• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.132-145
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• 1992

A series of design, theoretical analysis and model test procedures is presented for the development of an axisymmetric stator-propeller system. A preswirl stator is located in front of a propeller in order to improve the propulsion efficiency by cancellation of the slip stream rotational velocity due to the propeller. Model test results show that propulsion efficiency gain due to the symmetric stator-propeller system is about 3% compared to the single propeller. This efficiency gain would increase for full scale application since the pressure drag coefficient of the stator would decrease due to increasement of turbulent intensity behind the hull wake and increasement of Reynolds number.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 1994

Procedures for the development of a preswirl stator-propulsion system for a VLCC 300K are described in this paper. The preswirl stator-propulsion system is one of the compound propulsor systems, which is used for the purpose of recovering propeller slipstream rotational energy by locating a stator in front of the propeller. The preswirl stator-propulsion system can be considered as a most reliable energy saving device because of its simple mechanism. Five stators are designed for the existing hull form and propeller, and their effects are verified by model tests. Open-water test result of the preswirl stator-propulsion system at the cavitation tunnel show $4{\sim}6%$ increase of open-water efficiency compared to that of a propeller without stators. Maximum 6.5% decrease of delivered power at the design speed(15.5knots) is expected with the designed stator based on the analysis results of resistance and self-propulsion test at the towing tank.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.30-44
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• 1993

This paper deals with both experimental and theoretical methods for performance prediction of asymmetric stater propulsion systems which have been used for the purpose of recovery of a propeller slipstream rotational energy due to a stator located in front of the propeller. Using the developed computer code based on the lifting surface theory, theortical investigation on the interaction between the stator and the propeller is provided in order to obtain general insight on the performance characteristics of the propulsion systems in uniform and non-uniform flow. Such theoretical calculations have end agreements with model Inset results. The asymmetric stator would give an efficiency gain of about 6% to the compound propulsor system compared with the single propeller system.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.28-40
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• 2002

Turbulent flows around two-dimensional wing sections in ground effect are analysed by incompressible RANS equations and a finite difference method. The Baldwin-Lomax algebraic turbulence model is used to simulate high Reynolds number flows. The main purpose of this study is to clarify the two-dimensional ground effect and its flow characteristics due to different ground boundary conditions, i.e., moving and fixed bottom boundary. As a first step, to validate the present numerical code, the computational result of Clark-Y(t/C 11.7%) is compared with published numerical results and experimental data. Then, NACA4412 section in ground effect is calculated for various ground clearances with two bottom boundary conditions. According to the computational results, the difference in the lift and moment simulated with the two bottom boundary conditions is negligible, but the drag force simulated by the fixed bottom is to some extent smaller than that by the moving bottom. Therefore, it can be concluded that the drag force measured in a wind tunnel with the fixed bottom could be smaller than that with the moving bottom.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.59-60
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• 2001

함정그물은 어살류와 낙망류로 나뉜다. 그 중 죽방렴은 고정목을 설치하여 어획하는 어구로서 어살류에 속한다. 죽방렴은 유속이 매우 빠른 남해안 협수로에서 이루어지는 어업으로, 날개와 발통 두 부분으로 구성된 어구이다. 어구의 구조는 해저에 돌을 쌓아올려 그 위에 고정목을 박아 V자형 날개를 설치하고, V자의 꼭지점에 해당하는 곳에 발통을 설치한다. 과거에는 발통 부분을 대나무로 엮어서 만들었기 때문에 죽방렴이라 했으나, 현재는 대나무 대신 망목 크기가 작은 그물을 발통 내부에 둘러싼다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.205-211
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• 2014

Interests on energy saving devices (ESDs) have been increased with the concern of the energy efficiency design index (EEDI) developed by the international maritime organization (IMO). To study the influence of ESDs, KVLCC2 with energy saving pre-swirl stator (PSS) was selected. To validate the computations, computed nominal wake of the model scale ship was compared with the experimental data, and the numerical uncertainty assessment was done for the full scale ship computations. The PSS changed rotational flow, which was assistant to the propeller thrust for the model and full scale ships. Performances of the full scale ships were predicted by ITTC methods, and new prediction method was proposed.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.431-439
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• 2016

This paper reports a numerical method for determining the resistance and self-propulsion performance of an asymmetric pre-swirl stator used as an energy saving device by cancelling a propeller's rotational energy. The present asymmetric pre-swirl stator propulsion system consists of three blades at the port and one blade at the starboard, which can effectively recover the biased rotating flow. This paper provides the design concept for the present asymmetric stator, which produces more efficient results than a conventional propeller.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.381-389
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• 2007

6-DOF simulation program is developed in order to increase the efficiency of the store separation analysis. This S/W is much faster than a method based on CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) technology, and allows the simulation of stores with fixed shape as well as with extensible wings, because it uses aerodynamic databases which are prepared beforehand. In this paper, aerodynamic databases of stores are obtained with MSAP(Multi-body Separation Analysis Program), and unsteady damping coefficients are modeled with Missile Datcom. These databases and the 6-DOF simulation program are used to predict the trajectory of an external store, while its wings are being deployed. The analysis results indicate that the safe separations of the store can be achieved not only with the wing fixed but with the wings being deployed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.273-279
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• 2011

Turbulent flow analysis around a wind turbine blade was performed to evaluate the power performance of offshore wind turbine. Fluent package was utilized to solve the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations in non-inertial rotating coordinates. The realizable k-$\varepsilon$ model was used for turbulence closure and the grid system combining structured and unstructured grids was generated. In the first, lift and drag forces of 2-D foil section were calculated and compared with existing experimental data for the validation. Then torque and thrust of the wind turbine blade having NACA 4-series sections were calculated with fixed pitch angle and rpm. Tip speed ratio was varied by changing wind speed. In the next, three kinds of end plate were attached at the tip of blade in order to increase the power of the wind turbine. Among them the end plate attached at the suction side of the blade was found to be most effective. Furthermore, performance analysis with tilt angle and rake was also performed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2016

The information about the deformations of high-aspect-ratio wings is needed for the real-time monitoring of structural responses. Wing deformation in flight can be predicted by using relationship between the curvatures and the strains on the wing skin. It is also necessary to consider geometric nonlinearity when the large deformation of wing is occurred. The strain distribution on fixed-end is complex in the chordwise direction because of the geometric shape of fixed-wings on fuselages. Hence, the wing displacement can be diversely predicted by the location of the strain sensing lines in the chordwise direction. We conducted a study about prediction method of displacements regardless of the chordwise strain sensing locations. To correct spanwise strains, the ratio of spanwise strain to chordwise strain, Poisson's ratio, and the ratio of the plate strain to the beam strain were used. The predicted displacements using the strain correction were consistent with those calculated by the FEA and verified through the bending testing.