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Acoustic Analysis of Axial Fan using Kirchhoff Surface (Kirchhoff 면을 이용한 홴소음 해석)

  • Park, Yong-Min;Song, Woo-Seog;Lee, Seung-Bae
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.701-713
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    • 2003
  • The BEM is a highly efficient method in the sense of economical computation. However, boundary integration is not easy for the complex geometry and moving surface, e.g. a rotating blade. Thus, Kirchhoff surface is designed in an effort to overcome the difficulty resulting from complex boundary conditions. A Kirchhoff surface is a fictitious surface which envelopes acoustic sources of main concern. Acoustic sources may be distributed on each Kirchhoff surface element according to their acoustic characteristics. In this study, an axial fan is assumed to have unsteady loading noise as a dominant source. Dipole sources can be modeled to solve the FW-H equation. Acoustic field is then computed by determining Kirchhoff surface on which near-field is implemented, to analyze the effect of Kirchhoff surface on it. The optimal shape and the location of Kirchhoff surface are discussed by comparing with experimental data acquired in an anechoic chamber.

Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Fuselage of Fan-in-body Aircraft on the Pusher Propeller

  • Kang, Jiwook;Jang, Jisung;You, Younghyun;Hyun, Youngo;Lee, Jonghun
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.26-35
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    • 2021
  • In this study, CFD analysis was conducted to compare the aerodynamic performance of the isolated propeller and pusher propeller, which is affected by the wake of wide fuselage. The moving reference frame (MRF) method was used for isolated propeller analysis, while the MRF and sliding mesh method were used sequentially for the pusher propeller to analyze the change in the aerodynamic characteristics based on the azimuth angle. Under the same torque condition, the thrust of the pusher propeller was greater than that of the isolated propeller. Thrust increment of the pusher propeller was mainly generated near the root of the blade where the fuselage wake was concentrated. The net efficiency of the pusher propeller was greater than or equal to that of the isolated propeller. Because of the flat fuselage shape, thrust and torque of the pusher propeller periodically changed with the rotation of the propeller.

Position Optimization of Strain Gauge on Blades

  • Choi, Byeong-Keun;Lee, Hyun-Seob;Yang, Bo-Suk;Mignolet, Marc P.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.11b
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    • pp.422-427
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    • 2002
  • This paper focuses on the formulation and validation of an automatic strategy for the selection of the locations and directions of strain gauges to capture at best the modal response of a blade in a series of modes. These locations and directions are selected to render the strain measurements as robust as possible with respect to random mispositioning of the gauges and gauge failures. The approach relies on the evaluation of the signal-to-noise ratios of the gauge measurements from finite element strain data and includes the effects of gauge size. A genetic algorithm is used to find the strain gauge locations-directions that lead to the largest possible value of the smallest modal strain signal-to-noise ratio, in the absence of gauge failure, or of its expected value when gauge failure is possible. A fan blade is used to exemplify the applicability of the proposed methodology and to demonstrate the effects of the essential parameters of the problem, i.e. the mispositioning level, the probability of gauge failure, and the number of gauges.

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Conceptual Design Study of a Low-Speed Wind Tunnel for Performance Test of Wind Turbine (풍력터빈 성능시험을 위한 풍동 개념연구)

  • Kang, Seung-Hee;Choi, Woo-Ram;Kim, Hae-Jeong;Kim, Yong-Hwi
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.431-434
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    • 2009
  • Conceptual study of an open-circuit type low-speed wind tunnel for test of wind turbine blade is conducted. The tunnel is constituted of a settling chamber, a contraction, closed and open test sections, a diffuser, two corners, a cross leg and a fan and motor. For the performance test, the closed test section width of 1.8 m, height of 1.8 m and length of 5.25 m is selected. The open test section with dimension width of 1.8 m, height of 1.8 m and length of 4.14 m is adopted for aeroacoustic test. The contraction ratio is 9 to 1 and maximum speed in the closed test section is 67 m/sec. Input power in the tunnel is about 238 kW and its energy ratio is 3.6. The wind tunnel designed in present study will be an effective tool in research and development of wind turbine.

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Note on a Marine Algal Species, Cryptonemia lomation (Halymeniaceae) in Korea

  • Kang, Pil Joon;An, Jae Woo;Nam, Ki Wan
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.308-313
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    • 2018
  • During a survey of marine algal flora, a red algal species was collected from Giseong, Uljin located on the eastern coast of Korea. This species has the generic features of Cryptonemia belonging to Halymeniaceae, and is characterized by the presence of erect foliose thalli arising from a discoid holdfast, somewhat fan-shaped blade with an evanescent midrib at the base, narrow main axes with blade-like wings of slightly undulate margin, a perennial stalk, and entwined filamentous medulla with refractive stellate cells. In a phylogenetic tree based on rbcL sequence, the Korean alga nests in the same clade with C. lomation from France and C. seminervis from Spain. Genetic divergence among the sequences within the clade was not recognized thus suggesting that both the species are conspecific. The name C. lomation considered to be valid nomenclaturally is accepted for the entity. Based on the morphological and molecular analyses, the Korean alga is identified as C. lomation, originally described from Italy. This confirms the occurrence of C. lomation in Korea. The species appears to be distributed in the temperate region influenced more or less by the North Korea Cold Current.

