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Numerical Analysis of Added Mass Coefficient for Outer Tubes of Tube Bundle in a Circular Cylindrical Shell (원통 내부에 배열된 외곽 전열관의 유체 부가질량계수 해석)

  • Yang, Keum-Hee;Ryu, Ki-Wahn
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.203-209
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    • 2016
  • According to the wear detection history for the steam generator tubes in the nuclear power plant, the outer tubes inside the steam generator have more problems on the flow-induced vibration than inner tubes. Many researchers and engineers have used a specified added mass coefficient for a given tube array during the design stage of the steam generator even though the coefficient is not constant for entire tube in cylindrical shell. The aim of this study is to find out the distribution of added mass coefficients for each tube along the radial location. When numbers of tubes inside a cylindrical shell are increased, values of added mass coefficients are also increased. Added mass coefficients at outer tubes are less than those of inner tubes and they are decreased with increasing the gap between the outermost tube and the cylindrical shell. It also turns out when the gap between the outermost tube and the cylindrical shell approaches infinite value, the added mass coefficient converges to an asymptotic value of given tube array in a free fluid field.

Fault state detection and remaining useful life prediction in AC powered solenoid operated valves based on traditional machine learning and deep neural networks

  • Utah, M.N.;Jung, J.C.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.52 no.9
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    • pp.1998-2008
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    • 2020
  • Solenoid operated valves (SOV) play important roles in industrial process to control the flow of fluids. Solenoid valves can be found in so many industries as well as the nuclear plant. The ability to be able to detect the presence of faults and predicting the remaining useful life (RUL) of the SOV is important in maintenance planning and also prevent unexpected interruptions in the flow of process fluids. This paper proposes a fault diagnosis method for the alternating current (AC) powered SOV. Previous research work have been focused on direct current (DC) powered SOV where the current waveform or vibrations are monitored. There are many features hidden in the AC waveform that require further signal analysis. The analysis of the AC powered SOV waveform was done in the time and frequency domain. A total of sixteen features were obtained and these were used to classify the different operating modes of the SOV by applying a machine learning technique for classification. Also, a deep neural network (DNN) was developed for the prediction of RUL based on the failure modes of the SOV. The results of this paper can be used to improve on the condition based monitoring of the SOV.

Design and Performance Evaluation of a Faraday Cage and an Aerosol Charger (패러데이 케이지와 에어로졸 하전기의 설계 및 성능평가)

  • Ji, Jun-Ho;Bae, Kwi-Nam;Hwang, Jung-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.315-323
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    • 2004
  • An electrical cascade impactor is a multi-stage impaction device to separate airborne particles into aerodynamic size classes using particle charging and electrical detection techniques. A Faraday cage and an aerosol charger, which are basic components of the electrical cascade impactor, were designed and evaluated in this study. The low-level current response of the Faraday cage was investigated with changing particle size and air flow rate by using sodium chloride (NaCl) particles. The response of the prototype Faraday cage was very similar to that of a commercial aerosol electrometer (TSI model 3068) within ${\pm}$5% for singly-charged particles. The response linearity of the prototype Faraday cage could be extended up to flow rate of 30 L/min. For the performance evaluation of the aerosol charger the monodisperse liquid dioctyl sebacate (DOS) particles, with diameters of 0.1∼0.8$\mu\textrm{m}$, were generated using spraying from an atomizer followed by evaporation-condensation process. Typical performance parameters of the aerosol charger such as P$.$n, wall loss, and elementary charges per particle were evaluated. The performance of the prototype aerosol charger was found to be close to that of the aerosol charger used in an electrical low pressure impactor (ELPI, Dekati).

Experimental Study and Numerical Modeling of Keyhole Behavior during CO2 Laser Welding

  • Kim, Jong-Do;Oh, Jin-Seok;Kil, Byung-Lea
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.282-292
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    • 2007
  • The present paper describes the results of high speed photography, acoustic emission (AE) detection and plasma light emission (LE) measurement during $CO_2$ laser welding of 304 stainless steel in different processing conditions. Video images with high spatial and temporal resolution allowed to observe the melt dynamics and keyhole evolution. The existence of keyhole was confirmed by the slag motion on the weld pool. The characteristic frequencies of flow instability and keyhole fluctuations at different welding speed were measured and compared with the results of Fourier analyses of temporal AE and LE spectra. The experimental results were compared with the newly developed numerical model of keyhole dynamics. The model is based on the assumption that the propagation of front part of keyhole into material is due to the melt ejection driven by laser induced surface evaporation. The calculations predict that a high speed melt flow is induced at the front part of keyhole when the sample travel speed exceeds several 10 mm/s. The numerical analysis also shows the hump formation on the front keyhole wall surface. Experimentally observed melt behavior and transformation of the AE and LE spectra with variation of welding speed are qualitatively in good agreement with the model predictions.

An Implementation of ARM 920T Processor-based Ultrasonic Spirometer and Improvement of Its Sensitivity (ARM 920T 프로세서 기반의 초음파 폐활량계 구현 및 감도 향상 연구)

  • Lee, Cheul-Won;Kim, Young-Kil
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.268-273
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    • 2005
  • The spirometer is a medical device that measures the instantaneous velocity of the respiratory gas flow capacity. It is used for testing the condition of the lung and patient monitoring. It measures the absolute capacity difference that includes the flow capacity signal. In this paper, by using an ultrasound sensor that reduce+ the error caused by the inertia and pressure it has improved the transmission and receiving signal. This has enabled patients with weak respiratory to use the spirometer. Also, by using the ARM 920T Processor, a precise and prompt detection system was implemented.

