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Thermal Flow Analysis for Development of LED Fog Lamp for Vehicle (차량 LED 안개등 개발을 위한 열유동 해석)

  • Lee, Suk Young
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2019
  • In order to overcome these disadvantages, the halogen light source, which was previously used as a vehicle fog light, has increased power consumption and a short lifetime, and thus, an automobile light source is gradually being replaced with an LED. However, when the vehicle LED fog light is turned on, there is a disadvantage in reducing the life of the fog lamp due to the high heat generated from the LED. The heat generated by the LED inside the fog lamp is mainly emitted by the heatsink, but most of the remaining heat is released to the outside through convection. When cooling efficiency decreases due to convection, thermal energy generates heat to lenses, reflectors, and bezels, which are the main parts of lamps, or generates high temperatures in LED, thereby shortening the life of LED fog lights. In this study, we tried to improve the heat dissipation performance by convection in addition to the heat dissipation method by heat sink, and to determine the installation location of vents that can discharge the internal air or intake the external air of LED fog lamp for vehicle. Thermal fluid analysis was performed to ensure that the optimal data were reflected in the design. The average velocity of air increased in the order of Case3 and Case2 compared to Case1, which is the existing prototype, and the increase rate of Case3 was relatively higher than that of other cases. This is because the vents installed above and below the fog lamps induce the convective phenomena generated according to the temperature difference, and the heat is efficiently discharged with the increase of the air speed.

Needs and Implementations of Enhanced Capstone Design Course in the Field of Civil Engineering (토목공학분야의 개선된 종합설계과목의 필요성 및 적용)

  • Kim, Jang-Ho Jay;Park, Joon-Hong;Choi, Sung-Uk;Heo, Jun-Haeng;Han, Kyong-Hee
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.152-163
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    • 2010
  • Civil engineering based on construction and maintenance of infrastructures for social and human development, it has a conservative aspects to adopt the high-technology and pace of change from ancient society. Therefore, the education of civil engineering consists of very similar contents from the past until now. Also, civil engineering, area is established the infrastructure widely included structure, geotechnical, hydraulic, environmental, surveying, construction management. Civil engineering have totally difference characteristics compared to manufacturing industry field for market interests such as mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, material engineering etc. Therefore, the capstone design concepts of civil engineering for public interests must be changed and applied unlike any other engineering areas capstone design. In this paper, the modified capstone design contents and instruction in civil engineering of Yonsei University is informed and evaluated using undergraduate students' course evaluations and learning assessment to verify the efficiency of modified capstone design in civil engineering.

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Effect of Coating Technique on the Characteristics of ZnS(Ag) Scintillation Composite for Alpha-ray Detection (알파선 측정용 ZnS(Ag) 섬광 복합체의 특성에 있어 도포방법이 미치는 영향)

  • Jung, Yeon-Hee;Park, So-Jin;Seo, Bum-Kyoung;Lee, Kune Woo;Han, Myeong-Jin
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.604-608
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    • 2006
  • Polymer composites for measuring the radioactive contamination are prepared by coating ZnS(Ag) powders as a scintillator on polysulfone base layer. The composites consist of the active layer for a scintillation reaction with radioactive wastes and the transparent support layer for transmittance of light photons emitted by scintillation in the active layer. The binding of the active layer, including ZnS(Ag), on the support layer is proceeded via coating with polysulfone as a binder, without any extra adhesive. The coating was obtained by either casting via a Doctor Blade as applicator or screen printing. The prepared composites feature a monolithic structure, resulting in the complete adhesion between two layers. The composite prepared by the casting technique using an applicator holds a good detection efficiency in measuring the alpha radionuclide, but its structure becomes fragile because of warping in morphology. On the contrary, the composite prepared by the screen printing shows a good detection capacity as well as a good stability in a mechanical shape.

