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Modeling and validation of a parabolic solar collector with a heat pipe absorber

  • Ismail, Kamal A.R.;Zanardi, Mauricio A.;Lino, Fatima A.M.
    • Advances in Energy Research
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    • 제4권4호
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    • pp.299-323
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    • 2016
  • Cylindrical parabolic solar concentrators of small concentration ratio are attractive options for working temperatures around $120^{\circ}C$. The heat gained can be utilized in many applications such as air conditioning, space heating, heating water and many others. These collectors can be easily manufactured and do not need to track the sun continuously. Using a heat pipe as a solar absorber makes the system more compact and easy to install. This study is devoted to modeling a system of cylindrical parabolic solar concentrators of small concentration ratio (around 5) fitted with a heat pipe absorber with a porous wick. The heat pipe is surrounded by evacuated glass tube to reduce thermal losses from the heat pipe. The liquid and vapor flow equations, energy equation, the internal and external boundary conditions were taken into consideration. The system of equations was solved and the numerical results were validated against available experimental and numerical results. The validated heat pipe model was inserted in an evacuated transparent glass tube as the absorber of the cylindrical parabolic collector. A calculation procedure was developed for the system, a computer program was developed and tested and numerical simulations were realized for the whole system. An experimental solar collector of small concentration, fitted with evacuated tube heat pipe absorber was constructed and instrumented. Experiments were realized with the concentrator axis along the E-W direction. Results of the instantaneous efficiency and heat gain were compared with numerical simulations realized under the same conditions and reasonably good agreement was found.

돌핀방호공의 선박충돌해석 (The ship collision analysis of dolphin protection system)

  • 이계희;이성로;고재용;유원진
    • 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전산구조공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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    • pp.143-150
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    • 2005
  • In this study, to evaluate the collision behaviors of the navigating vessel and the dolphin protective system protecting the substructures of bridges, the numerical simulation was performed. The analysis model of vessel bow that the plastic deformations are concentrated was composed by shell elements, and the main body of vessel was modeled by beam elements to represent the mass distribution and the change of potential energy. The material model reflecting the confining condition was used for the modeling of the filling soil of dolphin system. The surrounding soil of the dolphin system was modeled as nonlinear springs. As results, it is verified that the dolphin system can adequately dissipate the kinematic energy of the collision vessel. The surrounding soil of the dolphin system is able to resist the collision force of the vessel. And the major energy dissipation mechanism of collision energy is the plastic deformation of the vessel bow and the dolphin system.

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Nonlinear finite element modeling of the self-centering steel moment connection with cushion flexural damper

  • Ali Nazeri;Reza Vahdani;Mohammad Ali Kafi
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제87권2호
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    • pp.151-164
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    • 2023
  • The latest earthquake's costly repairs and economic disruption were brought on by excessive residual drift. Self-centering systems are one of the most efficient ways in the current generation of seismic resistance system to get rid of and reduce residual drift. The mechanics and behavior of the self-centering system in response to seismic forces were impacted by a number of important factors. The amount of post-tensioning (PT) force, which is often employed for the standing posture after an earthquake, is the first important component. The energy dissipater element is another one that has a significant impact on how the self-centering system behaves. Using the damper as a replaceable and affordable tool and fuse in self-centering frames has been recommended to boost energy absorption and dampening of structural systems during earthquakes. In this research, the self-centering steel moment frame connections are equipped with cushion flexural dampers (CFDs) as an energy dissipator system to increase energy absorption, post-yielding stiffness, and ease replacement after an earthquake. Also, it has been carefully considered how to reduce permanent deformations in the self-centering steel moment frames exposed to seismic loads while maintaining adequate stiffness, strength, and ductility. After confirming the FE model's findings with an earlier experimental PT connection, the behavior of the self-centering connection using CFD has been surveyed in this study. The FE modeling takes into account strands preloading as well as geometric and material nonlinearities. In addition to contact and sliding phenomena, gap opening and closing actions are included in the models. According to the findings, self-centering moment-resisting frames (SF-MRF) combined with CFD enhance post-yielding stiffness and energy absorption with the least amount of permeant deformation in a certain CFD thickness. The obtained findings demonstrate that the effective energy dissipation ratio (β), is increased to 0.25% while also lowering the residual drift to less than 0.5%. Also, this enhancement in the self-centering connection with CFD's seismic performance was attained with a respectable moment capacity to beam plastic moment capacity ratio.

광역도시 에너지계획단계에서의 DB기반 에너지수요예측 시스템 개발 (Development of the DB-Based Energy Demand Prediction System Urban Community Energy Planning)

  • 공동석;이상문;이병정;허정호
    • 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한설비공학회 2009년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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    • pp.940-945
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    • 2009
  • Energy planning for hybrid energy system is important to increase the flexibility in the urban community and national energy systems. Expected maximum loads, load profiles and yearly energy demands are important input parameters to plan for the technical and environmental optimal energy system for a planning area. The method for energy demand prediction has been based on artificial neural networks(ANN). The advantage of ANN with respect to the other method is their ability of modeling a multivariable problem given by the complex relationships between the variables. This method can produce 10% of errors hourly load profile from individual building to urban community. As the results of this paper, energy demand prediction system has been developed based on simulink.

