• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.4134-4145
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• 2023

This paper proposes strain-based failure model of A533B1 pressure vessel steel to simulate failure, followed by application to OECD lower head failure (OLHF) test simulation for experimental validation. The proposed strain-based failure model uses simple constant and linear functions based on physical failure modes with the critical strain value determined either using the lower bound of true fracture strain or using the average value of total elongation depending on the temperature. Application to OECD Lower Head Failure (OLHF) tests shows that progressive deformation, failure time and failure location can be well predicted.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.332-337
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• 2009

Recently, boss and rib test based on backward extrusion process was proposed to quantitative evaluate the interfacial friction condition in bulk forming process. In this test, the tube-shaped punch with hole pressurizes the workpiece so that the boss and rib are formed along the hole and outer surface of the punch. It was experimentally and numerically revealed that the height of boss is higher than that of the rib under the severe friction condition. This work is focused on the effect of the punch design and friction condition on deformation pattern in boss and rib test. From the boss and rib test simulations, it was found that there is slight variation in both the heights of boss and rib according to the length of punch land, nose radius, and face angle. However the hole diameter of the punch and the clearance between the punch and die have a significant influence on the heights of the boss and rib. In addition, the effect of flow stress was also investigated on the deformation patterns through FE simulations.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.289-297
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• 2020

Purpose: This descriptive study aimed to identify the foot health condition and related characteristics of nurses. Methods: A literature-based questionnaire was developed and distributed to 472 nurses in a university hospital in B city, and data were collected from August 1 to August 15, 2020. The Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) was used to measure foot health condition. Results: The most common foot diseases among the participants were plantar fasciitis (7.8%) and hallux valgus (7.0%). To relieve foot pain, most nurses used relaxation techniques, stretching, elevating the legs, and foot massage. The level of foot health condition among nurses was lower than that of older persons or the general public with chronic foot disease. The foot health condition of the nurses showed that the lower the age and the greater the number of foot diseases, the more severe the pain and dysfunction. Conclusion: The study shows that there is a need for interventions that will raise nurses' awareness about foot health and induce better foot health management.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2016

현재 고속도로의 콘크리트 구조물에서 대부분 지속되고 있는 가장 큰 문제는 동결 융해와 제설염에 의해 발생하는 콘크리트 열화이고, 이는 완전하게 해결되지 않은 쟁점사항이다. 특히, 동결융해만이 작용할 때와는 달리 동결 융해와 제설염의 복합열화 환경에서 콘크리트의 내구성능은 급격하게 저하되고 공용수명이 단축된다. 본 연구에서는 지역별 고속도로 구간의 노출환경등급을 수립하고 콘크리트 손상정도와 염화물량을 조사하였다. 또한 기계타설 소구조물 콘크리트의 내구성 향상을 위해 배합조건을 개선한 콘크리트의 염화물 이온 투과성, 박리저항성, 동결 융해 저항성 시험을 수행하였다. 연구결과에 따르면, 특수환경에 노출된 콘크리트 표면의 손상범위가 광범위하게 나타났으며 내부 염화물량 또한 높게 나타났다. 한편, 물-결합재(W/B) 비 및 단위수량을 적게 하고, 플라이애시를 혼합하여 내구성을 개선한 콘크리트는 기존의 배합비 보다 내구성이 크게 향상되었다. 또한 도출한 최적 배합비는 콘크리트 관련 시방서에서 제시하고 있는 강도 및 공기량, 물-결합재 비 등의 기준에 부합하였고, 내구성 기준에 만족할 뿐 아니라 공용수명이 크게 향상될 것으로 판단된다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권8호
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• pp.3017-3029
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• 2023

