• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.7
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• pp.721-727
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• 2015

The mechanical components for wind turbines are mainly manufactured using open-die forging. This research introduces an advanced forging method to produce the door frame of the tubular wind turbine tower. The advantages of this new forging method are an increase in the raw material utilization ratio and a reduction in energy cost. In the conventional method, the door frame is hot forged with a hydraulic press and amounts of material are machined out because of the shape difference between the forged and final machine products. The proposed forging method is composed of hot forging and ring rolling processes to increase the material utilization ratio. The effectiveness of this new forging method is deeply related to the ring rolled blank dimension before the final forging. To get the optimal ring rolled blank, forged shape prediction using the finite element analysis method was applied. The forged dimensions produced by the new forging method were verified through the first article production.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.49-54
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• 2002

The Finite Element Method is applied to the determination of the deformed bulge profile and strain distribution during upset forming of cylindrical billets. From the results of simulation, the bulging along the z-axis becomes more severe with increasing eight reduction, and with increasing friction at the die-material interface. The present method can be used for the simple prediction of the deformed shape and strain distribution in upset forging of cylindrical billets with dissimilar fictional conditions at the die-material interfaces.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.221-227
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• 2016

The main shaft is one of the key components connecting the rotor hub and gear box of a wind power generator. Typically, main shafts are manufactured by open die forging method. However, the main shaft for large MW class wind generators is designed to be hollow in order to reduce the weight. Additionally, the main shafts are manufactured by a casting process. This study aims to develop a manufacturing process for hollow main shafts by the open die forging method. The design of a forging process for a solid main shaft and hollow shaft was prepared by an open die forging process design scheme. Finite element analyses were performed to obtain the flow stress by a hot compression test at different temperature and strain rates. The control parameters of each forging process, such as temperature and effective strain, were obtained and compared to predict the suitability of the hollow main shaft forging process. Finally, high productivity reflecting material utilization ratio, internal quality, shape, and dimension was verified by the prototypes manufactured by the proposed forging process for hollow main shafts.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.39 no.7
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• pp.729-734
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• 2015

This research developed a new deep-bore, cup-shape, large forging process by combining die forging and free forging methods. In the proposed process, a preform for cup-shape large forging is produced by die forging, and a product with a deep bore is finally manufactured using an open die forging method, which is generally produced using a backward extrusion process. Finite element analysis results showed a higher effective strain distribution with a smaller forging load using the proposed method compared to the backward extrusion method. The production of a prototype with good internal quality using a small press capacity verified the proposed method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 1999.06b
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• pp.75-86
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• 1999

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.641-644
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• 2018

열간 자유 단조는 고온으로 가열한 강피에 압력을 가하여 원하는 형상을 빚는 공정이다. 가열로에서 여러 개의 강피를 동시에 가열하며 목표 온도에 도달하면 꺼내어 다음 공정을 진행한다. 이때 가열로에 투입하는 소재의 조합과 후단 공정을 위해 소재를 꺼내는 순서가 가열로의 에너지 효율에 영향을 끼친다. 본 논문에서는 열간 자유 단조의 에너지 효율을 높이기 위한 비용 예측 모형 기반 작업 계획 최적화 방안을 제안한다. 유전 알고리즘을 이용하여 가열로 강피 조합을 최적화하며 각 설비별 작업 할당 규칙에 따라 전체 작업 계획을 수립한다. 시뮬레이션 기반으로 후보 작업 계획을 평가하여 계획을 최적화 하며 이를 위해 각 설비별 공정 소요 시간 및 에너지 사용량 예측 모형을 이용한다. 예측 모형은 공정 데이터를 기반으로 기계 학습 알고리즘을 적용하여 학습한다. 또한 주기적인 재계획을 통해 예측의 불확실성으로 인해 작업의 진행이 계획대로 이루어지지 않는 문제점을 해결하고자 한다.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.32-39
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• 1992

대형 강괴의 자유단조 공정 중에서 코깅(cogging)작업은 강괴 단조의 초기에 단면을 줄이면서 길이 방향으로 늘리는 작업이다. 코깅 작업의 역활은 주조시 발생하는 강괴 내부의 기공을 압착시켜 제거하며 주조 조직을 파괴하여 물성치를 균질화하고 향상시키는 것이다. 그러나 대형강괴의 작업에는 제약조건이 많이 있고 작업공정에서 공정변수도 여러가지 이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 변형해석과 온도해석을 할 수 있는 3차원 열-점소성 유한요소해석 프로그램을 개발하고, 코깅공정에서 다이의 형상과 다이폭, 다이 겹침과 엇갈리기, 강괴의 온도 구배, 압하 깊이와 패스 설계등의 여러 공정 변수의 영향을 해석하여, 단조 효과를 최대화하는 최적의 단조 공정을 예측하여 공정개선에 적용하는 것이 목적이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.756-759
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• 2003

Steam Generator is one of the most important structural part of nuclear power plant. It is manufactured by welding process of various steel forgings such as shell, head, torus and tube sheet. These steel forgings have been made by open die forging process. After steel melting and ingot making, open die forging has been carried out to get a good quality which means high soundness and homogeniety of the steel forgings by using high capacity hydraulic press. This paper introduced open die forging status and investigated forging method of the ultra large steel forgings which is used for the steam generator of 1000MW nuclear power plant. For the same thing. the type of steel forgings consisting steam generator is classified by shell, head, torus and tube sheet. And corresponding forging processes of the steel forgings have been investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.333-337
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• 2004

Steam Generator is one of the most important structural part of nuclear power plant. It is manufactured by various steel forgings such as shell, head, torus and tubesheet. These steel forgings have been made by open die forging process. After steel melting and ingot making, open die forging has been carried out to get a good quality which means high soundness and homogeniety of the steel forgings by using high capacity hydraulic press. This paper introduced the open die forging process and manufacturing experience of large tubesheet forgings which will be used for the steam generator of 1,400MW nuclear power plant.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.397-400
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• 2005

Reactor Vessel is one of the most important structural part of nuclear power plant. It is manufactured by various steel forgings such as shell, head and transition ring. Head forgings has been made by open die forging process. After steel melting and ingot making, open die forging has been carried out to get a good quality which means high soundness and homogeniety of the steel forgings by using high capacity hydraulic press. This paper introduced the open die forging process and manufacturing experience of large head forgings which cant be used for the reactor vessel of 1,000MW nuclear power plant.