• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.271-277
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• 2014

Internal structures, especially those located in the upstream of a reactor core, may have a significant influence on the core inlet flow rate distribution depending on both their shapes and the relative distance between the internal structures and the core inlet. In this study, to examine the effect of the reactor internal structure geometry treatment method on the prediction accuracy for the scale-down APR+ flow distribution, simulations with real geometry modeling were conducted using ANSYS CFX R.14, a commercial computational fluid dynamics software, and the predicted results were compared with those of the porous medium assumption. It was concluded that the core inlet flow distribution could be predicted more accurately by considering the real geometry of the internal structures located in the upstream of the core inlet. Therefore, if sufficient computational resources are available, an exact representation of these internal structures, for example, lower support structure bottom plate and ICI nozzle support plate, is needed for the accurate simulation of the reactor internal flow.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.667-673
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• 2003

Recent trends in the electronic equipment indicate that the power consumption and heat generation in a chip increase as the components are miniaturized and the computing speed becomes faster. Suitable heat dissipation is required to ensure the guaranteed performance and reliable operation of the electronic devices. The aim of the present study is to investigate the forced-convective thermal-hydraulic characteristics of a pin-fin heat exchanger as a candidate for cooling system of the electronic devices. The influence of the structure of the pin-fin assembly on heat transfer is investigated by porous medium model. The results are compared with the experimental data or correlations of several researchers for the heat transfer coefficients for the channel flow with pin-fin arrays. Finally, the effects of design parameters such as the pin-fin diameter and the spacing are examined.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.51-55
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• 2015

The present research is focused on the effect of porous graphite what is influenced on the 4H-SiC crystal growth by PVT method. We expect that it produces more C-rich and a change of temperature gradient for polytype stability of 4H-SiC crystal as adding the porous graphite in the growth cell. The SiC seeds and high purity SiC source materials were placed on opposite side in a sealed graphite crucible which was surrounded by graphite insulator. The growth temperature was around $2100{\sim}2300^{\circ}C$ and the growth pressure was 10~30 Torr of an argon pressure with 5~15 % nitrogen. 2 inch $4^{\circ}$ off-axis 4H-SiC with C-face (000-1) was used as a seed material. The porous graphite plate was inserted on SiC powder source to produce a more C-rich for polytype stability of 4H-SiC crystal and uniform radial temperature gradient. While in case of the conventional crucible, various polytypes such as 6H-, 15R-SiC were observed on SiC wafers, only 4H-SiC polytype was observed on SiC wafers prepared in porous graphite inserted crucible. The defect level such as MP and EP density of SiC crystal grown in the conventional crucible was observed to be higher than that of porous graphite inserted crucible. The better crystal quality of SiC grown using porous graphite plate was also confirmed by rocking curve measurement and Raman spectra analysis.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.507-512
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• 2017

The physicochemical properties of maize starch sonicated at various amplitudes (100, 200, and 300 W) and times (10, 30, and 50 min) were examined. The amount of enzyme-susceptible starch increased marginally after sonication. Sonication increased the amount of oil absorbed in the starch although the degree of oil absorption decreased with an extension of the sonication time, implied that different types and extent of damages occurred. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that ultrasound sonication did not form pores on the surfaces, but caused damages such as depression and erosion. Pasting viscosity of starch decreased with an increase in the severity of sonication conditions because of the weakened polymer network. X-ray diffraction suggested that the crystalline domains in starch were not susceptible to sonication and were more resistance to degradation. Sonicated starch formed more pin-holes on the surfaces in the initial glucoamylase reaction; subsequently, as the reaction proceeded, porous starch with enlarged pores was formed and finally, disrupted granular fragments were observed.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.231-238
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• 2022

To secure the mechanical strength of porous Al₂O₃ ceramics, which can be utilized for filters and catalyst supports is essential for their functionality and durability. Superior mechanical strength would be obtained by tailoring the densification and grain growth during sintering. This study deals with grain growth behavior of a freeze-casted Al₂O₃ with addition of La₂O₃. In a temperature range between 1400 and 1600℃, variations of average grain size with sintering time and temperature were observed and analyzed with G_tⁿ-G₀ⁿ = kt and with k = k₀exp(-E_a/RT). As a result, n value and activation energy (E_a) for grain growth were calculated as 3 and 489.09 kJ/mol, respectively. These commonly confirms retardation effect of the La addition during sintering of Al₂O₃ porous structure. More accurate analysis on the La effect can be followed to provide useful guidance for the selection of additives for better mechanical strength in Al₂O₃ porous structures.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.343-347
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• 2011

