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Three Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Free Surface Flow Using Filling Pattern Technique and Adaptive Grid Refinement (형상 충전 및 격자 세분화를 이용한 삼차원 자유 표면 유동의 유한 요소 해석)

  • Kim, Ki-Don;Yang, Dong-Yol;Jeong, Jun-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.28 no.11
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    • pp.1348-1358
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    • 2004
  • The filling pattern and an adaptive grid refinement based on the finite element method and Eulerian mesh advancement approach have been developed to analyze incompressible transient viscous flow with free surfaces. The governing equation fur flow analysis is Navier-Stokes equation including inertia and gravity effects. The mixed FE formulation and predictor-corrector method are used effectively for unsteady numerical simulation. The flow front surface and the volume inflow rate are calculated using the filling pattern technique to select an adequate pattern among seven filling patterns at each tetrahedral control volume. By adaptive grid refinement, the new flow field that renders better prediction in flow surface shape is generated and the velocity field at the flow front part is calculated more exactly. In this domain the elements in the surface region are made finer than those in the remaining regions for more efficient computation. The collapse of a water dam and the filling of a fluidity spiral have been analyzed. The numerical results have been in good agreement with the experimental results and the efficiency of the adaptive grid refinement and filling pattern techniques have been verified.

Enrichment of poultry manure with biomass ash to produce organomineral fertiliser

  • Dede, Omer Hulusi;Ozer, Hasan
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.449-455
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    • 2018
  • In this study, the contribution of hot biomass ash to enrichment of the mineral content and to reducing the moisture content of broiler poultry manure was investigated. For this purpose, the mixtures have been prepared by adding biomass ash at varying rates (10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%) and at different temperatures ($100^{\circ}C$, $150^{\circ}C$, $200^{\circ}C$ and $250^{\circ}C$) according to the dry matter content (74.77%) of the poultry manure. The results showed that incorporation of biomass ash into poultry manure at 50% at $250^{\circ}C$ reduced the moisture content from 25.23% to 9.82%. Regarding the maximum N in the final product, the ideal temperature of biomass ash has been obtained at $150^{\circ}C$. The highest nutrient contents were obtained at 50% biomass ash incorporation. The highest dose of biomass ash application had significantly increased nutrients, such as Ca (19.34%), K (4.03%), Fe (1,545 mg/kg), Mn (812 mg/kg) and Zn (479 mg/kg) in the final organomineral fertiliser formulation. Overall, it was concluded that the addition of hot biomass ash can dramatically decrease the moisture content of poultry manure and therefore provide odour and pathogen removal and increase its plant nutrient content.

FE modeling for geometrically nonlinear analysis of laminated plates using a new plate theory

  • Bhaskar, Dhiraj P.;Thakur, Ajaykumar G.
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.6 no.5
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    • pp.409-426
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    • 2019
  • The aim of the present work is to study the nonlinear behavior of the laminated composite plates under transverse sinusoidal loading using a new inverse trigonometric shear deformation theory, where geometric nonlinearity in the Von-Karman sense is taken into account. In the present theory, in-plane displacements use an inverse trigonometric shape function to account the effect of transverse shear deformation. The theory satisfies the traction free boundary conditions and violates the need of shear correction factor. The governing equations of equilibrium and boundary conditions associated with present theory are obtained by using the principle of minimum potential energy. These governing equations are solved by eight nodded serendipity element having five degree of freedom per node. A square laminated composite plate is considered for the geometrically linear and nonlinear formulation. The numerical results are obtained for central deflections, in-plane stresses and transverse shear stresses. Finite element Codes are developed using MATLAB. The present results are compared with previously published results. It is concluded that the geometrically linear and nonlinear response of laminated composite plates predicted by using the present inverse trigonometric shape function is in excellent agreement with previously published results.

Steel hexagonal damper-brace system for efficient seismic protection of structures

  • Mohammad Mahdi, Javidan;Jinkoo, Kim
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.45 no.5
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    • pp.683-695
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    • 2022
  • Conventional braces are often used to provide stiffness to structures; however due to buckling they cannot be used as seismic energy dissipating elements. In this study, a seismic energy dissipation device is proposed which is comprised of a bracing member and a steel hysteretic damper made of steel hexagonal plates. The hexagonal shaped designated fuse causes formation of plastic hinges under axial deformation of the brace. The main advantages of this damper compared to conventional metallic dampers and buckling-restrained braces are the stable and controlled energy dissipation capability with ease of manufacture. The mechanical behavior of the damper is formulated first and a design procedure is provided. Next, the theoretical formulation and the efficiency of the damper are verified using finite element (FE) analyses. An analytical model of the damper is established and its efficiency is further investigated by applying it to seismic retrofit of a case study structure. The seismic performance of the structure is evaluated before and after retrofit in terms of maximum interstory drift ratio, top story displacement, residual displacement, and energy dissipation of dampers. Overall, the median of maximum interstory drift ratios is reduced from 3.8% to 1.6% and the residual displacement decreased in the x-direction which corresponds to the predominant mode shape of the structure. The analysis results show that the developed damper can provide cost-effective seismic protection of structures.

