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Characteristic of Wind Flow around Building Structures for Wind Resource Assessment (풍자원 평가를 위한 건축물 주변의 유동특성)

  • Cho, Kang-Pyo;Jeong, Seung-Hwan;Shin, Seung-Hwa
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.50-58
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    • 2011
  • To utilize wind resources effectively around buildings in urban area, the magnitudes of wind velocity and turbulence intensity are important, which means the need of the information about the relationship between the magnitude of wind velocity and that of fluctuating wind velocity. In the paper, wind-tunnel experiments were performed to provide the information about Characteristic of Wind flow around buildings with the spanwise distance and the side ratio of buildings as variables. For a single building with the side ratios of one and two, the average velocity ratio was 1.4 and the velocity standard deviation ratio ranged from 1.4 to 2.6 at the height of 0.02m at the corner of the windward side, in which flow separation occurred. For twin buildings with the side ratios of one and two, the velocity ratio ranged from 2 to 2.5 as the spanwise distance varied at the height of 0.02m, and the velocity standard deviation ratio varied near 1.25. For twin buildings with the side ratios of one and two, the maximum velocity ratio was 1.75 at the height of 0.6m, and the maximum velocity standard deviation ratio was 2.1. It was also found from the results of CFD analysis and wind-tunnel experiments that for twin buildings with the side ratios of one and two, the difference between the velocity ratio of CFD analysis and that of wind-tunnel experiments at streamwise distances was near 0.75.

Development and Utilization of Wind Energy in Korea

  • Son, Choong-Yul;Byun, Hyo-In
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.349-353
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    • 2001
  • Korea has a variety of favorable conditions for utilizing wind as energy. First of all, as a geographical characteristic, it is a peninsular country with its three frontiers surrounded by sea. Such a location makes the country influenced, all the year round, both by sea winds and by seasonal winds, so that it has a good possibility of putting its rich wind resources to use as an energy source. Particularly, in view of the results of observations and analysis of actual data about wind sources, it is quite possible to build wind paver plants in many regions across the country, such as inhabited islands dotted on its southern and western coasts around the Korean peninsular, a number of uninhabited islets attached the main islands, large-scaled reclaimed lands, and major inland areas. In Korea, the attempt to develop the technology of wind paver generation started in the 1970's. It was since 1988, when the Law on the promotion of Alternative Energy Development was enacted, that research and development activities for employing the wind force as a part of energy source have got into full swing. At that moment, however, due to the low level of domestic technological development, such efforts were mainly focused on the attainment of basic technologies with regard to wind power generation. Recently, there have been many noticeable changes in the international as well as domestic environments, such as the conclusion of the International Climate Treaty and the increase in public concerns of natural environment. It is quite possible to predict that the demand for wind paver generation will increase in the near future. Therefore, recognizing that wind, as a clean energy source, can be a promising method for coping with the International Climate Treaty and for replacing the fossil fuel, oil, this essay investigates the development history of wind paver generation systems and the status of technological development in Korea and presents an appropriate model for the development of the paver generation system that can compete with other energy sources.

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Design of Test Site for Large-Scale Wind Turbine Performance Verification (초대형 풍력터빈 시험을 위한 실증시험장 설계)

  • Sang-Man Kim;Tae-Yoon Jeong;Chae-Joo Moon
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.397-404
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    • 2023
  • This paper designs a wind turbine test site based on international regulations for the certification of wind turbine prototypes. The maximum height of the meteorological mast installed at the test site is 140m, and power facilities capable of testing up to three wind turbines of 5MW or more are installed. The weather resources measured at the mast can be recorded and analyzed using a monitoring system. Wind turbine manufacturers can use this test site during the certification period, and the installed wind turbines can be used for continuous power generation projects. Therefore, this test site can provide fundamental data for measuring the long-term performance and durability of wind turbines, which can be used to improve models or develop new wind turbines.

A Study on Measuring Method of Wind Resources for Wind Farm Design (풍력단지 설계를 위한 풍황자원의 측정방법 연구)

  • Sung-Min Han;Geon-Ung Gim;Sang-Man Kim;Chae-Joo Moon
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.387-396
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    • 2023
  • The representative equipments currently used for weather observations are meteorological masters and wind lidars. According to international regulations, meteorological masters can be used for standalone measurements, but in case of wind lidars, it is mandatory to install a meteorological master that matches the height of the bottom of the wind turbine blade or a 40m meteorological masters and correct the measurement data. Turbulence flow occurs frequently at altitudes below 100m due to its nature, and wind lidars are more susceptible to the effects of turbulence than meteorological masters. However, while the turbulence intensity for meteorological masters is specified by international regulations, there is no separated specification for wind lidars. This study collected data measured under the same conditions using both meteorological masters and wind LiDARs, analyzed the uncertainties and turbulence intensity ratio. The analysis of the data showed that there were partial sections where the proportion of turbulent flow intensity exceeded 3%. Therefore, it is suggested to include a specification for the turbulence intensity error rate for wind LiDARs in the international regulations.

