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Performance Evaluation of 1 N Class HAN/Methanol Propellant Thruster

HAN/메탄올 추진제를 사용하는 1 N급 추력기 성능 평가

  • Lee, Jeongsub (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Division of Aerospace Engineering) ;
  • Huh, Jeongmoo (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Division of Aerospace Engineering) ;
  • Cho, Sungjune (Chonnam National University, Department of Advanced Chemicals & Engineering) ;
  • Kim, Suhyun (Chonnam National University, Department of Advanced Chemicals & Engineering) ;
  • Park, Sungjun (Chonnam National University, Department of Advanced Chemicals & Engineering) ;
  • Kim, Sukyum (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) ;
  • Kwon, Sejin (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Division of Aerospace Engineering)
  • Received : 2012.10.30
  • Accepted : 2013.03.19
  • Published : 2013.04.01
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Abstract

The HAN which is an ionic liquid is a non-toxic monopropellant with high storability, and its specific impulse can be increased by blending methanol, thereby it can substitute the hydrazine. The HAN was synthesized by acid-base reaction of hydroxylamine and nitric acid, and the blending ratio of HAN and methanol is 8.2:1. The iridium catalyst was used to decompose the HAN, and 1 N class thruster with shower head type injector having one orifice was used to evaluate the HAN/Methanol propellant. The thermal stability of distributor was increased by using ceramic material to endure the high temperature of product gas. The preheating temperature of catalyst should be $400^{\circ}C$ at least for the complete decomposition. The feeding pressure should be increased to increase the $C^*$ efficiency, thereby the decomposition performance was decreased upstream catalyst, and the performance of thruster was decreased. The fine metal mesh was inserted after the injector to improve the atomization of propellant, thereby it can settle the performance decrease problem. The phenomenon of performance decrease was remarkably improved owing to the insertion of fine metal mesh.

이온성 액체 추진제인 HAN은 무독성의 높은 저장성을 갖는 단일 추진제로서 메탄올을 혼합하여 비추력을 향상시켜 하이드라진을 대체할 수 있을 있다. HAN은 하이드록실아민과 질산의 산-염기 반응을 통해 합성하며, 메탄올과 8.2:1의 비율로 혼합한다. HAN의 분해를 위해서 이리듐 촉매를 사용하며, 하나의 오리피스를 갖는 1 N급 추력기를 사용하여 HAN/메탄올 추진제의 성능 평가를 수행하였다. 메탄올 연소로 인해 반응 생성물의 온도가 높기 때문에 디스트리뷰터의 열적 안정성을 향상시키기 위해 세라믹 재료를 적용하였다. 완전한 분해를 위해서는 최소 $400^{\circ}C$의 예열 온도를 필요로 하였다. 높은 $C^*$ 효율을 얻기 위해서는 가압 압력이 높아져야 했으며, 이로 인해 촉매 상단의 분해 성능이 저하되면서 전체 추력기 성능 저하가 유발되었다. 이를 해결하기 위해 미세한 금속 메쉬를 인젝터 후단에 삽입하여 추진제의 분무 특성을 향상시켰으며, 실험 결과 촉매의 성능 저하 현상이 개선되었음을 확인하였다.

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