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AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMIC, STRUCTURAL AND RF STEALTH ANALYSIS (공력-구조-RF 스텔스 통합 전산해석 시스템 연구)

  • Park, G.R.;Yang, Y.R.;Jung, S.K.;Myong, R.S.;Cho, T.H.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.78-82
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    • 2010
  • An integrated multi-disciplinary design system plays a critical role in the preliminary design of an aircraft. In this paper such system is developed for the multi-disciplinary computation and design; aerodynamics elasticity, and radio frequency stealth. Common data base of geometry and structured grids is generated and used for aerodynamic, structural and eletromagnetics analysis. The Navier-Stokes CFD, FEM, and CEM technique are used for aerodynamic, structural, and RF stealth computations respectively.

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Numerical Analysis of Aerodynamic Performance for Rotating Blades of Tilt Rotor Aircraft in Cruise Mode (순항중인 틸트로터의 회전하는 블레이드에 대한 공력성능 수치해석)

  • Ahn S. W.;Ko S. H.;Kim B. S.;Choi S. W.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.21-24
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    • 2005
  • Numerical analysis were made for the unsteady flow fields of the rotor system of a Tilt-Rotor aircraft in cruise mode. The Reynolds-averaged thin-layer Wavier-Stokes equations were discretized by Roe's upwind differencing scheme and integrated in time by the LU-SGS algorithm. The computational domain of the rotor system was constructed by seven multi-block Chimera grids. Comparison of pressure coefficient on the surface of the main wing and blades were made for 3cases of advance ratio(0.325, 0.350, 0.375) and thrust and power coefficients for the rotor were compared with experimental data.

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A CONSISTENT DISCONTINUOUS BUBBLE SCHEME FOR ELLIPTIC PROBLEMS WITH INTERFACE JUMPS

  • KWONG, IN;JO, WANGHYUN
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.143-159
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    • 2020
  • We propose a consistent numerical method for elliptic interface problems with nonhomogeneous jumps. We modify the discontinuous bubble immersed finite element method (DB-IFEM) introduced in (Chang et al. 2011), by adding a consistency term to the bilinear form. We prove optimal error estimates in L2 and energy like norm for this new scheme. One of the important technique in this proof is the Bramble-Hilbert type of interpolation error estimate for discontinuous functions. We believe this is a first time to deal with interpolation error estimate for discontinuous functions. Numerical examples with various interfaces are provided. We observe optimal convergence rates for all the examples, while the performance of early DB-IFEM deteriorates for some examples. Thus, the modification of the bilinear form is meaningful to enhance the performance.

Fast Streamline Visualization on Structured Grids using Computational Space Based Hierarchical Tree (계산 공간 기반 계층 트리를 이용한 구조화된 격자 상에서의 빠른 스트림라인 가시화)

  • Joong-Youn Lee;Geebum Koo;Youngju Hur;Bokhee Keum
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.207-210
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    • 2008
  • (비)구조화된 격자 상에 정의된 벡터 데이터는 다양한 과학 및 공학 분야에서 매우 중요하게 다루어진다. 이러한 데이터는 데카르트 격자 상의 데이터에 비해 많은 처리시간을 필요로 하는데, 이러한 문제는 계층 트리를 이용해서 빠르게 처리하는 것이 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 구조화된 격자 데이터에 대해 계산 공간을 기반으로한 계층 트리를 생성하고 이 트리를 이용해서 빠르게 데이터 샘플링을 처리하고자 했다. 이러한 방법을 이용해서 스트림라인 생성 시간을 평균 1800배 빨라지게 하는 것이 가능했다.

Numerical investigation of flow characteristics through simple support grids in a 1 × 3 rod bundle

  • Karaman, Umut;Kocar, Cemil;Rau, Adam;Kim, Seungjin
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.51 no.8
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    • pp.1905-1915
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    • 2019
  • This paper investigated the influence of simple support girds on flow, irrespective of having mixing vanes, in a 1 × 3 array rod bundle by using CFD methodology and the most accurate turbulence model which could reflect the actual physics of the flow was determined. In this context, a CFD model was created simulating the experimental studies on a single-phase flow [1] and the results were compared with the experimental data. In the first part of the study, influence of mesh was examined. Tetra, hybrid and poly type meshes were analyzed and convergence study was carried out on each in order to determine the most appropriate type and density. k - ε Standard and RSM LPS turbulence models were used in this section. In the second part of the study, the most appropriate turbulence model that could reflect the physics of the actual flow was investigated. RANS based turbulence models were examined using the mesh that was determined in the first part. Velocity and turbulence intensity results obtained on the upstream and downstream of the spacer grid at -3dh, +3dh and +40dh locations were compared with the experimental data. In the last section of the study, the behavior of flow through the spacer grid was examined and its prominent aspects were highlighted on the most appropriate turbulence model determined in the second part. Results of the study revealed the importance of mesh type. Hybrid mesh having the largest number of structured elements performed remarkably better than the other two on results. While comparisons of numerical and experimental results showed an overall agreement within all turbulence models, RSM LPS presented better results than the others. Lastly, physical appearance of the flow through spacer grids revealed that springs has more influence on flow than dimples and induces transient flow behaviors. As a result, flow through a simple support grid was examined and the most appropriate turbulence model reflecting the actual physics of the flow was determined.

