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Development of Simplified Immersed Boundary Method for Analysis of Movable Structures (가동물체형 구조물 해석을 위한 Simplified Immersed Boundary법의 개발)

  • Lee, Kwang-Ho;Kim, Do-Sam
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.93-100
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    • 2021
  • Since the IB (Immersed Boundary) method, which can perform coupling analysis with objects and fluids having an impermeable boundary of arbitrary shape on a fixed grid system, has been developed, the IB method in various CFD models is increasing. The representative IB methods are the directing-forcing method and the ghost cell method. The directing-forcing type method numerically satisfies the boundary condition from the fluid force calculated at the boundary surface of the structure, and the ghost-cell type method is a computational method that satisfies the boundary condition through interpolation by placing a virtual cell inside the obstacle. These IB methods have a disadvantage in that the computational algorithm is complex. In this study, the simplified immersed boundary (SIB) method enables the analysis of temporary structures on a fixed grid system and is easy to expand to three proposed dimensions. The SIB method proposed in this study is based on a one-field model for immiscible two-phase fluid that assumes that the density function of each phase moves with the center of local mass. In addition, the volume-weighted average method using the density function of the solid was applied to handle moving solid structures, and the CIP method was applied to the advection calculation to prevent numerical diffusion. To examine the analysis performance of the proposed SIB method, a numerical simulation was performed on an object falling to the free water surface. The numerical analysis result reproduced the object falling to the free water surface well.

Boundary Line Extract for Moving Object Tracking (이동 물체 추적을 위한 경계선 추출)

  • Kim, Tea-Sik;Lee, Ju-Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics T
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    • v.35T no.2
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    • pp.28-34
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    • 1998
  • In this paper, I'd like to make a suggestion for boundary line detect algorithm which is used 3-D image processing system in order to track moving object. Through this study, more than anything else, difference image method was adopted to detect moving object in input image. To detect moving object, I made use of detect windows constructed by 4's predictive areas and object area for the purpose of reducing processing time and its size was determined by the size of moving object and prediction parameter directed center position. And also, tracking camera was movable toward the direction of X, Y by DC motor. As a conclusion of the study proposed algorithm, I found out the following results that tracking error was less than 6% of total moving object size and maximum tracking time 2 seconds by toy-car simulation.

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Numerical Analysis of Wave-induced Motion of Floating Pendulor Wave Energy Converter (부유식 진자형 파력발전 장치의 파랑운동 수치해석)

  • Nam, Bo-Woo;Hong, Sa-Young;Kim, Ki-Bum;Park, Ji-Yong;Shin, Seung-Ho
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.28-35
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, the wave-induced motion characteristics of a floating pendulor are investigated numerically. A floating pendulor is a movable-body-type wave energy converter. This device consists of three main parts (floater, pendulum, and damping plates). In order to obtain the hydrodynamic coefficients and wave exciting forces acting on floating bodies, a higher-order boundary element method (HOBEM) using a wave Green function is applied to the present problems. The hinged motion of a pendulum is simulated by applying the penalty method. In order to obtain a more realistic motion response for a pendulor, numerical body damping is included. First, the wave force and motion characteristics of just a floater are observed with respect to different shape parameters. Then, a coupled analysis of a floater, pendulum, and damping plates is carried out. The relative pitch velocity and wave forces acting on the floating pendulor are compared with those of a fixed pendulor.

The analytical solution for buckling of curved sandwich beams with a transversely flexible core subjected to uniform load

  • Poortabib, A.;Maghsoudi, M.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.323-349
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, linear buckling analysis of a curved sandwich beam with a flexible core is investigated. Derivation of equations for face sheets is accomplished via the classical theory of curved beam, whereas for the flexible core, the elasticity equations in polar coordinates are implemented. Employing the von-Karman type geometrical non-linearity in strain-displacement relations, nonlinear governing equations are resulted. Linear pre-buckling analysis is performed neglecting the rotation effects in pre-buckling state. Stability equations are concluded based on the adjacent equilibrium criterion. Considering the movable simply supported type of boundary conditions, suitable trigonometric solutions are adopted which satisfy the assumed edge conditions. The critical uniform load of the beam is obtained as a closed-form expression. Numerical results cover the effects of various parameters on the critical buckling load of the curved beam. It is shown that, face thickness, core thickness, core module, fiber angle of faces, stacking sequence of faces and openin angle of the beam all affect greatly on the buckling pressure of the beam and its buckled shape.

