• 천문학회보
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.73.3-73.3
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• 2019

The AGN unification model suggested the presence of obscuring material, a dusty torus, to explain the various types of AGN. IR SED model fitting is a crucial tool to probe the structure and properties of the dusty torus. We use a sample of 16 local quasi-stellar objects in Martinez-Paredes et al. (2017) with obtained NIR and MIR high-angular resolution (~0.3") imaging data from EMIR, CIRCE and CanariCam on the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) while 4 objects have NIR high-angular resolution photometry from NICMOS/HST from the literature. The unresolved NIR emission from the NIR image analysis and low-resolution Spitzer/IRS spectra are used to construct NIR-MIR SEDs covering a larger spectral range. We investigate the sensitivity of the geometrical (e.g. viewing angle) and physical parameters (e.g. optical depth) of the clumpy dusty torus model of Nenkova et al. and the clumpy disk+outflow model of Hoenig et al. We aim to investigate the minimal dataset needed to well constrain the parameters of the models and derive the properties of the dusty torus. These results will allow us to plan future observations for a larger sample of high luminosity AGNs with the James Webb Space Telescope and the Giant Magellan Telescope.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2013

Some systems such as missiles and ammunitions are used only one time in combat or emergency situation. Predicting correct storage reliability is very important for those systems which are inspected periodically. Many researches have been done for predicting the storage reliability using generally exponential or Weibull failure distribution. However, recent studies show the hazard functions follow various types of failure distributions. So in this paper, we proposed a generalized model that measures the storage reliability regardless of type of failure distributions. And this model reflects inspection error and failures that might be occurred during periodical check and within storage term as well.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2021

무기체계는 최근 고도의 신기술과 비용이 투자되어 첨단화, 정밀화 복합 기능화 등의 특징을 가진 형태로 변화하고 있다. 유도무기체계의 경우 주어진 임무를 한번만 수행하게 되는 One-Shot 시스템으로서 전원이 인가되어 임무를 수행하기까지 오랜 시간 동안 저장 되는 것이 특징이다. 이에 따라 유도무기체계의 경우도 경제적인 운용과 사용자의 안전성을 보장하는 측면에서 신뢰성이 보장되어야 한다. 특히 유도무기체계 중 보증탄의 형태로 개발된 유도탄의 경우, 개발단계 시 장기 저장 환경을 고려한 신뢰도 유지 기준이 제시 되고 이를 유지하기 위한 최적화된 점검주기가 필요하다. 본 연구는 현재 군에서 장기간 운용 중인 OO 유도탄을 대상으로 점검주기 간 발생한 정비현황 및 사격결과를 기초로 수학적 모형에 의한 추세 검정, 적합도 검정, 분포 분석 등을 통하여 실측 신뢰도를 산출한다. 이를 통하여 개발단계 시 설정된 점검주기 모델(Martinez 기법)에 적용하여 개선된 점검주기를 활용 가능한지 여부를 판단한다. 마지막으로 이러한 연구 결과 자료를 종합하여 점검주기 연장에 따른 정책적 관리방안을 제언한다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2017

Drosophila melanogaster is a useful model organism that offers essential insights into developmental and cellular processes shared with humans, which has been adapted for large scale analysis of medically important microbes and to test the toxicity of heavy metals, industrial solvents and other poisonous substances. We here give a brief review of the use of the Drosophila model in medical mycology, discuss the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by the opportunistic human pathogen, Aspergillus fumigatus, and give a brief summary of what is known about the toxicity of some common fungal VOCs. Further, we discuss the use of VOC detection as an indirect indicator of fungal growth, including for early diagnosis of aspergillosis. Finally, we hypothesize that D. melanogaster has promise for investigating the role of VOCs synthesized by A. fumigatus as possible virulence factors.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.1296-1309
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• 2024

The aim of this work is to explore the effect of the double subdiffusion on the stability in BWRs. A BWR novel reduced order model with double subdiffusion effects: reduced order fractional model (DS-F-ROM) to describe the neutron and heat transfer processes was proposed for this study. The double subdiffusion was developed with a fractional-order two-equation model, and with different fractional-orders and relaxation times. The stability analysis was carried out using the root-locus method and change from the s to the W domain and were confirmed using the time-domain evolution of neutron flux for a unit step change in reactivity. The results obtained using the reduced fractional-order model are presented for different anomalous diffusion coefficient values. Results are compared with normal diffusion and P1 equations, which are obtained straightforwardly with DS-ROM when relaxation time tends to zero, and when the anomalous diffusion coefficient tends to one, respectively.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2018

