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Integrated risk assessment method for spent fuel road transportation accident under complex environment

  • Tao, Longlong;Chen, Liwei;Long, Pengcheng;Chen, Chunhua;Wang, Jin
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.393-398
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    • 2021
  • Current risk assessment of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) transportation has the problem of the incomplete risk factors consideration and the general particle diffusion model utilization. In this paper, the accident frequency calculation and the detailed simulation of the accident consequences are coupled by the integrated risk assessment method. The "man-machine-environment" three-dimensional comprehensive risk indicator system is established and quantified to characterize the frequency of the transportation accidents. Consideration of vegetation, building and turbulence effect, the standard k-ε model is updated to simulate radioactive consequence of leakage accidents under complex terrain. The developed method is applied to assess the risk of the leakage accident in the scene of the typical domestic SNF Road Transportation (SNFRT). The critical risk factors and their impacts on the dispersion of the radionuclide are obtained.

Revolution of nuclear energy efficiency, economic complexity, air transportation and industrial improvement on environmental footprint cost: A novel dynamic simulation approach

  • Ali, Shahid;Jiang, Junfeng;Hassan, Syed Tauseef;Shah, Ashfaq Ahmad
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.10
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    • pp.3682-3694
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    • 2022
  • The expansion of a country's ecological footprint generates resources for economic development. China's import bill and carbon footprint can be reduced by investing in green transportation and energy technologies. A sustainable environment depends on the cessation of climate change; the current study investigates nuclear energy efficiency, economic complexity, air transportation, and industrial improvement for reducing environmental footprint. Using data spanning the years 1983-2016, the dynamic autoregressive distributed lag simulation method has demonstrated the short- and long-term variability in the impact of regressors on the ecological footprint. The study findings revealed that economic complexity in China had been found to have a statistically significant impact on the country's ecological footprint. Moreover, the industrial improvement process is helpful for the ecological footprint in China. In the short term, air travel has a negative impact on the ecological footprint, but this effect diminishes over time. Additionally, energy innovation is negative and substantial both in the short and long run, thus demonstrating its positive role in reducing the ecological footprint. Policy implications can be extracted from a wide range of issues, including economic complexity, industrial improvement, air transportation, energy innovation, and ecological impact to achieve sustainable goals.

The Evaluation of Energy Saving using Ultrathin Heat Insulation in Railway Electrification Substation (철도전기실의 초박형 액체단열재 적용을 통한 에너지 절감효과)

  • Kim, Hyungchul;Jang, Junghoon;Shin, Sungkwon;Park, Yongsub;Kim, Sangam;Kim, Hyeong Rae;Hyun, Byungsoo;Kim, Jinho
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.64 no.1
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    • pp.171-175
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, because of global environmental problems such as energy shortage and abnormal climate, green energy development and energy saving technology development is being magnified. Heat insulation, the most basic and traditional energy saving method, is highly expected. Especially, simple and advanced heat insulation technique based on Nano material is promising future technology. The railway system also requires heat insulation. Especially, traditional heat insulator such as glass wool has been adopted frequently to rolling stock. The heat insulator is also adopted in general railway service buildings. Take account of cost-effective heat blocking performance, the heat insulator shall be adopted in diverse fields such as electric power, railroad, signal and communication. The only and direct solution for this problem is installing heat insulator with outstanding endurance, corrosion resistance and heat resistance to block outer heat Upgrading heat specification of equipment can be a solution, but since price and maintenance cost rise severely, this plan might be incongruous. In this research, energy saving effect of ultrathin heat insulator film was demonstrated by installing the film on roof of electrical room.

Topology optimization of tie-down structure for transportation of metal cask containing spent nuclear fuel

  • Jeong, Gil-Eon;Choi, Woo-Seok;Cho, Sang Soon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.7
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    • pp.2268-2276
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    • 2021
  • Spent nuclear fuel, which can degrade during long-term storage, must be transported intact in normal transport conditions. In this regard, many studies, including those involving Multi-Modal Transportation Test (MMTT) campaigns, have been conducted. In order to transport the spent fuel safely, a tie-down structure for supporting and transporting a cask containing the spent fuel is essential. To ensure its structural integrity, a method for finding an optimum conceptual design for the tie-down structure is presented. An optimized transportation test model of a tie-down structure for the KORAD-21 metal cask is derived based on the proposed optimization approach, and the transportation test model is manufactured by redesigning the optimized model to enable its producibility. The topology optimization approach presented in this paper can be used to obtain optimum conceptual designs of tie-down structures developed in the future.

