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Analysis of the Transmission Error of Spur Gears Depending on the Finite Element Analysis Condition (스퍼 기어의 유한요소해석 조건에 따른 전달 오차 경향성 분석)

  • Jaeseung Kim;Jonghyeon Sohn;Min-Geun Kim;Geunho Lee;Suchul Kim
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.121-130
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    • 2023
  • Finite element analysis is widely used to predict the structural stability and tooth contact performance of gears. This study focused on the effect of finite element modeling conditions of a spur gear on the simulation result and the model simplification. The gear body and teeth, teeth width, configuration of mesh, frictional coefficient, and simulation time interval (gear mesh cycle division) were selected for model simplification for gear analysis. The static transmission error during a single-gear mesh cycle was calculated to represent the performance of the gear, and the elapsed time was measured as a simplification factor. Contact stress distribution was also checked. The differences in maximum transmission error and elapsed time depending on the model simplification methods were analyzed. After all simplification methods were estimated, an optimal combination of the methods was defined, and the result was compared with that of the most detailed modeling methods.

Elastic-plastic Micromechanics Modeling of Cross-anisotropic Granular Soils: II. Micromechanics Analysis (직교 이방적 사질토의 미시역학적 탄소성 모델링: II. 미시역학적 해석)

  • Jung, Young-Hoon;Chung, Choong-Ki
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.89-100
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    • 2007
  • In the companion paper, we provided the novel elastic-plastic constitutive model based on the micromechanics theory. Herein, the elastic and elastic-plastic deformation of granular soils is meticulously analyzed. To guarantee high accuracy of the microscopic parameter, the systematic procedure to evaluate the parameters is provided. The analysis of the elastic response during the isotropic and triaxial compression shows that the stress-level dependency of cross-anisotropic elastic moduli is induced by the power relationship of the contact force in the normal contact stiffness, while the evolution of fabric anisotropy is more pronounced during triaxial compression. The micromechanical analysis indicates that the plastic strains are likely to occur at very small strains. The plastic deformation of tangential contacts has an important role in the reduction of soil stiffness during axial loading.

A Study of VR Interaction for Non-contact Hair Styling (비대면 헤어 스타일링 재현을 위한 VR 인터렉션 연구)

  • Park, Sungjun;Yoo, Sangwook;Chin, Seongah
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.367-372
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    • 2022
  • With the recent advent of the New Normal era, realistic technologies and non-contact technologies are receiving social attention. However, the hair styling field focuses on the direction of the hair itself, individual movements, and modeling, focusing on hair simulation. In order to create an improved practice environment and demand of the times, this study proposed a non-contact hair styling VR system. In the theoretical review, we studied the existing cases of hair cut research. Existing haircut-related research tend to be mainly focused on force-based feedback. Research on the interactive haircut work in the virtual environment as addressed in this paper has not been done yet. VR controllers capable of finger tracking the movements necessary for beauty enable selection, cutting, and rotation of beauty tools, and built a non-contact collaboration environment. As a result, we conducted two experiments for interactive hair cutting in VR. First, it is a haircut operation for synchronization using finger tracking and holding hook animation. We made position correction for accurate motion. Second, it is a real-time interactive cutting operation in a multi-user virtual collaboration environment. This made it possible for instructors and learners to communicate with each other through VR HMD built-in microphones and Photon Voice in non-contact situations.

An Optimum Design of a Steering Column to Minimize the Injury of a Passenger (승객 상해의 감소를 위한 승용차 조향주의 최적설계)

  • Park, Y.S;Lee, J.Y.;Park, G.J.
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.33-44
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    • 1995
  • As the occupant safety receives more attention from automobile industries. protection systems have been developed quite well. Developed protection systems must be evaluated through real tests in crash environment Since the real tests are extremely expensive. computer simulations are replaced for some prediction of the real test In the computer simulation. it is very crucial to express the real environment precisely in the modeling precess. The energy absorbing(EA) steering system has a very important rote in vehicle crashes because the occupant can hit the system directly. In this study. the EA steering system is modeled precisely. analyzed for the safely and designed by an optimization technology. First. the EA steering system is disassembled by parts and modeled by segments and joints. The segments are modeled by rigid bodies in motion and they have resistances in contact. Spring-damper elements and force-deflection curves are utilized to represent the joints. The body block test is cal lied out to validate. the modeling. When the test results are not enough for the detailed modeling. the differences between tests and simulations are minimized to calculate unknown parameters using optimization. The established model is applied to a crash simulation of a full-car model and tuned again. After the modeling is finished. components of the steering system are designed by an optimization algorithm. In the optimization process. the compound injury of a driver is defined and minimized to determine the chracteristics of the components. The second. order approximation algorithm has been adopted for the optimization.

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Effect of Pressure on Interfacial Heat Transfer Coefficient in the Squeeze Casting Process (용탕단조시 가압력에 따른 계면열전달계수의 변화)

  • Kim, Jin-Soo;Ahn, Jae-Young;Han, Yo-Sub;Lee, Ho-In;Hong, Chun-Pyo
    • Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.248-257
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    • 1994
  • Research in heat transfer and solidification commonly involves experimentation and mathematical modeling with associated numerical analysis and computation. Inverse problems in heat transfer are part of this paradigm. During the solidification of metal casting, an interfacial heat transfer resistance exists at the boundary between the casting and the mold, and this heat transfer resistance usually varies with time. In the case of the squeeze casting the contact heat transfer resistance is decreased by pressure and ideal contact is almost accomplished. In the present work, heat transfer coefficient, which is inverse value of the heat transfer resistance, was used for convenience. A numerical technique, Non-Linear Estimation has been adopted for calculation of the casting/mold interfacial heat transfer coefficient during the squeeze casting process. In this method, the measured temperature data from experiment were used. The computational results were applied to the analysis of heat transfer and solidification.

