• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.171-178
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• 2014

Remote Field Eddy Current Testing (RFECT), one of the ways which is a nondestructive testing using electromagnetic fields, can make up for Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) weaknesses and general Eddy Current Testing (ECT) weaknesses which is an occurrence of a huge friction force or disadvantage of detecting defects on the outer wall. So many of institutes and laboratories have studied on RFECT for the past 50 years. But There is a lack of discussion about a study on eddy current and magnetic field distributions in a pipe wall and designing of RFECT exciter coil. In this paper, eddy current and magnetic field distributions in a pipe wall and influence of altering variables are analyzed. Also, the optimal design algorithm about the RFECT Exciter coil are proposed, and influence on defect signals caused by alteration of its shape is analyzed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.228-236
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• 1995

In this paper the method to evaluate shielding deficiency by gamma scanning test was presented and verified theoretically by Monte Carlo code which is one of the best effective method for radiation shielding calculation. The cylindrical shielding model was selected to evaluate shielding deficiency by gamma scanning test. First, the reference shielding according to the design requirement of cask was fabricated specially and reference values were measured with Co-60 source and scintillation detector. As a result with which calculated the reference values, it is shown that maximum deficiency thickness for lead of true cylindrical shielding model was 12mm. To verify this, thickness of lead was calculated by MCNP code and maximum deficiency thickness was 11.6mm. The experimental result obtained by the use of reference shielding was in good agreement with the theoretical result within 4.1%. So, this method can be applied to inspect the shielding ability for great shielding or cask which the radioactive material is used. To perform measurement more exactly, the further work on the development of measuring equipment to display the results on the screen will be required.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.131-154
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• 1996

고속도로 및 도시 고속도로는 교통의 단순한 매체로 뿐만 아니라 환경, 에너지, 경제 등등 사회 전반에 걸쳐 그 역할이 다양하며, 영향력이 지대하고, 중요한 비중을 차지함으로써, 이들 도로의 효율적인 운영을 위하여 고속도로 운영체계 수립 및 설계시 교통상황을 예측할 필요성이 있다. 이런 목적을 실현하기 위하여 , 기존의 개발된 교통류 모형들을 사용할 수 있으나, 이들의 예측 결과에 대한 낮은 신뢰도, 혹은 모형의 특성(예, 처리용량, 해석방법) 에 따른 제약 등등의 이유로 실용화되지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 최근 Newell 은 충격파이론을 간편화하여 기존의 다른 교통류 이론들에 비해 많은 장점을 갖은 새로운 교통류의 이론은 개발하였다. 하지만, 이 이론도 수작업에 의한 도식적 (graphical) 해석방법을 기초로 하고 있기 때문에, 실제 교통운용체계에 사용화하기에는 거의 불가능한 비효율적 결함을 니니고 있다. 이 논문의 목적은 Newell 의 이론을 추후 실제 현장에서 적용할 수 있도록 Newell의 도식적 해석방법을 체계화(mechanize)한 컴퓨터 알고리즘을 개발하는데 있다.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.90-95
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• 2011

This study was conducted to judge requalification of cylinders by assessing composite flaws such as scratches, cuts, and gouges damaging on the composite of Type III cylinders for compressed natural gas vehicles. As a result of the flaw tolerance test, all specimens have satisfied with minimum requirement cycles according to damage levels based on ISO 19078 and cyclic performance for pressure showed beyond twenty thousands in damage level 1 and 2, and did eighteen thousands to twenty-one thousands in damage level 3. Eight of twelve specimens failed the test due to composite flaws and the rest of the cylinders failed regardless of flaws. The results of Finite Element Method followed by the computer simulation indicated that the stress of 79.5 MPa calculated on the flaw model of $1.25\;mm{\times}200\;mm$ and the stress of 66.6 MPa on the non-flaw model when the service pressure applied to inside of cylinder. The difference between the models is about 19.37%. We concluded that this difference influences fatigue life and this flaw model is a critical value affecting cyclic performance of cylinders.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.570-579
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• 2004

