• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2005

Bellows is a familiar component in piping systems as it provides a relatively simple means of absorbing thermal expansion and providing system flexibility. In routine piping flexibility analysis by finite element methods, bellows is usually considered to be straight pipe runs modified by an appropriate flexibility factor; maximum stresses are evaluated using a corresponding stress concentration factor. In this paper, the dynamic characteristics of bellows were investigated by Finite element methods. Using Anany program, the natural frequencies and evaluation of the reliability of bellows were also investigated.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.445-462
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• 1995

Previous studies of a stepped cantilever with two straight segments under a suddenly applied constant force (a step load) applied at its tip have shown that the validity of deformation mechanisms is governed by certain geometrical restrictions. Single and double-hinge mechanisms have been proposed and it is shown in this paper that for a stepped cantilever with a stronger tip segment, i.e. $M_{0.1}$ > $M_{0.2}$, where $M_{0.1}$ and $M_{0.2}$ are the dynamic fully plastic bending moments of the tip and root segments, respectively, the family of possible yield mechanisms is expanded by introducing new double and triple-hinge mechanisms. With the aid of these mechanisms, it is shown that all initial deformations can be derived for a stepped cantilever regardless of its geometry and the magnitude of the dynamic force applied.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.142-148
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• 2013

Safety is a major concern in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). Piping systems in NPPs are very complex and composed of many components such as tees, elbows, expanders and straight pipes. The high pressure and high temperature water flows inside piping components. As high speed water flows inside piping, the pipe wall thinning occurs in various reasons such as FAC (Flow Accelerated Corrosion), LDIE (Liquid Droplet Impingement Erosion) and Flashing. To inspect the wall thinning phenomenon and protect the piping from damages, piping components are checked by UT measurement in every overhaul. During every overhaul, approximately 200~300 components (40,000~60,000 UT data) are examined in NPPs. There are some methods from EPRI for evaluating wear rate of components. However, only few studies have been conducted to find out the raw data reliability for the wear rate evaluation. Securing the reliable raw data is the key factor for a reasonable evaluation. This paper suggests the reliability analysis method for the repeatedly measured data for wear rate evaluation.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.579-585
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• 2003

The ejector system is used for making a vacuum in an enclosed tank. This research represents the method to improve ejector performance by inserting a strut at the center of ejector outlet. This proposed ejector system is so simple and have a low cost to improve the ejector performance. There are many kinds of method for obtaining a lower vacuum pressure. The ejector is consists of nozzle, straight pipe and outlet diffuser and we focused on the outlet diffuser for high ejector performance. The strut is located at the center of ejector outlet diffuser. As the experimental result, we compared the vacuum pressure with and without a strut and without strut, and the ejector performance showed an improvement with 40% or more than the case without strut. This means that the stable fluid low energy loss was obtained by inserting the strut.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2010

Based on the one-dimensional stability analysis, the self-excited oscillation in hydraulic power generating systems was studied by a simple experiment and numerical simulation. It was shown that a cavity in a conical diffuser can cause surge. With the diffuser, a high amplitude and low frequency oscillation occurs at low cavitation number. This oscillation was not observed with the straight pipe. It was confirmed that the diffuser effect of the draft tube can be the cause of the full load surge in hydraulic power system. Numerical results were also analyzed to check the validity of the one-dimensional stability analysis.

• Korean Journal of Hydrosciences
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• 제5권
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• pp.115-124
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• 1994

This paper presents the results of a study conducted to improve the understanding of the characteristics of cylindrical capsule flow in a pipeline by taking into account of the effect of capsule density uniformity. The effect fo capsule density variation in the axial direction was studied both experimentally and analytically. The experiments were conducted in a 190mm diameter straight pipe 17m long. The velocity, gap and tilt of capsules were measured under various conditions. In order to interpret the data on various capsule density conditions, the stability index given in the dimensionless number was introduced. The motion of capsules in pipelines is strongly affected by the stability of the capsules characterized by the statility index. The experiments conducted proved that the stability index is a vaild criterion for explaining and correlating data on the capsule motion and the capsule denisity uniformity.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.405-412
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• 2013