Fishermen's Perceptions and Considerations regarding the Coexistence of Fishing Activities within Offshore Wind Farms

  • Yu-Jeong Mun;Cho-Young Jung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.283-290
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    • 2024
  • In this study, a survey on the coexistence of offshore wind farm and fishing activities in Gochang, Gunsan, and Buan's fishermen in the southwest sea of shore wind farm was carried out witn an aim of examining the factors that should be considered when coexisting. A questionnaire was composed after referring to domestic and foreign literature data on examples of coexistence. The questionnaire was issued through direct visits. Frequency analysis and cross-analysis were used for survey response results, and IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 26 was used for statistical processing. As a result of analyzing a total of 84 questionnaires, the perception of the coexistence of offshore wind and fishing activities was the same by 50.0% positive and negative, respectively. As a result of cross-analysis by region, significant differences were found (p <0.039). Gochang fishermen showed a high negative perception of the coexistence of offshore wind and fishing activities at 62.1%, with the main reason being that fishing resources are expected to decrease due to the influence of noise, vibration, and current generated from offshore wind farm facilities. In Gunsan, negative perception of coexistence was high at 57.7%. This was mainly attributed to the impossibility to operate in the offshore wind farm due to the nature of the fishery. On the contrary, in the case of Buan, 69.0% of the positive perception of coexistence was high 'because fishermen were dissatisfied with the current coexistence plan (policy)'. According to previous studies, 91.8% of domestic fishing methods show the possibility of fishing activities in offshore wind under caution, so it is concluded that research should be conducted to coexist with offshore wind and fishing activities as in foreign countries for smooth installation of offshore wind and continuous fishing activities.

A Strategical Review on the Rare Earth (희토류에 관한 심층적인 고찰)

  • Lee, Hyo-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.39-42
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    • 2011
  • The main concern at the moment is securing rare earth(RE) resources, because the RE is the essential elements in green technology such as hybrid car, wind power plant, LED, display etc. It's impossible Korea will be a advanced country without securing RE. The importance of investment radically in the securing RE resources and professional engineers can not be overinvested.

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The Seasonal Characteristics of the Wind Resource Distribution on the Korean Peninsula (한반도 풍력 자원 분포의 계절별 특성)

  • Lee, Hwa-Woon;Kim, Min-Jung;Lee, Soon-Hwan;Kim, Dong-Hyeuk;Kim, Hyun-Goo
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.347-348
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    • 2008
  • Wind energy issued as most spotlight general energy by excellence of actuality as well as economical efficiency, solving environmental problem which caused by creating the energy and possibility of eternal production. Accordingly, government is at the stage of corresponding level by requesting development of new technology to the developed countries as a part of national key industries. The grievous situation from such a rapid movement is meteorological comprehension and assessment as well as the problem of estimation exactness about the wind. In this study, numerical simulation from the MM5 is counducted for 3km resolution and data assimilation using QuikSCAT seawinds data is applied.

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A Study on the Application of Small Wind Turbine System in Super High-rise Building (초고층 건물에서의 소형풍력발전시스템 적용에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Young Hyun;Park, Jung Ha;Park, Jin Chul;Rhee, Eon Ku
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.187-193
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    • 2013
  • Thanks to the characteristic of high-rise buildings, the increase of wind speed according to the height of a building makes it possible to use high wind power resources, many countries led by some advanced nations are recently making steady and persistent effort in introducing small wind turbine systems as a step to lower electric power load in high-rise buildings. The aim of this research is to propose an optimum application process of a small wind turbine system in high-rise buildings. To achieve this goal, the case studies on the applications of high-rise and tall buildings were conducted and the best application among them was selected. On the basis of the case studies, an application process was proposed.

Determination of Design Waver along the West Coast of Korea (한국 서해안에서의 설계파의 결정)

  • 김태인;청형식
    • Water for future
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.127-138
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    • 1987
  • For determination of the design wave, a method of estimating the design wind speed at sea from the wind records at the nearby weather stations on land is proposed. Along the West Coast, the design wind speed are shown to have two main directions; namely, N through W, and WSW through S. Through the analysis of weather maps, fetches for the main wind directions along the West Coast are determined. The wind speeds at sea are found to have 0.8~0.9 times the wind speed at the stations on land for U$\geq$20m/s. The West Coast may be divided into three regions for which fetches are determind uniquely. Design waves with return period of 100 years are determined by the revised S.M..B. method along the West Coast, and show the deep water significant wave heights of 4.4~8.3 meters with wave periods of 8.9~12.0 seconds.

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