• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.116-124
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• 2019

$M^2LFR-1000$ is a medium-power modular lead-cooled fast reactor, developed by University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), aiming at achieving a reactor design fulfilling the Gen IV nuclear system requirements and meanwhile emphasizing the optimum safety and economics. In order to evaluate the safety performance of $M^2LFR-1000$ reactor core, three typical transients are selected from initiating events, which are unprotected transient overpower (UTOP), unprotected loss of offsite power (ULOHS+ULOF) and increase of feedwater flowrate with primary pumps trip (IFW+PLOF). These three transients presented and discussed in this paper are performed with the code Analysis of THermal-hydraulics of LEaks and Transients (ATHLET), which is developed by Gesellschaft $f{\ddot{u}}r$ Anlagen-und Reaktorsicherheit gGmbH (GRS). The results indicate that the $M^2LFR$ is safe enough under these three transients due to the good inherent safety features of the reactor, without human intervention, the reactor will reach a new steady state under UTOP condition.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2008

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2012

A PHE (Process Heat Exchanger) in a nuclear hydrogen system is a key component required to transfer heat energy of $950^{\circ}C$ generated in a VHTR (Very High Temperature Reactor) to a chemical reaction that yields a large quantity of hydrogen. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has established a small-scale gas loop for the performance test on VHTR components and recently has manufactured a medium-scale PHE prototype made of Hastelloy-X. A performance test on the PHE prototype is scheduled in the gas loop. In this study, high-temperature structural analysis modeling, and macroscopic thermal and structural analysis of the medium-scale PHE prototype by imposing the established displacement boundary constraints in the previous research were carried out under the gas loop test condition. The results obtained in this study will be compared with performance test results.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.949-957
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• 2000

본 연구는 페놀 분해균주인 P-99를 이용하여 슬러리상 반응기에서 페놀 또는 PNP (p-Nitrophenol)에 오염된 토양을 생물학적으로 복원시키는 방안을 모색하기 위해 수행되었다. 순수미생물에 의한 페놀의 분해는 혼합 미생물간의 경쟁적 상호작용을 배제시켜 활성슬러지의 지체시간보다 3배 정도 짧게 나타났다. 페놀 분해균주인 P-99는 300mg/L의 페놀을 26시간 안에 완전하게 분해하였으며, 페놀 1mg이 제거될 때 0.1457mg의 P-99 미생물이 생성되었다. PNP는 단일기질로 반응기내에 존재할 경우 페놀 분해균주인 P-99에 의한 분해는 일어나지 않았으나, 페놀에 유도된 경우 공대사 작용에 의해 효과적으로 분해할 수 있었으며, 이 때 PNP 분해에 있어서 성자기질인 페놀의 이용도는 0.027mg PNP/mg phenol이었다. 페놀과 PNP가 혼합기질로 반응기내에 존재할 경우 PNP의 농도가 증가할수록 미생물에 대한 저해작용이 증가되어 페놀의 분해속도가 감소하였으며, 슬러리상 반응기에서 미생물에 의한 페놀 및 PNP의 분해는 대상물질의 일부가 액상에서 토양의 표면으로 흡착되고 산소의 전달속도가 상승하여 액상에서 보다 2배 이상 가속화되었다.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2004

SMART-P is a promising advanced small and medium category nuclear power reactor. It is an integral type reactor with a sensible mixture of new innovative design features and proven technologies aimed at achieving a highly enhanced safety and improved economics. The enhancement of the safety and reliability is realized by incorporating inherent safety improving features and reliable passive safety systems. The improvement in the economics is achieved through a system simplification, and component modularization. Preliminary safety analyses on selected limiting accidents confirm that the inherent safety improving design characteristics and the safety system of SMART-P ensure the reactor's safety. SMART-P is an advanced integral pressurized water reactor. The purpose of this study is for the safety analysis of the steam generator module pipe break for the SMART-P. The integrity of the fuel rod is the major criteria of this analysis. As a result of this analysis, the safety of the RCS and the secondary system is guaranteed against the module pipe break of a steam generator of the SMART-P.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회B
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• pp.1996-2000
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• 2008

In autothermal reforming reaction, oxygen to carbon ratio (OCR) and steam to carbon ratio (SCR) are significant factors, which control temperature and carbon deposition into the reactor. The OCR is more sensitive than the SCR to affect the temperature distribution and reforming efficiency. In conventional operation, hydrocarbon fuel, steam, and oxygen was homogeneously mixed and injected into the reactor in order to get hydrogen-rich gas. The temperature was abruptly raised due to fast oxidation reaction in the former part of the reactor. Deactivation of packed catalysts can be accelerated there. In the present study, therefore, the effect of the oxygen distribution is introduced and investigated to suppress the carbon deposition and to maintain the reactor in the mild operating temperature (e.g., $700{\sim}800^{\circ}C$). In order to investigate the effect numerically, the following models are adopted; heterogeneous reaction model and two-medium model for heat balance.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.577-583
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• 2002

