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Numerical Analysis of an Arc Plasma in a DC Electric Furnace

  • Lee, Yeon-Won;Lee, Jong-Hoon
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.28 no.8
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    • pp.1251-1257
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    • 2004
  • In order to analyze the heat transfer phenomena in the plasma flames, a mathematical model describing heat and fluid flow in an electric arc has been developed and used to predict heat transfer from the arc to the steel bath in a DC Electric Arc Furnace. The arc model takes the separate contributions to the heat transfer from each involved mechanism onto account, that is radiation, convection and energy transported by electrons. The finite volume method and a SIMPLE algorithm are used for solving the governing MHD equations, that are conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy together with the equations describing a standard k-${\varepsilon}$ model for turbulence. The model predicts heat transfer for different currents and arc lengths. Finally these calculation results can be used as a useful insight into plasma phenomena of the industrial-scale electric arc furnace. From these results, it can be concluded that higher arc current and longer arc length give high heat transfer

Investigation on Metal Transfer in GMA Welding through Dimensional Analysis (차원 해석을 통한 GMA 용접의 금속이행 현상에 관한 분석)

  • 최상균;유중돈
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.62-70
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    • 1999
  • Since various parameters including the welding conditions and material properties are involved in metal transfer, it is difficult to figure out the effects of each parameter. In this study, dimensional analysis in performed to reduce the number of the parameters and to reveal the effect of each parameter on metal transfer. Dimensionless parameters are derived based on the inertia force and surface tension, and their contributions on metal transfer are estimated by analyzing the calculated results using the volume of fluid (VOF) method. Among several dimensionless parameters, $N_{SE}(=$\mu$_{0}I^{2}/d_{w}${\gamma}$)$ which represents the ratio of the electromagnetic force to surface tension, is found to be appropriate to describe metal transfer and estimate the transition current. Predicted results of transition current and drop size are in reasonably good agreements with available experimental date which show the validity of proposed dimensional analysis.

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A Numerical Study on the Laminar convective Heat Transfer around a Circular Cylinder in a Uniform Cross Flow of Liquid (액체중의 원형 실린더 주위에서의 강제대류 층류 열전달에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • 강신형;홍기혁
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.26-36
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    • 1996
  • Many researches were carried out to estimate heat transfer rate on a circular cylinder in a uniform flow. Various empirical correlations were suggested in the past through experimental studies, however there are considerable discrepancies in the estimated values of heat transfer coefficient. The effect of fluid physical properties on the forced convective heat transfer between a circular cylinder and the external flow was numerically investigated in the present study, The flow and temperature fields were solved using a Finite Volume Method over a wider range of Prandtl number(0.7-40,000) than existing correlations. The cold as well as the hot cylinders in the uniform liquid flow of constant temperature were investigated. A unified correlation was obtainde for both cases.

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A Study on the Flow Characteristics over the Rotating Susceptor in CVD Reactor (CVD 반응로 내부 회전 원판 주위의 유동 특성 연구)

  • Cha, Kwan;Kim, Youn-J.;Boo, J.H.
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.06e
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    • pp.213-218
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    • 2001
  • The characteristics of the fluid flow and mass transfer in a vertical atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) are numerically studied. In order to get the optimal process parameters for the uniformity of deposition on a substrate, Navier-Stokes and energy equations have been solved for the pressure, mass-flow rate and temperature distribution in a CVD reactor. Results show that the thermal boundary condition at the reactor wall has an important effect in the formation of buoyancy-driven secondary cell when radiation effect is considered. Results also show that reduction of the buoyancy effect on the heated reactor improves the uniformity of deposition.

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Numerical Analysis on HVAC Characteristics of Train with non-uniform Interior Cross-section (비균일 단면을 가진 철도차량의 내부 열유동 해석)

  • Nam Seong-Won;Kim Hyeong-Jin
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2004.06a
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    • pp.685-689
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    • 2004
  • Numerical simulation is conducted to clarify the heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of HVAC(Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning) for double' deck train. The HVAC system is installed under the roof of carbody. In the lay-out of HVAC system, air duct must be installed to supply air to 1st and 2nd floor respectively. The standard k-$\epsilon$ and LES models for turbulence and SIMPLE algorithm for pressure equation hased on finite volume method are used to solve the physic a] HVAC model. To assure convergence, QUICK scheme for momentum equation and the 2nd order upwind scheme for turbulent equations arc used. From the results of simulation, the temperature and velocity magnitude are also distributed uniformly in the interior of double-deck passenger car.

