• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권8호
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• pp.2873-2878
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to perform radiation monitoring by acquiring gamma images and real-time optical images for ^99mTc vial source using charge couple device (CCD) cameras equipped with the proposed compact gamma camera. The compact gamma camera measures 86×65×78.5 mm³ and weighs 934 g. It is equipped with a metal 3D printed diverging collimator manufactured in a 45 field of view (FOV) to detect the location of the source. The circuit's system uses system-on-chip (SoC) and field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) to establish a good connection between hardware and software. In detection modules, the photodetector (multi-pixel photon counters) is tiled at 8×8 to expand the activation area and improve sensitivity. The gadolinium aluminium gallium garnet (GAGG) measuring 0.5×0.5×3.5 mm³ was arranged in 38×38 arrays. Intrinsic and extrinsic performance tests such as energy spectrum, uniformity, and system sensitivity for other radioisotopes, and sensitivity evaluation at edges within FOV were conducted. The compact gamma camera can be mounted on unmanned equipment such as drones and robots that require miniaturization and light weight, so a wide range of applications in various fields are possible.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.52-62
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• 2023

Various decontamination technologies have been developed for removing contaminated areas in industries. Although it is important to consider parameters such as safety, cost, and time when selecting the decontamination technology, till date their comparative study is missing. Furthermore, different decontamination technologies influence the decontamination effects in different ways. Therefore, this study compares different decontamination techniques for the steam generator using a multicriteria decision-making method. A steam generator is a large device comprising both low- and very low-level waste (LLW, VLLW) and reflects the difference in weights of the standards according to the classification of the waste. For LLW and VLLW decontaminations, chemical oxidizing reduction decontamination (CORD) and decontamination grit blasting were used as the preferred techniques, respectively, considering the purpose of decontamination differs based on the initial state of waste. An expert survey revealed that safety in LLW and waste minimization in VLLW exhibited high preference. This evaluation method can be applied not only to the comparison between each process, but also to the creation of process scenarios. Therefore, determining the decontamination approach using logical decision-making methods may improve the safety and economic feasibility of each step in the decommissioning process and ensure a public acceptance.

• 한국인공지능학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2023

In this paper, we propose a black ice detection platform framework using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). To overcome black ice problem, we introduce a real-time based early warning platform using CNN-based architecture, and furthermore, in order to enhance the accuracy of black ice detection, we apply a multi-scale dilation convolution feature fusion (MsDC-FF) technique. Then, we establish a specialized experimental platform by using a comprehensive dataset of thermal road black ice images for a training and evaluation purpose. Experimental results of a real-time black ice detection platform show the better performance of our proposed network model compared to conventional image segmentation models. Our proposed platform have achieved real-time segmentation of road black ice areas by deploying a road black ice area segmentation network on the edge device Jetson Nano devices. This approach in parallel using multi-scale dilated convolutions with different dilation rates had faster segmentation speeds due to its smaller model parameters. The proposed MsCD-FF Net(2) model had the fastest segmentation speed at 5.53 frame per second (FPS). Thereby encouraging safe driving for motorists and providing decision support for road surface management in the road traffic monitoring department.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.3700-3708
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• 2023

The stochastic origin ensembles method with resolution recovery (SOE-RR) has been proposed to reconstruct proton-induced prompt gammas (PGs), and the reconstructed PG image was used for range verification. However, due to low detection efficiency, the number of valid events is low. Such a low-count condition can degrade the accuracy of the SOE-RR method for proton range verification. In this study, we proposed two strategies to improve the reconstruction of the SOE-RR algorithm for low-count PG imaging. We also studied the number of iterations and repetitions required to achieve reliable range verification. We simulated a proton beam (10⁸ protons) irradiated on a water phantom and used a two-layer Compton camera to detect 4.44-MeV PGs. Our simulated results show that combining the SOE-RR algorithm with restricted volume (SOE-RR-RV) can reduce the error of the estimation of the Bragg peak position from 5.0 mm to 2.5 mm. We also found that the SOE-RR-RV algorithm initialized using a back-projection image could improve the convergence rate while maintaining accurate range verification. Finally, we observed that the improved SOE-RR algorithm set for 60,000 iterations and 25 repetitions could provide reliable PG images. Based on the proposed reconstruction strategies, the SOE-RR algorithm has the potential to achieve a positioning error of 2.5 mm for low-count PG imaging.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.4246-4251
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• 2023

