In this study, we examined the effect of orifice diameter on atomization performance such as SMD(Sauter Mean Diameter), MMD(Mass median diameter), particle size distribution, spray distance, and spray angle when water was sprayed through a siphon nozzle. In addition, the behavior characteristics of spray were analyzed using the CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) commercial program. In the downstream direction of the flow, the dispersion and diffusion power of the droplets increased, greatly improving atomization performance. The spray spread in the radial direction when the jet velocity of water increased. As a result, atomization performance improved as the jet velocity increased.

The effect of the laser beam diameter on the microstructure and hardness of 17-4 PH stainless steel manufactured via the directed energy deposition process is investigated. The pore size and area fraction are much lower using a laser beam diameter of 1.0 mm compared with those observed using a laser beam diameter of 1.8 mm. Additionally, using a relatively larger beam diameter results in pores in the form of incomplete melting. Martensite and retained austenite are observed under both conditions. A smaller width of the weld track and overlapping area are observed in the sample fabricated with a 1.0 mm beam diameter. This difference appears to be mainly caused by the energy density based on the variation in the beam diameter. The sample prepared with a beam diameter of 1.0 mm had a higher hardness near the substrate than that prepared with a 1.8 mm beam diameter, which may be influenced by the degree of melt mixing between the 17-4 PH metal powder and carbon steel substrate.

본 연구는 입목재적 계산에 기본이 되는 수간고별 직경 추정에 있어 머신러닝 기반 학습모델의 적용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위해 전국에 분포하는 상수리나무 표준목에서 얻은 자료를 이용하여 Kozak Model (Model 1)과 Random Forest Model (RF, Model 2 to 4)로부터 수간고별 직경 값을 도출하였고, 이를 비교분석 하였다. RF는 입지환경 요소를 학습에 활용하여 3가지 모델 (Model 2 (수고, 흉고직경), Model 3 (수고, 흉고직경, 입지환경 요소), Model 4 (수고, 입지환경 요소))로 개발하였다. 모델의 적합도를 검증하기 위해 적합도 지수(Fitness Index), 편의(Bias), 평균절대편차(Mean Absolute Deviation), 평균 제곱근 오차(Root Mean Square Error)를 이용하여 모델의 적합성을 비교하였다. 분석 결과, Kozak 모델(FI = 0.9695, Bias = 0.0292, RMSE = 1.5155, MAD = 1.1248) 에 비해 RF모델이 전반적으로 수간고에 따른 직경을 잘 예측하는 모델로 나타났으며, RF 중에서도 입지환경 요소를 학습에 활용한 Model 3의 경우(FI = 0.9740, Bias = 0.0186, RMSE = 1.3995, MAD = 0.9746) 가장 우수한 성능을 보인 것으로 나타났다. 다만, 수간곡선을 통한 경향을 분석한 결과 일부 구간에서 수고의 변화에 따른 직경 추정에 이상치가 발생하여 추후에는 파라미터조절이나 새로운 모델 적용 등을 통한 연구가 필요한 것으로 판단되었다. 본 연구를 통해 추정된 Random Forest 기반의 수간고별 직경추정 모델은 개체목 재적산출에 활용되어 산림경영을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 가능성이 있을 것으로 예상된다.

A magnetic abrasive finishing process was proposed for improving the surface accuracy of microscale -diameter STS 304 bar used in many applications such as, medical, aerospace, and nuclear industries. Most of the previous research has already explored the conventional finishing technique to improve the accuracy of material in terms of the surface roughness. However, their results are still not good enough for the requirement in the today’s engineering industry. Especially, when the workpiece is a material of microscale-diameter, use of such conventional processes becomes impossible because they entail the application of high pressures that may damage the surface to be finished. Moreover, less control is available over these conventional finishing processes. In this study, an ultra-high-precision magnetic abrasive finishing process was applied to the precision machining of microscale-diameter STS 304 bar and the experimental work are performed with many critical parameters such as, different workpiece revolution speeds, abrasive grain sizes, different finishing temperatures, and pole vibrations. The results showed that in The initial surface roughness of 0.20 μm (Ra) was decreased to 0.025 μm with 0.5 μm of abrasive grain size and pole vibration 12Hz at 40,000 rpm.

The objective of this study is to optimize the diameter of tubular shaft yoke and solid shaft yoke, which are the core components of Al IMS for xEV. The processes of both products were designed totally 6 steps to manufactured the shaft part and the yoke part. The diameter of solid shaft yoke and tubular shaft yoke were changed from 20mm to 25mm and from 30mm to 35mm, respectively. Al 6082 was applied to the material of both products. The friction condition between die and material was employed Oil_Cold (Aluminum) with reference to the library in the program. The results were analyzed and compared in terms of effective stress, effective strain, and nodal velocity characteristics. The effective strain value for manufacturing the yoke part was higher than the shaft part because its part has a complex geometry. The value of nodal velocity was also higher with high effective strain region. However, in 6 stage process of tubular shaft yoke, although it had the high effective strain value, the nodal velocity value was the lowest due to the piercing process. The effect of shaft part diameter on effective stress in the tubular shaft was difficult to observe, however, in the solid shaft yoke, when the shaft part of one increased, the effective stress value was increased due to the larger yoke size.

The objective of this numerical study is to investigate the effect of shaft part’s diameter on the load distribution, under-fill, and metal-flow line characteristics in tubular & solid shaft yoke of Al-IMS. The outer diameter of tubular shaft yoke was changed from 30mm to 35mm, and the shaft diameter of solid shaft yoke was varied from 20mm to 25mm. In this results, the required load for production was linearly increased with increasing the tubular shaft yoke outer diameter. In the solid shaft yoke, the loads for the shaft part extending process were almost constant by 10,000kg, however, the loads for generating the yoke process, which were needed a lot of strain, were increased by 4,000kg with increasing the diameter of shaft part. The under-fill regions according to diameter of the shaft part were not observed in both products, and the metal-flow lines were also straight without folding phenomena.

