• Computers and Concrete
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.325-354
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• 2004

Slabs in buildings and bridge decks, which are restrained against lateral displacements at the edges, have ultimate strengths far in excess of those predicted by analytical methods based on yield line theory. The increase in strength has been attributed to membrane action, which is due to the in-plane forces developed at the supports. The benefits of compressive membrane action are usually not taken into account in currently available design methods developed based on plastic flow theories assuming concrete to be a rigid-plastic material. By extending the existing knowledge of compressive membrane action, it is possible to design slabs in building and bridge structures economically with less than normal reinforcement. Recent research on building and bridge structures reflects the importance of membrane action in design. This paper describes the finite element modelling of membrane action in reinforced concrete slabs through optimisation of a simple concrete model. Through a series of parametric studies using the simple concrete model in the finite element simulation of eight fully clamped concrete slabs with significant membrane action, a set of fixed numerical model parameter values is identified and computational conditions established, which would guarantee reliable strength prediction of arbitrary slabs. The reliability of the identified values to simulate membrane action (for prediction purposes) is further verified by the direct simulation of 42 other slabs, which gave an average value of 0.9698 for the ratio of experimental to predicted strengths and a standard deviation of 0.117. A 'deflection factor' is also established for the slabs, relating the predicted peak deflection to experimental values, which, (for the same level of fixity at the supports), can be used for accurate displacement determination. The proposed optimised concrete model and finite element procedure can be used as a tool to simulate membrane action in slabs in building and bridge structures having variable support and loading conditions including fire. Other practical applications of the developed finite element procedure and design process are also discussed.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2005

The permeate flux decline due to membrane fouling can be addressed using a variety of theoretical stand-points. Judicious selection of an appropriate theory is a key toward successful prediction of the permeate flux. The essential criterion f3r such a decision appears to be a detailed characterization of the feed solution and membrane properties. Modem theories are capable of accurately predicting several properties of colloidal systems that are important in membrane separation processes from fundamental information pertaining to the particle size, charge, and solution ionic strength. Based on such information, it is relatively straight-forward to determine the properties of the concentrated colloidal dispersion in a polarized layer or the cake layer properties. Incorporation of such information in the framework of the standard theories of membrane filtration, namely, the convective diffusion equation coupled with an appropriate permeate transport model, can lead to reasonably accurate prediction of the permeate flux due to colloidal fouling. The schematic of the essential approach has been delineated in Figure 5. The modern approaches based on appropriate cell models appear to predict the permeate flux behavior in crossflow membrane filtration processes quite accurately without invoking novel theoretical descriptions of particle back transport mechanisms or depending on adjust-able parameters. Such agreements have been observed for a wide range of particle size ranging from small proteins like BSA (diameter ${\~}$6 nm) to latex suspensions (diameter ${\~}1\;{\mu}m$). There we, however, several areas that need further exploration. Some of these include: 1) A clear mechanistic description of the cake formation mechanisms that clearly identifies the disorder to order transition point in different colloidal systems. 2) Determining the structure of a cake layer based on the interparticle and hydrodynamic interactions instead of assuming a fixed geometrical structure on the basis of cell models. 3) Performing well controlled experiments where the cake deposition mechanism can be observed for small colloidal particles (< $1\;{\mu}m$). 4) A clear mechanistic description of the critical operating conditions (for instance, critical pressure) which can minimize the propensity of colloidal membrane fluting. 5) Developing theoretical approaches to account for polydisperse systems that can render the models capable of handing realistic feed solutions typically encountered in diverse applications of membrane filtration.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.139-148
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 유체가 채워진 착저식 유연막 구조물과 파와의 상호작용 문제를 유탄성 이론을 사용하여 살펴보았다. 먼저 동역학적 문제를 풀기에 앞서 유체로 채워진 유연막 내부에 일정한 압력이 작용하였을 때, 유연막의 형상과 막에 작용하는 초기장력을 정역학문제를 풀어 구한다. 동역학적 문제를 풀기 위하여 유체영역을 내부영역과 외부영역으로 나누어, 내부영역을 유연막을 경계로 영역 1과 영역 2로 다시 나눈다. 내부영역에서는 경계요소법을 사용하여 파동장을 풀고, 외부영역에서는 고유함수전개법을 사용하여 해를 구한다. 두 영역이 만나는 정합면에서 이미 구한 해를 정합시켜 완전한 해를 구한다. 유연막의 거동은 원주 좌표계를 사용하여 유도된 선형화된 막방정식을 사용하여 이때 외력은 영역 1과 영역 2의 압력차로 주어지므로 영역 1과 영역 2의 해는 막방정식을 통하여 연성된다. 유체가 채워진 착저식 유연막 방파제의 성능에 미치는 중요한 변수로는 유연막의 형상(폭, 높이)과 유연막 내부압력, 유체의 밀도이다. 설계변수들을 바꿔가면서 유연막에 의한 파랑제어 효과를 투과율을 통하여 살펴보았다. 또한 파의 입사각도에 따른 파랑제어 효과를 함께 고찰하였다. 수치계산결과는 Ohyama의 실험결과와 비교하였고 두 결과는 정량적인 값 차이가 나지만 정성적으로 일치하고 있음을 확인하였다. 적절히 설계된 유연막은 소형어항 보호용이나 레저용 방파제로 활용할 수 있는 가능성을 발견하였다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2017

