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Analysis of Hydraulic Characteristics and Reduction of Bottom Velocity of Second Stilling Basin (2차 정수지의 수리특성 및 바닥 유속 저감효과 분석)

  • Jeong, Seokil;Lee, Ji Hun;Yoon, Jae-Seon;Lee, Seung Oh
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.134-140
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    • 2018
  • Scour in the downstream of hydraulic structures such as apron induces to collapse due to abruptly increasing rainfall and discharge in streams and reaches. This is because the forcible jet from overflowing is not sufficiently dissipated by existing energy dissipators, and it continues to sweep the bed materials during flood events. In this study, a second stilling basin was proposed as a countermeasure and the energy dissipation efficiency of this structure was analyzed using 3D-dimensional numerical analysis. First, results from previous research and hydraulic tests were used to verify the accuracy of the numerical model. It showed that the second stilling basin played a definite role in reducing the bottom velocity, comparing with diminishing the energy dissipation when numerical tests were conducted under scaled field conditions in Korea. This means that the second stilling basin can be a countermeasure against scour in downstream. If more efficiency analysis of the second stilling basin would be performed in terms of energy dissipator for various types of hydraulic jump, it would be an alternative solution to scouring issues.

Development of an Real-time Multi-machine Power System Simulator using Personal Computers and Fast Ethernet (개인용 컴퓨터와 고속 이더넷을 이용한 다기 다모선 전력 시스템 실시간 시뮬레이터 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Joong-Moon
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.58 no.1
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    • pp.63-68
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    • 2009
  • As the complexity of the power system becomes higher, tests of the new devices, such as exciter and PCS(Power Conversion System) of the distributed generation sources, in the real operating condition are more important. However tests of the unverified devices in the real power system may cause hazardous malfunction of the system. In order to avoid this problem, power devices may be tested with the real-time simulators instead of the real power system. This paper presents an real-time multi machine power system simulator using PCs(Personal Computer) and Fast Ethernet. Developed real-time simulator performs the electro-mechanical dynamic simulation of multi-machine power system by the network distributed computing technique. Because the simulator consists of usual PCs and Fast Ethernet, it is possible to make up a simulation system very cheaper than the conventional real-time simulator which consists of dedicated expensive hardware devices. The performance of the developed simulator is tested and verified with the scaled model excitation system. The test which adjust the control parameters of the exciter is performed with the well-known New England 10 generator 39 bus sample power system.

Confinement Effect Analysis Of Suction Pile In Ground Soil On The Basis Of Natural Frequency Measurement (고유진동수 기반 석션기초의 지반구속효과 분석)

  • Ryu, Moo Sung;Lee, Jun Shin;Lee, Jong Hwa;Seo, Yun Ho
    • KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.31-36
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    • 2022
  • This paper presents the measuring process of dynamic properties of offshore wind power foundation and provides consideration of each step. This Guideline enables to maintain consistent measuring procedure and therefore increase the reliability of test results. Small scaled suction bucket foundation was fabricated to represent the commercial support structure installation mechanism and two cases(free-free, free-fixed) of dynamic tests were performed at workshop. From the tests, the importance of dynamic properties of connection part between suction bucket and tower was figured out. More over, types and configuration of measuring devices are recommended which can help find the natural frequency of wind turbine foundation correctly. In field test, it was found that the natural frequency of suction bucket foundation was increased linearly with the penetration depth due to the confining effect of ambient soil. Meanwhile, it was not easy to get an enough excitation force with normal impact hammer because the N.F of suction bucket model was in the lower range of 0 Hz ~ 5 Hz. Therefore, new excitation method which has enough force and can excite lower frequency range was devised. This study will help develop safety check procedure of suction bucket foundation in field at each installation stage using the N.F measurement.

Health Monitoring Method for Bridges Using Ambient Vibration Data due to Traffic Loads (교통하중에 의한 상시미진동을 이용한 교량의 건전도 감시기법)

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    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.218-225
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    • 2000
  • This paper presents intermediate results of an on-going research for identification of the modal and the stiffness parameters of a bridge based on the ambient vibration data caused by the traffic loadings. The main algorithms consist of the random decrement method incorporating band-pass filters for estimation of the free vibration signals the cross spectral density method for identification of the modal parameters and the neural networks technique for estimation of the element-level stiffness changes. An experimental study is carried out on a scaled bridge model with a composite section subjected to various moving vehicle loadings. Vertical accelerations are measured at several locations on the girder. The estimated frequencies and mode shapes are found to be well-compared with those obtained from the impact tests. The estimated stiffness changes using the neural networks are found to be very good for the case with the simulated data. However the accuracy is found to be not quite satisfactory for the case with the experimental data particularly for the small value of the stiffness changes.

