• The Science & Technology
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• no.9 s.412
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• pp.44-47
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• 2003

아인슈타인이 지난 1916년 발표한 일바상대론을 통해 처음으로 제시한 중력장의 실체를 찾는 작업이 프랑스와 이탈리아의 실험물리학자들에 의해 본격화됐다. 7월 23일 피사의 사탑으로 유명한 이탈리아 피사에서 수 킬로미터 떨어진 카시나 평원에서 두 나라의 물리학자들은 지난 1996년 착공해 최근 완성한 중력장 간섭계 VIGRO를 공개했다. 지금까지 누구도 시도하지 못했던 간섭계제작의 아이디어를 낸 지 10년만의 일이다. 프랑스와 이탈리아 정부가 공동으로 1억 5천만 유로를 들여 완성한 VIGRO는 앞으로 1년간의 시험가동 기간을 거친 뒤 본격적으로 우주에서 발생하는 중력장의 실체를 밝혀내게 된다.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.161-169
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• 2004

In this study, a similarity rule is thoroughly discussed for tunnelling model tests which can simulate actual ground conditions. Based on this prior consideration, theoretical works are performed to simulate a real ground condition into a gravitational field with a similarity. A process is arranged to determine a lining condition in laboratory tests for a sandy ground tunnel.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.199-207
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• 2003

Tunnel modelling in the field of geotechnical engineering essentially requires models of tunnelling machines and the simulation of tunnelling processes to clarify the detailed behaviour of tunnel construction. Modern advanced mechatronics, including construction processes, machinining and control technologies, are making it possible to fabricate such models. These technologies, however, are essentially developed in a gravity field condition and are needed to examine in a 1g or cenrifuge field condition. This paper presents the simulation method for tunnelling processes and the design method for tunnelling machines with special reference to the problem of earth pressure acting on the lining of a shield tunnel. The paper then introduces and verifies the design method for tunnelling machines in the 1g field by means of checking the reproduceability of experiment data and their comparison with data in the field.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 1993.04a
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• pp.19-19
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• 1993

위성의 실제 궤도를 실시간하에서 추정(real-time estimation)하기 위해 지구 비대칭 중력장, 지구 대기의 저항력,그리고, 태양과 달의 위성체에 대한 섭동의 영향을 받는 지구 근방의 위성을 동력학적 모델로 선택하였다. 위성 관측소에서 얻게될 가상의 위성 궤도 자료들은 실제 관측에서 나타날 수 있는 관측 잡음(measurement noise)뿐 아니라 추적소 고도 등의 불확실한 요소들을 포함한다. 또한 수치 모델에서 고려치 못한 섭적 난수에 의해 만들었다. 확장 칼만 필터(Extended Kalman Filter)의 특성을 알아 보기 위해 일차원에서의 자유낙하체에 대한 거리와 속도 추정의 모의 실험을 비교하였고, 뱃치추정 알고리즘, 순차 추정 알고리즘의 모의 실험이 거리변화율의 자료를 이용하여 확장 칼만 필터와 비교하였다. 그 결과, 확장 칼만 필터 알고리즘은 빠른 수렴 속도를 갖는 특성을 가지며, 실시간하에서 완전하지 못한 수치 모델로 실제 궤도를 결정하고 궤도 요소를 추정하는데 효과적임을 알 수 있다.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.383-392
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• 2007

Karstic features and mining-related cavities not only lead to severe restrictions in land utilizations, but also constitute serious concern about geohazard and groundwater contamination. A microgravity survey was applied for detecting, mapping and monitoring karstic cavities in the test site at Muan prepared by KIGAM. The gravity data were collected using an AutoGrav CG-3 gravimeter at about 800 stations by 5 m interval along paddy paths. The density distribution beneath the profiles was drawn by two dimensional inversion based on the minimum support stabilizing functional, which generated better focused images of density discontinuities. We also imaged three dimensional density distribution by growing body inversion with solution from Euler deconvolution as a priori information. The density image showed that the cavities were dissolved, enlarged and connected into a cavity network system, which was supported by drill hole logs. A time-lapse microgravity was executed on the road in the test site for monitoring the change of the subsurface density distribution before and after grouting. The data were adjusted for reducing the effects due to the different condition of each survey, and inverted to density distributions. They show the change of density structure during the lapsed time, which implies the effects of grouting. This case history at the Muan test site showed that the microgravity with accuracy and precision of ${\mu}Gal$ is an effective and practical tool for detecting, mapping and monitoring the subsurface cavities.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.47-54
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• 2002

