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Characteristics of Laminar Wake Around Two-Circular Cylinder in Side-by-Side Array (병렬로 나열된 두개의 원형실린더 주위 층류의 후류 특성)

  • Lee, Sang-Beom;Park, Jong-Chun
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.20 no.5 s.72
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2006
  • A finite-volume method using multi-block grid technique has been developed in order to investigate the flow field around multi-body. Here the matching grids are used at the interface between blocks and the boundary conditions are imposed there to exchange physical values across the interface. For the test problems, the laminar viscous flaw around one-and two-cylinder are simulated and the results are compared with experiments and other numerical results.

The Study of the Electroconductive Liquids Flow in a Conduction Magnetohydrodynamic Pump

  • Naceur, Sonia;Kadid, Fatima Zohra;Abdessemed, Rachid
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.252-256
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    • 2016
  • This paper deals the study of a linear MHD pump solution used to eliminate and to avoid the dangers of the mercury appearing through pollution and contamination. The formulation of the magnetohydrodynamic phenomena is derived from Maxwell and Navier-Stokes equations are solved using the finite volume method. Simulation results highlight the performance of the pump such as the electromagnetic force, the velocity, and the pressure, the application of Ansys-Fluent software validation these results.

Assessment of Numerical Optimization Algorithms in Design of Low-Noise Axial-Flow Fan (축류송풍기의 저소음 설계에서 수치최적화기법들의 평가)

  • Choi, Jae-Ho;Kim, Kwang-Yong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.24 no.10
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    • pp.1335-1342
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    • 2000
  • Three-dimensional flow analysis and numerical optimization methods are presented for the design of an axial-flow fan. Steady, incompressible, three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are used as governing equations, and standard k- ${\varepsilon}$ turbulence model is chosen as a turbulence model. Governing equations are discretized using finite volume method. Steepest descent method, conjugate gradient method and BFGS method are compared to determine the searching directions. Golden section method and quadratic fit-sectioning method are tested for one dimensional search. Objective function is defined as a ratio of generation rate of the turbulent kinetic energy to pressure head. Two variables concerning sweep angle distribution are selected as the design variables. Performance of the final fan designed by the optimization was tested experimentally.

Wear Analysis of the Ti-N Coated Punch in Piercing According to the Volume of Production (생산수량에 따른 Ti-N 코팅 펀치의 마멸해석)

  • 황상홍;고대철;김병민
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.149-157
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    • 2000
  • Tool wear in the shearing process such as blanking, piercing and trimming is very important, because it has great effects on the dimensional accuracy, working efficiency and economy. Most of tools in the shearing process have the coated layer at surface fur good wear and corrosion resistance. When the surface of tool is teated, the wear Phenomena of coated surface layer and inner layer may be different. This paper describes a computer modelling technique by the finite element method in order to investigate the wear mechanism and to predict the wear profile of Ti-N coated tool in piercing process according to the volume of Production. Wear coefficients of the coated layer and inner layer are obtained through Pin-on-Disk wear test, respectively. To verify the effectiveness of the suggested technique, the technique is applied to wear analysis in piercing recess of piston pin and simulation results are compared with experimental ones.

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Assessment of Rotor Hover Performance Using a Node-based Flow Solver

  • Jung, Mun-Seung;Kwon, Oh-Joon;Kang, Hee-Jung
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.44-53
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    • 2007
  • A three-dimensional viscous flow solver has been developed for the prediction of the aerodynamic performance of hovering helicopter rotor blades using unstructured hybrid meshes. The flow solver utilized a vertex-centered finite-volume scheme that is based on the Roe's flux-difference splitting with an implicit Jacobi/Gauss-Seidel time integration. The eddy viscosity are estimated by the Spalart- Allmaras one-equation turbulence model. Calculations were performed at three operating conditions with varying tip Mach number and collective pitch setting for the Caradonna-Tung rotor in hover. Additional computations are made for the UH-60A rotor in hover. Reasonable agreements were obtained between the present results and the experiment in both blade loading and overall rotor performance. It was demonstrated that the present vertex-centered flow solver is an efficient and accurate tool for the assessment of rotor performance in hover.

