• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.77-83
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• 1997

사용 후 핵연료 수송용기 등에 사용되는 에폭시수지계 중성자 차폐재, KNS(Kaeri Neutron Shield)-101, KNS-102 및 KNS-103를 제조하였다. 기본물질은 에폭시수지이며, 첨가제로는 폴리프로필렌, 수산화알루미늄 및 탄화붕소이다. 이들 중성자 차폐재들은 유동성이 좋아 수송용기와 같은 복잡한 구조에 사용할 수 있다. 제조된 중성자 차폐재들을 가압경수로 사용 후 핵연료 28다발을 수송할 수 있는 수송용기에 적용하여 차폐능 평가를 수행하였다. 세가지 중성자 차폐재를 수송용기에 적용하여 ANISN 코드로 차폐능 평가를 수행한 결과 정상수송시 중성자 차폐재의 두께가 10 cm 이상 일때 수송용기 반경방향표면에서 최대 방사선량율은 $300{\mu}Sv/h$로 나타났으며, 수송용기 표면에서 100 cm 지점에서의 최대 방사선량율은 $97{\mu}Sv/h$로 나타났다. 이들은 모두 관련된 법규들에서 규정된 최대허용 방사선량율을 만족하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.2607-2612
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• 2020

The present work was aimed to show the possibility of using hydrogel (acrylic/boric acid) for evaluation of the neutron radiation shielding. The influence of acrylic acid concentration, different gamma doses and relative contents of boric acid were studied. The physical properties and the thermomechanical stability of the studied samples were investigated. The shielding property of the composite for neutron was tested by Pu-Be neutron source (5 Ci) under room temperature. The neutron fluence rates and gamma fluxes were measured using a stilbene organic scintillator. The macroscopic effective removal cross-section Σ_R (cm^-1) of fast neutrons and total attenuation coefficient μ (cm^-1) of gamma rays has been studied experimentally. The transmission parameters, the relaxation length (??) and the half-value layer (HVL) were obtained. The obtained results indicated that the addition of boric acid to acrylic acid tends to increase the macroscopic effective removal cross-section Σ_R (cm^-1) to 0.141 compared to 0.094 of ordinary concrete.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2023

Radon, a carcinogenic substance generated from soil or building materials, have to be fundamentally blocked from entering indoors. In this study, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/silicone emulsions with excellent mechanical and thermal properties and effective blocking of radon gas were prepared by using radiation technology. As the electron-beam irradiation does increased, a partially crosslinked structure was formed in EVA molecular chain, increasing tensile properties and adhesive strength. The EVA/silicone film showed excellent thermal stability without deformation. In addition, the non-irradiated EVA/silicone film showed a radon blocking rate of about a 75%, while the EVA/silicone film irradiated with 3 and 5 kGy showed an excellent radon blocking rate of over 90% due to the formation of crosslinked structure in the EVA molecular chain. These results indicated that the radiation technology can effectively block radon by forming a partially crosslinked structure of EVA/silicone emulsion to improve tensile property, adhesive strength, and deformation stability.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.2335-2347
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• 2023

As medical facilities are usually built at urban areas, special concrete aggregates and evaluation methods are needed to optimize the design of concrete walls by balancing density, thickness, material composition, cost, and other factors. Carbon treatment rooms require a high radiation shielding requirement, as the neutron yield from carbon therapy is much higher than the neutron yield of protons. In this case study, the maximum carbon energy is 430 MeV/u and the maximum current is 0.27 nA from a hybrid particle therapy system. Hospital or facility construction should consider this requirement to design a special heavy concrete. In this work, magnetite is adopted as the major aggregate. Density is determined mainly by the major aggregate content of magnetite, and a heavy concrete test block was constructed for structural tests. The compressive strength is 35.7 MPa. The density ranges from 3.65 g/cm³ to 4.14 g/cm³, and the iron mass content ranges from 53.78% to 60.38% from the 12 cored sample measurements. It was found that there is a linear relationship between density and iron content, and mixing impurities should be the major reason leading to the nonuniform element and density distribution. The effect of this nonuniformity on radiation shielding properties for a carbon treatment room is investigated by three groups of Monte Carlo simulations. Higher density dominates to reduce shielding thickness. However, a higher content of high-Z elements will weaken the shielding strength, especially at a lower dose rate threshold and vice versa. The weakened side effect of a high iron content on the shielding property is obvious at 2.5 µSv=h. Therefore, we should not blindly pursue high Z content in engineering. If the thickness is constrained to 2 m, then the density can be reduced to 3.3 g/cm³, which will save cost by reducing the magnetite composition with 50.44% iron content. If a higher density of 3.9 g/cm³ with 57.65% iron content is selected for construction, then the thickness of the wall can be reduced to 174.2 cm, which will save space for equipment installation.

