• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.193-201
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• 2013

Propeller is an important component of Human Powered Aircraft (HPA) propulsion system. HPA uses large diameter low rotational speed propeller to get high propeller efficiency. The propeller was designed by HPA propeller designing program. The propeller pitch is adjustable by rotating the blade axis angle at ground. Performance of the propeller for various parameters are analysed by the same program used for design. Off-design condition performance was also checked including pilot power change and flight speed change. The propeller was manufactured in ultra-light structure using carbon composite material down to 950g. The propeller was ground tested on ironbird and installed on KARI HPA. Finally the HPA flew 291m with this propeller.

• CDE review
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.50-51
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• 1996

본 과제에서는 point data를 사용하여 CAD에서 모델링된 프로펠러를 LOM 공정으로 제작한 후 LOM 모델을 master pattern으로 사용하여 주조까지 실행하는 작업을 실시하였다. 주조공정시 알루미늄을 소재로 사용하였으며, 주조된 프로펠러는 기능테스트에 사용할 수 있는 성능을 지니고 있다. 이 결과는 현재까지 프로펠러 제작용으로 주로 사용하던 5축 가공을 rapid prototyping과 주조방법을 통해 대처할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하고 있다. 그러나 아직 제품의 정확도가 부족하여 오차 발생원인 및 누적과정을 분석하여 정확도를 향상시키는 작업이 향후 연구과제로 남아있다. 본 연구는 현재 수행중인 국제공동과제 "동시공학 구현을 위한 형상설계 및 급속조형 기술 개발"의 일부이며 알피 코리아사와 삼성중공업의 기술적 도움으로 진행되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.39-45
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• 2005

The aim of this research is to predict the thickness and loading noise of the round-tip shaped Hartzell propeller currently used in the general aviation aircraft. Before implementing the noise analysis, the pressure distribution on the propeller was obtained by using the free wake panel method and unsteady Bernoulli's equation. The noise signal at observer position can be obtained by using the FW-H equation. The noise prediction results for the propeller indicates that the thickness noise has s symmetric directivity pattern with respect to the tip path plane, while the noise due to loading shows higher noise directivity toward downstream than the upstream direction from the rotor plane. The loading noise is dominant rather than the thickness noise in normal operating condition.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.60-71
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• 2021

Propeller performance measurement system for commercial propeller was designed and applied to the wind tunnel test for 3 commercial propeller models with diameters of 30 inch. The thrust and torque of the propeller was directly measured by using 6-components balance installed on the rotating axis. The measurement system was validated by using wind tunnel balance calibration equipment. Propeller test stand including measurement and rotating system was validated by using QTP propeller. In the hovering condition, we compared the performance test results and the specifications of the commercial propeller provided by the manufacturer and confirmed that there are differences in the thrust and the torque. We measured the propeller performance with various wind speeds, propeller models and angles of attack and was summarized by thrust coefficients. We confirmed that the trend of the thrust coefficients was different in the low angle of attack and high angle of attack. An aerodynamics database that can be used for future aerodynamic design of an unmanned aerial vehicle was secured.

• Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.29-40
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• 1989

A new blade section of propeller is developed to obtain higher propeller efficiency and better cavitation performance. Eleven foil sections are carefully designed and manufactured to compare the lift-drag characteristics and cavitation performances. It is expected that the developed section behaves better in the vicinity of the ship's wake, where the angle of attack variation is large, because of its wider width in lift-drag and cavitation-free bucket diagrams. A propeller design method using the selected foil section is presented. Three chordwise loading shapes are selected to investigate the influence of the lift-drag ratios on the propeller efficiencies and cavitation performances. Three propellers are designed, which correspond to the selected chordwise loading shapes. Two more propellers which use existing foil sections are designed to compare the section performance.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.121-128
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• 2016

A furan mold design and machining system for marine propeller casting was developed. In general, a large marine propeller is produced by casting in a foundry, where the upper and lower molds are constructed of cement or other materials like furan. Then, the cast workpiece is machined and manually ground. Currently, furan mold construction requires a series of manual tasks. This introduces a fairly large amount of stock allowances, which require a considerable number of man-hours for later machining and grinding, and also increase the work processes. A mold design and off-line robot programming software tool with a six-axis robot hardware system was developed to enhance the shape accuracy and productivity. This system will be applied in a Korean ship building company.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.209-220
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• 2013

