• 한국안전학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2007

Elastomeric O-ring seals are widely used in static and dynamic applications. A compressed and highly pressurized O-ring seal inserted under laterally one-sided constrained condition has been analyzed experimentally and numerically. The deformed shape and extrusion length of the O-ring under high pressure has been measured by the computed tomography. Through the comparison of experimental and FE results, the numerical analysis technique has been verified. Using verified FE method, the contact stress profiles at sealing surfaces have been investigated and their relevance to the 0-ring performance evaluated based on stress-related and displacement-related parameters. It has been found that the contact stress profiles and deformation behaviors of the seal are affected by friction coefficient, gap clearance, and pressure considerably.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2016

The elastomeric O-ring is the most-commonly-used seal due to its excellent sealing capacity, and its availability in various costs and sizes; furthermore, its importance has lasted over a long duration. However, a dearth of research exists in Korea regarding the elastomeric O-ring and the corresponding techniques. The constituent parts of elastomeric rubber are important; to determine their properties, the uni-axial tension and equi-biaxial tension need to be tested. Also, the non-linear analysis method reduces the design cost. An O-ring failure causes leaks and vibration. In this paper, foreign objects are used to affect an O-ring and its performance so that all angles of the O-ring design can be considered. This paper presents a solution for the O-ring-failure problem using a finite-element analysis.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.64-67
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• 2000

It is usual that the medical examination of human body need special knowledpe and equipments. Thus we have to spend Lime and energy on going to special place such as hospital where doctors and equipments are. Which often cause missing a good chance af medical treatment as well as giving us inconvenience. However many simple and convenient equipments were developed for checking our health conditions recently. O-ring test is accepted a3 one of useful methods to examine our heallb conditions. Also the test is recognized as a uscful means to judge, withoul any special equipment and medical knowledge, if some medical substances or foods are beneficial or harmful to our health. However, the judgement may be mcorrect because it depend on doctor's subjective point of view.In this study, we developed an automatic O-ring t a r mach~ne which enable us to check our health conditions objectively and quantitatively. The validity of the idea to develope the machine was proved by experiments.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.68-73
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• 2021

In this study, the detection of rubber o-ring defects was carried out using k-fold cross validation and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithm. The data process was carried out in 3 steps. First, we proceeded with a frame alignment to eliminate unnecessary regions in the learning and secondly, we applied gray-scale changes for computational reduction. Finally, data processing was carried out using image augmentation to prevent data overfitting. After processing data, SVM algorithm was used to obtain normal and defect detection accuracy. In addition, we applied the SVM algorithm through the k-fold cross validation method to compare the classification accuracy. As a result, we obtain results that show better performance by applying the k-fold cross validation method.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2021

In this study, data was augmentation through the SinGAN algorithm using small image data, and defects in rubber O-rings were detected using the random forest algorithm. Unlike the commonly used data augmentation image rotation method to solve the data imbalance problem, the data imbalance problem was solved by using the SinGAN algorithm. A study was conducted to distinguish between normal products and defective products of rubber o-ring by using the random forest algorithm. A total of 20,000 image date were divided into transit and testing datasets, and an accuracy result was obtained to distinguish 97.43% defects as a result of the test.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.197-207
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• 2018

Thermal deterioration of fuel due to long-term storage influences engine performance and causes malfunctions. Fuel stability is usually evaluated via heat resistance and thermal stability during a brief heat shock at high temperature; storage stability in this scenario means that there is very little change in the quality of the fuel during long-term storage. In addition, rubber-based products such as oil seals, O-rings, and rubber hoses can influence the quality of the fuel. When these rubber products are in contact with fuel, they can swell, mechanically weaken, and occasionally crack, thus leaking low molar weight rubber and additives including plasticizer and antioxidant into the fuel to degrade its properties and shorten its useful lifetime. This study determines the thermal stabilities of three kinds of synthetic fuels by evaluating their low temperature kinematic viscosities, chemical composition changes via GC analyses, gross heat of combustion, and color changes. We evaluate the compression set of O-rings by immersing one NBR and two FKM rubber O-rings in the three synthetic fuel samples in airtight containers at variable storage temperatures for six months; from this, we estimate the lifetimes of the O-rings using the Power law model. There were very little changes in the chemical compositions and gross heat of combustion after six months of the experiment. The lifetimes are thus dependent on the materials of the rubber products, and in particular, the FKM O-ring was calculated to have a theoretical lifetime of 200 to 5,700 years. These results indicate that the synthetic fuels maintain their physical properties even after long-term storage at high temperatures, and the FKM O-ring is suitable for long-term sealing of these fuels.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.1125-1131
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• 2009

