• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.133-152
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• 2011

System identification is a fundamental step towards the application of structural health monitoring and damage detection techniques. On this respect, the development of evolved identification strategies is a priority for obtaining reliable and repeatable baseline modal parameters of an undamaged structure to be adopted as references for future structural health assessments. The paper presents the identification of the modal parameters of the Guangzhou New Television Tower, China, using a data-driven stochastic subspace identification (SSI-data) approach complemented with an appropriate automatic mode selection strategy which proved to be successful in previous literature studies. This well-known approach is based on a clustering technique which is adopted to discriminate structural modes from spurious noise ones. The method is applied to the acceleration measurements made available within the task I of the ANCRiSST benchmark problem, which cover 24 hours of continuous monitoring of the structural response under ambient excitation. These records are then subdivided into a convenient number of data sets and the variability of modal parameter estimates with ambient temperature and mean wind velocity are pointed out. Both 10 minutes and 1 hour long records are considered for this purpose. A comparison with finite element model predictions is finally carried out, using the structural matrices provided within the benchmark, in order to check that all the structural modes contained in the considered frequency interval are effectively identified via SSI-data.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권12호
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• pp.4395-4407
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• 2023

Bubble columns are widely encountered in several industries, especially in the field of nuclear safety. The Eulerian-Eulerian and the Eulerian-Lagrangian methods are commonly used to investigate bubble columns. Eulerian approaches require additional tasks such as strict volume conservation at the interface and a predefined well-structured grid. In contrast, the Lagrangian approach can be easily implemented. Hence, we introduce a fully Lagrangian approach for the simulation of bubble columns using the discrete bubble model (DBM) and moving particle semi-implicit (MPS) methods. Additionally, we propose a rigorous method to estimate the volume fraction accurately, and verified it through experimental data and analytical results. The MPS method was compared with the experimental data of Dambreak. The DBM was verified by analyzing the terminal velocity of a single bubble for each bubble size. It agreed with the analytical results for each of the four drag correlations. Additionally, the improved method for calculating the volume fraction showed agreement with the Ergun equation for the pressure drop in a packed bed. The implemented MPS-DBM was used to simulate the bubble column, and the results were compared with the experimental results. We demonstrated that the MPS-DBM was in quantitative agreement with the experimental data.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.143-157
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• 2022

In this study, the nominal wake field of a semi-displacement type high-speed vessel was computed at full scale by using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and GEOSIM-based approaches. A scale effect investigation on nominal wake field of benchmark Athena vessel was performed with two models which have different model lengths. The members of the model family have the same Fr number but different Re numbers. The spatial components of nominal wake field have been analyzed by considering the axial, radial and tangential velocities for models at different scales. A linear feature has been found for radial and tangential components while a nonlinear change has been obtained for axial velocity. Taylor wake fraction formulation was also computed by using the axial wake velocities and an extrapolation technique was carried out to get the nonlinear fit of nominal wake fraction. This provides not only to observe the change of nominal wake fraction versus scale ratios but also to estimate accurately the wake fraction at full-scale. Extrapolated full-scale nominal wake fractions by GEOSIM-based approach were compared with the full-scale CFD result, and a very good agreement was achieved. It can be noted that the GEOSIM-based extrapolation method can be applied for estimation of the nominal wake fraction of semi-displacement type high-speed vessels.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.225-238
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• 2019

