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A MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC MODEL FOCUSED ON THE CONFIGURATION OF MAGNETIC FIELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A SOLAR PENUMBRAL MICROJET

  • Magara, Tetsuya
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.49.2-49.2
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    • 2010
  • In order to understand the configuration of magnetic field producing a solar penumbral microjet that was recently discovered by Hinode, we performed a magnetohydrodynamic simulation reproducing a dynamic process of how that configuration is formed in a modeled solar penumbral region. A horizontal magnetic flux tube representing a penumbral filament is placed in a stratified atmosphere containing the background magnetic field that is directed in a relatively vertical direction. Between the flux tube and the background field there forms the intermediate region in which the magnetic field has a transitional configuration, and the simulation shows that in the intermediate region magnetic reconnection occurs to produce a clear jet- like structure as suggested by observations. The result that a continuous distribution of magnetic field in three-dimensional space gives birth to the intermediate region producing a jet presents a new view about the mechanism of a penumbral microjet, compared to a simplistic view that two field lines, one of which represents a penumbral filament and the other the background field, interact together to produce a jet. We also discuss the role of the intermediate region in protecting the structure of a penumbral filament subject to microjets.

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A Study on the Characteristics of Combustion according to Injection Strategy in DISI Engine (직접분사식 가솔린엔진의 분사 비율에 따른 연소특성에 관한 연구)

  • In, Byung-Deok;Park, Sang-Ki;Lee, Ki-Hyung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.68-76
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    • 2012
  • Recently, the important issues of gasoline engine are to reduce the fuel consumption and emission. Thus, many researchers are studying the technology to solve these problems. One approach of these issues is to achieve homogeneous charge combustion and stratified change combustion with various injection strategy. In this study, the combustion characteristics of DISI engine accrding to injection strategy were examined. The effect of injection timing on lean limit A/F were investigated using dual DISI single cylinder. The results show that the engine operation region of dual DISI type engine is larger than that of PFI and DISI type engine cases. Especially, late injection is very effective to extend the operation region more than any other injection timings. In addition, the results show that when the DISI injection ratio is increase, leam limit A/F is improved. It means that the dual injection system car meet with emission regulations and reduce the fuel consumption. Also, combustion pressure of dual injection system is much higher than PFI and DISI injection.

No Effect of Energy Intake Overall on Risk of Endometrial Cancers: a Meta-analysis

  • Chu, Ke-Tan;Song, Yang;Zhou, Jian-Hong
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.23
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    • pp.10293-10298
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    • 2015
  • Background: Previous epidemiologic studies on the association between energy intake and endometrial cancer risk have only generated contradictory results. The role of energy intake in endometrial carcinogenesis thus remains unclear. To quantitatively assess the potential association between energy intake and endometrial cancer, a meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies was here conducted. Materials and Methods: Eligible studies were retrieved via both computerized searches and review of references. Fixed-or random-effect models were used to summarize the estimates of OR with 95%CIs. Stratified analyses on study design, region and macronutrients' calorie were performed. Results: Sixteen studies met the inclusion criteria of the meta-analysis. No association between total energy intake and endometrial cancer was observed in either overall group (OR=1.11, 95%CI 0.92-1.30) or subgroups stratified by study design and region. In the specific macronutrients' calorie analysis, higher fat energy intake was found to be associated with increased endometrial risk (OR=1.72, 95%CI 1.12-2.32) while energy from carbohydrate and protein was not related to endometrial cancer risk. Conclusions: Our analysis did not support that total energy intake is related to endometrial cancer risk, in contrast to fat energy.

An Experimental Study on the Combustion and Emission Characteristics According to the Variation of Compression Ratio and Intake Temperature Using Stratified Charge Compression Ignition in a Gasoline Direct Injection Engine (SCCI 방법을 이용한 직분식 가솔린 엔진내의 압축비 및 흡기 온도 변화에 따른 연소 및 배기 특성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Lee Chang-Hee;Lee Ki-Hyung;Lim Kyoung-Bin
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.30 no.6 s.249
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    • pp.538-545
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    • 2006
  • Stratified charge compression ignition (SCCI) combustion, also known as HCCI(homogeneous charge compression ignition), offers the potential to improve fuel economy and reduce emission. In this study, SCCI combustion was studied in a single cylinder gasoline DI engine, with a direct injection system. We investigated the effects of air-fuel ratio, intake temperature and injection timing such as early injection and late injection on the attainable SCCI combustion region. Injection timing during the intake process was found to be an important parameter that affects the SCCI region width. We also find it. The effects of mixture stratification and fuel reformation can be utilized to reduce the required intake temperature for suitable SCCI combustion under each set of engine speed and compression ratio conditions.

Analytical Solutions to a One-Dimensional Model for Stratified Thermal Storage Tanks (성층화된 축열조의 1차원모델에 대한 해석적인 해)

  • Yoo, H.;Pak, E.-T.
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.42-51
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    • 1995
  • In order to establish a theoretical basis for the analyses of transient behaviors in stratified thermal storage tanks, analytical approaches to an improved one-dimensional model are made. In the present model the storage tank is treated as a finite region with an adiabatic tank exit, whereas it has been considered as a simple semi-infinite region previously. Application of the Laplace transformation and the Inversion theorem to the governing equations makes it possible to obtain an exact infinite-series solution, which is convergent only at sufficiently large time. Accordingly a complementary solution which is available for short times, i.e., the time range of this study is sought by an approximate method. The approximate solution which is rigorously validated through the examination of neglected terms in the solution procedure agrees quite well with the exact one. Moreover, it is simpler to use and more convenient to interpret the physical meaning of the solution. Comparison of the present solution with the previous ones shows relatively large difference near the tank bottom, which results from the more realistic boundary condition adopted in the present model. Some representative results by the approximate solution including effects of the Peclet number on temperature distrbutions are illustrated to show the utility of this study. In consequence, it is expected that the present results based on the improved model replace the foregoing ones as a new theoretical reference for studies of thermal stratification fields.

