The function of coolant in machining is to reduce the frictional force in the contact area in between the tool and the material, and to increase the precision by cooling the work-piece and the tool, to make the machining surface uniform, and to extend the tool life. However, cutting oil is harmful to the human body because it uses chlorine-based extreme pressure additives to cause environmental pollutants. In this study, the effect of cutting temperature and surface roughness of titanium alloy for medical purpose (Ti-6Al-7Nb) in eco-friendly ADL slot shape machining was investigated using the response surface analysis method. As the design of the experiment, three levels of cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut were designed and the experiment was conducted using the central composite planning method. The regression expressions of cutting temperature and surface roughness were respectively obtained as quadratic functions to obtain the minimum value and optimal cutting conditions. The values from this formula and the experimental values were compared. As a result, this study makes and establishes the basis to prevent environmental pollution caused by the use of coolant and to replace it with ADL (Aerosol Dry Lubricant) machining that uses a very small amount of vegetable oil with high pressure.

The purpose of using coolant in machining is both to increase a tool life and also to prevent product deformation and thus, stabilize the surface quality by lubricating and cooling the tool and the machining surface. However, a very small amount of cutting mist should be used because chlorine-based extreme pressure additives are used to generate environmental pollutants in the production process and cause occupational diseases of workers. In this study, medical titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-7Nb) was subjected to a processing experiment by selecting factors and levels affecting cutting power in the processing of the Aerosol Dry Lubrication (ADL) method using vegetable oil. The machining shape was a slot to sufficiently reflect the effect of the cutting depth. As for the measurement of cutting force, the trend of cutting characteristics was identified through complete factor analysis. The factors affecting the cutting force of ADL slot processing were identified using the reaction surface analysis method, and the characteristics of the cutting force according to the change in factor level were analyzed. As the cutting speed increased, the cutting force decreased and then increased again. The cutting force continued to increase as the feed speed increased. The increase in the cutting depth increased the cutting force more significantly than the increase in the cutting speed and the feed speed. Through the reaction surface analysis method, the regression equation for predicting cutting force was identified, and the optimal processing conditions were proposed. The cutting force was predicted from the secondary regression equation and compared with the experimental value.

The diaphragm is an important part because it plays an important role in changing the flow direction of hightemperature and high-pressure steam in the steam turbine. Because it is subjected to high pressure by high temperature steam, there should be great concerns about breakage of parts, runouts due to vibration by rotating parts, and deformation due to creep effect and fatigue breakage due to long-term use in high temperature environments. In order to ensure the safety of turbine components in such a harsh environment, structural analysis should be prioritized prior to manufacturing prototypes. In this study, in order to verify the design stability of the diaphragm, physical safety is checked through static analysis, vibration analysis, and fatigue analysis, and the fatigue life is predicted. The total deformation, equivalent stress, and strain are determined by static analysis, and the stress and total deformation by the harmonic response are obtained through vibration analysis, and the stability is judged by comparing it with the characteristic value. We intend to verify the safety of the design and propose a complementary diaphragm design.

As modern industries are highly being developed, it is required that mechanical parts have to be manufactured with a high precision. In order to have precise parts, error-free designs have to be done before manufacturing with accuracy. For this intention being fulfilled, a mechanical analysis is essential for design proof. Nowadays, FEM simulation is a popular tool for verifying a machine design. In this paper, an impeller, being utilized in a compressor or an oil mixer as an actuator, is studied for an evaluation. The purpose of this study is to present a safety of an impeller for a proof of its mechanical stability. A static analysis for stress, strain, and deformation within a regular usage is examined. This simulation test shows 357.26×106 Pa for maximum equivalent stress and 0.207mm for total deformation. A fatigue test is carried to provide durability and its result shows that minimum safety factor is 3.2889, which guarantees that it runs without a fatigue failure in 106 cycles. The natural frequencies for the impeller is ranged from 228.09Hz to 1,253.6Hz for the 1st to the 6th mode. Total deformations at these natural frequencies are shown from 6.84mm to 12.631mm. Furthermore, Campbell diagram reveals that a critical speed is not found throughout regular rotational speeds. From the test results for the analysis, this paper concludes that the suggested impeller is proved for its mechanical safety and good to utilize at industries.

대형 유조선에서 유류의 선적이나 하역에 사용되는 장치인 COPT (Cargo Oil Pump Turbine) 가 매우 큰 형태이므로 이 터빈을 회전시키는 장치가 Rotor disc로서, 내부에 stator ring이 장착되어 있고 이 ring에는 많은 turbine blade가 riveting 방법에 의해 체결되어 있다. riveting 은 재래식 가공 방법으로서 정밀도와 작업자의 근 골격계 직업병 등 많은 문제점을 포함하고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 riveting 체결방법을 조립방법으로 전환하여 링의 조립정밀 도를 향상하고 stator의 수명을 연장시킬 수 있다. 많은 turbine blade가 링의 중심점을 기준으로 원주상에 배열되어 있는 형태로서 조립을 위한 구조개선을 필요로 한다. 이런 목적을 달성 하기 위해서는 ring 구조를 결구 방식으로 변경하고 조립 후 COPT에 적용하였을 때 안전성이 보장되어야 한다. Stator 링의 모델링과 구조안전성에 대한 검증은 상용 software를 이용하여 결과를 도출한다.

