• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.219-230
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• 2010

In nuclear power plants (NPPs), periodic sensor calibrations are required to assure that sensors are operating correctly. By checking the sensor's operating status at every fuel outage, faulty sensors may remain undetected for periods of up to 24 months. Moreover, typically, only a few faulty sensors are found to be calibrated. For the safe operation of NPP and the reduction of unnecessary calibration, on-line instrument calibration monitoring is needed. In this study, principal component-based auto-associative support vector regression (PCSVR) using response surface methodology (RSM) is proposed for the sensor signal validation of NPPs. This paper describes the design of a PCSVR-based sensor validation system for a power generation system. RSM is employed to determine the optimal values of SVR hyperparameters and is compared to the genetic algorithm (GA). The proposed PCSVR model is confirmed with the actual plant data of Kori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 and is compared with the Auto-Associative support vector regression (AASVR) and the auto-associative neural network (AANN) model. The auto-sensitivity of AASVR is improved by around six times by using a PCA, resulting in good detection of sensor drift. Compared to AANN, accuracy and cross-sensitivity are better while the auto-sensitivity is almost the same. Meanwhile, the proposed RSM for the optimization of the PCSVR algorithm performs even better in terms of accuracy, auto-sensitivity, and averaged maximum error, except in averaged RMS error, and this method is much more time efficient compared to the conventional GA method.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 날개 끝 와류 공동(Blade-Tip Vortex Cavitation, BTVC)과 이에 기인한 유동 소음을 예측하기 위하여 Eulerian/Lagrangian 연성 해석기법을 제안하였다. 제안한 방법은 크게 연속적인 4단계로 구성되며, 각각 전산유체역학을 이용한 유동장 모사, 와류모델을 이용한 날개 끝 와류의 재구성, 기포 동역학 모델을 이용한 BTVC의 생성, 그리고 음향상사법을 이용한 음향파 예측이다. 일반적으로 전산유체역학 자체가 지니는 고유한 수치감쇠와 과도한 난류 강도로 인해 와류 강도를 심각하게 작게 예측하므로, 유동방향의 날개 끝 와류는 와류모델을 사용하여 재생하였다. 다음으로 Reyleigh-Plesset 방정식에 기반한 기포 동역학 모델을 사용하여 BTVC의 발생과 변화를 모사하였다. 마지막으로 BTVC에 의한 유동소음을 각각의 구형 버블을 그 부피 시간변화율의 변화율에 크기가 비례하는 홀극원으로 모델링하여 예측하였다. 제안한 수치 방법의 유효성을 예측값과 측정값을 비교하여 검토하였다.

• 대기
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.501-510
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• 2015

In this study, the characteristics of flows around building groups are investigated using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. For this, building groups with different volumetric ratios in a fixed area are considered. As the volumetric ratio of the building group increases, the region affected by the building group is widened. However, the wind-speed reduced area rather decreases with the volumetric ratio near the ground bottom (z ${\lesssim}$ 0.7H, here, H is the height of the building group) and, above 0.7H, it increases. As the volumetric ratio decreases (that is, space between buildings was widened), the size of recirculation region decreases but flow recovery is delayed, resulting in the wider wind-speed reduced area. The increase in the volumetric ratio results in larger drag force on the flow above the roof level, consequently reducing wind speed above the roof level. However, above z ${\gtrsim}$ 1.7H, wind speed increases with the volumetric ratio for satisfying mass conservation, resultantly increasing turbulent kinetic energy there. Inside the building groups, wind speed decreased with the volumetric ratio and averaged wind speed is parameterized in terms of the volumetric ratio and background flow speed. The parameterization method is applied to producing averaged wind speed for 80 urban areas in 7 cities in Korea, showing relatively good performance.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.282-290
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• 2013

