• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1154-1164
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• 2002

Losses on the turbine consist of the mechanical loss, tip clearance loss, secondary flow loss and blade profile loss etc.,. More than 60 % of total losses on the turbine is generated by the two latter loss mechanisms. These losses are directly related with the reduction of turbine efficiency. In order to provide a new design methodology for reducing losses and increasing turbine efficiency, a two-dimensional axial-type turbine blade shape is modified by the optimization process with two-dimensional compressible flow analysis codes, which are validated by the experimental results on the VKI turbine blade. A turbine blade profile is selected at the mean radius of turbine rotor using on a heavy duty gas turbine, and optimized at the operating condition. Shape parameters, which are employed to change the blade shape, are applied as design variables in the optimization process. Aerodynamic, mechanical and geometric constraints are imposed to ensure that the optimized profile meets all engineering restrict conditions. The objective function is the pitchwise area averaged total pressure at the 30% axial chord downstream from the trailing edge. 13 design variables are chosen for blade shape modification. A 10.8 % reduction of total pressure loss on the turbine rotor is achieved by this process, which is same as a more than 1% total-to-total efficiency increase. The computed results are compared with those using 11 design variables, and show that optimized results depend heavily on the accuracy of blade design.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2012년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.622-627
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• 2012

During helicopter rotor system development process, whirl tower test is conducted basically. For conducting whirl tower test during bearingless hub development process, design new blade or using existing blade with repair or remodeling. Because simple shape and efficient aerodynamic characteristic, BO-105 blade is used for hub system development widely. Originally BO-105 blade is used for hingeless hub, ho flap stiffness and lag stiffness on blade root area is relatively low. So applying BO-105 blade to bearingless hub whirl tower test, root area have to be reinforce. In this process, blade root area's section property will be changed. In this paper, suggest reinforcement method of BO-105 blade root area and study dynamic characteristic of bearingless rotor system with reinforcement BO-105 blade.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2012

Purpose: The most important element of an agricultural helicopter is the rotor blade realizing lift force. In order to improve the performance of the rotor blades, two types (KA152313 and KB203611) of airfoils were designed and compared. Methods: The nose shape of the KB203611 airfoil was 'drooped' and 'sharp' compared to the leading edge of the KA152313 airfoil. The performance of the experimental airfoils was simulated using CFD-ACE program, and lifts were measured in situ using the 'AgroHeli-4G', a prototype helicopter. Results: Simulated lifts of the blade with the KA152313 airfoil showed proper values for a wide range of angles of attack between $14^{\circ}{\sim}18^{\circ}$, while the simulated lift of the KB203611 blade exhibited maximum values near $13^{\circ}{\sim}14^{\circ}$. In the lift measurements, the range of operable angles of attack was a collective pitch angle at the grip (GP) of $12^{\circ}{\sim}18^{\circ}$ for the KA152313 blade. On the other hand, the range of angles of attack for the KB203611 blade was a GP of $12^{\circ}{\sim}14^{\circ}$. Conclusions: The blade of KA152313 performed well over a wide range of AoAs and the blade of KB203611 performed better at low AoAs. In this study, a variative airfoil blade, gradually emerging from grip to tip using the two different airfoils, was suggested.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.6-15
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• 2008

This paper deals with the aeroelastic instability of vibrating multiple blade rows under aerodynamic coupling with each other. A model composed of three blade rows, e.g., rotor-stator-rotor, where blades of the two rotor cascades are simultaneously vibrating, is considered. The displacement of a blade vibrating under aerodynamic force is expanded in a modal series with the natural mode shape functions, and the modal amplitudes are treated as the generalized coordinates. The generalized mass matrix and the generalized stiffness matrix are formulated on the basis of the finite element concept. The generalized aerodynamic force on a vibrating blade consists of the component induced by the motion of the blade itself and those induced not only by vibrations of other blades of the same cascade but also vibrations of blades in another cascade. To evaluate the aerodynamic forces, the unsteady lifting surface theory for the model of three blade rows is applied. The so-called k method is applied to determine the critical flutter conditions. A numerical study has been conducted. The flutter boundaries are compared with those for a single blade row. It is shown that the effect of the aerodynamic blade row coupling substantially modifies the critical flutter conditions.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2016

Design optimization of a transonic compressor rotor(NASA rotor 37) was carried out using response surface method(RSM) which is one of the optimization methods. A numerical simulation was conducted using ANSYS CFX by solving three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes(RANS) equations. Response surfaces that were based on the results of the design of experiment(DOE) techniques were used to find an optimal shape of blade which has the maximum aerodynamic performance. Two objective functions, viz., the adiabatic efficiency and the loss coefficient were selected with three design configurations to optimize the blade shape. As a result, the efficiency of the optimized blade is found to be increased.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.625-632
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• 2005

