• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.537-551
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• 2022

The rapid decrease of fossil fuel resources and increase of environmental pollution caused by aviation industries have become a severe issue which leads to an increase in the greenhouse effect. The use of biofuel becomes an option to alleviate issues related to unrenewable resources. This study presents a computational simulation of the biofuel combustion characteristics of various alternative fuels in an annular combustion chamber designed for training aircraft. The biofuels used in this study are Sorghum Oil Methyl Ester (SOME), Spirulina Platensis Algae (SPA) and Camelina Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids (CHEFA). Meanwhile, Jet-A is used as a baseline fuel. The fuel properties and combustion characteristics are being investigated and analysed. The results are presented in terms of temperature and pressure profiles in addition to the formation of NOx and soot generated from the combustion chamber. Results obtained show that CHEFA fuel is the most recommended biofuel among all four tested fuels as it is being found that it burns with 37.6% lower temperature, 15.2% lower pressure, 89.5% lower NOx emission and 8.1% lower soot emission compared with the baseline fuel in same combustion chamber geometry with same initial parameters.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.42-51
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• 2014

기존 항공유보다 비등점을 높인 고비등점 연료에 대하여 다양한 분사 압력 조건에서 비등점 이상의 온도까지 연료를 가열하는 경우의 분사특성을 실험적으로 연구하였다. 연료 온도 상승에 따른 인젝터의 특성은 유량계수(${\alpha}$)와 캐비테이션 수($K_c$)를 파라미터로 나타내었는데, 고온에서의 각 연료별 ${\alpha}$ 특성을 $K_c$에 대해 나타내면 그 경향이 모두 유사한 것으로 확인되었다. 한편, 고비점 연료들은 기존 연료에 비하여 비등의 효과가 나타나기 시작하는 온도가 더 높아졌을 뿐만 아니라, 그 이상의 온도에서도 분사 특성에 미치는 인젝터 내부의 비등 영향을 더 적게 받았다.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.16-23
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• 2023

항공기 연료계통은 연료 공급, 연료탱크 간 연료이송, 각 연료탱크 내의 잔여 연료량 측정 등의 기능을 수행하며, 추락 시 화재의 직접적인 원인이 되기 때문에 추락에 견딜 수 있도록 설계하여 승무원의 추락 생존성을 높여야 한다. 민간에서는 연료계통의 내추락 설계를 감항 요구도로 반영하여 철저한 검증을 요구하고 있으며, 비행안전이 확보된 항공기 개발을 위해 관련 감항인증기준 및 입증방안에 대한 연구가 필수적이나 미미한 실정이다. 이러한 사항에 착안하여 본 논문에서는 연료계통 내추락성 입증 지침 마련을 통한 비행안전성 향상 방안 연구의 일환으로 군용 회전익항공기에 적용 가능한 연료계통 내추락 관련 감항인증기준, 입증방법 및 적용 사례에 대한 분석 결과를 기술하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1635-1646
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• 1997

The nozzle length to diameter ratio of real diesel nozzles is about 2-8 which is not long enough for a fully developed and stabilized flow. The characteristics of the flow such as turbulence at the nozzle exit which affect the development of the spray can be enhanced by impinging the flow inside nozzle. The flow details inside the impinging nozzles have been investigated both experimentally and numerically. The mean velocities, the fluctuating velocities, and discharge coefficients in the impinging inlet nozzles, round inlet nozzle, and sharp inlet nozzle were obtained at various Reynolds number. The developing feature of the external spray were photographed by still camera and the droplet sizes and velocities were also measured by laser Doppler technique. The spray angle was greater and the droplet sizes near the spray axis were smaller with the impinging flow inside nozzle.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2006

Parametric cycle analysis of a dual-spool, mixed exhaust turbofan engine with turbine blade cooling were described to investigate the effect of turbine blade cooling on the engine performance such as specific thrust and thrust specific fuel consumption. Coolant of low pressure turbine triggers high engine performance loss and cooling effect loss in high pressure turbine. Therefore low pressure turbine coolant should be much more considered for effective design.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.20-31
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• 2005

In this study, subsonic flutter analyses have been conducted for a composite smart UAV with T-tail configuration at the critical flight condition. Detailed three-dimensional finite element model for dynamic analysis is constructed including its nonstructural elements corresponding to installed electronic equipments and fuels. Computational structural dynamics and aeroelastic techniques are conducted using MSC/NASTRAN and originally developed in-house codes. The results for fundamental vibration characteristics and flutter instabilities are presented and compared to each other for different fuel conditions.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.563-570
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• 2005

A numerical study of high pressure and temperature droplet vaporization and combustion is conducted by formulating one dimensional evaporation model and single-step chemical reaction in the mixture of hydrocarbon fuel and air. The ambient pressure ranged from atmospheric conditions to the supercritical conditions. In order to account for the real gas effect on fluid p-v-T properties in high pressure conditions, the modified Soave-Redlich-Kwong state equation is used in the evaluation of thermophysical properties. Some computational results are compared with Sato's experimental data for the validation of calculations in case of vaporization. The comparison between predictions and experiments showed quite a good agreement. Droplet surface temperature increased with increasing pressure. Ignition time increased with increasing initial droplet diameter. Temporal or spatial distribution of mass fraction, mass diffusivity, Lewis number, thermal conductivity, and specific heat were presented.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2011

The procedures of Continuous Descent Approach(CDA) is designed to minimize the thrust required during landing, thereby reducing fuel consumption, noise and emissions compared to conventional approach procedures. Widespread implementation of CDA would result in significant reductions in the environmental impact and aircraft operation costs. This paper estimated the possible economic effects from the perspective of airliners through cost-benefit analysis, provided that the CDA is introduced. It is now proposed that a more comprehensive analysis model, which includes the reduced ATC communication burden between controllers and pilots, not to mention the economic aspect, should be established for the improvement.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2015

The cyclone separator is a simple device, which causes the centrifugal separation of materials such as droplets or particles in a fluid stream. The cyclone separator utilizes the energy obtained from fluid pressure and linear motion to create rotational fluid motion. This rotational motion leads the materials suspended in the fluid to separate from the fluid quickly due to the centrifugal force. The rotation is produced by the tangential or involuted introduction of fluid into the vessel. These materials may be droplets of fuel in blow-by gas through an engine. Droplets suspended in the feed liquid may separate according to size, shape, or density. And the change of part dimension in a cyclone separator can yield the its performance variation. The current study shows the influence of design parameters on the performance of a cyclone separator for blow-by gas.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2015

In this work, a study was conducted to investigate the effect of diaphragm thickness on the regression rate of the hybrid rocket motor. To observe the flow pattern and the recirculation zone, visualizations of combustion chambers with different diaphragm thickness (5mm, 10mm) were performed. It was found that the case with 5 mm thickness had a larger recirculation zone and therefore, had a higher regression rate than the case with 10mm thickness due to the increased residence time and heat transfer toward the fuel surface. Finally, it was concluded that the thickness of diaphragm can be a critical parameter for the enhancement of the regression rate.