• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.342-347
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• 2015

플로팅 엘엔지선박은 해상에서 LNG 생산 및 천연 가스 공급을 담당하는 새로운 개념으로 부유식 생산설비는 과도한 투자 비용으로 인해 개발 지연중인 한계 가스전에 활력을 주고 있으며, 부유식 공급설비는 육상 LNG 인수기지 인프라가 미비한 지역에 에너지를 경제적이며 효과적으로 공급할 수 있다는 장점을 제공하고 있다. LNG 화물창은 플로팅 엘엔지선박에서 생산 또는 적재된 LNG를 보관하는 주요기능 중 하나이다. 본 연구를 통해 기존 화물창 시스템들의 장점을 결합한 복합 화물창 시스템을 화물창 시스템의 설계 개선방안으로 제안하였고 플로팅 엘엔지선박에의 적용 타당성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.144-155
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• 2023

The core catcher is used as a passive safety system in new generation nuclear power plants to create a space in the containment for the placing and cooling of the molten corium under various severe accidents. This research investigates the role of the core catcher in the VVER-1000 reactor containment system in mitigating the effects of core meltdown under various severe accidents within the context of the Ex-vessel Melt Retention (EVMR) strategy. Hence, a comparison study of three severe accidents is conducted, including Station Black-Out (SBO), SBO combined with the Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident (LB-LOCA), and SBO combined with the Small Break Loss of Coolant Accident (SB-LOCA). Numerical comparative simulations are performed for the aforementioned scenario with and without the EX-vessel core-catcher. The results showed that considering the EX-Vessel core catcher reduces the amount of hydrogen by about 18.2 percent in the case of SBO + LB-LOCA, and hydrogen production decreases by 12.4 percent in the case of SBO + SB-LOCA. Furthermore, in the presence of an EX-Vessel core-catcher, the production of gases such as CO and CO2 for the SBO accident is negligible. It was revealed that the greatest decrease in pressure and temperature of the containment is related to the SBO accident.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.220-230
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• 2014

Typical technical issues associated with Floating LNG (FLNG: FSRU and LNG FPSO) design are categorized in terms of global performance evaluation. Although many proven technologies developed through LNG carrier and oil FPSO projects are available for FLNG design, we are still faced with several technical challenges to clear for successful FLNG projects. In this paper, some of the challenges encountered during development of the floating LNG facility (i.e. LNG FPSO and FSRU) will be reviewed together with their investigated solution. At the same time, research of design improvement including new LNG-related technologies such as combined containment system will be presented to overcome the unrevealed challenges for the FLNG development.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 유한요소법을 사용하여 댐핑안전 구조물을 설치한 완전밀폐식 LNG 저장탱크 시스템의 강도안전성에 대해 해석하였다. 내부탱크의 FEM 해석을 위해, 탱크에 저장된 LNG에 의한 유체정압, 초저온 온도하중, BOG 압력, LNG 자중량, 내부탱크의 코너 측벽면에 가해진 침하하중 등과 같은 모든 복합하중을 내부탱크 구조물에 적용하였다. FEM 계산결과에 의하면 기존의 내부탱크는 주어진 모든 하중 조건에 대하여 안전하지만, 압축 스프링과 같은 댐핑안전 구조물은 탱크시스템의 안전성을 확보하는데 대단히 유용한 구조물일 것이라는 사실이다. 따라서 스프링의 강점도를 높이고 최적의 설치위치를 찾으면 스프링 구조물에 의해 탱크시스템의 댐핑강도 안전성을 증가시킬 수 있는 중요한 설계요소가 될 것이다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 완전밀폐식 LNG 저장탱크의 외부탱크 측벽면과 지붕 구조물에 대한 강도안전성을 유한요소법으로 해석하였다. 예응력 콘크리트 구조물로 건설된 외부탱크는 내부탱크의 붕괴로 인해 발생하는 LNG 유체정압과 유체동압, 그리고 태풍을 포함한 외부의 풍압하중을 받는다. FEM 해석결과에 의하면, 외부탱크의 측벽면과 지붕 구조물이 서로 연결되는 링빔 구조물은 저장탱크에 작용하는 대부분의 내 외부 하중을 담당하고 있다. 이러한 해석결과는 외부탱크의 설계 포인트를 링빔에 두고, 그 다음은 지붕구조물의 중심부에 대한 설계 안전성을 검토하는 것이다. 완전밀폐식 LNG 저장탱크 해석에서 사용한 해석모델은 LNG 누설에 의한 내부압력 및 태풍과 같은 외부압력이 결합된 복합하중에서도 안전한 강도안전성을 유지하고 있음을 알 수 있다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.307-322
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• 2014

With the rate of worldwide LNG demand expected to grow faster than that of gas demand, most major oil companies are currently investing their resources to develop floating LNG-FLNG (i.e. LNG FSRU and LNG FPSO). The global Floating LNG (FLNG) market trend will be reviewed based on demand and supply chain relationships. Typical technical issues associated with FLNG design are categorized in terms of global performance evaluation. Although many proven technologies developed through LNG carrier and oil FPSO projects are available for FLNG design, we are still faced with several technical challenges to clear for successful FLNG projects. In this study, some of the challenges encountered during development of the floating LNG facility (i.e. LNG FPSO and FSRU) will be reviewed together with their investigated solution. At the same time, research of new LNG-related technologies such as combined containment system will be presented.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권7호
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• pp.1396-1408
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• 2020

