• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.129-138
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• 1999

본 연구는 준설매립 점성토 지반의 토질정수를 효과적으로 구할 수 있는 자중 및 침투압밀시첨 기법과 현장 모형 실험장치의 개발을 중심으로 수행되었다. 이러한 모형 실험장치와 시험기법개발은 연약한 매립 지반의 침강-자중-재하압밀 과정에 대한 재현을 가능케하였다. 이러한 실험적 연구는 준설 점성토 지반의 자중압밀특성을 중심으로 이루어졌으며, 이론적인 연구로 매립점토 지반의 압밀해석시 Terzaghi의 1차원 압밀이론의 적용한계 등을 지적하였고, 이러한 문제점을 고려한 Mikasa의 자중 압밀이론을 토대로 유한차분해석을 실시하였다. 실내시험에 의해 군산 매립점토의 토질정수로 비체적-유효응력-투수계수 관계를 구하였으며 현장 모형실험을 통하여 투입단계부터 간극수압-토압-수위관계 및 침하량 등을 측정하였다. 시험에 의해 얻어진 결과는 Terzaghi의 방법과 Mikasa 자중압밀의 차분해석에 의해 비교.분석되었으며, 실측 침하량은 Terzaghi의 이론보다 Mikasa의 자중압밀이론이 비교적 잘 일치하였다.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2015

An electro hydraulic poppet valve (EHPV) and a variable orifice poppet are assembled in a single block, which is referred to as a RHINO but is also generally called a pilot-operated flow control valve. In this study, we analyzed the structure and the operating principle for a RHINO applied in a 21-ton electric excavator system. The RHINO was experimentally tested to measure the dynamic responses and the pressure energy loss. In this test, we investigated the variation in the conductance coefficient according to the increase in the supply pressure under a constant current and a variation in the flow rate according to the increase in the current. Then, the geometrical shapes and the spring stiffness of the RHINO were considered to develop an analysis model. The characteristics (current-force and hysteresis) for the solenoid based on the experimental data were reflected in the analysis model that was developed, and the reliability of the analysis model was also verified by comparing the experimental and analytical results. The developed model is thus considered to be reliable for use in a wide range of applications, including optimum design, sensitivity analysis, parameter tuning, etc.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.803-811
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• 2024

Nuclear accidents such as Fukushima Daiichi have highlighted the potential of passive safety systems to replace or complement active safety systems as part of the overall prevention and/or mitigation strategies. In addition, passive systems are key features of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), for which they are becoming almost unavoidable and are part of the basic design of many reactors available in today's nuclear market. Nevertheless, their potential to significantly increase the safety of nuclear power plants still needs to be strengthened, in particular the ability of computer codes to determine their performance and reliability in industrial applications and support the safety demonstration. The PASTELS project (September 2020-February 2024), funded by the European Commission "Euratom H2020" programme, is devoted to the study of passive systems relying on natural circulation. The project focuses on two types, namely the SAfety COndenser (SACO) for the evacuation of the core residual power and the Containment Wall Condenser (CWC) for the reduction of heat and pressure in the containment vessel in case of accident. A specific design for each of these systems is being investigated in the project. Firstly, a straight vertical pool type of SACO has been implemented on the Framatome's PKL loop at Erlangen. It represents a tube bundle type heat exchanger that transfers heat from the secondary circuit to the water pool in which it is immersed by condensing the vapour generated in the steam generator. Secondly, the project relies on the CWC installed on the PASI test loop at LUT University in Finland. This facility reproduces the thermal-hydraulic behaviour of a Passive Containment Cooling System (PCCS) mainly composed of a CWC, a heat exchanger in the containment vessel connected to a water tank at atmospheric pressure outside the vessel which represents the ultimate heat sink. Several activities are carried out within the framework of the project. Different tests are conducted on these integral test facilities to produce new and relevant experimental data allowing to better characterize the physical behaviours and the performances of these systems for various thermo-hydraulic conditions. These test programmes are simulated by different codes acting at different scales, mainly system and CFD codes. New "system/CFD" coupling approaches are also considered to evaluate their potential to benefit both from the accuracy of CFD in regions where local 3D effects are dominant and system codes whose computational speed, robustness and general level of physical validation are particularly appreciated in industrial studies. In parallel, the project includes the study of single and two-phase natural circulation loops through a bibliographical study and the simulations of the PERSEO and HERO-2 experimental facilities. After a synthetic presentation of the project and its objectives, this article provides the reader with findings related to the physical analysis of the test results obtained on the PKL and PASI installations as well an overall evaluation of the capability of the different numerical tools to simulate passive systems.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.461-467
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• 2012

