• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.334-340
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• 2011

Turbo-pumps have weak points, such as the pumping operation is unstable on the positive slope of the head curve and/or the cavitation occurs at the low suction head. To improve simultaneously both weak points, the first author invented the unique pumping unit composed of the tandem impellers and the peculiar motor with the double rotational armatures. The front and the rear impellers are driven by the inner and the outer armatures of the motor, respectively. Both impeller speeds are automatically and smartly adjusted in response to the pumping discharge, while the rotational torques between both impellers/armatures are counter-balanced. Such speeds contribute to suppress successfully not only the unstable operation at the low discharge but also the cavitation at the high discharge, as verified with the axial flow type pumping unit in the previous paper. Continuously, this paper investigates experimentally the effects of the tandem impeller profiles on the pump performances and the rotational speeds against the discharge, using the impellers whose loads are low and/or high at the normal discharge. The worthy remarks are that (a) the unstable operation is suppressed as expected and the shut off power is scarcely large in the smart control, (b) the blade profile contributes to determine the discharge giving the maximum/minimum rotational speed where the reverse flow may incipiently appears at the front impeller inlet, (c) the tandem impeller profiles scarcely affect the rotational speeds, while the loads of the front and the rear impellers are same, but (d) the impeller with the low load must run faster and the impeller with the high load must run slower at the same discharge to take the same rotational torque, and (e) the reverse flow at the inlet and the swirling velocity component at the outlet of the front impeller with the high load require making the rotational speed of the rear impeller with low load fairly faster at the lower discharge.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1207-1210
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• 2004

As many humans age, degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) becomes a major cause of lower limb discomfort and disability. By surgical treatment method of DLSS, the existing surgical treatment methods using internal fixation have showed degeneration changes of an adjacent vertebrae and loss of lumbar spine lordosis-kyphosis due to eliminating a motion. For solving the problems of internal fixation, a novel interspinous spacer has been developed to treat DLSS by surgical treatment method. In this study, we evaluated the biomechanical effects of the interspinous spacer on the kinematics of the porcine lumbar spine before and after insertion of the implant. For this purpose, a device that is capable of measuring 3-D motions were built based on direct linear transformation (DLT) algorithm written with MATLAB program. Results showed that in extension, a change of the mean angle between the intact and the implanted specimens at L4-L5 was 1.87 degree difference and the implant reduced the extension range of motion of the L4-L5 (p＆lt;0.05). But the range of motion in flexion, axial rotation and lateral bending at the adjacent segments was not statistically affected by the implant. In conclusion, we thought that interspinous spacer may have remedical value for DLSS by flexing human lumbar spine.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제12권3호통권46호
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• pp.259-268
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• 2000

마찰접합에 있어서 작용외력은 고력볼트로 체결된 접합부재간의 마찰면에 작용하는 마찰력에 의해 전달된다. 이 마찰력은 마찰면의 미끄럼계수와 고력볼트 조임력의 곱에 비례한다. 그러나 너트회전법에 의한 조임시 고력볼트 조임력은 많은 인자에 의해 영향을 받는다. 여유나사길이와 길이-직경비는 고력볼트 조임력을 지배하는 중요한 인자 중에 하나이다. 따라서 본 논문은 여유나사길이와 길이-직경비에 따른 고력볼트 세트(F10T, M16, M20, M22, M24)의 기계적 특성에 관한 실험을 통하여 고력볼트의 정확한 체결 방법을 제공하고자 한다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2006

