• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권7호
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• pp.1423-1430
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• 2017

Detonation cell width is an important parameter in hydrogen explosion assessments. The experimental data on gas detonation are statistically analyzed to establish a universal method to numerically predict detonation cell widths. It is commonly understood that detonation cell width, ${\lambda}$, is highly correlated with the characteristic reaction zone width, ${\delta}$. Classical parametric regression methods were widely applied in earlier research to build an explicit semiempirical correlation for the ratio of ${\lambda}/{\delta}$. The obtained correlations formulate the dependency of the ratio ${\lambda}/{\delta}$ on a dimensionless effective chemical activation energy and a dimensionless temperature of the gas mixture. In this paper, support vector regression (SVR), which is based on nonparametric machine learning, is applied to achieve functions with better fitness to experimental data and more accurate predictions. Furthermore, a third parameter, dimensionless pressure, is considered as an additional independent variable. It is found that three-parameter SVR can significantly improve the performance of the fitting function. Meanwhile, SVR also provides better adaptability and the model functions can be easily renewed when experimental database is updated or new regression parameters are considered.

• Carbon letters
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• 제19권
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• pp.12-22
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• 2016

Date palm leaflets were used as a precursor to prepare dehydrated carbon (DC) via phosphoric acid treatment at 150℃. DC, acidified with H₃PO₄, was converted to activated carbon (AC) at 500℃ under a nitrogen atmosphere. DC shows very low surface area (6.1 m²/g) while AC possesses very high surface area (829 m²/g). The removal of lisinopril (LIS) and chlorpheniramine (CP) from an aqueous solution was tested at different pH, contact time, concentration, and temperature on both carbons. The optimal initial pH for LIS removal was 4.0 and 5.0 for DC and AC, respectively. However, for CP, initial pH 9.0 showed maximum adsorption on both carbons. Adsorption kinetics showed faster removal on AC than DC with adsorption data closely following the pseudo second order kinetic model. Adsorption increases with temperature (25℃–45℃) and activation energy (E_a) is in a range of 19–25 kJ mol/L. Equilibrium studies show higher adsorption on AC than DC. Thermodynamic parameters show that drug removal is endothermic and spontaneous with physical adsorption dominating the adsorption process. Column adsorption data show good fitting to the Thomas model. Despite its very low surface area, DC shows ~70% of AC drug adsorption capacity in addition of being inexpensive and easily prepared.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.313-349
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• 2010

In this paper, we study the data interoperability problem of web services in terms of XML schema compatibility. When Web Service A sends XML messages to Web Service B, A is interoperable with B if B can accept all messages from A. That is, the XML schema R for B to receive XML instances must be compatible with the XML schema S for A to send XML instances, Le., A is a subschema of B. We propose a formal model called Schema Automaton (SA) to model W3C XML Schema (XSD) and develop several algorithms to perform different XML schema computations. The computations include schema minimization, schema equivalence testing, subschema testing, and subschema extraction. We have conducted experiments on an e-commerce standard XSD called xCBL to demonstrate the practicality of our algorithms. One experiment has refuted the claim that the xCBL 3.5 XSD is backward compatible with the xCBL 3.0 XSD. Another experiment has shown that the xCBL XSDs can be effectively trimmed into small subschemas for specific applications, which has significantly reduced the schema processing time.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.167-182
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• 2010

An adaptronic strut for machine tools with parallel kinematics for compensation of the influence of geometric errors is introduced. Implemented within the strut is a piezoelectric sensor-actuator unit separated in function. In the first part of this contribution, the functional principle of the strut is presented. For use of one piezoelectric transducer as both, sensor and actuator as so-called self-sensing actuator, the acquisition of the sensing signal while actuating simultaneously using electrical bridge circuits as well as filter properties are examined. In the second part the control concept developed for the adaptronic strut is presented. A co-simulation model of the strut for simulating the controlled multi-body behavior of the strut is set-up. The control design for the strut as a stand-alone system is tested under various external loads. Finally, the strut is implemented into a model of the complete machine tool and the influence of the controlled strut onto the behavior of the machine tool is examined.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.91-111
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• 2008

