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Hybrid thermal seasonal storage and solar assisted geothermal heat pump systems for greenhouses

  • Ataei, Abtin;Hemmatabady, Hoofar;Nobakht, Seyed Yahya
    • Advances in Energy Research
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.87-106
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    • 2016
  • In this research, optimum design of the combined solar collector, geothermal heat pump and thermal seasonal storage system for heating and cooling a sample greenhouse is studied. In order to optimize the system from technical point of view some new control strategies and functions resulting from important TRNSYS output diagrams are presented. Temperatures of ground, rock bed storage, outlet ground heat exchanger fluid and entering fluid to the evaporator specify our strategies. Optimal heat storage is done with maximum efficiency and minimum loss. Mean seasonal heating and cooling COPs of 4.92 and 7.14 are achieved in series mode as there is no need to start the heat pump sometimes. Furthermore, optimal parallel operation of the storage and the heat pump is studied by applying the same control strategies. Although the aforementioned system has higher mean seasonal heating and cooling COPs (4.96 and 7.18 respectively) and lower initial cost, it requires higher amounts of auxiliary energy either. Soil temperature around ground heat exchanger will also increase up to $1.5^{\circ}C$ after 2 years of operation as a result of seasonal storage. At the end, the optimum combined system is chosen by trade-off between technical and economic issues.

Design of Fusion Platform Robot for Ground and Aerial Reconnaissance (항공 및 지상 동시 정찰이 가능한 융합형 정찰로봇 설계)

  • Jang, Dong-Hwi;Ko, Hyun-Jun;Kim, Jong-Hyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.718-723
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    • 2015
  • This paper describes the conceptual platform design of a dual-capable robot for both driving on the ground and flying in the air. The dual-capable robot can move over all types of terrain for both ground and aerial reconnaissance. The main design problem of the robot is how to make a wheel for both driving and flying. The proposed key design concept is a hubless driving wheel that contains a propeller inside for flying in the air. The primary design parameters and initial specifications were confirmed through an examination of the conceptual design, and functional tests were then conducted using a real prototype robot for driving and flying modes. The test results show the feasibility of the proposed design concept.

Development of earthquake instrumentation for shutdown and restart criteria of the nuclear power plant using multivariable decision-making process

  • Hasan, Md M.;Mayaka, Joyce K.;Jung, Jae C.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.50 no.6
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    • pp.860-868
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    • 2018
  • This article presents a new design of earthquake instrumentation that is suitable for quick decision-making after the seismic event at the nuclear power plant (NPP). The main objective of this work is to ensure more availability of the NPP by expediting walk-down period when the seismic wave is incident. In general, the decision-making to restart the NPP after the seismic event requires more than 1 month if an earthquake exceeds operating basis earthquake level. It affects to the plant availability significantly. Unnecessary shutdown can be skipped through quick assessments of operating basis earthquake, safe shutdown earthquake events, and damage status to structure, system, and components. Multidecision parameters such as cumulative absolute velocity, peak ground acceleration, Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, floor response spectrum, and cumulative fatigue are discussed. The implementation scope on the field-programmable gate array platform of this work is limited to cumulative absolute velocity, peak ground acceleration, and Modified Mercalli Intensity. It can ensure better availability of the plant through integrated decision-making process by automatic assessment of NPP structure, system, and components.

Magnetic Resonant Wireless Power Transfer Using Reconfigurable Slit Ground Resonator for Laptop Computer (재구성 슬릿 그라운드 공진기를 이용한 노트북용 자기공진형 무선전력전송)

  • Kang, Seok Hyon;Jung, Chang Won
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.69-75
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, slit ground resonator with slit and capacitor is proposed for practical use of magnetic resonant wireless power transfer(MR-WPT). And this paper presents the performance comparison of conventional loop resonator as Rx resonator to slit ground resonator. The proposed silt ground resonator with 31 cm width, 20.5 cm length, $35{\mu}m$ thickness is designed the crossing slit 1 cm width with only opened edge. And an external capacitors were connected at the opened edge of slit ground resonator for resonating at 6.78 MHz. The transfer efficiencies of MR-WPT were measured at open and short mode, and then the highest transfer efficiencies of MR-WPT according to the Rx resonators were plotted. In result, the transfer efficiency of MR-WPT with loop resonator was the highest. However, when the ground was inserted in receiver part at the bottom of laptop model, the transfer efficiency was closed 0 %. The transfer efficiency recovered the transfer efficiency of 67 % using slit ground resonator. The magnetic field was penetrated through the slit and proposed slit ground resonator works as resonator in MR-WPT.

