• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2004년도 춘계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.132-138
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• 2004

Flush inlet, which has been chosen for modem air vehicles to take advantage of structure compactness and small RCS, gives rise to some aerodynamic problems such as flow separation and distortion due to vortices which deteriorate the performance of both inlet and engine. In this study, pressure recoveries at inlet exit plane were evaluated through numerical analyses of 3D turbulent flow for various inlet shapes and flight conditions. Inlet shape was controlled by changing ramp angle and width of throat, and effects of mass flow rate and angle of attack were investigated.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.8-12
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• 2009

터빈 또는 압축기와 같은 터보기계의 성능을 평가하기 위해서는 입구의 유동을 측정해야 한다. 입구의 평균된 유동을 측정하기 위해서는 일반적으로 여러 개의 엘리먼트를 가진 레이크를 여러 개 사용해서 원주방향과 반경방향으로 평균된 유동을 사용한다. 그런데 터빈 입구에서 레이크를 사용하여 터빈 입구의 유동을 측정하면 레이크에서 유동을 측정한 후 레이크 자체가 손실을 일으키므로 터빈 입구에서의 전압력에 차이가 있을 뿐 아니라 교란된 유동이 터빈의 성능에 기대하지 않은 영향을 미치는 문제점이 있다. 그러므로 터빈 입구에 고정적으로 설치한 레이크로 측정한 데이터로는 정확한 터빈의 성능을 평가하는데 오차를 일으킨다. 본 연구에서는 이런 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 터보기계의 시험시 레이크와 레이크 후단에서 프로브를 이용한 상세 유동 측정을 통하여 레이크의 손실을 측정하는 방법을 제안하였다. 그리고 이 방법을 사용하여 시험을 수행한 결과를 제시하였다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2017

Purpose: Methods: Three-dimensional CFD modeling was conducted to analyze the flow structure and discharge flow rate corresponding to the variation in the geometry of the flow channel in a microtube. Additionally, experiments were carried out, and the discharge flow rate was measured at various inlet pressures and inclination angles of the microtube. Results: The quantitative data of velocity distribution and discharge flow rate were obtained. As the width and length of the microtip increased, the discharge flow rate decreased significantly because of the increase in the loss of pressure along the microtube. As the depth of the microtip increased, the flow rate also increased because of the reduction in the flow resistance. However, in this analysis, the variation in the angle of the microtip did not influence the flow rate. From the experimental results, it was observed that the flow rate increased linearly with the increase in the inlet pressure, and the effects of the inclination angle were not clearly observed in those test cases. The values of the flow rate obtained from the experiments were significantly lower than that obtained from the CFD analysis. This is because of the distortion of the shape of the flow path inside the microtube during the fabrication process. The distortion of the flow path might decrease the flow cross-sectional area, and it would increase the flow resistance inside the microtube. The variation in the flow rate corresponding to the variation in the inlet pressure showed similar trends. Conclusions: Therefore, the results of the numerical analysis obtained from this study can be efficiently utilized for optimizing the shape of the microtip inside a microtube.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2004년도 제22회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.699-702
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• 2004

In this study, the affect of mounting axisymmetrical supersonic inlet to airfoil, which has 65 degree swept angle was numerically investigated. The parameter for this calculation are tree stream Mach number M=2.0 and 2.5, the distance between inlet spike and airfoil lower surface $L_{sw}$/$R_{cowl}$ = 1.21-1.54 and angle of attack to the airfoil 0-4. The mass capture ratio improved 3points in M=2.0 condition and 1points in M=2.5 while the mass capture ratio without airfoil surface was 57% and 71 % for each case. These are the result from increase of density and change of velocity deflection by the shock wave structure formed between inlet and airfoil surface. On the other hand, the distortion of Mach number at cowl lip plane increased by 13% in M=2.0, 3% in M=2.5 condition. The effects of the angle attack on the mass capture ratio is greater than that of the shock wave interaction between inlet and cowl, but the effects to the distortion is smaller in the range of this calculation condition. In the condition of M=2.0 with 4 degrees of angle of attack, inlet distortion of Mach number is mainly caused by the affects of the shock wave interaction between inlet and airfoil surface, while the largest angle of the velocity vector in the radial direction at cowl lip plane is caused by the affect of angle of attack. This large velocity vector made the flow inside the cowl subsonic and caused spillage, which interfere with the boundary layer of airfoil surface.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.296-306
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• 2012

A series of numerical simulations are carried out to analyze a supersonic inlet buzz, which is an unsteady pressure oscillation phenomenon around a supersonic inlet. A simple but efficient geometry, experimentally adopted by Nagashima, is chosen for the analysis of unsteady flow physics. Among the two sets of simulations considered in this study, the effects of various throttling conditions are firstly examined. It is seen that the major physical characteristic of the inlet buzz can be obtained by inviscid computations only and the computed flow patterns inside and around the inlet are qualitatively consistent with the experimental observations. The dominant frequency of the inlet buzz increases as throttle area decreases, and the computed frequency is approximately 60Hz or 15% lower than the experimental data, but interestingly, this gap is constant for all the test cases and shock structures are similar. Secondly, inviscid calculations are performed to examine the effect regarding angle of attack. It is found that patterns of pressure oscillation histories and distortion due to asymmetric (or three-dimensional) shock structures are substantially affected by angle of attack. The dominant frequency of the inlet buzz, however, does not change noticeably even in regards to a wide range of angle of attacks.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2010