This paper outlines the development of a computational model in order to analyze the dynamic behaviour of coupled fluid-structure systems such as a) liquid containers, b) a set of parallel or radial plates. In this work a hybrid fluid-solid element is developed, capable of simulating both membrane and bending effects of the plate. The structural mass and stiffness matrices are determined using exact integration of governing equations which are derived using a combination of classical plate theory and a finite element approach. The Bernoulli equation and velocity potential function are used to describe the liquid pressure applied on the solid-fluid element. An impermeability condition assures a permanent contact at the fluid-structure interface. Applications of this model are presented for both parallel and radial plates as well as fluid-filled rectangular reservoir. The effect of physical parameters on the dynamic behaviour of a coupled fluid-structure system is investigated. The results obtained using the presented approach for dynamic characteristics such as natural frequency are in agreement to those calculated using other theories and experiments.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.933-940
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• 2024

A macroscopic cross section generation model was developed for the conceptual horizontal, compact high temperature gas reactor (HC-HTGR). Because there are many sources of spectral effects in the design and analysis of the core, conventional LWR methods have limitations for accurate simulation of the HC-HTGR using a neutron diffusion core neutronics simulator. Several super-cell model configurations were investigated to consider the spectral effect of neighboring cells. A new history variable was introduced for the existing library format to more accurately account for the history effect from neighboring nodes and reactivity control drums. The macroscopic cross section library was validated through comparison with cross sections generated using full core Monte Carlo models and single cell cross section for both 3D core steady-state problems and 2D and 3D depletion problems. Core calculations were then performed with the AGREE HTR neutronics and thermal-fluid core simulator using super-cell cross sections. With the new history variable, the super-cell cross sections were in good agreement with the full core cross sections even for problems with significant spectrum change during fuel shuffling and depletion.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.229-265
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• 2012

Hygroexpansion of wood is a known and undesired characteristic in civil engineering. When wood is exposed to changing environmental humidity, it adsorbs or desorbs moisture and warps. The resulting distortions or - at restrained conditions - cracks are a major concern in timber engineering. We herein present a multiscale model for prediction of the macroscopic hygroexpansion behavior of individual pieces of softwood from their microstructure, demonstrated for spruce. By applying poromicromechanics, we establish a link between the swelling pressure, driving the hygroexpansion of wood at the nanoscale, and the resulting macroscopic dimensional changes. The model comprises six homogenization steps, which are performed by means of continuum micromechanics, the unit cell method and laminate theory, all formulated in a poromechanical framework. Model predictions for elastic properties of wood as functions of the moisture content closely approach corresponding experimental data. As for the hygroexpansion behavior, the swelling pressure has to be back-calculated from macroscopic hygroexpansion data. The good reproduction of the anisotropy of wood hygroexpansion, based on only a single scalar calibration parameter, underlines the suitability of the model. The multiscale model constitutes a valuable tool for studying the effect of microstructural features on the macroscopic behavior and for assessing the hygroexpansion behavior at smaller length scales, which are inaccessible to experiments. The model predictions deliver input parameters for the analysis of timber at the structural scale, therewith enabling to optimize the use of timber and to prevent moisture-induced damage or failure.

