• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.739-746
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• 2009

This paper introduces facility operation modeling and simulation based primarily on a discrete event system modeling scheme. Many modern industrial facilities are so complex that their operational status cannot be estimated by simple calculations. In general, a facility can consist of many processes and transfers of material between processes that may be modeled as a discrete event system. This paper introduces the current status of studies on operation modeling and simulation for typical nuclear facilities, along with some examples. In addition, this paper provides insights about how a discrete event system can be applied to a model for a nuclear facility. A headend facility is chosen for operation modeling and the simulation, and detailed procedure is thoroughly described from modeling to an analysis of discrete event results. These kinds of modeling and simulation are very important because they can contribute to facility design and operation in terms of prediction of system behavior, quantification of facility capacity, bottleneck identification and efficient operation scheduling.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.251-259
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• 1998

Environmental control facilities are used to simulate an environment or combination of environments under which many kinds of research and tests can be performed. The design of the control system to maintain desired environmental conditions is essential to proper operation of the facility. A simulation model of the facility has been developed by analyzing each component of the system thermodynamically with necessary properties and heat transfer relations. Using the system simulation model, the required characteristics of the control system has been investigated. PI controller is considered as the most probable controller for this kind of the facility, and electric heater power is shown as the Proper manipulated variable for temperature control.

• International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.62-72
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• 2000

Environmental control facilities are used to simulate an environment or combination of environments under which many kinds of research and tests can be performed. The design of the control system to maintain desired environmental conditions is essential to proper operation of the facility. A simulation model of the facility has been developed by analyzing each component of the system thermodynamically. with necessary properties and heat transfer relations. Using the system simulation model, the required characteristics of the control system has been investigated. PI controller is considered as the most probable controller for this kind of the facility, and electric heater power is shown as the proper manipulated variable for temperature control.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.306-312
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• 2007

This paper presents the optimal design method of the train repair facility based on the simulation analysis. The train is divided into the power car, motorized car and passenger car for the simulation process analysis and train repair facility is composed of each subsystems such as a blast, dry and wash workshop. In simulation analysis, we consider the critical (dependent) factors and design (independent) factors for the optimal design. Therefore, a simulation optimization uses Evolution Strategy (ES) in order to find the optimal design factors. Experimental results indicate that simulation design factors are sufficient to satisfy the conditions of dependent variables. The proposed analysis method demonstrates that simulation design factors determined by the simulation optimization are appropriate for real design factors in a real situation and the accuracy and confidence for the simulation results are increased.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2016

Background: A project for building a neutron time-of-flight (nTOF) facility is progressing. We expect that the construction will start in early 2016. Before that, a detailed simulation based on the current architectural drawings was performed to optimize the performance of our facility. Materials and Methods: Currently, several parts had been modified or changed from the original design to reflect requirements such as the layout of the electron beam line, shape of the vacuum chamber producing a neutron beam, and the underground layout of the nTOF facility. Detailed analysis for these modifications has been done with MCNP simulation. Results and Discussion: An overview of our photo-neutron source and KAERI nTOF facility were introduced. The numerical simulations for heat deposition, source term, and radiation shielding of KAERI nTOF facility were performed and the results are discussed. Conclusion: We are expecting that the construction of the KAERI nTOF facility will start in early 2016, and these results will be used as basic data.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.793-803
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• 2021

The small PWR has been paid more and more attention due to its diversity of application and flexibility in the site selection. However, the large core power density, the small containment space and the rapid accident progress characteristics make it difficult to control the containment pressure like the traditional PWR during the LOCA. The pressure suppression system has been used by the BWR since the early design, which is a suitable technique that can be applied to the small PWR. Since the configuration and operating conditions are different from the BWR, the pressure suppression system should be redesigned for the small PWR. Conducting the experiments on the scale down test facility is a good choice to reproduce the prototypical phenomena in the test facility, which is both economical and reasonable. A systematic scaling method referring to the H2TS method was proposed to determine the geometrical and thermohydraulic parameters of the pressure suppression containment response test facility for the small PWR conceptual design. The containment and the pressure suppression system related thermohydraulic phenomena were analyzed with top-down and bottom-up scaling methods. A set of the scaling criteria were obtained, through which the main parameters of the test facility can be determined.

