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Numerical Study of Rotor-Tower Interaction for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (수평축 풍력터빈의 로터-타워 공력 간섭현상에 대한 수치적 연구)

  • Kim, Jae-Won;Yu, Dong-Ok;Kwon, Oh-Joon
    • Journal of Wind Energy
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.61-67
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    • 2011
  • In the present study, numerical unsteady simulations of the NREL Phase VI wind turbine in downwind operation conditions were conducted to investigate rotor-tower interaction. The calculations were performed using an unstructured mesh, incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes flow solver. To capture the unsteady effects associated with the tower shadow between the rotor blades and the tower, the wind turbine was modelled including the rotor, tower, hub, and nacelle. The present results generally showed good agreements with available experimental data. At the lowest wind speed, the pressure distribution was characterized by a complete collapse of the suction peak on the blade when the blade passes through the tower wake. It was found that unsteady effects play a significant role in the response of the blades.

UNCONDITIONALLY STABLE GAUGE-UZAWA FINITE ELEMENT METHODS FOR THE DARCY-BRINKMAN EQUATIONS DRIVEN BY TEMPERATURE AND SALT CONCENTRATION

  • Yangwei Liao;Demin Liu
    • Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.61 no.1
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    • pp.93-115
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    • 2024
  • In this paper, the Gauge-Uzawa methods for the Darcy-Brinkman equations driven by temperature and salt concentration (DBTC) are proposed. The first order backward difference formula is adopted to approximate the time derivative term, and the linear term is treated implicitly, the nonlinear terms are treated semi-implicit. In each time step, the coupling elliptic problems of velocity, temperature and salt concentration are solved, and then the pressure is solved. The unconditional stability and error estimations of the first order semi-discrete scheme are derived, at the same time, the unconditional stability of the first order fully discrete scheme is obtained. Some numerical experiments verify the theoretical prediction and show the effectiveness of the proposed methods.

Unsteady Flow Analysis around an Elliptic Cylinder at Various angles of Attack: Drag and Lift Forces (받음각이 있는 타원형 실린더 주위의 비정상 유동해석: 항력 및 양력 고찰)

  • Park, Young-Bin;Kim, Moon-Sang;Kim, Hark-Bong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.33 no.12
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2005
  • A parametric study has been accomplished to figure out the effects of the elliptic cylinder thickness, angle of attack, and Reynolds number on the lift and drag forces exerted on the elliptic cylinder. A two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes flow solver is developed using SIMPLER method to analyze the unsteady viscous flow over elliptic cylinder. Thickness-to-chord ratios of 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 elliptic cylinders are simulated at different Reynolds numbers of 400 and 600, and angles of attack of $10^{\circ}$, $20^{\circ}$, and $30^{\circ}$. Through this study, it is observed that the elliptic cylinder thickness, angle of attack, and Reynolds number affect significantly not only the time-mean values and the amplitudes of the drag and lift forces but also the frequencies of the force oscillations.

A Numerical Performance Study on Rudder with Wavy Configuration at High Angles of Attack (Wavy 형상 적용에 따른 대 각도에서의 러더 성능에 대한 수치해석 연구)

  • Tae, Hyun June;Shin, Young Jin;Kim, Beom Jun;Kim, Moon-Chan
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.54 no.1
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    • pp.18-25
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    • 2017
  • This study deals with numerically comparing performance according to rudder shape called 'Twisted rudder and Wavy twisted rudder'. In comparison with conventional rudder, rudder with wavy shape has showed a better performance at high angles of attack($30^{\circ}{\sim}40^{\circ}$) due to delaying stall. But most of study concerned with wavy shape had been performed in uniform flow condition. In order to identify the characteristics behind a rotating propeller, the present study numerically carries out an analysis of resistance and self-propulsion for KCS with twisted rudder and wavy twisted rudder. The turbulence closure model, Realizable $k-{\epsilon}$, is employed to simulate three-dimensional unsteady incompressible viscous turbulent and separation flow around the rudder. The simulation of self-propulsion analysis is performed in two step, because of finding optimization case of wavy shape. The first step presents there are little difference between twisted rudder and case of H_0.65 wavy twisted rudder in delivered power. So two kind of rudders are employed from first step to compare lift-to-drag ratio and torque at high angles of attack. Consequently, the wavy twisted rudder is presented as a possible way of delaying stall, allowing a rudder to have a better performance containing superior lift-to-drag ratio and torque than twisted rudder at high angles of attack. Also, as we indicate the flow visualization, check the quantity of separation flow around the rudder.

Oblique Angle Effect of Impinging Jet on Heat Flow Characteristics of a Corrugated Structure (충돌제트의 경사각도가 파형 구조의 열유동 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Hwang, Byeong Jo;Kim, Seon Ho;Joo, Won Gu;Cho, Hyung Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.83-93
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    • 2017
  • A numerical analysis is made of the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics in the corrugated structure that traps the spent air in the corrugations between impinging jets to reduce crossflow effects on downstream jets in the array. All computations are performed by considering three-dimensional, steady state, and incompressible flow by using the ANSYS-CFX 15.0 code. Averaged jet Reynolds number is 10,000. The oblique angles of impingement jets on the spanwise section are $70^{\circ}$, $80^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$, and the oblique angles of impingement jets on the streamwise section are $70^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$, $110^{\circ}$. The investigation focuses on the oblique angle influence of impinging jet array on the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of a corrugated structure.

