• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.183-188
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• 1994

In clinical orthopaedics, bone resoption in the cortex is often seen post operatively on X-rays or bone densitometry after total hip replacement (THR) in the form of cortical osteoporosis or atropy. Stress shielding of bone occurs, when a load, normally carried by the bone alone, is shared with an implant as a result, the bone stresses are abnormal and with remodelling analysis this may cause extensive proximal bone resoption, possibly weakening the bone bed to the point of failure. The author made finite element models of the cemented and non-cemented type implanted femoral stem with bone resorption of the proximal medial femur and studied the feed back effect of the various degree of bone resoption to THR system by parametric analysis on the stress of the femoral stem and interface. The results of the present finite element analysis implied that the extent of proximal bone resorption has the effect of more increasing stress on the distal stem tip, cement mantle and interface in both type of femoral stem and this high distal stress possibly can cause the mechanical failure of loosening or failure after THR.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.9
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• pp.831-837
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• 2015

Many persons and electronic devices are exposed to electromagnetic (EM) waves generated from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment, EM pulses (EMPs), and many other kinds of EM wave devices. Finger strips are used to provide shielding from these EM waves. Because of the high thermal conductivity of finger strips, they are used in the design of specialized doors that are installed in shielded rooms. In this study, we perform an accelerated life test using the load acceleration stress, which affects the main failure mode of finger strips. We predict the life of the finger strip under normal usage conditions based on the results of the accelerated life test. We compare the results with those predicted from the life test under normal usage conditions to evaluate the validity of accelerated life testing.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.199-212
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• 2007

If a type IP-2 transport package were to be subjected to a free drop test and a penetration test under the normal conditions of transport, it should prevent a loss or dispersal of the radioactive contents and a more than 20% increase in the maximum radiation level at any external surface of the package. In this paper, we suggested the analytic method to evaluate the structural safety of a type IP-2 transport package using a thick steel plate for a structure part and a bolt for tying a bolt. Using an analysis a loss or dispersal of the radioactive contents and a loss of shielding integrity were confirmed for two kinds of type IP-2 transport packages to transport radioactive waste drums from a waste facility to a temporary storage site in a nuclear power plant. Under the free drop condition the maximum average stress at the bolts and the maximum opening displacement of a lid were compared with the tensile stress of a bolt and the steps in a lid, which were made to avoid a streaming radiation in the shielding path, to evaluate a loss or dispersal of radioactive waste contents. Also a loss of shielding integrity was evaluated using the maximum decrease in a shielding thickness. To verify the impact dynamic analysis for free drop test condition and evaluate experimentally the safety of two kinds of type IP-2 transport packages, free drop tests were conducted with various drop directions. For the tests we examined the failure of bolts and the deformation of flange to evaluate a loss or dispersal of radioactive material and measured the shielding thickness using a ultrasonic thickness gauge to assess a loss of shielding integrity. The strains and accelerations acquired from tests were compared with those by analyses to verify the impact dynamic analysis. The analytic results were larger than the those of test so that the analysis showed the conservative results. Finally, we evaluated the safety of the type IP-2 transport package under the stacking test condition using a finite element analysis. Under the stacking test condition, the maximum Tresca stress of the shielding material was 1/3 of the yielding stress. Two kinds of a type IP-2 transport package were safe for the free drop test condition and the stacking test condition.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.73-80
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• 2014

A concrete cask is an option for spent nuclear fuel interim storage. A concrete cask usually consists of a metallic canister which confines the spent nuclear fuel assemblies and a concrete overpack. When the overpack undergoes a missile impact, which might be caused by a tornado or an aircraft crash, it should sustain an acceptable level of structural integrity so that its radiation shielding capability and the retrievability of the canister are maintained. A missile impact against a concrete overpack produces two damage modes, local damage and global damage. In conventional approaches [1], those two damage modes are decoupled and evaluated separately. The local damage of concrete is usually evaluated by empirical formulas, while the global damage is evaluated by finite element analysis. However, this decoupled approach may lead to a very conservative estimation of both damages. In this research, finite element analysis with material failure models and element erosion is applied to the evaluation of local and global damage of concrete overpacks under high speed missile impacts. Two types of concrete overpacks with different configurations are considered. The numerical simulation results are compared with test results, and it is shown that the finite element analysis predicts both local and global damage qualitatively well, but the quantitative accuracy of the results are highly dependent on the fine-tuning of material and failure parameters.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.615-617
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• 2005

