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The Future of Hypersonics Research

  • Park Chul
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.7-8
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, the current status of the hypersonic research is reviewed, and the areas needing further work are proposed

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Design/Construction and Performance Test of Hypersonic Shock Tunnel Part Ⅰ: Design Method of Hypersonic Shock Tunnel (극초음속 충격파 풍동 설계/구축 및 성능시험 Part Ⅰ: 극초음속 충격파 풍동 설계 방법)

  • Lee, Bok-Jik;Lee, Hyoung-Jin;Kim, Sei-Hwan;Jeung, In-Seuck
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.321-327
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    • 2008
  • The shock tunnel as a hypersonic ground test facility was designed, constructed and its performance test was conducted to reproduce the high speed flow which the hypersonic propulsion system is encountered. The design points were understood and the conceptual design was completed using the quasi one dimensional operation analysis code. After that, the specific performance and compartment design were completed using CFD simulation as the part analysis. The facility was then constructed according to those design results and the performance test was conducted for various operation conditions. In this paper, we suggested the design method of hypersonic shock tunnel including the conceptual and performance design using theoretical analysis and the quasi 1D Multi-species computational fluid dynamics code.

Research and Development Trends of a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV) (극초음속 활공 비행체(HGV)의 연구개발 동향)

  • Hwang, Ki-Young;Huh, Hwanil
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.48 no.9
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    • pp.731-743
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    • 2020
  • The hypersonic glide vehicle ascends to a high altitude by a rocket booster, separates it from the booster, and glides at a hypersonic speed of Mach 5 or higher at an altitude of about 30~70 km, changing its direction in the atmosphere. Since it moves on an unpredictable flight path rather than a parabolic trajectory, it is difficult to intercept with current missile defense systems. The U.S. conducted HTV-2 and AHW flight tests in the early 2010s to confirm the possibility of hypersonic gliding flights, and recently it has been developing hypersonic glide vehicle systems such as LRHW and ARRW. China has conducted several flight tests of the DF-ZF (WU-14) glide vehicle since 2014 and has been operating it with DF-17 missiles. Russia has conducted hypersonic glide vehicle research since the former Soviet Union, but it has repeatedly failed, and recently it has been successfully tested with the Avangard (Yu-71) glide vehicle mounted on the SS-19 ICBM. In this paper, the characteristics, flight test cases, and development trends of hypersonic glide vehicles developed or currently being developed in the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India, and Europe are reviewed and summarized.

Hypersonic Weapons and National Security (극초음속 무기체계의 개발 경쟁과 국가 안보의 함의)

  • Son, Hyun-Seung;Lee, Ho-il;Ko, Duk-Gon
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.56-69
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    • 2022
  • Various advanced countries are accelerating the competition in the development of hypersonic weapons. North Korea is on the verge of building a new submarine equipped with a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). A series of new guided missiles tests have continued due to political competition between the U.S. and China. The Republic of Korea is planning to boost its military capabilities, which involves the development of nuclear-powered submarines, light aircraft carriers, and new guided missiles. The northeast Asian region continues to be tense amid military rivalry between the Republic of Korea, North Korea, the United States, China, Russia, and Japan. Accordingly, these countries' competition to develop weapons is also at the world's highest level. In this paper, we examine the functioning of a hypersonic weapons system conduct a technical analysis of its components. In addition, we analyze the direction of military development that the Korean military wants to pursue through the recently announced mid-term defense plan. We conclude by highlighting the technical limitations and implementation strategies to overcome the development of hypersonic weapons.

Nonlinear Flow-Induced Vibration Analysis of Typical Section in Supersonic and Hypersonic Flows with Angle-of-Attack Effect (받음각 효과를 고려한 발사체 날개단면의 초음속극초음속 비선형 유체유발진동해석)

  • Kim, Dong-Hyun;Kim, Yu-Sung;Yoon, Myung-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.12-19
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    • 2007
  • In this study, nonlinear flow-induced vibration(flutter) analyses of a 2-DOF launch vehicle airfoil have been conducted in supersonic and hypersonic flow regimes. Advanced aeroelastic analysis system based on computational fluid dynamics and computational structural dynamics is successfully developed and applied to the present analyses. Nonlinear unsteady aerodynamic analyses considering strong shock wave motions are conducted using inviscid Euler equations. Aeroelastic governing equations for the 2-DOF airfoil system is solved by the coupled integration method with interactive CFD and CSD computation procedures. Typical wedge type airfoil shapes with initial angle-of-attacks are considered to investigate the nonlinear flutter characteristics in supersonic(15). Also, the comparison of detailed aeroelastic responses are practically presented as numerical results.

