• Title/Summary/Keyword: Self-sustained Oscillation

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Computation of Laryngeal Flow and Sound through a Dynamic Model of the Vocal Folds (동적 성대 모델을 이용한 후두 내 유동 및 음향장에 대한 수치 연구)

  • Bae, Young-Min;Moon, Young-J.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.21-24
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    • 2008
  • The present study numerically investigates the glottal airflow characteristics as well as acoustic features of phonation fully coupled with dynamic behavior of vocal folds. The vocal folds are described by a low-dimensional body-covered model characterized by bio-mechanical parameters such as glottal width, vocal folds stiffness, and subglottal pressure. The flow in the vocal tract is modeled as an incompressible, axisymmetric form of the Navier-Stokes equations (INS), while the acoustic field is predicted by the linearized perturbed compressible equations (LPCE). The computed result shows that a two-mass model of vocal folds is sufficient to reproduce temporal variations in oral airflow and glottis motion produced by female speakers. It is also found that i) the glottal width has a significant effect on the amplitude of glottal flow, and thus on the amplitude of acoustic wave in the vocal tract, ii) the vocal fold tension is the main control parameter for the fundamental frequency of phonation, iii) the subglottal pressure plays an appreciable role on reproduction of the self-sustained oscillation of vocal folds, and iv) the strength of pulsating airflow and vortical structures are primarily affected by glottal width and subglottal pressure, and are closely related to pitch, loudness, and voice quality. Finally, more comprehensive explanation about the difference between one- and two-mass models is presented with discussion of effectiveness of vocal folds oscillation and voice quality.

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An Experimental Study on Combustion Instability in Model Gas Turbine Combustor using Simulated SNG Fuel (모사 SNG 연료를 적용한 모델 가스터빈 연소기의 연소 불안정성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Choi, Inchan;Lee, Keeman
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.32-42
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    • 2015
  • The combustion instability was experimentally investigated in model gas turbine combustor with dual swirl burner. When such instability occurs, a strong coupling between pressure oscillation and unsteady heat release excites a self-sustained acoustic wave which results in a loud sound, and can even cause fatal damage to the combustor and entire system. In present study, to understand the combustion instability with a premixed mixture, the detailed periods of pressure and heat release data in unstable flame mode were investigated by various measurement methods at relatively rich condition and lean condition near flammable limits. Also, to prepare the utilization of synthetic natural gas (SNG) fuel in gas turbine system, an investigation was conducted using a simulated SNG including methane as a reference fuel to examine the effects of $H_2$ content on flame stability. These results provide that the instability due to flash-back behaviour like CIVB phenomenon occurred at rich condition, while the repetition of relighting and extinction caused the oscillation of lean condition near flammable limit. From the analysis of $H_2$ content effects, it is also confirmed that the instability frequency is proportional to the laminar burning velocity at both rich and lean condition.

Proper Orthogonal Decomposition of Pressure Fluctuations in Moonpool (문풀 내 압력 변동에 대한 POD 분석)

  • Lee, Sang Bong;Woo, Bum;Park, Dong Woo;Ahn, You Won;Go, Seok Cheon;Seo, Heung Won
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.49 no.6
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    • pp.484-490
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    • 2012
  • Experiments of circulating water channel and two dimensional numerical simulations were performed to investigate the fluctuating characteristics of pressure in moonpool. Based on the quasi-two dimensional characteristics of pressure fluctuations disclosed by the spatial cross-correlations, the numerical results showed qualitatively good agreement with experimental data. Proper orthogonal decomposition was employed to the spatial distributions of pressure fluctuations in order to find the first and second modes of fluctuations. The first mode of pressure fluctuations showed that the fluctuating characteristics of pressure were related to the behaviors of vortical structures. The velocity fluctuations were conditionally averaged to make clear that the coherent structures were responsible for the pressure fluctuations in moonpool.