• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.660-667
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• 2008

During the last two decades, lots of efforts have been devoted to resolve thermal stratification phenomenon and primary water environment issues. While several effective methods were proposed especially in related to thermally stratified flow analyses and corrosive material resistance experiments, however, lack of details on specific stress and fatigue evaluation make it difficult to quantify structural behaviors. In the present work, effects of the thermal stratification and primary water are numerically examined from a structural integrity point of view. First, a representative austenitic nuclear piping is selected and its stress components at critical locations are calculated in use of four stratified temperature inputs and eight transient conditions. Subsequently, both metal and environmental fatigue usage factors of the piping are determined by manipulating the stress components in accordance with NUREG/CR-5704 as well as ASME B&PV Codes. Key findings from the fatigue evaluation with applicability of pipe and three-dimensional solid finite elements are fully discussed and a recommendation for realistic evaluation is suggested.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.402-409
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• 2015

In this study a quasi-dimensional model is developed to predict the combustion process and emissions of a GDI engine under ultra-lean conditions. Combustion of a GDI engine condition is modeled as two simultaneous processes to consider significant fuel stratification. The first process is premixed flame propagation described as burning in a hemispherically propagating flame. The second is diffusion-controlled combustion modeled as mixing of multiple spray zones in the burned gas region. Mixing is an important factor in ultra-lean conditions leaving stratified mixture of developing sprays behind the propagating premixed flame. Sheet breakup and Hiroyasu models are applied to predict the velocity of a hollow cone spray. Validation is performed against measured pressures and NOx and CO emissions at different load and rpm conditions in the test engine.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.213-225
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• 2006

The propagation of non-uniformly modulated, evolutionary random waves in viscoelastic, transversely isotropic, stratified materials is investigated. The theory is developed in the context of a multi-layered soil medium overlying bedrock, where the material properties of the bedrock are considered to be much stiffer than those of the soil and the power spectral density of the random excitation is assumed to be known at the bedrock. The governing differential equations are first derived in the frequency/wave-number domain so that the displacement response of the ground may be computed. The eigen-solution expansion method is then used to solve for the responses of the layers. This utilizes the precise integration method, in combination with the extended Wittrick-Williams algorithm, to obtain all the eigen-solutions of the ordinary differential equation. The recently developed pseudo-excitation method for structural random vibration is then used to determine the solution of the layered soil responses.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.237-248
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• 2013

Thermal stratification has continuously caused several piping failures in nuclear power plants since the early 1980s. However, this critical thermal effect was not considered when the old nuclear power plants were designed. Therefore, it is urgent to evaluate this unexpected thermal effect on the structural integrity of piping systems. In this paper, the thermal effects of stratified flow in two different safety injection piping systems were investigated by using a coupled CFD-FE method. Since stratified flow is generally generated by turbulent penetration and/or valve leakage, thermal stress analyses as well as CFD analyses were carried out considering these two primary causes. Numerical results show that the most critical factor governing thermal stratification is valve leakage and that temperature distribution significantly changes according to the leakage path. In particular, in-leakage has a high possibility of causing considerable structural problems in RCS piping.

• Journal of the Korean Data Analysis Society
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.2895-2905
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• 2018

Lee(2016a)는 Bar-Lev et al.(2004)의 모형에 무관한 변수를 추가하여 민감한 변수, 변환된 변수 그리고 무관한 변수 중에서 확률장치에 의해 선택된 질문에 응답하도록 하는 승법 양적 확률화응답모형을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 Bar-Lev et al.(2004)이 제안한 강요 양적속성 승법모형에 무관한 변수와 강요응답을 새롭게 추가한 혼합 승법 양적속성 확률화응답모형을 제안하였다. 그리고 무관한 변수에 대한 정보를 아는 경우와 모르는 경우로 나누어 민감한 양적속성을 추정할 수 있는 이론적 체계를 구축하였다. 또한, 모집단이 층화되어 있을 때에도 제안한 모형의 적용이 가능하도록 층화 혼합 승법 양적속성 확률화응답모형으로 확장하였고 층화추출에 있어서 비례배분과 최적배분 문제를 다루었다. 마지막으로 기존의 승법모형인 Eichhorn-Hayre(1983) 모형, Bar-Lev et al.(2004) 모형, Gjestvang-Singh(2007) 모형, Lee(2016a) 모형이 제안한 혼합 승법 양적속성 확률화응답모형의 특수한 형태임을 확인할 수 있었고, Bar-Lev et al.(2004) 모형과의 효율성 비교 결과 $C_x$값이 작을수록 그리고 $C_z$값이 클수록 제안한 혼합 승법 양적속성 확률화응답모형이 Bar-Lev et al.(2004)의 모형보다 효율적이었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집 C: 기술과 교육
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 지역난방 공사에서 사용하고 있는 성층 축열조의 불가용 에너지를 줄이기 위해 단열층을 설계하였다. 단열층은 추가적인 장치 없이 고온수와 저온수의 밀도차이로 생기는 부력으로 운용된다. 축열조의 내부 온도분포를 모사할 수 있는 해석모델을 Matlab Simulink 를 이용하여 제작하고 해석 결과를 이용하여 단열층의 소재와 두께를 결정하였다. 또한 축열조의 축소실험을 통하여 단열층의 운용 가능성을 확인하였다. 실험 결과, 단열층이 축열 방열과정에서 고온수와 저온수의 혼합과 열전도로 인한 온도 경계층형성을 효과적으로 억제할 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 단열층을 설치한 축소실험에서는 단열층이 없는 축열조보다 약 1540 J 의 추가 가용에너지가 보존되었고 이를 실제 축열조에 적용할 경우 약 6%의 축열효율이 증가될 것으로 예상된다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate age-stratified radiographic features in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis using cone-beam computed tomography. Materials and Methods: In total, 210 joints from 183 patients(144 females, 39 males, ranging from 12 to 88 years old with a mean age of 44.75±19.97 years) diagnosed with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis were stratified by age. Mandibular condyle position and bony changes (flattening, erosion, osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, and subchondral pseudocysts in both the condyle and articular eminence, thickening of the glenoid fossa, joint space narrowing, and joint loose bodies) were evaluated through cone-beam computed tomography. After adjusting for sex, the association between age groups and radiographic findings was analyzed using both a multiple regression model and a multinomial logistic regression model(α=0.05). Results: The prevalence of joint space narrowing and protruded condyle position in the glenoid fossa significantly increased with age (P<0.05). The risks of bony changes, including osteophytes and subchondral pseudocysts in the condyle; flattening, erosion, osteophyte, and subchondral sclerosis in the articular eminence; joint loose bodies; and thickening of the glenoid fossa, also significantly rose with increasing age (P<0.05). The number of radiographic findings increased with age; in particular, the increase was more pronounced in the temporal bone than in the mandibular condyle (P<0.05). Conclusion: Increasing age was associated with a higher frequency and greater diversity of bony changes in the temporal bone, as well as a protruded condyle position in the glenoid fossa, resulting in noticeable joint space narrowing in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.269-277
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• 2016