Optimal design of impeller in fan motor unit of cordless vacuum cleaner for improving flow performance and reducing aerodynamic noise (무선진공청소기 팬 모터 단품의 유량성능 향상과 공력소음 저감을 위한 임펠라 최적설계)

  • Kim, KunWoo;Ryu, Seo-Yoon;Cheong, Cheolung;Seo, Seongjin;Jang, Cheolmin
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.379-389
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    • 2020
  • In this study, the flow and noise performances of high-speed fan motor unit for cordless vacuum cleaner is improved by optimizing the impeller which drives the suction air through flow passage of the cordless vacuum cleaner. Firstly, the unsteady incompressible Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations are solved to investigate the flow through the fan motor unit using the computational fluid dynamics techniques. Based on flow field results, the Ffowcs-Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) integral equation is used to predict flow noise radiated from the impeller. Predicted results are compared to the measured ones, which confirms the validity of the numerical method used. It is found that the strong vortex is formed around the mid-chord region of the main blades where the blade curvature change rapidly. Given that vortex acts as a loss for flow and a noise source for noise, impeller blade is redesigned to suppress the identified vortex. The response surface method using two factors is employed to determine the optimum inlet and outlet sweep angles for maximum flow rate and minimum noise. Further analysis of finally selected design confirms the improved flow and noise performance.

An Analysis of Core Technologies and Acquisition Methodology for Combat Aircraft Powerplants (전투기 추진기관 기술현황 분석 및 핵심기술 획득 방안)

  • 이기영;김해원;강수준
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.92-105
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    • 2000
  • Core technologies of powerplants, which are necessary for the development of Korean type combat aircraft, are analyzed. And then, the acquisition methodologies for the technologies are proposed. With respect to the aircraft engine design and manufacturing technologies, simple basic technologies such as component manufacturing and assembling technology come to close to those of advanced countries, but the core technologies were not acquired or in the understanding level only. Therefore, the research on the component manufacturing technology should be specialized for buildup of international competition first, and the research on core technologies such as high pressure compressor design, blisk, FADEC and hollow fan blade design should be concentrated step by step by taking an active participation in the development project of international cooperative aircraft powerplants.

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Influence of Blade Profiles on Flow around Wells Turbine

  • Suzuki, Masami;Arakawa, Chuichi
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.148-154
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    • 2008
  • The Wells turbine rotor consists of several symmetric airfoil blades arranged around a central hub, and the stagger angle is 90 degrees. These characteristics simplify the total construction of OWC type wave energy converters. Although the Wells turbine is simple, the turbine produces a complicated flow field due to the peculiar arrangement of blades, which can rotate in the same direction irrespective of the oscillating airflow. In order to understand these flows, flow visualization is carried out with an oil-film method in the water tunnel. This research aims to analyze the mechanism of the 3-D flows around the turbine with the flow visualization. The flow visualization explained the influence of attack angle, the difference between fan-shaped and rectangular wings, and the sweep angle.

Numerical Prediction of Aerodynamic Noise from Rotors (회전익 공력소음의 수치적 예측)

  • 이정한;이수갑
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 1997.04a
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    • pp.581-587
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    • 1997
  • Numerical predictions of aerodynamic noise radiated by subsonic rotors are carried out. A time domain approach for Ffowcs-Williams Hawkings equation of acoustic analogy is used in developing a comprehensive rotor/fan noise prediction program to handle both arbitrary blade shapes and loading conditions. Since only the aeroacoustic aspects of rotors are considered here, the calculations are carried out for rotors with simple aerodynamic characteristics. Broadband noise from ingestion of turbulence is also considered. By incorporating discrete frequency noise prediction of steady loading with broadband spectrum, much better correlation at the low frequency region with experimental data is obtaind. The contributions from different noise mechanisms can also be analysed through this method.

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Numerical analysis of air flow in the various shapes of air multiplier cross section (AIR-MULTIPLIER 단면 형상에 따른 유동양상에 대한 수치적 해석)

  • Choe, Jeong-Sik;Kim, Hyeong-Muk;Kim, Yu-Min;Gu, Bon-Chan
    • Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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    • 2014.03a
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    • pp.610-613
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구에서는 Dyson사의 Air multiplier의 Coanda surface각도에 따른 Air foil 주변의 2차원 유동을 분석하고 Surface각도가 유동에 미치는 영향에 대해 해석하였다. Air multiplier 단면의 작은 Slit을 통해 분류된 공기는 Venturi effect에 의해 가속되며 Coanda effect에 의해 단면을 따라 흐르며 압력차를 발생시켜 주변의 공기를 추가적으로 유입시킨다. EDISON CFD를 이용하여 Surface 각도에 따른 Air foil 주변의 유동을 구현하고 각도가 유동에 미치는 영향을 해석하였다. 또한 다른 논문에서 발췌한 실험값과 CFD 분석을 통해 얻은 값을 비교하여 CFD분석이 유효한지 확인하였다.

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