• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1482-1494
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• 2022

Power conversion cycles (Subcritical Steam, Supercritical Steam, Open Air Brayton, Recuperated Air Brayton, Combined Cycle, Closed Brayton Supercritical CO₂ (sCO₂), and Stirling) are evaluated for land-based nuclear microreactors based on technical maturity, system efficiency, size, cost and maintainability, safety implications, and siting considerations. Based upon these criteria, Air Brayton systems were selected for further evaluation. A brief history of the development and applications of Brayton power systems is given, followed by a description of how these thermal-to-electrical energy conversion systems might be integrated with a nuclear microreactor. Modeling is performed for optimized cycles operating at 3 MW(e) with turbine inlet temperatures of 500 ℃, 650 ℃ and 850 ℃, corresponding to: a) sodium fast, b) molten salt or heat pipe, and c) helium or sodium thermal reactors, coupled with three types of Brayton power conversion units (PCUs): 1) simple open-cycle gas turbine, 2) recuperated open-cycle gas turbine, and 3) recuperated and intercooled open-cycle gas turbine. Aeroderivative turboshaft engines employing the simple Brayton cycle and two industrial gas turbine engines employing recuperated air Brayton cycles are also analyzed. These engines offer mature technology that can facilitate near-term deployment with a modest improvement in efficiency.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.685-691
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• 2017

증기 질량 유량의 변화에 따른 증기 터빈 노즐 단의 등엔트로피 노즐 효율을 계산하였다. 증기상태에 관한 압축성 Navier-Stokes 방정식을 기반으로 삼차원 수치해석 모델이 개발되었다. 두 가지의 삼차원 노즐 형상으로 압력, 온도, 속도, 마하수, 그리고 Markov 에너지 손실 계수가 계산되었다. 노즐 블레이드의 두께가 15mm에서 45mm로 증가함에 따라 최대 효율의 질량 유량은 0.9kg/s에서 1.6kg/s로 증가하였으며 최대 등엔트로피 효율은 각각 96.66%, 97.32%로 계산되었다. 질량 유량에 따른 등엔트로피 노즐 효율과 Markov 에너지 손실 계수를 계산하여 Markov 에너지 손실 계수와 등엔트로피 노즐 효율이 선형적 반비례 관계가 있음을 규명하였다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1746-1755
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• 2003

Operating characteristics of a triple pressure reheat HRSG are analyzed using a commercial software package (Gate Cycle by GE Enter Software). The calculation routine determines all the design parameters including configuration and area of each heat exchanger. The off-design calculation part has the capability of simulating the effect of any operating parameters such as power load, process requirements, and operating mode, etc., on the transient performance of the plant. The arrangement of high-temperature and intermediate-temperature components of the HRSG is changed, and its effect on the steam turbine performance and HRSG characteristics is examined. It is shown that there could be a significant difference in HRSG sizes even though thermal performance is not in great deviation. From the viewpoint of both economics and steam turbine performance, it should be carefully reviewed whether the optimum design point could exist. Off-design performance could be one of the main factors in arranging components of the HRSG because power plants operate at various off-design conditions such as ambient temperature and gas turbine load, etc. It is shown that different heat exchanger configurations lead to different performances with ambient temperature, even though they have almost the same performances at design points.

• 플랜트 저널
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 500 MW급 석탄화력발전소 기동 중 고압 및 중압 증기터빈축 양단 베어링에서 발생한 이상진동 현상의 원인을 규명하고 해결방안을 모색하기 위하여 알려진 이론에 근거하여 분석을 수행하였다. 주파수, 진폭 및 위상각 분석결과 접촉에 의해 발생하는 진동의 전형적인 특성이 나타나 이상진동의 원인을 접촉으로 판단하였고 증기터빈을 분해하여 내부부품의 마모를 확인하였다. 이상진동을 해소하기 위하여 저속회전 및 발란싱 방법을 적용하였는데 발란싱이 저속회전보다 접촉현상 해소에 우수하였다. 따라서 본 연구와 유사한 특성의 이상진동이 증기터빈 축에서 발생할 경우 발란싱은 유력한 해결방안이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.380-388
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• 2002

