• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.423-429
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• 2013

수직축 풍력발전기의 발전 전력을 유동해석을 이용하여 예측하였다. 해석은 블레이드 회전 속도를 고정하고 그 회전 속도에서 토크를 반력으로 추출하였다. 여러 경우의 블레이드의 회전 속도에 대해 토크를 구하고 발전 용량을 계산하였다. 회전 속도에 따른 발전 토크와 발전 용량을 계산함으로써 최적의 발전기와 그 때의 회전 속도를 선정할 수 있었다. 또한, 블레이드의 개수와 블레이드의 형상에 대해 해석을 수행하여 그 영향을 분석하였다. 마지막으로 실험을 수행하여 그 결과를 비교하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.758-765
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• 2011

최근 화석 에너지의 고갈로 신재생 에너지 중에서 풍력 에너지가 각광받고 있다. 본 연구는 국내 기상과 같이 저 풍속 지역에 적합한 500W급 수직축 풍력 터빈에 관한 연구로서 공력 설계를 통해 저풍속에서도 고효율과 저소음을 가진 형상을 제시하였으며, 복합재료를 적용하여 블레이드의 구조 설계를 수행하였다. 구조 설계 후 유한 요소 모델링을 통하여 응력, 변형, 좌굴, 공진가능성에 관한 해석을 수행 하였다. 또한 피로 수명을 예측 하였으며, 최종 제작된 풍력 터빈은 구조 실험과 성능 시험을 통하여 구조 해석 결과 및 공력 해석 결과와 비교하여 잘 일치함을 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.16-27
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• 2014

Double-blade vertical axis wind turbines (DB-VAWTs) can improve the self-starting performance of lift-driven VAWTs. We here propose the quadruple-multiple streamtube model (QMS), based on the blade element momentum (BEM) theory, for simulating DB-VAWT performance. Model validity is investigated by comparison to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) prediction for two kinds of two-dimensional DB-VAWT rotors for two rotor scales with three inner-outer radius ratios: 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75. The BEM-QMS model does not consider the effects of an inner rotor on the flow speed in the upwind half of the rotor, so we introduce a correction factor for this flow speed. The maximum power coefficient predicted by the modified BEM-QMS model for a DB-VAWT is thus closer to the CFD prediction.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2006

The inherent problem of a Darrieus wind turbine is its inability to self-start. Usually, a motor is used to provide angular acceleration until lift forces are produced in the airfoil blades or up until the turbine can already sustain its speed on its own. This paper describes a method of improving the self-starting of an H-type Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) by incorporating a helical Savonius turbine thus utilizing a drag-lift combination. The effect of each turbine in the combination relative to each other is investigated by testing a prototype windmill consisting of three NACA 0015 airfoil blades combined with a Savonius rotor with a helix angle of 180 degrees and whose swept area equals 30% of the entire turbine.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.1115-1144
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• 2015

Current climate conditions along with advances in technology make further design and verification methods for structural strength and reliability of wind turbine towers imperative. Along with the growing interest for "green" energy, the wind energy sector has been developed tremendously the past decades. To this end, the improvement of wind turbine towers in terms of structural detailing and performance result in more efficient, durable and robust structures that facilitate their wider application, thus leading to energy harvesting increase. The wind tower industry is set to expand to greater heights than before and tapered steel towers with a circular cross-section are widely used as more capable of carrying heavier loads. The present study focuses on the improvement of the structural response of steel wind turbine towers, by means of internal stiffening. A thorough investigation of the contribution of stiffening rings to the overall structural behavior of the tower is being carried out. These stiffening rings are placed along the tower height to reduce local buckling phenomena, thus increasing the buckling strength of steel wind energy towers and leading the structure to a behavior closer to the one provided by the beam theory. Additionally to ring stiffeners, vertical stiffening schemes are studied to eliminate the presence of short wavelength buckles due to bending. For the purposes of this research, finite element analysis is applied in order to describe and predict in an accurate way the structural response of a model tower stiffened by internal stiffeners. Moreover, a parametric study is being performed in order to investigate the effect of the stiffeners' number to the functionality of the aforementioned stiffening systems and the improved structural behavior of the overall wind converter.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.595-616
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• 2016