Pore Structure Modification and Characterization of Porous Alumina Filter with Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) SiC Whisker (화학증착 탄화규소 휘스커에 의한 다공성 알루미나 필터의 기공구조 개질 및 특성 평가)

  • 박원순;최두진;김해두
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.41 no.7
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    • pp.518-527
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    • 2004
  • In this study, SiC whiskers were grown in porous alumina substrate in order to enhance the filtering efficiency, performance, and durability by controlling pore morphology. This experiment was performed by Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) in order to obtain the whiskers on the inside of pores as well as on the surface of porous the A1$_2$O$_3$ substrate. The deposition behavior was changed remarkably with the deposition position, temperature, and input gas ratio. First, the mean diameter of whisker was decreased as the position of observation moved into the inside of substrate due to the reactant gas depletion effect'. Second, the deposition temperature caused the changes of the deposition type such as debris, whiskers and films and the change in morphology affect the various properties. When SiC films were deposited. the gas permeability and the specific surface area decreased. However, the whisker showed the opposite result. The whiskers increase not only the specific surface area and minimizing pressure drop but also mechanical strength. Therefore it is expected that the porous alumina body which deposited the SiC whisker is the promising material for the filter trapping the particles.

Shipboard Active Phased Array Antenna System for Satellite Communications (위성 통신용 선박 탑재 능동 위상배열 안테나 시스템)

  • 전순익;채종석;오승엽
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.13 no.10
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    • pp.1089-1097
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, the novel shipboard Active Phased Array Antenna(APAA) system for maritime mobile satellite communications is introduced. The antenna uses novel technologies like wide range hybrid tracking, single antenna elements with both of Rx and Tx, asymmetrical array structure, interference isolation between Rx and Tx, and error correction method from frequency scan effect. The antenna has single aperture for both of Rx and Tx with 32 $\times$ 4 two-dimensional array. The antenna has two beams. Its frequencies are 7.25 ~ 7.75 GHz for Rx and 7.9 ~ 8.4 GHz for Tx. The antenna gains are 35.4 dBi for Rx and 35.7 dBi for Tx, those are 54 % of efficiency. The electrically steering ranges are $\pm$35$^{\circ}$ of elevation direction and $\pm$4$^{\circ}$ of azimuth direction. The mechanical control ranges at hybrid tracking capability are continuous 360$^{\circ}$ of azimuth direction and $\pm$10$^{\circ}$ of elevation direction. The antenna has 2.2$^{\circ}$ of 3 dB beamwidth, -14 dB of sidelobe level, and 21 dB of cross-pol suppression. The antenna performance was measured by near field measurement set. Its system performance was tested on the ship motion simulator and with the satellite transponder simulator. The test result showed that its tracking error was within -3 dB from its peak gain under motion condition. The antenna system was tested by real modulated Direct Broadcasting Satellite(DBS) signals to check its communication processing function.

A Study on Parameters Estimation of Storage Function Model Using the Genetic Algorithms (유전자 알고리듬을 이용한 저류함수모형의 매개변수 추정에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Bong-Jin;Cha, Hyeong-Seon;Kim, Ju-Hwan
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.347-355
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    • 1997
  • In this study, the applicability of genetic algorithms into the parameter estimation of storage function method for flood routing model is investigated. Genetic algorithm is mathematically established theory based on the process of Darwinian natural selection and survival of fittest. It can be represented as a kind of search algorithms for optima point in solution space and make a reach on optimal solutions through performance improvement of assumed model by applying the natural selection of life as mechanical learning province. Flood events recorded in the Daechung dam are selected and used for the parameter estimation and verification of the proposed parameter estimation method by the split sample method. The results are analyzed that the performance of the model are improved including peak discharge and time to peak and shown that the parameter Rsa, and f1 are most sensitive to storage function model. Based on the analysis for estimated parameters and the comparison with the results from experimental equations, the applicability of genetic algorithm is verified and the improvements of those equations will be used for the augmentation of flood control efficiency.

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Characteristics of Fuel Mixing and Evaporation Based on Impingement Plate Shape in a Denitrification NOx System with a Secondary Injection Unit (2차 분사시스템을 갖는 De-NOx 시스템의 충돌판 형상에 따른 연료의 혼합 및 증발 특성 향상을 위한 연구)

  • Park, Sangki;Oh, Jungmo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.22 no.7
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    • pp.884-891
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    • 2016
  • A secondary injection system in a diesel engine has benefits: it can be controlled independently without interrupting engine control, it can be adapted to various layouts for exhaust systems, and it pose no reductant dilution problems compared to post injection systems in the combustion chamber or other supplemental reductant injections. In a secondary injection system, the efficiency of the catalyst depends on the method of reducing the supply. The reductant needs to be maintained and optimized with constant pressure, the positions and angles of injector is a very important factor. The concentration and amount of reductant can be changed by adjusting secondary injection conditions. However, secondary injection is highly dependent upon the type of injector, injection pressure, atomization, spray technology, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to establish injection conditions the spray characteristics must be well-understood, such as spray penetration, sauter mean diameter, spray angle, injection quantity, etc. Uniform distribution of the reductant corresponding to the maximum NOx reduction in the DeNOx catalyst system must also assured. With this goal in mind, the spray characteristics and impingement plate types of a secondary injector were analyzed using visualization and digital image processing techniques.

