• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.54-61
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• 2016

This paper try to identify the minimum speed of vehicles in collision between pedestrian head and windshield at vehicle-pedestrian accidents. The MADYMO program was used with NF Sonata vehicle and pedestrian in height of 160cm, 170cm, and 180cm. From the simulation results, it was found that the minimum speed of vehicle was different for each pedestrian height : 49km/h for 160cm, 41km/h for 170cm, and 29km/h for 180cm. The results could be used in speed estimating process when there is a collision trace between pedestrian head and windshield at vehicle- pedestrian accident investigation.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.365-371
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• 2013

This study describes impact test methods for a rolling-stock windscreen executed in Korea and Europe. Air-pressurized impact test equipment for the front windscreens of high speed trains was designed and manufactured. The equipment is capable of launching a projectile at 500km/h, in accordance with EN 15152's impact test method. Calibration of the test equipment was conducted to find an equation relating air pressure and projectile velocity. Specimens ($1000mm{\times}700mm$) having similar specifications with the front windscreens in metro and conventional trains were used to conduct impact tests with this equipment to research the impact characteristics of the screens according to the impact velocity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.297.1-297.1
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• 2013

PV모듈은 다수의 태양전지를 상호 연결한 후 라미네이션(Lamination)공정을 통해 오랜 시간 견딜 수 있는 하나의 구조물로 만든 것이다. 외부환경 노출되어 장시간 발전하는 PV모듈은 설하중 풍하중 등 다양한 응력을 받는다. 이러한 외부 응력은 PV모듈 내부의 태양전지를 파손시켜 발전 출력의 감소를 발생 시킬 수 있다. 따라서 기계적 신뢰성을 보장하는 것은 매우 중요하며, PV모듈의 기계적 강도를 향상시키기 위한 연구가 활발히 진행되어지고 있다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 PV모듈의 기계적, 물리적 변형을 최소화 하고자 PV모듈 전면에 사용되는 강화유리의 두께를 증가시켜 기계하중 시험을 진행하였다. 실험은 K SC IEC 61215의 PV모듈 인증시험 기준에서 제시하는 기계강도 시험과 동일한 방식으로 시험을 실시 하였으며, 전면유리 두께가 3.2 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm인 PV모듈을 사용하여 하중에 대한 최대변형과 출력 변화를 관찰하였으며, EL (electroluminescence) 측정을 통하여 기계강도 실험전 후의 모듈 내부 태양전지 파손 여부를 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 PV모듈에 대한 내풍압 및 적설하중 등 Field에서 발생될 수 있는 물리적 내구성능을 분석하는데 많은 도움이 될 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.417-419
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• 2011

태양전지 모듈은 back sheet, 후면 충진재, 태양전지 cell, 전면 충진재, 전면 보호유리의 구성으로 되어 있다. back sheet는 유리 또는 금속을 사용하는데 사용 재료에 따라 각각 유리봉입방식, 슈퍼스트레이트방식으로 구분된다[1]. 태양전지를 보호하기 위한 충진재는 빛의 투과율 저하가 적은 PVB(Poly Vinyl Butylo)나 내습성이 뛰어난 EVA(Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) 등이 주로 이용된다. 유리봉입방식과 슈퍼스트레이트 방식의 공통점은 모듈 전면에 투과율과 내?충격 강도가 좋은 강화 유리를 사용하는 것이다. 하지만 현재 모듈의 전면 유리는 평탄한 표면 때문에 태양고도가 낮을 때 상대적으로 반사율이 높은 단점을 가지고 있다[2]. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위한 방안으로 표면 유리에 요철(anti-glare) 구조를 형성하면 평면 구조의 표면에서 반사되는 태양광이 일부 태양전지 내부로 재입사가 일어나게 되어 표면 반사율이 낮아지게 되고, 이로 인하여 태양전지의 효율이 증가하게 된다. 특히 이러한 효과는 태양고도가 낮아졌을 때 요철(anti-glare) 구조에 의한 반사율의 감소가 증가하기 때문에 평면 구조보다 요철(anti-glare) 구조의 태양전지 모듈 효율이 향상될 것이다. 본 논문에서는 요철(anti-glare) 구조를 만들기 위해서 유리와 평면 구조의 유리에서의 반사율과 투과율을 측정하여 비교 분석하였고, 특히 태양고도의 고도가 변할 때를 비교하기 위하여 반사율 및 투과율을 측정 할 때 입사광의 각도를 변화시켰다. 그리고 태양전지 cell 위에 요철(anti-glare) 구조의 유리와 평명 구조의 유리를 각각 위치시킨 후 태양전지 cell의 효율변화를 확인하였다. 이때 태양전지 cell의 표면은 이방성 식각 용액을 이용하여 역피라미드 구조의 텍스쳐링 태양전지 cell과 평면 구조의 태양전지 cell을 각각 사용하여 비교하였다.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.151-155
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• 2010

