• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.146-151
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• 2016

This study concentrates on the design of floater for 15kW-class wave energy converter that extracts the ocean energy by oscillating vertically along the wave motion. The floater connects to a arm structure that connects to a hydraulic cylinder, which drives a hydraulic generator. The study mainly focuses on the structural analysis of the floater. Previous studies have been conducted using a miniature model; however, this study focuses on the size selection of the floater for a full scale model. Static structural analysis is conducted using fine numerical grids. Due to the complexity of the whole model, it is analyzed as a separate component. There are several load cases for each floater size, and they are analyzed thoroughly for stress (von-mises, shear, and normal) and deformation. The initial design was conducted by scaling up from the miniature model of the previous study, and the final design has been redesigned by changing the thickness and internal support structure shape.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2015

Ocean waves have huge amounts of energy, even larger than wind or solar, which can be extracted by some mechanical device. This can be done by creating a system of reacting forces, in which two or more bodies move relative to each other, while at least one body interacts with the waves. This moves the floater up and down. The floaters are connected to an arm structure, which are mounted on a fixed hull structure. Hence, the structure of the floater is very important. A static structural analysis with FSI (Fluid-Structure Interaction) analysis is conducted. To achieve the pressure load for the FSI analysis, the floater is simulated on a wave generator using rigid body motion. The structural analysis is done to examine the stresses on the whole system, and four types of flange and floater are optimized. The result shows that the structure of floater with wood support is the safest.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.617-622
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• 2013

해양 부유체 내부 유체는 파랑에 의한 외력을 받게 되면 슬로싱(sloshing)이 발생하게 된다. 부유체의 슬로싱에 의한 영향을 해석하기 위해서, 파랑에 의한 부유체의 거동뿐만 아니라 슬로싱에 의한 부유체의 응답을 고려한 결합적인 해석이 필요하다. 전산유체역학(CFD) 해석에 있어서, 외란은 비선형 파랑인 Stokes 5차 이론을 사용했고, 유동 해석은 Navier-Stokes 방정식과 Shear-Stress Transport(SST) 난류 모델을 이용하였다. 해양 부유체는 Pitch, Heave 운동에 대한 2자유도 해석을 진행 하였고, 결과에서는 슬로싱을 포함한 강체 운동을 확인 할 수 있다.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.95-111
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• 2011

Increasing numbers of floating offshore wind turbines are planned and designed these days due to their high potential in massive generation of clean energy from water depth deeper than 50 m. In the present study, a numerical prediction tool has been developed for the fully-coupled dynamic analysis of FOWTs in time domain including aero-blade-tower dynamics and control, mooring dynamics, and platform motions. In particular, the focus of the present study is paid to the dynamic coupling between the rotor and floater and the coupled case is compared against the uncoupled case so that their dynamic coupling effects can be identified. For this purpose, a mono-column mini TLP with 1.5MW turbine for 80m water depth is selected as an example. The time histories and spectra of the FOWT motions and accelerations as well as tether top-tensions are presented for the given collinear wind-wave condition. When compared with the uncoupled analysis, both standard deviations and maximum values of the floater-responses/tower-accelerations and tether tensions are appreciably increased as a result of the rotor-floater dynamic coupling, which may influence the overall design including fatigue-life estimation especially when larger blades are to be used.

• 공업화학
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2006

본 연구는 독립적 기공(또는 기포)을 함유하고 특히, $50kg_f/cm^2$의 압력에도 외형의 변화가 없고, 상온의 액화석유가스 (liquefied petroleum gas; LPG)에 72 h 침적시 무게 변화율이 5 wt% 이내인 LPG 고압 탱크용 발포 부표의 제조 기술을 개발하는데 목적이 있다. 각각의 다른 유황(325 Mesh와 400 Mesh)과 발포제(foaming agent)로 제조된 부표의 내압침적 실험에서 무게 변화율은 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나 유황 400 Mesh와 발포제 AC를 이용한 부표의 기공이 더 작고 독립 기포율이 높았다. $50kg_f/cm^2$ 수압 실험에서 중립열분해(medium thermal; MT) 카본을 사용한 부표가 중보강성(semi reinforcing furnace; SRF) 카본보다 작은 무게 변화율을 나타내었다. 또한, 제조된 부표를 후처리($60^{\circ}C$, 24 h)한 경우 부표내 기공벽의 경도와 내압성이 증가되었다. 한편, 제조된 부표의 비중 0.30 이하인 제품은 찌그러지거나 깨지는 현상이 발생하고 비중이 0.35 이상으로 높으면 부력이 떨어져 부표로서 기능을 하지 못하였다. 그러므로, $50kg_f/cm^2$의 내압성을 가지기 위해서는 비중이 0.30~0.35인 부표가 가장 우수한 성능을 갖는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.77-85
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• 2016