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직렬형 하이브리드 추진시스템의 디젤 엔진 냉각수온 모델링 (Modeling of Engine Coolant Temperature in Diesel Engines for the Series Hybrid Powertrain System)

  • 김용래;이용규;정순규
    • 한국자동차공학회논문집
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.53-58
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    • 2016
  • Modeling of engine coolant temperature was conducted for a series hybrid powertrain system. The purpose of this modeling was a simplification of complex heat transfer process inside a engine cooling system in order to apply it to the vehicle powertrain simulation software. A basic modeling concept is based on the energy conservation equation within engine coolant circuit and are composed of heat rejection from engine to coolant, convection heat transfer from an engine surface and a radiator to ambient air. At the final stage, the coolant temperature was summarized as a simple differential equation. Unknown heat transfer coefficients and heat rejection term were defined by theoretical and experimental methods. The calculation result from this modeling showed a reasonable prediction by comparison with the experimental data.

PSCAD/EMTDC를 미용한 계통연계형 태양광발전시스템의 모델링 및 모의 해석 (PSCAD/EMTDC Based Modeling and Simulation Analysis of a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Generation System)

  • 전진홍;김응상;김슬기
    • 대한전기학회논문지:전력기술부문A
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    • 제54권3호
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 2005
  • The paper addresses modeling and analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic generation system (PV system). PSCAD/EMTDC, an industry standard simulation tool for studying the transient behavior of electric power system and apparatus, is used to conduct all aspects of model implementation and to carry out extensive simulation study. This paper is aimed at sharing with the PSCAD/EMTDC user community our user-defined model for PV system applications, which is not yet available as a standard model within PSCAD/EMTDC. An equivalent circuit model of a solar cell has been used for modeling solar array. A series of parameters required for array modeling have been estimated from general specification data of a solar module. A PWM voltage source inverter (VSI) and its current control scheme have been implemented. A maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique is employed for drawing the maximum available energy from the PV array. Comprehensive simulation results are presented to examine PV array behaviors and PV system control performance in response to irradiation changes. In addition, dynamic responses of PV array and system to network fault conditions are simulated and analysed.

열차제어시스템 가속 스트레스시험 모델링에 관한 연구 (A Study on Train Control System Accelerated Stress Modeling)

  • 신덕호;이재호;이강미
    • 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국철도학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.624-630
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    • 2006
  • 본 논문은 열차제어시스템의 하부구성요소단위 예측신뢰도를 가속스트레스시험을 통해 입증하기 위한 모델링을 연구한다. 예측신뢰도의 입증을 위해서는 전체시스템단위 시운전과 하부구성요소단위 가속수명시험 및 가속스트레스 시험을 통한 방법이 있으며, 본 논문에서는 하부구성요소단위로 정해진 시간동안 가속된 스트레스를 주입하여 장치의 생존여부에 따라 예측신뢰도를 입증하는 가속스트레스 시험을 위한 열차제어시스템의 모델링을 연구하였다. 전자부품으로 구성된 열차제어시스템은 사용온도에 따라 신뢰도가 급격하게 변화한다는 점에 착안하여 아레니우스 방정식 및 전자부품 활성화에너지를 고려하였으며, 가중평균을 사용한 신뢰성시험 모델링을 제시하여 열차제어시스템 가속스트레스시험의 시험시간을 산출하였다.

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A System Design for The Tomographical Assay

  • Lee, Yong-Deok;Na, Won-Woo;Kim, Ho-Dong;Hong, Jong-Sook
    • 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국원자력학회 1996년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(3)
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    • pp.397-402
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    • 1996
  • A remote operational system for the tomographical assay was designed to scan the sample and to assay the inside radioactive materials distribution three dimensionally, composed of 3 axes moving table, collimator, data acquisition system in a PC control. The system design was done by considering that how the accurate assay be affected by the modeling or by the other system components. In the system design, MCNP code simulation was done to find the optimum condition for the spatial assay of the radioactive materials.

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Thermo-fluid engineering in deep geothermal energy

  • 김영원
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.84.1-84.1
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    • 2015
  • Recent years in particular in Korea see intensive interests in a deep geothermal engineering and its application in different uses as far as from direct uses to power generation sectors, that are achieved by harnessing hot energy sources from the earth. For instance widespread interest has been generated because the geothermal energy is the source that one extracts it for more than 20 hours per day and for about 30 years of an operation of the plant, which enables to give base load as for heating as well as an electric generation. In retrospect, shallow geothermal energy using heat pumps is commonplace in Korea while the deep geothermal is in the early stage of the development. Geothermal energies in view of the way of extracting heat are mainly categorized into several types such as a single well system, a hydrothermal system, an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) etc. In this talk, this speaker focuses on the thermo-fluid engineering of the single well system by introducing the modeling in order to harness hot fluid that is thermally balanced with the fluid of an injection well, which provides a challenge to assess the life time of the well. To avoid the loss of the temperature in producing the hot fluid, a specialized pipe or a borehole heat exchanger has been designed, and its concept is introduced. On the other hand, a binary system or an organic Rankine cycle, which provides the methodology to convert the heat into an electricity, is briefly introduced. Some experimental results of the binary system which has been constructed in our lab will be presented. Lastly as for the future direction, some comments for the industrialization of the deep geothermal energy in this country will be discussed.

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