This paper describes the optimum design for low-pressure steam turbine rotor of 1,000 MW nuclear power plant by using a combined genetic algorithm, which uses both a genetic algorithm and a local concentrate search algorithm (e.g. simplex method). This algorithm is not only faster than the standard genetic algorithm but also supplies a more accurate solution. In addition, this algorithm can find the global and local optimum solutions. The objective is to minimize the resonance response (Q factor) and total weight of the shaft, and to separate the critical speeds as far from the operating speed as possible. These factors play very important roles in designing a rotor-bearing system under the dynamic behavior constraint. In the present work, the shaft diameter, the bearing length, and clearance are used as the design variables. The results show that the proposed algorithm can improve the Q factor and reduce the weight of the shaft and the 1st critical speed.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2022

The objective of this study was to perform failure analysis of an inlet pipe located in a governor valve of a steam turbine in a district heating system. During the operation, the temperature of the governor valve was increased to as high as ~500 ℃, which induced thermal expansion of the inlet pipe along both axial and radial directions. While the inlet pipe did not have contact with the valve seat, the side plane of the upside was constrained by the casing part, which led the inlet pipe to experience stress field in the form of fatigue and creep. The primary crack was initiated at about 30 mm below the top where the complex stress field was anticipated. These results suggest that the main failure mechanism is a combination of thermal fatigue and creep during the operation supported by the observation of apparent beach marks on the fracture surface and pores near the cracks, respectively.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.571-578
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• 2005

Stresses of main stop valve and control valve casings for the steam turbines of power plants are analyzed by the finite element method. The stress intensity is obtained to check the results on the basis of the design criteria of ASME boiler and pressure vessel code. To verify accuracy of the finite element analysis. analyzed stresses are compared with those measured during the hydrostatic pressure test. Stress category drawings. which play an important role in evaluating casting defects, are produced from the analysis results, and important points in casting of the valve casings are discussed in terms of the stress category.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2009년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.857-862
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• 2009

In this study, the numerical study has carried out to analyze the leakage in a steam turbine labyrinth seal. We modified tooth shape of the labyrinth seal and finds out difference of leakage in this study. Original model is straight labyrinth seal and its modified model is slant labyrinth seal. The numerical analyses are implemented on two models. The numerical results show that each leakage of tooth shape are found 0.4781 kg/s and 0.4485 kg/s, respectively. Slant labyrinth seal seals in a steam better than straight labyrinth seal. Since, actual clearance of the stream function in the slant model is smaller than the straight model.

• 에너지공학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.8-18
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• 1996

석탄가스화 복합발전(IGCC) 시스템의 공정 시뮬레이션의 일환으로서 석탄가스용 복합발전 플랜트의 성능해석을 하였다. Texaco 가스화기와 저온가스 정제공정에서 생성된 가스를 연료로 하는 가스터빈/증기터빈/폐열회수보일러로 구성된 복합사이클발전시스템을 구성한 후, ASPEN(Advanced System for Process Engineering) Code를 이용하여 정상상태 성능해석을 수행하였다. 가스터빈 사이클(GE MS 7001FA)은 공기분리 공정과의 연계성(Integration)이 고려되었고, 증기사이클은 가스화공정과 가스정제 공정과의 연계성(Integration)을 고려하여 구성하였다. 공정해석결과 가스터빈출력(MWe)은 천연가스를 사용하는 경우에 비하여 동일 입열량(연소기 입구기준)기준으로 약 20%의 증가를 가져왔다. 본 연구의 결과를 Bechtel Canada Inc.에서 Nova Scotia 발전소를 대상으로 1991년에 수행한 연구결과와 비교하였을때 잘 일치하였으며, 이를 통하여 본 연구에서 사용된 해석방법이 상용화 공정의 시뮬레이션에 적정하게 이용될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.1391-1398
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• 2011

반동도에 따른 증기터빈의 설계 및 성능 해석을 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션으로 수행하였다. 깃 각도와 출구면적, 노즐면적과 같은 설계변수들과 터빈동력, 선도효율, 축방향 추력과 같은 성능변수들을 반동도에 따라 나타내었다. 추가적인 설계 및 성능변수에 대한 정보를 제공하기 위하여, 깃 각도와 터빈동력, 선도효율, 축방향 추력과 같은 주된 설계 및 성능변수들을 유동계수(주속도에 대한 축방향속도)의 함수로 제시하였다. 터빈동력, 선도효율을 최대로 하는 반동도 및 유동계수가 존재함이 밝혀졌으며, 반동도가 증가함에 따라 동익의 깃 형상은 대칭형으로부터 많이 벗어남을 보여주었다.