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Centrifuge modelling of temporary roadway systems subject to rolling type loading

  • Lees, Andrew S.;Richards, David J.
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.45-59
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    • 2011
  • Scaled centrifuge modelling techniques were used to study the soil-structure interactions and performance of a jointed rollable aluminium roadway (or trackway) system on soft clay under light truck tyre loads. The measured performance and subsequent analyses highlighted that the articulated connections significantly reduced the overall longitudinal flexural stiffness of the roadway leading to stress concentrations in the soil below the joints under tyred vehicle loadings. This resulted in rapid localised failure of the supporting soil that in turn led to excessive transverse flexure of the roadway and ultimately plastic deformations. It is shown that the performance of rollable roadway systems under tyred vehicle trafficking will be improved by eliminating joint rotation to increase longitudinal stiffness.

A Experimental Study on the Uneven Flow Distribution in the Windbox of an Oil-Fired Boiler (유류 연소 발전용 보일러에서 공기 공급 계통의 불균일성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Go, Young-Gun;Kim, Young-Bong;Choi, Sang-Min;Kim, Young-Zoo
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.06a
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    • pp.199-206
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    • 2004
  • In the multi-burner power plant, uneven supplies of combustion air to multi-burner are induced by unbalanced flow distribution in the windbox. These flow patterns tend to make flame unstable, increase the formation of pollutants and lower the overall combustion efficiency. To prevent these disadvantages, flow patterns in the windbox should be investigated and made to be distributed uniformly, In this study, scaled windbox model was used for tests and measured the velocities at the exit of the each burner and compared those with the CFD results.

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Confined Effect of Ultra High Strength Reinforced Concrete Tied Columns (초고강도 철근콘크리트 띠철근 기둥의 구속효과)

  • Han, Byum Seok;Shin, Sung Woo;Kim, Tae Soo
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.105-111
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    • 2007
  • As this study investigates the influence about type of transverse reinforcement, spacing of transverse reinforcement(s), volumetric ratios of transverse reinforcement(${\rho}s$) of ultra-high strength concrete columns. It try to offer to resonable basic data of the confined model for the ultra-high concrete of in reinforced concrete columns. Experimental tests with large scaled columns were conducted under concentric axial loads. The ultra-high strength concrete (100MPa) was used. From this test result, it evaluate influence of the strength enhancement and ductility enhancement, important variables about behavior of the confined concrete by confinement of ultra-high strength reinforced concrete.There are two ways to improve the confinement effect of high strength concrete columns through the increase of amounts and/or strength of transverse reinforcement.

Static Wind Tunnel Test of Smart Un-manned Aerial Vehicle(SUAV) for TR-S2 Configuration (스마트 무인기 TR-S2 형상의 정적 풍동시험)

  • Choi Sungwook;Cho Taehwan;Chung Jindeog
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.29 no.6 s.237
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    • pp.755-762
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    • 2005
  • To evaluate the aerodynamic efficiency of TR-S2 configuration designed by SUDC, wind tunnel tests of $40\%$ scaled model were done in KARI LSWT. The aerodynamic characteristics of plain and Semi-Slotted Flaperon were compared, and vortex generators were installed to improve flow pattern along the wing surface. Effects of the control surface such as elevator, rudder, aileron, and incidence angle of horizontal tail are measured for various testing conditions. Test results showed that Semi-Slotted Flaperon produced more favorable lift, lift/drag, and stall margins and application of vortex generator would be best choice to enhance wing performance. Longitudinal, lateral and directional characteristics of TR-S2 were found to be stable for the pitch and yaw motions.

Resonant Fly-back Converter for Direct-Current Distribution (직류배전을 위한 공진형 플라이백 컨버터)

  • Han, Byung-Moon;Gong, Suk-Joo;Park, In-Suk
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1997.11a
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    • pp.422-425
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    • 1997
  • This paper describes a resonant fly-back converter for high-voltage de distribution system. The proposed converter operates to change high-voltage de into low-voltage de with isolation and large converting ratio. The converter has a thyristor switch with an LC resonant circuit for commutation in the primary side of the gap transformer. The operation of the proposed system was verified through computer simulations and hardware scaled-model tests. The proposed system can be implemented with commercially available components and proven technologies.

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A Study on the Estimations of Maximum Lift Coefficients of a Light Airplane (경비행기의 최대양력계수 추정에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Jung-Hoon;Yoo, Si-Yoong
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.762-767
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    • 2008
  • Estimated values for maximum lift coefficients of a light airplane, ChanGong-91, derived from an analytical method using a test database, a computational fluid dynamic method, a wind tunnel test, and a flight test are compared. The DATCOM method and VSAERO code are applied as the analytical method and the computational fluid dynamic method, respectively, in order to estimate the maximum lift coefficients of a light airplane. The wind tunnel test is conducted using a 1/14.5 scaled model installed in a closed circuit type wind tunnel. For the flight test approach, the wings-level power-off stall tests are performed to obtain the maximum lift coefficients. As a point of reference for the flight test results of the maximum lift coefficients, the differences of both estimates derived from the DATCOM method and the wind tunnel test data are smaller than those derived from VSAERO.

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