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Finite element analysis of high-density polyethylene pipe in pipe gallery of nuclear power plants

  • Shi, Jianfeng;Hu, Anqi;Yu, Fa;Cui, Ying;Yang, Ruobing;Zheng, Jinyang
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.3
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    • pp.1004-1012
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    • 2021
  • High density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe has many advantages over metallic pipe, and has been used in non-safety related application for years in some nuclear power plants (NPPs). Recently, HDPE pipe was introduced into safety related applications. The main difference between safety-related and non-safety-related pipes in NPPs is the design method of extra loadings such as gravity, temperature, and earthquake. In this paper, the mechanical behavior of HDPE pipe under various loads in pipe gallery was studied by finite element analysis (FEA). Stress concentrations were found at the fusion regions on inner surface of mitered elbows of HDPE pipe system. The effects of various factors were analyzed, and the influence of various loads on the damage of HDPE pipe system were evaluated. The results of this paper provide a reference for the design of nuclear safety-related Class 3 HDPE pipe. In addition, as the HDPE pipes analyzed in this paper were suspended in pipe gallery, it can also serve as a supplementary reference for current ASME standard on Class 3 HDPE pipe, which only covers the application for buried pipe application.

Structuring Risk Factors of Industrial Incidents Using Natural Language Process (자연어 처리 기법을 활용한 산업재해 위험요인 구조화)

  • Kang, Sungsik;Chang, Seong Rok;Lee, Jongbin;Suh, Yongyoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.56-63
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    • 2021
  • The narrative texts of industrial accident reports help to identify accident risk factors. They relate the accident triggers to the sequence of events and the outcomes of an accident. Particularly, a set of related keywords in the context of the narrative can represent how the accident proceeded. Previous studies on text analytics for structuring accident reports have been limited to extracting individual keywords without context. We proposed a context-based analysis using a Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithm to remedy this shortcoming. This study aims to apply Word2Vec of the NLP algorithm to extract adjacent keywords, known as word embedding, conducted by the neural network algorithm based on supervised learning. During processing, Word2Vec is conducted by adjacent keywords in narrative texts as inputs to achieve its supervised learning; keyword weights emerge as the vectors representing the degree of neighboring among keywords. Similar keyword weights mean that the keywords are closely arranged within sentences in the narrative text. Consequently, a set of keywords that have similar weights presents similar accidents. We extracted ten accident processes containing related keywords and used them to understand the risk factors determining how an accident proceeds. This information helps identify how a checklist for an accident report should be structured.

Dangerous goods warehouse storage accident and safety management: evidence from Chinese data analysis (중국의 위험물 창고 보관사고 분석 및 안전관리방안에 관한 연구)

  • Miao Su;Yanfeng Liu;Du Siwen;Keun-sik Park
    • Korea Trade Review
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.149-166
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    • 2021
  • This paper aims to reduce the frequency of dangerous goods storage accidents in China. Advocating the managers of warehousing and logistics enterprises to pay attention to the operation process of dangerous goods warehousing business. Improving the safe storage and management capabilities of dangerous goods warehouses. This article first collects official data on dangerous goods storage accidents in China and conducts a general statistical analysis of the accidents. Based on the results of accident statistics and related literature research on dangerous goods storage management, establish a dangerous goods storage safety management factor system, use the analytic hierarchy process, establish a factor importance questionnaire and implement data collection. Through statistics, this paper finds that the storage accidents of dangerous goods in China in the past ten years mainly occurred in the inbound phase of dangerous goods and the storage phase of dangerous goods warehouses. Through the results of the analytic hierarchy process, it is found that the professionalism of the dangerous goods storage practitioners, the compliance of the practitioners with safety regulations, and the awareness of operational safety are the most important.