In the late in-vessel phase of a nuclear reactor severe accident, the internal heat transfer and crust evolution during the debris bed melting process have important effects on the thermal load distribution along the vessel wall, and further affect the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) failure mode and the state of melt during leakage. This study coupled the phase change model and large eddy simulation to investigate the variations of the temperature, melt liquid fraction, crust and heat flux distributions during the debris bed melting process in the hypothetical severe accident of HPR1000. The results indicated that the heat flow towards the vessel wall and upper surface were similar at the beginning stage of debris melting, but the upward heat flow increased significantly as the development of the molten pool. The maximum heat flux towards the vessel wall reached 0.4 MW/m². The thickness of lower crust decreased as the debris melting. It was much thicker at the bottom region with the azimuthal angle below 20° and decreased rapidly at the azimuthal angle around 20-50°. The maximum and minimum thicknesses were 2 and 90 mm, respectively. By contrast, the distribution of upper crust was uniform and reached stable state much earlier than the lower crust, with the thickness of about 10 mm. Moreover, the sensitivity analysis of initial condition indicated that as the decrease of time interval from reactor scram to debris bed dried-out, the maximum debris temperature and melt fraction became larger, the lower crust thickness became thinner, but the upper crust had no significant change. The sensitivity analysis of in-vessel retention (IVR) strategies indicated that the passive and active external reactor vessel cooling (ERVC) had little effect on the internal heat transfer and crust evolution. In the case not considering the internal reactor vessel cooling (IRVC), the upper crust was not obvious.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.4514-4521
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• 2022

In this study, the effects of heat and radiation on the degradation behaviour of fluoroelastomer under simulated normal operation and a severe accident environment were investigated using sequential testing of gamma irradiation and thermal degradation. Tensile properties and Shore A hardness were measured, and thermogravimetric analysis was used to evaluate the degradation behaviour of fluoroelastomer. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to characterize the structural changes of the fluoroelastomer. Heat and radiation generated in nuclear power plant break and deform the chemical bonds, and fluoroelastomer exposed to these environments have decreased C-H and functional groups that contain oxygen and double bonds such as C-O, C=O and C=C were generated. These functional groups were formed by auto oxidation by reacting free radicals generated from the cleaved bond with oxygen in the atmosphere. In this auto oxidation reaction, crosslinks were generated where bonded to each other, and the mobility of molecules was decreased, and as a result, the fluoroelastomer was hardened. This hardening behaviour occurred more significantly in the severe accident environment than in the normal operation condition, and it was found that thermal stability decreased with the generation of unstable structures by crosslinking.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.377-387
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• 1996

연구배경 : 폐기능의 경한 저하는 운동능력이나 작업능력을 제한 시키지 않지만 심한 폐기능 저하는 중요한 제한 요인이 된다. 1980년 세계보건기구(WHO)에서는 폐기능의 감소를 impairment, 운동기능의 감소를 disability로 구분하였으며, 1986년 ATS에서 FVC가 50% 이하로 감소, FEV1이 40% 이하로 감소, FEV1/FVC가 40% 이하로 감소, 혹은 DLCO가 40% 이하로 감소된 경우, 또는 운동부하 검사에서 VO2max가 15 ml/Kg/min 이하이면 거의 모든 작업기능을 수행할 수 없는 심한 장애상태로 평가하였다. 이에 심한 기류폐쇄환자를 대상으로 impairment/disability를 평가하는데 있어 안정시 폐기능 검사와 운동부하검사의 역할 및 상관관계를 살펴보고자 하였다. 방법 : 성한 만성기류폐쇄(CAO; chronic airflow obstruction) 환자 19예를 대상으로 안정시 spirometry와 body plethysmograph를 시행하였으며, cycle ergometer를 이용하여 증상제한적 최대 운동검사(symptom limited maximal exercise test)를 분당 5 - 10 watt 씩 증가시키면서 시행하였다. 환자를 안정시 폐기능검사 결과에 따라 FEV1이 40% 이하인 경우 severe impairment군, 이상인 경우 non-severe impairment 군으로 구분하여 비교하였다. 결과 : 1. Severe impairment 군은 non-severe impairment 군에 비하여 기도폐쇄 및 저산소증이 유의하게 심하였고, VO2max가 유의하게 감소되어 운동수행상태가 현저하게 감소되어 있었다. 2. Severe impairment 군은 운동부하검사에서 환기제한장애(ventilatory limitation)를 보였으며, 운동제한 증상은 10예중 9예가 호흡곤란이었다. 3. 만성기류폐쇄 환자중에서 결핵 파괴성 폐질환 환자의 장애가 가장 심하였다. 4. 안정시 폐기능검사 결과 중에서 FEV1이 심한 장애를 결정하는 가장 유용한 지표였으며, VO2max와의 상관관계도 가장 컷다(r = 0.81, p < 0.001). 5. 안정시 폐기능검사에 의한 심한 폐기능장애(impairment by WHO)는 sensitivity 80%, specificity 89%로 심한 운동장애(disability by WHO)를 예측할 수 있었다. 결론 : 심한 기류폐쇄환자에서는 안정시 폐기능검사 특히 FEV1으로 운동수행상태를 잘 예측할 수 있어, 운동부하검사를 시행하지 않고서도 안정시 폐기능검사인 폐기능 장애(impairment by WHO)에 따라 운동기능 장애(disability by WHO)를 충분히 판단할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.212-215
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• 2008

