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Mathematical modeling of the local temperature effect on the deformation of the heat-shielding elements of the aircraft

  • Antufiev, Boris A.;Sun, Ying;Egorova, Olga V.;Bugaev, Nikolay M.
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.59-68
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    • 2022
  • The physical and mathematical foundations of the heat-shielding composite materials functioning under the conditions of aerodynamic heating of aircraft, as well as under the conditions of the point effect of high-energy radiation are considered. The problem of deformation of a thin shallow shell under the action of a local temperature field is approximately solved. Such problems arise, for example, in the case of local destruction of heat-protective coatings of aircraft shells. Then the aerodynamic heating acts directly on the load-bearing shell of the structure. Its destruction inevitably leads to the death of the entire aircraft. A methodology has been developed for the numerical solution of the entire complex problem on the basis of economical absolutely stable numerical methods. Multiple results of numerical simulation of the thermal state of the locally heated shallow shell under conditions of its thermal destruction at high temperatures have been obtained.

Experimental and Computational Investigation of Wind Flow Field on a Span Roof Structure

  • K B Rajasekarababu;G Vinayagamurthy;Ajay Kumar T M;Selvirajan S
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.287-300
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    • 2022
  • Unconventional structures are getting more popular in recent days. Large-span roofs are used for many structures, such as airports, stadiums, and conventional halls. Identifying the pressure distribution and wind load acting on those structures is essential. This paper offers a collaborative study of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and wind tunnel tests for assessing wind pressure distribution for a building with a combined slender curved roof. The hybrid turbulence model, Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (IDDES), simulates the open terrain turbulent flow field. The wind-induced local pressure coefficients on complex roof structures and the turbulent flow field around the structure were thus calculated based upon open terrain wind flow simulated with the FLUENT software. Local pressure measurements were investigated in a boundary layer wind tunnel simultaneous to the simulation to determine the pressure coefficient distributions. The results predicted by CFD were found to be consistent with the wind tunnel test results. The comparative study validated that the recommended IDDES model and the vortex method associated with CFD simulation are suitable tools for structural engineers to evaluate wind effects on long-span complex roofs and plan irregular buildings during the design stage.

No-Touch Radiofrequency Ablation for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 2023 Korean Society of Image-Guided Tumor Ablation Guidelines

  • Seungchul Han;Min Woo Lee;Young Joon Lee;Hyun Pyo Hong;Dong Ho Lee;Jeong Min Lee
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • v.24 no.8
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    • pp.719-728
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    • 2023
  • Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been widely used to manage hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) equal to or smaller than 3 cm. No-touch RFA has gained attention and has recently been implemented in local ablation therapy for HCCs, despite its technical complexity, as it provides improved local tumor control compared to conventional tumor-puncturing RFA. This article presents the practice guidelines for performing no-touch RFA for HCCs, which have been endorsed by the Korean Society of Image-Guided Tumor Ablation (KSITA). The guidelines are primarily designed to assist interventional oncologists and address the limitations of conventional tumor-puncturing RFA with describing the fundamental principles, various energy delivery methods, and clinical outcomes of no-touch RFA. The clinical outcomes include technical feasibility, local tumor progression rates, survival outcomes, and potential complications.

