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Investigation of Motion of Single Point Moored Duct-type TCP System by Both Numerical and Experimental Method (수치 해석 및 모형실험을 이용한 수중 일점 계류식 조류발전 장치의 운동 성능 고찰)

  • JO, CHUL HEE;PARK, HONG JAE;CHO, BONG KUN;KIM, MYEONG JOO
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.212-219
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    • 2017
  • As an environmental pollution and global warming due to an excessive carbon emission are intensified, the importance of renewable energy is in rise today. TCP (Tidal Current Power), one of the renewable energy sources, generates electricity by converting kinetic energy of current into rotational energy of turbine. Also the TCP has a great advantages of predictability and reliability. Because the generating power is proportional to cubic of stream velocity, amplifying current speed by applying duct is highly effective to increase the generating power. SPM (Single Point Mooring) can be applied for the weather vane with various current direction and also augments generating power of the system. In addition, simple installation and retrieval could be a merit of SPM system. By combining duct and SPM, TCP system for relatively low-speed-current and shallow water region can be feasible and economical. In this study, single point moored duct-type TCP system was designed and the motion of submerged structure was investigated in both numerical and experimental method. DNV wadam V4.8-1 and OrcaFlex 10.0a were used for the frequency and time domain motion analysis of system respectively. Duct model scaled by 0.05 of Froude conformity ratio and CWC (Circulate Water Channel) are used for experiment.

Hydraulic Characteristics of the Non-power Soil Cleaning and Keeping System by the Large-Scale Model Test at the Dike Gate (배수문에서 실내모형실험에 의한 무동력 토사제거시스템의 수리 특성)

  • Park, Chan Keun;Oh, Beom Hwan;Lee, Dal Won
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.56 no.5
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    • pp.67-75
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    • 2014
  • In this study, the large-scale hydraulic model test was performed to investigate the hydraulic characteristics for development of the non-power soil cleaning and keeping system at the dike gate. The outlet height, outflow number, outflow discharge, and outflow cycle were compared and analyzed. The non-power soil cleaning and keeping system was most effective at 11.2 mm in the outlet height. And then the mean outflow cycle was 1.09 sec, and the mean outflow discharge was $0.00164m^3/s$. The total outflow number increased gradually as the water level of a water tank increased, and the outlet height decreased. As a level of water tank decreased, the mean outflow cycle was lengthened, and the unit outflow discharge increased. This result showed this system was most effective. To remove the silty clay deposited in facilities, the methods of excavation, dredging, high pressure washing, etc have been applied to the tidal facilities such as land reclamation, a small size fishing port, and a harbor for maintenance. However, this is extremely cost-ineffective, whereas the non-power soil cleaning and keeping system will bring about an enormously positive economic effect. In addition, when the non-power soil cleaning and keeping system is applied to the dike gate of land reclamation, a thorough examination of the local tidal data and the careful system planning are required to prevent the disaster damage caused by flooding.

EC 61400-25 Protocol based Monitoring and Control Protocol for Tidal Current Power Plant (IEC 61400-25 Protocol을 기반으로 하는 조류발전의 감시제어를 위한 통신시스템)

  • Kim, Jung-Woo;Lee, Hong-Hee
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2010.07a
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    • pp.395-396
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    • 2010
  • 조류발전단지는 넓은 지역에 산재하여 있고, 특성상 접근이 어렵기 때문에 원격으로의 감시제어가 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 풍력발전의 감시제어를 위한 국제 표준 통신 프로토콜인IEC 61400-25을 기반으로 하는 조류발전의 감시제어를 위한 프로토콜을 제안한다. 이를 위해 조류발전기를 정보 모델로 모델링하고 IEC 61400-25를 기반으로 하는 통신 프로토콜을 적용 하였다. 또한 조류발전시스템과 제어센터와의 MMS 서비스를 이용한 통신시스템을 구현하였다.

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Dispersion Pattern of CoolingWater of Kori Atomic Power Station Using Thermal Infrared Data (열적외선 자료에 의한 고리 원자력발전소의 냉각수 확산에 대한 연구)

  • 姜必鍾;智光薰
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 1987
  • The study was to analysis the dispersion of the cooling water of Kori atomic power station using thermal infrared data. The dispersion pattern of the cooling water analysis clearly on the LANDSAT TM band 6. It was changed due to tidal current, that is, the cooling water disperses north-eastern direction during the low tide and southweatern direction during the high tide. The relative temperature distribution was mapped through the density slicing method on the images.

Flow Measurement and Characteristic Analysis in the Effluent Regions of the Samcheonpo Thermal Power Plant(TPP) (삼천포 화력발전소 방류수로 및 방류해역의 흐름 관측 및 특성분석)

  • Cho, Hong-Yeon;Jeong, Shin-Taek;Kang, Keum-Seok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.329-337
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    • 2006
  • A small hydro-power plant operated by cooling water discharged from the power plant is under construction. In this study, the flow characteristics of the effluent channel and the outfall coastal zone in which the facilities are constructed have been measured and analysed. The flow pattern is highly dependent on the effluent discharge and clearly classified as these typical areas; the upstream and downstream areas of the weir, and the outfall coastal zone. The discharge and the width of the channel in the upstream area of the weir are increased step by step, so the water level fluctuation is small. The flow overtopping the weir is rapidly changing and has highly vertical fluctuation patterns after hydraulic jump just below the weir. The flow pattern in the outfall zone is directed toward the seaward direction and the velocity is dominated by the tidal level fluctuation. The mean tidal range in this area is about 10% greater than that of the Tongyeong tidal gauging station and the wave effects are negligible because of the sheltering effects of this area.

