• Wind and Structures
• /
• 제13권1호
• /
• pp.21-36
• /
• 2010

A new full scale testing apparatus generically named the Wall of Wind (WoW) has been built by the researchers at the International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) at Florida International University (FIU). WoW is capable of testing single story building models subjected up to category 3 hurricane wind speeds. Depending on the relative model and WoW wind field sizes, testing may entail blockage issues. In addition, the proximity of the test building to the wind simulator may also affect the aerodynamic data. This study focuses on the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) assessment of the effects on the quality of the aerodynamic data of (i) blockage due to model buildings of various sizes and (ii) wind simulator proximity for various distances between the wind simulator and the test building. The test buildings were assumed to have simple parallelepiped shapes. The computer simulations were performed under both finite WoW wind-field conditions and in an extended Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) wind flow. Mean pressure coefficients for the roof and the windward and leeward walls served as measures of the blockage and wind simulator proximity effects. The study uses the commercial software FLUENT with Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes equations and a Renormalization Group (RNG) k-${\varepsilon}$ turbulence model. The results indicated that for larger size test specimens (i.e. for cases where the height of test specimen is larger than one third of the wind field height) blockage correction may become necessary. The test specimen should also be placed at a distance greater than twice the height of the test specimen from the fans to reduce proximity effect.

• 해양환경안전학회지
• /
• 제4권2호
• /
• pp.13-24
• /
• 1998

This study aims at examining the safety of the would-be approach channel of LNG Terminal at Kwangyang Harbour, by utilizing Captains 2000 port-design simulator. Six competent shipmasters or navigators participated in this study. The developed model ship was a 70,200DWT (138,000m3) LNG carrier. The environmental conditions were maximum flood-and-ebb current condition and wind condition. To evaluate the navigational safety, two categories were analyzed, which were measures of vessel's proximity and shiphandler's subjective evaluations. With respect to the effects of the worst environmental conditions on transit safety, it was concluded that the would-be approach channel was safe on basis of the support of four tugs of 3,200hp or more and current speed of 0.5knots or less.

• 한국항해항만학회지
• /
• 제31권1호
• /
• pp.1-6
• /
• 2007

우리나라의 경우 선박조종시뮬레이션을 이용한 선박 통항의 안전성 평가는 흔히 목표선 분석으로 이뤄지고 있다. 이 논문에서는 목표선 분석만으로 이뤄지는 통항 안전성 평가의 위험성을 경고할 목적으로 하나의 예로서 한국해양수산연수원의 선박조종시뮬레이터를 이용하여 15,000 TEU급 컨테이너 선박이 풍속 26노트 풍향 NW의 바람과 낙조류 2.2노트의 조류에서 광양항 항로를 따라 출항하는 시뮬레이션을 실시하고 그 결과에 대하여 목표선 분석과 연속분석을 실시하였다. 이들을 비교 분석한 결과 광양항 항로 중 굴곡부의 한곳에서는 목표선 분석에 의한 침범확률이 연속 분석에 의한 침범 확률보다 다소 크게 나타나고 있는데 이는 목표선 분석만으로도 통항 안전성 평가하는 것은 위험이 따를 수 있음을 제시하는 사례로 판단된다. 그 외에 이 논문에서는 현행의 연구의 항로중심에서 선박의 중심이 벗어난 값을 이용하지 않고 선측의 끝에서 항로경계까지를 최근접거리로 하는 근접도 평가를 제시하였다.