Smart City Energy Inclusion, Towards Becoming a Better Place to Live

  • Cha, Sang-Ryong
    • World Technopolis Review
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.59-70
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    • 2019
  • Where is a better place to live? In the coming era, this should be more than simply a livable place. It should be an adaptable place that has a flexible system adaptable to any new situation in terms of diversity. Customization and real-time operation are needed in order to realize this technologically. We expect a smart city to have a flexible system that applies technologies of self-monitoring and self-response, thereby being a promising city model towards being a better place to live. Energy demand and supply is a crucial issue concerning our expectations for the flexible system of a smart city because it is indispensable to comfortable living, especially city living. Although it may seem that energy diversification, such as the energy mix of a country, is a matter of overriding concern, the central point is the scale of place to build grids for realizing sustainable urban energy systems. A traditional hard energy path supported by huge centralized energy systems based on fossil and nuclear fuels on a national scale has already faced difficult problems, particularly in terms of energy flexibility/resilience. On the other hand, an alternative soft energy path consisting of small diversified energy systems based on renewable energy sources on a local scale has limitations regarding stability, variability, and supply potential despite the relatively light economic/technological burden that must be assumed to realize it. As another alternative, we can adopt a holonic path incorporating an alternative soft energy path with a traditional hard energy path complimentarily based on load management. This has a high affinity with the flexible system of a smart city. At a system level, the purpose of all of the paths mentioned above is not energy itself but the service it provides. If the expected energy service is fixed, the conclusive factor in choosing a more appropriate system is accessibility to the energy service. Accessibility refers to reliability and affordability; the former encompasses the level of energy self-sufficiency, and the latter encompasses the extent of energy saving. From this point of view, it seems that the small diversified energy systems of a soft energy path have a clear advantage over the huge centralized energy systems of a hard energy path. However, some insuperable limitations still remain, so it is reasonable to consider both energy systems continuing to coexist in a multiplexing energy system employing a holonic path to create and maintain reliable and affordable access to energy services that cover households'/enterprises' basic energy needs. If this is embodied in a smart city concept, this is nothing else but smart energy inclusion. In Japan, following the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, a trend towards small diversified energy systems of a soft energy path intensified in order to realize a nuclear-free society. As a result, the Government of Japan proclaimed in its Fifth Strategic Energy Plan that renewable energy must be the main source of power in Japan by 2050. Accordingly, Sony vowed that all the energy it uses would come from renewable sources by 2040. In this situation, it is expected that smart energy inclusion will be achieved by the Japanese version of a smart grid based on the concept of a minimum cost scheme and demand response.

Comparison of Two Methods for Estimating the Appearance Probability of Seawater Temperature Difference for the Development of Ocean Thermal Energy (해양온도차에너지 개발을 위한 해수온도차 출현확률 산정 방법 비교)

  • Yoon, Dong-Young;Choi, Hyun-Woo;Lee, Kwang-Soo;Park, Jin-Soon;Kim, Kye-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.94-106
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    • 2010
  • Understanding of the amount of energy resources and site selection are required prior to develop Ocean Thermal Energy (OTE). It is necessary to calculate the appearance probability of difference of seawater temperature(${\Delta}T$) between sea surface layer and underwater layers. This research mainly aimed to calculate the appearance probability of ${\Delta}T$ using frequency analysis(FA) and harmonic analysis(HA), and compare the advantages and weaknesses of those methods which has used in the South Sea of Korea. Spatial scale for comparison of two methods was divided into local and global scales related to the estimation of energy resources amount and site selection. In global scale, the Probability Differences(PD) of calculated ${\Delta}T$ from using both methods were created as spatial distribution maps, and compared areas of PD. In local scale, both methods were compared with not only the results of PD at the region of highest probability but also bimonthly probabilities in the regions of highest and lowest PD. Basically, the strong relationship(pearson r=0.96, ${\alpha}$=0.05) between probabilities of two methods showed the usefulness of both methods. In global scale, the area of PD more than 10% was less than 5% of the whole area, which means both methods can be applied to estimate the amount of OTE resources. However, in practice, HA method was considered as a more pragmatic method due to its capability of calculating under various ${\Delta}T$ conditions. In local scale, there was no significant difference between the high probability areas by both methods, showing difference under 5%. However, while FA could detect the whole range of probability, HA had a disadvantage of inability of detecting probability less than 10%. Therefore it was analyzed that the HA is more suitable to estimate the amount of energy resources, and FA is more suitable to select the site for OTE development.

Utilizing Abandoned Mines in Regional Development: Feasibility of Underground Data Centers and Public Sports Facilities (폐광지역발전을 위한 폐광산 활용방안 연구: 지하 데이터센터 및 공공체육시설로의 운용성 평가)

  • Hyeong-Geol Kim;Ganghui Kim;Sanghyun Bin;Won-Sik Woo;Jongmun Cha;Chang-Uk Hyun
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.737-753
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    • 2023
  • Abandoned mines represent unused space resulting from resource use and changes in industrial environments. Efforts are underway to repurpose such underground spaces, leveraging their unique attributes of temperature stability, shading, and security. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of operating high-demand data centers and public sports facilities as potential recycling options for abandoned mine spaces. The status of data centers located in abandoned mines abroad was examined, including their operational technology capitalizing on the advantages of underground spaces. Considering the varying sizes of underground spaces in different types of abandoned mine in South Korea, the suitability of installing facilities for 12 different sports was evaluated for potential contributions to the health and welfare of local residents. The utilization of abandoned mine spaces as data centers and public sports facilities is expected to not only recycle industrial heritage but also to allow new development opportunities for local communities.

