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Analysis on the performance and internal flow of a tubular type hydro turbine for vessel cooling system

  • Chen, Zhenmu;Kim, Joo-Cheong;Im, Myeong-Hwan;Choi, Young-Do
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.38 no.10
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    • pp.1244-1250
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    • 2014
  • The temperature of the main engine cabin of commercial vessel is very high. The material SS-316L undergoes creep damage at temperatures exceeding $450^{\circ}C$. It is essential to maintain the highly stressed engine cabin below the creep regime. Hence, seawater is employed in this kind of maritime vehicles as cooling liquid. It obtains the thermal energy at the cooling pipe line after passing through main engine cooling system. To harness the energy in the seawater, a turbine can be installed to absorb the energy in the seawater before being released into the sea. In this study, a cooling pipe line is selected to apply the tubular type hydro turbine for transferring the energy. Numerical analysis for investigating the performance and the internal flow characteristics of the tubular turbine is conducted. The results show that the maximum efficiency of 85.8% is achieved although the efficiency drops rapidly at partial flow rate condition. The efficiency descends slowly at the condition of excess flow rate. There is a relatively wide operating range of flow rate of this turbine to keep high efficiency at the excess flow rate condition. For the internal flow of the turbine, there is uniform streamline on the suction and pressure sides of the blade at the design point. However, the secondary flow appears at the suction and pressure sidesat the excess flow rate.In addition, it appears only at pressure side at the partial flow rate condition.

A Study on the Hydraulic Excitation Forces Using Transfer Function and Operational Measured Data for the Centrifugal Pump (전달함수와 진동응답 측정에 의한 원심펌프에서의 유체력 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Bok-Lok;Park, Jin-Moo;Kim, Kwang-Eun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.24 no.8 s.179
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    • pp.1931-1939
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    • 2000
  • Operating excitation forces of the linear vibratory system are normally determined by direct measurement techniques using load cells, strain gauges, etc. But, hydraulic forces of the rotating turbomachinery such as centrifugal pumps are exerted on an impeller due to asymmety of the flow by the interaction between pump impeller and volute. So, investigations of wide range of hydraulic designs and geometric deviations are difficult by direct method. This paper presents a hybrid approach for fourier transformed operational excitation forces, which uses pseudo-inverse matrix of the transfer matrix for the system and the measured vibrational data with standard installed pump. The determination of the transfer function matrix is based on a linear rotor/stationary system and steady state harmonic response in finite element analysis. And, vibrational data is collected in both vertical and horizontal directions at inboard and outboard bearing housings. The results of the process may be enhanced by making acceleration measurements at many more locations than there are forces to be determined.

Effect of stall delay characteristics of symmetrical aerofoil using lateral circular ridges

  • Raatan, V.S.;Ramaswami, S.;Mano, S.;Pillai, S. Nadaraja
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.385-394
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    • 2022
  • Global Warming has been driven majorly by the consumption of fossil fuels. Harnessing energy from wind is viable solution towards reducing carbon footprint created due to burning such fuels, However, wind turbines have their problems of flow separation and aerodynamic stall to tackle with. In an attempt to delay the stall angle and improve the aerodynamic characteristics of the NACA 0015 symmetrical aerofoil, lateral cylindrical ridges were attached to its suction surface, at chord positions ranging from 0.1c to 0.5c. The characteristics of the original and ridged aerofoils were obtained using simultaneous pressure readings taken in a wind tunnel, at a free stream Reynolds number of Re = 2.81 × 105 for a wide range of free stream angles of attack ranging from -45° to 45°. Depending on the ridge size, a delay in stall angle varying from 5° to 20° was achieved together with the maximum increase in lift in the post-stall phases. Additionally, efforts were made to identify the optimum position for each ridge.

Dynamic Characteristics of Truss-Type Lift Gate According to Installation Direction (트러스형 리프트 게이트의 설치방향에 따른 진동 특성)

  • Lee, Seong-Haeng;Kong, Bo-Sung
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.12
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    • pp.120-127
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    • 2016
  • This study examined the dynamic characteristics of the gate to identify the optimal gate installation direction according to the installation direction. A 1:31 scale model was constructed for a 47.5m prototype gate using acrylic. The scaled weights were tuned by adding lead weights. The first step was to measure the natural frequencies of the model gates, and compare them with finite-element analysis of the prototypes as a calibration. The scaled model was tested in a 1.6 m wide concrete flume for two orientations to determine the effects of the gate orientation on structural vibrations. Vertical vibrations were measured under a range of operational conditions, including a range of bottom opening heights and different upstream and downstream water levels. For large bottom opening heights in the normal direction, relatively large vibrations were induced by vortices shed at the plate bottom that would strike the horizontal truss member. This phenomenon was avoided in the reverse direction. For small bottom opening heights in the normal direction, these vibrations were caused by a suction force that developed at the gate bottom. The gate model in the reverse direction was preferred because of its low overall vibrational response under general gate opening and flow level combinations.

