• 전기학회논문지
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• 제66권7호
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• pp.1066-1071
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• 2017

Recently high voltage impulse (HVI) technique has been extensively studied for desalting processes to control the $CaCO_3$ scale formation in industrial water practices such as power plant, boiler, and heat exchange operations. Investigation of the operational parameters for the HVI is important, however, those had not been reported yet. In this study, the effect of initial feed volume and contact time on reduction of calcium ion concentration by the HVI technique was investigated. Initial feed volumes of artificial hard water which contained 100 mg/L of $Ca^{2+}$, were set to 1, 2, and 3 L respectively. After 24hr of HVI contact with 12kV, $Ca^{2+}$ ion was reduced to 50, 29 and 19 % of their initial concentration, indicating that calcium removal increased as initial feed volume decreased. This implies the applied HVI pulse energy per unit mass of calcium is important parameter determining overall desalting efficiency. A series of extended operations of HVI up to 30 days verified the long term stability of the HVI system. The calcium ion declined to 40 mg/L after 2~3 days, and further reduction of calcium was not achieved, indicating that optimum operation time could be 2~3 days under these experimental conditions. Consequently, it was confirmed that the important operational parameter of HVI technique is initial feed volume and contact time as well as the applied voltage that was already proven in the previous study.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.126-131
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 유도초음파를 이용하여 다양한 온도에서 사용되어지는 항공기 복합재료의 건전성에 대하여 평가하였다. 항공기가 지상과 비행고도에서 운행할 때의 온도편차나, 반복되어지는 열주기 횟수와 같이, 항공기가 운행되어지는 온도와 관련하여 복합재료의 건전성에 결정적인 영향을 미치는 요소에 관한 연구는 항공기 안전에 있어서 매우 중요한 요소가 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유도초음파를 이용하여 항공기의 운행환경과 유사한 환경 하에서 열피로가 가해진 항공기의 복합재료 시편을 평가하였다. 유도초음파의 분산선도 곡선은 서로 다른 열피로가 가해진 시편에 대한 민감성을 나타내기 위해 최적의 모드를 선택하는데 사용되었다. 현재 제시된 접근법 또한 항공기의 건전성을 평가하는데 있어서 하나의 도구로 구현될 수 있다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.212-222
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• 2013

A watershed model was constructed using Hydrological Simulation Program Fortran to quantitatively predict the stream flows at major tributaries of Nakdong River basin, Korea. The entire basin was divided into 32 segments to effectively account for spatial variations in meteorological data and land segment parameter values of each tributary. The model was calibrated at ten tributaries including main stream of the river for a three-year period (2008 to 2010). The deviation values (Dv) of runoff volumes for operational stream flow forecasting for a six month period (2012.1.2 to 2012.6.29) at the ten tributaries ranged from -38.1 to 23.6%, which is on average 7.8% higher than those of runoff volumes for model calibration (-12.5 to 8.2%). The increased prediction errors were mainly from the uncertainties of numerical weather prediction modeling; nevertheless the stream flow forecasting results presented in this study were in a good agreement with the measured data.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2014

In this study, the influence of the control and operational parameters within a sewage treatment plant were reviewed by performing multiple regression analysis on the effluent quality of the sewage treatment. The data used for this review are based on the actual data from a sewage treatment plant using the media process within the year 2012. The prediction models of chemical oxygen demand ($COD_{Mn}$) and total nitrogen (T-N) within the effluent of the 2nd settling tank based on the multiple regression analysis yielded the prediction accuracy measurements of 0.93 and 0.84, respectively; and it was concluded that the model was accurately predicting the variances of the actual observed values. If the data on the energy spent on each operating condition can be collected, then the operating parameter that conserves energy without violating the effluent quality standards of COD and T-N can be determined using the regression model and the standardized regression coefficients. These results can provide appropriate operation guidelines to conserve energy to the operators at sewage treatment plants that consume a lot of energy.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2014

A new CMOS analog design methodology using an independently optimized self-cascode (SC) is proposed. This idea is based on the concept of the dual-workfunction-gate MOSFETs, which are equivalent to SC structures. The channel length of the source-side MOSFET is optimized, to give higher transconductance ($g_m$) and output resistance ($r_{out}$). The highest $g_m$ and $r_{out}$ of the SC structures are obtained by independently optimizing the channel length ratio of the SC MOSFETs, which is a critical design parameter. An operational amplifier (OPAMP) with the proposed design methodology using a standard digital $0.18-{\mu}m$ CMOS technology was designed and fabricated, to provide better performance. Independently $g_m$ and $r_{out}$ optimized SC MOSFETs were used in the differential input and output stages, respectively. The measured DC gain of the fabricated OPAMP with the proposed design methodology was approximately 18 dB higher, than that of the conventional OPAMP.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.379-386
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• 2012

