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Numerical analyses on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Counter-rotating Axial Flow Fan (고성능 엇회전식 축류팬의 공력특성에 대한 전산해석)

  • Cho, Leesang;Cho, Jinsoo
    • Journal of Institute of Convergence Technology
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.37-40
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    • 2015
  • Numerical analyses on the aerodynamic characteristics of a counter rotating axial flow fan is carried out using the frequency domain panel method. Front rotor and rear rotor blades of a counter rotating axial fan are designed by using the simplified meridional flow analysis method with the radial equilibrium equation and the free vortex design condition, according to design requirements. Performance characteristics of a counter rotating axial flow fan are estimated for the variation of design parameters such as the hub to tip ratio, the taper ratio and the solidity. Pressure losses were higher at leading edge and hub region of rotor blades. Characteristic curve of the counter rotating fan was overpredicted without consideration of viscous effect.

Large Amplitude Heave and Roll Simulations by the Chimera RANS Method

  • Kang, Chang-Ho
    • International Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology Speciallssue:Selected Papers
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2001
  • An oscillating body motion with extremely large amplitude has been studied using the viscous flow solver. Time simulations of oscillating ship hull in prescribed heave and roll motions are presented using RANS method with FAM approach (Chen, 1995). For viscous flows, laminar flow and turbulent flow with $textsc{k}$-$\varepsilon$ model are considered and compared. The viscous flow solver of RANS method is performed together with a Chimera type of multi-block grid system to demonstrate the advantage of accurate and efficient zonal approach. In the present study, effects of viscosity and oscillation degree are discussed using Re=1000 and Re=1000000. Large motion of oscillating body shows clear vortex propagation that is not possible for inviscid flow to present.

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Direct Simulation of Acoustic Sound by the Finite Difference Lattice Boltzmann Method (차분격자볼츠만법에 의한 유체음의 직접계산)

  • Kang, Ho-Keun;Ro, Ki-Deok;Lee, Young-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.1827-1832
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    • 2003
  • In this research, the simulation method for acoustic sounds by a uniform flow around a two-dimensional circular cylinder by using the finite difference lattice Boltzmann model is explained. To begin with, we examine the boundary condition which determined with the distribution function $f_i^{(0)}$ concerning with density, velocity and internal energy at boundary node. Very small acoustic pressure fluctuation, with same frequency as that of Karman vortex street, is compared with the pressure fluctuation around a circular cylinder. The acoustic sound' propagation velocity shows that acoustic approa ching the upstream, due to the Doppler effect in the uniform flow, slowly propagated. For the do wnstream, on the other hand, it quickly propagates. It is also apparently the size of sound pressure was proportional to the central distance $r^{-1/2}$ of the circular cylinder. The lattice BGK model for compressible fluids is shown to be one of powerful tool for simulation of gas flows.

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Simulation of turbulent flow of turbine passage with uniform rotating velocity of guide vane

  • Wang, Wen-Quan;Yan, Yan
    • Coupled systems mechanics
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.421-440
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    • 2018
  • In this study, a computational method for wall shear stress combined with an implicit direct-forcing immersed boundary method is presented. Near the immersed boundaries, the sub-grid stress is determined by a wall model in which the wall shear stress is directly calculated from the Lagrangian force on the immersed boundary. A coupling mathematical model of the transition process for a model Francis turbine comprising turbulent flow and rotating rigid guide vanes is established. The spatiotemporal distributions of pressure, velocity, vorticity and turbulent quantity are gained with the transient process; the drag and lift coefficients as well as other forces (moments) are also obtained as functions of the attack angle. At the same time, analysis is conducted of the characteristics of pressure pulsation, velocity stripes and vortex structure at some key parts of flowing passage. The coupling relations among the turbulent flow, the dynamical force (moment) response of blade and the rotating of guide vane are also obtained.

A Study on the Fluid Flow Around an Oscillating Circular Cylinder (진동하는 원주 주위의 유체 유동에 관한 연구)

  • Suh, Yong-Kweon;Mun, Jong-Chun
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.223-223
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    • 1990
  • A circular cylinder is oscillated in th otherwise quiescent viscous fluid. Numerical analysis performed for this problem by using the fourth-order Runge-kutta method for the unsteady Navier-stokes equations. For K(Kelegan-Carpenter''s No.)=5, the flow developed symmetrically, while for K=10, it revealed random patterns. The coefficient of the rms force is overestimated by 20-30% compared with the experimental result.