The attachment of inducer in front of main impeller is a powerful method to improve cavitation performance. Cavitation surge oscillation, however, often occurs at partial flow rate and extremely low suction pressure. As the cavitation surge oscillation with low frequency of about 10 Hz occurs in a close relation between the inlet backflow cavitation and the growth of blade cavity into the throat section of blade passage, one method of installing an axi-asymmetrical plate upstream of inducer has been proposed to suppress the oscillation. The inlet flow distortion due to the axi-asymmetrical plate makes different elongations of cavities on all blades, which prevent the flow from becoming simultaneously unstable at all throat sections. In the present study, changes of the suppression effects with the axial distance between the inducer inlet and the plate and the changes with the blockage ratios of plate area to the cross-sectional area of inducer inlet are investigated for helical inducers with tip blade angles of $8^{\circ}$ and $14^{\circ}$. Then a conceivable application will be proposed to suppress the cavitation surge oscillation by installing axi-asymmetrical inlet plate.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2010

Pressure characteristics according to the duct shapes of turbo blowers connected in serial have been performed to reduce pressure loss in the piping system. To analyze three-dimensional flow field in the turbo blower system, general analysis code, CFX, is introduced in the present work. SST turbulence model is applied to estimate the eddy viscosity. Throughout the numerical simulation for the turbo blower system having a various shape of a inlet guide, optimal inlet guide can be selected. It is found that the pressure loss in the piping system having the optimal inlet guide can be reduced by minimizing the inflow distortion at the upstream of the impeller. Detailed flow analysis of the blower system serially connected is also performed and analyzed.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2015

덕트는 항공기의 내부엔진에 외부 공기를 흡입하기 위한 장치이다. 엔진 입구면의 레이더 반사량을 줄여 피탐지성을 감소시키기 위하여 S형태의 덕트를 가지게 되었다. S-Duct는 중심선의 곡률, 입구형상 등의 형상변수에 따라 엔진의 성능에 영향을 미친다. 본 연구에서는 RAE M 2129 S-Duct의 입구형상에 대하여 가로세로비의 변경에 따른 덕트 내부 유동에 대한 유동 특성을 알아보기 위해 전산해석을 수행하였다. S-Duct의 성능 평가 기준으로는 유동 왜곡계수를 사용하였다. 공력해석을 위해 상용해석 소프트웨어를 사용하였으며, 벽면에서의 역압력 구배의 영향으로 발생하는 유동박리와 2차 유동을 예측하기 위하여 $k-{\omega}SST$ 난류모델을 사용하였다. S-Duct의 Port side와 Starboard side 각각의 압력분포 값에 대하여 ARA의 실험값과 비교하여 본 연구에서 사용된 전산해석 기법의 타당성을 검증하였다. 해석 결과 모든 형상에 대하여 유동박리와 2차 유동이 발생하는 것을 확인하였다. 반원형 형태의 입구형상을 가지는 S-Duct가 뛰어난 성능을 보임을 확인하였다.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2015

Air intakes are an essential component of aircraft engines. They are mainly used to offer uniform airflows to engine faces. Fighter aircraft have to mask the engine face inside the fuselage in order to reduce the Radar Cross Section(RCS). Therefore, offset intakes like a S-Duct are one of promising components for this purpose. During a fight, it is unavoidable that the flow will enter the intakes at some face angles other than zero. In this case, the performance of the aircraft engine will be influenced to the angle of incidence. In this study, the CFD analysis of the semi-circular S-Duct with AR(0.5,0) is performed to investigate the influence of the angle of incidence on the performance of the S-Duct using a distortion coefficient. To consider the adverse pressure gradient, a $k-{\omega}$ SST turbulence model is employed. The secondary flow and flow separation are observed for all computational cases. It is found that the positive incidence angle produces the best performances.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.197-207
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• 2004

현재 개발중인 스마트 무인기는 일반적인 헬리콥터와 같이 수직이착륙이 가능할 뿐만 아니라 고정익기와 같이 고속의 비행이 가능함을 목표로 하고 있다. 그러므로 흡기구는 여러 비행조건에서 엔진이 제 효율을 낼 수 있도록 충분한 공기를 흡입하루 수 있어야 함은 물론이고 비행체의 운행속도에 따라서도 그 효율이 어느 이상 저하되지 않도록 설계되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 고속 비행체에 적합한 pitot 형태와 엔진 특성에 따른 플레넘 챔버를 장착한 흡기구를 설계하였다. 그리고 CFD-ACE를 이용하여 설계된 흡기구의 성능 해석을 수행하였으며 엔진 내부에서의 swirl과 distortion을 조사하고 압력손실에 대해서 연구하였다.