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VISCOUS FLOW CALCULATIONS OF HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM IN FORWARD FLIGHT (전진 비행하는 헬리콥터 주로터 시스템의 점성 유동 해석)

  • Jung, M.S.;Kwon, O.J.;Kang, H.J.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2009
  • In the present study, viscous flow calculations of helicopter main rotor system in forward flight were made by using an unstructured hybrid mesh solver. Each rotating blade relative to the cartesian frame was simulated independently by adopting unstructured overset mesh technique. For the validation of the present method, calculations for the Caradonna-Tung non-lifting forward flight and the AH-1G main rotor system in forward flight were made. Additional computation was made for the UH-60A rotor in forward flight. Reasonable agreements were obtained between the present results and the experiment.

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Performance Evaluation of a Main Coolant Pump for the Modular Nuclear Reactor by Computational Fluid Dynamics (전산해석에 의한 일체형 원자로용 주냉각재 펌프의 성능분석)

  • Yoon Eui-Soo;Oh Hyoung-Woo;Park Sang-Jin
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.30 no.8 s.251
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    • pp.818-824
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    • 2006
  • The hydrodynamic performance analysis of an axial-flow main coolant pump for the modular nuclear reactor has been carried out using a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The prediction capability of the CFD software adopted in the present study was validated in comparison with the experimental data. Predicted performance curves agree satisfactorily well with the experimental results for the main coolant pump over the normal operating range. π Ie prediction method presented herein can be used effectively as a tool for the hydrodynamic design optimization and assist the understanding of the operational characteristics of general purpose axial-flow pumps.

Numerical Study of the Inertia Effect on Flow Distribution in Micro-gap Plate Heat Exchanger (유동관성에 따른 Micro-Gap 판형 열교환기 내부 유동분배 수치해석)

  • Park, Jang Min;Yoon, Seok Ho;Lee, Kong Hoon;Song, Chan Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.38 no.11
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    • pp.881-887
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    • 2014
  • This paper presents numerical study on flow and heat transfer characteristics in micro-gap plate heat exchanger. In particular, we investigate the effect of flow inertia on the flow distribution from single main channel to multiple parallel micro-gaps. The flow regime of the main channel is varied from laminar regime (Reynolds number of 100) to turbulent regime (Reynolds number of 10000) by changing the flow rate, and non-uniformity of the flow distribution and temperature field is evaluated quantitatively based on the standard deviation. The flow distribution is found to be significantly affected by not only the header design but also the flow rate of the main channel. It is also observed that the non-uniformity of the temperature field has its maximum at the intermediate flow regime.

The Study on Flow Characteristics of Impinging Jet Using PIV (PIV를 이용한 충돌제트의 유동특성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, D.K.;Kim, J.H.;Kim, S.P.;Lee, Y.H.
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.717-722
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    • 2001
  • A present study is the flow characteristics of impinging jet by PIV measurement and numerical analysis. The flow characteristics of impinging jet flow are affected greatly by nozzle inlet velocity. An circular sharp edged nozzle type$(45^{\circ})$ was used to achieve uniform mean velocity at the nozzle inlet, and its diameter is 10mm(d). Therefore, the flow characteristics on the impinging jet can be changed largely by the control of main flow. In this parent study, we investigate the effects of inlet velocity, its variable is nozzle inlet Reynolds numbers(Re=1500, 3000, 4500, 6000 and 7500).

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Stabilization of Inert-Gas-Diluted Co-Flow Diffusion Flame by a Pilot Flame (불활성기체로 희석된 동축류 확산화염의 파일럿화염에 의한 안정화)

  • Ahn, Taekook;Lee, Wonnam;Park, Sunho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2015
  • An experimental study was conducted to find the effect of a pilot flame on the flammability of inert-gas-diluted methane and propane. The diffusion pilot flame was formed with propane at the innermost nozzle of a concentric triple co-flow burner. The main diffusion flame was formed with nitrogen-diluted methane or propane at the outermost nozzle of the burner. An air flow was located in-between. The results showed that the existence of the pilot flame helped stabilizing the main flame even at the flammability limit concentration of nitrogen-diluted fuel. The co-flow burner generated re-circulation zones and local variation of equivalence ratio depending on the flow rates of the reactants, which are known to help flame stabilization. Hot-wire experiments confirmed that both heating of the reactants and supplying of active chemical species by the pilot flame contributed to stabilization of the main flame. The results of this study would suggest a design concept for an efficient SVRU system that minimizes the emission of unburned hydrocarbon fuel from ship fuel tanks.