Performance Analysis of Multi-Media Traffic in Nonhirerachical Structures (비계층적 구조를 갖는 종합정보 통신망에서 다원트래픽 성능분석)

  • 김제숭
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.20 no.41
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    • pp.103-112
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    • 1997
  • In this paper, a nonhierarchial integrated information network with circuit switched and packet switched traffic is considered. It is assumed that circuit switched traffic is allowed to attempt an alternate path if the direct path is blocked, whereas packet switched traffic is not. The network uses a movable boundary scheme to allocate bandwidth dynamically. To analyze the performance of this type of network, EEBP(End to End Blocking Probability) is selected as a measure for circuit switched traffic and average time delay for packet switched traffic, respectively. EEBP and average time delay are derived analytically. Using the two proposed measure, the performance of the network under various bandwidth allocations and arrival patterns are observed. Moreover, the arrival rate of one link for circuit switched traffic is obtained from an approximation formula. Simulation results reveal the validity of the proposed approximation method.

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Flow-conditioning of a subsonic wind tunnel to model boundary layer flows

  • Ghazal, Tarek;Chen, Jiaxiang;Aboutabikh, Moustafa;Aboshosha, Haitham;Elgamal, Sameh
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.339-366
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    • 2020
  • This study aims at modeling boundary layers (BLs) encountered in sparse and built environments (i.e. open, suburban and urban) at the subsonic Wind Tunnel (WT) at Ryerson University (RU). This WT has an insignificant turbulence intensity and requires a flow-conditioning system consisting of turbulence generating elements (i.e., spires, roughness blocks, barriers) to achieve proper turbulent characteristics. This system was developed and validated in the current study in three phases. In phase I, several Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulations of the tunnel with generating elements were conducted to understand the effect of each element on the flow. This led to a preliminary design of the system, in which horizontal barriers (slats) are added to the spires to introduce turbulence at higher levels of the tunnel. This design was revisited in phase II, to specify slat dimensions leading to target BLs encountered by tall buildings. It was found that rougher BLs require deeper slats and, therefore, two-layer slats (one fixed and one movable) were implemented to provide the required range of slat depth to model most BLs. This system only involves slat movement to change the BL, which is very useful for automatic wind tunnel testing of tall buildings. The system was validated in phase III by conducting experimental wind tunnel testingof the system and comparing the resulting flow field with the target BL fields considering two length scales typically used for wind tunnel testing. A very good match was obtained for all wind field characteristics which confirms accuracy of the system.

An Experimental Study of Sediment Transport Patterns behind Offshore Structure (외해 구조물 배후의 표사이동에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Shin Seung-Ho;Hong Keyyong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.207-215
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    • 2004
  • Recently, securing a vast land in the land region becomes more difficult and efforts to seek its alternation in the sea area have been increased. As a consequence, the coastal region has been faced to extensive beach erosion problems. In planning offshore structures such as artificial islands, it is necessary to forecast the influence of the structure construction exerting on the beach erosion of the adjacent coast. In the present study, the sediment movement pattern behind offshore structure was examined through a series of three dimensional movable bed experiments, so as to develop the numerical model which forecasts morphological change including beach erosions. The experimental results reveal that the sediment movement patterns of the beach line side and the depth region are separated at a certain boundary line. In details, at the beach side including swash zone the sediment movement becomes dominant, which is governed by a relation between depth contours and incident wave directions, while at the depth region the bed load and suspended load due to the orbit motion of waves are carried by nearshore currents, and both movements are clearly separated at a specified boundary that is related to partial standing wave from the beach. It is expected that these results can be effectively used for verification of a numerical model on morphological change of the coast.