The effects of the combination of blade number for forward and after propeller on the propeller shaft forces of a contra-rotating propeller (CRP) system are presented in the paper. The research is performed through the numerical simulations based on the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations (RANS). The simulation results of the present method in open water condition are validated comparing with the experimental data as well as the other numerical simulation results based on the potential method for 4-0-4 CRP (3686+3687A) and 4-0-5 CRP (3686+3849) of DTNSRDC. Two sets of CRP are designed and simulated to study the effect of the combination of blade number in behind-hull condition. One set consists of 3-blade and 4-blade, while the other is 4-blade and 4-blade. A full hull body submerged under the free surface is modeled in the computational domain to simulate directly the wake field of the ship at the propeller plane. From the simulation results, the fluctuations of axial force and moment are dominant in the case of same blade numbers for forward and after propellers, whereas the fluctuations of horizontal and vertical forces and moments are very large in the case of different blade numbers.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.241-253
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• 2006

현대사회는 광범위한 지역에 산재된 다수의 카메라로부터 사람을 자동적으로 식별하고 추적할 수 있는 감시시스템을 요구하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 넓은 시야의 확보가 용이한 고정된 다수의 비겹침 감시카메라와 사람 추적기술을 결합하여, 한 카메라에서 추적된 사람의 정보를 서버를 통해 다른 카메라에 전달하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 추적대상을 자동적으로 추적하고 서버에 전달함으로써, 한번 추적된 추적대상의 움직임 경로 및 추적 상태를 끝까지 추적할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 추적대상을 식별하고 전달하기 위해 사람모델을 이용하였다. 서버를 통해 연결된 각 카메라들의 관계와 카메라 상에서 움직이는 사람의 이동은 FOV 라인에 의해 제약되어 추적대상의 정보전달에 이용되었다. 추적대상은 추적되는 동안 6 단계의 상태정보를 가진다. 제안된 시스템은 다양한 실내 동영상에 대해 실험되었으며, 91.2% 의 평균추적율과 96% 의 평균 상태율을 획득하였다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.619-630
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• 2005

A two-frame PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) technique is used to investigate the wake characteristics behind a marine propeller with 4 blades at high Reynolds number. For each of 9 different blade phases from $ 0^{\circ} $ to $ 80^{\circ} $, one hundred and fifty instantaneous velocity fields are measured. They are ensemble averaged to study the spatial evolution of the propeller wake in the region ranging from the trailing edge to one propeller diameter (D) downstream location. The phase-averaged mean velocity shows that the trailing vorticity is related to radial velocity jump, and the viscous wake is affected by boundary layers developed on the blade surfaces and centrifugal force. Both Galilean decomposition method and vortex identification method using swirling strength calculation are very useful for the study of vortex behaviors En the propeller wake legion. The slipstream contraction occurs in the near-wake region up to about X/D : 0.53 downstream. Thereafter, unstable oscillation occurs because of the reduction of interaction between the tip vortex and the wake sheet behind the maximum contraction point.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.409-426
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• 2001

본 논문은 유한차분 시간영역 해석법(Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method)을 사용하여 900 MHz용 휴대폰으로부터 방출된 전파의 인체 두부(頭部)에 흡수된 전력량을 산출하였고, 흡수전력으로 인한 두부내의 온도 상승량을 계산하였다. 이를 위하여 인체두부를 5층 매질로 모델링하였고, 휴대폰은 금속상자에 부착된 모노폴안테나로 모델링하였다. 모델링에 사용된 인체두부와 휴대폰의 크기는 상용의 값을 사용하였다. 사용된 모노폴 안테나의 길이는 8.16 cm이고, 휴대폰의 출력은 상용 900 MHz의 600 mW을 사용하였다. 설정된 모델링하에서 인체의 위해(危害)정도를 알려주는 지수는 1 g, 10 g 평균 北 흡수율(SAR-Specific Absorption Rate)의 분포를 계산하였고 이에 따른 1g, 10 g 평균 온도 상승량을 계산하였다. 그 결과 비흡수율이 최대가 되는 지점은 인체 두부의 피부 부분이었고 최대 온도 증가 위치는 이보다 안쪽부분에서 나타났다. 인체 두부와 휴대폰의 이격거리에 따른 SAR과 온돈 상승량을 계산하였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.260-267
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• 2016