Filtered containment venting system (FCVS) is one of the severe accident mitigation systems designed to release containment pressurization to maintain its integrity. The thermal-hydraulic behaviors in FCVSs are important since they affect the operation characteristics of the FCVS. In this study, a representative FCVS was modeled by RELAP5/Mod3.3 code, and the Station BlackOut (SBO) was chosen as an accident scenario. The thermal-hydraulic behaviors of an FCVS during long-term operation with two venting strategies (open-and-close strategy, open-and-non-close strategy) and the sensitivity analysis of important parameters were investigated. The results show that the FCVS can operate up to 250 h with a periodic open-and-close strategy during an SBO. Under the combined effects of steam condensation and water evaporation, the solution inventory in the FCVS increases during the venting phase and decreases during the intermission phase, showing a periodic pattern. Under this condition, the appropriate initial water level is 3-4 m; however, it should be adjusted according to the environment temperature. The FCVS can accommodate a decay heat power of 150-260 kW and may need to feed water for a higher decay heat power or drain water for a lower decay heat power during the late phase. The FCVS can function within an opening pressure range from 450 kPa to 500 kPa and a closing pressure range between 250 kPa and 350 kPa. When the open-and-non-close strategy is adopted, the solution inventory increases quickly in the early venting phase due to steam condensation and then decreases gradually due to the evaporation of water; drying-up may occur in the late venting phase. Decreasing the venting pipe diameter and increasing the initial water level can mitigate the evaporation of the scrubbing solution. These results are expected to provide useful references for the design and engineering application of FCVSs.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2015

Abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) is a shellfish that feeds on kelp and, as a product, it can often achieve a high market value. However, the dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in coastal waters in Korea have been negatively impacted by pollution from many anthropogenic sources. Herein, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software package was used to analyze the distribution of the DO concentration within an abalone containment structure. A finite volume approach was used to solve the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations combined with a $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model to describe the flow. The distribution of DO was determined within the control volume domain, and the transport equations of the pollutants were interpreted using a CFD model. The CFD analysis revealed that more than 60% and 30% of the relative oxygen concentration in one and two containers, respectively, was maintained when the flow acts along the six sheets of polyethylene plates. Therefore, it is clear that the abalone plate shelters should be placed parallel to the flow.

• 에너지공학
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.8-16
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• 2013

A core catcher is considered as a promising engineered system to stabilize the molten corium in the containment during a postulated severe accident in a nuclear power plant. Conceptually, the core catcher consists of a carbon steel body, sacrificial material, protection material, and engineered cooling channel. The cooling capacity of the engineered cooling channel should be guaranteed to remove the decay heat of the molten corium. The flow in ex-vessel core catcher is a combined problem of a two-phase flow in the engineered cooling channel and a single-phase natural circulation in the whole core catcher system. In this study, the analysis of the test facility for the core catcher using the CUPID code, which is a three-dimensional thermal-hydraulic code for the simulation of two-phase flows, was carried out to evaluate its cooling capacity.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.429-440
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• 2014

세계적으로 충돌, 테러, 화재, 폭발 등의 극한하중에 의한 테러가 빈번하게 발생하고 있으나, 실제 극한하중에 대한 사회주요기반시설구조물의 방호 및 방재개념이 설계에 반영되고 있지 못하는 실정이다. 특히, 교량, 터널, 원전격납구조물, 가스탱크 등의 주요 시설물에 적용되고 있는 프리스트레스트 콘크리트(PSC) 구조물에 대한 극한하중 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 또한, 테러, 폭격, 차량 및 선박 등의 충돌 사고 이후 2차적으로 발생 가능한 화재에 대한 사회적 관심 및 불안감이 고조됨에 따라, 단순한 단일 극한하중이 아닌 복합손상 시나리오에 대한 구조물의 검토가 필요하다. 그러므로, 본 연구에서는 $1,400{\times}1,000{\times}300mm$ 부재의 양방향에 430kN의 긴장력을 준 비부착 프리스트르레스트 콘크리트 패널부재를 제작하여, 충돌, 화재 하중 뿐만 아니라, 충돌 후 화재의 복합손상을 실험적으로 검토하였다. 이방향 프리스트레스트 콘크리트의 충돌저항성능은 실험조건에 맞춰 14kN의 추를 10m, 3.5m의 높이의 실험으로 구성하였으며, 화재저항성능은 5분 이내에 $1,200^{\circ}C$의 화재하중을 가할 수 있는 RABT 화재 시나리오를 적용하여 극한저항성능을 검토하였다. 또한 충돌, 화재, 충돌 후 화재에 의해 손상을 받은 PSC 및 RC 시편의 잔류구조성능을 손상 받지 않은 시편들과 비교 검토하였다. 본 실험은 향후 국내외 프리스트레스트 콘크리트에 대한 충돌 및 화재해석 및 방호설계 등 관련 연구분야의 기초자료가 될 것이라고 판단되는 바이다.