• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1994.06a
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• pp.49-55
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• 1994

종래의 가정용냉장고 및 카에어콘 등의 냉매로 널리 사용되던 R-12($CCl_{2}F_{2}$)와 같은 CFC계물질들은 분자내에 포함되어 있는 염소(Cl) 원자로 인해 성층권내의 오존(O$_{3}$)층을 파괴하는 등의 심각한 환경물제를 유발시키는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구에서는 가정용냉장고 및 에어콘에 사용 가능한 점도범위의 Polyolester들을 합성하여 이들 각각의 구조와 R-134a와의 상용성 및 마찰, 마모 성능관계를 고찰하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.245-253
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• 2010

The present study shows some results of developing evaporative heat exchangers with mini-channels. Heat exchangers with three different water paths were manufactured and tested to compare performances of cooling and pressure drop. Among the three types of heat exchangers, Type 2 with full-etching was proved to be the best in the cooling performances for considered operating conditions, and thus it is recommended to adopt Type 2 for its simplicity of production and outstanding performance. However, Type 1 was shown to be better when it is operated at a high air inlet temperature condition. The developed evaporative heat exchanger will be installed in Environmental Control Systems(ECSs) for aerial vehicles, and it can be used effectively in case an ECS is not only limited in its weight and volume but also required to absorb heats without supplying water (or a coolant) for a certain period of time.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.1043-1048
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• 2003

An experimental investigation was executed to determine the capacity degradation due to non-uniform refrigerant distribution in a multi-path evaporator. In addition, the possibility of recovering the capacity reduction by controlling the refrigerant distribution among refrigerant paths was assessed. The finned-tube evaporator, which had a three-path and three-depth-row, was tested by controlling inlet quality, exit pressure, and exit superheat for each refrigerant path. The capacity reduction due to superheat unbalance between each path was as much as 30%, even when the overall evaporator superheat was kept at a target value of 5.6$^{\circ}C$. It may indicate that the internal heat transfer within the evaporator assembly caused the partial capacity drop. For the evaporator having air mal-distributions, the maximum capacity reduction was found to be 8.7%. A 4.5% capacity recovery was obtained by controlling refrigerant distribution to obtain the target superheat at the outlet of each path.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.72-77
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• 2016

As the semiconductor production technology has gradually developed and intra-market competition has grown fiercer, the caliber of Si Wafer for semiconductor production has increased as well. And semiconductors have become integrated with higher density. Presently the Si Wafer caliber has reached up to 450 mm and relevant production technology has been advanced together. Electrostatic chuck is an important device utilized not only for the Wafer transport and fixation but also for the heat treatment process based on plasma. To effectively control the high calories generated by plasma, it employs a refrigerant-based cooling method. Amid the enlarging Si Wafers and semiconductor device integration, effective temperature control is essential. Therefore, uniformed temperature distribution in the electrostatic chuck is a key factor determining its performance. In this study, the form of refrigerant flow channel will be investigated for uniformed temperature distribution in electrostatic chuck.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.85-89
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• 2018

Temperature uniformity of a wafer in a semiconductor process is a very important factor that determines the overall yield. Therefore, it is very important to confirm the temperature characteristics of the chuck surface on which the wafer is lifted. The temperature characteristics of the chuck depend on the external heat source, the shape of the cooling channel inside the chuck, the material on the chuck surface, and so on. In this study, CFD confirms the change of temperature characteristics according to the stacking order of ceramic materials and inner coolant path on the chuck surface. Finally this study suggests the best cooling condition of electrostatic chuck.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.63-69
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• 2022

Compressor efficiency must be improved to reduce refrigerator power consumption. In this study, the heat dissipation rate through the compressor housing is increased via gap flow passages between the compressor body and housing. Four types of gap flow passages are considered for achieving the maximum heat-dissipation rate. In addition, thermal analysis is performed to examine the effect of increased heat dissipation rate on the energy efficiency ratio (EER). The results show that the heat dissipation rate, compressor superheat, and compressor EER increased by up to approximately 52%, 3 ℃, and approximately 1%, respectively.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.128-140
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• 1997

A new super compact condenser(SCC), which has been developed recently is especially suitable for an alternative refrigerant HFC-134a due to its high performance and compactness. The SCC is composed of two pipe headers, baffles, narrow multi-rectangular channels, and louvered fin arrays. Alternating inlet and outlet by the inserted baffles in pipe headers guide refrigerant to and from the narrow multi-rectangular channels. Since the flow rate and its lengh are changed depending on the number and location of baffles, the corresponding pressure drop and heat transfer rate are changed. The present study aims to theoretically and experimentally investigate the effects of baffle location and its number on the pressure drop and thermal performance of the SCC with 40 multi-rectangular channels. The results show that the present method provides an acceptable prediction of pressure drop and heat transfer rate for a 4 pass SCC. However, the model significantly under predicts the performance of a 3 pass SCC, which may be attributed to the phase separation of refrigerant flowing through header pipes. Pressure drop is more signifi- cantly influenced than heat transfer rate by the baffle location.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.4802-4808
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• 2014

A plate-fin tube type heat exchanger has a lighter weight, approximately 30%, than the conventional circular-fin type condenser of household refrigerator. Because the low weight means low cost, it can have significant effects on the growth of related businesses if similar performance can be guaranteed. To check the possibility of the use of such a plate fin-tube condenser, experimental evaluations were performed in this study. Four different condensers including a conventional circular fin-tube condenser were used for the test. A well designed refrigerant supply system was used to supply similar conditions with a refrigerator, and the heat transfer rate and pressure drops of air side were measured precisely. As a result, the plate fin-tube type condensers showed a lower heat transfer rate of more than 13% than the conventional circular fin-tube type condenser, but the air side pressure drop was reduced and the heat transfer per unit weight was increased. Therefore, it shows the possibility of the use of a plate fin-tube type condenser after optimizing the air flow path and increasing the air flow to make a similar heat transfer rate.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.592-597
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• 2013

The heat generated at the motor and inverter inside the electric compressor of inverter built-in type is mainly cooled by refrigerant and generally, there is not a thermal problem. However, the close relation of heat transfer from the motor and inverter parts to the compression part affects on compressor efficiency. Also, according to the surrounding environment and system operation condition, the increased temperature of the motor and inverter can affect the power density of the motor system, and especially, the inverter may be prevented to operate by the temperature limits. In this study, we performed thermo-flow analysis of electric compressor motor system, and investigated the heat dissipation enhancement of the motor and inverter. The motor part in the operation region of the electric compressor was generally maintained at low temperature and the inverter part at high compressor speed was lower temperature than the temperature limit of $85^{\circ}C$. However, the case of the inverter at low speed harsh condition was in excess of $10^{\circ}C$. Therefore, in order to solve the thermal problem, the heat reduction technology of the motor and inverter is essential as well as the improvement of flow path in the compressor.