• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.2407-2414
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• 1992

Constant temperature hot wire air flow meter for automobiles requires temperature compensation system because hot wire output signal is sensitive to ambient temperature variations as well as fluid velocity. The objectives of the present study are to design an air flow meter circuit which is capable of compensating the hot wire output signal for ambient temperature variations and to investigate the mechanism of such temperature compensation. This circuit is composed of platinum hot wire, platinum resistor, two variable resistors, a constant resistor and a DC-amplifier. In particular, by simply replacing a constant resistor in one of the bridge arms of the conventional circuit with platinum resistor and a variable resistor for the purpose of temperature compensation, the deviation of output signal with respect to ambient temperature variations between 27deg. C 70deg. C could be reduced to less than 2.5% for mass flow rate and to less than 5% for velocity respectively. The mechanism of temperature compensation against ambient temperature variations was explained by means of measuring the heat transfer coefficient with hot wire temperature variations and analyzing and analyzing conventional empirical equations qualitatively.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.28-35
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• 2002

A methods of minimizing the measurement error brought from gas compositions was proposed by Hot wire Anemometer which don't have measurement resistance to calculate of gas vent in sanitary landfill. It was determined measurement error to compared velocity at the center of pipe to calculate using rotor meter and density gas compositions with velocity at the center of pipe to calculate using water head indicator which don't have measurement resistance. Considering the methods of minimizing gas velocity in sanitary landfill using hot wire anemometer and rotor meter, it was found to minimize within 10% as error of gas vent in sanitary landfill.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.512-518
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• 1991

TSI IFA 100 Thermal anemometer와 같이 자동화된 유속계라 할지라도, 사용자가 조정해야 하는 과열비, 인덕턴스 등과 같은 인자가 있다. 이와 같은 조정의 문제 외에도 오차를 고려해야 하는 많은 요소가 있다. 이들 중 주위 유체의 온도 변화에 대한 영향 등에 깊은 이해를 가지고 있어야 정밀계측을 가능하게 할 것이다. 그 예로서 자동차에서 사용되는 정온도형 열선유속계 형의 공기유량계는 주위온도 보상을 위한 회로가 내장되어 동절기와 하절기 사이의 온도차를 보상하고 있다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.1-12
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• 1997

In an SI engine, the characteristics of the air flow is important not only for the design of the intake system geometry but also for the accurate measurement of the induction air mass. In this study, an air flow rate measurement using the ultrasonic flow meter and hot wire flow meter was conducted at the upstream of the intake port and the throttle. At the upstream of the intake port, the pulsating flow into the cylinder affected by the pressure wave was detected directly with the flow meters instead of pressure sensors. At the upstream of the throttle, the reverse flow phenomena were showed by comparing the flow pattern measured by the hot wire air flow meter and the ultrasonic air flow meter. The results of this study can be used for the analysis of the tuning effect in the intake manifold and estimation of the error in real time measurement for the air flow rate.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.58-65
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• 1995

In this study an air flow meter was developed for MPI engine using ultrasonic sensors. The major characteristcs of the ultrasonic flow meter are high speed response, flow direction recognition and linear output. The air flow rate measurements were conducted at upstream of the throttle and intake manifold. The characteristics of the ultrasonic flow meter are compared with those of the Bosch hot wire flow meter at both steady and unsteady engine conditions.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.92-101
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• 1996

In a gasoline engine, the characteristics of air flow is very important not only for the design of the intake system geometry bout also for the accurate measurement of the induction air mass. In this study, an air flow rate measurement of the induction air mass. In this study, an air flow rate measurement was conducted by using the hot wire flow meter at the upstream of the intake port and the throttle. At the upstream of the throttle, the overshoot phenomena of the air flow rate by fast throttle opening were analyzed with choked flow. At the upstream of the intake port, the cylinder variation of the air flow rate and the difference between fast throttle opening and closing were showed during the unsteady state by the throttle step change. The results of this study can be used for the design of the throttle valve geometry and cylinder by cylinder control.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.04b
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• pp.154-161
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• 2000

