• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.201-210
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• 1997

A thermal conductivity correlation has been proposed which can be applied to high turnup fuel by considering both of thermal conductivity with turnup across fuel pellet and additional degradation at pellet rim due to very high porosity. In addition, a correlation has been developed that can estimate the porosity of rim region as a function of rim burnup under the assumptions that all the produced fission gases are retained in the in porosity and threshold pellet average burnup required for the formation of rim region is 40 MWD/㎏U. Rim width is correlated to rim burnup using measured data. For the RISO experimental data obtained at pellet average turnup of 43.5 MWD/㎏U for three linear heat generation rates of 30, 35 and 40 ㎾/m, radial temperature distributions ore calculated using the present correlation and compared with the measured ones. This comparison shows that the present correlation gives the best agreement with the measured data when it is combined with the HALDEN's correlation for thermal conductivity considering its degradation with burnup. Another comparison with the HALDEN's measured fuel centerline temperature as a function of burnup at 25 ㎾/m up to about 44 MWD/㎾U also suggest that the present correlation yields the best agreement when it is combined with the HALDEN's thermal conductivity.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권12호
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• pp.2760-2770
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• 2020

A model for calculation of fuel temperature profile using binary gas mixture of Helium and Xenon for gap gas conductance is proposed here. In this model, the temperature profile of a fuel pencil from fuel centreline to fuel surface has been calculated by taking into account the dilution of Helium gas filled during fuel manufacturing due to accumulation of fission gas Xenon. In this model an explicit calculation of gap gas conductance of binary gas mixture of Helium and Xenon has been carried out. A computer code Fuel Characteristics Calculator (FCCAL) is developed for the model. The phenomena modelled by FCCAL takes into account heat conduction through the fuel pellet, heat transfer from pellet surface to the cladding through the gap gas and heat transfer from cladding to coolant. The binary noble gas mixture model used in FCCAL is an improvement over the parametric model of Lassmann and Pazdera. The results obtained from the code FCCAL is used for fuel temperature calculation in 3-D neutron diffusion solver for the coolant outlet temperature of the core at steady operation at full power. It is found that there is an improvement in calculation time without compromising accuracy with FCCAL.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.581-587
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• 2009

Fe powders with elongated and aggregated structure as heat pellet material for thermal battery applications were prepared by spray pyrolysis under various preparation conditions. The precursor powders with spherical shapes and hollow morphologies turned into Fe powders after reduction at a temperature of 615$^{\circ}C$ under 20% $H_2$/Ar gas. The powders had pure Fe crystal structures irrespective of the preparation conditions of the precursor powders in the spray pyrolysis. The morphologies and mean sizes of the Fe powders are affected by the preparation conditions of the precursor powders in the spray pyrolysis. Therefore, the ignition sensitivities and the burn rates of the heat pellets formed from the Fe powders prepared by spray pyrolysis are affected by the preparations of the precursor powders. The Fe powders prepared under the optimum preparation conditions have a BET surface area of 2.9 $m^2g^1$. The heat pellets prepared from the Fe powders with elongated and aggregated structure have a good ignition sensitivity of 1.1W and a high burn rate of 18 $cms^1$.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2014

The effect of various process variables on the powder properties of recycled $U_3O_8$ from MnO-$Al_2O_3$ doped large grain $UO_2$ pellets and the effect of those recycled $U_3O_8$ powders on the sintered density and grain size of MnO-$Al_2O_3$ doped large grain $UO_2$ pellets have been investigated. The evolution of morphology, size, and BET surface area of the recycled $U_3O_8$ powders according to the respective variation of the thermo-mechanical treatment variables of oxidation temperature, powder milling, and sequential cyclic heat treatment of oxidation and then reduction was examined. The correlation between the BET surface area of recycled $U_3O_8$ powder and the sintered pellet properties of MnO-$Al_2O_3$ doped pellets showed that the pellet density and grain size of doped pellets were increased and then saturated by increasing the BET surface area of the recycled $U_3O_8$ powder. The density and grain size of the pellets were maximized when the BET surface area of the recycled $U_3O_8$ powder was in the vicinity of $3m^2/g$. Among the process variables applied in this study, the cyclic heat treatment followed by low temperature oxidation was a potential process combination to obtain the sinter-active $U_3O_8$ powder.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2020

This is a parameter study for the direct fabrication of a large grain YBCO bulk superconductors using Y₂O₃, BaCO₃ and CuO powders without any grinding step. The cracks, which have been formed due to volume contraction during calcination step, have been prevented by controlling the heating rate at 930~950 ℃. It has been observed that multi-grain growth has occurred due to the dissolution of Sm123 seed due to the retention of carbon in Ba-Cu-O melt. In order to accelerate the carbon release in prior calcination heat treatment, the reduction of pellet thickness and the drilling of artificial holes have been applied. Single-grain YBCO bulk superconductor has been successfully fabricated by stacking multiple thin slab. However, the crack formation has been rather prominent for the compact with artificial holes. The use of buffer pellet, which is supposed to act as diffusion barrier, has prevented the dissolution of Sm123 seed crystal and has led to the growth of single grain of high content of carbon containing specimen.

