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Flow Measurements at the Exit of a Throttle Valve in Gasoline Engines (가솔린 엔진의 스로틀 밸브 출구에서 유동측정)

  • Kim, Sung-Cho;Kim, Cheol;Choi, Jong-Geon;Wee, Hwa-Bok
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2002
  • The flow and combustion patterns have been investigated inside the gasoline engine cylinder with the swirl or tumble flow, whereas the air flow characteristics, which are generated in the part of intake system before entering into the intake manifold, have not been known completely. It is necessary to analyze the flow field in the intake system consisting of air rater, throttle valve and intake manifold. The throttle valve, used to control the intake air flow rate, is important because it makes various mass flow rate and flow patterns. Three-dimen-sional How characteristics such as velocities, turbulent intensities and Reynolds shear stresses are measured by the hot wire anemometer at the exit of the throttle valve with the variation in the valve opening angle($15^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$, $75^{\circ}$ and $90^{\circ}$) and the Reynolds numbers (45000, 70000 and 140000). There are a lot of changes in flow characteristics at $75^{\circ}$ due to the large recirculation flow comparing with those of the other cases, and the streamwise velocity is especially enforced strongly below the valve shaft. The other component velocities are relatively large near the centerline parallel to the valve shaft. The effects of the Reynolds number on the flow field are not severe.

Driving Characteristics of Pneumatic Cylinder with Relief Valve Cushion Devices (릴리프밸브 쿠션기구 내장형 공기압 실린더의 구동 특성)

  • Kim, Do Tae
    • Journal of Drive and Control
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.7-13
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    • 2016
  • This paper presents the meter-out and meter-in speed control characteristics of a pneumatic cylinder with relief valve type cushion device. The piston displacement and velocity are measured to investigate high speed driving performance with variation of the pressure setting in relief valve, air supply pressure, load mass, the supply and exhaust flow rate from the cylinder. Also, the internal pressures and temperatures driving pressure and cushion chamber are measured. The piston displacements and velocities of meter-out and meter-in control are compared experimentally determined data. A comparison experimental data meter-out and meter-in control show that a relief valve type cushion device is suitable for high speed pneumatic cylinders. The desired response characteristics of piston displacement and velocity are satisfactory adjust the pressure setting of a relief valve with varying system parameters such as air supply pressure, load mass and controlled flow rate.

Particulate Two-Phase Flow Analysis for Fouling Prediction(I)-Design of Hot Wind Tunnel and Its Performance Experiment- (파울링 예측을 위한 가스-입자 이상 유동 해석(1)-고온 풍동 설계 및 성능실험-)

  • Ha, Man-Yeong;Lee, Dae-Rae
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.20 no.11
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    • pp.3695-3705
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    • 1996
  • We designed the hot wind tunnel to reproduce the conditions of utility boiler and carried out its performance test, in order to investigate the particulate two-phase flow behaviour, the fouling and heat transfer characteristics to the heat exchanger. The hot wind tunnel introduces the control system to control the temperature in the test section. The particle is injected into the hot gas stream. The fouling probe (cylindrical tube) is positioned normal to the particulate gas-particle two-phase flow and cooled by the air. The temperature of gas and cooling air, and temperature in the fouling probe are measured as a function of time, giving the local and averaged heat transfer and fouling factor. The shape of particulate deposition adhered to the fouling probe is also observed.

A Study of Flow Characteristics through the Speed Control and Flow Resistance (유로저항에따른 속도제어를 통한 Zone별 유량특성 연구)

  • Oh, Byung-Kil;Kim, Hway-Suh
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.23 no.11
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    • pp.762-768
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    • 2011
  • We use floor radiant heating system in the house of commons in winter Floor radiant heating system, which transfer heat by radiation, is one of the energy efficient and comfortable systems that. Floor radiant heating system is configured to be controlled by the room for energy-saving. Proper flow rate to a comfortable heating in the room is important. However, Using a constant speed circulation pump in separate rooms, heating system may cause an imbalance because of the difference of length of coil when operating in the rooms. In this study, our Research team examined heating imbalance due to the variation length through the coil length changes and flow control of the circulation pump.

