• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.2894-2900
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• 1996

The stream generator tubes represent an integral part of a major barrier against the fission product release to the environment. So, the rupture of these tubes could permit flow of reactor coolant into the secondary system and injure the safety of reactor coolant system. Therefore, if the crack was detected during In-Service Inspection of tubes the cracked tube should be evaluated by the pulgging criteria and plugged or not. In this study, the fracture mechanics evaluation is carried out on the thru-wall axial crack due to Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking in the roll transition aone of steam generator tube to help the assurence the integrity of tubes and estabilish the plugging criteria. Due to the Inconel which is used as tube material is more ductile than others, the plastic instability repture theory was used to calculate the critical and allowable crack length. Based on Leak Before Break concept the leak rate for the critical crack length and the allowable leak rate are compared and the safety of tubes was given.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.262.1-262.1
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• 2014

Lipid peroxidation induces functional deterioration of cell membrane and induces cell death in extreme cases. These phenomena are known to be related generally to the change of physical properties of lipid membrane such as decreased lipid order or increased water penetration. Even though the electric property of lipid membrane is important, there has been no report about the change of electric properties after lipid peroxidation. Herein, we demonstrate the molecular energy band change in red blood cell membrane through peroxidation by air-based atmospheric pressure DBD plasma treatment. Ion-induced secondary electron emission coefficient (${\gamma}$ value) was measured by using home-made gamma-focused ion beam (${\gamma}$-FIB) system and electron energy band was calculated based on the quantum mechanical Auger neutralization theory. The oxidized lipids showed higher gamma values and lower electron work functions, which implies the change of surface charging or electrical conductance. This result suggests that modified electrical properties should play a role in cell signaling under oxidative stress.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2016

Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud., a flowering plant, has been widely cultivated in Asian countries including Korea. It has been reported that B. nivea exhibits health beneficial effects for the prevention of inflammation, oxidative stress, and virus-related diseases. In this study, we evaluated the inhibitory effect of B. nivea on adipocyte differentiation and angiogenesis. DPPH radical scavenging activities of 70% ethanol extract of B. nivea (EBN) and water extract of B. nivea (WBN) were $90.8{\pm}1.1%$ and $20{\pm}6.9%$, respectively. EBN was also effective in the reduction of adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells. We next examined the transcriptional activity of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ($PPAR-{\gamma}$), a pivotal target for anti-obesity. We found that treatment with rosiglitazone induced the transactivation of $PPAR-{\gamma}$. Under the same condition, $800{\mu}g/mL$ EBN reduced the transactivation of $PPAR-{\gamma}$ in rosiglitazone-induced cells. These results demonstrate that EBN-inhibited adipocyte differentiation was accompanied by $PPAR-{\gamma}$ inhibition. The study also tested whether EBN exhibits an anti-angiogenic effect by inhibiting tube formation in HUVECs. We found that EBN effectively inhibits tube formation, suggesting that EBN exhibited an anti-angiogenic effect. Taken together, B. nivea can be used as a functional food for the prevention of obesity and angiogenesis-related diseases including cancer.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.17-33
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• 1990

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the fracture toughness of dental composite resins and to investigate the filler factor affecting the fracture behaviour on which the degree of fracture toughness depends. Six kinds of commercially available composite resin;, including two of each macrofilled, microfilled, and hybrid type were used for this study, The plane strain fracture toughness ($K_{10}$) was determined by three-point bending test using the single edge notch specimen according to the ASTM-E399. The specimens were fabricated with visible light curing or self curing of each composite resin previously inserted into a metal mold, and three-point bending test was conducted with cross-head speed of 0.1mm/min following a day's storage of the specimens in $37^{\circ}C$ distilled water. The filler volume fractions were determined by the standard ashing test according to the ISO-4049. Acoustic Emission(AE), a nondestructive testing method detecting the elastic wave released from the localized sources In material under a certain stress, was detected during three-point bending test and its analyzed data was compared with, canning electron fractographs of each specimen. The results were as follows : 1. The filler content of composite resin material was found to be highest in the hybrid type followed by the macrofilled type, and the microfilled type. 2. It was found that the value of plane strain fracture toughness of composite resin material was in the range from 0.69 MPa$\sqrt{m}$ to 1 46 MPa$\sqrt{m}$ and highest In the macrofilled type followed by the hybrid type, and the microfilled type. 3. The consequence of Acoustic Emission analysis revealed that the plane strain fracture toughness increased according as the count of Acoustic Emission events increased. 4. The higher the plane strain fracture toughness became, the higher degree of surface roughness and irregularity the fractographs demonstrated.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.392-399
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• 2009

