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Hypersonic Panel Flutter Analysis Using Coupled CFD-CSD Method

  • Tran, Thanh Toan;Kim, Dong-Huyn;Oh, Il-Kwon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2011.10a
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    • pp.171-177
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, a square simply supported panel flutter have been considered at high supersonic flow by using coupled fluid-structure (FSI) analysis that based on time domain method. The Reynolds-Average Navier Stokes (RANS) equation with Spalart-Allmaras turbulent model were applied for unsteady flow problems of panel flutter. A fully implicit time marching schemed based on the Newmark direct integration method is used for calculating the coupled aeroelastic governing equations of it. In addition, the SOL 145 solver of MSC.NASTRAN was used to investigate flutter velocity based on PK-method of Piston theory. Our numerical results indicated that there is a good agreement result between Piston Theory in MSC.NASTRAN and coupled fluid-structure analysis.

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Numerical Analysis of Centrifugal Impeller for Different Viscous Liquids

  • Bellary, Sayed Ahmed Imran;Samad, Abdus
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.36-45
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    • 2015
  • Oil and gas industry pumps viscous fluids and investigation of flow physics is important to understand the machine behavior to deliver such fluids. 3D numerical flow simulation and analysis for different viscous fluids at different rotational speeds of a centrifugal impeller have been reported in this paper. Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) equations were solved and the performance analysis was made. Standard two equation k-${\varepsilon}$ model was used for the turbulence closure of steady incompressible flow. An inlet recirculation and reverse flow in impeller passage was observed at low impeller speeds. It was also found that the higher viscosity fluids have higher recirculation which hinders the impeller performance.

Comparison Study of Panel Method and Finite Volume Method for Solving the Nonlinear Ship Wave Problem (비선형 조파문제를 위한 패널법과 유한체적법의 비교연구)

  • Kim Do-Hyun;Kim Wu-Joan;Van Suak-Ho
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1999.05a
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    • pp.58-65
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    • 1999
  • The two different approaches for solving the nonlinear ship wave problem are disscussed in the present paper. The first one is based on a panel method which neglects the viscous effects. Another one is based on a finite volume method which solves RANS equations. The present paper has been focused on the advantages/disadvantages of the above two methods. The developed methods are applied to calculating the flow around Wigley hull & Series 60 hull to validate the performance of the present nonlinear method, Although the two methods employ quite different numerical approaches, the calculated wave patterns from the both methods show good agreements with the experiments.

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Shape Optimization of Axial Flow Fan Blade Using Surrogate Model (대리모델을 사용한 축류송풍기 블레이드의 형상 최적화)

  • Kim, Jin-Hyuk;Choi, Jae-Ho;Kim, Kwang-Yong
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11b
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    • pp.2440-2443
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    • 2008
  • This paper presents a three dimensional shape optimization procedure for a low-speed axial flow fan blade with a weighted average surrogate model. Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with shear stress transport turbulence model are discretized by finite volume approximations. Six variables from airfoil profile and lean are selected as design variables. 3D RANS solver is used to evaluate the objective functions of total pressure efficiency. Surrogate approximation models for optimization have been employed to find the optimal design of fan blade. A search algorithm is used to find the optimal design in the design space from the constructed surrogate models for the objective function. The total pressure efficiency is increased by 0.31% with the weighted average surrogate model.

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A Computational Study on Turbulent Flow Characteristics around Full-form Tankers

  • Van, Suak-Ho;Kim, Hyoung-Tae
    • Journal of Hydrospace Technology
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 1996
  • This paper presents the result of a computational study on the wake characteristics of two tanker models, i.e. HSVA and Mystery hull forms. The focus of the study is on the distributions of axial, radial and tangential velocities of the two hull forms in way of the propeller, especially over the propeller disk. The effect of bilge vortices on the velocity distribution is also concerned. For the computation of stern and wake flows of the two hull farms, the incompressible Reynolds-Averaged Wavier-Stokes(RANS) equations are numerically solved by the second order finite difference method, which employs a four stage Runge-Kutta scheme with a residual averaging technique and the Baldwin-Lomax model. The calculated pressure distributions on the hull surface and the axial, radial and tangential velocity distributions over the propeller disk are presented for the two hull forms. Finally, the result of wake analysis for the computed wake distribution over the propeller disk is given in comparison with those for the experimental wake distribution fur the both hull forms.