In this study, an effervescent atomizer capable of mixing and spraying vegetable oil and kerosene at the same time was proposed to examine the usefulness of vegetable oil and kerosene in terms of recycling of renewable energy and waste resources. The effect of nozzle exit diameter variation on the atomization characteristics such as spray angle, droplet size distribution, cumulative volume distribution, and SMD was investigated using LDPA. The results of this study showed that the spray angles decreased with increasing ALR at the same nozzle exit diameter and increased with increasing nozzle exit diameter under the same ALR condition. SMD was decreased with increasing ALR at all nozzle exit diameters, and SMD was decreased with decreasing nozzle exit diameter even under the same ALR conditions. Also, the droplet was more finely atomized when the nozzle exit diameter is reduced under the same ALR conditions and when the ALR is increased at the same nozzle exit diameter, but the uniformity of the droplets was lowered because the droplet with a larger diameter existed.

A heterogeneous photocatalytic system is attracting much interest for water and air purification because of its reusability and economical advantage. Electrospun nanofibers are also receiving immense attention for efficient photocatalysts due to their ultra-high specific surface areas and aspect ratios. In this study, ZnO nanofibers with average diameters of 71, 151 and 168 nm are successfully synthesized by facile electrospinning and a subsequent calcination process at 500 ℃ for 3 h. Their crystal structures, morphology features and optical properties are systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, UV-Vis and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The photocatalytic activities of the ZnO nanofibers are evaluated by the photodegradation of a rhodamine B aqueous solution. The results reveal that the diameter of the nanofiber, controlled by changing the polymer content in the precursor solution, plays an important role in the photocatalytic activities of the synthesized ZnO nanofibers.

본 연구의 목적은 전국에 분포하는 일본잎갈나무 임분에 대해 산림시업 수행이 직경분포변화에 미치 는 영향에 대해 분석하였다. 본 연구에 사용한 자료는 국가산림자원조사 중 시업지 232plots, 비시업지 47plots의 고정표본점 자료를 활용하였다. 직경분포모델은 Weibull 누적분포함수를 사용하였으며, 분석 방법에는 백분위(Percentile)에 근거한 직경모형추정, 백분위(Percentile)에 대한 모수복구 방법을 사용 하였다. 개발한 모델을 이용하여 산림시업의 수행여부에 따른 시나리오(임령, 지위지수, 임분밀도) 별 임분생장량을 예측한 결과, 시업지 임분의 최대임목본수를 차지하는 평균 흉고직경의 이동이 비시업지 임분에 비해 이동량과 생장량이 더 높게 나타났으며, 대경목이 차지하는 비율 또한 시업지 임분이 높게 예측되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 직경급에 따른 목재생산량의 장기적인 예측과 동적인 임분구조 해석에 기초적인 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 사료되어진다.

본 연구에서는 가변 통기성 스마트 의류의 제작을 위해 필요한 형상기억합금 액추에이터의 작동 조건을 파악하였다. 의복의 개방, 폐쇄와 같은 양방향 작동 시 형태 변형 시에만 전력을 소모하는 저전력 소모 액추에이터 개발을 위해 복수 채널의 일방향 형상기억합금을 이용하여 스위치로 작동되는 액추에이터를 설계하였으며 가장 효율적으로 작동할 수 있는 와이어의 직경과 전압인가 단위시간을 도출하였다. 선행연구 결과 도출된 양방향 작동이 가능한 일방향 형상기억합금의 직경 범위 내에서 Arduino 스위치를 제작하여 3.7V 전압인가 시 변화량을 분석한 결과 0.4Φ의 액추에이터가 가장 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 0.4Φ 형상기억합금와이어를 사용한 양방향작동 액추에이터의 개방, 폐쇄에 필요한 최적전압인가 시간을 도출하기 위해 액추에이터의 최대개방, 최소폐쇄 도달 전압인가 시간으로부터 50ms씩 감소, 증가 시키며 냉각 후 액추에이터의 내경을 비교하는 방식으로 측정한 결과 개방 동작에 필요한 최적 전압인가 단위시간은 4,100ms로 나타났다. 각 채널간의 발열에 의한 간섭을 최소화하기 위한 양방향간 작동 시 필요 딜레이 분석을 위해 상온에서 형상기억합금에 최적 전압입가 시간인 4.1초 동안 전원을 공급하고 가열 후 냉각까지의 과정을 열화상카메라로 촬영하여 형상기억합금 와이의 온도가 냉각시의 상변태온 이하로 하강하는 시점을 파악한 결과, 액추에이터의 양방향간 작동 딜레이는 1.8초 이상이 확보되어야 함을 파악할 수 있었다.

One-dimensional (1D) silver nanostructures, which possess the highest conductivity among all room-temperature materials, moderate flexibility and high transmittance, are one of the most promising candidate materials to replace conventional indium tin oxide transparent electrodes. However, the short length and large diameter of 1D silver nanostructures cause a substantial decrease in the optical transparency or an increase in the sheet resistance. In this work, ultra-long silver nanofiber networks were synthesized with a low-cost and scalable electrospinning process, and the diameter of the nanofibers were finetuned to achieve a higher aspect ratio. The decrease in the diameter of the nanofibers resulted in a higher optical transparency at a lower sheet resistance: 87 % at 300 Ω/sq, respectively. It is expected that an electrospun silver nanofiber based transparent electrode can be used as a key component in various optoelectronic applications.