대기중에 위치한 뇌운안에 전하가 떠다니는 상태에서는 구름안과 주변에 높은 전계의 전위가 발생한다. 이 전하가 축적되면 대지 방전이 발생하고 송전선로 등에 뇌격이 침입하게 된다. 뇌 방전은 수 km에 달하는 대기중에 발생하는 거대한 전기현상이지만 이 낙뢰가 전기의 흐름이라는 것은 벤자민 프랭클린의 현장 시험에 대해 최초로 증명되었다. 이러한 대기중에 발생하는 거대한 전기현상인 낙뢰가 송전선로에 침입하여 송선선로 애자련을 섬락시키는 과정은 대단히 복잡한 전자기적인 현상이다. 그것은 가스 방전 현상, 감속에 중요한 역할을 하는 전자계의 빠른 변화, 도체와 철탑에 나타나는 코로 나와 관련된 비선형 효과 및 주파수 및 전류와 관련된 대지의 임피던스 통 다양한 현상이 종합적으로 관련된다. 따라서 가공 송전선로의 낙뢰에 대한 동작특성의 평가시 낙뢰 현상의 불규칙한 특성 및 신뢰할만한 데이터의 부족에 따른 많은 불확실성이 존재한다. 이 때문에 가공 송전선로에서 낙뢰에 의한 트립(Trip) 사고수의 계산을 위해 단순화된 방법이 아주 유용하며 효과적일 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 EGM (Electrogeometric Model) 모델을 사용하여 대지경사자의 크기에 따른 차폐실패 트립 사고율의 영향을 검토하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.621-623
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• 2005

산업이 고도화되고 전력수요가 증가함에 따라 전력의 안정적인 공급에 대한 국민들의 요구가 점점 증가하고 있다. 그러나 전력을 수송하는 대부분의 송전선로는 가공 송선선로로서 낙뢰에 의한 고장에 노출되어 있어 한전에서는 이를 최소화하려는 노력을 하고 있다. 현재 한전에서는 년간 100km당 1건 이내로 낙뢰에 의한 고장을 제한하는 것을 목표치로 설계하여 운영하고 있으나 낙뢰에 의한 고장을 더욱 감소시키기 위하여 각종 내뢰 시책을 시행하고 있다. 이를 위해서는 근본적으로 낙뢰에 의한 송전선로의 고장을 가능한한 정확하게 예측하는 것이 중요하며, 본 논문에서는 낙뢰 고장 예측 계산을 위해 중요한 요소인 차폐실패 고장률 계산 알고리즘을 검토하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.650-652
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• 2005

우리나라 가공배전선로는 가능한 한 직격뢰의 침입을 방지하기 위하여 차폐각이 $45^{\circ}$가 되도록 가공 지선을 설치하고 있으며, 이 경우에도 흡인공간이론에 따르면 수[kA] 정도의 뇌격은 차폐실패로 인하여 상도체에 직접 침입(직격)할 수 있으므로, 직격뢰에 의해 발생할 수 있는 뇌과전압의 실제 크기를 파악하는 것은 절연 설계나 절연협조에 있어 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 차폐실패에 의해 가공배전선로의 상도체에 직격뢰가 침입한 경우에 발생하는 뇌과전압에 대하여, 실제의 선로와 동일한 구성과 규모의 실증선로를 이용하여 실증에 의해 고찰하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.452-454
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• 2001

This paper described the calculation results of lightning flashover rate on the 345kV and 154kV transmission system of KEPCO. The back-flashover rate and shielding failure rate was calculated by FLASH(lightning flashover rate calculation program from IEEE) and KEPRI's own program which is based on the EGM(Electro Geometrical Model) method. The estimated lightning flashover late of 345kV transmission system of double circuit was 1.0 flash per 100km-year, and the lightning flashover rate of 154kV transmission line was 2.0 flash Per 100km-year approximately.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07e
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• pp.2080-2082
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• 1999

This paper describes the analysis results for the protection of lightning surge at 154 kV substation. We found that the surge arrester is needed at the inlet structure. The maximum overvoltage is 975 kV at the circuit breaker without the surge arrester at the inlet structure. This value can be lower than 600 kV by installing the surge arrestor at the inlet structure. In addition to the incoming surge from transmission line, the shield wire should be considered to prevent the shielding failure by the direct lightning stroke.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.253-257
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• 2017

Nowadays, it is increasingly important to detect whether cables are live for the operator's safety if there is a sudden power failure. It is especially hard to detect the electrical field of an underground line because of shielding. This paper on detection of live-line states in cables studied the detection characteristics of the change in the magnetic field and axis as the frequency, voltage, and distance at the same load are changed using 3 axes. A search coil type was used as a magnetic field sensor with non-contact. We found that magnetic fields decrease proportionally to the square of the distance and the decrease of rated voltage with load effected to magnetic field. The magnetic field was detected by 3-axis sensors given correct proximity, but appeared as noise components beyond a distance of 2 cm.