Study on flow characteristics in LBE-cooled main coolant pump under positive rotating condition

  • Lu, Yonggang;Wang, Zhengwei;Zhu, Rongsheng;Wang, Xiuli;Long, Yun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.7
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    • pp.2720-2727
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    • 2022
  • The Generation IV Lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR) take the liquid lead or lead-bismuth eutectic alloy (LBE) as the coolant of the primary cooling circuit. Combined with the natural characteristics of lead alloy and the design features of LFR, the system is the simplest and the number of equipment is the least, which reflects the inherent safety characteristics of LFR. The nuclear main coolant pump (MCP) is the only power component and the only rotating component in the primary circuit of the reactor, so the various operating characteristics of the MCP are directly related to the safety of the nuclear reactor. In this paper, various working conditions that may occur in the normal rotation (positive rotating) of the MCP and the corresponding internal flow characteristics are analyzed and studied, including the normal pump condition, the positive-flow braking condition and the negative-flow braking condition. Since the corrosiveness of LBE is proportional to the fluid velocity, the distribution of flow velocity in the pump channel will be the focus of this study. It is found that under the normal pump condition and positive-flow braking conditions, the high velocity region of the impeller domain appears at the inlet and outlet of the blade. At the same radius, the pressure surface is lower than the back surface, and with the increase of flow rate, the flow separation phenomenon is obvious, and the turbulent kinetic energy distribution in impeller and diffuser domain shows obvious near-wall property. Under the negative-flow braking condition, there is obvious flow separation in the impeller channel.

A Numerical Analysis of Transonic Flows in an Axisymmetric Main Nozzle of Air-Jet Loom (에어제트직기 주 노즐내 천음속 유동의 수치 해석적 연구)

  • Oh T. H.;Kim S. D.;Song D. J.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1998.05a
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    • pp.168-173
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    • 1998
  • A numerical analysis of axisymetric backward facing step main nozzle flow in air jet loom has been accomplished. To obtain basic design data for an optimum main nozzle for an air-jet loom and to predict the transonic/supersonic flow, a characteristic based upwind flux difference splitting compressible Navier-Stokes method has been used. The wall static pressure of the main nozzle and the flow velocity changes in the nozzle tube were analyzed by changing air tank pressures and acceleration tube lengths. The flow inside the nozzle experiences double choking one at the needle tip and the other at the acceleration tube exit at tank pressures over $4kg_f/cm^2$. The tank pressure $P_t$ leading to the critical condition depends on the acceleration tube length; i.e, $P_t$ is higher for longer acceleration tubes. The $P_t$ value required to bring the acceleration tube exit to the critical condition is nearly constant regardless of acceleration tube length. The round needle tip shape might lead to less total pressure loss when compared with step shape.

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Experimental study of internal flow field about 90degree elbow for cooling seawater pipe at the main condenser (주복수기 냉각해수배관의 직각 엘보 내부유동특성에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Seung Jin;Cho, Dae Hwan;Bong, Tae Geun;Kim, Ok Sok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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    • 2012.06a
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    • pp.152-153
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    • 2012
  • While engine room arranging pipe which is used from the vessel, It measured the internal flow of 90 degree elbow which is used from the main condenser. Fluid flow in elbow of 90 degree is measured by PIV and Dewetron system. The Reynolds number adopts 50000 and experimental study of flow field in the elbow.

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Study for a Secondary Air Affecting Fluid Flow in a Solid Waste Incinerator (쓰레기 소각로의 2차공기가 유동현상에 미치는 현상 연구)

  • Lee, Geum-Bae
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.20 no.9
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    • pp.2924-2932
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    • 1996
  • As the environmental pollution can be greatly reduced and the waste heat can be also recovered through a combustion of municipal solid waste, the incineration begins to be highlighted recently in our country. But it is very difficult to be operated with constant combustion conditions for a long time as the domestic waste is composed of various components, contains a large percentage of water, and has a low heating value. Therefore, the cold flow test and partial hot flow test were conducted in the incinerator by use of injection angles of a secondary air affecting fluid flow as the first action to maintain the optimum combustion conditions. A model to a scale of 1:10 was designed and manufactured through the similarity of model and prototype flows. Velocities and temperatures were measured through the experiment. From the results, fluid flows of secondary air obtained from partial hot flow test correspond almost well with those of main flow obtained from cold flow test. Consequently, injection angles of secondary air are proved to affect main flow decisively.