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Comparative Analysis on Interior Spaces of the Selected Historical Residences in the Western and Eastern Countries - focusing on case residences of Korea, China, Japan, Rome, Egypt, and Italy - (동서양 전통적인 주택 양식의 실내공간 특성 비교분석 연구 - 한국, 중국, 일본, 로마, 이집트, 이태리의 사례주택을 중심으로-)

  • 김연정;이연숙
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • no.27
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    • pp.152-161
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    • 2001
  • At the multi-cultural society, research is needed to encourage a social atmosphere for enhanced understanding and respect for different cultures & countries. The purpose was to analyze the characteristics of spatial arrangement, space connection, Interior decoration and the relationship among these three features, which showed each country's unique housing form tradition. Three representative cases of historic residences from each country were selected on the basis of a recognized historic architecture directory. Total 18 residences from 6 countries - Korea, China, Japan, Rome, Egypt, and Italy - were comparatively analyzed. As results, aspects generally found in Eastern countries, were the fence as the semi-open boundary between the inside and the outside of the house, the flexibility of spatial opening and partitions between rooms, and finally simple and movable decoration features. On the other hands, aspects appeared in Western countries, were the outer wall of the building as the boundary to the outside, the closed and fixed properties of the room partitions, and finally complex and fixed decoration features. The research also showed that even within the same culture, the degree of openness varied. Each feature of space was related and could be explained within the same context. Housing, regardless of country and culture, tried to accommodate the exterior space inside the building as much as possible. The common pursuit was transformed to various visible forms and its reason might be due to different socio-cultural and environmental backgrounds that need to be continuously explored in academic area.

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Planning for the Outdoor Space of Senior Housing Complex in Kimje (김제 노인주거단지 외부공간 계획에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Shi-Young
    • The Journal of Natural Sciences
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.77-94
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to present a design proposal of the senior housing in the city of Kimje and design guidelines for making outdoor spaces for Korean elderly. To do this, this study examined previous research papers and scholastic writings, related to elderly housing, and analyzed study cases of elderly housing. As a result, design guidelines of outdoor spaces for elderly were classified 5 types. Entrance area of housing complex is subdivided into the condition of location, the entrance of housing complex, an access road, and a direction mark. Building entrance area is subdivided into an access and waiting area, a canopy facility, and the pattern and color of boundary. In & outdoor neutral area is subdivided into a spatial standard, a patio, and a terrace. Parking lots is subdivided into a spatial standard and an entrance access. Outdoor living area is subdivided into a spatial and social standard, the usage of movable chairs, a garden, a pocket park, a lawn area, a sports area, an active and passive sports area, a promenade, a lookout area and so on. In these study cases, outdoor living area is commonly located into a community space, a nature friendly space, a health & sports space, and an outlook space and it plays positive role to the elderly. However, versatile outdoor spaces such as horticultural therapy garden is needed, which can be able to stimulate the physical senses of the elderly. This proposal is meant to create new outdoor spaces of a senior housing and to enhance the way of life of elderly.

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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SCOUR BY A WALL JET

  • A.A.Salehi Neyshabouri;R.Barron;A.M.Ferreira da Silva
    • Water Engineering Research
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.179-185
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    • 2001
  • The time consuming and expensive nature of experimental research on scouring processes caused by flowing water makes it attractive to develop numerical tools for the predication of the interaction of the fluid flow and the movable bed. In this paper the numerical simulation of scour by a wall jet is presented. The flow is assumed to be two-dimensional, and the alluvium is cohesionless. The solution process, repeated at each time step, involves simulation of a turbulent wall jet flow, solution of the convection-diffusion of sand concentration, and prediction of the bed deformation. For simulation of the jet flow, the governing equations for momentum, mass balance and turbulent parameters are solved by the finite volume method. The SIMPLE scheme with momentum interpolation is used for pressure correction. The convection-diffusion equation is solved for sediment concentration. A boundary condition for concentration at the bed, which takes into account the effect of bed-load, is implemented. The time rate of deposition and scour at the bed is obtained by solving the continuity equation for sediment. The shape and position of the scour hole and deposition of the bed material downstream of the hole appear realistic.

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