• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.47-50
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• 2016

Low temperature test for half-wave resonator (HWR) cryomodule is performed at the superfluid helium temperature of 2 K. The effective temperature is defined for non-uniform temperature distribution. Helium leak detection techniques are introduced for cryogenic system. Experimental set up is shown to make the low temperature test for the HWR cryomodule. The cooldown procedure of the HWR cryomodule is shown from room temperature to 2 K. The cryomodules is precooled with liquid nitrogen and then liquid helium is supplied to the helium reservoirs and cavities. The pressure of cavity and chamber are monitored as a function of time. The vacuum pressure of the cryomodule is not increased at 2 K, which shows leak-tight in the superfluid helium environment. Static heat load is also measured for the cryomodule at 2.5 K.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2015

Many welding processes are performed to construct cryogenic system. Leak-tight for the cryogenic system is required at low temperature environment. Helium leak detection techniques are commonly used to find leak for the cryogenic system. The helium leak detection techniques for spraying, sniffing and pressurizing techniques are introduced. High vacuum is also necessary to use helium leak detector. So, types of fluid flow, effective temperature, conductance and pumping speed are introduced for vacuum pumping. Leak test procedure is shown for pipe welding, cryomodule and low temperature test. Cryogenic seals which include copper gasket, helicoflex gasket and indium are investigated.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.115-118
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• 2004

The purpose of this research is to investigate the noble gas isotope and the hydrochemical characteristics of hot springs in the Chungcheong area in Korea. This study was carried. out by the financial support of Korea-Japan joint research program of KOSEF, Noble gases are very useful tracers to investigate volatile elements circulation, because of their unique isotopic compositions in various reservoirs of the Earth. Isotopic ratios of noble gases has been carried out for If hot-spring samples from Daejon and its near areas in Korea last January 2004. Helium isotope ratio gave the evidence that helium gas of different origins(air-crust mixing origin, crust-origin and mantle-origin) is supplied into hot-spring waters in Korea. We found the distinct relationship between temperature of hot springs and helium gas origin.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2013

The nuclear fuel cycle plant is composed of various subsystems such as a fuel storage and delivery system (SDS), a tokamak exhaust processing system, a hydrogen isotope separation system, and a tritium plant analytical system. Korea is sharing in the construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) fuel cycle plant with the EU, Japan, and the US, and is responsible for the development and supply of the SDS. Hydrogen isotopes are the main fuel for nuclear fusion reactors. Metal hydrides offer a safe and convenient method for hydrogen isotope storage. The storage of hydrogen isotopes is carried out by absorption and desorption in a metal hydride bed. These reactions require heat removal and supply respectively. Accordingly, the rapid storage and delivery of hydrogen isotopes are enabled by a rapid cooling and heating of the metal hydride bed. In this study, we designed and manufactured a vertical-type hydrogen isotope storage bed, which is used to enhance the cooling performance. We present the experimental details of the cooling performances of the bed using various cooling parameters. We also present the modeling results to estimate the heat transport phenomena. We compared the cooling performance of the bed by testing different cooling modes, such as an isolation mode, a natural convection mode, and an outer jacket helium circulation mode. We found that helium circulation mode is the most effective which was confirmed in our model calculations. Thus we can expect a more efficient bed design by employing a forced helium circulation method for new beds.

• 지질공학
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.659-669
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• 2021

본 연구는 다양한 지질의 지하수(대전, 청원, 춘천, 이천, 괴산 지역) 내 우라늄-238 및 라돈-222와 같은 자연방사성물질의 산출과 헬륨 동위원소와의 상관성을 해석하고, 헬륨의 기원별 혼합비를 분석하여 대수층의 지표환경과의 연관성을 추론하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 연구지역에서 9개의 지하수 시료를 채취하여 우라늄-238, 라돈-222, ³He/⁴He 동위원소를 분석하였다. 분석결과 복운모화강암 지역의 지하수에서 우라늄-238의 농도가 218~477 ㎍ /L의 범위로 높은 함량을 보여주었다. 지하수의 ⁴He 대기-지각 혼합비와 라돈-222 함량과는 상관성 있는 경향을 보여준다. 즉, 지각기원 ⁴He비가 높을수록 라돈의 함량이 높은 경향을 보인다. 그러나 헬륨과 우라늄-238과의 상관성은 거의 보여주지 않는다. 헬륨과 라돈은 불활성기체이므로 지하환경에서 거의 유사한 거동을 보이는 반면, 무기이온인 우라늄-238과 불활성기체인 헬륨은 그들의 거동 자체가 다르기 때문이다. 대기-지각-맨틀 기원의 헬륨 혼합비를 보여주는 3He/⁴He vs ⁴He/²⁰Ne 상관관계도에서 지하수는 3개의 그룹(대기, 대기-지각혼합, 지각-맨틀 혼합)으로 구분된다. 연구결과는 헬륨의 기원별 혼합비를 통하여 지하수 대수층의 환경과 지표환경과의 상관성 해석을 위한 도구로 활용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2004

다중광선레이저인 셀레늄증기레이저에서 일반적으로 사용하는 $^4$He 대신에 동위원소인 $^3$He 펌핑가스로 사용하여 개개의 레이저선들에 대한 광이득과 레이저의 출력특성을 연구하였다. 또한 출력에 영향을 주는 헬륨의 순도는 특수 헬륨필터로써 개선하였다. Output-coupling 출력과 소신호이득은 $^4$He의 경우 보다 $^3$He을 사용한 경우에 대부분의 선들에서 더 높게 나타났다. 특히 강력한 선들(497.6 nm, 499.3 nm, 506.9 nm, 517.6 nm, 522.8 nm, 530.5 nm)에서는 소신호 이득이 약 30% 더 높게, Output-coupling 출력은 2 배에서 3 배까지 더 높은 값을 보여 주었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.204-212
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• 2023

