• 설비공학논문집
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2013

The present study has been conducted for evaluating and comparing the performance of the underfloor air distribution system(UFAD) and the ceiling based air distribution system(CBAD) under cooling condition. Simulations and experiments were carried out for verifying the model by TRNSYS program about UFAD and CBAD. The results of simulation for various conditions of thermal load are summarized as followings. UFAD had an advantage for making thermal comfort because of lower temperature of the floor surface. Moreover, UFAD showed lower fan power about 30~50% than CBAD under the same conditions of thermal load. The energy saving rates of UFAD were increased to 17.7% in proportion to the thermal load on unoccupied zone(lighting). Ultimately, additional investigations should be done for analyzing optimized operating conditions of UFAD with considering the thermal performance of building envelop and the thermal load.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1911-1923
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• 2023

The nuclear safety assessment involving large transient simulations is forcing the community to develop methods for coupling thermal-hydraulics and neutronic codes and three-dimensional (3D) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes. In this paper a set of dynamic boundary conditions are implemented in OpenFOAM^Ⓡ in order to apply zero-dimensional (0D) approaches coupling with 3D thermal-hydraulic simulation in a single framework. This boundary conditions are applied to model pipelines, tanks, pumps, and heat exchangers. On a first stage, four tests are perform in order to assess the implementations. The results are compared with experimental data, full 3D CFD, and system code simulations, finding a general good agreement. The semi-implicit implementation nature of these boundary conditions has shown robustness and accuracy for large time steps. Finally, an application case, consisting of a simplified open pool with a cooling external circuit is solved to remark the capability of the tool to simulate thermal hydraulic systems commonly found in nuclear installations.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.565-578
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• 2017

The meteorological model WRF is used to investigate the wind circulation in Valle Camonica, Italy, an alpine valley that includes a large subalpine lake. The aim was to obtain the information necessary to evaluate the wind potential of this area and, from a methodological point of view, to suggest how numerical modeling can be used to locate the most interesting spots for wind exploitation. Two simulations are carried out in order to analyze typical scenarios occurring in the valley. In the first one, the diurnal cycle of thermally-induced winds generated by the heating-cooling of the mountain range encircling the valley is analyzed. The results show that the mountain slopes strongly affect the low-level winds during both daytime and nighttime, and that the correct setting of the lake temperature improves the quality of the meteorological fields provided by WRF significantly. The second simulation deals with an event of strong downslope winds caused by the passage of a cold front. Comparisons between simulated and measured wind speed, direction and air temperature are also shown.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2013

지중 열교환 시스템은 지속적인 에너지 효율의 개선으로 공간 냉난방을 위한 친환경적 에너지 기술로 주목받고 있다. 지중에 매설된 파이프는 내부 유체 순환을 통하여 인접한 지반과 열적 상호작용으로부터 직접적인 열에너지 교환을 수행한다. 하지만, 파이프의 수치모델링에서 열-수리가 연관된 난류해석과 파이프의 긴 세장비에 의한 메쉬사이즈의 부적합성은 열교환 시스템의 적절한 수치해석을 어렵게 하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 파이프 내부 유체흐름에 대한 에너지 보존의 법칙을 적용하여 지배방정식을 유도하였으며, Galerkin수식화와 시간적분을 통하여 열-수리 연동일차원 파이프 요소를 개발하였다. 그리고 제안된 파이프 요소를 기 개발된 다공질 재료를 위한 열-수리-역학(Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical) 해석을 위한 유한요소 프로그램과 결합하였다. 개발된 요소를 이용한 수치해석 결과는 열응답 시험(Thermal Response Test) 결과로부터 주위지반의 유효 열전도도를 평가하기 위하여 사용하는 선형 열원 모델이 인접 파이프간의 열적상호작용과 파이프의 단부효과에 의하여 지반의 열전도도를 과다 평가하는 것으로 보여주었다. 따라서 열응답 시험 해석 결과에 대한 역해석을 적용하여 최적의 수렴성을 보여주는 변환행렬을 제시하였다.

