• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.688-693
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• 2007

To improve aerodynamic efficiency of the Smart Un-manned Aerial Vehicle(SUAV), vortex generator was applied along the wing upper surface during SUAV tests. Vortex generator, initially used in TR-S2 configuration to enhance lift characteristic, increased lift coefficient. Meanwhile vortex generator produced excessive drag and eventually reduced lift-to-drag ratio. To examine the effect of vortex generator's height, three different heights of vortex generator were used for various SUAV configuration. Vortex generator of 3mm height used in TR-S4 configuration produced 3.1% increase in maximum lift coefficient and 1.5% reduction in lift-to-drag ratio.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2023

To evaluate the wind shielding effect of bridge towers with multiple limbs on high-speed trains, a wind tunnel test was conducted to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of vehicles traversing multi-limb towers, which represented a combination of the steady aerodynamic coefficient of the vehicle-bridge system and wind environment around the tower. Subsequently, the analysis model of wind-vehicle-bridge (WVB) system considering the additional moments caused by lift and drag forces under nonuniform wind was proposed, and the reliability and accuracy of the proposed model of WVB system were verified using another model. Finally, the factors influencing the wind shielding effect of multi-limb towers were analyzed. The results indicate that the wind speed distributions along the span exhibit two sudden changes, and the wind speed generally decreases with increasing wind direction angle. The pitching and yawing accelerations of vehicles under nonuniform wind loads significantly increase due to the additional pitching and yawing moments. The sudden change values of the lateral and yawing accelerations caused by the wind shielding effect of multi-limb tower are 0.43 m/s² and 0.11 rad/s² within 0.4 s, respectively. The results indicate that the wind shielding effect of a multi-limb tower is the controlling factor in WVB systems.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.225-238
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• 2019

A spike attached to a blunt nosed body significantly alters its flow field and influences the aerodynamic coefficients at hypersonic speed. The basic body is an axisymmetric, with a hemisphere nose followed by a cylindrical portion. Five different types of spikes, namely, conical aerospike, hemisphere aerospike, flat-face aerospike, hemisphere aerodisk and flat-face aerodisk are attached to the basic body in order to assess the aerodynamic characteristic. The spiked blunt body without the aerospike or aerodisk has been set to be a basic model. The coefficients of drag, lift and pitching moment were measured with and without blunt spike body for the length-to-diameter ratio (L/D) of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0, at Mach 6 and angle of attack up to 8 degrees using a strain gauge balance. The measured forces and moment data are employed to determine the relative performance of the aerodynamic with respect to the basic model. A maximum of 77 percent drag reduction was achieved with hemisphere aerospike of L/D = 2.0. The comparison of aerodynamic coefficients between the basic model and the spiked blunt body reveals that the aerodynamic drag and pitching moment coefficients decrease with increasing the L/D ratio and angle of attack but the lift coefficient has increasing characteristics.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.285-295
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• 2016

A contact strip shape of a high speed train pantograph system was optimized with CFD to increase the aerodynamic performance and stability of contact force, and the results were validated by a wind tunnel test. For design of the optimal contact strip shape, a Kriging model and genetic algorithm were used to ensure the global search of the optimal point and reduce the computational cost. To enhance the performance and robustness of the contact strip for high speed pantograph, the drag coefficient and the fluctuation of the lift coefficient along the angle of attack were selected as design objectives. Aerodynamic forces were measured by a load cell and HWA (Hot Wire Anemometer) was used to measure the Strouhal number of wake flow. PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) was adopted to visualize the flow fields. The optimized contact strip shape was shown a lower drag with smaller fluctuation of vertical lift force than the general shaped contact strip. And the acoustic noise source strength of the optimized contact strip was also reduced. Finally, the reduction amount of drag and noise was assessed when the optimized contact strip was applied to three dimensional pantograph system.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.345-352
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• 2011

고속으로 주행하는 자동차에서 전면유리 와이퍼의 부상 현상은 와이퍼의 닦임 성능을 저해하여 운전자의 안전을 위협한다. 본 연구에서는 고속 주행 시 와이퍼가 작동하는 차량 주변의 3차원 CFD 해석을 수행하여 와이퍼의 닦임 성능 향상을 위한 방안을 모색하였다. 정확한 해석결과를 얻기 위하여 차량과 와이퍼의 자세한 형상을 모델링하였고, 해석 결과로 와이퍼의 양력계수와 항력계수를 산출하였다. 또한, 수치해석을 통하여 와이퍼 작동 각도와 후드 끝단 각도가 전면유리 와이퍼의 양력계수와 항력계수에 미치는 영향에 대하여 분석하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.369-374
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• 2007

