• Wind and Structures
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.507-535
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• 2017

In the strong wind shutdown state, the blade position significantly affects the streaming behavior and stability performance of wind turbine towers. By selecting the 3M horizontal axis wind turbine independently developed by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics as the research object, the CFD method was adopted to simulate the flow field of the tower-blade system at eight shutdown positions within a single rotation period of blades. The effectiveness of the simulation method was validated by comparing the simulation results with standard curves. In addition, the dynamic property, aerostatic response, buckling stability and ultimate bearing capacity of the wind turbine system at different shutdown positions were calculated by using the finite element method. On this basis, the influence regularity of blade shutdown position on the wind-induced response and stability performance of wind turbine systems was derived, with the most unfavorable working conditions of wind-induced buckling failure of this type of wind turbines concluded. The research results implied that within a rotation period of the wind turbine blade, when the blade completely overlaps the tower (Working condition 1), the aerodynamic performance of the system is the poorest while the aerostatic response is relatively small. Since the influence of the structure's geometrical nonlinearity on the system wind-induced response is small, the maximum displacement only has a discrepancy of 0.04. With the blade rotating clockwise, its wind-induced stability performance presents a variation tendency of first-increase-then-decrease. Under Working condition 3, the critical instability wind speed reaches its maximum value, while the critical instability wind speed under Working condition 6 is the smallest. At the same time, the coupling effect between tower and blade leads to a reverse effect which can significantly improve the ultimate bearing capacity of the system. With the reduction of the area of tower shielded by blades, this reverse effect becomes more obvious.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1040-1043
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• 2006

Every mechanical system has a series of natural frequencies at which it will vibrate and to which it will respond if an external stimulus or excitation at this frequency is applied. Vibration is not of itself dangerous, and is always anticipated in an operating unit. However, if the frequency of operation is coincidental with one of the natural frequency of the blade system or the blade has a natural frequency near coincide with the exciting stimulus, then the amplitude of vibration of the blade may increase to the destructive damage can result. In this paper We investigated damage of blade when turbine operated.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2001

Turbine blade in nuclear plant is subject to cyclic bending fatigue by high steam pressure. Especially, fatigue fracture is caused by low stress below yielding stress. Photograph by SEM doesn't have striation but photograph by AFM has striation on the fatigue fractured surface of 12% Cr steel used in turbine blade. Surface roughness $R_q$ has the linear relation with respect to stress intensity factor range ΔK and is increased linearly according to load amplitude $\textit{\Delta}P$. In this study loading condition applied to turbine blade is predicted by the relation between the gradient of $R_q$ to $\textit{\Delta}K$ and load amplitude $\textit{\Delta}P$.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.1153-1157
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• 2013

증기터빈의 터빈 블레이드는 발전소 핵심설비 중 하나로, 로터의 디스크에 결합되어 회전함으로 써 증기 에너지를 기계적 에너지로 변환시켜주는 역할을 하고 있다. 최근 터빈의 잦은 기동정지로 인해 블레이드 회전에 따른 원심하중이 반복적 작용하고 이에 따른 저압 증기터빈 최종단 블레이드의 손상이 자주 보고되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 터빈 블레이드에 발생되는 손상을 분석하여 블레이드에 발생되는 저주기 피로수명을 평가하였다. 증기터빈 최종단 블레이드의 균열발생 수명을 결정하기 위해 유한요소법으로 계산한 탄성응력에 Neuber's rule을 적용하여 진변형율 진폭을 계산하였으며, 예측된 수명과 블레이드 실제 기동정지횟수가 잘 일치됨을 보였다.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2013

Steam turbine blades and discs of nuclear power plants are one of the most highly stressed areas of turbine rotor, and periodic inspection of the blade roots is essential for monitoring integrity and preventing turbine failure. Ultrasonic technique is applied for volumetric inspection of blade root. However, the complexity of blade root geometry imposes challenges to inspection of blades and discs. Recently, phased array ultrasonic inspection technology is being applied to numerous power generation inspection applications including turbine rotor. The phased array ultrasonic technique requires customized inspection wedges which are generally necessary to generate effectively higher incident angle. But the usage of this wedge can cause access limitation for the lower stage blades of turbine because of the wedge front length. Therefore, the shear wave phased array probe which can generate high inspection angle without wedge is essentially necessary. In this study, feasibility study is conducted for the shear wave phased array ultrasonic probe application to blade and disc inspection. As results, the experimental results show that the shear wave phased array probe can detect the flaw and measure its size with reliable accuracy. Therefore if this shear wave phased array probe is applied to field inspection of blade and disc, more reliable inspection is expected for turbine having access limitation.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.295-307
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• 2013

