• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.483-490
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• 2021

A new Fe-Cr-Mo-B-C amorphous alloy is designed, which offers high mechanical strength, corrosion resistance as well as high glass-forming ability and its gas-atomized amorphous powder is deposited on an ASTM A213-T91 steel substrate using the high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) process. The hybrid coating layer, consisting of nanocrystalline and amorphous phases, exhibits strong bonding features with the substrate, without revealing significant pore formation. By the coating process, it is possible to obtain a dense structure in which pores are hardly observed not only inside the coating layer but also at the interface between the coating layer and the substrate. The coating layer exhibits good adhesive strength as well as good wear resistance, making it suitable for coating layers for biomass applications.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권7호
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• pp.2584-2594
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• 2024

A novel approach to incorporating oxide formers into ferritic ODS production has been developed using the co-precipitation technique. This method enables the tailored design of complex nano-oxides, integrated during Mechanical Alloying (MA) and precipitated during Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) consolidation. Findings illustrate that co-precipitation effectively produces nano-powders with customised compositions, enriching Y, Ti, and Zr in the ferritic grade to condition subsequent oxide precipitation. While the addition of Y-Ti-Zr-O nano-oxides did not prevent the formation of Y-Al-O and Al-containing nano-oxides, these were refined thanks to the presence of well-dispersed Zr. Additionally, the Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) parameters were optimised to tailor the bimodal grain size distribution of the ODS steels, aiming for favourable strength-to-ductility ratios. Comprehensive microstructural analyses were performed using SEM, EDS, EBSD, and TEM techniques, alongside mechanical assessments involving microtensile tests conducted at room temperature and small punch tests carried out at room temperature, 300 ℃, and 500 ℃. The outcomes yielded promising findings, showcasing similar or better performance with conventionally manufactured ODS steels. This reinforces the effectiveness and success of this innovative approach.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.126-139
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• 2014

In order to estimate the influence of sources on $PM_{2.5}$ in the industrial area of Japan, we carried out a source analysis using chemical component data of $PM_{2.5}$. $PM_{2.5}$ samples were collected intermittently at an industrial area in Japan from July 2010 to November 2012. Water soluble ions ($Cl^-$, $NO_3{^-}$, $SO{_4}^{2-}$, $Na^+$,$NH_4{^+}$, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$), elements (Al, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Sb, Pb), and carbonaceous species (OC, EC) of the $PM_{2.5}$ (a total of 198 samples) were analyzed. Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) model was applied to the data of those chemical components to identify the source of $PM_{2.5}$. At this observation site, nine factors were extracted. The major contributors of $PM_{2.5}$ were secondary sulfate 1, in which loading factors of $SO{_4}^{2-}$ and $NH_4{^+}$ were large (percentage source contribution: 20.9%), traffic, in which loading factors of OC (organic carbon) and EC (elemental carbon) were large (20.8%), secondary sulfate 2, in which loading factors of K and $SO{_4}^{2-}$ were large (8.0%), steel mills (7.8%), secondary chloride and nitrate (7.0%), soil (5.0%), heavy oil combustion (3.8%), sea salt (3.8%), and coal combustion (2.3%). The conditional probability function (CPF) and the potential source contribution function (PSCF) were carried out to examine the influence of a regional source and a broad-based source, respectively. CPF results supported local source influences such as steel mills, sea salt, traffic, coal combustion, and heavy oil combustion. PSCF results suggested that ships in the East China Sea, an industrial area of the east coastal region of China, and an active volcano in the Kyushu region of Japan were potential regional sources of secondary sulfate 1. Secondary sulfate 2 was affected by the burning of biomass fields and by coal combustion in Chinese urban areas such as Beijing, Hebei, and western Inner Mongolia. Source characterization using continuous data from one site showed a potential source representing fossil fuel combustion is affected both by regional and broad-based sources.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.645-654
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• 2009

Lab-scale Electrodialysis(ED) system with different membranes combined with before or after pyroma process were carried out to remove nitrate from two pickling acid wastewater containing high concentrations of $NO_3\;^-$(${\approx}$150,000 mg/L) and F($({\approx}$ 160,000 mg/L) and some heavy metals(Fe, Ti, and Cr). The ED system before Pyroma process(Sample A) was not successful in $NO_3\;^-$ removal due to cation membrane fouling by the heavy metals, whereas, in the ED system after Pyroma process(Sample B), about 98% of nitrate was removed because of relatively low $NO_3\;^-$ concentration (about 30,000 mg/L) and no heavy metals. Mono-selective membranes(CIMS/ACS) in ED system have no selectivity for nitrate compared to divalent-selective membranes(CMX/AMX). The operation time for nitrate removal time decreased with increasing the applied voltage from 10V to 15V with no difference in the nitrate removal rate between both voltages. Nitrate adsorption of a strong-base anion exchange resin of $Cl\;^-$ type was also conducted. The Freundlich model($R^2$ > 0.996) was fitted better than Langmuir mode($R^2$ > 0.984) to the adsorption data. The maximum adsorption capacity ($Q^0$) was 492 mg/g for Sample A and 111 mg/g for Sample B due to the difference in initial nitrate concentrations between the two wastewater samples. In the regeneration of ion exchange resins, the nitrate removal rate in the pickling acid wastewater decreased as the adsorption step was repeated because certain amount of adsorbed $NO_3\;^-$ remained in the resins in spite of several desorption steps for regeneration. In conclusion, the optimum system configuration to treat pickling acid wastewater from stainless-steel industry is the multi-processes of the Pyroma-Electrodialysis-Ion exchange.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.329-341
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• 1998

