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On the artificially-upstream flux splitting method

  • Sun M.;Takayama K.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.156-157
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    • 2003
  • A simple method is proposed to split the flux vector of the Euler equations by introducing two artificial wave speeds. The direction of wave propagation can be adjusted by these two wave speeds. This idea greatly simplifies the upwinding, and leads to a new family of upwind schemes. Numerical flux function for multi-dimensional Euler equations is formulated for any grid system, structured or unstructured. A remarkable simplicity of the scheme is that it successfully achieves one-sided approximation for all waves without recourse to any matrix operation. Moreover, its accuracy is comparable with the exact Riemann solver. For 1-D Euler equations, the scheme actually surpasses the exact solver in avoiding expansion shocks without any additional entropy fix. The scheme can exactly resolve stationary contact discontinuities, and it is also freed of the carbuncle problem in multi­dimensional computations.

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VERIFICATION OF TURBULENCE AND NON-DRAG INTERFACIAL FORCE MODELS OF A COMPUTATIONAL MULTI-FLUID DYNAMICS CODE (CMFD 코드의 난류 모델 및 비견인력 모델의 검증 계산)

  • Park, Ik Kyu;Chun, Kun Ho
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.99-108
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    • 2013
  • The standard drag force and virtual mass force, which exert to the primary flow direction, are generally considered in two-phase analysis computational codes. In this paper, the lift force, wall lubrication force, and turbulent dispersion force including turbulence models, which are essential for a computational multi-fluid dynamics model and play an important role in motion perpendicular to the primary flow direction, were introduced and verified with conceptual problems.

Sloshing Flows in Ship Tanks

  • Kim, Yonghwan;Shin, Yung-Sup
    • Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.21-32
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    • 2000
  • In the present paper, the sloshing flow in the liquid holds of a large tanker is simulated using a numerical method. In the fluid domain, the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equation with free surface is solved using a finite difference method, and the realistic shapes of multi holds are modeled including the internal members. The time-history of the tank motion is obtained using a time-domain program for ship motion. In order to computer the impulsive pressures on internal structures, a concept of buffer zone is adopted near the tank ceiling during impact occurrence. This study demonstrates that the global fluid motion in the multi liquid holds of ships and FPSO's can be simulated using the numerical method and the corresponding local pressure can be predicted with reasonable accuracy.

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Analysis of the steady state and transient characteristics of a multi-type refrigeration system (멀티형 냉동 시스템의 정상상태 및 과도응답 특성 해석)

  • Lee, Gil-Bong;Yoo, Keun-Joong;Kim, Min-Soo
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.439-444
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    • 2005
  • Steady state simulation and dynamic simulation were performed to analyze the operational characteristics of a multi-type refrigeration system, Fully distributed model was adopted to simulate the steady state and transient responses of the system. The main aim was to see the effect of one indoor unit on the other unit. Numerical simulations were carried out for various operation conditions of an indoor unit - secondary fluid inlet temperature, mass flow rate and expansion valve opening. The results showed that the inlet temperature and mass flow rate of the secondary fluid of one indoor unit had minor effect on the operation of the other unit. However, the opening of the expansion valve had significant effect on the performance of the other unit.

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Structural and Vibration Analyses of 3MW Class Wind-Turbine Blade Using CAE Technique (CAE 기법을 활용한 3MW급 풍력발전기 로터의 구조 및 진동해석)

  • Kim, Yo-Han;Park, Hyo-Geun;Kim, Dong-Hyun;Kim, Dong-Man;Hwang, Byoung-Sun;Park, Ji-Sang;Jung, Sung-Hoon
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.22-31
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    • 2008
  • In this study, computer applied engineering (CAE) techniques are fully used to conduct structural and dynamic analyses of a huge composite rotor blade. Computational fluid dynamics is used to predict aerodynamic load of the rotating wind-turbine blade model. Static and dynamic structural analyses are conducted based on finite element method for composite laminates and multi-body dynamic simulation tools. Various numerical results for aerodynamic load, static stress, buckling and dynamic analyses are presented and characteristics of structural behaviors are investigated herein.

