• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.220-226
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• 2007

The two major objectives of acoustical measurements in a cavitation tunnel are measuring the noise levels generated by rotating propellers behind a hull and localizing possible noise sources in order to reduce noise levels. Propeller noise measurement experiments were performed in MOERI cavitation tunnel at December, 2006. In order to put the propeller into cavitating conditions, a wake-generating dummy body was devised. In addition, ten hydrophones are put inside a wing-shaped casing in order to minimize the unexpected flow induced self noise around hydrophone itself. After measuring both of the noises of the rotating propeller behind the dummy body and signals generated by a virtual source, respectively the data were matched field processed using the frequency incoherent Bartlett processor to localize noises on the propeller plane. In this paper, we presented the measured noise analysis and the localization results.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.48-54
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• 1995

A new propeller open water testing device is developed and tested in a tow tank. The devised dynamometer consists of a torque measuring part, a thrust measuring part and a driving motor with an RPM counter. Torque is designed to be measured directly from the torsion of the structure holding the motor by using strain gauges and, consequently, conventional slip ring is removed. Also, in order to make the device fit in relatively small model ships, the weight and the size of the whole integrated structure are reduced in various ways. The developed tester is proved to be easily utilized in small circulating water channel experiments and is believed to have provided us with essential information for future design of various types of conventional or object oriented force measuring device.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.192-195
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 RF 모듈을 탐재한 Atmega 시스템 설계를 통한 잠수함 원격 제어 시스템을 구현한다. 본 연구에서 제작한 RC 잠수함은 실제 잠수함의 원리와 비슷하게 잠항을 할 때는 소형펌프로 밸러스트탱크에 물을 채우고, 잠수를 할 때 수직타와 추진력을 이용하여 잠항을 한다. 이와 반대로 부상은 소형펌프로 밸러스트탱크 안에 물을 배수하여 WTC(방수실린더)안의 기압과 수직타와 추진력을 이용하여 부상을 한다. RC 잠수함은 크게 외부와 내부 그리고 방수를 하기 위한 WTC(방수 실린더)로 나누어진다. 송신 부는 RF 모듈, MCU(Atmega128), 키패드, 캐릭터LCD로 구성되며 수신부는 MCU(Atmega128), RF 모듈, 제어장치들로 구성한다. 제어장치에는 모형 잠수함은 추진력을 위하여 DC 모터에 스크류(프로펠러)를 장착하고, 방향전환 및 잠항과 부상을 위하여 RC 서보 모터를 사용하고 잠항과 부상을 위하여 펌프를 사용한다. WTC는 방수실린더로서 아크릴파이프를 이용하여 제작하고 방수를 위하여 아크릴파이프를 이용 여기에 MCU와 제어 장치들을 넣어 밀봉시켜 방수를 하여 완성한다.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.19 no.6 s.67
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• pp.72-77
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• 2005

The materials used in a ship screw propeller are commonly made with brass. The seawater corrosion and seawater cavitation of the screw propeller reduces the propulsive performance of the ship. In screw manufacturing, the corrosion rust of the screw propeller is removed through a hand grinding method. The grinding process produces dust of the heavy metals from the brass. The dust creates a poor working environment that is harmful to the health of the workers. An automatic corrosionrust removing apparatus, using a blasting method, was developed for the improvement of screw polishing conditions and its working environment. The performance of this apparatus was investigated by surface roughness, weight loss rate, hardness, electrochemical corrosion resistance, and cavitation erosion, after removing of the corrosion rust under various blasting conditions. Two medias of alumina and emery were used in this experiment. The surface roughness and hardness of the screw were improved by this apparatus. The electrochemical corrosion potential (Ecorr) and current density (Icorr) were measured by the dynamic polarization method, using a potentiostat,under the conditions of surface polishing with grinding, blasting, wire brushing, and fine sand papering. The test results prove that the new corrosion rust-removing apparatus improves the surface performance of a screw propeller.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.1586-1594
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• 1997

