• Title/Summary/Keyword: Three-dimensional (3D) numerical analysis

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Analysis of Impulse Turbine for Wave Energy Conversion Using CFD Method (수치해석을 이용한 파력발전용 임펄스 터어빈의 성능해석)

  • HYUN BEOM-SOO;MOON JAE SEUNG
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2004
  • This paper deals with the performance analysis and design of impulse turbine for owe type wave energy plant. Numerical analysis is performed using a commercial software FLUENT. This parametric study includes the variation of several important parameters, such as the number and shape of blades, hub ratio, and tip clearance. Since parametric study at various flow coefficients requires a considerable amount of computing time, two-dimensional analysis is employed to find out optimum principal particulars. Full three-dimensional calculations are also performed for several test cases, in order to confirm the validity of the two-dimensional approach. Up to the present stage, tentative results are demonstrated the usefulness of 2-D analysis.

Analysis of Hydraulic effect on Removing Side Overflow Type Structures in Woo Ee Stream Basin (우이천 유역의 횡단 월류형 구조물 철거에 의한 수리영향 분석)

  • Moon, Young-Il;Yoon, Sun-Kwon;Chun, Si-Young;Kim, Jong-Suk
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02a
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    • pp.687-690
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    • 2008
  • Currently, Stream flow analysis has been accomplished by one or two dimensional equations and was applied by simple momentum equations and fixed energy conservations which contain many reach uppermost limit. In this study, FLOW-3D using CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) was applied to stream flow analysis which can solve three dimensional RANS(Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equation) control equation to find out physical behavior and the effect of hydraulic structures. Numerical simulation accomplished those results was compared by using turbulence models such as $k-\varepsilon$, RNG(Renomalized Group Theory) $k-\varepsilon$ and LES(Large Eddy Simulation). Numerical analysis results have been illustrated by the turbulence energy effects, velocity of flow, water level pressure and eddy flows around the side overflow type structures at Jangwall bridge in urban stream.

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Three-Dimensional Finite Difference Analysis of Anisotropic Body with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions (임의의 경계조건을 갖는 비등방성 탄성체의 3차원 유한차분 해석)

  • Lee, Sang Youl;Yhim, Sung Soon;Chang, Suk Yoon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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    • v.12 no.3 s.46
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    • pp.303-315
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    • 2000
  • The main object of this study is to analyze mechanical behaviors as anisotropic three-dimensional body under various static loads. This paper presents the applicability of the finite difference method to three dimensional problem of anisotropic body. The finite difference method as applied here is generalized to anisotropic three-dimensional problem of elastic body where the governing differential equations of equilibrium of such bodies are expressed in terms of the displacement u, v, and w in the coordinates axes x, y and z, care being taken to modify the finite difference expressions to satisfy the appropriate boundary conditions. By adopting a new three dimensional finite difference modelling including elimination of pivotal difference points in the case of free boundary condition, the three dimensional problem of anisotropic body was successfully completed. Several numerical results show quick convergence and numerical validity of finite difference technique in three dimensional problem.

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An elasto-plastic damage constitutive model for jointed rock mass with an application

  • Wang, Hanpeng;Li, Yong;Li, Shucai;Zhang, Qingsong;Liu, Jian
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.77-94
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    • 2016
  • A forked tunnel, as a special complicated underground structure, is composed of big-arch tunnel, multi-arch tunnel, neighborhood tunnels and separate tunnels according to the different distances between two separate tunnels. Due to the complicated process of design and construction, surrounding jointed rock mass stability of the big-arch tunnel which belongs to the forked tunnel during excavation is a hot issue that needs special attentions. In this paper, an elasto-plastic damage constitutive model for jointed rock mass is proposed based on the coupling method considering elasto-plastic and damage theories, and the irreversible thermodynamics theory. Based on this elasto-plastic damage constitutive model, a three dimensional elasto-plastic damage finite element code (D-FEM) is implemented using Visual Fortran language, which can numerically simulate the whole excavation process of underground project and perform the structural stability of the surrounding rock mass. Comparing with a popular commercial computer code, three dimensional fast Lagrangian analysis of continua (FLAC3D), this D-FEM has advantages in terms of rapid computing process, element grouping function and providing more material models. After that, FLAC3D and D-FEM are simultaneously used to perform the structural stability analysis of the surrounding rock mass in the forked tunnel considering three different computing schemes. The final numerical results behave almost consistent using both FLAC3D and D-FEM. But from the point of numerically obtained damage softening areas, the numerical results obtained by D-FEM more closely approach the practical behaviors of in-situ surrounding rock mass.

Wind tunnel tests and CFD simulations for snow redistribution on 3D stepped flat roofs

  • Yu, Zhixiang;Zhu, Fu;Cao, Ruizhou;Chen, Xiaoxiao;Zhao, Lei;Zhao, Shichun
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.31-47
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    • 2019
  • The accurate prediction of snow distributions under the wind action on roofs plays an important role in designing structures in civil engineering in regions with heavy snowfall. Affected by some factors such as building shapes, sizes and layouts, the snow drifting on roofs shows more three-dimensional characteristics. Thus, the research on three-dimensional snow distribution is needed. Firstly, four groups of stepped flat roofs are designed, of which the width-height ratio is 3, 4, 5 and 6. Silica sand with average radius of 0.1 mm is used to model the snow particles and then the wind tunnel test of snow drifting on stepped flat roofs is carried out. 3D scanning is used to obtain the snow distribution after the test is finished and the mean mass transport rate is calculated. Next, the wind velocity and duration is determined for numerical simulations based on similarity criteria. The adaptive-mesh method based on radial basis function (RBF) interpolation is used to simulate the dynamic change of snow phase boundary on lower roofs and then a time-marching analysis of steady snow drifting is conducted. The overall trend of numerical results are generally consistent with the wind tunnel tests and field measurements, which validate the accuracy of the numerical simulation. The combination between the wind tunnel test and CFD simulation for three-dimensional typical roofs can provide certain reference to the prediction of the distribution of snow loads on typical roofs.

