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Interference of Acoustic Signals Due to Internal Waves in Shallow Water

  • Na, Young-Nam;Jurng, Mun-Sub;Taebo Shim
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.18 no.3E
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    • pp.9-20
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    • 1999
  • To investigate the characteristics of internal waves (IWs) and their effects on acoustic wave propagation, a series of sea experiment were performed in the east coast of Donghae city, Korea in 1997 and 1998 where the water depth varies between 130 and 140 m. Thermistor strings were deployed to measure water temperatures simultaneously at 9 depths. CW source signals with the frequencies of 250,670 and 1000 Hz were received by an array of 15 hydrophones. Through the Wavelet transform analysis, the IWs are characterized as having typical periods of 2-17 min and duration of 1-2 hours. The IWs exist in a group of periods rather than in one period. Underwater acoustic signals also show obvious energy peaks in the periods of less than 12 min. Consistency in the periods of the two physical processes implies that acoustic waves react to the IWs through some mechanisms like mode interference and travel time fluctuation. Based on the thermistor string data, mode arriving structures are analyzed. As thermocline depth varies with time, it may cause travel time difference as much as 4-10 ms between mode 1 and 2 over 10 km range. This travel time difference causes interference among modes and thus fluctuation from range-independent stratified ocean structure. In real situations, however, there exist additional spatial variation of IWs. Model simulations with all modes and simple IWs show clear responses of acoustic signals to the IWs, i.e., fluctuations of amplitude and phase.

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Beam-Column Junction Type Damper of Seismic Performance Enhancement for Structures (구조물의 내진성능 보강을 위한 보-기둥 접합형 감쇠장치)

  • Noh, Jung-Tae;Woo, Sung-Sik;Lee, Sang-Hyun;Chung, Lan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.855-863
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    • 2009
  • In this study, a beam-column junction type damper is proposed which saves the inner and outer space for the installation of damping devices and allows easy adjustment of control performance The result of the numerical analysis indicated that the displacement response and base shear of a single degree of freedom system by seismic load, El Centro 1940 was reduced with yield moment of the joint hinge and the specific yield moment ratio $\delta$ of the joint hinge existed for the optimal seismic performance. In addition, the dynamic nonlinear characteristics, effects of yielding and dependence of natural period of bi-linear system with the junction type damper is identified. The analysis of multi-degree of freedom system showed that responses of the controlled structures was reduced significantly as the number of a story increases and yield moment ratio decreases when the system is excited by seismic load and sine wave. On top of that, it was also observed that energy dissipation at the joint connected with the dampers was remarkable during excitation.

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Elliptical EHL Contacts under Dynamic Loading Conditions in HERB Drive

  • Jang, Si-Youl;Park, Kyoung-Kuhn;Kim, Wan-Doo;Moon, Ho-Jee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.10b
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    • pp.89-90
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    • 2002
  • Ball reducer (HERB Drive: High Efficient Wave Rolling Ball Drive) with waved grooves has many advantages over other types of reducers for high-reduction ratio, low noise and low energy loss, etc. The mechanism of force transmission is very similar to that of cam and follower in automobile valve train system especially in contact behaviors. In this study, we have investigated the traces of contact between ball and outer ring, and the dynamic contact behaviors of elastohydodynamic lubrication(EHL) with a certain reduction ratio. In order to verify the contact behaviors between ball and outer ring for the critical endurance lift, the contact velocity and load are computed for a cycle. During some intervals of a cycle, the contact velocity reverses its direction very suddenly. It is expected that changing the contact direction causes undesirable endurance performance because EHL film frequently col lapse at the moment of velocity reversal. From the computational investigation in this work, we hope to predict similar contact damages in other machinery due to this kind of contact behaviors, which is very typical in many contact phenomena.

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Voltammetric Studies of Anion Transfer Reactions Across a Microhole Array-Water/PVC-NPOE Gel Interface

  • Hossain, Md. Mokarrom;Girault, Hubert H.;Lee, Hye-Jin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.1734-1740
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    • 2012
  • Voltammetric characterization of hydrophilic anion transfer processes across a 66 microhole array interface between the water and polyvinylchloride-2-nitrophenyloctylether gel layer is demonstrated. Since the transfer of hydrophilic anions including $Br^-$, $NO_3{^-}$, $I^-$, $SCN^-$ and $ClO_4{^-}$ across the liquid/gel interface usually sets the potential window within a negative potential region, a highly hydrophobic organic electrolyte, tetraoctylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, providing a wider potential window was incorporated into the gel phase. The transfer reaction of perchlorate anions across the microhole-water/gel interface was first studied using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The full voltammetric response of perchlorate anion transfer was then used as a reference for evaluating the half-wave transfer potentials, the formal transfer potentials and the formal Gibbs transfer energies of more hydrophilic anions such as $Br^-$, $NO_3{^-}$, $I^-$, and $SCN^-$. The current response associated with the perchlorate anion transfer across the micro-water/gel interface versus the perchlorate concentration was also demonstrated for sensing applications.