Analysis of Turbulent Flows with Wall Transpiration (벽면을 통한 유체유동을 수반한 난류유동장 해석)

  • 유근종;서영수
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.20-35
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    • 1998
  • Characteristics of turbulent flow with wall transpiration is analyzed. The wall transpiration includes both of suction and injection and extends their range to 0~160 of absolute magnitude of Re$_{w}$ . Reynolds number based on inlet velocity also covers wide range of 3${\times}$$10^3$~8${\times}$$10^4$. The turbulent flow with wall transpiration induces change of wall boundary layer and rapid change of turbulent field. This, in turn, leads the change of whole flow field. For predicting this complicated flow field properly, newly modified $\kappa$-$\varepsilon$ model is utilized, which is formed by modifying dissipation rate equation. The modified $\kappa$-$\varepsilon$ model of Chien is also adopted for the comparison of model performance. Analysis shows the newly modified $\kappa$-$\varepsilon$ model is successfully able to reflect the characteristics of turbulent flow field with wall transpiration.ion.

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Evaluation of Horizontal Load and Moment Capacities of Bucket-Type Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation (버켓형식 해상풍력기초의 수평 하중과 모멘트 저항력 평가)

  • Bagheri, Pouyan;Yoon, Jong Chan;Son, Su Won;Kim, Jin Man
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.5-12
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    • 2021
  • Owing to economically efficient and easy installation, bucket foundation is a promising solution for offshore wind turbines. This paper aims at finding the behavior of suction caissons and soil surrounding the foundation by using three-dimensional finite element analysis. Under various loading conditions, a wide range of foundation geometries installed in dense and medium dense sandy soil was considered to evaluate ultimate horizontal load and overturning moment capacity. The results show that the rotation and displacement of the bucket due to monotonic loading are largely dependent on the foundation geometry, soil density and load eccentricity. Normalized diagrams and equations for the ultimate horizontal load and overturning moment capacities are presented that are useful tool for the preliminary design of such foundation type.

Application of Graphene Nanoribbon Trench for C60 Fullerene Shuttle Device: Molecular Dynamics Simulations (풀러렌 셔틀 소자로 그래핀 나노리본 트렌치 응용에 관한 분자동력학 시뮬레이션 연구)

  • Kwon, Oh-Kuem;Kang, Jeong Won
    • Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.887-894
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    • 2018
  • We investigated the position controlling C60 fullerene encapsulated into a graphene-nanoribbon trench via classical molecular dynamics simulations. The graphene-nanoribbon trench can provide nanoscale empty spaces, and a C60 encapsulated therein can be considered as media for a nanoelectromechanical shuttle device. The classical molecular dynamics simulations presented here provide information on the potential application of a graphene-nanoribbon trench in a C60 shuttle device. Driving forces applied to C60 resulted in its motion toward the edges of the graphene-nanoribbon trench, the suction forces induced at both edges were balanced with the driving forces, and finally, the C60 fullerene gradually settled on the edges of the graphene-nanoribbon trench after several oscillations. The results of the present simulation suggest the importance of graphene-nanoribbon trenches encapsulating fullerenes in a wide range of applications in the field of nanotechnology.

Clinical Application of Endoscopic Inguinal Lymph Node Resection after Lipolysis and Liposuction for Vulvar Cancer

  • Wu, Qiang;Zhao, Yi-Bing;Sun, Zhi-Hua;Ni, Jing;Wu, Yu-Zhong;Shao, Heng-Hua;Qu, Jun-Wei;Huang, Xin-En
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.12
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    • pp.7121-7126
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    • 2013
  • Aim: To examine lymph nodes obtained after lipolysis and liposuction of subcutaneous fat of the inguinal region of female vulvar cancer patients to explore the feasibility of clinical application. Methods: The field of operation was on the basis of the range of the conventional resection of inguinal lymph nodes. We injected lipolysis liquid fanwise, started liposuction after 15-20 minutes; then the subcutaneous fatty tissue was sucked out clearly by suction tube. We selected the first puncture holes located on 2-3 cm part below anterior superior spine, the others respectively being located 3cm and 6cm below the first for puncturing into the skin, imbedding a trocar to intorduce $CO_2$ gas and the specular body, and excise the lymph nodes by ultrasonic scalpel. The surgical field chamber was set with negative pressure drainage and was pressured with a soft saline bag after surgery. Results: A lacuna emerged from subcutaneous of the inguinal region after lipolysis and liposuction, with a wide fascia easily exposed at the bottom where lymph nodes could be readily excised. The number of lymph nodes of ten patients excised within the inguinal region on each side was 4-18. The excised average number of lymph nodes was 11 when we had mature technology. Conclusion: Most of adipose tissue was removed after lipolysis and liposuction of subcutaneous tissue of inguinal region, so that the included lymph nodes were exposed and easy to excise by endoscope. This surgery avoided the large incision of regular surgery of inguinal region, the results indicating that this approach is feasible and safe for used as an alternative technology.