• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.3692-3699
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• 2023

The Rare isotope Accelerator complex for ON-line experiments in Korea houses several accelerator complexes. Among them, the µSR facility will be initially equipped with a 600 MeV and 100 kW proton beam to generate surface muons, and will be upgraded to 400 kW with the same energy. Accelerated proton beams lose approximately 20% of the power at the target, and the remaining power is concentrated in the beam direction. Therefore, to ensure safe operation of the facility, concentrated protons must be distributed and absorbed at the beam dump. Additionally, effective dose levels must be lower than the legal standard, and the beam dumps used at 100 kW should be reused at 400 kW to minimize the generation of radioactive waste. In this study, we introduce a tailored method for designing beam dumps based on the characteristics of the µSR facility. To optimize the geometry, the absorbed power and effective dose were calculated using the MCNP6 code. The temperature and stress were determined using the ANSYS Mechanical code. Thus, the beam dump design consists of six structures when operated at 100 kW, and a 400 kW beam dump consisting of 24 structures was developed by reusing the 100 kW beam dump.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제89권3호
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• pp.309-321
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• 2024

In this paper, the effect of semi-rigid connections on the stability bearing capacity of cross-bracings in steel tubular transmission towers is investigated. Herein, a prediction method based on the hybrid model which is a combination of particle swarm optimization (PSO) and backpropagation neural network (BPNN) is proposed to accurately predict the stability bearing capacity of cross-bracings with semi-rigid connections and to efficiently conduct its probabilistic assessment. Firstly, the establishment of the finite element (FE) model of cross-bracings with semi-rigid connections is developed on the basis of the development of the mechanical model. Then, a dataset of 7425 samples generated by the FE model is used to train and test the PSO-BPNN model, and the accuracy of the proposed method is evaluated. Finally, the probabilistic assessment for the stability bearing capacity of cross-bracings with semi-rigid connections is conducted based on the proposed method and the Monte Carlo simulation, in which the geometric and material properties including the outer diameter and thickness of cross-sections and the yield strength of steel are considered as random variables. The results indicate that the proposed method based on the PSO-BPNN model has high accuracy in predicting the stability bearing capacity of cross-bracings with semi-rigid connections. Meanwhile, the semi-rigid connections could enhance the stability bearing capacity of cross-bracings and the reliability of cross-bracings would significantly increase after considering semi-rigid connections.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권9호
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• pp.3133-3139
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• 2023

Neutron imaging technology as a means of non-destructive detection of materials is complementary to X-ray imaging. Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM), a new type of optical readout device, has overcome some shortcomings of traditional photomultiplier tube (PMT), such as high-power consumption, large volume, high price, uneven gain response, and inability to work in strong magnetic fields. Its application in the field of neutron detection will be an irresistible general trend. In this paper, a thermal neutron imaging detector based on ⁶LiF/ZnS scintillation screen and SiPM array readout was developed. The design of the detector geometry was optimized by geant4 Monte Carlo simulation software. The optimized detector was evaluated with a step wedge sample. The results show that the detector prototype with a 48 mm × 48 mm sensitive area can achieve about 38% detection efficiency and 0.26 mm position resolution when using a 300 ㎛ thick ⁶LiF/ZnS scintillation screen and a 2 mm thick Bk7 optical guide coupled with SiPM array, and has good neutron imaging capability. It provides effective data support for developing high-performance imaging detectors applied to the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS).

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2018

철도터널의 방재시설 계획 시 터널의 안전성을 정량적 위험도 평가에 의해서 정량화하여 방재시설의 적정성 여부를 판단하도록 하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 터널화재에 대한 정량적 위험도 평가 시 결과에 크게 영향을 미치는 화재열차의 터널 내 정차확률을 예측하는 방법을 제시하였다. 이를 위해서 열차의 주행저항계수를 고려하여 타력운전거리를 계산하기 위한 모델을 개발하였으며, 타력운전특성과 비상제동거리를 고려하여 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션 기법에 의해 터널연장 및 경사도, 초기주행속도를 변수로 하여 화재열차가 터널에 정차할 확률을 예측하였다. 타력운전거리의 예측을 위한 운동방정식은 KTX II의 주행저항계수를 반영하여 분석하였다. KTX II 열차의 경우, 타력운전거리는 상향경사의 터널에서는 경사도가 증가할수록 감소하나 하향경사구간에서는 정지하지 않고 계속하여 주행이 가능하다. 화재열차의 터널 내 정차확률은 열차의 주행속도가 증가할수록, 경사도가 낮을수록 감소하며, 고속열차(주행속도 250 km/h 이상)는 인적오류를 고려하지 않는 경우, 경사도 0.5% 이하의 터널에서는 화재 시 열차가 터널에 정차할 확률은 0%이고, 경사도가 증가하고 터널연장이 증가하면 정차확률은 급격하게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2012

