• 기본간호학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.112-122
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects on body temperature, shivering, and perceived thermal comfort of web-based evidence-based practice guideline for patients undergoing gastrectomy. Methods: Eighty patients scheduled for gastrectomy were recruited and assigned to the control or experimental group by sequential order. Before collecting data from the experimental group, a systematic educational program on evidence-based guidelines was provided to the nurses as well anesthesiologists. Data were analyzed using t-test and repeated measured ANOVA. Results: The experimental group showed higher body temperature from the induction of anesthesia until four hours after surgery compared to the control group. In addition, the levels of thermal comfort as well as satisfaction with thermal management were significantly higher in the experiment group. Conclusion: Use of evidence-based guidelines was effective in maintaining body temperature, lowering sensitivity to shivering, and promoting perceived thermal comfort. Therefore, adoption of evidence-based interventions in nursing practice is recommended.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1804-1812
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• 2022

The aim of this paper is to assess the reliability and accuracy of the PSI standard method, used in many previous works, for the quantification of ND uncertainties in the SPERT-III RIA transient, by quantifying the discrepancy between the actual inserted reactivity and the original static reactivity worth and their associated uncertainties. The assessment has shown that the inherent S3K neutron source renormalization scheme, introduced before starting the transient, alters the original static reactivity worth of the transient CR and reduces the associated uncertainty due to the ND perturbation. In order to overcome these limitations, two additional methods have been developed based on CR adjustment. The comparative study performed between the three methods has showed clearly the high sensitivity of the obtained results to the selected approach and pointed out the importance of using the right procedure in order to simulate correctly the effect of ND uncertainties on the overall parameters in a RIA transient. This study has proven that the approach that allows matching the original static reactivity worth and starting the transient from criticality is the most reliable method since it conservatively preserves the effect of the ND uncertainties on the inserted reactivity during a RIA transient.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.2604-2612
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• 2023

Spent nuclear fuel and long-lived radioactive waste must be carefully handled before disposing them off to a geological repository. After the pre-storage period in water pools, spent nuclear fuel is stored in casks, which are widely used for interim storage. Interim storage in casks is very important part in the whole cycle of nuclear energy generation. This paper presents the results of the numerical study that was performed to evaluate the thermal behavior of a metal-concrete CONSTOR RBMK-1500 cask loaded with spent nuclear fuel and placed in an open type interim storage facility which is under fire conditions (steady-state, fire, post-fire). The modelling was performed using the ANSYS Fluent code. Also, a local sensitivity analysis of thermal parameters on temperature variation was performed. The analysis demonstrated that the maximum increase in the fuel load temperatures is about 10 ℃ and 8 ℃ for 30 min 800 ℃ and 60 min 600 ℃ fires respectively. Therefore, during the fire and the post-fire periods, the fuel load temperatures did not exceed the 300 ℃ limiting temperature set for an RBMK SNF cladding for long-term storage. This ensures that fire accident does not cause overheating of fuel rods in a cask.

• 센서학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2003

$Si_3N_4/SiO_2/Si_3N_4$ 열차단막을 이용한 크로멜-알루멜(chromel-alumel) 열전(thermoelectric) 유량센서를 제작하였다. 백금 박막 히터의 저항온도계수는 약 $0.00397/^{\circ}C$이었고, 크로멜-알루멜 열전쌍(thermocouple)의 Seebeck 계수는 약 $36\;{\mu}V/K$이었다. 기체의 열전도도가 증가할수록 유량센서가 나타내는 열기전력은 감소하였으며, 히터의 온도가 증가하거나 히터와 열전쌍 사이의 간격이 감소할수록 유량센서의 $N_2$ 유량에 대한 감도는 증가하였다. 히터 전압을 약 2.5 V로 하였을 때 유량센서의 $N_2$ 유량에 대한 감도는 약 $1.5\;mV/sccm^{1/2}$이었고, 열 응답시간은 약 0.18초이었다. 크로멜-알루멜 열전 유량센서의 유량감도에 있어서 선형 범위가 Bi-Sb 유랑센서의 것보다 더 넓게 나타났다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.185-194
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• 2006

Transient operations for an integral type reactor, SMART-P, have been experimentally investigated using a thermal-hydraulic integral test facility, VISTA (Experimental Verification by Integral Simulation of Transients and Accidents), in order to verify the system design and performance of the SMART-P, a pilot plant of SMART. The VISTA facility was subjected to various accident conditions such as feedwater increase and decrease, loss of coolant flow, and control rod withdrawal accidents in order to elucidate the thermal-hydraulic responses following such accidents and finally to verify the system design of the SMARTP. Full functional control logics have been implemented in the VISTA facility in order to control the required control action for an accident simulation. As one of the sensitivity tests to verify the PRHRS performance, the effects of the initial water level in the compensation tank are experimentally investigated. When the initial water level is 16%, the water is quickly drained and nitrogen gas is then introduced into the PRHR system, resulting in deterioration of the PRHRS performance. It is thus found that nitrogen ingression should be prevented to ensure stable PRHRS operation.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.439-443
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• 2015