Evaluation of the Burst Pressure for Rectangular Wall-thinning of CANDU Feeder Pipe (사각 감육을 고려한 중수로 공급자관 파열압력 평가)

  • Kwang Soo Kim;Min Kyu Kim;Doo Ho Cho;Jae Joon Jeong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.28-35
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    • 2021
  • The flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) is one of significant aging and degradation mechanism and can affect structural integrity of CANDU feeder pipes. Pipe burst can occur under normal operation pressure (min. 10 MPa) if wall-thinning of the feeder pipe due to FAC is accumulated. Previous studies considered simple shapes of feeder pipe with local wall-thinning in order to conservatively assess structural integrity of wall-thinned feeder pipe. In this paper, a new FE model is developed, having an actual shape of the feeder pipe (double bent) as well as the actual wall-thinning shape and location based on the in-service inspection result. Then, the burst pressure assessment of the wall-thinned feeder pipe is performed using lower bound limit load analysis considering elastic-perfectly plastic material. In addition, an improved formulation to predict the burst pressure of the wall-thinned feeder pipe is presented and the safety margin is compared with an existing assessment method.

Evaluation of Experimental Extruded Pellets and Commercial Extruded Pellets for Far Eastern Catfish Silurus asotus (메기(Silurus asotus)용 실험 배합사료와 상품사료의 사육효능 비교)

  • Lim, Sang-Gu;Kim, Kwang-Seog;Kang, Yong-Jin;Kim, Eung-Oh;Son, Maeng-Hyun;An, Cheul-Min;Kim, Kang-Woong;Cho, Yong-Chul;Kim, Kyoung-Duck
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.45 no.2
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 2012
  • Two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of experimental extruded pellets (EEPs) and commercial EPs (CEPs) on Far Eastern catfish $Silurus$ $asotus$ in pilot- (experiment I) and commercial-scale (experiment II) tanks. Four diets were prepared: three EEPs (EEP1, EEP2 and EEP3) that contained different amounts of tuna fish meal, soybean meal, and squid liver oil, and one CEP diet. In experiment I, three replicate groups of juveniles were fed one of the four EPs in pilot-scale tanks for 19 weeks. The weight gains (WGs) of fish fed EEP1 and CEP were significantly higher than those of fish fed EEP2 or EEP3. The highest feed efficiency (FE) was observed in fish fed the CEP diet ($P$<0.05), and the FE of fish fed EEP1 and EEP3 were significantly higher than that with EEP2 ($P$<0.05). In experiment II, juveniles were fed one of four EPs in commercial-scale tanks for 19 weeks. WG and FE values of fish fed EEP1 and CEP were higher than those of fish fed EEP2 and EEP3. The results of this study indicate that the dietary formulation used in EEP1 could be used as a practical feed for Far Eastern catfish.

Scientific study for the standardization of the preparation methods for SULNONGTANG. (설농탕 조리법의 표준화를 위한 조리과학적 연구 -제1보 : 전래설농탕과 시판설농탕의 영양학적 비교연구-)

  • 임희수;윤서석
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.37-46
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    • 1987
  • SULNONGTANG is a kind of “goomkok”-korean typical soup made with beef, tone and organs, and is belived to be as a good source of portein and calcium, but there is no standard formulation for that. In order to set up the standard formulation of SULNONGTANG cooking method, I have performed a nutritional analysis of change in the components of SULNONGTANG, which contained the proximate composition, free amino acids, nucleotides, cholesterol, calium, phosphorus and iron. The conventional SULNONGTANG were cooked by conventional methods varing cooking time and ingredient. And also the current Market SULNONGTANG were cooked by the same methods for conventional SULNONGTANG and adding beef's head, hooves or knee tones. The result obtained in this study were as fallows: 1. In case of conventional SULNONGTANG, the most desirable cooking time was from 12 to 18 hours, the preparation method for group A was the best to maintain the optimal amount of nutrients and 5'-IMP. 2. In Market SULNONGTANG, nutritional contents were poorer than that of conventional SULNONGTANG. When the beef's head was added to the Market SULNONGTANG, nutritional status were more desirable than those added hooves or knee bones.