Recently, we have reported that the environmental pollutant 2-bromopropane (2-BP) induces a significant embryo-fetal developmental toxicity in rats. However, the cause of developmental toxicity and the relationship between maternal and developmental toxicities could not be elucidated because the developmental toxicity of 2-BP was observed only in the presence of maternal toxicity The in vitro teratogenicity study using whole embryo culture was carried out to understand the teratogenic properties and the possible mechanism of teratogenicity induced by 2-BP in rats. Rat embryos aged 9.5 days were cultured in vitro for 48 hrs at medium concentrations of 0, 1, 3, or 10 mg/ml of 2-BP. Embryos were evaluated for growth, differentiation, and morphological alterations at the end of the culture period. At 10 mg/ml, 2-BP caused a delay in the growth and differentiation of embryos and an increase in the incidence of morphological alterations, including altered yolk sac circulation, abnormal axial rotation, craniofacial hypoplasia, open neuropore, absent optic vesicle and kinked somites. At 3 mg/ml, only a delay in the growth and differentiation of embryos was observed. There were no adverse effects on embryonic growth and development at the concentration of 1 mg/ml. The results showed that the exposure of 2-BP to rat embryos results in a developmental delay and morphological alterations at dose levels of 3 mg/ml culture media or higher and that 2-BP can induce a direct developmental toxicity in rat embryos.

• 지질공학
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.431-441
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 오거비트에 대한 향후 연구개발 방향을 설정하기 위하여 전체 심층혼합처리공법에 대한 한국, 미국, 일본 및 유럽에서의 출원 공개/등록된 특허를 중심으로 특허 동향을 분석하였다. 심층혼합처리공법을 대상으로 기술 범위에 따라 1차적으로 날개 형태와 로드의 개수로 분류하고, 2차적으로 스크류 타입과 회전축의 타입에 따라 8가지로 분류하였다. 특허 검색 결과 총 2,815개가 검색되었으며 중복제거 및 필터링을 통하여 448건의 유효 분석대상 특허를 선별하였다. 특허건수와 성장단계를 통한 포트폴리오 분석 결과 성장가능성이 높다고 판단되는 오거를 핵심기술로 선정하였으며, 이에 대한 특허장벽 분석을 통하여 핵심기술과 유사성이 높은 특허가 있을 경우 회피설계 및 타기술과 차별화된 기술 개발을 할 수 있는 기초자료를 제시하였다.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2005년도 한국우주과학회보 제14권1호
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• pp.138-142
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• 2005

위성자세제어용 구동기 인 반작용 휠은 축 방향 토크뿐만 아니 라 횡 축 방향 외 란 토크와 힘을 발생시켜 위성의 정밀 지향 안정성에 영향을 미치게 된다. 이를 위해서는 반작용 휠 구동시의 발생 외란을 정밀하게 측정할 필요가 있다. 그러나 반작용 휠의 구동은 측정테이블의 진동을 야기 시키고 테이블의 공진 주파수 영역에서 큰 측정 오차를 유발한다. 본 논문은 이러한 진동오차들을 줄이기 위하여 주파수 보정법에 의한 사후처리 과정을 제시하고, 이 보정법으로 얻어진 데이터들로부터 외란 파라미터를 결정함으로써 구동기 외란의 보다 정밀한 측정을 가능케 하기 위함이다. 이 보정법을 적용함으로써 구동기 외란 측정 주파수범위를 넓힐 수 있다.

• Architectural research
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2017

In earthquake engineering, dynamic analyses are usually conducted by using a nonlinear analytical model of the entire building in order to identify the performance against earthquakes. At the same time, a large number of dynamic analyses are required to consider uncertainties on analytical models and ground motions. Therefore, it is necessary for the analytical model to be adequate, that is to say, the runtime should not be too long as the entire building is modeled to be in much detail, or the nonlinear model should not yield outputs very far from the actual ones by excluding important behaviors too much. The analytical model is usually developed based on experimental results, which have been already conducted for reinforced concrete columns with relaxed details. Therefore, this study aimed at making analytical models to be able to simulate the hysteretic behavior of the columns simply and easily. The analytical model utilizes a lumped hinge model to represent nonlinear moment-rotation hysteretic behavior of RC columns, which is feasible for nonlinear dynamic analyses usually conducted in earthquake engineering and for matching the analytical model to test results. For the analytical model, elements and material models provided by OpenSees are utilized. The analytical model can define the envelope curve, pinching, and unloading stiffness deterioration, but shortcoming of this model is not to be able to consider axial force-moment interaction directly and to simulate strength deterioration after post-capping completely. However, the analytical model can still represent test results well by considering that the goal of this study is to propose a general way to represent the hysteretic behavior of RC columns with relaxed details, not to provide parameters for a refined hysteretic model that can be just applied case by case.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.191-201
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• 2016

