• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2006

Thermal fatigue of the coolant circuits of PWR plants is a major issue for nuclear safety. The problem is especially accute in mixing zones, like T-junctions, where large differences in water temperature between the two inlets and high levels of turbulence can lead to large temperature fluctuations at the wall. Until recently, studies on the matter had been tackled at EDF using steady methods: the fluid flow was solved with a CFD code using an averaged turbulence model, which led to the knowledge of the mean temperature and temperature variance at each point of the wall. But, being based on averaged quantities, this method could not reproduce the unsteady and 3D effects of the problem, like phase lag in temperature oscillations between two points, which can generate important stresses. Benefiting from advances in computer power and turbulence modelling, a new methodology is now applied, that allows to take these effects into account. The CFD tool Code_Saturne, developped at EDF, is used to solve the fluid flow using an unsteady L.E.S. approach. It is coupled with the thermal code Syrthes, which propagates the temperature fluctuations into the wall thickness. The instantaneous temperature field inside the wall can then be extracted and used for structure mechanics computations (mainly with EDF thermomechanics tool Code_Aster). The purpose of this paper is to present the application of this methodology to the simulation of a straight T-junction mock-up, similar to the Residual Heat Remover (RHR) junction found in N4 type PWR nuclear plants, and designed to study thermal striping and cracks propagation. The results are generally in good agreement with the measurements; yet, in certain areas of the flow, progress is still needed in L.E.S. modelling and in the treatment of instantaneous heat transfer at the wall.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회B
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• pp.2983-2988
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• 2007

In the present study, the numerical investigation on the effects of water-mist characteristics has been carried out for the fire suppression mechanism. The FDS are used to simulate the interaction of fire plume and water mists, and program describes the fire-driven flows using LES turbulence model, the mixture fraction combustion model, the finite volume method of radiation transport for a non-scattering gray gas, and conjugate heat transfer between wall and gas flow. The numerical model is consisted of a rectangular enclosure of $L{\times}W{\times}H=1.5{\times}1.5{\times}2.0m$ and a water mist nozzle that be installed 1.8m from fire pool. In the study, the parameters of nozzle for simulation are the droplet size and the spray velocity. Finally, the droplet size influences to fire flume on fire suppression than spray velocity because of the effect of terminal velocity, and the optimal condition for fire suppression is that the droplet size and the spray velocity are $100{\mu}m$ and 20m/s, respectively.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1138-1145
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• 2011

The internal broadband noise of a centrifugal fan in a household refrigerator is predicted using hybrid CAA techniques based on stochastic turbulent synthetic model. First, the unsteady flow field around the centrifugal fan is predicted using computational fluid dynamics(CFD) method. Then, the turbulent flow field is synthesized by applying the stochastic turbulent synthetic technique to the predicted flow field. The aerodynamic noise sources of the centrifugal fan are modeled on a basis of the synthesized turbulent field. Finally, the internal broadband noise of the centrifugal fan is predicted using the boundary element method(BEM) and the modeled sources. The predicted noise spectrum is compared with the experimental data. It is found that the predicted result closely follows the experimental data. The proposed method can be used as an effective tool for designing low-noise fans without expensive computational cost required generally for the LES and DNS simulations to resolve the turbulence flow field responsible for the broadband noise.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.175-184
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• 2017

The numerical investigation on the effects of water-mist characteristics has been carried out for the fire suppression mechanism. The FDS are used to simulate the interaction of fire plume and water mists, and program describes the fire-driven flows using LES turbulence model, the mixture fraction combustion model, the finite volume method of radiation transport for a non-scattering gray gas, and conjugate heat transfer between wall and gas flow. The numerical model is consisted of a rectangular enclosure of $L{\times}W{\times}H=1.5{\times}1.5{\times}2.0m^3$ and a water mist nozzle that be installed 1.8 m from fire pool. In the present study, the parameters of nozzle for simulation are the droplet size and the spray velocity. The droplet size influences to fire flume on fire suppression more than the spray velocity because of the effect of the terminal velocity. The optimal condition for fire suppression is that the droplet size and the spray velocity are $100{\mu}m$ and 20 m/s respectively.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.61-97
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• 2016