The paper concerns the description of the step by step development process of the new fixed blade runner called "Mixer" suitable for the uprating of the Francis turbines units installed at the older low head hydropower plants. In the paper the details of hydraulic and mechanical design are presented. Since the rotational speed of the new runner is significantly higher then the rotational speed of the original Francis one, the direct coupling of the turbine to the generator can be applied. The maximum efficiency at prescribed operational point was reached by the geometry optimization of two most important components. In the first step the optimization of the draft tube geometry was carried out. The condition for the draft tube geometry optimization was to design the new geometry of the draft tube within the original bad draft tube shape without any extensive civil works. The runner blade geometry optimization was carried out on the runner coupled with the draft tube domain. The blade geometry of the runner was optimized using automatic direct search optimization procedure. The method used for the objective function minimum search is a kind of the Nelder-Mead simplex method. The objective function concerns efficiency, required net head and cavitation features. After successful hydraulic design the modal and stress analysis was carried out on the prototype scale runner. The static pressure distribution from flow simulation was used as a load condition. The modal analysis in air and in water was carried out and the results were compared. The final runner was manufactured in model scale and it is going to be tested in hydraulic laboratory. Since the turbine with the fixed blade runner does not allow double regulation like in case of full Kaplan turbine, it can be profitably used mainly at power plants with smaller changes of operational conditions or in case with more units installed. The advantages are simple manufacturing, installation and therefore lower expenses and short delivery time for turbine uprating.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.20-24
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• 2015

Steam generator(S/G) tubes in pressurized water reactor (PWR's) are subject to several types of degradation. This degradation includes denting, pitting, intergranular attack(IGA), intergranular stress corrosion cracking(IGSCC), fatigue, fretting and wear. Degradation can be derived from either the primary side(inside) or the secondary side(outside) of the tube. Recent issue for tube degradation in domestic steam generator is the tube end cracking on seal weld region. The seal weld region at the tube end and tube itself is regarded as a pressure boundary between the primary side and the secondary side. One of the Westinghouse Model-F S/G has experienced tube end cracking and its number of plugging approximately becomes to the operating limit up to 5% due to tube end cracking which was reported as SAI/MAI(single/multiple axial indication) or SCI/MCI(Single/multiple circumferential indication) from the results of eddy current testing. Eddy current mock-up test was carried out to determine the origin of cracking whether it is from weld zone area or parent tube. This result was helpful to analyze crack location on ECT data. Correct action on this problem was the installation of tube-end sleeve. Last year, after removing 340 installed plugs from tubes, selected 269 tubes took tube-end sleeve installation. Tube-end sleeve brought pressure boundary from parent tube to installed sleeve tube. Tube-end sleeve has the benefit of reducing outage period and increasing more revenue than replacing S/G. This paper is provided to assist interest parties in effectively understanding this issue.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.39-47
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• 1985

본문(本文)은 연약점토지반(軟弱粘土地盤)에 이차원성토(二次元盛土)를 할 경우 지반(地盤)의 심하(沈下) 및 변위(變位)를 FEM으로 해석(解析)하는 프로그램의 연구에 대한 결과를 보고한 것이다. 구성방정식(構成方程式)으로서는 Cam-clay, Modified Cam-clay, 탄점소성(彈粘塑性)의 3 모델에서 각각 취하여 Biot의 압밀방정식(壓密方程式)과 결합(結合)시켜 이들간의 정도(精度)를 비교(比較)하고 또한 1982년(年) Magnan 등에 의해 불(佛)의 Cubzac-les-ponts에서 시험성토(試驗盛土)를 실시(實施)하여 실측(實測)과 해석결과(解析結果)를 발표(發表)한 바 있는데 그 결과(結果)와 비교(比較)한 것이다. 그 결과(結果)는 본(本) 프로그램이 보다 더 실측치(實測値)에 가깝다는 것이 확인되고 간극수압(間隙水壓)의 처리(處理)는 Christian-Boehmer 계(系)의 FEM 해석(解析)이 그들이 사용(使用)한 Sandhu-Wilson 계(系)보다 더 실제에 가깝고 성토부(盛土部)를 유한요소화(有限要素化)하는 것이 더 정확하다고 판단된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.39-48
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• 1989