The analysis of flow over the bridge using preconditioned Navier-Stokes code (예조건화 Navier-Stokes 코드를 이용한 교각 유동해석)

  • Yoo, Il-Yong;Lee, Seung-Soo;Park, Si-Hyong
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.13-16
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    • 2008
  • After the collapse of the Tacoma bay bridge at Tacoma Washington, the accurate prediction of aerodynamics became crucial to the sound design of bridges. CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) becomes important tool for the prediction on wind effects on the bridge due to the recent development of CFD. The usage of CFD is further prompted by the advantages in using CFD, such as low-cost and fast feed-back of design. In this paper, an unsteady compressible Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes code is used for the computation of the flow over bridges. Coakley's ��q-${\omega}$ �� two-equation turbulence model is used for the turbulent eddy viscosity. For accurate and stable computations, the local preconditioning method is adapted to the code. Aerodynamic characteristics of a couple bridges are presented to show the validity and the accuracy of the method.

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The Monotone Streamline Upwind Finite Element Method Using Directionally Aligned Unstructured Grids (방향성을 갖는 비정렬 삼각형격자를 이용한 단조 유선 Upwind 유한요소해석)

  • CHEE Seon Koo;KWON Jang Hyuk
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 1997
  • Rice's monotone streamline upwind finite element method, which was proposed to treat convection-dominated flows, is applied to the linear triangular element. An alignment technique of unstructured grids with given velocity fields is used to prevent the interpolation error produced in evaluating the convection term in the upwind method. The alignment of grids is accomplished by optimizing a target function defined with the inner-product of a properly chosen side vector in the element with the velocity field. Two pure advection problems are considered to demonstrate the superiorities of the present approach in solving the convection-dominated flow on the unstructured grid. Solutions obtained with aligned grids are much closer to the exact solutions than those with initial regular grids. The capability of the present approach in predicting the appearance of the secondary vortex in the laminar confined jet impingement is shown by comparing streamlines to those produced by SIMPLE on a highly stretched grid toward the impingement plate.

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Numerical Study of Biomimetic Foil Propulsion (생체 모방익 추진에 대한 수치적 연구)

  • Han, Cheol-Heui;Lee, Hak-Jin;Cho, Jin-Soo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.30 no.9 s.252
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    • pp.866-872
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    • 2006
  • A numerical study on the propulsive characteristics of a biomimetic foil is done by developing an unsteady linearly-varying strength vortex method. A biomimetic foil is represented as a deforming foil with a tail fin. Present method is verified by comparing the simulated results with results using finite element and finite volume methods. A new boundary condition is imposed by considering the relative rotational velocity, which has not been included in the previous published literature. It is found that the undulation amplitude increases the thrust while maximum thickness is stepping down the thrust. It is also shown that there exists an optimal frequency for maximum thrust generation. It is believed that present results can be used in the investigation of the propulsive characteristics of the biomimetic deforming foil.

Accurate Computations for Multi-dimensional flows : Spatial Discretization (다차원 유동의 정확한 수치해석 : 공간 차분법)

  • Kim Kyu Hong;Kim Chongam;Rho Oh-Hyun
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.08a
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    • pp.5-10
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    • 2003
  • In order to reduce the excessive numerical dissipation, the new spatial discretization scheme is introduced. The present method in this paper has the formula that has an additional procedure of defining transferred properties at a cell-interface, based on AUSMPW+. The newly defined transferred property could eliminate numerical dissipation effectively in non-flow aligned grid system. In addition, the present method guarantees the monotonic characteristic in capturing a discontinuity. Through a stationary or moving contact discontinuity and a stationary or moving shock discontinuity, a vortex discontinuity and shock wave/ boundary layer interaction, it is verified that the accuracy of the present method is improved.

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Inclination angle influence on noise of cavitating marine propeller

  • Bal, Sakir
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.49-65
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    • 2020
  • In this study, the effects of inclined shaft angle on the hydro-acoustic performance of cavitating marine propellers are investigated by a numerical method developed before and Brown's empirical formula. The cavitating blades are represented by source and vortex elements. The cavity characteristics of the blades such as cavitation form, cavity volume, cavity length etc., are computed at a given cavitation number and at a set advance coefficient. A lifting surface method is applied for these calculations. The numerical lifting surface method is validated with experimental results of DTMB 4119 model benchmark propeller. After calculation of hydrodynamic characteristics of the cavitating propeller, noise spectrum and overall sound pressure level (OASPL) are computed by Brown's equation. This empirical equation is also validated with another numerical results found in the literature. The effects of inclined shaft angle on thrust coefficient, torque coefficient, efficiency and OASPL values are examined by a parametric study. By modifying the inclination angles of propeller, the thrust, torque, efficiency and OASPL are computed and compared with each other. The influence of the inclined shaft angle on cavity patterns on the blades are also discussed.