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Modular Program for Conceptual Design of Liquid Rocket Engine System, Part I : Essential Components Design (액체 로켓 엔진시스템 개념설계를 위한 모듈화 프로그램 Part I : 주요 구성품 설계)

  • Yang, Hee-Sung;Park, Byung-Hoon;Yoon, Woong-Sup
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.35 no.9
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    • pp.805-815
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    • 2007
  • In order to build a conceptual design program for a liquid rocket engine system, performance based sub-programs for each core component of the engine system were made. Parts included were the combustion chamber, supersonic nozzle, centrifugal pump, and impulsive turbine. Simple mathematical models based on classical thermodynamic and inviscid theories were adopted with proper tuning by empirical data. In Part I, aiming to validate each sub-program, we examined the results of each program qualitatively, and parametrically investigated the sensitivity due to the change in design parameters.

Investigating Student's Understandings of Light Using Dynamic Science Assessment Method

  • Lee, Soo-Young
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.41-56
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    • 2005
  • Assessing students' knowledge can be a challenging endeavor, as researchers attempt to capture the full complexity and potential development of children's ideas. In this study, the Dynamic Science Assessment (DSA) method (Magnusson, Templin, and Boyle, 1997) was employed to investigate 9-12 year old students' understandings of light, while engaging in multiple tasks with a flashlight with various reflectors and mirrors. The results showed that DSA was effective in providing an opportunity to establish a Zone of Proximal Development, in addition to diagnosing a student's prior understanding. Throughout the interview, a student showed a conceptual model of light as being a solid single entity whose shape can be determined by the shape of the casing of a flashlight. However, as DSA provided phenomena that could not be explained by his unitary model, the student began to re-examine his original conceptual model, and attempted to revise it. This study addressed how Dynamic Science Assessment can help us better understand, not only students' current state of understanding, but also a potential development of understanding in their ZPD. In that sense, this study argues that we should pay more attention to the instructive role of classroom assessment that can promote and support further development of students' deeper understandings.

An Analysis of the Conceptions about the Nature Phenomenon Using SBF Conceptual Representation in the 6th Students (SBF Conceptual Representation을 활용한 초등학교 6학년 학생들의 자연현상 개념 분석)

  • Moon, Byoung-Chan;Kim, Hai-Gyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to analysis the 6th students' conceptions of the nature phenomenon focused on the systematic characteristics. For this study, 12 students of the 6th grades participated in special class for testing their conceptions about the water cycle in the earth system. And we analyzed the outcomes of students' conceptions based on SBF conceptual representation. The results indicate that most of the subjects perceived that the water cycle in earth system wasn't complex system maintaining its existence and functions as a whole through the interaction of its parts but simple system maintaining some actions between atmosphere and hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere(biological world). And they didn't perceive the characteristics of the water cycle whose all parts must be presented the change of volume between vapor and water, glacier proposing the total hydro-volume are established in the earth system. Based on the results, it was suggested that the main goals of the schools' science education should be to provide students who understand the water cycle system as attaching importance to form with the skills needed to coherent understanding of the essential qualities for the nature phenomenon system.

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Causal and Intervening Conditions of Korean Immigrants' Sport Participation in the United States

  • KIM, Nam-Su;KIM, Min Soo;SEO, Won Jae
    • Journal of Sport and Applied Science
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: This study attempts to investigate causal and intervening conditions for sport participation of Korean immigrants in the United States. Research design, data, and methodology: Grounded theory approach was used to develop a conceptual framework that presents the psychosocial processes that occur in immigrants' experience of sport participation. Participants were selected purposefully for information-rich cases. Korean immigrants with current experience of having periodically participated in sports were the criterion for sample selection. Based on selection criteria, 9 Korean immigrants took part in interview. The interview discussions were taped and transcribed verbatim into a Word file. The process for data analysis included four grounded theory approaches of purposive and theoretical sampling, an open and axial coding, memo writing, and finally the development of the conceptual framework. Results: Six concepts were revealed in the causal conditions that facilitate the process of immigrants' sport participation in the states: Personal experience, significant others, personality, physical environment, psychological well-being, and social connection. Three concepts were revealed as the intervening conditions that block the process of immigrants' sport participation in the states: Conflict with cultural change of organization, Pressure at workplace, and Economic constraints. Conclusions: Conceptual model presents causal and intervening factors. Further implications were discussed.

Investigation of Mental Models about Tide for Scientifically Talented Middle School Students by Analyzing Facet of Conceptual Types by Context (상황에 따른 개념 유형의 국면 분석을 통한 중학교 과학 영재아들의 조석에 관한 정신모형 탐색)

  • Lee, Ki-Young
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.6-14
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    • 2006
  • The study investigates mental models of scientifically gifted, middle school students when it comes to tides. This was done by analyzing facet of conceptual types for two contexts. We carried out two performance tasks of tide with different context. A large number of students showed different conceptual types by context. As a result of analyzing facet of conceptual types by context, there was a slight difference in content-specific facet, but a remarkable one in strategic facet. We classified four mental models about tide by configuring facets of conceptual types: (1) Tide model (2) Force model (3) Phase model (4) Hybrid model. The Tide model is scientifically accepted model, but Force model and Phase model are incorrect models, and Hybrid model is mixed model. In cases of Force model and Phase model, conceptual types concur with each other, but these types of students comprehend tides as a result of joined forces of Moon & Sun and phase change of Moon, respectively. Arranging low mental models in proportional order, Tide model (45.0%), Hybrid model (30.0%), Force model (12.5%), and Phase model (7.5%).

