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Development of FURA Code and Application for Load Follow Operation (FURA 코드 개발과 부하 추종 운전에 대한 적용)

  • Park, Young-Seob;Lee, Byong-Whi
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.88-104
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    • 1988
  • The FUel Rod Analysis(FURA) code is developed using two-dimensional finite element methods for axisymmetric and plane stress analysis of fuel rod. It predicts the thermal and mechanical behavior of fuel rod during normal and load follow operations. To evaluate the exact temperature distribution and the inner gas pressure, the radial deformation of pellet and clad, the fission gas release are considered over the full-length of fuel rod. The thermal element equation is derived using Galerkin's techniques. The displacement element equation is derived using the principle of virtual works. The mechanical analysis can accommodate various components of strain: elastic, plastic, creep and thermal strain as well as strain due to swelling, relocation and densification. The 4-node quadratic isoparametric elements are adopted, and the geometric model is confined to a half-pellet-height region with the assumption that pellet-pellet interaction is symmetrical. The pellet cracking and crack healing, pellet-cladding interaction are modelled. The Newton-Raphson iteration with an implicit algorithm is applied to perform the analysis of non-linear material behavior accurately and stably. The pellet and cladding model has been compared with both analytical solutions and experimental results. The observed and predicted results are in good agreement. The general behavior of fuel rod is calculated by axisymmetric system and the cladding behavior against radial crack is used by plane stress system. The sensitivity of strain aging of PWR fuel cladding tube due to load following is evaluated in terms of linear power, load cycle frequency and amplitude.

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The Trend of Textile Design in the 1980s and Its Meaning in Historical Perspective (1980년대의 직물디자인 경향 및 그 사적 의미)

  • Park, Nam-Sung
    • Archives of design research
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.211-222
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    • 2004
  • During the 1980s, Textile design achieved a remarkable growth in creating aesthetic effect and in establishing its standing by responding to demands of the time effectively and seeking changes proactively. This was a period when Textile design constructed its modern concept as it was attempting a qualitative improvement through advanced technology, high class, and differentiation. The advent of advanced materials through the development of textile engineering, employment of craft techniques to further cultural and artistic orientation, and restoration of decorativeness in pursuit of sensitivity, all these developments of the 1980s contributed to the rise of above characteristics. In this study, attempts are made to grasp the new trend of Textile design during the 1980s and to review diverse methods of aesthetic creation and plastic possibility which this trend presented for the Textile, and thus to recognize the role of Textile design and its importance in a new light. The new trend of Textile design during the 1980s can be summarized as follows: 1) An appreciation of the creative aspect of the Textile. As attempts are made to emphasize visual and sensitive aspects of the medium, Textile tended to become an object of art itself. 2) A new awareness of the representative and plastic capacity of the fiber material. As attempts are made to develope the creative potential of the Textile, representation of the material tended to become more diversified. 3) A recognition of the Textile as a proper means to deliver the spirit of the time. As the medium accommodates and fuses diverse cultures including traditional culture, more emphasis was place on cultural contents of the Textile. In the process of pursuing these changes, Textile design of the 1980s has also contributed to the creation of new values, laying the groundwork for its emergence as an advanced high value-added industry.

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Breakage and Liberation Characteristics of Iron Ore from Shinyemi Mine by Ball Mill (신예미 광산 철광석의 볼밀 분쇄 및 단체분리 특성 연구)

  • Lee, Donwoo;Kwon, Jihoe;Kim, Kwanho;Cho, Heechan
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.11-23
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to investigate breakage and liberation characteristics of iron ore from Shinyemi mine, Jeongseon by ball mill. Parameters of breakage functions for three grade samples of iron ore were obtained using single-sized-feed breakage test and back-calculation based on nonlinear programming. The results showed that with the increase in the grade of iron ore, the breakage rate factor decrease whereas the particle size sensitivity decreases. This results from retardation of microcrack-propagation by magnetite grain in the ore. Breakage distribution analysis showed that the breakage mechanism appear to be impact fracture dominant with the increase of grade owing to the stress distribution effect by magnetite grain. Degree of liberation (DOL) increased with the increase in grade and decrease in particle size, respectively. Using the breakage function and size-DOL relationship, a model that can predict time-dependent-DOL is established. When scale-up factors from operating condition are available, the model is expected to be capable of predicting size and DOL with time in actual mining process.

