• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.289-300
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• 2020

Estimating the damage induced by an explosion around a blast hole has always been a challenging issue in geotechnical engineering. It is difficult to determine an exact dimension for damage zone since many parameters are involved in the formation of failures, and there are some uncertainties lying in these parameters. Thus, the present study adopted a probabilistic approach towards this problem. First, a reliability model of the problem was established and the failure probability of induced damage was calculated. Then, the corresponding exceedance risk curve was developed indicating the relation between the failure probability and the cracked zone radius. The obtained risk curve indicated that the failure probability drops dramatically by increasing the cracked zone radius so that the probability of exceedance for any crack length greater than 4.5 m is less than 5%. Moreover, the effect of each parameter involved in the probability of failure, including blast hole radius, explosive density, detonation velocity, and tensile strength of the rock, was evaluated by using a sensitivity analysis. Finally, the impact of the decoupling ratio on the reduction of failures was investigated and the location of its maximum influence was demonstrated around the blast point.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 1992

Marx generator와 진공 다이오드, Bifilar helical wiggler, 인도자장 솔레노이드 등을 이용하여 마이크로파 영역의 자유전자 레이저를 설계 제작하였다. Bifilar helical wiggler의 자장분포를 분석하였고 공간전하의 수직성분 효ㅗ가를 고려하여 계산한 전자궤적 모의실험을 통하여 Wiggler자장이 전자빔 입사에 적합함을 확인하였다. Wiggler자장 300G, 인도자장 4.4kG, 전자빔 에너지 170keV일때 분산방정식에 의하여 계산된 출력 주파수는 약 11GHz였고 실험 결과 나타난 출력 주파수의 점위는 9.78GHz-11.7GHz로 추정되었다. 전자 속도의 축방향 퍼짐을 고려하여 이론적으로 이득을 계산하였다.

• Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.491-499
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• 2018

Background: Advances in surgical techniques, implant technology, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have increased the recovery chances of patients with bone sarcomas. Accordingly, patients' expectations on life quality have also increased, highlighting the importance of objective evaluation of the functional results of reconstruction. Methods: Thirteen patients with distal femoral endoprosthesis, who had been followed for an average of 2.9 years were evaluated. Postural stability, daily energy expenditure, muscle power, and range of motion were the four parameters analyzed in this study. The Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) score and Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS) were used to assess postoperative function and examine correlations with other parameters. Results: Patients had sedentary activities in 84% of their daily lives. They exhibited a slower speed in the walk across test and a higher sway velocity in the sit-to-stand test (p = 0.005). MSTS scores were significantly correlated with the daily energy expenditure and walking speed. Conclusions: Objective functional results acquired from various clinics will provide significant data to compare reconstruction techniques, rehabilitation protocols, and surgical techniques. In this way, it will be possible to satisfy the expectations of patients that increase in relation to enhanced recovery.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.225-237
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• 2019

In this research, the dynamic stability and nonlinear vibration behavior of a smart rotating sandwich cylindrical shell is studied. The core of the structure is a functionally graded material (FGM) which is integrated by functionally graded piezoelectric material (FGPM) layers subjected to electric field. The piezoelectric layers at the inner and outer surfaces used as actuator and sensor, respectively. By applying the energy method and Hamilton's principle, the governing equations of sandwich cylindrical shell derived based on first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). The Galerkin method is used to discriminate the motion equations and the equations are converted to the form of the ordinary differential equations in terms of time. The perturbation method is employed to find the relation between nonlinear frequency and the amplitude of vibration. The main objective of this research is to determine the nonlinear frequencies and nonlinear vibration control by using sensor and actuator layers. The effects of geometrical parameters, power law index of core, sensor and actuator layers, angular velocity and scale transformation parameter on nonlinear frequency-amplitude response diagram and dynamic stability of sandwich cylindrical shell are investigated. The results of this research can be used to design and vibration control of rotating systems in various industries such as aircraft, biomechanics and automobile manufacturing.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1151-1158
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• 2020

하드디스크의 속도 성능을 탐색해 볼 수 있는 유틸리티를 개발하였다. 하드디스크에 적용하여 속도 곡선을 자세히 볼 수 있음을 보이고, 이동평균 방법을 적용하면 하드디스크의 실린더 구조와 속도 곡선의 변화를 선명하게 볼 수 있도록 하였다. 확장성을 위해 일반 대용량 스토리지에 적용하였으며, 최근에 새로운 저장 매체로 각광 받고 있는 SSD의 I/O 성능을 측정하였다. 10Gbps급 이상의 속도를 보이는 M.2 NVME를 이용하여, 리눅스 O/S에서 제공하는 cp와 속도 비교 실험을 수행함으로써, 유틸리티의 신뢰성을 검증하였다.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2021

Printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) is a compact heat exchanger with good heat transfer performance, high structure integrity, and reliability over a wide range of temperatures and pressures. Instead of the traditional zigzag and straight shape channel, the sinusoidal shape channel was adopted in this study to investigate the relation of thermal-hydraulic performance and waviness factors (period and amplitude). The local flow characteristics and the heat flux distribution were compared to verify the effects of period and amplitude on heat transfer performance. As the period of channel becomes shorter, the rapid change of the flow direction can produce high flow separation around the corner leading to the disturbance of the boundary layer opposite wall. The nonuniform distribution of flow velocity appeared around the corner positions can promote fluid mixing and lead to higher thermal performance. An evaluation index was used to compare the comprehensive performance of PCHE considering the Nusselt number and Fanning factor. Based on the simulation results, the optimal design parameters of PCHE channel shape were found that the channel with an equivalent bending angle of 15° offers the highest heat flux capacity.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2021

2000년 대에 들어 가파르게 성장하고 있는 우주비행체용 전기추진시스템의 안정적인 운영기술 개발을 위해, PIC-DSMC를 이용하여 전기추력기의 배기플룸의 거동을 해석하였다. 해석 방법에서 Boltzmann 관계식을 이용한 Simple Electron Fluid Model을 적용하였고, 원자-이온 간 충돌에 의해 발생하는 전하 교환 및 운동량 교환을 함께 고려하였다. 본 연구의 해석결과는 실험에서 계측한 플라즈마 전위값을 비교적 잘 예측하였다. 추력기 출구 근처에서는 활발한 입자 간 충돌 및 원자-이온 간 전하 교환으로 인해, 느린 이온 및 빠른 원자가 생성되었으며, 추력기 배기플룸의 궤적 및 속도에 중요한 영향을 미칠 것으로 예측되었다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.437-446
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• 2021

As wind turbine rotors increase, the overall loads and dynamic response become an important issue. This problem is augmented by the exposure of wind turbines to severe atmospheric events with unconventional flows such as tornadoes, which need specific designs not included in standards and codes at present. An experimental study was conducted to analyze the loads induced by a tornado-like vortex (TLV) on horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT). A large-scale tornado simulation developed in The Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Dome at Western University in Canada, the so-called Mode B Tornado, was employed as the TLV flow acting on a rigid wind turbine model under two rotor operational conditions (idling and parked) for five radial distances. It was observed that the overall forces and moments depend on the location and orientation of the wind turbine system with respect to the tornado vortex centre, as TLV are three-dimensional flows with velocity gradients in the radial, vertical, and tangential direction. The mean bending moment at the tower base was the most important in terms of magnitude and variation in relation to the position of the HAWT with respect to the core radius of the tornado, and it was highly dependent on the rotor Tip Speed Ratio (TSR).

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.303-312
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• 2022

As wind turbine rotors increase, the overall loads and dynamic response become an important issue. This problem is augmented by the exposure of wind turbines to severe atmospheric events with unconventional flows such as tornadoes, which need specific designs not included in standards and codes at present. An experimental study was conducted to analyze the loads induced by a tornado-like vortex (TLV) on horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT). A large-scale tornado simulation developed in The Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Dome at Western University in Canada, the so-called Mode B Tornado, was employed as the TLV flow acting on a rigid wind turbine model under two rotor operational conditions (idling and parked) for five radial distances. It was observed that the overall forces and moments depend on the location and orientation of the wind turbine system with respect to the tornado vortex centre, as TLV are three-dimensional flows with velocity gradients in the radial, vertical, and tangential direction. The mean bending moment at the tower base was the most important in terms of magnitude and variation in relation to the position of the HAWT with respect to the core radius of the tornado, and it was highly dependent on the rotor Tip Speed Ratio (TSR).

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.1105-1117
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• 2023

In this study, the pressure drop behavior of single- and two-phase flows of air and water through the porous beds filled with uniform and non-uniform sized spherical particles was examined. The pressure drop data in the single-phase flow experiments for the uniform particle beds agreed well with the original Ergun correlation. The results from the two-phase flow experiments were analyzed using numerical results based on three types of previous models. In the experiments for the uniform particle beds, the data on the two-phase pressure drop clearly showed the effect of the flow regime transition with a variation in the gas flow rate under stagnant liquid condition. The numerical analyses indicated that the predictability of the previous models for the experimental data relied mainly on the sub-models of the flow regime transitions and interfacial drag. In the experiments for the non-uniform particle beds, the two-phase pressure loss could be predicted well with numerical calculations based on the effective particle diameter. However, the previous models failed to accurately predict the counter-current flooding limit observed in the experiments. Finally, we propose a relation of falling liquid velocity into the particle bed by gravity to appropriately simulate the CCFL phenomenon.