• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제40권3호
• /
• pp.183-190
• /
• 2008

Pyroprocessing is the optimal means of treating spent metal fuels from metal fast fuel reactors and is proposed as a potential option for GNEP in order to meet the requirements of the next generation fuel cycle. Currently, efforts for research and development are being made not only in the U.S., but also in Asian countries. Electrorefining, cathode processing by distillation, injection casting for fuel fabrication, and waste treatment must be verified by the use of genuine materials, and the engineering scale model of each device must be developed for commercial deployment. Pyroprocessing can be effectively extended to treat oxide fuels by applying an electrochemical reduction, for which various kinds of oxides are examined. A typical morphology change was observed following the electrochemical reduction, while the product composition was estimated through the process flow diagram. The products include much stronger radiation emitter than pure typical LWR Pu or weapon-grade Pu. Nevertheless, institutional measures are unavoidable to ensure proliferation-proof plant operations. The safeguard concept of a pyroprocessing plant was compared with that of a PUREX plant. The pyroprocessing is better adapted for a collocation system positioned with some reactors and a single processing facility rather than for a centralized reprocessing unit with a large scale throughput.

• Applied Microscopy
• /
• 제45권3호
• /
• pp.177-182
• /
• 2015

The boiler tubes of X20CrMoV12.1 used in fossil-fired power plants were obtained and analyzed for the effect of water treatment on the steam corrosion-induced oxide scale in an effort to better understand the oxide formation mechanism, as well as pertinent method of maintenance and lifetime extension. The specimens were analyzed using various microscopy and microanalysis techniques, with focuses on the effect of water treatment on the characters of scale. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the scales of specimens were composed of hematite ($Fe_2O_3$), magnetite ($Fe_3O_4$), and chromite ($FeCr_2O_4$). Electron backscatter diffraction analysis showed that the oxides were present in the following order on the matrix: outer $Fe_2O_3$, intermediate $Fe_3O_4$, and inner $FeCr_2O_4$. After all volatile treatment or oxygenated treatment, a dense protective $Fe_2O_3$ layer was formed on the $Fe_3O_4$ layer of the specimen, retarding further progression of corrosion.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제34권2호
• /
• pp.161-168
• /
• 2001

A Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) can play an important role in protecting parts from harmful environments at high temperatures such as oxidation, corrosion, and wear in order to improve the efficiency of aircraft engines by lowering the surface temperature of the turbine blade. The TBC can increase the life span of the product and improve the operating properties. Therefore, in this study the mechanical and thermal properties of the TBC such as oxidation, fatigue and shock at high temperatures were evaluated. A samples of a bond coat (CoNiCrAlY) produced by the High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) and Low Pressure Plasma Spray (LPPS) method were used. The thickness of the HVOF coating layer was approximately $450\mu\textrm{m}$ to 500$\mu\textrm{m}$ and the hardness number of the coating layer was between 350Hv and 400Hv. The thickness of the LPPS coating was about 350$\mu\textrm{m}$ to 400$\mu\textrm{m}$ and the hardness number of the coating was about 370Hv to 420Hv. The X-ray diffraction analysis showed that CoNiCrAlY coating layer of the HVOF and LPPS was composed of the $\beta$and ${\gamma}$phase. After the high temperature oxidation test, the oxide scale with about l0$\mu\textrm{m}$ to 20$\mu\textrm{m}$ thickness appeared at the coating surface on the Al-depleted zone was observed under the oxide scale layer.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제52권5호
• /
• pp.251-257
• /
• 2019

Fe-9Cr-2W steels were corroded at $600-800^{\circ}C$ for up to 100 hr in ($Na_2SO_4-K_2SO_4-Fe_2O_3$)-($CO_2-0.3%SO_2-6%O_2$) mixed gas. The poor condition samples formed thick oxide scales that consisted primarily of $Fe_2O_3$ as the major oxide and $Fe_3O_4$, FeO as the minor one through preferential oxidation of Fe. Fe-9Cr-2W steels corroded fast, forming thick and non-protective scale. The scale divided into the outer and inner layer, which consisted of the outer Fe-O layer and the inner (Fe,Cr)-O layer containing some (Fe,Cr)-S.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
• /
• 제21권1호
• /
• pp.9-22
• /
• 2023

Spin-off pyroprocessing technology and inert anode materials to replace the conventional carbon-based smelting process for critical materials were introduced. Efforts to select inert anode materials through numerical analysis and selected experimental results were devised for the high-throughput reduction of oxide feedstocks. The electrochemical properties of the inert anode material were evaluated, and stable electrolysis behavior and CaCu generation were observed during molten salt recycling. Thereafter, CuTi was prepared by reacting rutile (TiO₂) with CaCu in a Ti crucible. The formation of CuTi was confirmed when the concentration of CaO in the molten salt was controlled at 7.5mol%. A laboratory-scale electrorefining study was conducted using CuTi(Zr, Hf) alloys as the anodes, with a Ti electrodeposit conforming to the ASTM B299 standard recovered using a pilot-scale electrorefining device.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제54권12호
• /
• pp.4460-4473
• /
• 2022

The behaviour of the fission gas plays an important role in the fuel rod performance. In a previous work, we presented a physics-based model describing intra- and inter-granular behaviour of radioactive fission gas. The model was implemented in SCIANTIX, a mesoscale module for fission gas behaviour, and assessed against the CONTACT 1 irradiation experiment. In this work, we present the multi-scale coupling between the TRANSURANUS fuel performance code and SCIANTIX, used as mechanistic module for stable and radioactive fission gas behaviour. We exploit the coupled code version to reproduce two integral irradiation experiments involving standard fuel rod segments in steady-state operation (CONTACT 1) and during successive power transients (HATAC C2). The simulation results demonstrate the predictive capabilities of the code coupling and contribute to the integral validation of the models implemented in SCIANTIX.

