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Capillary Hysteresis Model in Unsaturated Flow : State of the Art

  • Park, Chan-Kun;Sonu, Jun-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Hydrosciences
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    • v.4
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    • pp.33-49
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    • 1993
  • The Purpose of this study is to classify existing hysteresis models and to discuss a possibility of a new type of the hysteresis model. The existing hysteresis models are classified into three types: the interpolation model, the scaling model and the domain model, of which only domain model is to simulate hysteresis curves based on the theoretical approach, It is useful to develop a hysteresis model that requires only one branch of hysteresis curves for the model calibration because obtaining hysteresis curves by experiments is expensive and time-concept by many investigators, however their models are not successful to accurately simulate real data of Rubicon Sandy Loam and Dune Sand. There is a possibility that a new model is based on the dependent domain concept considering the weighting factor, $P_a$($\theta$), which accounts for the pore blockage effect against air entry. Conclusively, a new model where the weighting factor $P_a$($\theta$) in Model III-1 (Mualem, 1984) reduces to a known variable through an appropriate method is an alternative model which required only one branch of main curves for the model calibration.

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Investigation of Spacer Grid Thermal Mixing Performance Based on Hydraulic Tests

  • Yang, Sun-Kyu;Min, Kyung-Ho;Chung, Moon-Ki
    • Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.377-382
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    • 1995
  • An evaluation method of spacer grid thermal mixing performance in rod bundles is suggested based on hydraulic tests in a single phase flow. Heat transfer correlation was derived by the analogy between momentum and heat transfer. Three of major factors, such as blockage ratio of spacer grid, convective flow swirling, and turbulent intensity, were found to be significantly influential to the spacer grid thermal mixing performance. Local heat transfer near spacer grid was predicted for the hydraulic test of 6 ${\times}$ 6 rod bundles with neighboring different spacer grids.

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Numerical study of Three-Dimensional Characteristics of Flow Field and Compression Wave Induced by High Speed Train Entering into a Tunnel (터널에 진입하는 고속전철에 의한 3차원 점성유동과 압축파 특성에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Shin C. H.;Park W. G.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.05a
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    • pp.91-98
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    • 2000
  • The three-dimensional unsteady compressible Full Navier-Stokes equation solver with sliding multi-block method has been applied to analyze three dimensional characteristics of the flow field and compression wave around the high speed train which Is entering into a tunnel. The numerical scheme of AF + ADI was used to efficiently solve Navier-Stokes equations in the curvilinear coordinate system. The vortex formation around the nose region was found and the generation of compression wave due to the blockage effects was observed ahead of the train in the form of plane wave. The three dimensional characteristics of the flow field compared to the analytic results were discussed in detail. The variation of pressure of tunnel wall surface and velocity profile of the train are identified as the train enters into a tunnel. The changes in aerodynamic forces and streamlines of each specific sections are also discussed and presented.

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Numerical study of Three-Dimensional Viscous Flow and Compression Wave Induced by the High Speed Train Entering into a Tunnel (터널에 진입하는 고속전철 주위의 3차원 점성유동과 압축파 특성에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Shin C. H.;Park W. G.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.23-31
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    • 2000
  • The three-dimensional unsteady compressible Full Navier-Stokes equation solver with sliding multi-block method has been applied to analyze three dimensional characteristics of the viscous flow field and compression wave around the high speed train which is entering into a tunnel. The numerical scheme of AF + ADI was used to efficiently solve Navier-Stokes equations in the curvilinear coordinate system. The vortex formation owing to the viscous interaction around the train was found and the generation of compression wave due to the blockage effects was observed ahead of the train in the form of plane wave. The three dimensional characteristics of the flow field compared to the analytic results were discussed in detail. The variation of pressure of tunnel wall surface and velocity profile of the train are identified as the train enters into a tunnel. The changes in aerodynamic forces and streamlines of each specific sections are also discussed.

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Changes of Blood Flow Characteristics due to Catheter Obstruction during the Coronary Angioplasty

  • Suh, Sang-Ho;Roh, Hyung-Woon;Kwon, Hyuck-Moon;Lee, Byoung-Kwon
    • International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 2004
  • Catheters are used to measure translesional pressure gradients in the stenosed coronary arteries. Uses of catheters during coronary angioplasty cause flow obstructions. A narrowed flow cross section with catheter effectively introduced a tighter stenosis than the enlarged residual stenoses after balloon angiplasty. Catheters in blood vessels cause pressure gradient rise and blood flow drop during the measurements. In this study, three dimensional computer simulations are conducted to investigate the flow blockage effects due to the catheter obstructions during the coronary angioplasty. The computer simulation models are generated by the data, which are measured by coronary angiogram, and the blood is treated as non-Newtonian fluid. The velocity, pressure, and wall shear stress variations are observed for the estimate of damages of blood vessel. This study is also extended to investigate the effects of stenotic vessel size, and shape and catheter size and location.

