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Analysis of response time of twisted-nematic liquid-crystal cells with low twist angle

  • Nam, Chul;Park, Woo-Sang
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.01a
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    • pp.195-196
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    • 2000
  • Fast response time is realized by using LTN-LCDs. To calculate the dynamic electro-optical characteristics, Ericksen-Leslie theory is used for the dynamic profile of molecules and order tensor representation is adopted for the free energy calculation.

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Inverse analysis of erection process for prismatic tensegrity structures with redundant cables

  • Pei Zhang;Huiting Xiong;Jingjing Yang;Jiayan Liu
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.125-141
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    • 2023
  • Firstly, a new kind of prismatic tensegrity structures with redundant cables is defined, the topology, geometry and forming conditions of which are introduced further. The development of its mechanical properties including self-stress states and structural stiffness with the increment of the twist angle is also investigated carefully. Combined with the topology of this kind of structures, a reasonable erection scheme is proposed, in which some temporary lifting points need to be set and two groups of vertical cables are tensioned in batches. Then, a simplified dynamic relaxation method is employed to track the erection process inversely, which aims to predict each intermediate equilibrium state during the construction, and give the key structural parameters that can effectively guide the construction. The removal of the active cables, the relaxation or tension of the passive cables are simulated by controlling their axial stiffness, so that the structural composition as well as the serial numbers of the elements always keep invariant regardless of the withdrawal of the slack cables. The whole analysis process is clear in concept, simple to implement and easy to popularize. Finally, several examples are given to verify the practicability and effectiveness of the proposed method further.

Aerodynamics Characteristics of Quad-Rotor Blade (쿼드로터 블레이드의 공력특성)

  • Ki, Hyun;Choi, Jong-Wook;Kim, Sung-Cho
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.43-46
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    • 2008
  • Quad-Rotor, which consists of four blades, performs a flight task by controling each rotation speed of the four blades. Quad-Rotor blade making no use of cyclic pitch or collective one is a type of fixed-wing as different from helicopter blade. Although, Quad-Rotor is simple and easy to control for those reasons, blade configuration of the fixed wing is one of the critical factors in determining the performance of Quad-Rotor. In the present study, coefficients for thrust and power of Quad-Rotor blade were derived from the data acquired by using 6-component balances. Firstly, Measurements for aerodynamic force were conducted at various pitch angles (i.e., from 0$^{\circ}$ to 90$^{\circ}$ with the interval of 10$^{\circ}$). The blade used in this experiment has aspect ratio of 6 and chord length of 35.5 mm. Secondly, assembled-blade, which was an integral blade but divided into many pieces, was used in order to test aerodynamic forces along twist angles. The curve of thrust coefficient along pitch angle indicates a parabola form. Stall which occurs during wind tunnel test to calculate lift coefficient of airfoil does not generate. When deciding the blade twist angle, structural stability of blade should be considered together with coefficients of thrust and power. Those aerodynamic force data based on experimental study will be provided as a firm basis for the design of brand-new Quad-Rotor blade.

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Ellipsometric Characterization of Rubbed Polyimide Alignment Layer in Relation with Distribution of Liquid Crystal Molecules in Twisted Nematic Cell

  • Cho, Sung Yong;Park, Sang Uk;Yang, Sung Mo;Kim, Sang Youl
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.185-194
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    • 2018
  • Ultra-small optical anisotropy of a rubbed polyimide (PI) alignment layer is quantitatively characterized using the improved reflection ellipsometer. Twisted nematic (TN) cells are fabricated using the rubbed PIs of known surface anisotropy as alignment layers. Distribution of liquid crystal (LC) molecules in the TN cell is characterized using transmission ellipsometry. The retardation of the rubbed PI surface increases as rubbing strength increases. The tilt angle of the optic axis of the rubbed PI surface decreases as rubbing strength especially as the angular speed of the rubbing roller increases. Pretilt angle of LC molecules in the TN cell shows strong correlation with tilt angle of the optic axis of the rubbed PI surface. Both the apparent order parameter and the effective twist angle of the LC molecules in the TN cell decrease as the pretilt angle of LC molecules increases.