• 한국세라믹학회지
• /
• 제51권4호
• /
• pp.231-242
• /
• 2014

An interconnect in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) electrically connects unit cells and separates fuel from oxidant in the adjoining cells. The interconnects can be divided broadly into two categories - ceramic and metallic interconnects. A thin and gastight ceramic layer is deposited onto a porous support, and metallic interconnects are coated with conductive ceramics to improve their surface stability. This paper provides a short review on ceramic materials for SOFC interconnects. After a brief discussion of the key requirements for interconnects, the article describes basic aspects of chromites and titanates with a perovskite structure for ceramic interconnects, followed by the introduction of dual-layer interconnects. Then, the paper presents protective coatings based on spinel-or perovskite-type oxides on metallic interconnects, which are capable of mitigating oxide scale growth and inhibiting Cr evaporation.

• 자원리싸이클링
• /
• 제7권4호
• /
• pp.64-75
• /
• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 분무배소법에 의해 조성과 입도분포가 매우 균일하고 고순도인 Fe 산화물과 Mn 산화물의 복합산화물 또는 Mn 페라이트 분말을 제조하는데 있다. 본 연구에서는 우선 염산 용액에$SiO_2$, P, Al, Ca, Na 등의 불순물들을 다량 함유하고 있는 Fe와 Mn 성분을 정해진 조성으로 용해시킴으로써 분무배소의 원료용액을 제조하였다. Na와 Ca를 제외한 대부분의 불순물들은 원료 산 용액의 pH를 약 3이상으로 유지시킴으로써 공침현상에 의해 효과적으로 제거되었으며 Na와 Ca 성분은 분말제조 후 수세에 의해 제거가 가능하였다. 반면 PVA, resin amine 등의 고분자 응집제들은 불순물 제거에 거의 효과가 없는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구에서는 불순물들이 효과적으로 제거된 정제된 산 용액을 노즐을 이용하여 고온의 배소로 내로 분무시킴으로써 Fe 산화물과 Mn 산화물의 복합 산화물 또는 Mn 페라이트 분말을 제조하였다. 이때 생성된 분말들은 매우 균일하게 혼합되어 있었으며, 배소로 내에서의 반응온도가 증가할수록 생성된 분말의 입도는 증가하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집 C: 기술과 교육
• /
• 제1권1호
• /
• pp.7-12
• /
• 2013

$SnO_2$ (tin oxide) 박막은 물리적, 전기적 성질이 우수하여 첨단산업의 다양한 분야에서 널리 응용/개발되고 있다. 이의 응용대상은 다양한 센서, 윈드쉴드(windshield) 윈도우의 히팅 요소, 태양전지, flat panel diplay에서의 투명전극을 들 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 대면적 기판에 대한 APCVD 공정개발을 위하여 실험용 2세대 크기의 유리기판에 $SnO_2$ 박막증착 실험을 수행하였다. 증착 온도가 증가함에 따라 증착 두께가 두꺼워지고 이에 따라 면저항은 감소, 투과도는 감소, 연무도 (haze)는 증가함을 확인하였다. 증착을 위한 전구체인 $SnCl_4$의 유량이 증가함에 따라 증착 두께 역시 증가하고 이에 따라 면저항은 감소한다. 그러나 투과도와 연무도는 $SnCl_4$ 유량의 영향을 거의 받지 않는다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
• /
• pp.245-245
• /
• 2012

Syntheses of oxide supported metal catalysts by wet-chemical routes have been well known for their use in heterogeneous catalysis. However, uniform deposition of metal nanoparticles with controlled size and shape on the support with high reproducibility is still a challenge for catalyst preparation. Among various synthesis methods, arc plasma deposition (APD) of metal nanoparticles or thin films on oxide supports has received great interest recently, due to its high reproducibility and large-scale production, and used for their application in catalysis. In this work, Au and Pt nanoparticles with size of 1-2 nm have been deposited on titania powder by APD. The size of metal nanoparticles was controlled by number of shots of metal deposition and APD conditions. These catalytic materials were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma (ICP-AES), CO-chemisorption and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Catalytic activity of the materials was measured by CO oxidation using oxygen, as a model reaction, in a micro-flow reactor at atmospheric pressure. We found that Au/$TiO_2$ is reactive, showing 100% conversion at $110^{\circ}C$, while Pt/$TiO_2$ shows 100% conversion at $200^{\circ}C$. High activity of metal nanoparticles suggests that APD can be used for large scale synthesis of active nanocatalysts. We will discuss the effect of the structure and metal-oxide interactions of the catalysts on catalytic activity.