• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.82-88
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• 2013

There are the stirring test and drain test in the daily performance test to determine the thermal performance of a domestic solar hot water system. The drain test is a test that measures the discharge heating rate while drain the hot water from the top of the storage tank and supply the city water to the bottom of the tank. From the perspective of the user, this drain test is more effective than the stirring test. In this study, the thermal performance were compared through the drain test for a passive type and an active type domestic solar hot water systems consisting of the same storage tank and collectors. At this point, a passive type was used the horizontal storage tanks, and an active type was used vertical storage tank. In the drain test, when the hot water drained up to the reference hot water temperature, an active type which have vertical storage tank represents excellent daily performance than a passive type which have horizontal storage tank regardless of weather conditions. The reason for this is because the vertical storage tank is advantageous to thermal stratification in the tank. After the drain test, the residual heat for the horizontal storage tank was much more than the vertical storage tank, but in the next day the amount of discharged heat were less than the those of vertical storage tank neither. Thus, the solar water heating system which have horizontal storage tank should be adopted preheating control method rather than separate using control method when connected with auxiliary heat source device.

• Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.27-33
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• 2020

In this paper, the process of predicting efficient durability performance for vibration durability test of automobile parts using vibration test load on automobile fuel tank is presented. First of all, the common standard load that can be applied to the initial development process of the automobile was used for the fuel tank and the vulnerability of the fuel tank to the vibration fatigue load was identified through frequency response analysis. In addition, the vulnerability of the fuel tank was re-enacted through vibration durability test results, and the scale factor was applied to the standard load. In order to predict the vibration durability performance required for detailed design, vibration fatigue analysis was performed on the developed vehicle with the frequency of vibration severity equivalent to the durability test, and the vulnerability and life span of the fuel tank were identified through the process of applying weights to these selected standard loads, thereby reducing the test time of the development vehicle.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.8-13
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• 2008

The fuel tank systems of fixed wing and rotary wing aircrafts require the self-sealing and crash-worthiness for their survivability. For these requirements, the flexible composite fuel tank is generally used. In this study, the drop and penetration performance of a fuel tank is investigated. The FE simulation includes the drop and penetration test of a fuel tank using MSC.DYTRAN. MSC.DYTRAN can provide the fluid-structure modeling of these test from Euler and Lagrange grids. Using MSC.DYTRAN, the finite modeling of the test cube of the flexible fuel tank and its FE simulation are performed for various environments. The simulation results can show if the test cube satisfies the performance requirements of the fuel tank.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.42-49
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• 2011

The objective of this paper is to suggest a new method of a wind turbine performance test. The performance test of a wind turbine is generally carried out in a wind tunnel. The test needs not only a high-accuracy measuring system but also durable structure to withstand high speed turbine rotation and wind flow. Therefore, we tried turbine performance test using a towing tank to improve stability and reliability. Because a turbine rotates more slowly and generates more torque in the water than in the wind tunnel under similarity conditions. In this study, we developed turbine performance test systems and verified the turbine test method using a towing tank through comparing results of the wind tunnel and the towing tank test.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.36 no.10
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• pp.1032-1037
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• 2008

The fuel tank systems of fixed wing and rotary wing aircrafts require the self-sealing and crash-worthiness for their survivability. For these requirements, the flexible composite fuel tank is generally used. In this study, the performance of the flexible composite fuel tank is investigated. The FE simulation includes the drop test of a fuel tank using MSC.DYTRAN. MSC.DYTRAN can provide the fluid-structure modeling of these test from Euler and Lagrange grids. Using MSC.DYTRAN, the finite element modeling of the test cube of the flexible fuel tank and its FE simulation are performed for various environments. The simulation results can show if the test cube satisfies the performance requirements of the fuel tank.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.11-18
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• 2014

To confirm whether the square tank at Changwon National University (CWNU) can be used for estimation of maneuverability, planar motion mechanism (PMM) test and circular motion (CM) test were performed for various conditions. PMM test can be implemented using an XY carriage and a yaw table in the square tank. However, sometimes test section is insufficient for PMM test owing to low length-breadth ratio of the tank. In addition, the speed of a towing carriage is also quite limited. Therefore, it would be useful if PMM test could be effectively performed diagonally, by establishing coupled control logic to drive three servomotors. In addition, Froude number dependency on the estimated hydrodynamic coefficients was checked. Furthermore, CM tests, which cannot be completed in a conventional linear towing tank, were performed, and its results were compared with the results of PMM test. The results of the PMM tests in the diagonal direction were consistent with the results of the test performed in the direction parallel to the sidewall. However, the results of the CM test were greater than those of the PMM test. This tendency was also observed in the results published at Ulsan University.

• Journal of Applied Reliability
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.213-219
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• 2018

Purpose: Satisfying the environmental regulations, the automobile manufacturer should install urea tank, which is a key component of the urea system. However, due to the limitations of existing layouts, it may be mounted which is disadvantageous to vibration and shock resulting in durability robust. analyze the factors affecting the durability life of urea tank and the vibration characteristics through RLDA. In this study, clarify the limit of the current practice test method of urea tank and analyze the possibility of the new vibration test method in the system unit reflecting the characteristics of actual use condition. Methods: Analyzing the factors affecting the durability life of urea tank and the vibration characteristics through PSD & FDS of RLDA that actual vehicle driving data on durability test road. Results: The limit of the uniform width/single frequency test method of urea tank is clarifed and the positive prospects of the new test method are discovered. Conclusion: The vibration durability test with PSD method in system unit effectively reflects the magnitude and frequency characteristics of field vibration.

• International journal of steel structures
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.1167-1176
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• 2018

Steel cylindrical tanks are widely used for the storage of hazardous substances of which leakage must be prevented under any circumstances. However, the dynamic response of the steel cylindrical liquid storage tank depends sensitively on the fluid-structure interaction and the vibration of the tank structure and necessitates clarification for the safety of the tank structure. This paper presents the results of shaking table tests performed to examine the dynamic behavior of a scaled cylindrical steel tank model considering the presence or not of fixed roof and added mass at the top of the tank for various fluid levels. The test results confirm the occurrence of both beam-type and oval-type vibration modes and show that the larger content of liquid inside the container amplified the acceleration along the height of the cylindrical tank. The oval-type vibration modes are seen to be more dominant in case of large water-to-structure mass ratio.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.62-68
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• 2011

Rapid turning and accelerated movement of a rotorcraft leads to the slosh and vibration effect of fuel in the fuel tank. Due to the slosh load, the internal component of a fuel tank can be broken and fuel tank skin can be damaged. This is directly related to human survivability. Military specification(MIL-DTL-27422D) requires the verification of the stability of aircraft fuel tank and internal component against slosh & vibration load through the qualification test. This report shows the establishment of slosh and vibration test facility and KUH fuel tank qualification test result.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.73-86
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• 2000

This study is to develop the well-fit brassieres by wearing test of available brassieres for girls . The 11 elementary school girls aged 12 participated in the wearing test. The test procedure consisted of a rating on fit and performance according to brassiere types, a try on test of 3 types of brassiere and a sensory test on fit. The results of this study are as follows ; 1. The results of fit rating on different brassieres. Compared among brassiere types, tank top type proved the most effective, from a viewpoint of wearing effects. All types of brassiere performed well in bust up effect. Especially tank top type brassiere showed the best of them. 2. The results of the sensory test and comparative test. With regard to wear comfort, most of the subject assessed tank top brassiere to be the most comfortable . As for freedom of movement, it is disclosed that the subjects prefer tank top brassiere. As a result, brassiere for girls strongly require size adjustment, physical and psychological comfort through full overage of breast area.