• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.263-272
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• 2014

Scattering source calculations using conventional spherical harmonic expansion may require lots of computation time to treat full-coupled three-dimensional photon-electron transport in a highly anisotropic scattering medium where their scattering cross sections should be expanded with very high order (e.g., $P_7$ or higher) Legendre expansions. In this paper, we introduce a modified scattering kernel approach to avoid the unnecessarily repeated calculations involved with the scattering source calculation, and used it with parallel computing to effectively reduce the computation time. Its computational efficiency was tested for three-dimensional full-coupled photon-electron transport problems using our computer program which solves the multi-group discrete ordinates transport equation by using the discontinuous finite element method with unstructured tetrahedral meshes for complicated geometrical problems. The numerical tests show that we can improve speed up to 17~42 times for the elapsed time per iteration using the modified scattering kernel, not only in the single CPU calculation but also in the parallel computing with several CPUs.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.952-962
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• 2015

열간 링 롤링 공법은 열간단조 후의 잠열을 이용하기 때문에 가공 부하가 적고 최종 환형제품에 가까운 제품을 제조하는 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 열간 링 롤링 공법에 의한 대형 직경의 환형 부품의 다중형상 링 제조를 목표로 AFDEX2D 및 AFDEX3D/HEXA/RING 시뮬레이터(simulator)를 이용하여 열간 단조공정부터 링 롤링 공정까지 연계된 공정을 유한요소 해석하였다. 또한 링 롤링공정의 유한요소해석 시간을 줄이기 위해 소성변형이 일어나고 있는 영역에서만 요소망을 조밀하게 재구성하는 이중요소 시스템을 적용하였다. 이 유한요소해석 결과를 바탕으로 실제 공정을 설계하고 실험하여 개발된 제품이 품질 규격을 만족하는지를 확인하였다. 또한 링 롤링 실험 완성품을 통하여 부품의 품질수준 및 공정능력을 평가하였다. 그 결과, 개발된 환형 부품은 40%의 투입재료 감소과 최종 제품의 원소재 회수율이 24% 증가하였다. 또한 링 롤링 제품은 내, 외경의 진원도가 0.5mm로 우수하였으며 공정능력 분석결과 외경 Cpk 1.49, 내경 Cpk 0.85를 확보하여 환형 부품의 다중 형상 열간 링 롤링 공정의 최적화를 실현하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.783-796
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• 2014

The coarse mesh finite difference (CMFD) method is applied to the discontinuous finite element method based discrete ordinate calculation for source convergence acceleration. The three-dimensional (3-D) DFEM-Sn code FEDONA is developed for general geometry applications as a framework for the CMFD implementation. Detailed methods for applying the CMFD acceleration are established, such as the method to acquire the coarse mesh flux and current by combining unstructured tetrahedron elements to rectangular coarse mesh geometry, and the alternating calculation method to exchange the updated flux information between the CMFD and DFEM-Sn. The partial current based CMFD (p-CMFD) is also implemented for comparison of the acceleration performance. The modified p-CMFD method is proposed to correct the weakness of the original p-CMFD formulation. The performance of CMFD acceleration is examined first for simple two-dimensional multigroup problems to investigate the effect of the problem and coarse mesh sizes. It is shown that smaller coarse meshes are more effective in the CMFD acceleration and the modified p-CMFD has similar effectiveness as the standard CMFD. The effectiveness of CMFD acceleration is then assessed for three-dimensional benchmark problems such as the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and C5G7MOX problems. It is demonstrated that a sufficiently converged solution is obtained within 7 outer iterations which would require 175 iterations with the normal DFEM-Sn calculations for the IAEA problem. It is claimed that the CMFD accelerated DFEM-Sn method can be effectively used in the practical eigenvalue calculations involving general geometries.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.194-203
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• 2002

This paper is the first step fur thermo-mechanical stress analyses of part with coated layer under contact load. A lot of coated material is applied in many structures to endure severe situation, like thermal stresses, high temperature gradients, irradiation, impacts by microscopic meteorites, and so on. In this part we are going to apply the FEM to analyze space parts with a coated layer subjected to a contact load thermo-mechanically. Coating layer is very thin in comparision with the structure, therefore it should take more times and behaviors to analyze whole model. In these reason we develop the FEM method of analyzing part with coated layer under contact load using partial model. Steady state temperature distribution of the part is obtained first, and then we apply quasi-static external load on the part. To obtain the final stage of solution, we compute the total solution, and by subtracting the thermal strain from the total ones we get the mechanical strains to compute stresses of the parts. In using the FEM, one has to discretize the model into many sub-domain, finite elements. The method is consisited of two steps. First step is to analyze the whole model with rather coarse meshes. Second step we cut a small region near the loading point, and analyze with very fine meshes. This method is allowable by the Saint-Venant's principle. And then, we finally shall check the therma1 load on the stresses of the space part with coating layer with or without substrate cracks. Then, we predict the actual behaviors of the part used in space.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.94-103
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• 2001

