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Ground Base Laser Torque Applied on LEO Satellites of Various Geometries

  • Khalifa, N.S.
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.484-490
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    • 2012
  • This paper is devoted to investigate the feasibility of using a medium power ground-based laser to produce a torque on LEO satellites of various shapes. The laser intensity delivered to a satellite is calculated using a simple model of laser propagation in which a standard atmospheric condition and linear atmospheric interaction mechanism is assumed. The laser force is formulated using a geocentric equatorial system in which the Earth is an oblate spheroid. The torque is formulated for a cylindrical satellite, spherical satellites and for satellites of complex shape. The torque algorithm is implemented for some sun synchronous low Earth orbit cubesats. Based on satellites perigee height, the results demonstrate that laser torque affecting on a cubesat has a maximum value in the order of $10^{-9}$ which is comparable with that of solar radiation. However, it has a minimum value in the order of $10^{-10}$ which is comparable with that of gravity gradient. Moreover, the results clarify the dependency of the laser torque on the orbital eccentricity. As the orbit becomes more circular it will experience less torque. So, we can conclude that the ground based laser torque has a significant contribution on the low Earth orbit cubesats. It can be adjusted to obtain the required control torque and it can be used as an active attitude control system for cubesats.

Development of new electrical leakage detection system for waste landfil (위생매립지 누출검지 및 누출위치 파악을 위한 전극배치시스템 개발)

  • Han, Sang-Jae;Shin, Hyun-Young;Jung, Jae-Hyun;Kim, Soo-Sam
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2008.03a
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    • pp.242-250
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    • 2008
  • Lining systems are used for two purpose in landfills : as covers to minimize leachate generation and surface water contamination by providing a barrier from precipitation and other percolating waters, and as containment liners to contain leachate and minimize its downward migration into underlying groundwater. So identifying leaks in landfill liners is an essential part of waste management. There are many leakage detection systems to monitor and seek leakage location, such as two electrode method, electrode grid method, diffusion hoses, capacitance sensors and tracers sensing cables. However, most of them can be applied in the new landfill construction sites because sensors must be installed prior to work. This paper presents a new type of leakage detection system, so called fence type electrode arrangement system, to monitor leakage and to seek leakage location in working landfill as well as new landfill. This system is based on the measurement of an electrical current flowing through leakage point. Series of laboratory tests are performed to investigate an availability of this system and this paper present some of these results.

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Impact of 5G New Radio Downlink Signal on Fixed-Satellite Service Earth Station

  • Park, Yeon-Gyu;Lee, Il-Kyoo
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.155-161
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    • 2020
  • The fifth generation (5G) is a state-of-the-art mobile communication access technology that uses sub 6 GHz bands and mmWave. Presently, the 5G network is partially deployed along with 4G in areas with dense traffic. In the future, the demand for the 5G bandwidth may increase. Thus, it is necessary to study the coexistence between the 5G and radio systems using adjacent or same channels to eliminate the interference between radio systems and efficiently utilize the frequency. This paper analyzed the impact of 5G new radio downlink on the fixed-satellite service earth station operating at the co-channel and adjacent channel in the upper 3.7 GHz band using the Spectrum Engineering Advanced Monte Carlo Analysis Tool, which is based on the Monte Carlo method. The results of this paper can be utilized for planning the frequency allocation of 5G networks; they can also be used as a guideline for deploying 5G base stations around a fixed-satellite service earth station.

Analysis of Complex Ground Systems using Electromagnetic Simulation Method (전자계 시뮬레이션 도구를 이용한 복합 형상의 접지 시스템 해석)

  • Kim, Youngjin;Kim, Jaehyung;Kim, Sungju
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.48-53
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    • 2016
  • This paper deals with analysis of complex grounding system using electromagnetic simulation method. Electrical devices could be damaged by transient voltage such as a lightning surge. Therefore the measures to protect the equipments from transient, such as a lightning are required. The ground system is important in this respect. The representative parameter of grounding system performance is earth ground resistance. Precise prediction of earth resistance is required, because it is difficult to modify and change after the completion of the grounding system construction. Numerical modeling is often used in numerical analysis to identify the electrical characteristics of the grounding system. However complex systems are difficult to predict grounding characteristics by numerical analysis. If the total electric field of the earth in general is similar to the antenna model, in that the incident electric field and expressed as a sum of the scattering field. In this study, the electromagnetic field simulation tool "ANSYS HFSS" module containing the antenna model was used to analyze performance of ground system. Both the simple and complex grounding system were analyzed by simulation tool and experimental method. As a result simulation method is effective to predict performance of a complex ground system.

A Study on the Separation of Long-lived Radionuclides and Rare Earth Elements by a Reductive Extraction Process (환원추출에 의한 장수명핵종과 희토류 원소의 분리 연구)

  • 권상운;안병길;김응호;유재형
    • Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.421-425
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    • 2003
  • The reductive extraction process is an important step to refine the TRU product from the electrorefining process for the preparation of transmutation reactor fuel. In this study, it was studied on the reductive extraction between the eutectic salt and Bi metal phases. The solutes were zirconium and the rare earth elements, where zirconium was used as a surrogate for the transuranic(TRU) elements. All the experiments were performed in a glove box filled with a argon gas. Li-Bi alloy was used as a reducing agent to reduce the high chemical activity of Li. The reductive extraction characteristics were examined using ICP, XRD and EPMA analysis. The reduction reaction was equilibrated within 3 hours after the Li addition. Three eutectic salt systems were compared and Zr was successfully separated from the rare earth elements in all the three salt systems.

