• Wind and Structures
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.253-266
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• 2018

In this paper, the aerodynamic performance of two new cable surfaces with concave fillets (strakes) is examined and compared to plain, dimpled and helically filleted surfaces. To this end, an extensive wind-tunnel campaign was undertaken. Different samples with different concave fillet heights for both new surfaces were tested and compared to traditional surfaces in terms of aerodynamic forces (i.e. drag and lift reduction) and rain-rivulet suppression. Furthermore, flow visualization tests were performed to investigate the flow separation mechanism induced by the presence of the concave fillet and its relation to the aerodynamic forces. Both new cable surfaces outperformed the traditional surfaces in terms of rain-rivulet suppression thanks to the ability of the concave shape of the fillet to act as a ramp for the incoming rain-rivulet. Furthermore, both new surfaces with the lowest tested fillet height were found to have drag coefficients in the supercritical Reynolds range that compare favorably to existing cable surfaces, with an early suppression of vortex shedding.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.24-40
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• 1997

선체에 부착되는 부가물 주위의 유동 개선에 응용하기 위하여 평판과 스트럿이 만나는 접합부 주위에 fillet을 설치할 때 스트럿 주위의 유동이 어떤 영향을 받는 지를 수치계산을 통하여 살펴보았다. 높이 폭 비 및 곡률이 서로 다픈 5가지 형상의 fillet을 스트럿의 앞날 부근에 설치하고 각 경우에 대하여 스트럿에 작용하는 항력 및 스트럿의 후류를 계산하고 이를 비교하였다. 계산방법으로는 N-S 방정식을 풀기 위하여 MAC 방법이 사용되었고 유동은 Reynolds수 5000으로 층류이다. 계산결과 높이-폭 비가 작을 수록, 스트럿의 선단에서 만들어지는 horseshoe 보오텍스의 크기와 형상이 비슷할수록 그리고 오목한 곡률을 갖는 fillet이 스트럿의 항력 감소 및 후류를 균일하게 하는데 더 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.2089-2104
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• 1995

A novel and efficient cutter path planning method for machining intricately shaped curved surfaces, called the steepest directed tree method, is presented. The curved surface is defined by triangular facets, the density and structure of which are determined by the intricacy and form accuracy of the surface. Geometrical form definition and recognition of the topological features are used to connect the nodes of the triangulated surface meshes for the successive and interconnected steepest pathways, which makes good use of end milling characteristics. The planetary cutter centers are determined to locate along smoothly changing paths and then the height values of the cutter are adjusted to avoid surface interference. Several machined examples of intersecting and intricate surfaces are presented to illustrate the benefits of the new approach. It is shown that due to more consistent geometry matching between cutter and surface(in comparison with the current CC Cartesian method) surface finish can be typically improved. Moreover, the material in concave fillets which is difficult to be removed by ball mills can be removed efficiently. The built-in positioning of cutter to avoid interference runs minutely in the sharp and discontinuous regions. The steepest upward movement of the cutter gives a stable dynamic cutting state and allows increase in the feedrate and spindle speed while remaining the stable cutting state.