The optimized design of a Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) system, including Delayed Gamma NAA (DGNAA) and Prompt Gamma NAA (PGNAA), has been proposed in this research based on Mevex Linac with 5 MeV electron energy and 50 kW power as a neutron source. Based on the MCNPX 2.6 simulation, the optimized configuration contains; tungsten as an electron-photon converter, BeO as a photoneutron target, BeD₂ and plexiglass as moderators, and graphite as a reflector and collimator, as well as lead as a gamma shield. The obtained thermal neutron flux at the beam port is equal to 2.06 × 10⁹ (# /cm².s). In addition, using the optimized neutron beam, the detection limit has been calculated for some elements such as H-1, B-10, Na-23, Al-27, and Ti-48. The HPGe Coaxial detector has been used to measure gamma rays emitted by nuclides in the sample. By the results, the proposed system can be an appropriate solution to measure the concentration and toxicity of elements in different samples such as food, soil, and plant samples.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.793-802
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• 2024

In the framework of the European project SAMOSAFER, this numerical study focuses on some thermal aspects of the Emergency Draining Tank (EDT) located underneath the core of a Molten Salt Reactor. In case of an emergency, this tank passively receives the liquid fuel salt and is designed to ensure a subcritical state. An important requirement is that the fuel does not overheat to maintain the EDT Hastelloy container integrity. The present EDT is based upon a group of hexagonal cooling assemblies arranged in a hexagonal grid and cooled down thanks to conduction through the inert salt layer up to an air flow in charge of removing the heat. This numerical thermal study relies on a conjugated heat transfer analysis coupling a Finite Element solid thermal code (SYRTHES) and two instances of a Finite Volume CFD codes (Code_Saturne). Calculations on an initial design suggest that a simple center airpipe flow is likely to not sufficiently cool the device. Alternative solutions have been evaluated. Introduction of fins to enhance the heat transfer do not bring a noticeable improvement regarding maximum temperature reached. However, a solution in which the central pipe air flow is replaced by several cooling channels located closer to the fuel is investigated and suggests a better cooling.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.1431-1440
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• 2024

The study aimed to develop a laser-based distance meter (LDM) to improve water surface identification for clinical MeV electron beam dosimetry, as inaccurate water surface determination can lead to imprecise positioning of ionization chambers (ICs). The LDM consisted of a laser ranging sensor, a signal processing microcontroller, and a tablet PC for data acquisition. I₅₀ (the water depth at which ionization current drops to 50 % of its maximum) measurements of electron beams were performed using six different types of ICs and compared to other water surface identification methods. The LDM demonstrated reproducible I₅₀ measurements with a level of 0.01 cm for all six ICs. The uncertainty of water depth was evaluated at 0.008 cm with the LDM. The LDM also exposed discrepancies between I₅₀ measurements using different ICs, which was partially reduced by applying an optimum shift of IC's point of measurement (POM) or effective point of measurement (EPOM). However, residual discrepancies due to the energy dependency of the cylindrical chamber's EPOM caused remained. The LDM offers straightforward and efficient means for precision water surface identification, minimizing reliance on individual operator skills.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.2349-2354
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• 2014

스마트폰 가입자의 지속적인 증가로 인하여 SMART강국으로 도약하고 있으며, 정부 및 대기업에서도 혁명적인 변화가 몰고 있다. 또한 국내뿐만 아니라 국외에서도 스마트폰, 태블릿 PC, 전자북등 다양한 스마트기기가 생산되고 있으며 발전하고 있다. Portable성과 편의성이 강조된 스마트 폰은 기존의 휴대폰처럼 단순 통화, SMS, MMS 기능만이 아닌 언제 어디서나 사람들과 의사소통, 다양한 콘텐츠 제공으로 인한 취미, 여가생활을 제공하고 있다. 하지만 사용자 측면에서 PC의 웹 페이지를 모바일 페이지에 적용하게 되면 화면의 사이즈, 멀티미디어 콘텐츠(SWF, WMF, AVI, MOV)가 정상적으로 재생이 되지 않아 사용자 측면에서 많은 불편을 주고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 스마트기기 환경에서 이차원 바코드인 QR Code를 활용하여 효율적인 모바일 콘텐츠 생성프로그램을 연구하였다. 또한 기존의 획일적인 디자인만 꾸밀 수 있는 QR Code Generator와 달리 사용자 측면에서 독창적인 QR Code 생성 시스템을 구현하였다.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 1973

