Air blower has been widely used in many industrial fields such as wind tunnel and large ventilation systems. Its performance is affected by operating conditions and system geometry of inpeller and duct, and these design parameter optimization is essential for the effective development. CFD analysis is carried out to investigate the air flow field characteristics with outlet total pressure in a blower system. Intake air into the impeller blade through the inlet is compressed, and then gradually discharged from the outlet with ascending total pressure, and predicted results are compared with test data. Especially this overall pressure difference in the blower system severely depends on the flow rate. These results are expected to be used as applicable design data for blower performance improvement.

최근 대기오염으로 인한 환경오염을 줄이고자 국제 산업계의 노력의 일환으로 국제해사기구(IMO)의 규제 발효등으로 이어지 고 있다. IMO는 EEXI,EEDI,CII 등 선박에서 나오는 대기오염을 줄이기 위해 각종 규제를 발효시키고 선박에서 소모되는 전력을 줄여 에너 지를 절약하는 방안을 추진하고 있다. 선박에서 사용되는 전력의 대부분은 전동기가 차지한다. 선박에 설치된 전동기 중 큰 부하를 차지 하는 기관실 송풍기는 수요와 관계없이 정속운전으로 운전하기 때문에 주파수제어를 통한 에너지절감을 기대할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 발전기의 과급기에 연소공기를 공급하는 발전기 송풍기의 전동기 주파수를 제어하여 에너지 절감에 대한 실효성을 입증하였다. 송풍기 주파수 입력에 따른 과급기출구 온도의 출력 데이터를 기반으로 시스템을 모델링하고, 과급기 출구온도를 목표값으로 하여 주파수를 제 어하는 PI 제어계를 형성하여 과급기 설계기준 출구온도를 유지하면서 송풍기의 주파수 제어를 통해 연간 15,552kW 전력소모량을 절감하 였다. 송풍기 팬 주파수 제어를 통한 에너지절감액의 유효성은 하계(4월~9월) 및 동계(3월~10월) 기간동안 검증하였으며 이를 토대로 실습 선의 연간 6,091천원의 유류비 절약과 이산화탄소 8.5Ton, SOx 2.4kg, NOx 7.8kg의 대기오염물질 저감을 달성하였다.

Gate valves are hydraulic components used to shut-off the water flow in water distribution systems. Gate valves may fail owing to various aspects such as leakage through seats, wearing of packing, and corrosion. Because it is considerably challenging to detect valve malfunctioning until the operator identifies a significant fault, failure of the gate valve may lead to a severe accident event associated with water distribution systems. In this study, we proposed a methodology to diagnose the faults of gate valves. To measure the pressure difference across a gate valve, two pressure transducers were installed before and after the gate valve in a pilot-scaled water distribution system. The obtained time-series pressure difference data were analyzed using a machine learning algorithm to diagnose faults. The validation of whether the flow rate of the pipeline can be predicted based on the pressure difference between the upstream and downstream sides of the valve was also performed.

본 연구에서는 투과 유량 모델을 개발하기 위하여, 시간, 막 전후의 압력 차, 회전 속도, 막의 기공 크기, 동점도, 농도 및 공급 유체의 밀도 등 7개의 입력 변수에 기반한 두 종류(ANN 및 SVM) 인공지능 기법을 이용하였다. 시행착오법과 실험데이터와 예측 데이터 간의 결정 계수(R2) 와 평균절대상대편차(AARD)를 포함한 두 가지 통계 변수를 통해 최적의 모델 을 선정하였다. 최종적으로 얻어진 결과에서 최적화된 ANN 모델이 R2 = 0.999 및 AARD% = 2.245인 투과 플럭스 예측 정 확도를 보여서, R2 = 0.996 및 AARD% = 4.09의 정확도를 보인 SVM 모델에 비해 더 정확함을 알 수 있었다. 또한, ANN 모델은 SVM 방식에 비해 투과 유속을 예측하는 능력도 더 높은 것으로 나타났다.

