• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2016

Background: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute is developing a fission product transport module for predicting the behavior of radioactive materials in the primary cooling system of a nuclear power plant as a separate module, which will be connected to a severe accident analysis code, Core Meltdown Progression Accident Simulation Software (COMPASS). Materials and Methods: This fission product transport (COMPASS-FP) module consists of a fission product release model, an aerosol generation model, and an aerosol transport model. In the fission product release model there are three submodels based on empirical correlations, and they are used to simulate the fission product gases release from the reactor core. In the aerosol generation model, the mass conservation law and Raoult's law are applied to the mixture of vapors and droplets of the fission products in a specified control volume to find the generation of the aerosol droplet. In the aerosol transport model, empirical correlations available from the open literature are used to simulate the aerosol removal processes owing to the gravitational settling, inertia impaction, diffusiophoresis, and thermophoresis. Results and Discussion: The COMPASS-FP module was validated against Aerosol Behavior Code Validation and Evaluation (ABCOVE-5) test performed by Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory for comparing the prediction and test data. The comparison results assuming a non-spherical aerosol shape for the suspended aerosol mass concentration showed a good agreement with an error range of about ${\pm}6%$. Conclusion: It was found that the COMPASS-FP module produced the reasonable results of the fission product gases release, the aerosol generation, and the gravitational settling in the aerosol removal processes for ABCOVE-5. However, more validation for other aerosol removal models needs to be performed.

• 서비스연구
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.27-43
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• 2024

중고차 시장에서 온라인 플랫폼 서비스의 시장 점유율은 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 또한 중고차 온라인 플랫폼 서비스는 서비스 이용자에게 차량의 제원, 사고 이력, 점검 내역, 세부 옵션, 그리고 중고차의 가격 등을 공개하고 있다. 2023년 현재 국내 자동차 시장에서 SUV 차종의 신차 점유율은 50% 이상으로 확대되었으며, 하이브리드 차종은 신차 판매량이 지난해에 비해 두 배 이상 증가하였다. 이에 따라 이들 차종은 국내 중고차 시장에서도 인기를 끌고 있다. 기존 연구는 전체 차량 또는 브랜드별 차량을 대상으로 머신러닝 모델을 실행하여 중고차 가격 예측 모델을 제안하였다. 반면 국내 자동차 시장에서 SUV와 하이브리드 차종의 인기는 매년 상승하고 있으나, 이들 차종을 대상으로 중고차 가격 예측 모델을 제안한 연구는 찾기 어려웠다. 본 연구는 국내 시장에서 자국 브랜드가 생산한 세단, SUV, 그리고 하이브리드 차종을 대상으로 차량 제원과 옵션, 총 72개의 특성을 활용하여 이들 차종별 가장 우수한 중고차 가격 예측 모델을 선정하였다. 이를 위해 특성 선택으로 Lasso 회귀 모델을 활용하여 특성을 선별한 후 동일 샘플링으로 앙상블 모델을 실행하였다. 그 결과 모든 차종에서 최우수 모델은 CBR 모델로 선정되었으며, 차종별 최우수 모델을 대상으로 Tree SHAP Value의 시각화를 실행하여 특성의 기여도 및 방향성을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 시사점으로 온라인 플랫폼 서비스를 이용하는 매매관계자에게 차종별 중고차 가격 예측 모델을 제안하고 특성의 기여 수준과 방향성을 확인함으로써 이들 간 정보의 비대칭으로 야기된 문제 해결에 지원이 될 것으로 기대한다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2015

Local wall thinning and integrity degradation caused by several mechanisms, such as flow accelerated corrosion (FAC), cavitation, flashing and/or liquid drop impingements, are a main concern in carbon steel piping systems of nuclear power plant in terms of safety and operability. Thinned pipe management program (TPMP) had been developed and optimized to reduce the possibility of unplanned shutdown and/or power reduction due to pipe failure caused by wall thinning in the secondary side piping system. This program also consists of several technical elements such as prediction of wear rate for each component, prioritization of components for inspection, thickness measurement, calculation of actual wear and wear rate for each component. Decision making is associated with replacement or continuous service for thinned pipe components. Establishment of long-term strategy based on diagnosis of plant condition regarding overall wall thinning is also essential part of the program. Prediction models of wall thinning caused by FAC had been established for 24 operating nuclear plants. Long term strategies to manage the thinned pipe component were prepared and applied to each unit, which was reflecting plant specific design, operation, and inspection history, so that the structural integrity of piping system can be maintained. An alternative integrity assessment criterion and a computer program for thinned piping items were developed for the first time in the world, which was directly applicable to the secondary piping system of nuclear power plant. The thinned pipe management program is applied to all domestic nuclear power plants as a standard procedure form so that it contributes to preventing an accident caused by FAC.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2017