중층트를 어구(漁具)의 소해심도(掃海深度)를 일정(一定)한 적정어획속도(適正漁獲速度)에서 기동성(機動性)있게 변화(變化)시키기 위하여 기초적인 모형어구(模型漁具)의 수조실험(水槽實驗)과 특별(特別)히 고안한 깊이바꿈틀을 이용(利用)한 이차(二次)에 걸친 해상시험(海上試驗)을 통(通)하여 연구한 결과를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 중층(中層)트롤의 그물어구의 깊이 y는 끌줄의 길이 L과 단위(單位) 길이의 끌줄, 깊이바꿈틀 및 그물의 각(各) 수중중량(水中重量) $W_r,\;W_o,\;W_n$과 각(各) 항력(抗力) $R_r,\;R_o,\;R_n$ 사이의 관계(關係)는 차원해석법(次元解析法)에 의하면 다음과 같다. $$y=kLf(\frac{W_r}{R_r},\;\frac{W_o}{R_o},\;\frac{W_n}{R_n})$$ 단(但), k는 상수(常數)이고 f는 함수이다. 2. 단위 길이당(當)의 수중중량(水中重量) $W_r$, 길이 L인 끌줄 끝에 항력(抗力) $D_n$, 수중중량(水中重量) $W_n$d인 수중저항분를 매달고 끌줄의 다른 한 끝을 수면(水面)에서 예인(曳引)할 때,. 끌줄의 형상(形狀)을 현수곡선이라고 보면, 수중저항분의 깊이 y는 다음과 같다. $$y=\frac{1}{W_r}\{\sqrt{{D_n^2}+{(W_n+W_rL)^2}}-\sqrt{{D_n^2+W_n}^2\}$$ 3. 중층(中層)트롤의 그물어구(漁具)깊이의 변화(變化) ${\Delta}y$는 예강(曳綱)의 길이 L을 바꾸거나 추(錘) ${\Delta}W_n$를 부가(附加)하면 다음과 같다. $${\Delta}y{\approx}\frac{W_n+W_{r}L}{\sqrt{D_n^2+(W_n+W_{r}L)^2}}{\Delta}L$$ $${\Delta}y{\approx}\frac{1}{W_r}\{\frac{W_n+W_rL}{\sqrt{D_n^2+(W_n+W_{r}L)^2}}-{\frac{W_n}{\sqrt{D_n^2+W_n^2}}\}{\Delta}W_n$$ 단(但), $D_n$은 그물어구의 항력(抗力)이다. 4. 끌줄 상(上)의 중간점(中間点)에 추(錘) $W_s$를 부가(附加)할 때 중층(中層)트롤 그물어구의 깊이바꿈 ${\Delta}y$는 $${\Delta}y=\frac{1}{W_r}\{(T_{ur}'-T_{ur})-T_u'-T_u)\}$$ 단(但) $$T_{ur}^l=\sqrt{T_u^2+(W_s+W_{r}L)^2+2T_u(W_s+W_{r}L)sin{\theta}_u$$ $$T_{ur}=\sqrt{T_u^2+(W_{r}L)^2+2T_uW_{r}L\;sin{\theta}_u$$ $$T_{u}'=\sqrt{T_u^2+W_s^2+2T_uW_{s}\;sin{\theta}_u$$ $T_u$ 추(錘)를 부가(附加)하지 않았을 때 끌줄 상(上)의 중간점(中間点)에 있어서의 예인어선(曳引漁船) 쪽을 향하는 장력(張力)이고, ${\theta}_u$는 장력(張力) $T_u$와 수평방향(水平方向)과 이루는 각도(角度)이다. 5. 어떠한 형태(形態)의 저예강용(底曳綱用) 전개판(展開板)도 성능(性能)에 있서어 차이는 있으나 전중량(全重量)을 가볍게 하고 저변(底邊)에 무게를 달아 안정(安定)시키면 중층예강용(中層曳綱用)으로 사용(使用)할 수 있다는 것이 모형(模型) 실험(實驗)결과 밝혀졌다. 6. 모형(模型) 그물(Fig.6)의 수조실험(水槽實驗)에서는 예강속도(曳綱速度) v m/sec, 강고(綱高) H cm 및 수유저항(水流抵抗) R kg 사이에는 다음과 같은 간단(簡單)한 관계식(關係式)이 성립(成立)한다. $$H=8+\frac{10}{0.4+v}$$$R=3+9v^2$$ 7. 특별(特別)히 고안한 십자(十字)날개형(型) 깊이바꿈틀과 H날개형(型) 깊이 바꿈틀을 비교(比較)한 결과(結果) 전자(前者)보다 안정성(安定性)이 우월하였다. 8. 그물어구(漁具)의 유수저항(流水抵抗)이 매우 크며 또 거의가 항력(抗力)으로 볼 수 있으므로 깊이바꿈틀의 종류에 관계없이 그물어구의 소해심도(掃海深度)는 대단히 안정(安定)된 상태를 유지하였다. 9. H날개형(型) 깊이바꿈틀의 수평(水平)날개 면적율 $1.2{\times}2.4m^2$로 하였을 때 유수저항(流水抵抗) 2 ton의 그물 어구를 2.3kts로 예인(曳引)하면서 영각(迎角)을 $0^{\circ}{\sim}30^{\circ}$로 변화(變化)시킨 결과(結果), 끌줄의 길이에 관계없이 약(約) 20m의 깊이바꿈을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.219-232
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• 2005

