• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2009

Reduction of the aerodynamic drag is one of the most hot issues of car industries. Many researchers have studied in the area of drag reduction methodology using experimental tools or numerical tools. In general, car shape design is the main focus to reduce the drag in aerodynamic research area. However, not many people have studied the aerodynamic interference between running cars to figure out the drag variation. In this research, the aerodynamic interference between two running cars have been analyzed by using numerical tools, FLUENT 6.2. Several different models of cars and two different distances between two running cars are considered.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.291-304
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• 2020

In this paper, we develop models to design the airfoil using Multilayer Feed-forward Artificial Neural Network (MFANN) and Support Vector Regression model (SVR). The aerodynamic coefficients corresponding to series of airfoil are stored in a database along with the airfoil coordinates. A neural network is created with aerodynamic coefficient as input to produce the airfoil coordinates as output. The performance of the models have been evaluated. The results show that the SVR model yields the lowest prediction error.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2011년 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.441-446
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• 2011

To investigate aerodynamic performance of high-lift devices, 2D design is the base of the success of high-lift system design for transport aircraft, which can shorten the periods of three-dimensional design and analysis. For the simulation coupled viscous and inviscous euler method (MSES) is used. In this parametric study, Gap and Overlap which can define position of flap is used as design variables and we investigale relation between angle of attack and flap position for lift enhancement.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.16-26
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 틸트로터 항공기 개념을 채택하고 있는 스마트무인기의 프롭로터 공력형상 설계를 수행하였다. 틸트로터 항공기의 프롭로터는 단일 형상의 로터가 회전익과 고정익의 두 가지의 비행모드에서 운용되어야 하므로 회전익으로서의 로터와 고정익으로서의 프로펠러 요구 성능을 동시에 만족할 수 있도록 형상 설계가 이루어 져야 한다. 프롭로터의 공력형상 설계는 로터의 성능, 비행체의 공력성능, 그리고 엔진의 성능데이터를 결합하여 이루어 졌다. 모멘텀-깃요소 이론에 바탕을 둔 로터의 성능해석코드에 대한 검증은 TRAM 데이터와의 비교를 통해 이루어 졌다. 프롭로터의 공력형상 설계는 틸트로터 항공기의 고정익과 회전익 성능을 동시에 만족할 수 있는 형상을 구현하기 위하여 다양한 형태의 성능 맵이 작성되었고, 이들 선도 위에서 최적의 성능이 구현될 수 있는 성능 및 형상 파라메타가 결정되도록 하였다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.403-413
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• 2017

Dual-point aerodynamic design optimization is conducted for DLR-F6 wing-body-nacelle-pylon configuration adopting an efficient surface mesh movement method for complex junction geometries. A three-dimensional unstructured Euler solver and its discrete adjoint code are utilized for flow and sensitivity analysis, respectively. Considered design conditions are a low-lift condition and a cruise condition in a transonic regime. Design objective is to minimize drag and reduce shock strength at both flow conditions. Shape deformation is made by variation of the section shapes of inboard wing and pylon, nacelle vertical location and nacelle pitch angle. Hicks-Henne shape functions are employed for deformation of the section shapes of wing and pylon. By the design optimization, drag coefficients were remarkably reduced at both design conditions retaining specified lift coefficient and satisfying other constraints. Two-point design results show mixed features of the one-point design results at low-lift condition and cruise conditions.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.662-674
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• 2017

This paper describes the multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) process of a tailless unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) using global variable fidelity aerodynamic analysis. The developed tailless UAV design framework combines multiple disciplines that are based on low-fidelity and empirical analysis methods. An automated high-fidelity aerodynamic analysis is efficiently integrated into the MDO framework. Global variable fidelity modeling algorithm manages the use of the high-fidelity analysis to enhance the overall accuracy of the MDO by providing the initial sampling of the design space with iterative refinement of the approximation model in the neighborhood of the optimum solution. A design formulation was established considering a specific aerodynamic, stability and control design features of a tailless aircraft configuration with a UCAV specific mission profile. Design optimization problems with low-fidelity and variable fidelity analyses were successfully solved. The objective function improvement is 14.5% and 15.9% with low and variable fidelity optimization respectively. Results also indicate that low-fidelity analysis overestimates the value of lift-to-drag ratio by 3-5%, while the variable fidelity results are equal to the high-fidelity analysis results by algorithm definition.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2004

