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Effect of initial ground temperature measurement on the design of borehole heat exchanger (초기 지중온도 측정이 지중 열교환기 설계에 미치는 영향)

  • Song, Yoon-ho;Kim, Seong-Kyun;Lee, Kang-Kun;Lee, Tae-Jong
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.600-603
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    • 2009
  • We compared relative importance of thermal conductivity and initial ground temperature in designing borehole heat exchanger network and also we test accuracy of ground temperature estimation in thermal response test using a proven 3-D T-H modeler. The effect of error in estimating ground temperature on calculated total length of borehole heat exchanger was more than 3 times larger than the case of thermal conductivity in maximum 20% error range. Considering 10% of error in estimating thermal conductivity is generally acceptable, we have to define the initial ground temperature within 5% confidence level. Utilizing the mean annual ground surface temperature and the geothermal gradient map compiled so far can be a economic way of estimating ground temperature with some caution. When performing thermal response test for estimating ground temperature as well as measuring thermal conductivity, minimum 100 minutes of ambient circulation is required, which should be even more in case of very cold and hot seasons.

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FE model of electrical resistivity survey for mixed ground prediction ahead of a TBM tunnel face

  • Kang, Minkyu;Kim, Soojin;Lee, JunHo;Choi, Hangseok
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.301-310
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    • 2022
  • Accurate prediction of mixed ground conditions ahead of a tunnel face is of vital importance for safe excavation using tunnel boring machines (TBMs). Previous studies have primarily focused on electrical resistivity surveys from the ground surface for geotechnical investigation. In this study, an FE (finite element) numerical model was developed to simulate electrical resistivity surveys for the prediction of risky mixed ground conditions in front of a tunnel face. The proposed FE model is validated by comparing with the apparent electrical resistivity values obtained from the analytical solution corresponding to a vertical fault on the ground surface (i.e., a simplified model). A series of parametric studies was performed with the FE model to analyze the effect of geological and sensor geometric conditions on the electrical resistivity survey. The parametric study revealed that the interface slope between two different ground formations affects the electrical resistivity measurements during TBM excavation. In addition, a large difference in electrical resistivity between two different ground formations represented the dramatic effect of the mixed ground conditions on the electrical resistivity values. The parametric studies of the electrode array showed that the proper selection of the electrode spacing and the location of the electrode array on the tunnel face of TBM is very important. Thus, it is concluded that the developed FE numerical model can successfully predict the presence of a mixed ground zone, which enables optimal management of potential risks.

A NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS ON THE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF A ROTOR SYSTEM ON THE WHIRL TOWER (주변 구조물을 포함하는 훨타워 로터 블레이드 공력 해석)

  • Kang, Hee-Jung
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.78-84
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    • 2012
  • Numerical calculations were performed to investigate the influence in aerodynamic characteristics of a rotor system by surrounding structures and the ground effect for the rotor blade on a whirl tower is also investigated. Three dimensional Navier-Stokes simulations were carried out by using unstructured overset mesh technique and parallel computation. The calculated hover performance showed good agreement with the experimental result and showed that the structures around the whirl tower did not affect the aerodynamic characteristics of the blade. The ground effect was studied by comparing with the numerical result for the out of ground condition and the result of an analytic model.

State-of-the-Art of WIG(Wing-In-Ground Effect) Ships and Application of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (위그선 연구현황과 전산유체역학의 응용)

  • Kang Kuk-Jin
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.14-19
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    • 2005
  • The paper introduces the state-of-the art of WIG ship and application field of the CFD to WIG ship development. WIG ships are highly efficient and fast transport vehicles which take advantage of benefits of ground effect. Chapter 1 describes the characteristics of WIG ship. Chapter 2 reviews the research works of Russia, German, Chinese, Korea and etc. Chapter 3 explains the kind of WIG ship categorized by the main operational mode and take-off system. Chapter 4 describes about the application field of CFD to WIG ship development procedure.

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Comparative Study on Numerical Analysis Methods on the 2D Ground Effect (2차원 지면효과에 대한 수치해석 기법 비교 연구)

  • Kim, Yoon-Sik;Shin, Myung-Soo;Cho, Yong-Jin
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.21 no.3 s.76
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    • pp.16-25
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    • 2007
  • A comparative study on the turbulent flaw simulation and the potential flaw analysis has been performed. A law Mach number preconditioned Navier-Stokes solver, using the multi-block grid method and a panel method based on the velocity potential, have been developed and validated by comparison to the experimental data. The present numerical analysis methods are applied to the ground effect problem around the NACA 4412 airfoil. It has been confirmed that the potential flaw analysis on the ground effect, using the image method, is consistent, to some degree, with the viscous calculations for high Reynolds number flows.

Chemical Substitution Effect on Energetic and Structural Differences between Ground and First Electronically Excited States of Thiophenoxyl Radicals

  • Yoon, Jun-Ho;Lim, Jeong Sik;Woo, Kyung Chul;Kim, Myung Soo;Kim, Sang Kyu
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.415-420
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    • 2013
  • Effect of chemical substitution at the para-position of the thiophenoxyl radical has been theoretically investigated in terms of energetics, structures, charge densities and orbital shapes for the ground and first electronically excited states. It is found that the adiabatic energy gap increases when $CH_3$ or F is substituted at the para-position. This change is attributed to the stabilization of the ground state of thiophenoxyl radical through the electron-donating effect of F or $CH_3$ group as the charge or spin of the singly-occupied molecular orbital is delocalized over the entire molecule especially in the ground state whereas in the excited state it is rather localized on sulfur and little affected by chemical substitutions. Quantitative comparison of predictions based on four different quantum-mechanical calculation methods is presented.

