• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.1178-1185
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• 2011

In the present study, a recuperator is suggested to improve the thermal efficiency of a micro gas turbine. Primary design parameters of the recuperator are determined from the ideal cycle analysis. The counter flow plate-fin heat exchanger with offset strip fins is chosen as the type of the recuperator. In order to satisfy the design constraints which are the minimum effectiveness and the maximum pressure drop, the optimization for the internal structure of the recuperator is performed with varying the fin spacing and the fin height of offset strip fins. Also the effects of the thermal conductivity of fins and separation plates and the longitudinal heat conduction on the thermal performance of the recuperator are investigated.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.1068-1076
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• 2006

A plate-fin type recuperator for a gas turbine/fuel cell hybrid power generation system was designed, manufactured, and tested. Performance analysis shows that the performance of the system is directly affected by the performance of the recuperator. Therefore, the recuperator should be designed and manufactured carefully, and its performance should be tested and verified before it is integrated into the system. In this paper, the developing procedure including designing, manufacturing, and testing of a cross flow plate-fin type recuperator was presented. Performance test results showed that the design requirements of the recuperator were almost satisfied. Based on the test results, improved design to reduce the size of the recuperator was suggested.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.24-28
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• 2009

To improve its efficiency, most of the industrial furnace had been used recuperator. However, commonly used metal recuperator is not suitable under condition of temperature higher than $1000^{\circ}C$. The other hand, ceramic recuperator is able to use in high temperature condition. In the present study, the design program based on the basic heat exchanger design theory, and CFD modelling are applied to ceramic recuperator to verify the design results. Using design program to find the optimum design factor on the variation of recuperator condition. The result of this study are as follows : Thinner fin-plate thickness reduces pressure drop and increases heat-transfer rate, However, thin plate or plate with thin thickness(< 5 mm) is difficult to manufacture, due to limited mechanically strength.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.2105-2110
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• 2004

Plate-fin type recuperators for the gas turbine/fuel cell hybrid power generating system were designed using commercial design software, MUSE. Heat transfer efficiency and total pressure drop in the recuperator were calculated to confirm required recuperator performance. Both counter flow and cross flow type plate-fin recuperators were designed. Results show that the counter flow type has higher efficiency and short core length, but the cross flow type is simpler to construct because the cross flow type does not need additional distributors. Two or three headers for the each recuperator core will be designed and tested to evaluate best header design. The designed recuperators and headers which will be designed later will be constructed, tested, and used in gas turbine/fuel cell hybrid power generating system.

• 에너지공학
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.72-78
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 가스 터빈의 효율을 증대시키는데 사용되는 리큐퍼레이터의 성능에 대한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 채택한 리큐퍼레이터는 오프셋 스트립 휜을 가지는 대항류 열교환기이다. 기존에 제시된 상관식 및 이상상태 사이클 해석을 통하여 최적화된 리큐퍼레이터의 형상을 결정하였다. 리큐퍼레이터의 성능을 평가하기 위해 실험연구를 수행하였다. 특히 리큐퍼레이터의 고온부 입구 온도를 변화시키면서 실험을 수행하였다. 또한 실험 결과를 기존에 제시되어 있던 상관식들과 비교를 하였다. 그 결과 압력강하는 실험결과와 상관식이 잘 맞지 않았지만 유용도는 실험결과와 상관식이 잘 일치하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.819-825
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• 2006

In a SOFC/GT (solid oxide fuel cell/gas turbine) hybrid power generation system, the recuperator is an indispensible component to enhance system performance. Since the expansion ratio to the recuperator core is very large, generally, the effective header design to distribute the flow uniformly before entering the core is crucial to guarantee the required performance. In the present study, we focus on the design of a diffuser type recuperator header with a 90 degree turn inlet port. To reduce the flow separation and recirculation flows, multiple horizontal vanes are used. The number of horizontal vanes is varied from 0 to 24. The air flow velocity is measured at 40 points just behind the core outlet by using a hot wire anemometer. Then, the flow non-uniformity is evaluated from the measured flow velocity. The experimental results showed that inlet air velocity did not effect on relative flow non-uniformity. According to increasing the number of horizontal vanes, flow non-uniformity reduced about $40{\sim}50%$ than without using horizontal vanes.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2003년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.80-87
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• 2003

