• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.372-379
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• 2015

The blade root fillets which have strong influences on the performance of propellers in the both structural and hydrodynamic points of view, are mechanical parts for smooth connection surface with a blade and a hub. A few related researches (Sabol, 1983; Kennedy, 1997) have noted that 3T-T/3 double radius section design would be suitable for reducing Stress Concentration Factor(SCF) and increasing Cavitation Inception Speed(CIS). In this paper, it is confirmed that this compound cross-section design has come close to the optimum solution in the shape optimization standpoint so that it could protect the propeller blade under the frequent and various loading cases. On that basis, we suggest the definite and simple fillet design methodology that has the cross-section with nT-T/n compound radius and elliptic shape which could sustain the given derivatives information as well as the offsets at the boundary and all inner region of the fillet surface. In addition, the result of design is presented in form of IGES file format in order to connect with NC machine seamlessly.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2015

In this study, a numerical prediction on propulsive performance of a ducted propeller in open water condition was carried out by solving Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS) equation using computational fluid dynamics(CFD). A configuration of propeller Ka-470 inside duct 19A was considered. Hexahedral grid system was generated by dividing whole computational domain into three separate regions; propeller, duct and outer flow region. A commercial CFD software, ANSYS-CFX was used for numerical simulations. Results were compared with experimental data and showed considerable improvement in accuracy, in comparison to those from surface panel method which is based on potential flow assumption. The results also exhibited the importance of grid system within the gap between the inner surface of duct and blade tip for accurate prediction of propulsive performance of ducted propeller.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.502-512
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• 2013

Simulations of cavitation flow and hull pressure fluctuation for a marine propeller operating behind a hull using the unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations (RANS) are presented. A full hull body submerged under the free surface is modeled in the computational domain to simulate directly the wake field of the ship at the propeller plane. Simulations are performed in design and ballast draught conditions to study the effect of cavitation number. And two propellers with slightly different geometry are simulated to validate the detectability of the numerical simulation. All simulations are performed using a commercial CFD software FLUENT. Cavitation patterns of the simulations show good agreement with the experimental results carried out in Samsung CAvitation Tunnel (SCAT). The simulation results for the hull pressure fluctuation induced by a propeller are also compared with the experimental results showing good agreement in the tendency and amplitude, especially, for the first blade frequency.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1999년도 제14차 학술회의논문집
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• pp.9-12
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• 1999

This paper presents the development of a control architecture for the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with VARIVEC (variable vector) propeller. Moreover this paper also describes the new technique of controlling the servomotors using the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The AUVs are being currently used fur various work assignments. For the daily measuring task, conventional AUV are too large and too heavy. A small AUV will be necessary for efficient exploration and investigation of a wide range of a sea. AUVs are in the phase of research and development at present and there are still many problems to be solved such as power resources and underwater data transmission. Further, another important task is to make them smaller and lighter for excellent maneuverability and low power. Our goal is to develop a compact and light AUV having the intelligent capabilities. We employed the VARIVEC propeller system utilizing the radio control helicopter elements, which are swash plate and DC servomotors. The VARIVEC propeller can generate six components including thrust, lateral force and moment by changing periodically the blade angle of the propeller during one revolution. It is possible to reduce the number of propellers, mechanism and hence power sources. Our control tests were carried out in an anechoic tank which suppress the reflecting effects of the wall surface. We tested the developed AUV with required performance. Experimental results indicate the effectiveness of our approach. Control of VARIVEC propeller was realized without any difficulty.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2012

A marine propeller is designed for preventing cavitation priority. Cavitation is a phenomenon which is defined as the vibration or noise by dropping the pressure on the high-speed rotation of the propeller. There has to be a enough thrust on the low-speed rotation for preventing cavitation. Thus, it has to be considered in the increasing of the number of blade and the angle of wing to design the propeller. In addition, flow resistance will be increasing by narrowing the width between blades. So high quality surface roughness of the hub to minimize flow resistance is required. Interference problems with tool and neighboring surfaces often take place from this kind of characteristics of the propeller. During 5-Axis machining of these propellers, the excessive local interference avoidance, necessary to avoid interference, leads to inconsistency of cutter posture, low quality of machined surface. Therefore, in order to increase the surface quality, it is necessary to minimize the cutter posture changes and create a continuous tool path while avoiding interference. This study, by using a MC-space algorithm for interference avoidance and a MB-spline algorithm for continuous control, is intended to create a 5-Axis machining tool path with excellent surface quality. Also, an effectiveness is confirmed through a verification manufacturing.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.353-360
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• 2008

A numerical model for the analysis of the marine propeller including wake roll-up is presented. In this study, we apply a higher-order panel method, which is based on a B-spine representation for both generations of the propeller geometry and hydrodynamic solutions, to predict the flow around the propeller blades. The present model is validated by comparison of the experimental measurements. The results show that the present method is able to predict the improved pressure distributions on the blade surface, especially very close to propeller tip regions, where other panel methods without the wake roll-up model give erroneous results.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.52-68
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• 1991

