• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.684-695
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 3차원 형상의 금형에 의한 박판금속 성형 공정을 에너지법으로 해석함에 있어 스윕곡면(SWeep surface)을 통해 기하학적 형상을 효과적으로 표현하는 방법을 제안하고, 이를 직사각형 격막의 정수압벌징의 해석에 으용하여 이에 의한 결 과를 이미 보고된 자료와 비교함으로써 일반적인 박판 성형공정을 해석하는데 본 이론 의 적용 가능성에 대하여 논의하고자 한다.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2008

The end plates of fuel cell assemblies are used to fasten the inner stacks, reduce the contact pressure, and provide a seal between Membrane-Electrode Assemblies (MEAs). They therefore require sufficient mechanical strength to withstand the tightening pressure, light weight to obtain high energy densities, and stable chemical/electrochemical properties, as well as provide electrical insulation. The design criteria for end plates can be divided into three parts: the material, connecting method, and shape. In the past, end plates were made from metals such as aluminum, titanium, and stainless steel alloys, but due to corrosion problems, thermal losses, and their excessive weight, alternative materials such as plastics have been considered. Composite materials consisting of combinations of two or more materials have also been proposed for end plates to enhance their mechanical strength. Tie-rods have been traditionally used to connect end plates, but since the number of connecting parts has increased, resulting in assembly difficulties, new types of connectors have been contemplated. Ideas such as adding reinforcement or flat plates, or using bands or boxes to replace tie-rods have been proposed. Typical end plates are rectangular or cylindrical solid plates. To minimize the weight and provide a uniform pressure distribution, new concepts such as ribbed-, bomb-, or bow-shaped plates have been considered. Even though end plates were not an issue in fuel cell system designs in the past, they now provide a great challenge for designers. Changes in the materials, connecting methods, and shapes of an end plate allow us to achieve lighter, stronger end plates, resulting in more efficient fuel cell systems.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.273-287
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 숏크리트 라이닝과 2차 콘크리트 라이닝 사이에 방수막으로 분리된 기존 이중구조의 터널 라이닝과 터널 라이닝 단면상에 전단력 전달을 저해하는 장치를 포함하지 않은 일체화 싱글쉘 구조의 터널 라이닝의 파괴양상 및 하중 지지성능에 관해 고찰한다. 하중지지력 평가를 위하여 우선적으로 수치해석적인 사전 평가가 실시되었으며, 새롭게 고안된 실대형 터널 라이닝 하중재하 실험이 실시되었다. 이때, 이완하중이나 암괴하중을 모사하기 위해 터널 천단부 집중하중이 고려되었다. 본 연구를 통하여, 동일한 터널라이닝 강도 관리기준에서 이중구조 라이닝보다 싱글쉘 라이닝 구조가 약 20%정도 높은 지지력을 보였으며, 다중 숏크리트 타설 단계마다 고성능 첨가재료 투입량의 조절로 복합재료 싱글쉘 라이닝 구조를 형성함으로써 보다 적은 고성능화 첨가재료 투입량으로 유사한 지지성능을 확보할 수 있는 가능성을 보였다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.38-40
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• 2010

Carbon supported electrocatalysts are commonly used as electrode materials for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells(PEMFCs). These kinds of electrocatalysts provide large surface area and sufficient electrical conductivity. The support of typical PEM fuel cell catalysts has been a traditional conductive type of carbon black. However, even though the carbon particles conduct electrons, there is still significant portion of Pt that is isolated from the external circuit and the PEM, resulting in a low Pt utilization. Herein, new types of carbon materials to effectively utilize the Pt catalyst are being evaluated. Carbon nanofiber/activated carbon fiber (CNF/ACF) composite with multifunctional surfaces were prepared through catalytic growth of CNFs on ACFs. Nickel nitrate was used as a precursor of the catalyst to synthesize carbon nanofibers(CNFs). CNFs were synthesized by pyrolysising $CH_4$ using catalysts dispersed in acetone and ACF(activated carbon fiber). The as-prepared samples were characterized with transmission electron microscopy(TEM), scanning electron microscopy(SEM). In TEM image, carbon nanofibers were synthesized on the ACF to form a three-dimensional network. Pt/CNF/ACF was employed as a catalyst for PEMFC. As the ratio of prepared catalyst to commercial catalyst was changed from 0 to 50%, the performance of the mixture of 30 wt% of Pt/CNF/ACF and 70wt% of Pt/C commercial catalyst showed better perfromance than that of 100% commercial catalyst. The unique structure of CNF can supply the significant site for the stabilization of Pt particles. CNF/ACF is expected to be promising support to improve the performance in PEMFC.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.293-298
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 방사선을 이용하여 다공성 polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE) 지지체에 acrylonitrile(AN)과 친수성 작용기를 가진 sodium allylsulfonate(SAS)를 접목시켜 복합 연료전지막의 지지체로 사용되는 친수화 다공성 지지체를 제조하였다. SAS/AN의 몰비율, 단량체 농도, 방사선의 조사선량에 변화를 주어 제조된 지지체의 물성을 평가하였다. 제조된 지지체의 FTIR 분석을 통하여 각 단량체들이 다공성 PTFE 지지체에 성공적으로 그래프팅되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 FE-SEM과 gurley number 측정을 이용하여 그래프트율이 증가할수록 지지체 표면의 기공이 감소하는 것을 관찰하였고, 그래프트율, 접촉각, TBO(toluidine blue O) uptake 분석을 통해 그래프트율이 증가됨에 따라 제조된 지지체의 친수화도가 증가하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2012

