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A Study on the Homogeneity of Powder Mixture (분말약품 혼합의 균일성에 관한 연구)

  • 김길수;이민화
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.95-100
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    • 1977
  • The effects of the particle size on the homogeneity of mixing and segregation of caffeine-lactose (1:99) mixture were studied. Using the two kinds of caffein, milled and unmilled caffein, V-type blender, the degree of mixing according to the particle size was predicted and the experiment on the change of mixedness by mixing time was carried out by the method derived from mixing index theory by Poole et al. and Hersey. the results could be summarized as follows; (1) The homogeneity of mixing was greatly affected by the particle size and the particle size should be reduced to the adepuate level to attain the desirable mixedness. (2) The homogeneity was not proportional to the mixing time and optimum mixing time for caffein-lactose was about 10 minutes. (3) Segregation tendency was increased by the particle size increase and greatly affected by the flow time in the segregation cell.

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Estimation of Design Flood by the Determination of Best Fitting Order of LH-Moments ( I ) (LH-모멘트의 적정 차수 결정에 의한 설계홍수량 추정 ( I ))

  • 맹승진;이순혁
    • Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.49-60
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    • 2002
  • This study was conducted to estimate the design flood by the determination of best fitting order of LH-moments of the annual maximum series at six and nine watersheds in Korea and Australia, respectively. Adequacy for flood flow data was confirmed by the tests of independence, homogeneity, and outliers. Gumbel (GUM), Generalized Extreme Value (GEV), Generalized Pareto (GPA), and Generalized Logistic (GLO) distributions were applied to get the best fitting frequency distribution for flood flow data. Theoretical bases of L, L1, L2, L3 and L4-moments were derived to estimate the parameters of 4 distributions. L, L1, L2, L3 and L4-moment ratio diagrams (LH-moments ratio diagram) were developed in this study. GEV distribution for the flood flow data of the applied watersheds was confirmed as the best one among others by the LH-moments ratio diagram and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Best fitting order of LH-moments will be derived by the confidence analysis of estimated design flood in the second report of this study.

A comparative analysis of sheeting die geometries using numerical simulations

  • Igali, Dastan;Wei, Dongming;Zhang, Dichuan;Perveen, Asma
    • Advances in Computational Design
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.111-125
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    • 2020
  • The flow behavior of polymer melts within a slit die is an important consideration when designing a die geometry. The quality of the extruded polymer product can be determined through an evaluation of the flow homogeneity, wall shear rate and pressure drop across the central height of the die. However, mathematical formulations cannot fully determine the behavior of the flow due to the complex nature of fluid dynamics and the nonlinear physical properties of the polymer melts. This paper examines two slit die geometries in terms of outlet velocity uniformity, shear rate uniformity at the walls and pressure drop by using the licensed computational fluid dynamics package, Ansys POLYFLOW, based on the finite element method. The Carreau-Yasuda viscosity model was used for the rheological properties of the polypropylene. Comparative analysis of the simulation results will conclude that the modified die design performs better in all three aspects providing uniform exit velocity, uniform wall shear rates, and lower pressure drop.

A simple test method to assess slump flow and stability of self-compacting concrete

  • Bouziani, Tayeb
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.111-116
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    • 2018
  • Establishment of test methods to assess the fresh properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) are required to ensure the homogeneity in fresh and hardened states. This paper discusses the suitability of a simple test method for assessing the slump flow and stability of SCC by testing on self-compacting mortar (SCM) fraction. The proposed test method aims at investigating slump flow diameter test and sieve stability test of SCC by testing SCM fraction with a plunger penetration apparatus. A central composite modeling design was performed to evaluate the effects of water/cement ratio (W/C), superplasticizer dosage (SP) and powder marble content (MP) on slump flow diameter, stability and plunger penetration test of fresh SCC. The responses of the derived statistical models are slump flow (Sf), sieve stability (S) and plunger penetration (P). Relationships obtained in this study show acceptable correlations between plunger penetration test value and slump flow diameter test results and stability. It should note that the developed relationships are very useful to predict slump flow diameter and stability of studied SCC mixtures by carrying out a simple plunger penetration test on its mortar, which can save labour and time in laboratory experiments.

A Strategy for Homogeneous Current Distribution in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells through Spatial Variation of Catalyst Loading

  • Park, Sang-Min;Kim, Sang-Kyung;Peck, Dong-Hyun;Jung, Doo-Hwan
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.331-337
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    • 2017
  • A simple strategy is proposed herein for attaining uniform current distribution in direct methanol fuel cells by varying the catalyst loading over the electrode. In order to use the same total catalyst amount for a serpentine flow field, three spatial variation types of catalyst loading were selected: enhancing the cathode catalyst loading (i) near the cathode outlet, (ii) near the cathode inlet, and (iii) near the lateral areas. These variations in catalyst loading are shown to improve the homogeneity of the current distribution, particularly at lower currents and lower air-flow rates. Among these three variations, increased loading near the lateral areas was shown to contribute most to achieving a homogenous current distribution. The mechanism underlying each catalyst loading variation method is different; very high catalyst-loading is shown to decrease the homogeneity of the distribution, which may be caused by water management in the thick catalyst layer thereof.

