• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2011

The objectives of this study are to analyze the performance of a heat pump system with the various heat source and to carry out economic assessment for the heat pump system. The COP of the river water and ground source heat pump system was 20% higher than that of the air source heat pump system because river water and geothermal provide stable operating temperature compared with air temperature throughout the year. In addition, the economic assessment of a heat pump system using air, river water, and geothermal as a heat source was carried out. The ratio of the life cycle operating cost to the life cycle cost increased with the increase of building capacity. The payback period was found to be less than 3.3 and 4.5 years, respectively when the capacity of the river water and ground source heat pump was larger than 10 RT.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.113-119
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• 2012

The two-step water splitting thermochemical cycle is composed of the T-R (Thermal Reduction) and W-D (Water Decomposition) steps. The mechanism of this cycle is oxidation-reduction, which produces hydrogen. The reaction temperature necessary for this thermochemical cycle can be achieved by a dish-type solar thermal collector (Inha University, Korea). The purpose of this study is to validate a water splitting device in the field. The device is studied and fabricated by Kodama et al (2010, 2011). The validation results show that the foam device, when loaded with $CeO_2$ powder, was successfully achieved hydrogen production under field conditions. Through this experiment, we can analyze the characteristics of the catalyst and able to determine which is more advantageous thing to produce hydrogen compared with previous experiment that used ferrite-device.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제55권12호
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• pp.1077-1089
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• 2022

도림천의 최상류인 관악산에 서울대학교가 건설되면서 관악산 유역은 일종의 도시화를 겪어왔으며, 폭우 시 하류 하천의 수량과 수질에 악영향을 미치는 사례 등 물순환 왜곡이 우려되어왔다. 대부분의 캠퍼스 유역이 그렇듯 물순환과 관련된 자료가 절대적으로 미흡하였기에 복합기상관측장비 Atmos-41을 도입함으로써 수문·기상학적 자료를 구축하여 본 연구를 시작하였다. Atmos-41의 관측 결과는 기상청 자료와 비교하여 통계적 특성과 월별 변동성에 따른 신뢰구간을 분석하여 검증하였다. 관악캠퍼스의 물순환은 SWMM으로 평가하였는데 표면유출량과 침투량 모의값은 동일 유역의 과거 연구 결과를 통해 검증하였고, 잠재증발산량은 Atmos-41의 관측 자료와 비교하여 검증하였다. 계산된 SWMM 잠재증발산량은 기온이 낮은 기간에 대해서는 과소 추정되는 경향이 있어, 다중회귀분석을 통해 강수량, 상대습도, 풍속에 대한 변동을 고려할 수 있도록 보정하였다. 그 결과 Atmos-41의 잠재증발산량과 비교했을 때 R²가 0.54에서 0.80으로 개선되었다. 관악산 유역의 캠퍼스화로 인한 물순환 변화율은 표면유출률의 15.7% 증가, 침투율의 14.2% 감소, 그리고 증발량의 1.6% 감소를 초래한 것으로 확인하였다. 결론적으로 서울대학교가 지속가능한 캠퍼스로 나아가고 하류 유역의 안전성 확보를 위해 현재의 물순환 변화율을 유지할 것을 제안하며, Atmos-41의 지속적인 관측 결과는 추후 관악캠퍼스 물순환 연구의 기초 자료로 활용성이 높을 것이라 기대된다.

• 지질공학
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.401-416
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• 2004

이 연구에서는 물과 산성용액을 이용한 동결${\cdot}$융해실험을 통하여 강원도 횡성군에서 채취된 셰일의 물리적 특성변화를 측정하였다. 실험에 적용된 동결${\cdot}$융해 온도 범위는 $-20{\pm}2^{\circ}C\~15{\pm}2^{\circ}C$ 이고 시료는 12시간 동안 동결한 후 물속에서 8시간 동안 융해시켰다. 이 후 시료를 진공 챔버에서 4시간동안 수침하여 완전히 포화시켰으며, 이러한 일련의 과정을 1 cycle로 설정하였다. 본 연구에서는 매 5 cycle마다 시료의 흡수율, 탄성파 속도, 쇼어 경도, 슬래이크 내구성시험, 일축압축시험 등을 실시하였다. 동결${\cdot}$융해 실험의 반복횟수가 증가될수록 시료의 물성은 변화하였다. 일축압축강도는 물을 이용한 실험에서는 매cycle마다 0.40MPa정도 감소하였고 산성용액을 이용한 실험에서는 0.48Mra정도 감소하였으며, 탄성계수 역시 물에서 0.21Gpa, 산성용액에서 0.30GPa 감소하였다. 흡수율의 경우는 물에서 $0.29\%$, 산성용액에서 $0.37\%$ 증가되었다. 이러한 결과는 산성용액에서의 풍화속도가 물에서의 풍화속도보다 빠름을 지시한다. 그러나 탄성파속도, 쇼어경도와 슬레이크 내구성 시험에서는 물과 산성용액에 따른 차이가 거의 나타나지 않았다. 동결${\cdot}$융해 실험 결과와 연구지 역의 동절기 기간의 기온분포를 고려해 볼 때 실제 1년이 동결-응해 실험 약 $6\~12\;cycle$에 해당될 것으로 추정된다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.257-272
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• 2007

