• Wind and Structures
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.195-213
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• 2014

Recently, the horizontal axis rotor performance optimizer (HARP_Opt) tool was developed in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA. This innovative tool is becoming more popular in the wind turbine industry and in the field of academic research. HARP_Optwas developed on the basis of two fundamental modules, namely, WT_Perf, a performance evaluator computer code using the blade element momentum theory; and a genetic algorithm module, which is used as an optimizer. A pattern search algorithm was more recently incorporated to enhance the optimization capability, especially the calculation time and consistency of the solutions. The blade optimization is an aspect that is highly dependent on experience and requires significant consideration on rotor control strategies, wind data, and generator type. In this study, the effects of rotor control strategies including fixed speed and fixed pitch, variable speed and fixed pitch, fixed speed and variable pitch, and variable speed and variable pitch algorithms on optimal blade shapes and rotor performance are investigated using optimized blade designs. The effects of environmental wind data and the objective functions used for optimization are also quantitatively evaluated using the HARP_Opt tool. Performance indices such as annual energy production, thrust, torque, and roof-flap moment forces are compared.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2005

In this study, peeling test of the Altari radish on kimchi pre-processing system for mechanization was performed with the longitudinal plane peeling type with wider cutting blade than that of the peeled chip's. To determine the optimum cutter shape to match this plane peeling type, the peeling tests depending on variable cutting speed, rake angle and blade angle using the blade with thickness as 2 m and width as 50mm were performed, and the patterns of the peeled chips and peeling resistances were investigated. As the result of the tests, the rake angle of the blade with clean peeled surface of the Altari radish was over $45^{\circ}$, and the blade angle and rake angle with the minimum peeling resistance was $20^{\circ}\;and\;60^{\circ}$, respectively. The optimum peeling conditions were; the peeling speed 0.2m/s, blade angle $20^{\circ}$ and the rake angle $60^{\circ}$, and the peeling resistance of each blade was 15 N.

• EDISON SW 활용 경진대회 논문집
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• 제2회(2013년)
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• pp.382-386
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 Main Rotor Blade Tip 형상 변화에 따른 후류해석을 통해 와류 생성 및 주변 유동을 분석하여 블레이드 팁 형상의 변화가 와류 간섭을 감소시키는지의 여부를 확인하였다. EDISON CFD를 이용하여 블레이드 Blade Tip 형상에 따라 유동이 어떻게 나타나며, Blade 후류의 압력과 점성의 변화를 분석하여 와류의 양상을 해석하였다. 비교 Blade 형상은 2세대 긴 직사각형 모형, KUH 수리온의 Blade, 유로콥터사의 'Blue Edge'로 비교적 최근에 개발된 대표적인 Blade Tip 형상 3개로 정하였다. 결과를 토대로 블레이드 뒷전의 와류흐름 양상을 확인하여 블레이드 와류 간섭현상의 감소를 확인하였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.495-502
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• 2010

Pure lines were isolated from young gametophytic blades of pigmentation and morphological mutants in Porphyra tenera. Growth, blade-shape and photosynthetic pigment content of pure lines were compared with the wild type. Growth of blade length in the wild type (W, R-B), with round shape and brown color, was fastest at $5{\sim}10^{\circ}C$ and became slower as temperature increased. The blade-shape of the wild type changed from linear to round as temperature increased. The green type (R-G), with round shape and green color, showed slower growth, and the red type (R-R) 'with round shape and red color' showed faster growth than the wild type. The blade-shapes of the green and red types changed from elliptical or linear to round as temperature increased. The phycoerythrin (PE) / phycocyanin (PC) ratio of the green type was markedly lower and the PE/PC ratio of the red type was markedly higher than that of the wild type. The linear type (L-B), with liner shape and brown color, showed faster growth in blade length than the wild type at $10{\sim}20^{\circ}C$ and maintained its linear shape at $5{\sim}15^{\circ}C$. The content of photosynthetic pigments of the linear type was similar to that of the wild type. Each of the pure lines of pigmentation and morphological mutants that were isolated in the present study showed particular patterns in growth, blade-shape and photosynthetic pigment composition. Therefore, they are expected to be useful as new varieties by themselves and to be available for breeding and biotechnological studies.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2001년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.149-155
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• 2001

