• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.331-336
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 인간동력 항공기의 주익에 적용할 에어포일 형상에 대한 공력 특성을 파악하였다. 인간동력 항공기 날개에 적용하기에 적절한 에어포일을 조사하였으며, DAE11, DAE21, DAE31, SG6043 익형에 대하여 전산유체해석 프로그램인 EDISON_CFD를 통하여 비교하였다. 인간동력 항공기의 낮은 비행속도를 감안하여 $6{\times}10^5$의 저 레이놀즈수에서 받음각에 따른 양력계수, 항력계수, 양항비 등을 얻어내어 상호 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구를 통해 인간동력 항공기 주익에 적용할 저 레이놀즈 에어포일 형상을 최종적으로 선택할 수 있는 근거 자료를 확보하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.69-74
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• 2015

The study investigated numerically the heat transfer and chemical reaction characteristics of a methane-steam reforming by using a 3-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code (Fluent ver. 16.1). The fuel temperature and its species mole fractions were estimated for various Reynolds number in the reformer tube at different burner temperatures. The catalysts were modeled as the porous medium of nicrome in the reformer tube. We considered radiation effect as well as conduction and convective heat transfer because the methane-steam was reformed at very high temperature condition above 1000 K. For two different Reynolds numbers of 49,000 and 88,000 and the burner temperatures were in the range from 1,100 K to 1,300 K. At a low Reynolds number, the fuel temperature increased, leading to increase in hydrogen reforming. However, fuel temperature and hydrogen reforming decreased because of higher convective heat transfer from relatively low fuel temperature. Moreover, the hydrogen reforming also increased with burner temperature.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.40 no.8
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• pp.662-669
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• 2012

The effect of aspect ratio (AR) on the aerodynamic characteristics of a flapping wing was examined to analyze the design parameters of an insect-based MAV. The experimental model constructed with 4-bar linkages was operated in a water tank with the condition of a low Reynolds number. A water-proof micro-force load cell was fabricated and installed at the root of the wing which is made of a plexiglas. The wing shapes were based on the planform of a fruit fly wing. The ARs selected were 1.87, 3.74 and 7.48 and the Reynolds number was fixed at $10^4$. For AR=1.87 and 3.74, distinct lift peaks which indicate unsteady effects such as 'wake-capture' were observed at the moment of the start of the wing-stroke. However, for AR=7.48, no unsteady effects were observed. These phenomena were also observed in the delayed rotation case. The results indicate that a larger AR provides better aerodynamic performance for the insect-based flapping wing which can be applied in MAV designs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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• 2002.08a
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• pp.202-207
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• 2002

본 연구는 액체가 담긴 직사각형 용기를 회전시켜 spin-up 시킨 뒤 주기적인 외력을 가하여 요동운동 시킬 때, 용기 내에 나타나는 유동을 실험 및 수치해석 방법으로 조사한 것 이 다. 서와 김(1), 서 등(2)은 본 유동 모델의 2차원 수치 해석과 가시화 실험을 통하여 낮은 로스비 수(Ross number)와 레이놀즈 수(Reynolds number)의 유동에 적용할 수 있는 Ekman 분출모델을 제안하였다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.12
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• pp.1075-1081
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• 2007

The temperature preconditioning is applied to the Navier-Stokes equations. Also, a new concept of diffusion Mach numbers is introduced to modify the reference Mach number for the Navier-Stokes equations. Flows over a circular cylinder were calculated at different Reynolds numbers. It is shown that the temperature preconditioning improves the convergence characteristics of Navier-Stokes equations. Also, it is shown that the modified reference Mach number alleviates the convergence problems at locally low speed regions.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

Two-dimensional laminar numerical analyses were carried out for investigating the thermo-hydraulic characteristics of wavy channels with different shape parameters ($0.5{\leq}{\in}{\leq}1.5$, $0.1{\leq}{\gamma}{\leq}0.4$). PAO (polyalphaolefin), which is used for electronics cooling, is considered as the working fluid. In addition, constant properties, periodically developed flow, and uniform channel wall temperature conditions are assumed. Streamline and temperature fields, isothermal Fanning friction factors, and Colburn factors are presented for different Reynolds numbers in the laminar region ($1{\leq}Re{\leq}1000$). The results show that heat transfer is enhanced when the channel corrugation ratio (${\gamma}$) is large and channel spacing ratio (${\in}$) is small in the low Reynolds number region (Re < 50) and when ${\in}$ and ${\gamma}$ are large in the high Reynolds number region ($Re{\geq}50$).

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.467-473
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• 2007

Flow visualization study to qualitatively define the flow field over a stealth UCAV(Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicle) configuration in a water tunnel has been conducted to clarify the basic aerodynamic performance. The test was performed at freestream velocity of 12.7 cm/sec which was corresponding to a Reynolds number of $1.4{\times}10^4$ based on mean aerodynamic chord. The development and breakdown of vortices illuminated by using dye were compared to the previous force and moment data. It was shown that the effect of the vortices generated by the main-body and junction are dominant in the low angle-of-attack region. However, in the high angle-of-attack region, the vortex generated by the fore-body mainly influenced the aerodynamic performance of the model.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.7
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• pp.565-574
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• 2007

The flow control effect of blending Gurney flap with jet flap for flow around an NACA 0012 airfoil was numerically investigated through parameter variation of each flow control mechanism on unstructured meshes. The aerodynamic force and moment variations due to flow control were examined, and the results were compared between the blending control and each individual flow control. The results showed that the blending control required less energy input to achieve the same level of lift increment than that of the jet flap, and at the same time alleviated drag increment caused by introducing the Gurney flap.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.151-157
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• 2006

The present paper reports the method for evaluation of heat-transfer performance of finned tube heat exchangers in a low Reynolds number regime (Re = $160\~800$) and also reports the data of heat transfer and pressure loss taken from a finned tube heat exchanger with/without vortex generators (VGs) installed as a heat-transfer enhancement device. The evaluation is based on the modified single blow method conducted in a specially designed low Reynolds number duct. Three different test core geometries, i.e., fin only, fin-tube without VGs and that with VGs, are studied here. The data of heat transfer and pressure loss taken from the fin only geometry agree well with the empirical correlations, thus validating the present method as used for low Reynolds number regime. The data taken from the finned tube geometries with and without VGs are presented and compared to examine the effect of VGs in the low Reynolds number regime.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.373-380
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• 2014

Film flows applied to shell-and-tube heat exchangers in various industrial fields have been studied for a long time. One boundary of the film flow interfaces with a fixed wall, and the other boundary interfaces with a gaseous region. Thus, the flows become so unstable that wavy behaviors are generated on free surfaces as the film Reynolds number increases. First, high-amplitude solitary waves are detected in a low Reynolds number laminar region; then, the waves transit to a low-amplitude, high frequency ripple in a turbulent region. Film thickness is the most significant factor governing heat transfer. Since the wave accompanied in the film flow results in temporal and spatial variations in film thickness, it can be of importance for numerically predicting the film's wavy behavior. In this study, various turbulent models are applied for predicting low-amplitude ripple flows in turbulent regions. The results are compared with existing experimental results, and finally, the applied turbulent models are appraised in from the viewpoint of wavy behaviors.