• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.164-173
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• 2011

In the present study, the stability of a compressed air energy storage cavern was numerically assessed by concrete plug shapes in order to investigate the optimal shape of concrete plug. The concrete plugs were cylindrical, embedded cylindrical, tapered, and wedged in shape. The stability assessment was carried out based on factor of safety through a strength reduction method and a volume ratio which refers to the ratio of the volume of yield regions in concrete induced by internal pressure to all concrete volume. The results from the present study indicated that the embedded cylindrical and taper shaped plugs were mechanically more stable than the cylindrical and wedge shaped plugs. However, from a comparison of stress distributions in rock mass between the embedded cylindrical and taper shaped plugs, the taper shaped plug was found to be more optimal than the embedded cylindrical plug, since the embedded cylindrical plug caused more stress concentration in the interface between the plug and rock mass than the taper shaped plug.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.11
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• pp.913-918
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• 2016

A three-way reversing valve, which provides rapid and accurate changes in the water flow direction without requiring any precise control device, is used in automotive washing machines to remove oil and dirt that remain on the machined engine and transmission blocks. Because of the complicated shape of the bottom-plug, however, cavitation occurs in the plug. In this study, the cavitation index and POC (percent of cavitation) were used to quantitatively evaluate the cavitation effect occurring in the bottom-plug on the downstream side. An optimal shape design was conducted via parametric study with a simple CAE model to avoid time-consuming CFD analysis and hard-to-achieve convergence. To verify the results of the numerical analysis, a flow visualization test was conducted using a specimen prepared according to ISA-RP75.23. In this test, the flow characteristics, such as cavitation occurring on the downstream side, were investigated using flow test equipment that included a valve, pump, flow control system, and high-speed camera.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.11
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• pp.1123-1129
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• 2015

A pair of two-way valves typically is used in automotive washing machines, where the water flow direction is frequently reversed and highly pressurized clean water is sprayed to remove the oil and dirt remaining on machined engine and transmission blocks. Although this valve system has been widely used because of its competitive price, its application is sometimes restricted by surging effects, such as pressure ripples occurring in rapid changes in water flow caused by inaccurate valve control. As an alternative, one three-way reversing valve can replace the valve system because it provides rapid and accurate changes to the water flow direction without any precise control device. However, a cavitation effect occurs because of the complicated bottom plug shape of the valve. In this study, the cavitation index and percent of cavitation (POC) were introduced to numerically evaluate fluid flows via computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. To reduce the cavitation effect generated by the bottom plug, the optimal shape design was carried out through a parametric study, in which a simple computer-aided engineering (CAE) model was applied to avoid time-consuming CFD analysis and difficulties in achieving convergence. The optimal shape design process using full factorial design of experiments (DOEs) and an artificial neural network meta-model yielded the optimal waist and tail length of the bottom plug with a POC value of less than 30%, which meets the requirement of no cavitation occurrence. The optimal waist length, tail length and POC value were found to 6.42 mm, 6.96 mm and 27%, respectively.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.259-272
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• 2008

In order to improve the productivity and quality of boat's mold in leisure boat industry, the development of modelling and machining technology of leisure boat's plug is strongly required. The traditional lines drawing approach by hand required the designer to both create fair curves and to make sure that the curves matched up to each other in the three main drawing views: profile, plan, and section. However, one will find when studying lines drawings in books that the curves might look smooth and fair, but the lines do not agree exactly in the three views. Therefore, the 2 dimensional drawing data of leisure boat are transformed using 3 dimensional design s/w and CAM s/w. In addition, the leisure boat is designed with a 3 dimensional s/w. The NC cutting data are generated by the CAM s/w. The surface characteristics of machined surface are investigated at various cutting conditions such as spindle speed, feed speed, and cutting material.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.128-128
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• 2017