O-rings are commonly used in machines as a seal. Due to prolonged use the surface of an O-ring can degrade which can lead to leakage as well as contamination. Damage of O-rings used in vacuum applications such as sputter is caused by various mechanisms. Particles detached from the O-ring may cause significant problems on the performance of the system in the vacuum chamber. Therefore, understanding the tribological behavior of O-rings is important to tackle the damage caused by repeated contact. In this work, FKM rubber was used for friction and wear tests conducted to investigate the tribological behavior of O-rings. A reciprocating type of a tribo-tester was used for the tests. The friction coefficient between the steel ball and the FKM specimen was quite high. Also, in order to identify the wear behavior, the surface of the FKM specimen was characterized using both optical and scanning electron microscopes. Evidence of wear due to adhesion and extrusion could be found. The results of this work will aid in improving the durability of O-rings.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.2089-2094
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• 2003

The flow around a circular cylinder was controlled by attaching O-rings to reduce drag force acting on the cylinder. Four experimental models were tested in this study; one smooth cylinder of diameter D (D=60mm) and three cylinders fitted with O-rings of diameters d=0.0167D, 0.05D and 0.067D with pitches of PPD=1D, 0.5D and 0.25D. The drag force, mean velocity and turbulent intensity profiles in the near wake behind the cylinders were measured for Reynolds numbers based on the cylinder diameter in the range of $Re_D=7.8{\times}10^3{\sim}1.2{\times}10^5$. At $Re_D=1.2{\times}10^5$, the cylinder fitted with O-rings of d=0.0167D in a pitch interval of 0.25D shows the maximum drag reduction of about 5.4%, compared with the smooth cylinder. The drag reduction effect of O-rings of d=0.067D is not so high. For O-ring circulars, as the Reynolds number increases, the peak location of turbulence intensity shifts downstream and the peak magnitude is decreased. Flow field around the cylinders was visualized using a smoke-wire technique to see the flow structure qualitatively. The size of vortices and vortex formation region formed behind the O-ring cylinders are smaller, compared with the smooth cylinder.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.285-290
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• 2008

The purpose of this paper is to present the case study of tribological failure analysis on the gear damages, oil leakage, and sealant sealing in a manual transmission of front engine and front wheel drive vehicle. The manual transmission is to change the speed range and direction of the engines depending on the driving conditions by friction driving forces with input and output gear system. The material property and surface roughness of the gears are strongly related to the gear noise and micro-vibration, oil leakage and wear, which may decrease the real contact area of the gear and the strength of the oil film thickness between the driving gear and driven one. The O-ring damage of speedometer driven gear and bad sealant sealing of oil pan may produce oil leakage through the contact surfaces, which cause the oil shortage and seizure on the sliding surfaces of the transaxle gears. In the failure case study, the proper repair working and good lubrication are very important for the long life of the transaxle without any tribological failures and oil leakage.

• 에너지공학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.90-104
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• 2001

일일 최대 석탄처리 용략이 3톤인 건식 석탄가스화기를 사용하여 가스화에 미치는 주요 변수들중 산화제내 산소농도와 증기 주입량을 변경시켜 가스화성능을 조사하였고, IGCC용 대성석탄을 선정하는 입장에서의 주요 인자 및 고온고압 조건에서의 가스화기 운전상 특성과 문제점을 파악하여 운전상 문제에 대한 대책을 제시하였다. 사용한 석탄은 유연탄인 중국 대동탄과 아영청탄인 미국 알라스카의 유시벨리탄에었는데, 두 탄중 모두 건식 가스화기의 운전상에는 문제가 없었다. 가스화를 위한 산소의 농도는 90%까지 그리고 석탄시료 무게 대비 증가량 10∼12%까지는 가스화의 온도 유지와 가스조성 측면에서 무리 없이 적용할 수 있다고 판단되었다. 이들 가스화 시험을 통하여 생성된 슬랙은 가스화기 슬랙탭의 조업 온도와 대상석탄 회재의 용융특성에 따라 침상 또는 알갱이 형태로 배출되었으며, 슬랙으로부터 중금속 성분이 유출되는지를 분석해 본 결과 침출수에 의한 2차 오염은 없는 것으로 확인하였다. IGCC용 석탄을 선정하는 석탄특성에서는 미분탄의 수분함량, 회재함량, 회재용융온도, 발열량 측면에서 검토하였는데, 건식가스화기의 경우 미분탄의 표면수분의 제거가 중요하고 회재의 함량과 회재의 용융온도를 같이 고려하여 적정한 시료 석탄이 선정되어야 한다는 결론을 얻었다. 가스화기 운전측면에서는 여러 기계적인 문제점들이 발견되었는데 시료공급노즐의 막힘문제, 역화문제, 고온가스 누출문제, 추운 겨울 운전시 오링(O-ring)문제 등에 대한 논의와 대책을 제시하였다.