• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.225-236
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• 1994

The sudden discharge of the loop seal water, which is present upstream of the SEBIM POSRV, creates large momentum and inertia forces on the downstream of the discharge piping system. This study provides the procedures and results of analysis of the thermal-hydraulic transient in the SEBIM POSRV discharge piping during the valve opening. The analysis is peformed by RELAP5/MOD3. The appropriate modeling of the discharge piping system, SEBIM POSRV opening characteristics, and loop seal water discharge for the RELAP5/MOD3 analysis is suggested. Also performed is the sensitivity study for the selection of proper options for the junction and volume control. flags. The analysis results demonstrate the adequacy of the RELAP5/HOD3 for the thermal-hydraulic transient analysis of the loop seal water discharge of the SEBIM POSRV discharge piping system. From the sensitivity analysis results, it is shown that the smooth area change option with reasonable geometric pressure drop distribution, non-equilibrium option, and proper time step should be selected for loop seal water discharge analysis.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.256-266
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• 1985

The loss of coolant flow accident is analyzed for the pressurized water reactor of Korea Nuclear Unit-1. The loss of coolant flow accident is classified into three types in accordance with its severity; partial loss of coolant flow, complete loss of coolant flow and pump locked rotor accident. Analysis has been carried out in three stages; system transient and average core analysis, DNBR calculation and hot spot analysis. The purpose of developing KTRAN is to simulate the transient fast. For the DNBR calculation, the thermal hydraulic codes, SCAN and COBRA IV-1, are adopted. And for the hot spot analysis, the fuel thermal transient code LTRAN is employed. This code system should be fast responding to the transient analysis. In case the transient occurs, severity comes within a couple of seconds. So response should be fast to accomodate the following sequence of the accident. Unfortunately this purpose could not be achieved by KTRAN. However, the calculated results are well comparable with FSAR results in range. Thereby, the effectiveness of KTRAN code analysis in this type of accident is proven.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.273-273
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• 2019

우리나라 하천에는 33,893개의 보(국가어도정보시스템)가 설치되어 있는 것으로 조사된다. 다양한 형태 및 가동여부 등으로 인해 동일한 산정 방법을 적용할 수는 없으나, 각각의 특성을 파악하여 유량 산정이 가능하게 한다면 홍수 시 유량측정이 이루어지지 못한 하천의 유량을 추정 하는데 활용 할 수 있을 것이다. 횡단구조물을 이용한 유량산정 방법은 다양한 실험식이 존재하여 보의 형태 및 수집 가능한 정보를 고려한 적절한 선택이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 북한강 지류인 화천천에 위치한 배머리보(폭 122m)를 이용하여 유량산정을 실시하였다. 배머리보 상류에는 2018년 유량측정이 이루어진 용신교 수위관측소(한국수력원자력(주))가 위치하여 연속적인 수두 측정이 가능하였으며, 자유 흐름 조건이 유지된 2018년 8월 29일~31일 홍수사상에 대해 보를 이용한 유량산정 적성성을 검토하였다. 배머리보 형태를 고려해 광정위어공식과 한국산업규격에서 제공한 유량계수를 적용($Q=2.026bh^{3/2}$)하였다. 배머리보를 이용하여 유량을 산정한 결과 유량 $200m^3/s$ 이상에서 수위-유량관계곡선식에 의한 유량과 광정웨어 공식을 이용하여 산정한 유량이 잘 일치하는 것으로 검토되었다. 유량 $200m^3/s$이상에서 유량편차가 $-13.96{\sim}14.02m^3/s$(절대편차 평균 $9.02m^3/s$)를 보였으며, 편차율은 -2.98~6.04%(절대편차율 평균 2.09%)를 보였다. 이러한 결과로 볼 때 실제 하천에서 보를 이용한 유량산정이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.559-572
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• 2019

In the southeast sea of Korea, the cold water is concentrated in every summer, showing in abnormal oceanic conditions. Cold water occurred in the southeast sea is dominantly influenced by wind, which occurs when the south wind is continuously blowing for 3 to 7 days more. In this study, water temperature, wind speed and direction data of KMA, KHOA and KHNP, Chlorophyll-a of COMS/GOCI, GHRSST Level 4 SST of NASA, and red tide alert data of the National Institute of Fisheries Science were used to analyze the correlation between occurrence and change of the cold water and the red tide of Cochlodinium polykrikoides. The upwelling cold water mass showed a characteristic of moving northward along the current and occurrence a high concentration of chlorophyll along the water mass. Also, when the warm current were strong, the characteristic of red tide showed a northward moving.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.80-88
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• 2022