This is the second of two papers on the 3D numerical modeling of nearshore hydro- and morphodynamics. In Part I, the focus was on surf and swash zone hydrodynamics in the cross-shore and longshore directions. Here, we consider nearshore processes with an emphasis on the effects of oceanic forcing and beach characteristics on sediment transport in the cross- and longshore directions, as well as on foreshore bathymetry changes. The Delft3D and XBeach models were used with four turbulence closures (viz., ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$, ${\kappa}-L$, ATM and H-LES) to solve the 3D Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible flow as well as the beach morphology. The sediment transport module simulates both bed load and suspended load transport of non-cohesive sediments. Twenty sets of numerical experiments combining nine control parameters under a range of bed characteristics and incident wave and tidal conditions were simulated. For each case, the general morphological response in shore-normal and shore-parallel directions was presented. Numerical results showed that the ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ and H-LES closure models yield similar results that are in better agreement with existing morphodynamic observations than the results of the other turbulence models. The simulations showed that wave forcing drives a sediment circulation pattern that results in bar and berm formation. However, together with wave forcing, tides modulate the predicted nearshore sediment dynamics. The combination of tides and wave action has a notable effect on longshore suspended sediment transport fluxes, relative to wave action alone. The model's ability to predict sediment transport under propagation of obliquely incident wave conditions underscores its potential for understanding the evolution of beach morphology at field scale. For example, the results of the model confirmed that the wave characteristics have a considerable effect on the cumulative erosion/deposition, cross-shore distribution of longshore sediment transport and transport rate across and along the beach face. In addition, for the same type of oceanic forcing, the beach morphology exhibits different erosive characteristics depending on grain size (e.g., foreshore profile evolution is erosive or accretive on fine or coarse sand beaches, respectively). Decreasing wave height increases the proportion of onshore to offshore fluxes, almost reaching a neutral net balance. The sediment movement increases with wave height, which is the dominant factor controlling the beach face shape.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2020

너울이 우세한 온화한 해양환경에서 출현하는 beach cusp에서의 경계층 streaming 수리특성을 살펴보기 위해 edge waves의 천수 과정을 수치 모의하였다. Beach cusp을 유지하는 것으로 알려진 synchronous edge waves는 같은 주기와 파고를 지니는 두 개의 Cnoidal wave가 전면해역에서 비스듬히 조우 되도록 조파하여 재현하였다. Beach cusp의 진폭 A_B과 파장 L_B은 맹방 해변에서 수행된 관측결과를 토대로 각각 1.25 m, 18 m로 선정하였다. 모의결과 천수 각 단계에서 예외 없이 경계층 streaming을 관측할 수 있었으며 최대 경계층 streaming은 사주 정점에서 발생하였다. 주기가 가장 짧은 RUN 1의 경우 그 세기는 약 0.32 m/s 내외에 분포하며 이러한 수치는 free stream 유속 u_∞ 진폭의 두 배에 달하는 것으로 wave Reynolds 응력에 기반한 Longuet-Higgins(1957)의 해석 해와는 상당한 차이를 보였다. 수치 모의과정에서 온화한 해양환경에서 해빈이 복원되는 과정을 특정할 수 있었으며 이 과정을 정리하면 다음과 같다: 너울로 구성된 파랑 무리에서 성분 파랑 간의 공진성 상호작용으로 생성된 외 중력파가 쇄파선 인근에 도달하는 경우 중력으로 인한 가속이 더해진 Phase II 파랑 궤도 운동으로 수면 가까이 상승한 많은 모래가 쇄파 시 발생하는 파 마루로부터 시작된 up-rush에 의해 전 빈 정점 가까이 이동하며 이 과정에서 발생하는 침투로 인해 퇴적되는 것으로 모의 되었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권5B호
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• pp.575-589
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• 2008

