• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.227-237
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• 2017

The continuous increase of emission rates of green house gases and the effects on global warming added a new dimension to the problem of substituting the petroleum and its derivatives by environment friendly and sustainable energy sources for the world. Solar and wind energy appear at the top of the list of renewable of high potential, widely available, of dominated technology and well accepted. Brazil is one of the few countries in the world that receives number hours of sunshine exceeding 3,000 hours per year with a daily average of 4.5 to 6 kWh. However, this potential is largely unexplored and poorly tapped. The number of renewable systems implanted in Brazil has grown in recent years, but still insignificant when compared, for example, with Germany and Spain among others. This paper presents the results of an optical study on small concentration solar collector with evacuated tube enveloping the absorber and internal reflective surface fixed on the bottom part of the evacuated tube. The designed collector has a 2D geometrical concentration ratio between 2.455 and 4.91. The orientation of the solar collector, the ratio of the radius of the receiver to the radius of the absorber, the incidence angle for each period of the year, the collector inclination angle, the aperture angle of the reflective surface, concentration and optical efficiency were determined. The ray traces and flux distribution on the absorber of the evacuated tube solar collector were determined by using the program Ray Optics Simulation. The optical efficiency varies during the year according to the solar declination. For the periods were the solar declination is close to zero the efficiencies are maximum, and the variation during the day is around 25.88% and 99.9%. For the periods were the solar declination is maximum the efficiencies are minimum, and the variation during the day is around 23.78% and 91.79%.

• 한국컴퓨터그래픽스학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2010

포톤 매핑은 대표적인 전역 조명 방법으로써 광원에서 많은 수의 포톤을 방출하여 이를 이용해 사실적인 렌더링을 수행한다. 하지만 매우 많은 수의 포톤을 추적하기 때문에 실시간 렌더링이 힘들고 많은 양의 메모리를 사용하는 문제가 있다. 이러한 문제를 개선한 방법이 점진적 포톤 매핑이다. 기존의 점진적 포톤 매핑은 먼저 광선 추적법을 통해 각 광선과 물체와의 충돌 위치를 찾는다. 다음으로 포톤 추적 단계에서는 반복적으로 적은 수의 포톤을 방출하고, 충돌 위치를 중심으로 하며 고정된 반지름을 가지는 구 안에 들어오는 포톤으로 포톤의 밝기를 누적한다. 이 방법은 포톤 매핑보다 자원을 적게 소모하지만, 방출된 포톤이 임의의 방향으로 진행하기 때문에 충분한 포톤을 확보하고 부드러운 영상을 렌더링하기 위해 많은 시간이 필요하다. 이를 보완하기 위해 본 논문에서는 포톤 탐사 단계를 추가하여 구 안에 들어오는 포톤들의 분포를 계산하고 그에 따라 구의 반지름을 조절하는 방법을 제안한다. 또한 래디언스 추정 과정에 콘 필터를 적용하여 영상을 선명히 렌더링한다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.185-196
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• 2006

Statement of problem: The researches on the influence of design variables on the stress distribution in cortical and trabecular bones and on optimal design for implant system were limited. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the sensitivities of design parameters and to suggest the optimal parameters for designing the onebody type implant system. Material and methods: Stresses arising in the implant system were obtained by finite element analysis using a three dimensional model. An onebody type implant system[Oneplant (Warrantec. Co. Ltd., Korea)] was considered in this study. Vortical load(150 N) was applied on the top of the abutment along the axial direction. The initial design variables set for sensitivity analysis were radius of fixture, numbers of micro thread, numbers of power thread, height of micro thread, future length, tapered angle of future, inclined angle of thread, width of micro thread and width of power thread. The statistical technique of Design of Experiments(DOE) was applied tn the simulation model to deduce effective design parameters on stress distributions in bones. The deduced design parameters were incorporated into a fully automated design tool which is coupled with the finite element analysis and numerical optimization to determine the optimal design parameters. Results: 1. The result of sensitivity analysis showed six design variables - radius of future, tapered angle of fixture, inclined angle of thread, numbers of power thread, numbers of micro thread and height of micro thread - were more influential than the others. 2. The optimal values of design variables can be deduced by coupling finite element analysis (FEA) and design optimization tool(DOT).

