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Comparative Experimental Study on Sloshing Impact Loads of LNG Cargoes in Membrane Containment System of 160K LNGC (160K LNGC 멤브레인 화물창에 작용하는 슬로싱 충격 하중에 대한 비교 실험 연구)

  • Kwon, Chang Seop;Lee, Young Jin;Kim, Hyun Joe;Lee, Dong Yeon
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.56 no.2
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 2019
  • A new state-of-the-art sloshing research equipment has developed to perform the model test of LNG tanks for the safer design of LNG cargo containment system in violent sloshing phenomena. This sloshing test system has developed by the Samsung Ship Model Basin (SSMB) and thoroughly verified. The accuracy of the motion of hexapods equipment for the excitation of a model tank has been verified. The maximum displacement in six degrees of freedom, harmonic motions of various frequencies, and irregular motions in wave conditions are measured and compared with input signals. In order to confirm the reliability of the post-processing program for measured impact pressure, the post-processed results were compared with those of the reference institute. A benchmarking sloshing test using 1/50 scale model of 160K LNGC tank was conducted for the verification of the whole testing system. The partial filing levels were considered. As a result of the experiment, it is confirmed that the results are in good agreement with those of the reference institute.

Depth Generation using Bifocal Stereo Camera System for Autonomous Driving (자율주행을 위한 이중초점 스테레오 카메라 시스템을 이용한 깊이 영상 생성 방법)

  • Lee, Eun-Kyung
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.1311-1316
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    • 2021
  • In this paper, we present a bifocal stereo camera system combining two cameras with different focal length cameras to generate stereoscopic image and their corresponding depth map. In order to obtain the depth data using the bifocal stereo camera system, we perform camera calibration to extract internal and external camera parameters for each camera. We calculate a common image plane and perform a image rectification for generating the depth map using camera parameters of bifocal stereo camera. Finally we use a SGM(Semi-global matching) algorithm to generate the depth map in this paper. The proposed bifocal stereo camera system can performs not only their own functions but also generates distance information about vehicles, pedestrians, and obstacles in the current driving environment. This made it possible to design safer autonomous vehicles.

Design of Data Pipeline for Linkage the Intelligent Maritime Transport Information System (지능형 해상교통정보시스템 연계를 위한 데이터파이프라인 설계)

  • Jong-Hwa Baek;Kwang-Hyun Lim;Deuk-Jae Cho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.315-316
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    • 2022
  • In order to reduce maritime accidents and promote maritime safety and the happiness of the sea people, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has been providing Intelligent Maritime Traffic Information services to the public from the end of January 2021. Various information is generated and collected through this service, and research and development is underway to develop and verify a service algorithm by applying the collected information to data science to realize a safer and more efficient intelligent maritime traffic information service. In order to develop and implement this, a data pipeline system that connects the collected and stored data and can access, use, and store data from multiple systems smoothly is required. Therefore, in this study, a data pipeline that can be used in various systems such as a datascience based service algorithm development environment and an intelligent maritime transportation service test-bed was designed.

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SiRENE: A new generation of engineering simulator for real-time simulators at EDF

  • David Pialla;Stephanie Sala;Yann Morvan;Lucie Dreano;Denis Berne;Eleonore Bavoil
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.56 no.3
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    • pp.880-885
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    • 2024
  • For Safety Assisted Engineering works, real-time simulators have emerged as a mandatory tool among all the key actors involved in the nuclear industry (utilities, designers and safety authorities). EDF, Electricité de France, as the leading worldwide nuclear power plant operator, has a crucial need for efficient and updated simulation tools for training, operating and safety analysis support. This paper will present the work performed at EDF/DT to develop a new generation of engineering simulator to fulfil these tasks. The project is called SiRENE, which is the acronym of Re-hosted Engineering Simulator in French. The project has been economically challenging. Therefore, to benefit from existing tools and experience, the SiRENE project combines: - A part of the process issued from the operating fleet training full-scope simulator. - An improvement of the simulator prediction reliability with the integration of High-Fidelity models, used in Safety Analysis. These High-Fidelity models address Nuclear Steam Supply System code, with CATHARE thermal-hydraulics system code and neutronics, with COCCINELLE code. - And taking advantage of the last generation and improvements of instructor station. The intensive and challenging uses of the new SiRENE engineering simulator are also discussed. The SiRENE simulator has to address different topics such as verification and validation of operating procedures, identification of safety paths, tests of I&C developments or modifications, tests on hydraulics system components (pump, valve etc.), support studies for Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA). etc. It also emerges that SiRENE simulator is a valuable tool for self-training of the newcomers in EDF nuclear engineering centers. As a modifiable tool and thanks to a skillful team managing the SiRENE project, specific and adapted modifications can be taken into account very quickly, in order to provide the best answers for our users' specific issues. Finally, the SiRENE simulator, and the associated configurations, has been distributed among the different engineering centers at EDF (DT in Lyon, DIPDE in Marseille and CNEPE in Tours). This distribution highlights a strong synergy and complementarity of the different engineering institutes at EDF, working together for a safer and a more profitable operating fleet.

