• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.500-508
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• 2015

High-speed heavy loaded monohull ships can benefit from application of drag-reducing air cavities under stepped hull bottoms. The subject of this paper is the steady hydrodynamic modeling of semi-planing air-cavity hulls. The current method is based on a linearized potential-flow theory for surface flows. The mathematical model description and parametric calculation results for a selected configuration with pressurized and open air cavities are presented.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.131-148
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• 2022

The paper presents the surface-modified NACA 2412 airfoil performance with variable cavity characteristics such as size, shape and orientation, by numerically investigated with the pre-validation study. The study attempts to improve the airfoil aerodynamic performance at 30 m/s with a variable angle of attack (AOA) ranging from 0° to 20° under Reynolds number (R_e) 4.4×10⁵. Through passive surface control techniques, a boundary layer control strategy has been enhanced to improve flow performance. An intense background survey has been carried out over the modifier orientation, shape, and numbers to differentiate the sub-critical and post-critical flow regimes. The wall-bounded flows along with its governing equations are investigated using Reynolds Average Navier Strokes (RANS) solver coupled with one-equational transport Spalart Allmaras model. It was observed that the aerodynamic efficiency of cavity airfoil had been improved by enhancing maximum lift to drag ratio ((l/d) max) with delayed flow separation by keeping the flow attached beyond 0.25C even at a higher angle of attack. Detailed investigation on the cavity distribution pattern reveals that cavity depth and width are essential in degrading the early flow separation characteristics. In this study, overall general performance comparison, all the cavity airfoil models have delayed stalling compared to the original airfoil.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.88-98
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• 2014

A supercavitation is modern technology that can be used to reduce the frictional resistance of the underwater vehicle. In the process of reaching the supercavity condition which cavity envelops whole vehicle body, a vehicle passes through transition phase from fully-wetted to supercaviting operation. During this phase of flight, unsteady hydrodynamic forces and moments are created by partial cavity. In this paper, analytical and numerical investigations into the dynamics of supercavitating vehicle in transition phase are presented. The ventilated cavity model is used to lead rapid supercavity condition, when the cavitation number is relatively high. Immersion depth of fins and body, which is decided by the cavity profile, is calculated to determine hydrodynamical effects on the body. Additionally, the frictional drag reduction associated by the downstream flow is considered. Numerical simulation for depth tracking control is performed to verify modeling quality using PID controller. Depth command is transformed to attitude control using double loop control structure.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.93-103
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• 1998

The paper reports the outcome of a numerical study of flow over idealized L-shaped ribleted surfaces with two-equation turbulence models. In the present study, the Launder and Sharma's k-.epsilon. turbulence model (LS model) is basically N employed, but with a little modification of the additional .epsilon.-source term without affecting its level under 2-dimensional straining in which the term has been calibrated. Compared to the original LS model, the present model has predicted greatly improved drag reduction behavior for this geometry. As a drag reduction mechanism, it is found that the skin-friction in the riblet valleys might be sufficient to overcome the skin-friction increase near the riblet tip. The present predicted results are in good agreement with the recent DN S ones by Choi et al. (1993): differences in the mean velocity prof ile and turbulence quantities are found to be limited to the riblet cavity region. It is also found that turbulent kinetic energy and Reynolds shear stress above the riblets are also reduced in drag-reducing configurations.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.465-472
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• 2016

A study was carried out to investigate typical features of natural supercavitation generated behind axisymmetric bodies such as disk and cone shaped cavitators. Main focuses of the study were to observe formation process of the supercavity and to measure drag forces acting on cavitators. Experiments were carried out at the cavitation tunnel of the Chungnam National University (CNU-CT), which has a capability to make sufficient flow speed for supercavitation experiments and to remove broken cavity bubbles coming back to the test section. Blockage effects on supercavity dimensions were evaluated and an effort was made to correlate tunnel experiments with unbounded flow. On the basis of experimental and numerical results, geometrical features of supercavities and characteristics of drag forces were examined and their relations were proposed.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2014