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.43-58
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• 2022

The BARC flow is studied via Direct Numerical Simulation at a relatively low turbulent Reynolds number, with focus on the geometrical representation of the leading-edge (LE) corners. The study contributes to further our understanding of the discrepancies between existing numerical and experimental BARC data. In a first part, rounded LE corners with small curvature radii are considered. Results show that a small amount of rounding does not lead to abrupt changes of the mean fields, but that the effects increase with the curvature radius. The shear layer separates from the rounded LE at a lower angle, which reduces the size of the main recirculating region over the cylinder side. In contrast, the longitudinal size of the recirculating region behind the trailing edge (TE) increases, as the TE shear layer is accelerated. The effect of the curvature radii on the turbulent kinetic energy and on its production, dissipation and transport are addressed. The present results should be contrasted with the recent work of Rocchio et al. (2020), who found via implicit Large-Eddy Simulations at larger Reynolds numbers that even a small curvature radius leads to significant changes of the mean flow. In a second part, the LE corners are fully sharp and the exact analytical solution of the Stokes problem in the neighbourhood of the corners is used to locally restore the solution accuracy degraded by the singularity. Changes in the mean flow reveal that the analytical correction leads to streamlines that better follow the corners. The flow separates from the LE with a lower angle, resulting in a slightly smaller recirculating region. The corner-correction approach is valuable in general, and is expected to help developing high-quality numerical simulations at the high Reynolds numbers typical of the experiments with reasonable meshing requirements.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2009

In shipyard, plate forming is widely used to form the ship hull plate in various shapes. Line heating method by using a flame torch is one of the major shipbuilding processes carried out by skilled workers. Since the forming characteristics depend upon their experiences in manual forming, there are much variations between products and difficulties in communication between engineers and workers. Hence, it needs to develop an automatic forming system which can not only reduce the working time and rework costs but also improve the working environment and hull forming productivity. One of the final goals of plate forming automation is to form a target shape from the initial plate automatically. For automated plate forming, it is required to determine where and how to heat on the plate. To realize this procedure, the inverse problem should be first solved and the effect of curvature shape formed at the heating path should be investigated. In this study, the inverse problem was solved by geometrical approach using the relationship between bending angle and radius of curvature of the curved shape. In addition, experiments of two-dimensional plate forming were performed with the distance-based method considering the curved bending with curvature. The result of the formed shape agreed considerably well with the target shape.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.9-19
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• 2024

This study presents an energy analysis for large-strain cavity expansion problem based on the general strength criterion and energy theory. This study focuses on the energy dissipation problem during the cavity expansion process, dividing the soil mass around the cavity into an elastic region and a plastic region. Assuming compliance with the small deformation theory in the elastic region and the large deformation theory in the plastic region, combined with the general strength criterion of soil mass and energy theory, the energy dissipation solution for cavity expansion problem is derived. Firstly, from an energy perspective, the process of cavity expansion in soil mass is described as an energy conversion process. The energy dissipation mechanism is introduced into the traditional analysis of cavity expansion, and a general analytical solution for cavity expansion related to energy is derived. Subsequently, based on this general analytical solution of cavity expansion, the influence of different strength criterion, large-strain, expansion radius, cavity shape and characteristics of soil mass on the stress distribution, displacement field and energy evolution around the cavity is studied. Finally, the effectiveness and reliability of theoretical solution is verified by comparing the results of typical pressure-expansion curves with existing literature algorithms. The results indicate that different strength criterion have a relatively small impact on the displacement and strain field around the cavity, but a significant impact on the stress distribution and energy evolution around the cavity.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2008

