• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.2471-2478
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• 2020

Pumps are essential machinery in the various industries. With the development of high-speed and large-scale pumps, especially high energy density, high requirements have been imposed on the vibration and noise performance of pumps, and cavitation is an important source of vibration and noise excitation in pumps, so it is necessary to improve pumps cavitation performance. The modern pump optimization design method mainly adopts parameterization and artificial intelligence coupling optimization, which requires direct correlation between geometric parameters and pump performance. The existing cavitation performance calculation method is difficult to be integrated into multi-objective automatic coupling optimization. Therefore, a fast prediction method for pump cavitation performance is urgently needed. This paper proposes a novel cavitation prediction method based on impeller pressure isosurface at single-phase media. When the cavitation occurs, the area of pressure isosurface S_iso increases linearly with the NPSH_a decrease. This demonstrates that with the development of cavitation, the variation law of the head with the NPSH_a and the variation law of the head with the area of pressure isosurface are consistent. Therefore, the area of pressure isosurface S_iso can be used to predict cavitation performance. For a certain impeller blade, since the area ratio R_s is proportional to the area of pressure isosurface S_iso, the cavitation performance can be predicted by the R_s. In this paper, a new cavitation performance prediction method is proposed, and the feasibility of this method is demonstrated in combination with experiments, which will greatly accelerate the pump hydraulic optimization design.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2011

As considerable interests in noise emission from a ship have been increased, the need for localization of noise sources of the marine propeller generating cavitation and singing noise is looming large. In many practical cases, cavitation and singing noise occur on a particular position of the certain blade of the propeller. It is so important to know the position of noise source correctly in order to eliminate or suppress unwanted noise. In this study, we develop "noise source localization technology" using TDOA method. Experimental measurements carried out at the circulating water channel and towing tank show that noise source can be clearly identified and localized using TDOA method.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 날개 끝 와류 공동(Blade-Tip Vortex Cavitation, BTVC)과 이에 기인한 유동 소음을 예측하기 위하여 Eulerian/Lagrangian 연성 해석기법을 제안하였다. 제안한 방법은 크게 연속적인 4단계로 구성되며, 각각 전산유체역학을 이용한 유동장 모사, 와류모델을 이용한 날개 끝 와류의 재구성, 기포 동역학 모델을 이용한 BTVC의 생성, 그리고 음향상사법을 이용한 음향파 예측이다. 일반적으로 전산유체역학 자체가 지니는 고유한 수치감쇠와 과도한 난류 강도로 인해 와류 강도를 심각하게 작게 예측하므로, 유동방향의 날개 끝 와류는 와류모델을 사용하여 재생하였다. 다음으로 Reyleigh-Plesset 방정식에 기반한 기포 동역학 모델을 사용하여 BTVC의 발생과 변화를 모사하였다. 마지막으로 BTVC에 의한 유동소음을 각각의 구형 버블을 그 부피 시간변화율의 변화율에 크기가 비례하는 홀극원으로 모델링하여 예측하였다. 제안한 수치 방법의 유효성을 예측값과 측정값을 비교하여 검토하였다.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2022

Cavitation occurs inevitably in marine propellers rotating at high speed in the water, which is a major cause of underwater radiated noise. Cavitation-induced noise from propellers rotating at a specific frequency not only reduces the sonar detection capability, but also exposes the ship's location, and it causes very fatal consequences for the survivability of the navy vessels. Therefore cavity inception speed (CIS) is one of the important factors determining the special performance of the ship. In this study, we present a method using computer vision that can detect and quantitatively estimate tip vortex cavitation on a propeller rotating at high speed. Based on the model test results performed in a large cavitation tunnel, the effectiveness of this method was verified.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.370-378
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• 2008

It is reported to develop the driving pump for the Low Noise Large Cavitation Tunnel(LOCAT) which is under construction at Maritime & Ocean Engineering Research Institute(MOERI). For low background noise condition of the LOCAT, it is crucial not only the best pump efficiency but also no cavity occurrence at any operating conditions. Design condition of the pump is determined by considering the required pump headrise, flow quantity, shaft rotation velocity and pump diameter. Performance analysis of the pump is conducted using commercial CFD codes ($BladeGen^+$, CFX-10), and the predicted results are verified by a series of model tests. Cavity was not observed at any operating condition in the model test, which were conducted at the midium cavitation tunnel of MOERI. The optimum pump for LOCAT, named as LP-11, was successfully developed through a series of pump design processes composed of blade design, performance analysis and model test.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2023

