This study aims to optimize the orifice diameter to reduce pressure hunting in the pilot valves of positioners used in nuclear power plant control systems. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis using ANSYS CFX was conducted to create 3D models with varying orifice diameters (1 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 2.5 mm, and 3 mm). To enhance the accuracy of the analysis, boundary layer meshing techniques (Inflation) were applied, and the SST k-ω turbulence model was employed. The analysis of pressure variation and pressure hunting over time revealed that larger orifice diameters resulted in reduced pressure hunting, with a 3 mm orifice diameter achieving 0% pressure hunting. Additionally, it was observed that larger orifice radii slightly increased the average outlet pressure. Based on the findings, a 3 mm orifice diameter is recommended to effectively mitigate pressure hunting in pilot valves, contributing to improved system stability in nuclear power plants. Future studies will explore the design of slanted orifices to further analyze fluid flow characteristics.

본 연구에서는 너클 라인이 다수 존재하면서 안팎 형상이 비대칭으로 설계된 특이점을 갖는 쌍동선의 자항성능을 예측하기 위 해 CFD 해석을 수행하였고, 해석 기법에 따른 차이를 파악하기 위해 MRF(Moving Reference Frame) 기법과 SDM(Sliding Mesh) 기법을 적용하 였다. MRF 기법을 적용한 경우에는 time step당 프로펠러를 1˚ 회전시켰고, SDM 기법의 경우 10˚, 5˚, 1˚씩 회전시키며 각 기법별 예측된 자 항성능을 비교하였다. 자항점 추정을 위한 몇 가지 프로펠러 회전수에서의 해석 결과 중 프로펠러의 토크는 기법에 따른 차이가 거의 없었 지만 추력 및 선체가 받는 저항은 MRF 기법보다는 SDM 기법을 적용했을 때 더 낮게, SDM 기법의 time step당 프로펠러 회전각이 작을수 록 높게 계산되었다. 선형 내삽을 통해 추정된 자항점의 프로펠러 회전수, 추력, 토크와 실선 확장법을 사용해 추정된 실선의 전달동력, 반 류 계수, 추력 감소 계수 및 프로펠러 회전수도 동일한 경향을 보였으며, 대부분의 자항효율은 반대의 경향을 보였다. 프로펠러 후류의 경 우 MRF 기법을 적용했을 때 정확도가 떨어졌고, SDM 기법의 time step당 프로펠러 회전각에 따라 표현되는 후류의 차이는 거의 없었다.

The automatic dust separator is a device installed in the suction tank of the pumping or drainage plant, and prevents foreign substances such as aquatic plants or wood chips from being sucked into the underwater pump. Since the dust separator obstructs the flow of water for separating dusts, a water level difference is likely to occur before and after the dust separator. Since the water level difference before and after the dust separator acts as an additional hydraulic load on the dust separator structure, it may reduce the lifetime of the dust separator and cause damage. In this study, in order to reduce the water level difference, we devised changing the existing I-beam-shaped dust separator parts to a streamlined shape, and quantitatively analyzed the water level difference before and after the dust separator, hydraulic load, and flow velocity distribution through computational fluid analysis to confirm the effect of design improvement.

In order to analyze the pressure drop of the fluid passing through the hydraulic coupler, a flow model using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis technique was developed and the fluid flow rate and pressure distribution inside the coupler were analyzed. The analysis model was corrected by comparing the pressure drop measurement using a 6.35mm hydraulic coupler with the ISO reference value and the simulation prediction value. Using the calibrated model, the flow rate and pressure drop of 13 types of hydraulic couplers distributed on the market were analyzed, and their performance was determined by comparing them with ISO reference values. In the case of type A coupler, the pressure drop was generally higher than the ISO reference value, and in the case of type B coupler, the pressure drop was similar to or lower than the ISO reference value. It was confirmed that the complex flow analysis inside the hydraulic coupler could be easily performed through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, and based on this, problems could be identified and performance could be improved performance.

최근 도시 과밀화와 건축물 고층화로 인해 빌딩풍에 의한 시설 피해는 물론 보행자의 안전을 위협하는 풍환경에 대한 우려 가 커지고 있다. 빌딩풍 피해 저감을 위한 방안으로 건축물 주변 풍환경 평가를 통해 도시의 풍환경을 개선하는 것이 중요하다. 이를 위해 풍동실험을 대체하거나 보완하는 수단으로 최근 전산 유체역학 기법 (CFD)의 적용이 받아들여지고 있으며, 국토교통부가 보행 자 풍환경 평가를 위한 CFD 활용 가이드라인을 제시한 바 있다. 본 논문에서는 이 가이드라인의 적정성을 평가하기 위한 전산해석을 수행하였다. CFD 결과의 검증을 위해 일본 건축학회가 제시한 모형과 풍동실험 결과를 사용하였다. 평가결과 일부 위치에서 풍동 실 험값과 CFD 결과의 풍속 차이는 있으나 격자의 상세도가 정확도에 미치는 영향과 CFD를 이용한 보행자 풍환경 평가 가능성을 확인 하였다. 또한, 건물 주위의 상승풍, 하강풍 및 와류 등으로 인한 돌풍이 잘 모사되고 있음을 확인하였다.

