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Modelling cavitating flow around underwater missiles

  • Petitpas, Fabien;Saurel, Richard;Ahn, Byoung-Kwon;Ko, Sung-Ho
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.263-273
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    • 2011
  • The diffuse interface model of Saurel et al. (2008) is used for the computation of compressible cavitating flows around underwater missiles. Such systems use gas injection and natural cavitation to reduce drag effects. Consequently material interfaces appear separating liquid and gas. These interfaces may have a really complex dynamics such that only a few formulations are able to predict their evolution. Contrarily to front tracking or interface reconstruction method the interfaces are computed as diffused numerical zones, that are captured in a routinely manner, as is done usually with gas dynamics solvers for shocks and contact discontinuity. With the present approach, a single set of partial differential equations is solved everywhere, with a single numerical scheme. This leads to very efficient solvers. The algorithm derived in Saurel et al. (2009) is used to compute cavitation pockets around solid bodies. It is first validated against experiments done in cavitation tunnel at CNU. Then it is used to compute flows around high speed underwater systems (Shkval-like missile). Performance data are then computed showing method ability to predict forces acting on the system.

The ground reaction curve of underwater tunnels considering seepage forces (침투력을 고려한 터널의 지반반응곡선)

  • Shin, Young-Jin;Kim, Byoung-Min;Shin, Jong-Ho;Lee, In-Mo
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.183-204
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    • 2007
  • When a tunnel is excavated below groundwater table, the groundwater flows into the excavated wall of tunnel and seepage forces are acting on the tunnel wall. Such seepage forces significantly affect the ground reaction curve which is defined as the relationship between internal pressure and radial displacement of tunnel wall. In this paper, seepage forces arising from the ground water flow into a tunnel were estimated quantitatively. Magnitude of seepage forces was decided based on hydraulic gradient distribution around tunnel. Using these results, the theoretical solutions of ground reaction curve with consideration of seepage forces under steady-state flow were derived. A no-support condition and a supported condition with grouted bolts and shotcrete lining were considered, respectively. The theoretical solution derived in this study was validated by numerical analysis. The changes in the ground reaction curve according to various cover depths and groundwater table conditions were investigated. Based on the results, the application limit of theoretical solutions was suggested.

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Development of Hydrophone Array System for Underwater Sound Measurement in a Water Tunnel (워터 터널에서의 수중소음 계측을 위한 하이드로폰 어레이 시스템 개발)

  • 이무열;강관형;부경태
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.342-349
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    • 2001
  • Water tunnel에서 반향음의 영향을 효과적으로 배제하고 수중 소음원의 위치 및 소음 수준을 계측하기 위하여 하이드로폰 어레이 시스템을 개발하였다. 계측 시스템의 신호 대 잡음비를 개선하기위해 48채널의 하이드로폰 어레이를 사용하였고, 당사 고유의 하이드로폰 설치 방법을 개발하였다. 개발된 설치 방법은 터널 벽면의 난류 변동 압력의 영향을 감소시켜 200Hz-1KHz 영역에서 통상적이 설치 방법 대비 약 20㏈ 의 신호 대 잡음비 개선 효과를 얻었다. 또한 40KHz 이상의 주파수까지의 수중 방사 소음 계측을 위하여 100kS/s의 고속 동시 데이터 획득 장치를 개발하였다. 개발된 하이드로폰 어레이 시스템은 성능 시험을 통하여 20KHz 이내의 주파수 영역에서 단일 소음원의 위치를 비교적 정확하게 찾아낼 수 있었다.

