• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.3171-3181
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• 2021

This research serves to advance the development of engineering computational fluid dynamics (CFD) computing efficiency for the analysis of pressurized water reactor (PWR) core using rod-type fuel assemblies with mixing vanes (one kind of typical PWR core). In this research, a CFD scheme based on the reconstruction of the initial fine flow field (RIF CFD scheme) is proposed and analyzed. The RIF scheme is based on the quantitative regulation of flow velocities in the rod-type PWR core and the principle that the CFD computing efficiency can be improved greatly by a perfect initialization. In this paper, it is discovered that the RIF scheme can significantly improve the computing efficiency of the CFD computation for the rod-type PWR core. Furthermore, the RIF scheme also can reduce the computing resources needed for effective data storage of the large fluid domain in a rod-type PWR core. Moreover, a flow-ranking RIF CFD scheme is also designed based on the ranking of the flow rate, which enhances the utilization of the flow field with a closed flow rate to reconstruct the fine flow field. The flow-ranking RIF CFD scheme also proved to be very effective in improving the CFD efficiency for the rod-type PWR core.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.572-575
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• 2008

Flow-field design has much influence over the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) because it affects the pressure magnitude and distribution of the reactant gases. To obtain the pressure magnitude and distribution of reactant gases in four kinds of flow-field designs without additional measurement equipment, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was performed. After the CFD analysis, the performance values of PEMFC according to the flow-field configurations were measured via a single cell test. As expected, the pressure differences due to different flow-field configurations were related to the PEMFC performance because the actual performance results showed the same tendency as the results of the CFD analysis. A large pressure drop resulted in high PEMFC performance. So, the single serpentine configuration gave the highest performance. On the other hand, the parallel flow-field configuration gave the lowest performance because the pressure difference between inlet and outlet was the lowest.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2020

발사체 분석을 위한 CFD 소프트웨어인 LVAFoam을 개발하기 앞서 발사체의 연소기, 터보 펌프 및 외부유동의 시뮬레이션에 사용된 해외의 인하우스 CFD 소프트웨어 및 상용 CFD 소프트웨어에 대한 조사를 수행하였다. 인하우스 소프트웨어로는 NASA, 미시시피 주립대학, DLR, Bertin Technologies & CNES, CERFACS 및 JAXA의 솔버들과, 상용 소프트웨어로는 FLUENT, CFX, Adavance/FrontFlow/red, GASP, CRUNCH CFD, CFD-ACE+, FINE^TM/Turbo, STAR-CCM+ 의 솔버들을 정리하였다. 발사체 분석을 위한 각 소프트웨어의 계산 사례가 제시되었으며, 개발된 LVAFoam이 간략하게 소개되었다.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2003

The hydraulic design optimization and performance analysis of mixed-flow pumps for waterjet marine vehicle propulsion has been carried out using mean streamline analysis and three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. In the present study, the conceptual design optimization has been formulated with a non-linear objective function to minimize the fluid dynamic losses, and then the commercial CFD code was incorporated to allow for detailed flow dynamic phenomena in the pump system. Newly designed mixed-flow model pump has been tested in the laboratory. Predicted performance curves by the CFD code agree very well with experimental data for a newly designed mixed-flow pump over the normal operating conditions. The design and prediction method presented herein can be used efficiently as a unified hydraulic design process of mired-flow pumps for waterjet marine vehicle propulsion.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.14-21
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• 2006