Recently, it is required to design higher stage pressure ratio compressor while maintaining equal adiabatic efficiency. To increase the stage pressure ratio, blade rotational speed or diffusion factor should be increased. In the case of increasing rotational speed, relative speed of flow at blade leading edge is well supersonic. In supersonic blade, total pressure loss is mainly due to shock wave and blade leading edge thickness should be very thin to minimize the shock wave loss. As a result, the blade is like to be week in terms of mechanical strength and the manufacturing cost is very high because NC machining is necessary. It is also one of big hurdle to overcome to make small compressor. In this paper, the effects of blade leading edge to the performance of supersonic blade In terms of total pressure loss. The efficiency of already known method to make thin blade leading edge from the casted blade with rather thick leading edge thickness is also assessed.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.16-23
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• 2023

The objective of this numerical study is to investigate the effect of the shape and material of the blower blade for the electrified speed sprayer on the blowing performance. The shape of the blade was changed to the bonding angle, the number of blades, the width of the blade, and the blade length based on the existing model. In order to obtain the reliability of the numerical model, the analysis of the grid dependence was performed in the numerical analysis. The numerical analysis results were compared and analyzed in terms of the agricultural chemical penetration length characteristics, flow uniformity characteristics, and velocity distribution characteristics. Furthermore, the effect of material change on weight reduction and structural characteristics was also compared and analyzed. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the optimal condition was that the blade angle was 45°, the number of blades was 12, and the width was 115 mm, which was confirmed through a comparison of the inlet mass flow rate. As a result of the equivalent stress lower than the yield strength due to the material change from aluminum to steel compared to the existing steel, structural defects do not appear, and it is judged that the operation time compared to the battery capacity will be improved through the weight reduction of the blade.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2011

This paper describes the shape optimization of a blower impeller used for a refuse collection system. Two design variables, which are used to define the blade angles of an impeller, are introduced to increase the blower performance. A blower efficiency is selected as an object function, and the shape optimization of the blade angles is performed by a response surface method (RSM). Three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations are introduced to analyze the internal flow of the blower and to find the value of object function for the training data. Relatively good agreement between experimental measurements and numerical simulation is obtained in the present study. Throughout the shape optimization, blower efficiency for the optimal blade angles is successfully increased up to 3.6% compared with that of reference at the design flow rate. Detailed flow field inside the turbo blower is also analyzed and discussed.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.34-42
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• 2009

의료용 고속 에어터빈 핸드피스는 치아 절삭 도구로써 지난 50년 동안 치의학분야에서 사용되어왔으나, 그것에 대한 성능 연구가 많이 없었다. 그래서 수치해석을 이용하여 핸드피스 터빈 형상의 성능 특성을 본 논문에서 연구하였다. 정상상태 방법 중 하나인 프로즌 로터 방식을 이용하여 터빈 블레이드의 위치에 따라 5가지의 경우에서 계산하였다. 형상과 반사각에 따른 터빈 블레이드의 특성을 분석하였다. 계산 결과에 따르면, 터빈 블레이드의 반사각이 증가할 때 토크가 증가하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 액체추진로켓용 터보펌프내 초음속 충동형 터빈의 공력성능 향상을 위해 기하학적 설계변수를 수치적으로 연구하였다. 터빈의 기하학적 설계변수는 아랫면, 윗면 원호반경, 입사각, 익단두께로 설정, 적절한 구속조건을 도입하였고 목적함수로는 최대파워를 채택하였다. 목적함수를 얻기 위해 2-D Navier-Stokes 방정식과 Chien의 k-$\varepsilon$ 난류 모델링을 수치적으로 계산하였다. 초기모델에서 이형 중앙부에 흐름박리를 볼 수 있었으나 개선된 익형에서 흐름박리는 제거되었다. 본 연구를 통해 약 3.2 %의 축 파워가 증대되었다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.393-396
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• 2000

Spent fuel rod cutting device should cut a spent fuel rod to an optimal size in order to fast decladding operation. In this paper, for developing spent fuel rod cutting device with cutter blade, rod properties such as dimension and material of zircaloy tube and fuel pellet are investigated at first and then, various methods of existing cutting devices used commercially are investigated and their performance are analyzed and compared. This device is designed to be operated automatically via remote control system considering later use in Hot-Cell (radioactive area) and the mdularization in the structure of this device makes maintenance easy. SUS and Zircaloy-4 are selected as cut material used in the test of spent fuel rod cutting device by cutter blade. In order for constructing the high durable cutter blade, various materials are analyzed in terms of quality, shape, characteristic, and heat treatment, etc. and from these results, spent fuel rod cutting device is designed and manufactured based on the considerations of durability, round shape sustainability of rod cross-section, debris generation, and fire risk, etc.