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A Study on the Structural Design and Analysis of Air Intake of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Applied to Composite Materials (무인 항공기 공기 흡입구의 복합재 적용 구조 설계 및 해석 연구)

  • Choi, Heeju;Park, Hyunbum
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.81-85
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    • 2022
  • In this study, we conducted a structural design and analysis of air intake of aircraft engine using composite materials. First, an investigation on structural design requirement of target structure was carried out. The distributed pressure load and acceleration condition was applied to structural design. To evaluate the structural design result, finite element analysis was carried out. The stress, deflection and buckling analysis for structural safety evaluation was performed. Finally, it was confirmed that the air intake through structural analysis is safety.

FUSION MATERIALS AND FUSION ENGINEERING R&D IN JAPAN

  • KOHYAMA A.;KONISHI S.;KIMURA A.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.423-432
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    • 2005
  • Japanese activities on fusion structural materials R&D have been well organized under the coordination of university programs and JAERI/NIMS programs more than two decades. Where, two categories of structural materials have been studied, those are; reduced activation martensitic/ferritic steels (RAFs) as reference material and vanadium alloys and SiC/SiC composite materials as advanced materials. The R&D histories of these candidate materials and the present status in Japan are reviewed with the emphasis on materials behavior under radiation damage. The importance of IFMIF and technology development for blanket R&D including ITER-TBRG activity is emphasized and the current status of those activities in Japan is also presented.

Free Volume Formation in Amorphous Alloys: a Molecular Dynamics Study (비정질 합금의 자유부피 생성기구: 분자동력학적 고찰)

  • Lee, Chang-Myeon;Park, Kyoung-Won;Lee, Byeong-Joo;Shim, Jae-Hyeok;Lee, Jae-Hoon;Lee, Jae-Chul
    • Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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    • v.46 no.11
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    • pp.701-707
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    • 2008
  • This study examined the creation mechanism of free volume during homogeneous deformation induced by the elastostatic compression at room temperature. Experiments demonstrated that amorphous alloys subjected to the elastostatic compression underwent structural disordering, during which densely packed polyhedra breakdown to form new, loosely packed ones, resulting in the creation of excess free volume. A combination of experiments and molecular dynamics simulations are used to explore fundamental issues on how free volume is created during elastostatic compression.

Collapse Characteristics of CFRP hat Shaped Structural Member with Various Orientation Angle for a Use of Lightweight (경량화용 CFRP 모자형 구조부재의 적층각도 변화에 따른 압궤특성)

  • Hwang, Woochae;Yang, Yongjun;Yang, Inyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.865-870
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    • 2012
  • CFRP of the advanced composite materials as structure materials for vehicles has a widely application in lightweight structural materials of air planes, ships and automobiles because of high strength and stiffness compared with conventional materials. This study is to investigate the energy absorption characteristics and collapse mode of CFRP single and double hat shaped structural member under the axial static collapse test. The CFRP single and double hat shaped structural members stacked at different angles (${\pm}15^{\circ}$, ${\pm}45^{\circ}$, ${\pm}90^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}/0^{\circ}$ and $0^{\circ}/90^{\circ}$ where the direction on $0^{\circ}$ coincides with the axis of the member). The axial static collapse tests were carried out for each member. Collapse mode and energy absorption characteristics of the each member were analyzed.

Evaluation of Ultimate Pressure Capacity of Light Water Reactor Containment Considering Aging of Materials (재료의 경년상태를 고려한 경수로형 격납건물의 극한내압능력 평가)

  • Lee, Sang-Kuen;Song, Young-Chul;Han, Sang-Hoon;Kwon, Yong-Gil
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.147-154
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    • 2001
  • The prestressed concrete containment is one of the most important structures in nuclear power plants, which is required to prevent release of radioactive or hazardous effluents to the environment even in the case of a severe accident. Numerical analyses are carried out by using the ABAQUS finite element program to assess the ultimate pressure capacity of the Y prestressed concrete containment with light water reactor at design criteria condition and aging condition considering varied properties of time-dependant materials respectively. From the results, it is verified that the structural capacity of the Y prestressed concrete containment building under the present, aging condition is still robust. In addition, the parameter studies for the reduction of the ultimate pressure capacity of containment building according to the degradation levels of the main structural materials are carried out. The results show that when the degradations of each materials are considered as individual and combined forms, the influence is large in the order of tendon, rebar and concrete degradation, and tendon-rebar, tendon-concrete and rebar-concrete degradation respectively.

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NUCLEAR ENERGY MATERIALS PREDICTION: APPLICATION OF THE MULTI-SCALE MODELLING PARADIGM

  • Samaras, Maria;Victoria, Maximo;Hoffelner, Wolfgang
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2009
  • The safe and reliable performance of fusion and fission plants depends on the choice of suitable materials and an assessment of long-term materials degradation. These materials are degraded by their exposure to extreme conditions; it is necessary, therefore, to address the issue of long-term damage evolution of materials under service exposure in advanced plants. The empirical approach to the study of structural materials and fuels is reaching its limit when used to define and extrapolate new materials, new environments, or new operating conditions due to a lack of knowledge of the basic principles and mechanisms present. Materials designed for future Gen IV systems require significant innovation for the new environments that the materials will be exposed to. Thus, it is a challenge to understand the materials more precisely and to go far beyond the current empirical design methodology. Breakthrough technology is being achieved with the incorporation in design codes of a fundamental understanding of the properties of materials. This paper discusses the multi-scale, multi-code computations and multi-dimensional modelling undertaken to understand the mechanical properties of these materials. Such an approach is envisaged to probe beyond currently possible approaches to become a predictive tool in estimating the mechanical properties and lifetimes of materials.