Effects of Rice Straw and Rice Hull Supplement on Rumination and Chewing Behavior in Hanwoo Steers (볏짚 및 가공처리 왕겨의 급여가 한우의 사료섭취 및 반추행동에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, W.S.;Lee, B.S.;Lee, S.C.;Lee, Sang-S;Lee, S.Y.;Lee, D.Y.;Ha, J.K.
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 2004
  • Effects of low quality roughage sources on duration and frequencies of rumination and chewing in Hanwoo steers were determined, Animals were fed three diets; concentrate+rice straw(SO:SO), concentrate+ rice straw + popped rice hull(SO:3S: IS) and concentrate+ rice straw+ground rice hull(SO:3S: IS) to compare both rice straw alone and combination with rice hull. Eating and ruminating time of steers fed concentrate+ rice straw(SO:50), concentrate+ rice straw + popped rice hull(50:35:15) and concentrate + rice straw + ground rice hull(50:3S:15) were 78.8 and 338.4minlday; 98.0 and 362.5minlday, and 160 and 519.2min/day, respectively. When steers were fed popped rice hull and ground rice hull, time spent for both eating and ruminating was significantly increased(p <0.05). When steers fed popped and ground rice hull, number of ruminating chews and number of chews per rumination time were significantly decreased(p<0.05). The number of rumination boli and boli per rumination time had significantly decreased(p<0.05), but chewing time per boli, number of chew'S per bolus were significantly increased(p

Correlation between the EPB shield TBM machine data and the ground condition (EPB Shield TBM 기계데이터와 지반상태의 상관관계 분석)

  • Jung, Sun-Min;Lee, Kang-Hyun;Park, Jeong-Jun;Lee, In-Mo
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.543-552
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    • 2014
  • This research covers correlation analysis between the machine data measured from EPB Shield TBM construction site and the ground condition during excavation, and figures out how the machine data are affected by the change of ground conditions through single and mixed parameter analysis. It was found that when the ground is changed from hard rock to soft rock, the ratio of the cutter torque to thrust force increases. The relationship between the ratio of the cutter torque to thrust force and the penetration rate shows that the ratio has a certain range of values for hard rock; on the other hand, it increases for soft rock. It means that we can recognize a sign of appearance of weak zone by assessing the ratio of the cutter touque to thrust force according to each penetration rate. Multiple regression analysis of the machine data showed that the cutter torque increases with the increases of the total thrust force, and it decreases with the increase of the uniaxial compressive strength of the ground.

A Study on Design for Energy-saving Based on Analysis of Current Situation in School Facilities (학교시설 현황분석을 통한 에너지절약설계 개선방향 연구)

  • Meang, Joon-Ho;Kim, Sung-Joong;Lee, Seung-Min;Ko, Hyun-Su
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2018
  • We suggest improvement direction of energy-saving design based on analysis of current situation in school facilities. School facilities have large area among public buildings. While the number of students is decreasing, the number of school and energy consumption is increasing year after year. School facilities have excellent heat insulation property, but it requires further examination about excessive heat insulation plan. School facilities are using gas heat pump actively for cooling and heating, but has difference in use ratio of ground source heat pump by region. Thus School facilities requires active using of ground source heat pump and BIPV(Building Integrated Photovoltaic System).

Forward probing utilizing electrical resistivity and induced polarization for predicting mixed-ground ahead of TBM tunnel face (전기비저항과 유도분극을 활용한 TBM 터널 굴착면 전방 복합지반 예측 기법)

  • Ryu, Jinwoo;Park, Jinho;Lee, Seong-Won;Lee, In-Mo;Kim, Byung-Kyu
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.55-72
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    • 2018
  • A method that can predict the mixed-ground condition ahead of a TBM tunnel face during tunnel construction utilizing electrical resistivity and induced polarization (IP) was proposed in this study. Effect of TBM advancement approaching the mixed-ground condition (composed of soil layer overlying rock layer) when currently running through soil zone on the electrical resistivity and IP measuring was assessed with laboratory-scale experiments. The resistivity and IP values were measured using four electrodes, by installing two electrodes on the tunnel face (at the cutterhead), and the other two electrodes on the segment lining. The test results showed that both of the measured resistivity and IP values were kept increasing as the TBM is approaching the soil-rock mixed-ground. Also, to get the more reliable results for predicting the mixed-ground condition, it was recommended that the measurement is made at the tunnel face utilizing 4-electrodes installed at the cutterhead as well as it is made utilizing the 2-electrodes installed at the segment lining along with the 2-electrodes installed on the tunnel face (at the cutterhead) so that two measured results are compared each other.

Evaluation of Ground Thermal Conductivity by Performing In-Situ Thermal Response test (TRT) and CFD Back-Analysis (현장 열응답 시험(TRT)과 CFD 역해석을 통한 지반의 열전도도 평가)

  • Park, Moonseo;Lee, Chulho;Park, Sangwoo;Sohn, Byonghu;Choi, Hangseok
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.5-15
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    • 2012
  • In this study, a series of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) numerical analyses were performed in order to evaluate the thermal performance of six full-scale closed-loop vertical ground heat exchangers constructed in a test bed located in Wonju. The circulation HDPE pipe, borehole and surrounding ground formation were modeled using FLUENT, a finite-volume method (FVM) program, for analyzing the heat transfer process of the system. Two user-defined functions (UDFs) accounting for the difference in the temperatures of the circulating inflow and outflow fluid and the variation of the surrounding ground temperature with depth were adopted in the FLUENT model. The relevant thermal properties of materials measured in laboratory were used in the numerical analyses to compare the thermal efficiency of various types of the heat exchangers installed in the test bed. The simulation results provide a verification for the in-situ thermal response test (TRT) data. The CFD numerical back-analysis with the ground thermal conductivity of 4 W/mK yielded better agreement with the in-situ thermal response tests than with the ground thermal conductivity of 3 W/mK.