• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2021

The main source of underwater radiated noise of ships is cavitation generated by propeller blades. After the Cavitation Inception Speed (CIS), noise level at all frequencies increases severely. In determining the CIS, it is based on the results observed with the naked eye during the model test, however accuracy and consistency of CIS values are becoming practical issues. This study was carried out with the aim of developing a technology that can automatically recognize cavitation images using deep learning technique based on a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). Model tests on a three-dimensional hydrofoil were conducted at a cavitation tunnel, and tip vortex cavitation was strictly observed using a high-speed camera to obtain analysis data. The results show that this technique can be used to quantitatively evaluate not only the CIS, but also the amount and rate of cavitation from recorded images.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.241-255
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• 2012

Three types of 100 kW-class tidal stream turbines are proposed and their performance is studied both numerically and experimentally. Following a wind turbine design procedure, a base blade is derived and two additional blades are newly designed focusing more on efficiency and cavitation. For the three designed turbines, a CFD is performed by using FLUENT. The calculations predict that the newly designed turbines perform better than the base turbine and the tip vortex can be reduced with additional efficiency increase by adopting a tip rake. The performance of the turbines is tested in a towing tank with 700 mm models. The scale problem is carefully investigated and the measurements are compared with the CFD results. All the prediction from the CFD is supported by the model experiment with some quantitative discrepancy. The maximum efficiencies are 0.49 (CFD) and 0.45 (experiment) at TSR 5.17 for the turbine with a tip rake.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2022

Cavitation occurs inevitably in marine propellers rotating at high speed in the water, which is a major cause of underwater radiated noise. Cavitation-induced noise from propellers rotating at a specific frequency not only reduces the sonar detection capability, but also exposes the ship's location, and it causes very fatal consequences for the survivability of the navy vessels. Therefore cavity inception speed (CIS) is one of the important factors determining the special performance of the ship. In this study, we present a method using computer vision that can detect and quantitatively estimate tip vortex cavitation on a propeller rotating at high speed. Based on the model test results performed in a large cavitation tunnel, the effectiveness of this method was verified.

• Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.10-30
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• 2004

High-fidelity RANS simulations are presented for a ducted marine propulsor, including verification ＆ validation (V＆V) using available experimental fluid dynamics (EFD) data. CFDSHIP-IOWA is used with $\textsc{k}-\omega$ turbulence model and extensions for relative rotating coordinate system and Chimera overset grids. The mesh interpolation code PEGASUS is used for the exchange of the flow information between the overset grids. Intervals V＆V for thrust, torque, and profile averaged radial velocity just downstream of rotor tip are reasonable in comparison with previous results. Flow pattern displays interaction and merging of tip-leakage and trailing edge vortices. In interaction region, multiple peaks and vorticity are smaller, whereas in merging region, better agreement with EFD. Tip-leakage vortex core position, size, circulation, and cavitation patterns for $\sigma=5$ also show a good agreement with EFD, although vortex core size is larger and circulation in interaction region is smaller.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.439-448
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• 2009

Three inducers were designed to avoid cavitation instabilities. This was accomplished by avoiding the interaction of tip cavity with the leading edge of the next blade. The first one was designed with extremely larger leading edge sweep, the second and third ones were designed with smaller incidence angle by reducing the inlet blade angle or increasing the design flow rate, respectively. The inducer with larger design flow rate has larger outlet blade angle to obtain sufficient pressure rise. The inducer with larger sweep could suppress the cavitation instabilities in higher flow rates more than 95% of design flow coefficient, owing to weaker tip leakage vortex cavity with stronger disturbance by backflow vortices. The inducer with larger outlet blade angle could avoid the cavitation instabilities at higher flow rates, owing to the extension of the tip cavity along the suction surface of the blade. The inducer with smaller inlet blade angle could avoid the cavitation instabilities at higher flow rates, owing to the occurrence of the cavity first in the blade passage and its extension upstream. The cavity shape and suction performance were reasonably simulated by three dimensional CFD computations under the steady cavitating condition, except for the backflow vortex cavity. The difference in the growth of cavity for each inducer is explained from the difference of the pressure distribution on the suction side of the blades.

