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Research Trends of an E-D Nozzle for Altitude Compensation

고도 보정용 확장-굴절(E-D) 노즐의 국외 연구 동향

  • Moon, Taeseok (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Sanghyeon (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Junsub (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Chungnam National University) ;
  • Huh, Hwanil (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2016.12.26
  • Accepted : 2017.09.18
  • Published : 2017.10.01
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Abstract

The Expansion-Deflection(E-D) nozzle is a nozzle that has a performance gain through the altitude compensation effect by changing the effective area within the nozzle according to the altitude. An E-D nozzle has been known to reduce the length of the nozzle and achieve the payload gain of the launch vehicle. Due to the potential advantages of an E-D nozzle, related research has been carried out in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Europe etc. In the UK, the flow characteristics of the E-D nozzle and the performance comparison with the dual-bell nozzle which is altitude compensation nozzle were studied. In order to understand the transition characteristics of the E-D nozzle in DLR, the transition characteristics according to the nozzle pressure ratio change were analyzed. In Europe, numerical study using the E-D nozzle concept on upper stage of the launch vehicle Ariane 5 ESC-B was carried out to confirm the possibility of payload gain according to the nozzle length reduction. In this paper, research trends of an E-D nozzle performed outside the country are classified and analyzed according to their characteristics and utilized as basic data of E-D nozzle research in the future.

E-D 노즐은 고도에 따라 노즐 내의 유효 면적을 변화시켜 고도 보정 효과를 통해 성능 이득을 가지는 노즐이다. E-D 노즐은 노즐의 길이를 절감시켜 발사체의 탑재중량이득을 얻을 수 있다고 알려져 있는데, 이러한 E-D 노즐의 장점과 잠재적인 가능성 때문에 영국, 독일, 호주, 유럽 등에서 관련된 연구가 수행되었다. 영국의 경우 E-D 노즐의 유동 특성과 고도 보정 노즐 중 듀얼 벨 노즐과의 성능 비교 연구를 수행하였고, DLR에서는 E-D 노즐의 천이 특성을 파악하기 위해 노즐 압력비 변화에 따른 천이 특성을 중점적으로 분석하였다. 유럽에서는 실제 발사체 Ariane 5 ESC-B 상단에 E-D 노즐 개념을 적용한 수치적 연구를 수행하여 노즐 길이 절감에 따른 탑재중량이득 가능성을 확인하였다. 본 논문에서는 국외에서 수행한 E-D 노즐의 연구 동향을 특징 별로 분류 및 분석하였고, 향후 E-D 노즐 연구의 기초 자료로 활용하고자 한다.

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