• Advances in biomechanics and applications
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2014

Computed tomography (CT) is being utilized in orthopaedics and related research to estimate bone strength. These applications benefit from calibration of Hounsfield units to mineral density typical of long bone, up to $1750mg/cm^3$. This study describes a method for establishing repeatable calibration of Hounsfield units to density, and determines the effects of imaging medium on calibration accuracy. Four hydroxyapatite standards were imaged in air on 7 occasions over 19 weeks using a helical multi-slice CT scanner. Each standard was scanned 5 times in different media: porcine soft tissue, water, and air. Calibrated densities were highly repeatable (CV<3.5%). No difference in density was observed between water and soft tissue conditions (p>0.08). This work provides a model for determining repeatable scanner-specific density calibration, demonstrates that the linear relationship between Hounsfield units and density extends to values typical of cortical bone, and supports the practice of imaging calibration standards in an environment similar to that of the target bone.

• 지구물리
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2004

밀도 검층에 미치는 각 영향 요소들을 검토하고 현행 사용자 보정의 한계와 문제점 파악을 위한 기초 실험이 수행되었다. 간접 보정 방법에 속하는 현행 사용자 보정을 물과 알루미늄 블럭을 사용하는 사용자 보정과 반감기 식을 이용한 사용자 보정으로 구분하여 분석하였으며 국내에서 처음 시도된 지구물리모형 시추공을 이용한 직접 보정 방법의 적용 결과와 비교, 분석되었고 이로부터 기존의 사용자 보정의 한계와 가능성을 평가할 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.23-29
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• 2009

A sand-cone method is commonly used to determine the density of the compacted soils. This method uses a calibration container to determine the bulk-density of the sand for use in the test. The density of the test or compacted soil is computed on the assumption that the calibration container has approximately the same size or volume and allows the sand to fall approximately the same height as a test hole in the field. However, in most cases the size or shape of test hole is not exactly the same as the calibration container. There is certain discrepancy between sand particle settlement or arrangement in the laboratory calibration and in the field testing, which may cause an erroneous determination of in-situ density. The sand filling process is simulated in the laboratory and its effect on the determination of density is investigated. Artificially-made holes with different heights and bottom shapes are prepared to simulate various shapes of the test hole in the field. The sands with different gradations are used in the testing to examine how sand grain size influences the determination of density in the field.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 2005년도 제7회 특별심포지움 논문집
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• pp.73-82
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• 2005

국내에서 처음으로 지구물리검층 보정을 위한 모형시추공이 건설되었으며 이들 모형시추공을 이용한 검출기 보정실험과 케이싱보정을 위한 기초실험을 실시하였다. 여기서는 세 가지 밀도와 세 가지공경으로 구성되는 모형 시추공의 건설 과정과 재원을 소개하고 이를 이용하여 구해진 선형 관계의 밀도-검출기 반응식을 검토하였다. 아울러 케이싱 보정을 위한 기초연구 결과 이격 보정용 차트가 제시되었고 이를 이용하여 이격 정도를 모르는 현장 측정에서도 참 밀도를 구할 수 있음을 밝혔다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2015

TDR을 이용한 흙의 건조밀도와 함수비의 새로운 보정 방정식을 검증하기 위해 본 연구를 수행하였다. 기존의 보정 방정식이 제안되고 몇몇 연구자들에 의해 새로운 보정 방정식을 개발하는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 기존의 보정 방정식이 함수비가 높은 세립토와 느슨한 토질에서는 적용되기 어려워 새로운 보정 방정식을 개발하였다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 새로운 보정 방정식을 소개하고 기존의 실험과 비교해 새로운 보정방정식의 국내지반과의 적용성을 검토를 수행하였다. 그 결과 함수비의 보정방정식에 오차가 발생하여 함수비의 새로운 보정방정식을 개발하였고, 개발한 보정방정식을 검토한 결과 95%이상의 정확도를 보여준다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권7호
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• pp.1452-1461
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• 2020