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Numerical study on tunnel design for securing stability at connection between submerged floating tunnel and bored tunnel (수중터널 지반 접속부 안정성 확보를 위한 터널 설계에 대한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Kang, Seok-Jun;Cho, Gye-Chun
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.77-89
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    • 2020
  • Submerged floating tunnel (SFT) is a type of tunnel that allows tunnel segments to float underwater by buoyancy, and is being actively studied in recent years. When the submerged floating tunnel is connected to the ground, the tunnel and the bored tunnel inside the ground must be connected. There is risk that the stress will be concentrated at the connection between the two tunnels due to the different constraints and behavior of the two tunnels. Therefore, special design and construction methods should be applied to ensure the stability around the connection. However, previous studies on the stability at the connection site have not been sufficiently carried out, so study on the basic stage of the stability at connection site are necessary. In this study, numerical analysis simulating the connection between submerged floating tunnel and the bored tunnel confirmed that the shear strain concentration occurred in the ground around the connection, and it was analyzed that the structural factors can be handled during construction to have effects on the stability of the ground around the connection. Numerical results show that the risks from disproportionate displacements in the two tunnels can be mitigated through the construction of grouting material and joint design. Although the results from this study are qualitative results, it is expected that it will contribute to the determination of structural factors and risk areas that should be considered in the design of connections between the submerged floating tunnel and bored tunnel in the future studies.

Norwegian Underwater Tunnel Piercing (노르웨이의 수중수로관통 발파 기술)

  • 김민규
    • Explosives and Blasting
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.67-75
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    • 2002
  • 수중수로관통 발파는 수로터널을 호수 바닥에 근접하도록 터널을 뚫고 최종적으로 플러그를 발파하여 수로와 호수 바닥을 연결시키는 발파 기술로서 수력발전에서 경비와 공기를 단축시킬 수 있는 매우 유용한 기술이다. 이 기술은 본질적으로는 수중발파와 동일하지만 완벽한 성공을 보장하기 위한 별도의 조치를 해야하고 수갱의 수문과 여타의 설비를 보전할 수 있는 대책을 강구하여야 한다. 논문에서는 노르웨이에서는 보편화되어 있는 이 기술의 핵심 내용과 적용의 예를 실어 소개하고자 한다.

A Study on Drag Reduction of Cylindrical Underwater Body Using Sintered Mesh (소결 메쉬를 이용한 원통형 수중운동체 항력 감소 연구)

  • Jung, Chulmin;Paik, Bugeun;Kim, Kyungyoul;Jung, Youngrae
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.195-203
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    • 2018
  • Among the techniques of reducing the drag to increase the speed of underwater moving bodies, we studied on the drag reduction method by gas injection. Researches on gas injection method have been paid much attention to reduce the drag of vessels or pipe inner walls. In this study, we used a sintered metal mesh that can uniformly distribute fine bubbles by gas injection method, and applied it to a cylindrical underwater moving body. Using the KRISO medium-sized cavitation tunnel, we measured both the bubble size on the surface of the sintered mesh and the bubble distribution in the boundary layer. Then, drag reduction tests were performed on the cylinder type underwater moving models with cylindrical or round type tail shape. Experiments were carried out based on the presence or absence of tail jet injection. In the experiments, we changed the gas injection amount using the sintered mesh gas injector, and changed flow rate accordingly. As a result of the test, we observed increased bubbles around the body and confirmed the drag reduction as air injection flow rate increased.

An improved radius-incremental-approach of stress and displacement for strain-softening surrounding rock considering hydraulic-mechanical coupling

  • Zou, Jin-Feng;Wei, Xing-Xing
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.59-69
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    • 2018
  • This study focused on the mechanical and hydraulic characteristics of underwater tunnels based on Mohr-Coulomb (M-C), Hoek-Brown (H-B) and generalized H-B failure criteria. An improved approach for calculating stress, displacement and plastic radius of the circular tunnel considering hydraulic-mechanical coupling was developed. The innovation of this study was that the radius-incremental-approach was reconstructed (i.e., the whole plastic zone is divided into a finite number of concentric annuli by radius), stress and displacement of each annulus were determined in terms of numerical method and Terzaghi's effective stress principle. The validation of the proposed approach was conducted by comparing with the results in Brown and Bray (1982) and Park and Kim (2006). In addition, the Rp-pin curve (plastic radius-internal supporting pressure curve) was obtained using the numerical iterative method, and the plastic radius of the deep-buried tunnel could be obtained by interpolation method in terms of the known value of internal supporting pressure pin. Combining with the theories in Carranza and Fairhurst (2000), the improved technique for assessing the reliability of the tunnel support was proposed.

