Experimental and numerical studies of fluid dynamics and combustion
Aerospace propulsion system (Rocket and Gasturbine engines)
Optical diagnostics
Optimization
Reliability analysis
Experiences
Oct. 2021 –
Research Associate
Institute of Thermodynamics, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany
Jun. 2018 – Sep. 2021
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Institute of Space Propulsion, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
Sep. 2017 – Dec. 2017
Lecturer (Combustion)
Korea Aerospace University, Republic of Korea
Nov. 2019 –
Leader of Mechanical Engineering Group
The Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Germany (VeKNI e.V.)
Education
Aug. 2017
Ph.D., Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Korea Aerospace University
“Correlations between Spray and Combustion Characteristics of a Movable Pintle Injector for Liquid Rocket Engines”
Feb. 2012
M.E., Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Korea Aerospace University
“Optimal Design Methods for Regenerative-cooled Combustor and Fuel-rich Gas-generator of Liquid Rocket Engine”
Feb. 2010
B.E., Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Korea Aerospace University
Publications
Min Son, Wolfgang Armbruster, Justin Hardi, Michael Oschwald, "Measuring the velocity field of a shear-coaxial, cryogenic flame in a high-pressure rocket thrust chamber," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 38.2 (2021): 3389-3397.
Min Son, Keonwoong Lee, Jaye Koo, "Characteristics of anchoring locations and angles for GOX/GCH4 flames of an annular pintle injector," Acta Astronautica 177 (2020): 707-713.
Min Son, Kanmaniraja Radhakrishnan, Jaye Koo, Oh Chae Kwon, Heuy Dong Kim, "Design Procedure of a Movable Pintle Injector for Liquid Rocket Engines," Journal of Propulsion and Power 4 (2017): 858-869.
Min Son, Kanmaniraja Radhakrishnan, Youngbin Yoon, Jaye Koo, "Numerical study on the combustion characteristics of a fuel-centered pintle injector for methane rocket engines," Acta Astronautica 135 (2017): 139-149.
Min Son, Kijeong Yu, Kanmaniraja Radhakrishnan, Bongchul Shin, Jaye Koo, "Verification on spray simulation of a pintle injector for liquid rocket engine," Journal of Thermal Science 1 (2016): 90-96.
Min Son, Jaye Koo, Byungkyu Kim, Seok Pil Jang, Jaewook Lee, "Design optimization of a methane-fuel rocket combustor with a genetic algorithm," Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 4 (2015): 1457-1463.
Min Son, Kijeong Yu, Jaye Koo, Oh Chae Kwon, Jeong Soo Kim, "Effects of Momentum Ratio and Weber Number on Spray Half Angles of Liquid Controlled Pintle Injector," Journal of Thermal Science 1 (2015): 37-43.
Min Son, Sangho Ko, Jaye Koo, "Genetic Algorithm to Optimize the Design of Main Combustor and Gas Generator in Liquid Rocket Engines," Journal of Thermal Science 3 (2014): 259-268.
Min Son, Jaye Koo, Won Kook Cho, Eun Seok Lee, "Conceptual Design for a Kerosene Fuel-rich Gas-generator of a Turbopump-fed Liquid Rocket Engine," Journal of Thermal Science 5 (2012): 428-434.
Keonwoong Lee, Dong Soo Shin, Min Son, Heejang Moon, Jaye Koo, "Flow visualization of cryogenic spray from a movable pintle injector," Journal of Visualization 4 (2019): 773-781.
Wooseok Song, Dongsoo Shin, Min Son, Jaye Koo "Effects of nitrogen film cooling on ignition transition of gaseous oxygen/kerosene spray combustor," Combustion Science and Technology (2018): 1-15.
Bongchul Shin, Dohun Kim, Min Son, Jaye Koo, "Effects of Supercritical Environment on Hydrocarbon-fuel Injection," Journal of Thermal Science 2 (2017): 183-191.
Bimal Subedi, Min Son, Seok Pil Jang, Jaye Koo, "Reliability Study on Skewness of Doublet Impinging Injectors," Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 5 (2017): 2295-2306.
Inchul Lee, Min Son, Jaye Koo, "Atomization and Combustion Characteristics of Ethanol/Nitrous Oxide at Various Momentum Flux Ratios," Energy & Fuels 4 (2014): 2770-2779.