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A Simulation on the Performance of Durability in a Polymer Solar Glazing Design

  • Cahyono, Sukmaji Indro;Eom, Han-Saem;Ryu, Nam-Jin;Choi, Kwang-Hwan
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2012.03a
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    • pp.331-336
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    • 2012
  • Nowaday the conventional solar collector material prices are rising up because of pricy metal material over the world. The solar collector is too expensive to recycle to save the earth. Advanced polymer research is founded a high thermal resistant polymer and also it has high sun energy transmission. It also has cheaper material and easy manufacturing process, compare with conventional solar collector material. This paper is focussing on glazing simulation of polymer solar collector against wind pressure. The modeling geometry of polymer solar glazing are purposed by single layer, double layer hollow, zig-zag and tower. A simulation by using the Finite Volume was conducted to get Factor of Safety (FoS). The purpose of this paper is to find the best polymer glazing design, which can be as reference for the solar collector company to build Polymer. Hope fully new model of polymer solar collector has cheap, light, high sun energy transmitter, easy to be made and strong against wind force characteristics.

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The Effect of Gaps in Concrete Bearing Surface of Direct Fixation Track on Vehicle and Track Interaction (직결궤도 체결구 하부에 발생한 단차가 차량/궤도 상호작용에 미치는 영향)

  • Yang, Sin-Chu;Kim, Eun
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.50-57
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    • 2010
  • Various installation faults may lie in fasteners in the construction of a direct-fixation track by the top-down method. At an extreme, they may cause excessive interaction between the train and track, compromise the running safety of the train, and cause damage to the track components. Therefore, the faults need to be kept within the allowable level through an investigation of their effects on the interactions between the train and track. In this study, the vertical dynamic stiffness of fasteners in installation faults was measured based on the dynamic stiffness test by means of an experimental apparatus that was devised to feasibly reproduce gap faults. This study proposes an effective analytical model for a train-track interaction system in which most elements, except the nonlinear wheel-rail contact and some components that behave bi-linearly, exhibit linear behavior. To investigate the effect of the behavior of fasteners in gap faults in a direct-fixation track on the vehicle and track, vehicle-track interaction analyses were carried out, targeting key review parameters such as the wheel load reduction factor, vertical rail displacement, rail bending stress, and mean stress of the elastomer. From the results, it was noted that the gap faults in the concrete bearing surface of a direct-fixation track need to be limited for the sake of the long-term durability of the elastomer than for the running safety of the train or the structural safety of the track.

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The Actual Conditions, Problems and Design Preferences of Dementia Inpatient Clothing (치매환자복의 실태와 문제점 및 디자인 선호도 분석)

  • Ryou, Eun-Jeong;Park, Hye-Won
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.618-626
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    • 2006
  • This research explored the actual conditions, problems and design preferences of dementia inpatient clothing. Data were collected by surveying 21 dementia hospitals and nursing care facilities and 87 caregivers and nurses of dementia hospitals. The collected data were analysed through frequency analysis, descriptive analysis and factor analysis. The results were as follows, First, the inpatient clothes of dementia hospitals were two-piece styles, the shirts of front opening with buttons and pants of no opening with elastic band. Those of dementia care facilities were two piece styles of shirts and pants, training suits or private plain clothes not uniform. Severe dementia inpatient dressed uniforms of the jump suits or two piece styles in some dementia care facilities. Second, the problems of dementia inpatient clothing were composed of suitability of raw and subsidiary clothing material, diversity of design and size, durability and form stability of clothes and elastic bands. Third, the design elements similar to those of existing inpatient clothing were preferred with regard to improving dementia inpatient clothing. That is, the design preferences of shirts showed front opening style with buttons, round neckline and a three-quarter-length sleeves. Those of pants came out no opening style with elastic band and full length. Also, pink color and natural patterns were preferred, and the private plain clothing of inpatient and fusion Han-bok style were somewhat preferred.