A Study on the Pressure Increment of Fuel Pump for GDI Engines Considering Leakage Flows (누설특성을 고려한 GDI 엔진용 연료펌프의 고압생성 증진에 관한 연구)

  • Na, Byung-Chul;Kim, Byoung-Soo;Choi, Suk-Woo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.785-791
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    • 2000
  • GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) engines are considered as one of the candidates for next generation engines of passenger cars, which reduce exhaust emissions and fuel consumption. In GOI engines, a high-pressure gasoline supply system is required to directly inject the fuel to combustion chambers. Because of low lubricity of gasoline fuel, the clearance between a plunger and a barrel in GDI fuel pumps is too wide to achieve smooth hydrodynamic lubrication. Thus, it is difficult to generate high-pressure condition in GDI fuel pump since large amount of leakage flow occurs between the plunger and the barrel In this study, an optimum plunger design is presented to minimize leakage in the aspect of flow control. This paper analyzes leakage flow characteristics in the clearance to improve pumping performance of GDI fuel pumps. Effects of groove in the plunger are studied according to variations of depth and width. Evaluations of pumping performance are determined by the amount of pressure drop in the leakage path assuming a constant leakage flows. Both of turbulence and incompressible models are introduced in CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis. Design parameters have been introduced to minimize leakage in limited space, and a methodological study on geometrical optimization has been conducted. As results of CFD analysis in various geometrical cases, optimum groove depths have been found to generate maximum sealing effects on gasoline fuel between the plunger and the barrel. This procedure offers a methodological way of an enhancement of plunger design for high-pressure GDI fuel pumps.

Numerical Study on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Pipes with Various Shapes (파이프 형상에 따른 내부 열유동 특성과 성능에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Park, Sang Hyeop;Kim, Sang Keun;Ha, Man Yeong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.37 no.11
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    • pp.999-1007
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    • 2013
  • The present work reports numerical results of the pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of pipes with various shapes such as circular, elliptical, circumferential wavy and twisted using a three-dimensional simulation. Numerical simulations are calculated for laminar to turbulent flows. The fully developed flow in pipes was modeled using steady incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations. The friction and Colburn factor of each pipe are compared with those of a circular tube. The overall flow and heat transfer calculations are evaluated by the volume and area goodness factor. Finally, the objective of the investigation is to find a pipe shape that decreases the pressure loss and increases the heat transfer coefficient.

Numerical Study on Turbulent Flow Inside a Channel with an Extended Chamber (난류 경계층에 놓인 공동 내부유동에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Lee, Young-Tae;Lim, Hee-Chang
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.34 no.10
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    • pp.925-931
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    • 2010
  • The paper describes a Large Eddy Simulation (LES) study of turbulent flow around a cavity. A series of three-dimensional cavities placed in a turbulent boundary layer are simulated at a Reynolds number of $1.0{\times}10^5$ by considering U and h, which represent the velocity at the top and the depth of the cavity, respectively. In order to obtain the appropriate solution for the filtered Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible flow, the computational mesh forms dense close to the wall of the cavity but relatively coarse away from the wall; this helps reduce computation cost and ensure rapid convergence. The Boussinesq hypothesis is employed in the subgrid-scale turbulence model. In order to determine the subgrid-scale turbulent viscosity, the Smagorinsky-Lilly SGS model is applied and the CFL number for time marching is set as 1.0. The results show the flow variations inside cavities of different sizes and shapes.

Comparative analysis of turbulence models in hydraulic jumps

  • Lobosco, Raquel J.;da Fonseca, David O.;Jannuzzia, Graziella M.F.;Costa, Necesio G.
    • Coupled systems mechanics
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.339-350
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    • 2019
  • A numerical simulation of the incompressible multiphase hydraulic jump flow was performed to compare the interface prediction through the use of the three RANS turbulence models: $k-{\varepsilon}$, $RNGk-{\varepsilon}$ and SST $k-{\omega}$. A three dimensional no submerged hydraulic jump and a two dimensional submerged hydraulic jump were modeled. Both the geometry and the mesh were created using the open source Gmsh code. The project's geometry consists of a rectangular channel with length and height differences between the two dimensional and three dimensional simulations. Uniform hexahedral cells were used for the mesh. Three refining meshes were constructed to allow to verify simulation convergence. The Volume of Fluid (abbr. VOF) method was used for treatment of the air-water surface. The turbulence models were evaluated in three distinct set up configurations to provide a greater accuracy in the flow representation. In the two-dimensional analysis of a submerged hydraulic jump simulation, the turbulence model RNG RNG $k-{\varepsilon}$ provided a better interface adjust with the experimental results than the model $k-{\varepsilon}$ and SST $k-{\omega}$. In the three-dimensional simulation of a no-submerged hydraulic jump the k-# showed better results than the SST $k-{\omega}$ and RNG $k-{\varepsilon}$ capturing the height and length of the ledge with a better fit with the experimental results.

Development of numerical method to predict broadband radiation noise resulting in fluid-induced vibration and acoustic-induced vibration of pipe (배관의 유동 유발 진동 및 음향 유발 진동 기인 광대역 방사 소음 예측을 위한 수치 해석 기법 개발)

  • Sangheon Lee;Cheolung Cheong;Songjune Lee
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.112-121
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    • 2024
  • The pipping system is widely used in many industries as equipment for transporting fluids over long distances. In high-pressure pipe, as the speed of the fluid increases, a loud noise is generated. Therefore, various studies have been conducted to reduce pipe noise. In this paper, a pipe noise analysis was developed to predict and quantitatively assess the flow-induced vibration and acoustic-induced vibration due to valve flow in high-temperature and high-pressure. To do this, a high-fidelity fluid analysis technique was developed for predicting internal flow in the pipe with valve. In additional, the contribution of compressible/incompressible pressure by frequency band was evaluated using the wavenumber-frequency analysis. To predict a low/middle frequency pipe noise, the vibroacoustic analysis method was developed based on Finite Element Method (FEM). And the pipe noise prediction method for the middle/high frequency was developed based on Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA).