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A numerical study of 3-D flows in spiral tubes with square cross-section (Spiral Tube 내에서의 3차원 유동 해석)

  • KIM Seongwon;HUR Nahmkeon
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1998.11a
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    • pp.62-69
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    • 1998
  • Spiral tube heat exchangers can find numerous applications in many engineering field. Flow in spital tubes is interest to engineers due to occurrence of secondary flow which enhances the cross-sectional mixing and the heat transfer rate. In the present study, an incompressible viscous 3-D flow in spiral tubes with rectangular cross-section of various torsion rate and Reynolds number is studied by using a finite volume method. It is shown that the axial velocity profile is affected by the secondary flow motion. Because there is some difference from correlation proposed by Hur et al., a lot of analysis and arrangement of experimental results are needed. This study showed the results of variation of hydrodynamic entry length for torsion and Re numbers.

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CFD Simulation of Axial Turbulent Flow in a Triangular Rod Bundle

  • In W.K.;Chun T. H.;Myong H. K;Ko K
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.71-73
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    • 2003
  • A CFD analysis has been made for fully developed turbulent flows in a triangular bare rod bundle with pitch to diameter ratio (P/D) of 1.123. The nonlinear turbulence models predicted the turbulence­driven secondary flow in the triangular subchannel. The nonlinear quadratic $\kappa-\omega$ models by Speziale and Myong-Kasagi predicted turbulence structure in the rod bundle fairly well. The nonlinear quadratic and cubic $\kappa-\omega$ models by Shih et al. and Craft et al. showed somewhat weaker anisotropic turbulence. The differential Reynolds stress model appeared to overpredict the turbulence anisotropy in the rod bundle.

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Drirect Numerical Simulation of Transitional Separated Flows Part II:Secondary Instability (천이박리유동의 직접수치모사 Part II:이차적 불안정성)

  • Yang, Gyeong-Su
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.20 no.9
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    • pp.2973-2980
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    • 1996
  • Secondary instability in an obstructed channel is investigated using direct numerical simulation. Flow geometry under consideration is a plane channel with two-dimensional thin obstacles mounted symmetrically in the vertical direction and periodically in the streamwise direction. Flow separation occurs at the tip of the sharp obstacles. As a basic flow, we consider an unsteady periodic solution which results from Hopf bifurcation. Depending on the Reynolds number, the basic flow becomes unstable to three-dimensional disturbances, which results in a chaotic flow. Numerical results obtained are consistent with experimental findings currently available.

An Experimental Study of Sonic/Supersonic Ejector Flows (음속/초음속 이젝터 유동에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Hui-Dong;Choe, Bo-Gyu;Gwon, O-Sik
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.640-647
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    • 2002
  • An experimental investigation or the sonic and supersonic air ejector systems has beer conducted to develop design and prediction programs for practical ejector system. Five different primary nozzles have been employed to operate the ejector systems in the ranges of low and moderate operating pressure ratios. The ejector operating pressure ratio for the secondary chamber pressure to be minimized has a strong influence of the ejector throat ratio. The pressure inside the ejector diffuser is not dependent on the primary nozzle configurations employed but only a function of the ejector operating pressure ratio. Experimental results show that a supersonic ejector system is more desirable for obtaining high vacuum pressure of the secondary chamber than a sonic ejector system.

Three-Dimensional Flow Simulations of End-to-Side Vascular Anastomoses : Flow Dynamic Aspect on Preferential Development of Intimal Hyperplasia or Thrombosis

  • Kim, Young H.;Krishnan B.Chandran
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.253-258
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    • 1994
  • Three-dimensional steady and pulsatile flows in an end-to-side anastomosis were investigated using a finite difference method in order to understand the flow dynamics in the preferential development of distal anastomotic intimal hyperplasia or thrombosis. Steady flow results revealed that a double helical vortex was formed in the host artery and flow recirculations near toe find heel regions were restricted due to the secondary flow. Oscillating wall shear stress with significant secondary flow might be flow dynamic reason of developing intimal hyperplasia or thrombosis near the anastomotic region.

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Network Enlarging Search Technique (NEST) for the Crew Scheduling Problem

  • Paek, Gwan-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.177-198
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    • 1994
  • We consider an algorithm for the Crew Scheduling Problem (CSP) based on the Transportation Problem approach. The main flows of the algorithm are arranged in three steps. First we propose a heuristic algorithm of the greedy principle to obtain an initial feasible solution. Secondary we present a method of formulating CSP into a Modified Transportation Problem format. Lastly the procedures of network search to get the optimal solution are presented. This algorithm can be applied to the general GSP and also to most combinatorial problems like the Vehicle Routing Problems. The computational results show that the large size CSP's could be tackled.

