• Journal of the KSME
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• v.34 no.11
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• pp.859-866
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• 1994

석유화학플랜트에서 운용되는 반응로, 저장탱크, 열교환기 등의 압력용기 그리고 배관 등의 시 설물은 장기간 사용함에 따라 고온, 고압, 부식성 분위기, 열응력, 피로 등 여러 가지 요인으로 경년열화되어 노후화 된다. 일반적으로 이들 설비들에서 작용하는 유체나 가스의 누출은 화재나 폭발과 같은 재해 뿐만아니라 주위 환경을 오염시켜 공해를 유발하게 되며, 이들 시설물에 대한 신뢰성 및 안전성 확보는 국가기간 산업에서 매우 중요하며 이와 관련된 장치의 설계, 시공 뿐만 아니라 시험검사 및 평가기술 측면에서도 중요시되고 있다. 플랜트 시설물에 대한 가동중 주기적인 안전진단은 현상의 파악 뿐만 아니라 인명과 재산의 손실을 미연에 예방하고 경제적 이고 효율적인 운영계획 수립에 필수적인 것이다. 이 글에서는 국내 석유화학플랜트의 검사현 황을 알아보고 앞으로 플랜트의 효율적 운영 및 안전 운전을 위한 가동중검사 기술 및 개선대 책에 대하여 기술하고자 한다.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.244-250
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• 1991

본 글에서는 EPFM을 이용한 구조물의 건전성 평가법을 소개하였다. 이러한 방법을 원자력발 전소 NSSS평가에 적용하면 좀 더 정확한 해석결과를 얻을 수 있으며 불필요한 가동중단이나 보수작업을 피할 수 있다. 한편 ASME XI에서 현재 제정중인 EPFM 관련법규도 소개하였는데, 가까운 장래에 결정될 최종안에는 약간의 내용변화가 있으리라 생각된다. 근래에는 건전성평 가를 위한 컴퓨터 소프트웨어가 많이 개발되어 이용되고 있다. 필자들이 아는 바로는 B & W 사에서 개발한 DPFAD, Structural Integrity Associate 사에서 개발한 PC-CRACK, 그리고 LBB 설계용으로 EPRI에서 개발한 FLET등이 있다. 국내에서는 필자들에 의해 개발된 EPIES가 있 는데 자세한 내용은 관련문헌(10,11)을 참고하기 바란다. 본 글에서 소개한 EPEM 평가법은 원 자력 발전소뿐만 아니라 가동온도가 높고 연성재료가 널리 사용되는 화력 발전설비, 석유, 화 학설비 및 제철설비 등에도 공통적으로 적용될 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.2059-2063
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• 2004

Most power plants have operated many independent computerize systems for maintenance. Independence of systems have caused complexity of business process and inconvenience of computer system management. Because the equipment and material master data is not standardize and structurize, it is difficult to manage equipment maintenance history and material delivery. Especially equipment classification criterion is important for standardization of every maintenance information. It is necessary to integrate function of independent systems for business process simplification and rapid work flow. this paper provides equipment classification criterion design and system integration method with the case of live system development.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.12
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• pp.1511-1519
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• 2012

Pipe structures contain many welded zones, and ultrasonic tests are increasingly being performed by using automated testing devices in order to evaluate the weld integrity. An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) is a noncontact transducer that can transmit or receive ultrasonic waves without a couplant. Furthermore, it can easily generate specific guided waves such as SH (shear horizontal) or Lamb waves by altering the design of the coil and magnet. Therefore, an EMAT should be useful for application to an automated ultrasonic inspection system. In this study, SH waves generated using an EMAT were applied to inspect the pipe-weld zone. To analyze the specific SH mode (SH0) from the SH wave signals, wavelet transform was applied. It was found that flaws could be detected precisely because the intensity of the $SH_0$ mode-frequency, which is analyzed by using wavelet transform, is proportional to the length of the flaw.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.20-26
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• 2019

Selective catalytic reduction(SCR) method is widely used among various methods for reducing nitrogen oxides in combustion devices of coal power plant. In the present study, the computational fluid dynamic analysis was accomplished to derive the optimal shape of ammonia-dilution air mixing device in a ammonia injection grid. The distribution characteristics of flow and $NH_3$ concentration had been elucidated for the reference shape of ammonia mixing device(Case 1). In the mixing device of Case 1, it could be seen that $NH_3$ distribution was shifted to the wall opposite to the inlet of the ammonia injection pipe. For the improvement of $NH_3$ distribution, the case(Case 2) with closing one upper injection hole and 4 side injection holes, the case(Case 3) with installing horizontal plate at the upper of ammonia injection pipe, the case(Case 4) with installing horizontal plate and horizontal arc plate at he upper of ammonia injection pipe were investigated by analyzing flow and $NH_3$ concentration distributions. From the present study, it was found that the % RMS of $NH_3$ for Case 4 was 4.92%, which was the smallest value among four cases, and the range of $R_{NH3}$ also has the optimally uniform distribution, -10.82~8.34%.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.7 no.2 s.19
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• pp.48-53
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• 2003

