• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.50-56
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• 2001

The present study is an experimental work of the soni $c^ersonic air ejector-diffuser system. The pressure-time dependence in the secondary chamber of this ejector system is measured to investigate the steady operation of the ejector system. Six different primary nozzles of two sonic nozzles, two supersonic nozzles, petal nozzle, and lobed nozzle are employed to drive the ejector system at the conditions of different operating pressure ratios. Static pressures on the ejector-diffuser walls are to analyze the complicated flows occurring inside the system. The volume of the secondary chamber is changed to investigate the effect on the steady operation. the results obtained show that the volume of the secondary chamber does not affect the steady operation of the ejector-diffuser system but the time-dependent pressure in the secondary chamber is a strong function of the volume of the secondary chamber.er.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.1-8
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• 2000

For the purpose of a cost effective design of practical subsoni $c^ersonic ejector systems, an experiment was carried out using a superheated steam as a primary driving flow. The superheated steam jet was produced by several different kinds of subsonic and supersonic nozzles. The secondary flow of atmospheric air inside a plenum chamber was drawn into the primary steam jet. The vacuum performance of the plenum chamber was investigated for a wide range of the ejector operation pressure ratio. The result showed that the static pressure of the mixed flow at the ejector throat is only a function of the ejector operation pressure ratio, regardless of the primary nozzle type employed.ed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.54-63
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• 2006

Ejector system are used to transport a low momentum flow to the higher pressure flow by the momentum change between high and low momentum flows. This system is used to simulate the high altitude and Mach number condition over altitude 20 km and Mach 4 of the supersonic test facility. We applied the design and the performance analysis technique(EISIMP code) of the Ramjet Test Facility(RJTF) air system in JAXA to the ejector system of the ramjet test facility in KARI. After preliminary design of the ejector system, we performed a computational study using FLUENT and investigated shock structures and flow characteristics of the ejector system.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.52-60
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• 2013

Ejector-diffuser system makes use of high-pressure primary stream to entrain the low-pressure secondary stream through pure shear action between two streams. In general, the flow field in the ejector-diffuser system is highly complicated due to turbulent mixing, compressibility effects. A fatal drawback of the ejector system is in its low efficiency. Many works have been done to improve the performance of the ejector system, but not yet satisfactory. In the present study, a mixing guide vane was installed at the inlet of the secondary stream for the purpose of the performance improvement of the ejector system. A CFD method has been applied to simulate the supersonic flows inside the ejector-diffuser system. The present results obtained were validated with existing experimental data. The mixing guide vane effects are discussed in terms of the entrainment ratio, total pressure loss as well as pressure recovery.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.89-96
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• 2013

Considering the complexity and difficulty on the researching, how to enhance the performance of ejector-diffuser system effectively became a significant task. In the present study, the supersonic nozzle was redesigned using Chevrons installed at the inlet of the secondary stream of the ejector-diffuser system for the purpose of the performance improvement. A CFD method based on Fluent has been applied to simulate the supersonic flows and shock waves inside the ejector. Primary numerical analysis results show that the Chevrons get a positive effect on the ejector flows. The comparison of ejector performance with and without the Chevron was obtained and optimal number of chevron lobe is discussed to increase the performance. The ejector-diffuser system performance is discussed in terms of the entrainment ratio, pressure recovery as well as total pressure loss.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.36-36
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• 1999

일반적으로 이젝터(ejector)는 노즐로부터 팽창하는 높은 운동량을 가지는 주 유동과 주변의 낮은 운동량을 가지는 유동사이에서 생기는 강한 전단력을 이용하여, 분류 주변의 유체를 보다 고압의 부분까지 압축하여 수송하는 장치이다. 이젝터는 노즐(nozzle)과 디퓨저(diffuser)로 되어 있으며, 회전부분이나 활동부분을 가지지 않는 유체기계이므로 고장이 적고, 소형임에도 불구하고 대용량의 유체를 압축할 수 있는 특징을 가지고 있다. 그러나 이젝터의 구동은 유체의 전단력만을 이용하므로 효율이 낮은 단점이 있으므로, 이젝터 형상의 최적설계 및 성능개선을 위한 연구가 필요하다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.19-22
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• 2003

Ejector-diffuser system is one of fluid machinery which can entrain the fluid in low pressure part and transport it to the higher pressure part. The conventional ejector-diffuser system has been pointed out that its overall efficiency is quite low compared with other fluid machinery since it is derived by only the pure shear stresses. In the present study, 4, 6, and 8 lobed petal nozzles with a design Mach number of 1.7 are adopted as a primary nozzle to improve the performance, and are compared with a conventional circular nozzle.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.29 no.5 s.236
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• pp.554-560
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• 2005

A new method to improve the efficiency of a hydrogen fuel cell system was introduced by using variable sonic/supersonic ejectors. To obtain the variable area ratio of the nozzle throat to ejector throat which controls the mass flow rate of the suction flow, the ejectors used a movable cylinder inserted into a conventional ejector-diffuser system. Experiments were carried out to understand the flow characteristics inside the variable ejector system. The secondary mass flow rates of subsonic and supersonic ejectors were examined by varying the operating pressure ratio and area ratio. The results showed that the variable sonic/supersonic ejectors could control the recirculation ratio by changing the throat area ratio, and also showed that the recirculation ratio increased fur the variable sonic ejector and decreased for the variable supersonic ejector, as the throat area ratio increases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.17-17
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• 2000

이젝터-디퓨저 시스템은 고압의 기체를 노즐로 팽창시켜서 얻은 대량의 운동에너지를 이용하여 낮은 에너지를 가지는 주변의 기체를 외부로 배출시키는데 이용되는 유체 역학적 펌프이다. 이젝터-디퓨저 시스템은 작동부가 없고 구조가 단순하여 설치/보수 및 시스템 전체의 경량화에 많은 이점이 있으므로 그 활용도가 증대하고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 이젝터-디퓨저를 지나는 초음속 유동은 복잡한 충격파 및 난류현상들로 인하여 그 물리적 특성들이 명확히 알려지지 않았다. 특히 이러한 제현상들의 간섭과 전단층의 불안정성 때문에 발생하는 비정상성은 1차 유동과 2차 유동의 혼합작용에 영향을 미쳐, 결국 시스템 전체의 배기성능을 저하시킬 뿐만 아니라, 소음과 진동을 발생시켜 시스템의 안정적인 운전을 방해한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.33-33
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• 2000

고압의 공기를 노즐을 통하여 가속시켜. 노즐 출구로부터 방출하는 경우 제트 경계부근에서 발생하는 강한 전단작용과 제트 내부에서 발생하는 압력강하로 인하여 주변의 기체가 제트유동으로 유입하게 된다. 이러한 원리를 응용한 대표적 유체기계로 이젝터를 들 수 있다. 최근 이젝터 시스템은 각종 플랜트 시설, 냉공조 시설, 고도시뮬레이션 장치뿐만 아니라 건설장비 등에까지 다양하게 응용되고 있다.(중략)