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Optimization study on fuel cell cathode oxygen flow path for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle using computational visualization (전산 가시화를 통한 무인 항공기용 연료전지 양극 산소 유로 최적화 연구)

  • Jeon, Ji-A;Lee, Jae-Jun;Song, Young-Su;Kim, Min-Su;Kim, Gun Woo;Na, Youngseung;Rhee, Gwang Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.85-92
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    • 2019
  • Numerical visualization is conducted to confirm the variation of flow characteristics and pressure drop by the shape of channels on the cathode flow path in hydrogen fuel cells for unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs). Generally, a light-weight fan is commonly used rather than a heavy air compressor at UAVS. However, in case of blower fan, a large pressure drop in the flow path causes the blocking of the oxygen supply to the fuel cell. Therefore, the uniformity of flow inside the cathode has to be achieved by changing the shape of the cathode. The flow channel, the duct shape, and the diameter of the fan are changed to optimize the flow path. As a result, it is confirmed that the optimal flow path can decrease the velocity difference between the center and outer flow by 1.8%. However, It should be noted that the channel size can increase the pressure drop.

ANALYSIS ON FLOW FIELDS IN AIRFLOW PATH OF CONCRETE DRY STORAGE CASK USING FLUENT CODE (FLUENT를 활용한 콘크리트 건식 저장용기 공기유로 내부 유동장 해석)

  • Kang, G.U.;Kim, H.J.;Cho, C.H.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2016
  • This study investigated natural convection flow behavior in airflow path designed in concrete dry storage cask to remove the decay heat from spent nuclear fuels. Using FLUENT 16.1 code, thermal analysis for natural convection was carried out for three dimensional, 1/4 symmetry model under the normal condition that inlet ducts are 100% open. The maximum temperatures on other components except the fuel regions were satisfied with allowable values suggested in nuclear regulation-1536. From velocity and temperature distributions along the flow direction, the flow behavior in horizontal duct of air inlet and outlet duct, annular flow-path and bent pipe was delineated in detail. Theses results will be used as the theoretical background for the composing of airflow path for the designing of passive heat removal system by understanding the flow phenomena in airflow path.

Performance Evaluation of the Velocity Profile Integration for the Multi-Path Ultrasonic Flowmeter in Symmetric & Asymmetric Flow Field (대칭 및 비대칭 유동장에서 다회선 초음파 유량계의 유속분포 적분 방법 평가)

  • Kim, Joo-Young;Kim, Kyung-Jin;Park, Sung-Ha
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.12a
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    • pp.370-377
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    • 2002
  • Generally, the system of calculation for the multi-path ultrasonic flow meters can be divided into two methods by how to get the mean velocity, namely, weighting and direct method. Weighting-method derive the mean velocity through modeling in theoretical velocity profile. Direct-method derive the mean velocity though actual flow distribution. The system of calculation varies with maker's transducer configuration and integration method. Each system has merits and demerits. This paper describes the system of integration that calculates line velocity over cross-section of the circular pipe. Flow rate mr discussed in this paper is a difference between theoretical flow rate and integrated flow rate according to values of Reynolds number in symmetric flow field or theoretical flow rate and integrated flow rate according to rotated model in asymmetric flow field.

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A Study on the Shortest path of use Auction Algorithm (Auction 알고리즘을 이용한 최단경로에 관한 연구)

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    • Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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    • 1998.03a
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    • pp.11-16
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    • 1998
  • The classical algorithm for solving liner network flow problems are primal cost improvement method, including simplex method, which iteratively improve the primal cost by moving flow around simple cycles, which iteratively improve the dual cost by changing the prices of a subset of nodes by equal amounts. Typical iteration/shortest path algorithm is used to improve flow problem of liner network structure. In this paper we stdudied about the implemental method of shortest path which is a practical computational aspects. This method can minimize the best neighbor node and also implement the typical iteration which is $\varepsilon$-CS satisfaction using the auction algorithm of linear network flow problem

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Installation effects on the characteristics of multi-path ultrasonic flowmeter (배관 형상이 다회선 초음파 유량계의 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, K. A.;Choi, Y. M.;Choi, H. M.;Yoon, B. R.;Hwang, K. B.
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1999.12a
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    • pp.114-117
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    • 1999
  • Five-path ultrasonic flowmeters (200 and 300 mm diameters) were tested to obtain it's characteristics in a water flow standard system. A five-path ultrasonic flowmeter was installed after various pipe fittings (elbow, valve, tee) or a pump. The distance between flow disturbance source and a flowmeter was main experimental parameter. Without a flow conditioner, a five-path ultrasonic flowmeter shows good characteristics as the distance between flow disturbance source and a flowmeter is longer than 10 diameter of a flowmeter.