Geographic homogeneity and high gene flow of the pear psylla, $Cacopsylla$ $pyricola$ (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), detected by mitochondrial COI gene and nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2

  • Kang, Ah-Rang;Baek, Jee-Yeon;Lee, Sang-Hyun;Cho, Young-Sik;Kim, Wol-Soo;Han, Yeon-Soo;Kim, Ik-Soo
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.145-153
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    • 2012
  • The pear psylla, $Cacopsylla$ $pyricola$ (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is a serious insect pest of commercial pear crops. The species, which resides on pear trees throughout its life cycle, is rapidly spreading in some regions of the world. The population genetic structure of the species collected from several pear orchards in Korea was studied to understand the nature of dispersal and field ecology of the species. The 658-bp region of mitochondrial COI gene and the 716-bp long complete internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of the nuclear ribosomal DNA were sequenced. Unlike other previously studied insect pests, the COI-based genetic diversity of the pear psylla was extremely low (maximum sequence divergence of 0.15%). This finding allowed us to conclude that the species may have been introduced in Korea relatively recently. ITS2 sequence-based analyses of phylogeny, population differentiation, gene flow, and hierarchical population structure all concordantly suggested that the pear psylla populations in Korea are neither genetically isolated nor hampered for gene flow. These genetic data are concordant with the dispersal of an overwintering winterform morph outside the non-pear habitat in the fall.

Investigation on the tunulent flow of the valve jet experimented using a wind tunnel (풍동을 이용한 밸브제트에서 난류제트 유동고찰)

  • ;Rho, Byung Joon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.257-265
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    • 1981
  • A modified subsonic wind tunnel was employed to investigate the turbulent flow of a valve jet. To effectuate this experimental study, an actual valve and valve seat of a diesel engine were equipped at its outlet (ref. Fig. 3) Theoretically, using the equation of motion of Navier-Stokes in the chlindrical coordinates, the turbulent equation of motion for the incompressible fluid was derived with three assumptions; steady flow (.delta./.delta.t=0), axisymmetry and revolutionary homogeneity(.delta./.delta..phi.=0), no ensemble revolution (V.iden.0). Experimentally, mean and fluctuation velocities have been measured in the redial direction. With a assumption of a non-dimensional velocity distribution equation, a sami-emperical similarity profile equation of the jet flow have been derived, whose empirical constants were deterimed graphically with the data obtained.

Thermal flow intensity factor for non-homogeneous material subjected to unsteady thermal load (비정상 열 하중을 받는 이질재료의 열량 집중 계수 해석)

  • Kim, Gui-Seob
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.26-34
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    • 2008
  • This article provides a comprehensive treatment of cracks in non-homogeneous structural materials such as functionally graded materials (FGMs). It is assumed that the material properties depend only on the coordinate perpendicular to the crack surfaces and vary continuously along the crack faces. By using laminated composite plate model to simulate the material non-homogeneity, we present an algorithm for solving the system based on Laplace transform and Fourier transform techniques. Unlike earlier studies that considered certain assumed property distributions and a single crack problem, the current investigation studies multiple crack problem in the FGMs with arbitrarily varying material properties. As a numerical illustration, transient thermal flow intensity factors for a metal-ceramic joint specimen with a functionally graded interlayer subjected to sudden heating on its boundary are presented. The results obtained demonstrate that the present model is an efficient tool in the fracture analysis of non-homogeneous material with properties varying in the thickness direction.

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Flow Measurement in Bubbly and Slug Flow Regimes Using The Electromagnetic Flowmeter Developed (전자기유량계를 이용한 기포 및 슬러그 유동 측정방법 연구)

  • Cha, Jae-Eun;Ahn, Yeh-Chan;Seo, Kyung-Woo;Kim, Moo-Hwan
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.26 no.11
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    • pp.1559-1569
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    • 2002
  • In order to investigate the characteristics of electromagnetic flowmeter in two -phase flow, an AC electromagnetic flowmeter was designed and manufactured. In various flow conditions, the signals and noises from the flowmeter were obtained and analyzed by comparison with the observed flow patterns with a high speed CCD camera. The experiment with the void simulators in which rod shaped non-conducting material was used was carried out to investigate the effect of the bubble position and the void fraction on the flowmeter. Based on the results from the void simulator, two -phase flow experiments encompassed from bubbly to slug flow regime were conducted. The simple relation $\Delta$ $U_{TP}$ = $\Delta$ $U_{SP}$ (l-$\alpha$) was verified with measurements of the potential difference and the void fraction. Due to the lack of homogeneity in a rent two -phase flow, the discrepancy between the relation and the present measurement was slightly increased with void fraction and also liquid volumetric flux jf. Whereas there is no difference in the shape of the raw signal between single-phase flow and bubbly flow, the signal amplitude for bubbly flow is higher than that for single -phase flow at the same water flow rate, since the passage area of the water flow is reduced. In the case of slug flow, the phase and the amplitude of the flowmeter output show dramatically the flow characteristics around each slug bubble and the position of a slug bubble itself. Therefore, the electromagnetic flowmeter shows a good possibility of being useful for identifying the flow regimes.ul for identifying the flow regimes.

Study on the Movement and Structural Axis in Exhibition Space (전시공간의 구성축과 관람순로에 관한 기초적 연구)

  • 정수영;차소란;임채진
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.44-49
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    • 2003
  • Exhibition can be a type of mass-communication since it should contains some 'meaning' or 'message' that is to be delivered. The purpose of visiting museum is to view exhibits. Thus, factors, such as exhibits, exhibition media, show-case, direction signs, and gates, form visual perception, which means there exists homogeneity between visual perception and action. Visitors acquire knowledge by the space interaction when one can acknowledge the consecutive time flow while moving along the exhibition space. Visitors' movements can be formed by visual and perceptive experience that follows environmental stimulus and individual desire. Therefore, museum visitors experience certain shift flow with visual perception caused by the continuity of space. Thus, the research on development of focus in continuity is required. In addition, if the quality of exhibition space and organized continuity with visual diversity can be improved in exhibition design, it would expand the function of communication in exhibitions.

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