Background: The findings of currently available studies are not consistent with regard to the association between the risk of cancer and ginseng consumption. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate this association by conducting a meta-analysis of different studies. Methods: To systematically evaluate the effect of ginseng consumption on cancer incidence, six databases were searched, including PubMed, Ovid Technologies, Embase, The Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Chinese VIP Information, from 1990 to 2014. Statistical analyses based on the protocol employed for a systematic review were conducted to calculate the summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: We identified nine studies, including five cohort studies, three case-control studies, and one randomized controlled trial, evaluating the association between ginseng consumption and cancer risk; these studies involved 7,436 cases and 334,544 participants. The data from the meta-analysis indicated a significant 16% lower risk of developing cancer in patients who consumed ginseng (RR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.76-0.92), with evidence of heterogeneity (p = 0.0007, $I^2$ = 70%). Stratified analyses suggested that the significant heterogeneity may result from the incidence data for gastric cancer that were included in this study. Publication bias also showed the same result as the stratified analyses. In addition, subgroup analyses for four specific types of cancer (colorectal cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and liver cancer) were also performed. The summary RRs for ginseng intake versus no ginseng consumption were 0.77 for lung cancer, 0.83 for gastric cancer, 0.81 for liver cancer, and 0.77 for colorectal cancer. Conclusion: The findings of this meta-analysis indicated that ginseng consumption is associated with a significantly decreased risk of cancer and that the effect is not organ specific.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.508-515
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• 2012

이 연구는 프로야구 관람 만족에 영향을 미치는 다양한 요인의 규명을 통하여 프로야구 관람률 및 관람 만족을 제고시킴으로써 궁극적으로 건전 여가활동으로서의 관람 스포츠 문화를 정착시키는 데 그 목적이 있다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위하여 본 연구는 D시에서 열린 2011시즌 6월 14일 프로야구 경기 직접관람자를 모집단으로 설정한 다음 유층집락무선표집법(stratified cluster random sampling method)을 이용하여 표본을 추출하였으며 유효표본 614명을 최종 조사 자료로 활용하였다. 본 연구의 조사도구는 설문지였으며, Wakefield와 Sloan(1995), Hansen과 Gauthier(1989), Jeffrey(1997), Green(1995) 등이 개발하고 김홍설(1999)이 번안하여 사용한 설문지였다. 본 연구는 SPSSPC+ V. 18.0 프로그램을 이용하여 상관분석(correlation), 회귀분석(regression)을 실시하였으며 이를 통해 얻어진 연구결과 및 논의를 토대로 다음과 같은 결론을 도출하였다. 첫째, 경기장 요인은 관람만족에 영향을 미친다. 둘째, 관람 비용 요인은 관람 만족에 영향을 미친다. 셋째, 관람 촉진 요인은 관람 만족에 영향을 미친다.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.208-213
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• 2014

National-wide and/or large scale sample surveys generally use complex sample design. Traditional Pearson chi-square test is not appropriate for the categorical complex sample data. Rao-Scott suggested an adjustment method for Pearson chi-square test, which uses the average of eigenvalues of design matrix of cell probabilities. This study is to compare the efficiency of Rao-Scott first order adjusted test to Wald test for homogeneity between two populations using 2009 Gyeongnam regional education offices's customer satisfaction survey (2009 GREOCSS) data. The 2009 GREOCSS data were collected based on stratified three-stage cluster sampling with probability proportional to size. The empirical results show that the Rao-Scott adjusted test statistic using only the variances of cell probabilities is very close to the Wald test statistic, which uses the covariance matrix of cell probabilities, under the 2009 GREOCSS data based. However it is necessary to be cautious to use the Rao-Scott first order adjusted test statistic in the place of Wald test because its efficiency is decreasing as the relative variance of eigenvalues of the design matrix of cell probabilities is increasing, specially more when the number of degrees of freedom is small.