• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.678-699
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• 2015

Although the harsh space environment imposes many severe challenges to space pioneers, space exploration is a realistic and profitable goal for long-term humanity survival. One of the viable and promising options to overcome the harsh environment of space is nuclear propulsion. Particularly, the Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) is a leading candidate for nearterm human missions to Mars and beyond due to its relatively high thrust and efficiency. Traditional NTR designs use typically high power reactors with fast or epithermal neutron spectrums to simplify core design and to maximize thrust. In parallel there are a series of new NTR designs with lower thrust and higher efficiency, designed to enhance mission versatility and safety through the use of redundant engines (when used in a clustered engine arrangement) for future commercialization. This paper proposes a new NTR design of the second design philosophy, Korea Advanced NUclear Thermal Engine Rocket (KANUTER), for future space applications. The KANUTER consists of an Extremely High Temperature Gas cooled Reactor (EHTGR) utilizing hydrogen propellant, a propulsion system, and an optional electricity generation system to provide propulsion as well as electricity generation. The innovatively small engine has the characteristics of high efficiency, being compact and lightweight, and bimodal capability. The notable characteristics result from the moderated EHTGR design, uniquely utilizing the integrated fuel element with an ultra heat-resistant carbide fuel, an efficient metal hydride moderator, protectively cooling channels and an individual pressure tube in an all-in-one package. The EHTGR can be bimodally operated in a propulsion mode of $100MW_{th}$ and an electricity generation mode of $100MW_{th}$, equipped with a dynamic energy conversion system. To investigate the design features of the new reactor and to estimate referential engine performance, a preliminary design study in terms of neutronics and thermohydraulics was carried out. The result indicates that the innovative design has great potential for high propellant efficiency and thrust-to-weight of engine ratio, compared with the existing NTR designs. However, the build-up of fission products in fuel has a significant impact on the bimodal operation of the moderated reactor such as xenon-induced dead time. This issue can be overcome by building in excess reactivity and control margin for the reactor design.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.428-431
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• 2008

Korea Aerospace Research Institute(KARI) is achieving the Korea Space Launch Vehicle(KSLV) program according to National Space Technology Development Program. KSLV-I will be composed to liquid propellant(first stage) and solid propellant(second stage) propulsion system. The propulsion system of KSLV-I second stage is solid kick motor with high expansion ratio and its starting altitude is 300km high. In order to verify the performance of upper stage propulsion system designed to operate in the upper atmosphere, test facility which can simulate high altitude is needed. High Altitude Simulation Test Facility is composed to Thrust Measurement System, Control & Measurement system, Diffuser, SKID for cooling water supply to diffuser, CCTV, fire protection system and so on. This paper introduces TMS adapted to High Altitude Simulation Test for KSLV-I Kick Motor Development and results of hot firing test for its performance verification.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2024

Environmental regulations are becoming more stringent in response to climate change, especially concerning marine pollution caused by ship emissions. Large ships are adjusting by integrating technologies to reduce pollutant emissions and transitioning to eco-friendly fuels such as low-sulfur oil and LNG. However, small ships face space constraints for installing LNG propulsion systems and the risk of power depletion with pure electric propulsion. Consequently, there's growing interest in researching hybrid propulsion methods that combine electricity and diesel for smaller vessels. Hybrid propulsion systems utilize diverse energy sources, requiring an effective method for evaluating their efficiency. This study proposes employing Bond graph modeling to comprehensively analyze energy dynamics within hybrid propulsion systems, facilitating better understanding and optimization of their efficiency. Modeling of the ship's energy system using Bond graphs will be able to provide a framework for integrating various energy sources and evaluating their effects.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2006년도 제26회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.17-22
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• 2006

하이드라진 추진시스템은 위성 및 발사체 추진시스템에 적용되는 액체추진제 중에 가장 안정적이고 신뢰도가 높은 추진제로 평가받고 있다. 현재 국내에서는 다목적실용위성 사업을 수행하며 단일추진제로서 하이드라진을 운용 및 시험한 경험을 갖고 있으며 이를 바탕으로 하이드라진 추진제에 대한 소개 및 Material Compatibility, 운용 및 취급시의 주의사항 그리고 향후의 하이드라진 시스템의 발전방향 등에 대해 간략히 언급하였다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제62권11호
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• pp.1640-1646
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• 2013