The objectives of this study were to develop the optimal structures of recirculating aquaculture tank for improving the removal efficiency of solid materials and maintaining water quality conditions. Flow analysis was performed using the CFD (computational fluid dynamics) method to understand the hydrodynamic characteristics of the circular tank according to the angle of inclination in the tank bottom (0°, 1.5° and 3°), circulating water inflow method (underwater, horizontal nozzle, vertical nozzle and combination nozzle) and the number of inlets. As the angle in tank bottom increased, the vortex inside the tank decreased, resulting in a constant flow. In the case of the vertical nozzle type, the eddy flow in the tank was greatly improved. The vertical nozzle type showed excellent flow such as constant flow velocity distribution and uniform streamline. The combination nozzle type also showed an internal spiral flow, but the vortex reduction effect was less than the vertical nozzle type. As the number of inlets in the tank increased, problems such as speed reduction were compensated, resulting in uniform fluid flow.

There are many disadvantages to existing silencers used in power plants. Recently, high-performance silencers are required in society, so it is necessary to develop silencers accordingly. Therefore, in this study, to develop the flow silencer by taking advantage of the foamed aluminum, the property values such as loss coefficient and porosity were obtained through experiments, based on the Forchheimer's law. CFD analysis was performed by applying a porous modeling technique to foamed aluminum and the results were compared with experimental values. The error rate between the results of the experiment and the flow analysis is within about 2.79%, so the results of the experiment and the analysis agree relatively well. When the foamed aluminum was installed, the flow noise was reduced by about 5.14dB.

최근 일본의 건축구조기준(AIJ 2015)에서는 CFD 해석을 통한 풍하중 산정을 허용한 바 있다. 이는 컴퓨터의 연산 능력 향상 및 CFD 해석 이론의 발전으로 인해 해석의 결과가 풍동실험의 결과와 유사한 수준에 도달하였음을 뜻한다. 본 연구에서는 먼저 CFD 해석의 이론적 배경을 살펴보고, 일본의 건축구조기준 및 유럽의 과학기술연구 프로그램인 COST에서 권장한 CFD 해석 절차를 토대 로 해석을 진행하였다. 해석 결과의 신뢰성을 검증하기 위해 Tokyo Polytechnic University에서 제공하는 풍동실험 데이터를 사용하였 고, 해석과 실험의 유사성을 평가하기 위하여 형상비가 3, 4, 5일 때의 풍방향하중을 비교하였다.

겨울철 벤로형 유리온실(W59×L68×H5.9m) 보온스크린 높이의 차이에 따른 실내온도 변화를 파악하기 위하여 00시부터 04시까지 30분 간격으로 열유동해석을 하였다. 초기에는 상대적으로 난방 외부접촉면적이 큰 보온스크린 설치높이 5.9m에서 보온스크린 설치높이 4.1m에 비해 온도감소가 빨라 낮은 온도를 나타냈으나 해석 2시간 이후부터는 상대적으로 온도감소가 느렸고 04시에는 0.6°C 높았다. 그러나 해석시작 1시간 후 실내온도가 약 13°C까지 내려가고, 그 이전에 난방기가 작동해야 된다고 볼 때, 해석 2시간 동안 온도감소가 상대적으로 느렸던 보온스크린 설치높이 4.1m에서 5.1m에 비해 난방에너지 절감에 유리할 것으로 판단되었다. 토마토가 자라는 지면 2m 높이에서의 유동은 보온스크린 설치높이 5.9m에서 4.1m에 비해 상대적으로 넓고 빨랐으며 유동해석 1시간 후인 01시의 평균차이는 0.034m·s-1였다. 여름철 차광스크린 설치높이를 5.7m와 3.9m로 달리하되 70%닫힘 조건에서 12시부터 13시까지는 온실하부덕트 외부 공기유입량 0.67m3·s-1 상태 그 후부터는 외부 유입공기를 3배로 증가하여 냉방효과를 비교하였다. 초기 12시부터 13시까지는 차광스크린 70%닫힘 상태에서 무차광에 비해 오히려 평균 약 0.9°C 높았지만 외부공기유입량이 증가하는 13시 이후 부터는 차광스크린 70%닫힘 조건에서 온도가 감소하였고 14시 30분에는 무차광에 비해 0.5°C 낮았다. 차광스크린 70% 닫힘 조건에서 바닥면의 온도분포는 스크린 설치높이와 개방 정도에 비례하여 낮았으며 무차광에 비해 8°C이상 낮았다. 온실 내 상대습도는 차광스크린을 30% 개방하는 조건에서는 차광스크린의 높이나 개방정도에 따른 차이가 미미하였다.

