• Journal of the Korean Society of Mechanical Technology
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.757-762
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• 2018

LDV(laser Doppler velocimetry) measurements were conducted on the exit region of the impeller passage and the gap between the impeller and turbine blades under 0.8 speed ratio. The 0.8 speed ratio has an impeller speed of 2000rpm and a turbine speed of 1600rpm. A periodic variation of the mass flow rate is present in many of the measurements made. The frequency of this variation is the same as the frequency of the turbine blades passing the impeller passage exit. It is found that the instantaneous position of the turbine had effect on fluid flow inside the impeller passage and gap region. This study would aid in the construction of higher accuracy CFD models of this complex turbomachinery device.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.24-30
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• 2010

Space solar sails are a form of spacecraft propulsion using the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser to push enormous ultra-thin mirrors to high speeds. With respect to it, U.S.A, Japan, E.U. and Russia, etc. have performed a substantial research and the space flight test. On May 2010, JAXA succeeded in launching the world's first interplanetary solar sail spacecraft "IKAROS" to Venus. Currently, solar sail propulsion is aimed chiefly at accomplishing a number of non-crewed missions in any part of the solar system and beyond. This paper presents the technology trend of advanced countries on the development of the solar sails as a new propulsion method for the space investigation and travel.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.197-202
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• 2014

The efficiency of a catalytic converter depends on the flow distribution across a system's chemically active substrate. If irregularities or non-uniform flow patterns exist, the system's conversion efficiency decreases, whereas the manufacturing cost increases. Therefore, it is important to analyze the internal flow of a catalytic converter. In this study, flow pattern measurements along the minor axis were recorded at the mid and exit planes of a ceramic honeycomb catalytic converter at flow rates of 37.8 l/s and 94.4 l/s. Flow distributions of the measurement plans were compared with an automotive company's computed velocity profiles. Measurements along the minor axis showed uneven velocity profiles. The ${\upsilon}$-velocity components between the honeycomb bricks were small but somewhat erratic opposite the intake side of the converter, however, they became flatter in measurements recorded near the intake entrance. For almost all velocity values, the computer model suggested velocities greater than the measured values.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.7
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• pp.709-715
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• 2011

In order to observe the wake interaction between tip vortices generated by a two-bladed rotor with slightly different pitch angles, the velocity components of the tip vortices were measured by using a two-dimensional LDV system. It was observed that the swirl velocity components of the ensuing blade deviated from the Vatistas' n = 2 vortex model and the axial velocity components of the preceding blade deviated from the Gaussian profile. It was also found that in the wake-age range of $200^{\circ}$ to $240^{\circ}$, the filament of the ensuing blade tip vortex was stretched as result of the closing in of two vortices. The results from these observations suggest the possibility that a similar wake interaction is generated in actual rotor blades, especially, in the ones with articulated hubs.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.53.1-53.1
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• 2016

국립대구과학관 천체 관측 핵심시설인 1m 반사망원경을 개발하고 설치 완료하였다. 본 발표에서는 국립대구과학관 1m 망원경의 시스템 사양과 개발 및 설치과정을 전반적으로 기술하고 앞으로의 활용계획에 대해 소개하고자 한다. 이번에 도입된 주망원경은 지난 2014년 11월부터 광학계 및 마운트 설계를 시작으로 2016년 5월까지 약 1년 6개월의 개발기간을 거쳐 설치 완료되었다. 순수 국내기술로 개발된 주망원경은 주경 1,000mm(부경 300mm)의 유효구경을 가지며 후방초점거리가 700mm인 초점비 F/8의 리치-크레티앙 방식의 광학계로 설계되었다. 레이저 간섭계를 이용하여 거울면 전체의 형상 오차를 정밀하게 측정한 결과 주경면 PV < ${\lambda}/4$, RMS < ${\lambda}/20$, 부경면 PV < ${\lambda}/10$, RMS < ${\lambda}/50$의 형상 정밀도를 가진다. 포크형태의 경위대식 마운트 구조로 방위각, 고도 양축과 디로테이터에 각각 모터가 장착되어 움직이는 다이렉트 드라이브 방식으로 구동된다. 최대 구동속도는 $2^{\circ}/s$이상, 포인팅 정밀도는 2'이하, 10분간 추적 정밀도는 3"이하(10분간 오토가이더 추적 정밀도는 1"이하)의 구동 성능을 가진다. 제어용 컨트롤 시스템은 JTCS(Justek Telescope Control System)를 사용한다. 성능 평가를 위해 시험 관측된 10~13등급 사이 10개의 별들에 대한 FWHM 측정결과는 4~5" 범위에 있다. 앞으로 지속적인 성능 평가와 업그레이드를 통해 향후 정밀도를 높여 학술 연구용으로 공개할 예정이다. 이번 국립대구과학관 1m 주망원경의 도입으로 지역 천문교육 프로그램이 한 단계 더 도약할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.2289-2297
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• 1996