The process of designing and building a human-powered aircraft (HPA) and its performance analysis are introduced in this paper. Light Bros, the Chungnam National University HPA team, has developed Volante, a HPA, to compete in the 2012 exhibition of human-powered aircraft hosted by Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The power train system is composed of a two-blade propeller and Bevel-type gear and the ground test bed is built to simulate the operation. A study has been made to find a efficient propeller based upon the test result of thrust and power available from a pilot under various propeller conditions and running time. The load and structural analysis is conducted for the glider-shaped wing made of composite material which has very high aspect ratio. The spar is analyzed using finite element modeling followed by the comparison of its displacement and strain on structural test. As a result, the performance and safety is confirmed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.9
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• pp.816-822
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• 2011

In this study, a program has been coded to evaluate propeller thrust rapidly following the effects of propeller shapes and the environmental facts. At this time, Semi-infinite Helical Vortices model is used to predict the induction factor which is introduced by Kawada. This program is based on Wrench's Propeller lifting line theory, and it can predict aerodynamic coefficients such as thrust, power, and efficiency. First of all, this program is compared with test results of NACA reports to verify of the reliability. Secondly, subsonic wind tunnel test has been performed following variations of propeller's rpm and inflow velocities.

• Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.28-31
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• 1995

워터제트(Waterjet) 추진의 개념은 선박용 스크류 프로펠러 만큼이나 오래 되었지만, 1960년대 까지도 많은 이용이 없었다. 왜냐하면 스크류 프로펠러가 더 간단하고 가벼우면서 훨씬 더 효 율적인 추진도구로 간주되어 왔기 때문이었다. 그러나 최근 수년 사이에 워터제트로 추진되는 세계적인 선박들 및 제작회사들의 수가 괄목할만한 증가를 보이고 있고, 선진국의 초고속선 개 발과 관령하여 워터제트 추진방식에 대한 새로운 시각에서의 연구가 활발히 진행되어지고 있 다[1]. 21세기 해상교통수당을 선도할 수 있으리라 판단되고 있는 초고속선 개발 연구를 수행하고 있는 선박·해양공학연구센터에서도 초고속선용 추진 장치로서 워터제트 추진기를 선택하였었 다[2]. 이러한 대표적인 이유로서는 종래의 일반적인 선박용 스크류 프로펠러로서는 고속 추진에 한계를 가지고 있는 반면, 워터제트 추진방식은 각 요소들의 최적 설계를 통해 고속에서의 추 진효율 향상을 꾀할 수 있기 때문이었다. 선진국에서는 이미 이러한 워터제트 추진에 대한 성 능해석 기법이 정립되어 있고[3], 중.소형 워터제트 추진기 제작을 통한 경험을 바탕으로 대출력 워터제트 추진기 개발도 가능한 단계이다[4]. 그러나 국내에서는 이에 대한 연구가 거의 없어 외국의 기술에 의존하고 있는 실정이다. 본 고에서는 워터제트 추진기의 기본적인 개념과 당 연구센타에서 수행하고 있는 모형시험법 개발 연구의 일부를 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.23-31
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• 2018

In the present work, the thrust and torque of multicopter propellers in hovering are predicted based on BET method. The geometry information of the propellers is obtained using a three dimensional scanner and the airfoil section is extracted using CATIA. EDISON CFD is adopted to calculate the drag and lift of airfoil at a given geometry and flow conditions and then thrust is calculated with respect to a given RPMs based on BET. Two simulations with laminar and turbulent flows are considered. The predicted value is compared with the performance data from the Product Company and results from JavaProp software, which is used in the design and prediction of propellers. In the case of a 9-inch propeller, the thrust from the product company is corresponding to the results between the laminar and turbulent flow conditions. In the 16-inch case, the predicted thrust at turbulent flow conditions conformed well with reference one. The predicted torque shows a big difference with the reference data.