The Korean nuclear industry had developed the SPACE (Safety and Performance Analysis Code for nuclear power plants) code, which adopts a two-fluid, three-field model that is comprised of gas, continuous liquid and droplet fields and has the capability to simulate three-dimensional models. According to the revised law by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) in Korea, the multiple failure accidents that must be considered for the accident management plan of a nuclear power plant was determined based on the lessons learned from the Fukushima accident. Generally, to improve the reliability of the calculation results of a safety analysis code, verification is required for the separate and integral effect experiments. Therefore, the goal of this work is to verify the calculation capability of the SPACE code for multiple failure accidents. For this purpose, an experiment was conducted to simulate a Control Element Drive Mechanism (CEDM) break with a safety injection failure using the ATLAS test facility, which is operated by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). This experiment focused on the comparison between the experiment results and code calculation results to verify the performance of the SPACE code. The results of the overall system transient response using the SPACE code showed similar trends with the experimental results for parameters such as the system pressure, mass flow rate, and collapsed water level in component. In conclusion, it can be concluded that the SPACE code has sufficient capability to simulate a CEDM break with a safety injection failure accident.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.594-602
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• 2022

Cast-resin transformers are widely installed in various electrical power systems because of their low operating cost and low influence on external environmental factors. However, when they have an internal defect during the manufacturing process or operation, a partial discharge (PD) occurs, and eventually destroys the insulation. In this paper, a Rogowski-type PD sensor was studied to replace commercial PD sensors used for the insulation diagnosis of power apparatus. The proposed PD sensor was manufactured with four different types of PCB-based winding structures, and it was analyzed in terms of the detection characteristics for standard calibration pulses and the changes of the output voltage according to the distance. The output increased linearly in accordance with the applied discharge amount. It was confirmed that the hexagon structure sensor had the highest sensitivity, because the winding cross-sectional area of the sensor was larger than others. In addition, as the distance from the defect increased, the output voltage of the sensors decreased by 7.32% on average. It was also confirmed that the attenuation rate according to the distance decreased as the input discharge amount increased. For the application of this new type sensor, PD electrode system was designed to simulate the void defect. Waveforms and PRPD patterns measured by the proposed PD sensors at DIV and 120% of DIV were the same as the results measured by MPD 600 based on IEC 60270. The proposed PD sensors can be installed on the inner wall of the transformer tank by coating its surfaces with a non-conductive material; therefore, it is possible to detect internal defects more effectively at a closer distance from the defect than the conventional sensors.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.211-221
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• 2022

The wave runup height is one of the most important parameters for affecting the design of coastal structures such as dikes, revetments, and breakwaters. In this study, SWASH (Zijlema et al., 2011), a non-hydrostatic pressure numerical model, was used to analyze the effect of reducing The wave runup height of solitary waves by submerged and floating rectangular obstacles. It was confirmed that the SWASH model reproduces the propagation, breaking, and runup of solitary waves quite well. In addition, it was confirmed that the wave deformation of the solitary wave by submerged and floating rectangular obstacles was well reproduced. Finally, we conducted an examination of the effect of reducing the runup height of submerged and floating rectangular obstacles. Reduced runup heights are calculated and the characteristics of runup height reduction according to the dimensions of the obstacle were analyzed. The energy attenuation effect of the floating obstacle is greater than the submerged obstacle, and it is shown to be more effective in reducing the runup height.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.139-147
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• 2023