• 환경생물
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.568-578
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• 2019

감자수염진딧물(Macrosiphum euphorbiae)의 온도별 발육은 12.5~27.5℃까지 2.5℃ 간격(상대습도 65±5%, 광주기 16L : 8D), 7개 온도조건에서 1~2령, 3~4령의 2단계로 구분하여 조사하였다. 약충의 사망률은 7개 온도 중 6개 온도에서 10% 미만이었으나, 27.5℃에서 사망률은 53.0%였다. 온도별 발육기간은 15.0℃에서 15.5일, 25.0℃에서는 6.7일로 고온으로 갈수록 발육기간은 짧아졌으나, 27.5℃에서는 발육기간이 다시 길어져 9.7일이었다. 약충의 발육 영점온도는 2.6℃였고, 유효적산온도는 144.5일도였다. 약충의 발육을 5가지 비선형발육모형에 적용한 결과 Logan6(r²=0.99) 모형이 발육에 적합하였고, 발육완료분포모형은 2-Weibull과 3-Weibull의 모형 적합성(r²)이 각각 0.92와 0.93으로 유사하였다. 성충 수명과 산자 수에서 성충 수명은 온도가 증가함에 따라 짧아지는 경향을 보였고, 산자수는 20.0℃에서 64.4개로 가장 많은 산자를 생산하였다. 생명표분석에서 순증가율(R₀)은 20.0℃에서 63.2로 가장 컸고, 내적자연증가율(r_m)은 25.0℃에서 1.393로 가장 컸다. 배수증가기간(D_t)은 25.0℃에서 2.091로 가장 짧았다. 기간자연증가율(λ)은 25℃에서 가장 컸고(1.393), 평균세대기간(T)은 25℃에서 9.929로 가장 짧았다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2019

본 연구는 Xanthopoulou 등(2007)의 확장된 직무요구-자원모형을 기반으로 요양병원 간호사의 소진에 미치는 영향요인을 규명하기 위해 시도되었다. 요양병원 간호사 167명을 대상으로 설문지를 이용하여 2018년 8월 25일부터 2018년 9월 6일까지 자료를 수집하였다. 연구도구는 Maslach Burnout Inventory, Copenhagen Psyco-social Questionnaire version II, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 및 Thomas & Ganster (1995)가 개발한 도구를 사용하였다. SPSS WIN 23.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도, t-test, ANOVA, 피어슨 상관계수, 위계적 회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 요양병원 간호사의 소진은 직무 요구(r=.24, p=.002)와는 정적 상관관계를 보이고, 회복탄력성(r=-.43, p<.001)과 사회적지지(r=-.41, p<.001)와는 부적 상관관계를 보였다. 요양병원 간호사의 소진에 회복탄력성(${\beta}=-.28$, p<.001), 사회적 지지(${\beta}=-.20$, p=.016), 직무요구(${\beta}=.17$, p=.016) 순으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤고, 이들 변수의 설명력은 32.0%로 나타났다. 따라서 요양병원 간호사의 소진 예방 및 감소를 위해 직무요구를 줄이고 회복탄력성과 사회적 지지를 향상시킬 수 있는 중재의 수행을 적극적으로 권장한다

• Wind and Structures
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.85-102
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• 2020

Accurate load evaluation is essential in any performance-based design. Design wind speeds and associated wind loads are well defined for synoptic boundary layer winds but not for thunderstorms. The method presented in the current study represents a new approach to obtain design wind speeds associated with thunderstorms and their gust fronts using historical data and Monte Carlo simulations. The method consists of the following steps (i) developing a numerical model for thunderstorm downdrafts (i.e. downbursts) to account for storm translation and outflow dissipation, (ii) utilizing the model to characterize previous events and (iii) extrapolating the limited wind speed data to cover life-span of structures. The numerical model relies on a previously generated CFD wind field, which is validated using six documented thunderstorm events. The model suggests that 10 parameters are required to describe the characteristics of an event. The model is then utilized to analyze wind records obtained at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) meteorological station to identify the thunderstorm parameters for this location, obtain their probability distributions, and utilized in the Monte Carlo simulation of thunderstorm gust front events for many thousands of years for the purpose of estimating design wind speeds. The analysis suggests a potential underestimation of design wind speeds when neglecting thunderstorm gust fronts, which is common practice in analyzing historical wind records. When compared to the design wind speed for a 700-year MRI in ASCE 7-10 and ASCE 7-16, the estimated wind speeds from the simulation were 10% and 11.5% higher, respectively.