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The Normal Diving Simulation of the Underwater Vehicle Using the Standard Model Architecture for the Combined Simulation of Discrete Event System and Discrete Time System (이산사건 및 이산시간 혼합 표준모델구조를 활용한 수중운동체 정상잠항 시뮬레이션)

  • Son, Myeong-Jo;Lee, Hyun-Jin;Ham, Seung-Ho;Lee, Hyo-Kwang;Kim, Tae-Wan;Lee, Kyu-Yeul;Han, Soon-Hung;Nah, Young-In
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.45 no.6
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    • pp.656-668
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    • 2008
  • When it comes to design and acquire underwater vehicles such as a submarine and a torpedo according to the process of SBA(Simulation Based Acquisition)/SBD(Simulation Based Design), it is necessary to predict the performance of interest precisely and to perform the test over and over again using the M&S(Modeling and Simulation) of the engineering and the engagement level. In this paper, we research the DEVS(Discrete Event System Specification) and DTSS(Discrete Time System Specification) formalism based standard model architecture for the underwater vehicle which can support both the heterogeneous level of the M&S(Engineering/Engagement) and the different system of the M&S(Discrete Event System and Discrete Time System). To validate this standard modeling architecture, we apply it to the submarine normal diving simulation.

Tracing the trajectory of pelagic Sargassum using satellite monitoring and Lagrangian transport simulations in the East China Sea and Yellow Sea

  • Kwon, Kyungman;Choi, Byoung-Ju;Kim, Kwang Young;Kim, Keunyong
    • ALGAE
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.315-326
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    • 2019
  • Northeastward drifts of massive Sargassum patches were observed in the East China Sea (ECS) and Yellow Sea (YS) by the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) in May 2017. Coverage of the brown macroalgae patches was the largest ever recorded in the ECS and YS. Three-dimensional circulation modeling and Lagrangian particle tracking simulations were conducted to reproduce drifting trajectories of the macroalgae patches. The trajectories of the macroalgae patches were controlled by winds as well as surface currents. A windage (leeway) factor of 1% was chosen based on sensitivity simulations. Southerly winds in May 2017 contributed to farther northward intrusion of the brown macroalgae into the YS. Although satellite observation and numerical modeling have their own limitations and associated uncertainties, the two methods can be combined to find the best estimate of Sargassum patch trajectories. When satellites were unable to capture all patches because of clouds and sea fog in the ECS and YS, the Lagrangian particle tracking model helped to track and restore the missing patches in satellite images. This study suggests that satellite monitoring and numerical modeling are complementary to ensure accurate tracking of macroalgae patches in the ECS and YS.

A study on design and modeling of a Wave Energy Converter (파력발전기의 에너지 회생을 위한 연구)

  • Yoon, JongIl;Ahn, KyongKwan;Dinh, Quang Truong;Hoang, Huu Tien
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.167.2-167.2
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    • 2011
  • Motions in nature, for example ocean wave, has been playing a significant role for generating electricity production in our modern life. This paper presents an innovative approach for electric power conversion of the vast ocean wave energy. Here, a floating-buoy wave energy converter (WEC) using hydrostatic transmission (HST), which is shortened as HSTWEC, is proposed and designed to enhance the wave energy harvesting task during all wave fluctuations. In this HSTWEC structure, the power take-off system (PTO) is a combination of the designed HST circuit and an electric generator to convert mechanical energy generated by ocean wave into electrical energy. Several design concepts of the HSTWEC have been considered in this study for an adequate investigation. Modeling and simulations using MATLAB/Simulink and AMESim are then carried out to evaluate these design concepts to find out the best solution. In addition, an adaptive controller is designed for improving the HSTWEC performance. The effectiveness of the proposed HSTWEC control system is finally proved by numerical simulations.

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Optimization of a horizontal axis marine current turbine via surrogate models

  • Thandayutham, Karthikeyan;Avital, E.J.;Venkatesan, Nithya;Samad, Abdus
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.111-133
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    • 2019
  • Flow through a scaled horizontal axis marine current turbine was numerically simulated after validation and the turbine design was optimized. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code Ansys-CFX 16.1 for numerical modeling, an in-house blade element momentum (BEM) code for analytical modeling and an in-house surrogate-based optimization (SBO) code were used to find an optimal turbine design. The blade-pitch angle (${\theta}$) and the number of rotor blades (NR) were taken as design variables. A single objective optimization approach was utilized in the present work. The defined objective function was the turbine's power coefficient ($C_P$). A $3{\times}3$ full-factorial sampling technique was used to define the sample space. This sampling technique gave different turbine designs, which were further evaluated for the objective function by solving the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations (RANS). Finally, the SBO technique with search algorithm produced an optimal design. It is found that the optimal design has improved the objective function by 26.5%. This article presents the solution approach, analysis of the turbine flow field and the predictability of various surrogate based techniques.