A study on Accelerated Life Prediction of Gas Welded joint of STS301L (1. Plug and Ring type) (STS301L 가스용접이음재의 가속수명에측에 관한 연구 (1. Plug and Ring type))

  • Baek, Seung-Yeb;Bae, Dong-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.1355-1360
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    • 2008
  • Stainless steel sheets are widely used as the structure material for the railroad cars and the commercial vehicles. These kinds structures used stainless steel sheets are commonly fabricated by using the gas welding. Gas welding is very important and useful technology in fabrication of an railroad car and vehicles structure. However fatigue strength of the gas welded joints is considerably lower than parent metal due to stress concentration at the weldment, fatigue strength evaluation of gas welded joints are very important to evaluate the reliability and durability of railroad cars and to establish a criterion of long life fatigue design. In this paper, ${\Delta}P-N_f$ curve were obtained by fatigue tests. Using these results, the accelerated life test (ALT) is conducted. From the experimental results, an acceleration model is derived and acceleration factors are estimated. So it is intended to obtain the useful information for the fatigue lifetime of plug and ring gas welded joints and data analysis by statistic reliability method, to save time and cost, and to develop optimum accelerated life prediction plans.

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Cracking and bending strength evaluations of steel-concrete double composite girder under negative bending action

  • Xu, Chen;Zhang, Boyu;Liu, Siwei;Su, Qingtian
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.371-384
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    • 2020
  • The steel-concrete double composite girder in the negative flexural region combines an additional concrete slab to the steel bottom flange to prevent the local steel buckling, however, the additional concrete slab may lower down the neutral axis of the composite section, which is a sensitive factor to the tensile stress restraint on the concrete deck. This is actually of great importance to the structural rationality and durability, but has not been investigated in detail yet. In this case, a series of 5.5 m-long composite girder specimens were tested by negative bending, among which the bottom slab configuration and the longitudinal reinforcement ratio in the concrete deck were the parameters. Furthermore, an analytical study concerning about the influence of bottom concrete slab thickness on the cracking and sectional bending-carrying capacity were carried out. The test results showed that the additional concrete at the bottom improved the composite sectional bending stiffness and bending-carrying capacity, whereas its effect on the concrete crack distribution was not obvious. According to the analytical study, the additional concrete slab at the bottom with an equivalent thickness to the concrete deck slab may provide the best contributions to the improvements of crack initiation bending moment and the sectional bending-carrying capacity. This can be applied for the design practice.

Control Model of 1 kW Class Tactical Hybrid Power Generation System with Liquid Fuel Processor (야전용 액체 연료개질 1 kW급 하이브리드 전원시스템 제어 연구)

  • Ji, Hyun-Jin;Ha, Sang-Hyun;Kim, Young-Chul;Cho, Sung-Baek
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.732-739
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    • 2011
  • A fuel cell/secondary battery hybrid power generation system could extend well beyond the efficiency and interoperability of the conventional diesel generator. The suggested power source system consists of 2.3 kW class PEMFC, 100 Ah lithium polymer battery, and two DC/DC converters by serial connection type. It was known that interoperability of sub-systems is the key factor for stable and optimal control of the hybrid power generation system. The modeling and simulation methods have been proposed to reduce the number of configurations and performance tests for components selection and select the optimized control condition of the power generation system. The control model for power source system is implemented based on the empirical formulation and carried out in the Matlab/Simulink environment. The results show that the simulation can be used to establish the algorism of prototype and increase the durability of the power source system.

Design Modification of Marine Turning Gear Based on Spur Planetary Gear (스퍼 유성감속기 기반 선박용 터닝기어의 설계 변경)

  • Kim, Kun-Woo;Lee, Jae-Wook;Jang, Jin-Seok;Oh, Joo-Young;Hong, Jong-Hae;Lee, Kang-Jae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.7-14
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    • 2019
  • A marine turning gear controls the position of the piston-crank mechanism by rotating the flywheel of the marine engine at a low speed, which is the main auxiliary machine that enables the disassembly and maintenance of the engine. In this study, the safety factor for surface durability and tooth bending strength was improved by the design modification of the marine turning gear based on the spur planetary gear. Angular velocity, torque, and efficiency of the turning gear were measured using a reliability evaluation tester, and a multibody dynamics model for analysis corresponding to the test results was developed. Finally, it was confirmed that the design improvements improved the tooth surface damage of the sun gear in the 3rd reduction stage.

