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A Study on Mechanical Ventilation Characteristics in Cargo Handling Area of Tanker (유조선 화물취급구역내 동력환기특성에 관한 연구)

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    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2001
  • In regulation of IGC code 12.1 mechanical ventilation should be arranged to ensure sufficient air movement through the space to avoid the accumulation of flammable or toxic vapours and ensure a safe working environment, but in no case should the ventilation system have a capacity of less than 30 changes of air per hour baed upon the total volume of the space. In this study, a scaled mode chamber was constructed to investigate the ventilation characteristics and stagnation area in the hood room of LNG carrier and pump room in tanker. An experimental study was performed on the model by using visualization equipment with a laser apparatus and an image intensifier CCD camera. Twelve different kinds of measuring areas were selected as the experimental condition. Instant simultaneous velocity vectors in the whole fields were measured by a 2-D PIV system A three-dimensional numerical simulation was also carried out for three different Reynolds numbers. Then the CFD predictions were discussed with the experimental results. The results show the spiral L-shape flow that moves from the opening on the left wall diagonally to the upper right part dominates the ventilation structure. The stationary area of hood room in the velcoity distributions was located in the upper left stern part.

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An Experimental Study on Motions of two Pin-jointed Multi-floating Bodies (Pin-joint 연결된 다수 부유체의 운동에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Lee, Seung-Chul;Bae, Sung-Yong;Goo, Ja-Sam
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.5-10
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    • 2016
  • The structure of the variable liquid column oscillator(VLCO) is analogous to that of the tuned liquid column damper used to suppress oscillatory motion in large structures like tall buildings and cargo ships. VLCO is using the technology which absorbs high potential energy made by process of accelerated motions effect of air spring by installation of inner air chamber. So, the application of VLCO can improve the efficiency of energy than that of wave energy converters made in Pelamis Company. In this research, experiments were performed for the models which have two different liquid column sizes. In order to find out the biggest motion response, two major conditions are taken into account. Two conditions are to open(or close) the valves and to differentiate the height of the liquid column.

A Review on the legal aspects of Airport Operation and Privatization in korea (한국의 공항운영 현황과 민영화에 대한 법적 고찰)

  • Hong, Sun-Gil;Lee, Gang-Seok
    • The Journal of Aerospace Industry
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    • s.49
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    • pp.3-40
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    • 1999
  • In this paper, the types of airport operation are categorized four groups in context of ownership and operational management; full government ownership and operation; government ownership with privatization of selected service; government ownership and private management; private ownership and operation. The term,"Privatization" has a different definition when it is used in different contexts and cultures. In this paper, the definition of"Privatization" in the context of airport, is that the movement of an entity from the government sector to the private sector. To keep pace with the remarkable growth in the air traffic volume of passengers and cargo, more and more mega-international airports have been built or are under construction. As the air transport demand is expected to increase at an even greater rate in the 21st century, the need for new conception airport is merging to solve the current problems such as airport congestions and flight delays which will be essential factors to decide whether the competitive airports or not. Presently, we researched the type of the operational management to strengthen the competitiveness for Korea's airports. Specifically, It is focused on the government ownership with privatization of selected services. It seems to be evaluated as government ownership and private management when it is actively utilized within Korea Airport Authority's law or Inchon International Airport's public corporation law. To make more competitive airport in 21st Century, however, it is desirable to seek for the method to gradually evaluate to private ownership and operation.

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What are the Determinants to form of Air Logistics Cluster and what are their Effects (Focus on Incheon International Airport) (인천국제공항의 물류클러스터 결정요인 및 효과에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Seon-Gyeong;Hong, Seok-Jin;Kim, Cheon-Su
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.7-15
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    • 2011
  • Recently, airport competitiveness measure is not only passenger and cargo throughput but also value-added activities of their hinterland and airport city. That is, airport competitiveness comes from airport versus airport to airport with their own-supplied city and hinterland connected with airport to provide diversified functions. This study surveyed and analyzed how to form a cluster focused on Incheon International Airport and what are important factors to form of cluster in achieving competences. These clusters need government's political support. In this case, there was a shortage of specialized human resources in competent local suppliers, and limited informations sharing.

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on an Ejector System for VOC Recovery (VOC 회수를 위한 이젝터 시스템에 관한 수치모사 및 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Hyun-Dong;Lee, Dong-Yeop;Kim, Yoon-Kee;Jeong, Won-Taek;Ahn, Joo-Ha;Kim, Kyung-Chun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 2011
  • This paper is a basic study on volatile organic compounds(VOC) recovery system in a crude oil carrier. VOC is easily evaporated in cargo tankers during loading and transportation of crude oil, causes serious environmental contamination and a huge economic loss. An ejector system is designed to mix VOC gas into crude oil flow to reduce VOC concentration. Detail two-phase flow inside the ejector is simulated using a commercial CFD code. To verify the numerical prediction, a scale-down experiment is conducted. Instead of crude oil and VOC, water and air are used as the working fluids. Flow characteristics and main parameters are obtained by two-phase flow visualization and PIV measurements. Air volume flow rate induced by the ejector is compared with respect to the volume flow rate of water using experimental and numerical results. Overall performance of the two-phase ejector predicted by the CFD simulation agrees well with that of the experiment.

