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Visualization of Unsteady DC Electro-osmotic flow by using Methods of Coupling Fortran and CFX Codes (포트란-CFX 연동해석 기법을 이용한 비정상 DC 전기삼투 유동 가시화)

  • Heo, Young-Gun;Jeong, Jong-Hyeon;Suh, Yong-Kweon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.22-27
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    • 2011
  • In this study, we present methods of coupling a commercial code, ANSYS CFX, and the user Fortran codes for solving an unsteady electro-osmotic flow around a pair of electrodes, receiving DC, attached to the top and the bottom walls of a two-dimensional cavity. We developed a module of Fortran programs for solving the ion-transport equations as well as the Poisson equations for the potential to be used in coupling with the CFX. We present how the developed codes are applied to solving the transient DC electro-osmotic flow problem within a simple cavity. We also address various problems encountered during the development process and explain why such problems are raised.

Design and analysis of vibration micro piezoelectric energy harvesting for wireless sensor nodes (무선 센서 노드용 진동형 마이크로 압전 에너지 하베스팅 설계 및 분석)

  • Yoon, Kyu-Hyung;Chung, Gwiy-Sang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.277-277
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, PMPG (Piezoelectric Micro Power Generator) was investigated by ANSYS FEA (Finite Element Analysis) to decrease operating frequency and improve out power. The micro power generator was designed to convert ambient vibration energy to electrical power as a ZnO piezoelectric material. To find optimal model in low vibration ambient, the shape of power generator was changed with different membrane width, thickness, length, and proof mass size. Used the ANSYS modal analysis, bending mode and stress distribution of optimal model were analyzed. Also, the displacement with the frequency range was analyzed by harmonic analysis. From the simulation results, the resonance frequency of optimal model is about 373 Hz and confirmed the possibility of ZnO micro power generator for wireless sensor node applications.

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The thermal effect on electrical capacitance sensor for two-phase flow monitoring

  • Altabey, Wael A.
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.335-347
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    • 2016
  • One of major errors in flow rate measurement for two-phase flow using an Electrical Capacitance Sensor (ECS) concerns sensor sensitivity under temperature raise. The thermal effect on electrical capacitance sensor (ECS) system for air-water two-phase flow monitoring include sensor sensitivity, capacitance measurements, capacitance change and node potential distribution is reported in this paper. The rules of 12-electrode sensor parameters such as capacitance, capacitance change, and change rate of capacitance and sensitivity map the basis of Air-water two-phase flow permittivity distribution and temperature raise are discussed by ANSYS and MATLAB, which are combined to simulate sensor characteristic. The cross-sectional void fraction as a function of temperature is determined from the scripting capabilities in ANSYS simulation. The results show that the temperature raise had a detrimental effect on the electrodes sensitivity and sensitive domain of electrodes. The FE results are in excellent agreement with an experimental result available in the literature, thus validating the accuracy and reliability of the proposed flow rate measurement system.

Experimental and analytical study on flexural behaviour of fly ash and paper sludge ash based geopolymer concrete

  • Senthamilselvi, P.;Palanisamy, T.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.157-166
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    • 2018
  • This article presents the flexural behaviour of reinforced fly ash (FA)-based geopolymer concrete (GPC) beams with partial replacement of FA for about 10% by weight with paper sludge ash (PSA). The beams were made of M35 grade concrete and cured under three curing conditions for comparison viz., ambient curing, external exposure curing, and oven curing at $60^{\circ}C$. The beams were experimentally tested at the 28th day of casting after curing by conducting two-point loading flexural test. Performance aspects such as load carrying capacity, first crack load, load-deflection and moment-curvature behaviours of both types of beams were experimentally studied and their results were compared under different curing conditions. To verify the response of reinforced GPC beams numerically, an ANSYS 13.0 finite element program was also used. The result shows that there is a good agreement between computer model failure behaviour with the experimental failure behaviour.

