• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.45 no.5
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• pp.629-636
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• 2002

Purpose : Our study was aimed to investigate the characteristics of seizures as well as to determine whether the expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression(nNOS) of hippocampus has an affect in the hyperthermic seizure in developing rat. Methods : Hyperthermic seizures were repeatedly induced twice a week for four weeks in 20-day old Spraque-Dowley rats. Fifty two rats were used as a hyperthermic group and 30 rats used as a normothermic control group. Hyperthermic seizures were induced in a water bath at $45^{\circ}C{\pm}1$ for 4 min. The characteristics of seizures were recorded. Using western blot, hippocampal nNOS expression was measured in normothermic control, hyperthermic non-seizure, and hyperthermic seizure groups, respectively. Results : Eighty seven percent of hyperthermia exposed rats showed generalized tonic-clonic seizure most frequently. The duration of seizure was ranged from 12 to 145 sec(mean 55 sec) and the latency to seizure ranged from 158 to 240 sec(mean 204 sec). The duration of seizure was prolonged but there was no significant difference in the seizure latency as the rat exposed more number of hyperthermia. Interestingly, the expression level of hippocampal nNOS in hyperthermic seizure and hyperthermic non-seizure groups was not different from each other, however, the expression in these groups was lower than that of the control group. Conclusion : Our results indicate that nNOS do not have an affect in this repeated hyperthermic seizures. Further studies are required to clarify a role of nNOS in hyperthermic seizure.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.46-53
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• 2005

We have analyzed the temperature and humidity aging test results of a composite solid propellant. The temperature aging test was performed to evaluate the storage life of a propellant, while the humidity aging test could provide the hygroscopicity of Ammonium Perchlorate(AP) exposed to .elative humidity (RH) 10, 30, $50\%$ environment. A specimen was used in the temperature test, and a block of propellant from the actual motor was used in the humidity test. We report that the 4-month storing at 60 degree is equivalent to the 10-year 60 degree condition. The composite solid propellant with HTPB binder showed signs of hardening with time lapse but the effect of humidity up to RH $50\%$ was not noticeable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.237-240
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• 2009

To estimate the surface temperature for the hybrid solid fuels correctly is very important for the modelling of the hybrid combustion. Because it is used for the calculation of regression rate. In this study, The measurement of the surface temperature were performed with the solid fuels inserted the thermocouple. Its variation was investigated in the range of mass flux for an oxidizer.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.33-38
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• 1964

최근에 H.Eyring과 그의 공동연구자들은 "Significant liquid theory"를 제안하여 여러가지 액체에 대하여 잘 적용됨을 보여주고 있다$^{(3)-(12)}$. 그들은 고체와 액체 내부의 고체상 분자는 하나의 연속된 상을 이룬다고 보고 고체의 몰부피 $V_s$는 같다고 보았으나 Einstein특성온도 ${\theta}$나 승화열 $E_s$ 등은 서로 다른 값을 취하지 않으면 않되었을 뿐더러 가장 안정한 분자주위에 모여 올수 있는 자리수 n가 12보다 크게 되는 등의 실제적으로 생각하기 어려운 결과를 내놓았다. 그러나 우리는 고체상의 분자의 액체내부의 고체상분자와는 일반적으로 서로 다른 상태를 이루고 있으리라는 생각을 하여 액체가 존재하는 가장 낮은 온도 즉 삼중점을 액체의 기저상태로 보고 이점에서 parameter들을 정하였다. 이와같이 하여 정한 $V_s$는 고체의 경우보다 약간 크고 ${\theta}$나 $E_s$는 약간 작은 값이 나타나게 되었고 n도 12보다 작은 값이 나왔다. 이것은 실제적으로 매우 타당한 결과이며 또 이들을 써서 여러가지 열역학적인 양을 계산한 결과는 우리가 취급한 모든 물질들에 대해여 실측치와 좋은 일치를 보여주고 있다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.11
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• pp.1355-1360
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• 2013

A cracked solid propellant would have failure or fracture of rocket because of excessive combustion according to increase of burning area, therefore it is important to evaluate the fracture toughness of solid propellant. A procedure is used to investigate the material under a range of test temperatures between -60 and $60^{\circ}C$, three kind of specimen thickness, 4, 12.5 and 24.5 mm to determine the effect of two parameters on the fracture toughness. A center cracked tension (CCT) specimen is used in these tests, which were conducted using INSTRON 5567 testing machine and environmental chamber to evaluate the fracture toughness. The experimental results show that the fracture toughness tends to decreases with an increase in the temperature, and the effect of thickness indicates that the fracture toughness is highest at 12.5 mm under various temperatures except $-60^{\circ}C$. It is found that the fracture toughness of solid propellant is changed due to glass transition behavior around $-60^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.360-365
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• 1992