Characteristics of Insulation Resistance of Cable according to Temperature Rise and Over-Current for Process of the Melting Furnace (용해로의 공정상 온도상승 및 과전류에 따른 케이블의 절연저항 특성)

  • Suk Bong Ko;Doo-Hyun Kim;Sung-Chul Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.22-27
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    • 2024
  • The purpose of this study is to explore the trend in insulation resistance values according to temperature and overcurrent by conducting an investigation on the actual condition and experiments on the electrical wiring during the melting furnace process. In addition, the Arrhenius equation is used to determine whether temperatures in the furnace operating process can be applied to the actual field. In the investigation of the actual condition, the insulation resistance started to decrease seven years after replacement, even though cables in oil pump A were replaced in 2010. Both the experimental and theoretical values of the insulation resistance obtained using the Arrhenius equation decreased with an increase in temperature. Errors in insulation resistance (MΩ) values between tests and the Arrhenius equation ranged from ±2 to ±10, demonstrating a high similarity. Results revealed that when the insulation resistance cannot be measured in a manufacturing workplace (quarterly analysis), it can be estimated by partially applying the Arrhenius equation.

On the Optimal Selection of Smart Phone by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP를 이용한 스마트폰의 최적선정에 관한 연구)

  • Chung, Soon-Suk;Kim, Kwang-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2010.11a
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    • pp.199-207
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    • 2010
  • Decision analysis has becomes an important technique for decision making in the face of uncertainty. It is characterized by enumerating all the available courses of action, identifying the payoffs for all possible outcomes, and quantifying the subjective probabilities for the all possible random events. When the data are available, decision analysis becomes a powerful tool for determining an optimal course of action. In this paper, we use the analytic hierarchy process in weights calculating. For the purpose of making optimal decision, the data of three different smart phones models are used.

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Design and Operation of Value Stream Mapping (VSM 설계와 운영방안)

  • Choi, Sung-Woon;Lee, Chang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.149-157
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    • 2006
  • This paper suggests the design and operation of value stream mapping(VSM) applied to project management, such as R&D, IT Investment. First this study represents design methodology of VSM process using SIPOC(Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Costumer). Second, this paper considers the identification and improvement plan about non-added value time for VSM using FPC(Flow Process Chart) and PERT/CPM. Last, this paper proposes VSM scheduling method using PERT/CPM and CCPM(Critical Chain Project Management)

A Study for Productivity Progress of Assembly Process Improvement for manu/auto open and closed type air-machine (수/자동 개폐식 환풍기 조립공정개선을 위한 생산성 향상에 관한 연구)

  • 정영득;박주식;오지영;강경식
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this paper is to solve the problem that is occuring in assembly process and to progress the productivity by process analysis methods for manu-open and closed model(DWV-20/25DRG), and auto-open and cloesd model(DWV-20/25/DRA)-ventilation fan. Also, this paper is studied by data of 'D' company's product.

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A Study on the Decision making for Remodeling Company using AHP (AHP기법을 이용한 광장동 S-아파트 시공업체 선정에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jong-Ho;Kim, Hyeon-Jeong;Choe, Do-Han;Lee, Dong-Myeong;Eom, Gi-Su
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2012.04a
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    • pp.655-666
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    • 2012
  • Remodeling is a process which creates a new environment based on the formal building. So we should reflect residents' demands faithfully and complement weak points of the formal building throughly, after grasping many problems, when we have a plan to do a remodeling. This study aims to make decision for remodeling company using AHP(Analytic Hierarchy Process).

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Design and Operation of Acceptance Control Chart Using Variable Acceptance Sampling Scheme Based on Operating Characteristics(OC) Curve (계량 규준형 샘플링 검사 스킴을 이용한 합격판정 관리도의 설계 및 운영)

  • Choi, Sung-Woon
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.443-450
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    • 2008
  • This paper is to present design principle and operation strategy of acceptance control chart by the use of OC-Based sampling inspection for continuous data. The unified control limits for acceptance control chart when considering both APL(Acceptable Process Level) and RPL(Rejectable Process Level) are proposed. The control limits can be also extended to the acceptance control chart with unknown process standard deviation.

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The Process of JP Publication in relation with Drug Regulation in Japan and International Harmonization

  • Kojima, Shigeo
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.35-37
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    • 2003
  • Efficacy and safety of drugs are evaluated in the process of drug registration along with the basis of setting test method and acceptance criteria for assuring quality of the drugs. Quality of drugs plays a key role to guarantee the efficacy and safety of drugs approved in the evaluation process at the marketing stage after approval. Most important role of pharmacopoeia is to give the basis of assuring the quality of drugs. (omitted)

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