Seismic behavior of deep-sea pipeline after global buckling under active control

  • Jianshuo Wang;Tinghao Meng;Zechao Zhang;Zhihua Chen;Hongbo Liu
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.261-267
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    • 2024
  • With the increase in the exploitation depth of offshore oil and gas, it is possible to control the global buckling of deep-sea pipelines by the snake lay method. Previous studies mainly focused on the analysis of critical buckling force and critical temperature of pipelines under the snake-like laying method, and pipelines often suffer structural failure due to seismic disasters during operation. Therefore, seismic action is a necessary factor in the design and analysis of submarine pipelines. In this paper, the seismic action of steel pipes in the operation stage after global buckling has occurred under the active control method is analyzed. Firstly, we have established a simplified finite element model for the entire process cycle and found that this modeling method is accurate and efficient, solving the problem of difficult convergence of seismic wave and soil coupling in previous solid analysis, and improving the efficiency of calculations. Secondly, through parameter analysis, it was found that under seismic action, the pipe diameter mainly affects the stress amplitude of the pipeline. When the pipe wall thickness increases from 0.05 m to 0.09 m, the critical buckling force increases by 150%, and the maximum axial stress decreases by 56%. In the pipe soil interaction, the greater the soil viscosity, the greater the pipe soil interaction force, the greater the soil constraint on the pipeline, and the safer the pipeline. Finally, the pipeline failure determination formula was obtained through dimensionless analysis and verified, and it was found that the formula was accurate.

Hypothesis Tests on the Relations Between Interchange Types and Traffic Accidents in the Case of Korean Expressways (고속도로 교차점 유형과 교통사고의 가설검정)

  • Park, Byeong-Ho;Ryu, Seung-Ok;Park, Jeong-Sun;Han, Sang-Uk
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.55-63
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    • 2007
  • This research deals with the relations between intersection types and traffic accidents in the case of Korean expressways. The purpose of this research is to test the hypotheses that traffic accidents depend on intersection types and geometric design elements. The main research results are as follows. First, the accident comparisons that are drawn from junctions with interchanges, and trumpet interchanges with other types of interchanges respectively displays no significant meaning. However, the differences among four types of trumpet interchanges are found to be meaningful. In other words, the BO type trumpet interchanges seem to have far more traffic accidents than other types of trumpet interchanges. Second, hypothesis tests show that approximately 90 degree and one lane connection roads have lower accident rates. Based on this research, the following directions can be suggested for the safer types of intersections and geometric design elements in freeway construction. From a road safety point of view, it is advisable not to introduce BO type interchanges. It is also desirable that the intersection angle should be approximately 90 degrees. Furthermore, it would be wise to design one lane roads if the connection road has low traffic volumes.

Design of adaptive fuzzy controller to overcome a slope of a mobile robot for driving (모바일 로봇의 경사면 극복 주행 제어를 위한 적응 퍼지 제어기 설계)

  • Park, Jong-Ho;Baek, Seung-Jun;Chong, Kil-To
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.13 no.12
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    • pp.6034-6039
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, this may appear to exacerbate it met slopes of the mobile robot moves to overcome this by driving can occur if the mobile robot system has its own sleep problems driving progress in until you hit the target and solvedriving straight driving safer model for adaptive fuzzy control method of mobile robot based control algorithm is proposed. First, we propose a model based adaptive fuzzy controller, if possible, the dynamics model of the mobile robot, including model-based controller is designed to determine if you can check the condition of the mobile robot climbing and driving the mobile robot to overcome the slope and the to overcome driving control. Enough considering the ground friction forces and ensure the stability of the mobile robot system and the disturbance compensation, etc. In this case, the controller design will be possible. In addition, the nonlinear model, the dynamic characteristics of the mobile robot control method of adaptive fuzzy control techniques in the design that you want to fully reflect Non-holonomic system of mobile robots and solve sleep problems, and will be useful enough, it was verified through computer simulations.

