• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.48-48
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• 2004

국제우주정거장 (International Space Station; ISS) 프로그램을 통하여 미국을 비롯한 15개 참여 국가들은 우주공간의 과학 연구 및 산업적 활용을 위한 전초기지를 만들어 나가고 있다. ISS에는 미세중력 (Microgravity) 환경을 이용하여 각종 실험을 수행하기 위한 공간으로 총 6개의 가압모듈 (Pressurized Module; PM)이 설치되었거나 설치될 예정이다. 현재 설치되어 있는 PM으로는 2001년 2월 ISS에 부착된 미국 NASA의 Destiny 실험모듈이 있으며, 향후 미국의 Centrifuge Accommodation Module (CAM), 일본의 Japanese Experiment Module- Pressurized Module (JEM-PM), 유럽연합의 Columbus Module, 러시아의 Research Module 등이 설치될 예정이다. (중략)

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 1985

The U.S. Space Shuttle represents the beginning of a new era in transportation and is the critical element in the industrialization of the near-Earth-space. Most of its flights are dedicated to reducing costs launching commercial satellites. However, it provides a microgravity environment for processing unique and improved materials which is generating great interest in both civilian and military sectors. The space shuttle is also the necessary step in establishing a permanent space station which could host materials analysis laboratories and commercial processing facilities. This paper reviews the different elements of the space shuttle transportation system, a typical mission scenario, and discusses current activities in materials processing in space.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.6 no.7
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• pp.752-758
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• 1996

지상에서 금속제품의 제조시 필수적으로 일어나는 응고과정은 중력에 기인한 액상분리, 부력, 침전 및 대류등으로 균일하지 못한 응고조직을 보여준다. 그래서 최근의 우주비행선의 비행으로 가능하게 된 긴 시간의 미소중력 환경을 이용하여 균일하고 향상된 재료를 만들기 위하여 수행된 많은 실험들 중에서 공정, 수지상, 편정합금들의 응고와 관련된 미소중력하의 결과들을 분석하였다. 또한 지상에서 중력에 기인한 대류를 극소화시켜 균일한 응고조직을 보여준 새로운 응고방법을 조사하고 향후 미소중력하의 실험의 방향을 제시하였다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.51-56
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• 2012

The onset of fire on the International Space Station (ISS) is a critical problem that can threaten the life of crew members onboard and thus instantaneous fire detection and extinguishment technology has been considered as one of the most important aspects in the ISS operation. In the present study, a numerical analysis was performed to better understanding of the characteristics of smoke behaviors and detection in a pressurized module of the ISS using the NIST Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS). Numerical results indicate that the smoke flow patterns under zero-gravity condition are clearly different from those under normal gravity condition. In addition, the results obtained from numerical simulations coupled with the PM internal flows are expected to provide basic and useful information in designing the microgravity fire detection devices and establishing in fire response protocol for astronauts or the crew members.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.256-263
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• 2007

For $P_B=50Torr,\;P_T=5401Torr,\;T_S=450^{\circ}C,\;{\Delta}T=20K$, Ar=5, Pr=3.34, Le=0.01, Pe=4.16, Cv=1.05, adiabatic and linear thermal profiles at walls, the intensity of solutal convection (solutal Grashof number $Grs=7.86{\times}10^6$) is greater than that of thermal convection (thermal Grashof number $Grt=4.83{\times}10^5$) by one order of magnitude, which is based on the solutally buoyancy-driven convection due to the disparity in the molecular weights of the component A ($Hg_2Cl_2$) and B (He). With increasing the partial pressure of component B from 20 up to 800 Torr, the rate is decreased exponentially. It is also interesting that as the partial pressure of component B is increased by a factor of 2, the rate is approximately reduced by a half. For systems under consideration, the rate increases linearly and directly with the dimensionless Peclet number which reflects the intensity of condensation and sublimation at the crystal and source region. The convective transport decreases with lower g level and is changed to the diffusive mode at $0.1g_0$. In other words, for regions in which the g level is $0.1g_0$ or less, the diffusion-driven convection results in a parabolic velocity profile and a recirculating cell is not likely to occur. Therefore a gravitational acceleration level of less than $0.1g_0$ can be adequate to ensure purely diffusive transport.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.123-128
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• 2000

Orthostatic stress in human cardiovascular system following spaceflight remains a critical problem in the current lifercience space program. The study presented in this paper is part of an ongoing effort to use mathematical models to investigate the effects of gravitational stresses on the cardiovascular system of normals and microgravity adapted individuals. We employ a twelve compartment lumped parameter representation of the hemodynamic system coupled to set-point models of the arterial baroreflex and the cardiopulmonary reflex to investigate the transient response of heart rate to orthostatic stress. We simulate current hypotheses concerning the mechanisms underlying postspaceflight orthostatic intolerance over a range of physiologically reasonable values and compare the simulations to astronaut stand-test data pre-and postflight.

• International Journal of Safety
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.18-23
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• 2002

A mixture fraction formulation is used to numerically simulate the structure of diluted axisymmetric methane-air nonpremixed counterflow flames. The effects of global strain rate and gravity wert! investigated and results were compared. Fuel of a mixture of 20% methane and 80% nitrogen by volume and oxidizer of pure air at low and moderate global strain rates $a_g= 20, 40, 80 s^{-1}$ in normal and zero gravity were computed. It is shown that the numerical method is capable of predicting the structure of counterflow flames in normal and microgravity environments at low and moderate global strain rates.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.163-164
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 KMSL(Korea Microgravity Science Laboratory) 큐브 위성에 대해 설명하고 전력시스템 설계 연구 방법을 제시한다. 1~3리터 사이즈인 초소형 인공위성(큐브위성)의 전력시스템은 태양 전지 패널로부터 큐브 위성의 부하장치 운용을 위한 전력을 공급받고, 남은 잉여 전력은 배터리에 저장하여 식(eclipse) 구간 동안 전력이 공급될 수 있도록 전력계가 구성된다. 본 논문에서는 조선대학교 KMSL팀의 큐브 위성에 대한 전력시스템을 설계하기 위해서 위성 궤도 및 자세에 따른 생산 전력, 소비 전력을 인공위성의 자세 및 궤도에 따라 분석하고, 부하 장치의 전원 및 소모전력을 통해 전력 및 에너지 마진(margin)이 충분하도록 전력계시스템의 구성품 용량을 설계하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.219-224
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• 1997

A transient short-hot-wire technique has been presented for simultaneous measurements of the thermal conductivity and diffusivity of fluids under the microgravity condition. Two-dimensional heat conduction equations for concentric cylinders with various radius ration and length-diameter ratio have been solved numerically by taking account of the heat capacity of the inner cylinder. A unique relation between the non-dimensional temperature of inner cylinder and Fourier number is obtained for a wide range of thermal properties of the fluids, because the relation if found to be almost independent of these properties. Then the characteristic could be utilized as a masterplot to evaluate both the thermal conductivity and diffusivity. In principle, this method is proved to have an error within 1% for both of these properties.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.386-388
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• 2004

The International Space Station (ISS) offers research opportunities to researchers through crew's space mission in the field of remote sensing. ISS provides the facilities to place and operate experiment equipments in a variety of fields, especially, microgravity experiments and Earth observations. This paper is intended to give readers a brief introduction to the ISS utilization and the capabilities for remote sensing researches. We investigate what kind of crew missions and payloads should be developed for remote sensing researches on the ISS.