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Topology Optimization of the Decking Unit in the Aluminum Bass Boat and Strength Verification using the FEM-program

  • Seo, Kwang-Cheol;Gwak, Jin;Park, Joo-Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.367-372
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    • 2018
  • The objective of this paper is to optimize the cross-section of aluminum decking units used in the bass boats under operating conditions, and to verify the optimized model from the results via by ANSYS software. Aluminum decking unit is needed to endure specific loading while leisure activity and sailing. For a stiffer and more cost-neutral aluminum decking unit, optimization is often considered in the naval and marine industries. This optimization of the aluminum decking unit is performed using the ANSYS program, which is based on the topology optimization method. The generation of finite element models and stress evaluations are conducted using the ANSYS Multiphysics module, which is based on the Finite Element Method (FEM). Through such a series of studies, it was possible to determine the most suitable case for satisfying the structural strength found among the phase-optimized aluminum deck units in bass boats. From these optimization results, CASE 1 shows the best solution in comparison with the other cases for this optimization. By linking the topology optimization with the structural strength analysis, the optimal solution can be found in a relatively short amount of time, and these procedures are expected to be applicable to many fields of engineering.

Development of an Optimization Program for a 2G HTS Conductor Design Process

  • Kim, K.L.;Hwang, S.J.;Hahn, S.;Moon, S.H.;Lee, H.G.
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.8-12
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    • 2010
  • The properties of the conductor.mechanical, thermal, and electrical-are the key information in the design and optimization of superconducting coils. Particularly, in devices using second generation (2G) high temperature superconductors (HTS), whose base materials (for example, the substrate or stabilizer) and dimensions are adjustable, a design process for conductor optimization is one of the most important factors to enhance the electrical and thermal performance of the superconducting system while reducing the cost of the conductor. Recently, we developed a numerical program that can be used for 2G HTS conductor optimization. Focusing on the five major properties, viz. the electrical resistivity, heat capacity, thermal conductivity, Z-value, and enthalpy, the program includes an electronic database of the major base materials and calculates the equivalent properties of the 2G HTS conductors using the dimensions of the base materials as the input values. In this study, the developed program is introduced and its validity is verified by comparing the experimental and simulated results obtained with several 2G HTS conductors.

Hopfield neuron based nonlinear constrained programming to fuzzy structural engineering optimization

  • Shih, C.J.;Chang, C.C.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.485-502
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    • 1999
  • Using the continuous Hopfield network model as the basis to solve the general crisp and fuzzy constrained optimization problem is presented and examined. The model lies in its transformation to a parallel algorithm which distributes the work of numerical optimization to several simultaneously computing processors. The method is applied to different structural engineering design problems that demonstrate this usefulness, satisfaction or potential. The computing algorithm has been given and discussed for a designer who can program it without difficulty.

Interface Technique for Optimization of Free-form Structural System (구조 최적화를 위한 비정형 구조시스템의 인터페이스 기법)

  • Na, Yoo-Mi;Lee, Jae-Hong;Kang, Joo-Won
    • Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.43-50
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    • 2012
  • Recently, due to the advanced computer technology, momental architectures have been designed and built using features that are very sophisticated. People's interest in free-form structural system has increased steadily not only nationwide, but also worldwide. However, there were many difficulties in the materialization of free-form structural system owing to the lack of technique and research. To solve this problem, this study performs the interface between the 3D modeling program and the optimization program. In the 3D modeling program, it is possible to automatic mesh generation and immediately to information extraction. It performs the shape optimization. Consequently, this research designs the example model and performs optimization in order to verify the developed interface module.

Development of power system stabilization program using optimization method (최적화 기법이 적용된 전력계통 안정화 시스템 개발)

  • Ahn, Chang-Han;Baek, Young-Sik
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.64 no.3
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    • pp.370-374
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    • 2015
  • Various protective equiptments are used for the power system control and protection. Numerous facilities are monitored at the same time in real time and introduction of optimization method and analysis of the method are required for generation control and facility management considering the demand fluctuations. However, the existing system analysis programs are difficult to link with the other sw and there are some problems with user convenience. To solve these problems the present conditions of the system are figured out in real time and the equipment insert method was estimated by optimization method, and the system that showed the system analysis program is developed. PSS/E has been used as system anlysis program for stabilizing system development which applied the optimization. method and Python language is applied in order to link the input and output values with the DB automatically. Lastly, DLL of matlab has been made included in C++ for solving the objective function using opmization method.By linking this to DB, power flow was calculated in PSS/E and the result was represented by Intouch screen.

