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Utility scale solar power development in Nepal

  • Adhikari, Rashmi
    • Bulletin of the Korea Photovoltaic Society
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.86-91
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    • 2020
  • Nepal is among the richest in terms of water resource availability and it is one of the most important natural resources of the country. Currently, 72% of the population is electrified through the national grid system. The power generation mix into the grid is hydro dominated with minor shares generated from solar and thermal (accounts for less than 1%). To achieve sustainable development in the power sector it is essential to diversify power generation mix into the grid. Knowing the facts, the government has a plan to achieve a 5-10% share of power generation from solar and mix it into the grid system. Solar is the second most abundant, prominent and free source of renewable in the context of Nepal. This study mainly focuses on the grid-connected solar system, its importance, present status, government efforts, and its need. It is based on the review of literature, news published in national newspaper online news and international organization's report.

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Friction and Wear Behavior Between Carbon and Copper (탄소와 구리의 마찰 및 마모에 관한 분자 동역학 시뮬레이션)

  • Kim Kwang-Seop;Kang Ji-Hoon;Kim Kyung-Woong
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.102-108
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, friction and wear behaviors between monocrystalline, defect-free copper and carbon on the atomic scale are investigated by using 2-dimensional molecular dynamics simulation. It is assumed that all interatomic forces are given by Morse potential. The deformation of carbon is assumed to be neglected and vacuum condition is also assumed. Average friction and normal forces for various surface conditions, various scratch speeds and scratch depths are obtained from simulations. Changes of wear behaviors for various scratch speeds and surface conditions are investigated by observing snapshots in scratch process. The effects of surface conditions, scratch speeds, and scratch depths on the friction force, normal force, and friction coefficient are also investigated.

A Study on Scale-Invariant Features Extraction and Distance Measurement for Localization of Mobile Robot (이동로봇의 위치 추정을 위한 스케일 불변 특징점 추출 및 거리 측정에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Dae-Seop;Jang, Mun-Suk;Ryu, Je-Goon;Lee, Eung-Hyuk;Shim, Jae-Hong
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2005.10b
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    • pp.625-627
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    • 2005
  • Existent distance measurement that use camera is method that use both Stereo Camera and Monocular Camera, There is shortcoming that method that use Stereo Camera is sensitive in effect of a lot of expenses and environment variables, and method that use Monocular Camera are big computational complexity and error. In this study, reduce expense and error using Monocular Camera and I suggest algorithm that measure distance, Extract features using scale Invariant features Transform(SIFT) for distance measurement, and this measures distance through features matching and geometrical analysis, Proposed method proves measuring distance with wall by geometrical analysis free wall through feature point abstraction and matching.

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Facture Simulation using Molecular Dynamics on a PC Cluster (PC 클러스터 상에서 분자동역학을 이용한 파괴 모사)

  • Choi, Deok-Kee;Ryu, Han-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.11a
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    • pp.252-257
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    • 2001
  • With the help of newly arrived technology such as PC clustering, molecular dynamics (MD) seems to be promising for large-scale materials simulations. A cost-effective cluster is set up using commodity PCs connected over Ethernet with fast switching devices and free software Linux. Executing MD simulations in the parallel sessions makes it possible to carry out large-scale materials simulations at acceptable computation time and costs. In this study, the MD computer code for fracture simulation is modified to comply with MPI (Message Passing Interface) specification, and runs on the PC cluster in parallel mode flawlessly. It is noted that PC clusters can provide a rather inexpensive high-performance computing environment comparing to supercomputers, if properly arranged.

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Flow and Temperature Characteristics in a Circular Impinging Jet (원형 충돌 제트에서의 유동 및 온도 특성)

  • Kim Jungwoo;Choi Haecheon
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.237-240
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    • 2002
  • In the present study, we perform LES of turbulent flow and temperature fields in a circular impinging jet at Re=5000 for two cases of H/D=2 and 6 (H denotes the distance between the jet exit and flat plate, and D does the diameter of the jet exit). In the case of H/D=2, the regular vortical structures observed in free jet do not exist because of the smaller distance than the potential core. The Nusselt number on the wall is largest at $r/D{\cong}10.67$ where vortex rings Impinge. At $r/D{\cong}1.5{\~}2.0$, the vortex rings induce the secondary vortices, resulting in a secondary peak in the Nusselt number there. In the case of H/D=6, the vortex rings change into three-dimensional vortical structures and the small-scale vortices impinge on the flat plate. The increase of turbulent intensity due to small-scale vortices results in the largest Nusselt number at the stagnation point.

