• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2013

The aim of this study is to analyze the performance of a parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) for water heating and to validate the model performance. The simulated model was compared, calibrated and verified with the experimental results. RMSE (Root mean square error) was used to calibrate the convective heat transfer coefficient between the absorber pipe and the ambient air which was the main factor affecting the heat transfer associated with the PTC. The calibrated model was better fitted with the experimental model. The maximum, minimum and mean deviation between the measured and predicted water temperatures differed only $0.81^{\circ}C$, $0.09^{\circ}C$ and $0.31^{\circ}C$ respectively in the calibrated model. RMSE values were decreased from 0.5389 to 0.4910, 0.0134 to 0.0125 and R-squared was increased from 0.9955 to 0.9956 after calibration. The temperature of water was increased from $33.7^{\circ}C$ to $48^{\circ}C$ in 12hour test. The thermal efficiency of the collector was calculated to be 55%. The calibrated model showed good agreement with the experimental data for model validation.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.684-691
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• 2022

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are typically refueled at a wide range of temperatures (-40℃ to 85℃) in the hydrogen refueling station in accordance with the worldwide accepted standard. Currently, there is no traceable method by which to verify and calibrate the hydrogen flowmeters to be used at hydrogen refueling stations except for a water calibration process as a conventional method. KRISS hydrogen field test standard based on the gravimetric principle was developed to verify the measurement accuracy of the mass flowmeter to be used at hydrogen refueling stations for the first time in Korea.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2024

In this study, the effect of the time step specified in a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation on load response is analyzed and the drag coefficients of the floating body of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) are estimated. By evaluating the error in the FOWT load response and the change in the drag-coefficient values based on the density of the time intervals, this study aims to establish a time-interval setting that minimizes the time and cost of CFD simulations for selecting drag-coefficient values. Practical CFD utilization strategies necessary for the calibration of medium-to high-fidelity analysis tools are presented. Based on a comparative analysis of CFD simulations conducted at various time intervals, the results confirmed that under a certain time interval that sufficiently considers various factors, the accuracy of the FOWT response with respect to density shows minimal differences, thereby providing an efficient utilization method for CFD simulations in FOWT design and analysis.

• 풍력에너지저널
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2023

In order to secure the safety of increasing offshore activities such as offshore wind farm maintenance and fishing, IMPACT, a mid-term marine weather forecasting system, was established by predicting marine weather up to 7 days in advance. Forecast data from the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency (KHOA), which provides the most reliable marine meteorological service in Korea, was used, but wind speed and wave height forecast errors increased as the leading forecast period increased, so improvement of the accuracy of the model results was needed. The Model Output Statistics (MOS) method, a post-correction method using statistical machine learning, was applied to improve the prediction accuracy of wave height, which is an important factor in forecasting the risk of marine activities. Compared with the observed data, the wave height prediction results by the model before correction for 6 to 7 days ahead showed an RMSE of 0.692 m and R of 0.591, and there was a tendency to underestimate high waves. After correction with the MOS technique, RMSE was 0.554 m and R was 0.732, confirming that accuracy was significantly improved.

• 풍력에너지저널
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2022

This paper presents a rational methodology to calculate the bending moment distribution for fatigue tests of wind blades using the pairs of the strain gauges attached on the surfaces of wind blades. The methodology is based on the equation for the strains as functions of their positions and bending stiffness under the pure bending of the asymmetric cross section of a beam. The equation is used to simultaneously calculate flapwise and edgewise bending moment distribution of the wind blade brought by single or even dual axis fatigue tests. The appropriate position and selection scheme of strain gauges on a blade section were proposed through the observation of the strains on blade surfaces simulated with the finite element analysis for the full 3D shell model of a 100m-length-grade wind blade. The blade bending moment distribution calculated from the strains using the proposed methodology has shown to have very small dependency on the gauge positions and selections of the gauge pairs.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권9호
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• pp.3491-3500
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• 2024

In this work, the hybrid vibro-acoustic model reduction technique that is a physical-modal combined formulation is proposed to accelerate the finite element model updating process of the vibro-acoustic pipeline system. Particularly, the new formulation could provide an effective way of the model updating by preserving the physical DOFs for the direct calibration of the undetermined boundary conditions. The sensitivity based vibro-acoustic model updating is first conducted, and then the undetermined spring constant at the displacement boundary condition is then directly and effectively calibrated by using the proposed hybrid model reduction formulation. The proposed method is implemented in the real nuclear facility to evaluate its performance. In addition, an experimental implementation test using the inverse force identification process is also conducted to demonstrate the reliability of the generated vibro-acoustic FE model through the proposed method.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2018