Design of a morphing flap in a two component airfoil with a droop nose

  • Carozza, Antonio
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.81-91
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    • 2017
  • The performances of lifting surfaces are particularly critical in specific flight conditions like takeoff and landing. Different systems can be used to increase the lift and drag coefficients in such conditions like slat, flap or ailerons. Nevertheless they increase the losses and make difficult the mechanical design of wing structures. Morphing surfaces are a compromise between a right increase in lift and a reduction of parts movements involved in the actuation. Furthermore these systems are suitable for more than one flight condition with low inertia problems. So, flap and slats can be easily substituted by the corresponding morphing shapes. This paper deals with a genetic optimization of an airfoil with morphing flap with an already optimized nose. Indeed, two different codes are used to solve the equations, a finite volume code suitable for structured grids named ZEN and the EulerBoundary Layer Drela's code MSES. First a number of different preliminary design tests were done considering a specific set of design variables in order to restrict the design region. Then a RANS optimization with a single design point related to the take-off flight condition has been carried out in order to refine the previous design. Results are shown using the characteristic curves of the best and of the baseline reported to outline the computed performances enhancements. They reveal how the contemporary use of a morphing acting on the nose of the main component and the trailing edge of the flap drive towards a total not negligible increment in lift.

Second-order wave radiation by multiple cylinders in time domain through the finite element method

  • Wang, C.Z.;Mitra, S.;Khoo, B.C.
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.317-336
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    • 2011
  • A time domain finite element based method is employed to analyze wave radiation by multiple cylinders. The nonlinear free surface and body surface boundary conditions are satisfied based on the perturbation method up to the second order. The first- and second-order velocity potential problems at each time step are solved through a finite element method (FEM). The matrix equation of the FEM is solved through an iteration and the initial solution is obtained from the result at the previous time step. The three-dimensional (3D) mesh required is generated based on a two-dimensional (2D) hybrid mesh on a horizontal plane and its extension in the vertical direction. The hybrid mesh is generated by combining an unstructured grid away from cylinders and two structured grids near the cylinder and the artificial boundary, respectively. The fluid velocity on the free surface and the cylinder surface are calculated by using a differential method. Results for various configurations including two-cylinder and four-cylinder cases are provided to show the mutual influence due to cylinders on the first and second waves and forces.

NUMERICAL MODELLING OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN CONNECTION WITH ARTIFICIAL GRAIN FEEDING ACTIVITIES IN THE RIVER RHINE

  • Duc Bui Minh;Wenka Thomas
    • Water Engineering Research
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.17-30
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    • 2005
  • The bed evolution of the stretch of the River Rhine between km-812.5 and km-821.5 is characterised by general bed degradation as a result of the river training works and dredging activities of the last two centuries. The degradation of the river bed affects the water levels, and so the navigation conditions. To combat the erosion of the river bed with the aim to keep up the shipping traffic and to avoid the ecological system damages due to water level reductions, sand-gravel-mixtures were added to the river (so called artificial grain feeding activities). This paper presents the results of an application of a graded sediment transport model in order to study morpholodynamical characteristics due to artificial grain feeding activities in the river stretch. The finite element code TELEMAC2D was used for flow calculation by solving the 2D shallow water equation on non-structured grids. The sediment transport module SISYPHE has been developed for graded sediment transport using a multiple layer model. The needs to apply such graded sediment transport approaches to study morphological processes in the domain are discussed. The calculations have been carried out for the case of middle water flow and different size-fraction distributions. The results show that the grain feeding process could be well simulated by the model.

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A Grid Generation Technique for the External Flow Fields Utilizing the Predictor-Corrector Scheme (Predictor-Corrector를 활용한 외부 유동장 격자 생성 기법)

  • Kim B. S.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.84-92
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    • 1997
  • In this paper a new structured grid generation technique is introduced. This new technique utilizes predictor-corrector approach, and is a marching scheme in the global sense as the hyperbolic scheme is. In the predictor step, one layer of grid cells is obtained by using Modified Advancing Front Method which generates a collection of quadrilateral cells simultaneously. In the corrector step, the layer of grid cells that is calculated in the predictor step is adjusted by solving Laplace equations to prevent grid lines from skewing and overlapping in highly curved configurations. It is shown that the resultant algorithm, named a MAP scheme, which combines the Modified Advancing Front Method as a Predictor with an elliptic scheme as a corrector can be used to generate globally smooth and locally near-orthogonal grids for external flow fields even for highly curved configurations. Examples of grid generations for external flow fields about several configurations by use of the present approach are given, and its applicability and flexibility have been demonstrated and discussed.

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Numerical Analysis on Flow and Heat Transfer in Twin-Roll Strip Casting Using an Unstructured Fixed-Grid System (비정렬 고정격자계를 이용한 쌍롤 박판주조에서의 유동장 및 열전달 해석)

  • Lee, Jun-Sik;Lee, Ju-Myeong;Jeong, Jae-Dong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.648-657
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    • 2002
  • This paper presents a numerical analysis on the solidification characteristics in twin-roll strip casting. Unstructured fixed-grid system was employed to deal with phase change. Melting of pure gallium was analyzed to confirm the validity of present program in both structured and unstructured grid systems. An algorithm for simultaneous calculation of the temperature in the roll and the molten metal pool was developed. The flow field in the pool and heat transfer features between pool and roll were shown. The effect of process parameters was also studied. Since the geometry of the molten metal Pool significantly deforms along the casting direction, unstructured grid system is more efficient. The unstructured grid system gives almost the same accuracy, even though the number of grids is only 60% of the structure done.