DARPA's Hypersonic Vehicle and TBCC Engine Programs (DARPA의 극초음속 항공기 및 TBCC 엔진 프로그램)

  • Noh, Jin-Hyeon;Choi, Jeong-Yeol;Byun, Jong-Ryul;Gil, Hyun-Yong;Yoon, Hyun-Gull;Lim, Jin-Shik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.65-78
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    • 2010
  • DARPA carries out several R&D programs for hypersonic vehicles to maintain the U.S. military superiority in air and space. Falcon program is the core of the DARPA's activitiy for the hypersonics including the long-term step-by-step approach from HTV-1, HTV-2, HTV-3X to HCV. Hypersonic Turbo-Based Combined Cycle (TBCC) engine technologies research and development programs, HiSTED, FaCET and Vulcan, are also the parts of their activities. Present article presents the summarized review on the backgrounds, technologies and relationships of those programs.

Aero-Optical Diagnostic Technique for the Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition on a Flat Plate

  • Li, Ruiqu;Gong, Jian;Bi, Zhixian;Ma, Handong
    • International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.6-9
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    • 2015
  • A new cross disciplinary conception of transitional aero-optics is built up during analyzing and measuring the linkage between the hypersonic boundary layer transition on a flat plate and the jittering characteristics of the small-aperture beam through that boundary layer. Based on that conception, the Small-Aperture Beam Technique (SABT) and high-speed Imaging Camera System (ICS) used in aero-optical studies are considered as new techniques for the assessment of the hypersonic transition in the boundary layer on a flat plate. In the FD-20 gun tunnel, for the free stream parameters with Mach number of 8 and unit Reynolds number of $1{\times}10^7$ (1/m), those two optical techniques are used to measure the jitter of the small-aperture beam. At the same free stream parameters, the distribution of the heat transfer along the centerline of the flat plate is also measured by the thin film resistance gauge technique. The results show the similarity of the increase trend between the heat transfer and the jitter of the small-aperture beam in the transitional region. It helps us to surmise that it may be feasible to diagnose the transition in a hypersonic boundary layer on a flat plate by means of those above optical techniques.

Performance Study on the Supersonic Diffuser Contraction Ratio of High-Altitude Test Facility for Hypersonic Propulsion (극초음속 추진기관 고공환경 시험장치의 이차목 디퓨저 수축비에 따른 성능연구)

  • Lee, Seongmin;Shin, Donghae;Shin, Mingyu;Ko, Youngsung;Kim, Sunjin;Lee, Jungmin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.1026-1030
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    • 2017
  • In this study, we propose an supersonic diffuser that is one of test facilities for hypersonic propulsion engine, and conduct numerical analyses and cold flow test using each diffuser as the corresponding variable. Specifically, inner flow characteristics are computed based on mach number and pressure by the numerical analyses. Also, we test through cold flow test the pressure in the vacuum chamber and the inner pressure that is formed by the wall pressure. Finally, we compare the results from cold flow test and the numerical analyses, and report a preliminary result that might be useful to construct a better test facility of hypersonic propulsion engine in the future.

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Development of Aerodynamic Thermal Load Element for Structural Design of Hypersonic Vehicle (극초음속 비행체의 구조설계를 위한 공력 열하중 요소 개발)

  • Kang, Yeon Cheol;Kim, Gyu Bin;Kim, Jeong Ho;Cho, Jin Yeon;Kim, Heon Ju
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.46 no.11
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    • pp.892-901
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    • 2018
  • An efficient aerodynamic thermal load element is developed to reflect the effect of coupled aero-thermo-elastic behaviors in the early design stage of hypersonic vehicle. To this aim, semi-analytic relationships depending on structural deformation are adopted for pressure and thermal load, and the element is formulated based on the relations. The proposed element is implemented in the form of ABAQUS user subroutine, and coupled finite element analysis is carried out to investigate the aero-thermo-elastic behaviors of control surface of hypersonic vehicle. Through the analysis, usefulness of the proposed aerodynamic thermal load element is identified.