Barrier Function Method in Reliability Based Design Optimization (장애함수법에 의한 신뢰성기반 최적설계)

  • Lee, Tae-Hee;Choi, Woon-Yong;Kim, Hong-Sun
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.1130-1135
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    • 2003
  • The need to increase the reliability of a structural system has been significantly brought in the procedure of real designs to consider, for instance, the material properties or geometric dimensions that reveal a random or incompletely known nature. Reliability based design optimization of a real system now becomes an emerging technique to achieve reliability, robustness and safety of these problems. Finite element analysis program and the reliability analysis program are necessary to evaluate the responses and the probabilities of failure of the system, respectively. Moreover, integration of these programs is required during the procedure of reliability based design optimization. It is well known that reliability based design optimization can often have so many local minima that it cannot converge to the specified probability of failure. To overcome this problem, barrier function method in reliability based design optimization is suggested. To illustrate the proposed formulation, reliability based design optimization of a bracket is performed. AMV and FORM are employed for reliability analysis and their optimization results are compared based on the accuracy and efficiency.

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Optimization cutting speed in high speed ball end milling (고속 볼 엔드밀 가공에서 절삭속도 최적화)

  • 김경균;강명창;정융호;이득우;김정석
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2001.04a
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    • pp.895-898
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    • 2001
  • This paper presents an optimization cutting speed(OCS) program developed to improve the machining precision and tool life in high speed machining using ball end milling. This program optimized the cutting speed that is changing at any time in free surface machining of an automobile part like a connecting load die. The technique of optimization cutting speed makes the CAD/CAM-generated NC code go through a reverse post process, conducts cutting simulation, and obtain the effective tool diameter of the ball end milling. Then it changes the spindle revolution to within the range of critical cutting speed fit for the material of the workpieces depending upon the effective tool diameter. In this study, the machining precision and tool life were compared for the two connecting load dies processed using the general cutting method and the proposed optimization cutting speed technique, respectively.

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Computational finite element model updating tool for modal testing of structures

  • Sahin, Abdurrahman;Bayraktar, Alemdar
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.51 no.2
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    • pp.229-248
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, the development of a new optimization software for finite element model updating of engineering structures titled as FemUP is described. The program is used for computational FEM model updating of structures depending on modal testing results. This paper deals with the FE model updating procedure carried out in FemUP. The theoretical exposition on FE model updating and optimization techniques is presented. The related issues including the objective function, constraint function, different residuals and possible parameters for FE model updating are investigated. The issues of updating process adopted in FemUP are discussed. The ideas of optimization to be used in FE model updating application are explained. The algorithm of Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) is explored which will be used to solve the optimization problem. The possibilities of the program are demonstrated with a three dimensional steel frame model. As a result of this study, it can be said that SQP algorithm is very effective in model updating procedure.

A Study on the Design Program Development of the Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishing System Using an Optimization (최적화 기법을 이용한 이산화탄소 소화설비의 설계프로그램 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Dong-Myung
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2014
  • In this study, it was developed to the design program optimization the design factors of the carbon dioxide fire extinguishing system on the basis of design theory for the carbon dioxide fire extinguishing system, national emergency management agency (NEMA) notice No. 2012-11, KS B 6261 and steepest descent method of optimization. The design program was developed to C++ compiler based on established the logic and algorithms and was to operate on the Windows operating system. The optimization of design factors for the carbon dioxide fire extinguishing system are minimized subject to constraint on agent flow rate, emission time and design variables (pipe size etc.). It was verified to the design program performance for test system, and it was provided to the foundation for optimal design in fire fighting field. Also, it is considered to improve the efficiency of the fire extinguishing system and to maximize of fire suppression as the construction of the carbon dioxide extinguishing system based on the optimal design factors.

Cutting Power Based Feedrate Optimization for High-Efficient Machining (고능률 가공을 위한 절삭 동력 기반의 이송 속도 최적화)

  • Cho Jaewan;Kim Seokil
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.29 no.2 s.233
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    • pp.333-340
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    • 2005
  • Feedrate is one of the factors that have the significant effects on the productivity, qualify and tool life in the cutting mechanism as well as cutting velocity, depth of cut and width of cut. In this study, in order to realize the high-efficient machining, a new feedrate optimization method is proposed based on the concept that the optimum feedrate can be derived from the allowable cutting power since the cutting power can be predicted from the cutting parameters as feedrate, depth of cut, width of cut, chip thickness, engagement angle, rake angle, specific cutting force and so on. Tool paths are extracted from the original NC program via the reverse post-processing process and converted into the infinitesimal tool paths via the interpolation process. And the novel NC program is reconstructed by optimizing the feedrate of infinitesimal tool paths. Especially, the fast feedrate optimization is realized by using the Boolean operation based on the Goldfeather CSG rendering algorithm, and the simulation results reveal the availability of the proposed optimization method dramatically reducing the cutting time and/or the optimization time. As a result, the proposed optimization method will go far toward improving the productivity and qualify.