• 설비공학논문집
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.239-248
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• 2017

At the $21^{st}$ Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Climate change Conference, representatives of the 195 member countries reached an agreement requiring all participating countries, including Korea, to establish proactive measures to fight climate change. Under this vision, energy network technologies are deemed as a key site of research towards meeting this goal. Herein, the headquarters of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) is a worthy site for carrying out energy network technology research insofar as it contains various heat sources. To prepare for this research, a study was conducted analyzing the heat sources at KIER based on measured data. The study also consisted of developeding simulation models to predict the amount of energy savings that could be derived by replacing an absorption chiller/heater with an absorption heat pump during winter seasons. In our simulation results, we observed a primary energy saving ratio of 65~72% based on the water temperature from the heat source of a coal power plant.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.448-455
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• 2018

Glass wool is an eco-friendly materials that is manufactured through a continuous process by processing waste glass. This materials is low cost compared with another materials and has excellent thermal conductivity. For this reason, glass wool is installed as insulation system for LNG carriers and as insulation of building wall as well as various industries. The mechanism of insulation of glass wool is the conduction of the wool itself and convection by space between fibers. Therefore, in order to develop the enhanced thermal conductivity of glass wool is necessary to reduce its own conduction or to insert additional material after manufacturing as well as prevent convection. In this respect, many researchers have been actively studying to decrease thermal conductivity of polyurethane foam using by inserted glass wool or change the chemical component of glass wool. However, many research are aiming reduction of glass wool itself. This study focus on post-processing and inserted different materials; silica-aerogel, kevlar fiber 1mm, 6mm and glass bubble. Experimental results show that the thermal conductivity almost decreases with the addiction of glass bubble and silica aerogel.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.544-551
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• 2015

This study was conducted to determine the LCC of apartment complexes with district heating and a cogeneration system. For the purpose of analyzing LCC according to the size of the apartment complex, 500, 1,500, and 4,000-unit model apartments were selected. Analysis was performed on the design of the heating system and the life cycle cost including total construction cost, maintenance and operation cost for the duration of the project period (15 years). According to the calculated results, 1) The initial cost of the cogeneration system for 500, 1,500, and 4,000-unit apartments is higher than that of the district heating system by 20%, 13%, and 12%, respectively. 2) In the case of the cogeneration system, the payback period by electric generation was found to be 5.21, 4.92 and 4.47 years, and saving cost was calculated to be 29 billion won, 94 billion won and 262 billion won after the payback period for 500, 1,500, and 4,000-unit apartments, respectively. 3) The LCC values of the cogeneration system were 1.12, 1.07 and 1.06 times larger than those of the district system according to the size of the apartment complex. In this study, the district heating system was found to be more efficient than the cogeneration system in terms of LCC reduction. 4) District heating is affected by fuel bills, so energy efficiency should be improved through recovering waste heat (incineration heat, etc.). Also, district cooling should be provided according to heat use to keep the temperature high in winter and low in summer.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.90-96
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• 2003

도심지 건축공사가 증가하고 있는 우리나라에서 작업공간의 부족 및 자재의 적시공급에 대한 문제는 반드시 해결해야 할 과제이다. 이 중에서도 주택건설에 있어 가장 큰 비중을 차지하고 있는 아파트 시공의 경우, 초고층화로 골조공사의 중요성과 함께 친환경적 공법과 합리적 공정개선 및 원가절감을 구현할 새로운 공법이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 건설현장의 사례조사를 통해 슬래브 거푸집공사와 마감공사의 프로세스에서 불필요한 요소를 최소화하고자 공업화 자재를 활용한 (골조-마감공사)통합공법을 제시한다 가치흐름분석기법(Value Stream Mapping)을 활용하여 기존 프로세스에서의 비 가치 창출작업을 가치창출작업에 통합시키거나 제거하여 슬래브 공사 내에서 공기 및 투입인력의 절감 가능성을 확인하고, 공기단축과 원가절감 효과를 측정하였다. 이와 같이 공업화 자재의 활용으로 현장작업에 따른 변이를 최소화하여 공정의 안정성 및 공정계획의 신뢰성을 확보 등 공정의 합리화를 구현하고자 한다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제18권
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• pp.49-55
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• 2016

Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) produced using municipal solid waste was pyrolyzed to produce RDF char. For the first time, the RDF char was used to remove aqueous copper, a representative heavy metal water pollutant. Activation of the RDF char using steam and KOH treatments was performed to change the specific surface area, pore volume, and the metal cation quantity of the char. N₂ sorption, Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer (ICP-AES), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the char. The optimum pH for copper removal was shown to be 5.5, and the steam-treated char displayed the best copper removal capability. Ion exchange between copper ions and alkali/alkaline metal cations was the most important mechanism of copper removal by RDF char, followed by adsorption on functional groups existing on the char surface. The copper adsorption behavior was represented well by a pseudo-second-order kinetics model and the Langmuir isotherm. The maximum copper removal capacity was determined to be 38.17 mg/g, which is larger than those of other low-cost char adsorbents reported previously.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2009

Recently severity of ecological adaptation and climatic change due to global warming grows larger. According to the fourth report of IPCC in 2007, emission quantity of the earth greenhouse gas(GHGs) generated by activity of mankind increased with 80% since 1970. And it is forecasted that worldwide greenhouse gas will be increased with 25~90%(corresponding to $CO_2$) between 2000 and 2030. This increment of greenhouse gas($CO_2$) is expected to raise average temperature of the earth with the maximum $6.4^{\circ}C$, and sea surface with 59cm in 2090. Like this, destruction of environment by greenhouse gas is regarded as universal problem threatening the existence, not only the problem of one nation. Consequently, systematic correspondence to the global warming at the aspect of energy consumption is also needed in Korea. From the analysis result of 'Statistics of Energy Consumption' published by Green Korea in 2007, energy consumption increment of domestic universities was higher as many as 3.7 times than 22.5% of the whole energy consumption increment in our country. This says to be the direct example which shows that universities are huge sources of greenhouse gas emission. New constructing and enlarging buildings of each universities within campus are the most major reason for such a large increment of energy consumption in universities. The opinion that the possibility of causing energy waste and efficiency reduction is raised by increased buildings of universities has been propounded. That is, universities should make concrete goal and the plan for reducing emission of green house gas against climatic change, and should practice. Accordingly, there is the meaning that 2 aspects of environment-friendly design characteristics, that is application of energy utilizing technology, material usage of energy efficiency-side and environment-side, and introduction of natural element in the environmental aspect, were analyzed for facilities of university campus designed in environment-friendly point of view from initial stage of plan, and direction of environment-friendly design of university facilities in the future was groped in order to grasp environment-friendly design tendency of internal and external University facilities based on this analysis of this paper.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.176-183
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• 2009

대형병원의 에너지 소비패턴을 분석한 후 마이크로가스터빈을 적용할 경우 기존 시스템 대비 냉난방에너지 절감량 및 전기에너지 절감량과 경제성분석을 통해 대형병원의 에너지 소비량을 절감하기 위한 에너지성능평가 모의연구를 수행하였다. 0.5[MW]급 마이크로 가스터빈을 설치한 후 에너지 성능분석을 한 결과 터빈에서의 발전효율은 30[%]이며, 전기는 건물에서 사용되는 조명에너지 뿐만 아니라 전체 전기에너지의 40[%]을 절감할 수 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 터빈에서 발전되는 전기량과 배열을 냉난방에너지원으로 이용할 경우 전체 시스템효율은 70[%]로 상승할 뿐만 아니라 난방에너지의 56[%], 냉방에너지의 67[%]를 절감할 수 있는 것으로 분석되었으며 현가등가법에 의한 시스템 투자회수 기간이 약 9년으로 분석되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.193-206
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• 2007

