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Modeling of Turbulent Heat Transfer in an Axially Rotating Pipe Flow (축을 중심으로 회전하는 관유동에서 난류열전달의 모형화)

  • Shin, Jong-Keun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.31 no.9
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    • pp.741-753
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    • 2007
  • The elliptic conceptual second moment model for turbulent heat fluxes, which was proposed on the basis of elliptic-relaxation equation, was applied to calculate the turbulent heat transfer in an axially rotating pipe flow. The model was closely linked to the elliptic blending model which was used for the prediction of Reynolds stress. The effects of rotation on the turbulent characteristics including the mean velocity, the Reynolds stress tensor, the mean temperature and the turbulent heat flux vector were examined by the model. The numerical results by the present model were directly compared to the DNS as well as the experimental results to assess the performance of the model predictions and showed that the behaviors of the turbulent heat transfer in the axially rotating pipe flow were satisfactorily captured by the present models.

Improved Turbulence Model on the 3 Dimensional Plane of Symmetry Flow (3차원 대칭단면 유동장에서의 개선된 난류모델)

  • Sohn C. H.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1997
  • Two versions of anisotropic k-ε turbulence model are incorporated in the modified k-ε model of Sohn et al. to avoid the need for the experimental normal stress value in the model and applied to convergent and divergent flows with strong and adverse pressure gradients in the plane of symmetry of a body of revolution. The models are the nonlinear k-ε model of Speziale and the anisotropic model of Nisizima & Yoshizawa. All of the models yield satisfactory results for relatively complex flow on a plane-of-symmetry boundary layer. The results of the models are compared with those results of experimental normal stress value.

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Wire-wrap Models for Subchannel Blockage Analysis

  • Ha K.S.;Jeong H.Y.;Chang W.P.;Kwon Y.M.;Lee Y.B.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.165-174
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    • 2004
  • The distributed resistance model has been recently implemented into the MATRA-LMR code in order to improve its prediction capability over the wire-wrap model for a flow blockage analysis in the LMR. The code capability has been investigated using experimental data observed in the FFM (Fuel Failure Mock-up)-2A and 5B for two typical flow conditions in a blocked channel. The predicted results by the MATRA-LMR with a distributed resistance model agreed well with the experimental data for wire-wrapped subchannels. However, it is suggested that the parameter n in the distributed resistance model needs to be calibrated accurately for a reasonable prediction of the temperature field under a low flow condition. Finally, the analyses of a blockage for the assembly of the KALIMER design are performed. Satisfactory results by the MATRA-LMR code were obtained through and rerified a comparison with results of the SABRE code.

Application of TOPMODEL at Artificially Drained Watershed (인공배수유역에서의 TOPMODEL의 적용)

  • Kim, Sang-Hyeon
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.539-548
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    • 1997
  • A physically based model for rainfall runoff simulation in agricultural watershed equipped with tile drains is presented. This model is developed from the TOPMODEL which is based on the detailed topographic information provided by Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Nine possible flow generation scenarios in the tile drained basin are suggested and used in the development of the model. The model can identify the portions of the hydrograph resulting from tile flow, subsurface flow and surface flow. The performance of the model is assessed through a calibration and validation process. The results of the analysis show that the model describes the physical system well and provides a better insight into the hillslope hydrology of agricultural watersheds with tile drainage.

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Parameter Study of Boiling Model for CFD Simulation of Multiphase-Thermal Flow in a Pipe

  • Chung, Soh-Myung;Seo, Yong-Seok;Jeon, Gyu-Mok;Kim, Jae-Won;Park, Jong-Chun
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.50-58
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    • 2021
  • The demand for eco-friendly energy is expected to increase due to the recently strengthened environmental regulations. In particular, the flow inside the pipe used in a cargo handling system (CHS) or fuel gas supply system (FGSS) of hydrogen transport ships and hydrogen-powered ships exhibits a very complex pattern of multiphase-thermal flow, including the boiling phenomenon and high accuracy analysis is required concerning safety. In this study, a feasibility study applying the boiling model was conducted to analyze the multiphase-thermal flow in the pipe considering the phase change. Two types of boiling models were employed and compared to implement the subcooled boiling phenomenon in nucleate boiling numerically. One was the "Rohsenow boiling model", which is the most commonly used one among the VOF (Volume-of-Fluid) boiling models under the Eulerian-Eulerian framework. The other was the "wall boiling model", which is suitable for nucleate boiling among the Eulerian multiphase models. Moreover, a comparative study was conducted by combining the nucleate site density and bubble departure diameter model that could influence the accuracy of the wall boiling model. A comparison of the Rohsenow boiling and the wall boiling models showed that the wall boiling model relatively well represented the process of bubble formation and development, even though more computation time was consumed. Among the combination of models used in the wall boiling model, the simulation results were affected significantly by the bubble departure diameter model, which had a very close relationship with the grid size. The present results are expected to provide useful information for identifying the characteristics of various parameters of the boiling model used in CFD simulations of multiphase-thermalflow, including phase change and selecting the appropriate parameters.

