• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.252-261
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• 2024

This research establishes design standards for vortex reduction devices (VRDs) aimed at minimizing underwater radiated noise by mitigating horseshoe vortex (HSV) and root vortex (RV) generated at the junction of appendages and the hull of underwater vehicles. Initial analysis replaced the influence of appendage dimensions and flow velocity with the Reynolds number by verifying the Reynolds similarity of vortex flows. The three-dimensional surfaces of VRDs were parameterized using Bezier curves. Optimal length-to-height ratios were identified by evaluating the vortex reduction performances of VRDs with various dimensions. Ultimately, non-dimensional design standards were derived for VRDs, ensuring effective vortex reduction across any appendage, thereby enhancing stealth performance.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.1201-1208
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• 2022

In general, to maximize the supply and efficiency of floating offshore wind power generation energy, the motion caused by wave attenuation of the substructure must be reduced. According to previous studies, the motion response was reduced due to the vortex viscosity generated by the damping plate installed in the lower structure among the waves. In this study, a 5 MW semi-submersible OC5 platform and two platforms with attenuation plates were designed, and free decay experiments and numerical calculations were performed to confirm the effect of reducing motion due to vortex viscosity. As a result of the model test, when the heave free decay tests were conducted at drop heights of 30 mm, 40 mm, and 50 mm, compared with the OC5 platform, the platform with two types of damping plates attached had relatively improved motion damping performance. In the model test and numerical calculation results, the damping plate models, KSNU Plate 1 and KSNU Plate 2, were 1.1 times and 1.3 times lower than OC5, respectively, and the KSNU Plate 2 platform showed about two times better damping performance than OC5. This study shows that the area of the damping plate and the vortex viscosity are closely related to the damping rate of the heave motion.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.369-369
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• 2016

홍수피해 저감을 위한 지하방수로나 지하저류지 등은 홍수 방어를 위한 도심 내의 토지 확보 부담을 줄이며, 집중 호우 발생 시 내수를 초기에 신속하게 배제하여 제내지 침수 피해를 줄이는데 효율적으로 활용된다. 미국 및 일본, 홍콩과 같은 외국에서는 이미 지하방수로 및 지하저류지를 활용한 홍수피해 저감방안을 수립하여 활용하고 있으며, 최근 국내에서도 치수 계획 수립 시 지하방수로 혹은 지하저류지 시설 도입이 활발히 검토되고 있으나 적용사례가 전무하여 제반기술이 부족하고 많은 시행착오가 예상된다. 제반설계기술의 경우는 구조적인 방안이 모색되어야 하며 대표적으로, 지하방수로 유입구 형상이, 동일한 흐름조건에 대한 유량배제효율에 가장 지배적인 영향인자로 알려진 바 있으며 다양한 유입구 형상설계방안이 기존 실험적 연구 및 외국 설계지침에 제안된 바 있다. 지하방수로는 접근 수로를 통해 유입된 유량이 유입구를 지나며 가속되어 와류 흐름을 형성하며 수직 갱도로 유입되는 구조를 갖기 때문에 지하방수로의 방류 효율을 높이기 위해서는 유입구에서 흐름 특성을 파악하는 것이 중요하다. 이때 유입흐름특성이 사류일 경우 혹은 급격하게 유입 유량이 많아지는 경우 수직 갱도 내에 공기 공동이 형성되어 구조물 파손, 와류의 발생으로 인한 배제효율 감소 등의 피해를 야기할 수 있으므로 수리학적으로 규명할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 지하방수로의 기존 유입구형상에 대한 장단점을 비교하고, 개선점을 적용하여 수리모형을 제작하여 개수로 실험장치에 설치하고 다양한 유입흐름조건에 따라 수리실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과 유입흐름조건에 따라 발생하는 유입구의 공기 공동의 발달 및 소멸 그리고 규모변화를 정량적으로 분석하여, 유입부의 가능 단면적이 큰 수직갱도인 경우, 유량배제 효율이 감소되는 분석결과에 적절하게 일치하였으며, 본 연구결과는 향후 지하방수로 설계의 제반기술의 수립 시 효율적인 활용이 가능하다.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.440-446
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• 2012

A twisted cylinder has been newly designed by rotating the elliptic cross section along the spanwise direction in order to reduce the drag and vorticies in wake region. The flow around the twisted cylinder at a subcritical Reynolds number (Re) of 3000 is investigated to analyze the effect of twisted spiral pattern on the drag reduction and vortex suppression using large eddy simulation (LES). The instantaneous wake structures of the twisted cylinder are compared with those of a circular and a wavy cylinder at the same Re. The shear layer of the twisted cylinder covering the recirculation region is more elongated than that of the circular and the wavy cylinder. Successively, vortex shedding of the twisted cylinder is considerably suppressed, compared with those of the circular and the wavy cylinder. Consequently, the mean drag coefficient and the fluctuating lift of the twisted cylinder are less than those of the circular and the wavy cylinder.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.9-15
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• 2015

We investigated the Reynolds number effects on the flow over a twisted offshore structure in the range of 3×10³≤ Re ≤ 1 × 10⁴. To analyze the effect of the twisted surface treatment, a large eddy simulation (LES) with a dynamic subgrid model was employed. A simulation of the cylindrical structure was also carried out to compare the results with those of the twisted offshore structure. As Re increased, the mean drag and lift coefficient of the twisted offshore structure increased with the same tendency as those of the cylindrical structure. However, the increases in the mean drag and lift coefficient of the twisted offshore structure were much smaller than those of the cylindrical structure. Furthermore, elongated shear layer and suppressed vortex shedding from the twisted offshore structure occurred compared to those of the cylindrical cylinder, resulting in a drag reduction and suppression of the vortex-induced vibration (VIV). In particular, the twisted offshore structure achieved a significant reduction of over 96% in VIV compared with that of the cylindrical structure, regardless of increasing Re. As a result, we concluded that the twisted offshore structure effectively controlled the flow structures with reductions in the drag and VIV compared with the cylindrical structure, irrespective of increasing Re.