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Verification of Speed-up Mechanism of Pedestrian-level Winds Around Square Buildings by CFD

  • Hideyuki Tanaka;Qiang Lin;Yasuhiko Azegami;Yukio Tamura
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.301-314
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    • 2022
  • Various studies have been conducted on pedestrian-level wind environments around buildings. With regard to the speed-up mechanism of pedestrian-level winds, there are references to downwash effect due to the vertical pressure gradient of boundary layer flow and venturi effect due to flow blocking by the building. Two factors contribute to increase or decrease of downwash effect: change in twodimensional / three-dimensional air flow pattern (Type 1) and change in downwash wind speed due to building size that does not accompany change in airflow pattern (Type 2). Previous studies have shown that downwash effect has a greater influence in increasing or decreasing the area of strong wind than venturi effect. However, these considerations are derived from the horizontal mean wind speed distribution at pedestrian level and are not the result of three-dimensional flow field around the building. Therefore, in this study, Computational Fluid Dynamics using Large Eddy Simulation were performed to verify the downwash phenomena that contributes to increase in wind speed at pedestrian level.

Unguided Rocket Trajectory Analysis under Rotor Wake and External Wind (로터 후류와 외풍에 따른 무유도 로켓 궤적 변화 해석)

  • Kim, Hyeongseok;Chae, Sanghyun;Yee, Kwanjung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.41-51
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    • 2018
  • Downwash from helicopter rotor blades and external winds from various maneuvering make an unguided rocket change its trajectory and range. For the prediction of the trajectory and range, it is essential to consider the downwash effect. In this study, an algorithm was developed to calculate 6-Degree-Of-Freedom(6 DOF) forces and moments exerting on the rocket, and total flight trajectory of a 2.75-inch unguided rocket in a helicopter downwash flow field. Using Actuator Disk Model(ADM) analysis result, the algorithm could analyze the entire trajectory in various initial launch condition such as launch angle, launch velocity, and external wind. The algorithm that considered the interference between a fuselage and external winds could predict the trajectory change more precisely than inflow model analysis. Using the developed algorithm, the attitude and trajectory change mechanism by the downwash effect were investigated analyzing the effective angle of attack change and characteristics of pitching stability of the unguided rocket. Also, the trajectory and range changes were analyzed by considering the downwash effect with external winds. As a result, it was concluded that the key factors of the rocket range change were downwash area and magnitude which effect on the rocket, and the secondary factors were the dynamic pressure of the rocket and the interference between a fuselage and external winds. In tailwind case which was much influential on the range characteristics than other wind cases, the range of the rocket rose as increasing the tailwind velocity. However, there was a limit that the range of the rocket did not increase more than the specific tailwind velocity.

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF AERODYNAMIC INTERACTION OF AIR-LAUNCHED ROCKETS FROM A HELICOPTER (헬리콥터로부터 발사된 로켓의 공력 간섭 현상에 대한 수치적 연구)

  • Lee, B.S.;Kim, E.J.;Kang, K.T.;Kwon, O.J.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.36-41
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    • 2011
  • Numerical simulation of air-launched rockets from a helicopter was conducted to investigate the aerodynamic interference between air-launched rocket and helicopter. For this purpose, a three-dimensional inviscid flow solver has been developed based on unstructured meshes. An overset mesh technique was used to describe the relative motion between rocket and rocket launcher. The flow solver was coupled with six degree-of-freedom equation to predict the trajectory of free-flight rockets. For the validation, calculations were made for the impinging jet with inclined plate. The rotor downwash of helicopter was calculated and applied to simulation of air-launched rocket. It is shown that the rotor downwash has non-negligible effect on the air-launched rocket and its plume development.

The analysis of building downwash effect on the dispersion by a computational fluid dynamic model (전산유체모델에 의한 Building downwash 현상 해석)

  • 최상민;이진호;윤희영;구윤서
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.391-392
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    • 2000
  • 국내 지형이 복잡하고, 대단위 배출시설들이 대도시 주변에 많이 위치하고 있기 때문에 굴뚝에서 배출된 오염물질이 주변에 미치는 영향을 정확히 파악하기 위해서는 굴뚝 주변에 위치한 건물에 의해서 발생하는 세류현상에 대한 세밀한 해석이 요구된다. 현재 국내에서 환경영향평가에서 건물세류현상을 평가하기 위해서 주로 미국 환경보호청에서 제공하고 있는 ISC3모델을 사용하고 있다(US EPA, 1995). (중략)

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Investigation of the Downwash Induced by Rotary Wings in Ground Effect

  • Tanabe, Yasutada;Saito, Shigeru;Ooyama, Naoko;Hiraoka, Katsumi
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.20-29
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    • 2009
  • There are concerns about the influence of the gust wind caused by helicopters affecting the moving vehicles while hovering over the road during rescue activities. For the understanding of such complicated flow. numerical simulation of a rotor hovering above the ground has been carried out, changing the rotor/ground clearances. The rotor thrust is kept constant. and the rotor control is determined by trim adjustments incorporated into the CFD algorithm. Collective pitch angle and the required power decreases with the rotor/ground clearance which agrees with experience. Changes of the flowfield near the rotor with regard to the rotor height are investigated based on the calculated results.