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Numerical study of ship motions and added resistance in regular incident waves of KVLCC2 model

  • Ozdemir, Yavuz Hakan;Barlas, Baris
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.149-159
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    • 2017
  • In this study, the numerical investigation of ship motions and added resistance at constant forward velocity of KVLCC2 model is presented. Finite volume CFD code is used to calculate three dimensional, incompressible, unsteady RANS equations. Numerical computations show that reliable numerical results can be obtained in head waves. In the numerical analyses, body attached mesh method is used to simulate the ship motions. Free surface is simulated by using VOF method. The relationship between the turbulence viscosity and the velocities are obtained through the standard ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model. The numerical results are examined in terms of ship resistance, ship motions and added resistance. The validation studies are carried out by comparing the present results obtained for the KVLCC2 hull from the literature. It is shown that, ship resistance, pitch and heave motions in regular head waves can be estimated accurately, although, added resistance can be predicted with some error.

Typical Test Case for the CFD Validation of Axial Compressors (축류압축기 CFD를 위한 대표적 Test Case)

  • Joo, Won-Gu
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1999.12a
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    • pp.141-146
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    • 1999
  • The comming of high speed computers with large memory size in recent years has allowed the practical development of codes which solve the Reynolds-averaged NAvier-Stokes (RANS) equations in three dimensions. Such codes are already used by the large engine manufacturers for the advanced design of some engine components. Different computational fluid dynamics approaches and turbulence models exist, and it seems essential today to establish their degree of validity for application to typical configurations in turbomachinery. In 1993 the Turbomachinery Committee of the IGTI of ASME has issued an open invitation to predict the flow details of an isolated transonic fan rotor called as NASA ROTOR 37. This paper reports this test case.

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Centrifugal Impeller Blade Shape Optimization Through Numerical Modeling

  • Bellary, Sayed Ahmed Imran;Samad, Abdus
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.313-324
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    • 2016
  • Surrogate model based shape optimization methodology to enhance performance of a centrifugal pump has been implemented in this work. Design variables, such as blade number and blade angles defining the pump impeller blade shape were selected and a three-level full factorial design approach was used for efficiency enhancement. A three-dimensional simulation using Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) equations for the performance analysis was carried out after designing the geometries of the impellers at the design points. Standard $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model was used for steady incompressible flow simulations. The optimized impeller incurred lower losses by shifting the trailing edge towards the impeller pressure side. It is observed that the surrogates are problem dependent and most accurate surrogate does not deliver the best design always.

ADJOINT METHOD FOR CONTROLLED CAVITATION INVERSE NOZZLE DESIGN

  • Petropoulou, S.;Gavaises, M.;Theodorakakos, A.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.283-288
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    • 2006
  • A mathematical methodology is proposed for designing nozzle hole shapes producing controlled geometric cavitation. The proposed methodology uses an unstructured RANS flow solver, with the ability to compute sensitivity derivatives via an adjoint algorithm. The adjoint formulation for the N-S equations is presented while variation of the turbulence viscosity is not taken into account during the geometry modifications. The sensitivities are calculated in a mode independently of the shape parameterisation. The method is used to develop and evaluate conceptual shapes for nozzle hole cavitation reduction. The localized region at the hole inlet producing cavitation, is parameterised using its radius of curvature, while a cost function is formulated to eliminate the negative pressures present at this location. Sensitivity derivatives are used to assess the dependence of the localized region on the minimum pressure, and to drive the geometry to the targeted shape. The results show that the computer model can provide nozzle hole entry shapes that produce predefined flow characteristics, and thus can be used as an inverse design tool for nozzle hole cavitation control.

Comparison of potential and viscous methods for the nonlinear ship wave problem

  • Kim, Jin;Kim, Kwang-Soo;Kim, Yoo-Chul;Van, Suak-Ho;Kim, Hyo-Chul
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.159-173
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    • 2011
  • The two different numerical approaches for solving the nonlinear ship wave problem are discussed in the present paper. One is based on a panel method, which neglects the viscous effects. The other is based on a finite volume method, which take into account the viscous effects by solving RANS equations. Focus is laid upon on the advantages and disadvantages of two methods. The developed methods are applied to calculating the flow around Series 60 hull to validate the performance of the present nonlinear methods. Although the two methods employ quite different numerical approaches, the calculated wave patterns from both methods show good agreements with the experiments. However the potential method simu-lates the global wave pattern accurately, while the viscous method shows better performance for the local wave prediction near a ship.