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Thermal Stress Simulation of Mass Concrete Using Thermal Stress Device

  • Amin, Muhammad Nasir;Kim, Jin-Keun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.474-477
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    • 2006
  • To predict thermal stress independent of uncertain material properties of early age concrete, such as elastic modulus and creep, thermal stress device is used. In order to verify the application of various degree of constraint in the thermal stress device, a series of experiments were performed on mass concrete followed by numerical simulation. The application of various degrees of constraint can be achieved by using constraint frame material with different thermal expansion coefficient, length, and cross sectional area. Temperature development in the real structure has been simulated using temperature and humidity control chamber. The results from experiments and numerical analysis show that the thermal stresses estimated from simulation agree well with the general stress variations in the real structure even though the properties of concrete are uncertain.

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Dynamic Viscoelasticity of Heat-Treated Bamboo (열처리(熱處理) 죽재(竹材)의 동적점탄성(動的粘彈性))

  • Hong, Byung-Wha;Byeon, Hee-Seop
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.67-73
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    • 1995
  • This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of heat treatment on the dynamic viscoelasticity of three species of Phyllostachys bambusoides, Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis and Phyllostachys pubescens, grown in southern Korea. The bamboo was treated for 3~24 hours at $60{\sim}180^{\circ}C$, and then was treated in a climatic chamber for 3~48 hours at $40^{\circ}C$ and 95% relative humidity. The results obtained are summarized as follows : 1. Dynamic Young's modulus decreased with increasing temperature and duration of the heat treatment. 2. Internal friction decreased with increasing treatment duration. 3. Moisture absorption decreased with increasing temperature and duration of the heat treatment. 4. Dynamic viscoelasticity decreased, whereas internal friction slowly increased, with increasing moisture content.

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The Effect of Ambient Air Condition on Heat Transfer of Hot Steel Plate Cooled by an Impinging Water Jet

  • Lee, Pil-Jong;Park, Hae-Won;Lee, Sung-Hong
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.740-750
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    • 2003
  • It has been observed that the cooling capacity of an impinging water jet is affected by the seasonal conditions in large-scale steel manufacturing processes. To confirm this phenomenon, cooling experiments utilizing a hot steel plate cooled by a laminar jet were conducted for two initial ambient air temperatures (10$^{\circ}C$ and 40$^{\circ}C$) in a closed chamber, performing an inverse heat conduction method for quantitative comparison. This study reveals that the cooling capacity at an air temperature of 10$^{\circ}C$ is lower than the heat extracted at 40$^{\circ}C$. The amount of total extracted heat at 10$^{\circ}C$ is 15% less than at 40$^{\circ}C$ , These results Indicate the quantity of water vapor, absorbed until saturation, affects the mechanism of boiling heat transfer.

Thermal Comfort Evaluation of Protective Clothing for Shielding Electromagnetic Waves (전자파 차단 보호복의 온열쾌적성 평가)

  • Choi, Jeong-Wha;Kim, Myung-Ju;Park, Joon-Hee;Kim, Do-Hee
    • The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.595-603
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    • 2010
  • The present study was performed on humans to investigate the physiological strain of wearing protective clothing for shielding electromagnetic waves and to compare control clothing that are currently on the market and new clothing that are developed for improving thermal comfort and material weight. Experiments were conducted in a climatic chamber of $28.8{\pm}0.6^{\circ}C$, $37{\pm}5%$RH under three differed experimental clothing conditions: None, Control, New. The results were as follows. Mean skin temperature and rectal temperature in New were significantly lower than that in None and Control (p<.05). The temperature and humidity inside clothing were lower in None (p<.05). Total weight loss was lower in New. Thermal sensation and thermal comfort were less hot and more comfortable in New than those in Control. It was concluded that wearing the protective clothing for shielding electromagnetic waves affects physiological responses such as distribution of body temperature, sweat rate, etc.

Effect of curing temperature on the properties of ground granulated blast furnace slag-cement bentonite slurry

  • Kim, Taeyeon;Lee, Bongjik;Hong, Seongwon
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.237-247
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    • 2022
  • To investigate the curing temperature effect on the engineering properties of ground granulated blast furnace slag-cement bentonite (GGBS-CB) slurry for cutoff walls, the laboratory experiments including the setting time, unconfined compressive strength, and permeability tests were carried out. The mixing procedure for GGBS-CB slurry was as follows: (1) montmorillonite-based bentonite slurry was first fabricated and hydrated for four hours, and (2) cement or GGBS with cement was added to the bentonite slurry. The dosage range of GGBS was from 0 to 90 % of cement by mass fraction. The GGBS-CB slurry specimens were cured and stored in environmental chamber at temperature of 14±1, 21±1, 28±1℃ and humidity of 95±2% until target days. The highest average temperature of three seasons in South Korea was selected and used for the tests. The experimental results indicated that in early age (less than 28 days) of curing the engineering properties of GGBS-CB slurry were primarily affected by the curing temperature, whereas the replacement ratio of GGBS became a main factor to determine the properties of the slurry as the curing time increased.