Mechanical components are to be produced with accurate dimensions in order to function properly in assemblies of a machine. Once designs of mechanical components are created, designers examine the designs by adopting many known experimental methods. A primary test method includes stress and strain evaluation of structural parts. In addition, fatigue test and vibration analysis are an important test method for mechanical components. Real experiments at a laboratory are established when products are manufactured. Since design changes should be done before producing the designs in factories, rapid modifications for new designs are required in production industries. FEM simulation is a proper choice for a design evaluation with speed at a detail stage in design process. This research focuses modeling and mechanical simulation of a mechanical component in order to ensure structural safety. In this paper, a universal joint, being used in driving axels of vehicles, is studied as a target component. A design model is created and tested in some ways by using commercial software of FEM. The designed component is being twisted to transmit heavy power and thus, torsional stress should be under strengths of the component’s material. The next is fatigue analysis to convince fatigue cycles to be within the endurance limit of the material. Another test is a vibration analysis for rotational components. This research draws final conclusions from these test analyses and recommends whether the designed model is under safety condition in terms of mechanical structure.

Rotor disc (로터 디스크)는 중대형 유조선에서 유류를 하역하는 장치인 COPT (Cargo Oil Pump Turbine)의 터빈을 고속으로 회전시키는 핵심 부품이다. 이 rotor disc는 중심 shaft에 여러 개의 turbine을 원주상으로 배열하고 체결하여 제작한다. 현재의 제작 방법으로는 turbine blade를 배열하고 shroud 덮개로 연결하여 riveting 방식으로 체결한다. 이런 고전적인 방법은 blade pitch의 불균일은 물론 작업 시 오류로 인해 blade에 손상이 가는 경우가 있다. 이러한 단점을 해결하기 위해서는 조립식의 rotor disc를 설계하여 제작방식을 변경해야 한다. 설계뿐만 아니라 조립식의 disc가 구조적으로 안정한지를 평가해야 한다. 본 논문은 blade의 설계와 이를 조립하였을 때에 구조안전성을 평가하기 위해 구조 해석하여 그 안전성을 검증 한다.

Modern manufacturing industries is to produce both precise and robust mechanical parts without failure while they are in service. In order to prevent a part failure for its lifetime, a mechanical design for a part should be examined on a basis of mechanical simulation. A nozzle plate, being a key part in steam engines, changes flow directions of steam in a turbine used in power plant. This paper is to the design and test for part safety and durability. Currently, nozzle plates are fabricated by welding nozzles to their plates. Welding causes some defects on the used materials while they are being manufactured. Another major defect is un-even pitches between welded nozzles. Welding causes phase changes because of high melting temperature of metal. This leads to decay on the welding spots, which weakens their structural strength and then, may lead to early damages on mechanical structures. This research proposes assembly-typed nozzle plate without welding. From the beginning, nozzle and plate are designed for insertion-typed assembly. Nozzle head and foot are designed in accordance with the grooves on outer ring and inner ring of a plate to make mating surfaces. Then the nozzle plate should be proved for structural and fatigue safety before they are put in manufacturing. This research adopts commercial softwares for modeling and mechanical simulation. The test result shows that the design with smaller mating area and deeper insertion produces higher safety in terms of structure and durability. From the conclusion, this paper proposes the assembly-typed nozzle plate to replace the welding typed.

대형선박의 발전에 사용되는 증기터빈에는 핵심부품으로서 노즐플레이트가 활용되는데 정밀 산업 이 발전한 요즘에도 오래 전의 설계와 생산방식을 답습하고 있다. 노즐플레이트는 많은 터빈 블레이드와 이너링, 아우터링으로 구성되어 있고 이들을 서로 용접하여 제작한다. 용접 시에 블레이드의 뒤틀림 등으로 인하여 그 용접위치에 약간의 변위가 발생하여 각 블레이드 간의 pitch가 불균일하여지고 이로 인해 플레이트의 성능 저하가 우려된다. 이러한 점을 개선하기 위해 용접식 보다는 pitch의 등간격을 유지시키는데 유리한 조립식 설계로 전환하는 것이 필요하다. 이는 설계 변경을 해야 하며 또한 새로운 설계 시에 그에 대한 응력을 기초로 하는 구조해석과 장시간 사용되었을 경우에 대비하여 내구성 시험이 수반되어야 한다. 본 연구는 터빈 블레이드의 구조 설계를 조립식으로 변경하고 이의 결합성을 검토한 후 사이버 공간상에서 안전성 검증을 통하여 실용 가능성을 입증하고자 한다.