The characteristics of filter/adsorber granular activated carbon (F/A GAC) were investigated by measuring various parameters, which include surface area, pore volume, abrasion number, floater, and water-soluble ash. The correlation between parameters was also evaluated. Moreover, rapid small-scale column test (RSSCT) was conducted for adsorption characteristics. Thirteen F/A GAC were tested, and the average values of abrasion number and water-soluble ash were 88.9 and 0.15%, respectively. F/A GAC with the larger external surface area and greater mesopore volume had the lower abrasion number, which indicated that it was worn out relatively easily. Water-soluble ash of coconut-based GAC (about 2.6%) was greater than that of coal-based GAC (less than 1%), and the pH of solution was increased with GAC, which had the higher water-soluble ash. On the other hand, floater of thirteen F/A GAC was divided as two groups, which one group had relatively higher floater (2.7~3.5%) and the other group had lower floater (approximately 0.5%). The results of RSSCT indicated that coconut-based GAC (i.e. relatively higher water-soluble ash) had less adsorption capacity. Moreover, adsorption capacity of coal-based GAC with larger surface area and greater mesopore volume was superior to others.

• 공업화학
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.82-86
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• 2006

일반 휘발유 및 LPG용 자동차와 각종 유량계기 등에 사용되는 국산 부표는 $150^{\circ}C$ 이상의 엔진오일에 장시간 띄워 놓으면 연료의 침투로 인하여 중량과 부피의 변화로 외관이 팽창하거나 조직이 이완된다. 본 연구에서는 고온에서도 중량 및 부피의 변화(3% 이내)가 적으며 내유성 및 내열성을 갖는 고온 엔진 오일용 발포부표 제조에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 부표의 기본 재료인 NBR을 HNBR로 대체하여 제조한 TROF II-3은 고온($150^{\circ}C$)의 오일에 100 h 동안 띄워 놓은 경우에 2.90%의 중량 변화율과 2.56%의 부피 변화율을 나타내었다. 또한, 무게와 부피 변화는 NBR을 사용한 경우(TROF I-3)보다 $150^{\circ}C$에서 각각 10.81%, 3.08%로 더 작은 변화율을 나타내었다. TROF II-3은 고온의 오일에서 중량과 부피에 대한 변화가 작고 제품의 외관과 비중도 일정하게 유지되므로 고온의 엔진오일용 부표로서 적합한 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2019년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.98-100
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• 2019

In the past, there were several researchers investigating waves generated by a small boat. Wave generated by a ship can be divided into two distinct systems of waves, such as transverse and diverging waves. It is necessary to understand the behavior of a ship in waves generated by a small boat near port in the view point of ship safety. In this study, the motion of moored floater in waves generated by a small boat near port is investigated. The model test is performed in waves in a square tank in Changwon National University (CWNU). IMU and optical-based system which uses the technique of recording and capturing attitude with respect time are used for measuring 6DOF motion of the moored floater. In addition, tension gauges are used to measure the tension of mooring lines. The effect of waves generated by a small boat on motion of the moored floater near port is investigated through performing the model test in various wave directions of virtually but reasonably assumed wave scenarios.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.741-754
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• 2002

In this paper we present an error bound for cubic spline approximation of conic section curve. We compare it to the error bound proposed by Floater [1]. The error estimating function proposed in this paper is sharper than Floater's at the mid-point of parameter, which means the overall error bound is sharper than Floater's if the estimating function has the maximum at the midpoint.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2014

We have developed the novel device that can extract energy from ocean waves utilizing the heaving motion of a floating mass. The major components of the energy converter are: a floater, a counterweight, a cable, a driving pulley, two idler pulleys, a ratchet, and a generator. The device generates power through the tension force in the cable and the weight difference between the floater and the counterweight. When the system is at static free condition, the tension in the cable is equal to the weight of the counterweight which is minimum. Therefore it is desirable to keep the counterweight lighter than the floater. However, experiments show that during the rise of the water level, the torque generated by weight of the counterweight is insufficient to rotate the driving pulley which causes the cable on the floater side to slack. The proposed application of the tension pulley rectifies these problems by preventing the cable from becoming slack when the water level rises. In this paper, the dynamics model is modified to incorporate the dynamics of the tension pulley. This has been achieved by first writing the dynamical equations for the tension pulley and the energy converter separately and combining them later. This paper investigates numerically the effect of the tension pulley on various physical quantities such as the cable tension, the floater displacement, and the floater velocity. Results obtained indicate that this application is successful in suppressing large fluctuations of the cable tension.