• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.317-321
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• 2015

Many kinds of generation systems have been developed to use ocean energy. Among these, with the use of an oscillating water column (OWC) for power generation is attracting attention. The OWC-type wave power generation system converts wave energy into electricity by operating a generator turbine with the oscillating water level in a column of water. There are two ways to convert wave power into electricity using an OWC. One uses a cross-flow turbine using the water level inside the OWC. The other method uses the flow of air in a Wells turbine, which depends on the water level. An experiment was carried out using a 2-D wave tank in order to minimize the number of empirical tests. The design factors were taken from Koo et al. (2012) and the experimental environment assumed by free surface motion. This paper deals with characteristics of two types of wave energy conversion systems combine with a breakwater. One model uses an air-driven Wells turbine and a cross-flow water turbine. The other type uses a cross-flow water turbine. Wave energy converters with OWCs have mostly been studied using air-driven Wells turbines. The efficiency of the cross-flow turbine was about 15% higher than that of the other model, and the water level of the OWC internal chamber for the cross-flow water turbine and air-driven Wells turbine was less than about 40% lower than the one using only the cross-flow water turbine.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.776-783
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• 2020

As the refueling of a sodium-cooled fast reactor is conducted by rotating part of the reactor head without opening it, the monitoring of existing obstacles that can disturb the rotation of the reactor head is one of the most important issues. This paper deals with the ultrasonic ranging technique that directly monitors the existence of possible obstacles located in a lateral gap between the upper internal structure and the reactor core in a prototype generation IV sodium-cooled fast reactor (PGSFR). A 10 m long plate-type ultrasonic waveguide sensor, whose feasibility has been successfully demonstrated through preliminary tests, was employed for the ultrasonic ranging technique. The design of the sensor's wave radiating section was modified to improve the radiation performance, and the radiated field was investigated through beam profile measurements. A test facility simulating the lower part of the upper internal structure and the upper part of the reactor core with the same shapes and sizes as those in the PGSFR was newly constructed. Several under-water performance tests were then carried out at room temperature to investigate the applicability of the developed ranging technique using the plate-type ultrasonic waveguide sensor with the actual geometry of the PGSFR's internal structures.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2014

The structure of a variable liquid column oscillator(a VLCO) is analogous to that of the tuned liquid column damper used to suppress oscillatory motion in large structures like tall buildings and cargo ships. The VLCO is a system absorbing high kinetic energy of accelerated motions of the multiple floating bodies in the effect of air springs occurred by installation of inner air chambers. Thus, VLCO can improve the efficiency of energy than wave energy converters of the activating object type made in Pelamis Company. In this research, the experiment was performed in two models of same draft. The one is that weights were filled, and the other is that water was filled. The numerical results were estimated by assuming that do not exist internal flow, and the results were compared with the results of experiments.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.382-388
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 OpenFOAM 기반의 부유식 연직판의 파랑 저감 성능 평가 수치해석 모델링을 수행하였다. Waves2FOAM 라이브러리를 기반으로 내부조파에 의한 파랑 생성 및 스폰지층에 의한 소파 기능을 추가로 적용하였다. 이렇게 추가된 조파 및 소파 기능을 먼저 간단한 2차원 해석으로 검증한 후, Briggs et al.(2001)의 규칙파 실험자료 2가지에 대한 수치모델링을 수행하였다. 모델링 결과는 실험자료와 대체로 잘 일치하였으며, Briggs et al.(2001)에 수록된 WAMIT 수치해석 결과보다 더 좋은 결과를 나타내었다.

• 한국해안해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해안해양공학회 2004년도 학술발표논문집 Proceedings of Coastal and Ocean Engineering in Korea
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• pp.73-84
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• 2004

• 한국해안해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해안해양공학회 2009년도 발표 논문집 제18권
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• pp.49-52
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• 2009

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 추계학술대회논문집B
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• pp.456-461
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• 2001

This paper depicts the weak shock wave propagating inside some kinds of pipe bends. Computational work is to solve the two-dimensional, compressible, unsteady Euler Equations. The second-order TVD scheme is employed to discretize the governing equations. For the computations, the incident normal shock wave is assumed at the entrance of the pipe bend, and its Mach number is changed between 1.1 and 1.7. The turning angle and radius of the curvature of the pipe bend are changed to investigate the effects on the shock wave structure. The present computational results clearly show the shock wave reflection and diffraction occurring in the pipe bend. In particular, the vortex generation, which occurs at the edge of the bend, and its shedding mechanism are discussed in details.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.595-611
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• 2013

This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) integrated numerical model where the wave-induced pore pressures in a porous seabed around breakwater heads were investigated. Unlike previous research, the Navier-Stokes equation is solved with internal wave generation for the flow model, while Biot's dynamic seabed behaviour is considered in the seabed model. With the present model, a parametric study was conducted to examine the effects of wave and soil characteristics and breakwater configuration on the wave-induced pore pressure around breakwater heads. Based on numerical examples, it was found that the wave-induced pore pressures at breakwater heads are greater than that beneath a breakwater. The wave-induced seabed response around breakwater heads become more important with: (i) a longer wave period; (ii) a seabed with higher permeability and degree of saturation; and (iii) larger angle between the incident waves and breakwater. Furthermore, the relative difference of wave-induced pore pressure between fully-dynamic and quasi-static solutions are larger at breakwater heads than that beneath a breakwater.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.545-555
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• 2012

컴퓨터 기술의 발달과 더불어 수치해석을 이용한 파랑변형에 대한 연구는 꾸준히 발전하고 있으며 점점 중요한 역할을 수행하고 있다. 하지만 수치모형을 이용한 연구에는 다양한 문제점이 발생할 우려가 있는데, 그 중 가장 빈번하게 발생하는 문제 중의 하나가 파랑의 조파지점에서 발생하는 수치수조내로의 재반사 문제이다. 재반사를 막기 위한 방법으로는 내부조파 기법을 이용하는 것이 일반적이다. Navier-Stokes 방정식 모형에서는 질량 원천항을 이용한 내부조파 기법을 주로 사용해 왔으나, 기존의 연구는 대부분 연직 2차원 수치모형을 이용한 연구에 국한되어 있었다. 그러나 3차원 수치모형을 이용한 연구가 점차 활발해지면서 3차원 Navier-Stokes 방정식 모형의 내부조파 기법에 대한 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 최근 RANS(Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes) 방정식 모형에서 Boussinesq 방정식의 운동량 원천항을 활용하여 파랑을 내부조파하는 기법이 발표되어 3차원 공간에서 경사지게 입사하는 파랑을 성공적으로 재현하였다. 본 연구에서는 LES(large eddy simulation) 기반의 3차원 Navier-Stokes 방정식 수치모형에 운동량 원천항을 이용한 내부조파 기법을 적용하여 목표파랑을 조파하고 해석해와 비교하여 이를 검증하였다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.710-720
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• 2016

The Floating Wave Energy Convertor (FWEC) mooring design has an important requirement associated with the fact that, for a wave energy converter, the mooring connections may interact with their oscillations, possibly modifying its energy absorption significantly. It is therefore important to investigate what might be the most suitable mooring design according to the converter specifications and take into account the demands placed on the moorings in order to assure their survivability. The objective of this study is to identify a computational fluid dynamics method for investigating the effects of coupling a wave energy device with a mooring system. Using the commercial software ANSYS AQWA and ANSYS FLUENT, a configuration was studied for different displacements from the equilibrium position, load demands on the moorings, and internal fluid motion. These results and findings form a basis for future efforts in computational model development, design refinement, and investigation of station keeping for FWEC units.