Optimization of a Crystallization Process by Response Surface Methodology (반응표면분석법을 이용한 결정화 공정의 최적화)

  • Lee, Se-Eun;Kim, Jae-Kyeong;Han, Sang-Keun;Chae, Joo-Seung;Lee, Keun-Duk;Koo, Kee-Kahb
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.730-736
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    • 2015
  • Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX) is a high explosive commonly used for military applications. Submicronization of RDX particles has been a critical issue in order to alleviate the unintended and accidental stimuli toward safer and more powerful performances. The purpose of this study is to optimize experimental variables for drowning-out crystallization applied to produce submicron RDX particles. Effects of RDX concentration, anti-solvent temperature and anti-solvent mass were analyzed by the central composite rotatable design. The adjusted determination coefficient of regression model was calculated to be 0.9984 having the p-value less than 0.01. Response surface plots based on the central composite rotatable design determined the optimum conditions such as RDX concentration of 3 wt%, anti-solvent temperature of $0.2^{\circ}C$ and anti-solvent mass of 266 g. The optimum and experimental diameters of RDX particles were measured to be $0.53{\mu}m$ and $0.53{\mu}m$, respectively. The regression model satisfactorily predicts the average diameter of RDX particles prepared by drowning-out crystallization. Structure of RDX crystals was found to be ${\alpha}$-form by X-ray diffraction analysis and FT-IR spectroscopy.

A Study on the Comparative Analysis of Fire-Fighting Ambulances about the Aspects of Safety and Efficiency using the Question Investigation (설문조사를 이용한 국내 소방 구급자동차의 안전성과 효율성 측면에서의 비교 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Dong-Min;Kim, Seung-Yong;Han, Yong-Taek
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.44-53
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    • 2015
  • This study is a survey research to improve the fire-fighting ambulance interior design safer and more efficient to identify the type of structure and functional problems 119 ambulance. When the paramedics and four degrees to over 755 people modify the target report and related literature on the future development of an ambulance for patient safety at the 2007 British National Patients Safety Agency (NPSA) and was used as a complementary tool. General characteristics questionnaire was composed of items for your design improvements for ambulance promote safety and efficiency. The data were collected by distributing a questionnaire e-mail or in person. The collected data were processed using the SPSS 20.0 statistical program, the general characteristics as frequency analysis, percentage, ambulance interior design improvement-related items were analyzed using the chi-square verified. As a result, this research elicited that vans converted fire ambulance cars have a problem with the narrow interior space and truck converted fire ambulance cars should be comfortable to drive in ride quality. In addition, we also found that the improvement of paramedics treatment position and the paramedic's personnel safety belt are required. Based on these results, we propose that a number of improvements are needed in the fire-fighting ambulance car.

Analyses on the Impact of Plastic Deformation on Change of the Road Surface Condition (소성변형 정도를 고려한 시간전개에 따른 노면상태 변화 분석)

  • SON, Young Tae;PARK, Sang-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.216-228
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    • 2018
  • In this study analyzed the ponding changing of plastic deformation section follwed time development to apply weather, geometry and traffic data in additon to time development to improve road management service and safety of roads during or after rain. After We selected an 8.3km section of old national highway the Seongnam-Janghowon section and created a three-demensional surface of terrain through the numerical transformantion of design drawing data, with reflection the linear data of the same coordinate system in order to describe more realistic roads, we design additional structures with shading above roads. The altitude and azimuth of the sun were calculated and set based on the longitude and latitude data of the survey line for the analysis of the sun rate, and the daylight impact zone was visualized by setting the shaded time to an interval of 1 hour and the shade rate of the corresponding section. In addition, the evaporation volume calculated from weather data such as temperature, humidity, radiant energy, and road temperature analyzes together, it will use the way of a safer and more efficient road management as grasping the ponding changing more efficent in time development.