Background: A variety of inorganic scintillators have been developed and improved for use in radiation detection and measurement, and in situ gamma-ray spectrometry in the environment remains an important area in nuclear safety. In order to verify the feasibility of promising scintillators in an actual environment, a performance test is necessary to identify gamma-ray peaks and calculate the radioactivity from their net count rates in peaks. Materials and Methods: Among commercially available scintillators, $LaBr_3(Ce)$ scintillators have so far shown the highest energy resolution when detecting and identifying gamma-rays. However, the intrinsic background of this scintillator type affects efficient application to the environment with a relatively low count rate. An algorithm to subtract the intrinsic background was consequently developed, and the in situ calibration factor at 1 m above ground level was calculated from Monte Carlo simulation in order to determine the radioactivity from the measured net count rate. Results and Discussion: The radioactivity of six natural radionuclides in the environment was evaluated from in situ gamma-ray spectrometry using an $LaBr_3(Ce)$ detector. The results were then compared with those of a portable high purity Ge (HPGe) detector with in situ object counting system (ISOCS) software at the same sites. In addition, the radioactive cesium in the ground of Jeju Island, South Korea, was determined with the same assumption of the source distribution between measurements using two detectors. Conclusion: Good agreement between both detectors was achieved in the in situ gamma-ray spectrometry of natural as well as artificial radionuclides in the ground. This means that an $LaBr_3(Ce)$ detector can produce reliable and stable results of radioactivity in the ground from the measured energy spectrum of incident gamma-rays at 1 m above the ground.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2016년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.780-781
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• 2016

스테레오 감마선 공간 탐지장치는 감마선원을 탐지하고 그 결과를 바탕으로 2차원 영상분포를 측정한 후, 스테레오 카메라 기법을 적용하여 3차원 공간상에서 장치로부터 선원까지의 거리를 측정할 수 있도록 구현되었다. 본 논문에서는 영상처리 알고리즘을 통해 감마선 공간 탐지를 위한 스캔시간을 줄이고, 방사광 및 가시광 영상을 중첩한 후 스테레오 보정을 통해 3차원 가시화를 통한 감마선 분포 탐지 효율 개선을 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 탐지시험 결과 고속 탐지를 위한 알고리즘을 적용한다면 단일선원을 탐지할 때 약 30%이상의 탐지효율 개선하였으며, 3D 모니터를 통한 3차원 시각화 영상을 통해 공간상의 선원에 대한 분포를 확인하였다.

• 분석과학
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.12-24
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• 2003

$^{252}Cf$ 중성자 선원을 이용한 즉발감마선 계측 시스템 (NIPS, Neutron Induced Promp ${\gamma}$-ray Spectroscopy)을 설계 및 구성하기 위하여, 시스템내의 감속제 및 차폐체등의 효과를 시험하고 감마선 바탕값과 Cl을 포함한 시료의 즉발 감마선을 계측하였다. 이를 위한 예비시험으로 한국원자력연구소 내에 있는 TLD 판독용 $^{252}Cf$ 선원을 이용하였으며 즉발감마선은 시스템 내부의 동축형 HPGe (GMX, 60% relative efficiency)과 시스템외부 (약 20m 거리)의 Notebook PC 중성자와 감마선의 바탕값을 측정하고, 바탕값을 최소로 할 수 있는 차폐체의 기하학적 구조를 고안하였다. 감마선 바탕값을 최소화하기 위하여 두 개의 HPGe 검출기를 이용한 감마-감마 동시계측법을 이용하였다. 이 실험 자료를 이용하여 최적의 NIPS 시스템을 구성하였다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.531-539
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• 2023

자체흡수는 환경 시료의 감마 분광 측정 정확도에 영향을 미치는 가장 중요한 요소이다. 특히, 샘플의 화학적 구성, 기하학적 모양, 두께, 밀도, 원자 번호, 샘플과 검출기 사이의 거리, 방출된 감마 광자의 에너지 및 샘플 내 습도 계수 또는 백분율과 같은 기타 요인에 의해 영향을 받는다. 보정 방법을 테스트하기 450 ml CRM 표준선원(9개 핵종) 마리넬리 비커를 사용하였다. 보정된 값들을 적용하여 환경시료 중 토양시료 5개를 밀도별로 측정하였다. 따라서, 자체흡수 값은 다소 크고 낮은 광자 에너지에 더 효과적임을 알 수 있다. 환경 시료의 경우 선원자체 흡수를 통한 전체 에너지 피크 효율은 샘플의 밀도에 크게 의존함을 확인하였다.