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Physics-based Surrogate Optimization of Francis Turbine Runner Blades, Using Mesh Adaptive Direct Search and Evolutionary Algorithms

  • Bahrami, Salman;Tribes, Christophe;von Fellenberg, Sven;Vu, Thi C.;Guibault, Francois
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.209-219
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    • 2015
  • A robust multi-fidelity optimization methodology has been developed, focusing on efficiently handling industrial runner design of hydraulic Francis turbines. The computational task is split between low- and high-fidelity phases in order to properly balance the CFD cost and required accuracy in different design stages. In the low-fidelity phase, a physics-based surrogate optimization loop manages a large number of iterative optimization evaluations. Two derivative-free optimization methods use an inviscid flow solver as a physics-based surrogate to obtain the main characteristics of a good design in a relatively fast iterative process. The case study of a runner design for a low-head Francis turbine indicates advantages of integrating two derivative-free optimization algorithms with different local- and global search capabilities.

Anatomy and Morphology of Two Hawaiian Endemic Portulaca Species

  • Kim, InSun
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.41-46
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    • 2014
  • In this study, the vegetative and reproductive morphology and anatomy of two Hawaiian endemic Portulaca species were examined. Specifically, P. molokiniensis and P. sclerocarpa were compared to closely related species in the genus. The comparisons were both qualitative and quantitative, using characteristics of leaves, stems, roots, and fruits. Tissue organizations of vegetative and reproductive parts of the plants were assessed using microtechnique procedures, statistical analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. The most notable features of these two species were (1) the size and frequency of stomata in P. molokiniensis, and (2) the large number of sclerenchymatous cell layers in the thickest fruit walls of P. sclerocarpa. These findings may imply that stomata development in P. molokiniensis and thick fruit wall development in P. sclerocarpa are evolved features of survival. In particular, the development of thickened walls in indehiscent fruits likely has evolutionary implications of ecological tolerance for better adaptation.

A Study on Hans Scharoun's Architectural Characteristics of Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall (베를린 필하모니 콘서트홀에 나타난 한스 샤룬의 건축적 특성 연구)

  • Chu, Beom;Kim, Hong-Gi
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.16 no.2 s.61
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    • pp.24-31
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    • 2007
  • Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall is one of most prominent architecture of Hans Scharoun, which is known as the fine combination of the functionalism as an important factor in modern architecture and the hi-developed technology Moreover, the plan and spatial planning of the concert hall is famous for its evolutionary approach compared to other traditional concert halls. The objective of this paper is to examine forms and organic system of functions of this concert hall in order to re-evaluate it's historical meanings in our modern architecture history, The current study will also look into how the personal background of Hans Scharoun has influenced his design in various ways, especially the inside of lobby and auditorium of Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall.

A Development of Artificial Immune Model for Network Intrusion Detection (네트워크 침입 탐지를 위한 인공 면역 모델의 개발)

  • ;Peter Brently
    • Proceedings of the Korea Inteligent Information System Society Conference
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    • 1999.03a
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    • pp.373-379
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    • 1999
  • This pqer investigates the subject of intrusion detection over networks. Existing network-based IDS's are categorised into three groups and the overall architecture of each group is summarised and assessed. A new methodology to this problem is then presented, which is inspired by the human immune system and based on a novel artificial immune model. The architecture of the model is presented and its characteristics are compared with the requirements of network-based IDS's. The paper concludes that this new approach shows considerable promise for future network-based IDS's.

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New records of Parasitidae mites (Acari; Mesostigmata) in Korea

  • Keum, Eunsun;Kaczmarek, Slawomir;Jung, Chuleui
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.300-308
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    • 2016
  • Korean fauna mites in the family Parasitidae of Mesostigmata were reported as 6 genera, 22 species. Among those 20 species were recorded from Northern part of Korea by Athias-Henriot (1977; 1980), Daele (1975) and Tichomirov (1977), but two from Southern part of Korea by Choi (1994) and Korean zoological record (KSSZ, 1997). During the faunal study of soil predatory mites of diverse habitats in South Korea, four species of P. beta, P. fimetorum, P. insignis and Poecilochirus carabi are the new records to Korean peninsula. Taxonomic details and other biological characteristics are reported.

