• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2019

This study was carried out numerically to investigate the flow characteristics in the Venturi tube with $90^{\circ}$ T-branch tube and the inflow of condensed water into the Venturi tube from the branch tube. In this study, the diameter of the branch tube(1, 2, 3mm) and the neck diameter of the Venturi tube(0.3, 0.9, 1.5mm) were varied. The flow rate of the water at the Venturi tube inlet is 80cc/min and the water temperature is 288K. The condensed water temperature at the branch tube inlet is 355K. It was found that the velocity and pressure of the fluid near the branch point in the Venturi tube were more dependent on the diameter of the Venturi tube than the diameter of the branch tube. The temperature of the mixed water at the exit of the Venturi tube was the highest when the Venturi tube's neck diameter is 0.9mm and the branch tube diameter is 2mm. This means that the condensed water is flowing well through the branch tube.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.667-672
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• 2016

본 연구는 다공성 재질의 목을 가진 벤츄리관 공기방울 발생장치의 설계를 위해 수행되었다. 주어진 공급 유량 조건 하에서 다공성 재질을 통해 공급되는 공기방울의 공급 성능 최대화를 위한 벤츄리관의 길이와 직경을 결정하기 위해 2상 전산유동해석에 기초한 최적화 설계를 수행하였다. 이러한 일련의 연구 수행 결과를 통해 다공성 재질을 통해 공급되는 공기방울의 공급 성능 최대화를 위한 공급유량과 이들 설계변수들 관계를 규명하였다.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2023

In this study, we investigate the effects of a single roughness element on Venturi cavitation. The single roughness element of hemispherical shape is installed at the throat inlet of a Venturi tube. Since the wake behind the roughness element induces an additional pressure drop, cavitation inception occurs at a higher Cavitation number for the Venturi model with the single roughness element than for the Venturi model with no roughness. Cavitation bubbles form along the wake of the roughness element and lengthen in the streamwise direction as the Cavitation number decreases, forming a longitudinal cavitation. With a further decrease in the Cavitation number, the longitudinal cavitation bubble merges with the sheet cavitation initiated from the exit edge of the Venturi tube throat, followed by the shedding of cloud cavitation. The merging of the longitudinal cavitation and sheet cavitation is accompanied by a sudden decrease in the discharge coefficient and an increase in the pressure loss coefficient as it chokes the flow inside the Venturi tube.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2021

Venturi tube is based on turbulent flow, whereby the microbubbles can be generated by the turbulent fragmentation. This phenomenon is common in several venturi bubblers used by the nuclear, aerospace and chemical industries. The first objective of this paper is to study the liquid-phase velocity field experimentally and develop correlations for the turbulent quantities. The second objective is to research velocity field characteristics theoretically. Stereoscopic PIV measurements for the velocity field have been analyzed and utilized to develop the turbulent kinetic energy in the venturi tube. The tracking properties of the tracer particles have been verified enough for us to analyze the turbulence field. The turbulence kinetic energy has a bimodal distribution trend. Also, the results of turbulence intensity along the horizontal direction is gradually uniform along the downstream. Both the mean velocity and the fluctuation velocity are proportional to the Reynolds number. Besides, the distribution trend of the mean velocity and the velocity fluctuation can be determined by the geometric parameters of the venturi tube. An analytical function model for the flow field has been developed to obtain the approximate analytical solutions. Good agreement is observed between the model predictions and experimental data.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.1571-1578
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• 2015

전산유체역학(CFD)을 이용하여 산업체에 널리 적용되고 있는 충격기류형 탈진시스템의 탈진 특성을 규명하고, 그 성능을 향상시키기 위해 탈진부 유니트(unit) 형상을 개조한 경우의 탈진 성능을 비교하였다. 탈진부 각 형상에 대해 검토한 결과, 블로우 튜브에 노즐을 설치한 경우(Case 3)와 벤츄리에 이중 유입관을 설치한 경우(Case4, 5)가 현재 현장에서 널리 적용되고 있는 구조(Case 1)에 비해 우수한 것으로 예측되었다. 또한 최적 형상의 벤츄리를 설계하고, 이 벤츄리를 pilot plant에서 실험하여 현장 적용성을 분석하였다. 블로우 튜브와 본 연구에서 제안한 벤츄리를 조합한 시스템의 경우, 기존 시스템(블로 튜브만 사용한 경우와 블로 튜브와 벤츄리를 조합한 경우)에 비해 탈진 기류를 집중시키는데 매우 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 본 연구에서 제안한 벤츄리를 장착하여 테스트한 결과, 산업 현장에서 사용 중인 상용 벤츄리를 사용한 경우 보다 탈진횟수 및 탈진시간이 많이 향상되는 결과를 보였다.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2010