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A Numerical Study of Smoke Movement by Fire In Atrium Space (화재 발생시 연기 거동에 대한 수치해석적 연구 - 아트리움 공간을 중심으로 -)

  • 노재성;유홍선;정연태
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.70-76
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    • 1998
  • The smoke filling process for the atrium space containing a fire source is simulated using two types of deterministic fire models : Zone model and Field model. The zone model used is the CFAST(version 1.6) model developed at the Building and Fire Research Laboratories, NIST in the USA. The field model is a self-developed fire field model based on Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) theories. This article is focused on finding out the smoke movement and temperature distribution in atrium space which is cubic in shape. A computational procedure for predicting velocity and temperature distribution in fire-induced flow is based on the solution, in finite volume method and non-staggered grid system, of 3-dimensional equations for the conservation of mass, momentum, energy, species and so forth. The fire model i. e. Zone model and Field model predicted similar results for the clear height and the smoke layer temperature.

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A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF THE DENTAL AIR MOTOR HAND-PIECE USING MOVING MESH METHOD (무빙메시를 이용한 치과 치료기기용 에어모터 핸드피스의 선응에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Sung, Y.J.;Ryu, K.J.;Song, D.J.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.572-578
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    • 2011
  • The vane type air-motor hand-piece is used widely in the dental services. There are a lot of experimental studies about air-motor but eccentrically off not many numerical studies by using Computational Fluid Dynamics. An air-motor has rotor which rotates at the center of inner housing. The retractable vanes are installed on the rotor. As the rotor of the air-motor rotates, vanes move up and down straightly in the radial direction along the guide. Therefore we have to analyze the unsteady flow field by accurate time dependent marching technique. ANSYS 12.0 CFX is used to analyze unsteady vane-motor flow field Analysis of the changing control volume inside air-motor is implemented by user-defined functions and moving mesh options. Rotational speed of the rotor is approximately 23,000rpm.

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Optimum Design of a Reversed Trapezoidal Fin with Variable Fin Base Thickness (핀 바닥 두께가 변화하는 역 사다리꼴 핀의 최적 설계)

  • Kang, Hyung-Suk
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.20 no.7
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    • pp.455-461
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    • 2008
  • A reversed trapezoidal fin with variable fin base thickness is optimized using a two-dimensional analytical method. For the fin base boundary condition, instead of a constant temperature, heat transfer from the inside fluid to the fin base is considered. Heat loss from the fin tip is not ignored. The maximum heat loss, corresponding optimum fin effectiveness, fin length and base height are presented as a function of the fin base thickness, shape factor and volume.

Numerical Analysis on the HVAC Characteristics of Double-deck Train (2층 객차의 HVAC특성 전산해석)

  • Nam Seong-Won;Kim Hyeong-Jin
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2003.10c
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    • pp.358-362
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    • 2003
  • Numerical simulation is conducted to clarify the heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of HVAC(Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning} for double-deck train. The HVAC system is installed under the roof of carbody. In the lay-out of HVAC system, air duct must be installed to supply air to 1st and 2nd floor respectively. The standard k-epsilon turbulent models and SIMPLEC algorithm based on finite volume method are used to solve the physical HVAC model. To assure convergence, QUICK scheme for momentum equation and the first order upwind scheme for turbulent equations are used. From the results of simulation, the temperature and velocity magnitude are also distributed uniformly in the interior of passenger car.

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Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer and Solidification in the Continuous Casting Process of Metallic Uranium Rod (금속 우라늄봉의 연속주조공정에 대한 열전달 및 응고해석)

  • Lee, Ju-Chan;Lee, Yoon-Sang;Oh, Seung-Chul;Shin, Young-Joon
    • Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.80-88
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    • 2000
  • Continuous casting equipment was designed to cast the metallic uranium rods, and a thermal analysis was carried out to calculate the temperature and solidification profiles. Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis model including the effects of phase change was used to simulate the continuous casting process by finite volume method. In the design of continuous casting equipment, the casting speed, pouring temperature and cooling conditions should be considered as significant factors. In this study, the effects of casting speed, pouring temperature, and air gap between the uranium and mold were investigate. The results represented that the temperature and solidification profiles of continuous casting equipment varied with the casting speed, pouring temperature, and air gap.

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