• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.649-654
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• 2005

This paper presents fabrication and drive test of a peristaltic PDMS micropump actuated by the thermopneumatic force. The micropump consists of the three peristaltic-type actuator chambers with microheaters on the glass substrate and a microchannel connecting the chambers and the inlet/outlet port. The micropump is fabricated by the spin-coating process, the two-step curing process, the JSR (negative PR) molding process, and etc. The diameter and the thickness of the actuator diaphragm are 2.5 mm and $30{\mu}m$, respectively. The meniscus motion in the capillary tube is observed with a video camera and the flow rate of the micro pump is calculated through the frame analysis of the recorded video data. The maximum flow rate of the micropump is about $0.36\;{\mu}L/sec$ at 2 Hz for the zero hydraulic pressure difference when the 3-phase input voltage is 20 V.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2006

VCT(Variable Cam Timing) system is one of very useful engine components to improve fuel economy and overcome emission regulation etc. In order to adapt the VCT to a base engine, many design mod ifications in the mechanical and lubrication fields are required. Especially, because the VCT performance itself depends on supplied oil flow rate and pressure, it is very important to evaluate the engine lubrication system in a viewpoint of supplied oil flow rate and pressure. In this paper, unsteady transient flow network analysis on the engine oil circuit system was carried out to do this.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2023

Increasing demand for increasing higher data rate in order to solve computationally tasks timely and connecting many user equipment simultaneously have requested researchers to develop novel technology in the area of mobile communications. Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) have been enabling technologies for commercialization of the fifth generation (5G) networks and the sixth generation (6G) systems. In this paper, we investigate a bit-error rate (BER) analysis on IRS technologies for non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) systems. First, we derive a BER expression for IRS-NOMA systems with Rician fading channels. Then, we validate the BER expression by Monte Carlo simulations, and show numerically that BER expressions are in good agreement with simulations. Moreover, we investigate the BER of IRS-NOMA systems with Rician fading channels for various numbers of IRS elements, and show that the BERs improve as the number of IRS elements increases.

• 정보처리학회논문지A
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• 제16A권6호
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• pp.509-518
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 입력 선분들 상에 위치하며, 이들을 일정한 길이로 분할하는 가상 노드 포탈을 이용하여 입력 선분들을 모두 연결하는 근사 선분 최소 신장 트리를 빠른 시간 내에 찾는 방법을 제안한다. 이 근사 선분 최소 신장 트리는 통신선, 도로 및 철도망의 연결 등에 활용될 수 있다. 3000개의 입력 선분에 대해 제안된 방법으로 생성된 근사 트리는, 포탈 간격이 0.3인 경우에 최적 선분 최소 신장 트리와 비교하여 1.8% 의 길이가 증가한 반면에 트리 생성 시간은 29.74%의 감소를 보였고, 0.75의 경우 2.96%의 길이의 증가와 39.96%의 트리 생성 시간의 절감을 보였다. 이는 약간의 길이 증가를 허용하면서 짧은 시간 내에 선분 연결 트리를 생성해야 하는 응용에 잘 적용될 수 있음을 보인다. 또한 제안 된 방법은 포탈 간격, 포탈 포기 비율 등을 외부 인자로서 조절하여, 목적에 따른 트리 길이 또는 트리 생성 시간에 중점을 둔 근사 선분 최소 신장 트리 생성이 가능함을 보인다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.151-164
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• 2017

This article aims to investigate the possible retrofitting of a deficient building with soft story failure mode by connecting it to an adjacent building which is designed based on current code with friction dampers at all floors. Low cost and high performance reliability along with significant energy dissipation pertaining to stable hysteretic loops may be considered in order to choose the proper damper for connecting adjacent buildings. After connecting two neighbouring floors by friction dampers, the sliding forces of dampers at various stories are set in two arrangements: uniform sliding force and then variable sliding force. In order to account for the stochastic nature of the seismic events, incremental dynamic analyses are employed prior and after the installation of the friction dampers at the various floors. Based on these results, fragility curves and mean annual rate of exceedance of serviceability and ultimate limit states are obtained. The results of this study show that the collapse mode of the deficient building can affect the optimum arrangement of sliding forces of friction dampers at Collapse Prevention (CP) performance level. In particular, the Immediate Occupancy (IO) performance level is not tangible to the sliding force arrangement and it depends solely on sliding force value. Generally it can be claimed that this rehabilitation scheme can turn the challenge of pounding two adjacent buildings into the opportunity of dissipating a large amount of the seismic input energy by the friction dampers, thus improving significantly the poor seismic performance of the deficient structure.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.751-757
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• 2022