본 증례는 와파린을 복용하던 72세 여자가 기침을 심하게 하던 중 하복부 통증과 압통을 보이는 복부 팽만이 발생하여 복부 전산화단층촬영을 통해 복직근초 혈종을 진단한 경우이다. 복직근초 혈종은 매우 드물지만 항응고제를 복용하는 고령 환자나 분만을 했거나 복부 수술을 받은 경우 등에서 발생할 수 있고, 드물게 기침에 의해서도 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 이런 환자에서 심한 복통이나 복부 종물이 관찰되는 경우 그 가능성을 한 번쯤 생각해보아야 하겠다. 전산화단층촬영은 복직근초 혈종 진단의 특이성과 민감도가 높아 진단에 도움이 되며 대부분은 보존적인 치료만으로 회복되므로 본 질환의 위험인자와 진단방법에 대해 숙지하고 정확한 진단을 하는 것이 무엇보다도 중요하겠다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권12호
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• pp.519-522
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• 2013

Timely diagnosis of hyponatremia is important for preventing potential morbidity and mortality as it is often an indicator of underlying disease. The most common cause of eurvolemic hyponatremia is the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secretion. Recent studies have demonstrated that proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL) $1{\beta}$ and IL-6 are involved in the development of hyponatremia, a condition that is associated with severe inflammation and is related to antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion. Serum sodium levels in hyponatremia are inversely correlated with the percentage of neutrophils, C-reactive protein, and N-terminal-pro brain type natriuretic peptide. Additionally, elevated levels of serum IL-6 and IL-$1{\beta}$ are found in inflammatory diseases, and their levels are higher in patients with hyponatremia. Because it is significantly correlated with the degree of inflammation in children, hyponatremia could be used as a diagnostic marker of pediatric inflammatory diseases. Based on available evidence, we hypothesize that hyponatremia may be associated with inflammatory diseases in general. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for augmented ADH secretion during inflammation, monitoring patient sodium levels, and selecting the appropriate intravenous fluid treatment are important components that may lower the morbidity and mortality of patients in a critical condition.

• 한국조명전기설비학회지:조명전기설비
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.27-37
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• 1992

We studied the dielectric and dynamic mechanical losses according to the quenching condition in low density polyethylene being used to power cables. According to severe quenching condition, characteristics of the temperature in internal friction los peak have decreased the magnitude of loss peak as amorphous region lengthen. From now on, the frequency dependent characteristics of dielectric loss have investigated at room temperature, and the dielectric loss peak due to interface polarization, between crystal and amorphous region, occurs about 30[Hz], and that, the peak due to orientation polarization in correspondence to the loss peak in internal friction has observed at about 3 [MHz]. As quenching velocity increased, the effect on quenching condition about the dielectric loss has decreased the magnitude of the loss peak. Thus, estimation has been carried out on the activation energies nd the degree of crystallinity by means of X-ray diffraction are obtained as follows: room quenching : 26.4 [kal/mole] and 54.73 [%], ice quenching : 25.6 [kcal/mole] and 48.47 [%], liquid nitrogen quenching specimens : 22.56 [kcal/mole] and 40.95 [%].