A triple bubbler sensor was tested in LiCl-KCl molten salt from 450 to 525 ℃ in a transparent furnace to validate thermal-expansion corrections and provide additional molten salt data sets for calibration and validation of the sensor. In addition to these tests, a model was identified and further developed to accurately determine the density, surface tension, and depth from the measured bubble pressures. A unique feature of the model is that calibration constants can be estimated using independent depth measurements, which allow calibration and validation of the sensor in an electrorefiner where the salt density and surface tension are largely unknown. This model and approach were tested using the current and previous triple bubbler data sets, and results indicate that accuracies are as high as 0.03%, 4.6%, and 0.15% for density, surface tension, and depth, respectively.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.1017-1023
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to improve the accuracy of effective atomic number (EAN) and relative electron density (RED) using a polynomial-based calibration method using dual-energy CT images. A phantom composed of 11 tissue-equivalent materials was acquired with dual-energy CT to obtain low- and high-energy images. Using the acquired dual-energy images, the ratio of attenuation of low- and high-energy images for EAN was calibrated based on Stoichiometric, Quadratic, Cubic, Quartic polynomials. EAN and RED were extracted using each calibration method. As a result of the experiment, the average error of EAN using Cubic polynomial-based calibration was minimum. Even in the RED image extracted using EAN, the error of the Cubic polynomial-based RED was minimum. Cubic polynomial-based calibration contributes to improving the accuracy of EAN and RED, and would like to contribute to accurate diagnosis of lesions in CT examinations or quantification of various materials in the human body.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 1999년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.90-96
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• 1999

In contracts for sales of natural gas between sellers and buyers, it is not suncient to only measure a volumetric quantity of gas in flowing conditions in metering station. Therefore the measured volumetric quantity must be converted to that of reference conditions. The density of the natural gas required in such a calculation can be measured directly or estimated from the equation of sate or any other experimental methods. The specific gravity meter is the apparatus used to measure the density of fluids under the reference conditions and it can be widely used in industrial areas, especially in massive flow rate natural gas industry. This study has been carried out in an attempt to improve measurement accuracy of natural gas flow rate calculation, providing the adequate installation and proper operation conditions of specific gravity meter. The test results are 1) the density measurement errors in case of using methane and standard gas as calibration gases are smaller than using methane and nitrogen gas, 2) the periodical calibration to maintain accurate density measurements is essential, and 3) the specific gravity meter is sensitive to changes of environmental conditions, especially environmental temperature surrounding the specific gravity meter.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2014

PURPOSES: Used in transportation planning and traffic engineering, almost traffic simulation tools have input variable values optimized by overseas traffic flow attribution because they are almost developed in overseas country. Thus, model calibration appropriated for internal traffic flow attribution is needed to improve reliability of simulation method. METHODS : In this study, the traffic flow model calibration is based on expressways. For model calibration, it needs to define each expressway link according to attribution, thus it is classified by design speed, geometric conditions and number of lanes. And modified greenshield model is used as traffic flow model. RESULTS : The result of the traffic model calibration indicates that internal congested density is lower than overseas. And the result of analysis according to the link attribution indicates that the more design speed and number of lanes increase, the lower the minimum speed, the higher the congested density. CONCLUSIONS: In the traffic simulation tool developed in overseas, the traffic flow is different as design speed and number of lanes, but road segment don't affect traffic flow. Therefore, these results need to apply reasonably to internal traffic simulation method.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2014

자기 변형 기술의 거리 측정을 응용하여, 중력과 액체 밀도에 대응하는 부력의 평형 위치를 측정하는 액체 밀도 센서를 개발하였다. 이 시스템의 정밀도 향상을 위해, 액체 밀도변화에 따른 밀도 센서의 이동거리 사이의 관계식을 유도하고, 이를 이용하여, 액체 밀도 센서의 2 점 보정 방법을 마련하였다. 제작된 액체 밀도 센서 시스템과 유도된 관계식을 사용하여 액체의 밀도들을 측정하였다. 측정된 결과들을 U-tube 진동주기 측정방식의 고 정밀 밀도 측정기(Oscillating U-tube density meter: 분해능 0.000001 g/cc)의 측정결과와 비교하였다. 그 결과 두 액체 밀도 측정 시스템간의 측정 편차가 0.001 g/cc 미만임을 확인하였다.