• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.435-440
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• 2012

Objective : The purpose of this study is to find the optimal stiffness and volume of bone cement and their biomechanical effects on the adjacent vertebrae to determine a better strategy for conducting vertebroplasty. Methods : A three-dimensional finite-element model of a functional spinal unit was developed using computed tomography scans of a normal motion segment, comprising the T11, T12 and L1 vertebrae. Volumes of bone cement, with appropriate mechanical properties, were inserted into the trabecular core of the T12 vertebra. Parametric studies were done by varying the volume and stiffness of the bone cement. Results : When the bone cement filling volume reached 30% of the volume of a vertebral body, the level of stiffness was restored to that of normal bone, and when higher bone cement exceeded 30% of the volume, the result was stiffness in excess of that of normal bone. When the bone cement volume was varied, local stress in the bony structures (cortical shell, trabecular bone and endplate) of each vertebra monotonically increased. Low-modulus bone cement has the effect of reducing strain in the augmented body, but only in cases of relatively high volumes of bone cement (>50%). Furthermore, varying the stiffness of bone cement has a negligible effect on the stress distribution of vertebral bodies. Conclusion : The volume of cement was considered to be the most important determinant in endplate fracture. Changing the stiffness of bone cement has a negligible effect on the stress distribution of vertebral bodies.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제29권5B호
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• pp.429-439
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• 2009

댐 붕괴로 인한 극한홍수가 발생하였을 경우, 홍수경보에 대한 대응시간은 일반적인 홍수의 경우보다 훨씬 짧다. 수치모형은 홍수파의 전파양상을 예측하고, 범람지역, 홍수파 도달시간 그리고 침수심 등에 관한 정보를 제공하는데 있어 강력한 도구가 될 수 있다. 그러나 댐 붕괴로 인한 홍수파의 전파는 불연속 흐름이나 마른하도의 전파를 포함하고 있으므로, 수학적으로 표현하기 어려운 경우가 많다. 그럼에도 불구하고 최근에 유한체적기법을 이용하여 댐 붕괴로 인한 홍수범람을 모의하기 위한 수치모형의 개발이 많이 이루어졌다. 유한체적기법은 적분보존형 방정식을 기본으로 하고 있으므로, 불연속 흐름이나 충격파의 해석에 용이하다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 2차원 보존형 천수방정식의 해석을 위해 유한체적기법과 Riemann 근사해법을 이용한 수치모형을 개발하였다. 그리고 예측단계와 수정단계에서 연속방정식과 운동량 방정식의 보존변수 재구성을 위해 수면경사법과 연계한 MUSCL 기법을 적용하여 시간과 공간에서 2차정확도를 얻었다. 개발한 유한체적모형을 2차원 부분적 댐 붕괴 해석 및 삼각형 융기를 가진 하도에 대한 댐 붕괴 해석에 적용하고, 적용결과를 실험자료 및 기존 연구자의 계산결과와 비교하여 개발모형을 검증하였다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.48-61
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• 1989

본 논문에서는 게이트의 길이가 0.7${\mu}m$인 n형 GaAs MESFET를 2차원적으로 수치 해석하였으며, 이동도를 국부 전계의 함수로 취하는 드리프트 -확산 모델을 사용하였다. 이산화 방법으로는 종래에 사용되던 FDM(finite difference method), FEM(finite element method)을 사용치 아낳고 Control-Volume Formulation을 사용하였으며, numerical scheme으로는 기존의 hybrid scheme이나 upwind scheme 대신에 exponential scheme과 거의 근사한 power-law scheme을 사용하였다. 이때 드리프트 속도와 확산 속도의 비율을 나타내는 Peclet number의 개념을 사용하였으며, 이 개념을 사용하여 control volume의 경계에서 numerical scheme을 고려한 전류식을 제안하였다. 앞에서 고려한 모델들과 수치해석 방법을 사용하여 시뮬레이션한 I-V 특성은 기존 노문의 결과와 일치하였다. 따라서 본 논문의 결과가 GaAs MESFET를 위한 유용한 2차원 시뮬레이터가 될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 I-V 특성외에 채널 밑바닥에서이 속도 및 전계 분포를 통해 드리프트-확산 모델을 고려한 경우에 발생하는 속도 포화의 메카니즘을 제시했고, Dipole의 발생위치 및 발생 원인과 드레인 전류와의 관계 등에 대해서도 제시했다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.73-77
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 여러 가지의 절단면 형상을 구비한 중공축이 동등한 최적을 갖는 경우에 대한 변위거동 안전성을 유한요소법으로 해석하였다. FEM 해석결과에 의하면, 외측튜브, 중간튜브, 내측튜브와 이들 튜브 사이를 연결하기 위해 X-타입 또는 Y-타입의 칼럼을 설치하였을 때 중공축 길이의 중간부에서 발생하는 최대 변위량을 줄여주는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 하중을 지지하기 위해 구비된 X-타입 또는 Y-타입의 칼럼을 위상차 없이 외측튜브와 내측튜브를 중심축을 향해 직접 연결하면 중공축의 변위량을 줄이는 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 동등한 체적을 갖는 중공축에서 발생하는 수직 변위량을 줄여주고, 변위거동 안전성을 높이기 위해서는 하중을 지지하기 위한 칼럼의 두께를 두껍게 설계하는 것이 바람직함을 알 수 있다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2010

