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Effects of Air Injections on the Resistance Reduction of a Semi-Planing Hull

  • Kim, Gyeong-Hwan;Kim, Hyo-chul
    • Journal of Hydrospace Technology
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.44-56
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    • 1996
  • The effects of the air on the reductions in resistance when supplied under the bottom of a semi-planing ship with a step are investigated in the present study. A 1.275m long FRP model is constructed and the pressure and viscous tangential stresses over the planing surface of the hull with and without air supply are measured through measuring holes carefully selected at the towing tank of Seoul National University. Locations of holes most suitable for air injection are surveyed in front of the planing surface of the model with careful examinations of the limiting streamlines and pressure distributions measured without air supply. At those locations, found to be just front of the step, air has been supplied into a wake region to form an air filled cavity of fixed type. Flow rates and pressure of the supplied air as well as the local pressure and shear stress distributions on the hull surface are measured to understand the physics involved as well as to determine the conditions most effective in resistance reduction at the design speed. It has been found that total resistance of the stepped semi-planing hull can be considerably reduced if an air cavity generated by an adequate air injection at the bottom of the hull near the step. After the cavity optimized at the given speed, air bubbles also have been generated right behind the point where dividing streamlines re-attach to further reduce the frictional resistance but found to be not so effective as the air cavity in resistance reductions.

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Measurement of Thickness of Still Air Layer above Fabrics (직물의 표면 정지 공기층의 두께 측정)

  • 나영주
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.21 no.7
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    • pp.1117-1123
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    • 1997
  • This paper describes the measurement of thickness of still air layer above fabrics and its relationship to structural properties of fabrics. Rayon fabrics - of both filament and spun - and wool nylon blended fabrics varied in terms of surface hairiness were used. Temperature and relative humidity above fabrics were measured at the various distances from the fabric surface. Increase in the thickness of fabric, fabric weight, yarn count, and crimp resulted increase in thickness of still air layer above fabric. Surface hairiness of fabrics as well as the structural properties were found to be related with the thickness of still air layer above fabrics.

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Visualization of Air Absorption Induced by Free Surface Vortex in the Pump Sump Using Multi-phase Flow Simulation (펌프 섬프장내 자유표면 보텍스에 의한 공기흡입 현상의 가시화)

  • Park, Young-Kyu;Li, Kui. Ming.;Choi, Yoon-Hwan;Lee, Yeon-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.59-64
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    • 2011
  • In this study the change of free surface vortex is expressed through the time volume fraction using multiphase unsteady condition in sump, because in previous studies of the pump sump did not represent the behavior of the free surface vortex exactly due to the reason it was calculated using single phase and steady condition. The reliability of the computational analysis is verified through comparing experimental results with that of present numerical analysis. Homogeneous free surface model is used to apply interactions of air and water. The results show that the free surface vortex can be identified on the isotropic surface at air volume fraction 1%~5%. The vortices make an air column from the free surface to the sump intake and are created and destroyed repeatedly. The behavior of free surface vortex at numerical analysis is quite similar to experimental test. The result of vortex motion according to time, works on a cycle.

Analysis of MWIR and LWIR Signature of Supersonic Aircraft to Air-to-air and Surface-to-air Missile by Coupled Simulation Method (통합해석기법을 활용한 공대공 및 지대공 적외선 미사일 대응 초음속 항공기의 중적외선 및 원적외선 신호 분석)

  • Kim, Taehwan;Bae, Ji-Yeul;Kim, Taeil;Jung, Daeyoon;Hwang, Chang Su;Cho, Hyung Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.764-772
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    • 2014
  • The stealth performance of supersonic aircraft in recent air battlefield is one of the most significant feature for latest fighters. Especially, as the technology is advancing, the IR stealth capability becomes more important because of its passive characteristic. To design an aircraft with stealth capability, we must know how much the IR signature is generated from the aircraft. Also, predicting the IR signature of enemy's aircraft is tactically crucial. In this study, we calculated MWIR and LWIR infrared signature of $5^{th}$ generation supersonic aircraft against air-to-air and surface-to-air threat using IR simulation code and CFD coupled procedure.

A Blade-Abrading Method for Surface Pretreatment of Mg Alloys

  • Moon, Sungmo
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.48 no.5
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    • pp.194-198
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    • 2015
  • A blade-abrading method was newly developed for the preparation of clean Mg alloy surface and reported for the first time in detail in this paper. The blade-abrading method includes abrading of the Mg alloy surface with a sharp blade or knife to remove the surface oxide and contaminants on the skin of Mg alloys mechanically, thereby providing very clean surface of Mg alloys. The clean surface prepared by the blade-abrading method in the air was found to be covered with thin and dense air-formed oxide films. Based on the experimental results obtained in this work, it is concluded that the newly developed blade-abrading technique is a very simple and useful pretreatment method which can provide clean and well-defined surface for the following surface treatments.

Numerical Analysis of Wind Driven Current and Mesoscale Air Flow in Coastal Region with Land Topography (육상지형을 고려한 연안해역에서의 중규모 기상장과 취송류에 관한 수치해석)

  • Lee, Seong-Dae
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.20 no.5 s.72
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    • pp.23-29
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    • 2006
  • A quasi depth-varying mathematical model for wind-generated circulation in coastal areas, expressed in terms of the depth-averaged horizontal velocity components and free surface elevation was validated and used to understand the diurnal circulation process. The wind velocity is considered as a dominant factor for driving the current. In this paper, three-dimensional numerical experiments that included the land topography were used to investigate the mesoscale air flaw over the coastal regions. The surface temperature of the inland area was determined through a surface heat budget consideration with the inclusion of a layer of vegetation.A series of numerical experiments were then carried out to investigate the diurnal response of the air flaw and wind-generated circulation to various types of surface inhomogeneities.

