• Wind and Structures
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.299-315
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• 2013

Numerical research on four typical configurations of noise mitigation structures and their characteristics of wind loads are reported in this paper. The turbulence model as well the model parameters, the modeling of the equilibrium atmospheric boundary layer, the mesh discretization etc., were carefully considered in the numerical model to improve the numerical accuracy. Also a numerical validation of one configuration with the wind tunnel test data was made. Through detailed analyses of the wind load characteristics with the inclined part and the wind incidence angle, it was found that the addition of an inclined part to a noise mitigation structure at-grade would affect the mean nett pressure coefficients on the vertical part, and that the extent of this effect depends on the length of the inclined part itself. The magnitudes of the mean nett pressure coefficients for both the vertical part and the inclined part of noise mitigation structure at-grade tended to increase with length of inclined part. Finally, a comparison with the wind load code British/European Standard BS EN 1991-1-4:2005 was made and the envelope of the mean nett pressure coefficients of the noise mitigation structures was given for design purposes. The current research should be helpful to improve current wind codes by providing more reasonable wind pressure coefficients for different configurations of noise mitigation structures.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.573-588
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• 2021

The interaction of cracks and water significantly affects the fracture mechanism of rocks. In this study, laboratory tests were conducted using sandstone samples containing a single fissure to explore the hydro-mechanical behaviors in the failure process of pre-cracked rocks. The internal crack characteristics were also analyzed using X-ray CT scanning. The results show that the confining pressure has the greatest effect on the mechanical properties (e.g., strengths, elastic modulus, and Poisson's ratio), followed by the fissure inclination and water pressure. At a lower fissure inclination, the confining pressure may control the type main cracks that form, and an increase in the water pressure increases the number of anti-wing cracks and the length of wing cracks and branch cracks. However, the fracture behaviors of samples with a higher fissure inclination are only slightly affected by the confining pressures and water pressures. The effect of fissure inclination on the internal crack area is reduced with the propagation from the fissure tips to the sample ends. The fissure inclination mainly affects the value of permeability but not affect the trend. The impact of pre-existing fissure on permeability is smaller than that of confining pressure and water pressure.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.32-44
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• 1998

Analysis on the study for the sodium fire mitigation was carried out using the CONTAIN-LMR code. Sodium loop building was partitioned into the many cells, in which the safety venting systems were installed for the purpose of improving the sodium fire safety and minimizing its effect on the sodium loop building. The effects of sodium fire on sodium loop building partitioned into the many cells and not partitioned were investigated. The peak pressure and temperature of each cell accompanied by sodium fire in sodium loop building partitioned were lower than those of sodium loop building not partitioned. In the case of partitioning sodium loop building, the pressures, temperatures and aerosols into cells were transferred through propagation path of CONTAIN-LMR sodium fire model simulated by this study, and the effect of sodium spray fire on sodium loop building was mitigated by partitioning building. In addition, the excessive rise of pressure into cells was prevented by installing the over-pressure exhaust valve and under-pressure exhaust valve on the flow path between cells.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2022

The interaction of planar shock wave with rectangular water column is investigated numerically. The flow phenomenon like reflection, transmission, cavitation, recirculation of shock wave, and large negative pressure due to expansion waves was discussed qualitatively and quantitatively. The numerical simulation was performed in a shock tube with a water column, and planar shock was initiated with a pressure ratio of 10. Three cases of the water column with different thicknesses, namely 0.5D, 1D, and 2D, were installed and studied. Water naturally has a higher acoustic impedance than air and mitigates the shock wave considerably. The numerical simulations were modelled using Eulerian and Volume of fluids multiphase models. The Eulerian model assumes the water as a finite structure and can visualize the shockwave propagation inside the water column. Through the volume of fluids model, the stages of breakup of the water column and mitigation effects of water were addressed. The numerical model was validated against the experimental results. The computational results show that the installation of a water column significantly impacts the mitigation of shock wave.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2010

Feedwater heaters of many nuclear power plants have recently experienced severe wall thinning damage, which will increase as operating time progresses. Several nuclear power plants in Korea have experienced wall thinning damage in the area around the impingement baffle inside feedwater heater installed downstream of the turbine extraction stream line. At that point, the extract steam from the turbine is two phase fluid at high temperature, high pressure, and high speed. Since it flows to reverse direction after impinging the impingement baffle, the shell wall of feedwater heaters may be affected by flow-accelerated corrosion. In this paper, to compare degree of shell wall thinning mitigation rate to squared type with mitigation rate of other type baffle plate, four different types of impingement baffle plate-squared, curved, mitigating type and multi-hole type-applied inside the shell. With these comparison data, this paper describes operation of experiments and numerical analysis which is composed similar condition with real feed water heater. And flow visualization is operated for verification of experiments and numerical analysis. In conclusion, this study shows that mitigating type and multi-hole type baffle plate are more effective than other baffle plate about prevention of pressure concentration and pressure value decrease.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2010

