• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.1472-1481
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• 2001

In this paper, an advanced shift controller that supervises the shift transients with adaptive compensation is presented. Modern shift control systems for vehicle automatic transmission are designe d to provide smooth transients for passengers' comfort and better component durability. In the conventional methods, lots of testing and calibration works have been done to tune gains of the controller, but it does not assure optimum shift quality at all times owing to system variations often caused by uncertainties in shifting hydraulic systems and external disturbances. In the proposed control scheme, an adaptive compensation controller with intelligent supervisor is implemented to achieve improved shift quality over the system variations. The control input pattern which generates clutch pressure commands in hydraulic actuating systems, is updated through a learning process to adjust for each subsequent shift based on continuous monitoring of shifting performance and environmental changes. The proposed algorithm is implemented and evaluated on the experimental test setup. Results from the experimental studies for several operation modes show both improved performance and adaptability of the proposed shift controller to uncertain changes of the shifting environment in vehicle power transmission systems.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.2053-2058
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• 2004

The pressurized light water cooled, medium power (330 MWt) SMART (System-integrated Modular Advanced ReacTor) has been under development at KAERI for a dual purpose : seawater desalination and electricity generation. The SMART design verification phase was followed to conduct various separate effects tests and comprehensive integral effect tests. The high temperature / high pressure thermal-hydraulic test facility, VISTA(Experimental Verification by Integral Simulation of Transient and Accidents) has been constructed to simulate the SMART-P (the one fifth scaled pilot plant) by KAERI. Experimental tests have been performed to investigate the thermal-hydraulic dynamic characteristics of the primary and the secondary systems. Heat transfer characteristics and natural circulation performance of the PRHRS (Passive Residual Heat Removal System) of SMART-P were also investigated using the VISTA facility. The coolant flows steadily in the natural circulation loop which is composed of the steam generator (SG) primary side, the secondary system, and the PRHRS. The heat transfers through the PRHRS heat exchanger and ECT are sufficient enough to enable the natural circulation of the coolant.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.466-475
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• 2017

Coolant mixing under natural circulation flow regime constitutes a key parameter that may play a role in the course of an accidental transient in a nuclear pressurized water reactor. This issue has motivated some experimental investigations carried out within the OECD/NEA PKL projects. The aim was to assess the coolant mixing phenomenon in the reactor pressure vessel downcomer and the core lower plenum under several asymmetric steady and unsteady flow conditions, and to provide experimental data for code validations. Former studies addressed the mixing phenomenon using, on the one hand, one-dimensional computational approaches with cross flows that are not fully validated under transient conditions and, on the other hand, expensive computational fluid dynamic tools that are not always justified for large-scale macroscopic phenomena. In the current framework, an unsteady coolant mixing experiment carried out in the Rossendorf coolant mixing test facility is simulated using the three-dimensional porous media capabilities of the thermal-hydraulic system CATHARE code. The current study allows highlighting the current capabilities of these codes and their suitability for reproducing the main phenomena occurring during asymmetric transient natural circulation mixing conditions.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.3196-3206
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• 2021

For the Korean design of the PCCS (passive containment cooling system) in an innovative PWR, the overall thermal resistance around a condenser tube is dominated by the heat transfer coefficient of steam condensation on the exterior surface. It has been reported, however, that the calculated heat transfer coefficients by thermal-hydraulic system codes were much lower than measured data in separate effect tests. In this study, a new empirical model of steam condensation in the presence of a noncondensable gas was implemented into the MARS-KS 1.4 code to replace the conventional Colburn-Hougen model. The selected correlation had been developed from condensation test data obtained at the JERICHO (JNU Experimental Rig for Investigation of Condensation Heat transfer On tube) facility, and considered the effect of the Grashof number for naturally circulating gas mixture and the curvature of the condenser tube. The modified MARS-KS code was applied to simulate the transient response of the containment equipped with the PCCS to the large-break loss-of-coolant accident. The heat removal performances of the PCCS and corresponding evolution of the containment pressure were compared to those calculated via the original model. Various thermal-hydraulic parameters associated with the natural circulation operation through the heat transport circuit were also investigated.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권11호
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• pp.3612-3624
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• 2021

At present, in the case of pump fast optimization, there is a problem of rapid, accurate and effective prediction of cavitation performance. In "A Cavitation Performance Prediction Method for Pumps PART1-Proposal and Feasibility" [1], a new cavitation performance prediction method is proposed, and the feasibility of this method is demonstrated in combination with experiments of a mixed flow pump. However, whether this method is applicable to vane pumps with different specific speeds and whether the prediction results of this method are accurate is still worthy of further study. Combined with the experimental results, the research evaluates the sensitivity and accuracy at different flow rates. For a certain operating condition, the method has better sensitivity to different flow rates. This is suitable for multi-parameter multi-objective optimization of pump impeller. For the test mixed flow pump, the method is more accurate when the area ratios are 13.718% and 13.826%. The cavitation vortex flow is obtained through high-speed camera, and the correlation between cavitation flow structure and cavitation performance is established to provide more scientific support for cavitation performance prediction. The method is not only suitable for cavitation performance prediction of the mixed flow pump, but also can be expanded to cavitation performance prediction of blade type hydraulic machinery, which will solve the problem of rapid prediction of hydraulic machinery cavitation performance.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.254-261
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• 2020

