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Computations of Natural Convection Flow Using Hermite Stream Function Method (Hermite 유동함수법에 의한 자연대류 유동 계산)

  • Kim, Jin-Whan
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2009
  • This paper is a continuation of the recent development on Hermite-based divergence free element method and deals with a non-isothermal fluid flow thru the buoyancy driven flow in a square enclosure with temperature difference across the two sides. The basis functions for the velocity field consist of the Hermite function and its curl while the basis functions for the temperature field consists of the Hermite function and its gradients. Hence, the number of degrees of freedom at a node becomes 6, which are the stream function, two velocities, the temperature and its x and y derivatives. This paper presents numerical results for Ra = 105, and compares with those from a stabilized finite element method developed by Illinca et al. (2000). The comparison has been done on 32 by 32 uniform elements and the degree of approximation of elements used for the stabilized finite element are linear (Deg. 1) and quadratic (Deg. 2). The numerical results from both methods show well agreements with those of De vahl Davi (1983).

A Numerical Study On Various Energy and Environmental Systems(Ⅰ) : LPG dispersion, Lake flow, Primary clarifier, Hood ventilation, Cyclone combustor, Dow chlorination reactor. (에너지$\cdot$환경 제반 시스템에 관한 수치 해석적 연구 (Ⅰ) : LPG 확산, 호소 유동, 일차침전조, 국소 환기용 후두, 싸이클론 연소로, Dow 화학 반응로)

  • Jang Dong-Sun;Kim Gyeong-Mi;Lee Eun-Ju;Park Byeong-Su;Kim Bok-Sun
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.93-108
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    • 1997
  • This paper describes several computational results on the various energy and environmental problems using Patankar's SIMPLE method. The specific problems included in this study are : pollutant and flammable material dispersions in open and confined areas, buoyancy-driven flow in a lake, primary clarifier for water and waste water treatment, hood ventilation in workplace. cyclone combustor and Dow chlorination reactor. A control-volume based finite-difference method is employed together with the power-law scheme. The pressure-velocity coupling is resolved by the use of the revised version of SIMPLE, says SIMPLER and SIMPLEC. The Reynolds stresses are closed using the standard or RNG κ-ε models. A nonequilibrium turbulent reaction model is developed for the application of the chlorination process in the Dow thermal reactor. Other important empirical models and physical insights appeared in this study are presented and discussed in a brief note. The computational method developed in this study is considered, in general, as a viable tool for the design and determination of the optimal operating condition of various environmental engineering system of interest.

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The finite difference analysis on temperature distribution by coordinate transformation during melting process of phase-change Material (상변화 물질의 용융과정에 있어서 좌표변환을 이용한 온도분포의 해석적 연구)

  • Kim, J.K.;Yim, J.S.
    • Solar Energy
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.77-83
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    • 1985
  • An analysis is performed to investigate the influence of the buoyancy force and the thickness variation of melting layer in the containment that is filled with phase-change Material surrounding a cylindrical heating tube during melting process. The phase-change material is assumed to be initially solid at its phase-change temperature and the remaining solid at any given time is still at the phase-change temperature and neglecting the effect of heat transfer occuring within the solid. At the start of melting process, the thickness of melting layer is assumed to be a stefan-problem and after the starting process, the change of temperature and velocity is calculated using a two dimensional finite difference method. The governing equations for velocity and temperature are solved by a finite difference method which used SIMPLE (Semi Implicit Method Pressure linked Equations) algorithm. Results are presented for a wide range of Granshof number and in accordance with the time increment and it is founded that two dimensional fluid flow occurred by natural convection decreases the velocity of melting process at the bottom of container. The larger the radius of heating tube, the higher heat transfer is occurred in the melting layer.

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A Review of Herbal acupuncture and Aquatherapy for Arthritis (관절염(關節炎)의 최신 치료(治療) 경향 -약침 요법 및 수중운동을 중심으로-)

  • Oh, Gi-Nam;Nam, Sang-Soo;Park, Dong-suk
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.214-226
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    • 2001
  • Background and Purpose : Recently oriental medicine is making a new try for arthritis therapy, one of them is herbal acupuncture. Herbal acupuncture is therapy which combines acupuncture with herbal medicine. Also, aquatherapy will be the good method for arthritis therapy. Aquatherapy begins with YMCA aquatic exercise program in 1984 by America athritis foundation. Aquatherapy uses buoyancy, hydmstatic pressure, resistance, water temperature which is four water characters. So we should study on the herbal acpuncture and aquatherapy. Objecitve and Method : This study researched 21 thesises for herbal acupuncture and many artcles and data for aquatherapy. 21 thesises for herbal acpuncture is divided two groups. One group is about effect on alleviation of pain(18 thesises), the other group is for antiphlogistic effect(13 thesises). About aquatherapy, we research many books, papers, and aquatherpy method, for example Ai Chi, BACKHAB, Watsu. Result and Conclusions : About herbal acupuncture, we researched 21 thesises, and 17 thesises proved the effect on alleviation of pain, 13 thesises proved the antiphlogistic effect of herbal acupuncture. For the aquatherapy, we researched many datas, and concluded like this. Due to the lessned effect of gravity, patients in exercising in water will have very little body weight and very little impact. So, aquatherapy or aquaexercise is an excellent exercise medium for the people who are experiencing some physical difficulty.