Micro gas turbines are designed with low turbine inlet temperature and pressure ratio. To overcome the efficiency defect of the simple cycle, adoption of the recuperator is an inevitable choice. In addition to the design performance, we should also pay attention to the off-design performance of gas turbines since they usually operate at part-load conditions for a considerable amount of the time. This study aims at analyzing off-design performance characteristics of micro gas turbines and addressing the importance of the recuperator in the part load operation. Comparative analyses have been performed to evaluate the part load performance differences among various design and operating options : simple vs recuperative cycles, single vs two shaft configurations, various operating strategies for the single shaft configuration (fuel only control, variable speed operation, variable inlet guide vane control), and current vs advanced engines. Major finding is that maintaining turbine at high level is crucial in efficient operation of micro gas turbines.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.847-856
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• 2013

In this study, thermal performance of recuperators with plain and offset strip fins is investigated to enhance the thermal efficiency of a micro gas turbine. Thermal cycle analysis is conducted to determine major design parameters of a single-pass counterflow recuperator. In order to evaluate the performance of the recuperator, the effectiveness and the pressure drop in the recuperators are chosen as the objective function and the design constraint, respectively. The optimized geometries for internal structure of the recuperators with plain and offset strip fins are obtained with varying the fin spacing and height. From the result, the recuperator with offset strip fins has better thermal performance when the fin spacing, s, is smaller than 1.45mm and the thermal performance of the recuperator with plain rectangular fins is higher than that with offset strip fins in the region of $s{\geq}1.45mm$. In addition, it is found that the entrance region effect and the longitudinal wall heat conduction effect should be taken into account for accurately predicting the thermal performance of the recuperators with both plain and offset strip fins.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2004

Micro gas turbines are designed with low turbine inlet temperature and pressure ratio. To overcome the efficiency defect of the simple cycle, adoption of the recuperator is an inevitable choice. In addition to the design performance, we should also pay attention to the off-design performance of gas turbines since they usually operate at part-load conditions lot a considerable amount of their lifetime. This study analyzes off-design performance characteristics of micro gas turbines and addresses the importance of the recuperation process doting the part load operation. Comparative analyses have been performed to evaluate the part load performance differences among various design and operating options : simple vs recuperative cycles, single vs two shaft configurations, various operating strategies for the single shaft configuration, and current vs advanced engines. Major finding is that maintaining high turbine exhaust temperature is crucial for efficient operation of micro gas turbines.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2017년도 제48회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.889-891
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• 2017

유상하중 수십 kg 수준의 무인기는 소형 왕복동 엔진이나 로터리 엔진을 사용하나 이들은 초기 구매 비용이 작다는 장점에 비해 운용 및 유지비용이 크다. 특히 소음이 심해 도심운용이 불가능하며, 진동으로 인해 탑재장비의 제한을 받는다. 이에 비해 가스터빈엔진은 운용 및 유지측면의 다양한 장점에도 불구하고 왕복동이나 로터리 엔진에 비해 연료소모율이나 출력당 중량이 크다는 단점이 있다. 본 연구는 이런 가스터빈엔진의 단점을 극복할 수 있는 레큐퍼레이터를 장착한 소형 터보샤프트엔진을 설계하는 것이 목적이다. 항우연이 기 개발한 틸트로터 항공기(TR-60)를 가상의 장착 기체로 상정하여 출력과 크기를 도출하였다. 본 논문에서는 이 엔진의 미션, 설계요구도 도출 및 설계절차와 초기 기준점 싸이클 설계 결과를 설명하였다.