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Transport Coefficients Across A Charged Mosaic Membrane III

  • Lee, Jungwoon;Minho Kang;Song, Myung-Kwan;Wongkang Yang;Lee, Jang-Woo
    • Korean Membrane Journal
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.61-67
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    • 2003
  • Various characteristics of ion transport properties of a charged mosaic membrane with a parallel array of positive and negative functional charges were investigated, From the analysis of the volume flux, it was found that the salt flux based on nonequilibrium thermodynamics, preferential salt transport across the charged mosaic membrane. Transport properties of the magnesium sulfate(MgSO$_4$) and sucrose across the charged mosaic membrane were estimated. As a result, metal salts transport depended largely on the charged states and molecular weight otherwise nonelectrolyte solution was rejected under all experimental conditions. On the other hand, the reflection coefficient s indicated the negative value that suggested preferential material transport and was independent of charged mosaic thickness.

Radiation Phenomena in Planetary Entries

  • Park, Chul
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.105-111
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    • 2013
  • Radiative heating phenomena occurring in planetary entry flights are reviewed for the purpose of educating those who are not familiar with the problem. How the radiative heat transfer rates to the Apollo entry vehicle were measured and analyzed are first described. Next, the effects of thermo-chemical non-equilibrium on radiation are summarized. Then the radiation problems in entry flights into other planets are reviewed. Finally, unsolved problems are enumerated.

Prediction of a Strong Effect of a Wek Magnetic Field on Diffusion Assisted Reactions in Non Equilibrium Conditions

  • Kipriyanov, Alexey A. Jr.;Purtov, Peter A.
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.1009-1014
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    • 2012
  • The influence of magnetic fields on chemical processes has long been the subject of interest to researchers. For this time numerous investigations show that commonly the effect of a magnetic field on chemical reactions is insignificant with impact less than 10 percent. However, there are some papers that point to the observation of external magnetic field effect on chemical and biochemical systems actually having a significant impact on the reactions. Thus, of great interest is an active search for rather simple but realistic models, that are based on physically explicit assumptions and able to account for a strong effect of low magnetic fields. The present work theoretically deals with two models explaining how an applied weak magnetic field might influence the steady state of a non-equilibrium chemical system. It is assumed that external magnetic field can have effect on the rates of radical reactions occurring in a system. This, in turn, leads to bifurcation of the nonequilibrium stationary state and, thus, to a drastic change in the properties of chemical systems (temperature and reagent concentration).

Micro-gap DBD Plasma and Its Applications

  • Zhang, Zhitao;Liu, Cheng;Bai, Mindi;Yang, Bo;Mao, Chengqi
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.76
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2006
  • The Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) is a nonequilibrium gas discharge that is generated in the space between two electrodes, which are separated by an insulating dielectric layer. The dielectric layer can be put on either of the two electrodes or be inserted in the space between two electrodes. If an AC or pulse high voltage is applied to the electrodes that is operated at applied frequency from 50Hz to several MHz and applied voltages from a few to a few tens of kilovolts rms, the breakdown can occur in working gas, resulting in large numbers of micro-discharges across the gap, the gas discharge is the so called DBD. Compared with most other means for nonequilibrium discharges, the main advantage of the DBD is that active species for chemical reaction can be produced at low temperature and atmospheric pressure without the vacuum set up, it also presents many unique physical and chemical process including light, heat, sound and electricity. This has led to a number of important applications such as ozone synthesizing, UV lamp house, CO2 lasers, et al. In recent years, due to its potential applications in plasma chemistry, semiconductor etching, pollution control, nanometer material and large area flat plasma display panels, DBD has received intensive attention from many researchers and is becoming a hot topic in the field of non-thermal plasma.

Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study on the Shear-Induced Orientational Change of Rodlike Molecules

  • Lee, Chang Jun;Sim, Hun Gu;Kim, Un Cheon;Lee, Song Hui;Park, Hyeong Suk
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.434-440
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    • 2000
  • We present the results of computer simulation for the steady shear flows of rodlike molecules using nonequi-librium molecular dynamics simulation (NEMD) method. The model particle is a rigid rod composed of lin-early connected 6-sites and the Lennard-Jones 12-6 potential governs interactions between sites in different molecules. The system of rodlike molecules exhibits the change of orientational structure, that is, isotropic-nematic transition at high shear rates. We elucidate the nature of the ordered system developed from an isotro-pic phase by steady shear through an analysis of various quantities: orientational order parameters, orientational pair correlation functions, orientational distribution function, and snapshots of configurations. The effects of temperature and density on the shear rate dependence of orientational structure are described.

Electrochemical Characteristics of Pt/PEM/Pt-Ru MEA for Water Electrolysis (수전해용 Pt/PEM/Pt-Ru MEA의 전기화학적 특성)