Adequate visibility through a vehicle windshield and frost melting period are critical aspects of major design parameters. To make progress in this area, a good understanding of the flow behavior and heat transfer characteristics produced by the HVAC module is required. The computational study was used to perform the parametric investigation into the defroster nozzle's performance with a full-scale model. The study highlights the drawbacks of current designs and points the way to improve passive defrosting mechanism. The results show that the current design of the defroster nozzles deliver the maximum airflow in the vicinity of the lower part of the windshield, which yields unsatisfactory visibility. Defrosting performance was excellent when the injection angle of the defrost nozzle was 45 degree. The numerical analysis satisfies the criteria provided by NHTSA.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.477-484
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• 2019

As the residence time in the vehicle increases, the passenger desires a pleasant and stable riding environment in addition to the high driving performance of the vehicle. The windshield defrosting performance is one of the performance requirements that is essential for driver's safe driving. In order to improve the defrosting performance of the windshield of a vehicle, relevant elements such as the shape of the defrost nozzle should be appropriately designed. In this paper, CFD based numerical analysis is conducted to improve defrost performance of small electric vehicles. The defrost performance analysis was performed by changing the angle of the defrost nozzle and the guide vane that spray hot air to the windshield of the vehicle. Numerical simulation results show that the defrosting performance is best when the defrost nozzle angle is $70^{\circ}$ and the guide vane installation angle is $60^{\circ}$. Based on the analytical results, the defrosting experiment was performed by fabricating the defrost nozzle and the guide vane. As a result of the experiment, it is confirmed that the frost of windshield is removed by 80% within 20 minutes, and it is judged that the defrost performance satisfying the FVMSS 103 specification is secured.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.345-352
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• 2011

In the present study, a three-dimensional CFD simulation on aerodynamic lift acting on windshield wiper blades was performed to improve the wiping performance of a vehicle moving at a high speed. To predict the reliable flow characteristics around the windshield wiper system, the computational domain included the full vehicle model with detailed geometry of wiper blades in the wind tunnel. From the numerical results, the drag and lift coefficients of wiper blade were obtained for the performance of windshield wiper. With this aerodynamic characteristics of windshield wiper, the effects of wiping angles and hood tip angle on the wiping performance of the windshield wiper were evaluated.

• 방재와보험
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• s.108
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• pp.42-46
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• 2005

차염성과 전면 단열성을 제공하는 내화유리는 어떠한 환경 속에서도 사람과 재산에 대해 효과적인 보호수단이 될 수 있도록 개선, 발전될 가능성을 많이 가지고 있다. 부드럽거나 강한 충격 후에도 안전하게 남아있게 될 적충된 내화유리에서 방출되는 가스의 독성에 대한 고려가 선행된다면 실질적 안전성은 더욱 증대될 것이다. 또한 장래 내화유리 적용에 대한 일관성을 유지시키고 승인된 표준에 따라 통일된 규격과 CE-마킹 절차를 충족시킨다면 최종 소비자는 효과적인 보호를 보증받을 것이다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.161-168
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• 2011

The heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC) system is a very important part of an automotive vehicle: it controls the microclimate inside the passenger's compartment and removes the frost or mist that is produced in cold/rainy weather. In this study, the numerical analysis of the defrost duct in an HVAC system and the de-icing pattern is carried out using commercial CFX-code. The mass flow distribution and flow structure at the outlet of the defrost duct satisfied the duct design specification. For analyzing the de-icing pattern, additional grid generation of solid domain of ice and glass is pre-defined for conductive heat transfer. The flow structure near the windshield, streakline, and temperature fields clearly indicate that the de-icing capacity of the given defrost duct configuration is excellent and that it can be operated in a stable manner. In this paper, the unsteady changes in temperature, water volume fraction, and static enthalpy at four monitoring points are discussed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.1-8
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• 2007

The present research is based upon the numerical analysis of a car windshield in order to represent the optimum design guide to improve the overall defrosting performance of the system. First, the control factors that highly affect the defrosting performance of a car windshield are chosen and afterwards, the optimum variables of each control factor are extracted out to analyze its performance. The main control factors for this research are respectively, the air injection angle of a defroster nozzle, the height of a nozzle outlet, and the ratio of the width to the height of a nozzle outlet. For such case when the air inlet angle is relatively small, the flow near the vicinity of the inner face of a windshield tends to expand. As a consequence, the heat transfer rate through the windshield decreases. Also, the height of a nozzle outlet is recommended to maintain its size to minimum. However, when the ratio mentioned before is designed less than unity, the defrosting performance decreases.