• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.1-10
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• 2006

An optimization study on a small turbopump impeller operating at the low specific speed is conducted to obtain high output head at the impeller exit. Its specific speed in SI unit (RPM, m3/sec, m) is 4.0, and the outer diameter is 56mm. On the optimization, the outer diameter of the impeller is maintained constant to restrict the pump size, and an objective function of pressure head is maximized with eight design variables, which are related with designing an impeller shape. The response surface method is used to the optimization scheme, and the commercial code CFX-10 is applied for numerical analysis. The pressure head of the objective function obtained with an optimized impeller is increased by 9.7% compared with that obtained on an impeller designed with typically recommended design parameters. This increment is caused by reducing the recirculation region within the impeller passage.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.424-432
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• 2011

Shape parameters and design variables for a centrifugal compressor impeller were investigated for optimizing a centrifugal compressor. In order to compare the performance of an optimized impeller with the performance of the original impeller, an already tested impeller was chosen and design variables for optimization were selected. The meridional shapes at the shroud and at the hub were re-designed using the Bezier curve. The camber-lines of the impeller blade at the hub and at the tip were also expressed by the Bezier curve. The shape curves for impeller could be expressed using 6-8 control points. Among them, eight control points which have strong effect to the shape can be selected as design variables for optimization. Therefore, any impeller which is expressed by data points for its shape can be optimized using few design variables.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.280-281
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 기존의 배풍기 효율을 높이고 크기를 줄이기 위해 임펠러의 속도를 높이는 설계에 관한 연구다. 임펠러 속도는 5500rpm으로 증가시키고 크기는 320mm에서 250mm로 줄였으며 효율과 최대 풍량을 향상키기기 위해 임펠러의 Hub/Tip 비율을 줄이며, 날개각도에 변화를 주는 방식을 제안한다. Hub/Tip 비율이 줄어들면 유량이 통과하는 면적이 넓어지게 되는 효과를 얻게 되고, 임펠러 중심거리에 따른 날개 각도를 변화시키면 풍압과 풍량이 달라지는 효과를 얻게 되어 동일한 rpm으로 회전하는 배풍기의 효율을 높일 수 있다. 설계된 구동용 SRM과 임펠러의 설계에 따른 운전 특성을 시뮬레이션을 통해 해석하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.81-82
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• 2017

기존의 배풍기 효율을 높이기 위해서 모터와 제어방식 그리고 임펠러 형상에 변화를 주는 시스템 설계에 관한 연구다. 본 논문에서는 임펠러 속도는 5500rpm으로 증가시키고 크기는 320mm에서 250mm로 줄였으며 효율과 최대 풍량을 향상키기기 위해 임펠러의 Hub/Tip 비율을 줄이며, 날개각도에 변화를 주는 방식을 제안한다. 여기서 Hub/Tip 비율이 줄어들면 임펠러 날개의 면적이 늘어나 유량이 증가하게 되고, 임펠러 중심 거리에 따른 날개 각도를 변화시키면 배풍기 속도에 대한 풍압과 풍량이 달라져 배풍기의 효율을 높일 수 있다. 설계된 구동용 SRM과 임펠러의 설계에 따른 운전 특성을 시뮬레이션을 통해 해석하고자 한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.435-441
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• 2015

In this study, a method for optimal design of impeller and diffuser blades in the centrifugal compressor using response surface method (RSM) and multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) was evaluated. A numerical simulation was conducted using ANSYS CFX with various values of impeller and diffuser parameters, which consist of leading edge (LE) angle, trailing edge (TE) angle, and blade thickness. Each of the parameters was divided into three levels. A total of 45 design points were planned using central composite design (CCD), which is one of the design of experiment (DOE) techniques. Response surfaces that were generated on the basis of the results of DOE were used to determine the optimal shape of impeller and diffuser blade. The entire process of optimization was conducted using ANSYS Design Xplorer (DX). Through the optimization, isentropic efficiency and pressure recovery coefficient, which are the main performance parameters of the centrifugal compressor, were increased by 0.3 and 5, respectively.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.18-24
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• 2020

In this study, a lightweight wide impeller for large-area surface treatment was designed and structural stability was confirmed based on finite element(FE) analysis. A lightweight bracket FE model was established through topology optimization, and the optimal FE model was selected after structural analysis. The bending deformation FE analysis was performed, and bending deformation was included in the allowable deformation range. In addition, FE modal analysis was performed, and the range of safe speed(RPM) by rotation was suggested. Ultimately, it was confirmed that this analytical technique is effective for design the lightweight wide impeller.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.39 no.10
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• pp.831-842
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• 2015

An optimization process was developed to improve mixed-flow pump performance. The optimization process was combined with CFX (a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code) and HEEDS (an optimization code). CFX is a widely used CFD software for turbo machinery, whereas HEEDS, which uses the SHERPA algorithm, is a newly introduced optimization code. HEEDS can use a large number of optimization variables; thus, it is possible to effectively consider interaction effects. In this paper, an impeller model, which is already optimized with design of experiments (DOE), is used as the base model. The optimization process developed in this paper shows an improved design within an acceptable timeframe.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.59 no.4
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• pp.542-547
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• 2021

Glass lined impellers are corrosion resistant to most chemicals, including strong acids, and also have a smooth, non-stick surface, easy to clean and free from impurities in the process. Glass lined home base impeller is a multi-purpose impeller designed to stir a wide viscosity range of liquids from low viscosity fluids to high viscosity fluids, among others, cell culture, yeast culture, and beer fermentation pots, especially used for air-water system breathable stirring. The glass lining for HB impellers, which are simple in structure and competitive in performance, is essential to have upper and lower division in order to make the joint area between the impeller and shaft as small as possible. The upper and lower division of the impeller hardly affects the mixing performance, but the aeration performance. In this study, in order to optimize the shape of the Glass Lining HB impeller, a study was conducted on the effect of the angle between the upper and lower impellers, the clearance between the impellers, and the number of baffles on the aeration power. The optimal shape and baffle plate conditions for the Glass lined HB impeller were derived through the study results that the angle and the clearance between the upper and lower impellers decreased the ration of the power consumption with aeration P_g and that without aeration P₀, P_g/P₀.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.5-12
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• 2014

This paper presents a design optimization for meridional profile and blade angle ${\theta}$ of a centrifugal compressor with DOE (design of experiments) and RSM (response surface method). Control points of the $3^{rd}$ order Bezier curve are used for design parameters and specific overall efficiency is used as object function. The response surface function shows good agreement with the 3D computational results. Three different optimized designs are proposed and compared with reference design at design point and off-design point. Contours of relative Mach number, static entropy, and total pressure are analyzed for improvement of performance by optimization. Off-design performance analysis is conducted by total pressure and efficiency.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.48-52
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• 2019

A coolant pump is the device that cools processed articles and tools when using cutting, boring, and grinding machine tools and provides cutting oil for distributing or cleansing the cut chip to the worktable, processing position, etc. In particular, it consumes a large proportion of energy in machine tools, so it plays an important role in terms of energy efficiency. The purpose of this research is to optimize the shape of impeller, which directly affects performance improvements, to determine the capacity of the coolant pump. To do so, we carried out a parametric analysis with the geometric shape of the impeller as the input variable.