• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.70-82
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• 1999

During the aircraft conceptual design stage, rapid aerodynamic analyses over various configurations are required. Hence, empirical and analytical methods play important roles in predicting the aero-dynamic characteristics. In this study, total drag estimation method based on empirical and analytical approaches is developed. By comparing with the results of the wind tunnel experiment and existing prediction methods, it is demonstrated that the developed method is accurate and useful in predicting total drag for the whole Mach number range.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.283-290
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• 2019

Corner cut, corner chamfered or a building shape change are adopted in the design of tall buildings to achieve aerodynamic superiority as well as response reduction. Kikuchi et.al pointed out that large negative peak external pressures can appear near the inside corner of set-back low rise buildings. It is therefore necessary to pay attention to facade design around steps in building surfaces. Peak wind pressures for corner cut or corner chamfered configurations are given in the AIJ code. However, they cannot be applied where there are many variations of vertical and horizontal steps. There has been no previous systematic research on peak wind pressures around steps in building surfaces. In this study, detailed phenomenon of peak wind pressures around steps in buildings are investigated focusing on vertical and horizontal distances from the building's corner.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.163-178
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• 2023

The paper reviews and discusses the substantive changes to the ASCE 49-21 Standard, Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures. The most significant changes are the requirements for wind field simulations that utilize (i) partial turbulence simulations, (ii) partial model simulations for the flow around building Appurtenances, along with requirements for determining wind loads on products that are used at multiple sites in various configurations. These modifications tend to have the effect of easing the precise scaling requirements for flow simulations because it is not generally possible to construct accurate models for small elements placed, for example, on large buildings at the scales typically available in boundary layer wind tunnels. Additional discussion is provided on changes to the Standard with respect to measurement accuracy and data acquisition parameters, such as duration of tests, which are also related to scaling requirements. Finally, research needs with respect to aerodynamic mechanisms are proposed, with the goal of improving the understanding of the role of turbulence on separated-reattaching flows on building surfaces in order to continue to improve the wind tunnel method for determining design wind loads.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.107-120
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• 2021

전기동력 분산추진 비행체는 다수의 프로펠러로 인하여 복잡한 프로펠러 후류 유동 및 기체와의 상호간섭이 발생한다. 이에 따라 초기설계 단계에서는 다양한 형상과 비행 조건에 대하여 프로펠러 구동 효과를 반영한 신속 공력 및 하중 해석이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 프로펠러 효과를 고려할 수 있는 패널 기반의 효율적인 공력해석 기법을 개발, 검증하였다. Actuator Disk Theory(ADT)에 기반하여 프로펠러 후류 영역의 유도 속도장을 계산하고, 이를 3차원 정상 용출-중첩 패널기법의 비행체 표면 경계조건에 반영하였다. 한국항공우주연구원의 Quad Tilt Propeller(QTP) 비행체 단독 프로펠러와 선행 실험 연구의 프로펠러-날개 형상을 벤치마크 문제로 선정하여 해석을 수행하였다. Actuator 기법 기반의 전산유체역학(CFD) 결과와의 비교를 통해 프로펠러의 후류 속도장과 프로펠러 구동에 따른 날개의 공력하중 분포 변화를 검증하였다. 자율비행 개인용 항공기(Optional Piloted PAV, OPPAV)와 QTP 공력해석에 기법을 적용하고, CFD와의 해석 소요 시간 및 결과 비교, 분석을 통해 기법의 실용성과 타당성을 확인하였다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2020

자동차 대수의 증가로 인한 지상 교통의 혼잡을 극복하기 위해 많은 회사들이 새로운 방식의 운송 수단인 미래형 개인항공기(PAV)를 제안하였다. 미래형 개인항공기 중에서도 전기를 동력으로 사용하고 수직 이착륙이 가능한 전기수직이착륙(eVTOL)항공기가 주목을 받고 있으며 그러한 항공기들의 형상은 멀티콥터형에서 틸트 덕티드팬까지 다양하다. 본 연구에서는 eVTOL 유형별 장단점 등 특성을 분석하였다. 틸트날개형, 복합형, 멀티콥터형의 대표적인 eVTOL PAV인 바하나, 오로라, 볼로콥터에 대해 구성성분 합계 방식을 사용하여 유해항력을 구하였으며, 항공기 설계 및 공력 해석 프로그램인 OpenVSP와 XFLR5 프로그램을 사용하여 표면적과 유도항력을 구하였다. eVTOL PAV에 사용되는 배터리는 테슬라 2170 배터리로 가정하고 항속거리를 계산하였다. 또한 각 eVTOL에 대해 이착륙 및 순항을 포함한 임무형상별로 에너지소모 및 최대 비행시간을 계산하여 비교하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1281-1292
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• 2001