To develop a trap to prevent the catch of juvenile rockfish Sebastes inermis and bycatch, we compared the fishing characteristics of four traps with different mesh sizes (35 mm and 50 mm) and flapper connecting lines (FCL) (3 lines and 4 lines).The number of rockfish caught in trap 1 (35 mm, 4 FCL) was 200, and juvenile rockfish (15 cm or less) accounted for 49.0%. The number of rockfish caught in trap 2 (35 mm, 3 FCL) was 185, and juvenile rockfish accounted for 58.9%. The number of rockfish caught in trap 3 (50 mm, 4 FCL) was 82, and juvenile rockfish accounted for 4.9%. The number of rockfish caught in trap 4 (50 mm, 3 FCL) was 68, and juvenile rockfish accounted for 22.1%. The total catch (bycatch rate) in trap 1, trap 2, trap 3 and trap 4 was 565 (64.6%), 637(71.0%), 260 (68.5%) and 276 (75.4%), respectively. The catch per unit effort (CPUE) for juvenile rockfish in trap 1, trap 2, trap 3 and trap 4 was 0.8, 0.9, 0.0, and 0.1 individuals/trap, respectively. The CPUE of bycatch in trap 1, trap 2, trap 3 and trap 4 was 2.9, 3.6, 1.4 and 1.7 individuals/trap, respectively.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2004

Engine bearing system is generally affected by aeration. In this paper, the aeration effects on the engine crankshaft bearing system were studied. To do this, unsteady oil flow analysis on the engine crankshaft oil circuit system was carried out. And aeration effects on the bearing system were simulated to figure out lubrication characteristics of the each bearing such as oil flow rate, minimum oil film thickness, friction loss and increase of oil temperature.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2010

Flow characteristics of differential pressure flow meters which have a shape of triangular separate bar (TSB) was investigated according to the machining conditions in pressure tapping holes. Diameter of the pressure taping holes is either 1.0 mm or 1.5 mm. Also, number of the pressure tapping holes are drilled either 9 or 17. The mass flow rate of the TSB flow meters are calibrated with a laminar flow meter by connecting them in line. The mass flow rate in the TSB flow meters are plotted with a non-dimensional parameter H which includes the gas temperature, exhaust gas pressure and differential pressure at the flow meters. An empirical correlation between the mass flow rate at the TSB flow meter and the non-dimensional parameter H was obtained. The empirical correlation showed highly linear relationship between the mass flow rate and the non-dimensional parameter H. The hole size of the pressure tapping holes has a bigger effect on the flow rate than the number of the tapping holes.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2015

The annual average of energy sources is continuously increasing at a rate of 5.8%, and particularly, the power generation proportion of new/renewable energy is increasing significantly. Furthermore, South Korea has established a national energy master plan for 2008-2030 and is aiming at obtaining approximately 11% of total energy production from the wind turbine sector. Although offshore wind turbines are similar to wind turbines installed on land, they require materials with excellent dynamic properties and durability to prevent damage due to seawater at the lower parts and connecting parts. The lower parts of wind turbines are submerged in seawater, and the upper and lower parts are connected by filling the connecting part with grout. This paper describes the test results of the process of determining the mix ratios to develop ultra-high grout for offshore wind turbines. There is virtually no relevant technology regarding grout for offshore wind turbines in South Korea that can be referenced for the process of determining the mix ratios. Therefore, tests were conducted for determining compression strength, elastic modulus, flexural strength, density, constructability (floor test), and early strength by referencing a high-performance grout produced in South Korea, and the mixing process for achieving the goal strengths was described using the Korean Industrial Standards (KS) as the reference.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제6권9호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 새로운 가상 토폴로지 재구성 기법을 제안하여 WDM 기반의 클러스터 시스템 구현을 위한 이론 연구를 수행하였다. 제안 기법의 핵심 아이디어는 파장 할당이 요구되는 연결 요청을 최대한 이어서 집합을 형성하는 것으로, 각 집합은 서로 소이며 집합 내의 연결 요청들 중에는 링크의 중복이 일어나지 않도록 한다. 이러한 조건을 만족하도록 집합을 형성한 후, 각 집합마다 파장을 하나씩 할당한다. 이는 일괄적으로 재구성을 수행하는 방법이다. 제안된 기법은 OWns 시뮬레이션도구를 사용하여 측정한 결과, 블로킹 확률 및 ADM 이용률 측면에서 First-fit 기법에 비해 10% 정도의 블로킹 감소율과 30% 정도의 ADM 이용률이 향상되었음을 보였다.