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Reducing the Flow Completion Time for Multipath TCP

  • Heo, GeonYeong;Yoo, Joon
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.13 no.8
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    • pp.3900-3916
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    • 2019
  • The modern mobile devices are typically equipped with multiple network interfaces, e.g., 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, but the current implementation of TCP can support only a single path at the same time. The Multipath TCP (MPTCP) leverages the multipath feature and provides (i) robust connection by utilizing another interface if the current connection is lost and (ii) higher throughput than single path TCP by simultaneously leveraging multiple network paths. However, if the performance between the multiple paths are significantly diverse, the receiver may have to wait for packets from the slower path, causing reordering and buffering problems. To solve this problem, previous MPTCP schedulers mainly focused on predicting the latency of the path beforehand. Recent studies, however, have shown that the path latency varies by a large margin over time, thus the MPTCP scheduler may wrongly predict the path latency, causing performance degradation. In this paper, we propose a new MPTCP scheduler called, choose fastest subflow (CFS) scheduler to solve this problem. Rather than predicting the path latency, CFS utilizes the characteristics of these paths to reduce the overall flow completion time by redundantly sending the last part of the flow to both paths. We compare the performance through real testbed experiments that implements CFS. The experimental results on both synthetic packet generation and actual Web page requests, show that CFS consistently outperforms the previous proposals in all cases.

The Characterization of Electrolytic Ion Water Generator by Electrode (전극에 따른 전해 이온수 발생장치의 특성)

  • Han, Byung-Jo;Lee, Yeon;Ryu, Bong-Jo;Koo, Kyung-Wan
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.65 no.10
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    • pp.1786-1791
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    • 2016
  • The damage has occurred inside the semiconductor pattern When using conventional wet station for semiconductor. It was used for electrolytic ion water generator in order to prevent damage to the semiconductor pattern. It was designed and developed a flow path electrode and the mesh electrode to check the efficiency of the electrode. And It confirmed the expected results through the simulation of the flow path. and ORP were measured in accordance with the current and voltage of mesh electrode and flow paht electrodes. Flow path electrode 22A is 3V, up to pH 9.8, the value of ORP-558mV was measured and the mesh electrode was measured up to pH 9.8, ORP -350mV.

Computational Heat Transfer Analysis of High Temperature Solar Receiver (수치해석기법을 이용한 고온태양열 흡수기의 열성능 분석)

  • Kim, Tae-Jun;Oh, Sang-June;Lee, Jin-Gyu;Seo, Tae-Beom
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 2009
  • This study focus on verification of the thermal efficiency of volumetric receiver with $5kW_{th}$ Dish-type solar thermal system. Spiral flow path shaped on receiver and working fluid(steam) flow along the this flow path. Porous material for radiation-thermal conversion used in former researches are substituted with the stainless steel wall installed along the spiral shaped flow path. Numerical analysis for the flow path and temperature distributions are carried out. Numerical results are compared with experimental data. Using the numerical model, the heat transfer characteristics of spiral type receiver for dish-type solar thermal systems are known and the thermal performance of the receiver can be estimated.

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Damping Force Characteristics of MR Damper with Additional Flow Path (부가적인 유로가 있는 MR 댐퍼의 감쇠력 특성)

  • Sohn, Jung Woo;Oh, Jong-Seok;Choi, Seung-Bok
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.426-431
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    • 2015
  • In this work, a new type of MR damper with additional flow path in piston is proposed and damping force characteristics are numerically evaluated. Flow-mode type MR damper is considered and mathematical model is established based on Bingham rheological model of MR fluid to obtain accurate prediction of damping force characteristics. Damping force of the proposed MR damper are calculated with respect to piston velocity and input current. In addition, investigation on damping force characteristics is carried out according to number of additional flow path and excellence of the proposed MR damper is demonstrated.

Numerical Study on the Super Sonic Phenomenon of Compressed Air according to the Flow Path Conditions (유로조건에 따른 압축공기 초음속 유동 현상의 해석 연구)

  • Kim, Seung Mo;Kim, Moosun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.470-476
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    • 2019
  • The braking force for a train is generally provided by compressed air. The pressure valve system that is used to apply appropriate braking forces to trains has a complex flow circuit. It is possible to make a channel shape that can increase the flow efficiency by 3D printing. There are restrictions on the flow shape design when using general machining. Therefore, in this study, the compressed air flow was analyzed in a pressure valve system by comparing flow paths made with conventional manufacturing methods and 3D printing. An analysis was done to examine the curvature magnitude of the flow path, the diameter of the flow path, the magnitude of the inlet and reservoir pressure, and the initial temperature of the compressed air when the flow direction changes. The minimization of pressure loss and the uniformity of the flow characteristics influenced the braking efficiency. The curvilinear flow path made through 3D printing was advantageous for improving the braking efficiency compared to the rectangular shape manufactured by general machining.