$500{\mu}m$의 수력직경을 가진 마이크로 채널에서 유동 비등 시 물에 대한 마찰 압력 강하를 측정하기 위한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 실험은 열 유속 $100-400kW/m^2$, 증기건도 0-0.2 그리고 질량 유속 $200-600kg/m^2s$의 범위에서 이루어졌다. 유동 비등 시 마찰 압력 강하는 두 가지 모델을 사용하여 예측된다. 즉, 두 상의 속도가 동일하다고 가정한 균질 모델과 두 상 사이에 서로 다른 속도를 가지는 분리류 모델로 분류된다. 실험결과 이상 마찰 승수는 질량 유속이 증가함에 따라 감소한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 측정된 압력 강하 데이터는 매크로 스케일과 미니/마이크로 스케일에서 제안된 기존의 여러 상관식들과 비교하였다. 균질 모델은 본 연구에서 고려한 실험 조건에서 29.4 %의 평균 오차내에서 마찰 압력 강하를 예측하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.173-185
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• 2020

Calcareous soil is originated from marine biogenic sediments and weathering of carbonate rocks. The formation history for calcareous sediment includes complex physical, biological and chemical processes. It is preferably selected as the major fill materials for hydraulic reclamation and artificial island construction. Calcareous sands possess inter pores and complex shape are liable to be damaged at normal working stress level due to its fragile nature. Thus, the engineering properties of calcareous soil are greatly affected by its high compressibility and crushability. A series of triaxial shear tests were performed on calcareous sands derived from South China Sea under different test conditions. The effects of confining pressure, particle size, grading, compactness, drainage condition, and water content on the total amount of particle breakage for calcareous soil were symmetrically investigated. The test results showed that the crushing extent of calcareous sand with full gradation was smaller than that a single particle group under the same test condition. Large grains are cushioned by surrounding small particles and such micro-structure reduces the probability of breakage for well-graded sands. The increasing tendency of particle crushing for calcareous sand with a rise in confining pressure and compactness is confirmed. It is also evident that a rise in water content enhances the amount of particle breakage for calcareous sand. However, varying tendency of particle breakage with grain size is still controversial and requires further examination.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2008

압밀시험시 시료의 두께에 대한 직정의 비율이 크면 일반적으로 측면마찰은 없다고 간주된다. 그러나, 시료의 두께가 커질수록 측면 마찰의 영향은 무시할 수 없게 된다. 본 연구에서는 정규압밀된 카올리나이트 슬러리의 압밀시험시 측면마찰의 영향을 조사하였다. 압밀시험을 통해 압밀시험곡선, 과잉간극수압, 압밀-간극비, 투수계수-간극비 관계를 측정하였고, 압밀-간극비 관계에 있어 측면마찰의 영향을 고려하기 위해 Taylor(1942)가 제안한 식을 적용하였다. 측정된 압밀시험곡선과 과잉간극수압에 대해 수치해석 결과와 비교 분석을 통해 측면 마찰이 압밀시험에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 그 결과, 측면 마찰의 영향을 고려한 수치해석 결과는 측면 마찰을 무시한 결과보다 측정값에 근사한 것으로 나타났으며, 측면 마찰은 압밀-간극비 관계 뿐만 아니라 압밀시간에도 영향을 주는 요인이라는 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.1066-1080
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• 2024

SMART100 has a containment pressure and radioactivity suppression system (CPRSS) for passive containment cooling system (PCCS). This prevents overheating and over-pressurization of a containment through direct contact condensation in an in-containment refueling water storage tank (IRWST) and wall condensation in a CPRSS heat exchanger (CHX) in an emergency cool-down tank (ECT). The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) constructed scaled-down test facilities, SISTA1 and SISTA2, for the thermal-hydraulic validation of the SMART100 CPRSS. Three separate effect tests were performed using SISTA1 to confirm the heat removal characteristics of SMART100 CPRSS. When the low mass flux steam with or without non-condensable gas is released into an IRWST, the conditions for mitigation of the chugging phenomenon were identified, and the physical variables were quantified by the 3D reconstruction method. The local behavior of the non-condensable gas was measured after condensation inside heat exchanger using a traverse system. Stratification of non-condensable gas occurred in large tank of the natural circulation loop. SISTA2 was used to simulate a small break loss-of-coolant accident (SBLCOA) transient. Since the test apparatus was a metal tank, compensations of initial heat transfer to the material and effect of heat loss during long-term operation were important for simulating cooling performance of SMART100 CPRSS. The pressure of SMART100 CPRSS was maintained below the design limit for 3 days even under sufficiently conservative conditions of an SBLOCA transient.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.655-676
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• 2009

