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Prediction of Some Moving-Body Problems Using Overlapped Grid System (중첩된 격자계를 사용한 움직이는 물체의 해석)

  • Lee Jin-Gyu;Chang Keun-Shik
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1998.05a
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    • pp.82-89
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    • 1998
  • There are many moving-body problems to be solved, the solution of which necessary for proper design of flight vehicles in aerospace industry. Since a body moves relative to other bodies in the category of these problems, difficulty arises regarding both generation of computational grid around the body in motion and conservation of flow properties in the moving grid system. A few example could be store separation from the aircraft and relative vibration of multiple bodies in the high-speed flow passage. In this paper we report on the progress made in computing moving-body aerodynamics related with sabot separation characteristics. Conservative overlapping grid together with cell-merging-unmerging technique is used to solve the Euler equations for a body in high-speed motion. Carbuncle errors has to be removed before we obtain physically adequate solution. Two-dimensional application is reported here.

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Transonic Flutter Analysis Using Euler Equation and Reduced order Modeling Technique (오일러 방정식 및 저차모델링 기법을 활용한 천음속 플러터 해석)

  • Kim, Dong-Hyun;Kim,, Yo-Han;Kim, Myung-Hwan;Ryu, Gyeong-Joong;Hwang, Mi-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2011.04a
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    • pp.339-344
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    • 2011
  • In the past much effort has been made to utilize advanced computational fluid dynamic (CFD) programs for aeroelastic simulations and analysis. However, it is limited in the field of unsteady aeroelasticity due to enormous size of computer memory and unreasonably long CPU time. Recently, AAEMS(Aerodynamics is Aeroelasticity minus Structure) was developed for linear time-invariant, coupled fluid-structure systems. In this paper, to demonstrate further the efficiency and accuracy of the new model reduction method, we successfully examine AGARD 445.6 wing modeled by FLUENT CFD, FSIPRO3D and NASTRAN FEM(Finite Element Method) programs. Using the ROM(Reduced Order Modeling) one can predict flutter boundary as a function of the dynamic pressure.

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Multiple input describing function analysis of non-classical aileron buzz

  • Zafar, Muhammad I.;Fusi, Francesca;Quaranta, Giuseppe
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.203-218
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    • 2017
  • This paper focuses on the computational study of nonlinear effects of unsteady aerodynamics for non-classical aileron buzz. It aims at a comprehensive investigation of the aileron buzz phenomenon under varying flow parameters using the describing function technique with multiple inputs. The limit cycle oscillatory behavior of an asymmetrical airfoil is studied initially using a CFD-based numerical model and direct time marching. Sharp increases in limit cycle amplitude for varying Mach numbers and angles of attack are investigated. An aerodynamic describing function is developed in order to estimate the variation of limit cycle amplitude and frequency with Mach number and angle of attack directly, without time marching. The describing function results are compared to the amplitudes and frequencies predicted by the CFD calculations for validation purposes. Furthermore, a limited sensitivity analysis is presented to demonstrate the potential of the approach for aeroelastic design.

Numerical investigation of flow structures and aerodynamic pressures around a high-speed train under tornado-like winds

  • Simin Zou;Xuhui He;Teng Wu
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.295-307
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    • 2024
  • The funnel-shaped vortex structure of tornadoes results in a spatiotemporally varying wind velocity (speed and direction) field. However, very limited full-scale tornado data along the height and radius positions are available to identify and reliably establish a description of complex vortex structure together with the resulting aerodynamic effects on the high-speed train (HST). In this study, the improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES) for flow structures and aerodynamic pressures around an HST under tornado-like winds are conducted to provide high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results. To demonstrate the accuracy of the numerical method adopted in this study, both field observations and wind-tunnel data are utilized to respectively validate the simulated tornado flow fields and HST aerodynamics. Then, the flow structures and aerodynamic pressures (as well as aerodynamic forces and moments) around the HST at various locations within the tornado-like vortex are comprehensively compared to highlight the importance of considering the complex spatiotemporal wind features in the HST-tornado interactions.

THE AERO-ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS FOR EACH PART OF DOUBLE ARM PANTOGRAPH OF HIGH SPEED TRAIN (전산해석을 통한 고속철도 더블암 팬터그래프의 부재별 공력소음특성 연구)

  • Lee, S.A.;Kang, H.M.;Lee, Y.B.;Kim, C.W.;Kim, K.H.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.61-66
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    • 2015
  • In this study, an aero-acoustic analysis around pantograph of a high speed train is performed. Computational technique and grid system is validated with wind tunnel test result and unsteady acoustic pressure data are used for analyzing noise level of each part of pantograph. FLUENT is used for flow analysis and LES(Large Eddy Simulation) is applied for analyzing turbulent flow. For acoustic analysis, Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings(FW-H) acoustics model is used and it bring the aero-acoustic characteristic of pantograph. As the result, contact strip, knee, substructure of pantograph is confirmed as a main source of aero-acoustic noise and it is dealt in various frequencies. The result is expected to help building improved grid system.