Mesoscale simulation은 원자의 그룹을 묶어서 하나의 단위로서 계산을 수행하는 전산모사 기술로 $ns{\sim}{\mu}s$의 시간 및 $nm{\sim}{\mu}m$의 크기까지 모사가 가능하다. 이러한, mesoscale simulation에는 (1) 입자 자체의 움직임을 계산하여 시스템을 모사하는 particle-based mesoscale, (2) 입자의 움직임이 아닌 chemical potential filed나 density field 등의 변화를 계산하여 시스템을 모사하는 field theory 등의 방법 등이 있는데, 두 방법 모두 고분자의 거시적 특성을 살펴보기 위한 강력한 전산모사 기술로서, 에너지-환경 분야용 고분자 분리막의 다양한 응용분야에서 활용되고 있다. 기존에는 주로 블록 공중합체 분야에서 연구결과들이 보고되었으나, 최근 들어 실제 고분자 분리막의 제조 조건 등을 모사한 연구 결과와 같이 좀 더 응용 분야에 가까운 다양한 에너지-환경용 고분자 분리막 관련 연구가 진행되고 있다. 이온 교환막의 경우에는 이온 전달 채널 형성을 분석 및 예측하기 위한 다양한 mesoscale simulation 결과들이 발표되고 있고, 최근에는 CNT, graphene 등의 나노 첨가물 소재에 대한 연구도 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 총설에서는 mesoscale simulation 관련 연구에 대한 동향을 정리하고, 어떤 분야에서 유용하게 활용 가능한지 제시하며, 에너지-환경 분야에 종사하는 분리막 연구자들이 mesoscale simulation 기술에 좀 더 쉽게 다가갈 수 있는 기회를 제공하고자 한다.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 1995년도 춘계 총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.11-15
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• 1995

Polysulfone (PS) membranes were prepared by the phase inversion process using water or isopropanol as nonsolvent. The Flory-Huggins theory for a ternary system nonsolvent/solvent/polymer is applied to describe the thermodynamic equilibria of the components. The calculated ternary phase equilibria show that demixing of a PS binary solution with n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) will be fast in a water coagulation bath and will be delayed in an isopropanol bath. The prepared membranes were characterized by SEM, gas adsorption-desorption measurement, and permeability test. The membrane, which is precipitated by fast demixing in a water bath, has nodular structures in the skin region and includes finger-like cavities in the sublayer. The membrane coagulated by isopropanol has a very dense and thick skin structure, which is formed by delayed demixing. The membrane coagulated by isopropanol showed considerably lower pore volume and surface area compared to that observed with water coagulation method. With dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent and 2-3 wt% of water, the solution can show the liquid-liquid phase separation due to agglomation of the polymer-lean phase from the homogeneous solution. The membranes, which were coagulated near an equilibrium state, show the large (micron size) round pores in the whole membranes. The pores do not contribute the permeation characteristics.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.793-800
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• 2008