  • Kweon, Oh-Hwan;Kim, Kyung-Eon;Jang, In-Young;Hwang, Yong-Koo;Chung, Jang-Hoon;Moon, Sang-Bong;Kang, An-Soo
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.18-25
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    • 2008
  • The membrane electrode assembly(MEA) was prepared by a nonequilibrium impregnation- reduction (I-R) method. Nafion 117 and covalently cross-linked sulfonated polyetherether with tungsto- phosphoric acid (CL-SPEEK/TPA30) prepared by our laboratory, were chosen as polymer electrolyte membrane(PEM). $Pt(NH_3)_4Cl_2$, $RuCl_3$ and reducing agent $(NaBH_4)$ were used as electrocatalytic materials. Electrochemical activity surface area(ESA) and specific surface area(SSA) of Pt cathodic electrode with Nafion 117 were $22.48m^2/g$ and $23.50m^2/g$ respectively under the condition of 0.8 M $NaBH_4$. But Pt electrode prepared by CL-SPEEK/TPA30 membrane exhibited higher ESA $23.46m^2/g$ than that of Nafion 117. In case of Pt-Ru anodic electrode, the higher concentration of Ru was, the lower potential of oxygen reduction and region of hydrogen desorption was, and Pt-Ru electrode using 10 mM $RuCl_3$ showed best properties of SSA $34.09m^2/g$ with Nafion 117. In water electrolysis performance, the cell voltage of Pt/PEM/Pt-Ru MEA with Nafion 117 showed cell property of 1.75 V at $1A/cm^2$ and $80{\circ}C$. On the same condition, the cell voltage with CL-SPEEK/TPA30 was the best of 1.73 V at $1A/cm^2$.

Characteristics of CL-SPEEK/HPA Membrane Electrodes with Pt-Ni and Pt-Co Electrocatalysts for Water Electrolysis (전극 촉매 Pt-Ni 및 Pt-Co를 이용한 수전해용 공유가교 CL-SPEEK/HPA 막전극의 특성)

  • Woo, Je-Young;Lee, Kwang-Mun;Jee, Bong-Chul;Chung, Jang-Hoon;Moon, Sang-Bong;Kang, An-Soo
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.26-34
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    • 2010
  • The electrocatalystic prperties of Pt-Co and Pt-Ni with heteropolyacids (HPAs) entrapped in covalently cross-linked sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (CL-SPEEK)/HPA membranes were investigated for water electrolysis. The HP As, including molybdophosphoric acid (MoPA), and tungstophosphoric acid (TPA) were both used as membrane additives and electrocatalysts. The membrane electrode assembly (MEA) was prepared by a nonequilibrium impregnation-reduction (I-R) method. $Pt(NH_3)_4Cl_2$, $NiCl_2$ and $CoCl_2$ as electrocatalytic materials and $NaBH_4$ as reducing agent were used. I order to enhance electrocatalytic activity, the catalyst layer prepared above was electrodeposited (Dep) with HP A. Surface morphologies and physico-chemical properties of MEA were investigated by means of SEM, EDX and XRD. The electrocatalytic properties of composite membranes such as the cell voltage and coulombic charge in CV were in the order of magnitude: CL-SPEEK/MoPA40 (wt%) > CL-SPEEK/TPA30 > Nafion117. In the optimum cell applications for water electrolysis, the cell voltage of Pt/CL-SPEEK-MoPA40/Pt-Co (Dep-MoPA) and Pt/CL-SPEEK-TPA30/Pt-Co (Dep-TPA) was 1.75 Vat $80^{\circ}C$ and $1\;A/cm^2$ and voltage efficiency was 87.1%. Also, the observed activity of Pt-Co (84:16 atomic ratio by EDX) is a little higher than that of Pt-Ni (86: 14). The current density peak of electrodeposited electrodes were better a little than those of unactivated electrodes based on the same membranes.

Quasi 1D Nonequilibrium Analysis and Validation for Hypersonic Nozzle Design of Shock Tunnel (충격파 풍동의 극초음속 노즐 설계를 위한 Quasi 1D 비평형 해석 및 검증)

  • Kim, Seihwan;Lee, Hyoung Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.46 no.8
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    • pp.652-661
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    • 2018
  • It is necessary to resolve the absolute velocity as well as Mach number to reflect the high temperature effect in high speed flow. So this region is classified as high enthalpy flows distinguished from high speed flows. Many facilities, such as arc-jet, shock tunnel, etc. has been used to obtain the high enthalpy flows at the ground level. However, it is difficult to define the exact test condition in this type of facilities, because some chemical reactions and energy transfer take place during the experiments. In the present study, a quasi 1D code considering the thermochemical non-equilibrium effect is developed to effectively estimate the test condition of a shock tunnel. Results show that the code gives reasonable solution compared with the results from the known experiments and 2D axisymmetric simulations.

Calculation of EHL Traction for a Model Hydrocarbon Using Molecular Simulation and Rheometry

  • Bair, Scott;McCabe, Clare;Cummings, Peter T.;Winer, Ward O.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.10b
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    • pp.73-75
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    • 2002
  • Recently, remarkable agreement has been reported between nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulation and high-pressure Couette rheometry on squalane. We utilized the parameters obtained from this unique collaboration along with high-pressure viscometer measurements to calculate the elastohydrodynamic traction curve. A comparison with measured traction at 1.29 GPa shows excellent agreement, confirming the validity of the measurements and simulations. It should no longer be necessary to invoke a different rheological response to explain film thickness and traction.

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Numerical Simulation of Laminar Reacting Flows Using Unstructured Finite Volume Method With Adaptive Refinement

  • Kang, Sung-Mo;Kim, Hoo-Joong;Kim, Yong-Mo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2001
  • A pressure-based, unstructured finite volume method has been applied to couple the chemical kinetics and fluid dynamics and to capture effectively and accurately the steep gradient flame field. The pressure-velocity coupling is handled by two methodologies including the pressure-correction algorithm and the projection scheme. A stiff, operator-split projection scheme for the detailed nonequilibrium chemistry has been employed to treat the stiff reaction source terms. The conservative form of the governing equations are integrated over a cell-centered control volume with collocated storage for all transport variables. Computations using detailed chemistry and variable transport properties were performed for two laminar reacting flows: a counterflow hydrogen-air diffusion flame and a lifted methane-air triple flame. Numerical results favorably agree with measurements in terms of the detailed flame structure.

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