For testing large-capacity pumps, the accurate flow rate measurement is needed in the test loop. As a measuring method of flow rate, venturi tube is recommended due to its low pressure loss. However, upstream disturbance of loop component such as a valve has an effect upon the accuracy of flow rate measurement. For controlling flow rate in case of high flow rate and large-scale piping system, a butterfly-type valve is generally used due to its compactness. However, a butterfly valve disturbs downstream flow by generating turbulence, cavities, or abrupt pressure change. In this study, the effect of downstream disturbance of butterfly valve on the flow rate measurement using a venturi tube is investigated. Test loop consists of circulation pump, reservoir, butterfly valve, venturi tube, and reference flow meter. The test is conducted with regard to a different valve opening angle of butterfly valve. According to the valve opening angle, the uncertainty of flow rate measurement is investigated.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2023

In this study, we investigated how the performance of a Venturi changes when a hemispherical bump is applied to the divergent part of the Venturi tube and what causes the performance difference. The Venturi-tunnel experiment was conducted in the Reynolds number range of 0.2 × 10⁵ - 1.2 × 10⁵ and cavitation number range of 0.9 - 10. The bump was found to reduce the pressure loss coefficient and increase the discharge coefficient by shortening the cavitation length. The decrease in the cavitation length by the bump was explained by the strengthening of the re-entrant jet. The wake generated from the hemispherical bump seems to increase the adverse pressure gradient on the Venturi surface, thereby strengthening the re-entrant jet.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.865-871
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• 2014

본 연구는 벤츄리 시스템을 미세기포 생성을 위한 공기공급 장치로 개발하는데 그 목표를 두고 수행하였다. 이를 위해 상용유동해석 프로그램인 ANSYS CFX-15를 사용한 전산 유동해석을 통해 기하학적 형상변화가 벤츄리 관 내 유동특성들에 미치는 영향을 규명하였다 그리고 공급공기를 공급하는 공기 공급관의 위치, 크기, 개수 등을 변수로 2-유체 유동 해석을 수행하여 이들 설계 값들이 공기 공급 특성에 미치는 효과를 규명하였다. 최종적으로 직경 비 ${\beta}=0.75$의 벤츄리 확대관이 시작되는 위치에 공기 공급 구멍을 설치할 경우 가장 많은 공기가 벤츄리 관으로 유입되는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 유입공기 공급구멍 개수 및 직경과 벤츄리 관 내 공급되는 공기량 사이에는 선형적인 관계가 성립됨을 확인하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.1081-1090
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• 2024

The liquid Lead-bismuth eutectic is used as the coolant for Gen-IV reactor concepts. However, due to its strong corrosive and high operating temperature, it is difficult to accurately measure the flow rate in long-term operating conditions. Venturi flowmeter is a simple structured flowmeter, which plays a very important role in the flow measurement of high-temperature liquid metals, especially since the existing flowmeters are difficult to be competent. It has the advantages of easy maintenance and stable operation. Therefore, it is necessary to study the operating conditions of the venturi flowmeter under high-temperature conditions. This work performs a series of simulations of the fluid-solid interaction between the flow liquid metal and venturi flowmeter with COMSOL software, including the dimensional sensitivity analysis of the venturi flowmeter to explore the most suitable structure and parameters for liquid heavy metal, the sensitivity analysis of the geometric parameters of the venturi tube on the varying conditions. It shows that when the contraction angle of the venturi flowmeter is 33°, the diffusion angle is 13°, the diameter of the throat is 8 mm, and the temperature of the lead-bismuth eutectic is 733.15 K, it is most suitable for the measurement in the lead-bismuth circuit.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.60-68
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• 2019

Flow visualizations have been carried out to analyze the characteristics of bubby flows exhausted from a venturi-type bubble generator with an air vent. For various design parameters and operating conditions of the bubble generator, the images of bubbly flows was recorded using a high-speed camera and a microscope. Then the amount and size distribution of bubble was evaluated by an image processing technique. The results show that for increasing the amount of bubble, it is more effective to reduce the venturi throat than to enlarge the air vent diameter. If the water flow rate increases, the bubble generation rate increases but reaches a status of saturation, whose condition depends on Reynolds number at a given air vent diameter. The bubble size increases as the diameter of venturi throat decreases and Reynolds number increases. However, the air vent diameter is not a significant factor on bubble size.