• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.221-228
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• 1998

2차원 노심핵설계 코드 HELIOS를 이용하여 $^{7}$ LiF-BeF$_2$-ThF$_4$-$^{233}$ UF$_4$ 용융염 핵연료와 흑연(Graphite) 감속재로 구성된 AMBIDEXTER(Advanced Molten-salt Break-even Inherently-safe Dual-mission EXperimental and TEst Reactor) 원자로의 육각주형 로심격자에 대해 핵적 자활성 요건의 설계해석을 수행하였다. AMBIDEXTER 원자로는 액체 핵연료의 유동성을 이용한 온라인 핵연료 정화ㆍ처리ㆍ재생의 연속공정을 도입하여 노내의 잔류 핵분열 생성물질의 포화양을 최소로 유지시키고 중성자 경제성을 극대화하므로 높은 전환율을 얻는 설계이다. 핵연료 내에 잔류하는 핵분열생성물질의 포화농도에 대응하는 연소도를 등가연소도로 정의할 때, 열출력 250MW$_{th}$ AMBIDEXTER 원자로의 등가연소도 374MWD/TeH.E.의 평형 로심 모델에 대해 핵적 자활성을 지배하는 주요 핵설계 인자로서 용융염 핵연료의 $^{233}$ U Mole 분율, 흑연-대-용융염의 체적비, 노심격자 간격 및 출력 밀도의 변화에 따른 임계도 및 전환율을 평가하였다. 그 결과, $^{233}$ U Mole 분율과 혹연-대-용융염 체적비를 좌표축으로 하는 2차원상공간에서 핵적 자활성 요건 상태함수는 각 노심격자간격에 대해 완만한 선형 함수로 표현할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.10
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• pp.1139-1146
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• 2012

An alternative approach for topology optimization of steady incompressible Navier-Stokes flow problems is presented by using P1 nonconforming finite elements. This study is the extended research of the earlier application of P1 nonconforming elements to topology optimization of Stokes problems. The advantages of the P1 nonconforming elements for topology optimization of incompressible materials based on locking-free property and linear shape functions are investigated if they are also valid in fluid equations with the inertia term. Compared with a mixed finite element formulation, the number of degrees of freedom of P1 nonconforming elements is reduced by using the discrete divergence-free property; the continuity equation of incompressible flow can be imposed by using the penalty method into the momentum equation. The effect of penalty parameters on the solution accuracy and proper bounds will be investigated. While nodes of most quadrilateral nonconforming elements are located at the midpoints of element edges and higher order shape functions are used, the present P1 nonconforming elements have P1, {1, x, y}, shape functions and vertex-wisely defined degrees of freedom. So its implentation is as simple as in the standard bilinear conforming elements. The effectiveness of the proposed formulation is verified by showing examples with various Reynolds numbers.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.34 no.3 s.95
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• pp.215-222
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• 2001

A statistical analysis was performed to evaluate relationships among the pollutant concentrations in non-urban area. The data obtained from two subcatchments in Hwa-Ong watershed during 1999 was used for correlation and regression analyses. Strong correlations were observed among the SS, COD, and TP, while it was not significant with TN. The reason fer weak correlation with TN might be that TN was high in dry-days and runoff in wet-days could not increase enough to change it substantially like in other pollutants. The correlations were stronger for the data in wet-days than in dry-days, and it was influenced by watershed characteristics. While TP-COD showed linear relationship from the regression analysis, SS-TP and SS-COD shelved intrinsically linear relationship between log-transformed TP and COD data and non-transformed SS data. The TP-COD showed strong relationship for all the combinations of monitored data, which implies that these two constituent concentrations varied in a similar pattern. The regression equations reported in the paper might be used to estimate one pollutant concentration from the other in pollutant loading estimates, and its application could be expanded to other non-urban watersheds if their characteristics are not significantly different from the study area. In water quality management projects, rigorous monitoring and its thorough evaluation are recommended to develop more reliable relationships among the pollutant concentrations which could be used in other area.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.7 no.5
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• pp.154-161
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• 1999

An elastomeric bushing is a device used in automotive suspension systems to cushion the force transmitted from the wheel to the frame of the vehicle. A bushing is an elastomeric hollow cylinder which is bonded to a solid metal shaft at its inner surface and a metal sleeve at its outer suface. The relation between the force applied to the shaft or sleeve and their relative deformation is nolinear and exhibits features of viscoelasticity. Numerical solutions of the boundary value problem represent the exact bushing response for use in the method for determining the force relaxation function of the bushing. The new nonlinear viscoelastic bushing model, which is called Pipkin-Rogers model, is proposed and it is shown that the predictions of the proposed force-displacement relation are in very good agreement with the exact results. This new bushing model is thus very suitable for use in multi-body dynamics codes. The success of the present study for axial mode response suggests that the same approach be applied to other modes, such as torsional or radial modes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2003.04c
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• pp.172-174
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• 2003