Asymptotical Shock Wave Model for Acceleration Flow

  • Cho, Seongkil
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.103-113
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    • 2013
  • Shock wave model describes the propagation speed of kinematic waves in traffic flow. It was first presented by Lighthill and Whitham and has been deployed to solve many traffic problems. A recent paper pointed out that there are some traffic situations in which shock waves are not observable in the field, whereas the model predicts the existence of waves. The paper attempted to identify how such a counterintuitive conclusion results from the L-W model, and resolved the problem by deriving a new asymptotical shock wave model. Although the asymptotical model successfully eliminated the paradox of the L-W model, the validation of the new model is confined within the realm of the deceleration flow situation since the model was derived under such constraint. The purpose of this paper is to derive the remaining counter asymptotical shock wave model for acceleration traffic flow. For this, the vehicle trajectories in a time-space diagram modified to accommodate the continuously increased speed at every instant in such a way that the relationship between the spacing from the preceding vehicle and the speed of the following vehicle strictly follows Greenshield's model. To verify the validity of the suggested model, it was initially implemented to a constant flow where no shock wave exists, and the results showed that there exists no imaginary shock wave in a homogeneous flow. Numerical applications of the new model showed that the shock wave speeds of the asymptotical model for the acceleration flow tend to lean far toward the forward direction consistently. This means that the asymptotical models performs in a systematically different way for acceleration and for declaration flows. Since the output difference among the models is so distinct and systematic, further study on identifying which model is more applicable to an empirical site is recommended.

Development of Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model Using Upwind Weighting Scheme for River Flow (하천흐름해석을 위한 상향가중의 3차원 유한요소모형 개발)

  • Han, Kun-Yeun;Baek, Chang-Hyun;Choi, Seung-Yong
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2005.05b
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    • pp.409-413
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    • 2005
  • Even though the relative importance of length scale of flow system allow us to simplify three dimensional flow problem to one or two dimensional representation, many systems still require three dimensional analysis. The objective of this study is to develop an efficient and accurate finite element model for analyzing and predicting three dimensional flow features in natural rivers and to offend to model spreading of pollutants and transport of sediments in the future. Firstly, three dimensional Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the hydrostatic pressure assumption in generalized curvilinear coordinates were combined with the kinematic free-surface condition. Secondly. to simulate realistic high Reynolds number flow, the model employed the Streamline Upwind/Petrov-Galerkin(SU/PG) scheme as a weighting function for the finite element method in conjunction with an appropriate turbulence model(Smagorinsky scheme for the horizontal plain and Mellor-Yamada scheme for the vertical direction). Several tests is performed for the purpose of validation and verification of the developed model. A simple rectangular channel, 5-shaped and U-shaped channel are used for tests and comparisons are made with RMA-10 model. Runs for each case is converged stably without a oscillation and calculated water-surface deformation, longitudinal and transversal velocities, and velocity vector fields are in good agreement with the results of RMA-10 model.

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A STUDY ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF κ-εTURBULENCE MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF THE RECIRCULATION FLOW (재순환유동 예측을 위한 κ-ε 난류모델 개선에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Y.M.;Kim, C.W.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.12-24
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    • 2016
  • The standard ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ and realizable ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ models are adopted to improve the prediction performance on the recirculating flow. In this paper, the backward facing step flows are used to assess the prediction performance of the recirculation zone. The model constants of turbulence model are obtained by the experimental results and they have a different value according to the flow. In the case of an isotropic flow situation, decaying of turbulent kinetic energy should follow a power law behavior. In accordance with the power law, the coefficients for the dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy are not universal. Also, the other coefficients as well as the dissipation coefficient are not constant. As a result, a suitable coefficients can be varied according to each of the flow. The changes of flow over the backward facing step in accordance with model constants of the ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ models show that the reattachment length is dependent on the growth rate(${\lambda}$) and the ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ models can be improved the prediction performance by changing the model constants about the recirculating flow. In addition, it was investigated for the curvature correction effect of the ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ models in the recirculating flow. Overall, the curvature corrected ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ models showed an excellent prediction performance.

Numerical Simulation and PIV Measurement on the Internal Flow in a Centrifugal Mini Pump at Low Flow Rate Conditions

  • Yuan, Hui-Jing;Shao, Jie;Cao, Guang-Jun;Liu, Shu-Hong;Wu, Yu-Lin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.03a
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    • pp.775-780
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    • 2008
  • This paper reports on the internal flow of a centrifugal mini pump working at the low flow rate operating conditions. The RNG $\kappa-\varepsilon$ turbulence model was employed to simulate the three-dimensional turbulent flow in the pump. To examine and certify the simulation results, a transparent acrylic centrifugal mini pump model which is suitable for PIV measurement has been developed. The tongue region and the passages region between blades were investigated using PIV. In order to eliminate the effect of refraction on the area closed to the wall and increase the measurement accuracy, the fluorescent particles were scatted into the working fluid with the tracing particles. It is found from the calculation and PIV measurement results that there is a large area of recirculation flow near the tongue at low flow rate operating conditions. The computationally predicted water head using the $\kappa-\varepsilon$ turbulence model at low flow rate operating conditions are in very good agreement with the experimentally measured water head and the mean velocity distributions at investigation area obtained by PIV and calculation showed a satisfactory agreement as well. Meanwhile, the results of PIV measurements show that the flow status in one passage is different to another. And for capturing the internal flow detail information, the $\kappa-\varepsilon$ turbulence model is not very suitable.

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Study on Thermal Stress and Flow Analysis at Exhaust Manifold of Car (자동차 배기 매니폴드에 있어서의 열응력과 유동해석에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Jaeung;Han, Moonsik
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 2014
  • This study investigates fluid flow and thermal stress at automotive exhaust manifolds as model 1 and 2. The maximum displacements happen at joint part connected with 4 pipes and upper middle of both parts in cases of model 1 and 2 respectively. At inner surface of the part connected with engine, maximum equivalent stresses of 991.85 and 698.96 MPa are shown in cases of model 1 and 2 respectively. As maximum velocities at the outlet at model 1 are shown at 19.46 and 14.61 m/s in cases of model 1 and 2 respectively, model 1 has more pressure drop than model 2. As result, model 2 has less pressure drop than 1. Model 2 has less deformation and stress than model 1. Model 2 has also less pressure drop than model 1. Therefore model 2 has more strength durability than model 1. This study result is applied with the design of safe automotive manifold and it can be useful to improve the durability by predicting prevention against the deformation due to exhaust gas.