현재 식물공장에서 사용되고 있는 이식장치는 핀을 이용하여 육묘트레이 위에서 플러그묘를 뽑아 육묘트레이 또는 포트로 옮겨 심는 방식을 채택하고 있다. 이러한 이식 방식은 셀과 셀 사이에 있는 다른 묘의 잎을 파지함으로써 묘를 2개 이상 취출하는 현상이라든지 핀에 의한 잎 손상 등이 우려되고 있어 이에 대한 개선책이 필요하다. 본 연구는 플러그묘의 이식작업 시 잎 손상을 줄이면서 기계 적응성을 향상시킬 수 있는 이식시스템을 개발하기 위해 진공흡인을 이용한 이식 메커니즘에 대해 검토하였다. 플러그묘 이식시스템은 육묘트레이 셀을 X-Y로 옮기는 묘 이송부, 육묘트레이의 셀 하단으로부터 진공을 발생시켜 묘를 떨어뜨리는 진공 흡인부, 낙하되는 묘를 감지하는 센서와 블로워 및 공압 실린더로 구성된 진공 발생부, 혈공된 포트를 진공 발생부의 유도관으로 옮기는 포트 이송부 등으로 설계 제작하였다. 이식 메커니즘은 육묘트레이 하단부로부터 플러그묘를 1개씩 진공흡인하는 방식을 채택하였고, 이를 위해 상하 모두 개방된 72공 육묘트레이($L538{\times}W280{\times}H45mm$)를 윗부분(Ø35mm) 보다 아랫부분(Ø37mm)의 셀이 넓은 형상으로 PP재질의 육묘트레이를 사출금형 제작하였다. 묘 이송부에 장착된 플러그묘는 X축 방향(12개 셀)으로 이식작업이 이루어지고, Y축(6개 셀)으로 이동된 후 다시 동일한 방향으로 연속 작업이 가능하도록 제어프로그램을 구성하였다. 이식 원리는 진공 흡인부에 플러그묘가 이송되면 진공 발생부의 흡착패드가 위로 전진하여 진공을 발생시켜 묘를 흡인하고, 유도관 내에 부착된 광화이버센서에 의해 묘를 감지하여 블로워와 공압실린더를 제어함으로써 이식 공정이 끝나게 된다. 로메인상추의 플러그묘를 대상으로 진공흡인 시험을 실시한 결과 묘 손상없이 이식작업이 가능한 것으로 확인되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.93-103
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• 2000

The concrete plug in an underground cavern prevents the stored product (oil, gas, etc) from leaking and the excessive show of underground water, so it plays an important role in construction and operation of the storage cavern. Additionally, it should maintain its stability under every possible loading condition. Once the plug is constructed, the cavern is isolated from the external access. Therefore, mechanical and hydraulic consideration should be made in construction to fulfill its function. Therefore, in this study, numerical analyses were conducted to study the optimal shape and thickness of the plug with respect to the various conditions of installation depth, the shape of the plug, in-situ stress ratio (K), the condition of rock-plug interface, and the effect of Excavation Damaged Zone (EDZ). This paper also presents the effect of slot depth on the hydraulic behavior of the plug. These analyses were carried out by using the 2-dimensional finite difference code, rm FLAC, and the 3D code, m FLA $C^{3D}$./.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.344-354
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• 2000

The concrete plug in an underground cavern prevents the stored product (oil, gas, etc) from leaking and the excessive inflow of underground water, so it plays an important role in construction and operation of the storage cavern. Additionally, it should maintain its stability under every possible loading condition. Once the plug is constructed, the cavern is isolated from the external access. Therefore, mechanical and hydraulic consideration should be made in construction to fulfill its function. Therefore, in this study, numerical analyses were conducted to study the optimal shape and thickness of the plug with respect to the various conditions of installation depth, the shape of the plug, in-situ stress ratio (K), the condition of rock-plug interface, and the effect of Excavation Damaged Zone (EDZ). This paper also presents the effect of slot depth on the hydraulic behavior of the plug. These analyses were carried out by using the 2-dimensional finite difference code, rm FLAC, and the 3D code, rm FLAC$\^$3D/.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.446-454
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• 2010

CAES-G/T (Compressed Air Energy Storage - Gas Turbine) power generation is a likely option for the buffer facility stabilizing the fluctuation of the renewable powers, such as wind and solar powers. Considering the geological conditions, the underground CAES facility is most probable if the CAES-G/T generation is planed in Korea. In this kind of facility, a concrete plug is installed to seal the compressed air in the container, so that the selection of the shape and dimension of concrete plug could be a critical design factor. The stability evaluation of two types of plug was carried out by investigating the distribution of the factor of safety in the plugs and the distribution of contact pressure over the contact surface. The analysis result shows that the taper-shaped plug is more structurally stable than the wedge-shaped plug for the given geological condition. Possible separation of the rock-concrete interface around the spring line of the wedge-shaped plug is anticipated, which means the possible leakage of compressed air through the side wall and also means the poor mobilization of frictional resistance on that area.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.29-32
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• 2004

A three dimensional numerical analysis and experimental measurements were made for incompressible flows in a globe valve with three different types of plug. Characteristics of pressure drop across the valve were investigated for each type of plug at various opening positions. Numerical simulation results show a good agreement with experimental data.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.500-506
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• 2009

This study, is aimed to support the valve design engineer by a CAE simulation on the body of a PFA-lined plug valve, and focuses on static stress analysis, location of the weak point on bending and stiffness of the valve body. To determine whether the valve body can resist being transformed by loads, 1 simulated the stress distribution using CAD/CAE softwares. The 'step' file converted by CAD software after solid modeling is imported to the CAE software. Through simulation procedure, it is shown that the designed-solid-model fur a valve body has stiffness on bending and torsion but has weakness for side bending moment. Also, it is expected that the valve design engineer will understand the basic process of CAE and will be able to apply on his task.