본 연구에서는 큰 침하량과 동적트림을 가지는 선박에 대하여 전산유체역학(CFD)을 기반으로 하여 효율적인 저항성능 추정 방 법을 제시하였다. 본 방법에서 효율적이라 함은 점성 유동해석 이전에 비 점성 유동해석의 침하량과 동적트림 결과를 이용하여 선박의 큰 자세를 설정하고 DFBI(Dynamic Fluid Body Interaction) 방법에 의한 점성 유동해석을 수행한 것이다. 본 방법을 방법I로 명하였다. 방법I 는 해석 전에 큰 자세를 설정함으로 인해 중첩격자(Overset Mesh) 기법을 사용하지 않는 단순한 격자시스템(Fig. 3 참고)을 사용하면 된다. 이로 인해 방법I는 계산시간 단축 및 계산의 정도를 높일 수 있는 장점이 있다. 점성 유동해석은 상용 CFD 코드인 STAR-CCM+를 사용하 였다. 방법I의 첫 번째 점성 유동해석 결과는 최종 수렴된 결과와 비교하였을 때 저항 값에서 최대 1 % 내에서 차이를 보임을 확인 하였다. 중첩격자가 아닌 단순 격자시스템에 의한 STAR-CCM+에서 제공하는 DFBI 기법을 활용하여 계산단계 별로 변화된 자세에 대하여 매번 격자를 변경하여 수렴된 결과를 도출하였다. 본 방법을 방법II로 명하였다. 방법II의 저항 값과 비교하였을 때 방법I은 선속에 따라 0.03 % ~ 0.6 %의 차이를 보였다. 방법I의 결과는 수조모형시험과의 비교를 통해서 정성적 그리고 정량적으로 타당함을 확인하였다.

한국의 경제 발전에 따라 양돈 사업의 규모가 커지고 대단지화 되면서, 생산성 향상과 높은 품질을 충족시키기 위해 축사시설의 체계적인 관리가 요구되고 있다. 그러나 효율성을 위해 밀집된 구조에서는 종종 여름철에 공기의 질이 나빠지고 온도가 높아지는 등의 문제를 일으킬 수 있다. 돼지는 저산소 및 고온에 매우 취약하기 때문에 생산성을 높이기 위한 환기 유지는 매우 중요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 전산유체역학(CFD, computational fluid dynamics)을 이용하여 환기 시스템의 문제점 및 개선 사항을 분석하는 방법을 제안하였다. 유한체적법(FVM, finite volume method) 기반의 fluent 프로그램이 사용되었고 난류 모델로 RNG standard k-ε 모델을 사용하였다. 환기 시스템의 효율적인 설계를 위해 실제 단층의 단순 구조 양돈사와 다층의 대형 양돈사를 대상으로 다종물질이송(multispecies transport) 해석기법을 이용하여 환기 효율 및 성능을 분석하였으며, 개선된 시스템의 유동순환이 원활하게 이루어짐을 확인하였다.

A commercial CFD code is used to caculate the 3-D viscous flow field within the centrifugal pump impeller. Design conditions are changed by pump inlet diameter(203.2㎜) and pump outlet diameter(152.4㎜). Numerical calculation was performed by changing flow rate from 7 to 12m 3 /min. Working fluids are clean water and muddy water. The viscosity of muddy water is measured by the unsteady capillary of the viscometer. The pump performance is predicted well through the computer simulation. The results are summarized as follows: the pump characteristics of the total pressure, efficiency and shaft power with high viscosity fluids by muddy water was different from those clean water. When the viscosity of the applied fluid increased, the total pressure, and efficiency more decreased than those of clean water. The decreasing gradients of the total pressure and the efficiency were larger than water due to the increased disk friction losses at the duty operation point. The shaft power of clean water and muddy water increased. This study shows that the calculated results agree well with the analysis results of design condition.

Most of the variable shading devices are installed outdoors, so they are greatly affected by structural safety due to external climate change, wind, rain, and snow. Especially, due to strong wind such as typhoons, safety problems may occur due to the dropout of the device. Therefore, it is necessary to secure the structural safety against the wind. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the structural behavior of the windshield to evaluate the structural safety of the variable sunshade device. In this study, we analyze the wind pressure applied to the shading material according to the change of the length of the variable shading device, and apply it to the calculation of the wind load for the structural design of the variable shading device. The CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamic) analysis of the structure of the sample was used to analyze wind pressure magnitude and distribution. In order to estimate the wind pressure, the maximum wind loads of the static and negative pressures acting on the structure were analyzed from numerical simulation results.