장시간 저장되어 있다가 사용되는 일회성 군수장비 시스템의 경우, 저장 시간이 지남에 따라 저장신뢰도에 변화가 발생하게 된다. 이에 사용시점이 도래하였을 때 제품 사용에 있어 저장신뢰도가 중요한 품질특성으로 작용하게 되며, 기존의 연구들은 저장신뢰도 향상을 위하여 최적의 정기검사주기 산출을 위한 연구에 초점이 맞춰져 있었다. 본 연구에서는 정기검사주기 뿐 아니라 설계신뢰도를 포함한 분석을 통해 융합적인 관점에서 저장신뢰도에 두 인자가 얼마나 영향을 미치는지 분석을 수행하였다. 이를 위해 일회성 시스템의 대표적인 제품인 유도탄에 기존의 Martinez 저장신뢰도 결정모델을 적용하여 각각 설계신뢰도와 정기검사주기가 미치는 정량적인 효과에 대하여 분석을 수행하였다. 분석 결과를 통해, 현 제품의 설계신뢰도 범주 내에서는 설계신뢰도보다는 정기검사주기 관리가 저장신뢰도 향상에 더 중요한 요인이라는 것을 확인해 볼 수 있었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제84권4호
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• pp.561-573
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• 2022

This paper presents a new model to obtain the minimum area of the contact surface for rectangular isolated footings, considering that the contact surface works partially to compression (a part of the contact surface of the footing is subjected to compression and the other is not in compression or tension). The methodology is developed by integration to obtain the axial load "P", moment around the X axis "M_x" and moment around the Y axis "M_y". This document presents the simplified and precise equations of the four possible cases of footing subjected to uniaxial bending and five possible cases of footing subjected to biaxial bending. The current model considers the contact area of the footing that works totally in compression, and other models consider the contact area that works partially under compression and these are developed by very complex iterative processes. Numerical examples are presented to obtain the minimum area of rectangular footings under an axial load and moments in two directions, and the results are compared with those of other authors. The results show that the new model presents smaller areas than the other authors presented.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권5호
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• pp.519-528
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• 2021

One of the most efficient designs of solar trackers for photovoltaic panels is the single-axis tracker, which holds the panels along a torque tube that is driven by a motor at the central section. These trackers have evolved to become extremely slender structures due to mechanical optimization against static load and the need of cost reduction in a very competitive market. Owing to the corresponding decrease in mechanical resistance, some of these trackers have suffered aeroelastic instability even at moderate wind speeds, leading to catastrophic failures. In the present work, an analytical and experimental approach has been developed to study that phenomenon. The analytical study has led to identify the dimensionless parameters that govern the motion of the panel-tracker structure. Also, systematic wind tunnel experiments have been carried out on a 3D aeroelastic scale model. The tests have been successful in reproducing the aeroelastic phenomena arising in real-scale cases and have allowed the identification and a close characterization of the phenomenon. The main results have been the determination of the critical velocity for torsional galloping as a function of tilt angle and a calculation methodology for the optimal sizing of solar tracker shafts.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.495-506
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• 2020

Monitoring of complex processes faces several challenges mainly due to the lack of relevant sensory information or insufficient elaborated decision-making strategies. These challenges motivate researchers to adopt complex data processing and analysis in order to improve the process representation. This paper presents the development and implementation of quality monitoring framework based on a model-driven approach using embedded artificial intelligence strategies. In this work, the strategies are applied to the supervision of a microfabrication process aiming at showing the great performance of the framework in a very complex system in the manufacturing sector. The procedure involves two methods for modelling a representative quality variable, such as surface roughness. Firstly, the hybrid incremental modelling strategy is applied. Secondly, a generalized fuzzy clustering c-means method is developed. Finally, a comparative study of the behavior of the two models for predicting a quality indicator, represented by surface roughness of manufactured components, is presented for specific manufacturing process. The manufactured part used in this study is a critical structural aerospace component. In addition, the validation and testing are performed at laboratory and industrial levels, demonstrating proper real-time operation for non-linear processes with relatively fast dynamics. The results of this study are very promising in terms of computational efficiency and transfer of knowledge to manufacturing industry.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.169-189
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• 2010

This paper describes the use of coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Rigid Body Dynamics (RBD) in modelling the aerodynamic behaviour of wind-borne plate type objects. Unsteady 2D and 3D Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) CFD models are used to simulate the unsteady and non-uniform flow field surrounding static, forced rotating, auto-rotating and free-flying plates. The auto-rotation phenomenon itself is strongly influenced by vortex shedding, and the realisable k-epsilon turbulence modelling approach is used, with a second order implicit time advancement scheme and equal or higher order advection schemes for the flow variables. Sequentially coupling the CFD code with a RBD solver allows a more detailed modelling of the Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) behaviour of the plate and how this influences plate motion. The results are compared against wind tunnel experiments on auto-rotating plates and an existing 3D analytical model.