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An Evaluation on Thermal-structural Behavior of Nozzle Assembly during Burning Time (연소시간 중 노즐조립체의 열-구조적 거동분석에 관한 연구)

  • Ro, Younghee;Seo, Sangkyu;Jeong, Seongmin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.36-43
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    • 2018
  • A great deal of difficulty is encountered in the thermo-mechanical analyses of nozzle assemblies for solid propellant rocket motors. The main issue in this paper is the modeling of the boundary conditions and the connections between the various components-gaps, relative movements of the components, contacts, friction, etc. This paper evaluates the complex phenomena of nozzle assemblies during burning time with co-simulations that include fluid, thermal surface reaction/ablation, and structural analysis. The validity of this approach is verified via comparison of analysis results with measured strains.

Analysis of Heat Flow and Thermal Stress for Divertors (디버터의 열유동 및 열응력 해석 1)

  • Lee, Sang-Yun;Kim, Hong-Bae
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.16 no.1 s.94
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    • pp.238-245
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    • 1999
  • For the optimal design of plasma facing components of a fusion reactor, thorough understanding of thermal behavior of high heat. nux components are required. The purpose of this research is to investigate the characteristics of heat flow and thermal stress in divertors which are exposed to high heat load varing with time and space-Numerical simulations of heat now and thermal stress for three types of diverter are performed using finite volume method and finite element method. Respectly, commercial FLUENT code are used in the heat flow simulation, and maximum surface temperature, temperature distribution and cooling rate are calculated. Commercial ABQUS code are used for calculating temperature distribution. thermal stress, strain and displacement. Through this computer simulation. design data for cooling system and Structural provided.

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Incremental extended finite element method for thermal cracking of mass concrete at early ages

  • Zhu, Zhenyang;Zhang, Guoxin;Liu, Yi;Wang, Zhenhong
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.69 no.1
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    • pp.33-42
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    • 2019
  • Thermal cracks are cracks that commonly form at early ages in mass concrete. During the concrete pouring process, the elastic modulus changes continuously. This requires the time domain to be divided into several steps in order to solve for the temperature, stress, and displacement of the concrete. Numerical simulations of thermal crack propagation in concrete are more difficult at early ages. To solve this problem, this study divides crack propagation in concrete at early ages into two cases: the case in which cracks do not propagate but the elastic modulus of the concrete changes and the case in which cracks propagate at a certain time. This paper provides computational models for these two cases by integrating the characteristics of the extended finite element algorithm, compiles the corresponding computational programs, and verifies the accuracy of the proposed model using numerical comparisons. The model presented in this paper has the advantages of high computational accuracy and stable results in resolving thermal cracking and its propagation in concrete at early ages.

Wood Thermal Conductivity Database Construction for the Application of Building Energy Simulation (건축물 에너지 시뮬레이션 적용을 위한 목재 열전도율 데이터베이스 구축)

  • Seo, Jungki;Kang, Yujin;Kim, Sumin
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.122-127
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    • 2016
  • The increasing interest in the environment and climate change around the globe, while the importance of building energy saving is increasing. The building energy simulation program is used for evaluating of energy performance of buildings. However, an input value of wood thermal conductivity in the programs is different from each other. Therefore, in this study, wood thermal conductivity was measured according to species. Through construction database by species of wood, the error of simulation program are able be decreased. In addition, if used as a structural and interior of buildings, the thermal conductivity and moisture of the wood is difficult to apply to the program because they were changed according to the occupant's lifestyle. In this paper, thermal conductivity and moisture content.of wood confirmed changes in the constant temperature and relative humidity ($25^{\circ}C$, 50% R.H.) condition.

Relationship of the U-Factor and Chemical Structure with Applied Metal and Polymer Material Assembly in Curtain Wall Frame

  • Park, Tongso
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.31 no.8
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    • pp.450-457
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    • 2021
  • From measured thermal conductivity and modeling by simulation, this study suggests that U-factors are highly related to materials used between steel and polymer. The objective and prospective point of this study are to relate the relationship between the U-factor and the thermal conductivity of the materials used. For the characterization, EDX, SEM, a thermal conductive meter, and computer simulation utility are used to analyze the elemental, surface structural properties, and U-factor with a simulation of the used material between steel and polymer. This study set out to divide the curtain wall system that makes up the envelope into an aluminum frame section and entrance frame section and interpret their thermal performance with U-factors. Based on the U-factor thermal analysis results, the target curtain wall system is divided into fix and vent types. The glass is 24 mm double glazing (6 mm common glass +12 mm Argon +6 mm Low E). The same U-factor of 1.45 W/m2·K is applied. The interpretation results show that the U-factor and total U-value of the aluminum frame section are 1.449 and 2.343 W/m2·K, respectively. Meanwhile, those of the entrance frame section are 1.449 and 2.