Application of Weakly Coupled Data Assimilation in Global NWP System (전지구 예보모델의 대기-해양 약한 결합자료동화 활용성에 대한 연구)

  • Yoon, Hyeon-Jin;Park, Hyei-Sun;Kim, Beom-Soo;Park, Jeong-Hyun;Lim, Jeong-Ock;Boo, Kyung-On;Kang, Hyun-Suk
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.219-226
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    • 2019
  • Generally, the weather forecast system has been run using prescribed ocean condition. As it is widely known that coupling between atmosphere and ocean process produces consistent initial condition at all-time scales to improve forecast skill, there are many trials on the application of data assimilation of coupled model. In this study, we implemented a weakly coupled data assimilation (short for WCDA) system in global NWP model with low horizontal resolution for coupled forecast with uncoupled initialization, following WCDA system at the Met Office. The experiment is carried out for a typhoon evolution forecast in 2017. Air-sea exchange process provides SST cooling and gives a substantial impact on tendency of central pressure changes in the decaying phase of the typhoon, except the underestimated central pressure. Coupled data assimilation is a challenging new area, requiring further work, but it would offer the potential for improving air-sea feedback process on NWP timescales and finally contributing forecast accuracy.

Hydrodynamic Hull Form Design Using an Optimization Technique

  • Park, Dong-Woo;Choi, Hee-Jong
    • International Journal of Ocean System Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2013
  • A design procedure for a ship with minimum resistance had been developed using a numerical optimization method called SQP (Sequential Quadratic Programming) combined with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. The frictional resistance coefficient was estimated by the ITTC 1957 model-ship correlation line formula and the wave-making resistance coefficient was evaluated by the potential-flow panel method with the nonlinear free surface boundary conditions. The geometry of the hull surface was represented and modified by B-spline surface modeling technique during the optimization process. The Series 60 ($C_B$=0.60) hull was selected as a parent hull to obtain an optimized hull that produces minimum resistance. The models of the parent and optimized hull forms were tested at calm water condition in order to demonstrate the validity of the proposed methodolgy.

Neurofuzzy System for an Intial Ship Design

  • Kim, Soo-Young;Kim, Hyun-Cheol;Lee, Kyung-Sun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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    • 1998.06a
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    • pp.585-590
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of this paper is to develop a neurofuzzy modeling & inference system which can determine principle dimensions and hull factors in an initial ship design. Neurofuzzy modeling & inference for a hull form design (NeFHull) applies the given input-output data to the fuzzy theory. NeFHull also deals the fuzzificated values with neural networks. NeFHull redefines normalized input-output data as membership functions and executes the fuzzficated information with backporpagation-neural -networks. A hybrid learning algorithms utilized in the training of neural networks and examining the usefulness of suggested method through mathematical and mechanical examples.

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Proposal for Improvement in Prediction of Marine Propeller Performance Using Vortex Lattice Method (와류격자법에 의한 프로펠러 성능추정 향상을 위한 제안)

  • Suh, Sung-Bu
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.48-53
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    • 2011
  • Current trends in propeller design have led to the need for extremely complex blade shapes, which place great demands on the accuracy of design and analysis methods. This paper presents a new proposal for improving the prediction of propeller performance with a vortex lattice method using the lifting surface theory. The paper presents a review of the theory and a description of the numerical methods employed. For 8 different propellers, the open water characteristics are calculated and compared with experimental data. The results are in good agreement in the region of a high advanced velocity, but there are differences in the other case. We have corrected the parameters for the trailing wake modeling in this paper, and repeated the calculation. The new calculation results are more in agreement with the experimental data.

Predicting the Invasion Pathway of Balanus perforatus in Korean Seawaters

  • Choi, Keun-Hyung;Choi, Hyun-Woo;Kim, Il-Hoi;Hong, Jae-Sang
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.63-68
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    • 2013
  • The European Common Barnacle Balanus perforatus Brugiere (Crustacea, Cirripedia) has been introduced into the east coast of Korea, presumably via the ballast water of ships. The species has since been spreading along both the northern and southern coast to the east, most likely due to alongshore currents. We predicted the potential range expansion of Balanus perforatus in Korean waters using Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP), an environmental niche modeling technique. The results show that much of the southern coastal waters of Korea could be colonized by the spread of the nonindigenous species, but that the west coast is unlikely to be invaded. More sampling on the west coast would enhance the predictability of the model. To our knowledge, this is the first report of its kind for predicting marine nonindigenous species in Korean waters using GARP modeling.

Modeling buoyant surface discharges in a shallow channel with steady flow (정상흐름하 천해역 수로에서의 저밀도수 표층방출 모델링)

  • Jung, Kyung-Tae;Jin, Jae-Youll;Park, Jin-Soon;Yum, Ki-Dai;Park, Chang-Wook;Kim, Sung-Dae;Suk Yoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.191-197
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    • 2002
  • The prediction of the dynamic behaviors of buoyant water discharges into a large volume of water bodies, the flows of water accompanying the density differences due to temperature differences and sometimes also to salinity differences, have attracted great concern over several decades. Heated water surface discharges from power plants and freshwater discharges in estuaries are typical examples of the buoyant flows. (omitted)

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