대형 선박의 Cargo Oil Pump Driving Steam Turbine 내에 설치되는 COPT (Cargo Oil Pump Turbine)는 유조선에 탑재되어 탱크에 저장되어 있는 유류를 다른 저장소로 하역하는데 사용되는 필수 장치이다. 펌프 터빈의 로터를 고속으로 회전시켜 유류를 고속으로 이송하는 역할을 하는데, COPT의 Rotor Disc는 터빈의 로터를 고속으로 회전 시키는 주요 핵심부품이다. 로터 디스크는 inner ring에 터빈 블레이드를 조립하고 원주방향의 끝 부분에 shroud 커버를 조립하여 블레이드의 테논을 리벳팅으로 마무리하고 체결하여 고속회전 시 안전성을 담보한다. 리벳팅은 오랜 수작업의 전통 체결방식으로서, 가해지는 힘의 정도에 따라 리벳 헤드부분이 깨지거나 변형되어 크랙이 발생할 수 있으며 또한 블레이드의 중량이 불균형되어 Balancing에 문제가 생길 수도 있다. 또한 오랜 수작업으로 인해 작업자의 근골격계 질환이나 직업병 유발 및 산재사고의 위험에 처할 수 도 있다. 본 연구에서는 shroud 커버가 없는 블레이드 형상을 설계하여 리벳팅 작업을 제거한 로터 디스크를 개발한다. 블레이드의 설계 시 구조안전성을 평가하고 설계 안전율을 점검한다. 설계형상을 대상으로 피로수명을 분석하고 수명을 예측하여 새로운 로터 디스크가 장착되어도 사용상의 안전성이나 내구성을 보장할 수 있도록 한다.

노즐 플레이트는 발전 설비의 증기 터빈에 장착되는 핵심 장비로서 터빈 내부의 blade는 고정익으로 서 터빈에 유입되는 수증기의 유입속도와 방향을 조절하여 회전익에 전달해 주는 역할을 한다. 이 노즐 플레이트에는 많은 블레이드들이 inner ring 및 outer ring에 용접 방식으로 제작되어 활용되고 있으나, 용접시의 열변형, 노즐 블레이드 피치간의 불균일에 의한 제품불량 등이 문제가 되고 있다. 더욱이 용접공정 및 후공정으로 인한 제작 기간이 증가하여 원가 상승의 요인이 되는 문제가 있다. 본 연구는 용접식 노즐 플레이트를 조립식으로 설계 변경하여 구조를 개선하고 이의 적용성을 점검하고자 한다. 적용 가능성을 확인하기 위한 방법으로서 노즐 플레이트의 응력해석으로 구조안정성을 점검하고 또한 플레이트의 성능을 테스트하는 장치가 필요하다. 노즐 플레이트의 공기 출구의 속도 노즐단의 엔탈피 효율 등을 측정하기 위한 장치는 공기 흡입구와 여과기, test section 등으로 구성하여 설계한다.

절삭가공에서 가공양의 과다 및 가공부위와 형상은 절삭저항에 의한 절삭 열을 발생시키고 이 열로 인해 가공품의 정밀도에 변형을 가져온다. 절삭가공 시 공작기계에서 발생하는 오차의 40~70%는 열 변형 오차에 의해서 발생한다. 박판 박판 블레이드는 절삭 열을 받아들이는 공작물의 두께가 얇기 때문에 열 변형 오차에 쉽게 정밀도가 저하된다. 이때에 뒤틀림이 발생하면 정밀도는 매우 큰 오차를 포함하게 된다. 본 연구의 목적은 박판의 절삭가공에서 열 변형이 발생함을 예측하고 발생 부위에 따라 어떤 변형이 발생하는 지를 측정하여 파악하고자 한다. 또한, 측정된 결과를 통해 열 변형을 최소화하는 가공방법을 제시한다.

Agastache rugosa, a member of the mint family (Labiatae), is a perennial herb widely distributed in East Asian countries. It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of cholera, vomiting, and miasma. This study assessed the genetic diversity and population structures on 65 accessions of Korean mint A. rugosa germplasm based on inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. The selected nine ISSR primers produced reproducible polymorphic banding patterns. In total, 126 bands were scored; 119 (94.4%) were polymorphic. The number of bands generated per primer varied from 7 to 18. A minimum of seven bands was generated by primer 874, while a maximum of 18 bands was generated by the primer 844. Six primers (815, 826, 835, 844, 868, and 874) generated 100% polymorphic bands. This was supported by other parameters such as total gene diversity (HT) values, which ranged from 0.112 to 0.330 with a mean of 0.218. The effective number of alleles (NE) ranged from 1.174 to 1.486 with a mean value of 1.351. Nei's genetic diversity (H) mean value was 0.218, and Shannon's information index (I) mean value was 0.343. The high values for total gene diversity, effective number of alleles, Nei's genetic diversity, and Shannon's information index indicated substantial variations within the population. Cluster analysis showed characteristic grouping, which is not in accordance with their geographical affiliation. The implications of the results of this study in developing a strategy for the conservation and breeding of A. rugosa and other medicinal plant germplasm are discussed.