• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.139-145
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• 2007

This paper presents the low cycle thermal fatigue of the engine exhaust manifold subject to thermomechanical cyclic loadings. The analysis includes the FE model of the exhaust system, temperature dependent material properties, and thermal loadings. The result shows that at an elevated temperature, large compressive plastic deformations are generated, and at a cold condition, tensile stresses are remained in several critical zones of the exhaust manifold. From the repetitions of thermal shock cycles, plastic strain ranges could be estimated by the stabilized stress-strain hysteresis loops. The method was applied to assess the low cycle thermal fatigue for the engine exhaust manifold. It shows a good agreement between numerical and experimental results.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.1206-1215
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• 2005

The thermal stratification phenomena, frequently occurring in the component of nuclear power plant system such as pressurizer surge line, steam generator inlet nozzle, safety injection system (SIS), and chemical and volume control system (CVCS), can cause through-wall cracks, thermal fatigue, unexpected piping displacement and dislocation, and pipe support damage. The phenomenon is one of the unaccounted load in the design stage. However, the load have been found to be serious as nuclear power plant operation experience accumulates. In particular, the thermal stratification by the turbulent penetration or valve leak in the SIS and SCS pipe line can lead these safety systems to failure by the thermal fatigue. Therefore in this study an 1/10 scaledowned experimental rig had been designed and installed. And a series of experimental works had been executed to measure the temperature distribution (thermal stratification) in these systems by the turbulent penetration, valve leak, and heat transfer through valve. The results provide very valuable informations such as turbulent penetration depth, the possibility of thermal stratification by the heat transfer through valve, etc. Also the results are expected to be useful to understand the thermal stratification in these systems, establish the thermal strati­fication criteria and validate the calculation results by CFD Codes such as Fluent, Phenix, CFX.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.173-179
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• 1997

The high temperature fatigue tests were performed using the specimens taken from Cr-Mo-V steel, widely used as thermal power plant turbine materials for examination fatigue behavior of materials in power plants which have been operated for long periods. The fatigue tests at high temperature were performed at the various temperature and applied stress. The results obtained are summarized as follows : The fatigue crack length increases and the fatigue life decreases with temperature and applied stress according to the same number of stress cycle. The fatigue crack propagation and the fatigue life were much influenced by temperature and applied stress.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 2002.10b
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• pp.291-292
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• 2002

Using a low viscosity synthetic traction oil and a low viscosity mineral oil with nearly equal viscosity grade of ISO VG 32, the effect of kind of oil on the fatigue life of bearing steel rollers was examined. A pair of rollers finished the contact surfaces to a mirror-like condition were driven under rolling with sliding conditions of s = -3.2% and a maximum Hertzian stress in the range of $P_H=2.8GPa{\sim}4.0GPa$ was applied in point contact condition. As a result of experiments, the fatigue life with a mineral oil was longer than that with a traction oil under higher stress conditions above $P_H=3.4GPa$. Based on the numerical calculation results of the thermal EHL which simulates the present experiment, the authors discuss the reason why such a difference in the fatigue life comes out.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.911-917
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• 2010

In this study, we performed structural and fatigue analyses of the engine exhaust manifold that was subjected to thermo-mechanical cyclic loading. The methodologies used in this study are based on an approach in which the techniques for modeling the exhaust system, the temperature-dependent properties of the material, and thermal cyclic loading are taken into consideration and a reliable strategy is adopted for failure prediction. An application example shows that at an elevated temperature, considerable compressive plastic deformation is observed and that at a low temperature, tensile stresses remain in those parts of the test exhaust manifold where failure is observed. In order to predict fatigue life, mechanical damage is determined on the basis of the stress.strain hysteresis loops by using the classical Coffin.Manson equation and by adopting a method in which the dissipated plastic energy is taken into consideration.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.25-30
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• 2003

There have been many researches for small scale packages such as CSP, BGA, and Flipchip. Underfill encapsulant technology is one of the latest assembly technologies. The underfill encapsulant could enhance the reliability of the packages by flowing into the gap between die and substrate. In this paper, the effects of underfill packages by both aspects of thermal and mechanical reliabilities are studied. Especially, it is focused to value board-level reliability whether by the underfill is applied or not. First of all, The predicted thermal fatigue lifes of underfilled and no underfilled $\mu$ BGA solder joints are performed by Coffin-Manson's equation and FEA program, ANSYS(version 5.62). Also, the thermal fatigue lifes of $\mu$ BGA solder joints are experimented by thermal cycle test during the temperature, 218K to 423k. Consequently, both experimental and numerical study show that $\mu$ BGA with underfill has over ten times better fatigue lift than $\mu$ BGA without underfill.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.53 no.8
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• pp.2591-2599
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• 2021

The effect of thermal aging at 475 ℃ and 750 ℃ of Z3CN20.09M cast duplex stainless steel (CDSS) on microstructure, mechanical and intergranular corrosion properties were investigated by transmission electron microscope (TEM), nano indenter, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and corrosion fatigue test system. The result indicated that the spinodal decomposition and G precipitated were occurred after aged at 475 ℃, as well as sigma precipitated at 750 ℃. The microstructure degeneration of ferrite was saturated after aged for 2000h and 200 h at 475 ℃ and 750 ℃ respectively. The mechanical properties, intergranular corrosion resistance and corrosion fatigue lives were continuing deteriorated with increasing the aging time at both temperatures. The difference of the degeneration mechanisms of Z3CN20.09M CDSS aged at 475 ℃ and 750 ℃ was analyzed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.43-48
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• 2000

Composite materials have been increasingly used in automotive and aircraft industries, naturally leading to active researches on the materials. The carbon-epoxy composite is selected to study its thermal characteristics. During multiple thermal cycles composed of repeated cooling and heating variations of elastic constants are investigated to understand thermal effects on the carbon-epoxy composite. In this investigation longitudinal resonance method and flexural resonance method was used to characterize. The values of $E_1$ show small amount of increases depending on number of cycles of the thermal fatigue processes whereas values of $G_13$ do not indicate noticeable changes. Also, in cases of $E_2$ and $G_23$ their values decrease to a certain extend in initial stages after applications of thermal fatigue processes. However, the number of cycles of the applied thermal fatigue processes does not seem to affect their values.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.8-9
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• 2002

액체로켓엔진의 연소기는 고온고압의 연소가스에 의해 벽면온도가 매우 높은 수준에 도달하기 때문에, 연소기가 열적으로 안정적으로 작동할 수 있는 메카니즘이 필요하게 되며, 따라서 이러한 방식의 하나로서 추진제를 이용한 재생냉각방식이 널리 사용되고 있다. 일반적으로 재생냉각형 연소기의 내벽은 열전도도가 우수한 구리 또는 구리합금 계열이 많이 사용되고 있다. 이러한 내벽 재질의 내구성은 주로 creep rupture, low cycle thermal fatigue, thermal-mechanical ratcheting에 의해 결정되는데, 사각형태의 냉각채널의 연소기에서는 thermal-mechanical ratcheting 특성이 수명 결정 주요 인자이다. Thermal-mechanical ratcheting은 그림 1과 같이 연소가스 영역과 냉각제 영역을 분리하는 벽면에서 국부적인 부풀음이 일어나면서 벽면두께가 감소하는 소성변형 형태로 나타나는데, 이러한 것을 Dog- house 형상이라 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.621-622
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• 2010