Experiments were done for the comparison of performance and flow characteristics between a two -stage axial flow fan and a counter-rotating axial flow fan. Each stage of the two -stage axial flow fan used fur the present study has an eight bladed rotor and thirteen slater blades. The front and the rear rotor of the counter - rotating axial flow fan have eight blades each and are driven by coaxial counter ro latins shafts through a gearbox located between the rear rotor and the electric motor. Both of the two axial fan configurations have identical rotor blades and the same operating condition fur the one -to-one comparison of the two. Performance curves of the two configurations were obtained and compared by varying the blade pitch angles and axial gaps between the blade rows. The fan characteristic curves were obtained following the Korean Standard Testing Methods for Turbo Fans and Blowers (KS B 6311). The fa n flow characteristics were measured using a five-hole probe by a non-nulling method. The velocity profiles between the hub and tip of the fans were measured and analyzed at the particular operating condition s of peak efficiency, minimum and maximum pressure coefficients. The peak efficiency of the counter-rotating axial fan was improved about 2% respectively, compared with the two stage axial fan. At the minimum pressure coefficient point of the two stage axial fan, the fan inlet flow patterns show that axial velocity highly decreased in the vicinity of the blade tip region. Also, the reverse flow took place at the blade tip.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2005

현대의 고성능 전투기는 공대공 및 공대지 전투 임무를 수행하기 위해 여러 가지 무장 형상을 하고 있고, 무장투하 시 비대칭 형상(Asymmetric Configuration)으로 임무를 수행하는 경우가 많다. 현재, 개발이 진행 중인 T-50 훈련기의 비대칭 무장형상 비행시험에서 세로축 기동 시 가로축 방향으로 조종사가 원하지 않는 운동이 발생하는데, 이는 항공기 안정성 및 조종성에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 현상을 개선하기 위하여 기존의 가로축 제어법칙인 미끄럼각-미끄럼각속도 귀환 구조를 F-16과 같이 단순 롤각속도 귀환구조로 적용하였다. 연구결과, 단순 롤각속도 귀환구조로 가로축 제어법칙을 변경하였을 때 비대칭 무장형상에서 세로축 기동 시 가로축 운동의 발생이 줄어들었으며, 시스템의 안정도 여유는 설계기준에 만족한다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2016

This work experimentally and numerically analyzes the flow configurations and the dynamic wind loads on panels of rectangular L/h 5:1 cross section mounted on a structural frame of rectangular bars of L/h 0.5:1, corresponding to a radar structure. The fluid dynamic interaction between panels and frame wakes imposes dynamic loads on the panels, with particular frequencies and Strouhal numbers, different from those of isolated elements. The numerical scheme is validated by comparison with mean forces and velocity spectra of a panel wake obtained by wind tunnel tests. The flow configuration is analyzed through images of the numerical simulations. For a large number of panels, as in the radar array, their wakes couple in either phase or counter-phase configurations, changing the resultant forces on each panel. Instantaneous normal and tangential force coefficients are reported; their spectra show two distinct peaks, caused by the interaction of the wakes. Finally, a scaled model of a rectangular structure comprised of panels and frame elements is tested in the boundary layer wind tunnel in order to determine the influence of the velocity variation with height and the three-dimensionality of the bulk flow around the structure. Results show that the unsteady aerodynamic loads, being strongly influenced by the vortex shedding of the supporting elements and by the global 3-D geometry of the array, differ considerably on a panel in this array from loads acting on an isolated panel, not only in magnitude, but also in frequency.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2014

High-volume low-speed (HVLS) fans are one category of ceiling fan installed in large enclosings such as warehouses, large barns and health clubs in order to generate comfortable air circulation. As a rotary blade, aerodynamic performance of a HVLS fan is predominantly related to its airfoil(s), and the pitch and twist angles. This paper first, investigates the effects of airfoil on the performances of three different HVLS fans with NACA 5414, 6413 and 7415 airfoils. The fans have six untwisted blades with the diameter of 6 m and rotate at 60 RPM. The blades pitch angels are $12^{\circ}$, $12^{\circ}$ and $13^{\circ}$, respectively. The results are presented in the form of the aerodynamic forces and moments, volumetric flow rate and streamlines. Regarding the volumetric flow of air, the results show that the model with NACA 7415 has the best performance. Hence, two other HVLS fans with the same airfoil but, with four and five blades are studied in order to investigate the effects of number of blades. From the point of view of air circulation still the six-bladed fan is the best one; however, the five-bladed fan is more efficient in power consumption.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.463-479
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• 2007

A series of wind tunnel sectional model dynamic tests of a twin-deck bridge were conducted at the CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility (WWTF) of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to investigate the effects of gap-width on the self-excited vibrations and the dynamic and aerodynamic characteristics of the bridge. Five 2.9 m long models with different gap-widths were fabricated and suspended in the wind tunnel to simulate a two-degrees-of-freedom (2DOF) bridge dynamic system, free to vibrate in both vertical and torsional directions. The mass, vertical frequency, and the torsional-to-vertical frequency ratio of the 2DOF systems were fixed to emphasize the effects of gap-width. A free-vibration test methodology was employed and the Eigensystem Realization Algorithm (ERA) was utilized to extract the eight flutter derivatives and the modal parameters from the coupled free-decay responses. The results of the zero gap-width configuration were in reasonable agreement with the theoretical values for an ideal thin flat plate in smooth flow and the published results of models with similar cross-sections, thus validating the experimental and analytical techniques utilized in this study. The methodology was further verified by the comparison between the measured and predicted free-decay responses. A comparison of results for different gap-widths revealed that variations of the gap-width mainly affect the torsional damping property, and that the configurations with greater gap-widths show a higher torsional damping ratio and hence stronger aerodynamic stability of the bridge.