• 센서학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.312-317
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• 2022

Piezoelectric energy harvesting has attracted increasing attention over the last decade as a means for generating sustainable and long-lasting energy from wasted mechanical energy. To develop self-powered wearable devices, piezoelectric materials should be flexible, stretchable, and bio-eco-friendly. This study proposed the fabrication of stretchable piezoelectric composites via dispersing perovskite-structured BaTiO₃ nanoparticles inside an Ecoflex polymeric matrix. In particular, the stretchable piezoelectric sensor array was fabricated via a simple and cost-effective spin-coating process by exploiting the piezoelectric composite comprising of BaTiO₃ nanoparticles, Ecoflex matrix, and stretchable Ag coated textile electrodes. The fabricated sensor generated an output voltage of ~4.3 V under repeated compressing deformations. Moreover, the piezoelectric sensor array exhibited robust mechanical stability during mechanical pushing of ~5,000 cycles. Finite element method with multiphysics COMSOL simulation program was employed to support the experimental output performance of the fabricated device. Finally, the stretchable piezoelectric sensor array can be used as a self-powered touch sensor that can effectively detect and distinguish mechanical stimuli, such as pressing by a human finger. The fabricated sensor demonstrated potential to be used in a stretchable, lead-free, and scalable piezoelectric sensor array.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.589-602
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• 2024

열전 발전기(TEG)는 일반적으로 열 변환 효율이 높지 않다. 열전 발전기 모듈의 성능은 재료의 특성, 다리의 개수 외에도 다리의 형상에 따라 달라진다. 본 연구에서는 폐열을 효율적으로 수확할 수 있도록 열전소자의 다리 형상을 원통형, 큐브형 등 다양한 기하학적 구조로 모델링하여 전기적 특성을 수치상으로 비교하였다. 다리 형상에 따른 온도분포 및 발전량을 비교하였고 기존 Cube 모양이 가장 높게 나타났다. 냉각효과를 적용한 발전량을 비교한 결과 자연대류에서는 Cone, 강제대류에서는 Hourglass 모양이 가장 높았다. 본 연구 결과에 따르면 기하학적 구조가 열전 발전기의 효율에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 확인하였다

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.151-163
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• 2020

Grouting method is an effective way of reinforcing cracked rock masses and plugging water gushing. Current grouting diffusion models are generally developed for horizontal cracks, which is contradictory to the fact that the crack generally occurs in rock masses with irregular spatial distribution characteristics in real underground environments. To solve this problem, this study selected a cement-sodium silicate slurry (C-S slurry) generally used in engineering as a fast-curing grouting material and regarded the C-S slurry as a Bingham fluid with time-varying viscosity for analysis. Based on the theory of fluid mechanics, and by simultaneously considering the deadweight of slurry and characteristics of non-uniform spatial distribution of viscosity of fast-curing grouts, a theoretical model of slurry diffusion in an oblique crack in rock masses at constant grouting rate was established. Moreover, the viscosity and pressure distribution equations in the slurry diffusion zone were deduced, thus quantifying the relationship between grouting pressure, grouting time, and slurry diffusion distance. On this basis, by using a 3-d finite element program in multi-field coupled software Comsol, the numerical simulation results were compared with theoretical calculation values, further verifying the effectiveness of the theoretical model. In addition, through the analysis of two engineering case studies, the theoretical calculations and measured slurry diffusion radius were compared, to evaluate the application effects of the model in engineering practice. Finally, by using the established theoretical model, the influence of cracking in rock masses on the diffusion characteristics of slurry was analysed. The results demonstrate that the inclination angle of the crack in rock masses and azimuth angle of slurry diffusion affect slurry diffusion characteristics. More attention should be paid to the actual grouting process. The results can provide references for determining grouting parameters of fast-curing grouts in engineering practice.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.39-62
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 불포화토의 열-수리적 변화로 야기되는 역학적 거동 특성을 분석하고 장기 거동을 예측하기 위해 Barcelona Basic Model(BBM) 해석 모듈을 TOUGH2-MP/FLAC3D에서 구동할 수 있도록 개발하였다. 기본적으로는 TOUGH-FLAC에 BBM 해석 모듈을 개발하기 위해 사용된 선행연구의 방법과 마찬가지로 FLAC에서 제공하고 있는 Modified Cam Clay Model(MCCM)을 기반으로 User Defined Model(UDM)과 FLAC3D에서 제공하는 FISH function을 이용하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 BBM 해석 모듈에서는 평균유효응력뿐만 아니라 흡입력의 변화에 따른 소성변형률을 모두 고려하였으며, 평균유효응력 및 흡입력 증가에 따른 항복면의 변화를 모두 반영할 수 있도록 하였다. 개발된 BBM 해석 모듈을 FLAC3D 매뉴얼에 기술되어 있는 MCCM 예제, BBM을 처음 제안한 선행연구에 언급되어 있는 예제들, 그리고 스웨덴 SKB 보고서에 언급되어 있는 실험실 시험 결과를 이용하여 검증하였다. 뿐만 아니라, 효과적인 BBM의 파라미터 도출을 목적으로 개발된 Quick tools의 검증을 위해 수행된 일련의 모델링 시험들을 동일하게 수행하고 선행연구에서 보고된 Quick tools와 Code_Bright의 결과와 비교함으로써 개발된 BBM 해석 모듈을 검증하였다.