• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.998-1003
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• 2003

Ultrasonic flow metering(UFM) technology is being received much attention from a variety of industrial fields to exactly measure the flow rate. The UFM has much advantage over other conventional flow meter systems, since it has no moving parts, and offers good accuracy and reliability without giving any disturbances to measure the flow rate, thereby not causing pressure losses in the flow fields. In the present study, 3-dimensional, unsteady, compressible Navier-Stokes equations are solved by a finite volume scheme, based upon the second order upwind scheme for spatial derivatives and the multi-stage Runge-Kutta integral method for time derivatives. In order to simulate multi-path ultrasonic flow meter, an excited pressure signal is applied to three different locations upstream, and the pressure signals are received at three different locations downstream. The mean flow velocities are calculated by the time difference between upstream and downstream propagating pressure signals. The obtained results show that the present CFD method simulates successfully ultrasonic meter gas flow and the mean velocity measured along the chord near the wall is considerably influenced by the boundary layers.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1997.04a
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• pp.140-144
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• 1997

Although the cone type venturi flow meter is superior to another differential pressure type flow meter in precision, the venturi is installed at the pipe as an L beam, so that the dynamic load due to drag force and flow-induced force is generated in the flow meter. In this paper we propose a methodology to evaluate this dynamic load directly by using stain-gages attached on the venturi and we discuss about the dynamic characteristics on the basis of flow-induced vibration theory.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.1031-1035
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• 2017

To measure the flow rate of the liquid oxygen, two types of multi-hole orifice meter were prepared. The $C_d$ of the orifice meter was determined by the flow test using water. After performing the liquid oxygen flow test for orifice meter and Coriolis meter, the mass flow rate was calculated using the $C_d$. The error of the mass flow rate compare to Coriolis meter, A-type(1/2") was below than 0.4%, B-type(3/4") was below than 0.8%.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.54-59
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• 2011

Generally, the flow hunting is observed in almost all of the orifice meters but the intensity of the flow hunting is different at each metering system. In order to investigate the relations between pipe diameter and the flow instability or the flow hunting in a real metering system, a one-dimensional pipeline network model was built and analyzed for the examination of flow characteristics and relations to the flow hunting, changing diameters of the meter and the pipes before and after the meter. Finally, the effects of pressuredifference variation and flow hunting following to the variations of the diameters of the meter and the pipes before and after the meter were investigated and the relations were examined as well.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.286-293
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• 2004

The air fuel ratios of current gasoline engines are almost controlled by several air flow meters. When CVVT (Continuous Variable Valve Timing) is applied to a gasoline engine for higher engine performance, the MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor is difficult to follow the instantaneous air fuel ratio due to the valve timing effect. Therefore, a HFM (Hot Film Flow Meter) is widely used for measuring intake air flow in this case. However, the HFMs are incapable of indicating to reverse flow, the oscillation of intake air flow has an negative effect on the precision of the HFM. Consequently, the various duct configurations in front of the air flow sensor affect the precision of HFM sensitivity. This paper mainly focused on the analysis of the reverse flow, flow fluctuation in throttle upstream and the geometry of intake system which influence the HFM measurement.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.141-146
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• 2016

The AMR(automatic meter reading) system has been increasingly and widely used for its efficient and intelligent management, which is a technology that automatically collects consumption data from a water meter or energy metering device. The digital meter instead of the mechanical meter should be used in the system. Up to now, various types of sensor to measure the water flow rate have been used in the digital water meter, for example, reed switch, photo IR approximate sensor, ultrasonic sensor, electromagnetic sensor, etc. In this paper, a new sensing technology, where a variable capacitor and digital circuit were used for sensing the water flow rate, was proposed. The circuit was designed and verified by Pspice simulation. And a PCB board for the circuit was fabricated. After then, a prototype of digital water meter using a variable capacitor to measure the water flow rate was fabricated. The function tests of the fabricated digital water meter were performed, and it was found that the meter worked properly. Since the new technology has much better properties in terms of cost and power consumption compared to conventional technologies, it should be one of the major digital water meter technologies in the future.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.1608-1614
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• 1997

