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Validation of a Robust Flutter Prediction by Optimization

  • Chung, Chan-Hoon;Shin, Sang-Joon
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.43-57
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    • 2012
  • In a modern aircraft, there are many variations in its mass, stiffness, and aerodynamic characteristics. Recently, an analytical approach was proposed, and this approach uses the idea of uncertainty to find out the most critical flight flutter boundary due to the variations in such aerodynamic characteristics. An analytical method that has been suggested to predict robust stability is the mu method. We previously analyzed the robust flutter boundary by using the mu method, and in that study, aerodynamic variations in the Mach number, atmospheric density, and flight speed were taken into consideration. The authors' previous attempt and the results are currently quoted as varying Mach number mu analysis. In the author's previous method, when the initial flight conditions were located far from the nominal flutter boundary, conservative predictions were obtained. However, relationships among those aerodynamic parameters were not applied. Thus, the varying Mach number mu analysis results required validation. Using an optimization approach, the varying Mach number mu analysis was found out to be capable of capturing a reasonable robust flutter boundary, i.e., with a low percentage difference from boundaries that were obtained by optimization. Regarding the optimization approach, a discrete nominal flutter boundary is to be obtained in advance, and based on that boundary, an interpolated function was established. Thus, the optimization approach required more computational effort for a larger number of uncertainty variables. And, this produced results similar to those from the mu method which had lower computational complexity. Thus, during the estimation of robust aeroelastic stability, the mu method was regarded as more efficient than the optimization method was. The mu method predicts reasonable results when an initial condition is located near the nominal flutter boundary, but it does not consider the relationships that are among the aerodynamic parameters, and its predictions are not very accurate when the initial condition is located far from the nominal flutter boundary. In order to provide predictions that are more accurate, the relationships among the uncertainties should also be included in the mu method.

Defect Diagnostics of Gas Turbine Engine with Mach Number and Fuel Flow Variations Using Hybrid SVM-ANN (SVM과 인공신경망을 이용한 속도 및 연료유량 변화에 따른 가스터빈 엔진의 결함 진단 연구)

  • Choi, Won-Jun;Lee, Sang-Myeong;Roh, Tae-Seong;Choi, Dong-Whan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.289-292
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, the hybrid algorithm of Support Vector Machine md Artificial Neural Network is used for the defect diagnostics algorithm for the aircraft turbo-shaft engine. The results of learning of ANN, especially, accuracy or speed of convergence are sensitive to the number of data, so a comparison between design point and off-design area, especially, Mach number and fuel flow variable area, is essential research. From application results for diagnostics of gas turbine engine, it was confirmed that the hybrid algorithm could detect well in the of-design area as well as design point.

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Numerical Visualization of the Shock Wave System Discharged from the Exits of Two-Parallel Ducts (두 평행한 관 출구로부터 방출되는 충격파시스템의 수치해석적 가시화)

  • Jung Sung Jae;Kweon Yong Hun;Kim Heuy Dong;Kang Chang Soo
    • 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.72-75
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    • 2004
  • The present study describes a computational work to investigate detailed behaviors of the twin shock waves discharged from the exits of two-parallel ducts. In computations, the Yee-Roe-Davis's TVD scheme was used to solve the unsteady, three-dimensional, inviscid, compressible, Euler equations. The distance between two ducts is varied and the Mach number of the incident shock wave is changed below 2.0. The results obtained show that on the symmetric axis between two-parallel ducts, the maximum pressure achieved by the merge of twin shock waves and its location strongly depend upon the distance between two-parallel ducts and the Mach number of the incident shock wave. It is also found that the twin shock waves discharged from the exits of two-parallel ducts leads to the complicated flow fields, such as Mach stem, spherical waves, and vertical structures.

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Adaptive Finite Element Analysis of Shock-induced Combustion (충격파를 동반한 연소현상에 관한 적응 격자 유한요소법 해석)

  • Moon, Su-Yeon;Lee, Chooung-Won;Sohn, Chang-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.444-449
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    • 2001
  • A numerical parametric study is conducted to simulate shock-induced combustion with a variation in freestream conditions. A steady combustion front is established if the freestream Mach number is above the Chapman-Jouguet speed of the mixture. On the other, an unsteady reaction front is established if the the freestream Mach number is below or at the Chapman-Jouguet speed of the mixture. The three cases have been simulated for Machs 4.18, 5.11, and 6.46 with a projectile diameter of 15 mm. Machs 4.18 and 5.11 shows an unsteady reaction front, whereas Mach 6.46 represents a steady reaction front. Thus Chapman-Jouguet speed is one of deciding factor for the instabilities to trigger.