As a mass flow controller is widely used in many manufacturing processes for controlling a mass flow rate of gas with accuracy of 1%, several investigators have tried to describe the heat transfer phenomena in a sensor tube of an MFC. They suggested a few analytic solutions and numerical models based on simple assumptions, which are physically unrealistic. In the present work, the heat transfer phenomena in the sensor tube of the MFC are studied by using both experimental and numerical methods. The numerical model is introduced to estimate the temperature profile in the sensor tube as well as in the gas stream. In the numerical model, the conjugate heat transfer problem comprising the tube wall and the gas stream is analyzed to fully understand the heat transfer interaction between the sensor tube and the fluid stream using a single domain approach. This numerical model is further verified by experimental investigation. In order to describe the transport of heat energy in both the flow region and the sensor tube, the Nusselt number at the interface between the tube wall and the gas stream as well as heatlines is presented from the numerical solution.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.166-174
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• 1999

The flow characteristics of 2-valve and 4-valve cylinder heads with various blocked-valve were experimentally investigated in a steady flow rig. Effects of the blocked-valve configurations on flow coefficient, swirl and tumble intensity are studied. Compared to the conventional valve, the blocked valve in both cylinder heads have the much lower flow coefficient and the much higher intensity of swirl and tumble. Under the same size of blockage, the value of flow coefficient and swirl(or tumble) intensity were varied according to the position of blockage. Throughout these steady flow test the optimized positions of blockage in both cylinder heads were determined.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.1376-1384
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• 1996

Measuring the velocity of fluid flow, semiconductor flow sensors are widely used in the various fields of engineering and science such as the semiconductor manufacturing processes and electronic control engines for automobiles. In the near future, this type of sensors will replace present hot wire type sensors or other type flow sensor due to its low price, easy handling and small size. To develop the advanced semiconductor flow sensor, it is necessary to obtain characteristics of the flow and the heat transfer around the sensor in advance. In the present study, the theoretical analysis including mathematical modeling and numerical calculation to predict the characteristics of heat transfer and flow field around the sensor was carried out. The main parameters for optimum design of the flow sensor are the free stream velocity, the heat generation rate of silicon arm and the distance between arms. Effects of these parameters on flow and heat transfer around the sensor and the temperature difference between arms are examined.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.281-281
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• 2010

ITER 블랑켓 시험모듈(TBM)의 액체형 증식재 성능 시험용 루프의 설계를 완료하였고 현재시험용 루프를 제작 및 설치중이다. 액체형 증식재 성능 시험용 루프의 핵심 구성 부품인 액체 저장용 탱크, 전자석, EM 펌프들과 이들 장치들의 전원장치 및 제어장치를 제작 완료하였다. 액체형 증식재 성능 시험용 루프 설치를 위한 데크를 제작하였으며, 제작된 실험 데크의 총 지지하중은 10 톤 이상이다. 루프설치대 위에 성능 시험용 루프가 설치되며 루프 설치대는 $3\;m\;{\times}\;2.4\;m$ 의 직사각형으로 제작되었으며, 실험 종료 및 유지 보수 시 액체증식재의 drain을 고려하여 전체 루프는 각도 조절이 가능하도록 제작되었다. 루프내의 유량을 측정하기 위한 유량계, 전자석 자장의 변화에 따른 압력의 변화를 측정하기 위한 차압센서가 전자석의 양단에 설치되며, 시험용 루프에 흐르는 액체금속(PbLi) 및 루프관의 온도를 측정하기 위한 열전대가 설치된다. 루프 설치대를 기울였을 때 루프의 최상부에 액체금속 저장고 및 레벨센서를 설치하여 루프 내에 액체금속이 가득 채워졌는지를 레벨센서로 확인하며 루프 내에 잔존하는 기체가 저장고를 통하여 외부로 배출되게 하였다. 액체형 증식재 성능 시험용 루프 설치 후 실험은 고체 상태의 PbLi를 액체 저장용 탱크에 장착한 후 탱크의 열선의 온도 제어에 의한 PbLi의 용융점 확인, 시험용 루프에서의 전자펌프 성능 평가 등의 시험의 기본적인 실험을 수행한 후 자기장 환경에서 MHD 평가, 증식재의 순도 유지, 구조재의 부식 등의 시험을 수행할 예정이다.