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Dose Volume Histogram Analysis for Comparison of Usability of Linear Accelerator Flattening Filter

  • Ji, Yun-Sang;Dong, Kyung-Rae;Ryu, Jae-Kwang;Choi, Ji-Won;Kim, Mi-Hyun
    • Journal of Radiation Industry
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.297-302
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    • 2018
  • The wedge filter has two movements, fixed and dynamic. In this study, the depth dose distribution was analyzed to determine the stability of the dose distribution and dose volume histograms obtained by evaluating the usability of the critical normal tissue dose around the tumor dose. The depth dose was analyzed from the dose distribution from a Linac (6 MV and 10 MV irradiation field of energy $20{\times}20cm^2$, wedge filter with a SSD of 100 cm and $15^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$ Y1-in (Left -7 cm), Y2-out(Right +7 cm). To analyze the fluctuations of the depth dose, a fixed wedge and dynamic wedge toe portion was examined according to the energy and angle because the size of the fluctuations was included in the error bound and did not show significant differences. The neck, breast, and pelvic dosimetry in tumor tissue are measured more commonly with a dynamic wedge than a fixed wedge presumably due to the error range. On the other hand, dosimetry of the surrounding normal tissue is more common using a fixed wedge than with a dynamic wedge.

Calculation of Diffraction Patterns for Incidence of Planewave on Both Sides of a Dielectric Wedge by Using Multipole Expansion (쇄기형 유전체의 양면에 평면파 입사시 다극전개를 이용한 회절패턴 계산)

  • Kim, Se-Yun;Ra, Jung-Woong;Shin Sang-Yung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.16-26
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    • 1989
  • Diffraction patterns of electromagnetic fields for the incidence of E-polarized plane wave on both interfaces of an arbitrary-angle dielect wedge are obtained by sum of geometric optics term and the edge diffracted fields. The diffraction coefficients of the edge diffracted fields are evaluated by employing the physical optics approximation and then correcting its error with the multipole line source at the dielectric edge. For the wedge angle $120^{circ}$, the incident angle $60^{circ}$, the relative dielectric constant of the dielectric wedge, 2, 5, and 10, and the observation distance from the tip of the wedge, 5 and 10 wavelength, the diffraction coefficients and the diffraction patterns corresponding to geometric optics, physical optics, and the solution corrected by the multipole line source are plotted, respectively. While the corrected solutions presented in this paper are valid only in the far-field region, these asymptotic solutions show to satisfy the boundary condition on the dielectric interfaces.

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Relationship between the Initial Clamping Force and the Proper Position of Supporter in the Wedge Type Rail Clamp (쐐기형 레일클램프에서 초기압착력과 지지대의 적정위치사이의 관계)

  • Han, Dong-Seop;Lee, Seong-Wook;Han, Geun-Jo;Lee, Kwon-Soon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • v.1
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    • pp.357-362
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    • 2006
  • The wedge type rail clamp compresses with small clamping force at first, and with large clamping force when the wind speed increases because of the wedge working. At this time in order to display the wedge working, the rail clamp slips along a rail. If the supporter is not installed in the rail clamp when the wind speed increases more and more, the structure will occur overload which leads the structure to fracture. So the supporter has to be installed in the rail clamp. The proper position of this supporter is determined by the initial clamping force and the wege angle. Therefore in this study we adopted 5-kinds of wedge angle as the design parameters, and carried out the finite element analysis, in order to analyze the relationship between the initial clamping force and the proper position of supporter in the wedge type rail clamp.

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Relationship between the Initial Clamping Force and the Position of Supporter in the Wedge Type Rail Clamp (쐐기형 레일클램프에서 초기압착력과 지지대의 위치사이의 관계)

  • Lee, Seong-Wook;Han, Geun-Jo;Lee, Kwon-Soon;Han, Dong-Seop
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.31 no.1 s.117
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    • pp.65-70
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    • 2007
  • The wedge type rail clamp compresses with small clamping force at first, and with large clamping force when the wind speed increases bemuse of the wedge working. At this time in order to display the wedge working, the rail clamp slips along a rail. If the supporter is not installed in the rail clamp when the wind speed increases more and more, the structure will occur overload which leads the structure to fracture. So the supporter has to be installed in the rail clamp. The proper position of this supporter is determined by the initial clamping force and the wege angle. Therefore in this study we adopted 5-kinds of wedge angle as the design parameters, and carried out the finite element analysis, in order to analyze the relationship between the initial clamping force and the position of supporter in the wedge type rail clamp.

