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AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA FOR 2-BLADED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE (2엽형 수직축 풍력발전기의 유동해석 및 실험 비교)

  • Hwang, M.H.;Kim, D.H.;Lee, J.W.;Oh, M.W.;Kim, M.H.;Ryu, G.J.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.85-91
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    • 2010
  • In this study, aerodynamic analyses based on unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) have been conducted for a 2-bladed vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) configuration. Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with standard $k-{\varepsilon}$ and SST $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence models are solved for unsteady flow problems. The experiment model of 2-bladed VAWT has been designed and tested in this study. Aerodynamic experiment of the present VAWT model are effectively conducted using the vehicle mounted testing system. The comparison result between the experiment and the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis are presented in order to verify the accuracy of CFD modeling with different turbulent models.

A high-resolution mapping of wind energy potentials for Mauritius using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

  • Dhunny, Asma Z.;Lollchund, Michel R.;Rughooputh, Soonil D.D.V.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.565-578
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    • 2015
  • A wind energy assessment is an integrated analysis of the potential of wind energy resources of a particular area. In this work, the wind energy potentials for Mauritius have been assessed using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model. The approach employed in this work aims to enhance the assessment of wind energy potentials for the siting of large-scale wind farms in the island. Validation of the model is done by comparing simulated wind speed data to experimental ones measured at specific locations over the island. The local wind velocity resulting from the CFD simulations are used to compute the weighted-sum power density including annual directional inflow variations determined by wind roses. The model is used to generate contour maps of velocity and power, for Mauritius at a resolution of 500 m.

Computational Fluid Dynamics on The Grid Computing Environment (그리드 컴퓨팅 환경을 이용할 전산 유체 해석)

  • Sung Chun-ho;Cho Kum Won;Park Hyungwoo;Lee Sangsan;Kim Dae-Hee;Kwon Jang Hyuk
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.71-77
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    • 2002
  • The grid technology is believed to be the next generation research tool for both computational and experimental scientists. With advanced network technologies and middleware, geographically distributed facilities can be tightly connected to provided a huge amount of resources or remote accessibility, In this paper, an overview of grid technology will be introduced with an emphasis in application to computational fluid dynamics. The computational fluid dynamics, which involves solution of partial differential equations, is basically limited by the computing power, With the grid technology, virtually unlimited resources are provided. The schematic structure of middleware and grid environment, as well as some preliminary results are presented.

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Evalution of Hemolysis in Axial Flow Blood Pump with Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis (전산유체해석을 이용한 축류형 혈액펌프의 용혈평가)

  • 임상필;김동욱
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2003.06a
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    • pp.256-259
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    • 2003
  • Artificial heart is divided pulsation style and nonpulsation style greatly according to flowing of blood. nonpulsation pump is advantage of miniaturization avaliable because it is simple and non-volumic-pump than pulsation pump. Non pulsation pump is derided axial flow style and centrifugal style accordig to rotating style. An axial flow blood pump can be made smaller than a centrifugal blood pump because of its higher specific speed. A hemolysis is an important factor for the development of an axial flow blood pump. It is difficult to identify the areas where hemolysis nun. Evaluation of hemolysis both in in vitro and in vivo require a long time and are costly. Computational fluid dynamics(CFD) analysis enables the engineer to predict hemolysis on a computer. The aims of this study is Computational fluid dynamics in the whole axial flow pump and to verify the accuracy of prediction results of CFD analysis compare with in vitro experimental results.

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Large eddy simulation of turbulent flow using the parallel computational fluid dynamics code GASFLOW-MPI

  • Zhang, Han;Li, Yabing;Xiao, Jianjun;Jordan, Thomas
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.49 no.6
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    • pp.1310-1317
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    • 2017
  • GASFLOW-MPI is a widely used scalable computational fluid dynamics numerical tool to simulate the fluid turbulence behavior, combustion dynamics, and other related thermal-hydraulic phenomena in nuclear power plant containment. An efficient scalable linear solver for the large-scale pressure equation is one of the key issues to ensure the computational efficiency of GASFLOW-MPI. Several advanced Krylov subspace methods and scalable preconditioning methods are compared and analyzed to improve the computational performance. With the help of the powerful computational capability, the large eddy simulation turbulent model is used to resolve more detailed turbulent behaviors. A backward-facing step flow is performed to study the free shear layer, the recirculation region, and the boundary layer, which is widespread in many scientific and engineering applications. Numerical results are compared with the experimental data in the literature and the direct numerical simulation results by GASFLOW-MPI. Both time-averaged velocity profile and turbulent intensity are well consistent with the experimental data and direct numerical simulation result. Furthermore, the frequency spectrum is presented and a -5/3 energy decay is observed for a wide range of frequencies, satisfying the turbulent energy spectrum theory. Parallel scaling tests are also implemented on the KIT/IKET cluster and a linear scaling is realized for GASFLOW-MPI.