Determination of Trace-Level Perchlorate by IC-MS/MS and Distribution in the Han River (IC-MS/MS를 이용한 수중의 과염소산이온 분석방법 최적화 및 한강수계내 분포조사)

  • Kim, Hyun-Hee;Han, Ihn-Sup;Jeong, Gwan-Jo;Park, Hyeon;Han, Sun-Hee;Cho, Wan-Seon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.349-356
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    • 2010
  • Ion chromatography (IC) coupled with conductivity detector (CD) is a common system for the determination of perchlorate in water samples. Although the IC method with CD has been widely used for the determination of trace level perchlorate ion in water, sensitivity decreases dramatically as the complexity of the matrices increases. Here we proposed the application of ion chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (IC-MS/MS) to significantly improve selectivity of perchlorate. The mean recovery of the method was 104.4 ${\pm}$ 5.7% and the relative standard deviation (RSD%) was 1.9 ${\pm}$ 1.3%. The alculated method detection limit (MDL) was 0.0207 ${\pm}$ 0.0099 ${\mu}g/L$. The concentrations of perchlorate were minimum <0.1 ${\mu}g/L$ and maximum 18.3 ${\mu}g/L$ in source water (Namhan, Bukhan and Han River). Hongreung showed higher concentrations ($1^{st}$-14.3 ${\mu}g/L$, $2^{st}$-18.3 ${\mu}g/L$) than the other places. And the concentrations of perchlorate were 0.18~0.34 ${\mu}g/L$ in the samples taken from the six water treatment plants and six intake stations in Seoul.

A Study on the Effects Plastics have on the Product Designs through the Development of Plastic Materials - On & Around the Streamline favored by the Generation 1920-30'th - (플라스틱의 개발이 제품 디자인에 미친 영향에 관한 연구 - 1920-30년대 유선형을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Ok-Bun
    • Archives of design research
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    • v.19 no.2 s.64
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    • pp.283-292
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    • 2006
  • The Plastic material had been developed in the middle of the 19th century as an alternative material. Along with the development of the electrical engineering industry, it cropped up into center stage as an effective material and has increasingly expanded its use. As such, the plastic material has bound deep-seated ties with the design activities of industrial products, coming into the main material for a variety of industrial designs. Despite its dose affinity to design function in terms of its materialistic property, we have rarely seen examples of intensive study on the realtionship between plastics and designs. This study aims to find the importance that the substance affects industrial products in designs along with the development of plastic materials. With the objective in mind, we made a review of the streamline stylishness that had flourished in the twenties and thirties of the 19th century. Through this study, we understand that the plastic material has a close realtionshop with design activities in three different aspects. First, its amorphous state of nature makes it possible to change into any shape one desires in plastic surgery, which feature in turn influences the moulding of any design forms. Second, the plastic material is best suited to mass-manufacture, which induces to reduce the cost of production. Hence, the expansion of design industry. Third, the plastic material allows the multiple variety of colors, sensitivity, gloss and patterns and infinitely large possibility ranging from natural senses to human senses with the result that numberless diversity of designs cdould come into being.

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The study of improving the performance of lower direction finding ability due to the interfered phase difference of circular array Antennas (원형배열안테나의 위상간섭에 의한 방향탐지 성능저하 개선연구)

  • Chung, Jae-Woo;Kim, Young-Kil
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.535-539
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    • 2010
  • This paper include to study DoA(Direction of Arrival) for radio collection and monitoring system. The direction finding calculated by applying the CVDF (Correlation Vector Direction Finding) algorithm for the five circular dipole antenna over V / UHF band. To improve the accuracy of direction finding by applying CVDF algorithm needs to obtain ideal phase difference each antennas. However, a circular array antenna phase difference pattern may be distorted on a specific frequency band or to particular direction. The effect of installing each array antennas circularly and the effect of the interference of center pole (located in the center of a circular array antenna mount) may make the distortion of phase pattern. If you use an active antenna instead of passive antenna to obtain good sensitivity, you would measure the more distortion. This paper propose how to change combination of antennas to measure the phase in real-time and how to use antenna beam patterns for minimizing the degradation phenomena at applying simple CVDF algorithm and increasing the direction finding capability.

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Antimicrobial Agent and Chlorine Susceptibility of E. coli Group Isolated from Natural Drinking Water in Northern Gyeongbuk Area (경북북부지역 먹는물에서 분리된 대장균군의 항균제 및 염소소독제 감수성)

  • Sohn, Chang-Kyu;Lee, Chun-Woo;Kim, Tae-Bun;Park, Soon-Geel;Jeon, Chan-Jun;Lee, Chang-Il;Park, Ja-Young;Song, Sung-Bok;Huh, Wan
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.71-79
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    • 2008
  • We examined 165 unchlorinated natural drinking water samples for the presence of E. coli group resistant to antimicrobial agent and chlorine in nothern Gyeongbuk area in 2007. Among 165 water samples, 21 samples(12.7%) were positive to total coliforms and Six genus, 16 strains of E. coli groups isolated from 16 samples showed resistance against more than one antimicrobial agent such as Ampicillin, Tetracycline and Chloroamphenicol. Among 16 strains, 14 strains resistant to Ampicillin, 9 strains resistant to Tetracycline and one strain resistant to Chloroampenicol. but all 16 strains did not contain any integron gene cassettes, which contribute to the spread of antimicrobial resistance alleles by lateral gene transfer of gene cassettes in a variety of enteric bacteria. The minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) of 14 strains which showed resistant to Ampicillin was between $12{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ and $32{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, Nine strains resistant to Tetracycline showed between $32{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ and $128{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ and one strain resistant to Chloroampenicol showed $128{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. The chlorine sensitivity of 16 strains isolated from unchlorinated natural water sample did not show any difference among strains by the concentration of initial free chlorine and elapsed time after chlorine treatment. All 16 strains were killed after 1hr. exposure at $0.2mg/m{\ell}$ of free chlorine per liter or 30minutes exposure at $0.4mg/m{\ell}$ of free chlorine per liter.

