• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제68권
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• pp.246-256
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• 2018

Graphene oxide (GO) reinforced Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-Waterborne Castor Alkyd (WCA) nanocomposites (PVC/WCA/GO) films were processed through solution blending technique. TGA showed that the thermal stability of PVC/WCA/GO-0.5 films was better than that of PVC/WCA blend film. With incorporation of 0.5 wt.% GO, the tensile strength and elastic modulus of the blend nanocomposite have significantly improved by about 260% and 185%, respectively, compared with neat polymer. The physicomechanical properties of these films suggest that the PVC/WCA/GO nanocomposite films may have a potential scope for their application in packaging industries. The results are supported by characterizations like FTIR, XRD, TEM and FESEM.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.867-882
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• 2022

Predicting the compressive strength of concrete (CSoC) is of high significance in civil engineering. The CSoC is a highly dependent and non-linear parameter that requires powerful models for its simulation. In this work, two novel optimization techniques, namely evaporation rate-based water cycle algorithm (ER-WCA) and equilibrium optimizer (EO) are employed for optimally finding the parameters of a multi-layer perceptron (MLP) neural processor. The efficiency of these techniques is examined by comparing the results of the ensembles to a conventionally trained MLP. It was observed that the ER-WCA and EO optimizers can enhance the training accuracy of the MLP by 11.18 and 3.12% (in terms of reducing the root mean square error), respectively. Also, the correlation of the testing results climbed from 78.80% to 82.59 and 80.71%. From there, it can be deduced that both ER-WCA-MLP and EO-MLP can be promising alternatives to the traditional approaches. Moreover, although the ER-WCA enjoys a larger accuracy, the EO was more efficient in terms of complexity, and consequently, time-effectiveness.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2008

우주 환경에서 동작하는 위성의 전자회로를 설계할 때는 지상에서 동작하는 상용 회로 설계와는 다른 고려 요소들이 존재한다. 그 이유는 첫째, 위성은 우주 방사능 등에 직접적으로 노출된 우주 환경에서 동작하기 때문이고, 둘째, 한번 궤도로 올라간 위성에 대해서 수리나 노화에 따른 교체가 불가능하기 때문이다. 이러한 상황에서 주어진 임무 기간 동안 아무런 문제없이 임무를 잘 수행하는 전자회로를 설계하기 위해서는 지상에서 동작하는 회로의 Worst Case Analysis보다 훨씬 엄격한 조건의 WCA를 적용해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 ESA에서 제시하는 WCA에 관한 규격서인 ECSS-Q-30-01A에서 WCA를 위해 고려해야할 입력요소들과 WCA 적용 방법을 정리하고, 실제로 저궤도 On-Board Computer에 구현된 간단한 회로를 가지고 WCA 적용 사례를 제시하고자 한다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.587-599
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• 2023

기후변화로 인해 전 세계 주요 도시에서 홍수의 빈도와 위험성이 증가함에 따라, 도시 침수에 대비한 선제적 대응을 위해 넓은 공간 영역에서 고해상도 2차원 침수 정보를 신속하고 정확하게 해석할 수 있는 모의 기술의 중요성이 대두되고 있다. 기존의 천수 방정식(shallow water equations)에 기반한 물리적 해석 방법은 고해상도 침수 예측을 위해 많은 컴퓨터 자원과 계산 시간이 소요되는 한계가 있다. 본 연구는 전환 규칙과 가중치 기반 시스템을 사용하여 침수의 시공간 변화를 모의하는 셀룰러 오토마타(cellular automata) 기반 2차원 침수 해석 모형 Weighted Cellular Automata 2D (WCA2D)의 이론적 배경을 고찰하고, 부산 온천천 유역의 침수 사상 모의를 통해 재현하여 국내 도시 유역에 대한 적용성을 검토하였다. 또한, Open Computing Language (OpenCL)와 Open Multi-Processing (OpenMP)과 같은 병렬계산(parallel computing)기술을 적용한 버전을 순차계산(sequential computing)결과와 비교하여 연산성능을 평가 하였다. 연구결과, WCA2D 모형에 의한 최대 침수심 분포는 과거침수 피해지도와 유사하게 모의되어, 복잡한 지형특성을 가지는 도시유역 침수의 시공간적 변화를 해석하기에 적절함을 확인하였다. 또한,병렬 계산 적용시 순차 계산 버전에 비해 OpenCL과 OpenMP는 약8배~14배, 5배~6배 연산 효율이 향상되어 효율적인 도시 침수 모의가 가능하였다.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2013