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Ozone Inactivation of Bacteriophage f2 (오존에 의한 bacteriophage f2의 살균작용(殺菌作用))

  • Kim, Chi-Kyung
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.29-38
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    • 1981
  • Bacteriophage f2 were treated with ozone at various concentrations for 20 minutes. The inactivation kinetics of f2 phage were examined during ozonation. In order to study the mode of action of ozone on the phage f2, absorption of the phage to the host pili was meassured by utilyzing radioactivity of tritium incorporated into the phage RNA. Sucrose density gradient analysis and electron microscopy were also used to prove the mechanism of ozone inactivation of the phage. Strucural proteins of the phage were broken by ozonation into many protein subunits. The extent of phage breakage was proportional to ozone concentration and reaction time. Percent decrease of the phage absorption to the host pili was coincident with the rate of ozone inactivation of the phage. Ozone inactivation of bacteriophage f2 was shown to be caused by the breakage of the structural protein and blockage of the phage absorption to the host pili.

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Performance Improvement of GPS/DR Car Navigation System Using Vehicle Movement Information (차량 움직임 정보를 이용한 GPS/DR 차량항법시스템 성능향상)

  • Song, Jong-Hwa;Kim, Kwang-Hoon;Jee, Gyu-In;Lee, Yeon-Seok
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.55-63
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    • 2010
  • This paper describes performance improvement of GPS/DR Integration system using area decision algorithm and vehicle movement information. In GPS signal blockage area, i.e., tunnel and underground parking area, DR sensor errors are accumulated and navigation solution is gradually diverged. We use the car movement information according to moving area to correct the DR sensor error. Also, vehicle movement is decided as stop, straight line, turn and movement changing region through DR sensor data analysis. The car experiment is performed to verify the supposed method. The results show that supposed method provides small position and heading error than previous method.

Performance Improvement of Carrier phase DGPS Using Clock Bias Drift (시계 바이어스 변화율을 이용한 반송파 DGPS의 성능 향상)

  • Shin, Yong-Sul;Park, Chan-Gook
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.33 no.12
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    • pp.61-67
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents the carrier phase DGPS method providing a stable navigation solution under the condition of frequent blockage of the GPS signals. The proposed algorithm reject the channels having large errors using a clock bias drift and then calculated the more accurate solution. By investigating the relation between visible satellites` elevation and their clock bias drift, a proper threshold is set. Simulation shows that the presented result is as good as that of commercial system with real data.

CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF THE SILVER OXIDE-ZINC CELL (PHASE 1)

  • 이완구
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.15-25
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    • 1981
  • Electrical behaviors of the divalent silver oxide-zinc cell were analyzed for imporving capacity and keeping electrodes from passivation or sharp increases of cell internal resistance in the course of discharge. One of primary factors in relation to lowering performance can be depicted by cell internal resistance increase being created by various routes, first by insufficiency and/or the carbonation of the electrolyte, secondly by barrier blockage, thirdly by electrode passivation which are due to improper material use of wrong processing, and by gassing as fourth cause. The carbonation causes electrobyte to have impedance up as well as poor amalgamation, resulting in vigorous corrosion reaction of copper plated inner top, evolving hydrogen gas. Electrical characteristics of the cell was reviewed to elucidate relationships between the discharge capacity and the cell internal resistance.

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Totally Implanted Port System for Terminal Cancer Pain; Problems and Complications (말기 암성통증을 위한 Totally Implanted Port System; 문제점과 합병증)

  • Hong, Kee-Hyek
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 1992
  • The use of epidural narcotics to treat cancer pain was first described by Behar et al in 1979. More recently, a variety of implantable INDSs have been described for long-term intraspinal narcotic administration. Especially, among these systems INDS typeIII which is designed by Poletti et al is relatively low cost and less risk of infection, therefore this system has been widely accepted but the clinical experience is insufficient yet. 1, Problems, 1) thorough education of patients and care-givers about this system the method of drug delivery and the situations could be happen in using this system. 2) high cost of continuous drug delivery system 3) legal problems about morphine carry-out in the case of bolus infusion by syringe 1. Complications; 1) by morphine; Significant respiratory depression was not found in all 21cases. other morphine-related complications were occurred occasionally but improved within a few days by appropriate treatment. 2) by system, Blockage or leakage of catheter was occurred in 2cases and wound infection was occurred in 2cases and so reimplantation was done.

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