• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1989

The hydriding kinetic mechanism and the change of the hydriding reaction rate of $MmNi_{4.5}Al_{0.5}$ during the thermally induced hydrogen absorption-desorption cycling are investigated. Comparison of the reaction rate data which are obtained by the pressure sweep method with the theoretical rate equations suggests that the hydriding rate controlling step has changed from the dissociative chemisorption of hydrogen molecules at the surface to the hydrogen diffusion through the hydride phase with the increase of the hydriding fraction. These hydriding kinetic mechanism is not changed during the cycling. However, the intrinsic hydriding reaction rate of $MmNi_{4.5}Al_{0.5}$ after 5500 cycles increases significantly comparing with the activated one. It is suggested that the change of the hydriding kinetic behavior due to intrinsic degradation of $MmNi_{4.5}Al_{0.5}$ can be interpreted as follows ; the formation of nickel cluster at the surface of the sample and the host metal atom exchange in bulk by thermal cycling.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.378-386
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• 2003

Recently failures of nuclear fuel rods in Korean nuclear power plants were reported and their failure causes have been investigated by using PIE techniques. Destructive and physico-chemical examinations reveal that the clad hydriding phenomena had caused the rod failures primarily and secondarily in each case. In this study, the basic mechanisms of the primary and the secondary hydriding failures are reviewed, PIE data such as cladding inner and outer surface oxide thickness and the restructuring of the fuel pellets are analyzed, and they are compared with the predicted behaviors by a fuel performance code. In addition, post-defected fuel behaviors are reviewed and qualitatively analyzed. The results strongly support that the hydriding processes, primary and secondary, played critical roles in the respective fuel rods failures and the secondary hydriding failure can take place even in the fuel rod with low linear heat generation rate.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제3권
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• pp.47-51
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• 1983

The fragmentation of Mg and Mg-25(w/o) Al alloy particles in hydriding-dehydriding was studied. The formation of hydride was made in autoclave, and formed hydrides were $MgH_2$ in both pure Mg and Mg-25(w/o) Al alloy particles. Pure Mg was more fractured than Mg-25(w/o) Al alloy in hydriding. The addition of Al exhibited fragmentation in hydriding, but displayed the same fragmentation as Mg in dehydriding.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2010

This paper presents some experimental results on incubation time for massive hydriding of Zr alloys with oxide thickness. Oxide effects experiments on massive hydriding reaction of commercial Zr alloy claddings and pre-oxidized Zr alloys with hydrogen gas were carried out in the temperature range from 300 to $400^{\circ}C$ with thermo-gravimetric apparatus. Experimental results for oxide effects on massive hydriding kinetics show that incubation time is not proportional to oxide thickness and that the massive hydriding kinetics of pre-filmed Zr alloys follows linear kinetic law and the hydriding rate are similar to that of oxide-free Zr alloys once massive hydriding is initiated. There was a difference in micro-structures between oxide during incubation time and oxide after incubation time. Physical defects such as micro-cracks and pores were observed in only oxide after incubation time. Therefore, the massive hydriding of Zr alloys seems to be ascribed to short circuit path, mechacical or physical defects, such as micro-cracks and pores in the oxide rather than hydrogen diffusion through the oxide resulting from the increase of oxygen vacancies in the hypostoichiometric oxide.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2010

Hydriding combustion synthesis (HCS) can produce full hydrides of alloys and in a short time. The conventional process based on ingot metallurgy cannot produce Mg-based alloy easily with the desired composition and the cast product needs a ling activation process for the practical use of hydrogen storage. In this study, the hydriding properties of Mg-xNi (x=5, 13.5, 54.7wt.%) alloys prepared by hydriding combustion synthesis were evaluated. The hydrogen storage capacity and kinetics of HCS Mg-xNi alloys were strongly dependent on the content of Ni. The HCS Mg-13.5wt.%Ni alloy shows the hydriding behavior to reach the maximum capacity within 30 min. and the reversible $H_2$ storage of 5.3wt.% at 623 K.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.570-587
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• 1993