캐비테이션 특성이 우수하고 넓은 받음각에서 양력-향력비가 큰 새로운 날개단면(KH18 단면)을 사용하여 체계적인 방법으로 기하학적 형상을 변화시켜 설계된 새로운 계열 프로펠러의 개발을 시도하였다. 새로운 계열 프로펠러의 형상을 설계함에 있어 기존의 계열 프로펠러와는 달리 선택된 반류분포의 회전방향 평균 반류분포를 입력자료로 하여 반경방향 부하분포와 코오드 방향 부하분포를 동일하게 유지하면서 피치 및 캠버의 형상을 결정하였다. 또한 코오드 길이, 두께, 스큐 및 레이크 분포와 같은 형상은 최근 실적선 프로펠러의 형상 특성을 정형화하여 선택되었기 때문에 초기설계시 설계된 형상이 최종 설계 프로펠러의 형상과 크게 다르지 않을 것으로 생각되어 초기성능을 보다 정확하게 추정할 수 있게 하였다. 설계된 계열 프로펠러는 날개수 4개인 프로펠러를 대상으로 날개 전개면적비 4개($A_{E}/A_{O}$=0.3, 0.45, 0.6, 0.75)에 대하여 각 전개면적비에서 평균피치비를 5개(P/D=0.5, 0.65, 0.8, 0.95, 1.1)로 변화시켜 총 20개의 프로펠러로 구성되었으며 KD-프로펠러 씨리즈(KRISO-DAEWOO Propeller Series)라 명명하였다. 설계된 계열 프로펠러들에 대하여 단독특성시험, 캐비테이션 관찰시험, 변동압력 계측시험을 수행하였다. 프로펠러 단독특성 시험결과의 회귀해석결과로 부터 $B_{P}-\delta$ 곡선을 도출하여 초기설계 단계에서 최적 프로펠러 직경등을 쉽게 결정할 수 있게 하였다. 기준으로 선택된 반류분포(2700TEU 콘테이너선의 반류) 후류에서 프로펠러 추력계수 및 캐비테이션 수를 체계적으로 변화시킨 상태에서 캐비테이션 관찰시험 및 변동압력계측시험을 수행하였다. 양력면이론에 의한 비정상 프로펠러 성능해석에 의해 계산된 최대 국부양력계수 ($C^{max}_{l,0.8R}$)와 국부캐비테이션 수(${\sigma}_0=\frac{p-p_v}{\frac{1}{2}{\rho}V^2_{0.8R}}$)를 기준으로 캐비테이션 관찰시험 결과를 정리하여 KD-캐비테이션 챠트를 도출하였다. 기존의 캐비테이션 챠트는 균일류중의 시험 결과를 정리하여 작성되었으나 KD-캐비테이션 챠트는 반류분포중에서 시험된 프로펠러 관찰시험 결과로 부터 도출되었으므로 초기설계 단계에서 보다 정확한 캐비테이션 발생량 추정이 가능하리라 예상된다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.356-365
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• 2014

This paper is the second in a series and aims to build a high-fidelity mathematical model for a propeller-driven airplane using the propeller's aerodynamics and inertial models, as developed in the first paper. It focuses on aerodynamic models for the fuselage, the main wing, and the stabilizers under the influence of the wake trailed from the propeller. For this, application of the vortex lattice method is proposed to reflect the propeller's wake effect on those aerodynamic surfaces. By considering the maneuvering flight states and the flow field generated by the propeller wake, the induced velocity at any point on the aerodynamic surfaces can be computed for general flight conditions. Thus, strip theory is well suited to predict the distribution of air loads over wing components and the viscous flow effect can be duly considered using the 2D aerodynamic coefficients for the airfoils used in each wing. These approaches are implemented in building a high-fidelity mathematical model for a propeller-driven airplane. Flight dynamic analysis modules for the trim, linearization, and simulation analyses were developed using the proposed techniques. The flight test results for a series of maneuvering flights with a scaled model were used for comparison with those obtained using the flight dynamics analysis modules to validate the usefulness of the present approaches. The resulting good correlations between the two data sets demonstrate that the flight characteristics of the propeller-driven airplane can be analyzed effectively through the integrated framework with the propeller and airframe aerodynamic models proposed in this study.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2011년도 제37회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.501-504
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• 2011

본 연구에서 터보프롭 항공기의 프로펠러 블레이드에 대한 구조 설계 연구를 수행하였다. 프로펠러는 고속으로 비행할 수 있는 추력을 얻기 위해 구조적으로 높은 강도가 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 로펠러 구조 설계 시 고강도 및 고강성의 특성을 지닌 카본/에폭시 복합재료가 적용되었으며, 경량화를 위하여 스킨-스파-폼 샌드위치 구조 형태를 채택하였다. 구조 설계 하중은 블레이드에 작용하는 공력하중과 원심 하중을 분석하여 결정하였으며, 스파 플렌지는 굽힘 하중을 담당하고 스킨은 전단 하중을 담당하도록 복합재료 설계 개념을 반영하였다. 구조 안전성을 평가하기 위하여 상용 유한 요소 해석 코드인 나스트란을 활용하여 구조 해석을 수행하였다. 최종 공력 및 구조 설계 결과 분석을 통하여 설계된 프로펠러 블레이드의 효율이 우수하며 안전한 구조인 것으로 검토되었다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.20-29
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• 2010

The complicated flow characteristics of upper propeller wake influenced by hull wake are investigated in detail in the present study. A two-frame PIV (particle image velocimetry) technique was employed to visualize the upper propeller wake region. As the upper hull wake affects strongly propeller inflow, upper propeller wake shows much unstable vortical behavior, especially in the tip vortices. Velocity field measurements were conducted in a cavitation tunnel with a simulated hull wake. Generally, the hull wake generated by the hull of a marine ship may cause different loading distributions on the propeller blade in both upper and lower propeller planes. The unstable upper propeller wake caused by the ship's hull is expressed in terms of turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and is identified by using the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method to characterize the coherent flow structure in it. Instabilities appeared in the eigen functions higher than the second one, giving unsteadiness to the downstream flow characteristics. The first eigen mode would be useful to find out the tip vortex positions immersed in the unstable downstream region.