Recently domestic drinking water industry has recognized membrane-based technology as a promising alternative for water treatment. To ensure successful application of membrane processes, the integrity of membrane systems should be maintained. According to US EPA guidance, the pressure decay test based on the bubble point theory is recommended to detect any membrane defection of which size is close to the smallest diameter of Cryptosporidium oocysts, $3{\mu}m$. Proper implementation of the pressure decay test is greatly affected by initial test pressure, and the interpretation of the test results is associated with upper control limit. This study is conducted to investigate various factors affecting determination of initial test prtessure and upper control limit, including membrane-based parameters such as pore shape correction factor, surface tension and contact angle, and system-based parameters, such as volumetric concentration factor and total volume of system. In this paper, three different hollow fibers were used to perform the pressure decay test. With identical initial test pressure applied, their pressure decay tendency were different from each other. This finding can be explained by the micro-structure disparity of those membranes which is verified by FESEM images of those membranes. More specifically, FESEM images revealed that three hollow fibers have asymmetry, deep finger, shallow finger pore shape, respectively. In addition, sensitivity analysis was conducted on five parameters mentioned above to elucidate their relation to determination of initial test pressure and upper control limit. In case of initial pressure calculation, the pore shape correction factor has the highest value of sensitivity. For upper control limit determination, system factors have greater impact compared to membrane-based parameters.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1997년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.131-136
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• 1997

It is well known that concrete is typical porous material. We pay attention to Hansen's idea that concrete may be expected to act as semi-permeable membrane, and report the effect of concentration of solution and temperature on water flux in forward osmosis. In order to measuring volume of water flux from distilled water to solution of sodium chloride through hardened cement paste, specially designed apparatus was constructed, and the following result were obtained: (1) hardened cement paste acts as semi-permeable membrane, consequently, water flux in forward osmosis may occur. (2) Rate of water flux is proportion to concentration of dilute solution, and this suggests hardened cement paste is agreeable to the theory of membrane. (3) Effect of temperature on water flux is agreeable to Arrehenius equation and is great.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2005

The present paper outlines the numerical investigation of the incident wave interactions with fully submerged and floating dual double hull pontoon/vertical porous membrane breakwaters. Two dimensional five fluid-domains hydro-elastic formulation was carried out in the context of linear wave body interaction theory to study the wave interaction with the double hull of pontoon-membranes. The submerged circular pontoon is consisted of double hulls, which is filled with water in the void space between the outer structure and inner solid buoyant structure. Hydrodynamic characteristics of the proposed system with dual floating double-hull-pontoons filled with water have been studied numerically for the various incident waves. This study is a beginning stage research for the dual double hull porous pontoons/vertical porous membranes breakwaters which is ideally designed in order to suppress significantly the transmitted and reflected waves simultaneously.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 2004년도 Proceedings of the second conference of aseanian membrane society
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• pp.33-38
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• 2004

Molecular modeling of gas permeation through zeolite membranes with/without intercrystalline region was carried out. Molecular dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations were performed to estimate the diffusion coefficient and adsorption parameters respectively, and our proposed combined method of molecular simulation techniques with a permeation theory (CMP) was used to estimate gas permeability. The calculated permeability of gases (Ar, He, Ne, $N_2$, $0_2$, $CH_4$) at 301 K for the single crystal membrane model was about one order of magnitude larger than the experiential values, although the dependence on the molecular weight of the permeating species agreed with experiments. On the other hand, the estimated permeability using the diffusivity and adsorption parameters of the intercrystalline region model was in good agreement with the experiments. The consistency between experiments and the estimated values means the importance of considering the intercrystalline region and the validity of CMP method to predict the performance of zeolite membranes.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2001

Unlike existent field flow fractionation, new method, osmotic sink field flow fractionation is introduced and used ultrafiltration hollow fiber membranes as separation channel. This hollow fiber osmotic sink field flow fractionation is called HF-OSFFF. A theory that describes the retention, relaxation, resolution, plate number for the system, has been developed and experimentally verified by separation model of po1ystyrene latex beads. At external field, it is measured that radial flow rates change according to various concentrations of PEG solutions. Concentration of PEG solution vs. radial flow rate is a linear relation. For diameter distribution of unknown polymer sample, HF-OSFFF compared with the commercial capillary hydrodynamic flow fractionation (CHDF).