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A study of wind turbine power generation and turbine/tower interaction using large eddy simulation

  • Howard, R.J.A.;Pereira, J.C.F.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.95-108
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    • 2006
  • Wind turbines are highly complex structures for numerical flow simulation. They normally comprise of a turbine mounted on a tower thus the movement of the turbine blades and the blade/tower interaction must be captured. In addition the ground effect should also be included. There are many more important features of wind turbines and it is difficult to include all of them. A simplified set of features is chosen here for both the turbine and the tower to show how the method can begin to identify the main points connected with wind turbine wake generation and tip vortex tower interaction. An approach to modelling the rotating blades of a turbine is proposed here. The model uses point forces based on blade element theory to model the blades and takes into account their time dependent motion. This means that local instantaneous velocities can be used as a basis for the blade element theory. The model is incorporated into a large eddy simulation code and, although many important features are left out of the model, the velocity/power performance relation is generally of the correct order of magnitude. Suggested improvements to the method are discussed.

Design of Flexible Composite Propellers considering Fluid-structure Interaction (유체-구조 연성 효과를 고려한 복합소재 유연 프로펠러의 설계)

  • Kim, Ji-Hye;Ahn, Byoung-Kwon;Kim, Gun-Do
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.57 no.2
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2020
  • Due to its flexibility of the composite propeller blade, it is necessary to design a shape capable of generating a desired load at a design point in consideration of the shape change of the propeller. In order to design it, we need to evaluate not only the hydrodynamic force around it, but also its structural response of flexible propeller according to its deformation. So, it is necessary to develop a design tool to predict the hydroelastic performance of a flexible propeller with deformation considering fluid-structure interaction and special operating conditions. Finally a design optimization tool for flexible propellermade of CFRP is required. In this study, a design methodology of the specific flexible composite propeller is suggested, considering fluid-structural interaction analysis of the specific flexible propeller.

Effects of Tsunami Waveform on Energy Dissipation of Aquatic Vegetation (쓰나미 파형이 수중식생의 에너지소산에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Woo-Dong;Park, Jong-Ryul;Jeon, Ho-Seong;Hur, Dong-Soo
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.121-129
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    • 2017
  • The present study numerically investigated the influence of the waveform distribution on the tsunami-vegetation interaction using a non-reflected wave generation system for various tsunami waveforms in a two-dimensional numerical wave tank. First, it was possible to determine the wave attenuation mechanism due to the tsunami-vegetation interaction from the spatial waveform, flow field, vorticity field, and wave height distribution. The combination of fluid resistance in the vegetation and a large gap and creates a vortex according to the flow velocity difference in and out of the vegetation zone. Thus, the energy of a tsunami was increasingly reduced, resulting in a gradual reduction in wave height. Compared to existing approximation theories, the double volumetric ratio of the waveform increased the reflection coefficient of the tsunami-vegetation interaction by 34%, while decreasing the transfer coefficient and energy attenuation coefficient by 25% and 13%, respectively. Therefore, the hydraulic characteristics of a tsunami is highly likely to be underestimated if the solitary wave of the approximation theory is applied for the tsunami.

On the Five Submodels in Shock-Vortex Interaction (충격파-와동 간섭을 구성하는 다섯 가지 소모델에 대하여)

  • Chang Keun-Shik;Chang Se-Myong
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.126-131
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    • 2001
  • 충격파-와동 간섭은 다양한 비선형 물리 현상을 포함한다. 그 중에서도, 충격파 분리와 충격파-충격파 간섭에 대해서는 잘 알려져 있는 반면, 미끄럼 층에서 반사되는 파동이나 관통 충격파 등에 대해서는 지금까지 적절한 연구가 이루어지지 못했다. 저자들은 복잡한 충격파-와동 간섭이 시간에 따라 몇 개의 국지적인 소모델 (submodels)로 귀착됨을 발견하였다. 이는 와동에 의한 충격파의 분리, 충격파-충격파 간섭, 충격파-미끄럼층 간섭, 와동 중심의 충격파통과, 그리고 충격파-소와동 간섭이다. 이러한 5 개의 소모델은 탐구 범위 내에서 충격파-와동 간섭의 전체 구조를 구성한다.

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Two-Dimensional Spin-Up in a Rectangle (직사각형 내부에서의 2차원 스핀업)

  • Suh, Yong-Kweon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.17 no.7 s.94
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    • pp.1805-1812
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    • 1993
  • Two-dimensional spin-up in a rectangular domain is analysed by the numerical computation of the Navier-Stokes equations. The cells are in most cases generated by the vorticity developed near the uper and lower surfaces. Moreover, the movement and interaction of those vortices play a key role in establishing the quasi-steady state. The critical phenomena observed in the previous experiment turns out to be caused by the critical movement of the vortices.

