Numerical analysis has been carried out to investigate seawater flow field characteristics with various current directions near the manganese nodule mining device. Seawater flow near the collecting device is largely influenced by the sea current direction, especially along the downstream of the rear system. Predicted flow velocity distributions are analyzed with turbulent kinetic energy and drag force. There is big flow field variation when the direction angle between the mining device and seawater current flow approaches to 30°~ 120°, and flow velocity along the rear region of 60° becomes faster than 180°. Averaged turbulent kinetic energy at 180° also becomes low, about 57% higher at 60°. These results from the study can be applicable to the optimum design of manganese nodule collecting system in the deep seawater flow.

유속의 변화에 따른 오일펜스 만곡부 후면의 속도장과 압력장, 와도 및 난류 강도를 계측한 PIV 실험의 결과 유속이 증가함에 따라 유동 경계역의 후면부에서의 흐름 방향이 전면부의 흐름 방향에 가까워지는 현상이 나타났고, 압력 분포의 양상이 달라졌으며 난류도 더욱 불규칙적인 형태로 나타났다. PIV 실험과 동일 조건으로 수행한 CFD 해석 결과, 후류의 유동 패턴이 0.3m/s이하의 저속인 경우는 PIV 실험 결과와 유사하게 나타났으나, 유속이 0.4m/s일 때는 오일펜스 자체의 유연성으로 인해 다소 차이가 나타났고, 오일펜스 하단의 압력차로 인한 불규칙한 난류가 수면까지 영향을 주었다.

유속의 변화에 따른 오일펜스 만곡부 후면의 속도장과 압력장, 와도 및 난류 강도를 계측한 PIV 실험의 결과 유속이 증가함에 따라 유동 경계역의 후면부에서의 흐름 방향이 전면부의 흐름방향에 가까워지는 현상이 나타났고, 압력 분포의 양상이 달라졌으며 난류도 더욱 불규 칙적인 형태로 나타났다. PIV 실험과 동일 조건으로 수행한 CFD 해석 결과, 후류의 유동 패턴이 0.3m/s이하의 저속인 경우는 PIV 실험 결과 와 유사하게 나타났으나, 유속이 0.4m/s일 때는 오일펜스 자체의 유연성으로 인해 다소 차이가 나타났고, 오일펜스 하단의 압력차로 인한 불규 칙한 난류가 수면까지 영향을 주는 것 같았다.

This research aims at establishing the fundamental characteristics of the kite through the analysis of the flow field around various types of kites. The approach of this study were adopted for the analysis; visualization by CFD(computational fluid dynamics). Also, the lift/drag and PIV(particle image velocimetry) tests of kites had been performed in our previous finding. For this situation, models of canvas kite were designed by solidworks(design program) for the CFD test using the same conditions as in the lift/drag tests. And we utilized FloWorks as a CFD analysis program. The results obtained from the above approach are summarized as follows: According to comparison of the measured and analyzed results from mechanical tests, PIV and CFD test, the results of all test were similar. The numerical results of lift-coefficient and drag-coefficient were 5-20% less than those of the tests when attack angle is 10˚, 20˚ and 30˚. In particular, it showed the 20% discrepancy at 40˚. The numerical results of the ratio of drag and lift were 8-13% less than those of the tests at 10˚ and 10% less than those of the tests at 20˚, 30˚ and 40˚. Pressure distribution gradually became stable at 10˚. In particular, the rectangular and triangular types had the centre of the high pressure field towards the leading edge and the inverted triangular type had it towards the trailing edge. The increase of the attack angle resulted in the eddy in order of the rectangular, triangular and inverted triangular type. The magnitude of the eddy followed the same order. The effect of edge-eddy was biggest in the triangular type followed by the rectangular and then the inverted triangular type. The action point of dynamic pressure as a function of the attack angle was close to the rear area of the model with the small attack angle, and with large attack angle, the action point was close to the front part of the model.

This research aims at establishing the fundamental characteristics of the kite through the analysis of the flow field around various types of kites. The approach of this study were adopted for the analysis; visualization by PIV(particle image velocimetry). Also, the lift and drag tests of kites had been performed in our previous finding(Bae et al., 2004a; Bae et al., 2004b). For this situation, models of canvas kite were deployed in the circulating water channel for the PIV test using the same conditions as in the lift and drag tests. The results obtained from the above approach are summarized as follows: Given the rectangular and triangular kites when attack angle is 20˚, vortex by the boundary layer separation was seen in the leading edge and the flow towards the trailing edge was more turbulent. But, the inverted triangular type kite was seen to be stable without any boundary layer separation or turbulence. The increase of the attack angle resulted in the eddy in order of the rectangular, triangular and inverted triangular type. The magnitude of the eddy followed the same order. The effect of edge-eddy was biggest in the triangular type followed by the rectangular and then the inverted triangular type. The kite as the buoyancy device or the opening device will be very useful when the appropriate applications and the stability are met.

Recently air quality modeling studies for industrial complex and large cities located in the coastal regions have been carried out. Especially, the representation of atmospheric flow fields within a model domain is very important, because an adequate air quality simulation requires an accurate portrayal of the realistic three- dimensional wind fields. Therefore this study investigated effect of using high resolution terrain height data and FDDA with observational data to reflect local characteristics in numerical simulation. So the experiments were designed according to FDDA and the detail terrain height with 3sec resolution or not. Case 30s was the experiment using the terrain height data of USGS without FDDA and Case 3s was the experiment using the detail terrain height data of Ministry of Environment without FDDA and Case 3sF was experiment using the detail terrain height data of Ministry of Environment with FDDA. The results of experiments were more remarkable. In Case 3s and Case 3sF, temperature indicated similar tendency comparing to observational data predicting maximum temperature during the daytime and wind speed made weakly for difference of terrain height. Also Case 3sF had more adequate tendency than Case 3s at dawn.