현대인은 시각, 제품, 환경 디자인뿐 아니라 웹 콘텐츠, 애니메이션, 영상자료 등의 홍수 속에서 생활하고 있다. 그러므로 현대의 소비자는 그 어느 때 보다도 많은 선택권을 가지고 있으며 모든 디자인 결과물은 소비자에게 다양성을 제공할 수 있어야 한다. 우리는 디자인의 발전과 더불어 색채를 통한 새로운 감성을 개발함으로써 소비자에게 한 발 더 가까이 접근해야 한다. 그리고 새로운 감성을 창출하여 소비자에게 제안해야 한다. 본 MCC 팔레트는 디자인 할 떠 보다 정확한 감성을 적용하여 개인적인 편견을 없애고, 사용자에게 디자인 의도를 정확하게 호소하기 위한 것이다. MCC 팔레트는 한국적인 정거와 감성언어를 연구하고, 문헌적인 자료와 사진자료를 통해 감성 형용사를 수집하였다. 그리고 수집된 형용사를 균등하게 배분하였으며, 배분된 형용사를 각각 감성의 분야별로 정리하여 체계를 수집하였다. 그리고 각각 형용사별로 3색, 4색 배색을 하고 이들의 결과를 색채 전문가와 디자이너에게 설문 및 자문을 통하여 팔레트를 구성하였다. 그 결과 보다 실용성이 높은 색채 팔레트를 완성하였다. 완성된 배색은 웹상의 www.mcdri.net에서 운영되고 있으며, 또한 winders로 프로그램 되어 CD-ROM형 소프트웨어로 개발하였다. 인구결과로 만들어진 MCC 팔레트는 감성 자료 검색 데이터베이스를 구축함으로써 개발 후 실질적으로 적용이 가능하며, 각 매체별 색채오차 해소, 색채 배색의 검색을 통한 아이디어 개발, 사용층 및 사용대상에 대한 체계적인 접근을 용이하게 한다. 즉 산업체 활성화, 실무 사용자의 편의 도모, 디자인 교육 활성화를 위한 정보제공 등 산업계 및 교육계에 많은 도움이 될 것이다.