• 산업공학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2011

The automatic radiopharmaceutical module consists of several 2-way valves, couple of syringes, gas supply unit, heating(cooling) unit and sensors to control the chemical reagents as well as to help the chemical reaction. In order to control the actuators of radiopharmaceutical module, the process is tabulated using spread sheet as like excel. Unlike the common program, a trivial error is too critical to allowed in the process because the error can lead to leak the radioactive reagent and to cause the synthesis equipment failure during synthesizing. Hence, the synthesis process has been validated using graphic simulation while the operator checks the whole process visually and undergoes trial and error. The verification of the synthesis process takes a long time and has a difficulty in finding the error. This study presents a methodology to verify the process algebraically while the radiopharmaceutical module is converted to the network model. The proposed method is validated using actual synthesis process.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2010

The solute carbon content in ferrite is one of the important factors to obtain good formability in low carbon steels. Although most of the carbons are consumed by the formation of grain boundary cementite during coiling after hot-rolling, the carbon content after coiling is normally observed much more than that of equilibrium. In this study, a classical nucleation and growth model is used to simulate the precipitation kinetics of the grain boundary cementite from coiling temperature (CT) to room temperature (RT). The predicted precipitation behaviors depending on the initial carbon content and the cooling rate are compared with the reported. As a result, the lateral growth of thickening of cementite is a major factor for the sluggish reaction of grain boundary cementite. The reduction of solute carbon content after coiling is divided into three regions: a) increase due to no cementite precipitation, b) decrease due to the fast length-wise growth of cementite, c) increase due to the slow thickness-wise growth of cementite.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.10-20
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 케로신 다단연소사이클 엔진용 예연소기를 설계하기 위해, 고압의 산화제 과잉 조건에서 예연소가스를 계산하고 냉각유로에서 극저온 유체의 복합열전달 및 수력 특성을 해석할 수 있는 설계코드를 개발하였다. 사용자 편의성과 범용성을 가진 오픈 소스 라이브러리 Cantera를 활용하였으며, 실제유체의 열역학/전달 상태량을 정확히 계산하기 위해 관련 소스 코드들을 새로 작성하여 Cantera에 추가하였다. 현재 예비설계 중인 100톤급 부스터 엔진용 예연소기에 적용하였으며, CFD 해석결과와 비교를 통해 설계코드로서의 예측 정확도와 활용성을 확인하였다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.269-278
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• 2013

In this study, in order to examine the applicability of computational fluid dynamics with the porous model to the analysis of APR+ (Advanced Power Reactor Plus) internal flow, simulation was conducted with the commercial multi-purpose computational fluid dynamics software, ANSYS CFX V.14. In addition, among the various reactor internals, the effect of flow skirt geometry on reactor internal flow was investigated. It was concluded that the porous model for some reactor internal structures could adequately predict the hydraulic characteristics inside the reactor in a qualitative manner. If sufficient computation resource is available, the predicted core inlet flow distribution is expected to be more accurate, by considering the real geometry of the internal structures, especially located in the upstream of the core inlet. Finally, depending on the shape of the flow skirt, the flow distribution was somewhat different locally. The standard deviation of the mass flow rate (${\sigma}$) for the original shape of flow skirt was smaller, than that for the modified shape of flow skirt. This means that the original shape of the flow skirt may give a more uniform distribution of mass flow rate at the core inlet plane, which may be more desirable for the core cooling.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.383-392
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• 2008

In order to clarify the influence of the change of urban surface albedo on mesoscale meteorological factors during the summertime, numerical experiments with various albedo of urban surface were carried out. Numerical model used in this study is PSU/NCAR MM5 V3.6. As a result of the numerical simulation intended of Busan assumed the increase of albedo of roofs, buildings, or roads, the increase of albedo can make decrease radiation effect of surface, so that it caused drops in ambient air temperature from $0.5^{\circ}C$ to $1^{\circ}C$ on the average, and the downtown of Busan formed along the trough presented a substantial drop in ambient air temperature about $1.5^{\circ}C$. Modeling studies suggest the increased surface albedo in urban area can reduce surface and air temperatures near the ground and affect related meteorological parameters such as winds and the depth of the mixed boundary layer.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.3106-3111
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 천연가스의 온도를 $-40^{\circ}C$까지 냉각시키기 위해서 프로판을 냉매로 사용한 1단 냉동과 2단 냉동 사이의 비교연구를 수행하였다. 열역학 모델식으로는 Peng-Robinson 상태방정식을 적용하였으며, 냉동 사이클의 전산모사를 위해서 Invensys사의 PRO/II with PROVISION 8.3을 활용하였다. 본 연구에서로부터 2단 압축 냉동 사이클을 최적화한 결과 1단 압축 냉동 사이클에 비해서 압축기의 소요동력을 33.5% 가량 줄일 수 있었다.