Parameter Regionalization of a Tank Model for Simulating Runoffs from Ungauged Watersheds (미계측 유역 유출 모의를 위한 Tank 모형의 매개변수 지역화)

  • Kang, Min Goo;Lee, Joo Heon;Park, Ki Wook
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.46 no.5
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    • pp.519-530
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    • 2013
  • To provide a reliable tool for runoff simulations of ungauged watersheds upstream of reservoirs, a daily runoff simulation model, Tank model, is restructured, the parameter regionalization of the model is conducted, and the model's applicability is evaluated. Taking into account the characteristics of runoffs from the watersheds, a three-tank model is employed. The percolation process of the model's third tank is eliminated, considering the water budgets of the watersheds, and its evapotranspiration component is improved, reflecting the conditions of meteorological observation in South Korea. The sensitivity analysis of the model shows that the model's behaviors, varying with a sensitive parameter, ${\alpha}$, are reasonable. The regional parameter estimation equations are determined, using the characteristics and land uses of the watersheds as variables. The model is applied for the runoff simulations of three watersheds and the water stage simulation of one reservoir, and the simulation results are then compared with the observed values, which prove to be in close agreement with the observations. In addition, the results from simulating inflows of twenty-four reservoirs using the model show that the averages of evapotranspiration rate and runoff rate are 42.8% and 56.6%, respectively, which are resonable. Consequently, it is concluded that the model is practically applicable to simulating runoffs from watersheds upstream of reservoirs, and simulated inflow data are useful for watershed management and reservoir planning, design, and operation.

Production of Egg Yolk Immunoglobulin and Its Application for Pepper mild mottle virus in Serological Tests (Pepper mild mottle virus에 대한 난황항체의 생산과 혈청학적 진단에의 활용)

  • Han Jung-Heon;Lee Cheol-Ho;Kim Young-Ho;La Yong-Joon
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.144-147
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    • 2006
  • Egg yolk immunoglobulin (IgY) is much widely used in medical fields, but its use in serology of plant viruses is much limited. We produced an IgY against pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) and applied it to several serological tests. Polyclonal antibodies were obtained from the egg yolk of chicken immunized with a total of 2mg of purified PMMoV over 2 months. The titers of antibodies were measured with the ring-test over six months after the first injection. The highest.titers of IgY was 1/2,560 at 2 months after the first injection. Approximately 60-80 mg of IgY were obtained from one egg yolk. Using the IgY, 1ng/ml of purified PMMoV was detected with the indirect ELISA. Gelrite gel double diffusion test, ELISA and tissue immuno-binding assay employing IgY gave similar sensitivity and specificity to those of IgG developed in rabbit. Therefore, the IgY which can be obtained in large quantities from a chicken, might be useful for the antibody production and the serology of plant viruses.

Design Optimization of Duplex Burnable Poison Rods and Feasibility Evaluation for Core Design (이중구조 가연성독봉 설계안의 최적화 및 노심 핵설계 타당성 평가)

  • Yoon Seok-Kyun;Lee Dae-Jin;Kim Myung-Hyun
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.242-258
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    • 2004
  • The duplex burnable poison absorbers concept was suggested by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. This BP rod is composed of inner region of natural U-Gd$_2$O$_3$ and outer shell of enriched UO$_2$-Er$_2$O$_3$. It is expected that this burnable absorber has same reactivity control capability with gadolinia burnable absorber used in extened fuel cycle. In order to evaluate the nuclear feasibility of duplex BPs, the nuclear design characteristics were compared with that of four types of burnable absorbers; gadolinia, erbia, IFBA, dysprosia duplex BP on 24 months fuel cycle for Korean Standard Nuclear Power plants. According to the evaluation results of nuclear characteristics, the duplex BPs were better than other BPs on k-infinitives, reactivity holddown worth (RHW), pin power peaking and moderator temperature coefficient (MTC). The possibility of nuclear core design was also confirmed based on the optimized fuel assemblies which were searched for a sensitivity analysis. Characteristics of core design with duplex BPs was compared with that of reference core with gadolinia BPs for cycle length, power peaking and MTC. The duplex BP core had a little longer cycle length by 4 to 7 days because of increased amount of fissile in enriched uranium at the outer shell of duplex BP In case of power peaking F$\_$Q/ of duplex BP core was reduced from 1.5773 to 1.5335. MTC was also less -0.48 pcm/C than that of reference core. Finally, evaluation of fuel cycle economy was performed for the manufacturing feasibility test and fuel cost evaluation with duplex BPs. Fuel cycle economy of duplex BP core almost was equivalent with that of gadolinia BP core.