• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.493-505
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• 2013

This numerical study investigates seismicity and fault slip induced by fluid injection in deep geothermal reservoir with pre-existing fractures and fault. Particle Flow Code 2D is used with additionally implemented hydro-mechanical coupled fluid flow algorithm and acoustic emission moment tensor inversion algorithm. The output of the model includes spatio-temporal evolution of induced seismicity (hypocenter locations and magnitudes) and fault deformation (failure and slip) in relation to fluid pressure distribution. The model is applied to a case of fluid injection with constant rates changing in three steps using different fluid characters, i.e. the viscosity, and different injection locations. In fractured reservoir, spatio-temporal distribution of the induced seismicity differs significantly depending on the viscosity of the fracturing fluid. In a fractured reservoir, injection of low viscosity fluid results in larger volume of induced seismicity cloud as the fluid can migrate easily to the reservoir and cause large number and magnitude of induced seismicity in the post-shut-in period. In a faulted reservoir, fault deformation (co-seismic failure and aseismic slip) can occur by a small perturbation of fracturing fluid (<0.1 MPa) can be induced when the injection location is set close to the fault. The presented numerical model technique can practically be used in geothermal industry to predict the induced seismicity pattern and magnitude distribution resulting from hydraulic stimulation of geothermal reservoirs prior to actual injection operation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.518-531
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• 1995

A study has been Peformed to investigate the thermal margin increase by replacing the single-channel analysis model with a multichannel analysis model. h new critical heat flux(CHF) correlation, which is applicable to a 17$\times$17 Korean Fuel Assembly(KOFA)-loaded core, was developed on the basis of the local conditions predicted by the subchannel analysis code, TORC. The hot sub-channel analysis was carried out by using one-stage analysis methodology with a prescribed nodal layout of the core. The result of the analysis shooed that more than 5％ of the thermal margin can be recovered by introducing the TORC/KRB-1 system(multichannel analysis model) instead of the PUMA/ERB-2 system(single-channel anal)sis model). The thermal margin increase was attributed not only to the effect of the local thermal hydraulic conditions in the hot subchannel predicted by the code, but also to the effect of the characteristics of the CHF correlation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.350-350
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• 2016

댐 및 저수지 시설물의 붕괴에 대비하기 위한 댐 붕괴 비상대처계획 수립은 대규모 인명 또는 재산의 피해를 예방하기 위한 중요한 비구조적 대책중의 하나이다. 특히 대규모 댐붕괴로 인한 재난 발생시 국민의 생명과 재산 피해를 최소화하기 위해 댐 시설물의 관리주체 및 유관기관은 발생가능한 비상상황을 미리 예측하고, 대응조치를 신속하고 효율적으로 집행해야 한다. 댐 붕괴 비상대처계획 수립을 위해 가장 중요한 사항은 댐 붕괴 위험도를 파악하고, 발생가능한 여러 시나리오에 따른 댐 하류부의 피해정도를 예측하는 일이다. 댐 붕괴 비상대처계획 시 작성되는 홍수범람 지도는 댐 붕괴사고가 발생했을 때 주민대피계획 및 위험지역 교통통제, 응급의료활동 및 생필품 공급 등, 비상대처계획 수립을 위한 가장 기본적인 자료가 된다. 현재 우리나라는 댐 붕괴 비상대처계획 수립을 위해 1차원 또는 2차원 수리해석 모형을 이용하여 홍수범람지도를 작성하고 있다. 전체적인 비상대처 계획도 작성을 위해 댐 붕괴로 인한 홍수파 해석이 가능한 1차원 수리해석 모형을 주로 이용하지만, 홍수파가 전파되는 하류부의 지형학적 특성상 2차원 해석이 필요한 지역에 대해 2차원 수리해석 모형을 이용하여 추가의 검토가 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 비상대처계획시 동시에 활용되는 1차원 수리해석 모형과 2차원 수리해석 모형의 특성을 각각 분석하고, 시범지역의 가상 댐 붕괴사상에 대해 적용함으로써, 각 모형의 장단점과 적용성에 대한 비교 검토 연구를 수행하였다. 낙동강유역내 위치한 다목적댐에 대해 1차원 및 2차원 붕괴모의를 실시하였으며, 여러 시나리오에 대해 1차원 모형과 2차원 모형 각각에 대해 동일하게 적용함으로써 두 모형의 모의 결과에 대한 비교 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구를 통해 비상 대처계획 수립을 위한 홍수범람지도 작성 시 1차원 모형과 2차원 모형의 장점을 각각 반영할 수 있도록 홍수범람지도를 효율적이고 정확하게 작성하기 위한 제언을 제시하고자 하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.420-431
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• 2010

