• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.230-236
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• 2007

In this study, a tail rotor system for an agricultural RF controlled helicopter was developed and tested. This study concluded the mechanical development of the 'Agro-heli' by completing the tail rotor system and its radio console. The RF control system was closely related with the tail system for the control of flying attitude. The thrust of the tail system balance off the reaction torque, created by the main rotor. Lifting tests with and without the tail system were compared for estimating the consumption of power. The tail system would use $4{\sim}5%$ of the total power which was in an acceptable range. Flying performance and attitude was visually inspected. It showed reliable and safe control during the distance flying trials and could be adapted for utilization in aerial applications. Aerial application using an RF controlled agricultural helicopter may make precise and timely spraying possible.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제14권spc호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2020

미국 연방항공규정(FAR) §29.571 Amendment 55에서 다루고 있는 손상허용 평가 내용은 2012년에 개념 정립이 되었다. 최근 정립된 개념임에 따라 손상허용 평가 개념을 도입하여 입증 절차를 수행한 이력이 많지 않다. 본 논문은 회전익 항공기에서 주요 구조 요소(PSE; Principal Structure Element)로 분류된 주 로터 작동기 개발품을 FAR §29.571 요건의 손상허용 평가를 바탕으로 인증을 위해 수행한 일련의 과정 및 평가 방법들을 소개하고자 한다. 주 로터 작동기는 초기결함을 생성한 후 설계 목표수명의 2배수에 해당하는 손상허용 시험을 수행하였다. 이를 바탕으로 회전익 항공기 주 로터 작동기는 충분한 손상허용능력을 확보하고 있음을 입증하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.677-683
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• 2015

This paper proposes a helicopter direction adjustment system using barycenter shift. Most conventional methods for direction adjustment of uniaxial helicopters rely on the angle of inclination of the main rotor. However, the inherent burden of the bearing of the main rotor and serious abrasion of the helicopter using the above methods may results in loss of balance. To decrease abrasion and enhance the barycenter stability, the proposed method was used to shift the barycenter of the helicopter instead of the main rotor for direction adjustment. We set a biaxial ARM on a uniaxial helicopter to adjust the direction of ARM pointing as well as to realize stable direction control when the helicopter loses its balance. The method may enhance the landing safety of helicopters in emergencies. Uniaxial helicopters can be controlled under any environment by adjusting the motor parameters of the ARM which is dependent on the center of mass using neural network. The experiment results show that the helicopter can return to the starting position quickly under the external disturbance.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2019

로터 블레이드는 허브를 통해 전달된 토크와 조종장치를 이용한 피치각 제어를 통해 헬리콥터 비행에 필요한 양력, 추력 및 기동력을 발생시킬 수 있는 핵심 구성품이며, 구조적인 안전성과 함께 공진의 위험성이 없도록 진동 특성을 고려하여 설계되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 다목적 무인 헬리콥터(Multi-Purpose Utility Helicopter)에 적용하기 위한 주로터 블레이드의 구조 설계를 수행하였으며, 제작된 블레이드의 단면 강성 측정 시험을 수행하였다. 이후 측정된 강성 분포를 반영하여 로터 시스템의 진동특성에 대한 평가를 수행하였다. 로터 블레이드 내부는 스킨, 스파 및 토션박스로 구성되며, 탄소 및 유리 섬유 복합소재를 적용하였다. 블레이드 단면 강성 예측을 위해 Ksec2D 프로그램을 활용하였으며, 실험을 통해 측정된 값과 비교한 결과를 제시하였다. 로터 시스템의 회전으로 인한 고유진동수 변화 및 공진 위험 여부를 확인하기 위해 회전익 항공기의 통합 해석 프로그램인 CAMRADII를 활용하였다.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2021

The turbine rotor, one of the main facilities in a power plant, it generates electricity while rotating at 3600 RPM. Because it rotates at high speed, it requires careful management because high vibration occurs even if it is deformed by only 0.1mm. However, bending occurs due to various causes during turbine operating. If turbine rotor bending occurs, the power plant must be stopped and repaired. In the past, straightening was carried out using a heating torch and furnace in the field. In case of straightening in this way, it is impossible to proceed systematically, so damage to the turbine rotor may occur and take long period for maintenance. Long maintenance period causes excessive cost, so it is necessary to straighten the rotor by minimizing damage to the rotor in a short period of time. To solve this problem, we developed a turbine rotor straightening equipment using high-frequency induction heating equipment. A straightening was validated for 500MW HIP rotor, and the optimal parameters for straightening were selected. In addition, based on the experimental results, finite element analysis was performed to build a database. Using the database, a straightening amount prediction model available for rotor straightening was developed. Using the developed straightening equipment and straightening prediction model, it is possible to straightening the rotor with minimized damage to the rotor in a short period of time.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2017

