• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.215-222
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• 2019

This work is experimental study of 10 kW specialized Combined Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion. We propose a C-OTEC technology that directly uses exhaust thermal energy from power station condensers to heat the working fluid (R134a), and tests the feasibility of such power station by designing, manufacturing, installing, and operating a 10 kW-pilot facility. Power generation status was monitored by using exhaust thermal energy from an existing power plant located on the east coast of the Korean peninsula, heat exchange with 300 kW of heat capacity, and a turbine, which can exceed enthalpy efficiency of 45%. Output of 8.5 kW at efficiency of 3.5% was monitored when the condenser temperature and seawater temperature are $29^{\circ}C$ and $7.5^{\circ}C$, respectively. The evaluation of the impact of large-capacity C-OTEC technology on power station confirmed the increased value of the technology on existing power generating equipment by improving output value and reducing hot waste water. Through the research result, the technical possibility of C-OTEC has been confirmed, and it is being conducted at 200 kW-class to gain economic feasibility. Based on the results, authors present an empirical study result on the 200 kW C-OTEC design and review the impact on power plant.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2010

The concept of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is simple and various types of OTEC have been proposed and tried. However the location of OTEC is limited because OTEC requires $20^{\circ}C$ of temperature difference as a minimum, so most of OTEC plants were constructed and experimented in tropical oceans. To solve this we proposed the modified OTEC which uses condenser discharged thermal energy of existing fossil or nuclear power plants. We call this system CTEC (Condenser Thermal Energy Conversion) as this system directly uses $32^{\circ}C$ partially saturated steam in condenser instead of $20{\sim}25^{\circ}C$ surface sea water as heat source. Increased temperature difference can improve thermal efficiency of Rankine cycle, but CTEC should be located near existing plant condenser and the length of cold water pipe between CTEC and deep cold sea water also increase. So friction loss also increases. Calculated result shows the change of efficiency, pumping power, net power and other parameters of modeled 7.9 MW CTEC at given condition. The calculated efficiency of CTEC is little larger than that of typical OTEC as expected. By proper location and optimization, CTEC could be considered another competitive renewable energy system.

• 기술사
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2004

The purpose of this article is to introduce ocean energy and its application. In recent years, the energy consumption and requirement of fossil resources are increased due to the advanced life style. But, the amount of fossil fuels have limitation. Also, it is difficult to construct new large power plant facilities for the production of electric energy. Therefore, the necessities to study and to find out other energy resources are increased more and more. In the ocean, the efforts of using tide, wave, tidal current and thermal energy are should be attempt. To satisfy the needs, corporation is required among the government, research institute, university and company.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.1504-1513
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• 2019

Recently, ocean nuclear reactors have received attention due to enhanced safety features. The movable and transportable characteristics distinguish ocean nuclear reactors from land-based nuclear reactors. Therefore, for safety/design analysis of the ocean reactor, the thermos-hydraulics must be investigated in the moving system. However, there are no studies reporting the general two-fluid equations that can be used for multi-dimensional simulations of two-phase flows in moving systems. This study is to systematically formulate the multi-dimensional two-fluid equations in the non-inertial frame of reference. To demonstrate the applicability of the formulated equations, we perform a total of six different simulations in 2D tanks with translational and/or rotational motions.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.327-332
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• 2021

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become a main energy storage device in various applications, such as portable appliances, renewable energy facilities, and electric vehicles. However, the poor thermal stability of LIBs may cause explosion or fire. The thermal runaway is the result of a failure of the separator inside LIB. Damages like tearing, piercing, and collapsing of the separator were simulated in a mechanical, an electrical, and a thermal way, and small discharge pulses of a few mV were detected at the time of separator damages. From the experimental results, this paper provided a method that can identify the separator failure before thermal runaway in the aspect of a potential explosion and fire prevention measures.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2016

In this study, the simulation for performance comparison between basic single stage organic rankine cycle, multi stage reheater cycle and multi stage reheater & recuperator cycle was carried out. The multi stage reheater cycle and multi stage reheater & recuperator cycle was designed to improve the efficiency for organic rankine cycle using heat source from industrial waste heat and heat sink from deep ocean water. R245fa was selected as a refrigerant for the cycle and system efficiencies were simulated by the variation of the heat sink temperature and the cycle classification. Performance characteristics were simulated by using the Aspen HYSYS. It was confirmed that the system efficiency was decreased by the increase of heat sink temperature. These results can be considered to be applied as geo-ocean thermal energy conversion in where plenty of geothermal or ocean thermal resource exist.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.33-36
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• 2006

