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The cutting quality of abrasive water jet cutting of aluminum alloy(Al-5083) for shipbuilding is affected by the surface roughness, cutting pressure, cutting speed, and the distance between nozzle and material. The cross-section of water jet cutting is formed a V-shape as the cutting speed increase. The upper width(kerf width) is wide and the lower surface is narrow. The width of cutting cross-sections are effected in the order of cutting speed, cutting pressure, and distance between nozzle and material. From the experimental results, to improve of cutting quality of abrasive water jet cutting of aluminum alloy(Al-5083) for shipbuilding, the optimal cutting conditions to improve the surface roughness and kef width are proposed and discussed.

Gas springs applied to various industrial fields are generally composed of a cylinder, a piston rod, a cover, and a seal mount. Because of the thin wall of the cylinder, small gas springs are manufactured using a roller forming process that presses the cylinder wall into a groove of cover in the cylinder. In this study, finite element analysis and process design of roller forming are performed to systematically manufacture the small gas spring and develop a roller forming machine. In order to perform roller forming analysis, tensile tests of structural steel pipe are performed and mechanical properties are analyzed. Roller forming process parameters such as radius and depth of roller grooves are derived using the incompressible condition of plastic deformation theory and the results of finite element roller forming analysis. Using the derived roller shape, a roller forming machine is developed and prototypes of the small gas spring are manufactured. Finally, the dimensional accuracy of the manufactured gas spring prototypes is analyzed through three-dimensional shape measurement.

The efficient nutrient solution cooling system consisting of buffer tank, three-way valve, and heat pump et al. was developed for hydroponics of leafy vegetables at high temperatures period. It was designed in such a way that the buffer tank was first cooled to enable precise temperature control of the nutrient solution with small capacity heat pump. Developed system was installed in the NFT hydroponics farm cultivating leafy vegetables and performance evaluation was carried out. For cultivation of Lalique lettuce(Lactuca sativa var.), the temperature of nutrient solution tank, buffer tank, and the root zone, the performance of cooling system, and the environment of greenhouse were analyzed. Also, by measuring the growth and yield of lettuce, the effect of cooling nutrient solution on the growth of lettuce NFT hydroponics was analyzed.

This paper is to study the technology of inspection and history management systems for wind power that are continuously increasing around the world. In the past, inspections and analysis of major devices in renewable energy system have been operated in an analog way that identifies problems through photography and passive method. To improve this problem, we conduct a study on VR-based inspection history management system using 3D texturing technique of drone image. The paper describes the current status and prospects of wind power, research and development of wind power blade inspection and history management systems, experiments and reviews in the field, and expected effects and future utilization of this technology. It is expected that the latest technology for inspection and management of renewable system will be secured and introduced to the site through the development research of this system to reduce maintenance costs and power generation costs.

With the advancement of industrialization, modern industry had sophisticated technology, and manufacturers also demanded high-precision measurement accuracy. Improving the quality level by increasing the reliability of measurement results as well as accurate measurement is a key issue to increase the competitiveness of today's manufacturing industry. In general, measurement results depend on tolerances in the industrial field, and it may be difficult to guarantee the reliability of the data in the case of an industry that deals with precision parts. Currently, measurement uncertainty is mainly applied to the calibration and test fields of instruments. This study is aim to apply measurement uncertainty as a way to improve the accurate analysis and reliability of measurement results in the industrial field. For this, precision parts connected by shaft and hole were selected among geometric elements, and roundness and cylindricity were measured using a roundness measuring instrument and CMM. And, taking into account the environment in which these measurements were made, factors affecting the measurement results were derived, and a mathematical model was established to calculate the measurement uncertainty. Applying uncertainty in the field in this way is expected to improve the level of quality and accurate analysis of measurement results.

In this study, the following conclusions were obtained after friction stir welding of Al 6061-T651. 1) The organization of the welding unit is largely divided into four parts, the Stir zone, themal-mechanical affected zone, heat affected zone, it was confirmed that it is clearly separated into the material portion. 2) As a result of observing the hardness test results of the welding unit, the minimum hardness value was about 45Hv, which was significantly lower than the hardness of the base material about 72Hv. 3) The tensile strength of the welding part was about 2/3 compared to the tensile strength of the base material.

In this study, an accelerated weathering test was performed to examine the variation of thermal insulation performance according to the service life. A widely used class 1 thermal screen (matt georgette + polyethylene (PE) foam + chemical cotton + felt + matt georgette) was selected as the target thermal screen. The ultraviolet irradiation that reached the target thermal screen specimen (60 x 60cm) was 5mW/cm2. Thus, the ultraviolet irradiance was set to 5mW/cm2, and the exposure periods of accelerated weathering conditions on the specimens were set to 0, 282, 847, and 1412h. The radiation exposure periods of the weathering conditions for 0, 282, 847, and 1412h indicate the amount of ultraviolet accumulation for 0, 1, 3, and 5years, respectively. In the accelerated weathering test, the target specimens that completed each exposure phase were subjected to the hotbox test to analyze their thermal insulation performances. Consequently, the thermal insulation performance of the multi-layer thermal screen was estimated to degrade rapidly after approximately two years. In the accelerated weathering condition, a quadratic function model was used to calculate the expected service life, since it adequately described the variation in thermal insulation of the thermal screen according to time. The results showed that when the thermal insulation performance degraded by 5, 10, 20, and 30%, the expected service lives were 2.5, 3.3, 4.5, and 5.5years, respectively.

Recently, as interest in external environments such as fine dust has increased, the interior environment is also becoming important. The specifications for range hoods in the kitchen have been changed to improve ventilation of indoor air. Accordingly, the performance improvement through the structural design of the range hood was studied. Experiments were conducted on flow rates, pressure, temperature, and noise by A, B, and C-Type for performance analysis according to internal structure. For C-Type, the wind volume () was 223.69, 2nd stage 257.46, showing results of not less than 240 and not more than 280 within the ±1 m/s flow rate error range. Noise (dB) was an average value of 54.83 in the first stage and 60.65 in the second stage, showing results not more than 60 dB within the ±1 dB margin of error. This is the result of meeting KS C 9304:2020 Ventilation System Specification.

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the conventional constant-speed compressor driven by an induction motor and the BLDC-applied capacity variable compressor in order to improve the energy efficiency of the refrigeration system. Through this study, it was found that, when a reciprocating hermetic compressor is operated, more power is consumed than a BLDC compressor due to the consumption of current through the instantaneous starting capacitor when operating at a constant voltage than a BLDC compressor.

When compact HVAC is applied to a building, various variables exist in performing the functions of air conditioning, ventilation, and hot water supply of the building, and various experimental and empirical evaluations according to the energy performance evaluation method of the building occur. We are going to present research data for preparing domestic evaluation standards for energy evaluation methods for compact HVAC and zero-energy buildings to be applied in the future.