PURPOSES : In this study, a numerical clogging model that can be used to realistically visualize the movement of particles in cylindrical permeability test equipment was proposed based on the system coupling of computational fluid dynamics with the discrete element method and experimental permeability test results. This model can also be used to simulate the interaction of dust particles with bedding particles. METHODS: A 4-way system coupling method with multiphase volumes of the fluid model and porous media model was proposed. The proposed model needs to consider the influence of flow on the dust particles, interaction between the dust particles, and interaction between the dust particles and bedding layer particles. The permeability coefficient of the bedding layer in cylindrical permeability test equipment was not calculated by using the permeability test result, but was estimated by using the particle packing model and Ergun model. RESULTS : The numerical simulation demonstrated a good agreement with the experimental test results in terms of permeability and drain time. Additionally, the initial movement of particles due to the sudden drain hole opening was successfully captured by the numerical model. CONCLUSIONS : A 4-way coupling model was sufficient to simulate the water flow and particle movement in cylindrical permeability test equipment. However, additional tests and simulation are required to utilize the model for more realistic block pavement systems.

PURPOSES : In this study, a series of fundamental falling head permeability tests were conducted on a binary particle mix bedding to determine the minimum water level, bedding layer thickness, and amount of dust that can result in the stable permeability with high repeatability. The determined condition is used to develop a CFD-DEM coupled clogging model that can explain the movement of dust particles in flowing water of a block pavement system. METHODS: A binary particle mixture is utilized to experimentally simulate an ideal bedding layer of a block pavement system. To obtain a bedding layer with maximum packing degree, the well-known particle packing degree model, i.e., the modified Toufar model, was utilized. The permeability of the bedding layer for various water levels, bedding layer thicknesses, and amounts of dust was calculated. The permeability for a small water level drop was also plotted to evaluate the effect of dust on the bedding layer clogging. RESULTS: It was observed that a water level of 100 mm, bedding depth of 70 mm, and dust amount of 0.3 g result in a stable permeability condition with high repeatability. The relationship between the minimum dust amount and surface clogging of the bedding layer was suggested based on the evaluation of the volumetric calculation of the particle and void and the permeability change in the test. CONCLUSIONS: The test procedure to determine the minimum water level, bedding thickness, and dust amount was successfully proposed. The mechanism of clogging on the surface of the bedding layer was examined by relating the volumetric characteristics of dust to the clogging surface.

In this paper, a pico hydro turbine employing low head circulation water at fish farms is designed and evaluated. Due to the advantages of simple structures, small head requirements, and low-cost investment, the constant thickness propeller turbine is considered as a feasible solution. The design process based on the free vortex method is presented in full detail, and a 4-blade runner is built using BladeGen. The turbine performance is analyzed both numerically and via experimental methods. Despite slight differences, the results show similar trends between CFD simulations and experiments carried out on factory test-rigs in a wide range of working conditions. At the design flow rate, the turbine achieves the best efficiency of 70 %, generating 3.5 kW power when rotating at 420 rpm. The internal flow field, as well as the turbine's behavior, are investigated through the distribution of blade streamlines, pressure, and velocity around the runner. Moreover, the pressure coefficient on the blade surface at 3 span positions is plotted while the head loss for each simulation domain is calculated and displayed by charts.

PURPOSES : In this paper, the flow of cement paste layers that were contoured at different times were simulated by computational fluid dynamics in 2D axisymmetric conditions to evaluate the effect of yield stress on the flow of cement paste layers. METHODS: In the 2D domain, the cylindrical-shaped bottom layer was placed on even ground and allowed to flow by gravitational force for only 25 s. The exact same shape of cement paste, the top layer, was placed on top of the bottom layer, and both layers were allowed to flow for an additional 25 s. The shape and pressure of both layers were evaluated. RESULTS: The relationship between the yield stress and diameter of the layer was clearly observed from the numerical simulation results. It was also observed that the interface between the top and bottom layers was affected by the yield stress and fluidity of materials. The total pressure underneath the bottom layer can be a good indicator of whether the material is still flowing or not. CONCLUSIONS: The Navier-Stokes equation with Bingham model is an excellent model to simulate the flow of contoured layers, which can be used to explain the flow of materials in various areas such as wet-on-wet pavement construction, structural member precasting, and 3D printing construction.

The wavy fins have been widely used on the compact heat exchangers in aero system, automotive, air-conditioner and cooler system. The Special Purpose Vehicle has many oil used system and it need cooling system by air in form of fin-flat tube heat exchanger. The objective of this work is to evaluate the performance of wavy fin by Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) analysis. 3 modified models were suggested to change protrude direction or to remove blocked surface bot and top of corrugated fin. The base model shows the lowest performance in pressure drop, and modified model 3 shows the highest performance in heat transfer rate. But, modified model 2 has the highest value in the Area goodness factor results, and modified model 3 has the highest value in the Volume goodness factor results.