교통사고는 인적요인, 차량요인, 환경요인이 복합적으로 작용하여 발생한다. 이 중 렌터카 교통사고는 운전자의 평소 익숙하지 않은 환경 등으로 인해 교통사고 발생 가능성과 심각도가 다른 교통사고와는 다를 것으로 예상된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내 대표 관광도시인 부산광역시, 강릉시, 제주시를 대상으로 최근 빅데이터 분석에 사용되는 기계학습 기법중 하나인 나이브 베이즈 분류기를 이용하여 렌터카 교통사고의 심각도를 예측하는 모형을 개발하였다. 또한, 기존 연구에 유의성이 검증된 변수와 수집 가능한 모든 변수를 이용하는 두 가지 모형에 대하여 모형의 예측 정확도를 비교하였다. 비교 결과 통계적 기법을 통해 유의성이 검증된 변수를 사용할 경우 모형이 더 높은 예측 정확도를 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한교통학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한교통학회 1995년도 제27회 학술발표회
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• pp.3-32
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• 1995

The Highway Capacity Manual specifies procedures for evaluating intersection performance in terms of delay per vehicle. What is lacking in the current methodology is a comparable quantitative procedure for ass~ssing the safety-based level of service provided to motorists. The objective of the research described herein was to develop a computational procedure for evaluating the safety-based level of service of signalized intersections based on the relative hazard of alternative intersection designs and signal timing plans. Conflict opportunity models were developed for those crossing, diverging, and stopping maneuvers which are associated with left-turn and rear-end accidents. Safety¬based level-of-service criteria were then developed based on the distribution of conflict opportunities computed from the developed models. A case study evaluation of the level of service analysis methodology revealed that the developed safety-based criteria were not as sensitive to changes in prevailing traffic, roadway, and signal timing conditions as the traditional delay-based measure. However, the methodology did permit a quantitative assessment of the trade-off between delay reduction and safety improvement. The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) specifies procedures for evaluating intersection performance in terms of a wide variety of prevailing conditions such as traffic composition, intersection geometry, traffic volumes, and signal timing (1). At the present time, however, performance is only measured in terms of delay per vehicle. This is a parameter which is widely accepted as a meaningful and useful indicator of the efficiency with which an intersection is serving traffic needs. What is lacking in the current methodology is a comparable quantitative procedure for assessing the safety-based level of service provided to motorists. For example, it is well¬known that the change from permissive to protected left-turn phasing can reduce left-turn accident frequency. However, the HCM only permits a quantitative assessment of the impact of this alternative phasing arrangement on vehicle delay. It is left to the engineer or planner to subjectively judge the level of safety benefits, and to evaluate the trade-off between the efficiency and safety consequences of the alternative phasing plans. Numerous examples of other geometric design and signal timing improvements could also be given. At present, the principal methods available to the practitioner for evaluating the relative safety at signalized intersections are: a) the application of engineering judgement, b) accident analyses, and c) traffic conflicts analysis. Reliance on engineering judgement has obvious limitations, especially when placed in the context of the elaborate HCM procedures for calculating delay. Accident analyses generally require some type of before-after comparison, either for the case study intersection or for a large set of similar intersections. In e.ither situation, there are problems associated with compensating for regression-to-the-mean phenomena (2), as well as obtaining an adequate sample size. Research has also pointed to potential bias caused by the way in which exposure to accidents is measured (3, 4). Because of the problems associated with traditional accident analyses, some have promoted the use of tqe traffic conflicts technique (5). However, this procedure also has shortcomings in that it.requires extensive field data collection and trained observers to identify the different types of conflicts occurring in the field. The objective of the research described herein was to develop a computational procedure for evaluating the safety-based level of service of signalized intersections that would be compatible and consistent with that presently found in the HCM for evaluating efficiency-based level of service as measured by delay per vehicle (6). The intent was not to develop a new set of accident prediction models, but to design a methodology to quantitatively predict the relative hazard of alternative intersection designs and signal timing plans.

• Environmental Sciences Bulletin of The Korean Environmental Sciences Society
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 1997

