• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.480-485
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• 2008

In this study, two types of ramjet intake were designed for the flight condition of Mach number 2 and 5 and numerical analysis was performed. In order to widen the flight envelope range(Mach number $2{\sim}6$), movable intake concept was applied. The central body was designed so that the capture area ratio which is one of most important factors of ramjet intake design could be adjusted. And various types of cowl and movable insert part of shell were designed in order to control throat area which could increase total pressure recovery. The numerical results showed that the designed ramjet intake could be applied in various flights Mach number.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.115-128
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• 2006

A technical analysis of current scramjet and combined-cycle engine is presented. Substantial research has been pursued to characterize the operation mechanism of scramjet propulsion, especially in the areas of flame stabilization and system integration, dramatically over the years in support of both military and space access application. Major technology that had significant impact on the maturation of scramjet propulsion technology are dual combustion ramjet, dual mode ramjet, and combined cycle engine to cover a typical wide rage of flight, up to flight Mach number 10. Notable are the fundamental and practical techniques, for instance, scram propulsion itself, thermal relaxation and protection using endothermic fuel and/or CSiC composit materials, and design/manufacture of movable intake and nozzle, to realize high speed propulsion system in near future.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.72-86
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• 2006

A technical review of current ramjet propulsion is presented. In addition to summarize the current status of ramjet technology, new key techniques like Boosting technique easily adapting total impulse of booster, flame stabilization technique with minimized ramjet combuster length, variable nozzle-inner-surface technique realizing wide flight-envelop, and thermal protection technique for long operating time are identified. Actually various Ramjet propulsion technology has been matured and expanding to both military and combined cycle application. Yet many opportunities remain to be challenged by future generations of explorers to utilize s typical ramjet propulsion system for multi-purpose(multi-platform and multi-target) missiles, for example, American JSSCM and Russian Yakhont missiles, improving both reliability of techniques and downsizing development cost of new propulsion system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.506-510
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• 2008

Ramjets are capable of much higher specific impulse than liquid rocket engines for high speed flight in the atmosphere. Ramjets, however, cannot generate thrust at low flight speed. Therefore, an additional propulsion device to accelerate the ramjet vehicle to a supersonic speed is required. In this study, we propose a novel ramjet propulsion system with a $H_2O_2$/Kerosene rocket as the accelerator for initial stage. In order to test the feasibility of this concept, consecutive reactors was built; one for the decomposition of $H_2O_2$ and the other for kerosene combustion. Decomposed $H_2O_2$ jet was injected to combustor through converging nozzle from gas generator and over this hot oxygen jet, kerosene was injected by spay injector. Through the various test cases, hypergolic ignition test was carried out and steady combustion was achieved.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.117-121
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• 2003

In order to investigate the performance characters of the ramjet propulsion, at the first step, in this paper Ideal Brayton cycle is adopted. In the Ideal Ramjet cycle some of the Parameters are independent of the heat input, for example thermal efficiency but in the Ideal Brayton cycle, Mach number and the entry temperature of the combustion chamber are important variables with the heat input.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.93-95
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• 2009

This is a reviewing paper on the ramjet development programs of the U.S.A. and European countries through the presented papers at the ISABE 2005 and Joint Propulsion Conference 2008. Interestingly, the programs which are developing now are only limited on the ducted rocket, neither liquid nor pure solid fuel ramjet.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.51-57
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• 1999

Temperature and velocity controlling of air at inlet position of Ramjet combustor is important under Ramjet engine grounding-test condition since temperature of inlet air increases due to compression process by supersonic flow at inlet position of Ramjet combustor. In this study, Vitiated Air Heater methodology was used to control temperature of air that is inducted into Ramjet combustor. Temperature and velocity of air at Vitiated air heater exit, which is inducted into Ramjet combustor, were measured to evaluate Vitiated air heater system developed in this study. It is shown that temperature and velocity of inducted air can be well controlled using Vitiated air heater system developed in this study, and we could make a Vitiated Air which is almost same with real air.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.141-146
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• 2005

This paper presents a theoretical analysis of a ramjet and scramjet engine according to flight Mach numbers. The main objective of this study is to give physical understanding on the performance parameters and to provide a more unified treatment of the fundamentals of ramjet and scramjet propulsion, mainly based on analytical methods. The effects of flight Mach number, inlet characteristics, and combustion on the performance of ramjet and scramjet are analysed. The cycle analysis are conducted on both combustors with constant pressure and with constant cross-section area, on which comparisons are made. Also the optimal Mach number at the entry of the combustor is studied.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• v.y2005m4
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• pp.334-342
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• 2005

A numerical analysis is performed using two dimensional axisymmetric RANS (Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes) equations system on the transition sequence of the Integrated Rocket Ramjet and the unsteady reacting flow-field in a ramjet combustor during unstable combustion. The mode transition of an axisymmetric ramjet is numerically simulated starting from the initial condition of the boost end phase of the entire ramjet. The unsteady reacting flow-field within combustor is computed for varying injection area. In calculation results of the transition, the terminal normal shock is occurred at the downstream of diffuser throat section and no notable combustor pressure oscillation is observed after certain time of the inlet port cover open. For the case of a small injection area at the same equivalence ratio, periodic pressure oscillation in the combustor leads to the terminal shock expulsion from the inlet and hence the buzz instability occurred.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.400-401
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• 2009

Present paper introduces the concepts and R&D activities on the hypersonic vehicles, X-51A by USAF using Dual-Mode Ramjet (DMR) and HyFly by US Navy using Dual-Combustion Ramjet (DCR) both sponsored by DARPA.