• 한국경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한산업공학회/한국경영과학회 1996년도 춘계공동학술대회논문집; 공군사관학교, 청주; 26-27 Apr. 1996
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• pp.470-472
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• 1996

POSCO has a plan for facility expansion in plate mill by building No.3 Plate Mill. By No.3 Plate Mill's coming on line, POSCO' current plate production of 2.3 million tons will increase by over 1 million tons to 3.36 million tons (Currently, annual domestic demand for plates is 4.42 million tons). With the plan of facility expansion, POSCO also has the plan of integrating the Plate Warehouse. But, we came to have a question whether the roller table from the mill to the warehouse could carry extended products. Engineers working in the mill wanted to install transfer facility to reduce the load of the roller table, but the engineers in facility purchasing team didn't want to buy the new facility. So, We needed to analyzed the material flow by simulation. The simulation was done on the VAX system by SLAM II. And this project was done by two engineers for 2 months. In the end, we concluded that two transfer facilities are needed for material flow with no bottle neck point.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.2724-2731
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• 2014

최근 국가의 향후 국방 계획이 첨단 무기체계로 향하는 만큼, 이를 위한 군 정비시설도 점점 중요해지고 있다. 하지만 현재 군 정비시설은 관리자의 경험적인 방법과 단순 수리적 계산으로 운용되고 있다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 좀 더 과학적이고 논리적인 방법을 이용하여 군 정비시설 운용 최적화 방법을 제시한다. 연구는 다음과 같은 절차를 따른다. 첫째, 군 정비시설 운용을 분석하여 시뮬레이션을 설계한다. 둘째, 최적화를 위해 독립변수와 종속변수를 정의한다. 독립변수는 군 정비시설 운용 세부사항으로 볼 수 있는 정비장비, 운반장비, 그리고 작업자 수이고, 종속변수는 독립변수에 영향을 받는 총 정비시간으로 결정한다. 셋째, 설계된 시뮬레이션 모델을 기준으로 Warmup 기간을 얻기 위해 Warmup 분석 한다. 넷째, 군 정비시설 운용 최적화를 위해 독립변수의 최적 조합을 메타휴리스틱인 진화전략을 이용하여 산출한다. 이 최적 조합을 통해 군 정비시설 운용은 제한된 비용 내 최대 효과를 얻을 수 있다. 향후 복수의 무기체계 장비를 정비하는 군 정비시설의 다목적 분석 연구를 할 것이다.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 6th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.339-343
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• 2015

To rapidly recover ceased functionality of a facility after a catastrophic seismic event, critical decisions on facility repair works are made within a limited period of time. However, prolonged damage assessment of facilities, due to massive damage in the surrounding region and the complicated damage judgment procedures, may impede restoration planning. To assist reliable structural damage estimation without a deep knowledge and rapid interactive analysis among facility damage and restoration operations during the approximate restoration project planning phase, we developed a prototype of distributed facility restoration simulations through the use of high-level architecture (HLA) (IEEE 1516). The simulation prototype, in which three different simulations (including a seismic data retrieval technique, a structural response simulator, and a restoration simulation module) interact with each other, enables immediate damage estimation by promptly detecting earthquake intensity and the restoration operation analysis according to estimated damage. By conducting case simulations and experiments, research outcomes provide key insights into post-disaster restoration planning, including the extent to which facility damage varies according to disaster severity, facility location, and structures. Additional insights arise regarding the extent to which different facility damage patterns impact a project's performance, especially when facility damage is hard to estimate by observation. In particular, an understanding of required type and amount of repair activities (e.g., demolition works, structural reinforcement, frame installation, or finishing works) is expected to support project managers in approximate work scheduling or resource procurement plans.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.40-48
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• 2014

최근 화생방 공격에 대한 위협이 증가함에 따라 화생방 방호시설의 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 화생방전 발생 시 화생방 방호시설 외부에 있는 작전인원은 화생방 방호시설 내 오염통제구역 및 무해구역에서 제독과정을 거쳐 방호시설 내부로 진입하게 된다. 이 과정에서 부족한 설비 등으로 인해 특정 절차 및 구역에서 병목현상이 발생할 경우 작전인원은 제시간에 방호시설 내로 진입 할 수 없게 되며, 이는 전시 작전 수행의 효율성 저하뿐만 아니라 큰 인명피해로도 이어지게 된다. 현재의 화생방 방호시설 설계기준은 공조시스템 등 특정 설비에 국한되어 있으며, 실제 화생방전 발생 시 실제 진입 소요시간을 고려한 설계기준은 부재한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 화생방 방호시설 진입 소요시간에 크게 영향을 미치는 요소를 시뮬레이션에 반영하여 화생방 방호시설 진입 소요시간을 예측하는 시뮬레이션 모델을 개발하였다. 이를 위해 오염통제구역 및 무해구역에서 이루어지는 행동절차를 세분화하고, 각 행동절차에 소요되는 실제 시간을 측정하여 이를 시뮬레이션에 적용하였다. 또한 진입 소요시간에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 선정하여 이들의 조절을 통해 대안을 작성하고 각 대안별 진입 소요시간 및 전체결과에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이 모델은 향후 화생방 방호시설 진입 시뮬레이터의 모듈로써 활용될 수 있으며 방호시설 설계 및 운용자의 의사결정 기초자료로 활용될 수 있다.