• Journal of the KSME
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• 제51권12호
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• pp.46-50
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• 2011

이 글에서는 제4세대 원자로 노형으로 수소생산 및 열공급을 목적으로 하는 초고온가스로의 특정과 우수한 안전성, 그리고 다양한 응용분야에 대해 소개하고자 한다.

• Transactions of the KSME C: Technology and Education
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.299-305
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• 2015

Nuclear hydrogen production technology is being developed for the future energy supply system. The sulfur-iodine thermo-chemical hydrogen production process directly splits water by using of the heat generated from very high temperature gas-cooled reactor, a typical Generation IV nuclear system. Nuclear hydrogen key technologies are composed of VHTR simulation technology at elevated temperature, computational tools, TRISO fuel, and sulfur iodine hydrogen production technology. Key technology for nuclear hydrogen production system were developed and demonstrated in a laboratory scale test facility. Technical challenges for the commercial hydrogen production system were discussed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.1093-1099
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• 2010

For Very High Temperature Reactors (VHTR), the designs of the Intermediate Heat Transport Loop (IHTL) and the Intermediate Heat Exchanger (IHX) are particularly difficult because of the high-temperature operation (up to $950^{\circ}C$). In this study, Flinak molten salt, a eutectic mixture of LiF, NaF, and KF (46.5:11.5:42.0 mole %) is considered as the heat transporting fluid in the IHTL. To evaluate the flow and heat transfer performance of the Flinak molten salt in small channels with hydraulic diameters in the millimeter range, a double-pipe heat exchanger was constructed using small-diameter tubes for the heat exchange between the Flinak and the gas flow. The experimental data showed that, for laminar Flinak flow, the measured friction factors were close to the 64/Re curve and the Nusselt numbers were generally between 3.66 and 4.36.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.723-726
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• 2009

As a preliminary study of cost estimates for nuclear hydrogen systems, the hydrogen production costs of the nuclear energy sources benchmarking GT-MHR are estimated in the necessary input data on a Korean specific basis. G4-ECONS developed by EMWG of GIF in 2008 was appropriately modified to calculate the cost for hydrogen production of SI process with VHTR as a thermal energy source rather than the LUEC. The estimated costs presented in this paper show that hydrogen production by the VHTR could be competitive with current techniques of hydrogen production from fossil fuels if $CO_2$ capture and sequestration is required. Nuclear production of hydrogen would allow large-scale production of hydrogen at economic prices while avoiding the release of $CO_2$. Nuclear production of hydrogen could thus become the enabling technology for the hydrogen economy. The major factors that would affect the cost of hydrogen were also discussed.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2001

The temperature measurement of yen high temperature core melt is of importance in LAVA (Lower-plenum Arrested Vessel Attack) experiment in which gap formation between core melt and the reactor lower head, and the effect of the gap on thermal behavior are to be measured. The delay time of ultrasonic wavelets due to high temperature is suggested. As a first stage, a molten material temperature was measured up to 2300℃. Also, the optimization design of the ultrasonic temperature sensor with persistence at the high temperature was suggested in this paper. And the utilization of the theory suggested in the reference〔1〕and the efficiency of the developed system are certified by performing experiments. This sensor welded magnetostrictive element and tungsten element will be able to measure a temperature range of 3000℃ hereafter.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2016

Since the power density of the VHTR(Very High Temperature Reactor) is lower, there is less possibility of core melt. VHTR has no risk of explosion caused by hydrogen generation when the loss of coolant accident occurs, which is another advantage. Along with safety benefit, it can be used as a process heat supplier near demand facilities because coolant temperature is very high enough to be used for industrial purpose. In this paper, we designed the primary system using VHTR and the secondary system providing electricity and process heat. Based on that 350 MW thermal reactor proposed by NGNP(Next Generation Nuclear Part), we developed conceptual model that the IHX(Intermediate Heat Exchanger) loop transports 300 MW thermal energy to the secondary system. In addition, we analyzed thermodynamic behavior and performed the efficiency analysis and optimization study depending on major parameters.

• Vacuum Magazine
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.14-18
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• 2016

In this article, we will summarize recent advances in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) during the last decade. Leading STM groups have finished or are constructing UHV milli-Kelvin high magnetic field STM capable of a few tens of milli-Kelvin and ~ 10 tesla. Applications with UHV sub-Kelvin high magnetic STM have been increased since mid-2000's. Active research using UHV low temperature tuning fork atomic force microscopes and UHV photon low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopes will be introduced. Considering these advances of UHV low-temperature STM we will discuss next trend in STM in the near future.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 대한전기학회 2009년도 제40회 하계학술대회
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• pp.85_86
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• 2009

핵융합반응은 초고온의 플라즈마 상태에서 가벼운 원자핵들이 융합하여 무거운 원자핵으로 바뀌는 현상으로, 이 과정에서 감소된 질량이 막대한 에너지로 변환되는데 이를 핵융합에너지라고 한다. 핵융합에너지는 인류의 에너지 위기를 극복할 수 있는 최적의 대체에너지이며, 무한, 청정, 고효율에너지이다. 이에 국가핵융합연구소(NFRI)는 Green Energy 의 개발과 핵융합에너지 상용화 기술을 개발하기 위해 핵융합연구장치인 KSTAR(Korea Superconducting Tokamak Adavanced Research)를 제작하여 장치의 운전연구 및 기술 확보에 힘을 쏟고 있다. 또한 핵융합 관련 파생기술을 활용한 첨단 신사업 창출에 기여하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 KSTAR 1st Plasma 실험 시 KSTAR 장치에 전력을 공급하기 위한 전력설비 현황, 전력품질분석, 전력사용량 분석을 통해 향후 KSTAR 장치 운전을 위해 필요한 수전설비 증설, 무효전력보상장치 증설 등과 같은 전력계통의 효율화와 안정화를 위한 개선사항에 대해 기술하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Mechanical Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2011

The irradiation tests of materials in HANARO have been performed usually at temperatures below $300^{\circ}C$ at which the RPV(Reactor Pressure Vessel) materials of the commercial reactors such as the light water reactor and CANDU are operated. As VHTR(Very High Temperature Reactor) and SFR(Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor) projects are being carried as a part of the present Gen-IV program in Korea, the requirements for irradiation of materials at temperatures higher than $500^{\circ}C$ are recently being gradually increased. To overcome the restriction in the use at high temperature of the existing Al thermal media, a new capsule with double thermal media composed of two kinds of materials such as Al-Ti and Al-graphite was designed and fabricated more advanced than the single thermal media capsule. At the irradiation test of the capsule, the temperature of the specimens successfully reached $700^{\circ}C$ and the integrity of Al, Ti and graphite material was maintained.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.233.2-233.2
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• 2016

Graphite의 순도, 결함, 결정층, 전기저항이 개선을 위하여, 10,000K 이상의 초고온 RF 열플라즈마 처리에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 방전가스는 Ar을 사용하고, 특성 개선을 위하여 첨가가스로 $H_2$, $CH_4$을 첨가하여 흑연의 열플라즈마 처리에 의한 특성을 고찰하였다. Energy Dispersion Spectroscopy을 이용한 탄소 함량 분석 결과, 75wt% 저급 흑연에 함유된 유무기 불순물은 고온의 플라즈마에 의해 제거되어 99wt% 이상으로 순도가 개선되었고, XRD 및 Raman 분석으로부터 고온 열처리를 통한 탄소원자의 재배열로 흑연의 $sp^2$결함이 감소되고, 결정성이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 또한 열플라즈마로 처리된 흑연입자에 대한 분체저항 측정 결과, $10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$에서 $10{-4}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$로 감소되었다.