Thermal Design of 21 W LED Light Engine Using Thermal Conductive Plastic (열전도성 플라스틱을 이용한 21 W급 LED Light Engine의 방열설계)

  • Choi, Won-Ho;Choi, Doo-Ho;Lee, Jin-Yeol;Park, Dae-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.208-212
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    • 2015
  • This study will design the structural optimization of 21 W LED heat sink using the thermal conductive plastic materials. The thermal conductive plastic heat sink is inferior to aluminum heat sinks in thermal properties. This study will solve this problem using formability of thermal conductive plastic heat sink. A heat sink was optimized in terms of the number, and the thickness of fins and the base thickness of the heat sink, using the Heatsinkdesigner software. Also by using SolidWorks Flow simulation and thermal analysis software, the thermal characteristics of the heat sink were analyzed. As the result, the optimized heat sink has 17 fins, which are 1.5 mm thick and a 3.7 mm-thick base. The highest and the lowest temperature were $51.65^{\circ}C$ and $46.24^{\circ}C$ respectively. Based on these results, The thermal conductive plastic heat sink is considered possible to overcome heating problem when designing in complex structure.

Probabilistic Fracture Analysis of Nuclear Reactor Vessel under Pressurized Thermal Shock (가압열충격을 받는 원자로의 확률론적 파괴해석)

  • 김지호;김종욱;김종인;박근배
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2004.04a
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    • pp.309-316
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    • 2004
  • A probabilistic structural integrity assessment is performed for a reactor pressure vessel under PTS(Pressurized Thermal Shock). A semi-elliptical finite axial crack is assumed to he in the beltline region(either base metal or weld meta)1 of the reactor vessel inside surface. The selected random variables are initial crack depth, neutron fluence on the vessel inside surface, copper, nickel, and phosphorus content of the vessel material, and RT/sub NDT/. The probabilities of crack initiation or vessel failure where the crack is propagated through vessel wall are calculated. The probabilities obtained with random crack size are compared to these obtained with deterministic us. Since the failure function cannot to explicitly by selected by selected random variables, Monte Carlo Simulation is applied to perform probabilistic analysis The influence of the amount of neutron fluence is also examined to assess the structural reliability for vessel life time.

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Finite-element modeling and analysis of time-dependent thermomechanical distortion of optical sheets in a LCD module

  • Lee, Jae-Won;Hwang, Hak-Mo;Chung, In-Jae
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.1436-1441
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    • 2006
  • Each type of optical sheets in a LCD module experiences a characteristic behavior for thermal loading and unloading. During thermal cycling, a polymeric behavior is reversible and recyclable, depending on a material stiffness critically affected by temperature and time. Some critical issues on temperature- and time-dependent themomechanical deformation of the polymeric sheet are addressed by finite-element thermal results, followed by structural simulation results in this study.

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Accuracy of structural computation on simplified shape

  • Marin, P.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.127-140
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    • 2010
  • This paper focuses on a number of criteria that enable controlling the influence of geometric simplification on the quality of finite element (FE) computations. To perform the mechanical simulation of a component, the corresponding geometric model typically needs to be simplified in accordance with hypotheses adopted regarding the component's mechanical behaviour. The method presented herein serves to compute an a posteriori indicator for the purpose of estimating the significance of each feature removal. This method can be used as part of an adaptive process of geometric simplification. If a shape detail removed during the shape simplification process proves to be influential on mechanical behaviour, the particular detail can then be reinserted into the simplified model, thus making it possible to readapt the initial simulation model. The fields of application for such a method are: static problems involving linear elastic behaviour, and linear thermal problems with stationary conduction.

Coupled Thermal/Structural Analysis of Mechanical Ablation by Domain/Boundary Decomposition Method (영역/경계 분할법을 적용한 기계적 삭마 과정의 열구조 연계 해석)

  • Shin, Eui-Sup;Kim, Sung-Jun;Kim, Jong-Il
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2011
  • A coupled thermal/structural analysis of mechanical ablation is performed based on domain/boundary decomposition and finite element method. The ablative material non-linearity and boundary non-linearity can be easily localized within a few subdomains and/or on the boundary interfaces. An enthalpy method is applied to simplify the effect of heat of pyrolysis in the ablative subdomains. In addition, maximum in-plane shear stress is considered as a surface recession criterion for the mechanical ablation simulation. The basic characteristics of the proposed method are examined carefully through numerical experiments.