정상상태 압연공정의 오일러리안 공정해석 모델에 관한 연구들을 종합 정리하였다 본 연구의 유한요소해석 모델은 집합조직의 발전에 따른 이방성과 미세기공의 성장에 따른 기계적 성질의 열성화를 평형방정식에 직접 결합하였다 따라서 집합조직의 발전 및 기공률의 변화를 예측하고 동시에 이방성과 기계적성질의 열성화를 해석에 반영할 수 있다. 더불어 오일러리안 해석에서 형상예측을 위하여 자유곡면 수정법과 유선추적법을 유한요소해석 모델에 결합하였다 본 연구의 공정해석 모델을 평판 압연, 클래드압연, 삼차원 사각단면봉의 압연 및 형상압연에 적용하여 집합 조기의 발전, R-값, 항복곡면, 결함성장 등의 기계적성질의 변화 예측과 클래드 압연시에 이중재 접촉면 형상, 배불림, 형상압연 시의 단면변화 등의 형상변화 예측을 보여주었다.

• Composites Research
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.337-344
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• 2021

In this study, the progressive failure behavior of the composite fan blade dovetail element under tensile loading is numerically investigated through finite element(FE) simulation. The accuracy of prediction by FE simulation is verified through tensile testing. The dovetail element is one of the joints for coupling the fan blade with the disk in a turbofan engine. The dovetail element is usually made of a metal material such as titanium, but the application of composite material is being studied for weight reduction reasons. However, manufacturing defects such as drop-off ply and resin pocket inevitably occur in realizing complex shapes of the fan blade made by composite materials. To investigate the effect of these manufacturing defects on the composite fan blade dovetail element, we performed numerical simulation with FE model to compare the prediction of the FE model and the tensile test results. At this time, the cohesive zone model is used to simulate the delamination behavior. Finally, we found that FE simulation results agree with test results when considering thermal residual stress and through-thickness compression enhancement effect.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.521-527
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• 2013

This study provides the elastic stress intensity factors, K, for circumferential and longitudinal surface cracked straight pipes under single or combined loads of internal pressure, bending, and torsion based on three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) analyses. FE results are compared with two different types of defect assessment codes (API-579-1 and RCC-MR A16) to prove the accuracy of the FE results and the differences between the codes. Through the 3D FE analysis, it is found that the stress intensity factors are sensitive to the number of elements, which they were believed to not be sensitive to because of path independence. Differences were also found between the FE analysis results for crack defining methods and the results obtained by two different types of defect assessment codes.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2000

This study shows the defect detection and sizing capability of ultrasonic guided waves in the nondestructive inspection of heat exchanger and steam generator tubing. Phase and group velocity dispersion curves for the longitudinal and flexural modes of a sample Inconel tube were presented for the theoretical analysis. EDM(Electric Discharge Machining) wears in tubing under a tube support plate and circumferential laser notches in tubing were detected by an axisymmetric and a non-axisymmetric transducer set up, respectively. EDM wears were detected with L(0, 2), L(0, 3) and L(0, 4) modes and among them L(0, 4) mode was found to be the most sensitive. It was also found that the flexural modes around L(0, 1) mode could be used for the detection and sizing of laser notches in the tubing.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.1645-1652
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• 2013

In this paper, a new piezoelectric transducer for high performance ultrasonic flaw detector used in non-destructive test (NDT) is implemented. Here, the goals for some major characteristics such as piezoelectric strain constant and electro-mechanical coupling factor are fixed in advanced. Then, the parameters obtained by finite element analysis (FEA) are exploited to design and implement the piezoelectric transducer. As a result of experiments using manufactured samples, it is proved that the new PZT ceramics satisfy the goals very well. It has much improved impedance characteristic at the resonant frequency and generation of ultrasonic signals. In addition, ultrasonic flaw detector with the new transducer provides increased flaw detecting gain than the conventional one. Thus, it is considered that the new flaw detector contributes significantly to improve reliability of the NDT.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.24-30
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• 1993

The necessity of ultrasonic inspection to detect the cracks in turbine blade is being increased as the forced outage of nuclear power plants have been occurred due to blade failure in turbine components. However, the complex blade root geometry causes the ultrasonic inspection technique not to be established yet and much effort is required to set up a more reliable inspection. In this paper, the ultrasonic inspection technique for flaw detectability, skew angle effect, identification of flaw and geometric signal have been investigated with a test block and discussed the interpretation of ultrasonic signal through the acquisition and analysis of RF waveform. The experimental results show that the proper examination procedure can be established. It is required that the skew angle is essential to decrease the effect of signals from the complex blade geometry. The present results of this study can be applied to the site inspection without blade disassembly.