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Overview
- Overview
- Major Facility/Equipment
- Applications
- Examples of major tests
- Staff
Wind Tunnel Center
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- location
- Chonbuk National University
567 Baekje-daero, deokjin-gu, jeonju-si, jeollabuk-do 561-756 Republic of Korea.
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- Director
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- Contacts
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TEL : +82-63-270-4813
FAX : +82-63-270-4814
Email : wind@koced.net
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- Major facility/equipment
- Large wind tunnel (Low-speed test section, High-speed test section), Small wind tunnel
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- Structural overview
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Site area 4,443㎡
Number of levels Two levels above ground with a basement level
Building area 1,755㎡
Gross floor area 3,479㎡
Structure Type Reinforced concrete structure
Overview of the Testing Facility
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- Vision
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- Accumulating technological expertise through localization of wind tunnel design and construction
- Improving stability and usability of structures and solving issues related to urban environment
- Improving life expectancy through securing performance of structures
- Nurturing next-generation researchers leading the field of structural engineering
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- Main functions
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- Wind tunnel tests for aerodynamic stability evaluation of high-rise residential buildings
(Scale model tests of buildings with maximum height of 400m)- Wind tunnel tests for aerodynamic stability of sea bridge located at south-west coasts of the Korean peninsula
(Main span 2000m scale tests)- Wind tunnel tests for the issues related to disaster management, including underground facility ventilation/exhaustion, and dispersion of toxic substances and environmental pollutants
- Impact evaluation of local topography on dispersion of urban pollutants
(Scale tests modeling the urban area of dia. 8km)- Evaluation of aerodynamic stability of bridges and plant facilities
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- Features
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- Possible to perform tests of long-span bridge to be constructed in the south-west coast of the Korean peninsula, utilizing its wide width of 12m.
- Able to be utilized for many different industries, including civil engineering
- Equipped with hybrid structural testing facility, allowing structural analysis and testing at the same time
Major Facility/Equipment
Large wind tunnel
- Installed with dual test sections with low-speed and high-speed sections
- Low-speed test section : Performing terrain model tests or structural tests of buildings and bridges by generating relatively low speed wind
- High-speed test section : Performing wind pressure tests or tests of high-rise buildings by generating relatively high speed wind
| Items | Dimensions |
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| Circulation | Vertical circulation closed circuit |
| Test section size |
Low-speed test section : 12m(W)Ⅹ2.5m(H)Ⅹ40m(L) High-speed test section : 5m(W)Ⅹ2.5m(H)Ⅹ20m(L) |
| Wind velocity range |
0.3m/s~12m/s(Low-speed) 0.5m/s~30m/s(High-speed) |
| wind speed interval | Below 1% of Vmax |
| Turbulent intensity | Below 1.5% |
| Turntable | Φ11m, Φ4.5m |
Small wind tunnel
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Used for small-scale model testing and research
- - Size : 5m(L)×1m(W)×1.5m(H)
- - Wind velocity range : 0.3~20m/s
ther heavy equipment
Applications
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Civil engineering
- Aerodynamic stability evaluation of bridges (aerodynamic stability)
- Aerodynamic stability evaluation of electricity pylon
- Factory chimney design
- Natural ventilation and indoor air flow of underground facility
- Terrain model tests
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Architecture
- Aerodynamic stability evaluation of buildings
- Pedestrian comfort evaluation
- Cladding pressures and structural wind loads
- Urban design/Site layout
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Environment
- Prediction of pollutant dispersion
- Large-scale facility ventilation evaluation
- Evaluation of urban heat island
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Industry
- Aerodynamic stability evaluation of industrial facility
- Wind energy evaluation
- Ship performance evaluation
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Others
- Automobiles / trains
- Sports
- Agriculture / stockbreeding
Examples of major tests
1/5 scaled building earthquake simulation test
- Height : 10m
- Payloads : 52 ton with mass blocks
- Interests : Mode shape, seismic performance, development of shaking table test methods
- Wind tunnel test of full scale model of Yi Sun-sin Bridge
- Wind tunnel test of Mokpo Bridge erection stage
- Wind fence performance test
- Aerodynamic girder for suspension bridge development test
- Wind tunnel test of triangle reflectors for vehicles
- Wind-turbine performance test
- Test of vessel pressure measurement and visualization
- Drag coefficient measurement test of lamp device of streetlights
- Wind tunnel test of catwalk
- Wind tunnel test of structures
Staff
| Name | Position | Duty | Tel | |
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| Kwon, Soon-Duck | Director | General/Planning | +82-63-270-2289 | - |
| Lee, Seungho | Senior Researcher | Test/Research | +82-63-270-4813 | - |
| Song, Hosung | Research | Test/Research | +82-63-270-4816 | - |