• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.476-483
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• 2017

The decay heat that is produced by nuclear reactor spent fuel must be cooled in a spent fuel storage pool. A wickless heat pipe or a vertical two-phase closed thermosyphon (TPCT) is used to remove this decay heat. The objective of this research is to investigate the thermal performance of a prototype model for a large-scale vertical TPCT as a passive cooling system for a nuclear research reactor spent fuel storage pool. An experimental investigation and numerical simulation using RELAP5/MOD 3.2 were used to investigate the TPCT thermal performance. The effects of the initial pressure, filling ratio, and heat load were analyzed. Demineralized water was used as the TPCT working fluid. The cooled water was circulated in the water jacket as a cooling system. The experimental results show that the best thermal performance was obtained at a thermal resistance of $0.22^{\circ}C/W$, the lowest initial pressure, a filling ratio of 60%, and a high evaporator heat load. The simulation model that was experimentally validated showed a pattern and trend line similar to those of the experiment and can be used to predict the heat transfer phenomena of TPCT with varying inputs.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회B
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• pp.3236-3240
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• 2007

This paper describes the results of steam turbine performance tests. The objectives of performance test is to exactly evaluate the degradation(decrease in performance) of the coal-fired steam turbine generator in order to provide plant information to help performance engineers identify problems, improve performance, and make economic decisions about scheduling maintenance and optimizing operation. To achieve these goals, the periodic thermal performance tests have been carried out since the initial operation period, 1997. We made the calculation program and guidelines for the tests and developed the performance index of the turbine cycle on the basis of the ASME PTC. By comparing the performance changes throughout the whole operation period, we confirmed the performance reliabilities of the turbine and its conditions.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2007년도 동계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.82-87
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• 2007

In the present study, the simulation on the annual performance evaluation of a renewable energy systems with fuel cell driven compound source hybrid heat pump systems is applied to the heating and cooling of large community building. The large community building has the economical advantage to apply heat pump cooling and heating systems the long period operation. If air and ground source hybrid heat pump systems are combined, COP of the system can be increased largely. Fuel cell driven compound source hybrid heat pump system can reduced the fuel cost as well as thermal storage tank sharply.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.655-663
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• 2024

In order to meet the technological demand for indoor heating systems that ensure winter thermal comfort during the transition from internal combustion engines to electrification, a localized proximity heating module using surface heating elements was developed. The operational performance of heating module was tested in the low temperature chamber. The experiment conditions were varied by changing the chamber temperature (-10, 0℃), the air flow rate (6.2, 6.0, 4.2m³/h), the heater power (100, 80, 60, 40W). Thermal comfort model was confirmed using the CBE Thermal Comfort Tool applying ASHRAE standard 55. Under -10℃ condition, thermal comfort was satisfied at 23.4, 23.2℃ at power of 100W and air flow rate 6.0, 4.6m³/h. Under 0℃ condition, at power of 80W, air flow rate 6.2, 6.0m³/h, and at power of 60W, air flow rate 4.6m³/h showed results of 25.7, 26.1, 23.0℃, respectively, satisfying thermal comfort. This study analyzed the operating performance of the local proximity heating module in the low temperature chamber and applied thermal comfort model to prove applicability of local proximity heating module using surface heating elements and how to utilize the thermal comfort model.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2005년도 창립60주년 기념 추계 학술대회
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• pp.6.2-6.2
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• 2005

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.1312-1316
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• 2004

The Stirling refrigerators have been widely used for the cooling of the infrared detector and HTS to the cryogenic temperature. The Stirling refrigerator with the rotary compressor are applicable to the cooling device for the compact mobile thermal imaging system, because the refrigerators have the compact structure and light weight. The typical performance factors of the Stirling refrigerator are the cool-down time, cooling capacity at the desired temperature and the input power. And the above performance factors are depends on the thermal insulation characteristics of the Dewar. In this study, the steady thermal load of the Dewar and the performance of the Stirling refrigerator were measured. The results show the dependency of the input power and the charging pressure on the performance of the refrigerator.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2019