Leakage reduction through annular type seals of turbomachinery is necessary for enhancing their efficiency and the precise prediction method of seal leakage is needed. The analysis based on Bulk-flow concept has been mainly used in predicting seal leakage. However, full Navier-Stokes Equations with turbulent model derived in the seal flow passage have to be solved for improving the prediction of seal leakage. FLUENT 6 which is commercial CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) code based on FVM(Finite Volume Method) and SIMPLE algorism has been used to analyze leakage of various non-contact-type seals in this presentation. Comparing with the results of Bulk-flow model analysis and experiment, the result of CFD analysis shows good agreement with that of existing theoretical analysis for the incompressible grooved seal and compressive plain and staggered seal. The CFD analysis also shows improvement on the leakage prediction of the incompressible plain seal and compressive see-through-type labyrinth seal.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 희박기체 환경의 유동 정보를 효과적으로 계산하기 위해 CFD 해석기법과 DSMC 해석기법 간 연계 해석을 수행하는 CFD/DSMC 혼합해석기법을 개발하였으며, 개발된 해석기법을 이용하여 천이영역에서의 고속 비행체 주위 유동에 대한 해석을 수행하였다. 해석 형상으로는 콘과 실린더 형태로 이루어진 FRESH-FX 형상으로 고려하였고, 혼합해석기법의 결과는 순수 CFD 및 DSMC 해석 결과와 비교하였다. 천이영역의 대기가 상대적으로 희박하여 초음속 유동에서 발생하는 충격파의 구배 및 세기가 약화된 것을 확인하였다. 순수 CFD 해석 결과와는 차이를 보였고, 순수 DSMC 해석 결과와 거의 일치하는 결과를 도출하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 순수 DSMC 계산시간보다 해석 시간이 감소하였다. 이를 통해 혼합해석기법의 결과에 대한 신뢰성 및 해석 시간에서의 효율을 확인하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.10-20
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• 2017

본 연구는 기존 Flow Angularity 장착물 분리 풍동시험 기법을 전산유체해석(Computational Fluid Dynamics)에 적용하여 해석 결과로부터 유동각 데이터베이스를 구성하고 6자유도 분리 궤적 해석한 결과를 전산유체해석의 CTS(Captive Trajectory Simulation) 해석 결과와 비교하여 CFD 해석 기법의 적용 가능성을 확인 한 것이다. Flow Angularity 기법의 전산유체해석 결과는 항공기와 외장간의 각 위치들에서 획득된 공력계수 데이터와 비교하여 데이터의 적절성을 확인하였다. 또한 Flow Angularity 기법으로 획득된 전산유체해석 데이터로부터 획득된 6자유도 외장 분리 궤적과 전산유체해석으로 해석한 CTS 외장분리 궤적을 비교하여 해석 기법의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.745-749
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• 2002

This paper is on the study of flow force compensating method of spool type valve. A simple flow force compensating method using stepped spool is presented in this paper. It is easy to manufacture stepped spool in the presented method because the shape of it is simple. The method has the merit that the size of valve need not be increased. Actuating force required for driving means of spool can be decreased by the compensation of flow force. The effect of presented method is predicted through CFD analysis. The prototypes of flow force compensating Direct Drive Servo-Valve where the result of CFD analysis is reflected are manufactured, and the measurement of flow force is carried out. It is known from the measurement that the effect of flow force compensation is very similar to from CFD analysis.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2003

This paper is on the study of flow force compensation for spool type valves. A simple method for flow force compensation using a stepped spool is presented in this paper. It is easy to manufacture the stepped spool of the presented method because the shape of it is simple. The method has another merit that the size of valve need not be increased. Actuating force required for driving the spool can be decreased through the compensation of flow force. The effect of presented method is predicted through CFD analysis. The results of the CFD analysis are also utilized for the optimization of step shape. The prototypes of flow force compensated Direct Drive Servo-Valve are manufactured, and the measurements of flow force are carried out. The measured effect of flow force compensation is very similar to that from the CFD analysis.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2010

Precise prediction of rotordynamic coefficients for annular type seal of turbomachinery is necessary for enhancing their vibrational stability and various prediction methods have been developed. As the seal passage is designed complicatedly, the analysis based on Bulk-flow concept which has been mainly used in predicting seal dynamics is limited. In order to improve the seal rotordynamic prediction, full Navier-Stokes Equations with turbulent model derived in the seal flow passage have to be solved. In this study, 3D CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis has been performed for predicting rotordynamic coefficients of non-contact type annular plain seal using FLUENT. Comparing with the results of Bulk-flow model analysis, the result of 3D CFD analysis shows good agreement.