Flows in the combustion chamber near the spark plug are measured using LDv.A single cylinder DOHC S.I. engine of compression ratio 9.5:1 with a transparent quartz window piston is used. Combustion chamber shape is semi-wedge type. Measured data are analyzed using the ensemble averaged analysis and the cycle resolved analysis which uses FFT Filtering. Turbulent intensity and mean velocity are studied in the main flow direction and the normal to main flow direction as a function of engine speeds. The results shows that the turbulent intensity obtained by the ensemble averaged analysis is greater than that calculated by the cycle resolved analysis. Especially, the ensemble averaged analysis shows increase in turbulence at the end of compression stroke although the cycle resolved analysis shows increase only in the cycle-by-cycle variation with no noticeable increase in turbulence. The mean velocity in the main flow direction increase as engine speed increase. But the mean velocity normal to the main flow does not show such increase. Turbulent intensity in both direction increase in proportion to engine speeds. The magnitude of turbulent intensity is about 0.3 ~ 0.4 times the mean piston speeds at the end of the compression stroke.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.127-133
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• 2000

In the present study flow characteristics of turbulent pulsating flow in a square-sectional 180。 curved duct are investigated experimentally. in order to measure axial velocity and secondary flow distributions experimental studies for air flow are conducted in a square-sectional $180^{\circ}$ curved duct by using the LDV system with the data acquisition and the processing system of the Rotating Machinery Resolver (RMR) and the PHASE software. The experiment is conducted on seven sections form the inlet(${\phi}=180^{\circ}$) at $30^{\circ}$ intervals of the duct. The results obtained from the experimentation are summarized as follows : In the axial velocity distributions of turbulent pulsating flow when the ratio of velocity amplitude(A1) is less than one there is hardly any velocity change in the section except near the wall and any change in axial velocity distribution along the phase. The secondary flow of turbulent pulsating flow has a positive value at the vend angle of $150^{\circ}$ without regard to the ratio of velocity amplitude. The dimensionless value of secondary flow becomes gradually weak and approaches zero in the region of bend angle $180^{\circ}$ without regard to the ratio of velocity amplitude.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.675-684
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• 2002

Two-dimensional, angle-resolved LDV(Laser Doppler Velocimetry) measurements of the turbulent rotating flow field in a confined cylinder have been performed. The configurations of interest are flows between a rotating upper disk with a rod attached by a disk or impeller($\theta$ = 45$^{\circ}$, 90$^{\circ}$) and a stationary lower disk in a confined cylinder. The mean flow velocity as well as the turbulent intensity of the flow field have been measured. The results show that the flow is strongly dependent on the position of the impellers or the disk, negligibly affected by the Reynolds number in turbulent flow. It is observed that the mixing effect of the axial flow impeller($\theta$ = 45$^{\circ}$) is better than that of the radial flow impeller($\theta$ = 90$^{\circ}$) or a disk.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.20-24
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• 2012

Increasing the active catalyst surface area is important in improving a converter's efficiency. In addition, uniform flow is advantageous in that it produces more efficient catalytic conversion. This results in the ability to use a smaller catalytic converter with uniform flow as opposed to a larger converter requirement for non-uniform flow. Therefore, it is important to characterize the internal flow of the catalytic converter. To characterize the system's flow patterns, velocity measurements were taken at the mid and exit planes of a ceramic honeycomb catalytic converter at flow rates of 37.8 l/s and 94.4 l/s. Measurements were conducted using LDV. The profiles were measured along both the major and minor axis of the planes. Primary flow direction velocities measured along the minor axis, at both flow rates, varied greatly at the mid plane and somewhat at the exit plane. The areas of greatest air flow were seen near the edges of the walls and on the side of the converter opposite the flow's entrance region. It also appears that the high velocities opposite the intake are due to the design of the entrance region. The entrance region is possibly too small to properly redirect the vertically entering fluid into an evenly distributed flow in the primary flow direction.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.36-43
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• 2017

We studied attenuation characteristics of shock waves induced by a donor charge and the sensitivity of an acceptor for optimal design of a TBI (Through-bulkhead initiator). The attenuation behavior of shock waves was studied by measuring free surface velocity using a VISAR (Velocity Interferometer System for Any Reflector), and the sensitivity of the acceptor explosives was analyzed via SSGT (Small Scale Gap Test). It was found that the acceptor sensitivity obtained by the SSGT may be inappropriate for the design of the small-scale explosive devices such as TBI due to the different shock duration time.