Visual Object Tracking based on Real-time Particle Filters

  • Lee, Dong- Hun;Jo, Yong-Gun;Kang, Hoon
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1524-1529
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    • 2005
  • Particle filter is a kind of conditional density propagation model. Its similar characteristics to both selection and mutation operator of evolutionary strategy (ES) due to its Bayesian inference rule structure, shows better performance than any other tracking algorithms. When a new object is entering the region of interest, particle filter sets which have been swarming around the existing objects have to move and track the new one instantaneously. Moreover, there is another problem that it could not track multiple objects well if they were moving away from each other after having been overlapped. To resolve reinitialization problem, we use competitive-AVQ algorithm of neural network. And we regard interfarme difference (IFD) of background images as potential field and give priority to the particles according to this IFD to track multiple objects independently. In this paper, we showed that the possibility of real-time object tracking as intelligent interfaces by simulating the deformable contour particle filters.

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Fuzzy Adaptive Modified PSO-Algorithm Assisted to Design of Photonic Crystal Fiber Raman Amplifier

  • Akhlaghi, Majid;Emami, Farzin
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.237-241
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    • 2013
  • This paper presents an efficient evolutionary method to optimize the gain ripple of multi-pumps photonic crystal fiber Raman amplifier using the Fuzzy Adaptive Modified PSO (FAMPSO) algorithm. The original PSO has difficulties in premature convergence, performance and the diversity loss in optimization as well as appropriate tuning of its parameters. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed hybrid algorithm is demonstrated and results are compared with the PSO algorithm. It is shown that FAMPSO has a high quality solution, superior convergence characteristics and shorter computation time.

Structural Dynamics Modification Using Surface Grooving Technique (임의의 형태를 갖는 흠을 이용한 표면형상변형을 통한 동특성 변경)

  • 박미유;박영진;박윤식
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.859-863
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    • 2004
  • Structural Dynamics Modification is very effective technique to improve structure's dynamic characteristics by adding or removing auxiliary structures, changing material property, changing shape of structure. In this research, using the surface grooving technique, shape of base structure was changed to improve its first natural frequency. Utilizing the result of sensitivity analysis, groove shape was formed gathering the many small embossing elements. For this process, Sensitivity Criterion Factor was introduced. To reduce its amount of calculation, the range of target area was restricted to their neighboring area and that result was very successful.

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AN INVERSION METHOD FOR DERIVING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF A SUBSURFACE MAGNETIC FIELD FROM SURFACE MAGNETIC FIELD EVOLUTION I. APPLICATION TO SIMULATED DATA

  • Magara, Tetsuya
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.50 no.6
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    • pp.179-184
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    • 2017
  • We present a new method for solving an inverse problem of flux emergence which transports subsurface magnetic flux from an inaccessible interior to the surface where magnetic structures may be observed to form, such as solar active regions. To make a quantitative evaluation of magnetic structures having various characteristics, we derive physical properties of subsurface magnetic field that characterize those structures formed through flux emergence. The derivation is performed by inversion from an evolutionary relation between two observables obtained at the surface, emerged magnetic flux and injected magnetic helicity, the former of which provides scale information while the latter represents the configuration of magnetic field.

The Oxygen-Transport System of Polar Fish: The Evolution of Hemoglobin

  • Verde Cinzia;Prisco Guido di
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.617-623
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    • 2003
  • Organisms living in the Arctic and Antarctic regions are exposed to strong constraints, of which temperature is a driving factor. Evolution has led to special adaptations, some with important implications at the biochemical, physiological, and molecular levels. The northern and southern polar oceans have very different characteristics. Tectonic and oceanographic events have played a key role in delimiting the two polar ecosystems and influencing evolution. Antarctica has been isolated and cold longer than the Arctic; its ice sheet developed at least 10 million years earlier. As an intermediate system, the Arctic is a connection between the more extreme, simpler Antarctic system and the very complex temperate and tropical systems. By studying the molecular bases of cold adaptation in polar fish, and taking advantage of the information available on hemoglobin structure and function, we analysed the evolutionary history of the ${\alpha}\;and\;{\beta}globins$ of Antarctic and Arctic hemoglobin using the molecular clock hypothesis as a basis for reconstructing the phylogenetic relationships among species.