• 대한조선학회 특별논문집
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• 대한조선학회 2005년도 특별논문집
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• pp.44-50
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• 2005

Since a cavitation pattern in model scale can be different from that in full scale, it has been highly demanded to measure a fluctuating pressure induced by propeller in full scale. For the verification of the cavitation test for 105K lanker in the large cavitation tunnel in Samsung Ship Model Basin(SSMB), an effective pressure fluctuation measurement system was developed and a series of full scale measurements was carried out. These results were compared with those of cavitation tests in SSMB. The measured results in full scale gave good agreements to those in model tests. The fluctuating pressure at $2^{nd}$ blade frequency in full scale seems to be highly dependent upon tip loading.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.261-269
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• 2021

공동 유동과 이로 인한 소음에 관한 대부분의 기존 연구들은 효율성이라는 장점 때문에 비압축성 가정의 검증 없이 비압축성 Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes 방정식에 기반한 수치 해석 방법을 사용하고 있다. 하지만 지금까지 비압축성 가정이 공동 유동과 소음의 예측에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구가 전무한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 날개 끝 와류공동 유동과 소음에 대한 유체의 압축성 영향을 고찰하기 위하여 날개 끝 와류 공동을 대상으로 비압축성 기반의 해석과 압축성 기반의 해석을 모두 수행하고, Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings(FW-H) 음향상사법을 적용하여 공동 소음을 예측하고 비교하였다. 상류 방향의 유동 영향을 고려하기 위하여, 스큐각이 17°인 수중 추진기를 장착한 DARPA Suboff 잠수함 몸체를 고려하였다. 해석 영역은 실험결과와의 비교를 위하여 선박해양플랜트연구소에서 보유하고 있는 대형 캐비테이션 터널의 시험부와 동일하게 설정하였다. 날개 끝 와류 공동을 정확하게 예측하기 위하여 고정확도의 비정상 상태 지연박리와류모사 해석방법을 적응형 격자 기법과 연계하여 사용하였다. 압축성 유동 해석기법을 이용하여 예측한 음향 스펙트럼이 실험결과와 더 일치하는 결과를 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.137-149
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• 2010

The purpose of the present research is to suppress cavitation instabilities by using a circumferential groove. The circumferential groove was designed based on CFD so that the tip leakage vortex is trapped by the groove and does not interact with the next blade. Experimental results show that the groove can suppress rotating cavitation, asymmetric cavitation and cavitation surge. However, weak instabilities with higher frequency could not be suppressed by the groove. From the analysis of pressure pattern similar to that for rotor-stator interaction, it was found that the higher frequency components are caused by the interaction of backflow vortices with the inducer blades.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2017

A three-dimensional higher order boundary element method based on the B-spline is presented. The method accurately models piecewise continuous bodies and induced velocity potentials using B-spline tensor product representations, and it is capable of obtaining accurate pointwise values for the potential and its derivatives, especially in the trailing edge and tip region of the lift generating body, which may be difficult or impossible to evaluate with constant panel methods. In addition, we implement a wake roll-up and examine the tip vortex formation in the near wake region. The results are compared with existing numerical results and the results of experiments performed out at the cavitation tunnel of Chungnam National University.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.263-270
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• 2018

외부 유동소음 문제를 다루는 대부분의 산업현장에서 FW-H(Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings) 방정식을 이용한 복합전산공력음향 기법이 수치적인 효율성으로 인하여 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나 사중극자항을 무시한 면적분 형태의 FW-H 방정식을 사용할 때 경우에 따라 무시할 수 없는 비물리적인 소음이 발생한다고 알려져 있다. 특히, 수중 프로펠러와 같이 날개 끝 와류 공동(tip vortex cavitation)이 하류방향으로 길게 형성되는 유동에 대해서는 적절하게 모델링하지 않으면 소음 예측의 정확도가 떨어지게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 사중극자 보정항을 추가하여 적분면에서 FW-H 방정식으로부터 발생하는 비물리적인 음향을 저감시키고자 하였다. 먼저 FW-H 방정식에 기초하여 개발한 내부 예측코드의 정확성을 확인하기 위하여 에어컨 실외기에 사용되는 축류팬을 대상으로 검증을 수행하였으며, ANSYS Fluent의 결과와 비교하여 잘 일치하는 것을 확인하였다. 사중극자 보정항의 효과를 확인하기 위하여 등엔트로피 와류 전파에 대한 소음 해석을 수행하였으며, 사중극자 보정항에 의한 오차의 저감 효과가 발생하는 것을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 Clark-Y 수중익형에서 발생하는 공동 유동장을 대상으로 소음 해석을 수행하였으며, 공동이적분면을 통과할 때 발생하는 오차를 사중극자 보정항을 이용하여 저감할 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다.