• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.43 no.3 s.147
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• pp.294-303
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• 2006

A surface piercing propeller (SPP) in tunnel has been proposed recently as a new propulsion system for a high speed air cavity ship. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the characteristics of the SPP in tunnel through a series of model tests. A model propulsion system is placed on a dummy body made of Acrylics. The tunnel is divided into two regions by a guide vane extending from the inlet to the center of the propeller shaft. Air has been supplied from an air nozzle placed at the bottom of the dummy body and the changes in propeller performances caused by the air flow are investigated. The measurements are done for open water and in-tunnel conditions, both for fully and partially submerged propeller. The influence of the guide vane configurations on the propeller performance is also studied. The experiments are performed at the variable pressure circulation water channel of Inha University

• Special Issue of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• 2007.09a
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• pp.107-117
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• 2007

A surface piercing propeller (SPP) in tunnel has been proposed recently as a new propulsion system for a high speed air cavity ship. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the characteristics of the SPP in tunnel through a series of model tests. A model propulsion system is placed on a dummy body made of Acrylics. The tunnel is divided into two regions by a guide vane extending from the inlet to the center of the propeller shaft. Air has been supplied from an air nozzle placed at the bottom of the dummy body and the changes in propeller performances caused by the air flow are investigated. The measurements are done for open water and in-tunnel conditions, both for fully and partially submerged propeller. The influence of the guide vane configurations on the propeller performance is also studied. The experiments are performed at the variable pressure circulation water channel of Inha University.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.297-306
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• 2019

Since the centrifugal force acts on the flow in the curved channel, a transverse water surface gradient occurs and the thalweg is biased toward the outer bank. The submerged vanes may be used to solve various engineering problems of the curved channels. In order to analyze the influence of an attack angle and the distance between the vane arrays on the river bed variation and the superelevation in a bend, movable bed hydraulic experiments were conducted in a $90^{\circ}$ curved rectangular channel of a small-size gravel bed. Installing the submerged vanes in the bend increases the maximum scour depth. But if vanes are installed in a uniform obtuse angle, the scour depth may be reduced. If the flow rate in the channel bend with vanes equals to the channel forming discharge, the location of the maximum scour depth moved to the downstream and the superelevation increased. However if the flow rate is smaller than that, the location of the maximum scour depth moved upstream and the superelevation decreased. The channel bed change and the superelevation due to the installation of the submerged vanes have been dependent on the interaction of the attack angle, the flow rate, and the distance between the arrays.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.45-56
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• 2015

This paper aims to develop a submerged propeller turbine for micro hydropower plant which allows to sustain high values of efficiency in a broad range of hydrological conditions (H=2~6 m, $Q=0.15{\sim}0.39m^3/s$). The two aspects to be considered in this development are mechanical simplicity and high-efficiency operation. Unlike conventional turbines that have spiral casing and gear box, this is directing driving and no spiral casing. A 10 kW class turbine which has the most high potential of the power generation has been developed. The most important element in the design of turbine is the runner blade. The initial blade is designed using inverse design method and then the runner geometry is modified by classical hydraulic method. The design process is carried out in two steps. First, the blade shape is fix and then other components of submerged propeller turbine are designed. Computational fluid dynamics analyses based on the Navier-Stokes equations have been used to obtain overall performance data for the blade and the full turbine, respectively. The results generated by performance parameters(head, guide vane opening angle and rotational speed) variations are theoretically analysed. The evaluation criteria for the blade and the turbine performances are the pressure distribution and flow's behavior on the runner blades and turbine. The results of simulation reveals an efficiency of 91.5% and power generation of 10.5kW at the best efficiency point at the head of 4m and a discharge of $0.3m^3/s$.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.261-261
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• 2021

자연하천은 직선하천보다 만곡하천으로 존재하는 경우가 많다. 하천의 만곡부에서 2차류 흐름과 나선형 흐름, 원심력이 수충부와 외측제방에 작용하여 하상에 국부적인 세굴이 발생한다. 세굴이 발생하게 되면 수충부나 외측제방에 붕괴나 피해가 일어날 수 있다. 세굴의 피해를 줄이고 만곡부유로를 조정하기 위해 날개형 수제를 설치할 수 있다. 날개형 수제를 설치한 하상은 수제의 두께, 길이, 높이, 간격, 위치, 배열 등에 따라 다르게 반응한다. 본 연구에서는 만곡 개수로에 잠긴 날개형 수제를 설치할 때 만곡 외측에서 수제 열까지의 거리가 만곡부의 유심선 변화에 미치는 영향을 이동상 개수로 수리실험으로 조사하였다. 이동상 수리실험은 폭 1.16 m, 깊이 1 m, 길이 24 m인 90° 만곡 개수로에 d₅₀이 3.3mm인 잔자갈을 깔아 하상경사 1/300로 정리한 후 수제를 설치하는 순서로 이루어졌다. 수제는 폭 20mm, 길이 70mm의 직사각형 단면 목재로 제작하여 설치하였고, 실험별 이격거리는 외측 제방으로부터 8.4 cm, 14 cm, 19.6 cm로 하였다. 실험유량은 140l/s로 3시간 동안 흘린 뒤 하상측정장치를 이용하여 주요 횡단면별 하상고를 측정하였다. 측정한 데이터를 이용하여 최심하상고의 크기와 위치, 유심선의 변화 등을 분석하였다.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.212-219
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• 2017

As an environmental pollution and global warming due to an excessive carbon emission are intensified, the importance of renewable energy is in rise today. TCP (Tidal Current Power), one of the renewable energy sources, generates electricity by converting kinetic energy of current into rotational energy of turbine. Also the TCP has a great advantages of predictability and reliability. Because the generating power is proportional to cubic of stream velocity, amplifying current speed by applying duct is highly effective to increase the generating power. SPM (Single Point Mooring) can be applied for the weather vane with various current direction and also augments generating power of the system. In addition, simple installation and retrieval could be a merit of SPM system. By combining duct and SPM, TCP system for relatively low-speed-current and shallow water region can be feasible and economical. In this study, single point moored duct-type TCP system was designed and the motion of submerged structure was investigated in both numerical and experimental method. DNV wadam V4.8-1 and OrcaFlex 10.0a were used for the frequency and time domain motion analysis of system respectively. Duct model scaled by 0.05 of Froude conformity ratio and CWC (Circulate Water Channel) are used for experiment.