This paper presents a conceptual design and analysis for a 1-kW-class high-temperature superconducting rotating machine (HTSRM) rotor. The designed prototype is a small-scale integration system of a HTSRM and a HTS contactless rotary excitation device (CRED). Technically, CRED and HTSRM are connected in the same shaft, and it effectively charges the HTS coils of the rotor field winding by pumping fluxes via a non-contact method. HTS coils in rotor pole body and toroidal HTS wire in CRED rotor are cooled and operated by liquid nitrogen in cryogen tank located in inner-most of rotor. Therefore, it is crucial to securely maintain the thermal stability of cryogenic environment inside rotor. Especially, we critically consider not only on mechanical characteristics of the rotor but also on cryogenic thermal characteristics. In this paper, we conduct two main tasks covering optimizing a conceptual design and performing operational characteristics. First, rotor parameters are conceptually designed by analytical design codes. These parameters consider to mechanical and thermal performances such as mechanical strength, mechanical rigidity, and thermal heat losses of the rotor. Second, mechanical and thermal characteristics of rotor for 1-kW-class HTSRM are analyzed to verify the feasible operation conditions. Hence, three-dimensional finite element analysis (3D-FEA) method is used to perform these analyses in ANSYS-Workbench platform.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.987-993
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• 2013

한국형기동헬기(KUH)는 국내 최초로 개발된 헬기로서, 2010년 3월 초도 비행을 시작으로 2012년 6월 체계 개발을 성공적으로 종료하였다. 비행시험 단계에서 다양한 진동문제가 발생하였으며 이를 제어하기 위해 적절한 진동저감장치를 설계하고 적용하였다. 한국형 기동헬기의 주요 진동 성분인 $4{\Omega}$ 주파수 진동 저감을 위해 주로터 블레이드, 주기어박스 지지부, 조종실, 승객실 그리고 조종좌석에 진동저감장치를 적용하였다. 또한, 테일-쉐이크 진동 제어를 위해 돔페어링을 적용하였다. 본 논문에서는 한국형 기동헬기에 적용된 진동저감장치들의 해석 및 설계 기법과 비행시험 결과를 제시한다.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.537-551
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• 2020

Investigation of leading edge impingement cooling for first stage rotor blades in an aero-engine turbine, its effect on rotor temperature and trailing edge wake loss have been undertaken in this study. The rotor is modeled with the nozzle for attaining a more accurate simulation. The rotor blade is hollowed in order for the coolant to move inside. Also, plenum with the 15 jet nozzles are placed in it. The plenum is fed by compressed fresh air at the rotor hub. Engine operational and real condition is exerted as boundary condition. Rotor is inspected in two states: in existence of cooling technique and non-cooling state. Three-dimensional compressible and steady solutions of RANS equations with SST K-ω turbulent model has been performed for this numerical simulation. The results show that leading edge is one of the most critical regions because of stagnation formation in those areas. Another high temperature region is rotor blade tip for existence of tip leakage in this area and jet impingement cooling can effectively cover these regions. The rotation impact of the jet velocity from hub to tip caused a tendency in coolant streamlines to move toward the rotor blade tip. In addition, by discharging used coolant air from the trailing edge and ejecting it to the turbines main flow by means of the slot in trailing edge, which could reduce the trailing edge wake loss and a total decrease in the blade cooling loss penalty.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.336-345
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• 1998

The substantial loss behind axial flow rotor was generated by wake, various vortices in the hub region and the leakage vortex in the tip region. Particularly, the leakage vortex formed near blade tip was one of the main causes of the reduction of performance, the generation of noise and the aerodynamic vibration in rotor downstream. In this study, the three-dimensional flowfields in an axial flow rotor for various tip clearances were calculated, and the numerical results were compared with the experimental ones. The numerical technique was based on SIMPLE algorithm using standard k-.epsilon. model (WFM). Through calculations, the effects of the tip clearance on the overall performance of rotor and the loss distributions, and the increase in the displacement, momentum, and blade-force-deficit thickness of the casing wall boundary layer were investigated. The mass-averaged flow variables behind rotor agreed well with the experimental results. The presence of the tip leakage vortex behind rotor was described well. Although the loci of leakage vortex by calculation showed some differences compared with the experimental results, its behavior for various tip clearances was clarified by examining the loci of vortex center.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2015

Conjugate heat analysis on a high pressure turbine stage including secondary flow paths has been carried out. The secondary flow paths were designed to be located in front of the nozzle and between the nozzle and rotor domains. Thermal boundary conditions such as empirical based temperature or heat transfer coefficient were specified at nozzle and rotor solid domains. To create heat transfer interface between the nozzle solid domain and the rotor fluid domain, frozen rotor with automatic pitch control was used assuming that there is little temperature variation along the circumferential direction at the nozzle solid and rotor fluid domain interface. The simulation results showed that secondary flow injected from the secondary flow path not only prevents main flow from penetrating into the secondary flow path, but also effectively cools down the nozzle and rotor surfaces. Also thermal barrier coating with different thickness was numerically implemented on the nozzle surface. The thermal barrier coating further reduces temperature gradient over the entire nozzle surface as well as the overall temperature level.