• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.10 no.1 s.38
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• pp.1-6
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• 2007

Railway wheels in service are regularly checked by ultrasonic testing, acoustic emission and eddy current testing method and so on. However, ultrasonic testing is sometimes inadequate for sensitively detecting the cracks in railway wheel which is mainly because of the fact of crack closure. Recently, many researchers have actively fried to improve precision for defect detection of railway wheel. The development of a nondestructive measurement tool for wheel defects and its use for the maintenance of railway wheels would be useful to prevent wheel failure. The induced current focusing potential drop(ICFPD) technique is a new non-destructive tasting technique that can detect defects in railway wheels by applying on electro-magnetic field and potential drops variation. In the present paper, the ICFPD technique is applied to the detection of surface and internal defects for railway wheels. To defect the defects for railway wheels, the sensor for ICFPD is optimized and the tests are carried out with respect to 4 surface defects and 6 internal defects each other. The results show that the surface crack depth of 0.5 mm and internal crack depth of 0.7 mm in wheel tread could be detected by using this method. The ICFPB method is useful to detect the defect that initiated in the tread of railway wheels

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.172-179
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• 2009

미분무수 소화시스템을 이용하여 철도차량 내부 화재진압 실험을 수행하였다. 실험차량은 실물 철도차량이며, 화재시나리오는 표면화재 1종, 유류화재 1종, 그리고 미분무수 소화시스템에 의한 화재공간 내의 공간 냉각 능력을 조사하기 위한 차폐화재 1종 등 총 3종이었다. 실험에 사용된 소화시스템은 6종으로, 일정압력을 가지는 소화시스템 5종, 질소가압 압력용기로부터 분사되는 소화시스템 1종이다. 실험 결과 미분무수 소화시스템이 철도 차량 내부의 화재를 효과적으로 소화시키거나, 소화가 되지 않더라도 우수한 공간 냉각 능력으로 화재 피해를 최소화 할 수 있음을 알았다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.69-74
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• 2023

As a chemical de-icing method, propylene glycol de-icing fluid is applicable for melting ice caused by snow and ice adhering to the lower part of high-speed rail rolling stock and bogie parts in winter. By spraying propylene-glycol de-icing fluid on high-speed rail rolling stock and bogie parts in advance to minimize snow adhesion, ice-melting efficiency can be further improved. In the case of high-speed rail rolling stock, even if propylene-glycol de-icing fluid is sprayed, the anti-icing performance is poor because the fluid is almost lost on the surface of the vehicle when operating at high speed. In this study, in order to prevent freezing caused by snow and ice adhering to the lower part of high-speed rail rolling stock and bogie parts, we have investigated the properties of propylene-glycol de/anti-icing fluid containing water-repellent agents that prevent surface freezing. We tried to find the optimal component for de/anti-icing fluid for high-speed rail rolling stock by evaluating the ice melting performance, contact angle, and anti-icing performance according to the types of water-repellent agent. As a result of the evaluation, it was confirmed that an de/anti-icing fluid containing an ethoxysilane-type water repellent agent was most suitable.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.453-458
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• 2005

Weight minimization of double-deck train carbody is imperative to reduce cost and extend life-time of train. It is required to decide 36 thickness of aluminum extruded panels. However, the design variables are two many to tract. moreover, one execution of structural analysis of double-deck carbody is time-consuming. Therefore, we adopt approximation technique to save computational cost of optimization process. Response surface model is used to apporximate static response of double-deck carbody. To obtain plausible response surface model, orthogonal array is empolyed as design of experiment(DOE). Design improvement by approximate model-based optimization is described. Accuracy and efficiency of optimization by using response surface model are discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.256-261
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• 2011

Recently a limited section of trackbed with ballast at KTX railway were reported to have settled down and led to problems such as reduced speed and passenger discomfort. Therefore, an urgent remedy for the settled trackbed is required to recover normal operation of KTX trains. In this paper, a new technique is proposed to visualize the elastic modulus of cross sections at railway trackbeds under ballast for practical identification of potential settlement. The proposed technique is based on ICSW technique, enabling use of impact source and overcoming inherent limitations of CSW method. To verify validity and feasibility of the proposed method, the method was employed to construct cross-sectional images of elastic modulus of two railway trackbeds and compared with other tests such as SASW, PBT, DCP and portable FWD tests.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2008.11b
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• pp.1674-1678
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• 2008