Cavitation causes a great deal of noise, damage to components, vibrations, and a loss of efficiency in devices, such as propellers, pump impellers, nozzles, injectors, torpedoes, etc. Thus, the cavitating flow simulation is of practical importance for many engineering systems. In the present work, a two-phase flow solver based on the homogeneous mixture model has been developed. The solver employs an implicit preconditioning, dual time stepping algorithm in curvilinear coordinates. The flow characteristics around Clark-Y hydrofoil were calculated and then validated by comparing with the experimental data. The lift and drag coefficients with changes of angle of attack and cavitation number were obtained. The results show that cavity length and lift, drag coefficient increase with increasing angle of attack.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.450-465
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• 2021

In this study, an attempt has been made to investigate the water-entry characteristics of the high-speed parallel projectile numerically. The shear stress transport k-𝜔 turbulence model and the Zwart-Gerber-Belamri cavitation model based on the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes method were used. The grid independent inspection and grid convergence index is carried out and verified. The influences of the parallel water-entry on flow filed characteristics, trajectory stability and drag reduction performance for different values of initial water-entry speed (𝜈₀ = 280 m/s, 340 m/s, 400 m/s) and clearance between the parallel projectiles (L_p = 0.5D, 1.0D, 2.0D, 3.0D) are presented and analyzed in detail. Under the condition of the parallel water-entry, it can be found that due to the intense interference between the parallel projectiles, the distribution of cavity is non-uniform and part of the projectile is exposed to water, resulting in the destruction of the cavity structure and the decline of trajectory stability. In addition, the parallel projectile suffers more severe lateral force that separates the two projectiles. The drag reduction performance is impacted and the velocity attenuation is accelerated as the clearance between the parallel projectiles reduces.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.14-21
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• 2011

Super-cavitating flows around under-water bodies are being studied for drag reduction and dramatic speed increase. In this paper, high speed super-cavitating flow around a two-dimensional symmetric wedge-shaped body were studied using an unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations solver based on a cell-centered finite volume method. To verify the computational method, flow over a hemispherical head-form body was simulated and validated against existing experimental data. Various computational conditions, such as different wedge angles and caviation numbers, were considered for the super-cavitating flow around the wedge-shaped body. Super-cavity begins to form in the low pressure region and propagates along the wedge body. The computed cavity lengths and velocities on the cavity boundary with varying cavitation number were validated by comparing with analytic solution.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2015

공동유동은 종래 많은 연구가 수행되었으나 대부분의 연구는 공동 상류의 압력구배가 없는 수평면 상에 위치한 공동 유동에 대한 연구가 수행되어 왔으며, 실제 공학적 응용에서 나타나는 곡면 벽상에 위치한 공동 유동에 대한 연구는 거의 수행되지 않고 있다. 일반적으로 곡면 벽상에 위치한 공동유동에는 원심력이 작용하여 종래의 공동 유동 연구결과와 상이한 유동특성을 가질 것으로 판단되나, 이러한 데이터는 지금까지 보고되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 곡면 벽상에 설치한 공동 유동을 수치해석법으로 조사하여 곡면의 곡률반경 및 유동의 마하수가 천음속 및 초음속 공동유동의 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 그 결과 곡면의 곡률반경이 작아질수록, 유동의 마하수가 증가할수록, 공동내부에서 발생하는 피크압력의 크기는 증가하였으며 공동으로 인한 전압력손실 증가한다는 것을 확인할 수 있다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2011년도 제36회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.381-384
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 초음속 비행체의 조파저항을 감소시키기 위하여, 최대 주파수 80 kHz의 반복 레이저 펄스에 의해 야기된 에너지 부가법에 관한 실험적 연구가 수행된다. 기류 마하수 1.94의 흡입식 초음속 풍동의 바깥에 설치된 초점렌즈에 의하여 레이저 펄스가 실린더 모델 전단부에 집약된다. 시간변동 항력과 정체압력은 로드셀과 PCB 압력센서에 의해서 측정되며, 동시에 고속 카메라를 이용하여 가시화가 수행된다. 본 연구의 결과로부터, 레이저 펄스 에너지 부가에 의한 항력 저감량은 레이저 펄스 주파수가 증가할 때, 최대 21%까지 거의 선형적으로 증가하였다. 부가 에너지 효율은 레이저 펄스 에너지에만 의존하는 결과를 얻었으며, 최대 1000%까지 달성되었다.