Simple material budget models were developed to predict the dry season water quality for a river-type reservoir in Paldang, Republic of Korea. Of specific interest were the total phosphorus (TP), chlorophyll ${\alpha}$ (Chl. ${\alpha}$), 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and chemical oxygen demand (COD). The models fit quite well with field data collected for 20 years and have enabled the identification of the origins of organic materials in the reservoir. The critical hydraulic load that determines the usability of phosphorus for algal production appeared to be about $1.5m\;d^{-1}$. When a hydraulic load was smaller than the critical value, the concentrations of $Chl.{\alpha}$, COD, and BOD in the reservoir water became sensitive to internal algal reactions such as growth, degradation, and settling. In spite of the recent intensive efforts for organic pollutant removal from major point sources by central and local governments, the water quality in the reservoir had not been improved. Instead, the concentration of COD increased. The model analysis indicated that this finding could be attributed to the continuing increase of the algal production in the reservoir and the allochthonous load from non-point sources. In particular, the concentrations of COD and BOD of algal origin during 2000~2007, each of which is comprised of approximately one half of the total, were approximately 2.5 times higher than those observed during 1988~1994 and approximately 1.3 times higher than those between 1995~1999. The results of this study suggested that it is necessary to reduce the algal bloom so as to improve the water quality of the reservoir.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.77-91
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• 2011

This study tries to find a streambed scouring and sedimentation characteristics through the Rosgen(1994)'s stream classification system while experiencing several flood events. The Jinwee and Osan streams, the tributaries of Anseongcheon were selected. The streams showed type C or type E. By the classification results, two Type C tributaries one Type C stream and one Type E tributary were selected. For the four selected stream reaches, the analysis of streambed change was implemented by using numerical model CCHE2D (Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering). To prepare the inlet boundary conditions of each stream, the WMS (Watershed Modeling System) HEC-1 was used and the streamflows of 50, 80, and 100-year return period were generated and the outlet boundary was set to an open boundary condition. The simulation results showed that when the flood pulse periodically the streambed changes also appears regularly. The results can be used to acquire the basic data for stream restoration.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.55 no.2
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• pp.135-145
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• 2022

This study aims to verify the Drone utilization and the accuracy of the global navigation satellite system (GNSS), Drone RGB (Photogrammetry) (D-RGB), and Drone LiDAR (D-LiDAR) surveying performance in the downstream reaches of the local stream. The results of the measurement of Ground Control Point (GCP) and Check Point (CP) coordinates confirmed the excellence. This study was carried out by comparing GNSS, D-RGB, and D-LiDAR with the values which the hydraulic characteristics calculated using HEC-RAS model. The accuracy of three survey methods was compared in the area of the study which is the ownership station, to 6 GCP and 3 CP were installed. The comparison results showed that the D-LiDAR survey was excellent. The 100-year frequency design flood discharge was applied in the channel sections of the small stream. As a result of D-RGB surveying 2.30 m and D-LiDAR 1.80 m in the average bed elevation, and D-RGB surveying 4.73 m and D-LiDAR 4.25 m in the average flood condition. It is recommended that the performance of D-LiDAR surveying is efficient method and useful as the surveying technique of the geospatial information using the drone equipment in stream channel.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.41 no.7
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• pp.445-453
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• 2017