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Numerical Analysis of the Mach Wave Radiation in an Axisymmetric Supersonic Jet (축대칭 초음속 제트에서의 마하파 방사에 관한 수치적 연구)

  • Kim, Yong-Seok;Lee, Duck-Joo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2000.06a
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    • pp.71-77
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    • 2000
  • An axisymmetric supersonic jet is simulated at a Mach number of 1.5 and a Reynolds number of $10^5$ to identify the mechanism of sound radiation from the jet. The present simulation is performed based on the high-order accuracy and high-resolution ENO(Essentially Non-Oscillatory) schemes to capture the time-dependent flow structure representing the sound source. In this simulation, optimum expansion jet is selected as a target, where the pressure at nozzle exit is equal to that of the ambient pressure, to see pure shear layer growth without effect of change in jet cross section due to expansion or shock wave generated at nozzle exit. Shock waves are generated near vortex rings, and discernible pressure waves called Mach wave are radiated in the downstream direction with an angle from the jet axis, which is characteristic of high speed jet noise. Furthermore, vortex roll-up phenomena are observed through the visualization of vorticity contours.

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Numerical investigation of the recirculation zone formed downstream of a back ward facing step

  • Sarker, Konica;Ali, Mohammad;Cho, Haeng Muk;Mahmud, Md. Iqbal
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.110-114
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    • 2015
  • A numerical investigation has been carried out on recirculation zone formed downstream of a compressible flow over a backward facing step. The study has been performed by solving Two-Dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. The system of governing equations has been solved, using an explicit Harten-Yee Non- MUSCL Modified flux type TVD scheme and a zero-equation algebraic turbulence model to calculate the eddy viscosity coefficient. The recirculation region dimensions are characterized over a range of Mach numbers of fixed step height 5mmThe detail of recirculation zone such as pressure, temperature, recirculation length, strength etc are reported. The variations of these characteristics due to change of Mach number are also presented.

Numerical Simulation of Projectiles in Detonable Gases

  • Moon, Su-Yeon;Lee, Chooung-Won;Sohn, Chang-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.11a
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    • pp.43-47
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    • 2001
  • A numerical parametric study is conducted to simulate shock-induced combustion with a variation in freestream conditions. The analysis is limited to inviscid flow and includes chmical nonequilibrium. A steady combustion front is established if the freestream Mach number is above the Chapman-Jouguet speed of the mixture. On the other, an unsteady reaction fi:ont is established if the freestream Mach number is below or at the Chapman-Jouguet speed of the mixture. The three cases have been simulated for Machs 4.18, 5.11, and 6.46 with a projectile diameter of 15 mm. Machs 4.18 and 5.11 shows an unsteady reaction front, whereas Mach 6.46 represents a steady reaction front. Thus Chapman-Jouguet speed is one of deciding factor for the instabilities to trigger. The instabilities of the chemical front with a variation of projectiles diameters will be investigated.

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NAVIER STOKES COMPUTATIONS ON A TWIN ENGINE NOZZLE-AFTERBODY

  • Gogoi, A.;Sundaramoorthi, S.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.03a
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    • pp.761-770
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    • 2008
  • The report presents turbulent Navier Stokes computations on twin engine afterbody model with jet exhaust. The computations are carried out for free-stream Mach number of 0.8 to 1.20 and jet pressure ratio of 3.4 to 7.8. The Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model is used in the computations. Comparison is made with experimental data and Cp distribution around the afterbody is found to agree well with experiments. Flow features of the exhaust jet like under expansion, over expansion, Mach discs, etc are well captured. The effect of nozzle pressure ratio and flight Mach number are studied in detail. These computations serve as validation of the in-house code for twin jet afterbody.

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Acceleration of Cosmic Ray Electrons at Weak Shocks in Galaxy Clusters

  • Kang, Hyesung;Ryu, Dongsu;Jones, T.W.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.69.1-69.1
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    • 2017
  • According to structure formation simulations, weak shocks with typical Mach number, M<3, are expected to form in merging galaxy clusters. The presence of such shocks has been indicated by X-ray and radio observations of many merging clusters. In particular, diffuse radio sources known as radio relics could be explained by synchrotron-emitting electrons accelerated via diffusive shock acceleration (Fermi I) at quasi-perpendicular shocks. Here we also consider possible roles of stochastic acceleration (Fermi II) by compressive MHD turbulence downstream of the shock. Then we explore a puzzling discrepancy that for some radio relics, the shock Mach number inferred from the radio spectral index is substantially larger than that estimated from X-ray observations. This problem could be understood, if shock surfaces associated with radio relics consist of multiple shocks with different strengths. In that case, X-ray observations tend to pick up the part of shocks with lower Mach numbers and higher kinetic energy flux, while radio emissions come preferentially from the part of shocks with higher Mach numbers and higher cosmic ray (CR) production. We also show that the Fermi I reacceleration model with preexisting fossil electrons supplemented by Fermi II acceleration due to postshock turbulence could reproduce observed profiles of radio flux densities and integrated radio spectra of two giant radio relics. This study demonstrates the CR electrons can be accelerated at collisionless shocks in galaxy clusters just like supernova remnant shock in the interstellar medium and interplanetary shocks in the solar wind.

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