Cavitation phenomena observed during the operation of a submerged plain journal bearing (PJB) can affect bearing performance parameters such as dynamic coefficients, whirl frequency ratio, and critical mass. This study presents numerical solutions of the Reynolds equation for steadily and dynamically loaded submerged PJBs with half-Sommerfeld (HS), Reynolds, and Jakobsson-Floberg-Olsson (JFO) cavitation models when the supply pressure is larger or equal to the cavitation pressure. The loads at various eccentricity ratios are identical; however, the attitude angle is approximately 6% smaller when the eccentricity ratio is between 0.2 and 0.7 and the JFO model is used, compared to that when the Reynolds model is used. Dynamic coefficients obtained with the HS and Reynolds model show good agreement with each other, except for k_xz, which is sensitive to changes in the force normal to the rotor weight, and is attributed to the difference in the attitude angle obtained with each cavitation model. Stiffness coefficients are determined using the pressure distribution in the film, and therefore, when the JFO model is used, the direct stiffness coefficients are affected and show opposite signs for most eccentricity ratios. The mass-conservative JFO model can predict at least a 30% smaller critical mass compared to that using the HS and Reynolds models. Thus, the instability analysis results can change based on the cavitation model used in a submerged PJB. The results of this research indicate that the JFO model should be used when designing a rotor system supported by submerged PJBs.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.120-120
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• 2022

우리나라 친환경 에너지 생산의 주요 축을 담당하고 있는 양수발전댐의 홍수 시 정교한 수계운영을 위한 방안으로 강우-유량-댐 수위 매트릭스(이하, PDH Matrix)를 개발하고 양수발전소상-하부댐 연계 운영에 따른 홍수 영향을 분석하였다. 연구 대상지역은 강원도 양양군 서면에 위치하고 있는 국내 최대 양수발전소인 양양양수 발전소로 총 저수용량 92만 m³의 콘크리트 중력식댐으로 유역면적은 약 125 km²이다. 양양양수 발전댐의 수계운영을 위한 PDH Matrix는 지속기간별 강수량 규모에 따른 홍수량 및 댐 최고수위 추정치를 판단할 수 있는 조견표로 강우규모 30 - 360 mm (30분 간격, 12개 강우규모) 및 지속기간 1-24시간 (1시간 간격, 24개 지속기간)인 총 288개의 강우조건별 홍수수문곡선을 개발하였다. 개발된 홍수수문곡선을 입력자료로 기존 댐 운영 방식인 AutoROM을 적용하여 저수지 홍수추적을 HEC-ResSim 모형으로 수행하고 최종적으로 개별 강우사상에 대한 강수량-유량-댐 수위 테이블을 작성하였다. 홍수기 댐 운영에 따른 최고수위는 초기 댐 수위조건에 따라 변동되므로 초기 댐 수위 조건(EL. 115 - 117 m, 1 m 간격)별 PDH Matrix를 각 각 개발하였다. 또한, 양수발전소의 특성상 상부댐으로 양수 또는 발전 방류에 따라 홍수 시 댐의 치수안전성에 미치는 영향이 크므로 상, 하부댐 운영에 따른 홍수영향 분석을 수행하였다. 구체적으로 하부댐에서 상부댐으로 양수 시 시간에 따른 하부댐 저수지의 수위변화 양상을 추정하였으며 극한적 홍수상황을 고려하기 위하여 상부 저수지가 만수인 상황에서 불가피하게 하부댐으로 방류가 필요한 상황에 대비한 홍수기 운영방안을 제안하였다. 본 연구는 하부댐-상부댐을 연계하여 운영하는 양수발전댐의 홍수기 수계 운영 방안을 수립한 첫 연구로 향후 연구에서 개발한 강우-유량-댐 수위 매트릭스(PDH Matrix) 작성 기법을 타 양수발전소 수계 운영 시 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.87-100
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• 2022

Unit capacity factor (utilization rate) of nuclear power plants (NPPs) is an important performance indicator. Since the first commercial operation of Kori Unit 1 began in April 1978, the utilization rate of domestic NPPs has gradually increased, reaching 90% from the end of the 1990s. However, due to various issues such as the Fukushima accident in 2011, corrosion of the CLP, the utilization rate dropped to 65~80%. In the early 1980s, the utilization rate of the U.S. NPPs was around 60%. However, since 2004, it has been consistently maintained above 90%. Therefore, in this study, we first examined the causes of declining the utilization rate in domestic NPPs. Next, the significances of the utilization rates are reviewed in five aspects: investment capability, electricity rate, safety and export, etc., with discussion on the current status of the utilization rates in the U.S. Based on this, three key factors are derived as the reasons of the increasing: equipment reliability program, on-line maintenance and the pursuit of institutional rationality. And finally, by synthesizing above results, the measures for increasing the utilization rate of domestic NPPs are proposed in terms of equipment management, institutional improvements, and personnel resources.