• Wind and Structures
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2021

The aim of the current study is to compare the performance of large 2 MW and 3 MW wind turbines operating on existing onshore wind farms using Blade Element Momentum (BEM) theory and Angular Momentum (AM) theory and illustrate the performance characteristic curves of the turbines as a function of wind speed (U∞). To achieve this, the measurement data obtained from two different Wind Energy Power Plants (WEPPs) located in the Hatay region of Turkey was used. Two different horizontal-axis wind turbines with capacities of 2 MW and 3 MW were selected for evaluation and comparison. The hub-height wind speed (UD), turbine power output (P), atmospheric air temperature (Tatm) and turbine rotational speed (Ω) data were used in the evaluation of the turbine performance characteristics. Curves of turbine power output (P), axial flow induction factor (a), turbine rotational speed (Ω), turbine power coefficient (CP), blade tip speed ratio (λ), thrust force coefficient (CT) and thrust force (T) as a function of U∞ were obtained for the 2 MW and 3 MW wind turbines and these characteristic curves were compared. Results revealed that, for the same wind speed conditions, the higher-capacity wind turbine (3 MW) was operating at higher turbine power coefficient rates, while rotating at lower rotational speed ratios than the lower-capacity wind turbine (2 MW).

• Wind and Structures
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.423-437
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• 2021

Aerodynamic measures have been widely used for improving the flutter stability of long-span bridges, and this paper focuses their windproof ability to improve the wind environment for vehicles. The whole wind environment around a long-span bridge located in high altitude mountainous areas is first studied. The local wind environment above the deck is then focused by two perspectives. One is the windproof effects of aerodynamic measures, and the other is whether the bridge with aerodynamic measures meets the requirement of flutter stability after installing extra wind barriers in the future. Furthermore, the effects of different wind barriers are analyzed. Results show that aerodynamic measures exert potential effects on the local wind environment, as the vertical stabilizer obviously reduces wind velocities behind it while the closed central slot has limited effects. The suggested aerodynamic measures have the ability to offset the adverse effect of the wind barrier on the flutter stability of the bridge. Behind the wind barrier, wind velocities decrease in general, but in some places incoming flow has to pass through the deck with higher velocities due to the increase in blockage ratio. Further comparison shows that the wind barrier with four bars is optimal.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.123-136
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• 2018

The effects of steep and shallow hills on a stationary tornado-like vortex with a swirl ratio of 0.4 are simulated and quantified as Fractional Speed Up Ratios (FSUR) at three different locations of the vortex with respect to the crests of the hills. Steady state Reynolds Averaged Naiver Stokes (RANS) equations closed using Reynolds Stress Turbulence model are used to simulate stationary tornadoes. The tornado wind field obtained from the numerical simulations is first validated with previous experimental and numerical studies by comparing radial and tangential velocities, and ground static pressure. A modified fractional speed-up ratio (FSUR) evaluation technique, appropriate to the complexity of the tornadic flow, is then developed. The effects of the hill on the radial, tangential and vertical flow components are assessed. It is observed that the effect of the hill on the radial and vertical component of the flow is more pronounced, compared to the tangential component. Besides, the presence of the hill is also seen to relocate the center of tornadic flow. New FSUR values are produced for shallow and steep hills.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.22-37
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• 2021

풍탁은 한국, 중국, 일본에서 오랜 기간 사용되고 있는 불교 장엄구이다. 하지만 풍탁은 제작 시기를 추정하는 데 어려움이 있으며 유물의 수가 많지 않아 기초연구가 부족한 실정이다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 미술사적 연구를 참고하여 논산 관촉사 석조미륵보살입상의 보개에 장식되어 있는 청동풍탁 8점을 형태학적으로 분류하였으며, 이에 따른 제작 기법 및 제작 시기에 대하여 과학적으로 규명하였다. 연구 결과를 종합해볼 때 보개의 위치에 따라 관촉사 석조미륵보살입상 청동풍탁은 형태 및 제작 기법의 특징이 나타났다. 대형인 하부 보개 청동풍탁 4점은 Cu-Sn-Pb 삼원계 합금을 주조 기법으로 제작하였으며, 서산 출토 동제풍탁과 형태가 매우 흡사하여 고려 전기에 조성된 것으로 확인된다. 중형인 상부 보개 북측 청동풍탁 2점은 Cu-Sn 또는 Cu-Sn-Pb 합금을 단조 기법으로 제작하였으며, 고려 후기~조선시대에 나타나는 원통형 풍탁과 형태가 유사하다. 소형인 상부 보개 남측 청동풍탁 2점은 미량의 아연(Zn)이 존재하는 것으로 판단되는 Cu-Sn-Pb 삼원계 합금을 주조 기법으로 제작하였으며, 합금 성분 및 치게의 형태 등을 통해 조선 후기에 제작된 것으로 보인다. 미세조직 관찰 및 성분 분석을 통해 하부 보개 청동풍탁 2점은 Cu:Sn:Pb≒80:15:5의 합금비를 지닌 삼원계 합금을 주조 후 서냉하여 제작하였음을 알 수 있다. 상부 보개 동북측 청동풍탁은 방짜유기와 유사한 합금비인 Cu-Sn 이원계 합금을 소재로 단조 기법으로 제작된 것으로 확인된다. 이를 국내 풍탁의 선행 연구와 비교·분석한 결과, 하부 보개 동측 청동풍탁 2점은 타명기에 적합한 주석 함유량을 지닌 고려시대에 제작된 강진 월남사지 출토 금동풍탁의 합금 조성비와 유사하게 확인된다. 방짜유기와 유사한 합금비를 지닌 상부 보개 동북측 청동풍탁은 현재까지 연구된 풍탁 중 유일하게 단조 기법으로 제작된 사례이다. 본 연구를 통해 풍탁의 제작 시기를 형태학적 특징으로 구분하는 데 있어 과학적인 근거를 통해 보다 명확하게 구분할 수 있는 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.177-191
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• 2000

