• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.378-383
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• 2013

가솔린엔진의 출력제어를 위해 나비형(butterfly-type) 스로틀밸브가 응용되고 있다. 그러나 기존의 나비형 스로틀밸브는 밸브 후방에서 발생하는 강한 와류현상으로 인해 매우 큰 흡입 유로의 저항을 유발하게 된다. 이러한 유로저항은 엔진의 체적효율(volumetric efficiency)을 떨어뜨려 궁극적으로 엔진의 출력과 효율에 부정적인 영향을 미치게 된다. 본 연구에서는 CFD수치해석 기법을 이용하여 기존 나비형 스로틀밸브의 문제점 개선을 위해 제안한 벤투리형(venturi-type) 가변스로틀밸브(VGTV)의 공기역학적 작동특성에 관해 알아보았으며, 본 장치의 유량과 저항계수($K_L$)의 변화특성 분석을 통해 가솔린엔진의 체적효율 개선효과를 평가하는데 연구의 목적을 두고 있다. 본 연구를 통해 기존의 나비형 스로틀밸브에 비해 새롭게 제안된 벤투리형 가변스로틀밸브의 유로저항이 평균 49.0%정도 개선된다는 사실을 알 수 있었으며, 이는 엔진의 체적효율과 출력에 매우 큰 영향을 줄 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.339-438
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• 2002

본 논문은 3차원으로 표현된 가상의 옥외 공간에서 소음이 전파되는 방법을 컴퓨터로 시뮬레이션하기 위한 방법을 제시한다. 소음은 음원에서 발생하여 수음자로 직접전파 혹은 많은 반사를 거쳐서 간접적으로 전파되기도 한다. 결과적으로 수음자에 들리는 소음은 음원과 수음자 사이의 최단 거리, 반사 거리, 반사횟수 등에 따라 영향을 받으며, 반사시키는 물체의 특성 및 주파수에 따라서 전달되는 양의 차이가 있을 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 음원에서 수음자에 전달되는 소리를 추적함에 있어서 정방향 추적 (forward tracing)을 사용하는 방법에 대한 문제점들을 제시하고, 다른 접근방법인 기하학적 계산에 의한 시뮬레이션 방법을 제시한다. 즉 소리 추적벡터 (tracing vector)를 정의함에 있어서 음원에서 발생하는 소리벡터를 추적하는 정방향 추적 및 음원과 수음자간 발생 가능한 전파 경로를 기하학적으로 계산하는 기하학적 추적 방법에 의한 시뮬레이션 방법을 제시한다. 기하학적 계산 방법은 정방향 추적을 사용하는 경우와 비교할 때 불필요하게 버려지는 추적 벡터의 수를 현저히 줄일 수 있으므로 효과적 이라고 할 수 있다. 실험결과는 가상현실 모델링 언어 (VRML: Virtual Reality Modeling Language)로 가시화해서 보다 명확하게 알아볼 수 있다. 본 방법은 3차원 가상현실 (virtual reality)이나 멀티미디어 (multimedia), 또는 실내, 실외 등의 소음측정 시뮬레이션에도 적용이 가능하므로 확장성이 좋다고 할 수 있다.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2015

In this study, two computational methodologies were compared to consider an effective conjugate heat transfer analysis technique for the cooled vane with thermal barrier coating. The first one is the physical modeling method of the TBC layer on the vane surface, which means solid volume of the TBC on the vane surface. The second one is the numerical modeling method of the TBC layer by putting the heat resistance interface condition on the surface between the fluid and solid domains, which means no physical layer on the vane surface. For those two methodologies, conjugate heat transfer analyses were conducted for the cooled vane with TBC layer having various thickness from 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm. Static pressure distributions for two cases show quite similar patterns in the overall region while the physical modeling shows quite a little difference around the throat area. Thermal analyses indicated that the metal temperature distributions are quite similar for both methods. The results show that the numerical modeling method can reduce the computational resources significantly and is quite suitable method to evaluate the overall performance of TBC even though it does not reflect the exact geometry and flow field characteristics on the vane surface.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2016

Purpose: The necessity for precise manipulation of bioparticles has greatly increased in the fields of bioscience, biomedical, and environmental monitoring. Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is considered to be an ideal technique to manipulate bioparticles. The objective of this study is to develop a DEP microfluidic device that can trap fluorescent beads, which mimic bioparticles, at the low voltage and frequency of the sinusoidal signal supplied to the microfluidic device. Methods: A DEP microfluidic device, which is composed of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) channels and interdigitated electrode networks, is fabricated to trap fluorescent beads. The geometry of the interdigitated electrodes is determined through computational simulation. To determine the optimum voltage and frequency of the sinusoidal signal supplied to the device, the experiments of trapping beads are conducted at various combinations of voltage and frequency. The performance of the DEP microfluidic device is evaluated by investigating the correlation between fluorescent intensities and bead concentrations. Results: The optimum ratio of the widths between the negative and positive electrodes was 1:4 ($20:80{\mu}m$) at a gap of $20{\mu}m$ between the two electrodes. The DEP electrode networks were fabricated based on this geometry and used for the bead trapping experiments. The optimum voltage and frequency of the supplied signal for trapping fluorescent beads were 15 V and 5 kHz, respectively. The fluorescent intensity of the trapped beads increased linearly as the bead concentration increased. The coefficient of determination ($R^2$) between the fluorescent intensity and the bead concentration was 0.989. Conclusions: It is concluded that the microfluidic device developed in this study is promising for trapping bioparticles, such as a cell or virus, if they are conjugated to beads, and their concentration is quantified.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2021