Handling the emergency problems such as Chemobyl accident require real time prediction of pollutants dispersion. One-point real time sounding at pollutant source and simple model including turbulent-radiation process are very important to predict dispersion at real time. The stability categories obtained by one-dimensional numerical model (including PBL dynamics and radiative process) are good agreement with observational data (Golder, 1972). Therefore, the meteorological parameters (thermal, moisture and momentum fluxes; sensible and latent heat; Monin-Obukhov length and bulk Richardson number; vertical diffusion coefficient and TKE; mixing height) calculated by this model will be useful to understand the structure of stable boundary layer and to handling the emergency problems such as dangerous gasses accident. Especially, this simple model has strong merit for practical dispersion models which require turbulence process but does not takes long time to real predictions. According to the results of this model, the urban area has stronger vertical dispersion and weaker horizontal dispersion than rural area during daytime in summer season. The maximum stability class of urban area and rural area are 'A' and 'B' at 14 LST, respectively. After 20 LST, both urban and rural area have weak vertical dispersion, but they have strong horizontal dispersion. Generally, the urban area have larger radius of horizontal dispersion than rural area. Considering the resolution and time consuming problems of three dimensional grid model, one-dimensional model with one-point real sounding have strong merit for practical dispersion model.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.16-24
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• 2023

교통사고 잦은 곳 개선사업을 통하여 사고가 크게 감소하고 있다. 이러한 결과는 안전 시설물이 큰 역할을 하고 있다. 교통사고는 여러 가지 원인과 다양한 환경적인 요소로 인하여 발생하게 되는데, 한가지 안전시설물 혹은 기준 없는 시설물 설치로는 개선효과를 얻기 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구는 두 가지 안전시설물의 조합으로 사고유형별 개선효과를 분석하였고, 도로종류, 도로형태, 교통량 등으로 환경적인 요소도 포함하여 특정 지점에 맞는 안전시설물 조합을 예측하는 방법을 제시하였다. 예측은 단순 분류가 가능한 예측 모델들을 결합하여 하나의 강한 예측 모델을 만드는 XGBoost 기법으로 선정하여 진행하였다. 이를 통해 최종적으로 현재까지 교통사고 잦은 곳 개선사업을 통해 긍정적인 효과를 가져다 준 안전시설물과 개선이 필요한 지점에 설치될 안전시설물을 같이 도출하여, 안전시설물 효과분석과 향후 설치지점에 대한 예측방법을 제시하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.1029-1040
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• 2021

For the structural integrity evaluation of pressurized water reactor (PWR) steam generator (SG) tubes subjected to transient hydraulic loading, determination of the tube-to-tube gap velocity and static pressure distributions along the tubes is prerequisite. This paper addresses both computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and analytical approaches for predicting the tube-to-tube gap velocity and static pressure distributions during blowdown following a feedwater line break (FWLB) accident at a PWR SG. First of all, a comparative study on CFD calculations of the transient velocity and pressure distributions in the SG secondary sides for two different models having 30 or no tubes is performed. The result shows that the velocities of sub-cooled water flowing between any adjacent two tubes of a tubed SG model during blowdown can be roughly estimated by applying the specified SG secondary side porosity to those of the no-tubed SG model. Secondly, simplified analytical approximate solutions for the steady two-dimensional SG secondary flow velocity and pressure distributions under a given discharge flowrate are derived using a line sink model. The simplified analytical solutions are validated by comparing them to the CFD calculations.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권7호
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• pp.1173-1183
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• 2018

Transient fluid velocity and pressure fields in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) steam generator (SG) secondary side during the blowdown period of a feedwater line break (FWLB) accident were numerically simulated employing the saturated water flashing model. This model is based on the assumption that compressed water in the SG is saturated at the beginning and decompresses into the two-phase region where saturated vapor forms, creating a mixture of steam bubbles in water by bulk boiling. The numerical calculations were performed for two cases of which the outflow boundary conditions are different from each other; one is specified as the direct blowdown discharge to the atmosphere and the other is specified as the blowdown discharge to an extended calculation domain with atmospheric pressure on its boundary. The present simulation results obtained using the two different outflow boundary conditions were discussed through a comparison with the predictions using a simple non-flashing model neglecting the effects of phase change. In addition, the applicability of each of the non-flashing water discharge and saturated water flashing models for the confirmatory assessments of new SG designs was examined.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.74-83
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• 2020

In Korea, about 110,000 LPG small storage tanks of less than three tons have been installed in restaurants, houses and factories, and are used as LPG supply facilities for cooking, heating and industrial use. In the case of combustible liquefied gas storage tanks, the tank may rupture due to the temperature increase of the tank steel plate (approximately 600℃) even when the safety valve is operating normally, causing large-scale damage in an instant. Therefore, in the event of a fire near the LPG small storage tank, it is necessary to accurately predict the timing of the BLEVE(Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion) outbreak in order to secure golden time for lifesaving and safely carry out fire extinguishing activities. In this study, we have first investigated the results of a prior study on the prediction of the occurrence of BLEVE in the horizontal tanks. And we have developed thermodynamic models and simulation program on the prediction of BLEVE that can be applied to vertical tanks used in Korea, have studied the effects of the safety valve's ability to vent, heat flux strength of external fires, size of tanks, and gas remaining in tanks on the time of BLEVE occurrence and have suggested future utilization measures.