As indoor air cleaners have large sizes and high air flow rates, the test methods for particle cleaning capacity need to be reconsidered because the prescribed test chamber size becomes relatively smaller. In this study, air flow rate of air cleaners compared to test chamber size (Q/V) has been investigated by comparing the short-circuit factor which indicates the air mixed condition in the test chamber. The test method of Korea Air Cleaning Association (KACA) has been analysed and compared to that of Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) for clean air delivery rate (CADR) of two household air conditioners equipped with air cleaners having a maximum air flow rate of 15 m³/min in terms of initial particle concentrations, neutralized/non-charged particles, delay time before acquiring initial particle concentration, sampling positions. Constant short-circuit factor of about 0.9 was obtained in the range of Q/V less than 0.73 min^-1. CADR based on KACA test method was somewhat dependent on initial particle concentrations, delay time before acquiring initial concentration, sampling positions. However, CADR based on AHAM test method was less dependent. Two or three minutes of delay time before acquiring initial concentration was necessary to reduce the variation of CADR according to initial particle concentration and sampling position.

The OGS model is configured and used for simulation of the LASGIT project. The modeling conditions and the simulation results from the previous work by Walsh and Calder (2009) are analyzed to see if the simulation configuration is done correctly and to apply for the LASGIT project. Except for the unrealistic modeling conditions used previously, the simulation results successfully demonstrated helium propagation that is typical for the two-phase flow. The results indicated that the relations of capillary pressure and the relative permeability against water saturation used previously should be updated. An elaborated simulation with more realistic parameters should be used to improve the weak points of preliminary work.

구조실험에서 정확성과 효율성을 높이기 위해서는 적절한 실험장치를 적용하는 것은 중요한 요소이다. 특히, 대규모의 구조실험에서 적절한 실험장치는 비용과 시간을 절감할 수 있다. 액츄에이터와 유압잭 및 UTM은 실험체의 휨 능력을 평가하는 데일반적으로 적용되고 있다. 그러나, 대규모 실험체에서 다점 다하중 가력하중이 적용되어야 하는 경우에는 기존의 UTM 등을이용하는 실험방법은 정확한 하중을 가력하기에 어려움이 많다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 실험결과의 정확성과 효율성을 높이기 위하여 기존의 실험장치로 조합된 새로운 방법을 개발하였다.