The propagation speed of tribrachial flame in laminar propane jets has been investigated experimentally under normal and micro gravity conditions. The displacement speed was found to vary nonlinearly with axial distance because flow velocity along stoichiometric contour was comparable to the propagation speed of tribrachial flame for the present experiment. Approximate solutions for velocity and concentration accounting density difference and virtual origins have been used in determining the propagation speeds of tribrachial flame. Under micro gravity condition, the results showed that propagation speed of tribrachial flame is largely affected by the mixture fraction gradients, in agreement with previous studies. The limiting maximum value. of propagation speeds under micro gravity conditions are in good agreement with the theoretical prediction, that is, the ratio of maximum propagation speed to the stoichiometric laminar burning velocity is proportional to the square root of the density ratio of unburned to burnt mixture.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.25 no.9
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• pp.1272-1280
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• 2001

An experimental study has been conducted to elucidate the resonance of natural convection in a side-heated square enclosure having a mechanically oscillating bottom wall. Under consideration is the impact of the imposed oscillating frequency, amplitude and the system Rayleigh number on the fluctuation of air temperatures. The experimental results show that the magnitude of the fluctuation of air temperature is substantially augmented at a specific forcing frequency of the oscillating bottom wall. The resonant frequency is increased with the increase of the Rayleigh number and it is little affected by the amplitude of the oscillating wall. It is also found that the resonant frequency is relevant to the Brunt- V$\"{a}$iS$\"{a}$l$\"{a}$ frequency which represents the stratification degree of the system.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.1075-1088
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• 1992

This paper presents techniques used to model a two arm experimental robot. Both arms are compliant and the robot operates in a vertical plane and is therefore influenced by gravity. The robot is being built to study different control strategies for robots containing compliant members. The system is built with extremely flexible members. This limits the required bandwidth of the control electronics, and mimics the flexible motions that are observed for stiffer faster robots. The objective of this paper is to develop a reduced order model of the robot system and to experimentally validate the model. Validation requires that the model includes gravitational effects. Therefore, an assumed modes model is developed which facilitates modeling of gravitational effects. In order to select the order and mode shapes for the model, an analytical solution is derived for a linearized continuous model. This is compared to the assumed modes model to determine the number of mode shapes needed to model the system. The final model, which includes shortening effects, correlates very well with experimental results.

• Journal of the Geological Society of Korea
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• v.54 no.6
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• pp.605-614
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• 2018

For physical experiments like analogue modeling that designed for studying geological deformation, reproducibility of the deformation is important to guarantee the reliability of the experiment. In this study, the normal fault generated by extensional stress is benchmarked using a sand box model. The scaling factors for the modeling test are considered and the experiments are conducted by setting the appropriate material, extensional stress, and boundary condition in the same way as in a benchmark experiment. In addition, a large centrifuge facility is used to vary the centrifugal acceleration and extension rate in the same sized model to account for the scaling factors of the physical quantity during extensional behavior. At 1 g benchmark condition and a centrifugal field at 10 g, a constant rate of the extensional stress is implemented and the topographic evolution is reliably measured. In this study, the reliability and applicability of large centrifuge model tests are evaluated for formulating experiments designed to study geological deformation.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.369-372
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• 1990

Although the measurement of oil globule size distribution is necessary to detect the process of demulsification, the reasonable methodology for its measurement has not been suggested because the solution of soymilk contains insoluble soybean particle and the protein to interfere with the detection of oil globule or oil content. The oil globule size distribution was measured by the homogeneous suspension and cumulative method under gravitational force or centrifugal force, which were modified with Stokes' low. The geometric mean diameter of oil globules in this soymilk was $033{\mu}m\;and\;031{\mu}m$ under gravitational method and centrifugal method, respectively. The differences of oil globule size distribution in the solutions emulsified by different pressures were detected by this method. The mean diameter of the solutions treated at higher pressure was shifted to smaller size and the distribution pattern of the solutions at higher pressure became more compact around the mean diameter.