We constructed a photoacoustic cell and dewar in order to investigate the phase transition of the solids. The solid-liquid phase transition of a wood's metal was measured by a temperature controlled photoacoustic apparatus. It showed a good agreement with the reported value of the melting point, 343 K. The phase transiton of the wood's metal has been determined to be the first order transition, existing a latent heat, which is typical in the solid-liquid transition. In addition, a supercooling effect was observed by monitoring the photoacoustic signal as the temperature of the sample was decreased. The experiments have demonstrated the photoacoustic detection is an appropriate method to determine the order of transition in solid samples.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.6
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• pp.1057-1062
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• 2008

To overcome disadvantages of conventional two interconnected fluidized beds system, a novel two-interconnected fluidized bed process has been adopted to 3kW chemical-looping combustor. This system has two bubbling beds, solid injection nozzles, solid conveying lines, and downcomers. In this study, effects of operating variables such as gas velocity through the solid injection nozzle, fluidizing velocity, solid height, geometry of solid intake hole, bed temperature on solid circulation rate have been investigated in a 3kW chemical-looping combustor. The solid circulation rate increased as the solid height and the opening area of solid intake holes increased. The effect of the fluidizing velocity and the bed temperature were negligible. Moreover, long-term operation of continuous solid circulation up to 50 hours has been performed to check feasibility of stable operation. The pressure drop profiles in the bubbling beds and the downcomers were maintained steadily and solid circulation was smooth and stable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1996.11a
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• pp.201-206
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• 1996

추진제 연소 기체의 연기도(degree of smoke)의 정량적 측정을 위하여 설계, 제작된 Smoke Chamber를 이용하여, 고체 추진제의 연소 기체에 대한 연기도의 측정 기법을 확립하였으며, 몇가지 유연성 및 무연성 혼합형 고체 추진제 조성들과 복기형 추진제의 연소 기체에 대하여 온·습도 조건의 변화에 따라 연기도를 측정하여 결과를 종합, 분석하였다. 그 결과, Smoke Chamber장비를 이용한 측정을 통하여 추진제 연소 기체중의 연기 생성도를 정량화 함으로써, 기후 조건과 추진제 조성에 따른 연기도의 차이를 구분할 수 있었으며, 일차 연기(primary smoke)와 이차연기(secondary smoke)의 생성 조건 및 이들의 분리 측정이 가능하다는 결론을 얻었다. 측정 파장 영역에 대한 확장을 통하여 측정 범위룰 보완한다면, Smoke Chamber System은 향후 고체 추진제의 연소 기체의 연기 특성의 파악 및 로켓 모터 plume 연구의 기초 자료 획득에 유용하게 이용될 수 있다고 판단된다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.41 no.10
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• pp.667-673
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• 2017

We investigated the temperature uniformity in an anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell, using the open source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) toolbox, OpenFOAM. Numerical simulation was performed in three different flow paths, i.e., co-flow, counter-flow, and cross-flow paths. Gas flow in a porous electrode was calculated using effective diffusivity while considering the effect of interconnect rib. A lumped internal resistance model derived from a semi-empirical correlation was implemented for the calculation of electrochemical reaction. The result showed that the counter-flow path displayed the most uniform temperature distribution.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.22-25
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• 2005

The thermal degradation of carbon/phenolic composite have been studied at high temperature by using thermogravimetric (TGA). A heating .ate of 5, 10, 15, 30 and $50^{\circ}C/min$ was used for the determination of thermal decomposition parameters of composite materials at high-temperature service. It has been shown that as the heating rates is increased, the peak decomposition rates are occur at higher temperature. Based on results of thermogravimetric analysis, the pyrolysis process is analyzed and physical and mathematical models for the process are proposed. The thermal analysis also has been conducted using transient heat conduction and the in-depth temperature distribution and the density profile were evaluated along the solid rocket nozzle. As a future effort the thermal decomposition parameter determined in this investigation will be used as input to thermal and mechanical analysis when subjected to solid rocket propulsion environment.