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Hierarchical Structure in Semantic Networks of Japanese Word Associations

  • Miyake, Maki;Joyce, Terry;Jung, Jae-Young;Akama, Hiroyuki
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Language and Information Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.321-329
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    • 2007
  • This paper reports on the application of network analysis approaches to investigate the characteristics of graph representations of Japanese word associations. Two semantic networks are constructed from two separate Japanese word association databases. The basic statistical features of the networks indicate that they have scale-free and small-world properties and that they exhibit hierarchical organization. A graph clustering method is also applied to the networks with the objective of generating hierarchical structures within the semantic networks. The method is shown to be an efficient tool for analyzing large-scale structures within corpora. As a utilization of the network clustering results, we briefly introduce two web-based applications: the first is a search system that highlights various possible relations between words according to association type, while the second is to present the hierarchical architecture of a semantic network. The systems realize dynamic representations of network structures based on the relationships between words and concepts.

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Non-Cavitation Noise from Large Scale Marine Propeller (대형 선박용 프로펠러의 비공동소음 예측)

  • Ryu, Ki-Wahn;Kim, Bong-Ki;Yoo, Yong-Joo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2012.10a
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    • pp.562-567
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    • 2012
  • Noises from the large scale marine propeller are calculated numerically on non-cavitation condition. The hydrodynamic analysis are carried out by potential based panel method with time marching free wake approach. The distribution of hyrodynamic loads on the propeller surface and noise signals are obtained using the unsteady Bernoulli's equation and the Farasssat formula respectively. It turns out that the noise signal shows strong peak at the blade passage frequency. Noise signals and directivity patterns for both the thickness and the loading noise are compared with each other. The directivity pattern for the loading noise shows minor lobe at the backward side of the rotating disc plane.

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Numerical and laboratory investigations of electrical resistance tomography for environmental monitoring

  • Heinson Tania Dhu Graham
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2004
  • Numerical and laboratory studies have been conducted to test the ability of Electrical Resistance Tomography-a technique used to map the electrical resistivity of the subsurface-to delineate contaminant plumes. Two-dimensional numerical models were created to investigate survey design and resolution. Optimal survey design consisted of both downhole and surface electrode sites. Resolution models revealed that while the bulk fluid flow could be outlined, small-scale fingering effects could not be delineated. Laboratory experiments were conducted in a narrow glass tank to validate theoretical models. A visual comparison of fluid flow with ERT images also showed that, while the bulk fluid flow could be seen in most instances, fine-scale effects were indeterminate.

Thermomechanical Local QC Analysis of Nanoscale Structure Considering Surface Effect (표면효과를 고려한 나노 사이즈 구조물의 local QC 열탄성 해석)

  • Yoo, Su-Young;Rhee, Seung-Yun;Cho, Maeng-Hyo
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2007.04a
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    • pp.415-420
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    • 2007
  • In analyzing the nano-scale behavior of nano devices or materials, QC method is efficient because it does not treat all the atoms. But for more accurate analysis in QC method, it is important to consider temperature and surface effects. In finite temperature, free energy is considered instead of potential energy. Because the surface area to volume ratio increases as the length scale of a body decreases, the surface effects are more dominant. In this paper, temperature related Cauchy-Born rule and surface Cauchy-Born rule are proposed to configurate the strain energy density. This method is applied to small and homogeneous deformation in two dimensional problem using finite element simulation.

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The Effect of Rapid Solidification Process on the Oxidation Behavior of Fe-Cr-Al Alloys at Elevated Temperature (Fe-Cr-Al 합금의 급속응고가 고온산화거동에 미치는 영향)

  • 문병기;김재철;김길무
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.36-44
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    • 1996
  • Fe-Cr-Al and Fe-Cr-Al-Hf alloys prepared either by arc melting or by single roll casting(melt spinning) were exposed to air isothermally at 900~$1100^{\circ}C$. Whisker-like alumina was observed on the surface of the specimens when oxidized at $900^{\circ}C$, but convoluted alumina above $1000^{\circ}C$. All the Hf-free specimens and Hf-added specimens produced by single roll casting formed only external scale mainly composed of $Al_2O_3$ after oxidation at 900~$1100^{\circ}C$ for 100 hours, but Hf-added specimen produced by arc melting formed Hf-rich internal oxides below the thin external $Al_2O_3$ scale except at $900^{\circ}C$. Most of the rapidly solidified Fe-Cr-Al alloys showed smaller weight gains than conventionally casted ones besides Hf-added one oxidized at $1100^{\circ}C$.

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