수치해석 방법을 이용하여 실험으로 구한 머리전달함수 (Head Related Transfer Function: HRTF)를 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션으로 대치하고, 청취자의 머리 주변에서의 음장을 가시화하는 방법에 대해 다룬다. 본 논문에서는 경계요소법 (Boundary Element Method)과 무한요소법 (Infinite-Finite Element Method)의 두 가지 방법을 이용한다. 지금까지는 더미헤드 (Dummy-Head)등을 이용한 실험으로 머리전달함수를 구하였는데 이 실험에는 상당한 시간과 장비가 필요하다. 3차원 레이저스캐너를 이용하여 KEMAR 더미헤드의 형상을 측정하고 이것을 여러 다른 요소 수를 가지는 경계요소모델 및 무한요소모델로 변환하여 머리전달함수를 계산하고 모델의 요소 크기와 적용 가능한 주파수 대역과의 관계에 대해 분석한다. 측정을 통해 구한 머리전달함수와 비교하여 모델을 검증하고 음향학의 상반원리를 적용하여 머리전달함수의 데이터베이스를 구한다. 또한 몇 가지 가상음향 시스템에 대한 음장해석을 통해 주파수 및 시간영역에서의 음장을 가시화한다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.17-27
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• 1991

본 논문에서는 구조물의 응력확대 계수를 균열선단주위에서 정의되는 표면적분법에 의하여 구하는 방법을 연구하였다. 통상의 J적분법을 변형시켜 표면 적분법을 유도하였으며 물체력을 고려하는 경우도 포함시켰다. 유한요소 해석결과를 입력변수로 받아들여 표면적분법으로 응력확대계수 $K_I$과 $K_{II}$를 구하는 프로그램을 작성하였다. 형상비(요소길이/균열길이)가 25% 정도인 요소망에서 본 논문에서 제안한 포물선형태의 평활곡선함수를 사용한 결과, 외측적분반경이 균열길이의 1/3~1 되는 구간에서 비교적 정확한 응력확대 계수가 얻어지는 것을 알수 있었다.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2014

암석과 같은 입자들로 구성된 구조체의 거동을 일반적인 요소망을 이용한 유한요소해석으로 구현하기 어렵다. 이는 입자로 구성된 구조체의 거동 해석시 입자간의 상호작용을 무시할 수 없기 때문이다. 본 연구에서는 입자로 구성된 구조체(rock-berm)의 분할에 Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) 기법을 이용하여 충돌해석을 수행하고 이를 기존의 Lagrange 기법을 사용한 해석결과와 비교하여 SPH 기법의 적용 가능성을 알아보았다. 결과적으로 SPH 기법이 입자로 구성된 구조체의 충돌해석에 사실적인 모사가 가능한 것으로 파악되었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2002년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.841-843
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• 2002

A novel and simple method, which can be used to automatically regenerate 3D finite element meshes, is presented in the paper. This technique based on the structural deformation analysis. It is problem independent and can be used to renew the mesh of any kind of 3D shape design system whether the geometric surface is parameterized or not. The mesh deformation degree can be adjusted by choosing suitable subregion and giving proper parameters. It is sufficient to obtain a smooth contour with proper mesh quality. Application to the optimum design of shielding plate shows the effectiveness of the proposed technique.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전력기술부문A
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.38-42
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• 2004

In this paper we analyzed the electromagnetic behavior of a superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) under the quench state using FEM. The analysis model used in this work is 5.5 KVA meander-line type SFCLs which are currently developed by Superconductor Power System Lab in Korea Electric Power Research Institute. Meshes of 3,650 triangular elements were used in the analysis of this SFCL. Analysis results showed that the distribution of current density was concentrated to inner curved line in meander-line type SFCL and the maximum current density was 14.61 A/$m^2$ and also the maximum Joule heat was 2,030 W/$m^2$ in this region. We think that the new and the modified structure must be considered for an uniform distribution of the electromagnetic field.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2016

In shipbuilding, hull assemblies are manufactured by welding. The thermal deformation caused by the welding produces shape deformation. Counter-deformed design methods have been used in shipyards to cope with the weld-induced deformation of ship assembles. Finite element methods (FEMs) are frequently used to estimate welding distortion in the counter-deformed design. For the estimation of welding distortion, producing uniform rectangular elements is required to enter thermal loads on the welding line and obtain accurate analysis results. In this paper, a new automatic mesh generation method is proposed for prediction of welding deformation in FEM. Meshes are constructed for test cases to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed mesh generation method.