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Analysis of Efficiency of Bacillus subtilis To Treat Bagasse Based Paper and Pulp Industry Wastewater-A Novel Approach

  • Karichappan, Thirugnanasambandham;Venkatachalam, Sivakumar;Jeganathan, Prakash Maran
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.58 no.2
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    • pp.198-204
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    • 2014
  • In this present study, bagasse based pulp and paper industry wastewater was treated under different operating conditions such as initial pH (6-8), temperature ($25-35^{\circ}C$) and contact time (3-7 days) by using Bacillus subtilis. Response surface methodology (RSM) coupled with Box-Behnken response surface design (BBD) was employed to investigate the effect of process variables on the responses such as turbidity, biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal. The experimental data were analyzed by Pareto analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the second order polynomial models were developed. Interactive effects of the process variables on the responses were studied using plotting 3D response surface contour graph and the optimum process conditions were found to be: initial pH of 7, temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ and contact time of 5 days. Under these conditions, removal efficiencies of turbidity, BOD and COD were found to be 85%, 93% and 80% respectively which are close agreement with real experiments. These results indicate that the treatment of bagasse based pulp and paper industry wastewater using Bacillus subtilis is an effective and novel technique.

Modeling of unilateral effect in brittle materials by a mesoscopic scale approach

  • Pituba, Jose J.C.;Neto, Eduardo A. Souza
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.735-758
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    • 2015
  • This work deals with unilateral effect of quasi-brittle materials, such as concrete. For this propose, a two-dimensional meso-scale model is presented. The material is considered as a three-phase material consisting of interface zone, matrix and inclusions - each constituent modeled by an appropriate constitutive model. The Representative Volume Element (RVE) consists of inclusions idealized as circular shapes randomly placed into the specimen. The interface zone is modeled by means of cohesive contact finite elements developed here in order to capture the effects of phase debonding and interface crack closure/opening. As an initial approximation, the inclusion is modeled as linear elastic as well as the matrix. Our main goal here is to show a computational homogenization-based approach as an alternative to complex macroscopic constitutive models for the mechanical behavior of the quasi-brittle materials using a finite element procedure within a purely kinematical multi-scale framework. A set of numerical examples, involving the microcracking processes, is provided. It illustrates the performance of the proposed model. In summary, the proposed homogenization-based model is found to be a suitable tool for the identification of macroscopic mechanical behavior of quasi-brittle materials dealing with unilateral effect.

The Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solutions Using Modified Holly Sawdust: Equilibrium and Kinetics Studies

  • Siboni, M. Shirzad;Samarghandi, M.R.;Azizian, S.;Kim, W.G.;Lee, S.M.
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.55-60
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    • 2011
  • The removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions onto modified holly sawdust was studied at varying initial hexavalent chromium concentrations, adsorbent doses, pHs and contact times. The removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions increased with increasing adsorbent dosage and contact time. The percentage of hexavalent chromium removed from the aqueous solutions decreased with increasing hexavalent chromium concentration and pH of the solution. The kinetics of the adsorption of hexavalent chromium onto modified holly sawdust was analyzed using pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order models. The pseudo second-order model described the kinetics of adsorption of hexavalent chromium. The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were used for modeling of the adsorption equilibrium data. The Langmuir isotherm model well described the equilibrium data for the removal of hexavalent chromium by modified holly sawdust. The obtained maximum adsorption capacity was 18.86 mg/g at pH 7. The results showed that modified holly sawdust can be used as a low cost adsorbent for the treatment of aqueous solutions containing chromium.

Failure Modeling of Bridge Components Subjected to Blast Loading Part II: Estimation of the Capacity and Critical Charge

  • Quintero, Russ;Wei, Jun;Galati, Nestore;Nanni, Antonio
    • International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this paper is the assessment of the capacity of the reinforced concrete (RC) elements of an arch bridge when they are subjected to contact and near-contact explosive charges of various amounts, and the estimation of the critical charges for these components. The bridge considered is the Tenza Viaduct, a decommissioned structure south of Naples, Italy. Its primary elements, deck, piers and arches were analyzed. The evaluation was accomplished via numerical analyses that made possible to obtain the elements dynamic response when they are exposed to blast loading conditions. To evaluate the member's capacities, failure criteria for deck, piers and arches were proposed based on concrete damage parameters. Additionally, curves relating the explosive charge to the residual capacity and to damage level of the elements were also developed. The results of this work were taken into account to investigate the progressive collapse of the global structure.

Comparison of Fluid Modeling Methods Based on SPH and ISPH for a Buoy Design for a Wave Energy Converter (파력발전기 부유체설계를 위한 SPH와 ISPH 유체모델링 기법 비교)

  • Jun, Chul-Woong;Sohn, Jeong-Hyun;Yang, Min-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.94-99
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    • 2017
  • The buoy of the wave energy converter moves by direct contact with the fluid. In order to design a buoy by using the numerical method, it is necessary to analyze not only the contact with the fluid but also the exact behavior of the fluid. In this paper, differences between weakly compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (WCSPH) and incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (ISPH) are compared and analyzed for two-dimensional dam breaking simulation. ABAQUS, which is a commercial analysis program, is used for WCSPH analysis. A laboratory code is developed for ISPH analysis. The surface shape, the velocity, and the pressure pattern of the fluid are compared. The results of the laboratory code show the similar tendencies with those of ABAQUS, and there is a little difference in the pressure result.