• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2003

The economic and environmental friendliness analysis of the nuclear fuel cycle options that can be expected in Korea were performed. Options considered are direct disposal, reprocessing and DUPIC (Direct Use of Spent PWR Fuel In CANDU Reactors). By considering the result of calculation of the annual uranium requirement and nuclear spent fuel generation by analysis of nuclear fuel material flows in the nuclear fuel cycle options, we decided the time of back-end nuclear fuel cycle processes and the volume. Then we can analyze the economic and environmental friendliness by applying the unit cost and unit value of each process, respectively.

• 유공압시스템학회논문집
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2004

The Direct Drive Valve used in this study contains a pressure-feedback-loop in itself, then it can eliminate nonlinearity such as the square-root-term in flow rate calculation and the change of bulk modulus of hydraulic oil. In this study, assuming that the dynamic characteristic of the DDV is modelled as a first order lag system, an parameter identification method using the input data and the output data is applied to obtain DDV's mathematical model. Then, a state feedback controller was designed to implement the force control of hydraulic system, and the control performance was evaluated.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.569-581
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• 2000

A cycle simulation program is developed and its predictions are compared with the test bed measurements of a direct injection (DI) diesel engine. It is based on the mass and energy conservation equations with phenomenological models for diesel combustion. Two modeling approaches for combustion have been tested; a multi-zone model by Hiroyasu et al (1976) and the other one coupled with an in-cylinder flow model. The results of the two combustion models are compared with the measured imep, pressure trace and NOx and soot emissions over a range of the engine loads and speeds. A parametric study is performed for the fuel injection timing and pressure, the swirl ratio, and the squish area. The calculation results agree with the measured data, and with intuitive understanding of the general operating characteristics of a DI diesel engine.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.533-544
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• 2002

The neutron induced nuclear data for Mo-95, Tc-99, Ru-101 and Rh-103 was calculated and evaluated in the fast energy region. The energy dependent optical model potential parameters were extracted based on the recent experimental data and applied up to 20 MeV. The s-wave strength function was calculated from the parameters. Spherical optical model, statistical model in equilibrium energy, multistep direct and multistep compound model in pre-equilibrium energy and direct capture model were used in the calculation. The theoretically calculated cross sections were compared with the experimental data and the evaluated files The model- calculated total and capture cross sections were in good agreement with the reference experimental data. The direct capture contribution improved the capture cross sections in pre- equilibrium region. The evaluated cross section results were compiled to ENDF-6 format and will improve the ENDF/B-Vl.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2003

The neutron induced nuclear data for Eu-153, Gd-155 and Cd-157 are calculated and evaluated in the high energy region. The evaluation procedure for deformed nuclei is setup by using Ecis-Empire codes. The energy dependent optical model potential parameters are searched based on the recent experimental data and applied up to 20 MeV. Optical model, full featured Hauser-Feshbach model and multistep direct and multistep compound model are used in the calculation. The direct-semidirect capture model and the direct coupled-channels contribution to discrete levels are introduced to improve the capture and inelastic scattering cross sections. The theoretically calculated cross sections are compared with the experimental data and the evaluated files. The model-calculated total and capture cross sections are in good agreement with the reference experimental data. The evaluated cross section results are compiled to ENDF-6 format and are expected to improve the ENDF/B-Vl.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2013

In this research, the effect of a heating system, which is powered by direct solar energy accumulated in phase change material (PCM) as heat storage material installed on the floor surface, on the cooling load was studied. Cooling load of a test building designed for this research was measured with fan coil unit and factors affecting it were also estimated. Experiments were performed with and without PCM installed on the building floor to understand the effect of the PCM on the cooling load. Additionally, to confirm the experiments results, the prediction calculation formula by average outside temperature and integrated solar radiation was composed using multivariate regression model. The results suggested that the heating system with PCM on the floor surface has the potential to shift electric power peak by radiating heat, stored during the daytime in it, at night, not increasing the total cooling load much.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2006