최근 전 세계적으로 내부2차수소 침투에 의한 것으로 보이는 핵연료의 심각한 파손이 잇달아 보고되었다. 본 논문에서는 결함 핵연료에서의 내부 수소 침투 현상이 개괄적으로 고찰된다. 먼저 핵연료의 피복관으로 사용되는 질코늄 합금의 개발사와 그 질코늄 합금이 사용되는 원자로 내의 운전조건이 소개되고 산화 질코늄 막에서의 수소의 투과성, 질코늄과 질코늄 합금에서의 수소의 최종 용해도와 침전도등 질코늄의 수소 침투에 관련된 기본 사항과 수소 침투가 기계적 강도에 미치는 악 영향등이 고찰된다. 결함 핵연료봉 내부에서 발생되는 수소의 대량 내부 침투의 메카니즘이 관찰된 제 현상을 중심으로 정성적으로 설명되고 이러한 수소의 대량 침투에 의한 핵연료치 파손심화를 줄이기 위한 노력의 일환으로 제시된 정량적 모델이 간단히 언급되고 이러한 정량적인 모델의 심도있는 개발을 위해 필요한 자료와 추후의 연구 내용이 설명된다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.597-603
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• 2008

Oxide effects experiments on massive hydriding reactions of Zr alloy with hydrogen gas were carried out at $400^{\circ}C$ under 1 atm in a $H_2$ environment with a thermo-gravimetric apparatus (TGA). Experimental results for oxide effects on massive hydriding kinetics show that incubation time is not proportional to oxide thickness. The results also show that the massive hydriding kinetics of pre-filmed Zr alloys follows linear kinetic law and that the hydriding rates are similar to that of oxide-free Zr alloys once massive hydriding is initiated. Unlikely microstructure of the oxide during incubation time, physical defects such as micro-cracks and pores were observed in the oxide after incubation time. Therefore, it seems that the massive hydriding of Zr alloys can be ascribed to short circuit paths and mechanical or physical defects, such as micro-cracks and pores in the oxide, rather than to hydrogen diffusion through the oxide resulting from the increase of oxygen vacancies in the hypo-stoichiometric oxide.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.463-468
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• 2012

A 71.5 wt%Mg-23.5 wt%Ni-5 wt%$Fe_2O_3$ (Mg-23.5Ni-$5Fe_2O_3$) sample was prepared by a quite simple process, reactive mechanical grinding, and its hydriding and dehydriding properties were then investigated. The reactive mechanical grinding of Mg with Ni and $Fe_2O_3$ is considered to facilitate nucleation and shorten the diffusion distances of the hydrogen atoms. After the hydriding-dehydriding cycling, the Mg-23.5Ni-$5Fe_2O_3$ sample contained $Mg_2Ni$ phase. Expansion and contraction of the hydride-forming materials (Mg and $Mg_2Ni$) with the hydriding and dehydriding reactions are also considered to increase the hydriding and dehydriding rates of the mixture by forming defects and cracks leading to the fragmentation of the particles. The temperature dependence of the hydriding rate of the sample is discussed.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.143-150
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• 1998

순수한 Mg의 수소와의 반응속도를 증가시키기 위하여 기계적으로 합금처리한 Mg-10wt.%Ni 혼합물의 수소화물 형성 분해 성질을 조사하였다. 수소화물 형성 분해 cycling을 시킴에 따라 $Mg_2Ni$상이 형성되고 그 양이 증가한다. 기계적인 합금 처리와 수소화물 형성 분해 cycling의 주요 효과는 결함의 수를 증가시키고, 비표면적을 크게하는 것으로 생각된다. 기계적으로 합금처리한 Mg-10wt.%Ni 혼합물은 활성화가 용이하게 이루어지고, 순수한 Mg, Mg-10wt.%Ni합금, Mg-25wt.%Ni합금, 그리고 $Mg_2Ni$합금과 비교하여, 수소화물 형성 속도와 수소 저장 용량이 아주 크고, 수소화물 분해 속도가 비교적 높다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2016

Korea has been developing nuclear fusion fuel storage and delivery system (SDS) technologies including a basic scientific study on hydrogen storage. To develop nuclear fusion technology, it is necessary to store and supply hydrogen isotopes needed for Tokamak operation. SDS is used for storing hydrogen isotopes as a metal hydride form. The rapid hydriding of tritium is very important not only for safety reasons but also for the economic design and operation of the SDS. In this study, we designed and fabricated a medium-scale getter bed of depleted uranium (DU). The hydriding of DU has been measured by varying the initial temperature ($100-300^{\circ}C$) of the DU getter bed to investigate the influence of the cooling temperature. Furthermore, we analyzed the effect of a helium blanket on the hydriding performance with 0 - 12% helium content in hydrogen.