The fluidic flow meter detects the gas flow rate based on the principle of fluidic oscillation instead of the conventional displacement method. It has many merits: wide rangeability, no moving mechanical parts and calibration insensitive to physical properties of fluids. The width of nozzle, size of oscillation chamber, size of target, width of outlet are tested to obtain the effects of jet oscillation on the fluidic flow meter. As the width of nozzle is too wide compared with the size of target, jet oscillation is unstable. The oscillation frequency decreases as the distance between the nozzle and target increases and also as the distance between target and outlet contraction increases. Two different vortexes exist in the front and the rear regions of the target, and they affect the oscillation frequency. The outlet contraction is very important, because the feedback flow is generated by the blocking of the flow. As the width of outlet increases, the jet oscillation frequency decreases. The linearity of this tested flow meter is quite good.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.1908-1912
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• 2009

유량자료는 물의 순환과정을 규명하고 효율적인 수자원 개발 및 이수 치수 계획 등에 매우 귀중하게 이용된다. 그러나 이러한 유량자료를 확보하는 데는 많은 시간과 경비 등이 요구되기 때문에 주요 수위의 유량측정자료로 수위-유량관계 곡선식(Stage-Discharge Curve)을 개발하여 유량자료를 환산하고 있다. 따라서 수위-유량관계 곡선식의 신뢰도는 유량자료의 품질에 절대적인 영향을 미치는 요인으로 작용된다. 수문학을 연구하는 많은 학자들은 고품질의 유량자료를 생산하여 신뢰성 있는 곡선식을 개발하고자 유량측정 방법과 기준, 장비개량 등에 관한 연구를 수행하고 있다. 측정하고자 하는 기기별 측정 성과에 대한 연구 자료가 거의 없이 국내에 보급된 다양한 유속측정기기를 사용하여 유량자료를 생산하여 활용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 규격화된 콘크리트 수로에 일정한 유량을 흘려보내고 다양한 측정기기를 이용하여 유속을 측정하였다. 그리고 이 측정성과를 이용하여 유량을 산정하고 비교분석하였다. 실험을 위해서 국내에서 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 측정기기로 마그네틱유속계(Electromagnetic Current Meter), 휴대용유량계(Flow Meter), 프라이스유속계(USGS Type AA Current Meter), 갈수기용유속계(USGS Pygmy Meter)등의 장비를 사용하였으며, 동일한 조건에서 유량을 얻음으로 측정 기기가 제시하는 유량을 알 수 있었다. 비교검토에 적용하고자 측정한 수심으로는 0.25m, 0.30m, 0.35m, 0.40m의 4개 Case로 진행이 되었으며, 측정방법으로는 도섭법(Wading Measurement)에 의하거나 케이블웨이(Cableway), 교량법(Bridge Measurement), 보트법(Boat Measurement)등이 있으나, 신뢰성과 정확도를 높이기 위해 도섭법으로 수면에서 0.6d 지점의 유량측정방법(1점법)을 적용하였다. USGS Type AA Current Meter, USGS Pygmy Meter는 유속측정기기의 검교정을 받았으므로 다른 실험유속측정치의 비교를 위한 기준값으로 사용하였다. 따라서 국내에서 널리 사용되는 측정기기(Electromagnetic Current meter, Flow Meter, USGS Type AA Current Meter, USGS Pygmy Meter)별 검토 결과 프라이스유속계를 기준으로 마그네틱유속계는 ${\pm}$10% 이상, 갈수기용 유속계 및 휴대용 유량계는 ${\pm}$5% 미만의 차이가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.12a
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• pp.141-146
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• 2005

Flow meters in partly filled pipes are set up and run in Korea now days, but there are no standard calibration procedures for the flow meters in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025, the standard calibration procedure based on the standard calibration procedures for flow meter in closed conduits and the technical notes of flow meter's makers is developed. the measurement uncertainty of the calibration for the flow meter in partly filled pipes is evaluated.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.209-209
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• 2003