Diagnosis of Scoping and Type of Review on the Marine Environmental Impact Assessment for Ocean Energy Development Project (해양에너지개발사업 환경영향평가 검토유형 및 중점평가사항 진단)

  • Lee, Dae In;Kim, Gui Young;Tac, Dae Ho;Yi, Yong Min;Choi, Jin Hyu;Kim, Hye Jin;Lee, Ji Hye;Yoon, Sung Soon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.179-188
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    • 2015
  • This study reviewed the type of the project and developmental plan related to ocean energy development in the coastal land boundaries and the ocean, and suggested the efficient scoping method through the diagnosis of the key items of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the coastal area. The major projects are the construction of tidal power plant, tidal current power plant, and offshore wind power plant in the public water, and also those are the construction of solar power plants in the coastal land boundaries. While the project plans on a large scale such as the construction of tidal power plant, it is important to consider both property of usefulness of the designated areas and harmony analysis with marine space availability based on the adequacy of the site selection and relevance of plan with the master plan for reclamation and strategic environmental assessment (SEA). And also it needs to be considered the careful checkup on the EIA checklist referring to the type of project, effective post-monitoring, and suggestion of mitigating methods to minimize the environmental impacts during the stage of actual environmental impact assessment. Introduction of a system of integrated marine environmental impact assessment should be considered for reasonable and effective manage to developmental projects on the marine spatial area.

Flow-driven rotor simulation of vertical axis tidal turbines: A comparison of helical and straight blades

  • Le, Tuyen Quang;Lee, Kwang-Soo;Park, Jin-Soon;Ko, Jin Hwan
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.257-268
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    • 2014
  • In this study, flow-driven rotor simulations with a given load are conducted to analyze the operational characteristics of a vertical-axis Darrieus turbine, specifically its self-starting capability and fluctuations in its torque as well as the RPM. These characteristics are typically observed in experiments, though they cannot be acquired in simulations with a given tip speed ratio (TSR). First, it is shown that a flow-driven rotor simulation with a two-dimensional (2D) turbine model obtains power coefficients with curves similar to those obtained in a simulation with a given TSR. 3D flow-driven rotor simulations with an optimal geometry then show that a helical-bladed turbine has the following prominent advantages over a straight-bladed turbine of the same size: an improvement of its self-starting capabilities and reduced fluctuations in its torque and RPM curves as well as an increase in its power coefficient from 33% to 42%. Therefore, it is clear that a flow-driven rotor simulation provides more information for the design of a Darrieus turbine than a simulation with a given TSR before experiments.

Impedance-based Long-term Structural Health Monitoring for Tidal Current Power Plant Structure in Noisy Environments (잡음 환경 하에서의 전기-역학적 임피던스 기반 조류발전 구조물의 장기 건전성 모니터링)

  • Min, Ji-Young;Shim, Hyo-Jin;Yun, Chung-Bang;Yi, Jin-Hak
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.59-65
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    • 2011
  • In structural health monitoring (SHM) using electro-mechanical impedance signatures, it is a critical issue for extremely large structures to extract the best damage diagnosis results, while minimizing unknown environmental effects, including temperature, humidity, and acoustic vibration. If the impedance signatures fluctuate because of these factors, these fluctuations should be eliminated because they might hide the characteristics of the host structural damages. This paper presents a long-term SHM technique under an unknown noisy environment for tidal current power plant structures. The obtained impedance signatures contained significant variations during the measurements, especially in the audio frequency range. To eliminate these variations, a continuous principal component analysis was applied, and the results were compared with the conventional approach using the RMSD (Root Mean Square Deviation) and CC (Cross-correlation Coefficient) damage indices. Finally, it was found that this approach could be effectively used for long-term SHM in noisy environments.

Analysis of Hierarchical Competition Structure and Pricing Strategy in the Hotel Industry

  • BAEK, Unji;SIM, Youngseok;LEE, Seul-Ki
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.179-187
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    • 2019
  • This study aims to investigate the effects of market commonality and resource similarity on price competition and the recursive consequences in the Korean lodging market. Price comparison among hotels in the same geographic market has been facilitated through the development of information technology, rendering little search cost of consumers. While the literature implies the heterogeneous price attack and response among hotels, a limited number of empirical researches focus on the asymmetric and recursive pattern in the competitive dynamics. This study empirically examines the price interactions in the Korean lodging market based on the theoretical framework of competitive price interactions and countervailing power. Demonstrating superiority to the spatial lag model and the ordinary least squares in the estimation, the results from spatial error model suggest that the hotels with longer operational history pose an asymmetric impact on the price of the newer hotels. The asymmetry is also found in chain hotels over the independent, further implying the possibility of predatory pricing. The findings of this study provide the evidence of a hierarchical structure in the price competition, with different countervailing power by the resources of the hotels. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed, with suggestions for future study.