• Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.1-7
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• 2017

The energy slab is a ground coupled heat exchanger equipped in building slab structures, which represents a layout similar to the horizontal ground heat exchanger (GHEX). The energy slab is installed as one component of the floor slab layers in order to utilize the underground structure as a hybrid energy structure. However, as the energy slab is horizontally arranged, its thermal performance is inevitably less than the conventional vertical GHEXs. Therefore, stainless steel (STS) pipes are alternatively considered as a heat exchanger instead of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes in order to enhance thermal performance of GHEXs. Moreover, not only a floor slab but also a wall slab can be utilized as a heat-exchangeable energy slab in order to maximize the use of underground space effectively. In this paper, four field-scale energy slabs were constructed in a test bed, which consist of the STS and HDPE pipe, and a series of thermal response tests (TRTs) was conducted to evaluate relative heat exchange efficiency per unit pipe length according to the pipe material and the configuration of energy slabs. The energy slab equipped with the STS pipe shows higher thermal performance than the energy slab with the HDPE pipe. In addition, thermal performance of the wall-type energy slab is almost equivalent to the floor-type energy slab.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2004.03b
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• pp.968-976
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• 2004

In the paper, deformation characteristics of fiber-mixed-soils, mixed polypropylene staple fibers of 0.3% fiber content with sands of various gradation, and their effectiveness of reinforcement were evaluated. A series of Resonant Column tests were performed with specimens prepared with varying Uniformity Coefficient and constant Curvature Coefficient. Maximum shear moduli 01 fiber-mixed-soils were increased by up to 30% and modulus reduction was also restrained in nonlinear range. Normalized shear modulus reduction curves of fiber-mixed-soils shift close to the upper limit of Seed curd Idriss's curves and are located within narrower band than those of unmixed soils, which proves the effectiveness on stiffness increment by reinforcing soils with fibers.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.227-236
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• 1997

Quantitative analysis and imaging of elastic wave propagation are very important for the materials evaluation as well as flaw detection. The elastic wave propagation in an anisotropic media is more complex, and analysis and imaging become essential for flaw detection and materials evaluation. In the anisotropic media, the wave velocity is dependent on the propagation direction. In addition, the direction of group velocity is different from that of phase velocity, the direction of energy flow is not same as the propagation direction of wavefront (beam skewing effect). Especially, this effect becomes critical for the large anisotropic media such as fiber composite materials, and the results using elastic waves for those materials have to be analyzed considering the wave propagation mechanism. Since the analytical approach for the wave propagation in the anisotropic materials is limited, the numerical analysis such as finite difference method (FDM) have been used for these case. Therefore, 2-dimensional FDM program for the elastic wave propagation is developed, and wave propagation in anisotropic media are simulated.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.57-65
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• 2003

In this study, we carry out reliability tests and investigate the failure mechanisms of the anodically bonded wafer level vacuum packaging (WLVP) MEMS gyroscope sensor. There are three failure mechanisms of WLVP: leakage, permeation and out-gassing. The leakage is caused by small dimension of the leak channel through the bonding interface and internal defects. The larger bonding width and the use of single crystalline silicon can reduce the leak rate. Silicon and glass wafer itself generates a large amount of outgassing including $H_2O$, $C_3H_5$, $CO_2$, and organic gases. Epi-poly wafer generates 10 times larger amount of outgassing than SOI wafer. The sandblasting process in the glass increases outgassing substantially. Outgassing can be minimized by pre-baking of the wafer in the vacuum oven before bonding process. An optimum pre-baking temperature of the wafers would be between $400^{\circ}C$ and $500^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.389-395
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• 2010

This paper is about the copper slider with high electric conductivity and resistance arc. A new copper slider which has enhanced resistance against frictional wear was developed. By alteration of its material components and manufacturing process, its material property has been enhanced. To verify its enhanced wear-resisting capacity, a laboratory test and a field test were carried out. As the laboratory test, a dynamo test was performed and its test result showed that the developed new copper slider had superior wear-resisting capacity to the currently used copper slider. The new one showed double durability of the current one and normal wearing characteristics. A filed test was performed on the Metro subway lines at service by Seoul Metro. The field test showed similar results to those from the laboratory test, which the d eveloped new copper slider has double superior durability and sound wearing patterns. Authors strongly believe that the replacement of the copper slider currently in use by the developed new one will contribute to the economic and efficient operation of the subway line system

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.74-74
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• 2010