3차원 날개의 공력형상 설계최적화를 위한 설계최적화 시스템을 미래의 다분야 설계최적화 프레임워크의 일환으로 개발하였다. 이 설계최적화 시스템은 형상설계, 격자생성, 공력해석, 최적화의 4가지 모듈로 구성되어있다. 모두 상용패키지를 배경으로 개발하였으며 내장된 스크립트와 저널링 기능을 사용하여 배치 모드에서 자동적으로 실행되도록 프로그램 하였다. Visual Basic 프로그램을 사용하여 네 모듈을 통합하여 자동화된 설계기능을 갖도록 하였다. 특히 계산시간이 많이 소요되는 공력해석을 위하여 네트워크 통신을 이용한 분산 환경을 구현하였다. 공력해석은 일반적인 영역분할방식의 병렬처리 대신에 전역최적화 기법인 반응표면법과 연계하여 분산처리 시켰다. 개발한 공력설계 시스템의 검증을 위하여 간단한 항력최소화 문제에 적용하였으며 그 결과 상당히 향상된 설계 효율성과 적절한 설계 결과를 보여주었다.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.24-32
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• 2003

In this work, we propose a new idea of flapping airfoil design for optimal aerodynamic performance from detailed computational investigations of flow physics. Generally, flapping motion which is combined with pitching and plunging motion of airfoil, leads to complex flow features such as leading edge separation and vortex street. As it is well known, the mechanism of thrust generation of flapping airfoil is based on inverse Karman-vortex street. This vortex street induces jet-like flow field at the rear region of trailing edge and then generates thrust. The leading edge separation vortex can also play an important role with its aerodynamic performances. The flapping airfoil introduces an alternative propulsive way instead of the current inefficient propulsive system such as a propeller in the low Reynolds number flow. Thrust coefficient and propulsive efficiency are the two major parameters in the design of flapping airfoil as propulsive system. Through numerous computations, we found the specific physical flow phenomenon which governed the aerodynamic characteristics in flapping airfoil. Based on this physical insight, we could come up with a new kind of airfoil of tadpole-shaped and more enhanced aerodynamic performance.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2016

The paper presents the state-of-the-art in aerodynamic performance of the modern horizontal axis wind turbine. The study examines the different complexities involved with wind turbine blade aerodynamic performance in open atmosphere and turbine wakes, and highlights the issues which require further investigations. Additionally, the latest concept of smart blades and frequently used wind turbine design analysis tools have also been discussed. The investigation made through this literature survey shows significant progress towards wind turbine aerodynamic performance improvements in general. However, still there are several parameters whose behavior and specific role in regulating the performance of the blades is yet to be elucidated clearly; in particular, the wind turbulence, rotational effects, coupled effect of turbulence and rotation, extreme wind events, formation and life time of the wakes.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2007

To develop an aerodynamic performance, two groups of studies have been achieved widely. One is about the geometric design of vehicles and the other is about aerodynamic devices. Geometric design is a credible and stable method. However, it is not flexible and each part is related interactively. Therefore, if one part of geometry is modified, the other part will be required to redesign. On the other hand, the flow control by aerodynamic devices is flexible and modulized method. Even though it needs some energy, a relatively small amount of input makes more advanced aerodynamic performance. Synthetic jet is one of the method in the second group. The device repeats suctions and blowing motions in constant frequency. According to the performance, the adjacent flow to flight surface are served momentum. This mechanism can reduce the aerodynamic loss of boundary layer and separated flow. A synthetic jet actuator has several parameters, which influences the flow control. This study focuses on the parameter effects of synthetic jet - orifice geometry, frequency, jet speed and etc.