A wing-tail interference for a tail-controlled missile (꼬리날개 조종 유도무기의 주날개-꼬리날개 간섭 현상)

  • Kim, Duk-Hyun;Lee, Dae-Yeon;Kang, Dong-gi;Lee, Hyoung Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.45 no.10
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    • pp.817-824
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    • 2017
  • This paper presents the characteristics of wing-tail interference for a tail-controlled missile. The magnitude of wing-tail interference was calculated with wind tunnel test results and its effects on aerodynamic coefficients were investigated. The downwash angle of tail wing was calculated with experimental data and the effect of wing-tail interference was expressed as a ratio of angle of attack. Numerical simulations were made to examine flow characteristics of wing-tail interference and the vorticity contour of missile were compared with respect to angle of attack. Experimental and numerical analysis results show that the wing-tail interference has significant effects on static stability of tail-controlled missile.

Development of Aerial Application System Attachable to Unmanned Helicopter - Basic Spraying Characteristics for Aerial Application System - (무인헬리콥터를 이용한 항공방제시스템 개발(I) - 항공방제시스템 구축을 위한 기초 분무특성 -)

  • Kang, Tae-Gyoung;Lee, Chai-Sik;Choi, Duck-Kyu;Jun, Hyeon-Jong;Koo, Young-Mo;Kang, Tae-Hwan
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.215-223
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    • 2010
  • In order to develop an precision aerial pesticide application system to be attached to an unmanned helicopter which can be applied to small lots of land, this study analyzed the flowing and spraying characteristics of the spray droplets by the main rotor downwash by setting the application conditions at the flight altitude of 3 m, the diameter of main rotor of 3.1 m, the boom length of around 2.8 m, and the spraying rate of 8 L/ha. The results of this study are summarized below. Through analysis of the covering area ratio of the spray droplets by main rotor downwash by nozzle type, boom with tilt angle and height, it was found that the covering area ratio of the twin flat-fan nozzle of around 25% was more uniform than other types of nozzle, also boom with $10^{\circ}$ tilt angle and spraying height of 3 m was shown to be the appropriate conditions for aerial application of pesticides. It was found that the nozzle position to minimize the scattering loss of spray droplets due to vortex phenomenon at both ends of the main rotor was around 10 cm from the end of the main rotor. An application test for the aerial pesticide application system attached to the HUA-ACEI unmanned helicopter developed by the Rural Development Administration showed that the range of covering area ratio of the spray droplets was 10-25%, and the spraying width was approximately 7 m when over 10% of covering area ratio was considered for valid spraying.

Film Cooling from Two Rows of Holes with Opposite Orientation Angles(I) -Configuration Effect- (반대방향의 방향각을 갖는 2열 분사구조의 막냉각 특성(I) -배열의 영향-)

  • Ahn, Joon;Jung, In-Sung;Lee, Joon-Sik
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.25 no.8
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    • pp.1122-1130
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    • 2001
  • Film cooling performance from two rows of holes with opposite orientation angles is evaluated in terms of heat flux ratio. The film cooling hole has a fixed inclination angle of 35°and orientation angle of 45°for the downstream row and -45°for the upstream row. Four film cooling hole arrangements including inline and staggered configurations are investigated. The blowing ratio studied was 1.0. Boundary layer temperature distributions are measured to investigate injectant behaviors and mixing characteristics. Detailed distributions of the adiabatic film cooling effectiveness and the heat transfer coefficient are measured using TLC(Thermochromic Liquid Crystal). For the inline configuration, there forms a downwash flow at the downstream hole exit to make the injectant well attach to the wall, which gives high adiabatic film cooling effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient. The evaluation of heat flux ratio shows that the inline configuration gives better film cooling performance with the help of the downwash flow at the downstream hole exits.

Prediction of Hot Gas Re-Ingestion of Helicopter by Numerical Method (CFD를 이용한 헬리콥터의 배기재순환 예측)

  • Shin, H.B.;Ryu, J.B.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.350-355
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    • 2011
  • The hot gas reingestion phenomenon of helicopter brings about the reduction of engine power available around in-ground. The phenomenon will vary for the conditions of ambient conditions and engine exhaust gas, the flow field associated with the downwash effect of main rotor. To verify the amount of hot gas reingestion to intake, Tests(Wind tunnel test, Flight test) or CFD could be available. At this study, the reingestion around in-ground would be predicted by numerical analysis(CFD).

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The Analysis of Building Downwash Effect using ISCST3-PRIME Model (ISCST3-PRIME모델을 이용한 건물 세류현상 해석)

  • 조진식;구윤서;최상민;정은동
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.395-396
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    • 2002
  • 국내 지형이 복잡하고, 대단위 배출시설들이 대도시 주변에 많이 위치하고 있기 때문에 굴뚝에서 배출된 오염물질이 주변에 미치는 영향을 정확히 파악하기 위해서는 굴뚝 주변의 건물 세류현상에 대해 세밀한 해석이 요구된다. 현재 국내 환경영향평가에서 건물세류현상을 평가하기 위해서 주로 미국 환경보호청에서 제공하고 있는 ISC3모델을 사용하고 있다(US EPA, 1995). 그러나 이 모델에서는 건물과 굴뚝간의 거리에 따른 연기확산의 차이가 발생하는 것을 고려할 수 없고, 또한 건물 주위에 형성되는 와류(wake)에 의해서 배출된 연기의 중심축이 기울어지는 것 등을 고려 할 수 없다. (중략)

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