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Durability Evaluation of Gangway Connections for the High Speed Railway Vehicles (고속철도차량 갱웨이 통로연결막의 내구성 평가)

  • Kang, Gil-Hyun;Woo, Chang-Su;Kim, Chul-Su
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.8
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    • pp.4796-4801
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    • 2014
  • To increase the riding comfort and running stability of articulated type high speed railway vehicles(HSRV), it is important that the gangway connections for the passenger car satisfied fire safety, sound proof and durability under triaxial angular displacement (rolling/yawing/pitching) modes. On the other hand, a domestic test standard on the durability of the rubber components has not been determined. In this study, the fatigue life was predicted using the results of the nonlinear finite element analysis and the fatigue properties. Moreover, a fatigue rig test of the component was constructed to examine the durability.

Investigations on Partial Discharge, Dielectric and Thermal Characteristics of Nano SiO2 Modified Sunflower Oil for Power Transformer Applications

  • Nagendran, S.;Chandrasekar, S.
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.1337-1345
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    • 2018
  • The reliability of power transmission and distribution depends up on the consistency of insulation in the high voltage power transformer. In recent times, considering the drawbacks of conventional mineral oils such as poor biodegradability and poor fire safety level, several research works are being carried out on natural ester based nanofluids. Earlier research works show that sunflower oil has similar dielectric characteristics compared with mineral oil. BIOTEMP oil which is now commercially available in the market for transformers is based on sunflower oil. Addition of nanofillers in the base oil improves the dielectric characteristics of liquid insulation. Only few results are available in the literature about the insulation characteristics of nano modified natural esters. Hence understanding the influence of addition of nanofillers in the dielectric properties of sunflower oil and collecting the database is important. Considering these facts, present work contributes to investigate the important characteristics such as partial discharge, lightning impulse, breakdown strength, tandelta, volume resistivity, viscosity and thermal characteristics of $SiO_2$ nano modified sunflower oil with different wt% concentration of nano filler material varied from 0.01wt% to 0.1wt%. From the obtained results, nano modified sunflower oil shows better performance than virgin sunflower oil and hence it may be a suitable candidate for power transformer applications.

NO gas sensing ability of activated carbon fibers modified by an electron beam for improvement in the surface functional group

  • Park, Mi-Seon;Lee, Sangmin;Jung, Min-Jung;Kim, Hyeong Gi;Lee, Young-Seak
    • Carbon letters
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    • v.20
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2016
  • Activated carbon fiber (ACF) surfaces are modified using an electron beam under different aqueous solutions to improve the NO gas sensitivity of a gas sensor based on ACFs. The oxygen functional group on the ACF surface is changed, resulting in an increase of the number of non-carbonyl (-C-O-C-) groups from 32.5% for pristine ACFs to 39.53% and 41.75% for ACFs treated with hydrogen peroxide and potassium hydroxide solutions, respectively. We discover that the NO gas sensitivity of the gas sensor fabricated using the modified ACFs as an electrode material is increased, although the specific surface area of the ACFs is decreased because of the recovery of their crystal structure. This is attributed to the static electric interaction between NO gas and the non-carbonyl groups introduced onto the ACF surfaces.

Proposal Protection Algorithm of Dendritic Lithium for Battery Second Use ESS (재사용 ESS를 위한 리튬 배터리 덴드라이트 보호 알고리즘 제안)

  • Song, Jung-Yong;Huh, Chang-Su
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.422-426
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    • 2018
  • The lithium-ion battery pack of an electric vehicle (EV) deserves to be considered for an alternative use within smart-grid infrastructure. Despite the long automotive service life, EV batteries retain over 70~80% of their initial capacity. These battery packs must be managed for their reliability and safety. Therefore, a battery management system (BMS) should use specific algorithms to measure and estimate the status of the battery. Most importantly, the BMS of a grid-connected energy storage system (ESS) must ensure that the lithium-ion battery does not catch fire or explode due to an internal short from uncontrolled dendrite growth. In other words, the BMS of a lithium-ion battery pack should be capable of detecting the battery's status based on the electrochemical reaction continuously until the end of the battery's lifespan. In this paper, we propose a new protection algorithm for a dendritic lithium battery. The proposed algorithm has applied a parameter from battery pack aging results and has control power managing.

A Research on the Shotcrete Tunnel Application to Concrete mixing PET Fiber (PET FIBER를 혼입한 콘크리트의 숏크리트 터널 적용에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Joo-Seok;Yoo, Sang-Geon;Lee, Yong-Jun;Shin, Hyum-Seong;Kim, Eun-Kyum
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2008.11b
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    • pp.928-934
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    • 2008
  • Resently, Fiber Reinforced Concrete is used for not only preventing crack of concrete but also reinforcing general methods. Steel Fiber and PP(poly-propylene) Fiber are usually used as fiber reinforced materials. However, using these materials for shotcrete on Railway tunnel can cause some problems such as damage of pressure hose and shotcrete rebound. In addition, Steel fiber is an expensive material and it can cause safety problems during applying to shotcrete. PP Fiber can cause a problem in fiber balling during applying to shotcrete railway tunnel construction. A purpose of the research is applying a development of PET(Poly Etylene Terephtalate) fiber by recycling pet bottles to the shotcrete tunnel exposed to explosion spalling. To investigate the reinforcement effect of the PET fiber, some basic tests are accomplished to physical properties and explosion spalling by fire. As a result of the tests, a concrete mixing the PET fiber has stronger resistance effect in the explosion spalling by high temperature than another strong fiber concrete does, and that the former concrete is also equal or more effective on the result of the above tests to physical properties like compression and strain than the latter one is demonstrated.