Characteristics of Transonic Flow-Induced Vibration for a Missile Wing Considering Structural Nonlinearity and Shock Inference Effects (구조 비전형성 및 충격파 간섭효과를 고려한 미사일 날개의 천음속 유체유발 진동특성)

  • Kim, Dong-Hyun;Lee, In;Kim, Seung-Ho;Kim, Tae-Hyoun;Lee, James S.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.11b
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    • pp.914-920
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    • 2002
  • Nonlinear flow-induced vibration characteristics of a generic missile wing (or control surface) are investigated in this study. The wing model has freeplay structural nonlinearity at its pitch axis. Nonlinear aerodynamic flows with unsteady shock waves are considered in the transonic flow region. To practically consider the effects of freeplay structural nonlinearity, the fictitious mass method (FMM) is applied to structural vibration analysis based on a finite element method (FEM). A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique is used for computing the nonlinear unsteady aerodynamics of all-movable wings. The aerodynamic analysis is based on the efficient transonic small-disturbance aerodynamic equations of motion using the potential-flow theory. To solve the nonlinear aeroelastic governing equations including the freeplay effect, a modal-based computational structural dynamic (CSD) analysis technique based on fictitious mass method (FMM) is used in time-domain. In addition, CSD and unsteady CFD techniques are simultaneously coupled to give accurate computational results. Various aeroelastic computations have been performed for a generic missile wing model. Linear and nonlinear aeroelastic computations have been conducted and the characteristics of flow-induced vibration are introduced.

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Assessment of the Pressure Transient Inside the Passenger Cabin of High-speed Train Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (전산유체역학을 이용한 고속철도차량 객실 내 압력변동 평가)

  • Kwon, Hyeok-Bin;Nam, Sung-Won;Kwak, Jong-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.65-71
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    • 2009
  • The pressure transient inside the passenger cabin of high-speed train has been assessed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based on the axi-symmetric Navier-Stokes equation. The pressure change inside a train have been calculated using first order difference approximation based on a linear equation between the pressure change ratio inside a train and the pressure difference of inside and outside of the train. The numerical results show that the pressure change inside the new Korean high-seed train passing through a tunnel of Seoul-Busan high-speed line at the speed of 330km/h satisfied well the Korean regulation for pressure change inside a passenger cabin if the train is satisfying the train specification for airtightness required by the regulation.

Low-fidelity simulations in Computational Wind Engineering: shortcomings of 2D RANS in fully separated flows

  • Bertani, Gregorio;Patruno, Luca;Aguera, Fernando Gandia
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.499-510
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    • 2022
  • Computational Wind Engineering has rapidly grown in the last decades and it is currently reaching a relatively mature state. The prediction of wind loading by means of numerical simulations has been proved effective in many research studies and applications to design practice are rapidly spreading. Despite such success, caution in the use of simulations for wind loading assessment is still advisable and, indeed, required. The computational burden and the know-how needed to run high-fidelity simulations is often unavailable and the possibility to use simplified models extremely attractive. In this paper, the applicability of some well-known 2D unsteady RANS models, particularly the k-ω SST, in the aerodynamic characterization of extruded bodies with bluff sections is investigated. The main focus of this paper is on the drag coefficient prediction. The topic is not new, but, in the authors' opinion, worth a careful revisitation. In fact, despite their great technical relevance, a systematic study focussing on sections which manifest a fully detached flow configuration has been overlooked. It is here shown that the considered 2D RANS exhibit a pathological behaviour, failing to reproduce the transition between reattached and fully detached flow regime.

Extreme Design Load Case Analyses of a 5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Using Unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics (비정상 CFD 해석기법을 활용한 5 MW 해상풍력터빈 극한 설계하중조건 해석)

  • Kim, Dong-Hyun;Lee, Jang-Ho;Tran, Thanh-Toan;Kwak, Young-Seob;Song, Jin-Seop
    • Journal of Wind Energy
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.22-32
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    • 2014
  • The structural design of a wind turbine must show the verification of the structural integrity of all load-carrying components. Also, design load calculations shall be performed using appropriate and accurate methods. In this study, advanced numerical approach for the calculation of design loads based on unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is presented considering extreme design load conditions such as the extreme coherent gust (ECG) and the 50 year extreme operating gust (EOG). Unsteady aerodynamic loads are calculated based on Reynolds average Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with shear-stress transport k-ω(SST k-ω) turbulent model. A full three-dimensional 5 MW offshore wind-turbine model with rotating blades, hub, nacelle, and tower configuration is practically considered and its aerodynamic interference effect among blades, nacelle, and tower is also accurately considered herein. Calculated blade loads based on unsteady CFD method with respect to blade azimuth angle are compared with those by NREL FAST code and physically investigated in detail.

NUMERICAL AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A TRANSONIC COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE ACCORDING TO THE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND MACH NUMBER (천음속 여객기의 받음각과 마하수에 따른 공력 해석)

  • Kim, Y.K.;Kim, S.C.;Choi, J.W.;Kim, J.S.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.66-71
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    • 2008
  • This research computes the viscous flow field and aerodynamics around the model of a commercial passenger airplane, Boeing 747-400, which cruises in transonic speed. The configuration was realized through the reverse engineering based on the photo scanning measurement. In results, the pressure coefficients at the several wing section on the wing surface of the airplane was described and discussed to obtain the physical meaning. The lift coefficient increased almost linearly up to $17^{\circ}$. Here the maximum lift occurred at $18^{\circ}$ according to the angle of attack. And the minimum drag is expected at $-2^{\circ}$. The maximum lift coefficient occurred at the Mach number 0.89, and the drag coefficient rapidly increased after the Mach number of 0.92. Also shear-stress transport model predicts slightly lower aerodynamic coefficients than other models and Chen's model shows the highest aerodynamic values. The aerodynamic performance of the airplane elements was presented.