• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.243-259
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• 2015

Comparative study has been performed to investigate the behavior of dredged fills on rigid (Model 1) and flexible (Model 2) containers. The study was focused on the sedimentation of soil fills and the development of total stresses. Model 1 is made of an acrylic cylinder and Model two is a scale-size geotextile tube. Results indicate that for rigid containers, significant decrease of the sediment height is apparent during the dewatering process. On the other hand, because the geotextile is permeable, the water is gradually dissipated during the filling process on flexible containers. Hence, significant loss in the tube height is not apparent during the duration of the test. Pressure spikes are apparent on rigid containers during the filling process which can be attributed to the confining effect due to hydrostatic pressure. For the flexible containers, the pressure readings gradually increases with time during the filling process and normalize at the end on the filling stage. No pressure spikes were apparent due to the gradual dissipation of pore water pressure.

• 한국전자파학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전자파학회 2000년도 종합학술발표회 논문집 Vol.10 No.1
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• pp.233-237
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• 2000

Propagation losses including bath transmission losses and bending losses of the flexible dielectric tube waveguide using commercial polymer substances for a short distance millimeter wave transmission are analytically predicted. The transmission loss and the bending loss are strongly dependent on the power flow distributions in each region. The obtained propagation tosses are compared with those of the commercial metal rigid and flexible waveguides.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.663-682
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• 2016

Continuum manipulators as a kind of mechanical arms are useful tools in special robotic applications. In medical applications, like colonoscopy, a maneuverable thin and flexible manipulator is required. This research is focused on developing a basic module for such an application using shape memory alloys (SMA). In the structure of the module three wires of SMA are uniformly distributed and attached to the circumference of a flexible tube. By activating wires, individually or together, different rotation regimes are provided. SMA model is used based on Brinson work. The SMA model is combined to model of flexible tube to provide a composite model of the module. Simulating the model in Matlab provided a platform to be used to develop controller. Complex and nonlinear behavior of SMA make the control problem hard especially when a few SMA actuators are active simultaneously. In this paper, position control of the two degree of freedom module is under focus. An experimental control strategy is developed to regulate a desired position in the module. The simulation results present a reasonable performance of the controller. Moreover, the results are verified through experiments and show that the continuum module of this paper would be used in real modular manipulators.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2016

Flexible two-phase thermosyphons are devices that can transfer large amounts of heat flux with boiling and condensation of working fluid resulting from small temperature differences. A flexible two-phase thermosyphon consists of a evaporator, an insulation unit, and a condenser. The working fluid inside the evaporator is evaporated by heating the evaporator in the lower part of the flexible two-phase thermosyphon and the evaporated steam rises to the condenser in the upper part to transfer heat in response to the cooling fluid outside the tube. The resultant condensed working fluid flows downward along the inside surface of the tube due to gravity. These processes form a cycle. Using R134a refrigerant as the working fluid of a loop type flexible two-phase thermosyphon heat exchanger, an experiment was conducted to analyse changes in boiling heat transfer performances according to differences in the temperature of the oil for heating of the evaporator, the temperature variations of the refrigerant, and the mass flows. According to the results of the present study, the circulation rate of the refrigerant increased and the pressure in the evaporator also increased proportionally as the temperature of the oil in the evaporator increased. In addition, the heat transfer rate of the boiler increased as the temperature of the oil in the evaporator increased.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.68-71
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• 2007

Fractured tracheostomy tube presenting as foreign body in the tracheobronchial tree is very rare. Authors experienced a case of broken tracheostomy tube presenting as a foreign body in the trachea, which was removed with the help of flexible bronchoscope. A few causes could be suggested for the tube break: aging and deterioration of the tube with repeated use, a flaw of the tube in the manufacturing process, and a wrong sterilization.method causing weakness of the tube. We report this case with brief literature review.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.120-123
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• 2001