The structural safety of hydraulic winch drum and the gears are estimated by the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and the winch operation experiment. The mesh convergence test is performed and the applied force is the pressure on the drum converted from the rope tension in working condition. The stress of the drum calculated from the strain values of the winch operation experiment shows the agreement with that from the FEA. Most stress values are under the yield strength except for the small hole made for the wire rope fixation. The life of bearings in the drum is calculated using the life prediction formula with the reaction forces from the operation load. One of the two ball bearings shows the short life for impact condition, yet the real prototype winch system shows more life than the numerical value.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2020

In this paper, we present an experimental investigation of the frequency characteristics and a visual inspection of an oxidizer pump with a modified rear-floating ring seal for a 7-tonf turbopump. An oxidizer pump typically operates at high rotational speeds and under cryogenic conditions. Despite its low hydraulic efficiency, the floating ring seal is frequently employed as a leakage control solution for turbomachinery because it effectively reduces abrasion by friction. When the oxidizer pump starts up, the floating ring moves excursively but locks up stably against the pump casing when the contact pressure increases. The compressive force on the floating ring depends on the hydrodynamic forces induced by the flow through the floating ring. This force is controlled by the nose position of the floating ring. Based on a validation test for a 7-tonf turbopump with two types of floating rings, we concluded that the floating ring with a small diameter nose can move easily with a low contact pressure in the cooling path. This leads to instability of the pressure fluctuation around the floating ring. In contrast, a floating ring with a large diameter nose has a high contact pressure and attaches strongly to the casing, which causes wear and frictional oxidation between the contact surfaces of the impeller and the floating ring.

• Composites Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 저속충격하중을 받은 필라멘트 와인딩 탄소섬유강화 복합재 압력용기의 잔류강도 저하특성에 대한 수치해석 및 실험결과에 대해서 논한다. 복합재 압력용기의 원통부의 여러 곳에 대해 낙하 공구의 끝단을 모사한 삼각형 충격자를 사용한 저속 충격시험이 실시되었고, 유한요소해석을 수행하여 충격시의 기계적 변형 및 응력분포 거동에 대한 예측을 실시하였다. 충격하중을 받은 복합재 압력용기의 잔류강도 저하 특성을 정량적으로 평가하기 위해, 충격부위를 포함하는 원환시편을 압력용기의 실린더부로부터 채취하여, 원주방향 내압인장강도 측정 수압시험법으로부터, 원환시편의 수압파열 압력을 측정하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구를 통해 충격 에너지의 수준에 따른 잔류강도 변화가 성공적으로 계측되었으며, 복합재 압력용기의 충격손상허용을 정량적으로 평가하기 위한 유용한 방법론이 정립되었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 피압이 DCM 개량체의 역학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 피압의 크기를 조절할 수 있는 공시체용 수조를 제작하여 실내실험을 수행하였다. 피압의 크기는 실험실 규모 및 동수경사를 고려하여 결정하였다. 실험 결과, 피압의 크기가 증가함에 따라 일축압축강도, 할선탄성계수, 단위중량은 선형적으로 감소하고, 함수비는 증가하였다. 또한, 개량체의 응력-변형 거동은 피압이 증가함에 따라 취성에서 연성 형태의 거동을 보었다. 피압 작용으로 발생한 유출수는 개량체의 용탈현상으로 인해 페놀프탈레인 용액에 반응하는 결과를 보였다. 또한, SEM 촬영 결과 입자 사이에 작은 양의 에트린자이트가 형성되어 있는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.136-145
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• 2011

준설매립후 연직배수공법을 적용하여 지반개량을 수행하는 대규모 국가산업단지 조성 프로젝트를 대상으로, 각 심도별 채취된 불교란 시료를 이용하여 물리즉 특성 및 압밀 특성 등을 분석하기 위한 실내시험을 실시하였으며, 수평 압밀계수 및 현장 초기 응력 산정을 위한 콘 관입 및 소산시험을 수행하였다. 지층을 구성하고 있는 하부의 원지반 점토층과 상부의 준설 매립층은 유사한 해성점토로 구성되어 있으나, 초기 간극비와 초기 함수비, 초기 응력상태, 방향별 투수성과 압축성 등의 압밀특성에 있어서는 시간경과에 따른 압밀거동에 있어 매우 큰 차이를 보이는 다층 지반의 특성을 띠고 있다. 압밀과 관련된 응력이력이 다른 두지층의 초기응력을 산정하기 위하여 콘 관입시험 및 소산시험시의 간극수압 측정결과를 분석하였으며, 이를 통해 압밀이 진행중인 하부 원지반 점토층에서의 매립하중과 상부 성토에 의한 각 심도별 과잉간극수압 분포 및 이를 통한 초기응력을 산정할 수 있었다.