This paper describes the shape optimization of a stator blade in a single-stage transonic axial compressor. The blade optimization has been performed using response surface method and three-dimensional Navier-Stokes analysis. Two shape variables of the stator blade, which are used to define a stacking line, are introduced to increase an adiabatic efficiency. Data points for response evaluations have been selected by D-optimal design, and linear programming method has been used for an optimization on a response surface. Throughout the shape optimization of a stator blade, the adiabatic efficiency is increased to 5.8 percent compared to that of the reference shape of the stator. The increase of the efficiency is mainly caused by the pressure enhancement in the stator blade. Flow separation on the blade suction surface of the stator is also improved by optimizing the stator blade. It is noted that the optimization of the stator blade is also useful method to increase the adiabatic efficiency in the axial compressor as well as the optimization of a rotor blade, which is widely used now.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2017년도 제48회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1038-1044
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• 2017

액체 로켓 엔진의 터보펌프를 구동하는 고압 초음속 충동형 터빈의 로터 블레이드에 3차원 설계 요소를 적용하여 성능을 개선하기 위한 연구를 진행하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 기존 설계된 터보펌프용 터빈의 로터 블레이드 형상을 바탕으로 로터 블레이드에 스윕(sweep)과 상반각(dihedral) 등과 같은 중첩선(stacking line) 변화를 통한 3차원 형상을 적용하고 CFD를 이용한 3차원 유동 해석을 수행한 후, 각각의 설계 요소에 대한 터빈성능 특성 변화를 면밀히 검토하고 그 결과를 정리하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.442-450
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• 2011

회전 블레이드의 모션을 측정하기 위해 스테레오 패턴 인식 (stereo pattern recognition, SPR) 기법을 적용한 측정 시스템을 구성하고 실험을 수행하였다. 시스템 요구사항을 만족시키는 스테레오 카메라를 확보하여 SPR 기반의 측정 시스템을 준비하였다. 시스템의 측정불확도를 계산하기 위한 일련의 실험을 통해, 본 SPR 시스템이 2m~4.2m의 측정 거리에서 0.2mm 이내의 표준불확도를 가짐을 확인하였다. 이를 이용하여 계산한 블레이드 모션의 합성표준불확도는, 리드-래그, 플래핑, 비틀림 운동에 대해 각각 0.296mm, 0.209mm, $0.238^{\circ}$ 이었다. 본 SPR 시스템을 한국항공우주연구원의 소형로터 시험장치에 설치하고 회전속도와 콜렉티브 피치각을 각각 360rpm, 589rpm, 그리고 $0^{\circ}$, $4^{\circ}$, $6^{\circ}$로 바꾸어가며, 지상 제자리비행 조건에서 블레이드의 모션과 탄성 변형을 성공적으로 측정하였다. Higher Harmonic Control Aeroacoustic Rotor Test -II 에서 사용한 측정 시스템과의 비교를 통하여 본 시스템의 장점을 분석하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권9호
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• pp.726-733
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• 2013

헬리콥터 로터 블레이드는 헬리콥터의 성능을 좌우하는 동시에 비행 시 주된 소음을 발생함에 따라 고성능, 저소음 특성이 요구되는 구상품이다. 국내 소형무장헬기 개발과 병행하여 개발될 민수헬기는 해외체계업체 보유 민수헬기를 기반으로한 국제공동 업그레이드 개발이 추진됨에 따라 해외체계업체 제시 대상기종의 로터 블레이드 성능파악이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구는 해외체계업체 제시 대상기종 블레이드의 성능분석을 통하여 최신 해외 블레이드 대비 성능파악 및 국내고유형상 블레이드 개발 가능성을 타진하는 것을 목적으로 수행되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 일차적으로 향후 민수헬기개발사업의 해외협상 및 국내 고유형상 블레이드 개발 시 목표 성능지표 등으로 활용될 수 있다.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2017

쿼드틸트 무인기에 적용되는 프롭로터 블레이드 형상 최적설계를 수행하였다. 형상 최적설계 프로세스 통합은 ModelCenter(R) 프로그램을 이용하였으며, 최적설계 과정에서 성능해석은 CAMRAD-II를 사용하였다. 목적함수는 제자리비행 및 전진비행 모드에서 성능효율 최대화로 설정하였으며, 제한조건은 소요 동력 및 피치로드 하중 값이 기본 형상 값보다 작게 되도록 설정하였다. 설계변수로는 블레이드 루트 코드길이, 테이퍼비, 비틀림 각의 기울기 및 각도, 하반각, 끝단 형상 생성을 위한 파라볼릭 계수, 하반각과 끝단형상이 적용되는 블레이드 스팬위치, 블레이드 단면을 구성하는 익형의 위치로 구성하였다. 최적 설계 결과 기준 형상 대비 제자리비행 효율은 1.6%, 전진 비행 효율은 13.6% 향상된 프롭로터 블레이드 형상을 도출할 수 있었으며, 피치로드 하중은 약 30% 감소하였다.