Background: This study analyzes the differences in the annual averaged atmospheric dispersion factor and ground deposition factor produced using two classification methods of atmospheric stability, which are based on a vertical temperature difference and the standard deviation of horizontal wind direction fluctuation. Materials and Methods: Daedeok and Wolsong nuclear sites were chosen for an assessment, and the meteorological data at 10 m were applied to the evaluation of atmospheric stability. The XOQDOQ software program was used to calculate atmospheric dispersion factors and ground deposition factors. The calculated distances were chosen at 400 m, 800 m, 1,200 m, 1,600 m, 2,400 m, and 3,200 m away from the radioactive material release points. Results and Discussion: All of the atmospheric dispersion factors generated using the atmospheric stability based on the vertical temperature difference were shown to be higher than those from the standard deviation of horizontal wind direction fluctuation. On the other hand, the ground deposition factors were shown to be same regardless of the classification method, as they were based on the graph obtained from empirical data presented in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Regulatory Guide 1.111, which is unrelated to the atmospheric stability for the ground level release. Conclusion: These results are based on the meteorological data collected over the course of one year at the specified sites; however, the classification method of atmospheric stability using the vertical temperature difference is expected to be more conservative.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.98-105
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• 2009

The objective of this study is to develop numerical simulation model for analysing the wind speed reduction effect by coastal forest belts. The horizontally homogeneous turbulent flow equations, which are derived from the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes method, both above the tree canopy and within the canopy were first formulated, and a first-order closure scheme with the capability of accounting the bulk momentum transport term within the canopy was employed. The averaged equations were solved numerically by finite difference method, FTCS (forward time centered space) scheme. The proposed model was also used to numerically investigate the effects of structural characteristic of forest belt on the wind speed. The effects of maximum leaf area density were evaluated, with the leaf area density of $1.0m^2/m^3$, $2.0m^2/m^3$, $3.0m^2/m^3$, and $4.0m^2/m^3$. Vertical distributions of leaf area, both uniform and varied distribution with a height, were also considered. A comparison of wind profile indicated that there was in good agreements between simulated and measured wind speed. Also, the results showed horizontal wind speed decreased under a height of the tree with increasing maximum leaf area density. In conclusion, in applications where computational efficiency and simplicity are desirable, the proposed numerical model has of great capability to determine the vertical turbulent momentum transport and wind profile in the costal forest belt.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제56권10호
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• pp.603-617
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• 2023

본 연구는 포말대 흐름의 난류특성에 대한 이해를 목표로 한다. 포말대 흐름을 재현하기 위해 이중 댐-붕괴 파랑생성법이 제시되었다. 기존 단일 댐-붕괴 실험과 비교하여 이중 댐-붕괴 실험은 두 개의 수문의 개방 시간을 조절하여 처오름과 처내림의 다양한 상호작용을 구현할 수 있다. 수치모형으로는 OpenFOAM의 overInterDyMFoam이 활용되었다. overInterDyMFoam은 밀도가 다른 두 유체(i.e., 공기, 물)의 경계면 추적기법과 동격자 및 중첩 격자 기법을 결합한 모형이다. 질량보존 및 운동량 방정식으로는 𝜅-𝜖 난류모형이 결합된 이차원 Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes 모형이 채택되었다. 수치모형실험 결과는 수리모형실험의 수심 및 흐름 방향 유속 시계열과 비교하여 정확도가 검증되었다. 난류 운동 에너지 분포특성을 확인하여 각 흐름 단계(i.e., 처오름, 처내림, 흐름의 상호작용)의 난류 진화 특성을 고찰하였다.