목적 : 수근관 증후군의 치료로서 내시경적 수근관 절개술을 시행할 때 저자들은 유연한 투명 도관을 활용하여 정중신경 및 주변 구조물을 직접 눈으로 확인하며 횡수근인대를 절개하는 방법을 고안하여 시행함으로써 합병증을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 사료되어 그 술기의 안전성을 평가해 보고자하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1997년 3월부터 2000년 3월까지 본원 정형외과에서 수근관 증후군으로 진단되어 유연한 투명도관을 이용한 내시경적 수근관 절개술을 시행 받은 12명(20례)의 환자를 대상으로 하였으며 수술방법은 two portal 술식을 사용하여 유연한 투명 도관을 삽입하여 정중신경 및 주변 구조물을 직접 눈으로 확인하면서 횡수근인대를 절개하였다. 결과 : 술전에 보였던 임상증상은 14례$(70\%)$에서 소실되었으며 6례$(30\%)$에서 부분적인 개선을 보였다. 절개 부위나 수근 관절부위의 압통을 호소하는 예는 없었으며 신경 손상 등의 심각한 합병증은 없었다. 결론 : 수근관의 내시경적 절개술시 저자들은 유연한 투명도관을 사용하여 정중신경을 직접 눈으로 보면서 횡수근인대를 절개하는 방법으로 $360^{\circ}$의 좋은 시야를 확보할 수 있어 신경 손상 등의 합병증을 피할 수 있었으며 유연한 도관을 사용하므로 수술중 항상 수근관절의 과신전 상태를 유지하지 않아도 되며 또한 수액의 정맥 주사용 line 이나 병원에서 흔히 사용하는 도관을 이용함으로서 기존의 비싼 수술장비를 구입하지 않아도 된다는 장점이 있다.

• 소음진동
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.203-211
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• 1998

In order to find out relationship between hit probability and gun firing of a moving tank, a turret and flexible gun system model has been developed using a recursive flexible multibody dynamics. For a firing simulation model, nodal coordinates for a finite element model of a flexible gun have been employed to include transverse loads to the gun tube due to moving bullet and ballistic pressure. Modal coordinates are also used to represent the motion induced gun vibration before a firing occurs. An efficient switching technique from modal equations to nodal equation has been introduced for an entire gun firing simulation with a rotating turret.

• 정보저장시스템학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2015

The demand for flexible devices including solar cells, memories and batteries has increased rapidly over the past decades. In most flexible devices, polymer-based materials are used to enable the mechanical deformations such as bending or folding. Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) is a high molecular compound polymer with flexibility and shape recovery characteristics. In this work, flexible shape memory device was fabricated by simply coating the conducting material, carbon nano-tube (CNT), on a shape memory polymer. Furthermore, durability of the device under various type of mechanical deformations was assessed. It is believed that the result of this work will aid in realization of a stretchable and wearable electronic device for practical applications.

• 대한조선학회 특별논문집
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• 대한조선학회 2005년도 특별논문집
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• pp.134-137
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• 2005

Recently, in VLCC, shafting system is stiffer due to large engine power whereas hull structure is more flexible due to scantling optimization, which can be suffered from alignment damage by incompatibility between shafting and hull, In this study, shafting system without stern tube forward bush was adapted for less sensitive system against external factors. Also, shaft alignment analysis was considered with hull deflection at various ship loading conditions and stern tube after bush of long journal bearing was evaluated by static squeezing pressure and dynamic oil film pressure with sloping control. Whirling vibration was also reviewed to avoid resonance with propeller blade order. So, reliable shafting design for VLCC could be achieved through optimized alignment analysis for the system without stern tube forward bush.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.52-60
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• 2016

The Passive Auxiliary Feedwater System(PAFS) is one of the advanced safety concepts adopted in the Advanced Power Reactor Plus(APR+). To validate the operational performance of the PAFS, detailed understanding of a boiling heat transfer on horizontal tube outside is of great importance. Especially, in the mechanistic boiling heat transfer model, it is important to visualize the phenomena but there are some limitations with conventional experimental approaches. In the present study, we devised a heater based on the Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB) for a more comprehensive visualization and subsequently, a digital image processing technique for the bubble motion measurement was established. Using the measurement technique, important parameters of the nucleate boiling are analyzed.