Measurement of Gas Concentration and flow Rate Using Hot Wire (열선을 이용한 혼합기체의 농도와 유량의 측정)

  • Kim, Young-Han;Park, Jong-Jueng
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.407-412
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    • 2002
  • A measurement device for gas concentration and flow rate using hot wire is developed for the utilization in industrial applications. The device has two cells of measuring and reference, and a bridge circuit is installed to detect electric current through the hot wire in the cells. An amplification of the signal and conversion to digital output are conducted for the on-line measurement with a personal computer. The flow rate of air and carbon dioxide gas is separately measured for the performance examination of the device. Also, the concentration of air-carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide-argon mixtures is determined for the same evaluation. The outcome of the performance test indicates that the accuracy and stability of the device is satisfactory for the purpose of industrial applications.

Fine Gap Control Using Pneumatic Servo System (공압서보시스템에 의한 미세 간극제어 시스템 설계)

  • 김동환;김영진;정대화
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.45-56
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    • 2002
  • A pneumatic servo system requiring a fine gap control in a photo-electric sensor which is used for a LCD array detection device is introduced. The gap controlled by the pneumatic servo system remains within around 50~80 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, and the system possesses an effect to eliminate undesirable particles on the LCD plate by blowing air out. The air flow rate is initially controlled by a servo valve and expanded by a booster valve, thus the controlled air pressure contributes to maintaining an appropriate gap between the LCD plate and photo-electric sensor An air floating plate of two degrees of freedom is designed and fabricated, and a fine tilting motion control is also implemented by assigning different gap commands. The pressure control and direct gap control are proposed, and each performance is verified experimentally.

Comparative Part Load Performance Analysis of Gas Turbine Power Generation Systems Considering Exhaust Heat Utilization (배열 이용도를 고려한 가스터빈 발전시스템의 부분부하 성능 비교분석)

  • Kim, T. S.
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.12a
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    • pp.290-297
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    • 2002
  • This paper presents analysis results for the effect of power control strategies on the part load performance of gas turbine based power generation systems utilizing exhaust heat of the gas turbine such as cumbined cycle power plants and regenerative gas turbines. For the combined cycle, part load efficiency variations were compared among different single shaft gas turbines representing various technology levels. Power control strategies considered were fuel only control and IGV control. It has been observed that gas turbines with higher design performances exhibit superior part load performances. Improvement of part load efficiency by adopting air flow modulation was analyzed and it is concluded that since the average combined cycle performance is affected by the range of IGV control as well as its temperature control principle, a control strategy appropriate for the load characteristics of the individual plant should be adopted. For the regenerative gas turbine, it is likewise concluded that maintaining exhaust temperature as high as possible by air flow rate modulation is required to increase part load efficiency.

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A Study on the Seal Life Improvement of the Hydraulic Servo Actuator for Steam Control of Power Plants (발전소 스팀제어용 유압서보 액추에이터의 씰 수명 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Yong Bum;Lee, Jong Jik
    • Journal of Drive and Control
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.32-37
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    • 2018
  • The power plants use turbine output control devices to supply or shut off steam to high pressure and low-pressure steam turbines connected to generators. This turbine output control device is driven by a hydraulic servo actuator. The gas flows into the hydraulic servo actuator during periodic inspection or normal operation, and the resulting adiabatic compression of the gas raises the internal temperature of the actuator to $500^{\circ}C$. This temperature increase causes the seals to burn and show wear and tear, resulting in failure. In this study, an air vent valve was installed to allow gas inside the hydraulic servo actuator to flow large quantities of air at the beginning of the operation and after the periodic inspection. Gas was passed through for only minute flow during normal operation of the power plant. By applying the air vent valve, it improves the reliability of the hydraulic servo actuator by discharge the gas appropriately to improve the life of the seal.