A Study on the Clamping Force Estimation and Failsafe Control Algorithm Design of the Electronic Wedge Brake System (Electronic Wedge Brake 시스템의 클램핑력 추정 및 Failsafe 제어 알고리즘 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Chung, Seunghwan;Lee, Hyeongcheol
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.16-23
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    • 2016
  • The EWB(electronic wedge brake) is one in which the braking force is developed in a wedge and caliper system and applied to a disk and wedge mechanism. The advantage of the wedge structure is that it produces self-reinforcing effect and hence, utilizes minimal motor power, resulting in reduced gear and current. The extent of use of clamping force sensors and protection from failure of the EWB system directly depends on the level of vehicle mass production. This study investigated the mathematical equations, simulation modeling, and failsafe control algorithm for the clamping force sensor of the EWB and validated the simulations. As this EWB system modeling can be applied to motor inductance, resistance, screw inertia, stiffness, and wedge mass and angle, this study could improve the accuracy of simulation of the EWB. The simulation results demonstrated the braking force, motor speed, and current of the EWB system when the driver desired to the step and pulse the brake force inputs. Moreover, this paper demonstrated that the proposed failsafe control algorithm accurately detects faults in the clamping force sensor, if any.

An Experimental Study on the Liquefaction Behavior under Various Loading Conditions (다양한 입력하중에서의 액상화 발생 특성 비교 연구)

  • Kim, Soo-Il;Hwang, Seon-Ju;Park, Keun-Bo;Choi, Jae-Soon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2005.03a
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    • pp.320-327
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    • 2005
  • Liquefaction characteristics of saturated sand under various dynamic loadings such as sinusoidal, wedge, increasing wedge and real earthquake loading are investigated focusing on the excess pore water pressure build up instead of liquefaction resistance strength in this paper. There are large differences between two types of earthquake loading - impact and vibration in liquefaction characteristics. The angle of phase change line of sinusoidal loading is very close to the vibration type, whereas the cumulative deviator stress and cumulative plastic strain are larger than two types of real earthquake loadings. On the other hand, the liquefaction characteristics of increasing wedge loadings are located in the range between vibration and impact earthquake loadings. It is concluded that the sinusoidal loading overestimates the resistance of soil under real earthquake loading. Based on results obtained, the increasing wedge loading can reflect the liquefaction behavior under real earthquake loadings more efficiently than sinusoidal loading based on equivalent uniform stress concept.

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One-Sided Nondestructive Evaluation of Back-Side Wedge By Using Ultrasonic Sound (초음파를 이용한 배면웨지의 일방향 비파괴 특성평가)

  • Jeong, Jong-An;Hsu, David K.;Im, Kwang-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.773-777
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    • 2011
  • Conventional ultrasonic thickness measurement is to be considered as the assumption that the ultrasonic velocity is known. In actual applications the velocity is often not well known and access is often limited to one side. This paper aims at determining the ultrasonic velocity and thickness of plates with parallel or wedged surfaces using contact measurements made on one surface only. For wedged plates the thickness at one point and the wedge angle are determined. Equations are used for determining the ultrasonic velocity, thickness and wedge angle of the plate based on the times-of-flight measured by two contact transducers coupled to one surface. The time-of-flight of the obliquely reflected longitudinal wave echo was measured as a function of the separation between the two transducers. In addition, a simulation was made for comparing the experimental data and a FEM image. Experiments and simulations were performed on flat and wedged plates of aluminium materials; the calculated results for the unknown quantities are generally agreed with them to some degree.

Development of Wedge-Type Mechanical Anchor for FRP Plate (FRP 판용 쐐기형 정착구의 개발)

  • Cho Jeong Rae;Park Young Hwan;Park Jong Sup;Yoo Young Jun;Jung Woo Tae;Kim Chul Young
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.80-83
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    • 2004
  • The FRP plate or sheet bonding technology was widely used for strengthening deficient RC structures. The strengthened structure using FRP bonding scheme, however, experience the complex interfacial behaviour which is difficult to predict. Therefore, the unbonded scheme using some anchorage device can be is an alternative for more reliable design. In this study, wedge-type anchor for FRP plate is developed for the unbonded flexural strengthening scheme. Some parameter study using 2D finite element method is performed. The analysis parameters are taken as wedge-guide friction coefficients, wedge- FRP ,.friction coefficient and wedge inclination angle. Based on the parameter study, more efficient anchors are designed and tested. The test result show that the developed anchor assure about $80\%$ FRP strength, which is higher performance than typical bonding scheme. Last, 3D finite element analysis is performed.

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Natural Convection Within a Wedge-Shaped Enclosure (쐐기형 밀폐 공간 내에서의 자연 대류 열전달)

  • Bae, T.Y.;Kwon, S.S.
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 1994
  • Natural convection within a wedge-shaped enclosure has been studied numerically by finite difference method. Radial surfaces of the wedge are isothermally hot and cold while circumferential surfaces are insulated. Results show isotherms, streamlines and velocity profiles as well as Nusselt number distributions for a Rayleigh number range of $10^3$ to $10^5$. In addition, it is found that there is a wedge angle as shown the minimum mean Nusselt number for using an insulated enclosure.

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