This paper presents the hydraulic design an impeller and radial diffuser of a high-pressure multistage pump for reverse osmosis. The flow distribution and hydraulic performance for the meridional design of the impeller were analyzed numerically. Optimization was conducted based on the response surface method by varying the hub and shroud meridional curvatures, while maintaining the impeller outlet diameter, outlet width, and eye diameter constant. The analysis results of the head and efficiency with the variation in the impeller meridional profile showed that angle of the front shroud near the impeller outlet (${\varepsilon}Ds$) had the highest effect on head increase, while the hub inlet length ($d_{1i}$) and shroud curvature (Rds) had the highest effect on efficiency. From the meridional profile variation, an approximately 0.5% increase in efficiency was observed compared with the base model (case 25).

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.12
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• pp.1325-1333
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• 2011

An analytical, numerical, and experimental comparison of the hydraulic and thermal performance of new vascular channels with semicircular cross sections was conducted. The following conditions were employed in the study: Reynolds number, 30-2000; cooling channels with a volume fraction of the cooling channels, 0.04; and pressure drop, $30-10^5$ Pa. Three flow configurations were considered: first, second, and third constructal structures with diameters optimized for hydraulic operations. To validate the proposed vascular designs by an analytical approach, 3-D numerical analysis was performed. The numerical model was also validated by the experimental data, and the comparison results were in excellent agreement in all cases. The validation study against the experimental data showed that compared to traditional channels, the optimized structure of the cooling plates could significantly enhance heat transfer and decrease pumping power.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.300-307
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• 2009

The transport of landfill leachate in the subsurface formations of unlined landfill sites is considered. The impacts of hydrogeological and chemical heterogeneities on the leachate transport are assessed by examining the results from a series of Monte-Carlo simulations. The landfill system simulated in this study is hypothetically represented with three levels of spatial variability for the hydrogeological and chemical parameter; (1) homogeneous hydraulic conductivity (K) and distribution coefficient ($K_d$), (2) K heterogeneity only, and (3) combined heterogeneities of K and $K_d$. To calculate the transport of leachate through negatively-correlated random hypothetical K-$K_d$ fields generated using geostatistical input parameters, a saturated flow model is linked with a contaminant transport model. Point statistic values such as mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation of the concentration were obtained from 100 Monte-Carlo trials. Results of point statistics show that the heterogeneities of K and $K_d$ in the landfill site prove to be an important parameter in controlling leachate concentrations. Consideration of combined K and $K_d$ heterogeneities results in enhancing the variability of contaminant transport. The variability in the leachate concentration for different realizations also increases as the distance between source and monitoring well increase.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.45-55
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• 2006

A 2-D unconfined flow model is developed to analyze annual variations of groundwater level and bank filtration rate (BFR) for an experimental riverbank filtration site in Koryeong, Korea. Two types of boundary conditions are examined for the river boundary in the conceptual model: the static head condition that uses the average water level of the river and the dynamic cyclic condition that incorporates annual fluctuation of water level. Simulations show that the estimated BFR ranges $74.3{\sim}87.0%$ annually with the mean of 82.4% for the static head boundary condition and $52.7{\sim}98.1%$ with the mean of 78.5% for the dynamic cyclic condition. The results illustrate that the dynamic cyclic condition should be used for accurate evaluation of BFR. Simulations also show that increase of the distance between the river and the pumping wells slightly decreases BFR up to 4%, and thereby indicate that it is not a critical factor to be accounted for in designing BFR of the bank filtration system. A sensitivity analysis is performed to examine the effects of model parameters such as hydraulic conductivity and specific yield of the aquifer, recharge rate, and pumping rate. The results demonstrate that the average groundwater level and BFR are most sensitive to both the pumping rate and the recharge rate, while the water level of the pumping wells is sensitive to the hydraulic conductivity and the pumping rate.