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Practical Hull Form Design using VOB (VOB를 이용한 선형 설계 실용화에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Hyun-Cheol
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.235-242
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    • 2016
  • In general, ship hull form design is carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the longitudinal variation of the sectional area curves is adapted from a similar mother ship to determine the volume distribution in ships. At this design stage, the initial design conditions of displacement, longitudinal center of buoyancy, etc. are satisfied and the global hydrodynamic properties of the structure are optimized. The second stage includes the local designing of the sectional forms. Sectional forms are related to the local pressure resistance in the fore- and aft-body shapes, cargo boundaries, interaction between the hull and propeller, etc. These relationships indicate that the hull sections need to be optimized in order to minimize the local resistance. The volumetric balanced (VOB) variation of ship hull forms has been suggested by Kim (2013) as a generalized, systematic variation method for determining the sectional area curves in hull form design. This method is characterized by form parameters and is based on an optimization technique. This paper emphasizes on an extensional function of the VOB considering a geometrical wave profile. We select a container ship and an LNG carrier to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed technique. Through analysis, we confirm that the VOB method, considering the geometrical wave profile, can be used as an efficient tool in the hull form design for ships.

A Basic Research of Air Bubble Locus around the Ship Hull (선체주위 기포거동에 관한 기초적 연구)

  • H.E. Kim;Y.G. Lee
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.48-55
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    • 2000
  • A basic research of air bubble locus around the ship hull is performed to know the bubble's behavior which is generated around the hull surface. In this paper. bubble's behavior around the ship hull is calculated and experimented with the variation of bubble size and the location of bubble generation. For the use of the equation for bubble locus, Kawakita's equation which include the effect of bubble buoyancy is adopted. For the numerical simulation. a finite difference method based on the MAC method is used. Also experiments are performed about series 60 hull form at CWC. The results of calculation are compared with those of experiment.

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Reliability of TLP tethers under extreme tensions

  • Siddiqui, N.A.;Ahmad, Suhail
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.317-326
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    • 2003
  • The tension leg platform (TLP) is a moored floating offshore structure whose buoyancy is more than its weight. The mooring system, known as tethers, is vulnerable to failure due to extreme (maximum and minimum) tensions. In the present study the reliability of these tethers under maximum and minimum tension (ultimate limit state) has been studied. Von-Mises failure criteria has been adopted to define the failure of a tether against maximum tension. The minimum tension failure criteria has been assumed to meet when the tethers slack due to loss of tension. First Order Reliability method (FORM) has been adopted for reliability assessment. The reliability, in terms of reliability index, and probability of failure has been obtained for twelve sea states. The probabilities of failure so obtained for different sea states have been adopted for the calculation of annual and life time probabilities of failure.

The vessel collision load on bridge with fender system (방호공을 고려한 선박의 충돌하중)

  • 이계희;고재용;이성로
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2004.04a
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    • pp.193-200
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    • 2004
  • In this study, the impact load on bridge by vessel collision in consideration of fender system is evaluated by numerical method. The bow of object vessel(DWT5000) is standardized, and modeled by shell elements. The main body of objective vessel is modeled by beam elements that present mass distribution and stiffness of vessel. The buoyancy effect of vessel is considered as linear spring. The two types of fender systems, such as steel and rubber are analyzed in this study. In steel fender system, the steel plates that absorb collision energy by its collapse are modeled by shell element with stiffener. The steel is material modeled elastic-plastic material. In the rubber fender system, the rubber material is modeled hyper-elastic material and the main body of fender is modeled by solid elements. The global impact responses of vessel and fender system are evaluated by explicit dynamic scheme. The results show that the magnitude of vessel collision force are depended on the material behavior of fender system. Also the values of collision load are conservative compare to the those of design codes.

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Numerical Analysis of Peak Uplift Resistance of Buried Pipeline in Sand and Soft Clay (연약 점토와 사질토에 묻힌 파이프라인의 극한 인발저항력 산정)

  • Kwon, Dae-Hean;Seo, Young-Kyo
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.227-232
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    • 2017
  • Subsea pipelines are one of the most important structures used to transport fluids such as oil and natural gas in offshore environments. The uplift behavior of the pipeline caused by earthquakes and buoyancy can result in a pipeline failure. The objective of this study is to examine the peak uplift resistance through parametric studies with numerical modeling by PLAXIS 3D Tunnel. The effects of the embedment ratio and pipe diameter were first examined for uplift resistance in sand and soft clay conditions. Then the length of geogrid layers and the number of geogrid layers were examined in terms of ability to resist uplift behavior.

An Analysis on Vortex Instability of Blasius Flow Over Isothermally Heated Horizontal Plates (등온 으로 가열되는 수평 평판위 를 지나는 블라시우스 유동 의 와류불안정성 해석)

  • 이형인;최창균;유정열
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.390-396
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    • 1982
  • The onset of longitudinal vortices in horizontal Blasius flow isothermally heated from below is studied analytically. The assumption that at the onset of thermal instability the thermal disturbances are confined within the thermal boundary layer is employed for the limiting case of large Prandtl number. Polynomial representations for the basic quantities obtained by the integral method of the boundary layer analysis have been used. Then the system of differential equations and boundary conditions for disturbance quantities is reformulated in a convenient form so that the solutions may be constructed as rapidly convergent power series. The critical buoyancy parameter G $r_{x}$ $^{*}$ /R $e^{*1.5}$ falls between 2 and 6, which is about one order of magnitude lower than the existing experimental values. It is also shown that the positions of the onset of instability can be closely predicted by the present theory.y.y.