최적의 심도 영역 속도를 도출하기 위한 구조보정 속도분석(MVA, migration velocity analysis) 기법을 해양에서 취득한 원거리 다중채널 탄성파 자료에 적용하여 그 효용성을 확인한다. 지금까지 통상적으로 수행된 시간 영역 자료처리 결과는 지질학적 층서해석에는 무리 없는 결과이나, 어느 정도 가능성이 있는 플레이나 리드 지역에서의 유가스 탐사에서는 저류층 지질모델 구축, 시추 설계, 매장량 계산에서 반드시 심도 영역 속도 구조와 영상이 필요하다. 데이터 영역에서 근사 방식을 사용한 공통 중간점 기반 속도 분석으로부터 도출한 속도는 처음부터 오차를 내재하여 불확실성이 높다. 반면에, 이를 보완해 줄 검층 자료가 없는 상황에서 실측 규모의 속도 구조를 도출하는데 있어 이미지 영역 구조보정 속도분석 기법은 상당히 효율적인 방법이다. 이 연구에서는 해양에서 취득한 다중 채널 탄성파자료에 대해 합리적인 결과를 도출하기 위해 시간 영역에서 신호의 품질을 최적화하고, 이 자료에 대하여 반복적으로 MVA 기법을 적용함으로써 심도영역 속도 및 구조보정 단면도를 도출하였다. 시간 영역 속도를 단순히 Dix 방정식에 의해 심도영역으로 변환한 속도를 이용하여 생성한 결과(공통 수신점 모음도 및 중합 단면도)와 MVA 기법을 이용한 심도영역 자료처리를 통해 도출된 속도를 이용하여 생성한 결과를 비교함으로써, 심도영역 결과가 보다 합리적임을 확인하였다. 심도 영역으로 도출된 속도는 중합전 심도 구조보정에 바로 사용될 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 현장 자료의 파형역산 적용 시 초기 모델로 활용함으로써 역산 수행 과정에서 발생할 수 있는 국부 최소(local minima) 문제를 최소화할 수 있다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.829-837
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 열간박판압연공정에서의 소성유동, 롤압력, 온도분포를 예측하 기 위한 새로운 방법을 제안하고 있다. 제안된 방법은 유한요소 수식화에 바탕을 두 고 있으며 박판의 소성유동과 온도판의 소성유동과 롤-박판 접촉면에서의 롤압력을 예 측하기 위하여 Hwang등이 제안한 벌칙 강소성 유한요소 수식화기법을 제시하였으며 제 안된 방법에 대한 해의 정확도는 문헌에서의 이론해와 시뮬레이션 결과를 비교하여 확 인하였다. 또한 박판에서의 온도장, 속도장과 롤에서의 온도장의 연계해석을 위한 반복계산방법이 제안되었다. 제안된 방법들을 이용하여 다양한 공정에 대한 시뮬레 이션을 수생하였으며 다양한 공정조건에 대한 롤-박판 시스템의 열적특성과 롤간극에 서 박판의 유동특성을 조사하였다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2012

The main object of this experiment is to estimate the hydrodynamic forces acting on a submerged streamlined body placed in a one-end-opened cylindrical tube moving with certain translational velocity. The best experimental design for this object is mimicking real situation, however sizes of model body and cylinder tube are just the same as those of real, for avoiding scale effects, mimicking real situation is not realizable. Hence, in this experiment, target body and cylindrical tube were designed to be towed with varying body position relative to cylindrical tube. For measuring hydrodynamic forces and flow velocity in the cylindrical tube, six one-component load cells and several one-hole Pitot tubes were used. Several conditions were checked with various end-plates those had different opening areas. Experiment results show that forces and flow velocity had different tendency with those expected, and the presence of a end-plate slows down the flow velocity in the cylindrical tube and affects pressure field in the tube to push the model submerged body forward of the tube. This tendency grows with decreasing opened area.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.311-328
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• 2017

The characteristics of boundary layers have significant effects on the aerodynamic forces and vibration of the wind turbine blade. The incorporation of active trailing edge flaps (ATEF) into wind turbine blades has been proven as an effective control approach for alleviation of load and vibration. This paper is aimed at investigating the effects of external trailing edge flaps on the flow pattern and velocity distribution within a boundary layer of a NREL 5MW reference wind turbine, as well as designing a new type of velocity sensors for future validation measurements. An aeroelastic-aerodynamic simulation with FAST-AeroDyn code was conducted on the entire wind turbine structure and the modifications were made on turbine blade sections with ATEF. The results of aeroelastic-aerodynamic simulations were combined with the results of two-dimensional computational fluid dynamic simulations. From these, the velocity profile of the boundary layer as well as the thickness variation with time under the influence of a simplified load case was calculated for four different blade-flap combinations (without flap, with $-5^{\circ}$, $0^{\circ}$, and $+5^{\circ}$ flap). In conjunction with the computational modeling of the characteristics of boundary layers, a bio-inspired hair flow sensor was designed for sensing the boundary flow field surrounding the turbine blades, which ultimately aims to provide real time data to design the control scheme of the flap structure. The sensor element design and performance were analyzed using both theoretical model and finite element method. A prototype sensor element with desired bio-mimicry responses was fabricated and validated, which will be further refined for integration with the turbine blade structures.