매스콘크리트(mass concrete)는 시멘트의 수화숙(水和熟)에 의하여 온도응력(溫度應力)이 생기며, 균열(龜裂)을 일으키게 된다. 매스콘크리트 내부(內部) 온도(溫度) 해석(解析)에는 Carlson의 방법(方法)이나, Glover의 방법(方法) 등이 오늘날까지 많이 쓰여 왔으나 이 방법(方法)들은 공학적(工學的)으로 간단한 가정(假定)을 하여 온도(溫度) 해석(解析)하고 있으므로, 실체적인 추정치(推定値)가 되지 못 한다고 알려져 있다. 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서는 유한차분법(有限差分法)(FDM)에 의하여 콘크리트 댐의 내부온도(內部溫度)를 해석(解析)하고, 이것의 유용성(有用性)을 검토(檢討)하기 위하여 계산기(計算機)로 계산한 계산치(計算値)와 충주(忠州) 대에서 실측(實測)한 실측치(實測値)를 비교검토(比較檢討)한 결과 좋은 근사치(近似値)를 얻었다.

• Composites Research
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.371-378
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 대표적인 열경화성 재료인 에폭시 기지의 흡습탄성 거동을 예측하기 위해 분자동역학 전산모사를수행하였다. 고분자 복합재가 오랜 시간 동안 흡습환경에 지속적으로 노출될 경우, 거시적 물성의 저하가 발생하기 때문에 복합재의 내구설계 측면에 있어 흡습노화 현상에 대해 분자스케일적으로 접근하는 방법은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 $EPON862^{(R)}$ 수지와 아민계 Triethylenetetramine (TETA) 경화제로 비정질 에폭시 분자모델을 구성하였으며, 각각 30과 90%의 가교 상태에서 수분 흡수 유무에 따른 물성변화를 관찰하였다. 건조상태의 에폭시와 수분이 4 wt% 포함된 에폭시 단위셀에 대한 평형 및 비평형 앙상블 전산모사 과정을 통해, 에폭시의 수분팽창계수, 응력-변형률 선도 및 탄성계수 그리고 침투된 수분의 수지 내 확산계수를 예측하였다. 또한 흡습된 구조와 그에 따른 물성변화의 상관관계를 규명하기 위해, 자유체적 변화 및 흡습에 따른 에폭시 수지의 비결합 포텐셜 에너지 변화를 관찰하였다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제34권s02호
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• pp.96-114
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• 1989

There are several meterorolgical stresses in the winter cereal crops. Among these stresses, cold injury is one of the most important stresses for wheat and barley production in Korea. The reduction in grain yield of the wheat and barley due to cold injury has occurred almost every year in Korea. The objective of the study was to get the basic information in relation to the cold injury and to detect the method minimizing the damage of cold injury. When the air temperature was the ranges of -13$^{\circ}C$ to -15$^{\circ}C$, the soil temperature at the crown part of the plant was very stable, whereas in the ranges of -2$^{\circ}C$ to -3$^{\circ}C$ the soil surface temperature was more unstable and cold than air and subterranean temperatures. The different parts of the plant in wheat and barley possess the different levels of cold hardiness. In comparison to the cold hardiness of plant parts, the leaf and crown are the less sensitive to cold injury than root and vascular transitional zone. The type and extent of stress is determined by the redistribution pattern of water during freezing. These types from freezing processes were three types: a) Equilibrium freezing pattern b) Non -equilibrium freezing pattern, c) Non-equilibrium freezing pattern typical of tender tissues. Cold hardiness in wheat plants were more harder than barley plants at vegitative stage, but inverted at the reproductive stage. Injuries by low temperature during the seasons of barley cultivation in Korea were occured mainly in four stage; in the first and third stage, frost injury occurs, the second stage, freezing injury, and the fourth stage, chilling injury.