• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집B
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• pp.605-610
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• 2000

A series of wind tunnel test were conducted on Korean high speed train model to understand the flow physics around the vehicle related to the aerodynamic drag. For the wind tunnel test on high-speed ground vehicle, a moving ground simulation is necessary to predict the aerodynamic drag accurately. So, the models were tested in three wind tunnels with various ground simulation facility including moving belt ground plane system and tangential blowing system. The test results including measured aerodynamic drag and flow visualization showed that a tangential blowing method can be an alternative ground simulation method in short time using conventional wind tunnel.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2009

Wing-in-Ground vehicles and aerodynamically assisted boats take advantage of increased lift and reduced drag of wing sections in the ground proximity. At relatively low speeds or heavy payloads of these craft, a flap at the wing trailing-edge can be applied to boost the aerodynamic lift. The influence of a flap on the two-dimensional NACA 4412 airfoil in viscous ground-effect flow is numerically investigated in this study. The computational method consists of a steady-state, incompressible, finite volume method utilizing the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model. Grid generation and solution of the Navier-Stokes equations are completed using computer program Fluent. The code is validated against published experimental and numerical results of unbounded flow with a flap, as well as ground-effect motion without a flap. Aerodynamic forces are calculated, and the effects of angle of attack, Reynolds number, ground height, and flap deflection are presented for a split and plain flap. Changes in the flow introduced with the flap addition are also discussed. Overall, the use of a flap on wings with small attack angles is found to be beneficial for small flap deflections up to 5% of the chord, where the contribution of lift augmentation exceeds the drag increase, yielding an augmented lift-to-drag ratio.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2013

Drag reduction of a running vehicle is very important issue for the energy savings and emission reduction of its power train. Especially for a solar powered electric vehicle, the drag reduction and weight lightening are two serious problems to be solved to extend its driving distance under the given energy condition. In this study, the ground effect of an airfoil shaped road vehicle was studied for an optimum body design of an ultra-light solar powered electric vehicle. Clark-Y airfoil type was adopted to the body shape of the model vehicle to reduce aerodynamic drag. From the study, it was found that the drag of the model vehicle was reduced as the height(h) between ground and the lower surface of the model vehicle was decreased. It is due to the reduction of the down-wash decreasing the induced drag of the vehicle. The lift was also decreased as the height decreased. It is due to the turbulent boundary layer developed beneath the vehicle body. The drag is classified into two types; the form and friction drag. The fraction of form drag to friction one is 76 to 24 on the model vehicle. As the height(h) of the model vehicle from the ground surface increases the form drag also increases but the friction drag is in reverse.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.1051-1058
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• 2006

The steady aerodynamic characteristics of a wing flying over a channel are investigated using a boundary-element method. The present method is validated by comparing the computed results with the measured data. Compared with a flat ground surface, the channel fence augmented the lift increase and induced drag reduction. When the fence is lower than the wing height, the gap between the wingtip and the fence does not affect the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing much. When the fence is higher than the wing height, the close gap increased the lift. The induced drag is reduced when the wing is placed near the ground or at the same height as the fence. It is believed that present results can be used in the conceptual design of the high-speed ground transporters flying over the channel.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.1161-1169
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• 2012

지면효과를 받는 3차원 대칭단면 날개(NACA0015)의 공력특성과 끝단와(wing-tip vortex)의 거동에 관하여 수치적 연구를 수행하였다. 날개가 지면에 근접함에 따라 공기 역학적 특성과 끝단와의 거동은 두 가지 상이한 현상(지면효과와 벤츄리효과)에 의하여 영향을 받는다. 지면효과는 양력을 증가시키며 항력을 감소시켜 공기역학적 특성을 향상시키는 반면 벤츄리효과는 음의 양력을 만들고 항력을 급격히 증가시킨다. 대칭형 익형은 받음각에 따라 이러한 현상이 모두 나타난다. NACA0015의 경우 받음각이 4도 보다 작은 경우 벤츄리효과가 지배적이며 받음각이 이 보다 큰 경우 지면효과가 지배적으로 나타난다. 특이하게 4도에서는 이 두 가지 현상이 모두 나타났다. 벤츄리효과가 지배적인 경우 지면과 날개 사이의 흡입현상의 증가로 인하여 끝단와는 날개의 안쪽으로 끌려 들어오는 반면 지면효과가 지배적인 경우 끝단와는 날개의 바깥쪽으로 밀려나가는 현상을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.177-182
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• 2007