In this paper, the diffraction problems for fixed offshore structures are solved using a hybrid scheme. In this hybrid scheme, potential-based solutions and the Navier-Stokes-based finite volume method (FVM) with a volume-of-fluid (VOF) method are combined. We introduce a buffer zone for efficient wave-making and damping. In this buffer zone, the near field solution from FVM-VOF is gradually changed to Stokes' 2nd order wave solutions. Three different models, including the truncated cylinder, sphere, and wigleyIII model, are numerically investigated in regular waves with a wave steepness of 1/30. The efficiency and accuracy of the hybrid scheme are numerically validated from results using different domain sizes and buffer zones. The wave exciting forces from the FVM-VOF simulations are compared with experiments and potential-based solutions from the higher-order boundary element method (HOBEM). This comparison shows good agreement between the hybrid scheme and potential-based solutions.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.759-766
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• 2018

This paper presents a high-speed axial-flux machine which utilizes the idea of sinusoidal shaped pole combined with a consequent iron-pole. The target of the proposed machine is the cost reduction of the relatively expensive Samarium-Cobalt (SmCo) permanent magnet (PM) material and the torque per PM volume improvement by using sinusoidal consequent-pole rotor. The effectiveness of the proposed machine is validated by comparing it with conventional consequent-pole and with conventional PM machines using 3-D finite element method (FEM) simulations. The comparison and analysis is done in terms of back electro-motive force (back-EMF) harmonic contents, torque per PM volume and torque ripple characteristics. The simulation results show that the proposed machine is suitable and cost-effective for high-speed and high torque per PM volume applications. Furthermore, due to the consequent pole, the magnetic flux saturation and the overload current torque-capability are also presented and discussed in the paper.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.635-644
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• 2009

The optimum design of power yacht belongs to the nonlinear constrained optimization problems. The determination of scantlings for the bow structure is a very important issue with in the whole structural design process. The derived design results are obtained by the use of real-coded micro-genetic algorithm including evaluation from Lloyd's Register small craft guideline, so that the nominal limiting stress requirement can be satisfied. In this study, the minimum volume design of bow structure on the power yacht was carried out based on the finite element analysis. The target model for optimum design and local structural analysis is the bow structure of a power yacht. The volume of bow structure and the main dimensions of structural members are chosen as an objective function and design variable, respectively. During optimization procedure, finite element analysis was performed to determine the constraint parameters at each iteration step of the optimization loop. optimization results were compared with a pre-existing design and it was possible to reduce approximately 19 percents of the total steel volume of bow structure from the previous design for the power yacht.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2022

The demand for electric vehicles has increased because of environmental regulations. The lithium-ion battery, the most widely used type of battery in electric vehicles, is composed of a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. It is manufactured according to the pole plate, assembly, and formation processes. To improve battery performance and increase manufacturing efficiency, the manufacturing process must be optimized. To do so, simulation can be used to reduce wasted resources and time, and a finite-element method can be utilized. For high simulation quality, it is essential to reflect the material properties of the electrode by considering the pores. However, the material properties of electrodes are difficult to derive through measurement. In this study, the representative volume element method, which is a homogenization method, was applied to estimate the representative material properties of the electrode considering the pores. The representative volume element method assumes that the strain energy before and after the conversion into a representative volume is conserved. The method can be converted into one representative property, even when nonhomogeneous materials are mixed in a unit volume. In this study, the material properties of the electrode considering the pores were derived. The results should be helpful in optimizing the electrode manufacturing process and related element technologies.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2005

Linear motor can be directly applied to the system needed linear motions without rotary motions. To control high-speed and high-resolution, the development of the linear motors is recently required in the high-integrated and speed process industry This paper presents thermal and vibration analyses as well as measurement standards of the newly developed linear motors through analyzing the thermal behaviors and vibration characteristics of the advanced products. The thermal measurements are conducted for comparing the developed linear motor with the advanced linear motor and the Finite Volume Method(FVM) is used to identify the measurement results. And then the vibration measurement are carried out in the developed and advanced linear motors with respect to the speed. To identify the measurement results, the Finite Element Method is utilized in the developed and advanced linear motors, respectively. The FVM, FEM, and experiments make it possible to understand these characteristics. The improvement is suggested through their results conducted experiment and analyses.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.581-586
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• 2009

This paper presents an optimal design of magnetorheological(MR) damper based on analytical methodology and finite element analysis. The proposed MR damper consists of MR valve and gas chamber. The MR valve is constrained in a specific volume and the optimization problem identifies geometric dimensions of the valve structure that maximize the pressure drop of the MR valve or damping force of the MR damper. In this work, the single-coil annular MR valve structure is considered. After describing the schematic configuration and operating principle of MR valve and damper, a quasi-static model is derived based on Bingham model of MR fluid. The magnetic circuit of the valve and damper is then analyzed by applying the Kirchoff’s law and magnetic flux conservation rule. Based on the quasi-static modeling and the magnetic circuit analysis, the optimization problem of the MR valve and damper is built. The optimal solution of the optimization problem of the MR valve structure constrained in a specific volume is then obtained and compared with the solution obtained from finite element method.