An Image-based Augmented Reality System for Multiple Users using Multiple Markers (다수 마커를 활용한 영상 기반 다중 사용자 증강현실 시스템)

  • Moon, Ji won;Park, Dong woo;Jung, Hyun suk;Kim, Young hun;Hwang, Sung Soo
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.21 no.10
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    • pp.1162-1170
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    • 2018
  • This paper presents an augmented reality system for multiple users. The proposed system performs ar image-based pose estimation of users and pose of each user is shared with other uses via a network server. For camera-based pose estimation, we install multiple markers in a pre-determined space and select the marker with the best appearance. The marker is detected by corner point detection and for robust pose estimation. the marker's corner points are tracked by optical flow tracking algorithm. Experimental results show that the proposed system successfully provides an augmented reality application to multiple users even when users are rapidly moving and some of markers are occluded by users.

Is Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography Old-fashioned?: One Institutional Validity Study

  • Han, Pan-Yeal;Kim, Jae-Hoon;Kang, Hee-In;Moon, Byung-Gwan;Lee, Seung-Jin;Kim, Joo-Seung
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.63-66
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    • 2008
  • Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between various transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography parameters and clinical vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Methods : This study enrolled 40 patients presented with aneurysmal SAH between September 2006 and August 2007. We measured differences of mean blood flow velocity (BFVm), highest systolic blood flow velocity (BFVh), and Lindegaard ratio (LR) in the middle cerebral artery on TCD examination. These parameters were evaluated for correlation with clinical vasospasm by univariate analysis and the receiver operating characteristic analysis. Results : Twelve patients (30%) developed clinical vasospasm. The best TCD parameters for the detection of clinical vasospasm were revealed to be differences of BFVm, BFVh, and LR values between $1^{st}$ TCD test and $3^{rd}$ TCD (7 cm/s. 11.5 cm/s, 0.45 respectively). The positive predictive value of anyone of three parameters was 60% and the negative predictive value was 100%. Conclusion : TCD is still considered a useful tool for screening clinical vasospasm. To confirm the predictive value of the above parameters. further prospective study will be needed.

Determination of Sulfur-Containing Odorants in Natural Gas by Gas Chromatography/Flame Photometric Detection (GC/FPD에 의한 천연가스 중 황 함유 부취제의 정량)

  • Choi, Yong-Wook;Kim, Jong-Hun;Choe, Kun-Hyung;Shin, Sung-Sik
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.349-359
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    • 1994
  • A gas chromatographic method for analyzing the gas odorants concentration in natural gas was studied. Eight odorants involving TBM and THT were completely separated by using OV-10 column. The optimization of several interrelated key parameters affecting the response of FPD such as hydrogen flow rate, air flow rate and detector temperature were accomplished. A permeation device was used to obtain calibration curves of TBM and THT. This analytical method has applied to measure TBM and THT used as a natural gas odorant blend in natural gas pipeline. In order to elucidate the relationship between odor level and odorant level feasibility test of fragrance meter was demonstrated.

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The Heightfield Based Cartoon Liquid Simulation Using GPU (GPU를 이용한 높이맵 기반 카툰 액체 시뮬레이션)

  • Song, gi-won;Ryoo, seung-tack
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.152-156
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    • 2009
  • The goal of this study is to represent heightfield-map based cartoon liquid simulation using GPU. To do this, we examine the optical and flow features of liquid. So far, NPR represent study for gas and liquid advanced in computer graphics. In this study the flow of fluid represent using a trivial algorithm using a non-physical method, and optical of liquid represent ratio of value of reflection and refraction using fresnel equation. Cartoon represent of liquid different from the existing method, that the value of reflection and refraction on the environment map. Edge detection represent jump edge of liquid. As a result, the liquid simulation could represent a cartoon.

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A Study on Microwave-FM-CW Detection System for the Sutomatic Optimal Point Traffic Control (교통신호의 자동최적점제어를 위한 마이크로파 FM-CW 검지계통에 관한 연구)

  • 양흥석;김호윤
    • 전기의세계
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 1973
  • An automatic point traffic control method is recommended for more idealistic traffic flow over coarse road netowrks. The automatic control apparatus recommended, consists of a transceiver, amplifier, digital-to-analog converter, signal light controller for emergency and steady state, and digital counter as monitor. The transmitter sends a signal to the target vy means of Microwave-FM-CW and a diode detector picks up the echo signal. Thus the operation of the entire system will be carried out through an open loop state. Some factors necessary for an ideal detector system are rapid response, longevity and stability. An analytical method of the Doppler effect substitutes the conventional frequency deviation into the amplitude of detector output. The changing rate of amplitude is proportional to the voltage of the detector output. Some induced formula from Maxwell's radiation field theory ensures this new method, and, new method, and proves the fact with an experimental data presentation. Stability depends upon Klystron as an oscillator and a diode as a detector. the transceiver installation affects on the response and sensitivity of the system. In accordance with the detector output, several targets are easily classified by amplitudes on the scope. The traffic flow, i.e., target movement which is analyzed by the amplitude method, is shown through the scope and indicates it on the digital counter. The best efficiency for the amplitude analysis can be attained through use of an antenna having the highest sensitivity.

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