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Effects of aspect ratio on laboratory simulation of tornado-like vortices

  • Tang, Zhuo;Zuo, Delong;James, Darryl;Eguch, Yuzuru;Hattori, Yasuo
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.111-121
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    • 2018
  • Experiments were conducted in a large-scale Ward-type tornado simulator to study tornado-like vortices. Both flow velocities and the pressures at the surface beneath the vortices were measured. An interpretation of these measurements enabled an assessment of the mean flow field as well as the mean and fluctuating characteristics of the surface pressure deficit, which is a manifestation of the flow fluctuation aloft. An emphasis was placed on the effect of the aspect ratio of the tornado simulator on the characteristics of the simulated flow and the corresponding surface pressure deficit, especially the evolution of these characteristics due to the transition of the flow from a single-celled vortex to a two-celled vortex with increasing swirl ratio.

An Analysis of the Flow Characteristics in the Tip Clearance of Axial Flow Rotor (축류 회전차 팁 틈새에서의 유동특성 해석)

  • 정재구;이명호
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.735-745
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    • 2004
  • A linear cascade of NACA 65-1810 profiles are investigated for tip leakage flow characteristics. and calculation results are compared with experimental result. STAR-CD commercial code was used to solve the three dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equation that was adopted for steady flow and high Reynolds $\kappa$- $\varepsilon$turbulent model. Numerical calculation of a linear cascade is carried out to investigate effect of tip clearance on pitchwise variations of velocity Profiles. and static pressure distributions on the blade surface at spanwise positions. In case of evolution of tip vortex core location. tip vortex geometry and static pressure at the center of the tip vortex core compared with experimental results. Calculation results are agreed well with the experimental data, and validated. The static pressure losses by tip leakage flow at 2% tip clearance were more than those at 1% tip clearance.

Multiscale Modeling of Radiation Damage: Radiation Hardening of Pressure Vessel Steel

  • Kwon Junhyun;Kwon Sang Chul;Hong Jun-Hwa
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.229-236
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    • 2004
  • Radiation hardening is a multiscale phenomenon involving various processes over a wide range of time and length. We present a multiscale model for estimating the amount of radiation hardening in pressure vessel steel in the environment of a light water reactor. The model comprises two main parts: molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and a point defect cluster (PDC) model. The MD simulation was used to investigate the primary damage caused by displacement cascades. The PDC model mathematically formulates interactions between point defects and their clusters, which explains the evolution of microstructures. We then used a dislocation barrier model to calculate the hardening due to the PDCs. The key input for this multiscale model is a neutron spectrum at the inner surface of reactor pressure vessel steel of the Younggwang Nuclear Power Plant No.5. A combined calculation from the MD simulation and the PDC model provides a convenient tool for estimating the amount of radiation hardening.

Paleoproterozoic low-pressure metamorphism and crustal evolution in the northeastern Yeongnam Massif, Korea

  • Kim, Jeong-Min
    • Proceedings of the Petrological Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2006.02a
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    • pp.43-60
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    • 2006
  • The Yeongnam Massif, one of Precambrian basements in Korean Peninsula, is characterized by widespread occurrence of low-pressure/high-temperature (LP/HT) schists and gneisses accompanying extensive anatexis and granitic magmatism. Metapelitic mineral assemblages define three progressive metamorphic zones pertinent to low-pressure facies series: cordierite, sillimanite and garnet zones with increasing temperature. Metamorphic grade ranges from lower amphibolite to lower granulite facies and metamorphic conditions reach ca. 750-800 C and 4-6 kbar in migmatitic gneisses. Migmatitic gneisses are prominent in the sillimanite and garnet zones. Textural and petrogenetic relationshipsin leucosome suggest that migmatitic gneiss is the product of anatexis of metasedimentary rocks. The migmatite formation during the prograde metamorphism is governed initially by fluid-present melting and subsequently by biotite-dehydration melting. The large amount of leucosomes in the sillimaniteand garnet zones can be explained by the fluid-present molting possibly triggered by an external supply of aqueous fluid. Field and geochronologic relationships between leucogranites and migmatitic gneisses further suggest that leucogranite has providedfluid and heat required for widespread migmatization.

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Spatially and Time Resolved Optical Diagnostics for High Pressure Microdischarges

  • Pu, Yi-Kang;Zhu, Xi-Ming;Huang, Bang-Dou;Takashima, Keisuke
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.140-140
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    • 2013
  • This presentation will describe recent developement in spatially and time resolved optical diagnostics for two kinds of the high pressure microdischarges. The first kind is a nanosecond pulsed discharge with two pin electrodes while the second kind is a microwave split ring resonator developed by Jeff Hopwood. Both spatially and time resolved optical emissions are collected for these two discharges and some interesting phenomena are observed. By using either the Stark broadening or a collisional radiative model for high pressure discharges, the evolution of electron density can be obtained. We will compare these different techniques for obtaining the electron density and discuss their limitations.

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Mechanical and acoustic behaviors of brine-saturated sandstone at elevated temperature

  • Huang, Yan-Hua;Yang, Sheng-Qi
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.215-225
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    • 2019
  • The mechanical behavior of rock is essential to estimate the capacity and long-term stability of $CO_2$ storage in deep saline aquifers. As the depth of reservoir increases, the pressure and temperature that applied on the rock increase. To answer the question of how the confining pressure and temperature influence the mechanical behavior of reservoir rock, triaxial compression experiments were carried out on brine-saturated sandstone at elevated temperature. The triaxial compressive strength of brine-saturated sandstone was observed to decrease with increasing testing temperature, and the temperature weakening effect in strength enhanced with the increase of confining pressure. Sandstone specimens showed single fracture failures under triaxial compression. Three typical regions around the main fracture were identified: fracture band, damaged zone and undamaged zone. A function was proposed to describe the evolution of acoustic emission count under loading. Finally, the mechanism of elevated temperature causing the reduction of strength of brine-saturated sandstone was discussed.