한양대학교에서는 핵물질 탐지를 위해 고에너지 감마선원 영상화에 적합한 이중산란형 컴프턴 카메라의 원형을 개발하였다. 이중산란형 컴프턴 카메라는 높은 영상해상도를 제공하지만, 기존의 단일산란형 컴프턴 카메라보다 상대적으로 영상감도가 낮다는 한계가 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 개발된 이중산란형 컴프턴 카메라에 단일산란형 컴프턴 카메라의 기능을 추가함으로써 하나의 시스템에서 두 가지 모드로 작동하는 이중모드 컴프턴 카메라(고민감도(단일산란형)모드와 고해상도(이중산란형)모드)에 대한 개념설계와 이에 대한 최적화 설계를 수행하였다. 최적화된 시스템에서 고민감도 모드는 고해상도 모드에 비해 전 에너지 영역에서 약 100배 정도 높은 고유영상감도를 제공하는 것으로 평가되었으며, 고해상도 모드에서 영상해상도는 기존의 이중산란형 컴프턴 카메라와 거의 같은 결과를 보여 고해상도 영상을 제공하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2014

Abalone herpes-like virus (AbHV) is a fatal disease of abalones that impose severe economic impacts on the industry of infected regions due to high mortality. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk of introducing AbHV into Korea through the importation of live abalones for human consumption by import risk analysis (IRA). Monte Carlo simulation models were developed to provide estimates of the probability that a ton of imported abalone contains at least one AbHV-infected individual, using historical trade data and relevant literatures. A sensitivity analysis with 5,000 iterations was also conducted to determine the extent to which input parameters affect the outcome of the model. Although many uncertainties were present in the data, the results indicated that, if 5,000 tons of abalone were imported from a hypothetical exporting country with low prevalence of AbHV (model 1), there would be at least one AbHV-infected abalones in 4,816 of those tons (96.3%), while there would be at least one AbHV-infected abalones in 100% of those tons imported from country with high prevalence (model 2). Sensitivity analysis indicated that for model 1, prevalence was the strongest influence factor on the predicted number of infections. For model 2, background mortality and washing to reduce the risk of surface contamination during processing were the major contributing factors. Risk management strategies need to be enforced to reduce the risk of AbHV introduction in that at least one infected abalone would remain in a consignment from country even with a low prevalence of AbHV infection. The methodology and the results presented here will contribute to improve the development of AbHV management program, and with more accurate data this IRA model will aid science-based decision-making on mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of AbHV introduction in Korea.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권6호
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• pp.923-933
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• 2016

This paper proposes a new method for evaluating Effective Load Carrying Capability(ELCC) and capacity credit(C.C.) of power system including Wind Turbine Generator(WTG) combined with Battery Energy Storage System(BESS). WTG can only generate electricity power when the fuel(wind) is available. Because of fluctuation of wind speed, WTG generates intermittent power. In view point of reliability of power system, intermittent power of WTG is similar with probabilistic characteristics based on power on-off due to mechanical availability of conventional generator. Therefore, high penetration of WTG will occur difficulties in power operation. The high penetration of numerous and large capacity WTG can make risk to power system adequacy, quality and stability. Therefore, the penetration of WTG is limited in the world. In recent, it is expected that BESS installed at wind farms may smooth the wind power fluctuation. This study develops a new method to assess how much is penetration of WTG able to extended when Wind Turbine Generator(WTG) is combined with Battery Energy Storage System(BESS). In this paper, the assessment equation of capacity credit of WTG combined with BESS is formulated newly. The simulation program, is called GNRL_ESS, is developed in this study. This paper demonstrates a various case studies of ELCC and capacity credit(C.C.) of power system containing WTG combined with BESS using model system as similar as Jeju island power system. The case studies demonstrate that not only reasonable BESS capacity for a WTG but also permissible penetration percent of WTG combined with BESS and reasonable WTG capacity for a BESS can be decided.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.3732-3753
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• 2023