Providing high starting torque and efficiency simultaneously is a significant challenge for vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs). In this paper, a new approach is studied in order to modify VAWTs performance and cogging torque. In this approach, J-shaped profiles are exploited in the structure of blades by means of eliminating the pressure side of airfoil from the maximum thickness toward the trailing edge. This new profile is a new type of VAWT airfoil using the lift and drag forces, thereby yielding a better performance at low TSRs. To simulate the fluid flow of the VAWT along with J-shaped profiles originated from NACA0018 and NACA0030, a two-dimensional computational analysis is conducted. The Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations are closed using the two-equation Shear Stress Transport (SST) turbulence model. The main objective of the study is to investigate the effects of J-shaped straight blade thickness on the performance characteristics of VAWT. The results obtained indicate that opting for the higher thickness in J-shaped profiles for the blade sections leads the performance and cogging torque of VAWT to enhance dramatically.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.1273-1283
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• 2011

3 차원 비정상유동해석을 통하여 자이로밀의 공기역학적 특성을 고찰하였다. 일반적으로 소형자이로밀은 구조가 간단하고 솔리디티가 높아 제작이 쉽고 자구동(self-starting)이 가능하다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 TSR (tip speed ratio)가 4~7 인 다리우스풍력발전기와 다르게 1~3 정도로 매우 낮다. 본 연구에 사용한 자이로밀은 일정한 단면을 가진 3 개의 직선날개로 구성되어 있으며 솔리디티는 0.75 이다. 솔리디티가 매우 낮은 다리우스풍력발전기와 다르게 자이로밀은 TSR 이 증가함에 따라 날개 상호간의 간섭과 하류에 위치하는 날개로 유입되는 유동속도의 급격한 감소로 인하여 양력이 감소하고 날개의 회전속도에 의하여 주변의 공기가 가속되면서 항력의 증가로 성능이 저하되었다. 이로 인하여 TSR 이 2.4에서 최고의 성능을 나타내며 이후로 급격히 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.365-372
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• 2013

In this study, the flow characteristics and structural safety of a 500W class vertical-axis wind turbines(VAWT) for a fishing boat are investigated by numerical simulations. Guide vanes to increase the performance of the VAWT are investigated. And the best guide vane in the numerical simulations is applied to the VAWT. Also, modal analyses are performed to find out the natural frequencies of the VAWT, and the resonance safety of the VAWT is evaluated. The structural analysis of the VAWT is carried out by one-way FSI(Fluid Structure Interaction). And the results are used for the evaluation of structural safety according to IEC 61400-1 code. Finally, the possibility of the installation of the VAWT on the wheelhouse of a 9.77ton class fishing boat is checked. The results of the present research could be used as one of the fundamental data to design a VAWT for a fishing boat.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2020

Vertical axis wind energy systems including 3 and 4 blades are numerically investigated in a two-dimensional (2D) computational domain. The power coefficient (C_p) is adopted to measure the efficiency of the system and the effect of the rotating velocity on the power coefficient is analyzed for the two different systems. The rotating velocity varies from 30 rad/s to 90 rad/s, which corresponds to the tip speed ratio (T.S.R) of 0.5 to 1.5. The torque exerted on the blades is mainly determined by the aerodynamic force in the x-direction and maximized when the blade is positioned at around θ = 186°. The efficiency of the 4-blade system is higher than that of the 3-blade system within the tip speed ratio range between 0.5 and 0.67, besides where the 3-blade system shows a better performance. For the 3-blade system, the maximum efficiency is reached to 0.082 at the tip speed ratio of 1.083. The maximum efficiency of the 4-blade system is 0.071 at T.S.R. = 0.92. The velocity fields in the x-direction, pressure fields, and the vorticity magnitude are analyzed in detail for the optimal cases of the 3- and 4-blades systems, respectively.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1764-1769
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 기존의 단일대형강관 타워의 일부를 복수의 강관으로 대체한 멀티기둥-단일대형강관 하이브리드형식 풍력타워의 적용성을 평가하기 위하여 연결부의 성능을 수치해석적으로 평가하였다. 연결부의 형태는 멀티기둥의 단일대형강관 단부 관통 여부, 멀티기둥 하단부 날개 보강재의 유무 및 단일대형강관 내부 가로보 배치형식으로 구분하였다. 해석은 응력집중을 평가하기 위한 선형탄성해석과 극한강도을 평가하기 위한 재료 및 기하비선형 해석이 수행되었다. 수직력과 수평력에 대한 구조성능 분석 결과, 가로보 배치형식과 날개 보강재는 타워 구조계의 극한강도에 민감하게 영향을 주는 것으로 확인되었다.