Objectives: We wanted to estimate the annual socioeconomic costs of alcohol drinking in Korea. Methods: The costs were classified as direct costs, indirect costs and the other costs. The direct costs consisted of direct medical costs, indirect medical costs and subsidiary medical costs. Particularly, the medical costs and population attributable fraction for disease were considered to reflect the calculation of the direct medical costs. The indirect costs were computed by the extent to which the loss of productivity and loss of the workforce might have occurred due to changes in mortality and morbidity according to alcohol drinking. The other costs consisted of property loss, administration costs and costs of alcoholic beverage. Results: The annual costs, which seemed to be attributable to alcohol drinking, were estimated to be 149,352 hundred million won (2.86% of GDP). In case of the latter, the amount includes 9,091 hundred million won for direct costs (6.09%), 62,845 hundred million won for the reduction and loss of productivity (42.08%), 44,691 hundred million won for loss of the workforce (29.92%), and the other costs (21.91%). Conclusions: Our study confirms that compared with the cases of Japan (1.9% of GNP) and the other advanced countries (1.00-1.42% of GDP), alcohol drinking incurs substantial socioeconomic costs to the Korean society. Therefore, this study provides strong support for government interventions to control alcohol drinking in Korea.

• 청정기술
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2005

이 연구는 $CO_2$로부터 DMC를 직접 합성하는 공정의 연구를 위한 상평형 자료를 제공하는데 있다. 연구를 위해 Methanol-Water 시스템, Methanol-DMC 시스템, $CO_2$-DMC 시스템, $CO_2$-Methanol 시스템 그리고 DMC-Water 시스템의 상평형 데이터를 수집하였고, 화학 산업에서 널리 쓰이고 있는 Peng-Robinson 상태방정식과 Wong-Sandler 혼합규칙으로 상평형 계산을 수행하였다. 계산 결과 상평형 데이터와 비교적 잘 일치하는 결과를 보였다. 계산을 통해 구한 최적화된 상태방정식의 매개변수는 직접 합성법의 기초연구 및 공정 개발 그리고 공정 최적화에 유용한 자료로 사용될 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.130-135
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• 2008

An aerodynamic optimization design process of multistage axial turbine is presented in this article: first, applying quasi-three dimensional(Q3D) design methods to conduct preliminary design and then adopting modern optimization design methods to implement multistage local optimization. Quasi-three dimensional(Q3D) design methods, which mainly refer to S2 flow surface direct problem calculation, adopt the S2 flow surface direct problem calculation program of Harbin Institute of Technology. Multistage local optimization adopts the software of Numeca/Design3D, which jointly adopts genetic algorithm and artificial neural network. The major principle of the methodology is that the successive design evaluation is performed by using an artificial neural network instead of a flow solver and the genetic algorithms may be used in an efficient way. Flow computation applies three-dimensional viscosity Navier Stokes(N-S) equation solver. Such optimization process has three features: (i) local optimization based on aerodynamic performance of every cascade; (ii) several times of optimizations being performed to every cascade; and (iii) alternate use of coarse grid and fine grid. Such process was applied to optimize a three-stage axial turbine. During the optimization, blade shape and meridional channel were respectively optimized. Through optimization, the total efficiency increased 1.3% and total power increased 2.4% while total flow rate only slightly changed. Therefore, the total performance was improved and the design objective was achieved. The preliminary design makes use of quasi-three dimensional(Q3D) design methods to achieve most reasonable parameter distribution so as to preliminarily enhance total performance. Then total performance will be further improved by adopting multistage local optimization design. Thus the design objective will be successfully achieved without huge expenditure of manpower and calculation time. Therefore, such optimization design process may be efficiently applied to the aerodynamic design optimization of multistage axial turbine.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.12-18
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• 1994

공학설계에 있어서 최적해를 얻기 위한 방법중의 하나로 최적화방법이 많이 사용되어 왔으나, 기존의 최적화방법에서는 설계점이 국부 최적점으로 빠져 들어갈 경우 그 영역을 벗어날 수 있는 방법이 없기 때문에, 최적화의 초기점을 달리하여 반복계산을 수행하여야 하는 불편한 점이 있었다. 유전적 알고리즘은 기존의 최적화방법에 비하여 다수의 설계점을 동시에 탐색하는 특성이 있어 국부 최적점에 빠질 가능성이 적은 반면, 계산시간이 많이 소요되고 전체 최적점 근처까지는 잘 수렴하나 정확한 최적점을 잘 찾지 못하는 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 유전적 알고리즘과 직접탐색법을 결합하여 이들의 단점을 보완한 즉, 전체 최적점을 보다 효율적으로 찾고 계산시간을 줄일 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다. 이 방법은 유전적 알고리즘을 이용하여 최적점이 존재하는 영역을 찾은 후에, 그 영역에서 직접탐색법을 이용하여 보다 정확한 최적점을 찾는 것으로, 예제를 통하여 제안된 방법의 유용성을 보였다.