A Study on the Multi-Objective Optimization of Impeller for High-Power Centrifugal Compressor

  • Kang, Hyun-Su;Kim, Youn-Jea
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.143-149
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    • 2016
  • In this study, a method for the multi-objective optimization of an impeller for a centrifugal compressor using fluid-structure interaction (FSI) and response surface method (RSM) was proposed. Numerical simulation was conducted using ANSYS CFX and Mechanical with various configurations of impeller geometry. Each design parameter was divided into 3 levels. A total of 15 design points were planned using Box-Behnken design, which is one of the design of experiment (DOE) techniques. Response surfaces based on the results of the DOE were used to find the optimal shape of the impeller. Two objective functions, isentropic efficiency and equivalent stress were selected. Each objective function is an important factor of aerodynamic performance and structural safety. The entire process of optimization was conducted using the ANSYS Design Xplorer (DX). The trade-off between the two objectives was analyzed in the light of Pareto-optimal solutions. Through the optimization, the structural safety and aerodynamic performance of the centrifugal compressor were increased.

Prediction of Spring-back for GFR/CFR Unsymmetric Hybrid Composites (유리섬유/탄소섬유 강화 비대칭 하이브리드 복합재의 스프링 백 예측)

  • Jung, Woo-Kyun;Ahn, Sung-Hoon;Won, Myung-Shik
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.158-161
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    • 2005
  • The fiber-reinforced composite materials have been advanced for various applications because of its excellent mechanical and electromagnetic properties. On their manufacturing processes, however, thermo-curing inherently produces the undesired thermal deformation mainly from temperature drop from the process temperature to the room temperature, so called spring-back. The spring-back must be removed to keep the precision of designed shape. In this research, the spring-back of {glass fiber / epoxy}+{carbon fiber / epoxy} unsymmetric hybrid composites were predicted using Classical Lamination Theory (CLT), and compared with the experimental data. Additionally, using finite element analysis (ANSYS), the predicted data and experimental data were compared. The predicted values by CLT and ANSYS were well matched with experimental data.

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Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis for Stability of Elastic Structures (탄성 구조물의 안정성을 고려한 형상설계민감도해석)

  • Choi, Joo-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.30 no.1 s.244
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    • pp.76-83
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    • 2006
  • This paper addresses the method for the shape design sensitivity analysis of the buckling load in the continuous elastic body. The sensitivity formula for critical load is analytically derived and expressed in terms of shape variation, based on the continuum formulation of the stability problem. Though the buckling problem is more efficiently solved by the structural elements such as beam and shell, the elastic solids are considered in this paper because the solid elements can be used in general for any kind of structures whether they are thick or thin. The initial stress and buckling analysis is carried out by the commercial analysis code ANSYS. The sensitivity is computed by using the mathematical package MATLAB using the results of ANSYS. Several problems including straight and curved beams under compressive load, ring under pressure load, thin-walled section and bottle shaped column are chosen to illustrate the efficiency of the presented method.

Load Concentration Factor Analysis of Fuel Assembly Guide Thimble (핵연료집합체 안내관의 하중집중계수 해석)

  • Lee Young-Shin;Jeon Sang-Youn
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.22 no.3 s.168
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    • pp.93-100
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    • 2005
  • The top and bottom nozzles of PWR fuel assembly are connected by guide thimbles and an instrumentation tube that are connected with spacer grids. The fuel rods are inserted into the each cell of spacer grids. The loads acting on the fuel assembly are transmitted to the guide thimbles through the flow plate of top nozzle The axial loads applied to the fuel assembly are not equally distributed among the guide thimble due to the geometry of the top nozzle flow plate and spacer grid. In this study, the load concentration factors for the $17\times17$ fuel assembly were calculated. The analytical model fur the calculation of the load concentration factor of top nozzle flow plate was developed using ANSYS 5.6. The finite element analyses were performed using the model composed of top nozzle, guide thimble, and spacer grid. And, the analysis results were compared with the test results.

Effects of the Helix Angle on the Tool Deflection in End Milling (엔드밀 가공시 헬릭스각이 공구변위에 미치는 영향)

  • 맹민재;이성찬;정준기
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.373-377
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    • 2002
  • In the end milling operation the deflection of the cutter is an important factor affecting the accuracy of machining with implications on the selection of cutting parameters and economics of the operation. The deflection of the end mill was studied both experimentally with strain gauge, tool dynamometer, laser measuring apparatus and on a finite element model of the cutting using ANSYS software. The deflection of machining tool with various helix angles was studied with FEM simulation and experiment. ANSYS analysis performed on the finite element model of the end mill provides deflection results which agree within 15.0% with the experimental ones.

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