This paper presents an approach for evaluating directionality effects for both wind speeds and wind loads in hurricane-prone regions. The focus of this study is on directional wind loads on low-rise structures. Using event-based simulation, hurricane directionality effects are determined for an open-terrain condition at various locations in the southeastern United States. The wind speed (or wind load) directionality factor, defined as the ratio of the N-year mean recurrence interval (MRI) wind speed (or wind load) in each direction to the non-directional N-year MRI wind speed (or wind load), is less than one but increases toward unity with increasing MRI. Thus, the degree of conservatism that results from neglecting directionality effects decreases with increasing MRI. It may be desirable to account for local exposure effects (siting effects such as shielding, orientation, etc.) in design. To account for these effects in a directionality adjustment, the factor described above for open terrain would need to be transformed to other terrains/exposures. A "local" directionality factor, therefore, must effectively combine these two adjustments (event directionality and siting or local exposure directionality). By also considering the direction-specific aerodynamic coefficient, a direction-dependent wind load can be evaluated. While the data necessary to make predictions of directional wind loads may not routinely be available in the case of low-rise structures, the concept is discussed and illustrated in this paper.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.161-170
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• 2002

이어도 해양과학기지의 풍력을 검토하기 위하여 50m/s의 설계풍속에 대하여 풍동실험과 수치해석을 수행하였다. 해수면위 상부구조물의 축소모형(1/80)에 대하여 풍력 및 모멘트를 계측하고 풍력계수를 산출하여 수치해석 결과와 비교한 결과, 이들 결과들이 대체적으로 잘 일치함을 확인하였다 따라서, 본 풍동실험의 결과를 상부구조물의 내풍설계자료로 충분히 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다 실험결과를 이용하여 상부구조물 전체에 작용하는 풍력 및 모멘트 값들과 그리고 불투과 부속시설(주 데크, 태양광 발전판, 헬기 이 착륙장)의 외장 설계풍압과 구조설계용 풍압을 제시하였다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.293-308
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• 2021

For the past three decades a significant amount of research has been conducted on bridge flutter. Wind tunnel tests for a 2000 m class twin-box suspension bridge have revealed that a twin-box deck carrying 4 m tall 50% open area ratio wind screens at the deck edges achieved higher critical wind speeds for onset of flutter than a similar deck without wind screens. A result at odds with the well-known behavior for the mono-box deck. The wind tunnel tests also revealed that the critical flutter wind speed increased if the bridge deck assumed a nose-up twist relative to horizontal when exposed to high wind speeds - a phenomenon termed the "nose-up" effect. Static wind tunnel tests of this twin-box cross section revealed a positive moment coefficient at 0° angle of attack as well as a positive moment slope, ensuring that the elastically supported deck would always meet the mean wind flow at ever increasing mean angles of attack for increasing wind speeds. The aerodynamic action of the wind screens on the twin-box bridge girder is believed to create the observed nose-up aerodynamic moment at 0° angle of attack. The present paper reviews the findings of the wind tunnel tests with a view to gain physical insight into the "nose-up" effect and to establish a theoretical model based on numerical simulations allowing flutter predictions for the twin-box bridge girder.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.263-275
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• 2023

As a new kind of construction facility for high rise buildings, the integral steel platform scaffold system (ISPS) consisting of the steel skeleton and suspended scaffold faces high wind during the construction procedure. The lattice structure type and existence of core tubes both make it difficult to estimate the wind load and calculate the wind-induced responses. In this study, an aeroelastic model with a geometry scale ratio of 1:25 based on the ISPS for Shanghai Tower, with the representative square profile, is manufactured and then tested in a wind tunnel. The first mode of the prototype ISPS is a torsional one with a frequency of only 0.68 Hz, and the model survives under extreme wind speed up to 50 m/s. The static wind load and wind vibration factors are derived based on the test result and supplementary finite element analysis, offering a reference for the following ISPS design. The spacer at the bottom of the suspended scaffold is suggested to be long enough to touch the core tube in the initial status to prevent the collision. Besides, aerodynamic wind loads and cross-wind loads are suggested to be included in the structural design of the ISPS.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.263-278
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• 2003

This study investigates the effects of a bridge deck's width-to-depth (B/H) ratio and turbulence on buffeting response and flutter critical wind speed of long-span bridges by conducting section model tests. A streamlined box section and a plate girder section, each with four B/H ratios, were tested in smooth and turbulent flows. The results show that for the box girders, the response increases with the B/H ratio, especially in the vertical direction. For the plate girders, the vertical response also increases with the B/H ratio. However, the torsional response decreases as the B/H ratio increases. Increasing the B/H ratio and intensity of turbulence tends to improve the bridge's aerodynamic stability. Experimental results obtained from the section model tests agree reasonably with the calculated results obtained from a numerical analysis.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2002년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.1358-1360
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• 2002

This paper presents a modeling and simulation of a utility-connected wind energy conversion system with a link of a rectifier and an inverter. It discusses the maximum power control algorithm for the wind turbine and presents the relationship of wind turbine output, rotor speed, power coefficient, tip-speed ratio and wind speed when the wind turbine is operated under the maximum power control algorithm. The control objective is to extract maximum power from wind and transfer the power to the utility. This is achieved by controlling the pitch angle of the wind turbine blades. Pitch control method is mechanically complicated, but the control performance is better than that of the stall regulation method. The simulation results performed on MATLAB will show the variation of generator's rotor speed, pitch angle, and generator output.