• 설비공학논문집
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.624-630
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• 2013

A truck refrigeration system using phase change material (PCM) is expected to have a lower noise level, reduced energy cost, and much lower local greenhouse gas emission. Recently, a forced convection type PCM refrigeration module has been developed. As the operation time increases, the PCM around the air inlet melts, because of a large temperature difference between the PCM and air. Therefore, the latent heat transfer area decreases and the heat transfer rate of the module decreases even though there is a lot of PCM which does not melt around the air outlet. A computational fluid dynamic modeling of the PCM refrigeration module was developed and validated by the experiment. Using the CFD, the design parameters, such as the mass flow rate of the air and roughness of the slab, were investigated to improve the heat transfer inhomogeneity. As a result, the adoption of partial roughness on the slabs improved the heat transfer inhomogeneity and reduced a fan power.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.1043-1050
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• 2010

HCCI엔진에는 농도성층화와 열적성층화가 존재하고, 이것들은 착화와 연소과정에 영향을 미치고 있다. 본 연구에서는 예혼합기의 불균질성이 HCCI연소과정에 미치는 영향에 대해서 조사하였다. 우선 4행정광학엔진을 이용하여 잔류가스가 있는 경우와 급속압축장치를 이용하여 잔류가스가 없는 경우의 예혼합기의 불균질성에 대하여 비교분석하였다. DME를 연료로 이용하고 프래밍카메라를 사용하여 2차원화학발광이미지를 취득하였다. 그 결과, 잔류가스가 있는 불균질 한 경우에 4행정엔진실험에서는 연소현상이 공간적으로 연소현상의 시간차이가 발생하였다. 잔류가스가 없는 급속압축장치의 실험에서는 4행정기관의 결과에 비해서 더 적은 공간적인 변화가 존재하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.108-116
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• 2006

목적 : 3.0 Tesla 고 자장에서 고 해상도 나선주사영상을 수행하였다. 나선주사영상은 초고속 영상기법의 하나로서, Echo Planar Imaging(EPI)에 비하여 eddy current 가 작게 발생하고, 경사자계 파형의 기울기가 완만하여 상대적으로 낮은 slew rate 를 가진 경사자계시스템으로 구현이 가능한 장점이 있다. 또한 고 자장 영상에서 고속스핀에코(Fast Spin Echo: FSE) 등의 rf 에코 기반의 고속영상방법에서 심각하게 대두되는 SAR 문제가 근원적으로 발생하지 않는 장점이 있어 고 자장에서의 초고속영상방법으로 주목을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 3.0 Tesla 에서 나선주사방식으로 고 해상도 영상을 얻어 고 자장 MRI에서 나선주사영상기법의 다양한 응용 가능성을 살펴보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 3 Tesla 전신 자기 공명 영상 시스템에서 다양한 해상도의 나선주사영상 방법을 개발하였다. 고차(higher-order) shimming 을 통하여 영상의 화질을 개선하였고, 해상도에 맞게 interleaves 수를 조절하였다. 스핀에코 와 gradient에코 기반 나선주사영상방법을 구현하였고, 에코 time 과 repetition time, rf 회전 각도를 조절하여 영상의 대조도(contrast)와 신호대잡음비를 조절하였다. 결과 : 3 Tesla 전신 자기 공명 영상 시스템에서 나선 주사 방법을 이용하여 다양한 해상도의 영상을 얻었다. 고 자장에서 주 자장의 불균일도(inhomogeneity) 의 절대 크기가 커지기 때문에 이를 줄이기 위한 shimming 이 더욱 중요해진다. 한번의 스캔으로 axial, sagittal, coronal 방향의 불균일도 map을 구하여 spherical harmonics 분석으로 고차 shimming을 하였다. 팬텀과 in-vivo 두부 영상에서 single shot 나선주사 영상으로 $100{\times}100$ 정도의 영상과 6-12 정도의 interleaves 를 적용하여 $256{\times}256$ 의 고 해상도 영상을 얻을 수 있었다. 결론 : 신호대잡음비의 향상과 스펙트럼의 분리, 뇌기능영상에서 BOLD 효과 향상 등으로 고자장 영상에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 그러나 고 자장 영상에서의 rf field 에 의한 SAR 증가는 중요한 제한 요소로 부각되고 있다. 나선주사영상은 SAR 문제가 근원적으로 발생하지 않고, EPI에 비하여 하드웨어 요구 조건이 낮아 고 자장에서의 고속영상방법으로 적합하다. 본 논문에서는 고차 shimming 을 통하여 불균일도를 개선하고, single shot 과 interleaving 을 적용한 multi-shot 나선주사영상 기법으로 $100{\times}100$에서 $256{\times}256$의 고해상도 영상을 얻어 고 자장에서 초고속영상기법으로 다양한 적용 가능성을 보였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.635-641
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• 2011

