• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.285-294
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• 2004

Pressure wave propagation in the discharge piping with a sparger submerged in a water pool, following the opening of a safety relief valve, is analyzed. To predict the pressure transient behavior, a RELAP5/MOD3 code is used. The applicability of the RELAP5 code and the adequacy of the present modeling scheme are confirmed by simulating the applicable experiment on a water hammer with voiding. As a base case, the modeling scheme was used to calculate the wave propagation inside a vertical pipe with sparger holes and submerged within a water pool. In addition, the effects on wave propagation of geometric factors, such as the loss coefficient, the pipe configuration, and the subdivision of sparger pipe, are investigated. The effects of inflow conditions, such as water slug inflow and the slow opening of a safety relief valve are also examined.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.603-611
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• 2006

A variety of schemes were sought for a mitigation of thermal stratification phenomenon in the branch piping of domestic nuclear power plant. Several mechanisms of thermal stratification occurrence were introduced in this paper. A number of factors were selected to find out the schemes for thermal stratification mitigation and the computational analysis were performed. The length of vertical branch piping, the diameter, the radius of curvature of the elbow, the direction of connection between main piping and branch piping, the slope of branch piping, the leakage flow rate, the installation of additional valve, the change of the 1st valve position and another branch piping connected with branch piping were mentioned as factors in this paper.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.89-99
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• 2002

The purpose of this research is to analyze the characteristics of flow rate distribution in hot-water piping networks in the apartment building. A 14-story apartment house was selected as a sample building and analyzed numerically by Hardy-Cross method. Two different piping networks, one has three vertical zones and the other of a single zone with automatic balancing valves, were compared. Some of research results are as follows; As the temperature of supply hot-water increases, the flow rate of it does by buoyancy effect, but this effect is not found in the piping network with automatic balancing valves. Non-uniformity in hot-water flow distributions to all stories in the piping system of single vertical zone can be completely reformed by the installation of either manually operated or automatic balancing valves in every story.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.129-146
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• 2024

Aiming at the problem of non-stationary wind field simulation of downbursts, a non-stationary down-burst generation system was designed by adding a nozzle and program control valve to the inlet of the original wall jet model. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method was used to simulate the downburst. Firstly, the two-dimensional (2D) model was used to study the outflow situation, and the database of working conditions was formed. Then the combined superposition of working conditions was carried out to simulate the full-scale measured downburst. The three-dimensional (3D) large eddy simulation (LES) was used for further verification based on this superposition condition. Finally, the wind tunnel test is used to further verify. The results show that after the valve is opened, the wind ve-locity at low altitude increases rapidly, then stays stable, and the wind velocity at each point fluctuates. The velocity of the 2D model matches the wind velocity trend of the measured downburst well. The 3D model matches the measured downburst flow in terms of wind velocity and pulsation characteris-tics. The time-varying mean wind velocity of the wind tunnel test is in better agreement with the meas-ured time-varying mean wind velocity of the downburst. The power spectrum of fluctuating wind ve-locity at different vertical heights for the test condition also agrees well with the von Karman spectrum, and conforms to the "-5/3" law. The vertical profile of the maximum time-varying average wind veloci-ty obtained from the test shows the basic characteristics of the typical wind profile of the downburst. The effectiveness of the downburst generation system is verified.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.464-471
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• 2007

This paper presents a maneuver analysis of a full-vehicle featuring electrorheological(ER) suspension and ER brake. In order to achieve this goal, an ER damper and an ER valve pressure modulator are devised to construct ER suspension and ER brake systems, respectively. After formulating the governing equations of the ER damper and ER valve pressure modulator, they are designed and manufactured for a middle-sized passenger vehicle, and their field-dependent characteristics are experimentally evaluated. The governing equation of motion for the full-vehicle is then established and integrated with the governing equations of the ER suspension and ER brake. Subsequently, a sky-hook controller for the ER suspension and a sliding mode controller for the ER brake are formulated and implemented. Control performances such as vertical displacement and braking distance of vehicle are evaluated under various driving conditions through computer simulations.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.55-56
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• 2006

This paper describes a new concept of the robot that can climb on the vertical plane. The engineering design problem of the main structure is presented and the experimental results regarding a new mechanism of climbing on the vertical wall are discussed. The locomotive motion of the robot is realized by using a series chain of two caterpillar wheels on which 24-suction pads are installed. White each caterpillar wheel rotates on the vertical plane surface, the vacuum pads are activated in sequence based on the sequential opening by specially designed mechanical valves. The detail design feature of the valve is also described in this paper. The overall size of the robot is around 460 mm in width and length, respectively, and 200 mm in height. Its mass is slightly over 14 kg. The main mechanical structure of the robot consists of driving motors, vacuum caterpillar system, steering part, vacuum pump and battery. The performance of the robot is verified on the vertical wall.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.263-267
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• 2006

