• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2017

Purpose: Methods: Three-dimensional CFD modeling was conducted to analyze the flow structure and discharge flow rate corresponding to the variation in the geometry of the flow channel in a microtube. Additionally, experiments were carried out, and the discharge flow rate was measured at various inlet pressures and inclination angles of the microtube. Results: The quantitative data of velocity distribution and discharge flow rate were obtained. As the width and length of the microtip increased, the discharge flow rate decreased significantly because of the increase in the loss of pressure along the microtube. As the depth of the microtip increased, the flow rate also increased because of the reduction in the flow resistance. However, in this analysis, the variation in the angle of the microtip did not influence the flow rate. From the experimental results, it was observed that the flow rate increased linearly with the increase in the inlet pressure, and the effects of the inclination angle were not clearly observed in those test cases. The values of the flow rate obtained from the experiments were significantly lower than that obtained from the CFD analysis. This is because of the distortion of the shape of the flow path inside the microtube during the fabrication process. The distortion of the flow path might decrease the flow cross-sectional area, and it would increase the flow resistance inside the microtube. The variation in the flow rate corresponding to the variation in the inlet pressure showed similar trends. Conclusions: Therefore, the results of the numerical analysis obtained from this study can be efficiently utilized for optimizing the shape of the microtip inside a microtube.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2015

덕트는 항공기의 내부엔진에 외부 공기를 흡입하기 위한 장치이다. 엔진 입구면의 레이더 반사량을 줄여 피탐지성을 감소시키기 위하여 S형태의 덕트를 가지게 되었다. S-Duct는 중심선의 곡률, 입구형상 등의 형상변수에 따라 엔진의 성능에 영향을 미친다. 본 연구에서는 RAE M 2129 S-Duct의 입구형상에 대하여 가로세로비의 변경에 따른 덕트 내부 유동에 대한 유동 특성을 알아보기 위해 전산해석을 수행하였다. S-Duct의 성능 평가 기준으로는 유동 왜곡계수를 사용하였다. 공력해석을 위해 상용해석 소프트웨어를 사용하였으며, 벽면에서의 역압력 구배의 영향으로 발생하는 유동박리와 2차 유동을 예측하기 위하여 $k-{\omega}SST$ 난류모델을 사용하였다. S-Duct의 Port side와 Starboard side 각각의 압력분포 값에 대하여 ARA의 실험값과 비교하여 본 연구에서 사용된 전산해석 기법의 타당성을 검증하였다. 해석 결과 모든 형상에 대하여 유동박리와 2차 유동이 발생하는 것을 확인하였다. 반원형 형태의 입구형상을 가지는 S-Duct가 뛰어난 성능을 보임을 확인하였다.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2015

Air intakes are an essential component of aircraft engines. They are mainly used to offer uniform airflows to engine faces. Fighter aircraft have to mask the engine face inside the fuselage in order to reduce the Radar Cross Section(RCS). Therefore, offset intakes like a S-Duct are one of promising components for this purpose. During a fight, it is unavoidable that the flow will enter the intakes at some face angles other than zero. In this case, the performance of the aircraft engine will be influenced to the angle of incidence. In this study, the CFD analysis of the semi-circular S-Duct with AR(0.5,0) is performed to investigate the influence of the angle of incidence on the performance of the S-Duct using a distortion coefficient. To consider the adverse pressure gradient, a $k-{\omega}$ SST turbulence model is employed. The secondary flow and flow separation are observed for all computational cases. It is found that the positive incidence angle produces the best performances.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.197-207
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• 2004

현재 개발중인 스마트 무인기는 일반적인 헬리콥터와 같이 수직이착륙이 가능할 뿐만 아니라 고정익기와 같이 고속의 비행이 가능함을 목표로 하고 있다. 그러므로 흡기구는 여러 비행조건에서 엔진이 제 효율을 낼 수 있도록 충분한 공기를 흡입하루 수 있어야 함은 물론이고 비행체의 운행속도에 따라서도 그 효율이 어느 이상 저하되지 않도록 설계되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 고속 비행체에 적합한 pitot 형태와 엔진 특성에 따른 플레넘 챔버를 장착한 흡기구를 설계하였다. 그리고 CFD-ACE를 이용하여 설계된 흡기구의 성능 해석을 수행하였으며 엔진 내부에서의 swirl과 distortion을 조사하고 압력손실에 대해서 연구하였다.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2004년도 추계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.95-99
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• 2004

The developing Smart UAV in KARI supposes high speed flight as like a conventional plane, as well as vertical takeoff and landing as like a helicopter. Therefore, the air intake system should be designed to provide the sufficient air flow to the engine and the maximum possible total pressure recovery at the engine intake screen over a wide range of flight conditions. For this purpose, we designed the intake system using a pilot type intake model and plenum chamber In this paper, we designed the intake model and analyzed the performance of designed intake system using the general-purpose commercial CFD code, CFD-ACE+ For 3-D calculation, we generated mesh using the unstructured gird and used $\kappa-\epsilon$ turbulence model. The analysis results of the total pressure variation and the velocity distribution was illustrated in this paper. The pressure recovery and distortion coefficient at a plane coincident with the compressor inlet were calculated and streamline variation through the intake system was investigated at the worst condition as well as the standard flight condition.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권12호
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• pp.3918-3929
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• 2021

In this study, we experimentally investigate of a two-phase natural circulation loop that functions as a passive containment cooling system (PCCS). The experimental apparatus comprises two loops: a hot loop, for simulating containment under severe accidents, and a natural circulation loop, for simulating the PCCS. The experiment is conducted by controlling the pressure and inlet temperature of the hot loop in the range of 0.59-0.69 MPa (abs) and 119.6-158.8 ℃, respectively. The heat balance of the hot loop is established and compared with a natural circulation loop to assess the thermal reliability of the experimental apparatus, and an additional system is installed to measure the vapor mass flow rate. Furthermore, the thermal-hydraulic characteristics are considered in terms of a temperature, mass flow rate, heat transfer coefficient (HTC), etc. The flow rate of the natural circulation loop is induced primarily by flashing, and a distortion is observed in the local HTC because of the fully develop as well as subcooled boiling. As a result, we present the amount of heat capacity that the PCCS can passively remove according to the experimental conditions and compared the heat transfer performance using Chen's and Dittus-Boelter correlation.