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CFD Explanation and Verification of Multi Inner Stage Cyclone for The Particle Removal (미세입자 제거를 위한 Multi Inner Stage Cyclone의 CFD 해석 및 검증)

  • Lee, Sang Jun;Kim, Chun-Lee;Lee, Won Joo
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.149-156
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, Commercial program, STAR-CCM+, was used for computer simulation. And also Multi Inner Stage(MIS) cyclone which especially designed for the real experiments of particle removal efficiency. Under negative pressure condition of outlet, computer simulation was performed to predict the removal efficiency for $5{\mu}m$ and $10{\mu}m$ particles by using a turbulence model and lagrangian method. The simulation results are 55.7% and 64.1% for $5{\mu}m$ and $10{\mu}m$ particles, respectively. To compare the simulation results with the actual test of MIS cyclone, we generated the $SiO_2$ particles by heat reactor. Although removal efficiency of actual tests is 63~76% at different flow rate, the size of $SiO_2$ particles which confirmed by SEM(scanning electron microscope) and WAPS(wide range aerosol particle spectrometer) is too small(15~30nm) to compare each results. And so the alternative experiments were performed by using commercial alumina particles ($5{\mu}m$, $10{\mu}m$ and $20{\mu}m$). It was shown that the actual removal efficiency, 76~95%, from MIS cyclone is higher than simulated one.

A study on the Improvement of Ventilation Performance in Apartment House According to the Location of Exterior Air-Vents (공동주택에서의 실외 급.배기구 위치에 따른 환기효율 향상 연구)

  • Park, Jin-Chul;Yu, Hyung-Kyu;Cha, Jin-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.71-79
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    • 2005
  • In this study, the ventilation performance of mechanical ventilation system in apartment House was analyzed through model test according to characteristics of air-vent. Then adequate interval of air-vent was suggested using computer simulation which will create comfort environment through improvement of ventilation performance in apartment house. The result of experiment with separation plate to prevent mixture of contaminated exhaust air with fresh supply air, the ventilation efficiency improved about 10%. The result of simulation with horizontal location of exterior air-vent, contaminated exhaust air is mixed regardless of interval variation. Consequently, mixture of the exhaust air can be prevented through locating the supply air vent on the top side and exhaust air vent on the lower side.

Analysis of Hydraulic effect on Removing Side Overflow Type Structures in Woo Ee Stream Basin (우이천 유역의 횡단 월류형 구조물 철거에 의한 수리영향 분석)

  • Moon, Young-Il;Yoon, Sun-Kwon;Chun, Si-Young;Kim, Jong-Suk
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02a
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    • pp.687-690
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    • 2008
  • Currently, Stream flow analysis has been accomplished by one or two dimensional equations and was applied by simple momentum equations and fixed energy conservations which contain many reach uppermost limit. In this study, FLOW-3D using CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) was applied to stream flow analysis which can solve three dimensional RANS(Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equation) control equation to find out physical behavior and the effect of hydraulic structures. Numerical simulation accomplished those results was compared by using turbulence models such as $k-\varepsilon$, RNG(Renomalized Group Theory) $k-\varepsilon$ and LES(Large Eddy Simulation). Numerical analysis results have been illustrated by the turbulence energy effects, velocity of flow, water level pressure and eddy flows around the side overflow type structures at Jangwall bridge in urban stream.

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Simulation Analysis of Bio-Methane Decomposition Using Solar Thermal Energy (태양열 이용 바이오메탄 분해 해석연구)

  • Kim, Haneol;Lee, Sangnam;Lee, Sang Jik;Kim, Jongkyu
    • New & Renewable Energy
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.40-49
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    • 2021
  • In this study, the optical properties, heat transfer capabilities and chemical reaction performance of a methane thermal decomposition reactor using solar heat as a heat source were numerically analyzed on the basis of the cavity shape. The optical properties were analyzed using TracePro, a Monte Carlo ray tracing-based program, and the heat transfer analysis was performed using Fluent, a CFD program. An indirect heating tubular reactor was rotated at a constant speed to prevent damage by the heat source in the solar furnace. The inside of the reactor was filled with a porous catalyst for methane decomposition, and the outside was insulated to reduce heat loss. The performance of the reactor, based on cavity shape, was calculated when solar heat was concentrated on the reactor surface and methane was supplied into the reactor in an environment with a solar irradiance of 700 W/㎡, a wind speed of 1 m/s, and an outdoor temperature of 25℃. Thus, it was confirmed that the heat loss of the full-cavity model decreased to 13% and the methane conversion rate increased by 33.5% when compared to the semi-cavity model.

Operation Characteristics and Analysis of Temperature Gradients in a 5-kW Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Stack (5 kW 용융탄산염 연료전지 스택내 운전특성 및 온도 변화 해석)

  • Lim, Hee-Chun;Koh, Joon-Ho;Ryu, Jeong In
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.107-118
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    • 1999
  • A 5-kW MCFC stack with $3,000cm^2$ electrode area was tested to investigate cell performance and operation characteristics. The stack performance was evaluated based on electrical output and I-V change. The stack showed high cell performance (7.6 kW) than the design performance and operated for more than 5,760 hours, but a significant temperature gradient inside the stack was observed. A 3-dimensional mathematical model for molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) was developed for the purpose of simulation of stack performance during the operation. The model was solved using PHOENICS, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. The simulation result demonstrated a close prediction of the temperature gradient and stack performance.

