• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.29-37
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• 2019

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of the blade shape on the impeller performance, for design optimizing of the high airflow impeller. First, the quantity, angle, and length of blades, which are considered to have a large influence on the impeller performance, were selected as design variables. Then, 27 cases of impeller shapes were selected according to the design of experiment (DOE). To predict the conduct of the blower based on the selected impeller shape, flow analysis was performed using the immersed solid method of ANSYS CFX. In the CFD results, the highest airflow was expected in the impeller having a combination of 50 EA, $6^{\circ}$ and 5 mm. Finally, a blower with the original impeller shape and the optimized impeller shape was fabricated using a 3D printer, and the analysis tendency and experimental tendency were verified through experiments.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.424-432
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• 2011

Shape parameters and design variables for a centrifugal compressor impeller were investigated for optimizing a centrifugal compressor. In order to compare the performance of an optimized impeller with the performance of the original impeller, an already tested impeller was chosen and design variables for optimization were selected. The meridional shapes at the shroud and at the hub were re-designed using the Bezier curve. The camber-lines of the impeller blade at the hub and at the tip were also expressed by the Bezier curve. The shape curves for impeller could be expressed using 6-8 control points. Among them, eight control points which have strong effect to the shape can be selected as design variables for optimization. Therefore, any impeller which is expressed by data points for its shape can be optimized using few design variables.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.547-556
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• 2014

This paper discusses a one-way fluid structural interaction (FSI) analysis and shape optimization of the impeller blades for a 15,000 HP centrifugal compressor using the response surface method (RSM). Because both the aerodynamic performance and the structural safety of the impeller are affected by the shape of its blades, shape optimization is necessary using the FSI analysis, which includes a structural analysis for the induced fluid pressure and centrifugal force. The FSI analysis is performed in ANSYS Workbench: ANSYS CFX is used for the flow field and ANSYS Mechanical is used for the structural field. The response surfaces for the FSI results (efficiency, pressure ratio, maximum stress, etc.) generated based on the design of experiments (DOE) are used to find an optimal shape for the impeller blades, which provides the maximum aerodynamic performance subject to the structural safety constraints.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.1-10
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• 2006

An optimization study on a small turbopump impeller operating at the low specific speed is conducted to obtain high output head at the impeller exit. Its specific speed in SI unit (RPM, m3/sec, m) is 4.0, and the outer diameter is 56mm. On the optimization, the outer diameter of the impeller is maintained constant to restrict the pump size, and an objective function of pressure head is maximized with eight design variables, which are related with designing an impeller shape. The response surface method is used to the optimization scheme, and the commercial code CFX-10 is applied for numerical analysis. The pressure head of the objective function obtained with an optimized impeller is increased by 9.7% compared with that obtained on an impeller designed with typically recommended design parameters. This increment is caused by reducing the recirculation region within the impeller passage.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.611-616
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• 2011

Two kinds of structural analysis on the shape of the impeller models, and the natural frequency, harmonic vibration analysis is performed on the shape of the impeller and the resonant frequency of the local analysis of vulnerable areas by ensuring the structural stability of the shape of the impeller evaluation.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.59 no.4
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• pp.542-547
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• 2021

Glass lined impellers are corrosion resistant to most chemicals, including strong acids, and also have a smooth, non-stick surface, easy to clean and free from impurities in the process. Glass lined home base impeller is a multi-purpose impeller designed to stir a wide viscosity range of liquids from low viscosity fluids to high viscosity fluids, among others, cell culture, yeast culture, and beer fermentation pots, especially used for air-water system breathable stirring. The glass lining for HB impellers, which are simple in structure and competitive in performance, is essential to have upper and lower division in order to make the joint area between the impeller and shaft as small as possible. The upper and lower division of the impeller hardly affects the mixing performance, but the aeration performance. In this study, in order to optimize the shape of the Glass Lining HB impeller, a study was conducted on the effect of the angle between the upper and lower impellers, the clearance between the impellers, and the number of baffles on the aeration power. The optimal shape and baffle plate conditions for the Glass lined HB impeller were derived through the study results that the angle and the clearance between the upper and lower impellers decreased the ration of the power consumption with aeration P_g and that without aeration P₀, P_g/P₀.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.435-441
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• 2015

In this study, a method for optimal design of impeller and diffuser blades in the centrifugal compressor using response surface method (RSM) and multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) was evaluated. A numerical simulation was conducted using ANSYS CFX with various values of impeller and diffuser parameters, which consist of leading edge (LE) angle, trailing edge (TE) angle, and blade thickness. Each of the parameters was divided into three levels. A total of 45 design points were planned using central composite design (CCD), which is one of the design of experiment (DOE) techniques. Response surfaces that were generated on the basis of the results of DOE were used to determine the optimal shape of impeller and diffuser blade. The entire process of optimization was conducted using ANSYS Design Xplorer (DX). Through the optimization, isentropic efficiency and pressure recovery coefficient, which are the main performance parameters of the centrifugal compressor, were increased by 0.3 and 5, respectively.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.81-82
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• 2017

기존의 배풍기 효율을 높이기 위해서 모터와 제어방식 그리고 임펠러 형상에 변화를 주는 시스템 설계에 관한 연구다. 본 논문에서는 임펠러 속도는 5500rpm으로 증가시키고 크기는 320mm에서 250mm로 줄였으며 효율과 최대 풍량을 향상키기기 위해 임펠러의 Hub/Tip 비율을 줄이며, 날개각도에 변화를 주는 방식을 제안한다. 여기서 Hub/Tip 비율이 줄어들면 임펠러 날개의 면적이 늘어나 유량이 증가하게 되고, 임펠러 중심 거리에 따른 날개 각도를 변화시키면 배풍기 속도에 대한 풍압과 풍량이 달라져 배풍기의 효율을 높일 수 있다. 설계된 구동용 SRM과 임펠러의 설계에 따른 운전 특성을 시뮬레이션을 통해 해석하고자 한다.

• 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.138-142
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• 2007

본 연구는 고점도 유체의 혼합을 위한 교반기 설계의 기초연구로서 스크류 형상의 임펠러(또는 헬리컬 임펠러)를 가지는 교반기 내의 유동과 이에 따른 유체혼합 특성을 수치해석을 통해 가시화한 것이다. 이와 더불어 양호한 혼합효과를 가져다 줄 것으로 예상되는 엇갈림형 스크류 임펠러의 모델을 제안하였다. 수치해석상의 유체는 고점도의 Newton유체로 가정하였으며 임펠러의 회전속도는 6[rpm]으로 아주 작게 하여 저 레이놀즈수(약 Re=3)에서 혼합효과를 연구하였다. 또한 각종 설계 파라미터를 변화시켜 혼합 양상의 차이를 분석하여 설계에 반영하고자 하였다.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.531-534
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• 2006

This study is concerned with radial turbine design and performance improvement of a turbo generator system, which is used for maximizing performance of a 250kW MCFC fuel cell system. A preliminary design of a radial turbine has been performed under the thermodynamic and fluid-dynamic conditions determined by a cycle analysis of the MCFC BOP system. Basic demensions are determined by a meanline analysis and calculation of radial variation at the exit of the turbine. The turbine impeller is designed and modified by iterative processes of three dimensional flow analysis.