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Three dimensional numerical simulations for non-breaking solitary wave interacting with a group of slender vertical cylinders

  • Mo, Weihua;Liu, Philip L.F.
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.20-28
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    • 2009
  • In thus paper we validate a numerical model for wave-structure interaction by comparing numerical results with laboratory data. The numerical model is based on the Navier-Stokes (N-S) equations for an incompressible fluid. The N-S equations are solved by a two-step projection finite volume scheme and the free surface displacements are tracked by the volume of fluid (VOF) method The numerical model is used to simulate solitary waves and their interaction with a group of slender vertical piles. Numerical results are compared with the laboratory data and very good agreement is observed for the time history of free surface displacement, fluid particle velocity and wave force. The agreement for dynamic pressure on the cylinder is less satisfactory, which is primarily caused by instrument errors.

Wakes of two inline cylinders at a low Reynolds number

  • Zafar, Farhan;Alam, Md. Mahbub;Muhammad, Zaka;Islam, Md.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 2019
  • The effect of vortex impingement on the fluid dynamics around a cylinder submerged in the wake of another of different diameters is numerically investigated at a Reynolds number Re = 200. While the diameter (D) of the downstream cylinder is fixed, impinging vortices are produced from the upstream cylinder diameter (d) varied as d/D = 0.24, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0, with a spacing ratio L=5.5d, where L is the distance between the center of the upstream cylinder to the front stagnation point of the downstream cylinder. Two-dimensional simulations are carried out using the finite volume method. Fluid forces acting on the two cylinders are correlated with impinging vortices, vortex shedding, and wake structure. Different facets of wake formation, wake structure, and flow separation and their connections to fluid forces are discussed.

A Numerical Simulation of Wave Run-up Around Circular Cylinders in Waves (파랑중 원형 실린더 주위 Wave Run-up 시뮬레이션)

  • Cha, Kyung-Jung;Jung, Jae-Hwan;Seo, Kwang-Cheol;Koo, Bon-Guk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.750-757
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    • 2016
  • This study presents the wave run-up height around single and multiple surface-piercing cylinders according to wave period and steepness. In order to simulate 3D incompressible viscous two-phase turbulent flow, the present study employed a volume of fluid (VOF) method with realizable $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model based on commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software, "STAR-CCM". The wave periods at model scale were 1.269s and 1.692s for a single cylinder and 1.716s for multiple cylinders. In each case, wave steepness of has 1/30 and 1/16 were used, respectively. Consequently, the results for wave run-up height with regard to wave steepness and period were compared with those of relevant previous experimental studies. The numerical simulation results showed a good qualitative agreement with experiments.

Direct Simulations of Aerodynamic Sounds by the Finite Difference and Finite Volume Lattice Boltzmann Methods

  • Tsutahara, Michihisa;Tamura, Akinori;Motizuki, Kazumasa;Kondo, Takamasa
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.22-25
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    • 2006
  • Direct simulations of aerodynamic sound, especially sound emitted by rapidly rotating elliptic cylinder by the finite difference lattice Boltzmann method (FDLBM). Effect of pile-fabrics for noise reduction is also studied by the finite volume LBM (FVLBM) using an unstructured grid. Second order time integration and third order upwind scheme are shown to be enough for these simulations. Sound sources are detected to be doublets for both cases. For the elliptic cylinder, the doublet is generated in the interaction between the vortex and the edge. For the circular cylinders, they are generated synchronizing with the Karman vortex street, and it is also shown that the pile-fabrics covering the surface of the cylinder reduces the strength of the source.

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An Immersed-Boundary Finite-Volume Method for Simulation of Heat Transfer in Complex Geometries

  • Kim, Jungwoo;Park, Haecheon
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.1026-1035
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    • 2004
  • An immersed boundary method for solving the Navier-Stokes and thermal energy equations is developed to compute the heat transfer over or inside the complex geometries in the Cartesian or cylindrical coordinates by introducing the momentum forcing, mass source/sink, and heat source/sink. The present method is based on the finite volume approach on a staggered mesh together with a fractional step method. The method of applying the momentum forcing and mass source/sink to satisfy the no-slip condition on the body surface is explained in detail in Kim, Kim and Choi (2001, Journal of Computational Physics). In this paper, the heat source/sink is introduced on the body surface or inside the body to satisfy the iso-thermal or iso-heat-flux condition on the immersed boundary. The present method is applied to three different problems : forced convection around a circular cylinder, mixed convection around a pair of circular cylinders, and forced convection around a main cylinder with a secondary small cylinder. The results show good agreements with those obtained by previous experiments and numerical simulations, verifying the accuracy of the present method.

Effect of Fiber Hybridization on Durability Related Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete

  • Smarzewski, Piotr;Barnat-Hunek, Danuta
    • International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.315-325
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of the paper is to determine the influence of two widely used steel fibers and polypropylene fibers on the sulphate crystallization resistance, freeze-thaw resistance and surface wettability of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Tests were carried out on cubes and cylinders of plain UHPC and fiber reinforced UHPC with varying contents ranging from 0.25 to 1% steel fibers and/or polypropylene fibers. Extensive data from the salt resistance test, frost resistance test, dynamic modulus of elasticity test before and after freezing-thawing, as well as the contact angle test were recorded and analyzed. Fiber hybridization relatively increased the resistance to salt crystallization and freeze-thaw resistance of UHPC in comparison with a single type of fiber in UHPC at the same fiber volume fraction. The experimental results indicate that hybrid fibers can significantly improve the adhesion properties and reduce the wettability of the UHPC surface.

An Application of Multipole Expansion to the Computation of Gravity Anomalies (Multipole 확장에 의한 중력이상의 계산과 응용)

  • Kim, So Gu
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.159-166
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    • 1985
  • The computation of gravity anomalies by multi pole expansion is derived and compared with exact calculation for right rectangular prisms and right circular cylinders. For sources near field points, the multipole expansion results in a better approximation in volume integrals than in surface integrals. Nonetheless two approximate methods are coincident in the far-field of the general geophyical prospecting.

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A Longitudinal Study on the Mathematical Contents Changed in 2015 National Revised Curriculum for Elementary School Mathematics (2015 개정 초등 수학과 교육과정의 변화 내용에 대한 종적 분석)

  • Chang, Hyewon
    • Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.215-238
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    • 2016
  • The 2015 national revised curriculum was notified officially the last year. The intent and direction of the revision caused more or less change for mathematical contents to be taught and is expected to cause a considerable change in math class. In the level of elementary school mathematics, it turned that several contents were deleted or moved to the upper grades because the revision focused especially both on reducing students' burden of learning and on fostering the mathematical key competences. This study aims to examine the relevance of the change through investigation of the national curriculums for elementary school mathematics since 1946. The mathematical contents to be analyzed in this study were mixed calculation of natural numbers, mixed calculation of fractions and decimal fractions, position and direction of objects, are/hectare and ton, the range of numbers and estimating, surface and volume of cylinders, pattern and correspondence, and direct/inverse proportionality, which were changed in any aspect relative to 2009 national revised curriculum. Based on the results of these analyses, the discussion will provide some suggestions for setting the direction of elementary mathematics curriculum.