종래의 방사선 의료영상 센서는 방사선에 의해 생성된 전하신호를 화소내에서 적분하는 방식이다. 본 연구에서는 저선량에서 우수한 해상력이 가능한 광계수형 영상센서를 개발하기 위해 진공 열증착법을 이용하여 다결정 CdTe(p-CdTe) 필름을 제작하였다. 또한, 광계수형 센서의 성능평가를 위하여 물리적 특성(SEM, XRD) 및 전기적 특성(leakage current, x-ray sensitivity, SNR) 평가를 하였다. 측정 결과, $1V/{\mu}m$ 이하의 인가전압에서 $5nA/cm^2$ 이하의 누설 전류밀도를 보였으며, X선 발생신호량은 $7{\mu}C/cm^2{\cdot}R$으로 광계수형 센서로의 적용에 적합한 것으로 평가되었다. 또한, 신호대잡음비는 동작영역에서 5000 이상의 값을 보였다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2008

확장 B-스플라인 기저함수(extended B-spline basis functions)을 이용한 레벨셋 기반의 위상 형상 최적설계 기법을 정상 상태의 열전도 문제에 대하여 개발하였다. 본 해석법은 레벨셋으로 결정된 영역 안쪽만 고려하여 해석을 수행하게 되므로 열전달 문제에서 생길 수 있는 영역 바깥부분 영향을 제거할 수 있다. 설계민감도 해석으로부터 결정되는 법선속도를 활용하여 헤밀턴-자코비 방정식의 해를 구하게 되며, 주어진 체적조건 하에서 열 컴플라이언스(thermal compliance)가 최소가 되는 방향으로 최적의 형상을 결정할 수 있다. 형상 설계민감도를 정확하게 얻기 위해서는 레벨셋 함수와 B-스플라인 함수를 이용하여 수직 단위 벡터와 형상의 곡률을 정확히 결정하며, 위상 설계민감도를 통해 최적화과정 동안 필요한 위치와 시점에서 위상의 변화를 주는 홀을 쉽게 생성할 수 있다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.652-658
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• 2016

Thermal batteries use inorganic salt as electrolyte, which is inactive at room temperature. As soon as heat pellets are fired by an igniter, all the solid electrolytes are instantly melted into excellent ionic conductors. However, the abnormal heat generation by the igniter flame or heat pellets causes the thermal decomposition of the electrode and the melting of the anode, eventually leading to a thermal runaway, which results in overheating or explosion. The thermal runaway can be significantly reduced by the adoption of $Zr/BaCrO_4$ heat papers. In this study, the heat papers with various ratios of fuel (Zr) and oxidizer ($BaCrO_4$) were prepared by the paper-making process. We have investigated the calorimetric value, burning rate, and ignition sensitivity. The ignition test of heat pellets and the discharge test of thermal batteries were also carried out. At the composition of 40 wt.% of Zr, the heat papers showed the highest specific calorimetric value and burning rate. As a result, $Zr/BaCrO_4$ heat paper made by the paper-making process has shown the applicability for thermal batteries.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.49-53
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• 1998

The winter-resident Korean bats, Murina leucogaster ognevi, show a circadian cycle of thermoregulation and locomotion in summer, as do other bat species in temperate regions. They are most active between dusk and dawn with body temperature (Tb) of 35-4OC, and are usually torpid in their roost sites for the rest of day with their Tb close to ambient temperature (Ta) of around 15C. The present study was conducted to determine thermogenic and thermolabile properties of the heterothermic bats that would influence their daily feeding activities and ultimately, their energy conservation strategy. Testing on active male Murina, resting metabolic rate (RMR, gauged by oxygen consumption rate) at the lower limit of thermoneutral zone (31C) was 2.0 L kq-1 h-1. The regression slope of RMR below the thermoneutral zone (an index of metabolic thermal sensitivity) was -0.38 L $kg^{-l} h^{-1} C^{-1}$. The metabolic rate at the roost Ta (15C) was 4.5 times the lowest RMR in the active state but becomes nearly zero in the torpid state. This implies that by being torpid during daytime (between dawn and dusk), the individual bats would save about 4.7 kcal each day in mid-summer. Interspecific comparisons of thermal metabolic response over a mass scale suggest that the smaller bats show a relatively higher metabolic rate in thermoneutral zone and a greater thermal sensitivity of metabolism, which follows the general principle seen in homeothermic metabolism. Thermolabile features in metabolic responses seem to be fairly common for these bats in conditions other than a fully active state. Types of thermolabile responses and their energetic significance are discussed.

• 센서학회지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.313-318
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• 1998

LiF에 Mg, Cu, P를 활성제로 첨가한 고감도의 LiF:Mg,Cu,P TLD를 제작하고, 잠상퇴행과 열처리조건에 따른 열형광 특성의 변화와 재사용성을 조사하였다. 제작한 LiF:Mg,Cu,P TLD는 시판중인 TLD-700(Harshaw Chemical Co.)에 비해 25.3배 열형광 강도가 높았으며, 실온에서 1개월 간 보관했을 때는 주 peak의 잠상퇴행이 나타나지 않았고, $100^{\circ}C$에서는 7일 경과 후 50% 정도 열형광강도가 감소하였다. 또한 $260{\sim}320^{\circ}C$의 온도 영역에서 열처리에 따른 열형광 특성 변화를 조사하였으며, TLD가 초기의 열형광 강도를 회복하여 재사용이 가능한 열처리 온도와 시간을 각각 $280^{\circ}C$, 10분으로 정하였다.