• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.31-35
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• 2017

The internal flow of a pump system that is installed in the interior of large vessels such as tankers is largely affected by the water level and flow conditions of the pump sump. However, the performance of the pump is generally evaluated with the consideration of only the performance of the pump itself, without considering the pumping station operating environment. Therefore, if the pump is affected by the incoming flow that exhibits vortex and swirl, the occurrence of vortex and swirl accompanied with air may cause problems with the pump sump. This effect of flow condition can lead to a decrease in efficiency, increase in vibration, and noise generation in the pump. In this study, to investigate the internal flow of the pump sump according to several water levels, a pump sump scale-model was designed and constructed. The frequency of vortex occurrence and the shape of the vortex were investigated according to the different water levels of a fundamental test. The Class C vortex type, which has a larger volume of air intake to the pump, was confirmed by the higher occurrence frequency at a relatively lower water level.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.37-46
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• 2007

In this study, combustion fields of the end-burning hybrid combustor with tangential oxidizer injectors are examined. Momentum ratio of oxidizer is used as a main parameter to analyse the combustion efficiency with temperature, pressure, swirl velocity and mixture fraction field. It was found that as momentum ratio decreases the overall combustion efficiency is enhanced with the pressure field being insensitive to momentum ratio keeping quasi-uniform distribution. Irrespective to the momentum ratio, annular hot region commonly occurred in the upper combustion chamber where this phenomenon was left for a future improvement to be followed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.110-112
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• 2016

In this paper, the captive model test of submerged body using RA test was carried out at the Square Basin. The target model is a submarine with four different types. For the comparison between theory and measurement, hydrodynamic coefficients are calculated according to the described method and compared with RA measurements on Submarine models. in addition, horizontal stability index of underwater vehicle was checked.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.16-20
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• 2012

In the past decades, extensive studies on convection heat transfer on internal flow have been conducted by using high specific surface area, by increasing heat transfer coefficient and swirl flow, and by improving the transport properties. In this study, we applied a tangential slot swirl generator to improve heat transfer in a horizontal circular copper tube. The Al-Mg particles (approximately $100{\mu}m$ to $130{\mu}m$) were employed for this experimental work. The copper tube was heated uniformly by winding a heating coil with a resistance of 9ohm per meter for heat transfer. Using Al-Mg particles, experiments were performed in the Reynolds number range of 5,000 to 13,130, with and without swirl. Experimental data transfers or comparisons between Nusselt numbers with and without swirl along the test tube and Reynolds numbers are presented. The Nusselt number is improved by increasing Reynolds numbers or swirl intensities along the test tube.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.9
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• pp.923-932
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• 2011

Because of the instability of a flow pattern in the inlet transition square duct (hereinafter referred to as "transition duct") of a heat recovery steam generator (hereinafter referred to as "HRSG") in a combined cycle power plant, the Reynolds number in the first row of a tube bank is differs sharply from that in the sectional area of the transition duct. This causes differences in the heat flux in each tube in the tube bank. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) predictions provide three-dimensional results for velocity, temperature, and other flow parameters over the entire domain of the duct and HRSG. A renormalization group theory (RNG) based k-${\epsilon}$�� turbulent model is used for obtaining the results cited in this study. A porous media option is used for modeling the tube banks and the number of transfer units method is used for determining the heat transfer characteristics. This study describes a comparison between the numerical simulation results and actual design output.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.51-59
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• 2007

The end-burning combustion field using impinging oxidizer injectors are analyzed with tangential type injectors in order to examine their mixing and combustion characteristics. The impinging type showed further improved mixing effect as well as the combustion efficiency compared to the previously studied tangential injector. A novel injector capable of delivering impinging and swirl effect is introduced in this study where it demonstrated that the grain coning effect can be avoided. It was found that the combined impinging and swirling flow would promote the radial mixing rate increasing the residence time and the turbulent intensity. However, the use of the step combustor which may augment the turbulent intensity did not show any notable difference compared to the basic combustor.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.1552-1565
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• 1992