Risk Assessment of Submerged Floating Tunnels based on Fuzzy AHP (퍼지 AHP를 이용한 수중터널의 재해위험도 분석)

  • Han, Sang-Hun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.3244-3251
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    • 2012
  • In the construction and operation of large marine structure, hazard risk analysis is one of important factors. Therefore, this paper investigates the hazard risk indexes and evaluates the risk level in the construction and operation of SFT on the basis of expert survey and Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process. Hazard risk is divided into natural hazard risk (earthquake, typhoon, tsunami, and ice collision) and human factor hazard risk (fire, explosion, traffic accident, ship or submarine collision). Also, the influence of hazard risk indexes on SFT was evaluated in tunnel tube, supporting system, ventilation tower, foundation, and connection part. As the hazard risk level of SFT is compared with those of bridge, underwater tunnel, and immersed tunnel, the intrinsic risk level of SFT was evaluated. Tsunami and earthquake had higher risk level in natural hazard risk, and the risk levels of fire and explosion were higher in human factor hazard risk. Hazard risk level of SFT was 1.4 times higher than immersed tunnel, and 3.2 times higher than bridge.

The Strength and Environmental Friendly Characteristics of Non-chemical Accelerating Shotcrete (비약액계 급결성 숏크리트재의 강도특성과 친환경성)

  • Chun, Byungsik;Park, Dukhyum;Kang, Hyoungnam;Do, Jongnam
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 2008
  • The shotcrete is a NATM technique as a major tunnel support for ground stability after tunnel excavation. Instead of a general concrete lining method, it is a trend for curtail of construction periods and reduction of construction expenses that required to use of the permanent shotcrete lining. This high-strength shotcrete is required to use as a permanent shotcrete lining. This brought out the solution of environmental pollution and harmfulness to human. Accordingly, in this study specimens for strength measurement were made to develop shotcrete possible to develop materials in early with cement mineral accelerator as NATM method construction. It was compared with existing shotcrete material, unconfined compression test, flexural strength test, antiwashout underwater test were experimented. The fish poison test was experimented to evaluate an influence of environment. As a results of the test, unconfined compressive strength and flexural strength were equivalent with 28-curing day strength of existing material. An antiwashout of research subject material was revealed excellently in antiwashout Underwater test. As a results of the fish poison, an evaluation research subject material was founded more environmentally friendly than existing shotcrete.

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A Case Study of Underwater Blasting (수중발파 사례 연구)

  • 정민수;박종호;송영석
    • Explosives and Blasting
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.57-64
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    • 2004
  • There are two major types of underwater blasting at Korea, bridges and harbor construction work. Pier blasting for lay the foundation bridges construction is used dry excavation working (drilling and charging) after pump out water and then fire pump in water that is same as bench blasting. In contrast, underwater blasting for harbor construction and increase of harbor load depth is used to barge with digging equipment that is in oder to drilling on the surface and blasting work(charge, hook-up) under water. Thus, there are need to special concern such as charge method and hook-up method different from tunnel blasting work and bench blasting work. If do not use special concern breaks out dead pressure and mis fire because of there are so many difficult condition such as water pressure, obstruct field of vision. In this study underwater blasting at Busan Harbor Construction have consider with special concern that is plastic pipe charge method used to MegaMITE I and specialized buoy hook- up method make far initial system detonate on the surface used to TLD. The results is designed blast pattern charge per delay effect an inspection of verify between predict velocity and measure velocity. minimized break out mis fire consideration charge method, hook up method. According to result best underwater blasting design is 105mm drilling dia, MeGAMITE II, HiNLL Plus(non electric detonator).