• 청정기술
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.371-379
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 친환경 액체 추진제 분해반응에 적용하기 위하여 백금이 담지된 헥사알루미네이트 펠렛 촉매를 개발하는 것이다. 초음파 분무 열분해법으로 제조한 hexaaluminate를 지지체로 사용하고 백금을 활성금속으로 사용한 펠렛 촉매를 두가지 방법으로 제조하였다. 백금 전구체를 헥사알루미네이트 분말에 담지한 후에 바인더를 첨가하여 성형한 펠렛 촉매의 경우(M1 method 촉매), $550^{\circ}C$에서 소성한 촉매는 메조기공이 잘 발달하였다. 그러나 이 촉매를 $1,200^{\circ}C$에서 소성하면 메조기공이 거의 무너지고 약간의 거대기공만 존재하였다. 반면에, 헥사알루미네이트를 성형하여 펠렛을 제조한 후, 펠렛 위에 백금을 담지한 촉매의 경우(M2 method 촉매), $1,200^{\circ}C$에서 소성한 후에도 표면적과 메조기공이 잘 유지되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 백금 분산도 측면에서도 M2 method로 제조한 촉매의 내열성이 더 우수하였다. 펠렛 촉매 제조 방법과 소성온도가 ammonium dinitramide (ADN) 또는 hydroxyl ammonium nitrate (HAN)을 주성분으로 하는 액상 추진제의 분해반응에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. ADN 기반 액체 추진제 및 HAN 기반 액체추진제의 분해반응에서 Pt/hexaaluminate 펠렛 촉매를 사용하면 분해 개시 온도를 큰 폭으로 내릴 수 있음을 확인하였다. 특히, M2 method로 제조한 촉매의 경우, 소성온도를 $1,200^{\circ}C$로 올린 경우에도 분해 개시 온도가 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 따라서 M2 method로 제조한 Pt/hexaaluminate 펠렛 촉매가 내열성을 보유하고 있으며, 친환경 액상 추진제의 분해 반응용 촉매로서 잠재력이 있다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권11호
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• pp.1108-1112
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• 2002

산화물 제어봉 물질로서 $Dy_xTi_yO_z$ 소결체를 powder process에 의해 제조하였다. $Dy_2O_3+TiO_2$ 혼합분말의 소결성과 고용체의 상을 TMA와 XRD로써 각각 분석하였으며, 소결체의 비열과 열확산계수를 측정하여 열전도도를 구하였다. $Dy_xTi_yO_z$에서 Dy의 함량에 따라 소결성과 밀도가 변하였고 $3\;g\;Dy/cm^3\;Dy_xTi_yO_z$의 경우 $1580{\circ}C$의 소결온도에서 용융이 일어났다. $4.00\;g\;Dy/cm^3$ 소결체에는 $Dy_2TiO_5+Dy_2Ti_2O_7$의 두 상이 존재하며 $4.54\;g\;Dy/cm^3$의 경우 $Dy_2TiO_5$의 단일 상만이 존재하는 결과를 보였다. $Dy_xTi_yO_z$의 열전도도는 $25~600{\circ}C$ 범위에서 온도에 따라 큰 변화가 없으며 $1600{\circ}C$ 소결체가 1.69∼1.78 W/mK, 1550$^{\circ}C$ 소결체의 경우에는 1.49~1.55 W/mK이었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.133.2-133.2
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• 2010

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was carried out in heat-exchanger typed reactor with cobalt metallic foam catalyst. Considering the heat and mass transfer limitations in the cobalt catalyst, a Co-foam catalyst with an inner metallic foam frame and an outer cobalt catalyst was developed. The Co-foam catalyst was highly selective toward liquid hydrocarbon production and the liquid hydrocarbon productivity at $203^{\circ}C$ reached to $52.5ml/(kg_{cat}{\cdot}h)$, which was higher than that obtained by the Co-pellet. Furthermore, the heat-exchanger typed reactor was developed to efficiently control the highly exothermic reaction heat. The reaction heat generated in the FTS reaction on the cobalt active site was easily transferred to reactor wall by the metallic foam in the catalyst and the transferred reaction heat was directly removed by the hot oil which circulated the wall side of the heat-exchanger typed reactor.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.192-199
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• 1979

비교적 높은 역가의 포도당 이성화 효소를 생산하는 방사선균을 토양에서 선별하여 이성화 효소의 세포 고정화를 행하였다. 특히 최종 제품(pellet form)의 물리적 견고성을 얻기 위하여 세포를 $65^{\circ}C$로 15분간 열처리하고 선택적 건조를 행하여 얻은 세포 slurry를 가용성 전분과 섞은 후 사출시켜 pellet form으로 만들었다. 5% glutaraldehyde를 가교제로서 pellet 균괴를 3시간 처리함으로 효소의 세포 고정화를 이룩하였다. 최종 제품은 물리적 견고성이 양호하였고 효소의 회수율은 26%였으며 비활성도는 건물 g당 48.1 단위였다. 세포 고정화시킨 이성화 효소는 가용성 효소와 매우 유사한 효소학적 성질을 보여 주었다. 즉 최적 pH ; $7.5{\sim}9.0$, 최적 온도 ; $80{\sim}85^{\circ}C$, 활성화 에너지 ; 10.9 kcal/mole, 포도당에 대한 $K_m$값 ; 10.9 M이었다. 고정화 효소는 열안정과 pH 안정성이 양호함을 보여주었다.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회B
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• pp.2236-2241
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• 2008

The surface heat flux of nuclear fuel rod is the most important factor which can affect safety of reactor and fuel. If fuel rod surface heat flux exceeds the CHF(${\underline{C}}ritical$ ${\underline{H}}eat$ ${\underline{F}}lux$), fuel can be damaged. In case of double cooled annular fuel, which is under developing, contains two coolant channels. Therefore, a generated heat in the fuel pellet can move to inner or outer channel and heat flow direction is decided by both sides heat resistance which varied by dimension and material property change which caused by temperature and irradiation. The new program(called DUO) was developed. For the calculation of surface heat flux, a both sides convection by inner/outer coolant, s gap temperature jump and conduction in the fuel are modeled. Especially, temperature and time dependent fuel dimension and material property change are considered during the iteration. A sample calculation result shows that the DUO program has sufficient performance for annular fuel thermal hydraulics design.