A study of Airline Choice Behavior of Air Freight Forwarders (화물운송주선업자의 항공사 선택행위 연구)

  • Kim, M.S.;Lee, D.S.;Yoo, K.E.
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.85-97
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    • 2005
  • The objective of this study is to investigate freight forwarders' airline choice behaviors in the Korean air cargo transportation market. This study identifies the major factors affecting airline choice and their relative importance by analyzing the data gathered by the survey from freight forwarders in Seoul. The questionnaire of the survey is composed of two parts; the first part is to identify the significant variables of airline choice and the second part is to gather the data about airline choice using stated preference techniques. The relative importance of major variables considered in forwarders' airline choice is estimated by the logit models calibrated with stated preference data. To strength the reliability of the analysis, this study segments the market by three routes; Seoul-Los Angeles, Seoul-Amsterdam and Seoul-Hongkong. The five major variables that are considered seriously in airline choice are reliability, space availability, frequency, cost and flight schedule. The utility trade-offs between variables are estimated by the ratio analysis of coefficients of logit model of each route, and the results of ratio analysis is interpreted as reflecting the reality of market conditions.

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An Experimental Study on Compressibility Effect in Sloshing Phenomenon (압축성이 슬로싱 현상에 미치는 영향에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Park, Jun-Soo;Kim, Hyun-Yi;Lee, Ki-Hyun;Kwon, Sun-Hong;Jeon, Soo-Sung;Jung, Byoung-Hoon
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.12-18
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    • 2009
  • The present study focused on the compressibility of partially filled fluids in a sloshing tank. Filling ratios ranging from 18% to 26% were used to find compressible impact on a vertical wall. The model test was for 1/25 scale of a 138 K LNGC cargo tank. To investigate the two dimensional phenomenon of sloshing, a longitudinal slice model was tested. A high speed camera was used to capture the flow field, as well as the air pocket deformation. The pressure time history synchronized with the video images revealed the entire compressible process. Three typical impact phenomena were observed: hydraulic jump, flip through, and plunging breaker. In particular, the pressure time history and flow pattern details for flip through and plunging breaker are presented.

Experimental study on motions of VLCO for wave power generation (2. Multiple floating bodies) (파력발전용 가변수주진동장치의 운동에 대한 실험적 연구 (2. 다수 부유체))

  • Lee, Seung-Chul;Goo, Ja-Sam
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.27-31
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    • 2013
  • The structure of a variable liquid column oscillator(VLCO) is analogous to that of the tuned liquid column damper used to suppress oscillatory motion in large structures like tall buildings and cargo ships. The VLCO is a system for absorbing the high kinetic energy of the accelerated motions of multiple floating bodies using an air-spring effect produced the installation of inner air chambers. Thus, a VLCO can improve the energy efficiency of the activating object type of wave energy converters made by the Pelamis Company. In this research, an experiment was performed in two cases: with the top valves closed and open. The floating bodies were connected by hinges. The effect of the internal flow was estimated by comparing the results for the closed and open valves.

Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Z-Spring by Implementing CF&GF Hybrid Prepreg Lamination Patterns (CF&GF Hybrid Prepreg 적층 패턴에 따른 Z-Spring의 기계적 물성 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jeong-Keun;Choi, Sun-Ho;Kim, Young-Keun;Kim, Hong-Gun;Kwac, Lee-Gu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.53-59
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    • 2021
  • In vibration-free vehicles such as limousine buses, the vibration is minimized by installing an air spring instead of the leaf spring used in the existing freight cars to prevent the damage to the loaded cargo from shocks generated during movement. In the existing vehicles, steel structures support the air spring system. This study was aimed at replacing the steel structures used in the Z-spring by carbon fiber and glass fiber reinforced plastics. In addition, the mechanical properties (elastic modulus, tensile strength, and shear strength) of carbon fiber and glass fiber prepreg were derived using specimens molded with the corresponding prepreg. The final goal was to develop a material lighter than the conventional steel material but with enhanced mechanical properties. Although the CF prepreg exhibited excellent mechanical properties, the production cost was extremely high. To overcome this limitation, hybrid composites with GF prepreg were examined, which are expected to be promising future materials.

Analysis of Success Factors for Converting Passenger Aircrafts to Freighters Using AHP (AHP 기법을 활용한 여객기의 화물기로의 개조사업 성공요인 분석)

  • Gwang Cho, Cho;Hyun Cheol Lee
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.148-160
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    • 2023
  • The air transport industry is experiencing unprecedented fluctuations in aviation demand through the Covid-19 pandemic, and is more focused than ever on maintaining and generating business profitability. During the pandemic, demand for air cargo has soared, and the conversion business from passenger aircrafts to freighters(P2F) is drawing attention as a new business in the aviation maintenance industry. This study derives important factors to be considered in order to successfully carry out the P2F project through a wide range of cases and related literature, and analyzes the relative importance of each factor using the analytic hierarchy process. Through a survey of 33 aviation maintenance experts with more than 20 years of field experience, the importance of main factors and their sub factors was determined and implications were drawn. As a primary result, in order to succeed in the P2F project, the main factors were identified in the order of skill, finance, and location. The most important sub factors for each main factors were identified in order of securing airframe modification skill, securing infrastructure construction cost, and creating P2F business complex and district. The quantified success factors suggested the critical direction for the successful development of Korea's P2F business, and presented viable and specific business strategies and implementation plans for each factors.