affects of various geometric variables on ballistic parameters and analysis of performance prediction outputs have been performed g. Development of software for design and optimization of Wagon Wheel Grain. By using these proposed design methods, SRM Wagon Wheel grains can be designed by using geometric model, their optimal solutions can be found and best possible configuration be attained thereby ensuring finest design.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.226-234
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• 2008

Grain design has always been a vital and integral part of Solid Rocket Motor(SRM) design. Basing on the design objectives set by the system designer, the SRM designer has many options available for selecting the Grain configuration. Many of the available configurations may fulfill the required parameters of volumetric loading fraction, web fraction & Length to diameter ratios and produce internal ballistic results that may be in accordance to the design objectives. However, for any given set of design objectives, it is deemed necessary that best possible configuration be selected, designed and optimized. Hence optimal results of all applicable configurations are vital to be attained in order to compare and finalize the design that will produce most efficient performance. Generally the engineers pay attention and have skills on a specific grain configuration. The designing methodologies and computer codes available usually focus on single grain configuration may it be Star, Wagon Wheel or slotted tube. Hardly one can find a software or a design methodology where all such configurations can be worked on jointly and not only adequate designs be found but optimal solutions reached by applying an optimization method to find final design best suited for any design objective. In the present work design requirements have been set, grain configurations have been selected and their designing has been conducted. The internal ballistic parameters have been calculated and after finding the preliminary design solutions, the optimal solutions have been found. In doing so, software has been developed comprising of computer programs for designing the 2D grains including Star, Wagon Wheel and Slotted Tube configurations. The optimization toolbox of Matlab Fmincon has been used for getting optimal solutions. The affects of all the independent geometric design variables on the optimized solutions have been analyzed. Based on results attained from Optimization Method, an in depth comparison of Grain Configurations and analysis of performance prediction outputs have been conducted to come to conclusion as to which grain configuration is ideal for the current design requirement under study.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년도 제30회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.349-352
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• 2008

본 연구는 고체 추진제 그레인의 형상 변화에 따른 연소 특성을 고찰 하였다. LRE(액체로켓엔진)는 추진제의 공급량을 조절하여 추력을 변화시킬 수 있지만, SRM(고체로켓모터) 연소기 형상은 단순하지만 연소가 시작되면 추력 제어가 어렵다. 이러한 SRM(고체로켓모터)의 추력 제어의 어려움을 그레인의 크기나 형상의 변화를 통해 부분적으로 해결 할 수 있다. 소형 로켓의 추진제에 적합한 그레인을 설계하고 실험을 통해 검증하였습니다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2023

Star 형상을 갖는 추진제 그레인은 다양한 면적 선도가 가능하고, 제작이 용이하여 실제 고체 추진제 로켓에 유용하게 적용될 수 있다. 그러나, 설계와 관련한 형상 변수가 많고 연소 말기 슬리버가 존재하므로, 해석 비용이 저렴한 일반적인 단일 최적화 기법으로는 최적 설계가 성공하기 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 활용성과 설계 성공률을 높이기 위해 데이터베이스를 사용하여 star 그레인을 설계하는 기법을 제안하였다. 제안된 방법에서는 성능 변수를 정의하고, 데이터베이스를 구축한 후 요구조건을 만족하는 해를 탐색한다. 제안된 방법을 적용하여 다양한 종류의 연소 면적 선도를 갖는 star 그레인의 설계를 수행하고, 설계 방법의 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1939-1949
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• 2005

Many studies have been conducted to increase regression rate of solid fuel in hybrid rocket. One of them resorts to swirl flow since it can extend the residence time of oxidizer in the fuel grain. Also, metal wires may lead to increase the regression rate of solid fuel as shown in solid propellants. In this study, a series of experiments was designed to investigate the enhancement of regression rate of solid fuel by embedded metal wires and by fuel port grain. And fuel port was designed with a helical configuration to attempt to induce swirl flow. PMMA with gaseous oxygen is the solid fuel used for investigation. Test results showed that embedded metal wires turned out to be ineffective method because only $3-4\%$ increases in regression rate were observed. However, fuel port grain configuration yields higher burning performance of up to $50\%$ increase in regression rate. Also pitch number as well as total impulse was found to be a design variable.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.372-381
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• 2008

We developed a design automation system to reduce the lead time and help engineers in designing a solid fuel, or a grain, for rocket missiles. First, we analyzed design activities and shapes of a grain, which resulted in the standard of design process and shape. We decided development process which consisted of two typical activities such as constructing master library and implementing design system. We constructed some master models for typical external shapes and core shapes of grains which were used in modeling the shape of a designing grain. Also we implemented a design automation program to use the master models according to the pre-defined design process. It can calculate some design parameters such as mass, mass center, volume and combustion area that are used in analyzing a proposed grain. Finally, we could reduce the design time dramatically and increase design quality by automating many routine and difficult works.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.293-300
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• 2008

Efficient designing of SRM Grains in the field of Rocketry is still the main test for most of the nations of world for scientific studies, commercial and military applications. There is a strong need to enhance thrust, improve the effectiveness of SRM and reduce mass of motor and burning time so as to allow the general design to increase the weight of payload/on board electronics. Moreover burning time can be increased while keeping the weight of the propellant and thrust in desired range, so as to give the time to control / general design group in active phase for incorporating delayed cut off if required. A mathematical design, optimization & analysis technique for Slotted Tube Grain has been discussed in this paper. In order to avoid the uncertainties that whether the Slotted Tube grain configuration being designed is best suited for achieving the set design goals and optimal of all the available designs or not, an efficient technique for designing SRM Grain and then getting optimal solution is must. The research work proposed herein addresses and emphasizes a design methodology to design and optimize Slotted Tube Grain considering particular test cases for which the design objectives and constraints have been given. In depth study of the optimized solution have been conducted thereby affects of all the independent parametric design variables on optimal solution & design objectives have been examined and analyzed in detail. In doing so, the design objectives and constraints have been set, geometric parameters of slotted tube grain have been identified, performance prediction parameters have been calculated, thereafter preliminary designs completed and finally optimal design reached. A Software has been developed in MATLAB for designing and optimization of Slotted Tube grains.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.22-31
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• 2022

기존 Finocyl 그레인 형상 설계는 임의의 형상을 가정하고 Burn-back 해석을 통해 요구조건 만족 여부 확인, 형상 수정의 과정을 반복한다. 이와 같은 설계는 작업자의 설계 피로도를 높이고, 역량에 따라 설계 완성도가 상이한 문제를 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 기존 설계의 문제를 해결하기 위해 Burn-back 자동화 해석 프로그램에 유전 알고리즘을 적용한 최적 설계 방법을 개발하였다. 안정적인 탐색을 위해 가변형 Offset, 작도 불능 형상 변수 제어 기법을 개발하고, 중립형 및 이중추력형 면적선도 형상을 설계하여 성능을 검증하였다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2021

고체 로켓 모터 설계 시 중립형 추력선도 발생이 용이한 Finocyl 그레인에 대한 형상 설계 기준을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 Burn-back 해석을 위한 제도 기법을 이용한 자동화 프로그램을 개발하고 정확성을 검증하였다. 개발된 프로그램을 이용하여 Finocyl 형상의 다양한 형상 변수에 따른 Burn-back 해석을 수행하고 연소 특성의 경향성과 민감도 분석을 수행하였다. 분석결과를 바탕으로 Finocyl 그레인을 이용한 중립형 연소면적선도를 나타내는 설계기준을 제시하였다.