Performance characteristics of a small propeller fan are numerically investigated solving the continuity and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. The Reynolds stresses for turbulent transport are modelled using a k-.epsilon. turbulence model. The present numerical procedure is constructed using the Finite Volume Method with the SIMPLE algorithms. The performance parameters obtained from the calculations are compared with the measured values for the various flow rates. A performance test of the fan shows different characteristics between a radial type at small flow rates and an axial type at large flow rates. Comparisons between the predictions and the measurements show that the predicted results are in good agreement with the measured values and reasonably reproduce the sharp variations of the power and head coefficient around a flow coefficient .PHI.=0.3. These comparisons indicate that the present numerical method is capable of resolving the performance characteristics with reasonable accuracy. At low flow rates, it is found that the flow enters the fan in an axial direction and is discharged radially outward at the tip which happens in the centrifugal fan. The centrifugal effect makes a significant difference in the characteristics of a fan at the low and high values of flow coefficient.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.23 no.9
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• pp.1100-1106
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• 2012

This paper has presented the analysis of the micro-Doppler signatures scattered from the blades of the rotating propeller using the modified HHT method, one of the joint time-frequency analysis methods. The field scattered from the blade edge of the propeller was calculated using equivalent current method(ECM). After the acquisition of the scattered field data in the time domain, the modified HHT method was applied to analyze the micro-Doppler signature. The analysis results showed not only a good agreement with the realistic dynamic characteristic of the blade but also sinusoidally varing characteristics of the micro-Doppler signatures generated from rotating objects. It could be concluded that the joint time-frequency analysis via the modified HHT provided the discriminative characteristics for recognizing a small aircraft target with small RCS value.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.114-122
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• 2022

This paper explores three-dimensional unsteady computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analyses with an overset grid technique to analyse the wake effect created by a rotating propeller on a hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Additionally, the influence of actual aileron deflection on the equilibrium condition of the rolling moment is examined in various hand-launched take-off conditions. The results of this study demonstrate the importance of initial aileron deflection in increasing the initial rolling stability during the hand-launched take-off process. Furthermore, an aerodynamic database is constructed to rapidly predict the aileron set values required for different take-off speeds and angle-of-attacks.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.10-16
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• 2017

In order to improve the safety of the multi-copter, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) performed a wind-tunnel test using an octocopter with the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 28 kg. The wind-tunnel test was performed with three different RPM ranges, 3,500, 4,500 and 5,500 rpm, and three different wind speeds, 3.5, 5 and 7 m/sec. The tested range of the angle of attacks was $-40^{\circ}$ to $20^{\circ}degree$ and ${\pm}90^{\circ}degree$. Vortex ring state (VRS) of the tested multi-copter was located around the vertical descending speed of 6 m/sec and the decrement of thrust was about 13 % at the time of testing. Compared with the single propeller wind-tunnel test result, the propeller efficiency of the octocopter dropped to 10 to 15% depending on the propeller RPM. It is hypothesized that the obtained aerodynamic characteristics by the wind-tunnel test will be used to improve the performance and wind resistance of the multi-copter.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.114-115
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• 2023

Research on eco-friendly ships is being actively conducted due to the strengthening of environmental regulations in the shipping sector by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). However, most studies are on large ships, and research on small ships is insufficient. Since most fishermen operate small boats, research on eco-friendly fuel vessels is necessary. This study performed resistance performance analysis, model tests, and POW tests to develop a hybrid electric propulsion ship, and compared and verified the CFD and model test results.

• Journal of Korea Ship Safrty Technology Authority
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• s.27
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• pp.37-52
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 소형 선박을 대상으로 축계에서의 정확한 출력을 측정하기 위한 시스템을 제안하고, 그에 대한 개발방법에 대하여 논의하고자 한다. 일반적으로 선박에 탑재되는 엔진은 선박의 사용 목적, 선박 크기 및 선속 등의 설계 사항에 맞추어 결정된다. 따라서 엔진으로부터 프로펠러에 전달되는 동력 즉, 엔진의 출력을 정확하게 검출하는 것은 설계된 선박이 본래의 설계 목적을 만족시킬 수 있는 지에 대한 판단근거로 활용되는 중요한 작업이라 할 수 있다. 실제로 엔진 출력산정에 관한 자료는 정확하게 제시되어야하며 본 연구에서는 실제 엔진을 회전기기로 가정하고, 전동기로 대체한 회전기기의 출력측정시스템을 개발하고자 한다. 선박용 엔진, 압축기, 전동기 등은 구동 동력원에 약간의 차이가 있지만 회전에 의한 동력전달방식은 큰 차이가 없다고 볼 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제안한 동력측정 방법은 다양한 종류의 회전기기에 폭넓게 적용할 수 있을 것이다.