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CFD Analysis on the Flow Characteristics of Ejector According to the Position Changes of Driving Nozzle for F.W.G (수치해석을 이용한 담수장치용 이젝터의 노즐위치 변화에 따른 이젝터 유동특성 연구)

  • Joo, Hong-Jin;Jung, Il-Young;Yun, Sang-Kook;Kwak, Hee-Youl
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 2011
  • In this study, the ejector design was modeled using Fluent 6.3 of FVM(Finite Volume Method) CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) techniques to resolve the flow dynamics in the ejector. A vacuum system with the ejector has been widely used because of its simple construction and easy maintenance. Ejector is the main part of the desalination system, of which designs determine the efficiency of system. The effects of the ejector was investigated geometry and the operating conditions in the hydraulic characteristics. The ejector consists mainly of a nozzle, suction chamber, mixing tube (throat), diffuser and draft tube. Liquid is supplied to the ejector nozzle, the fast liquid jet produced by the nozzle entrains and the non condensable gas was sucked into the mixing tube. The multiphase CFD modeling was carried out to determine the hydrodynamic characteristics of seawater-air ejector. Condition of the simulation was varied in entrance mass flow rate (1kg/s, 1.5kg/s, 2kg/s, 2.5kg/s, 3kg/s), and position of driving nozzle was located from the central axis of the suction at -10mm, 0mm, 10mm, 20mm, 30mm.. Asaresult, suction flow velocity has the highest value in central axis of the suction.

Design of a 100kW-class radial inflow turbine for ocean thermal energy conversion using R32 (R32를 이용한 100kW급 해양온도차발전용 반경류터빈의 설계)

  • Kim, Do-Yeop;Kim, You Taek
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.38 no.9
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    • pp.1101-1105
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    • 2014
  • Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC) which uses the temperature difference between warm surface sea-water and cold deep sea-water to produce electric power is the promising technology. OTEC is able to be utilized as the $CO_2$ reducing technology by using the consistent temperature differential, while the system efficiency is very low. Thus, the design and development of a efficient turbine is essential to improve the system efficiency for OTEC. In this study, a 100kW-class radial inflow turbine using R32 was designed for OTEC and this turbine's performance was estimated by analysis of CFD. According as the simulation results, turbine's geometry was corrected. The radial inflow turbine satisfying the requirements is designed by the repeated attempts.

Explosion Simulations for the Quantitative Risk Analysis of New Energy Filling Stations (신에너지 충전소의 정량적 위험성 평가를 위한 폭발 시뮬레이션)

  • Dan, Seung-Kyu;Park, Kyung-Jun;Kim, Tae-Ok;Shin, Dong-Il
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.60-67
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    • 2011
  • The interest about new and renewable energy is increasing to reduce the burden of problems by depletion of fossil fuels and air pollutions. For example, LNG/CNG and LPG are expected to be replaced, especially in transportation use, by HCNG mixture and DME-LPG mixture, respectively. Because these new energies are still flammable gases, it is not inherently safe from the explosion. In this research, the quantitative risk analysis for using alternative mixtures in existing recharging facilities has been studied by using three types of explosion models (TNT equivalency model, PHAST and CFD-based FLACS) to manage the risk effectively. The differences of results by models were compared against, and the practical ways of when and how to use these models were suggested. It was also predicted that conventional gas filling stations would be converted as new energy stations without additional explosion risk.

Anthracite Oxygen Combustion Simulation in 0.1MWth Circulating Fluidized Bed (0.1 MWth 급 순환유동층에서의 무연탄 연소 전산유체역학 모사)

  • Go, Eun Sol;Kook, Jin Woo;Seo, Kwang Won;Seo, Su Been;Kim, Hyung Woo;Kang, Seo Yeong;Lee, See Hoon
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.59 no.3
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    • pp.417-428
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    • 2021
  • The combustion characteristics of anthracite, which follow a complex process with low reactivity, must be considered through the dynamic behavior of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers. In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was performed to analyze the combustion characteristics of anthracite in a pilot scale 0.1 MWth Oxy-fuel circulating fluidized bed (Oxy-CFB) boiler. The 0.1MWth Oxy-CFB boiler is composed of combustor (0.15 m l.D., 10 m High), cyclone, return leg, and so on. To perform CFD analysis, a 3D simulation model reactor was designed and used. The anthracite used in the experiment has an average particle size of 1,070 ㎛ and a density of 2,326 kg/m3. The flow pattern of gas-solids inside the reactor according to the change of combustion environment from air combustion to oxygen combustion was investigated. At this time, it was found that the temperature distribution in air combustion and oxygen combustion showed a similar pattern, but the pressure distribution was lower in oxygen combustion. addition, since it has a higher CO2 concentration in oxygen combustion than in air combustion, it can be expected that carbon dioxide capture will take place actively. As a result, it was confirmed that this study can contribute to the optimized design and operation of a circulating fluidized bed reactor using anthracite.

A computational approach to the simulation of controlled flows by synthetic jets actuators

  • Ferlauto, Michele;Marsilio, Roberto
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.77-94
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    • 2015
  • The paper focuses on the integration of a non-linear one-dimensional model of Synthetic Jet (SJ) actuator in a well-assessed numerical simulation method for turbulent compressible flows. The computational approach is intended to the implementation of a numerical tool suited for flow control simulations with affordable CPU resources. A strong compromise is sought between the use of boundary conditions or zero-dimensional models and the full simulation of the actuator cavity, in view of long-term simulation with multiple synthetic jet actuators. The model is integrated in a multi-domain numerical procedure where the controlled flow field is simulated by a standard CFD method for compressible RANS equations, while flow inside the actuator is reduced to a one-dimensional duct flow with a moving piston. The non-linear matching between the two systems, which ensures conservation of the mass, momentum and energy is explained. The numerical method is successfully tested against three typical test cases: the jet in quiescent air, the SJ in cross flow and the flow control on the NACA0015 airfoil.