Numerical and Experimental Analyses Examining Ozone and Limonene Distributions in Test Chamber with Various Turbulent Flow Fields

  • ITO, Kazuhide
    • International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.89-99
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    • 2008
  • Indoor ozone has received attention because of its well-documented adverse effects on health. In addition to the inherently harmful effects of ozone, it can also initiate a series of reactions that generate potentially irritating oxidation products, including free radicals, aldehydes, organic acids and secondary organic aerosols (SOA). Especially, ozone reacts actively with terpene. The overarching goal of this work was to better understand ozone and terpene distributions within rooms. Towards this end, the paper has two parts. The first describes the development of a cylindrical test chamber that can be used to obtain the second order rate constant $(k_b)$ for the bi-molecular chemical reaction of ozone and terpene in the air phase. The second consists of model room experiments coupled with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of the experimental scenarios to obtain ozone and terpene distributions in various turbulent flow fields. The results of CFD predictions were in reasonable agreement with the experimental measurements.

Web-based Fluid Dynamics Education using e-AIRS System (e-AIRS 환경을 활용한 웹기반의 유체역학 교육)

  • Kim, J.H.;Yi, J.S.;Ko, S.H.;Kim, C.;Kim, Y.H.;Moon, J.B.;Cho, K.W.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.212-215
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    • 2008
  • e-AIRS, an abbreviation of 'e-Science Aerospace Integrated Research System,' is a virtual organization supporting CFD(computational fluid dynamics) simulations, remote experimental service, and collaborative and integrative study between computation and experiment. e-AIRS works on the e-Science environment and research process is accomplished through the web portal. By the system development since 2005, a stable education system with the full support on fluid dynamics is successfully established and utilized to various fluid dynamic lectures in universities. By using e-AIRS system during a lecture, students can conduct the full CFD simulation process on the web and inspect the wind tunnel experiment via Access Grid. This kind of interactive lecture makes students to have a deeper understanding on the physics of fluid, as well as the characteristics of numerical techniques. The current paper will describe system components of e-AIRS and its utilization on education.

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A Study on the Resistance Performance and Flow Pattern of High Speed Planing Hull using CFD (전산유체계산을 통한 고속 활주선의 저항성능 및 유동분포 해석)

  • Park, Kyurin;Kim, Dong Jin;Kim, Sun Young;Rhee, Shin Hyung
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.23-33
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    • 2019
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) is being developed to do maritime survey and maritime surveillance at Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean engineering (KRISO). The goal is that USV should be operated at the maximum speed of 45 knots and it should be operated at sea state 4. Therefore the planing hull of USV should be excellent in resistance performance and manoeuvring performance. It is needed to check its performance using Experimental Fluid Dynamics (EFD), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) or analytic method before designing the hull. In this study, resistance performance was analyzed by EFD and CFD. EFD with heave and pitch was performed at high speed towing system in Seoul National University. CFD was performed using SNUFOAM based on openFOAM with dynamic mesh to calculate running attitudes. The results of CFD were compared with EFD results. The results of CFD were resistance, running attitudes and wave height. The flow distribution and pressure distribution were also analyzed. The results of numerical resistance was under estimated than EFD. Even though the results of CFD have a slight limitation, it can be successfully used to estimate the resistance performance of planing hull. In addition it can be used as a supplement for EFD results.

Computational Design of a Disk-Shape Boundary-Layer Pump (원반형 경계층 펌프의 전산 설계)

  • Jeong, S.Y.;Chang, S.M.;Yang, J.S.
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.12-17
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    • 2010
  • A kind of disk-shape boundary layer pump is designed numerically by using a software of computational fluid dynamics, which is widely used for the special purposes such as artificial hearts, bio-fluidics and transportation of oceanic lives, etc. From the numerical simulation with an axisymmetric model, some benchmark problems are tested and compared with experimental results. The performance of disk pump is graphically visualized from the computational results, and converted to the dimensionless parameters. Finally, the obtained numerical data in the present investigation can be used for the baseline for new design to achieve a more efficient disk pump.