간염이나 AIDS의 영향으로 멸균에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으며, 교정 진료실에서도 교정용 플라이어의 멸균이 필요하게 되었다. 제조회사에서는 멸균 과정의 열이 교정용 플라이어에서의 야금학적 변화를 야기하지 않는다고 하지만 교정치과의사들은 가압 증기 멸균기나 대류식 건열 멸균기를 이용하여 반복적으로 멸균을 시행한 경우에 ligature cutter의 날이 쉽게 무디어져서 ligature cutter의 수명이 짧아진다는 것을 임상적 경험으로 알고 있다. 본 연구는 멸균과정이 교정용 플라이어의 물성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 시행되었다. 본 연구에 사용된 교정용 플라이어는 멸균 과정을 견딜 수 있도록 개발했다고 주장하는 AEZ, Unitek과 Dentronix ligature cutter이었고, 멸균기는 대류식 건열 멸균기인 Bowmar RHT-1000과 Dentronix DDS-5000와 가압 증기 멸균기 인 Eschmann SES-2000이었다. 멸균하기 전과 200회와 400회 멸균한 후의 ligature cutter의 날 부위의 표면과 파단면의 상태는 주사 저자 현미경으로, 미세 조직은 광학 현미경으로 관찰하고, micro-Vickers와 Rockwell 경도 시험기로 경도를 측정하고, SEM-EDX로 조성 분석을 시행하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 주사 전자 현미경을 이용한 교정용 플라이어의 날 부위의 표면과 파단면의 관찰에 의하면 멸균 횟수의 증가에 따라서 표면 조직에서 검은 반점 형태의 부식 생성물의 수와 크기가 증가하는 경향이 있었으며 파단면의 관찰에서도 멸균 횟수의 증가에 따라서 전형적인 취성 파면인 벽개면의 분포율이 증가하는 경향이 있었다. 이러한 부식 현상과 금속 조직의 취성화로 기계적 특성이 저하될 것으로 사료되었다. 2. 광학 현미경을 이용한 미세 조직 사진의 관찰에서도 멸균 횟수의 증가에 따라서 Cr계 탄화물의 수와 크기가 증가하는 경향이 있었다. 이러한 금속 조직의 조대화에 따라서 기계적 특성이 저하된 것으로 생각되었다. 3. 교정용 플라이어의 날 부위의 경도는 멸균 횟수의 증가에 따라서 감소되었는데 경도의 감소는 멸균에 의한 부식생성물과 표면 조직의 변화에 따른 것으로 생각되었다. 4. SEM-EDX를 이용한 조성 분석의 결과에 의하면 AEZ과 Unitek ligature cutter는 Fe-Cr계 stainless steel이었고, Dentronix ligature cutter는 Co-Cr계 합금이었는데, 제조 회사에 따라서 금속의 조성은 달랐지만 멸균 전후의 비교에서는 큰 차이가 없었다. 5. 반복적으로 멸균을 하면서 실제 임상에서 사용한 교정용 플라이어의 날의 표면 조직을 주사 전자 현미경으로 관찰한 결과, 미세 균열을 발견할 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권7호
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• pp.1547-1554
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• 2017

VESTA (Verification of Ex-vessel corium STAbilization) and VESTA-S (-small) test facilities were constructed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute in 2010 to perform various corium melt experiments. Since then, several tests have been performed for the verification of an ex-vessel core catcher design for the EU-APR1400. Ablation tests of an impinging $ZrO_2$ melt jet on a sacrificial material were performed to investigate the ablation characteristics. $ZrO_2$ melt in an amount of 65-70 kg was discharged onto a sacrificial material through a well-designed nozzle, after which the ablation depths were measured. Interaction tests between the metallic melt and sacrificial material were performed to investigate the interaction kinetics of the sacrificial material. Two types of melt were used: one is a metallic corium melt with Fe 46%, U 31%, Zr 16%, and Cr 7% (maximum possible content of U and Zr for C-40), and the other is a stainless steel (SUS304) melt. Metallic melt in an amount of 1.5-2.0 kg was delivered onto the sacrificial material, and the ablation depths were measured. Penetration tube failure tests were performed for an APR1400 equipped with 61 in-core instrumentation penetration nozzles and extended tubes at the reactor lower vessel. $ZrO_2$ melt was generated in a melting crucible and delivered down into an interaction crucible where the test specimen is installed. To evaluate the tube ejection mechanism, temperature distributions of the reactor bottom head and in-core instrumentation penetration were measured by a series of thermocouples embedded along the specimen. In addition, lower vessel failure tests for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are being performed. As a first step, the configuration of the molten core in the plant was investigated by a melting and solidification experiment. Approximately 5 kg of a mixture, whose composition in terms of weight is $UO_2$ 60%, Zr 10%, $ZrO_2$ 15%, SUS304 14%, and $B_4C$ 1%, was melted in a cold crucible using an induction heating technique.