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) are currently being used in various transport applications such as drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, and automobiles. The power required is different according to the type of use, purpose, and the conditions adjusted using a cell stack. The fuel cell stack is compressed to reduce the size and prevent fuel leakage. The unit cells that make up the cell stack are subjected to compression by clamping force, which makes geometrical changes in the porous media and it impacts on cell performance. In this study, finite elements method (FEM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis for the deformed unit cell considering the effects of clamping force is performed. First, structural analysis using the FEM technique over the deformed gas diffusion layer (GDL) considering compression is carried out, and the resulting porosity changed in the GDL is calculated. The PEMFC model is then verified by a three-dimensional, two-phase fuel cell simulation applying the physical properties and geometry obtained before and after compression. The detailed simulation results showed different concentration distributions of fuel between the original and deformed geometry, resulting in the difference in the distribution of current density is represented at compressed GDL region with low oxygen concentration.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2010

Current distribution measurement technique based on a segmented bipolar plate (BP) has been widely adopted to visualize the distribution of current density in a polymer electrolyte membrane. However, a concern is raised how closely the current density of a segmented BP can approach that of a corresponding non-segmented membrane. Therefore, in this paper, the accuracy of the measurement technique is numerically evaluated by applying a three-dimensional, two-phase fuel cell model to a $100\;cm^2$ area fuel cell geometry in which segmented BPs and non-segmented membrane are combined together. The simulation results reveal that the errors between the current densities of the segmented BPs and non-segmented membrane indeed exist, predicting the maximum relative error of 33% near the U-turn regions of the flow-field. The numerical study further illustrates that the erroneous result originates from the BPs segmented non-symmetrically based on the flow channels that allows some currents bypassing flow channels to flow into its neighboring segment. Finally, this paper suggests the optimal way for bipolar plate segmentation that can minimize the deviation of current measured in a segmented BP from that of a corresponding membrane region.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2013

In the present study, a numerical simulation to analyze mixing performance inside an industrial mixer was investigated for various geometry of turbine impellers. Various pitching angles and various types of turbine blades were considered in the simulation. In order to model the rotation of impeller, the Multiple Reference Frames (MRF) technique was used. For evaluation of the effect of various shapes on the mixing performance, dimensionless coefficient such as flow coefficient, circulation coefficient, power coefficient, pumping effectiveness and circulation effectiveness were used. From the results, the effect of pitching angle of a pitched turbine impeller was to give best pumping effectiveness around $30^{\circ}$ pitching angle, whereas best circulation effectiveness around $65^{\circ}$ pitching angle. Dual pitched turbine impeller showed best performance in both pumping effectiveness and circulation effectiveness among impeller types considered in the present study.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.64-73
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• 1999

The three-dimensional numerical study of a water jet pump was carried out to investigate the relationship between performance and the geometric variables of nozzle space, area ratio, and throat length. Because of the complex geometry, the multiblock technique was adopted for numerical analysis and a special treatment for transferring data from each of the block interfaces was implemented in order to maintain the conserved properties. To validate the present code, flow passing through a square duct with a 90-deg bend was computed, our results show good accordance with other experimental and computational results. The numerical simulation was done with the flow of the water jet pump having a 180-deg bend in order to calculate the performance at different operating conditions. The performance of the water jet pump can be improved by study of parameters which clarify the relations between the geometric variables and the flow characteristics of vortex strength and location.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2008

최근 항공기 예비설계 단계에서 여러 분야의 설계요소를 동시에 고려하는 다분야 통합설계(Multidisciplinary Design) 기법이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 CATIA를 기반으로 항공기 형상에 대한 공력, 구조, RF 스텔스의 성능 분석을 위한 통합시스템을 구축하였다. CATIA를 이용하여 공력, 구조, RF 스텔스 해석을 위한 동일 사각격자를 생성한 후 생성된 격자를 이용하여 공력특성과 구조변위를 계산하였다. 레이더 포착면적 (RCS) 계산은 사각격자로부터 삼각형 격자를 추가로 생성하여 수행하였다. 이 과정 중 각 해석분야의 입력 파일을 생성할 수 있는 변환코드를 개발하였다. 세부분야 해석기법으로 패널 코드 PANAIR, 전산구조해석 코드 NASTRAN, PO 기법에 기초한 RCS 해석코드를 사용하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.279-287
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• 2009

Magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography (MREIT) is a new medical imaging modality providing cross-sectional images of a conductivity distribution inside an electrically conducting object. MREIT has rapidly progressed in its theory, algorithm and experimental technique and now reached the stage of in vivo animal and human experiments. Conductivity image reconstructions in MREIT require various steps of carefully implemented numerical computations. To facilitate MREIT research, there is a pressing need for an MREIT software package with an efficient user interface. In this paper, we present an example of such a software, called CoReHA which stands for conductivity reconstructor using harmonic algorithms. It offers various computational tools including preprocessing of MREIT data, identification of boundary geometry, electrode modeling, meshing and implementation of the finite element method. Conductivity image reconstruction methods based on the harmonic $B_z$ algorithm are used to produce cross-sectional conductivity images. After summarizing basics of MREIT theory and experimental method, we describe technical details of each data processing task for conductivity image reconstructions. We pay attention to pitfalls and cautions in their numerical implementations. The presented software will be useful to researchers in the field of MREIT for simulation as well as experimental studies.