CH4-LOx 추력기 개발을 위한 수치해석적 연구방향

Global interest in methane rocket engines has been growing due to its eco-friendliness, reusability, and its potential for In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Recent enhancement of numerical analysis tools enable to provide resonable results for understanding the methane-air combustion in trans/supercritical condition. In addition, they can contribute to suggest the characteristic variables and design parameters for designing and manufacturing the new methane thruster. Recently started development program, SPRC, contains a subdivision for developing a high performance methane thruster. In this paper, systematic numerical strategy and some numerical result are presented.