Three dimensional numerical calculations were carried out for two different combustion chambers with the offset valve in order to investigate the swirl and the squish effects on the flow fields. The modified K-.epsilon. turbulence model considering the change of the density under the condition of the rapid compression and expansion of the pistion was used. During the compression process, it was found that the squish flow which controls the subsequent combustion process was produced due to the piston bowl in the bowl piston type combustion chambers but not for the flat piston type. The swirl velocity close to the solid body rotation was maintained in the flat piston type combustion chambers, but for the bowl piston type a resulting from the change of the solid body rotation was generated in the radial-circumferential plane. For the swirl ratio effect, as the swirl ratio increases, it was found that a large and strong vortex was generated in the radial-circumferential plane of bowl piston type combustion chambers because of the strong inward flows from the combustion chamber wall. These computational results were compared with the results of LDA measurement.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.15-15
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• 2000

제트 베인에 의한 추력 방향 제어 장치는 롤 운동 제어를 가능하게 하고, 큰 선회 각도를 얻을 수 있는 장점이 있으나, 기계 장치가 비교적 복잡하고, 제트 베인의 열적, 구조적 문제를 해결하여야 한다. 복잡한 기계 장치는 유동 해석의 측면에서 고려해 볼 때 격자 형성을 어렵게 만들어 유동장 해석을 통한 성능예측을 어렵게 만든다. 구조물의 응력해석을 위하여 제트 베인 표면에서의 정압력과 더불어 마찰력도 고려하여야 하는데, 정확한 마찰력 계산을 위해서는 난류 모델링이 필수적이고, 그에 따라 벽면 근처에서 격자를 밀접시키는 것이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 상용 유동해석 소프트웨어인 Fluent를 사용하여 제트 베인이 장착된 추력 방향 제어 장치의 3차원 난류 유동장 계산을 수행하였다. 피치, 요 운동의 경우와 롤 운동의 경우로 구분하여 계산하였으며, 최대 받음각을 $25^{\cire}$ 로 하여 제트 베인의 받음각에 따라 회전축에 작용하는 힘과 모멘트를 계산하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 개발될 제트 베인이 장착된 추력 방향 제어 장치의 개념설계 단계에 필요한 기본자료로서 신뢰도를 높이는데 도움이 되리라 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.133-140
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• 1995

Cyclone 원리를 이용한 Slagging 연소기술은 접선방향으로 고속공급되는 연소용 공기에 의해 석탄입자가 연소실 벽면에 체류하면서 벽면연소가 이루어지며, 3중 선회 유동장의 형성으로 연료의 체재시간이 길며, 고온연소시킴으로서 석탄중의 회분을 연소기내에서 용융제거하는 석탄 직접연소의 신기술이다. 실험용으로 제작된 75 kW급 Slagging 연소기에서 Alaska subbituminous 탄으로 성능실험을 수행한 결과 탄소전환율이 95% 이상이며 회분의 용융제거 효율은 약 70%인 것으로 판명되었으며, 연료의 적용범위를 확대하기 위해 Roto탄, Ulan탄 및 Roto탄에 국내 무연탄인 장성탄을 20% 혼합한 혼합탄에 대한 연소실험과 Alaska탄 입자크기의 영향도 알아보았다. Slagging 연소기의 개발을 위해 소형 연소기 실험결과와 유동장 해석, Cold model test를 거쳐 현재 1MW급 연소기가 설계, 제작되어 실험하는 단계에 있다.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.14-22
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• 2009

The head-capacity curves for pumps developed by the pump manufacturer are based on tests of a single pump operating in a semi-infinite basin with no close walls or floors and with no stray currents. Therefore, flow into the pump intake is with no vortices or swirling. However, pump station designers relying on these curves to define the operating conditions for the pump selected sometimes meet the reductions of capacity and efficiency, as well as the increase of vibration and additional noise, which were caused by air-entered flow in the pump station. From this background, the authors are carrying out a systematic study on the flow characteristics of intakes within a sump of pump station model. Multi-intake sump model with anti-submerged vortex device basin is designed and the characteristics of submerged vortex is investigated in the flow field by numerical simulation. In this study, a commercial CFD code is used to predict the vortex generation in the pump station accurately. The analysed results by CFD show that the vortex structure and effect of anti-submerged vortex device are different at each pump intake channel.