The effective thermal conductivities of $Mm\;(La_{0.6-0.8})\;Ni_{4.0}Co_{0.6}Mn_{0.2}Al_{0.2}$ (TL-492) with hydrogen and helium have been examined. Experiment results show that pressure has great influence on effective thermal conductivity in Low pressure range (below 0.5 MPa). And that influence decreases rapidly with increase of gas pressure. The reason is at low pressure, the mean free path of gas becomes greater than effective thickness of gas film which is important to the heat transfer mechanism in this research. And, carbon fibers have been used to try to enhance the poor thermal conductivity of TL-492. Three types of carbon fibers and three mass fractions have been examined and compared. Naturally, the highest effective thermal conductivity has been reached with carbon fiber which has highest thermal conductivity, and highest mass fraction. This method has acquired 4.33 times higher thermal conductivity than pure metal hydrides with quite low quantity of additives, only 0.99wt% of carbon fiber. This is a good result comparing to other method which can reach higher effect ive thermal conductivity but needs much higher mass fraction of additives too.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 PMV기반-공조시스템 설계를 위한 기초자료 조사를 목적으로 6가지 물리적/주관적 온열요소의 특성을 평가하였다. 물리적 온열요소의 평가에서는 25톤 함정의 조타실과 통신실, 100톤 함정의 기관실에서 열적 불만족이 발생할 수 있었다. 착의상태 및 활동상태 항목은 육상 실내건축의 내용을 선상 근무에 맞게 수정하여 이용하였다. 주관적 온열요소 중 의닦의 열 저항치는 모든 함정의 선실에서 승조원 사이의 편차가 커서 신진대사량에 비해 온열평가에 미치는 영향이 더 민감한 것으로 나타났다. 주관적 온열요소의 분포는 대체로 표준 정규분포보다 오른쪽으로 꼬리가 긴 비대칭분포를 보였다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2012

우리나라의 연간 전력 소비량은 세계적으로 상위권에 속해 있으며, 전력을 생산하는 방법으로는 화력발전의 비중이 높아 $CO_2$의 배출량도 세계 10위이다. 이에 정부는 온실가스 감축을 위해 신재생에너지 기술 확보 및 실용화에 주안을 두고 있으며, 에너지 공급의 탈 화석화를 실현하기 위한 국가에너지기본계획을 수립하고 추진 중이다. 신재생 에너지의 하나인 해양심층수 열에너지의 자원화 기술은 저탄소 녹색성장을 위한 해양자원의 다각적 이용을 위한 핵심기술로서 자원 확보와 환경개선을 위해 국내 외에서 새롭게 주목을 받고 있다. 해양심층수 에너지의 해양온도차 발전과 냉난방 이용을 대상으로 다음과 같이 연구개발의 경제성 타당성을 분석하였다. 첫째, 1MW급 온도차발전 플랜트에서 해양심층수 및 발전소 온배수를 이용하여 전기를 생산할 경우 경제성은 미흡하나 연구개발을 통해 상용화 규모로 개발하면 전기의 생산 뿐 아니라 식수 및 탄소배출권 등을 고려할 때 경제성이 커질 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 둘째, 1,000RT급을 대상으로 해양심층수의 냉난방 이용은 경제성은 양호한편이며 특히 탄소배출권을 고려한다면 충분한 경제성을 확보 가능하다. 이를 해양온도차 발전, 담수화, 농수산 이용 등과 연계하여 이용하면 경제적 파급효과가 커질 것으로 판단되어, 조기 실용화 및 보급 확산을 위한 연구개발이 필요하다.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.46-58
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• 2011

A steady-state analysis and a simple dynamic model as simplified methods are developed, and results of energy consumption loads are compared with results obtained using computer to evaluate the analytical solution. Before obtaining simplified model a mathematical model is formulated for the effect of wall mass on the thermal performance of four different houses having various wall construction. This analytical study was motivated by the experimental work of Burch et al. An analytical solution of one-dimensional, linear, partial differential equation for wall temperature profiles and room air temperatures is obtained using the Laplace transform method. Typical Meteorological Year data are processed to yield hourly average monthly values. This study is conducted using weather data from four different locations in the United States: Albuquerque, New mexico; Miami, Florida; Santa Maria, California; and Washington D.C. for both winter and summer conditions. The steady state analysis that does not include the effect of thermal mass can provide an accurate estimate of energy consumption in most cases except for houses #2 and #4 in mild weather areas. This result shows that there is an effect of mass on the thermal performance of heavily constructed house in mild weather conditions. The simple dynamic model is applicable for high cycling rates and accurate values of inside wall temperature and ambient air temperature.