화상평면내 미지호흡운동에 기인한 MRI 아티팩트를 제거하기 위한 후처리방법을 제안한다. 본 연구에서 호흡운동은 2차원의 선형확대축소운동으로 모델화 된다. 신체조직을 비압축성 유체모양의 물질로 가정할때, 화상위에서의 단위체적당 푸로톤 밀도는 일정하다고 가정한다. 사용한 모델에 따르면 호흡운동은 위상 오차와 비균일표본화 및 왜곡된 진폭변조를 MR 데이터에 부여한다. 운동 파라메타가 이미 알려져 있거나 추정 가능하다고 할 때, MRI 아티팩트를 제거하기 위하여 중첩법에 기초를 둔 재구성 알고리즘을 이용한다. 운동 파라매타가 미지인 경우 스팩트럼 이동법을 적용해서 호흡변동함수와 x 방향 확대계수 및 x 방향 확대중심을 추정한다. 다음으로 에너지 최소법을 이용해서 ｙ 방향 확대계수 및 ｙ 방향 확대중심을 추정한다. 시뮬레이션을 통해서 제안한 방법의 유효성을 확인한다.

• Solar Energy
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.107-115
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• 1992

An experiment was performed to study solidification of binary mixture with double-diffusive convection in the liquid. A rectangular enclosure was filled with ammonium chloridewater solution. The phase change and convection process were studied through shadowgraph. Becasuse of the double-diffusive convection, the temperature field and concentration filed were stratified very rapidly. Correlation between solidified mass fraction and the dimensionless numbers was found; solidified mass concentration can be expressed as a linear function of $(Ste{\cdot}Ra^{1/4})^{2-Ste}{\cdot}Fo^{1/2}$.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.383-389
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• 2011

In this paper, a statistical calibration method is proposed in order to identify the variability of complex modulus for a rubber material due to operational temperature and experimental/model errors. To describe temperature- and frequency-dependent material properties, a fractional derivative model and a shift factor relationship are used. A likelihood function is defined as a product of the probability density functions where experimental values lie on the model. The variation of the fractional derivative model parameters is obtained by maximizing the likelihood function. Using the proposed method, the variability of a synthetic rubber material is estimated and applied to a rubber mount problem. The dynamic characteristics of the rubber mount are calculated using a finite element model of which material properties are sampled from Monte Carlo simulation. The calculated dynamic stiffnesses show very large variation.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.361-369
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• 2011

The effect of an increase in the temperature of inlet air on the performance of a membrane humidifier for a PEMFC (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell) vehicle was investigated both experimentally and numerically. A shell-and-tube type gas-to-gas humidifier with Nafion membrane was tested. The experimental result showed that water transfer varies nonlinearly with the temperature elevation. Numerical analysis based on detailed modeling was also conducted in simplified geometry of a single tube to explain this nonlinear behavior. The simulation revealed that the local water flux varies nonlinearly and dramatically along the tube. The analysis was based on the inverse relationship between the increase in temperature and decrease in relative humidity, both of which seriously affect the water conductivity of the membrane.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.195-199
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• 1997

Classical theory of hydrodynamic pressure on dams during earthquakes is revisited and examined with linear transient theory. Because the ground motion during earthquakes is not only transient but also consists of random horizontal and vertical motions, it is proper to treat hydrodynamic pressure on dams with transient theory for random, transient earthquake motions. The present study fines that surface waves are negligible and that the present theory agrees well with the classical theory if the ground motion is horizontal and harmonic with a high frequency.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.22 no.11 s.176
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• pp.118-124
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• 2005

An automotive bushing is a device used in automotive suspension systems to reduce the load transmitted from the wheel to the frame of the vehicle. A bushing is a hollow cylinder, which is bonded to a solid steel shaft at its inner surface and a steel sleeve at its outer surface. The relation between the force applied to the shaft and the relative deformation of a bushing is nonlinear and exhibits features of viscoelasticity. In this paper, an automotive bushing is regarded as nonlinear viscoelastic incompressible material. Instron 8801 equipment was used for experimental res earch and ramp-to-constant displacement control test was used for data acquisition. Displacement dependent force relaxation function was obtained from the force extrapolation method and expressed as the explicit combination of time and displacement. Pipkin-Rogers model, which is the direct relation of force and displacement, was obtained and comparison studies between the experimental results and the Pipkin-Rogers results were carried out.