• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.12a
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• pp.340-345
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• 2003

Cryogenic turbopump test facility(CTTF) is designed and developed. Hydraulic and cavitation performance of turbopump in cryogenic environment can be measured. Working fluid is liquid nitrogen and operating temperature is $-197^{\circ}C$. Liquid nitrogen run tank, catch tank and pressurizing tank has been built and remote tank pressure control system are installed. Maximum power of turbopump is 320kW and its maximum speed is 32000rpm. Cryogenic fluids and lubricating systems are effectively separated that long test times are acquired. Therefore hydraulic and cavitation performance can be measured accurately and effectively. This facility will contribute greatly to the development of turbopump for KSLV.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.43-50
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• 2009

The characteristics at the intermediate operation point of the turbopump-gas generator(TP-GG) coupled test were investigated by analytical method. The pump outlet pressure, gas generator mixture ratio, gas generator pressure, and temperature were examined considering risk minimization of test. The engine system shows different behavior from the TP-GG coupled test at the intermediate operation point since the combustion pressure feeds back to the flow rate in the lines. The advanced valve changes in the combustor line helps less risky mode transition.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.249-254
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• 2008

Hydrodynamic performance test of a turbopump for a liquid rocket engine is carried out. The turbopump is composed of an oxidizer pump, a fuel pump and a turbine, and the two pumps are driven by the turbine. In the test, water is used for the pumps as working media and air is used for the turbine. Performance parameters of pumps and a turbine are drawn, and a power balance between the pumps and the turbine are calculated. The calculation shows a good power balance, which implies that the pump component tests, the turbine component test and the assembly test are reliably performed. At the starting period of the test, pressure rise-flow rate curve of a pump gradually approaches the ideal curve which could be obtained by very slow starting.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.154-159
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• 2016

This paper presents an experimental study of the leakage performance and endurance performance of a mechanical face seal in the 7-ton-class turbopump of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle 2 third-stage engine. We install a mechanical face seal between the fuel pump and turbine to prevent the mixing of the fuel and turbine gas. We design and manufacture a prototype mechanical face seal, which has two parts, namely, a bellows seal assembly and mating ring. We set up a test facility to measure the leakage and endurance of the mechanical face seal. For the similarity tests, we use water under real operating conditions such as high rotational speed, high temperature, and high pressure. Through investigation of the leakage and carbon wear rate, it is possible to evaluate the performance of the mechanical face seal. The results of the leakage and endurance performance test demonstrate the absence of any leakage from the prototype mechanical face seal after a trial run and clarify that the acceptable wear rate fully satisfies the turbopump requirements. Finally, we install a qualified mechanical face seal in a 7-ton-class turbopump and perform a validation test in the turbopump real-propellant test facility in the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The test results confirm that the mechanical face seal works well under real operating conditions.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.151-156
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• 2008

Numerical analyses of two-stage turbopump turbines were conducted. One of the candidates for the 1st rotor was selected based on the result of the numerical investigation. Besides, the effects of the stator height on the turbine performance were studied. Finally, the performance of the entire two-stage turbine was predicted by numerical calculation. The result showed that the two-stage turbine produces more specific power than a one-stage turbine.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.25-28
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• 2003

The bearing/sealing test (BST) facility is intended for tests of bearing and seal for turbopump of liquid rocket engine (LRE) in various media (water, liquid nitrogen, liquid oxygen). The bearing test for serviceability is fulfilled with the estimation of the flow rate of cooling medium through the test bearing separator and with the simulation of axial and(or) radial loading. The purpose of seals test is the determination of magnitude of leakages through the seal and a time variation of this magnitude.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.107-110
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• 2008

The test range for turbopump and gas generator coupled test was determined considering the engine system test area which cover the qualification and development. Based on the test range, we determined the required loss coefficient for the throttle valves and lines.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1083-1088
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• 2011

The effects of an impeller and floating ring seals on the performance of centrifugal pumps are investigated on the basis of their test results using water. The pumps are single-staged centrifugal pumps developed for 30-ton- and 75-ton-class liquid rocket engines, and are components of a turbopump that supplies propellants (liquid oxidizer and kerosene) to the combustion chamber. The exit width of the impellers and the numbers and exit angles of the impeller blades are found to have influences on the pump heads. In addition, the pumps have different efficiencies according to the gaps between the floating ring seals and the impellers, whereas the pump size seems to have less effect on the efficiency.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.167-170
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• 2006

For a short time a pyre-starter should turn the blades of a turbine to the adequate rotational speed by a single operation. Through this process the pressures of the components of a propellant rise rapidly up to the operating point, and the components enter into a gas-generator. Combustion in the gas-generator occurs to keep the turbopumps working. In this research characteristic parameters of a pyre-starter which correspond to the required performance of the turbopump before the gas-generator starts to work were selected

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.133-136
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• 2008

The present study presents experimental results of combustion tests of a fuel-rich gas generator associated with a turbopump. Five combustion tests had been successfully executed. Static pressures of the gas generator promptly reacted to propellant supply variations from the turbopump. A closed-loop test for driving the turbopump revealed no flaw. Exit gas temperature results are very similar to previous ones. An orifice was effective on the suppression of pressure fluctuations although tests conducted below 45 bar showed the same dynamic behaviour as that of component-only tests.