Carbon fiber reinforced SiC composites (C/SiC) have high-temperature stability and excellent thermal shock resistance, and are currently being applied in extreme environments, for example, as aerospace propulsion parts or in high-performance brake systems. However, their low thermal conductivity, compared to metallic materials, are an obstacle to energy efficiency improvements via utilization of regenerative cooling systems. In order to solve this problem, the present study investigated the bonding strength between carbon fiber and matrix material within ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials, demonstrating the relation between the microstructure and bonding, and showing that the mechanical properties and thermal conductivity may be improved by treatment of the carbon fibers. When fiber surface was treated with a nitric acid solution, the observed segment crack areas within the subsequently generated CMC increased from 6 to 10%; moreover, it was possible to enhance the thermal conductivity from 10.5 to 14 W/m·K, via the same approach. However, fiber surface treatment tends to cause mechanical damage of the final composite material by fiber etching.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2011

사용자들의 높은 요구 사항을 만족시키는 컴퓨팅 시스템을 개발하기 위해 프로세서의 성능을 향상시키기 위한 연구는 지속적으로 진행되어 왔다. 공정 기술 발달을 비롯한 다양한 기술 발전을 통하여 프로세서의 성능은 비약적으로 발전하였으나 그 이면에는 새로운 문제들이 발생하게 되었다. 그 중에서, 최근 들어 주된 문제점 중 하나로 인식되고 있는 열섬 현상은 칩의 신뢰성에 심각한 영향을 미치기 때문에 프로세서 설계 시 성능, 전력 효율성과 함께 반드시 고려되어야 한다. 과거에는 기계적인 냉각 기법으로 프로세서의 온도를 효과적으로 제어할 수 있었지만, 최근에는 프로세서의 성능이 높아져 발생되는 온도가 높아 냉각 비용이 급속히 증가하고 있다. 이로 인해, 최근의 온도 제어 연구는 기계적인 냉각 기법보다는 구조적 기법을 통한 온도 제어에 더욱 집중되는 추세를 보이고 있다. 하지만, 구조적 기법을 통해 온도를 제어하는 방안은 프로세서의 온도를 낮추는 데에는 효율적이지만 이를 위해 성능을 희생한다는 단점이 존재한다. 따라서, 기계적 냉각 기법을 통해 프로세서의 온도를 효율적으로 제어할 수 있다면, 성능 저하가 발생되는 구조적 기법을 통한 온도 제어기법의 사용 빈도가 줄어 그 만큼 성능이 향상될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 본 논문에서는 고성능 멀티코어 프로세서에서 발생하는 온도를 기계적인 냉각 기법이 얼마나 효율적으로 제어할 수 있는지를 상세하게 분석해 보고자 한다. 공랭식 냉각기와 수랭식 냉각기를 이용하여 다양한 실험을 수행한 결과, 공랭식 냉각기와 비교하여 수랭식 냉각기가 온도를 효과적으로 제어하는 반면에 전력 소모가 더 많음을 확인할 수 있다. 특히, 1W의 전력을 통해 낮출 수 있는 온도를 분석해 보면 공랭식에 비해서 수랭식이 더 효율적임을 알 수 있으며, 수랭식 냉각기의 경우에는 냉각 단계가 냉각 효율은 오히려 감소하게 됨을 확인할 수 있다. 실험 결과를 바탕으로 온도에 따라 적절하게 기계적 냉각 기법을 활용한다면 프로세서의 온도를 더욱 효과적으로 제어할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.105-121
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• 2014

A fundamental limitation of steel structures is the decrease in their load-bearing capacity at high temperatures in fire situations such that structural members may require some additional treatment for fire resistance. In this regard, this paper evaluates the structural stability of fire-resistant steel, introduced in the late 1999s, through tensile coupon tests and proposes some experimental equations for the yield stress, the elastic modulus, and specific heat. The surface temperature, deflection, and maximum stress of fire-resistant steel H-section columns were calculated using their own mechanical and thermal properties. According to a comparison of mechanical properties between fire-resistant steel and Eurocode 3, the former outperformed the latter, and based on a comparison of structural performance between fire-resistant steel and ordinary structural steel of equivalent mechanical properties at room temperature, the former had greater structural stability than the latter through $900^{\circ}C$.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1791-1793
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• 1996

This paper describes Thermal-Mechanical performance and Ultimate Mechanical-Strength test for the purpose of aging analysis of suspension insulator. The temperature difference of insulator surface according to the aging of suspension insulator brought out about $2^{\circ}C$ to $7-8^{\circ}C$ difference comparing with the atmospheric temperature. Quality standard and Mechanical-Strength of used suspension insulator deteriorate more remarkably than that of new suspension insulator. It is required that Thermal-Mechanical performance test standard be revised in the future. And it is described about the development prospect of polymer insulators