This study is to look at the effect for deformation of carbon steel for high-presure pipe, on the AE signals produced by tensile test. Acoustic emission(AE) has been widely used in various fields because of its extreme sensitivity, dynamic detection ability and location of growing defects. We investigated a relationship failure mode and AE signals by tensile test, From the tensile test, we could divide into four ranges of the failure modes of elastic range, yield range, plastic range before $\sigma$u, plastic range after $\sigma$u. And failure behaviors of elastic range, yield range, plastic range before $\sigma$u, plastic range after $\sigma$u could be evaluated in tensile test by AE counts, accumulation counts and time frequency analysis. It is expected to be basic data that can protect a risk according to tensile test and bending of pipe material for pressure vessel, as a real time test of AE.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.53-59
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• 2015

Water hammering created by an unsteady flow in pipeline systems can cause excessive change in pressure, vibration, and noise. So, water hammer analysis is very important for limiting the damage caused to pipeline, pump and valve systems by operation conditions. On the other hand, water hammer arrester has been manufactured and used in order to minimize the damage caused by water hammering phenomenon in domestic, and it has been produced and installed as the low cost-oriented because of being no separate standard in the meanwhile. Therefore, our research team investigated about the standardization of water hammer arrester performance through the various methods, such as test methods for verification of one pipe, assuming the occurrence of water hammer in a water-based fire extinguishing system, separated for opening impact pressure and shut off impact pressure and for a branch pipe in order to make guideline for water hammer arrester performance. And finally, verified the performance of the water hammer pressure as the simple mechanical way using the U-shaped pipe and a test weight, so KFI standards for the water hammer arrester could be established.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.247-254
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• 1992

이 글에서는 고충아파트에서 층간 열공급의 불균일성이 발생하는 원인을 설명하였고 이 불균일 성을 해소시키는 새로운 열공급 설비 기술을 설명하였으며 그 내용들에 대한 결론은 다음과 같다. (1) 온수 난방 고층아파트의 층간 열공급의 불균일성은 온수공급관과 회수관의 정수압력의 차 이에 의한 유동저항에 의해서 발생한다. (2) 다구역배관망 시스템은 온수공급관과 회수관의 정수압력의 차이에 의해 발생하는 열공급 불균일성의 해소에 거의 기여하지 못한다. (3) 연속난방방식에서 서모스타트의 설치는 각세대의 열공급을 균일하게 할 수 있고 에너지 절 약면에서 가장 유리한 방식이나 고장의 위험성이 가장 크며, 운전의 미숙에 의한 열공급 제어의 불균일성을 초래하기 쉬우며 외기온도가 매우 낮으면 층간 열공급제어가 되지 않을 수 있어서 자동유량조절밸브를 병용하거나 온수공급압력을 충분히 크게 할 필요가 있다. (4) 자동유량조절밸브에 부착하면 단구역 배관망 시스템에서도 층간의 유량공급의 불균일성을 없앨 수 있으나 순환 펌프유량이 부족하면 밸브의 자동유량조절 기능이 상실된다. (5) 수동유량조절밸브는 TAB에 의해서 충간의 유량을 균일하게 조절할 수 있으나 펌프 성능변화 관부식 등이 발생하면 TAB를 다시 할 필요가 발생할 수 있다. 그러나 밸브의 고장이 적고 유 동저항을 적게 발생시키며 한 개의 밸브로 조절할 수 있는 유량의 범위가 큰 점에서는 가장 유 리하다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.158-162
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• 2004

Reliability of welded structures in power plant facilities is very important, and their reliability evaluation requires exact materials properties. But, the conventional PQR (Procedure Qualification Record) can hardly reflect the real material properties in the field because the test is only done on specimens with simulated welding. Therefore, a continuous indentation technique is proposed in this study for simple and non-destructive testing of in-field structures. This test measures the indentation load-depth curve during indentation and analyzes the mechanical properties such as the yield strength, tensile strength and work hardening index. This technique has been applied to evaluate the tensile properties of the weldment in the main steam pipe and hot reheater pipe in power plants under construction and in operation.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.38-42
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• 2017

This study proposes an idea for energy saving in apartment machine rooms. A conventional district heating system is equipped with constant-flow pumps and bypass valves to regulate pump differential pressure. Each family unit is equipped with a constant-flow on/off valve. This leads to excessive hot water circulation and a high return temperature. To reduce energy loss, this study assumes that each family unit is renovated with a heating valve which regulates the return temperature at $35^{\circ}C$. The hot water supply pump is also replaced with a pump with an inverter to vary flow rate. Expected energy savings is then estimated from field test data. According to the results, pump electricity consumption was reduced by 6,100 kWh for a family unit building over about half a year. The supply temperature can also be lowered by $5^{\circ}C$, which can contribute to a production of electricity of 10.3 kWh/ton of hot water.