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An Improved ZVZCS PWM FB DC/DC Converter Using the Modified Clamp Circuit (개선된 Clamp Circuit 적용 ZVZCS FB DC/DC 컨버터)

  • 김은수;조기연;김윤호;이진수
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 1999.07a
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    • pp.643-645
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    • 1999
  • The conventional high frequency phase-shifted full bridge dc/dc converter has a disadvantage that a circulating current flows through transformer and switching devices during the freewheeling interval. Due to this circulating current, RMS current stress, conduction losses of transformer and switching devices are increased. To alleviate this problem, this paper provides a circulating current free type high frequency soft switching phase-shifted full bridge (FB) dc/dc converter with the modified energy recovery snubber (ERS) attached at the secondary side of transforemr.

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Magnetic Saturation Effect of the Iron Core in Current Transformers Under Lightning Flow

  • Kim, Young Sun
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.97-102
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    • 2017
  • A current transformer (CT) is a type of sensor that consists of a combination of electric and magnetic circuits, and it measures large ac currents. When a large amount of current flows into the primary winding, the alternating magnetic flux in the iron core induces an electromotive force in the secondary winding. The characteristics of a CT are determined by the iron core design because the iron core is saturated above a certain magnetic flux density. In particular, when a large current, such as a current surge, is input into a CT, the iron core becomes saturated and the induced electromotive force in the secondary winding fluctuates severely. Under these conditions, the CT no longer functions as a sensor. In this study, the characteristics of the secondary winding were investigated using the time-difference finite element method when a current surge was provided as an input. The CT was modeled as a two-dimensional analysis object using constraints, and the saturation characteristics of the iron core were evaluated using the Newton-Rhapson method. The results of the calculation were compared with the experimental data. The results of this study will prove useful in the designs of the iron core and the windings of CTs.

Study of the Supersonic Ejector-Diffuser System with a Mixing Guide Vane at the Inlet of Secondary Stream

  • Kong, Fanshi;Lijo, Vincent;Kim, Heuy-Dong;Jin, Yingzi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.182-186
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    • 2011
  • Ejector-diffuser system has long been used in many diverse fields of engineering applications and it has advantages over other fluid machinery, because of no moving parts and structural simplicity. This system makes use of high-pressure primary stream to entrain the low-pressure secondary stream through pure shear actions between two streams. In general, the flow field in the ejector-diffuser system is highly complicated due to turbulent mixing, compressibility effects and sometimes flow unsteadiness. A fatal drawback of the ejector system is in its low efficiency. Many works have been done to improve the performance of the ejector system, but not yet satisfactory, compared with that of other fluid machinery. In the present study, a mixing guide vane was installed at the inlet of the secondary stream for the purpose of the performance improvement of the ejector system. A CFD method has been applied to simulate the supersonic flows inside the ejector-diffuser system. The present results obtained were validated with existing experimental data. The mixing guide vane effects are discussed in terms of the entrainment ratio, total pressure loss as well as pressure recovery.

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Heat/Mass Transfer and Pressure Drop in A Square Duct with V-Shaped Ribs (쐐기형 요철이 설치된 사각덕트에서의 열/물질전달 및 압력강하 특성)

  • Choi, Chung;Rhee, Dong-Ho;Cho, Hyung-Hee
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.26 no.11
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    • pp.1542-1551
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    • 2002
  • The present study investigates the convective heat/mass transfer characteristics and pressure drop inside the rib-roughened cooling passage of gas turbine blades. The internal cooling passage is simulated using a square duct with h- and V-shaped rectangular ribs which have a 60。attack angle. A naphthalene sublimation technique is employed to determine the detailed local heat/mass transfer coefficients using the heat and mass transfer analogy. The ribs disturb the main flow resulting in the recirculation and secondary flows near the ribbed wail. The secondary flow patterns and the local heat transfer in the duct are changed significantly according to the rib orientation. A square duct with ∧ - and V-shaped ribs have two pairs of secondary flow due to the rib arrangement. Therefore, the average heat/mass transfer coefficients and pressure drop of ∧ - and V-shaped ribs are higher than those of the continuous ribs with 90$^{\circ}$ and 60$^{\circ}$attack angles. The ∧-shaped ribs have higher heat/mass transfer coefficients than the V-shaped ribs, and the uniformity of heat/mass transfer coefficient are increased with the discrete ribs due to the flow leakage and acceleration near the surface.