A Novel Epsilon Near Zero Tunneling Circuit Using Double-Ridge Rectangular Waveguide

  • Kim, Byung-Mun;Son, Hyeok-Woo;Hong, Jae-Pyo;Cho, Young-Ki
    • Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.36-42
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, an epsilon near zero (ENZ) tunneling circuit using a double-ridge rectangular waveguide (RWG) is proposed for the miniaturization of a waveguide component. The proposed ENZ channel and is located in the middle of the input-output RWG (IORWG). The ratio of the height to the width of the channel waveguide is very small compared to the IORWG. By properly adjusting the ridge dimensions, the tunneling frequency of the proposed ENZ channel can be lowered to near the cut-off frequency of the IORWG. For the proposed ENZ tunneling circuit, the approach adopted for extracting the effective permittivity, effective permeability;normalized effective wave impedance, and propagation constant from the simulated scattering parameters was explained. The extracted parameters verified that the proposed channel is an ENZ channel and electromagnetic energy is tunneling through the channel. Simulation and measurement results of the fabricated ENZ channel structure agreed.

Effect of Electron Irradiation on the Electrical and Optical Properties of SnO2 Thin Films (전자빔 표면조사에 따른 SnO2 박막의 전기적, 광학적 특성 연구)

  • Song, Young-Hwan;Moon, Hyun-Joo;Kim, Daeil
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.109-112
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    • 2016
  • We have considered the influence of electron irradiation on the optical and electrical properties of $SnO_2$ thin films deposited with reactive RF magnetron sputtering. After deposition, the films electron irradiated at 300 eV shows a lower sheet resistance of $277{\Omega}/{\square}$ and the optical transmittance in a visible wave length region also influenced with the electron irradiation energy. The film that electron irradiated at 400 eV shows a higher optical transmittance of 82.6% in this study. By comparison of figure of merit, it is concluded that the post-deposition electron irradiation at 300 eV is the optimum condition for the enhancement of opto-electrcal performance of $SnO_2$ thin film in this study.

Patterned Arrays of Well-Ordered ZnO Nanorods Assisted with Polystyrene Monolayer By Oxygen Plasma Treatment

  • Choi, Hyun Ji;Lee, Yong-Min;Lee, Yulhee;Seo, Hyeon Jin;Hwang, Ki-Hwan;Kim, Dong In;Yu, Jung-Hoon;Kim, Jee Yun;Nam, Sang Hun;Boo, Jin-Hyo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2016.02a
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    • pp.146-146
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    • 2016
  • Zinc Oxide (ZnO) was known as a promising material for surface acoustic wave devices, gas sensors, optical devices and solar cells due to piezoelectric material, large band gap of 3.37 eV and large exciton binding energy of 60 meV at room temperature. In particular, the alignment of ZnO nanostructures into ordered nanoarrays can bring about improved sensitivity of devices due to widen the surface area to catch a lot of gas particle. Oxygen plasma treatment is used to specify the nucleation site of round patterned ZnO nanorods growth. Therefore ZnO nanorods were grown on a quartz substrate with patterned polystyrene monolayer by hydrothermal method after oxygen plasma treatment. And then, we carried out nanostructures by adjusting the diameter of the arranged ZnO nanorods according to polystyrene spheres of various sizes. The obtained ZnO nanostructures was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM).

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Load and Structural Analysis of an Offshore Wind-Turbine Foundation with Weight Control Functionality (자중조절 기능이 있는 해상풍력 지지구조의 하중 및 구조해석)

  • Oh, Minwoo;Kim, Donghyun;Kim, Kiha;Kim, Seoktae
    • KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.453-460
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    • 2016
  • Offshore wind turbines are divided into an upper wind turbine and a lower support structure. Offshore wind turbine system is required to secure high reliability for a variety of external environmental conditions compared to ground wind turbines because of additional periodic loads due to ocean wave and current effects. In this study, extreme load analyses have been conducted for the designed offshore wind turbine foundation with weight control functionality using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) then structural analyses have been also conducted to investigate the structural design requirement.

A Partial Discharge Diagnostic System for Power Cable Using FBDS(Frequency Band Detection Sensor) (주파수대역 검출센서를 이용한 전력케이블의 부분방전 진단 시스템)

  • Lee, Chul-hee;Choi, Hyung-ki;Hong, Soo-mi;Jeoung, Eui-bung;Park, Kee-Young
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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    • v.54 no.1
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    • pp.157-163
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    • 2017
  • This system is a diagnosis system that checks whether it causes a partial discharge of a power cable or not. PD(Partial Discharge) is detected by FBDS(Frequency Band Detection Sensor). That is, it means a acoustic sensor capable of detecting each frequency band. The wave shape of PD sound is similar to noise and is systematically generated by partial discharge. Therefore, in this paper, we could discriminate between normal and abnormal case using relative level crossing rate(RLCR) and spectrogram of frequency energy rate.

New site classification system and design response spectra in Korean seismic code

  • Kim, Dong-Soo;Manandhar, Satish;Cho, Hyung-Ik
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2018
  • A new site classification system and site coefficients based on local site conditions in Korea were developed and implemented as a part of minimum design load requirements for general seismic design. The new site classification system adopted bedrock depth and average shear wave velocity of soil above the bedrock as parameters for site classification. These code provisions were passed through a public hearing process before it was enacted. The public hearing process recommended to modify the naming of site classes and adjust the amplification factors so that the level of short-period amplification is suitable for economical seismic design. In this paper, the new code provisions were assessed using dynamic centrifuge tests and by comparing the design response spectra (DRS) with records from 2016 Gyeongju earthquake, the largest earthquake in history of instrumental seismic observation in Korea. The dynamic centrifuge tests were performed to simulate the representative Korean site conditions, such as shallow depth to bedrock and short-period amplification characteristics, and the results corroborated with the new DRS. The Gyeongju earthquake records also showed good agreement with the DRS. In summary, the new code provisions are reliable for representing the site amplification characteristic of shallow bedrock condition in Korea.