비평면 지면 위를 비행하는 플래퍼론이 있는 날개의 비정상 공력특성을 경계요소법을 사용하여 연구하였다. 시간 전진법을 사용하여 채널과 지면 위를 비행하는 날개 및 플래퍼론의 움직임에 따른 후류의 형상을 모사하였다. 지면 위 또는 채널 내를 비행하는 날개의 공력계수는 플래퍼론의 주기운동에 따라 일정한 루프로 나타난다. 플래퍼론 변화에 따른 롤링모멘트는 지면 위를 비행하는 날개와 채널 내를 비행하는 날개가 동일한 결과를 나타내었다. 피칭모멘트는 지면에서 보다 채널 내를 비행할 때 플래퍼론의 움직임에 따라 더 큰 변화폭을 나타내었다. 본 연구를 통해 비평면 지면 위를 비행하는 운송체의 안정성 해석에 필요한 다양한 공력계수 확보가 가능하다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.637-646
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• 2010

포텐셜 기저 패널법과 시간전진법을 통합한 시간영역 패널법을 이용하여 융합익기 형상 초소형 무인기 FM07에 대한 정상/비정상 공력해석을 수행하였다. 융합익기 형상 무인기인 FM07의 공력해석에는 초기 설계형상(Case I)과 가로세로비를 증가시키고 무게중심을 후방으로 이동시킨 개선형상(Case II)이 사용되었다. 정상 공력해석을 통해 FM07 무인기의 개선형상이 초기형상에 비하여 보다 큰 양항비와 높은 피칭 안정성을 나타냄을 확인하였다. FM07의 비정상 급가속(발사체 이륙단계)을 나타낸 공력해석에서는 초기 급격한 증가를 보이는 공력계수들이 수초 후에 안정화되어 정상상태에 근사한 값을 나타내었다. FM07의 순항시 발생할 수 있는 피치진동운동에 대한 해석을 수행하여 진동에 따른 공력계수의 이력 현상을 확인하였으며, 개선형상이 보다 큰 민감도를 갖는 것을 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.366-373
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• 2014

A conceptual design of a three-surface strike fighter was studied and stealth performance was taken into account to enhance survivability and battle effectiveness. CATIA was used to design the aircraft's three-dimensional prototype model and the weapon carriage arrangement was also studied. The aircraft's RCS characteristics and distributions under X, S, C, and L bands were simulated using the RCSPlus software, which is based on the PO method. Pressure and velocity distributions of the flow field were also simulated using CFD. A turbulence model was based on standard $k-{\varepsilon}$ function and N-S functions were used during the CFD computation. Lift coefficients, drag coefficients, and lift-to-drag ratio were obtained by aerodynamic simulation. The results showed that: (1) the average value of head-on RCS between ${\pm}30^{\circ}$ is below -3.197 dBsm, and (2) the lift coefficient is 0.34674, the drag coefficient is 0.04275, and the lift-to-drag ratio is 8.11087 when the attack angle is $2.5^{\circ}$.

• EDISON SW 활용 경진대회 논문집
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• 제3회(2014년)
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• pp.527-532
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 사각 실린더로 근사된 차체 주위에 균일한 층류 유동이 흐를 때, 앞 사각 실린더의 후면에 나타나는 후류의 변화를 정상적인 관점에서 분석하였다. EDISON_CFD를 이용하여 앞 실린더와 뒷 실린더의 변화에 따른 공력계수를 확인하였다. 격자 분해능과 시간 간격에 따른 정확성을 분석하였다. 앞 실린더의 길이 변화, 두 실린더 간의 거리를 통해 나타나는 공력계수의 변화를 실제 상황에서의 운행 안정성 및 공기 저항에 대입하여 분석하였다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.257-273
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• 2008

A number of passive aerodynamic drag reduction methods were applied separately and then in different combinations on an intercity bus model, through wind tunnel studies on a 1:20 scale model of a Mercedes Benz Tourismo 15 RHD intercity bus. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling was also conducted in parallel to assist with flow visualisation. The commercial CFD package $CFX^{TM}$ was used. It has been found that dramatic reductions in coefficient of drag ($C_D$) of up to 70% can be achieved on the model using tapered and rounded top and side leading edges, and a truncated rear boat-tail. The curved front section allows the airflow to adhere to the bus surfaces for the full length of the vehicle, while the boat-tails reduce the size of the low pressure region at the base of the bus and more importantly, additional pressure recovery occurs and the base pressures rise, reducing drag. It is found that the CFD results show remarkable agreement with experimental results, both in the magnitude of the force coefficients as well as in their trends. An analysis shows that such a reduction in aerodynamic drag could lead to a significant 28% reduction in fuel consumption for a typical bus on intercity or interstate operation. This could translate to a massive dollar savings as well as significant emissions reductions across a fleet. On road tests are recommended.