More FOWTs (floating offshore wind turbines) will be installed as relevant regulations and technological hurdles are removed in the coming years. In the present study, a numerical prediction tool has been developed for the fully coupled dynamic analysis of FOWTs in time domain including aero-loading, tower elasticity, blade-rotor dynamics and control, mooring dynamics, and platform motions so that the influence of rotor-control dynamics on the hull-mooring performance and vice versa can be assessed. The developed coupled analysis program is applied to Hywind spar design with 5 MW turbine. In case of spar-type floaters, the control strategy significantly influences the hull and mooring dynamics. If one of the control systems fails, the entire dynamic responses of FOWT can be significantly different. Therefore, it is important to maintain various control systems in a good operational condition. In this regard, the effects of failed blade pitch control system on FOWT performance including structural and dynamic responses of blades, tower, and floater are systematically investigated. Through this study, it is seen that the failure of one of the blade pitch control system can induce significant dynamic loadings on the other blades and the entire FOWT system. The developed technology and numerical tool are readily applicable to any types of floating wind farms in any combinations of irregular waves, dynamic winds, and steady currents.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2016

Aerodynamic loads for a horizontal axis wind turbine of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Phase VI rotor in yawed condition were predicted by using the blade element momentum theorem. The classical blade element momentum theorem was complemented by several aerodynamic corrections and models including the Pitt and Peters' yaw correction, Buhl's wake correction, Prandtl's tip loss model, Du and Selig's three-dimensional (3-D) stall delay model, etc. Changes of the aerodynamic loads according to the azimuth angle acting on the span-wise location of the NREL Phase VI blade were compared with the experimental data with various yaw angles and inflow speeds. The computational flow chart for the classical blade element momentum theorem was adequately modified to accurately calculate the combined functions of additional corrections and models stated above. A successive under-relaxation technique was developed and applied to prevent possible failure during the iteration process. Changes of the angle of attack according to the azimuth angle at the specified radial location of the blade were also obtained. The proposed numerical procedure was verified, and the predicted data of aerodynamic loads for the NREL Phase VI rotor bears an extremely close resemblance to those of the experimental data.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.752-757
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• 2003

The steady stress, modal analysis for the damaged blade was carried out to evaluate the integrity of LP 4 blade row. As a result, 4 dangerous modes for LP blade row were found in the interference diagram and it was confirmed that the nozzle passing frequency has nothing to do with the blade failure. And then the dynamic stress are analysed for the 4 dangerous modes. There are some points far out of maximum allowable stress in the cover and tenon. Therefore the blade is not safe according to the Goodman judgement. So the manufacturer have modified the design of cover and tenon. Until now, the power plant is being operated without special problems.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.68-76
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• 2011

음향방출기법은 구조물에 존재하는 손상 및 손상 메커니즘을 규명하는 가장 유효한 비파괴검사 수단으로 널리 이용되고 있다. 최근 이러한 재료 및 구조의 내부 손상의 실시간 모니터링이 가능한 기법을 활용하여 풍력 블레이드와 같은 대형 구조물의 건전성을 실시간으로 감시 가능하도록 하는 연구가 각광 받고 있다. 이러한 실시간 건전성 모니터링을 위해서는 손상 징후를 조기에 발견 가능하여 손상으로 인한 큰 피해가 발생하지 않도록 하는 능력이 필수적으로 요구된다. 이 논문에서는 신호 맵핑 기법을 이용한 새로운 손상 검출 기법의 제안 및 750 kW 블레이드 부분 시편을 이용한 검증 시험을 다루었다. 검증 시험 결과 신호 맵핑 기법은 시간 도달차 기법과 비교하여 낮은 위치 오차율과 높은 위치 표정 결과를 나타내었다. 신호 맵핑 기법은 기존 기법과 비교하여 센서 부착 위치 선정에서도 유연함을 가지는 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.713-720
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• 2015

저압터빈 최종단 블레이드는 발전설비의 대용량화에 따라 대형화 되고 있으며, 터빈을 구성하는 모든 블레이드 중 상대적으로 그 크기가 가장 크다. 그 결과 블레이드는 매우 높은 원심력과 낮은 고유 진동수 특성을 가지며 그에 따른 각종 손상이 발생하게 된다. 최근 국내에서 가동연수 증가와 잦은 기동정지에 따른 저압터빈 최종단 블레이드의 손상이 자주 보고되고 있어, 본 연구에서는 유한요소법을 이용하여 원심력에 의한 응력해석, 응력경화효과에 따른 고유진동수 해석 및 조화응답해석을 수행 하였다. 그 결과 예측된 블레이드의 에어포일 선단부 최대 피로응력의 위치와 실제 균열의 발생위치가 일치함으로써 피로손상에 의한 결과임을 확인하였고, 노치에 의한 등가피로한도가 노치피로한도에 접근하였다.