Feedwater heaters of many nuclear power plants have recently experienced severe wall thinning damage, which will increase as operating time progresses. Several nuclear power plants in Korea have experienced wall thinning damage in the area around the impingement baffle inside feedwater heater installed downstream of the turbine extraction stream line. At that point, the extract steam from the turbine is two phase fluid at high temperature, high pressure, and high speed. Since it flows to reverse direction after impinging the impingement baffle, the shell wall of feedwater heaters may be affected by flow-accelerated corrosion. In this paper, to compare degree of shell wall thinning mitigation rate to squared type with mitigation rate of other type baffle plate, three different types of impingement baffle plate-squared, curved and mitigating type-applied inside the shell. With these comparison data, this paper describes operation of experiments and numerical analysis which is composed similar condition with real feed water heater. And flow visualization is operated for verification of experiments and numerical analysis. In conclusion, this study shows that mitigating type baffle plate is more effective than other baffle plate about prevention of pressure concentration and pressure value decrease.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.11-23
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• 2010

주요 구조물의 방호를 위해 에너지 흡수 능력이 뛰어난 알루미늄 폼을 갖는 희생부재를 제안하였다. 근거리 폭발에 의한 집중된 폭파하중의 압력 저감에 대한 외연적 유한요소해석을 통한 변수 연구를 수행하였다. 폭발하중의 규모는 Z=0.48~0.95 수준으로 설정하였고 경험적 폭발하중을 이용하였다. 알루미늄 폼의 해석 변수는 밀도와 두께로 설정하였고 덮개 여부를 고려하였다. 해석 결과로 부터 밀도가 낮고 두께가 두꺼울수록 전달압력의 수준을 알루미늄 폼의 항복강도 수준으로 제어할 수 있고 폭발의 규모가 증가하면 높은 밀도의 두꺼운 희생부재가 필요함을 보였다. 덮개는 두께의 영향이 뚜렷하고 폭발압력을 분산시키는 효과를 나타내었다. 폭발의 수준에 따라 희생부재의 에너지 소산의 정도가 달라지기 때문에 이를 고려한 희생부재의 설계변수 설정이 필요하다.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 자유수면 흐름에 적용할 수 있는 연직방향에 대해 좌표변환된 3차원 동수압 모형을 제시하였다. 제시한 모형은 자유수면과 동수압의 해석을 위하여, 2중 예측-수정(double predictor-corrector)방법을 적용하였다. 본 연구에서는 정확한 동역학적 경계조건(자유수면에서의 압력은 0인 조건)을 적용하는 방법을 검토하였고, 제시한 모형을 이용한 수치모의 결과를 해석해와 비교하여 본 연구에서 제시한 모형의 우수성을 검증하였다.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2009

불포화지역의 유기화합물을 제거하기위해 지하수 흐름 해석해를 토양 진공추출 설계에 적용시켰다. 토양 공극 속의 가스 밀도가 압력에 따라 달라지므로 가스나 증기의 흐름을 지배하는 방정식은 비선형이다. 선행 연구자 의해 선형화된 방정식은 지하수 흐름의 지배방정식과 유사하다. 압력대수층과 누수대수층의 압력강하량에 대해서 Massmann의 자료를 이용하여 비교하였다. 압력대수층에 대해서는 Massmann에 의해 제시된 Theis의 해를 수정하였으며 Theis의 해를 검증하기 위해 GASSOLVE9의 프로그램을 이용하였다. Hantush의 해석해를 이용하여 누수대수층 구조에 대해서 압력 강하량을 계산하여 Massmann의 해와 비교하였다. 그 결과 압력강하량에 대해 근사적인 결과를 얻었다.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.182-193
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• 2016

Introduction of intermittent electricity production systems like wind and solar power to electricity market together with the deregulation of electricity markets resulted in numerous start/stops, load variations and off-design operation of water turbines. Hydraulic turbines suffer from the varying loads exerted on their stationary and rotating parts during load variations since they are not designed for such operating conditions. Investigations on part load operation of single regulated turbines, i.e., Francis and propeller, proved the formation of a rotating vortex rope (RVR) in the draft tube. The RVR induces pressure pulsations in the axial and rotating directions called plunging and rotating modes, respectively. This results in oscillating forces with two different frequencies on the runner blades, bearings and other rotating parts of the turbine. This study investigates the effect of transient operations on the pressure fluctuations exerted on the runner and mechanism of the RVR formation/mitigation. Draft tube and runner blades of the Porjus U9 model, a Kaplan turbine, were equipped with pressure sensors for this purpose. The model was run in off-cam mode during different load variations. The results showed that the transients between the best efficiency point and the high load occurs in a smooth way. However, during transitions to the part load a RVR forms in the draft tube which induces high level of fluctuations with two frequencies on the runner; plunging and rotating mode. Formation of the RVR during the load rejections coincides with sudden pressure change on the runner while its mitigation occurs in a smooth way.