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Measurement and Prediction of Fire and Explosion Properties of 3-Hexanone (3-헥사논의 화재 및 폭발 특성치의 측정 및 예측)

  • Ha, Dong-Myeong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2013
  • For the safe handling of 3-hexanone(ethyl propyl ketone), this study was investigated the explosion limits of 3-hexanone in the reference data. The flash points and AITs(auto-ignition temperatures) by ignition delay time were experimented. The lower flash points of 3-hexanone by using closed-cup tester were experimented at $18^{\circ}C$. The lower flash points of 3-hexanone by using open cup tester were experimented in $27^{\circ}C{\sim}32^{\circ}C$. This study measured relationship between the AITs and the ignition delay times by using ASTM E659 tester for 3-hexanone. The experimental AIT of 3-hexanone was at $425^{\circ}C$. The lower explosion limit( LEL) by the measured lower flash point of 3-hexanone was calculated as 1.21 Vol%.

Recycling of Sound Insulation Headliner Waste Material (흡음재 폐기물의 재활용 방안)

  • Hong, Young-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.3089-3095
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    • 2013
  • The headliner was made of polyurethane(PU) and glass fiber(GF) composite materials are widely used as a sound insulation material. A large amount of waste materials occurs as a by-product in the headliner manufacturing process. In order to efficiently reuse the headliner waste materials, separation process of the components are very necessary. According to the results of thermal analysis, weight loss showed increase in the order polyurethane foam> non-foaming polyurethane> non-woven fabric> 1st layer> glass fiber in the range of up to $400^{\circ}C$. Analysis of the DSC characteristics, HDPE, LLDPE, PP, and Master Batch by adding additives the wasted scrap. As a result, except for the PP, there was no exothermic transition due to the crystallization.

Proposal of Analyis Method for PICV Characteristics Curve Using CFD in Hydronic System (밀폐형 수배관시스템에서 CFD를 활용한 복합밸브 특성곡선 해석 방법 제안)

  • Do, Gahyeon;Kim, Jinho;Park, Woopyeng;Min, Joonki
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.20-29
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    • 2021
  • In this study, it is proposed that an analysis method using charatersistics curve of PICV in the CFD simulation for hydronic system. From the results, the pressure drop characteristics appeared in the region of PICV at a specified flow rate. And the CFD results are in good agreement with the experimental results. Proposed analysis method is proved that the characteristics of PICV applied to the hydronic system were properly applied in the flow analysis. This result can be applied to PICV in the complex hydronic systems. Therefore, the optimal selection of PICV in hydronic system contribute the building energy saving.

Feasibility Study on the Use of Vegetable Oil (Natural Ester) in Malaysia Power System Transformers

  • Suleiman, Abubakar A.;Muhamad, Nor Asiah Binti
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.113-116
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    • 2014
  • Power transformer insulation oil is critical to the useful life of the transformer. Although mineral base insulation oil is the most common type of transformer insulation oil in use, environmental and safety concerns has encouraged the development of biodegradable alternatives. Today, $Envirotemp^{(R)}\;FR3^{TM}$ is in commercial use and this study is aimed at ascertaining the possibility of applying the oil in Malaysia power transformers. A sample of $Envirotemp^{(R)}\;FR3^{TM}$ was tested to measure and compare the technical (including electrical, chemical and physical) properties of the oil according to Malaysian standards. The study found that the oil sample had better qualities, such as higher dielectric strength, lower dissipation factor, higher flash and fire points, higher moisture absorption capability, and less dissolved gases composition amongst others. However, it was also ascertained that further development in this area could be hindered due to Malaysia's lack of standards for biodegradable oil.

Hysteretic Behavior of Steel Damper for the Lateral Displacement Control (횡 변위 조절을 위한 강재 댐퍼의 이력 거동)

  • Lee, Hyun-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.46-52
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    • 2018
  • Detail development and performance tests were conducted for the purpose of developing a damper system capable of lateral displacement control of existing frame structures. The development details are 1) ALD designed to prevent deformation of beams between columns and 2) AWD designed to control inter-story displacement. The non-reinforced BF specimen was used as a comparative study. The evaluation variables are failure mode, load-displacement curve, envelope curve, maximum strength, stiffness degradation and energy dissipation capacity. As a result, the seismic strengthening effect of ALD and AWD was confirmed. Also, it was confirmed that the method of restraining the column with the aramid sheet is superior to the improvement of the seismic performance.