Investigation of the Thermal Characteristics of LED Bulb Utilizing Simulation of Finite Volume Method (FVM) (유한체적법(FVM)의 시뮬레이션을 활용한 LED 벌브의 열 특성 고찰)

  • Park, Kyoung-Min;Moon, Cheol-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.28 no.10
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2014
  • Heat dissipation of the high power LED is a critical issue. To estimate the junction temperature of the LED chip is most important in characterizing the heat dissipation, but it is impossible to directly measure it. In this study, surface temperatures of the 12.8W LED bulb was measured for 5 points using a data logger and compared with the simulated results using a thermal simulator based on FVM (finite volume method) to secure a reliability of the simulation. Effects of some factors such as lens, emissivity and air inlet were investigated using simulation works and then the results were analysed.

An Analysis of Surface irrigation's Hydraulic Characteristics at a Paddy Field Using a Two-Dimensional Numerical Model (2차원 유한체적 수치모형을 이용한 논의 지표관개 수리특성 분석)

  • Park, Seung-Woo;Park, Jong-Min;Kang, Min-Goo
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.3-11
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    • 2004
  • A finite volume model is developed to simulate the surface irrigation at a paddy field. The model's capabilities are validated through comparison with the simulafed results and the observed data obtained by various experimental tests, and the simulated results are in good agreement with the observed pending depth. The result of surface irrigation simulation shows that the longer the paddy field's the length of long-sided becomes, the longer the advance and storage time is taken. To analyze surface irrigation performance with variable inflow rate, three patterns of flow variation-constant rate, initially high then low, and initially low then high-were studied. The results show that at the pattern with initially high followed by low during the latter half of the irrigation the advance time is shortest, but the pending depth of irrigation completion and irrigation effiency are the little difference between irrigation patterns.

Numerical study of turbulent wake flow behind a three-dimensional steep hill

  • Ishihara, Takeshi;Hibi, Kazuki
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.5 no.2_3_4
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    • pp.317-328
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    • 2002
  • A numerical investigation on the turbulent flows over a three-dimensional steep hill is presented. The numerical model developed for the present work is based on the finite volume method and the SIMPLE algorithm with a non-staggered grid system. Standard $k-{\varepsilon}$ model and Shih's non-linear model are tested for the validation of the prediction accuracy in the 3D separated flow. Comparisons of the mean velocity and turbulence profiles between the numerical predictions and the measurements show good agreement. The Shih's non-linear model is found to predict mean flow and turbulence better than the Standard $k-{\varepsilon}$. Flow patterns have also been examined to explain the difference in the cavity zone between 2D and 3D hills.

A comparative study of numerical methods for fluid structure interaction analysis in long-span bridge design

  • Morgenthal, Guido;McRobie, Allan
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.5 no.2_3_4
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    • pp.101-114
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    • 2002
  • Both a Finite Volume and a Discrete Vortex technique to solve the unsteady Navier-Stokes equations have been employed to study the air flow around long-span bridge decks. The implementation and calibration of both methods is described alongside a quasi-3D extension added to the DVM solver. Applications to the wind engineering of bridge decks include flow simulations at different angles of attack, calculation of aerodynamic derivatives and fluid-structure interaction analyses. These are being presented and their specific features described. If a numerical method shall be employed in a practical design environment, it is judged not only by its accuracy but also by factors like versatility, computational cost and ease of use. Conclusions are drawn from the analyses to address the question of whether computer simulations can be practical design tools for the wind engineering of bridge decks.

Fluid-structure interaction analysis of sloshing in an annular - sectored water pool subject to surge motion

  • Eswaran, M.;Goyal, P.;Reddy, G.R.;Singh, R.K.;Vaze, K.K.
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.181-201
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    • 2013
  • The main objective of this work is to investigate the sloshing behavior in a baffled and unbaffled three dimensional annular-sectored water pool (i.e., tank) which is located at dome region of the primary containment. Initially two case studies were performed for validation. In these case studies, the theoretical and experimental results were compared with numerical results and good agreement was found. After the validation of present numerical procedure, an annular-sectored water pool has been taken for numerical investigation. One sector is taken for analysis from the eight sectored water pool. The free surface is captured by Volume of Fluid (VOF) technique and the fluid portion is solved by finite volume method while the structure portions are solved by finite element approach. Baffled and un-baffled cases were compared to show the reduction in wave height under excitation. The complex mechanical interaction between the fluid and pool wall deformation is simulated using a partitioned strong fluid-structure coupling.