The efficacy of different implant surface decontamination methods using spectrophotometric analysis: an in vitro study

  • Roberto Giffi;Davide Pietropaoli;Leonardo Mancini;Francesco Tarallo;Philipp Sahrmann;Enrico Marchetti
    • Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.295-305
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: Various methods have been proposed to achieve the nearly complete decontamination of the surface of implants affected by peri-implantitis. We investigated the in vitro debridement efficiency of multiple decontamination methods (Gracey curettes [GC], glycine air-polishing [G-Air], erythritol air-polishing [E-Air] and titanium brushes [TiB]) using a novel spectrophotometric ink-model in 3 different bone defect settings (30°, 60°, and 90°). Methods: Forty-five dental implants were stained with indelible ink and mounted in resin models, which simulated standardised peri-implantitis defects with different bone defect angulations (30°, 60°, and 90°). After each run of instrumentation, the implants were removed from the resin model, and the ink was dissolved in ethanol (97%). A spectrophotometric analysis was performed to detect colour remnants in order to measure the cumulative uncleaned surface area of the implants. Scanning electron microscopy images were taken to assess micromorphological surface changes. Results: Generally, the 60° bone defects were the easiest to debride, and the 30° defects were the most difficult (ink absorption peak: 0.26±0.04 for 60° defects; 0.32±0.06 for 30° defects; 0.27±0.04 for 90° defects). The most effective debridement method was TiB, independently of the bone defect type (TiB vs. GC: P<0.0001; TiB vs. G-Air: P=0.0017; TiB vs. GE-Air: P=0.0007). GE-Air appeared to be the least efficient method for biofilm debridement. Conclusions: T-brushes seem to be a promising decontamination method compared to the other techniques, whereas G-Air was less aggressive on the implant surface. The use of a spectrophotometric model was shown to be a novel but promising assessment method for in vitro ink studies.

Evaluation of Water Retentive Pavement as Mitigation Strategy for Urban Heat Island Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

  • Cortes, Aiza;Shimadera, Hikari;Matsuo, Tomohito;Kondo, Akira
    • Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.179-189
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    • 2016
  • Here we evaluated the effect of using water retentive pavement or WRP made from fly ash as material for main street in a real city block. We coupled computational fluid dynamics and pavement transport (CFD-PT) model to examine energy balance in the building canopies and ground surface. Two cases of 24 h unsteady analysis were simulated: case 1 where asphalt was used as the pavement material of all ground surfaces and case 2 where WRP was used as main street material. We aim to (1) predict diurnal variation in air temperature, wind speed, ground surface temperature and water content; and (2) compare ground surface energy fluxes. Using the coupled CFD-PT model it was proven that WRP as pavement material for main street can cause a decrease in ground surface temperature. The most significant decrease occurred at 1200 JST when solar radiation was most intense, surface temperature decreased by $13.8^{\circ}C$. This surface temperature decrease also led to cooling of air temperature at 1.5 m above street surface. During this time, air temperature in case 2 decreased by $0.28^{\circ}C$. As the radiation weakens from 1600 JST to 2000 JST, evaporative cooling had also been minimal. Shadow effect, higher albedo and lower thermal conductivity of WRP also contributed to surface temperature decrease. The cooling of ground surface eventually led to air temperature decrease. The degree of air temperature decrease was proportional to the surface temperature decrease. In terms of energy balance, WRP caused a maximum increase in latent heat flux by up to $255W/m^2$ and a decrease in sensible heat flux by up to $465W/m^2$.

A comparison study on the deck house shape of high speed planing crafts for air resistance reduction

  • Park, Chung-Hwan;Park, Hee-Seung;Jang, Ho-Yun;Im, Namkyun
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.867-875
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    • 2014
  • Planing crafts were specifically designed to achieve relatively high speeds on the water. When a planing craft is running at high speed, dynamic pressure on the bottom makes the boat rise on the surface of the water. This reduces the area of the sinking surface of the boat to increase air resistance. Air resistance means the resistance that occurs when the hull and deck house over the surface of the water come in contact with the air current. In this paper, we carried out a CFD numerical analysis to find optimal deck houses that decreased air-resistance on the water when planing crafts are running at high speed. We finally developed the deck house shape of high-speed planing crafts that optimally decreased air resistance.

A Design of Air-Lubricated Slider Bearings for Improving the Flying Stability in Track Seek and Increasing the Air-Bearing Stiffness (트랙탐색 안정성과 베어링 강성 향상을 위한 공기윤활 슬라이더 베어링의 최적설계)

  • Kang, Tae-Sik;Park, No-Yeol;Lee, Sung-Chang;Choi, Dong-Hoon;Jeong, Tae-Gun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2000.06a
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    • pp.1561-1569
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    • 2000
  • Flying attitudes of the slider, which are flying height, pitch and roll, are affected by the air flow velocity, the skew angle, and the manufacturing tolerances. Traditional designs of the air bearing surface have considered only the flying performances for the variations in the air flow velocity and the skew angle, which are determined by the radial position. In this study, we present the new shape design of the air bearing surface by considering the track seek performance and the air bearing stiffness as well as the traditional design requirements. The optimization technique is used to improve the dynamic characteristics and operating performance of the newly proposed air bearing surface shape design further. The optimized configuration is obtained automatically and the optimally designed sliders show the enhanced flying and dynamic characteristics.

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