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has developed an advanced fast reactor concept, KALIMER-600, which satisfies the Generation IV reactor design goals of sustainability, economics, safety, and proliferation resistance. The concept enables an efficient utilization of uranium resources and a reduction of the radioactive waste. The core design has been developed with a strong emphasis on proliferation resistance by adopting a single enrichment fuel without blanket assemblies. In addition, a passive residual heat removal system, shortened intermediate heat-transport system piping and seismic isolation have been realized in the reactor system design as enhancements to its safety and economics. The inherent safety characteristics of the KALIMER-600 design have been confirmed by a safety analysis of its bounding events. Research on important thermal-hydraulic phenomena and sensing technologies were performed to support the design study. The integrity of the reactor head against creep fatigue was confirmed using a CFD method, and a model for density-wave instability in a helical-coiled steam generator was developed. Gas entrainment on an agitating pool surface was investigated and an experimental correlation on a critical entrainment condition was obtained. An experimental study on sodium-water reactions was also performed to validate the developed SELPSTA code, which predicts the data accurately. An acoustic leak detection method utilizing a neural network and signal processing units were developed and applied successfully for the detection of a signal up to a noise level of -20 dB. Waveguide sensor visualization technology is being developed to inspect the reactor internals and fuel subassemblies. These research and developmental efforts contribute significantly to enhance the safety, economics, and efficiency of the KALIMER-600 design concept.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 1999

Anaerobic digestion is a naturally occuring microbial process involving the decomposition of organic materials such as livestock manure. This study explores the effect of the operating conditions, HRT (Hydraulic Retention Time) and feeding frequency on treatment efficiency for digestion of pig slurry, which has been one of most difficult organic waste for proper treatment in livestock production industry in Korea at the present time. The pilot-scale CSTR of 5 m3 in volume was designed. manufactured, and operated at the temperature of 35$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$. The digester was designed to hydraulically stir for complete mixing and to supply heat from the water bath to maintain mesophilic temperature. The HRT of the digester for Test 1 and Test 2, and Test 3 was set for 17 days and 13 days respectively and pig slurry was fed once a day with 300$\ell$ each for Test 1 and Test 3, while twice with 150$\ell$each for Test 2. Test 2 showed better performance by increase of 4% in VS removal efficiency and 5% in biogas production rate. This is mainly attributed to smaller temperature drop by feeding frequently with half amount, which eventually led to lesser impact on anaerobic mocrobes in the digester. Test 2 maintained optimum pH 7.8 which uplifted the activaton of sulfur-reduction bacteria, alkalinity of around 4,000mg/$\ell$, VA of over 3,000mg/$\ell$ for whole period of experiment. Further research may require to provide the practical operation strategy of anaerobic treatment system for treatment of pig slurry.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2010

비대칭 H형강을 활용한 합성보는 1970년대 후반 이후 스웨덴에서 Thor beam(Hat beam)으로 발표되었으며 British Steel과 SCI는 슬림플로어 보를 개발하였다. 슬림플로어 공법은 1990년대 초반부터 유럽의 주요 선진국에서 많은 관심을 갖고 개발하여 온 건축 구조 부재의 한 형태로 2000년대에 영국에서는 열간압연 형강 그리고 핀란드에서는 비대칭 용접 형강의 관심이 집중되고 있다. 슬림플로어 공법의 가장 큰 장점은 층고 감소를 토대로 도심 건축물의 최대 10% 내외의 연면적 증가 효과와 각종 내 외장재 절감 및 자원의 절약 폐기물 감소효과 등이며 일반 합성보에 비하여 철골보의 노출면이 적어 내화 성능에서도 우수한 장점이 있다. 본 연구는 비대칭 H형강을 사용한 슬림플로어 보의 화재시 구조 성능에 관한 연구로 표준화재조건에서 강재 단면의 형상 변화를 통한 구조물의 내화 거동과 재하 하중비를 변수로 화재시 구조물의 온도 분포와 처짐을 비교 분석하는 것을 목적으로 한다.