Shape Effects on Aerodynamic and Pedestrian-level Wind Characteristics and Optimization for Tall and Super-Tall Building Design

  • Kim, Yong Chul;Xu, Xiaoda;Yang, Qingshan;Tamura, Yukio
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.235-253
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    • 2019
  • This paper reviews shape optimization studies for tall and super-tall building design. Firstly, shape effects on aerodynamic and response characteristics are introduced and discussed. Effects of various configurations such as corner modifications, taper, setback, openings, and twists are examined. Comprehensive comparative studies on various configurations including polygon building models, and composite type building models such as corner-cut and taper, corner-cut and taper and helical, and so on, are also discussed under the conditions of the same height and volume. Aerodynamic characteristics are improved by increasing the twist angle of helical buildings and increasing the number of sides of polygon buildings, but a twist angle of $180^{\circ}$ and a number of sides of 5 (pentagon) seem to be enough. The majority of examined configurations show better aerodynamic characteristics than straight-square. In particular, composite type buildings and helical polygon buildings show significant improvement. Next, shape effects on pedestrian-level wind characteristics around tall and super-tall buildings are introduced and discussed. Corner modification buildings show significant reductions in speed-up areas. On the other hand, setback and tapered models with wider projected widths near the ground show adverse effects on pedestrian-level wind characteristics.

A Study on the Aileron Reversal Characteristics of CUS Composite Aircraft Wings (CUS 복합재료 항공기 날개의 에일러론 역전 특성 연구)

  • Kim, Keun-Taek;Song, Oh-Seop
    • Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.149-159
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    • 2009
  • This paper deals with an analytical study on the aileron reversal characteristics of anisotropic composite aircraft wings modelled as thin-walled beam and having extension-twist structural couplings caused by Circumferentially Uniform Stiffness (CUS) layup scheme. For a study on the aileron reversal of CUS composite wings, it is essential to consider the following effects such as extension-twist structural coupling, wing aspect ratio, and ratio of span-wise and chord-wise length of aileron to wing, initial angle of attack, and sweep angle, etc. The results on the aileron reversal could have a significant role in more efficient designs of thin-walled composite wing aircraft for which this aeroelastic instability is one of the most critical ones.

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A Study on the Root Fillet Stress Analysis of Helical Gear due to Helix Angle and Face Width (헬리컬기어에서 나선각과 치폭의 변화에 따른 이뿌리응력에 관한 연구)

  • Han, An-Su;Hong, Min-Sung;Cho, Jin
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.45-50
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, the FEM(Finite Element Method) has been applied to understand the geometrical characteristics and to analyze the stress of a helical gear. The helical gear is simulated and analyzed by adding many thin spur gear with helix angles and twist angles. Helical gears with different helix angle and face width have been studied. The results show that the root fillet stress is increased proportionally to helix angle and face width. Namely, as the face width increases, root fillet stress decreases, and as helix angle gets bigger, root fillet stress increases.

Elastic flexural and torsional buckling behavior of pre-twisted bar under axial load

  • Chen, Chang Hong;Yao, Yao;Huang, Ying
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.273-283
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    • 2014
  • According to deformation features of pre-twisted bar, its elastic bending and torsion buckling equation is developed in the paper. The equation indicates that the bending buckling deformations in two main bending directions are coupled with each other, bending and twist buckling deformations are coupled with each other as well. However, for pre-twisted bar with dual-axis symmetry cross-section, bending buckling deformations are independent to the twist buckling deformation. The research indicates that the elastic torsion buckling load is not related to the pre-twisted angle, and equals to the torsion buckling load of the straight bar. Finite element analysis to pre-twisted bar with different pre-twisted angle is performed, the prediction shows that the assumption of a plane elastic bending buckling deformation curve proposed in previous literature (Shadnam and Abbasnia 2002) may not be accurate, and the curve deviates more from a plane with increasing of the pre-twisting angle. Finally, the parameters analysis is carried out to obtain the relationships between elastic bending buckling critical capacity, the effect of different pre-twisted angles and bending rigidity ratios are studied. The numerical results show that the existence of the pre-twisted angle leads to "resistance" effect of the stronger axis on buckling deformation, and enhances the elastic bending buckling critical capacity. It is noted that the "resistance" is getting stronger and the elastic buckling capacity is higher as the cross section bending rigidity ratio increases.

A study on torsion correction of corner fixing bracket for large display frame (대형 디스플레이용 플레임의 코너 고정용 브라켓의 뒤틀림 보정에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Byung-Joo;Yun, Jae-Woong
    • Design & Manufacturing
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.31-35
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, the method of improving the flatness and perpendicularity for a corner fixing bracket of the large display frame is studied through experiments. Three specimens were tested, one specimen not subjected to bending line before bending, and two specimens with a straight groove with 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm depth. Experimental results show that the flatness of bracket becomes worse with deeper depth. When there is no straight groove, the perpendicularity becomes worse. For the flatness correction, a restriking process was added. The twist of bracket was corrected by performing the restriking with a curvature larger than the twist amount in the direction opposite to the deformed direction. We also found that the perpendicularity is maintained regardless of the amount of curvature with the restriking process.