Chemical Stability of Conductive Ceramic Anodes in LiCl-Li2O Molten Salt for Electrolytic Reduction in Pyroprocessing

  • Kim, Sung-Wook;Kang, Hyun Woo;Jeon, Min Ku;Lee, Sang-Kwon;Choi, Eun-Young;Park, Wooshin;Hong, Sun-Seok;Oh, Seung-Chul;Hur, Jin-Mok
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.997-1001
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    • 2016
  • Conductive ceramics are being developed to replace current Pt anodes in the electrolytic reduction of spent oxide fuels in pyroprocessing. While several conductive ceramics have shown promising electrochemical properties in small-scale experiments, their long-term stabilities have not yet been investigated. In this study, the chemical stability of conductive $La_{0.33}Sr_{0.67}MnO_3$ in $LiCl-Li_2O$ molten salt at $650^{\circ}C$ was investigated to examine its feasibility as an anode material. Dissolution of Sr at the anode surface led to structural collapse, thereby indicating that the lifetime of the $La_{0.33}Sr_{0.67}MnO_3$ anode is limited. The dissolution rate of Sr is likely to be influenced by the local environment around Sr in the perovskite framework.

A Study of energy conversion by the penetration control in the skin (에너지변환을 이용한 피부의 투과조절에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jeong-Lae;Kim, Hye-Ju
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 2017
  • We are confirmed to the variation of the transfer condition and the functional penetration by the permitted conversion energy on the skin. The given conversion energy is consist of the flow level of penetration control and go to the processing transfer in the skin that is to create the modeling for algorithm. The energy level of control processing was achieved effectively modeling system that was the composition of auto and local control level in the epidermis-dermis layer. Their penetration pulse control system was consisted of conversion energy with reference of fixing situation and recreation of designed apparatus for the energy control function that was converted to capacity by the size, form and combination. Also, the system was shown accurately distribution of conversion at the depth of skin correction. Therefore, conversion modeling was established effectively to separate the division parts for conversion system. We will be possible to progress the improvement effectiveness of the skin and to consist of the continuous penetration control system for functional energy on the skin.

Nonlinear variation of performance for a NAFION membrane humidifier with inlet temperature elevation (입구 온도에 따른 나피온 막 가습기 성능의 비선형적 변화)

  • Hwang, J.Y.;Kang, K.;Kang, H.S.;Kim, J.H.
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.11a
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    • pp.78.2-78.2
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    • 2010
  • Effect of temperature elevation of inlet air on performance of a membrane humidifier for PEMFC vehicle application was investigated both experimentally and numerically. A shell-and-tube typed gas-to-gas humidifier with Nafion membrane was tested. The experimental result showed that water transfer varies nonlinearly with the temperature elevation. Numerical analysis based on detailed modeling is also conducted on a single tube geometry to explain this nonlinear behavior. The simulation revealed that the local water flux varies nolineary and dramatically along the tube. Analysis is based on competing role of temperature increase and relative humidity decrease, both of which seriously affect water conductivity of the membrane.

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Design of decentralized $H^\infty$ state estimator using the generalization of $H^\infty$ filter in indefinite inner product spaces (부정 내적 공간에서의 $H^\infty$필터의 일반화를 통한 분산 $H^\infty$상태 추정기의 설계)

  • 김경근;진승희;최윤호;박진배
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.1464-1468
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    • 1997
  • We propose a decentralized state estimation method in the multisensor state estimation problem. The proposed method bounds teh maximum energy gain from uknown external disturbances to the estimation errors in the suboptimal case. And we formulate aternative H/sip .inf./ filter gain equatiions with teh idea that the suboptimal H.$^{\infty}$ filter is the special form of Kalman filter filter whose state equations are defined in indefinite inner product spaces. Using alternative filter gain equations we design the decentralized $H^{\infty}$ state estimator which is composed of local filters and central fusion filter that are suboptimal in the $H^{\infty}$ sense. In addition, the proposed update equations between global and local data can reduce unnecessary calculation burden efficently.y.

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