• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.318-323
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• 2012

This study is conducted to scrutinize agitation effects of an ultrasonic standing wave on the dynamic behavior of methane/air premixed flame. The propagating flame is caught by high-speed schlieren images, through which flame front and local flame velocity are analyzed and obtained, too. It is revealed that the propagation velocity with ultrasonic standing wave is larger than the case without excitation except around the flammability limits. Also, vertical locations of distortions and depth of dents of the front are constant, unless the ultrasonic standing wave characteristics are not changed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.141-147
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• 2014

A nondestructive ultrasonic technique was applied to evaluate the thermal characteristics and degradation of synthetic polymer resin (plastics) with better cost-effectiveness and functionality than glass and metal. Thermoplastic and transparent acrylic resin (PMMA) specimens were annealed at below the glass transition temperature ($T_g$), and the propagation characteristics (attenuation and velocity) were measured. The attenuation increased and the velocity decreased with thermal degradation. The results showed that the thermal aging of the specimens could be evaluated quantitatively and that the Tg could be evaluated qualitatively.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.44-51
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• 2017

An experimental results on the dynamic characteristics of hydrocarbon/air premixed flames with ultrasonic standing waves are presented and compared. Images of the propagating flames were acquired by using a high-speed camera, and the flame behavior of methane/air and propane/air premixed flame were closely scrutinized through the image post-processing. At the fuel-lean conditions, the flame propagation velocity increased due to the intervention of the ultrasonic standing wave and vice versa at the fuel-rich conditions.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.324-330
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• 2015

When diagnostic ultrasounds are used, an ultrasonic transmission media is used to effectively transmit the ultrasonic energy. Types of ingredients of polymer hydro gel, emulsion, and oil gel were compared with commercialized products by measuring characteristics of ultrasonic transmission media such as skin lubricity, skin moisturizing, and dryness speed which were contained in each different media. The mean friction coefficient measured to investigate skin lubricity showed high in the agent containing a large amount of oil, whereas the mean friction coefficient of the low viscosity emulsion did not show a significant difference with that of the polymer hydro gel. The moisture evaporation measured to investigate the dryness speed of the agent showed highest in polymer hydro gel. This showed that the larger amount of oil it had, the less moisture evaporation occurred. For skin moisture measured to investigate moisturizing characteristics of skin, low viscosity emulsion showed high in moisture content, whereas it showed slowest reduction in moisture content. As a type of emulsion appropriately containing water and oil is superior in skin moisturizing and skin tenderness, it is expected to serve as a dosage form of new ultrasonic transmission media.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

An experimental study has been conducted to scrutinize into the influence of ultrasonic standing wave field on the variation of methane/air premixed flame structure. Visualization technique utilizing the Schlieren method is employed for the observation of premixed flame propagation. The shape of flame front and local flame velocity are measured according to the variation of reactants pressure and chamber opening/closing condition. The flame fronts affected by the standing wave are clearly distorted but the vertical locations of frontal dents do not undergo any appreciable change. The influence of standing wave on the flame front becomes more prominent as the flame propagates downward. It is found that the propagation velocity of flame front with excitation of standing wave is greater than the case without the excitation. It is eventually revealed that the flame is deformed to lotus-shaped one by the vivid interaction of ultrasonic standing-wave with the reflected wave coming from the right side.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.155-161
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• 2012

It was attempted to evaluate the microstructure and quality of various types of cast iron by ultrasonic velocity measurement. Three types of commercial gray cast iron and ductile cast iron were used for this investigation, respectively. One type of the ductile cast iron was heat-treated as a function of annealing time to produce different microstructure. Ultrasonic velocity measurement, microstructural analysis (pearlite area fraction, graphite length and nodularity), and hardness measurement were performed to find empirical correlations among these parameters. Ultrasonic velocity of ductile cast iron was markedly faster than that of gray cast iron. Ultrasonic velocity decreased with the decrease of fraction of pearlite structure. As a quality monitoring parameter of cast iron, potential of ultrasonic velocity was suggested.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.674-677
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 지반에 매립된 파이프에서 전파되는 유도초음파의 종파 모드 특성을 분석하였다. 지상 배관과는 달리 매립 배관에서는 주변 매질로 유도초음파의 누설이 발생할 수 있으며, 이로 인하여 유도초음파의 감쇠가 상대적으로 커질 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 유도초음파의 여러 특성들 중 종파 모드의 감쇠 특성을 중점적으로 분석하였다. 감쇠에 영향을 미치는 지반의 파동 특성(밀도, 체적종파속도, 체적횡파속도)을 결정하기 위하여 포화도와 다짐을 고려하였다. 포화도가 증가할수록 지반의 체적종파속도와 체적횡파속도는 감소하며, 다짐된 지반은 밀도와 체적종파속도, 체적횡파속도를 증가시킨다. 이와 같은 조건으로 결정된 지반의 파동 특성치와 배관의 물성치를 바탕으로 유도초음파 종파 모드의 감쇠 곡선을 계산하고, 특성을 분석하였다. 결과적으로 포화도가 증가할수록 종파 모드의 감쇠는 감소하는 경향을 나타내었고, 다짐이 증가할 경우 감쇠는 전반적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타냄을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.591-597
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• 2001

Ti alloy is used for essential parts of aircraft for high temperature environment. Although Ti alloy has excellent performance in regard to mechanical properties, it is difficult ot find fatigue cracks by nondestructive ultrasonic inspection due to its two-phase microstructure, which consists of hard alpha and beta phases. Sound energy reflected from microstructural features in the component produces a background inspection noise which is seen even when no defects are present. This noise can inhibit the detection of critical internal defects such as pores cracks or inclusions. To obtain fundamental data on ultrasonic inspection of Ti alloy, ultrasonic testing was performed using a specimen with small drill holes and ultrasonic wave propagation velocites were measured.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.161-168
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• 2015

An experimental study was conducted to scrutinize the influence of the frequency of an ultrasonic standing wave on the variation in the behavior of a methane-air premixed flame. The evolutionary features of the propagating flame were captured by a high-speed camera, and the macroscopic flame behavior, including the flame structure and local velocities, was investigated in detail using a post-processing analysis of the high-speed images. It was found that a structural variation and propagation-velocity augmentation of the methane-air premixed flame were caused by the intervention of the ultrasonic standing wave, which enhanced the combustion reaction. Conclusive evidence for the dependency of the flame behaviors on the driving frequency of the ultrasonic standing wave and equivalence ratio of the reactants is presented.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.37-44
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• 2015

An experimental study was performed for the analysis of frequency-equivalence ratio correlation in the methane-air premixed flame influenced by ultrasonic standing wave. Evolutionary features of the propagating flame were caught by high-speed camera, and the variation of flame-behavior including local velocities was investigated in detail using a post-processing analysis of the high-speed images. It was found that propagation-velocity augmentation of the methane-air premixed flame by the intervention of ultrasonic standing wave was made in leaner mixture, but the velocity diminished when the strength of chemical reaction was saturated around the slightly fuel-rich side of stoichiometry.