자가손상복구 기법에서 마이크로캡슐은 손상복구 효율을 좌우하는 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 종류의 손상복구액을 함유한 마이크로캡슐을 Melamine/Urea/Formaldehyde를 외벽물질로 하여 in-situ 중합법에 의해서 oil-in-water emulsion 방법으로 제조하였다. 제조된 마이크로캡슐을 광학현미경, 주사전자현미경으로 캡슐 모폴로지, 외부 및 내부표면, 외벽 두께 등을 조사하였다. 그리고 입도분석기를 이용하여 캡슐의 크기를 측정하였으며 그 결과 캡슐의 직경은 평균 약 120 마이크론 정도였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.455.2-455.2
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• 2014

폴리머 애자는 기존 사기 재질 애자에 제조비용과 설치비용이 저렴하며 훌륭한 내구성과 경량화에 따른 취급의 편의성으로 최근 기존 애자를 대체하기 위한 연구와 실증이 활발하다. 그러나 폴리머 애자는 재질의 한계로 인해 유증에 따른 오염에 취약한 단점을 가져 터널내부와 전기철도차량에 사용하는 것에 있어 한계를 가진다. 폴리머 애자의 활용성을 높이기 위해 본 연구에서는 폴리머 애자의 표면에 초친수 코팅을 하여 애자 표면을 개선하는 연구를 진행하였다. 초친수 박막은 제작된 4인치 타겟을 사용하여 RF 마그네트론 스퍼터링 방식으로 폴리머 애자 표면에 코팅하였고, 제작된 시편은 접착력과 접촉각 측정 등의 특성분석을 수행하였다. 초친수 코팅은 폴리머 애자 표면에 흡착된 유증오염물질을 약간의 수분반응으로 손쉽게 제거하는 성능을 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.398-413
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• 2011

For railway safety, it is very important to detect damages of rails at their early stage because any undetected damage in a rail can break the rail and cause a serious railway accident. In this paper, several NDT applicable to rail inspections are described. Major damage types in rails are discussed first and the rail inspection technology using conventional piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers, which is widely adopted for damage detection of rails, is explained. Other NDT being researched or tested for rail inspection are also discussed as complementary technologies to the concurrent contact type ultrasonic inspection. Characteristics of each rail inspection technologies are evaluated in order to provide requirements for future development of a new rail inspection method.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.600-608
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• 2016

This paper will describe the optimal design of an induction motor for the propulsion of an electric railway. First, the design requirements are satisfied through the basic model, which is designed in a design process using the equivalent circuit. Then, Rotor slot and Airgap are determined by analysis and comparison of torque, torque ripple, efficiency, and power factor. In addition, Rotor slot shape is optimized by using the response surface method. Finally, through the results of equivalent circuit and FEA, the final model is found to satisfy the design requirements; its efficiency was far higher than that of the basic model.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.234-240
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• 2017

In this study, the influences of rail surface roughness on dynamic wheel-rail forces currently employed in conventional lines were assessed by performing field measurements according to grinding of rail surface roughness. The influence of the grinding effect was evaluated using a previous empirical prediction model for dynamic wheel-rail forces; model includes first-order derivatives of QI (Quality Index) and vehicle velocity. The theoretical dynamic wheel-rail force determined using the previous prediction equation was analyzed using the QI, which decreased due to rail grinding as determined through field measurements. At a constant track support stiffness, an increase in the QI caused an increase in dynamic wheel-rail forces. Further, it can be inferred that the results of dynamic wheel-rail analysis obtained using the measured data, such as the variation of QI due to rail grinding, can be used to predict the peak dynamic forces. Therefore, it is obvious that the optimum amount of rail grinding can be determined by considering the QI, that was regarding an operation characteristics of the target track (vehicle velocity and wheel load).