Study on Multibody Dynamic Analysis and Durability of Heavy Load Bucket Roller Chain System (고하중용 버킷 롤러체인 시스템의 다물체 동역학 해석 및 내구성 연구)

  • Kim, Chang Uk;Park, Jin Chul;Lee, Dong Woo;Song, Jung Il
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.33 no.11
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    • pp.919-925
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    • 2016
  • In this study, multibody dynamic and mechanical analyses were conducted for the structure of roller chain bucket elevator system. The fatigue life of the roller chain elevator system was determined under static and fatigue loadings. Results of multibody dynamic analysis suggested that the maximum contact force occurred at the drive sprocket engagement point with the roller chain due to maximum tension. Fatigue analysis results suggest that the high load roller chain system is durable and safe because its life time is more than 700,000 cycles, close to its designed value (1,000,000 cycle). However, the contact portion of plate and pin needed a safety factor. The dynamic analysis of the heavy load roller chain was conducted with a multibody dynamic analysis program. The results obtained in this study can be utilized for dynamic analysis of roller chain systems in all industries.

Micro Structure Fabrication Using Injection Molding Method (인젝션 몰딩 기술을 이용한 마이크로 구조물 성형)

  • Je T. J.;Shin B. S.;Chung S. W.;Cho J. W.;Park S. S.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2002.02a
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    • pp.253-259
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    • 2002
  • Micro cell structures with high aspect ratio were fabricated by injection molding method. The mold inserts had dimension $1.9cm\times8.3cm$ composed of a lot of micro posts and were fabricated by LIGA process. The size of the micro posts was $157{\mu}m\times157{\mu}m\times500{\mu}m$ and the gaps between two adjacent posts were $50{\mu}m$. Using Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) injection molding was performed. The key experimental variables were temperature, pressure, and time. By controlling these, good shaped mim cell structures with $50{\mu}m$ in wall thickness and $500{\mu}m$ in depth were obtained. In order to understand micro molding mechanism, shape changes of molded PMMA were studied with experimental variables. And the durability of mold insert was investigated, too. The results show that the most important factor in molding processes was the mold temperature that is closely related to the filling of the melt into the micro cavity. And the holding time before cooling showed a great effect on the quality of molded PMMA.

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Failure Mechanism of Bendable Embedded Electronic Module Under Various Environment Conditions (Bendable 임베디드 전자모듈의 손상 메커니즘)

  • Jo, Yun-Seong;Kim, A Young;Hong, Won Sik
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.59-63
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    • 2013
  • A bendable electronic module has been developed for a mobile application by using a low-cost roll-to-roll manufacturing process. In flexible embedded electronic module, a thin silicon chip was embedded in a polymer-based encapsulating adhesive between flexible copper clad polyimide layers. To confirm reliability and durability of prototype bendable module, the following tests were conducted: Moisture sensitivity level, thermal shock test, high temperature & high humidity storage test, and pressure cooker tester. Those experiments to induce failure of the module due to temperature variations and moisture are the experiment to verify the reliability. Failure criterion was 20% increase in bump resistance from the initial value. The mechanism of the increase of the bump resistance was analyzed by using non-destructive X-ray analysis and scanning acoustic microscopy. During the pressure cooker test (PCT), delamination occurred at the various interfaces of the bendable embedded modules. To investigate the failure mechanism, moisture diffusion analysis was conducted to the pressure cooker's test. The hygroscopic characteristics of the encapsulating polymeric materials were experimentally determined. Analysis results have shown moisture saturation process of flexible module under high temperature/high humidity and high atmosphere conditions. Based on these results, stress factor and failure mechanism/mode of bendable embedded electronic module were obtained.