Due to the strong dependence on fossil fuels within the history of human progress, it leads to disaster of the whole world like flood, shortage of water and extinction of the species. In order to curb carbon dioxide emissions, many technologies are being developed. Among them, porous carbon materials have important advantages over other absorbent, such as high surface area, thermal and chemical resistance, low cost, various pore distribution and low energy requirement for their regeneration. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has attracted the significant research efforts for reducing green house gas emission using several absorbent and process. Moreover, the absorbent are used for the separation of bio mass gas that contains methane which is considered a promising fuel as new green energy resource. In this review, we summarized the recent studies and trend about the porous carbon materials for CCS as well as separation from the biogas.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.113-122
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• 2020

Mesoporous materials are a sort of promising materials with a wide spectrum of applications due to their unique well-defined porous structures that provide high surface area and controllable pore size. Among mesoporous materials, periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) are highly emerging materials in sense of applications due to their large pore sizes and organic functionality in the frame. The organic functional groups in the frameworks of these solids allow tuning of the surface properties and modification of the bulk properties of the material. This article provides a comprehensive overview of PMOs and discusses their different functionalities, morphology and applications, such as catalysis, environmental applications, and adsorption, for which PMOs have been used after their discovery. The review article will provide fundamental understanding of PMOs and their advanced applications to readers.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.49-50
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• 1996

비다공성막에서의 기체투과는 분리용막의 재료가 되는 기능성 고분자와 분리하고자 하는 기체 혼합물과의 작용이 투과확산을 지배하며 고분자의 구조에 의하여 결정되는 극성, 수소결합, 응집 에너지 밀도, 고분자 주쇄 유연성, 입체장애, 주쇄간 거리, 측쇄기의 운동성 등의 많은 인자들과 막결정화도 등의 인자들이 복합되어 기체투과에 작용하기 때문에 고분자 구조와 투과 특성과의 관계가 정량적으로 밝혀지지않고 있으나, 실험적 사실을 근거로 정성적 고찰이 이루어지고 있으며 몇가지 고분자막 미세구조를 나타내는 측정가능 물성들과 투과 특성을 상관시킬 수 있다. 폴리이미드막은 합성되는 diahydride와 diamine의 변화에 의해 다양한 화학적 구조를 갖는막을 만들 수 있으며 이들 막의 물성치들과 투과특성들도 서로 다르게 나타난다. 본 연구에서는 PMDA-MDA polyimide를 기본으로하여 다른 종류들의 Phenylene diamine을 첨가시켜 제조한 서로 다른 화학적 구조를 갖는 기체분리막들의 측정 가능한 물성치들과 산소, 질소 투과특성의 연관상을 연구하여 이들 사이의 정성적 상관성이 있음을 고찰한다.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.651-655
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• 2012

Considerable effort has been directed toward the use of silk fibroin as a biotechnological material in biomedical applications on account of its excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, and unique mechanical properties. For use in tissue engineering, it is very important to design and control the pore architecture of polymeric scaffolds, which provide the vital framework for seeded cells to organize into functioning tissue. In the present study, a silk fibroin scaffold with controlled interconnectivity and pore size was prepared using an electrospinning method with poly(ethylene oxide).

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.685-688
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 다양한 음향 가진에 따른 음향 응답을 유한 요소법을 통하여 효과적으로 계산하기 위한 새로운 모델 축소법을 제안한다. 일반적인 유한 요소법을 통한 기계구조물의 응답을 구하기 위해서는 음향 방정식의 강성 및 행렬을 구한 뒤 이들의 조합을 통한 동적 강성행렬을 구한 뒤 역행렬을 구하여 다양한 주파수 응답을 구하게 된다. 현재 컴퓨터 하드웨어의 발전과 소프트 웨어의 발전에 의하여 더 많은 유한 요소를 사용할 수 있게 되었고 이로 인하여 더욱 정확하고 넓은 대역의 음향 응답을 구할 수 있게 되었다. 그러나, 아직까지도 아주 복잡한 구조물의 음향 응답을 구하기 위하여 유한 요소를 무한정으로 증가할 수 없는 경우가 많다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 일반적으로 모델 축소법(Model order reduction) 기법을 사용한다. 이 모델 축소법은 기본적으로 전체 행렬을 아주 작지만 효율적인 작은 행렬로 바꾸어 응답을 예측하는 기법으로 mode superposition method, ritz vector method, quasi-static ritz vector method등이 있다. 기존의 모델 축소법은 기본적으로 질량 및 강성행렬이 가진 주파수에 영향을 받지 않는 행렬이라 가정한다. 그렇기 때문에 경계조건이나 다공성 재료를 모델링할 경우 가진 주파수에 영향을 받는 강성행렬과 질량행렬이 만들어지게 되어 기존의 모델 축소법은 효과적이지 못하게 된다. 이런 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 이 논문에서는 Quasi-static ritz vector method의 기본적인 개념을 확장하여 여러 개의 중심 주파수(Center frequency)에서 기저를 계산하고 이를 동시에 이용하는 Multi-frequency quasi-static ritz vector method를 제안한다.