In this study, a micro/nano-random-pattern-structure surface was machined by electric discharge machining (EDM) followed by replicating the EDM surface with a silicone elastomer having low energy and greater hydrophobicity. The variation of hydrophobicity was of prime interest and was examined as a function of the surface roughness of the replicated silicone elastomer. The hydrophobicity was evaluated by the water contact angle (WCA) measured on the relevant surface. For the experiments, the original surfaces were machined by die sinking electric discharge machining (DS-EDM) and wire cutting electric discharge machining (WC-EDM). The ranges of surface roughness were Ra $0.8{\sim}19{\mu}m$ for the DS-EDM and Ra $0.5{\sim}4.7{\mu}m$ for the WC-EDM. In order to fabricate a hydrophobic surface, the EDM surfaces were directly replicated using a liquid-state silicone elastomer, which was thermally cured. The measured WCA on the replicated surfaces for DS-EDM was in the range of $115{\sim}130^{\circ}$ and for WC-EDM the WCA was in the range of $123{\sim}150^{\circ}$. Additionally, the dynamic hydrophobicity was evaluated by measuring an advancing and a receding WCA on the replicated silicone elastomer surfaces.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.244-256
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 모바일 3D 콘텐츠들의 저작권 보호 및 불법복제 방지를 위한 다중 워터마킹기법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법에서는 익명 Buyer-Seller 워터마킹 프로토콜 기반으로 모바일 3D콘텐츠의 공간 영역 및 암호화 영역 상에서 단일 워터마크 및 WCA 워터마크를 삽입한다. 우선, 판매자는 단일 워터마크를 생성하여, 이를 3D콘텐츠 객체의 꼭지점 데이터 분포 상에 삽입한다. 그리고 WCA에서 전달받은 암호화된 워터마크를 암호화된 꼭지점 데이터에 준동형 특성을 이용한 연산자에 의하여 삽입한다. 본 실험에서는 모바일 콘텐츠 개발툴인 PowerVR MBX 상에서 제안한 방법을 구현하였다. 실험 결과로부터 제안한 방법이 모바일 3D 콘텐츠의 저작권 보호 및 불법 복제 방지가 가능함을 확인하였으며, 잡음첨가, 데이터 정밀도 가변, 확대, 축소 등의 공격에 대하여 워터마크가 검출됨을 확인하였다.

• 청정기술
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.27-38
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• 2000

초고속응집침전공정(URC)은 가중응집제(WCA)를 첨가하고 슬러지를 반송시켜 응결핵으로서의 역할을 수행시킴으로서 floc의 성장속도를 향상시키고, 입자표면의 흡착을 활성화하여 유기물, 중금속, 인 등 수중에 존재하는 오염물을 보다 효율적으로 제거하며, 기존의 응집 공정에 비하여 침전성을 향상시킬 수 있다. 현재까지 하수처리장과 하천, 호소에서 수행된 URC pilot-test와 Jar-test의 결과를 비교 검토하여 가중 응집제와 반송 슬러지에 대한 오염물 제거특성에 대한 연구가 수행되었으며, 수자원의 재이용을 위한 가능성을 평가하였다.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2009년 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.368-376
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• 2009

Studies on the effect of the wall-ion, wall-water, water-ion and ion-ion interaction on properties of water and ions in nano-channels have been performed through the use of different kinds of ions or different models of potential energy between wall-ion or wall-water. On this paper, we address the effect of water-wall interaction potential on the properties of confined aqueous solution by using the molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. As the interaction potential energies between water and wall we employed the models of the Weeks-Chandler-Andersen (WCA) and Lennard-Jones (LJ). On the MD simulations, 680 water molecules and 20 ions are included between uniformly charged plates that are separated by 2.6 nm. The water molecules are modeled by using the rigid SPC/E model (simple point charge/Extended) and the ions by the charged Lennard-Jones particle model. We compared the results obtained by using WCA potential with those by LJ potential. We also compared the results (e.g. ion density and electro-static potential distributions) in each of the above cases with those provided by solving the Poisson-Boltzmann equation.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2020

Surface texturing of micro-dimples has been used in many manufacturing industries to reduce friction between two sliding contacted surfaces. Surface texturing decreases the frictional force owing to minimizing of the sliding contact area. In this paper, micro-dimples have been fabricated on an Al6061-T6 surface using a two-frequency elliptical vibration texturing (TFEVT) method. A high-frequency of 18 kHz and low-frequency of 250 Hz were applied to an elliptically-vibrated tool holder. The Stribeck curve was plotted to analyze the friction coefficient trends. Furthermore, the representative wetting index, such as the water contact angle (WCA), was measured by considering the friction coefficient. WCA is associated with micro-dimple density and associated parameters. Consequently, the dimpled surfaces with a low friction coefficient exhibited a relatively high WCA in the feed direction. According to the Stribeck curve, the dimpled surfaces demonstrate superior friction performance for mixed-film lubrication compared to the non-textured surface.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.677-691
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• 2022

Water cycle algorithm (WCA) has been a very effective optimization technique for complex engineering problems. This study employs the WCA for simultaneous prediction of heating load (L_H) and cooling load (L_C) in residential buildings. This algorithm is responsible for optimally tuning a neural network (NN). Utilizing 614 records, the behavior of the L_H and L_C is explored and the captured knowledge is then used to predict for 154 unanalyzed building conditions. Since the WCA is a population-based algorithm, different numbers of the searching agents were tested to find the most optimum configuration. It was observed that the best solution is discovered by 500 agents. A comparison with five newly-developed benchmark optimizers, namely equilibrium optimizer (EO), multi-tracker optimization algorithm (MTOA), slime mould algorithm (SMA), multi-verse optimizer (MVO), and electromagnetic field optimization (EFO) revealed that the WCANN predicts the desired parameters with considerably larger accuracy. Obtained root mean square errors (1.4866, 2.1296, 2.8279, 2.5727, 2.5337, and 2.3029 for the L_H and 2.1767, 2.6459, 3.1821, 2.9732, 2.9616, and 2.6890 for the L_C) indicated that the most reliable prediction was presented by the proposed model. The EFONN, however, provided a more time-effective solution. Lastly, an explicit predictive formula was elicited from the WCANN.