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An Experimental Study for the Development of Soil Injection Materials using Vietnam's Circulating Resources (베트남 순환자원을 활용한 지반주입재 개발을 위한 실험적 연구)

  • Young-Won, Lee;Kwang-Wu, Lee;Se-Gwan, Seo;Wan-Kyu, Yoo;Jae-Hyun, Park
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.457-464
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    • 2022
  • In this study, XRF, Loss on ignition, SEM, and PSA analysis were performed on four types of fly ash in Vietnam and compared with fly ash in Korea. As a result, PC boiler fly ash in Vietnam has a similar chemical composition to that of PC boiler fly ash in Korea, where the content of SiO2, Al2O3, and Fe2O3 accounts for about 70%. In addition, the result showed that blast furnace slags in Vietnam and Korea have similar quality criteria and performance. A binder material mixing test using four types of fly ash supplied from Vietnam was conducted, and the compressive strength ranged from 7.60 to 13.25 MPa after 28 days of curing. Vinh Tan fly ash showing the highest compressive strength was selected as the soil injection material for the chemical grouting method. For the formulation of the chemical grouting method, sodium silicate No.3 and silica-sol were used as liquid-A. As a result of measuring the gel time and the compressive strength of the homogel, they showed good performance satisfying the quality criteria applied in Korean construction fields. Therefore, Vinh Tan fly ash can be used as a soil injection material for the chemical grouting method.

Effect of pre-planting liming fertilization in peatmoss based substrates on plug seeding growth of 'Red Madness' petunia and changes in soil chemical properties (피트모스 혼합상토에 기비로 혼합된 석회질 비료가 'Red Madness' 페튜니아 플러그 묘 생장과 상토화학성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Poong-Ok;Lee, Jong-Suk;Choi, Jong-Myung
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 2011
  • This research was conducted to investigate the influence of application rate of liming fertilizers on changes in soil chemical properties and growth of 'Red Madness' petunia in plug production. To achieve this, dolomite (DO) with 0, 1.0, 3.5, 8.0 or 13.0 $g{\cdot}L^{-1}$ and calcium carbonate (CC) with 0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, or 4.0 $g{\cdot}L^{-1}$ were incorporated into peatmoss + vermiculite (1:1, v/v) during the root substrates formulation. The treatments of 3.5 $g{\cdot}L^{-1}$ of DO and 2.5 or 3.0 $gL^{-1}$ of CC had acceptable ranges of pH and EC in soil solution such as 5.6~6.2 and 0.7~1.0 $dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$, respectively. The faster rising of pH was observed in root media containing CC rather than those of DO. This indicates that the solubility of CC is higher than DO. The soil Ca concentrations in all treatments of CC were 1.8 times as high as those of DO. The treatments of 3.5 or 8.0 $g{\cdot}L^{-1}$ of DO had the highest soil Mg concentrations, but all treatments of CC had lower soil Mg concentrations than control treatment indicating that additional application of Mg fertilizers are required. The elevated application rate of DO or CC resulted in the increase of fresh and dry weight. But plant heights were not influenced by application of liming fertilizers. The results of tissue analysis showed that application of DO or CC influenced the $PO_4{^-}P$, Ca and Mg contents, but not influenced the contents of other nutrients such as N, P, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu.

Analysis of Dynamically Penetrating Anchor based on Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) Method (Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) 방법을 이용한 Dynamically Penetrating Anchor의 동적 거동 분석)

  • Kim, Youngho;Jeong, Sang-Seom
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.895-906
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    • 2014
  • A fundamental study of the dynamically penetrating anchor (DPA - colloquially known as torpedo anchor) embedded into deep seabed was conducted using measurement data and numerical approaches. Numerical simulation of such a structure penetration was often suffered by severe mesh distortion arising from very large soil deformation, complex contact condition and nonlinear soil behavior. In recent years, a Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian method (CEL) has been used to solve geomechanical boundary value problems involving large deformations. In this study, 3D finite element analyses using the CEL formulation are carried out to simulate the construction process of dynamic anchors. Through comparisons with results of field measurements, the CEL method in the present study is in good agreement with the general trend observed by in-situ measurements and thus, predicts a realistic large deformation movement for the dynamic anchors by free-fall dropping, which the conventional FE method cannot. Additionally, the appropriate parametric studies needed for verifying the characteristic of dynamic anchor are also discussed.