Conventional power conversion unit that is a major part of the propulsion system has applied GTO thyristor as a switching semiconductor device of main circuit since introduction of the 8200 electric locomotive. But problem that quick maintenance is difficult and its cost is increasing occurs because major components of the power conversion unit are slowly discontinued. To solve these, in this paper, it was analyzed the response characteristic of the propulsion system modeling of the 8200 electric locomotive using IGBT which is applied recently to ensure propulsion control technology. As results of response for a Propulsion system modeling, it show that a power conversion unit is controlled by PLL(Phase-locked loop) and SVPWM(Space Voltage PWM) respectively.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.948-956
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• 2007

항공기를 개발함에 있어 기체를 구성하는 계통의 성능이 항공기 요구도를 만족하는 수준으로 발휘되는지 확인하는 것이 중요하다. 특히, 엔진을 포함한 추진계통은 항공기를 구성하는 구성품 중 중요한 계통으로서, 추진계통과 기체와의 통합성을 검증하는 것이 항공기 개발에 있어 필수적 요소이다. T-50 고등훈련기 체계개발 시 추진계통 검증을 위해 엔진 공중재시동 시험 및 엔진 축마력 시험, backup throttle기능 시험 등의 다양한 비행시험을 수행하였으며, 이와 같은 항목의 비행시험을 통하여 T-50 고등 훈련기의 추진계통이 기체에 적합하게 설계/장착되었음을 확인하였다. 본 논문에서 추진계통 비행시험 항목에 대한 설명 및 시험 절차, 결과를 제시하였으며, 본 논문의 내용이 차후 타 항공기 개발 시 추진계통 관련 비행시험을 준비하는 과정에서 참고가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2017년도 제48회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1180-1183
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• 2017

한국형발사체 추진기관 개발을 위한 추진기관시스템 시험설비(PSTC)가 나로우주센터에 구축되었다. 한국형발사체는 산화제로 액화산소를 사용하며, 추진기관시스템 시험설비에서는 한국형발사체로 산화제를 공급하기 위한 산화제 공급 알고리즘을 개발하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 개발 중인 산화제 공급 알고리즘에 대해 소개하였다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.64-70
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• 2008

The UAV propulsion system that will be operated for long time at more than 40,000ft altitude should have not only fuel flow minimization but also high reliability and durability. If this UAV propulsion system may have faults, it is not easy to recover the system from the abnormal, and hence an accurate diagnostic technology must be needed to keep the operational reliability. For this purpose, the development of the health monitoring system which can monitor remotely the engine condition should be required. In this study, a fuzzy trend monitoring method for detecting the engine faults including mechanical faults was proposed through analyzing performance trends of measurement data. The trend monitoring is an engine conditioning method which can find engine faults by monitoring important measuring parameters such as fuel flow, exhaust gas temperatures, rotational speeds, vibration and etc. Using engine condition database as an input to be generated by linear regression analysis of real engine instrument data, an application of the fuzzy logic in diagnostics estimated the cause of fault in each component. According to study results. it was confirmed that the proposed trend monitoring method can improve reliability and durability of the propulsion system for a long endurance UAV to be operated at medium altitude.

• 천문학논총
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2007

The international cooperation project CIBER (Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment) is a rocket-borne instrument, of which the scientific goal is to measure the cosmic near-infrared extra-galactic background to search for signatures of primordial galaxy formation. CIBER consists of a wide-field two-color camera, a low-resolution absolute spectrometer, and a high-resolution narrow-band imaging spectrometer. Currently, all the subsystems have been built, and the integration, testing, and calibration of the CIBER system are on process for the scheduled launch in June 2008.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2003

현재 개발중인 인공위성의 추진시스템은 크게 추진제 탱크 및 4개의 주요모듈로 구성되어 있다. 각 주요 모듈은 위성체 자세제어에 필요한 펄스 모멘텀, 추진제와 가압제의 공급/배출, 추진제 여과, 그리고 위성체 비상상태에서늬 유로변경 기능 들을 각각 제공한다. 이러한 주요 모듈들은 각각의 지지용 브라켓에 의해 추진시스템의 플랫폼에 장착되는데 모든 발사 환경 및 궤도상에서 주요 모듈들이 정상적으로 작동할 수 있도록 각 브라켓의 설계가 적절하게 이루어져야 한다. 본 논문에서는 주요 모듈의 지지용 브라켓들에 대해 유한요소해석(FEM)을 이용한 구조해석을 수행함으로써 규정된 설계 요구조건을 만족하는지 확인하였고 이를 통해 브라켓들의 구조적 안전성을 검증하였다.