본 논문은 크리프 파단 수명평가에 주요인자인 정상상태 크리프 응력을 직관 용접부에 대해 정량화한다. 모재와 용접부의 크리프 특성 불균일이 응력에 미치는 영향을 체계적으로 분석하기 위해, 다양한 용접부 불균일에 대해 이차원 유한요소 크리프 탄성해석을 수행하였다. 용접부는 열영향부를 고려하였으며 각각의 재료는 이상화된 탄성-멱 크리프 법칙을 따른다고 가정하였다. 하중에 따른 영향을 보기 위해 내압과 인장하중에 대해 연구를 수행하였다. 용접부 크리프 응력의 정량화를 위해 크리프 불균일 지수를 도입하였으며, 무차원화된 단면평균응력과 선형적인 관계를 확인하였다. 불균일 지수로 정량화한 응력과 Type IV 영역을 모사한 용접부의 유한요소해석 결과 및 영국전력의 R5 문헌값의 비교를 통해 연구결과의 유효성을 검증하였다.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2016

국부적인 두께감소 문제에 대하여 직관부위를 대상으로 한 건전성 평가는 잘 알려져 있으나 엘보우를 대상으로 한 건전성 평가는 최근에 원자력 분야에서는 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있으나 석유화학 플랜트에서 이용되는 건전성 평가 지침서 중 하나인 API579 코드에는 아직 없는 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 엘보우를 대상으로 엘보우의 외부(extrados)와 내부(intrados)에 두께 감소가 있다고 가정한 후 유한요소해석법을 이용하여 두께감소된 엘부우의 건전성평가 해석을 수행하였다. 본 해석 결과는 석유화학 플랜트에서 이용되는 엘보우의 건전성 평가에 이용될 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2000년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.265-271
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• 2000

Orifice meters and turbine meters are frequently used for measuring gas flow in gas industry. However, to insure the accuracy of the measurement, a certain length of the meter run at the upstream of the flow meter is required. The objective of this study is to analyze flow measurement errors of the orifice meter quantitatively for shorter lengths of the meter runs than those suggested in the standard manuals with variation of diameter ratio( $\beta$ ratio) and flow rate and also to analyze flow measurement errors of the turbine meter with and without straightener. The test results showed that the flow measurement errors of the orifice meter were inversely proportional to the diameter ratio. In other words, when the diameter ratio is 0.3 and 0.7, the measurement error is $-7.3\%$ and $-3.5\%$, respectively. the main reason of the measurement error is due to the swirl effect from the configuration of the meter run at the upstream of the flow meter. In case the length of the meter run is shorter than that suggested In the standard, the swirl effect is not removed completely and it affects the flow meter's performance. As mentioned above, the less the pipe diameter ratio, the mon the flow measurement error. It means that the swirl effect on the orifice meter increases as the $\beta$ ratio decreases.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.789-795
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• 2010

본 논문은 자벌레 이동장치의 전, 후반부에 각각 여섯 개의 다리로 이루어진 고정장치를 사용하여 인체 내에서 원활하게 이동할 수 있는 대장내시경로봇을 제안하였다. 또한, 관탐사용 이동장치로 기 개발된 하나의 공압선을 이용한 자벌레 이동방식을 적용하여 공압선과 이동환경 사이의 마찰을 줄여주어 이동 성능을 높여주었다. 이동 성능을 평가하기 위하여 로봇을 직경 15mm, 길이 110~250mm 의 크기로 설계 및 제작 후, 아크릴 관과 죽은 돼지의 창자에서 이동실험을 수행하였다. 실험을 통하여 로봇은 곡관의 반경이 25mm 이상이면 이동이 가능함을 알 수 있었고, 직관의 경우 수평관에서 33mm/s, 수직관에서 12.1mm/s 의 이동 속도를 보여주었다. 결론적으로 하나의 공압선을 이용하여 구동되고 양단에 다리로 구성된 고정장치를 장착한 제안된 로봇은 대장내시경 로봇으로써 신뢰성이 높은 이동성능을 보여주었다.