• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 1998

$LiCoO_2$ powder was synthesized in an aqueous solution by a sol-gel method and used as a cathode active material for a lithium ion rechargeable battery. The layered $LiCoO_2$ powders were prepared by igniting in air for 12 hrs at 600 ℃ $(600-LiCoO_2)$ and 850 ℃ $(850-LiCoO_2)$. The structure of the $LiCoO_2$ powder was assigned to the space group R bar 3 m (lattice parameters a=2.814 Å and c=14.04Å). The SEM pictures of $600-LiCoO_2$ revealed homogeneous and fine particles of about 1 μm in diameter. Cyclic voltammograms (CVs) of $600-LiCoO_2$ electrode displayed a set of redox peaks at 3.80/4.05 V due to the intercalation/deintercalation of the lithium ions into/out of the $LiCoO_2$ structure. CVs for the $850-LiCoO_2$ electrode had a major set of redox peaks at 3.88/4.13 V, and two small set of redox peaks at 4.18/4.42 V and 4.05/4.25 V due to phase transitions. The initial charge-discharge capacity was 156-132 mAh/g for the $600-LiCoO_2$ electrode and 158-131 mAh/g for the $850-LiCoO_2$ electrode at the current density of 0.2 mA/cm2. The cycleability of the cell consisting of the $600-LiCoO_2$ electrode was better than that of the $850-LiCoO_2$. The diffusion coefficient of the $Li^+$ ion in the $600-LiCoO_2$ electrode was calculated as $4.6{\times}10^{-8}\; cm^2/sec$.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.72-78
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• 2019

Background: In the calibration and testing laboratory of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, the old X-ray generator used for the production of reference X-ray fields was replaced with a new one. For this newly installed X-ray irradiation system, beam alignment as well as the verification of beam qualities was conducted. Materials and Methods: The existing X-ray generator, Phillips MG325, was replaced with YXLON Y.TU 320-D03 in order to generate reference X-ray fields. Theoretical calculations and Monte Carlo simulations were used to determine initial filter thickness. Beam alignment was performed in three steps to deliver a homogeneous radiation dosage to the target at different distances. Finally, the half-value layers were measured for different X-ray fields to verify beam qualities by using an ion chamber. Results and Discussion: Beam alignment was performed in three steps, and collimators and other components were arranged to maintain the uniformity of the mean air kerma rate within ${\pm}2.5%$ at the effective beam diameter of 28 cm. The beam quality was verified by using half-value layer measurement methods specified by American National Standard Institute (ANSI) N13.11-2009 and International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-4037. For each of the nine beams than can be generated by the new X-ray irradiation system, air kerma rates for X-ray fields of different beam qualifies were measured. The results showed that each air kerma rate and homogeneity coefficient of the first and second half-value layers were within ${\pm}5%$ of the recommended values in the standard documents. Conclusion: The results showed that the new X-ray irradiation system provides beam qualities that are as high as moderate beam qualities offered by National Institute of Standards and Technology in ANSI N13.11-2009 and those for narrow-spectrum series of ISO-4037.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.785-795
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• 2019

In order to analyze the sensitivity of carbon dioxide flux by soil temperature in the grassplot, carbon dioxide flux and soil temperature were observed 24 times from March, 2010 to March, 2011 at nine sites in the grassplot. The average of $CO_2$ in the grassplot is $2.2{\sim}36.7^{\circ}C$, the highest in August, the lowest in January, and the average of carbon dioxide flux is $12{\sim}1479mgCO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}hr^{-1}$, and the carbon dioxide emission from the grassplot to the atmosphere was 10 times higher in summer than in winter. The temperature response coefficient estimated by the exponential function of carbon dioxide flux according to soil temperature was ranged from 0.1065 to 0.1274, and the increase tendency of $CO_2$ flux with soil temperature was linear at $0{\sim}20^{\circ}C$ and exponential at $20{\sim}40^{\circ}C$. The $Q_{10}$ values for each of nine observation sites on the grassplot was in the range of 2.901 ~ 3.575, and the $Q_{10}$ value using the total data observed in the lawn was estimated to be 3.374. In the homogeneous grassplot area, the average of $Q_{10}$ values by observation point and the $Q_{10}$ value by the total data were estimated similarly.