본 연구는 지진해일단파(tsunami bore) 혹은 조석단파(tidal bore)와 같은 단파의 동수역학적인 거동특성을 검토할 목적으로, 댐파괴류에서 단파의 형성과 동일한 방법, 즉 수조의 한쪽 끝단에 있는 고수위의 저수조(貯水槽) 게이트를 순간적으로 제거하는 방법으로 단파를 발생시킨다. 이러한 단파의 형성과 전파에 관한 수치시뮬레이션에 이상유(二相流)모델에 기초한 Navier-Stokes식을 적용하며, 이 때 비압축성 및 비혼합성의 액체와 기체흐름을 각각 고려한다. 기체와 액체의 접면을 VOF법으로 추적하고, Navier-Stokes방정식을 수치적으로 풀기 위하여 MCIP법을 적용한다. 1차원인 CIP법을 분할스텝기법을 사용하여 고차원으로 확장한 MCIP법은 수치확산이 매우 작고, 또한 안정된 스킴으로 알려져 있다. 게다가, 난류를 시뮬레이션하기 위하여 그의 유용성이 잘 알려져 있는 LES모델을 사용한다. 단파의 형성과 전파에 관한 수치해석결과를 검증하기 위하여 수리실험을 수행하였으며, 시간경과에 따른 수위변동과 평균유속변동에 대한 수치해석결과 및 실험결과를 비교하여 매우 양호한 상호대응관계를 확인할 수 있었다.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2009

In the present study, the numerical investigation has been carried out to see the effects of water mist sprays on the fire suppression mechanism. The special-purposed program named as FDS was used to simulate the interaction of fire plume and water mists. This program solves the fire-driven flows using LES turbulence model, the mixture fraction combustion model, the finite volume method of radiation transport for a non-scattering gray gas, and conjugate heat transfer between wall and gas flow. The computational domain was composed of a rectangular space dimensioned as $L{\times}W{\times}H=4.0{\times}4.0{\times}2.5\;m^3$ with a mist-injecting nozzle installed 1.0 m high from the fire pool. In this paper, two types of nozzles were chosen to compare the performance of the fire suppression. Numerical results showed that the nozzle, type A, with more orifices having smaller diameters had poorer performance than the other one, type B because the flow injected through side holes deteriorated the primary flow. The fire-extinguishing time of type A was 2.6 times bigger than that of type B.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2011년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.627-632
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• 2011

The internal broadband noise of a centrifugal fan in a household refrigerator is predicted by using hybrid CAA technique based on stochastic turbulent synthetic model. First, the unsteady flow field around the centrifugal fan is predicted using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method. Then, the turbulent flow field is synthesized by applying the stochastic turbulent synthetic technique to the predicted flow field. The aerodynamic noise sources of the centrifugal fan are modeled on a basis of the synthesized turbulent field. Finally, the broadband noise of the centrifugal fan is predicted using Boundary Element Method (BEM) and the modeled sources. The predicted result is compared with the experimental data. It is found that the predicted result closely follows the experimental data. The proposed method can be used as an effective tool for designing low-noise fans without expensive computational cost required generally for the LES and DNS simulations to resolve the turbulence flow field responsible for the broadband noise.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2011

본 연구는 주거공간에 배치된 가연물의 열역학적 연소모델을 구현하는데 목적이 있다. 화재하중과 화재 강도는 성능설계의 사용이 증가함에 따라 건축물 화재안전 설계에 중요한 요소로 대두되고 있으며, 컴퓨터를 이용한 수치해석을 통해 예측이 가능해 지고 있다. 주거 가연물의 열역학적 연소특성을 예측하기 위해 각 가연물의 수치해석용 모델을 설계하였다. 해석된 결과를 검증하기 위해 수치해석의 결과를 실물 연소실험의 열방출량 결과와 비교하였다. 수치해석을 위해 FDS를 사용하였으며, 난류해석을 위해 LES모델이 사용되었다. 검증결과 열방출율 및 총발열량은 실험결과와 잘 일치함을 확인하였다.