Coupled structures are widely seen in civil and mechanical engineering. In coupled structures, monitoring the translational motion of its key components is of great importance. For instance, some coupled arms are equipped with a hydraulic piston to provide the stiffness along the piston axial direction. The piston moves back and forth and a distance sensing system is necessary to make sure that the piston is within its stroke limit. The measured motion data also give us insight into how the coupled structure works and provides information for the design optimization. This paper develops two distance sensing systems for coupled structures. The first system measures distance with ultrasonic sensor. It consists of an ultrasonic sensing module, an Arduino interface board and a control computer. The system is then further upgraded to a three-sensor version, which can measure three different sets of distance data at the same time. The three modules are synchronized by the Arduino interface board as well as the self-developed software. Each ultrasonic sensor transmits high frequency ultrasonic waves from its transmitting unit and evaluates the echo received back by the receiving unit. From the measured time interval between sending the signal and receiving the echo, the distance to an object is determined. The second distance sensing system consists of a wire draw encoder, a data collection board and the control computer. Wire draw encoder is an electromechanical device to monitor linear motion by converting a central shaft rotation into electronic pulses of the encoder. Encoder can measure displacement, velocity and acceleration simultaneously and send the measured data to the control computer via the data acquisition board. From experimental results, it is concluded that both the ultrasonic and the wire draw encoder systems can obtain the linear motion of structures in real-time.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.793-808
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• 2018

In this study, the seismic performance of the connections between L-shaped columns composed of concrete-filled steel tubes (L-CFST columns) and H-beams used in high-rise steel frame structures was investigated. Seven full-scale specimens were tested under quasi-static cyclic loading. The variables studied in the tests included the joint type, the axial compression ratio, the presence of concrete, the width-to-thickness ratio and the internal extension length of the side plates. The hysteretic response, strength degradation, stiffness degradation, ductility, plastic rotation capacity, energy dissipation capacity and the strain distribution were evaluated at different load cycles. The test results indicated that both the corner and exterior joint specimens failed due to local buckling and crack within the beam flange adjacent to the end of the side plates. However, the failure modes of the interior joint specimens primarily included local buckling and crack at the end plates and curved corners of the beam flange. A design method was proposed for the flexural capacity of the end plate connection in the interior joint. Good agreement was observed between the theoretical and test results of both the yield and ultimate flexural capacity of the end plate connection.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.1125-1130
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• 2017

$170^{\circ}C$의 고온에서 작동하는 자동변속기 토크컨버터의 리액터와 끝단 레이스 두 부품간 이빨이 서로 맞닿는 부분의 응력을 분산시키고, 수명을 증가시키기 위하여 치(이빨), 스플라인 두 형태의 리액터의 치형상을 FEM 최적화하였다. 최적화에 선행하여 서로 다른 재료로 된 두 부품의 열팽창에 의한 간격을 해석하였으며, 그 결과 열팽창 후에 치형 리액터는 약 0.1 mm, 스플라인형 리액터는 약 0.08 mm의 추가 간격이 발생한다는 것을 확인하였다. 형상최적화 결과 두 가지 형태의 리액터 치가 모두 비대칭 사다리꼴 형상으로 최적화 되었다. 이로 인해 치형 리액터의 경우 기존 비최적화 모델 대비, 최대등가응력이 24.5 % 감소하였으며, 스플라인형 리액터는 기존 비최적화 모델 대비 최대등가응력은 9.3 % 감소하였으며, 축 방향 두께는 13 % 감소하였다.