• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.32-50
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• 1999

This study deals with interface charactristics of tube and tubesheet of the nuclear steam generator by the explosive expansion in order to take advantage of optimum expansion ratio, pull-out strength and leakage tightness and improvement of the resisitance on the stress corrosion cracking for low residual stress. The paper also show the relationship between roll, hydraulic and explosive expansion. The results obtain are as follows (1) Because of the explosive bonding is to use the high speed pressure and energy by the explosive, workability is good, bonding region is homogenous (2) Expansion ratio is 2.7%, Pull-out strength 850kg, Leakage strength $500kg/cm^2$. Clearance gap is 10~30mm in case of explosive expansion and interface structure of the tube and tubesheet is optimum condition. (3) As the transition region of the explosive expansion is inactive, the resistance of the stress corrosion cracking is increases 30~40% compare to the roll and hydraulic expansion.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05c
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• pp.85-91
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• 1996

원전 증기발생기 시제 전열관으로 제조된 Alloy 600 및 690 에 대하여 ASTM 규정 (B163-86a)에 따라 확관실험을 실시하여 평가하였으며, 관 요소에 작용하는 응력을 해석하였다. 실험 결과 시제 전열관은 ASTM에서 요구하는 확관율 30% 및 그 이상의 35% 까지 확관할 경우에도 양호한 확관상태를 보였다. 확관에 따른 유동곡선의 축력은 Alloy 690 이 Alloy 600 에 비해 높았으며, 확관율의 증가에 따라 차이가 점진적으로 크지는 경향을 보였다. 얇은 벽 튜브의 확관에 대한 응력 해석식은 Modified Tresca's Yield Criterion를 도입하여 얻었으며, 소성변형식을 이용하여 확관율에 따른 응력을 예측하였다. 유동곡선의 이론 계산치와 실험치를 비교한 결과 Alloy 600의 경우 이론치는 실험치보다 약간 낮은 값으로 잘 일치되었으나, Alloy 690 경우는 Alloy 600에 비하여 확관율의 증가에 따라 차이가 커지는 경향을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Mechanical Technology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.165-168
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• 2011

In this paper, the hybrid tube expander unit for fin and tube type heat exchanger are developed by means of enlarging and inserting the smooth tube with a small diameter to a finned tube having larger diameter. In other word, the tube expander tool that is easy to attach and remove from tube is developed. The hybrid tube expander unit developed in this study can move easily and enlarge the tube without fixing at tube sheet. Also, this unit has a function removing scales inside tube by replacing a tube expander ball.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.45-50
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• 2012

The plate fin and tube type of heat exchanger is widely used in air conditioner, and the heat exchanger is assembled by the mechanical expansion of copper tubes and fastening the aluminum fin. The objective of the present study is to investigate how the mechanical expansion of copper tube affects on the heat transfer performance of a plate fin and tube type heat exchanger. This study has been performed by experimental and numerical methods. The numerical and experimental results show that the tube expansion ratio has a influence on the heat transfer performance. Within the tested expansion ratio, the contact pressure shows the peak value and it decreases as the expansion ratio increases. Air-side heat transfer coefficient increases until the expansion ratio reaches 1.23, and then decreases with the similar pattern to the contact pressure. Also, contact heat transfer coefficient shows the maximum when the contact pressure is highest as well as the air-side heat transfer coefficient.