• 대기
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.163-178
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• 2022

This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of retrieved horizontal winds with different quality control methods from three Doppler lidars deployed over the complex terrain during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic games. To retrieve the accurate wind profile, this study also proposes two quality control methods to distinguish between meteorological signals and noises in the Doppler velocity field, which can be broadly applied to different Doppler lidars. We evaluated the accuracy of retrieved winds with the wind measurements from the nearby or collocated rawinsondes. The retrieved wind speed and direction show a good agreement with rawinsonde with a correlation coefficient larger than 0.9. This study minimized the sampling error in the wind evaluation and estimation, and found that the accuracy of retrieved winds can reach ~0.6 m s^-1 and 3° in the quasi-homogeneous wind condition. We expect that the retrieved horizontal winds can be used in the high-resolution analysis of the horizontal winds and provide an accurate wind profile for model evaluation or data assimilation purposes.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.3516-3525
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• 2022

The high capture cross-section (𝜎_c) of Gadolinium (Gd-155 and Gd-157) causes reactivity penalty and swing at the initial stage of fuel burnup in Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). The present study is concerned with the feasibility of the combination of mixed burnable poison with both low and high 𝜎_c as an approach to minimize these effects. Two considered reference designs are fuel assemblies with 24 IBA rods of Gd₂O₃ and Er₂O₃ respectively. Models comprise nuclear fuel with a homogeneous mixture of Er₂O₃, AmO₂, SmO₂, and HfO₂ with Gd₂O₃ as well as the coating of PaO₂ and ZrB₂ on the Gd₂O₃ pellet's outer surface. The infinite multiplication factor was determined and reactivity was calculated considering 3% neutron leakage rate. All models except Er₂O₃ and SmO₂ showed expected results namely higher values of these parameters than the reference design of Gd₂O₃ at the early burnup period. The highest value was found for the model of PaO₂ and Gd₂O₃ followed by ZrB₂ and HfO₂. The cycle burnup, discharge burnup, and cycle length for three batch refueling were calculated using Linear Reactivity Model (LRM). The pin power distribution, energy-dependent neutron flux and Fuel Temperature Coefficient (FTC) were also studied. An optimization of model 1 was carried out to investigate effects of different isotopic compositions of Gd₂O₃ and absorber coating thickness.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.345-372
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• 2021

The analysis of nonlinear vibrations, buckling, post-buckling, flutter boundary determination and post-flutter behavior of a homogeneous curved plate assuming cylindrical bending is conducted in this article. Other assumptions include simply-supported boundary conditions, supersonic aerodynamic flow at the top of the plate, constant pressure conditions below the plate, non-viscous flow model (using first- and third-order piston theory), nonlinear structural model with large deformations, and application of mechanical and thermal loads on the curved plate. The analysis is performed with constant environmental indicators (flow density, heat, Reynolds number and Mach number). The material properties (i.e., coefficient of thermal expansion and modulus of elasticity) are temperature-dependent. The equations are derived using the principle of virtual displacement. Furthermore, based on the definitions of virtual work, the potential and kinetic energy of the final relations in the integral form, and the governing nonlinear differential equations are obtained after fractional integration. This problem is solved using two approaches. The frequency analysis and flutter are studied in the first approach by transferring the handle of ordinary differential equations to the state space, calculating the system Jacobin matrix and analyzing the eigenvalue to determine the instability conditions. The second approach discusses the nonlinear frequency analysis and nonlinear flutter using the semi-analytical solution of governing differential equations based on the weighted residual method. The partial differential equations are converted to ordinary differential equations, after which they are solved based on the Runge-Kutta fourth- and fifth-order methods. The comparison between the results of frequency and flutter analysis of curved plate is linearly and nonlinearly performed for the first time. The results show that the plate curvature has a profound impact on the instability boundary of the plate under supersonic aerodynamic loading. The flutter boundary decreases with growing thermal load and increases with growing curvature.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2009

수평하중에 대한 지지력의 발휘는 말뚝의 주요 용도 중 하나이며, 최근 초고층 건물, 송전탑, 풍력발전기 등 수평하중이 지배적인 구조물의 증가로 이에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. Broms(1964) 이후 많은 연구자들이 수평방향 지지력 산정을 위한 방법들을 제안하여 왔으나, 각 방법별로 서로 다른 토압분포와 수평토압계수를 가정하여 설계자로 하여금 혼란을 가져을 여지를 갖고 있다. 수평지지력 산정에 주요 요소가 되는 수평토압계수는 수평하증에 의한 말뚝의 회전 거동에 영향을 받는다. Prasad와 Chari(1999)는 말뚝의 회전점을 가정하여 극한지지력을 산정하는 식을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 균일지반과 다층지반의 모두에서 말뚝의 회전점을 측정하였으적, 기존의 연구 결과와 비교하였다. 실험 결과 회전점 측정값과Prasad와 Chari(1999)의 예측값이 잘 일치하였으며 다층지반은 회전점의 위치를 변하게 하는 요소로 작용하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2016

