• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 2005.04a
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• pp.137-140
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• 2005

Resin transfer molding (RTM) is one of the most popular processes for producing fiber reinforced polymer composites. In the manufacture of complex thick composite structures, analysis on flow front advancement on the resin impregnating the multi-layered fiber preform is helpful for the optimization of the process. In this study, three-dimensional mold filling simulation of RTM is carried out by using CVFEM (Control Volume Finite Element Method). On the assumption of isothermal flow of Newtonian fluid, Darcy’s law and continuity equation are used as governing equations. Different permeability tensors employed in each layer are obtained by experiments. Numerically predicted flow front is compared with experimental one in order to validate the numerical results. Flow simulations are conducted in the two mold geometries, rectangular plate and hollow cylinder. Permeability tensor of each layer preform in Cartesian coordinate system is transformed to cylinder coordinates system so that the flow within the multi-layered preforms of the hollow cylinder can be calculated exactly. Our emphasis is on the three dimensional flow analysis for circular three-dimensional braided preform, which shows outstanding mechanical properties such as high impact strength and toughness compared with other conventional two-dimensional laminar-structured preforms.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.47-55
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• 1985

Heat pipe with axial grooves formed from corrugated plate in the adiabatic section is studied. The axial grooves made of thin corrugated plate decrease considerably the flow resistance in the adiabatic section without increasing the thermal resistance of the heat pipe, resulting in the increase of the capillary limit, especially in the cases of heat pipes that have long adiabatic section. In the theoretical analysis, it is assumed that the liquid flow in each section laminar and fully developed and Darcy's equation can be applied to each section neglecting the end-effects associated with each transitionary region. A heat pipe which consists of axially corrugated rectangular grooves in the adiabatic section and bronze mesh in the evaporator and codenser sections was made and tested. Comparison of the experimental results, using acetone as the working fluid, with the theoretical result shows satisfactory agreement.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 1997.06a
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• pp.5-15
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• 1997

It is the objective of this study that by conducting the serni-solid extrusion using A12024, the effect of various process variables on the quality of extruded product and extrusion force is understood. The results of experiment are compared with those of finite element simulation in order to verify the effectiveness of the developed FE-simulation code. In order to simulate densification in the deformation of serni-solid material, the semi-solid material is assumed to be composed of solid region as porous skeleton following compressible visco-plastic model and liquid region following Darcy's equation for the liquid flow saturated in the interstitial space. Then the flow and deformation of the semi-solid alloy are analyzed by coupling the deformation of the porous skeleton and the flow of the eutectic liquid. It is assumed that initial solid fraction is homogeneous. Yield and plastic potential function presented by Kuhn and constitutive model developed by Gunasekera are used for solid skeleton.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.43 no.10 s.293
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• pp.607-612
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• 2006

In VARTM (Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding) process, the permeability generally controls the filling time of the resin and it also affects the void characteristics of the fiber composite. In this study, carbon and glass fiber inter-layered hybrid composites (carbon fiber centered stack) with an epoxy matrix were fabricated by VARTM process and evaluated the resin flow and macro void characteristics. The permeability of glass fiber was higher than that of carbon fiber used in this study. Using Darcy's equation, the permeability of hybrid composites could be predicted and experimentally confirmed. After curing, the macro void content of hybrid composites was investigated using image analyzer. The calculated filling time was well agreed with experimental result and the void content was significantly changed in hybrid composites.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.184-188
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• 2010

식재된 하도의 흐름 해석을 위하여 많은 연구자들이 모형을 제시하였지만 이들 연구는 주로 균일한 형태를 갖는 수로의 실험자료를 활용하여 검증되었다. 자연하천의 경우 하도는 복잡한 형태를 보이고 동시에 식생위치, 밀도 등이 다양하여 흐름 또한 매우 복잡하다. 이러한 자연하도에서 유량을 정확히 예측하는 것은 매우 어려우며 이러한 이유로 식생이 존재하는 자연하도의 실측자료에 대하여 검증이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 Mertens와 Nuding의 방법을 활용하여 주수로와 홍수터 그리고 식생구역과 비식생구역 사이의 운동량 교환에 의한 흐름저항을 산정하고, Darcy-Weisbach식을 이용하여 분할단면 별 유속을 계산하였다. 계산된 유속으로부터 분할단면의 유량을 계산하고 이들의 총합으로 전단면의 유량을 산정하였다. 독일의 도시하천인 Enz강 4개 단면에 대하여 두가지 방법에 의해 수위에 따른 유량을 계산하고 실측 유량과 비교하였다. 비교결과 모든 단면에서 Nuding 방법이 Mertens의 방법보다 유량을 크게 산정하고 있음을 확인하였다. 이는 식생구역과 비식생구역 사이에서 운동량 교환이 발생하는 폭이 크면 클수록 경계면에서의 마찰은 증가하게 되는데 Nuding 방법이 Mertens방법보다 운동량 교환 폭을 상대적으로 작게 산정하여 경계면의 마찰 또한 작게 산정한 결과로 판단된다. 복단면의 홍수터에 식생이 존재하는 경우에는 Nuding방법이, 복단면 형태이더라도 식생이 호안에 존재하거나 단단면의 제방에 식생이 존재하는 경우에는 Mertens방법에 의해 계산된 유량이 실측유량과 비교적 일치하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.29-35
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• 2016