A lightweight 200W direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) stack is designed and fabricated to power a small scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The DMFC stack consists of 33-cells in which membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs) having an active area of 88 $cm^2$ are sandwiched with lightweight composite bipolar plates. The total stack weight is around 3.485 kg and stack performance is tested under various methanol feed concentrations. The DMFC stack delivers a maximum power of 248 W at 13.2 V and $71.3^{\circ}C$ under methanol feed concentration of 1.2 M. In addition, the voltage of individual cell in the 33-cell stack is measured at various current levels to ensure the stability of DMFC stack operations. The cell voltage distribution data exhibit the maximum cell voltage deviation of 28 mV at 15 A and hence the uniformity of cell voltages is acceptable. These results clearly demonstrate that DMFC technology becomes a potential candidate for small-scale UAV applications.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.168-174
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• 2020

Recently, the size of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) carriers has been increasing, in turn increasing the load generated during operation. To handle this load, the thickness of LNG Cargo Containment Systems (CCSs) should be increased. Despite increasing the thickness of LNG CCSs, a secondary barrier is still used in conventional thickness. Therefore, the mechanical performance of the existing secondary barrier should be verified. In this study, tensile test of the secondary barrier was performed to evaluate mechanical properties under several low- and cryogenic-temperature conditions considering LNG environment, and in each fiber direction considering that the secondary barrier is composed of anisotropic composite materials depending on the glass fibers. Additionally, the coefficient of thermal expansion was measured by considering the degradation of the mechanical properties of the secondary barrier caused by the generated thermal stress during periodical unloading. As a result, the mechanical performance of secondary barrier in the Machine Direction (MD) was generally found to be superior than that in the Transverse Direction (TD) owing to the warp interlock structure of the glass fibers.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.50-60
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• 2013

High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) using phosphoric acid (PA) doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes have been concentrated as one of solutions to the limits with traditional low temperature PEMFCs. However, the amount of reported experimental data is not enough to catch the operational characteristics correlated with cell performance and durability. In this study, design of experiments (DOE) based operational optimization method for high temperature PEMFCs has been proposed. Response surface method (RSM) is very useful to effectively analyze target system's characteristics and to optimize operating conditions for a short time. Thus RSM using central composite design (CCD) as one of methodologies for design of experiments (DOE) was adopted. For this work, the statistic models which predict the performance and degradation rate with respect to the operating conditions have been developed. The developed performance and degradation models exhibit a good agreement with experimental data. Compared to the existing arbitrary operation, the expected cell lifetime and average cell performance during whole operation could be improved by optimizing operating conditions. Furthermore, the proposed optimization method could find different new optimal solutions for operating conditions if the target lifetime of the fuel cell system is changed. It is expected that the proposed method is very useful to find optimal operating conditions and enhance performance and durability for many other types of fuel cell systems.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2019

Esterase produced by Acinetobacter sp. B1 (strain B1) was optimized by means of one-variable-at-a-time and response surface methodologies. Results of the one-variable-at-a-time experiment showed that Tween 80 significantly increased esterase production of strain B1. The addition of Tween 80 to the culture medium increased the biomass and esterase activity of strain B1, stimulated content of total extracellular protein, and enhanced the oleic acid (C18:1) composition in the cell membrane of strain B1. The influence of eight culture variables on esterase production was evaluated by Plackett-Burman design. Results showed that Tween 80, pH, and $K_2HPO_4$ significantly affected the esterase production of strain B1. Tween 80, pH, and $K_2HPO_4$ were further optimized by central composite design. Under the optimized conditions (w/v, soluble starch 2.5%, tryptone 1.5%, Tween 80 0.8%, $K_2HPO_4$ 0.5%, NaCl 0.5%, pH 8.0, inoculum size 1%, and inoculum age 24 h), the maximum esterase activity of strain B1 was 152.13 U/ml, which was 10-fold higher than that of non-optimization after 36 h cultivation.

• Composites Research
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2007

단섬유 강화고무의 관통 특성에 대해 섬유 종횡비(AR: 섬유 길이/섬유 직경), 섬유 함유량, 시편 크기 그리고 시험속도를 변수로 하여 연구하였다. 기지와 단섬유 강화고무의 관통 저항은 시편 크기의 증가에 따라 감소하였고, 동일한 시편 크기에서 시험 속도의 증가에 따라 관통 저항력은 증가하였다. 각각의 섬유 함유량에서 섬유 종횡비가 클수록 높은 관통응력 값을 보였다. 인장강도와 관통응력의 비교를 통해 시편 형상의 문제점에 대해 고찰하였다. 기지와 단섬유 강화고무의 막에 작용하는 힘은 시편의 크기에 관계없이 유사한 값을 보였고, 동일한 시편 크기에서 시험속도의 증가에 따라 증가하였다. 각각의 섬유함유량에서 섬유 종횡비가 클수록 막에 작용하는 힘은 크게 나타났다 전체적으로 시편 크기, 시험속도가 단섬유 강화고무의 관통 특성에 지대한 영향을 미침을 확인하였다.