Damage Monitoring of CP-GFRP/GFRP Composites by Measuring Electrical Resistance

  • Shin, Soon-Gi;Kwon, Yong-Jung
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.148-154
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    • 2010
  • It is necessary to develop new methods to prevent catastrophic failure of structural material in order to avoid accidents and conserve natural and energy resources. Design of intelligent materials with a self-diagnosing function to prevent fatal fracture of structural materials was achieved by smart composites consisting of carbon fiber tows or carbon powders with a small value of ultimate elongation and glass fiber tows with a large value of ultimate elongation. The changes in electrical resistance of CF-GFRP/GFRP (carbon fiber and glass fiber-reinforced plastics/glass fiber-reinforced plastics) composites increased abruptly with increasing strain, and a tremendous change was seen at the transition point where carbon fiber tows were broken. Therefore, the composites were not to monitor damage from the early stage. On the other hand, the change in electrical resistance of CP-GFRP/GFRP (carbon powder dispersed in glass fiber-reinforced plastics/glass fiber-reinforced plastics) composites increased almost linearly in proportion to strain. CP-GFRP/GFRP composites are superior to CF-GFRP/GFRP composites in terms of their capability to monitor damage by measuring change in electrical resistance from the early stage of damage. However, the former was inferior to the latter as an application because of the difficulties of mass production and high cost. A method based on monitoring damage by measuring changes in the electrical resistance of structural materials is promising for improved reliability of the material.

Effect of Al on Structural and Magnetic Characteristics of CoCrFeNiMnAlx High Entropy Alloys

  • Majid Tavoosi;Ali Ghasemi;Gholam Reza Gordani;Mohammad Reza Loghman Estarki
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.95-100
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    • 2023
  • This research examines the effect of adding aluminum on the structural, phasic, and magnetic properties of CoCrFe NiMnAlx high-entropy alloys. To this aim, the arc-melt process was used under an argon atmosphere for preparing cast samples. The phasic, structural, and magnetic properties of the samples were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and vibrational magnetometry (VSM) analyses. Based on the results, the addition of aluminum to the compound caused changes in the crystalline structure, from FCC solid solution in the CoCrFeNiMn sample to CoCrFeNiMnAl BBC solid solution. It was associated with changes in the magnetic property of CoCrFeNiMnAlx high-entropy alloys, from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic. The maximum saturation magnetization for the CoCrFeNiMnAl casting sample was estimated to be around 79 emu/g. Despite the phase stability of the FCC solid solution with temperature, the solid solution phase formed in the CrCrFeNiMnAl high-entropy compound was not stable, and changed into FCC solid solution with temperature elevation, causing a reduction in saturation magnetization to about 7 emu/g.

Dynamic Earth Pressure of Concrete Culverts During Compaction of Backfill (콘크리트 암거에서의 뒷채움 다짐에 의한 동적토압)

  • 노한성;최영철;김성환
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2000.03b
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    • pp.435-440
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    • 2000
  • It is important to pay careful attention to construction backfill for the structural integrity of concrete box culvert. The stability of the surrounding soil is important to the structural performance of most culverts. Good compaction by the dynamic compaction roller with big capacity is as effective as good backfill materials to increase the structural integrity of culvert. However structural distress of the culvert could be occur due to the excessive earth pressure by dynamic compaction load. In this study, 16 box culverts were constructed with various compaction materials and construction methods. Three types of on-site soils such as subbase, subgrade and roadbed materials were used as backfill materials in the test program. Compaction methods were adapted based on the site conditions. In most cases, dynamic compaction rollers with 10 to 16 ton weights were used and vibration speed were applied from 2400 to 2500 rpm for the great compaction energy. Some backfill compactions with good quality soils were carried out to examine the effect of EPS(Expanded Polystyrene) panels with changes of compaction thickness. This paper presents the main results of the research conducted to access the engineering performance of the backfill materials. The characteristics of earth pressures are discussed. It is observed that subgrade and roadbed materials are needed more careful compaction than subbase materials. It is shown that EPS panels are effective to mitigate dynamic lateral earth pressure on the culverts. It is also obtained that the dynamic pressure depends on the soil properties. In addition, the coefficient of dynamic earth pressure (K$\sub$dyn/=ΔP$\sub$H/ ΔP$\sub$V/) during compaction is discussed.

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Actuating Characteristics of Electrostatic Micro-motors

  • Kim, Young-Cheol;Kim, Byung-Ok
    • 연구논문집
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    • s.33
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    • pp.53-65
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    • 2003
  • Electrostatic micro-motors can be divided into three classes: (i) salient type side drive motor, (ii) radial gap type wobble motor, (iii) axial gap type wobble motor. The working mechanism, torque evaluation, fabrication, and operational characteristics of each micro motors are compared. It is proved that axial gap type wobble motor has the bigger generating torque than that of the other type. The gear ratio of wobble motors increases the driving torque at the cost of a decreasing angular speed and decreases the friction because of the rolling motion instead of sliding at the bearing. Techniques for characterizing micro-motors performance are presented.

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