It is important to uniformly supply the fuel gas into the reaction activity area in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Recent studies have shown that the cell performance can be significantly improved by employing metal foam gas distributor as compared with the conventional bipolar plate types. The metal foam gas distributor has been reported to be more efficient to fuel transport. In this study, three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations have been performed to examine the effects of metal foam flow field design on the fuel supply to the reaction site. Darcy's law is used for the flow in the porous media. By solving additional advection equation for fluid particle trajectory, the gas transport has been visualized and examined for various geometrical configuration of metal foam gas distributor.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.75-87
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• 2012

Hyporheic zone is a region beneath and alongside a stream, river, or lake bed, where there is mixing of shallow groundwater and surfacewater. Hyporheic exchange controls a variety of physical, biogeochemical and thermal processes, and provides unique ecotones in a aquatic ecosystem. Field and experimental observations, and modeling studies indicate that hyporheic exchange is mainly in response to pressure gradients driven by the geomorphological features of stream beds. In the reach scale of a stream, pool-riffle structures dominate the exchange patterns. Flow over a pool-riffle sequence develops recirculation zones and stagnation points, and this flow structures make irregular pressure gradient which is driving force of the hyporheic exchange. In this study, 3 D hydro-dynamic model solves the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations for the surface water and Darcy's Law and the continuity equation for ground water. The two sets of equations are coupled via the pressure distribution along the interface. Simulation results show that recirculation zones and stagnation points in the pool-riffle structures dominantly control the upwelling and downwelling patterns. With decrease of recirculation zones, length of donwelling zone formed in front of riffles is reduced and position of maximum downwelling point moves downward. The numerical simulation could successfully predict the behavior of hyporheic exchange and contribute the field study, river management and restoration.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.35-41
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• 2012

Manifold researches for carbon capture and storage (CCS) have been developed and large scale-carbon capture system can be performed recently. Hence, the technologies for $CO_2$ sequestration or storage become necessary to handle the captured $CO_2$. Among them, enhanced oil recovery using $CO_2$ can be a solution since it guarantees both oil recovery and $CO_2$ sequestration. In this study, the miscible flow of oil and $CO_2$ in porous media is modeled to analyze the effect of enhanced oil recovery and $CO_2$ sequestration. Based on Darcy-Muskat law, the equation is modified to consider miscibility of oil and $CO_2$ and the change of viscosity. Finite volume method is used for numerical modeling. As results, the pressure and oil saturation changes with time can be predicted when oil, water, and $CO_2$ are injected, respectively, and $CO_2$ injection is more efficient than water injection for oil recovery.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.59-70
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• 1983

In this paper, it deals with runoff analysis in a mountainous watershed where the concentration time of the river is much Shorter than that of slopes. The momentum and continuity equation are used as the basic expressions and they are solved by the kinematic wave theory. By the introducing the distribution of concentration time, representing the characteristics of topographical and hydraulic factors, into a solution. A response function is derived. Using the optimization technique (simplex Method), the response functions derived in this paper are tested by comparing the observed and the estimated values, and shows promising.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.123-129
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• 2017

Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (FEMFC) is a strong candidate for future automobile and power generation because of its high power density, low emission and low operation temperature. The major concerns of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) inside a FEMFC is water management. The GDL is typically comprised of carbon for electrical conductivity and PTFE for Hydrophobicity. In this simulation, GDL flooding was investigated using a simplified approach method of an established equation models(Fick' Law, Darcy, Law, Stefan-Maxwell diffusion). The performance of GDL was shown using result of the inner heat, water density and oxygen density of the cell using model equations. The catalyst layer mode in FEMFC showed results of effectiveness factor, Butler-volmer and hydrogen flux density. These results are interesting because the influence of several factors has been shown and the information will be helpful for fuel cell design.