• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.27-30
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• 2008

Wall correction method for wind tunnel test is reviewed and applied to the numerical experimental results obtained at the wind tunnel condition. The corrected lift coefficient agrees well with the reference data generated from the grid having very far boundary However the corrected drag coefficient presents some deviation from the reference data.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.29 no.1 s.232
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• pp.35-45
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• 2005

TR-E2 configuration designed by Bell Textron was tested in KARI 1-m wind tunnel. To explore aerodynamic characteristics for the given configuration, a $12\%$ scaled model was fabricated and tested. Wind tunnel test for TR-E2 had been performed by changing the incidence angles of wing and deflection angles of control surfaces. Test result showed that the lower wing incidence angle has more favorable lift to drag ratio compared with original design. Longitudinal and directional characteristics of TR-E2 were found to be stable for the pitch and yaw motions. However, the lateral stability of TR-E2 is not stable for certain control surface deflection.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.60-71
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• 2022

A wind tunnel provides artificial airflow around a model throughout the test section for investigating aerodynamic loads. It has various applications, which include demonstration of aerodynamic loads in the building, automobile, wind energy, and aircraft industries. However, owing to the high equipment costs and space-requirements of wind tunnels, it is challenging for numerous studies to utilize a wind tunnel. Therefore, a digital wind tunnel can be utilized as an alternative for experimental research because it occupies a significantly smaller space and is easily operable. In this study, we performed airfoil testing based on velocity field measurements utilizing a digital wind tunnel. This wind tunnel can potentially be utilized to test the full-range aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.37-40
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• 2006

Wind tunnel testings to develope tilt-rotor Smart Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SUAV) were intensively performed. Small wind tunnel was used to find and evaluate design parameters and to fix general layout of configuration. The application of large tunnel with 40% scaled model is to collect performance and stability related aerodynamic data. During large scale model test wind tunnel is used as a tool to compare Flaperon types, to improve lift characteristics by using different height vortex generators and to alleviate nacelle separated flow effects on the wing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.717-722
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• 2010

Supersonic/Hypersonic wind tunnel is a facility which is intended to test and to observe the physical phenomena around a model by creating supersonic flow in the test section. In designing an airplane, the wind tunnel test is demanded to analyzing aerodynamic characteristics of the model without making a prototype. In this research, the model aerodynamic facility(MAF) is modified for the purpose of increasing running time and its functionality. New pneumatic valves for remote control was installed for safety requirement, and new air tanks was installed on MAF as well. A pipe system is also modified to use those new valves and tanks, and the ceiling and side glasses of the test section are switched to ones with the larger surface area. After the MAF modification, a test is performed at Mach 2, 3 and 4. In this test, shadow graph technique, one of the flow visualization methods, is used to visualize supersonic flow field. The pressure in the settling chamber and working section at Mach 2, 3 and 4 was measured in each case. As a result, the possible model size and running time are obtained.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.10-16
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• 2017

In order to improve the safety of the multi-copter, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) performed a wind-tunnel test using an octocopter with the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 28 kg. The wind-tunnel test was performed with three different RPM ranges, 3,500, 4,500 and 5,500 rpm, and three different wind speeds, 3.5, 5 and 7 m/sec. The tested range of the angle of attacks was $-40^{\circ}$ to $20^{\circ}degree$ and ${\pm}90^{\circ}degree$. Vortex ring state (VRS) of the tested multi-copter was located around the vertical descending speed of 6 m/sec and the decrement of thrust was about 13 % at the time of testing. Compared with the single propeller wind-tunnel test result, the propeller efficiency of the octocopter dropped to 10 to 15% depending on the propeller RPM. It is hypothesized that the obtained aerodynamic characteristics by the wind-tunnel test will be used to improve the performance and wind resistance of the multi-copter.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.194-201
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• 2017

The KARI-11-180 airfoil was selected as a model for EFD-CFD comparison workshop case 1. Wind tunnel test for this model was conducted in KARI low speed wind tunnel with $0.6m{\times}3.0m$ model for the Reynolds number up to 3.0E6. The model configuration and wind tunnel test results including Cl, Cd and Cp were released at the KSAS 2015 spring conference. The computational analysis results with KFLOW, FLUENT and STAR-CCM+ were present in the KSAS 2015 fall conference. These computational works were summarized in this paper and the comparison results with each others including the wind tunnel data were also summarized.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.1564-1568
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• 2004

The requirements of internal balance were studied that should be considered on performing force & moment transonic wind tunnel testing to develop combat aircraft. In many insecure factors of test condition, uncertainty analysis was conducted to verify one drag count measurements. The analysis result was applied to T-50 aircraft model and compared for data verifaction. In conclusion, the aerodynamicist should estimate the validation and accuracy of test data by having an overall grasp of system components including internal balance. It will help him get high productivity of testing and effective validated data at tunnel.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.637-643
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• 2019

Wind tunnel testing for flow-through model is necessary for performance prediction of an aircraft with air-breathing jet engine. Internal drag correction and wall correction are performed to acquire preciser wind tunnel test data. Many test runs are generally required to correct internal drag and wall interference in wind tunnel test. In this study we investigated more effective correction schemes using the response surface method. Even though the number of tests required for these schemes was much smaller than that for conventional methods, the differences between corrections using these schemes and conventional methods were similar level with the uncertainty of measurement except for the data near the boundaries.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.20-24
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• 2006

Wind tunnel tests were conducted to compare gliding and turning performance of normal cruciform parachutes with newly modified cruciform parachutes. Modified cruciform parachute has better gliding performance than original cruciform parachutes but, modified cruciform parachute has worse turning performance than original cruciform parachute.