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Subsurface Geological Structure of the Southwestern Part of Ogcheon Zone by Gravity Survey (1) (중력탐사에 의한 옥천대 남서부의 지하지질구조(1))

  • Kim, Sung Kyun;Ahn, Kun Sang;Oh, Jinyong
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.363-369
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    • 1997
  • As a part of the study to know the deep geological structure of the Ogcheon Zone. gravity survey is performed along the survey line of which direction is roughly perpendicular to major faults of the Zone. Recent studies for petrology. geochemistry. and structural geology in south-western Ogcheon Zone are outlined. Raw gravity data are corrected to obtain Bouguer anomalies and the anomalies are interpreted to obtain subsurface structures along the survey line. The subterranean density discontinuities determined from the power spectrum method are appeared at depths of 15.4 km and 2.8 km. It is considered that the depth of 15.4 km indicates the boundary between upper and lower crust. Probably the depth of 2.8 km represents the boundary between upper volcanic formations and granites. Alternatively. the observed Bouguer anomalies are interpreted in terms of lateral density variation model. Finally. the subterranean geological structure to satisfy the Bouguer anomalies is presented through the iterative forward method in which results obtained from surface geological informations and from the inverse method are adopted as an initial model.

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Assessment of Earth Remote Sensing Microsatellite Power Subsystem Capability during Detumbling and Nominal Modes

  • Zahran M.;Okasha M.;Ivanova Galina A.
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.18-28
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    • 2006
  • The Electric Power Subsystem (EPS) is one of the most critical systems on any satellite because nearly every subsystem requires power. This makes the choice of power systems the most important task facing satellite designers. The main purpose of the Satellite EPS is to provide continuous, regulated and conditioned power to all the satellite subsystems. It has to withstand radiation, thermal cycling and vacuums in hostile space environments, as well as subsystem degradation over time. The EPS power characteristics are determined by both the parameters of the system itself and by the satellite orbit. After satellite separation from the launch vehicle (LV) to its orbit, in almost all situations, the satellite subsystems (attitude determination and control, communication and onboard computer and data handling (OBC&DH)), take their needed power from a storage battery (SB) and solar arrays (SA) besides the consumed power in the EPS management device. At this point (separation point, detumbling mode), the satellite's angular motion is high and the orientation of the solar arrays, with respect to the Sun, will change in a non-uniform way, so the amount of power generated by the solar arrays will be affected. The objective of this research is to select satellite EPS component types, to estimate solar array illumination parameters and to determine the efficiency of solar arrays during both detumbling and normal operation modes.

The analysis of the actual condition regarding the system formation for the continuation of product life-cycle (제품수명주기 연장을 위한 시스템 형성에 관한 실태분석)

  • Shin Ki-Bong
    • Management & Information Systems Review
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    • v.7
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    • pp.227-245
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    • 2001
  • The object that we have researched the design for a long life of product is to search for the method to cope with the various environment problems where our mankind is confronting in the field of Production Design. The environment problem on earth is affecting seriously the enterprise which produces the product, the user who consumes it and even the field of product design. Now we live our daily life with a lot of artifacts while the citification and modernization have been progressing around us. Especially, 20 century was the times of the highly advanced scientific civilization and industrialization. Therefore it affected decisively our life environment base nowadays. The result was that our human life became rich because of the advanced development of industry, productivity and distribution structure. On the other side, the industrial system in the period of these massive production and massive consuming is bearing various problems proportionally. Those are the depletion of resources and energy, earth environmental pollution and various kinds of waste. In addition, the material which cannot recycle is appearing at the large quantity. This is the actuality of now. Our subject is how product design will cope with it as counter measures and the subject is very important to our mankind and earth environment.

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A benchmark for two-dimensional numerical subduction modeling using COMSOL Multiphysics® (콤솔 멀티피직스를 활용한 2차원 수치 섭입모델링 벤치마크)

  • Yu, Suhwan;Lee, Changyeol
    • Journal of the Geological Society of Korea
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    • v.54 no.6
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    • pp.683-694
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    • 2018
  • Subduction has been the focal point of numerical studies for decades because it plays an important role in the Earth's mass and energy circulations and generates earthquakes and arc volcanoes which are closely related to the human lives. Among the studies on subduction, numerical modeling has been broadly applied to the quantitative studies on the subducting slab in the mantle which cannot be directly observed. In this study, we benchmark the numerical subduction modeling using a finite element package, COMSOL $Multiphysics^{(R)}$ and the results are consistent with the previously reported benchmark results.

Distribution of Zirconium Between Salt And Bismuth During A Separation From Rare Earth Elements By A Reductive Extraction

  • S. W. Kwon;Lee, B. J.;B. G. Ahn;Kim, E. H.;J. H. Yoo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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    • 2004.02a
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    • pp.165-169
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    • 2004
  • It was studied on the reductive extraction between the eutectic salt and Bi metal phases. The solutes were zirconium and the rare earth elements, where zirconium was used as the surrogate for the transuranic(TRU) elements. All the experiments were performed in a glove box filled with argon gas. Two types of experimental conditions were used -high and low initial solute concentrations in salt. Li-Bi alloy was used as a reducing agent to reduce the high chemical activity of Li. The reductive extraction characteristics were examined using ICP, XRD and EPMA analysis. Zirconium was successfully separated from the rare earth elements by the reductive extraction method. The LiF-NaF-KF system was favorable among the fluoride salt systems, whereas the LiCl-KCl system was favorable among the chloride salt systems. When the solute concentrations were high, intermetallic compounds were found near the salt-metal interface.

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