Failure to comply with the performance test requirements for the centrifugal pumps at power plants often results in performance dissatisfaction as a result of field tests. This study proposed a method of reducing the uncertainty of the field test results by evaluating the systematic error in the measurement system caused by failure to follow the test requirements using the computational fluid dynamics(CFD) technique. As a result of the evaluation of the systematic error and reflecting it in the performance test data, it was confirmed that the error occurred at a constant rate with respect to the flowrate and that the pump, which showed a difference in performance actually had the same performance.

In this study, the cooling performance change according to the arrangement of the fin-tube heat exchanger using a single tube and the cooling performance change according to the air flow rate were studied. The arrangement of basic heat exchanger was set to 4 columns and 4 rows, and the performance change was studied while changing the columns and rows. In addition, the performance change was investigated by changing the air flow rate of the basic heat exchanger.

지중관수에 의한 밭작물의 농업용수는 30%이상 절감되고 가용용수량도 지표면 관수에 비해 2배 이상의 효과가 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이것은 수분을 지중에 공급하므로 증발산으로 인한 손실을 줄일 뿐만 아니라 지중의 확산 체적을 넓혀 지표면에 비해 수분공급 효과를 높일 수 있기 때문이다. 뿐만 아니라 관수 노동력도 절감되므로 최근 지중관수 장치의 보급이 확산되고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 우리나라는 아직까지 지중관수 장치가 개발되지 않아 농민들은 수입품 자재에 의존하고 있는 실정이다. 지중관수 장치는 3가지 중요한 기능을 가지고 있다. 첫 번째는 공급압력 100-400 kPa 사이에 유량 오차가 5-10% 범위에서 균등해야 하고, 두 번째는 토양속에서 수분을 공급하므로 뿌리가 토출구 속으로 들어가 내부의 관수구가 막히지 않아야 한다. 세 번째는 용수 공급을 중단했을 때, 관수구에서 누수가 되지 않도록 설계⋅제작되어야 한다. 또한 지중에 수분을 공급하므로 지표면 관수와 달리 이상 유무에 대해 확인하기 어려운 점이 있기 때문에 장치의 신뢰성이 높아야 한다. 따라서 지중관수 장치의 핵심은 3가지 기능을 가진 드리퍼의 개발이 우선되어야 가능하다. 유량의 균등성을 유지하는 것은 드리퍼 내부에 압력보상 기술(pressure compensation technology)에 의해 좌우된다. 드리퍼는 outer, lower insert 및 upper insert의 구성요소로 이루어져 있고, 내부에 압력조정 기능 즉, 밸브의 역할을 하는 실리콘이 내장되어 있다. 드리퍼가 유량 균등성, 뿌리 막힘 및 역류방지 기능을 수행하기 위해서 약 10가지의 설계변수를 고려해야 한다. 특히 드리퍼에서 유량이 가장 먼저 통과하는 outer의 원추 높이와 실리콘 경도는 유량 균등성에 미치는 영향이 가장 클 뿐만 아니라 공급유량의 중지 시에는 역류방지의 기능도 동시에 하게 된다. 본 연구에서 개발된 지중관수용 드리퍼의 유량 균등성은 95%를 목표로 하였다. 또한 국내서 개발한 4종의 개발품과 2종의 해외 제품을 대상으로 뿌리 침투 장면도 확인하였고, 역류 방지기능에 대해서는 관수중단점 압력 29 kPa에서 관수가 중단되는 것으로 나타나 성능이 우수한 것으로 판단되었다.

Direct water quenching technique can be used in hot stamping process to obtain higher cooling rate compared to that of the normal die cooling method. In the direct water quenching process, setting proper water flow rate in consideration of material thickness and the size of the area directly cooled in the component is important to ensure uniform microstructure and mechanical properties. In this study, to derive proper water flow rate conditions that can achieve uniform microstructure and mechanical properties, microstructure and hardness distribution in various water flow rate conditions are measured for 3.2 mm thick boron steel sheet. Hardness distribution is uniform under the flow condition of 1.5 L/min or higher. However, due to the lower cooling rate in that area, the lower flow conditions result in a drastic decrease in hardness in some areas in the hot-stamped part, resulting in low martensite fraction. From these results, it is found that the selection of proper water flow rate is an important factor in hot stamping with direct water quenching process to ensure uniform mechanical properties.