소프트웨어 개발과정에서 소프트웨어 신뢰성은 매우 중요한 이슈이다. 소프트웨어 고장분석을 위한 무한고장 비동질적인 포아송과정에서 고장발생률이 상수이거나, 단조 증가 또는 단조 감소하는 패턴을 가질 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 소프트웨어 신뢰성에 대한 적용 효율을 나타내는 지수 및 역지수분포를 이용한 신뢰성 모형을 비교 제안한다. 효율적인 모형을 위해 평균제곱오차(MSE), 결정계수($R^2$)에 근거한 모델선택, 최우추정법, 이분법에 사용된 파라미터를 평가하기 위한 알고리즘이 적용되였다. 제안하는 지수 및 역지수분포를 이용한 신뢰성 모형를 위해 실제 데이터을 사용한 고장분석이 적용되였다. 고장데이터 분석은 지수 및 역지수분포를 이용한 강도함수와 비교하였다. 데이터 신뢰성을 보장하기 위하여 라플라스 추세검정(Laplace trend test)을 사용하였다. 본 연구에 제안된 역지수분포 신뢰성모형도 신뢰성 측면에서 효율적이기 때문에 (결정계수가 80% 이상) 이 분야에서 기존 모형의 하나의 대안으로 사용할 수 있음을 확인 할 수 있었다. 이 연구를 통하여 소프트웨어 개발자들은 다양한 수명분포를 고려함으로서 소프트웨어 고장형태에 대한 사전지식을 파악하는데 도움을 줄 수 있으리라 사료 된다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2015

2 상 유동장에 놓인 열 교환기 튜브에 작용하는 점성 감쇠비와 압착막 감쇠비를 예측하기 위한 해석 모델이 개발되었다. 열 교환기 튜브에 작용하는 유동유발진동을 해석하기 위하여 감쇠에 대한 정보가 요구된다. 열 교환기 튜브에서 가장 중요한 에너지 소산 기구는 튜브와 지지물과 같은 구조물과 액체 사이의 동적 작용에 연계되어 있다. 본 모델은 1997 년 발표된 근사모델에 근거하고 부가질량계수를 고려하여 개발되었다. 어림적 해석모델은 동심환 내에서 진동하는 내부 실린더에 작용하는 수력학적 힘을 계산하기 위하여 개발되었다. 점성력을 포함한 수동력은 높고 혹은 낮은 진동 레이놀드 수에 따라 개발된 두 가지 모델을 사용하여 각각 계산할 수 있다. 관군과 지지대에서의 상당 직경과 침투깊이는 관군에 작용하는 점성 감쇠력과 지지대에서의 압착막 감쇠력을 각각 계산하는데 매우 중요한 변수이다. 2 상 유동의 기공률을 계산하기 위하여 균질모델이 사용되었다. 본 모델을 검증하기 위하여, 모델의 해석결과는 기존의 이론으로 구한 결과와 비교하였다. 본 모델을 사용하여 점성 감쇠비와 압착막 감쇠비를 어림적으로 구할 수 있음을 보였다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.300-307
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• 2009

차수막이 설치되어 있지 않은 매립장에서 하부 지반으로 누출된 침출수의 이동을 고려하였다. 일련의 Monte-Carlo 시뮬레이션의 결과를 검토하여 지반의 수리지질학적, 화학적 불균질성이 침출수 이동에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는 (1) 수리전도도(K)와 분배계수($K_d$)가 균질, (2) 수리전도도만 불균질, (3) 수리전도도와 분배계수가 모두 불균질 경우 등 3단계의 공간 변동성이 있는 가상 매립지 시스템을 시뮬레이션하였다. 포화 유동 모델과 오염물 이동 모델을 이용하여 지구통계학적 입력 인자들로부터 생성된 역상관관계의 랜덤 수리전도도-분배계수 장 내 침출수 이동을 평가하였다. 100회의 Monte-Carlo 시뮬레이션으로부터 얻은 결과에 대하여 평균, 표준편차, 변이계수와 같은 점기반 통계치들을 계산하였다. 통계치 결과에 따르면 매립 지반의 수리전도도와 분배계수의 불균질성은 침출수 농도를 제어하는 주요한 인자로서 수리전도도와 분배계수의 복합 불균질성을 반영함에 따라 오염물 이동의 변동성이 증가하였다. 또한 오염원과 감시정간의 거리가 커질수록 각 실현 간 침출수 농도의 변동성이 증가하였다.