Suggestion for a splitting technique of the square-root operator of three dimensional acoustic parabolic equation based on two variable rational approximant with a factored denominator (인수분해 된 분모를 갖는 두 변수 유리함수 근사에 기반한 3차원 음향 포물선 방정식 제곱근 연산자의 분할기법 제안)

  • Lee, Keunhwa
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2017
  • In this study, novel approximate form of the square-root operator of three dimensional acoustic Parabolic Equation (3D PE) is proposed using a rational approximant for two variables. This form has two advantages in comparison with existing approximation studies of the square-root operator. One is the wide-angle capability. The proposed form has wider angle accuracy to the inclination angle of ${\pm}62^{\circ}$ from the range axis of 3D PE at the bearing angle of $45^{\circ}$, which is approximately three times the angle limit of the existing 3D PE algorithm. Another is that the denominator of our approximate form can be expressed into the product of one-dimensional operators for depth and cross-range. Such a splitting form is very preferable in the numerical analysis in that the 3D PE can be easily transformed into the tridiagonal matrix equation. To confirm the capability of the proposed approximate form, comparative study of other approximation methods is conducted based on the phase error analysis, and the proposed method shows best performance.

Three-dimensional Laminar Flow Past a Rotating Cylinder (회전하는 원형 실린더 주위의 층류 유동장에 관한 수치적 연구)

  • Lee, Yong-Suk;Yoon, Hyun-Sik;Doo, Jeong-Hoon;Ha, Man-Yeong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.33 no.11
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    • pp.827-833
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    • 2009
  • The present study numerically investigates three-dimensional laminar flow past a rotating circular cylinder placed in a uniform stream. For the purpose of a careful analysis of the modification of flow by the effect of the rotation on the flow, numerical simulations are performed at a various range of rotational coefficients ($0{\leq}{\alpha}{\leq}2.5$) at one Reynolds number of 300. As ${\alpha}$ increases, flow becomes stabilized and finally a steady state beyond the critical rotational coefficient. The 3D (three dimensional) wake mode of the stationary cylinder defined at this Reynolds number has been disorganized according to ${\alpha}$, which were observed by the visualization of 3D vortical structures. The variation of the Strouhal number is very weak when the wake pattern is changed according to the rotational coefficient. As ${\alpha}$ increases, the lift increases, whereas the drag decreases.

Three-dimensional Laminar Flow past a Rotating Cylinder (회전하는 원형 실린더 주위의 층류 유동장에 관한 수치적 연구)

  • Lee, Yong-Suk;Doo, Jeong-Hoon;Ha, Man-Yeong;Yoon, Hyun-Sik
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11b
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    • pp.2733-2737
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    • 2008
  • The present study numerically investigates three-dimensional laminar flow past a rotating circular cylinder placed in a uniform stream. For the purpose of a careful analysis of the modification of flow by the effect of the rotation on the flow, numerical simulations are performed at a various range of rotational speeds($0{\leq}{\alpha}{\leq}2.5$) at one Reynolds number of 300. As $\alpha$ increases, flow becomes stabilized and finally a steady state beyond the critical rotational speed. The 3D (three dimensional) wake mode of the stationary cylinder defined at this Reynolds number has been disorganized according to $\alpha$, which were observed by the visualization of 3D vortical structures. The variation of the Strouhal number is significant when the wake pattern is changed according to the rotational speed. As $\alpha$ increases, the lift increases, whereas the drag decreases.

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Analysis of Acoustic Propagation using Spectral Parabolic Equation Method (스펙트럴 포물선 방정식 법을 이용한 수중음파 전달해석)

  • Kim, Kook-Hyun;Seong, Woo-Jae
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.72-78
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    • 1996
  • This thesis deals with a method to solve a two-and-one-half-dimensional ($2\frac12$ D) problem, which means that the ocean environment is two-dimensional whereas the source is fully three-dimensionally propagating, including three-dimensional refraction phenomena and three-dimensional back-scattering, using two-dimensional two-way parabolic equation method combined with Fourier synthesis. Two dimensional two-way parabolic equation method uses Galerkin's method for depth and Crank-Nicolson method and alternating direction for range and provides a solution available to range-dependent problem with wave-field back-scattered from discontinuous interface. Since wavenumber, k, is the function of depth and vertical or horizontal range, we can reduce a dimension of three-dimensional Helmholtz equation by Fourier transforming in the range direction. Thus transformed two-dimensional Helmholtz equation is solved through two-way parabolic equation method. Finally, we can have the $2\frac12$ D solution by inverse Fourier transformation of the spectral solution gained from in the last step. Numerical simulation has been carried out for a canonical ocean environment with stair-step bottom in order to test its accuracy using the present analysis. With this spectral parabolic equation method, we have examined three-dimensional acoustic propagation properties in a specified site in the Korean Straits.

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3D Finite Element-based Study on Skin-pass Rolling - Part I : Finite Element Analysis (3차원 유한요소법에 기초한 조질 압연 공정 해석 - Part I : 유한요소해석)

  • Yoon, S.J.;Hwang, S.M.
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.130-135
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    • 2016
  • Rolled products often have residual stresses or strip waves that are beyond the customer’s tolerance. To resolve this problem, skin-pass rolling is widely used during post-processing of such products. Because a short contact length compared to the strip width is a characteristic of skin-pass rolling, several numerical analyses have been previously conducted based on a two-dimensional approach. In the current study, a series of simulations was conducted using numerical analysis of three-dimensional elastic-plastic finite element method.