• International Journal of Ocean System Engineering
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2012

This study investigates flow fields and energy dissipation due to regular wave interaction with a perforated vertical breakwater, through velocity data measurement in a two-dimensional wave tank. As the waves propagate through the perforated breakwater, the incoming wave energy is reflected back to the ocean, dissipated due to very turbulent flows near the perforations and inside the chamber, and transmitted through the perforations of the breakwater. This transmitted energy is further reduced due to the presence of the perforated back wall. Hence most of the energy is either reflected or dissipated in the vicinity of the structure, and only a small amount of the incoming wave energy is transmitted through the structure. In this study, particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique was employed to measure two-dimensional instantaneous velocity fields in the vicinity of the structure. Measured velocity data was treated statistically, and used to calculate mean flow fields, turbulence intensity and turbulent kinetic energy. For investigation of the flow pattern, time-averaged mean velocity fields were examined, and discussed using the cross-sections through slot and wall for comparison. Flow fields were obtained and compared for various cases with different regular wave conditions. In addition, turbulent kinetic energy was estimated as an approach to understand energy dissipation near the perforated breakwater. The turbulent kinetic energy was distributed against wave height and wave period to see the dependence on wave conditions.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제29권6B호
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• pp.537-542
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• 2009

수위만의 함수로 작성되는 기존의 수위-유량관계곡선식을 개선하기 위하여 비교적 쉽게 취득할 수 있는 하천의 폭, 넓이, 윤변, 하상경사 등 기본적인 수리특성인자를 활용하고 확률론적 방법인 엔트로피 기법을 연계하여 하천 유량을 산정할 수 있는 방법을 제안하였다. 평균유속과 최대유속과의 관계를 분석하여 하천의 평형상태를 나타내는 엔트로피 함수를 도출하고, 이를 활용하여 하천 수리특성 인자가 반영된 유속공식으로 하천유량을 산정하는 방법이다. 캐나다 알버타 대학 등에서 제공된 수리실험실 및 자연하천 수문자료를 활용하여 유량을 산정한 결과 기존 수위-유량관계곡선식에서 추정된 유량에 비해 오차가 작고 실측치에 근사하여 개선효과가 큰 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.15-32
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• 2023

홍수 유량측정은 직접 하천에 접촉하는 방식의 경우 측정인력의 안전 문제와 다수의 인력이 필요한 점 등 어려운 점이 많다. 최근 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 현장에서 측정이 간편하고, 수면에 접촉하지 않는 비접촉방식의 전자파표면유속계 활용이 증가하고 있으나 돌발적이고 급변하는 현장 여건의 적용에 있어 어려움이 있다. 따라서, 홍수 상황에서 표면유속을 이용한 유량산정방법은 이론적이고, 경제적인 접근이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 전자파표면유속계 측정자료와 수위-유량관계곡선식 자료를 수집하여 표면유속을 이용한 지표유속법과 유속분포법을 적용 및 분석하였다. 전반적으로 동수반경 3 m 이상 또는 평균유속 2 ㎧ 이상에서는 모든 방법이 측정유량 및 환산유량과 유사한 결과로 분석되었다. 그리고 대상지점 중 수위-유량관계곡선식 고수위 범위에서 최대유속 발생 위치 구간의 최대 표면유속을 이용하여 지표유속법과 유속분포법으로 유량을 산정하였고, 환산유량과의 평균 상대오차가 모두 10% 이내로 비교적 일치하였다. 홍수시 한 개의 최대 표면유속 측정과 지표유속법 및 유속분포법을 이용한 유량산정방법은 고수위 외삽 개발에 적용할 경우 외삽추정 구간에 대한 신뢰도를 제고할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 따라서, 본 연구결과를 토대로 한 표면유속을 이용한 유량산정방법은 신속하고 효율적인 홍수 유량측정 방안이 될 것으로 기대된다.