Jet-Edge Interaction and Sound Radiation in Edgetones (쐐기소리에서 분류-쐐기의 상호작용과 소리의 방사)

  • ;Powell A.
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.584-590
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    • 1994
  • A theoretical model has been developed to analyze the jet-edge interaction and the sound radiation. The edge responding to the sinuous impinging jet is regarded as an array of dipoles and their strength is determined by the boundary condition on the edge surface. The surface pressure distribution and the edgeforce are estimated using these dipoles. Then the pressure amplitude and directivity of the sound field is obtained by summing the radiating sounds from the dipole sources. It is found that the effective source is located a little distance downstream from the edge tip. And the directivity of the sound radiation is cardioid pattern near the edge but dipole pattern far from the edge. The theoretical model is confirmed by comparing the theoretical prediction of the edgeforce and sound pressure level with available experimental data.

Suppression of Cavitation Instabilities in an Inducer by Circumferential Groove and Explanation of Higher Frequency Components

  • Kang, Dong-Hyuk;Arimoto, Yusuke;Yonezawa, Koichi;Horiguchi, Hironori;Kawata, Yutaka;Hah, Chunill;Tsujimoto, Yoshinobu
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.137-149
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of the present research is to suppress cavitation instabilities by using a circumferential groove. The circumferential groove was designed based on CFD so that the tip leakage vortex is trapped by the groove and does not interact with the next blade. Experimental results show that the groove can suppress rotating cavitation, asymmetric cavitation and cavitation surge. However, weak instabilities with higher frequency could not be suppressed by the groove. From the analysis of pressure pattern similar to that for rotor-stator interaction, it was found that the higher frequency components are caused by the interaction of backflow vortices with the inducer blades.

Spray Characteristics of a Pilot Nozzle in a Counter-Swirl Type Gas Turbine Combustor (가스터빈 연소기용 대향류 선회기의 분무 특성)

  • Ko, Y.S.;Kim, M.H.;Kim, D.J.;Min, D.K.;Chung, S.H.
    • Journal of ILASS-Korea
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.42-49
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    • 1996
  • The structure of sprays from a simplex type pilot nozzle atomizer is studied experimentally by measuring velocities, Sauter mean diameter, and number density. Interaction of the spray with gas-phase flow field generated from a 1 MW range industrial gas turbine combustor adopt ing a counter-swirler is investigated. Various spray behaviors are reported. Especially interest ing characteristics are the tangential motion of the spray and of the spray with swirl interaction. It shows a Rankine combined vortex type of velocity characteristics, having linear velocity profile inside the inner core whole small particles exist and rapidly decreasing velocity profiles outside. Interacting spray has relatively uniform number density profiles compared to the nozzle spray itself.

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Fan Noise Prediction Method of Air Cooling System (공기 냉각 시스템의 홴 소음 예측 기법)

  • Lee, Chan;Kil, Hyun-Gwon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.18 no.9
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    • pp.952-960
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    • 2008
  • Fan noise prediction method is presented for air conditioning, automobile and electronic cooling system applications where fan acts as an internal equipment having very complicated flow interaction with other various system components. The internal flow paths and distribution in the fan-applied systems such as computer or air conditioner are analyzed by using the FNM(flow network modeling). Fan noise prediction method comprises two models for the discrete frequency noise due to rotating steady aerodynamic lift and blade interaction and for the broadband noise due to turbulent boundary layer and wake vortex shedding. Based on the fan operation point predicted from the FNM analysis results and fan design parameters, the present far noise model predicts overall sound pressure level and spectrum. The predictions for the flow distribution, the fan operation and the noise level in air cooling system by the present method are well agreed with 3-D CFD and actual noise test results.

Numerical Study of Sound Generation Mechanism by a Blast Wave (폭발파에 의한 음향파 생성 메커니즘의 수치적 연구)

  • Bin, Jong-Hoon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.19 no.10
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    • pp.1053-1061
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    • 2009
  • The goal of this paper is to investigate the generation characteristics of the main impulsive noise sources generated by the supersonic flow discharging from a muzzle. For this, this paper investigates two fundamental mechanisms to sound generation in shocked flows: shock motion and shock deformation. Shock motion is modeled numerically by examining the interaction of a sound wave with a shock. The numerical approach is validated by comparison with results obtained by linear theory for a small disturbance case. Shock deformations are modeled numerically by examining the interaction of a vortex ring with a blast wave. A numerical approach of a dispersion-relation-preserving(DRP) scheme is used to investigate the sound generation and propagation by their interactions in near-field.