Analysis of Flow Characteristics in a Groove of Hydraulic Spool Valve (유압 스풀밸브 그루브 내에서의 유동특성 해석)

  • Park, T.J.
    • Transactions of The Korea Fluid Power Systems Society
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.15-20
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    • 2007
  • All of the hydraulic spool valves adopt radially grooved spools to avoid hydraulic locking. In this paper, a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, FLUENT is used to investigate the accurate Poiseuille flow characteristics inside single groove. The stream lines, velocity and pressure distributions are obtained for various groove widths, depths and shapes. The stream lines are highly affected by groove shape and there occurred large vortexes inside groove beyond a certain ratio of groove width to depth. Especially the U shaped groove restrains the occurrence of vortex. Therefore the numerical method adopted in this paper can be use in optimum designing of multi-grooved hydraulic spool valves.

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Selection of Centrifugal Fan for Flows with Down-Stream Resistance (유동 저항에 따른 원심홴의 선정)

  • Kim Jae-Won;Jang Dong-Hee;Ahn Eun-Young
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.9 no.3 s.36
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    • pp.44-48
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    • 2006
  • Comprehensive experimental works are carried out for the optimal design of a centrifugal blower adopted in an indoor unit of an air-conditioner. The models for consideration are typical multi-blade turbo blower and limit loaded one, respectively. The main interest lies on the fluid dynamics performance when the blower Is installed in the practical system. The methodologies are an experimental estimations with a wind tunnel for blower performance and PIV measurement for the detail flow information. A centrifugal blower with limit loaded fan shows pronounced performances in terms of the flow rate and static pressure rise and the reason is explained by the precise measurement of the flows between blades using PIV. Consequently, it is found that the blower is proper for the flows with a resistance in down stream such as a heat exchanger.

FRACTIONAL STEP METHOD COMBINED WITH VOLUME-OF-FLUID METHOD FOR EFFICIENT SIMULATION OF UNSTEADY MULTIPHASE FLOW (비정상 다상유동의 효율적 수치모사를 위한 VOF가 적용된 Fractional Step 기법)

  • Lee, Kyong-Jun;Yang, Kyung-Soo;Kang, Chang-Woo
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.99-108
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    • 2010
  • Fractional Step Methods(FSM) are popular in simulation of unsteady incompressible flow. In this study, we demonstrate that FSM, combined with a Volume-Of-Fluid method, can be further applied to simulation of multiphase flow. The interface between the fluids is constructed by the effective least squares volume-of-fluid interface reconstruction algorithm and advected by the velocity using the operator split advection algorithm. To verify our numerical methodology, our results are compared with other authors' numerical and experimental results for the benchmark problems, revealing excellent agreement. The present FSM sheds light on accurate simulation of turbulent multiphase flow which is found in many engineering applications.

Fully coupled FSI analysis of Francis turbines exposed to sediment erosion

  • Chitrakar, Sailesh;Cervantes, Michel;Thapa, Biraj Singh
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.101-109
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    • 2014
  • Sediment erosion is one of the key challenges in hydraulic turbines from a design and maintenance perspective in Himalayas. The present study focuses on choosing the best design in terms of blade angle distribution of a Francis turbine runner which has least erosion effect without influencing the efficiency and the structural integrity. A fully coupled Fluid-Structure-Interaction (FSI) analysis was performed through a multi-field solver, which showed that the maximum stress induced in the optimized design for better sediment handling, is less than that induced in the reference design. Some numerical validation techniques have been shown for both CFD and FSI analysis.

COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS OF FLUID FLOWS

  • Kunio Kuwahara;Kwak, Ho-Sang
    • Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.15-29
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    • 1996
  • A fair portion of the dream to acquire the solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations has come true through the remarkable development of computers and solution algorithms in recent years. However, it is also true that there still remain serious hurdles in simulating general fluid flows. A few numerical trials to overcome the existing difficulties are introduced. The issues in numerical simulations of high-Reynolds-number flows, flows characterized by complex body geometry, and multi-phase flows, are scrutinized. The future of computational fluid dynamics as a promising tool for flow analyses is illuminated by this review.