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A Study on the CAI Combustion Characteristics and Stratified Combustion to Extend the Operating Region Using Direct Injection Gasoline Engine (직접분사식 가솔린 엔진을 이용한 CAI 연소특성 및 운전영역 확대를 위한 성층 연소 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Chang-Hee;Choi, Young-Jong;Lim, Kyoung-Bin;Lee, Ki-Hyung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.25-31
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    • 2006
  • Controlled Auto Ignition(CAI) combustion has great potential in achieving significant increase in engine efficiency, while simultaneously reducing exhaust emissions. The process itself involves the auto ignition and subsequent simultaneous combustion of a premixed charge. In this study, NVO(Negative Valve Overlap) system was applied to a CAI engine in order to use residual gas. The fuel was injected directly to the cylinder under the high temperature condition resulting from heating the intake port to initiate CAI combustion. This paper introduced the valve timing strategy and experimental set-up. From this study, the effect of engine speed and valve timing on CAI combustion and exhaust emissions was clarified. In addition, stratified charge method was used to extend CAI operating region.

COMPARISON OF THE TREATMENTS OF TURBULENT HEAT FLUX FOR NATURAL CONVECTION WITH THE ELLIPTIC-BLENDING SECOND-MOMENT CLOSURE (Elliptic Blending Model을 사용하여 자연대류 해석 시 난류열유속 처리법 비교)

  • Choi, Seok-Ki;Kim, Seong-O
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.26-31
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    • 2007
  • A comparative study on the treatment of the turbulent heat flux with the elliptic blending second-moment closure for a natural convection flow is performed. Three cases of different treating the turbulent heat flux are considered. Those are the generalized gradient diffusion hypothesis (GGDH), the algebraic flux model (AFM) and the differential flux model (DFM). The constants in the models are adjusted with a primary emphasis placed on the accuracy of predicting the local Nusselt number. These models are implemented in a computer code specially designed for evaluation of turbulent models. Calculations are performed for a turbulent natural convection in the 1:5 rectangular cavity and the calculated results are compared with the available experimental data. The results show that the three models produce nearly the same accuracy of solutions. These results show that the GGDH, AFM and DFM models for treating the turbulent heat flux are sufficient for this simple shear flow where the shear production is dominant. It is observed that, in the weakly stratified region at the center zone of the cavity, the vertical velocity fluctuation is nearly zero in the GGDH solutions, which shows that the GGDH model may not be suitable for the strongly stratified flow. Thus, further study on the strongly stratified flow should be followed.

Model-Based Prediction of Pulsed Eddy Current Testing Signals from Stratified Conductive Structures

  • Zhang, Jian-Hai;Song, Sung-Jin;Kim, Woong-Ji;Kim, Hak-Joon;Chung, Jong-Duk
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.609-615
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    • 2011
  • Excitation and propagation of electromagnetic field of a cylindrical coil above an arbitrary number of conductive plates for pulsed eddy current testing(PECT) are very complex problems due to their complicated physical properties. In this paper, analytical modeling of PECT is established by Fourier series based on truncated region eigenfunction expansion(TREE) method for a single air-cored coil above stratified conductive structures(SCS) to investigate their integrity. From the presented expression of PECT, the coil impedance due to SCS is calculated based on analytical approach using the generalized reflection coefficient in series form. Then the multilayered structures manufactured by non-ferromagnetic (STS301L) and ferromagnetic materials (SS400) are investigated by the developed PECT model. Good prediction of analytical model of PECT not only contributes to the development of an efficient solver but also can be applied to optimize the conditions of experimental setup in PECT.

Analytical approaches to the charging process of stratified thermal storage tanks with variable inlet temperature (변온유입 성층축열조의 충전과정에 대한 해석적 접근)

  • Yoo, Hoseon
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 1997
  • This paper presents an approximate analytical solution to a two-region one-dimensional model for the charging process of stratified thermal storage tanks with variable inlet temperature in the presence of momentum-induced mixing. Based on the superposition principle, an arbitrary-varying inlet temperature is decomposed into inherent discontinuous steps and continuous intervals approximated as a finite number of piecewise linear functions. This approximation allows the temperature of the upper perfectly-mixed layer to be expressed in terms of constant, linear and exponential functions with respect to time. Applying the Laplace transform technique to the model equation for the lower thermocline layer subject to each of three representative interfacial conditions yields compact-form solutions, a linear combination of which constitutes the final temperature profile. A systematic method for deriving solutions to the plug-flow problem having polynomial-type boundary conditions is also established. The effect of adiabatic exit boundary on solution behaviors proves to be negligible under the actual working conditions, which justifies the assumption of semi-infinite domain introduced in the solution procedure. Finally, the approximate solution is validated by comparing it with an exact solution obtained for a specific variation of inlet temperature. Excellent agreements between them suffice to show the necessity and utility of this work.

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