Development of Cleaning System of Electronic Components for the Remanufacturing of Laser Copy Machine (레이저 복합기의 재제조공정을 위한 전자부품 세정시스템의 개발)

  • Bae, Jae-Heum;Chang, Yoon-Sang
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.287-294
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    • 2012
  • In this study, performances of two cleaning methods were analyzed and a cleaning system was designed to develop a cleaning process of electronic components to remanufacture old laser copy machine. First, plasma cleaning as a dry cleaning method was executed to test cleaning ability. In cleaning of printed circuit board (PCB) by plasma, some damages were found near the metal parts, and considering the productivity, this method was not adequate for the cleaning of electronic components. With 4 different cleaning agents, ultrasonic cleaning tests were executed to select an optimal cleaning agent, aqueous agents showed superior cleaning performance compared to semi-aqueous and non-aqueous agents. Cleaning with aqueous cleaning agent A and 28 kHz ultrasonic frequency can be completed in 30 sec to 1 min. Finally, an ultrasonic cleaning system was constructed based on the pre-test results. Optimal cleaning conditions of 40 kHz and $50^{\circ}C$ were found in the field test. The productivity and economic efficiency in remanufacturing of laser copy machine are expected to increase by adapting developed ultrasonic cleaning system.

Performance Characteristics of Organic Rankine Cycles Using Medium Temperature District Heating Water as Heat Source (지역난방용 중온수 열원 유기랭킨사이클 성능 특성)

  • Park, Woo-Jin;Yoo, Hoseon
    • Plant Journal
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 2016
  • It is becoming increasingly important to make use of alternative energy source. because It is not able to rely on only fossil fuel for the recent increasing demand of energy consumption. With this situation, lots of studies for utilizing low grade energy such as industrial waste heat, solar energy, and geothermal energy have been conducted. The aim of this study is to predict the operation characteristics of working fluid by using performance analysis program (ThermoFlex) through the system analysis which is not mixing district return water but using ORC(Organic Rankine Cycle, hereinafter ORC) as a downstream cycle when accumulating district heating (hereinafter DH). In this study, We conducted the performance analysis for the case which has the district heating water temperature($120^{\circ}C$) and Flow rate of $163m^3/h$ (including District Heating return water flow), and examined several working fluid which is proper to this temperature. The case using R245fa (which is the best-case) showed 269.2kW power output, 6.37% efficiency. Additionally, Cut down on fuel was expected because of the boiler inlet temperature increase by being Formed $57.3{\sim}85^{\circ}C$ in a temperature of district heating return water, depending on a pressure change of a condenser in ORC system.

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Improvement of the Code Classification Structure in Piping Material Management for Petrochemical Plant Projects (석유화학 플랜트의 효율적 배관자재 관리를 위한 코드분류체계 개선)

  • Lee, Jong-Pill;Moon, Yoon-Jae;Lee, Jae-Heon
    • Plant Journal
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.39-49
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    • 2015
  • The objective of this study is to improve the classification structure of commodity code for piping material management which is considered as the fundamental of commodity code and piping material management system. It enhances the efficiency of piping material management directly or indirectly affecting the engineering, procurement and construction in a petrochemical plant projects. To establish an improved code classification structure, this study identifies the problems of former code classification structure in details, as well as the characteristics of other domestic and global EPC company's code classification structures and presents the improved direction considering the recently mega-sized and specialized projects. Accordingly, to efficiently enhance piping material management, the improved code classification structures have been derived from defining suitable code classification structure for specific piping component, adding more standard attribute, expanding the number of code digits and classifying code hierarchy. The results of applying the improved classification structure of commodity code to on-going project have led to reduce the rate of rework from 4.98% to 2.48% for developing purchase description and also have saved working time for executing piping design by 3D modeling from 6 months by two persons to 4 months by a person which is decreased 67% consequently. In addition, the structures of pyramid code management have resulted to accumulation and analysis of the various piping data for other disciplines such as procurement and estimation team which require commodity code information through the company's material control system.

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