Supercritical water-cooled reactors (SCWRs) are recognized as a Generation IV reactor concept. The Super LWR is a pressure-vessel type thermal spectrum SCWR with downward-flow water rods and is currently under study at the University of Tokyo. This paper reviews Super LWR safety. The fundamental requirement for the Super LWR, which has a once-through coolant cycle, is the core coolant flow rate rather than the coolant inventory. Key safety characteristics of the Super LWR inhere in the design features and have been identified through a series of safety analyses. Although loss-of-flow is the most important abnormality, fuel rod heat-up is mitigated by the "heat sink" and "water source" effects of the water rods. Response of the reactor power against pressurization events is mild due to a small change in the average coolant density and flow stagnation of the once-through coolant cycle. These mild responses against transients and also reactivity feedbacks provide good inherent safety against anticipated-transient-without-scram (ATWS) events without alternative actions. Initiation of an automatic depressurization system provides effective heat removal from the fuel rods. An "in-vessel accumulator" effect of the reactor vessel top dome enhances the fuel rod cooling. This effect enlarges the safety margin for large LOCA.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2013

In this paper, the performance analysis for evaporation capacity, total work and efficiency of the ocean thermal energy conversion(OTEC) power system using mixed refrigerant(R32,R152a) is conducted to find the effect of hot wasted water on OTEC power system. The system in this study is applied with two stage turbine, regenerator, cooler and separator on Organic Rankine Cycle. The commercial program HYSYS is used for the performance analysis. The main results were summarized as follows : The efficiency of the OTEC power cycle has a largely effect on the evaporation capacity and total work. As increasing temperature of heat source water, evaporator's capacity is decreased but total work increase. Otherwise, using hot wasted water bring effects not only increasing system efficiency but also declining evaporator's capacity. Thus With a thorough grasp of these effect, it is necessary to find way to use hot wasted water emitted by power plant and so on.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2016

In this study, the simulation for performance comparison between basic single stage organic rankine cycle, multi stage reheater cycle and multi stage reheater & recuperator cycle was carried out. The multi stage reheater cycle and multi stage reheater & recuperator cycle was designed to improve the efficiency for organic rankine cycle using heat source from industrial waste heat and heat sink from deep ocean water. R245fa was selected as a refrigerant for the cycle and system efficiencies were simulated by the variation of the heat sink temperature and the cycle classification. Performance characteristics were simulated by using the Aspen HYSYS. It was confirmed that the system efficiency was decreased by the increase of heat sink temperature. These results can be considered to be applied as geo-ocean thermal energy conversion in where plenty of geothermal or ocean thermal resource exist.

• 한국마린엔지니어링학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마린엔지니어링학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.95-99
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• 2001

As a way to use energy effectively, the present study is aimed at investigating the performance characteristics of a Single Effect LiBr/Water Absorption Refrigerator using a low temperature driving heat-source. It was carried out by changing the driving heat-source temperature, the cold water outlet temperature(the refrigeration load), the cooling water inlet temperature, and the weak solution flow rate and this study compares the performance characteristics of refrigerator against the existence and non-existence of the Recirculation of the Weak solution which is used as a method to improve the performance of refrigerator. In case of Recirculation of the weak solution, more improved the Refrigeration Capacity and COP was obtained, and these effects became more larger in the high temperature of driving heat-source and large quantity of solution.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2005

Kyung-hee Thorium Fuel (KTF), a heterogeneous thorium-based seed and blanket design concept for pressurized light water reactors, is being studied as an alternative to enhance proliferation resistance and fuel cycle economics of PWRs. The proliferation resistance characteristics of the KTF assembly design were evaluated through parametric studies using neutronic performance indices such as Bare Critical Mass (BCM), Spontaneous Neutron Source rate (SNS), Thermal Generation rate (TG), and Radio-Toxicity. Also, Fissile Economic Index (FEI), a new index for gauging fuel cycle economy, was suggested and applied to optimize the KTF design. A core loaded with optimized KTF assemblies with a seed-to-blanket ratio of 1: 1 was tested at the Korea Next Generation Reactor (KNGR), ARP-1400. Core design characteristics for cycle length, power distribution, and power peaking were evaluated by HELIOS and MASTER code systems for nine reload cycles. The core calculation results show that the KTF assembly design has nearly the same neutronic performance as those of a conventional $UO_2$ fuel assembly. However, the power peaking factor is relatively higher than that of conventional PWRs as the maximum Fq is 2.69 at the M$9^{th}$ equilibrium cycle while the design limit is 2.58. In order to assess the economic potential of a heterogeneous thorium fuel core, the front-end fuel cycle costs as well as the spent fuel disposal costs were compared with those of a reference PWR fueled with $UO_2$. In the case of comprising back-end fuel cycle cost, the fuel cycle cost of APR-1400 with a KTF assembly is 4.99 mills/KWe-yr, which is lower than that (5.23 mills/KWe-yr) of a conventional PWR. Proliferation resistance potential, BCM, SNS, and TG of a heterogeneous thorium-fueled core are much higher than those of the $UO_2$ core. The once-through fuel cycle application of heterogeneous thorium fuel assemblies demonstrated good competitiveness relative to $UO_2$ in terms of economics.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.376-385
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• 2009

The characteristics of Lake Cheonhoji water and sediment were investigated in oder to utilize these as fundamental materials for the management of lake water quality. The hydrographic properties of Lake Cheonhoji which are relatively low chance of nutrients loading from the watershed and a long retention time of lake water, lead to the probability of high lake productivity. It was also observed that lake water showed stratification during summer and complete mixing during fall, even though water depth was relatively shallow. The trophic state was eutrophic to hypertrophic from summer to late fall. The overall properties of the sediment were oligohumic, high ignition loss and high composition of NAIP and Resid.-P, which might serve as potential pollution sources of lake water quality. In laboratory scale experiments, it was observed that leaching potential of nutrients in the sediment was greatly dependant upon water temperature and dissolved oxygen. Finally, water pollution in Lake Cheonhoji was considered to be largely due to the adverse cycle of uncontrollable eutrophication, which resulted in the subsequent occurrence of dead algae and animal plankton, organic sedimentation, reduction of dissolved oxygen and nutrients leaching, which again reinforced the cycle of eutrophication in the lake.