A symptom-based procedure with a critical safety function monitoring system has been established to reduce the operator's diagnosis and cognitive burden since the Three-Mile Island (TMI) accident. However, it has been reported that a symptom-based procedure also requires an operator's cognitive efforts to cope with off-normal events. This can be caused by mismatches between a static model, an emergency operating procedure (EOP), and a dynamic process, the nature of an ongoing situation. The purpose of this study is to share the evidence of mismatches that may result in an excessive cognitive burden in conducting EOPs. For this purpose, we analyzed simulated emergency operation records and observed some operator behaviors during the EOP operation: continuous steps, improper description, parameter check at a fixed time, decision by information previously obtained, execution complexity, operation by the operator's knowledge, notes and cautions, and a foldout page. Since observations in this study are comparable to the results of an existing study, it is expected that the operational behaviors observed in this study are generic features of operators who have to cope with a dynamic situation using a static procedure.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1417-1426
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• 2016

Despite the low removal efficiencies reported by previous studies, electro-flotation still stands out among other microalgae removal methods for its economical and environmental benefits. To enhance removal efficiency, the important factors that limit the performance of this method must be investigated. In this study, the possible ways of increasing the removal efficiency of microalgae have been explored by investigating the effects of several important variables in electro-flotation. Eight parameters, namely flotation time, rising time, current density, pH, conductivity, electrode distance, temperature and initial concentration were evaluated using a one-parameter-at-a-time approach. Results revealed that the operational parameters that greatly affected the removal efficiency of microalgae were electro-flotation time, current density, pH, and initial concentration. The effect of conductivity, electrode distance, and temperature on removal efficiency were insignificant. However, they exhibited positive an indirect positive effect on power demand, which is nowadays considered an equally important aspect in the running of a feasible and economically efficient electro-flotation process.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.548-554
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• 2012

항공기 비행조종컴퓨터 탑재 소프트웨어는 항공기의 손실뿐만 아니라 조종사의 생명에도 직결되는 비행안전 필수 소프트웨어로서 정확성과 무결성을 입증하기 위한 검증 및 확인(Verification & Validation)이 요구된다. 특히 비행안전 필수 소프트웨어는 검증을 위해 통합시험 단계에서 실제 환경과 유사한 운용 환경에 노출하여 소프트웨어 내부 상태를 실시간으로 모니터링하기 위한 환경이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 표준 디버깅 인터페이스인 NEXUS 5001을 이용한 비행안전 필수 소프트웨어의 검증환경 개발에 대하여 기술하였다.

• 한국국방경영분석학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2011

이 연구는 무인항공기 체계운용 효과도를 고려한 임무분석연구를 다룬다. 이 임무분석절차는 (1) 기본 MANA 모델 시나리오 생성, (2) 실험계획에 의한 입력변수조합 설계, (3) 기본 MANA 모델 시나리오와 설계된 입력변수조합과의 연결, (4) Data Farming 및 일괄처리에 의한 모델 수행, (5) 모델 수행결과의 통계분석 등 5단계로 이루어진다. 임무분석결과로 독립변수의 종속변수(운용 효과도)에 영향을 마치는 정도는 식별거리, 탐지 폭, 비행고도, 비행속도, 센서 개구각, 식별확률 순으로 작아지고, 기준 시나리오를 개선된 시나리오로 변경하여 운용할 경우 운용효과가 10.2% 증가할 수 있음을 제시한다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.327-335
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• 2018

This paper presents structural assessment of a steel railway bridge for current condition using modal parameter to upgrade finite element modeling in order to gather accurate result. An adequate monitoring, such as acceleration, displacement, strain monitoring, is important tool to understand behavior and to assess structural performance of the structure under surround vibration by means of the dynamic analysis. Evaluation of conditions of an existing steel railway bridge consist of 4 decks, three of them are 14 m, one of them is 9.7 m, was performed with a numerical analysis and a series of dynamic tests. Numerical analysis was performed implementing finite element model of the bridge using SAP2000 software. Dynamic tests were performed by collecting acceleration data caused by surrounding vibrations and dynamic analysis is performed by Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) using collected acceleration data. The acceleration response of the steel bridge is assumed to be governing response quantity for structural assessment and provide valuable information about the current statute of the structure. Modal identification determined based on response of the structure play significant role for upgrading finite element model of the structure and helping structural evaluation. Numerical and experimental dynamic properties are compared and finite element model of the bridge is updated by changing of material properties to reduce the differences between the results. In this paper, an existing steel railway bridge with four spans is evaluated by finite element model improved using operational modal analysis. Structural analysis performed for the bridge both for original and calibrated models, and results are compared. It is demonstrated that differences in natural frequencies are reduced between 0.2% to 5% by calibrating finite element modeling and stiffness properties.