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Study of Thrust Control Performance Improvement for

Hybrid Rocket Applications
Jae Sung Choi* Wankyu Kang** Hwanil Huh***

ABSTRACT
In this study, we tried to improve the thrust control performance through the thrust control
combustion experiment of the hybrid rocket. We constructed the system which controls the oxidizer
flow by combining a needle valve with a stepping motor and controlling the stepping motor drive
according to the thrust control command order. Gas oxygen was used as the oxidizer for two different
propellants, PE(Polyethylene), PC(Polycarbonate), respectively. To improve the slow response time and
the oscillation phenomenon in the beginning stage of the thrust control combustion experiment, we
measured and analyzed the change of the flow speed of the propellant pipe. The revised thrust
control combustion experiment showed that the thrust was stably controlled with the margin or error
from the thrust command within 1 N.

.
. (GO2)
PE(Polyethylene) PC(Polycarbonate) .
(Thrust Oscillation)
.
1 N .
Key Words: Hybrid Rocket( ), Stepping Motor(), Thrust Control(),
Oxidizer Mass Flow Control( ), Thrust Oscillation()
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, E-mail: hwanil@cnu.ac.kr

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[1].

2.1

(GO2)

PE(Polyethylene)

Table 1 .

100 psig,

50 N

, Fig. 1

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[2].
[3], KAIST[4],

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[5],

2.2

Fig. 2 .

Table 1. Propellants and Oxidizer

.


O/F ratio

Oxidizer
Fuel

Gas Oxygen (GO2)

PE

PC

3
(kg/m )

951

1250

Grain length (mm)

180

Port diameter (mm)

25

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.

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Fig. 1 Drawings of Hybrid Rocket Motor

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Fig. 2 Stepping Motor and Needle Valve

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Fig. 4 Schematic of Hybrid Rocket Thrust Control System

2.4
Figure 5 LabView
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/

Fig. 3 Configuration of Oxidizer Supply System

(N/V) (S/M)

. S/M

N/V

(Purge)

[6].

(S/M) 0.005 sec

Feedback

,
.
2.3
Fig. 4

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Fig. 5 Hybrid Rocket Control Programs

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50

3.1 1

1 N

. 30 N - 15 N - 30 N - 50 N - 0

. Fig. 6 300 psig

N .

PC

Fig. 7, 8

5 N

. 20 N - 10 N - 20 N - 0

N .

Figure 6

5 N

.
3.2 2
1

.
1


.
Fig. 7 2nd Thrust Control Test (PE/GO2)

Fig. 6 1st Thrust Control Test (PE/GO2) [7]

Fig. 8 2nd Thrust Control Test (PC/GO2) [8]

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PC PE

.
3.3 3
3.3.1 (Oscillation)
2

30 N

Fig. 9 GO2 Supply Velocity Change (PE/GO2) [9]

15 N
.
1 N
.

(TFM)
. (Qp)
(Ap) (Vp)


.
Fig. 10 GO2 Supply Distance (PE/GO2)

(1)

Figure 9 PE

15 N

0.005

157 m/s

sec

50 N 230 m/s

S/M

0.005 sec (1/200 sec)

.
Fig. 10
.

.
PC

Fig. 11, 12
.

15 N

0.78 m

PE

0.65 m

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Fig. 11 GO2 Supply Velocity Change (PC/GO2)

Fig. 13 3rd Thrust Control Test (PE/GO2) [9]

m

.
Figure 13 PE
2
Fig. 7
.

.

Fig. 12 GO2 Supply Distance (PC/GO2)

0.78 m 0.62 m
.

. O/F

ratio

Table 2

1 N

Table 2. Oxidizer Supply Conditions by Fuel Change [9]

max

Fuel

Oxidizer Supply Velocity

PE

157.2~230.4m/sec

0.78 m

PC

170~270 m/sec

0.65 m

.
Figure 14 PC
. Fig. 13 PE
2 (Fig. 8)

. 15 N
.

3.3.2

0.65 m

0.65 m 0.62

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Fig. 14 3rd Thrust Control Test (PC/GO2) [9]

.

PE
.
30 N - 32 N - 34 N - 32 N -

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.
1 N
.

30 N - 0 N 2 N

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