Background: Isotopes of the projectile may be produced along the beam path during the irradiation of a target by a heavy ion due to inelastic interactions with the media. This study analyzed the production cross-section of carbon (C) and Helium (He) projectile's isotopes resulting from the interactions of these beams with different materials along the beam path. Materials and Methods: In this study, we transport C and He ion beams through different materials. This transportation was made by the Monte Carlo simulation. Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) has been used for this calculation. Results and Discussion: It has been found that ¹⁰C, ¹¹C, and ¹³C from the ¹²C ion beam and ³He from the ⁴He ion beam are significant projectile's isotopes that have higher flux than other isotopes of these projectiles. The ⁴He ion beam has a higher projectile's isotope production cross-section along the beam path, which adds more impurities to the beam than the ¹²C ion beam. These projectile's isotopes from both the ¹²C and ⁴He ion beams have higher production cross-sections in hydrogenous materials like water or polyethylene. Conclusion: It is important to distinguish these projectile's isotopes from the primary beam particles to obtain a precise and accurate cross-section result by minimizing the error during measurement with a nuclear track detector. This study will show the trend of the production probability of projectile's isotopes for these ion beams.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2012

Hydrogen isotopes accountancy and storage are important functions in a nuclear fusion fuel cycle. The hydrogen isotopes are safely stored in metal hydride beds. The tritium inventory of the bed is determined from the decay heat of tritium. The decay heat is measured by circulating helium through the metal hydride bed and measuring the resultant temperature increase of the helium flow. We are reporting our preliminary experimental results on the hydrogen isotopes accountancy and storage performance in a metal hydride bed.

• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2008

Tritium ($^3H$ or T) has been produced mostly by atmospheric nuclear weapon tests, and entered the ocean in the form of water (HTO). As tritium exists as water itself, it has been regarded as an ideal tool to study the transport of water masses. In April 2001 we collected water samples in the western Japan Basin (WJB) for tritium and helium measurement. The timely sampling provided direct evidence of the bottom water formation, resulting in the drastic increase in tritium concentration from 0.3 TU in 2000 to 0.67 TU in 2001. Considering that the new bottom waters were found mostly in the WJB, it implies that maximum 1% of the whole bottom layer below 2600 m should be replaced with the surface water during the severely cold winter 2000 2001. $^3H-^3He$ age, showing the elapsed time since the water left from the surface, can be used to calculate oxygen utilization rate by dividing AOU by the age. Under the condition of 90% oxygen saturation in the surface water, the integration of OUR in the water column below 200 m yields net oxygen consumption of 12 mol $(O_2)m^{-2}yr^{-1}$, which corresponds to the export production of $99\;g\;C\;m^{-2}yr^{-1}$. This estimate is comparable to a previous estimate based on satellite data and implies that the ratio of export to primary production(f-ratio) is as high as 0.5 in the WJB.

• 지질공학
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.647-658
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• 2021

본 연구는 지진발생에 따른 지열수의 수온, 화학성분, 헬륨가스 성분 변화를 알아보기 위하여 포항 신광지역 지열수를 대상으로 2018년 1월부터 2019년 6월까지 추적 관찰하였다. 연구기간 중 지열수 관측정 100 km 이내 규모 2.0 이상 지진은 총 58회이며, 그 중 규모 3.0~3.9의 지진은 2회, 규모 4.0~4.9의 지진은 2회가 발생하였다. 지열수에 미치는 지진의 영향력을 지진규모와 진앙-지열수공 거리를 반영한 q-factor와 earthquake effectiveness(ε)값으로 변환하여 지진영향지수로 사용하였다. 지열수공은 불국사 흑운모화강암지질로 심도 715 m 온천공으로 관측기간 중 수온은 51.8~56.3℃ 범위에서 변동이 확인되었으며, 규모 4.1, 4.6 지진발생 시 뚜렷한 수온 상승(𝜟T 2.6~4.5℃)이 관찰되었고, SO₄, Cl과 같은 특정 이온성분의 변화와 파이퍼도 상에서의 화학적 유형의 미세한 변화가 관찰되었다. 지열수의 헬륨의 변화는 규모 4.1 지진 전후 헬륨가스의 기원별 혼합을 보여주는 ³He/⁴He vs. ⁴He/²⁰Ne 관계도에서 지각 기원의 ⁴He의 값이 83.0%에서 83.2%로 미세하게 증가하였고 맨틀 기원의 ³He은 16.3%에서 16.7%으로 미세한 증가를 보였다. 지열수의 온도변화에 따른 실리카-엔탈피 혼합모델의 석영 및 칼세도니 용해도 곡선을 이용하여 지진으로 인한 열수-냉수 혼합비를 계산한 결과, E1, E2 지진발생 후 열수의 비가 각각 6.9~7.72%, 1.65~4.94% 증가하는 것으로 계산되었다. 지열수의 온도와 헬륨가스가 관측될 정도의 변화를 유발하는 지진은 규모 4.1 이상, 유효 q-factor 값은 30.0 이상으로 확인되었다.