경계요소법을 사용하여 세 가지 유형의 전두부 형상과 비 평면 지면이 FAST 동체의 공력 특성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 본 수치해석 기법을 검증하고 벽면의 영향이 마찰항력에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 풍동시험을 수행하였다. 채널은 동체의 양력을 증가시키는 효과가 있었다. 최적의 전두부 형상은 동체와 측면 벽 사이의 간격, 동체의 높이와 같은 FAST 및 안내로 설계 조건에 의존하였다. 계산한 유도항력계수 값과 측정한 전항력 값을 비교한 결과 형상 항력은 동체의 고도에 무관하였다. 지면효과를 받지 않는 동체의 형상항력 값을 알고 있다면, 본 수치기법은 고속 지상 운행체의 개념설계에 사용할 수 있다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.625-636
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• 2019

Recently, research on projectiles with wings for precision guidance is actively underway. In this study, we analyzed how the tail fins attached to the projectile affect the base drag. Aerodynamic analysis was performed with RANS(Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes) equations using FLUENT, a commercial CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) code. Through the aerodynamic analysis, the base drag characteristics of the projectile by parameters (number, length, thickness, position, shape of tail fin) were investigated. The results of this study are expected to be applicable to aerodynamic design of tail fins mounted on projectiles.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.477-487
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• 2012

We investigated the aerodynamic characteristics of a three-dimensional (3D) wing with an endplate in the vicinity of the free surface by solving incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with the turbulence closure model. The endplate causes a blockage effect on the flow, and an additional viscous effect especially near the endplate. These combined effects of the endplate significantly reduce the magnitudes of the velocities under the lower surface of the wing, thereby enhancing aerodynamic performance in terms of the force coefficients. The maximum lift-to-drag ratio of a wing with an endplate is increased 46% compared to that of wing without an endplate at the lowest clearance. The tip vortex of a wing-with-endplate (WWE) moved laterally to a greater extent than that of a wing-without-endplate (WOE). This causes a decrease in the induced drag, resulting in a reduction in the total drag.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1724-1729
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• 2003

A new ground transportation system is often simulated by the wing in ground effect(WIG). Recently, several kinds of experimental and computational studies are being carried out to investigate the WIG aerodynamic characteristics which are of practical importance to develop the new ground transportation vehicle system. These works are mainly based on conventional wind tunnel tests, but many problems associated with the WIG aerodynamic characteristics can not be satisfactorily resolved. In order to develop the new ground transportation vehicle system the WIG should be further investigated. To do this, it is necessary to develop a s imulator appropriate to the WIG aerodynamics. The objective of the present study is to clarify the aerodynamic characteristics of the WIG and to develop a new experimental test rig for the investigation of the WIG aerodynamics. Some preliminary experiments are performed to investigate the usefulness of the WIG simulator.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2004년도 춘계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.196-201
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• 2004

Aerodynamic characteristics of three-dimensional wings in ground effect for Aero-levitation Electric Vehicle(AEV) are numerically investigated for various ground clearances and wing spans at the Reynolds number of $2\times10^6$. Numerical results show that a sizeable three-dimensional flow separation occurs with formation of an arch vortex at the junction of main and vertical wings, and that this is conjectured a primary cause for the high lift-to-drag(L/D) reduction rate of the main wing, when the wing span is decreased. Improvements on L/D ratios of the wings with small spans are pursued by breaking the coherence of superimposed adverse pressure gradients at the wing junction.