This study is aimed to analyze the hydrodynamic characteristics of the cage net in the circulating water channel. It visualized wake flows using a PIV (paricle imaging velocimetry) and analyzed the flow velocity distribution. In addition, the vorticity and turbulence intensity were analyzed from the wake flow distribution and compared changes by flow velocity. Results showed that the average turbulence intensity in the circulating water channel was very stable showing less than 1% in the range between 0.2 and 0.8 m/s. The drag coefficient affecting to the netting was estimated to be 1.35. The flow decreasing rate of the wake in the middle of the netting was 2.1% at the range of 0.2 m/s and it was constant at 6.6―6.9% over the range of 0.4 m/s irrespective of velocity increases. Finally, the change of turbulence intensity by netting and knot mesh could be confirmed. These results can be utilized as a basic information for the future research of flow characteristics by fishing nets and meshes.

풍동 내 난류를 생성하기 위해서는 난류격자를 사용한 수동적 방법이나 난류발생장치를 활용한 능동적 방법을 활용한다. 그 중 격자에 의한 방법은 상대적으로 손쉽게 다양한 크기의 난류강도를 구현할 수 있다. 격자에 의해 생성된 난류의 강도는 격자요소의 크기, 격자요소의 간격, 격자로부터 측정점까지의 거리에 좌우된다. 단일 격자요소에 의해 발생된 난류에 대하여 세 가지 요소의 효과를 먼저 분석하였다. 격자의 크기가 커질수록, 격자요소 간의 간격이 가까워질수록, 그리고 격자로부터 측정점의 거리가 가까울수록 난류강도가 상승하는 경향을 확인하였다. 1m의 폭을 갖는 풍동에서 측정점 기준 좌우 350mm 내의 범위에 대해 측정된 난류는 적정 수준의 균질성도 확보하고 있었다. 교량 거더의 연직 와류진동을 평가하기 위해 필요한 수준의 연직 난류강도를 2.5%로 보고 이와 같은 낮은 수준의 난류강도를 구현할 수 있는 격자를 제작하였으며, 그 과정에서 파악된 현상 등을 제시하였다.

Blades of wind farm structures should be designed to maximize the capacity generating lift force in the specific range of wind velocity. Although many studies related to wind farm efficiency have been performed but it is few to secure safety in the environment of high wind velocity. This study uses Computational Fluid Dynamics to analyze wind load on the blade and member force transferred to footing. And it is analyze wind load property variation related to the turbulence intensity because the wind property variation can be affected to generate the unstable motion on the blade, tower and footing. The maximum force loaded on the footing can be affected to the response of structure. The load variation by turbulence intensity can be considered when design the wind farm structures.