본 논문은 헬리콥터 기동비행문제를 비선형 최적제어기법으로 정식화 하고 이를 indirect method를 적용하여 해석하는 기법에 대해 연구하였다. 주어진 기동비행 경로에 대한 오차를 벌칙함수 형태의 가격(비용, 목적)함수로 채택하고 이를 최소화하도록 정식화하면 기동비행은 구속조건이 없는 최적제어문제로 정식화 된다. 정식화 결과로 얻어지는 이점 경계값 문제는 Multiple Shooting Method (MSM)을 적용하여 해석하였다. 본 논문은 shooting node의 수와 상태변수의 초기화 방법 등이 수치해법에 주는 영향을 분석하여 수렴성 확보에 필요한 조건을 식별하고 수렴반경을 증가시킬 수 있는 방안에 초점을 두었다. 연구결과는 헬리콥터와 같이 불안정한 시스템의 최적제어 문제에 indirect method를 적용하는 경우 수치해법의 안정성과 수렴성을 확보할 수 있는 방법을 제시한다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 무인항공기의 운용 범위 내에서 데이터링크 두절을 최소화할 수 있는 탑재 가시선 데이터링크 방향성 안테나의 최적 위치를 EM(Electromagnetic) 시뮬레이션을 통하여 분석하였다. 무인항공기의 급격한 거동 시 동체 Blockage로 인한 전자파 왜곡 및 손실로 데이터링크 두절이 발생할 수 있다. 이와 같은 데이터링크 두절을 방지하기 위하여 무인항공기의 거동범위를 제한하면 선회 반경이 커지게 되고, 이로 인하여 임무 수행에 많은 제약이 발생할 수 있다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 1축 방향성 안테나의 동체 상/하부 장착을 고려한 최적위치에 대하여 EM시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 장착된 방향성 안테나는 수직빔폭이 넓은 1축 안테나를 적용하여 수직 빔폭 만큼 무인항공기가 데이터링크 두절 없이 거동할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 또한, 2축이 아닌 1축 안테나 탑재로 인하여 탑재 중량도 크게 줄일 수 있는 장점을 갖고 있다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 1992

The management of giant cell tumor involving juxta-articular portion has always been a difficult problem. In certain some giant cell tumors with bony destruction, a wide segmental resection may be needed for preventing to recur. But a main problem is preserving of bony continuity in bony defect as well as preservation of joint function. The traditional bone grafts have high incidence in recurrence rate, delayed union, bony resorption, stress fracture despite long immobilization and stiffness of adjuscent joint. We have attemped to overcome these problems by using a microvascular technique to transfer the fibula with peroneal vascular pedicle as a living bone graft. From Apr. 1984 to Nov. 1990, we performed the reconstruction of wide bone defect after segmental resection of giant cell tumor in 4 cases, using Vascularized Fibular Graft, which occur at the distal radius in 3 cases and at the proximal tibia in 1 case. An average follow-up was 2 years 8 months, average bone defect after wide segmental resection of lesion was 11.4cm. These all cases revealed good bony union in average 6.5months, and we got the wide range of motion of adjacent joint without recurrence and serious complications.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2020

얼음을 제공하는 기능이 구비된 냉장고는 대부분 냉장고 내부의 얼음 저장소에 미리 얼음을 채워 두고 사용자가 필요할 때 많은 양의 얼음을 취출할 수 있도록 하고 있다. 그러나 냉장고의 얼음 저장소에 얼음이 채워진 상태로 냉장고가 장기간 사용되지 않거나 정상적인 동작 중에도 시간이 경과하면 얼음이 서로 엉기는 현상이 발생한다. 이렇게 엉긴 얼음 덩어리를 분리시키는 메커니즘이 구비되어 있으나 얼음 엉김 현상이 심할 경우 얼음이 완전히 취출되지 못하는 문제가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 얼음이 엉기는 과정과 얼음의 분리력에 관한 기존의 연구를 조사하였고, 인위적으로 얼음을 엉기게 하여 다양한 조건에서 얼음의 취출 정도를 실험하였다. 이 과정에서 얼음의 취출을 방해하는 기존 얼음 저장소 형상의 문제점에 착안하여 이를 개선하기 위한 형상과, 완전 취출을 위해 얼음 분쇄 메커니즘의 작동 반경을 넓히는 새로운 메커니즘을 제안하였다. 제안된 메커니즘의 시제품을 제작하고 실제 냉장고에 적용하여 얼음이 완전 취출됨을 검증하였다. 그 결과 기존 얼음 저장소의 형상과 분쇄 메커니즘에서 얼음 취출률이 65%정도이었으나, 제안된 형상과 메커니즘에서는 완전히 추출되었다.