Characteristics of Thermal Comfort in Environment Chamber for Winter

  • Kim, Kyung-Hoon;Park, Jong-Il;Song, Yong-Gil
    • International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.73-83
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze and characterize the correlation of the thermal comfort sensation with physiological responses for men in winter indoor environment. A number of experiments were conducted under twenty different environmental conditions with college male students. Clinical information on each participant was reported in terms of electrocardiogram (ECG), electroencephalogram (EEG) and self-centered evaluation. The comfort zone in winter is found, throughout the study, at Standard New Effective Temperature (SET$T^+$) of 25.2$^{\circ}C$, Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) between 0.27 and 0.62, and Thermal Sensation Vote (TSV) in the range of -0.76 and 0.36. The largest difference in skin temperature is measured at the calf area with respect to air temperature changes. Skin sensitivity to environment temperature is explained as calf, head, chest and abdomen in descending order. Change in heat rate is analyzed to be in parallel with that of SET$T^+$.

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A study on the characteristic of vegetables temperature in the pre-cooling vacuum unit (진공 예냉장치 내에서의 야채류의 온도 변화 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Won, Jong-Ho;Park, Sang-Gyun;Yoon, Seok-Hoon;Oh, Cheol
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.31 no.10
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    • pp.879-884
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    • 2007
  • This study is to observe the change of temperature and relative humidity for various vegetables in vacuum precooling system. The materials for experiments were the lettuce, chinese cabbage, pak choi and cabbage. The experimental apparatus was constructed of vacuum chamber, vapor/water separator, water tank, pumps ejecting and cooling water circulation, refrigerator unit, cooling coil for water cooling, Hygrometer and Data logger measuring of the temperature change. The experiments were operated in 20torr and recorded every 3 minutes. It was found that the cooling temperature and speed of vegetables are depending on the percentage of its water content. The more water contains, the faster cooling speed and the lower cooling temperature.

Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Small-Sized Dehumidification Rotor for Residential Use (가정용 소형 제습로터의 성능에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Han, Ji-Chao;Kim, Nae-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.2344-2349
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    • 2015
  • In Korea, summer is hot and humid, and air-conditioners consume too much electricity due to large amount of latent heat. Simultaneous usage of dehumidifier may reduce the latent heat and save the electricity. In this study, dehumidification performance was measured in a constant temperature and humidity chamber for a small-sized dehumdification rotor made of inorganic fiber impregnated with metallic silicate. Variables were rotor speed, room temperature, regeneration temperature, room relative humidity and frontal velocity to the rotor. Results showed that there existed optimum rotor speed (1.0 rpm), and optimum regeneration temperature ($100^{\circ}C$). Above the optimum rotor speed, incomplete regeneration is responsible for reduced dehumidification. Above the optimum regeneration temperature, increased temperature difference between regeneration and dehumidification process is responsible for reduced dehumidification. The amount of dehumidification also increases with the increase of relative humidity, dehumidification temperature and flow velocity into the rotor.

Effects of Individual Sweating Response on Changes in Skin Blood Flow and Temperature Induced by Heat of Sorption Wearing Cotton Ensemble

  • Tanaka, Kaori;Hirata, Kozo
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.2 no.5
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    • pp.398-404
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    • 2000
  • We examined the effect of individual sweating responses on thermoregulatory responses induced by heat of sorption, immediately after the onset of sweating. The present study consists of two experiments. In experiment 1, made of 100% cotton (C) and 100% polyester (P) clothing were exposed in the chamber at ambient temperature (Ta) of $27.2^{\circ}C$ and relative humidity (rh) raised from 50% to 95% at five different increase rates of environmental vapor pressure (VP). The increase rate of clothing surface temperature (Tcs), peak Tcs and peak time showed significant correlation with the increase rate of environmental VP in C-clothing (p<0.05). In experiment 2, seven female subjects were studied during leg water immersion ($35-41^{\circ}C$) for 70min in Ta of 27.2 and 50%rh. There were significant positive correlations in the increase rate of clothing microclimate VP vs. changes in Tcs, skin blood flow, mean skin temperature and mean body temperature (p<0.05). The present results showed that individual clothing microclimate VP had significant effects on thermoregulatory responses induced by heat of sorption wearing C ensembles.

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The Evaluation of Thermal Properties of Pesticide Protective Clothing using the Surface Temperature Controlled Thermal Manikin (열 마네킹을 이용한 부직포 농약 방호복의 열적 성능 평가)

  • Choi, Jong-Myoung
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.119-127
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate thermal properties of pesticide protective clothing made of three different nonwoven fabrics which have barrier properties of pesticide. In order to assay the thermal properties of experimental clothing, thermal resistance measurements for clo value and thermographic assessment were conducted using a surface temperature controlled thermal manikin. The thermal manikin was dressed with underwear and experimental clothing. Air temperature in a climate chamber was kept at $28^{\circ}C$ and its humidity was 70% RH. Air velocity was controlled at less than 0.15m/s. Inner radient temperature was almost equal to the air temperature. The basic thermal insulation value(Icl) of underwear was 0.28 clo. The thermal properties of the experimental clothing were varied according to the type of material used in construction. The basic clothing insulation value for C1(spunbonded nonwoven fabric), C2(spunlaced nonwoven fabric), C3(SMS nonwoven fabric) were 0.705 clo, 0.725 clo, 0.738 clo respectively. The C3 experimental clothing made of SMS resulted in higher surface temperatures than the others with more yellowing spots being evident on the thermogram.

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