A new thermal bimorph actuator for large out-of-plane displacement is designed, fabricated and tested. The deflecting beam is composed of polyimide, heater, and polyvinyl difluorides with tetrafluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE). The large difference of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of two polymer layers (polyimide and PVDF-TrFE) can generate a significant deflection with relatively small temperature rise. Compared to the most conventional micro actuators based on MEMS (micro-electro mechanical system) technology, a large displacement, over 1 mm at 20 mW, could be achieved. Additionally, we can achieve response time of 14.6 ms, resonance frequency of 12 Hz, and reliability ability of $10^5$ cycles. The proposed actuator can find applications where a large vertical displacement is needed while maintaining compact overall device size, such as a micro zooming lens, micro mirror, micro valve and optical application.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.448-454
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• 1980

The juxtaposition of atrial appendage may possibly be diagnosed by angiography recently, and it is widely regarded as an ominous sign of severe cyanotic congenital heart disease. However, it is apparently rare congenital cardiac anomaly in which the atrial appendages lie side by side, both to the left or right of the great arteries, known as left or right juxtaposition of the atrial appendages. Juxtaposition of the atrial appendages has no functional significance, since it does not, itself, cause any hemodynamic disturbance. But it`s presence always indicates the coexistence of other major cardiac anomalies. In review of literatures TGA and VSD are invariable present, and ASD is common. Other anomalies, such as, tricuspid atresia, pulmonary outflow that, obstruction bicuspid pulmonic valve, persistent SVC etc. are relatively high incidence. In this report, we present one case of 6 year old female child having left juxtaposition of atrial appendage combined with TGA [D-looping, D-transposition], TAPVD, large ASD, small VSD, and vertical vein.

• 한국산업안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국안전학회 1998년도 추계 학술논문발표회 논문집
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• pp.267-270
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• 1998

Current valve protection cover had problem that the hight of cover cap and road level could not match when the road was repaired and overcovered. But new developed device can solve this problem by forming several grooves in the connecting pipe. This device is devided into col=netting pipe (down side) and cap part.(upper side) On the outside diameter of connecting pipe, several horizontal grooves and two vertical grooves are formed. Through the horizontal grooves, the hight of cap part ran be adjusted with ground level. Therefore, this device can help easy maintenence in running water pipe.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.284-290
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 엡스타인 기형에 대한 수술적 치료의 조기 및 중기 성적에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 1989년 1월부터 2004년 6월까지 총 29명의 환자들을 대상으로 하였다 중심 연령은 11.4세(4일$\~$50세)이었다. Grade 3 이상의 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전을 동반한 환자는 21명$(72.4\%)$이었다. 수술 방법은 삼첨판막 성형술 및 주름성형술 14예, Carpentier성형술 7예, 삼첨판막 치환술 4예, 체폐동맥 단락술 2예, 삼첨판막 성형술 1예, Fontan수술 1예이었으며, 양방향성 상대정맥-폐동맥 단락술이 5예에서 추가적으로 시행되었다. 신생아기에 수술을 받은 2명 중 1명은 양심실 교정을 받았고, 또 다른 1명은 체폐동맥 단락술을 시행 받았다. 조기 사망례를 제외한 28명의 환자들 중 21명에서 추적관찰이 가능하였으며$(75\%)$, 평균 추적기간은 37.6개월(3개월$\~$11.3년)이었다. 결론: 1명$(3.4\%)$의 조기 사망과 1명의 만기 사망이 발생하였다. 4명의 환자들에서 재수술이 시행되었다. 2명은 삼첨판막 재치환술을 시행 받았고, 2명은 삼첨판막 재성형술을 받았다. 추적관찰이 가능했던 21명의 환자중 grade 3 이상의 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전을 보인 환자는 2명이었으며, 대부분의 환자에서 현저한 증상의 개선을 보였다. 삼첨판막 치환술을 시행 받은 환자들을 제외하고 Kaplan-Meier 방법으로 산출한 삼첨판막과 관련한 재수술이 없을 확률은 1년 및 5년에 각각 $94.7\%,\;79.0\%$이었다. 결론: 대부분의 환자에서 판막 성형술이 가능하였으며, 이의 중기 성적은 비교적 양호하였으나 장기간의 추적관찰이 요구된다. 대부분의 환자에서 현저한 증상 및 혈역학적 개선을 보였다. 다섯 명의 환자들$(17\%)$에서 양방향성 상대정맥-폐동맥 단락술이 시행되었으며, 이의 적응증에 대한 추가적인 연구 및 추적 관찰이 필요하리라 생각한다.