Radiation-hydrodynamic simulations of ram pressure strippin on star-forming galaxies

  • Lee, Jaehyun;Kimm, Taysun;Katz, Haley
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.54.1-54.1
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    • 2018
  • Recent observational studies suggest that the environmental effects can shape the evolution of galaxies in clusters. In an attempt to better understand this process, we perform idealized radiation-hydrodynamic simulations of RAM pressure stripping on star-forming galaxies using RAMSES-RT. We find that extended HI disks are easily stripped by moderate ICM winds, while there is no significant decrease in the total mass of molecular gas. RAM pressure tends to compress the molecular gas, leading to enhanced star formation especially when the gaseous disk is hit by edge-on winds. On the other hand, strong ICM winds that are expected to operate at the centre of clusters strip both HI and molecular gas from the galaxy. Interestingly, we find that the strong ICM winds can induce the formation of relatively dense (~1H/cc) HI gas clouds at a distance from the disk.

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Granulites of northern korea (한반도 북부의 백립암)

  • Glebovitsky, V.A.;Sedova, I.S.;Bushmin, S.A.;Vapnik, Ye.A.;Buiko, A.K.
    • The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.196-219
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    • 1994
  • Granulite complexes in northern (the Nangnim block), eastern (ther Kimchaek zone of the Macheonryong belt) and southern (separate windows among upper Proterozoic structure such as the Wonsan, Nampo and Haeju granulites) parts of the Northern Korea are studied. Multistage deformations, metamorphic and migmatitic events, and granite formations are recognized in these granulite complexes. Mineral thermobarometry and fluid inclusion investigationss are used to establish the P-T evolutionary trends during prograde and retrograde metamorphic events. The peak metamorphism of granulites is characterized by temperature near $800^{\circ}C$ and pressure near 5.5-6 kb. Retrograde evolution includes cooling at constant pressure or with variable pressure ranging up to 7-8 kb. This P-T change corresponds to the transition from high to moderate or low geothermal gradient. The subsequent cooling is ac-companied by significant decompression to 3-4 kb.

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A Constitutive Law for Porous Solids with Pressure-Sensitive Matrices and a Void Nucleation Model (평균수직응력에 민감한 모재를 가진 기공체의 구성식과 기공생성모델)

  • Jeong, Hyeon-Yong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.24 no.2 s.173
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    • pp.472-480
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    • 2000
  • A macroscopic yield criterion for porous solids with pressure-sensitive matrices modeled by Coulomb's yield criterion was obtained by generalizing Gurson's yield criterion with consideration of the hydrostatic yield stresses for a spherical thick-walled shell and by fitting the finite element results of a voided cube. The macroscopic yield criterion is valid for negative mean normal stresses as well as for positive mean normal stresses. From the yield criterion, a plastic potential function for the porous solids was derived either for plastic normality flow or for plastic non-normality flow of pressure- sensitive matrices. In addition, the elastic relation, an evolution equation of the plastic flow stress of the matrices and an evolution equation of the void volume fraction were presented to complete a set of constitutive relations. The set of constitutive relations was implemented into a finite element code ABAQUS to analyze the material behavior of rubber-toughened epoxies. The cavitation and the deformation behavior were analyzed around a crack tip under three-point bending and around notch tips under four-point bending. In the numerical analyses, the cavitation of rubber particles was considered via a stress-controlled nucleation model. The numerical results indicate that a reasonable cavitation zone can be obtained with void nucleation controlled by the macroscopic mean normal stress, and a plastic zone is smaller around a notch tip under compression than under tension. These numerical results agree well with corresponding experimental results on the cavitation and plastic zones.

Experimental and numerical study on the stability of slurry shield tunneling in circular-gravel layer with different cover-span ratios

  • Liu, Xinrong;Liu, Dongshuang;Xiong, Fei;Han, Yafeng;Liu, Ronghan;Meng, Qingjun;Zhong, Zuliang;Chen, Qiang;Weng, Chengxian;Liu, Wenwu
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.265-281
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    • 2022
  • A set of slurry shield test system capable of cutter cutting and slurry automatic circulation is used to investigate the deformation characteristics, the evolution characteristics of support resistance and the distribution and evolution process of earth pressure during excavating and collapsing of slurry shield tunneling in circular-gravel layer. The influence of cover-span ratio on surface subsidence, support resistance and failure mode of excavation face is also discussed. Three-dimensional numerical calculations are performed to verify the reliability of the test results. The results show that, with the decrease of the supporting force of the excavation face, the surface subsidence goes through four stages: insensitivity, slow growth, rapid growth and stability. The influence of shield excavation on the axial earth pressure of the front soil is greater than that of the vertical earth pressure. When the support resistance of the excavation face decreases to the critical value, the soil in front of the excavation face collapses. The shape of the collapse is similar to that of a bucket. The ultimate support resistance increase with the increase of the cover-span ratio, however, the angle between the bottom of the collapsed body and the direction of the tunnel excavation axis when the excavation face is damaged increase first and then becomes stable. The surface settlement value and the range of settlement trough decrease with the increase of cover-span ratio. The numerical results are basically consistent with the model test results.