$\beta$-glucuronidase 유전자를 형질전환한 담배에서 여러 조직중에서 가장 activity가 높은 줄기에서 현탁세포를 유도하여 생장 및 발현 양상을 조사하였다. Flask culture와 2.5 L bubble column culture시 세포의 성장에는 큰 차이가 없었지만 $\beta$-glucuronidase의 발현은 bubble column culture시 약 2850 U/mg으로 95배 향상되는 결과를 나타내었다. 하지만 두 경우 모두 $\beta$-glucuronidase의 생산량이 증가와 감소를 반복하는 양상을 나타내었다. 이것은 외래 단백질의 생산과 파괴가 반복적으로 일어나는 것으로 추정이 된다. 또한 bubble column culture의 생산성을 향상시키기 위해 중요한 영양분인 sucrose을 30 g/L로 두 번 첨가한 경우, 다른 영양분의 고갈로 인하여 세포의 최종 생산량은 향상되지가 않았고 $\beta$-glucuronidase는 안정적으로 생산되었지만 최종 생산량은 향상되지가 않았다. 하지만 세포의 크기가 감소하여 배양기 운전이 쉬워지는 장점이 있었고 이것은 세포의 고농도 배양을 통한 재조합 단백질 생산성을 향상시키는 유리하게 작용할 것이다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2001

The kinetics of Ti-transformed Salvia miltiorrhiza cell cultures was studied in 250-$m\ell$ shake flasks by using B5 medium with addition of 30 gfL of sucrose. In the cell cultures, the maximum cell mass obtained was 11.5 g DW/L on day 15. The highest amount of phenolic compounds - rosmarinic acid (RA) and lithospermic acid B (LAB) reached 871.3 mg/L (day 15) and 121.3 mg/L (day 13), respectively. The total tanshinone production, i.e., intracellular plus extracellular cryptotanshinone, tanshinone 1, and tanshinone IIA, was 5.3 mg/L on day 13. For the cultivations in 2.4-L stirred bioreactors, the residual sugar level and medium conductivity were a little higher in a small turbine impeller reactor ($T_s$) than those in a large turbine impeller reactor ($T_L$), while a higher cell density was obtained in the $T_L$. For the production of tanshinones and phenolics, better results were obtained in the $T_L$ than in the $T_s$. In the $T_L$, similar or even a little higher production titers of tanshinones and phenolic compounds were achieved compared to those in the flasks. The results suggest that the shake flask results could be successfully scaled up to the $T_L$ reactor. Such a large impeller reactor like $T_L$ may be better than a small impeller one for the large-scale production of the valuable metabolites by the suspension cultures of Ti transformed S.miltiorrhiza cells. This is considered due to the beneficial culture environment in the $T_L$, such as low shear rates as estimated theoretically.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2015

In this paper, we describe the development of a bioreactor for a cell-culture experiment on the International Space Station (ISS). The bioreactor is an experimental device for culturing mouse muscle cells in a microgravity environment. The purpose of the experiment was to assess the impact of microgravity on the muscles to address the possibility of long-term human residence in space. After investigation of previously developed bioreactors, and analysis of the requirements for microgravity cell culture experiments, a bioreactor design is herein proposed that is able to automatically culture 32 samples simultaneously. This reactor design is capable of automatic control of temperature, humidity, and culture-medium injection rate; and satisfies the interface requirements of the ISS. Since bioreactors are vulnerable to cell contamination, the medium-circulation modules were designed to be a completely replaceable, in order to reuse the bioreactor after each experiment. The bioreactor control system is designed to circulate culture media to 32 culture chambers at a maximum speed of 1 ml/min, to maintain the temperature of the reactor at $36{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, and to keep the relative humidity of the reactor above 70%. Because bubbles in the culture media negatively affect cell culture, a de-bubbler unit was provided to eliminate such bubbles. A working model of the reactor was built according to the new design, to verify its performance, and was used to perform a cell culture experiment that confirmed the feasibility of this device.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.461-465
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• 2005

Characteristics of biological $CO_2$ fixation by Chlorella sp. HA-1 were investigated in a semi-continuous and series reactor system using an internally illuminated photobioreactor to overcome shortcomings of physicochemical technologies such as adsorption and membrane separation. High $CO_2$ fixation rate was achieved in the semi-continuous reactor system, in which the dilution ratios of the culture medium were controlled. The average $CO_2$ fixation rate was maintained almost constantly when the dilution ratio increased by 0.1 increment from the initial value of 0.5. The total removal efficiency of $CO_2$ was enhanced by employing a series reactor system. The average $CO_2$ fixation rate increased until 4.013 g $CO_2\;day^{-1}$ in a series operation of four reactors, compared to 0.986 g $CO_2\;day^{-1}$ in a batch operation mode. The total $CO_2$ fixation rate was proportional to the number of reactors used in the series reactor system. In the series reactor system of semi-continuous operation, a large amount of $CO_2$ was removed continuously for 30 days. These results showed that the present reactor systems are efficient and economically feasible for a biological $CO_2$ fixation.