모바일 정보통신기기를 중심으로 전자패키지의 초소형화, 고집적화를 위해 플립칩 공법의 적용이 증가되고 있는 추세이다. 플립칩 패키징 접합소재로는 솔더, ICA(Isotropic Conductive Adhesive), ACA(Anisotropic Conductive Adhesive), NCA(Non Conductive Adhesive) 등과 같은 다양한 접합소재가 사용되고 있다. 최근에는 언더필을 사용하는 플립칩 공법보다 미세피치 대응성을 위해 NCP를 이용한 플립칩 공법에 대한 요구가 증가되고 있는데, NCP의 상용화를 위해서는 공정성과 함께 신뢰성 확보가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 LDI(LCD drive IC) 모듈을 위한 COF(Chip-on-Film) 플립칩 패키징용 NCP 포뮬레이션을 개발하고 이를 적용한 COF 패키지의 신뢰성을 조사하였다. 테스트베드는 면적 $1.2{\times}0.9mm$, 두께 $470{\mu}m$, 접속피치 $25{\mu}m$의 Au범프가 형성된 플리칩 실리콘다이와 접속패드가 Sn으로 finish된 폴리이미드 재질의 flexible 기판을 사용하였다. NCP는 에폭시 레진과 산무수물계 경화제, 이미다졸계 촉매제를 사용하여 다양하게 포뮬레이션을 하였다. DSC(Differential Scanning Calorimeter), TGA(Thermogravimetric Analysis), DEA(Dielectric Analysis) 등의 열분석장비를 이용하여 NCP의 물성과 경화거동을 확인하였으며, 본딩 후에는 보이드를 평가하고 Peel 강도를 측정하였다. 최적의 공정으로 제작된 COF 패키지에 대한 HTS (High Temperature Stress), TC (Thermal Cycling), PCT (Pressure Cooker Test)등의 신뢰성 시험을 수행한 결과 양산 적용 가능 수준의 신뢰성을 갖는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.383-391
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• 2011

The hot-stamping technique is used to manufacture high-strength parts by press forming by heating at a temperature above the Austenite transformation temperature and then rapid cooling. Boron steel, which contains a very small amount of boron, is one of the materials used for hot stamping. The purpose of this study is to show the microstructures and to investigate the mechanical properties under different heat-treatment conditions. The heat treatment of water quenching was conducted at the various temperatures and different elapsed times. These can be practical data useful when boron steels are used for hot stamping. Furthermore, the microstructures and mechanical properties of the spot-welded specimen with coatings and counterpart materials (SPRC 340, SPRC 590) is investigated in order to determine the welding characteristics of boron steel at different welding condition.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.9
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• pp.1109-1116
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• 2013

This study aims to investigate the spatial randomness of fatigue crack growth rate for the friction stir welded (FSWed) 7075-T651 aluminum alloy joints. Our previous fatigue crack growth test data are adopted in this investigation. To clearly understand the spatial randomness of fatigue crack growth rate, fatigue crack growth tests were conducted under constant stress intensity factor range (SIFR) control testing. The experimental data were analyzed for two different materials-base metal (BM) and weld metal (WM)-to investigate the effects of spatial randomness of fatigue crack growth rate and material properties, the friction stir welded (FSWed) 7075-T651 aluminum alloy joints, namely weld metal (WM) and base metal (BM). The results showed that the variability, as evaluated by Weibull statistical analysis, of the WM is higher than that of the BM.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.9
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• pp.1099-1107
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• 2013

This study proposes a weight reduction design for urban transit, specifically, a Korean EMU carbody made of aluminum extrusion profiles, according to size optimization and useful material changes. First, the thickness of the under-frame, side-panels, and end-panels were optimized by the size optimization process, and then, the weight of the Korean EMU carbody could be reduced to approximately 14.8%. Second, the under-frame of the optimized carbody was substituted with a frame-type structure made of SMA 570, and then, the weight of the hybrid-type carbody was 3.8% lighter than that of the initial K-EMU. Finally, the under-frame and the roof-panel were substituted with a composite material sandwich to obtain an ultralight hybrid-type carbody. The weight of the ultralight hybrid-type carbody was 30% lighter than that of the initial K-EMU. All the resulting carbody models satisfied the design regulations of the domestic Performance Test Standard for Electrical Multiple Unit.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.305-313
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• 1992

Dynamic seals have been continue to be one of the major technical problems facing stirling engine designers. Most of the modern engines use some version of the dry ring seal for piston and displacer seals. Friction power losses associated with seals are typically several percent of gross output power, with piston ring seals usually being the main contributor. Much effort has been expended to develop the seal mechanism of piston, but the performance of these seal devices is very poor. This study was conducted to examine the efficiency of the various types of the trial-made piston seal mechanism with reference to leakage of working fluid and friction losses. This paper described the successful hardware implementation of a stainless steel bellows element in stirling engine application with test data in power performance. The indicated power by use of the bellows was more than two times as that by use of the piston ring types. As the result of this study, bellows was provide as a reliable and efficient seal mechanism for any stirling engine application.