• 에너지공학
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2008

용융염 원자로는 고체핵연료를 사용하는 고전 원자로와는 달리 유동성을 갖는 액체핵연료를 장전하여 운전한다. 기존 동특성 코드는 핵연료의 유동으로 인한 동적 노물리 특성 영향을 고려하지 않기 때문에 용융염 원자로의 동특성 및 안전해석에 사용할 경우 신뢰성을 보장할 수 없다. 지금까지는 핵연료의 유동을 고려한 1점 동특성방정식을 이용하여 제한적으로 시스템안정성분석을 수행해 왔으나 이 경우 상세한 노심구조에서의 핵연료 및 중성자 거동에 대한 공간 종속성을 평가할 수 없다. 그러므로 핵연료의 유동 특성이 고려된 다차원 동특성 모델을 해석할 수 있는 컴퓨터 코드 개발이 필요하다. 본 논문은 용융염 원자로의 공간종속 중성자 동특성 해석을 위한 2군, 2차원 코드인 AMBIKIN2D의 개발 및 이에 수반하는 검증연구의 일환으로서 MSRE의 안정성실증실험을 모사하였다. 또한 비교 대상으로는 ORNL에서 개발한 Lumped parameter 방법을 사용한 일점 동특성 방정식에 의한 계산 결과를 포함하여 AMBIKIN2D의 정확성을 확인하였다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.261-266
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• 2015

The capacity of passive metal to repassivate after film damage determines the development of local corrosion and the resistance to corrosion failures. In this work, the repassivation kinetics of 316L stainless steel (316L SS) was investigated in borate buffer solution (pH 9.1) using a novel abrading electrode technique. The repassivation kinetics was analyzed in terms of the current density flowing from freshly bare 316L SS surface as measured by a potentiostatic method. During the early phase of decay (t < 2 s), according to the Avrami kinetics-based film growth model, the transient current was separated into anodic dissolution ($i_{diss}$) and film formation ($i_{film}$) components and analyzed individually. The film reformation rate and thickness were compared according to applied potential. Anodic dissolution initially dominated the repassivation for a short time, and the amount of dissolution increased with increasing applied potential in the passive region. Film growth at higher potentials occurred more rapidly compared to at lower potentials. Increasing the applied potential from 0 $V_{SCE}$ to 0.8 $V_{SCE}$ resulted in a thicker passive film (0.12 to 0.52 nm). If the oxide monolayer covered the entire bare surface (${\theta}=1$), the electric field strength through the thin passive film reached $1.6{\times}10^7V/cm$.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.58-67
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• 2013

PBT (polybutylene terephthalate)는 저흡수율, 치수 안정성, 내마모성 등 기계적 특성이 우수하며, 전기전자 부품, 자동차 부품, 각종 정밀 부품에 사용된다. DMT (dimethyl terephthalate)와 BD (1,4-butandiol)를 사용하여 PBT의 원료단량체인 BHBT (bis-hydroxybutyle terephthalate)를 생산하는 에스테르 교환 반응 반응에 대해 연구 하였다. 촉매로는 zinc acetate가 사용되었다. 기존의 연구에서는 반응 중 생성 메탄올이 제거되는 반회분식 반응기를 통한 kinetics 연구가 이루어져 역반응이 고려되지 않음에 따른 모델의 부정확함이 있었다. 본 연구에서는 회분식 반응기를 사용하고 반응 중 DMT와 메탄올 양을 정량하여 생성되는 MHBT (methyl hydroxylbutylene terephthalate)와 BHBT를 추정할 수 있도록 하고, 이 반응들에서 역반응들을 고려할 수 있도록 하여 보다 정확한 모델을 제안하였다. 다양한 반응속도 모델을 제시하였고, 이 모델들이 예측한 값들이 실험 데이터와 잘 일치함을 보였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.241-249
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• 2011

In this research, equilibrium of adsorption and kinetics of As(V) removal were investigated. The coal mine drainage sludge(CMDS) was used as adsorbent. To find out the physical and chemical properties of CMDS, XRD (X-ray diffraction), XRF (X-ray fluorescence spectrometer) analysis were carried out. The CMDS was consist of 70% of goethite and 30% of calcite. From the results, an adsorption mechanism of As(V) with CMDS was dominated by iron oxides. Langmuir adsorption isotherm model was fitted well more than Freundlich isotherm adsorption model. Adsorption capacities of CMDS 1 was not different with CMDS 2 on aspect of amounts of arsenic adsorbed. The maximum adsorption amount of two CMDS were respectively 40.816, 39.682 mg/g. However, the kinetic of two CMDS was different. The kinetic was followed pseudo second order model than pseudo first order model. Concentrations of arsenic in all segments of the polymer in CMDS 2 does not have a constant value, but the rate was greater than the value of CMDS 1. Therefore, CMDS 2, which is containing polymer, is more effective for adsorbent to remove As(V).

• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.58-74
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• 2022

Deterministic accident analysis plays a central role in the nuclear power plant (NPP) safety evaluation and licensing process. Traditionally the conservative approach opted for the point kinetics model, expressing the reactor core parameters in the form of reactivity and power tables. However, with the current advances in computational power, high fidelity multi-physics simulations using real-time code coupling, can provide more detailed core behavior and hence more realistic plant's response. This is particularly relevant for transients where the core is undergoing reactivity anomalies and uneven power distributions with strong feedback mechanisms, such as reactivity initiated accidents (RIAs). This work addresses a RIA, specifically a control element assembly (CEA) withdrawal at power, using the multi-physics analysis tool RELAP5/MOD 3.4/3DKIN. The thermal-hydraulics (TH) code, RELAP5, is internally coupled with the nodal kinetics (NK) code, 3DKIN, and both codes exchange relevant data to model the nuclear power plant (NPP) response as the CEA is withdrawn from the core. The coupled model is more representative of the complex interactions between the thermal-hydraulics and neutronics; therefore the results obtained using a multi-physics simulation provide a larger safety margin and hence more operational flexibility compared to those of the point kinetics model reported in the safety analysis report for APR1400. The systems engineering approach is used to guide the development of the work ensuring a systematic and more efficient execution.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.927-933
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• 2007

Waste activated sludge (WAS) was thermally pretreated to enhance hydrolysis and ultimately methane yield. Batch and semi-continuous anaerobic digestion were conducted to evaluate the performance of methane fermentation of the hydrolyzed sludge and to investigate the kinetics of sludge fermentation. Thermal pretreatment remarkably enhanced digestion performances particularly the methane fermentation with three times more methane production than before the pretreatment. Gas production and kinetic parameters in the semi-continuous anaerobic digestion were estimated using Chen Hashimoto model. The model simulation fitted well the experimental results and the model was shown to be suitable for evaluating the effects of disintegration of WAS in anaerobic digestion. Three parameters ($B_o$, K, and ${\mu}_m$) determined by model simulation were $0.0807L-CH_4/g-VS$, 0.453 and $0.154d^{-1}$ for control sludge, and $0.253L-CH_4/g-VS$, 0.835 and $0.218d^{-1}$ for thermally pretreated sludge, respectively.

• 대한전기학회논문지
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• 제41권9호
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• pp.1104-1109
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• 1992

A mathematical model of cancerous system based on immunological surveillance has been proposed by Lee. The model involves a system of 12 coupled nonlinear differential equations due to cellular kinetics and each of them can be modeled bilinearly. This paper discusses only the properties of solutions to the nonlinear differential equations and identification.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.481-488
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• 1997

Microorganisms capable of degrading trlchloroethylene(TCEI using phenol as a induction substrate were isolated from industrial effluents and soil. The strain MS-64K which had the highest blodegradablllty was identified as the genus Micrococcus. The optimal conditions of medium for the growth and blodegadatlon of trlchloroethylene were observed as follows; the initial pH 7.0, trlchloroethylene 1, 000ppm as the carbon source, 0.2% ${(NH_4)}_2SO_4$, as the nitrogen source. respectively. Lag period and degradation time on optimal medium were shorter than those on Isolation medium. Growth on the optimal medium was Increased. Addition of 0.1% Triton X-100 Increased the growth rate of Micrococcus sp. MS-64K, but degradation was equal to optimal medium. Trlchloroethylene degradation by Micrococcus sp. MS-64K was shown to fit logarithmic model when the compound was added at initial concentration of 1, 000ppm.

• BMB Reports
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 1997

The kinetics of the interesterification of triolein and stearic acid catalyzed by immobilized Rhizopus delemar lipase were studied in a batch operation. In order to clarify the mechanisms of this reaction, three models are discussed under various conditions in terms of the ratio of triolein and stearic acid. The rate constants involved in the proposed model were determined by combining the numerical Gauss-elemination method, and the trial-and-error method so as to fit the calculated results with the experimental data. The accuracy of the obtained rate constants was confirmed after they were substituted for simultaneous differential equations and the equations simulated using an adaptive step-size Runge-Kutta method. Finally, the model which agrees with the calculated results and the experimental data was selected.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 1996

To develop oral controlled release dosage forms, ionic interactions between polymers and drugs were evaluated. Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and carboxymethylene were used as model nonionic and ionic polymers, respectively. 5-fluorouracil, propranolol-HCl and sodium salicylate were selected as model nonionic, cationic and anionic, respectively. Polymer-drug mixtures were compressed into tablets and drug release kinetics from these tablets were determined. Drug release from the tablets made of the nonionic polymer was not affected by the charge of drugs, rather, was regulated by the solubility of drugs in different pH releasing media. However, drug release kinetics were significantly affected when drug-polymer ionic interactions exist. Enhanced drug release was observed from anionic drug-anionic polymer tablets due to ionic repulsion, whereas drug release was retarded in cationic drug-anionic polymer tablets owing to ionic attractive force. Therefore, the results suggested that the polymer-drug interactions are important factors in designing controlled release dosage forms.