In ultrasonic testing of dissimilar metal welds, application of phased array technique in terms of incident beam focusing is not easy because of complicated material structures formed during the multi-pass welding process. Time reversal(TR) techniques can overcome some limitations of phased array since they are self-focusing that does not depend on the geometrical and physical properties of testing components. In this paper, we test the possibility of TR focusing on a defect within anisotropic, heterogeneous austenitic welds. A commercial simulation software is employed for TR focusing and imaging of a side-drilled hole. The performance of time reversed adaptive focal law is compared with those of calculated focal laws for both anisotropic and isotropic welds.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.325-335
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• 1998

목적 : 감마 나이프에 사용되고 있는 코발트-60의 골에 의한 흡수 선량 감소는 -3.5$\%$이다. 그러나 모든 방사선 수술 치료 계획 시스템은 치료 부위를 단위밀도 (unit density)로 가정하여 계산을 시행하므로 조직 불균일성에 대한 고려를 하지않고 있다. 중두개와 (mid cranial fossa) 부위는 여러 두께의 골로 구성되어 있기 때문에 감마 나이프를 이용한 방사선 조사시 중두개와에 위치한 병변인 뇌하수체 종양 지점이나 청신경 초종 지점의 치료시 흡수되는 방사선량은 방사선 수술 계획 시스템에 의하여 계산한 값과 차이가 날 가능성이 있다. 이 연구는 이러한 중두개와에 위치한 병변의 치료시 골에 의한 흡수 선량의 감소에 대한 검증을 위하여 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법 : Alderson Rando phantom (이하 인체 모형 판톰-human phantom-이라 명명)의 두개골 부위에 4개의 핀에 의해 Leksell stereotactoc frame을 고정시키고 뇌단층 촬영을 시행하였다. 뇌 단층 촬영 상에 뇌하수체 종양과 청신경 초종(acoustic neurimona)에 해당되는 각각의 지점을 정한 후 먼저 뇌하수체 지점에 인체 모형 판톰의 모양에 맞게 자른 코닥 X-omat V 필름을 사이에 넣고 인체 모형 판톰을 잘 고정한 후에 14 mm 조준기 (collimator)를 부착하여 방사선을 조사하였다. 한 지점당 3회 반복 시행하였다. 18 mm 조준기를 이용하여 동일한 방법으로 3회 반복 시행하였다. 두 번째 지점인 청신경 초종 지점에 필름을 넣은 뒤 첫 번째와 동일한 방법으로 14 mm 조준기와 18 mm 조준기를 사용하여 각각 3회 반복 시행하였다. 동일한 실험 조건으로 균일한 밀도로 이루어진 16 cm 지름의 구형 폴리스티렌 판톰 내에 폴리스티렌 카세트에 맞는 필름을 삽입하여 14 mm, 18 mm 조준기 각각에 대하여 방사선 조사를 시행하였으며 이 과정을 3회 반복 시행하였다. 이후 필름들을 현상하여 VXR-12 필름 광학 측정기를 이용하여 등선량 곡선을 얻는다. 여기서 얻어진 등선량 곡선 (isodose curve)을 기초로 하여 off axis ratio 곡선을 얻었다. 결과 : 중두개와에 위치한 병소에 대하여 감마 나이프를 이용한 방사선 조사를 시행할 때 골에 의한 흡수 선량 감소는 뇌하수체 종양 지점이 청신경 초종 지점보다 많이 나타났으며 (0.2-3.0 mm vs. 0.1-1.3 mm) 조준기 크기에 따라 14 mm 조준기일 경우가 18 mm 조준기보다 더 많은 흡수 선량 감소 (0.4-3.0 mm vs. 0.2-2.2 mm)를 보였다. 결론 : 흡수 전량 감소가 실제 임상에서 치료 계획을 세우는데 있어서는 큰 영향을 미치지 않는 범위 내 (1 mm)에서 일어남으로 골에 의한 흡수 선량 감소를 고려하여 치료계획을 조정해야 할 필요는 없을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.44-54
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• 1999

Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate), PEN, is a relatively well-known polymer used for engineering purposes. Naphthalene ring provides rigidity to the polymer backbone, thus, it elevated the glass transition temperature and enhanced mechanical properties. The structure and properties of PEN affect a processing conditions severely, and the high-thermal stability have been had a poor thermal processibility. Hence, the basic mechanism of solvent drawing, is very much the same as that of thermal drawing from glassy state since both involve the inducement of segmental mobility. The former achieves the goal by use of chemical energy, and the latter does so by use of thermal energy. Generally, the sorption of the solvent by the polymer has a plasticizing effect, and leads to a lowering of the glass transition temperature, $T_g$. In this paper, the dynamic viscoelasticity behavior in liquid-drawing process of an unoriented amorphous PEN films were investigated using Rheovibron. The results are as follows ： (1) For the drawing in silicone oil, the drawing below $T_g$. had $\alpha{2}$-dispersion due to an inhomogeneous taut structure. (2) For the drawing in water, the inhomogeneous taut structure reduced by the effect of plasticization even below $T_g$. (3) For the drawing in butanol, the only aliphatic segment in PEN have some molecular mobility but the mobility of the aromatic segment having naphthalene ring is nearly impossible. (4) For the drawing in dioxane/water mixing solvent, the solvent effect is complementary each other and accordingly the entire molecular conformation have stable state. (5) For the drawing in dioxane/butanol mixing solvent, the inhomogeneity of the taut structure and the aromatic segment increase with increasing the temperature and this tendencies correspond with that of the draw ratio.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2015

Purpose: Brain surface intensity model (BSIM)-based cortical thickness analysis does not require complicated 3D segmentation of brain gray/white matters. Instead, this technique uses the local intensity profile to compute cortical thickness. The aim of the present study was to evaluate intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of BSIM-based cortical thickness analysis using images from elderly participants. Materials and Methods: Fifteen healthy elderly participants (ages, 55-84 years) were included in this study. High-resolution 3D T1-spoiled gradient recalled-echo (SPGR) images were obtained using 3T MRI. BSIM-based processing steps included an inhomogeneity correction, intensity normalization, skull stripping, atlas registration, extraction of intensity profiles, and calculation of cortical thickness. Processing steps were automatic, with the exception of semiautomatic skull stripping. Individual cortical thicknesses were compared to a database indicating mean cortical thickness of healthy adults, in order to produce Z-score thinning maps. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated in order to evaluate inter-rater and intra-rater reliabilities. Results: ICCs for intra-rater reliability were excellent, ranging from 0.751-0.940 in brain regions except the right occipital, left anterior cingulate, and left and right cerebellum (ICCs = 0.65-0.741). Although ICCs for inter-rater reliability were fair to excellent in most regions, poor inter-rater correlations were observed for the cingulate and occipital regions. Processing time, including manual skull stripping, was $17.07{\pm}3.43min$. Z-score maps for all participants indicated that cortical thicknesses were not significantly different from those in the comparison databases of healthy adults. Conclusion: BSIM-based cortical thickness measurements provide acceptable intra-rater and inter-rater reliability. We therefore suggest BSIM-based cortical thickness analysis as an adjunct clinical tool to detect cortical atrophy.