• Composites Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.124-129
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• 2015

CNT 및 GNP 는 고강도, 고강성, 열전도율, 내부식성, 전자 차폐성 등 여러 우수한 기계적 특성을 갖기 때문에, 우주 항공분야, 전자기기 소재 및 에너지 소재에 사용되고, 제동 시 흡수 에너지가 크고 안정된 제동 효과를 나타내기 때문에 경주용 자동차나 항공기의 브레이크 디스크 재료로도 각광받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 CNT 중량비를 2 wt% 및 3 wt%, GNP 중량비를 0.5 wt%, 1 wt% 변화시켜 CF/CNT, GNP/Epoxy 복합재료를 제조하였다. 복합 재료는 기계적 방법(3-롤밀)에 의해 제조되었다. 기계적 특성은 인장, 충격 및 마모 테스트를 각각 ASTM D638, D256과 D3181에 따라 수행하였다. 시험 결과 CF/GNP0.5 wt%/Epoxy 복합재료가 인장, 충격, 마모시험에서 우수한 특성을 보였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 방전 플라즈마 유기절연재료 초전도 자성체연구회
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• pp.25-29
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• 2004

Corona on polymer materials causes deterioration by the combined action of the discharge striking the surface and the action of certain chemical compounds that are formed by the discharges. In the design and manufacture of polymer insulators must be sufficiently large to avoid corona discharges, otherwise a shielding or corona ring (grading ring) needs to be installed on the insulator. To conduct this purpose, many researchers have investigated end-fitting of polymer insulator by voltage distribution simulation and electrical test. Grading rings are used to improve the performance of the insulator in multiple ways. They can reduce corona and associated audible noise and radio influence and television interference. The factors determining the uses of a grading ring are line voltage, geometry and dimensions of end fittings, geometry and dimensions of line hardware, and environmental conditions. In this paper, electrical property of polymer insulator with end-fitting design have been investigated by electrical field analysis, various end-fitting design, tracking wheel test, corona inception voltage and extinction voltage. Electrical field analysis is conducted by FEM program and various end-fitting is designed through this result. Designed end-fittings are manufactured and their performance is conducted by electrical performance test.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2023

최근 건설현장은 인건비 상승, 중대재해처벌법 등으로 인한 건설 현장 여건의 변화로 탈현장 여건으로 프리캐스트 부재 생산에 대한 관심이 증대되고 있다. 특히, 프리캐스트 프리스트레스트 중공슬래브는 단면 내 중공형상을 두어, 중량감소 및 강연선을 통한 처짐 제어 등으로 구조성능은 확보하고 있으나, 현재 내화 성능 개선에 대한 미비한 연구 뿐만 아니라, 기업들의 근거 없는 당연내화구조 기준을 적용함에 내화성능 확보에 대한 시급성이 대두되고 있다. 이 연구에서는 기존 중공 슬래브와 비교하여 동등이상 구조성능, 경제성을 갖기 위하여 슬래브단면 내 중공 형상 최적화를 통해 단면 내 콘크리트 충진률 감소 및 상하부 플랜지 형상 개선으로 내화단면을 개발하였다. 이를 적용한 PC 중공 슬래브에 대하여 단면두께를 변수로 하여 2시간 내화시험을 진행하여, 실험결과 내화 성능(하중지지력, 차열성, 차염성)을 확보 하였다. 실험 결과 기반으로, 수치해석 시뮬레이션을 통해 내화모델링을 정립하여, 추후 단면형상 변경에 따라 내화 해석 예측이 가능한 것으로 판단된다.