The change in pressure measurement according to the low pressure tap blockage rate of the Venturi flowmeter used in domestic nuclear power plants was approached numerically. Blockage rates were modeled dividing by 1/10dT to the downstream side of the low pressure tab to identify differential pressure changes. As a result, differential pressure increased in proportion to the blockage rate, and there was no change in differential pressure measurement at 10 to 40 percent with relatively small blockage rate, but the error rate of 50% to 0.3% or higher was shown.

In order to measure the flow rate of liquid sodium, the flow measurement method should be determined by considering the opacity of sodium, the chemical reaction with air and water, and so on. By using the segmental wedge flowmeter which is one of the representative devices for flow measurement, the methodology for measuring the liquid sodium flow was examined and the flow characteristics were observed. The variations of the discharge coefficients according to various flow conditions were also evaluated. In addition, the structural integrity at high temperature condition was evaluated by using the liquid sodium as a working fluid and these study results were reflected in the design of the segmental wedge flowmeter.

In this theoretical study, a design and performance analysis theory of a micro flowrate and high pressure air-compressor is developed. The governing equations are from the gas state equation and fluid dynamic theories because the working fluid in the air compressor is in a gas phase. A case study was conducted to design a reciprocating type of air compressor which the target performance was 0.6liter/min in the volume flowrate with 5atg in air pressure at 1,600rpm rotational speed. Geometrical size of the model air compressor designed is 10mm in stroke, 20mm in bore with 4.79 compression ratio. From the performance analysis of the model compressor, it was found that the air volume flowrate produced was 0.6liter/min with 5.81atg in pressure. The design theory of a micro-size high-pressure air compressor developed in this study is expected to be very useful design tools in NANO technology industry.

This paper develops a flow control block for a hydraulic system of a tunnel boring machine. The flow control block is a necessary component to ensure stability in the operation of the hydraulic system. In order to know the pressure distribution of the flow control block, the flow analysis was performed using the ANSYS-CFX. It was confirmed that the pressure and flow rate were normally supplied to the hydraulic system even if one of the four ports of the flow control block was not operated. In order to evaluate the structural stability of the flow control block, structural analysis was performed using the ANSYS WORKBENCH. As a result, the safety factor of the flow control block is 1.54 and the structural stability is secured.

Vortex tubes are simple tubes that can separate hot and cold air from compressed air without any internal device configuration and are used in many industries. If the vortex tube with these advantages is applied to an air conditioning system, it will be free from the use of refrigerant. In this study, basic study on discharge flow rate and temperature separation characteristics was carried out by varying the number of generator nozzle hole in various shapes of the vortex tube according to the inlet pressure of the vortex tube. Experimental results show that as the number of nozzles increases, the discharge flow rate tends to decrease and the temperature separation characteristics were excellent in the number of nozzles 6~7.

Two climate change scenarios, the RCP (Representative Concentration Pathways) 4.5 and the RCP 8.5 in the fifth Assessment Report (AR5) by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), were applied in the Yocheon basin area using the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) model to estimate changes in flow rates and pollutant loadings in the future. Field stream flow rate data in Songdong station and water quality data in Yocheon-1 station between 2013~2015 were used for model calibration. While R2 value of flow rate calibration was 0.85 and R2 value of water qualities were in the 0.12~0.43 range. The total study period was divided into 4 sub periods as 2030s (2016~2040), 2050s (2041~2070) and 2080s (2071~2100). The predicted results of flow rates and water quality concentrations were compared with results in calibrated periods, 2015s (2013~2015). In both RCP scenarios, flow rate and TSS (Total Suspended Solid) loadings were estimated to be in increasing trend while TN (Total Nitrogen) and TP (Total Phosphorus) loadings showed decreasing patterns. Also, flow rates and pollutant loadings showed larger differences between the maximum and the minimum values in RCP 4.5 than RCP 8.5 scenarios indicating more severe effect of drought and flood, respectively. Dependent on simulation period and rainfall periods in a year, flow rate, TSS, TN and TP showed different trends in each scenario. This emphasizes importance of considerations on time and space when analyzing climate change impacts of each variable under various scenarios.