The Effect of Learning Module Using, Cognitive Conflict Strategies on Secondary Pre-service Science Teachers Conceptual Change about Tide (인지갈등 전략을 적용한 학습모듈이 중등과학 예비교사의 조석 개념변화에 미치는 영향)

  • Jo, Jae-Hyung;Son, Jun-Ho;Song, Jin-Yeo;Jung, Ji-Hyun;Kim, Jong-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.26-37
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate secondary pre-service science teachers' misconceptions of tide and to develop a learning module that can change misconceptions into scientific concepts and to examine the effect of the learning module for conceptual change. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher developed the test tool of tidal phenomena and the learning module using cognitive conflict strategy. The subjects of this study were 40 first year students who majored science education at a college of education in G metropolitan city. The results of this study are as follows. First, secondary pre-service science teachers had various misconceptions about tidal phenomena. Second, the developed learning module was effective in changing misconceptions about tide of pre-service science teachers into scientific concepts. However, some students had misconceptions about tidal phenomena after learning the developed module. The typical misconception was that they could not distinguish the centrifugal force generated when the earth and the moon revolve about the center of common mass as the center of rotation and the centrifugal force generated by the earth's rotation. And they did not know that they should not consider the earth's rotation while the earth was revolving around the center of common mass.

A Conceptual Study on Disaster Detection and Response System (재난전조 감지 및 재난대응 시스템에 관한 개념연구)

  • Park, Mi-yun;Koo, Won-yong;Park, Wan-soon;Kwon, Se-gon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2014
  • If a disaster occurs in the underground like subway, disaster response system should minimize the casualties. It must quickly guide passengers to a safe evacuation route. But sometimes the system does not work properly. And then they need distributed disaster response system which make decision autonomously. We perform conceptual research about distributed autonomous decision-making disaster detection and response system and disaster detection method.

Feasibility Study on the Utilization of Mixed Oxide Fuel in Korean 900MWe PWR Core Through Conceptual Core Nuclear Design and Analysis

  • Joo, Hyung-Kook;Kim, Young-Jin;Jung, Hyung-Guk;Sohn, Dong-Seong
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.299-309
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    • 1997
  • The neutronic feasibility of typical Korean three-loop 900MWe class PWR core loaded with mixed oxide fuels for both annual and 18-month cycle strategies has been investigated as a means for spent fuel management. For this study, a method of determining equivalent plutonium content was developed under the equivalence concept which gives the same cycle length as uranium fuel. Optimal plutonium zoning within the MOX assembly was also designed with the aim of minimizing the peak md power. Conceptual core designs hate hen developed for equilibrium cycle with the following variations: annual and 18-month cycle, 1/3 and full MOX loading schemes, and typical and high moderation lattice. The analysis of key core physics parameters shows that in all cases considered satisfactory core designs seem to be feasible, though addition of control rod system and change in Technical Specification for soluble boron concentration are required for full MOX loading in order to meet the current design requirements.

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VENTILATION DESIGN OF UNDERGROUND PARKING AREA IN A NEW BUILDING USING CFD (CFD를 이용한 신축건물 내 지하주차장의 환기설계)

  • Kim, J.H.;Yang, S.Y.;Lee, G.T.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.04a
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    • pp.59-63
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    • 2007
  • With the recent increasing demand on the high-performance buildings, there has been a rapid growth in the application of the Computational Fluid Dynamics to the Building design. The conceptual ventilation design of the underground parking area currently under construction is validated using the CFD-ACE+. It has been found that the conceptual ventilation design quantitively satisfies the legal standards. However, the highly concentrated region of CO is predicted. The positions and blowing directions of ventilating lane are changed based on the previously predicted concentration distributions. The highly concentrated region of CO is slightly reduced, but not much change has been observed. Two more fang are installed and the positions and blowing directions of the fans are modified so that the highly concentrated region of CO is minimized.

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Students' Views of Science

  • Park, Hyun-Ju
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.121-128
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    • 2004
  • This study was to investigate high students' conceptions of acids and bases, and their views on learning science. Multiple sources of data were collected over six months with a participation of sit tenth graders and their science teacher. The transcripts of interviews and other data were examined with an eye toward students' conceptions of acids and bases, and their views of learning science. Students' views of science are displayed the representative pattern. Each pattern is represented with an episode. Students' views of learning have been found to reflect the transmissive models of science educational practice. Students accept passive and difficult-to-modify views of the learner roles that they should play in the science classroom. Students identified science classes as conservative places, despite the introduction of science literacy as a goal of Korean science education since 1980. Behaviorism remains the major influence in their expectation, design, and practice in school science. Moreover, 'transmission' remains the persistent and dominant classroom cultural dynamic for both teaching and learning of science.