함정 추진기에서 발생하는 캐비테이션은 함의 생존성과 직결되어 있으며, 생존성 향상을 위해 추진기 캐비테이션 초생이 지연되는 추진기 형상을 요구하고 있다. 그러나 한번 함정이 건조되고 나면 다양한 운용 조건에서 캐비테이션이 발생할 수 있어, 설계 뿐만 아니라 운용 시에도 추진기 캐비테이션 발생 여부를 알 수 있어야 한다. 이를 위해 선내에서 계측한 신호를 이용한 캐비테이션 발생 여부 판단이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 추진기 상방 선체에 하이드로폰과 가속도계를 설치하여 추진기에서 발생하는 음향/진동 신호의 상관관계와 각 센서를 이용한 캐비테이션 초생 분석 성능에 대해 비교를 수행하였다. 캐비테이션 발생을 시각적으로 파악하기 위하여 선미부에 관측창을 설치하여 고속카메라 계측을 수행하였다. 계측 결과 음향과 진동 신호 간 스펙트럼 형상은 다르게 나타났으나, 선속에 따른 밴드별 레벨 증가분, 1 kHz ~ 10 kHz 대역의 전체 레벨 등은 비슷한 경향을 나타냈다. Detction of Envelope Modulation On Noise(DEMON) 분석에서도 음향과 진동신호 모두 비슷한 결과를 보여주었으며, 이를 통해 추진기 캐비테이션 발생분석에는 하이드로폰과 가속도계 모두 활용할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2018

The experimental results of the model tests for the twin propeller cavitation noise are presented. The model test was carried out by means of procedure of noise measurement followed by the signal processing and full-scale extrapolation. In order to convert the measured sound pressure level into the sound source level, transfer function measurements for three conditions were performed according to the combination of locations and number of virtual sources. White noise and LFM signal were used as a source signals to examine the influence of the input signal. For the twin propellers, 5 transfer functions were defined and the results were discussed. Cavitation noise measurement tests were performed similarly to the transfer function measurement test. Noise source localization analysis was performed to confirm the test effectiveness. It was confirmed that the source level of the twin propeller can be estimated reliably by using transfer function corrections. Finally, the model test results were converted into full-scale by applying the ITTC '87 model-ship scaling raw, and the validity of the model test was confirmed by comparison with the full-scale measurement result.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1027-1033
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• 2000

This paper describes the characteristics of vibration of a hydraulic turbine mainly due to cavitation occurrence. The analysis of vibration spectra of the turbine shaft shows that hub vortex cavitation occurs in the downstream of the turbine runner, which is verified from coherence analysis between shaft vibration displacement and dynamic pressure at the draft tube. Even though acceleration level measured at the guide vane lever, which is usually used for evaluation of cavitations performance, is decreased during forced aeration, it is found from the analysis of dynamic pressure spectra that cavitation around runner blades still remains unchanged. It is also found that lateral vibration of the turbine shaft is mainly due to the hub vortex cavitation of the turbine runner.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.49-65
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• 2020

In this study, the effects of inclined shaft angle on the hydro-acoustic performance of cavitating marine propellers are investigated by a numerical method developed before and Brown's empirical formula. The cavitating blades are represented by source and vortex elements. The cavity characteristics of the blades such as cavitation form, cavity volume, cavity length etc., are computed at a given cavitation number and at a set advance coefficient. A lifting surface method is applied for these calculations. The numerical lifting surface method is validated with experimental results of DTMB 4119 model benchmark propeller. After calculation of hydrodynamic characteristics of the cavitating propeller, noise spectrum and overall sound pressure level (OASPL) are computed by Brown's equation. This empirical equation is also validated with another numerical results found in the literature. The effects of inclined shaft angle on thrust coefficient, torque coefficient, efficiency and OASPL values are examined by a parametric study. By modifying the inclination angles of propeller, the thrust, torque, efficiency and OASPL are computed and compared with each other. The influence of the inclined shaft angle on cavity patterns on the blades are also discussed.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.400-405
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• 2024

선박 프로펠러 캐비테이션 소음이 발생하면 수중 방사 소음의 수준이 급격히 상승하는데, 특히 함정의 경우에 피탐지 확률이 증가해 치명적인 위협 요인이 될 수 있다. 따라서 함정의 생존성 향상을 위하여 캐비테이션 신호를 정확하고 신속하게 판단하는 것이 매우 중요한데, 종래에는 센서로 계측한 음압/진동 준위가 기준값 이상이면 캐비테이션 발생으로 판단하는 기술과 데몬 기법을 통해 캐비테이션 발생 여부를 판별하는 방법이 주로 수행되었다. 그러나 이와 관련된 기술은 캐비테이션의 발생 현상에 대한 물리적 이해와 사용자의 주관적 기준을 기반으로 수행되며 여러 절차를 거치기 때문에 캐비테이션 신호를 조기에 자동으로 인식하는 기법의 개발이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 선체에 부착된 음향 센서를 이용하여 계측된 음향 신호로부터 캐비테이션 신호의 특징을 반영한 간단한 통계량 기반 특징을 추출하고 이로부터 캐비테이션 발생 여부를 자동으로 판단하는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 기법의 성능은 센서 수와 모형 시험 조건에 따라 평가하는데, 단일 센서로 계측된 신호에 캐비테이션의 특징을 충분히 반영하여 훈련하면 캐비테이션 신호의 발생 여부를 판단 가능함을 확인했다.