Measurement of Tensile Relaxation of Leather for Shoe Uppers (구두 상부용 가죽의 인장 회복량 측정실험)

  • Lee, Jeongmin;Bae, Mincheol;Kim, Yungwoo;Choi, Seongmyung;Baek, Sungkwan;Lee, Hyoungwook
    • Journal of Institute of Convergence Technology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.7-10
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    • 2017
  • In general, the shoe stretcher is utilized to stretching the leather of shoe upper in the longitudinal direction. In the capstone design class, we tried to make a shoe leather stretcher for the ball of foot. Since a natural cow leather was recovered in length according to relaxation time after stretched, it was difficult to predict the initial amount of set up of stretching. In this paper, tensile and relaxation experiments were conducted in order to predict the amount of initial stretching for appropriate tensile length. Apparatus of leather stretching was designed and strains of leather were measured according to relaxation times of 12, 18, 24 hours after stretching of 24 hours. It was revealed that the ratio of the final relaxed strain and the initial applied strain was about 0.404 with R-square of 0.990 for a shoe cow leather.

Development of Technology for Network Construction using Wide Area Energy (광역에너지이용 네트워크 구축 기술개발)

  • Kim, Lae-Hyun;Chang, Won-Seok;Hong, Jae-Jun
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.125-138
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    • 2008
  • In order to diversify energy source and to utilize it effectively, it requires to construct an integrated energy management system in a wide area. This research paper explores the core technology of network construction using wide area energy and applies the technology to the field. In specific, it examines the business model by developing l) construction technology of optimum integrated system for thermal supply on wide area network related IT technology, 2) technology of unutilized energy as heat pump using exhaust gas latent heat, and 3) thermal transportation and storage technology using various sources, and by evaluating the applicability and marketability of the model in the field.

Develop of Instructional Process Plan and Performance Assessment Instrument for 'Energy and Transportation Technology' Unit at the Subject 'Technology-Home Economics' in Middle School (중학교 기술·가정과 '에너지와 수송 기술' 단원의 수업과정안 및 수행평가 도구 개발)

  • Yi, Sang-bong;Lee, Do-Hyun
    • 대한공업교육학회지
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.196-215
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to develop the instructional process plan and performance assessment instrument to do problem-solving activity for 'Energy and Transportation Technology' unit at the subject 'Technology-Home Economics' in middle school. This study was conducted by the following these stage. First, it was documents research and analysis of the 'Energy and Transportation Technology' unit. Second, topics for transportation technology hands-on and problem-solving activity were selected, and the organized for designed instructional process plan and performance assessment instrument related transportation technology in the development step. Third, developed instructional process plan and performance assessment instrument were conducted in order to amend and improved by expert and have gone through the field test for further improvement. The theme of transportation technology for hand-on and problem-solving activity was 'Created a hovercraft', and were consist of instructional process plan for 8 class period and performance assessment instrument in 4 type of observation, assessment finished, portfolios and student self-assessment.

Preliminary Economic Analysis for H2 Transportation Using Liquid Organic H2 Carrier to Enter H2 Economy Society in Korea (수소경제사회 실현을 위한 액체 유기 수소캐리어를 이용한 수소 수송 관련 예비 경제성 평가)

  • LEE, BOREUM;LEE, HYUNJUN;MOON, CHANGHWAN;MOON, SANGBONG;LIM, HANKWON
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.119-127
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    • 2019
  • Reliable $H_2$ supply is necessary for entering a $H_2$ society. Among the various $H_2$ storage and transportation methods, liquid organic $H_2$ carrier (LOHC) is in the spotlight because of a lot of advantages compared to conventional one such as compressed $H_2$ and liquefied $H_2$. Therefore, we performed preliminary economic analysis of $H_2$ supply cost using LOHC for a $H_2$ production capacity of $300Nm^3\;h^{-1}$ employing itemized cost estimation and sensitivity analysis to evaluate economic viability of this technology in Korea.