The Real-time Analysis for Particle-transport and In-situ Detection (RAPID) Code System, developed based on the Multi-stage Response-function Transport (MRT) methodology, enables real-time simulation of nuclear systems such as reactor cores, spent nuclear fuel pools and casks, and sub-critical facilities. This paper presents the application of a novel fission matrix-based burnup methodology to the well-characterized JSI TRIGA Mark II research reactor. This methodology allows for calculation of nuclear fuel depletion by combination and interpolation of RAPID's burnup dependent fission matrix (FM) coefficients to take into account core changes due to burnup. The methodology is compared to experimentally validated Serpent-2 Monte Carlo depletion calculations. The results show that the burnup methodology for RAPID (bRAPID) implemented into RAPID is capable of accurately calculating the k_eff burnup changes of the reactor core as the average discrepancies throughout the whole burnup interval are 37 pcm. Furthermore, capability of accurately describing 3D fission source distribution changes with burnup is demonstrated by having less than 1% relative discrepancies compared to Serpent-2. Good agreement is observed for axially and pin-wise dependent fuel burnup and nuclear fuel nuclide composition as a function of burnup. It is demonstrated that bRAPID accurately describes burnup in areas with high gradients of neutron flux (e.g. vicinity of control rods). Observed discrepancies for some isotopes are explained by analyzing the neutron spectrum. This paper presents a powerful depletion calculation tool that is capable of characterization of spent nuclear fuel on the fly while the reactor is in operation.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권3호
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• pp.293-304
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• 2022

In this work, a novel reliability approach for combined high and low cycle fatigue (CCF) estimation is developed by combining active learning strategy with least squares support vector machines (LS-SVM) (named as ALS-SVM) surrogate model to address the multi-resources uncertainties, including working loads, material properties and model itself. Initially, a new active learner function combining LS-SVM approach with Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) is presented to improve computational efficiency with fewer calls to the performance function. To consider the uncertainty of surrogate model at candidate sample points, the learning function employs k-fold cross validation method and introduces the predicted variance to sequentially select sampling. Following that, low cycle fatigue (LCF) loads and high cycle fatigue (HCF) loads are firstly estimated based on the training samples extracted from finite element (FE) simulations, and their simulated responses together with the sample points of model parameters in Coffin-Manson formula are selected as the MC samples to establish ALS-SVM model. In this analysis, the MC samples are substituted to predict the CCF reliability of turbine blades by using the built ALS-SVM model. Through the comparison of the two approaches, it is indicated that the reliability model by linear cumulative damage rule provides a non-conservative result compared with that by the proposed one. In addition, the results demonstrate that ALS-SVM is an effective analysis method holding high computational efficiency with small training samples to gain accurate fatigue reliability.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2006

본 논문은 광대역, DC to 40 GHz 5-bit MMIC 디지털 감쇠기의 설계 및 측정 결과를 나타내었다. 초광대역 감쇠기는 종래의 Switched-T 감쇠기에 전송 선로를 추가하고 전송 선로의 파라미터를 최적화하여 구현되었다. 고주파에서의 정확한 성능 예측을 위해 Momentum 시뮬레이션을 설계에서 수행하였고, 몬테 카를로 해석법을 적용하여 MMIC 공정 변동에 대한 성능의 안정성을 검증하였다. 감쇠기는 $0.15\;{\mu}m$ GaAs pHEMT 공정을 이용하여 제작하였다. 이 감쇠기는 1 dB의 해상도와 총 23 dB의 감쇠 동작 범위를 가진다. 전체 감쇠 범위와 40 GHz의 대역폭에서 높은 감쇠 정확도를 얻었으며, 20 GHz에서 6 dB 이하의 참조 상태 삽입 손실을 가진다. 전체 감쇠 상태와 주파수 범위에서 감쇠기의 입력단과 출력단 반사 손실은 14 dB 이상이다. 감쇠기의 IIP3는 33 dBm으로 측정되었다.