The first-ever integral effect test for simulating a guillotine break of a DVI (Direct Vessel Injection) line of the APR1400 was carried out with the ATLAS (Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation) from the same prototypic pressure and temperature conditions as those of the APR1400. The major thermal hydraulic behaviors during a DVI line break accident were identified and investigated experimentally. A method for estimating the break flow based on a balance between the change in RCS inventory and the injection flow is proposed to overcome a direct break low measurement deficiency. A post-test calculation was performed with a best-estimate safety analysis code MARS 3.1 to examine its prediction capability and to identify any code deficiencies for the thermal hydraulic phenomena occurring during the DVI line break accidents. On the whole, the prediction of the MARS code shows a good agreement with the measured data. However, the code predicted a higher core level than did the data just before a loop seal clearing occurs, leading to no increase in the peak cladding temperature. The code also produced a more rapid decrease in the downcomer water level than was predicted by the data. These observable disagreements are thought to be caused by uncertainties in predicting countercurrent flow or condensation phenomena in a downcomer region. The present integral effect test data will be used to support the present conservative safety analysis methodology and to develop a new best-estimate safety analysis methodology for DVI line break accidents of the APR1400.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.207-216
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 국내 서해안 연약 지반 현장에서 PBD 타설로 인한 교란 영역을 확인하기 위하여 현장지반에 10개의 간극수압계를 PBD 타설 위치로부터 10cm, 20cm, 30cm, 40cm 그리고 50cm 그리고 50cm 떨어져 설치하고 멘드렐을 이용한 PBD 강제 관입시 발생하는 과잉간극수압의 소산과정을 5m, 7m 깊이에서 측정하였다. PBD 타설로 인해 지반교란이 발생하면 연약점토 지반의 투수계수가 감소하게 되어 과잉간극수압의 소산시간에 영향을 미치게 되므로 PBD 타설거리로부터 PBD 타설 전후의 과잉간극수압 소산과정을 측정하여 Smear Zone의 범위를 정하였다. 또한 이러한 과잉간극수압 소산과정을 해석하여 PBD타설 전후의 지반 배수특성저하를 규명하였다. 과잉간극수압 소산을 해석하기 위하여 시험 지반의 강성지수가 필요한데 이러한 강성지수 측정을 위하여 Cone-Pressuremeter(CPM)시험을 병행하였다. 시험결과 멘드렐의 환산직경의 3.0-3.6배에 Smear Zone이 형성되는 것으로 조사되었으며 Teh & Houlsby의 식과 CPM을 이용한 수평압밀계수를 평가한 결과 PBD타설전후로 지반의 배수능력이 3-8배 저하된 것으로 계산되었다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1445-1449
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• 2005

The ram assembly is important equipment in fueling machine of PHWR(Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor) plant where fuel replacement is possible while the plant is in service. Troubles in the ram assembly can cause lots of difficulties in power plant operation. The ram assembly is typically composed of the B-ram, the L-Ram and the C-Ram. The B-ram is focused in this paper because it plays the most important role in the ram assembly. Among the ram fault phenomena, ram stuck phenomena are the most frequent cases in the B-ram, which has a ball screw mechanism driven by a hydraulic motor. Ram stuck phenomena are due to ball wear and damage in ball nut that increase in proportion to the number of fuel replacement. It is required to predict ram stuck phenomena before they occur. In this paper, a method is proposed for predicting ram stuck phenomena using a discrete wavelet transform. The discrete wavelet transform provides information on both the time and frequency characteristics of the input signals. The proposed method uses the frequency bandwidths of coefficients of discrete wavelet decompositions and detail coefficients of discrete wavelet transform to predict ram stuck phenomena. The signal used in this paper is a torque-related signal such as a hydraulic service outlet pressure signal in a hydraulic driving system or a current signal in a DC motor driving system. Finally, the validity of the proposed method is shown via experiment using ball nut characteristic test equipment that simulates ram stuck phenomena due to increased ball friction in ball nut.