A Study on the Ground Input Motion for Seismic Analysis of Structures (구조물의 내진 해석을 위한 지반 입력운동의 산정에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, In-Moo;Song, Tae-Won;Huh, Young
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.5-18
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    • 1989
  • The ground input motions used for seismic analysis of structures are studied in this paper, The one-dimensional wave propagation theory, the simple transfer function by Elsabee and Morray, and the finite element method that can account for the effect of scattering field, respectively, are used to get the ground input motions, and the results by these methods are compared among others. The responses of structures are also computed by both finite element analysis and elastic half space analysis, using the ground input motions obtained by the different methods mentioned above, and the computed results are analyzed. In addition, the parameteric study Is performed to analyze the effect of the increase of soil stiffness on the response of structures, and on that of the ground input motions. The responses of structures obtained are compared with the results obtained using the Building Code on seismic analysis for structures in Korea. The results of this study show that the ground input motions obtained without considering the effect of scattering field was 2 times larger than those with scattering effect, concluding that the effect of scattering field may not be ignored when obtains the ground input motion.

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A Study on a Shielding Effect of the Messenger Wires in Distribution Lines (배전선로에서의 조가선 차폐 효과 연구)

  • Kim, In-Soo;Han, Woong;Yeo, Sang-Min;Kim, Chul-Hwan;Weon, Bong-Ju;Lim, Yong-Hun
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.58 no.3
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    • pp.431-436
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    • 2009
  • As the telecommunication lines bring into widespread use, one of the most important aspects related to power distribution systems is effectively to evaluate the effect on the telecommunication lines from power lines. One of the efficient methods to evaluate the effect is to measure the induced voltage of a telecommunication line as a result of a ground-loop. If the power lines cause high induced voltage, the ground reference in the telecommunication lines is no longer a stable potential, so signals may ride on the noise. A ground loop is common wiring conditions where a ground current may take more than one path to return to the grounding electrode at the arrangement between the power lines and telecommunication lines. When a multi-path connection between the power lines and telecommunication line circuits exists, the resulting arrangement is known as a ground loop. Whenever a ground loop exists, there are potential for damages or abnormal operations of the telecommunication lines. The power lines can induce the voltage on the communication line. The effects can be calculated by considering the inductances and capacitances. However, if we assume that there are only power lines, it doesn't have a practical meaning because there are conductors with other purpose in the neighborhood of the lines. If we consider that case, we need more complex system. Therefore we suggest more complex system considering the conductors with other purpose in the neighborhood of the lines. The neutral wires and the overhead ground wires are considered for calculating the induced voltage. We assume that there are the messenger wires beside the power line as a result of increased use of them. The main purpose of this paper is a study on a shielding effect of messenger wires in the distribution lines. EMTP(Electro-Magnetic Transients Program) program is used for the induced voltage calculation.

Shaking table tests on the seismic response of slopes to near-fault ground motion

  • Zhu, Chongqiang;Cheng, Hualin;Bao, Yangjuan;Chen, Zhiyi;Huang, Yu
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.133-143
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    • 2022
  • The catastrophic earthquake-induced failure of slopes concentrically distributed at near-fault area, which indicated the special features of near-fault ground motions, i.e. horizontal pulse-like motion and large vertical component, should have great effect on these geo-disasters. We performed shaking table tests to investigate the effect of both horizontal pulse-like motion and vertical component on dynamic response of slope. Both unidirectional (i.e., horizontal or vertical motions) and bidirectional (i.e., horizontal and vertical components) motions are applied to soft rock slope model, and acceleration at different locations is reordered. The results show that the horizontal acceleration amplification factor (AAF) increases with height. Moreover, the horizontal AAF under unidirectional horizontal pulse-like excitations is larger than that subject to ordinary motion. The vertical AAF does not show an elevation amplification effect. The seismic response of slope under different bidirectional excitations is also different: (1) The horizontal AAF is roughly constant under horizontal pulse-like excitations with and without vertical waves, but (2) the horizontal AAF under ordinary bidirectional ground motions is larger than that under unidirectional ordinary motion. Above phenomena indicate that vertical component has limited effect on seismic response when the horizontal component is pulse-like ground motion, but it can greatly enhance seismic response of slope under ordinary horizontal motion. Moreover, the vertical AAF is enhanced by horizontal motion in both horizontal pulse-like and ordinary motion. Thence, we should pay enough attention to vertical ground motion, especially its horizontal component is ordinary ground motion.

Composite Ground Effects on Small Area Replacement Ratio of Sand Piles (면적치환비가 작은 샌드파일 설치지반에서의 복합지반효과)

  • Chun, Byung Sik;Yeoh, Yoo Hyeon
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.57-69
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    • 2001
  • Sand pile is widely used as a ground improvement method. Although the primary purpose of constructing sand pile is accelerating consolidation, composite ground effect also can be gained by constructing sand pile. This study was accomplished to understand composite ground effect on the ground improved by sand piles which were applied as vertical drainage material when area replacement ratio was small relatively. For determining bearing capacities of origin ground and sand piles and analysing interaction between embankment and origin ground, bearing tests and earth pressure monitoring are performed. From the results, it turned out that the contribution of sand pile as a load bearing mechanism is not substantial. However, the bearing capacity of sand pile was increased to sixty percentages when compared with origin ground. The increasement of bearing capacity could be caused the change of consolidation characteristics during the process of consolidation by overburden load. Therefore, the composite ground effects depending on stiffness increasement of sand pile would be estimated as a factor decreasing consolidation settlement.

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