• 대기
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.183-196
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• 2019

High-quality and high-resolution meteorological information is essential to reduce damages due to disastrous weather phenomena such as flash flood, strong wind, and heat/cold waves. There are many meteorological observation stations operated by Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) in Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA). Nonetheless, they are still not enough to represent small-scale weather phenomena like convective storm cells due to its poor resolution, especially over urban areas with high-rise buildings and complex land use. In this study, feasibilities to use additional pre-existing networks (e.g., operated by local government and private company) are tested by investigating the effects of network density on the gridded horizontal distribution of two meteorological variables (temperature and precipitation). Two heat wave event days and two precipitation events are chosen, respectively. And the automatic weather station (AWS) networks operated by KMA, local-government, and SKTechX in Incheon area are used. It is found that as network density increases, correlation coefficients between the interpolated values with a horizontal resolution of 350 m and observed data also become large. The range of correlation coefficients with respect to the network density shows large in nighttime rather than in daytime for temperature. While, the range does not depend on the time of day, but on the precipitation type and horizontal distribution of convection cells. This study suggests that temperature and precipitation sensors should be added at points with large horizontal inhomogeneity of land use or topography to represent the horizontal features with a resolution higher than 350 m.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.367-383
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• 2023

In this investigation, an improved integral trigonometric shear deformation theory is employed to examine the vibrational behavior of the functionally graded (FG) sandwich plates resting on visco-Pasternak foundations. The studied structure is modelled with only four unknowns' variables displacements functions. The simplicity of the developed model being in the reduced number of variables which was made with the help of the use of the indeterminate integral in the formulation. The current kinematic takes into consideration the shear deformation effect and does not require any shear correction factors as used in the first shear deformation theory. The equations of motion are determined from Hamilton's principle with including the effect of the reaction of the visco-Pasternak's foundation. A Galerkin technique is proposed to solve the differentials governing equations, which enables one to obtain the semi-analytical solutions of natural frequencies for various clamped and simply supported FG sandwich plates resting on visco-Pasternak foundations. The validity of proposed model is checked with others solutions found in the literature. Parametric studies are performed to illustrate the impact of various parameters as plate dimension, layer thickness ratio, inhomogeneity index, damping coefficient, vibrational mode and elastic foundation on the vibrational behavior of the FG sandwich plates.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.36-42
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• 1998

Treatment of a large diseased area with electron often requires the use of two or more adjoining fields. In such cases, not only electron beam divergence and lateral scattering but also fields overlapping and separation may lead to significant dose inhomogeneities(${\pm}20%$) at the region of junction of fields. In this study, we made Acrylic Electron Wedges to improve dose inhomogeneities(${\pm}5%$) in these junction areas and to apply it to clinical practices. All measurements were made using 6, 9, 12, 16, 20 MeV Electron beams from a linear accelerator for a $10{\times}10\;cm$ field at 100cm of SSD. Adding a 1 mm sheet of acryl gradually from 1 mm to 15 mm acquires central axis depth dose beam profile and isodose curves in water phantom. As a result, for all energies, the practical range was reduced by approximately the same distance according to the acryl insert, e.g. a 1 mm thick acryl insert reduces the practical range by approximately 1 mm. For every mm thickness of acryl inserted, the beam energy was reduced to approximately 0.2 MeV. These effects were almost Independent of beam energy and field size. The use of Acrylic Electron Wedges produced a small increase(less than 3%) in the surface dose and a small increase(less than 1%) in X-ray contamination. For acryl inserts, thickness of 3 mm or greater, the penumbra width increased nearly linear for all energies and isodose curves near the beam edge were nearly parallel with the incident beam direction at the point of penumbra width($35\;mm{\sim}40\;mm$). We decide heel thickness and angle of the wedge at this point. These data provide the information necessary to design Acrylic Electron Wedge which can be used to improve dose uniformity at electron field junctions and it will be effectively applied to clinical practices.