• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.231-240
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• 2003

Reactivity of Char-CO$_2$ gasification of five coals for power generation was investigated with PTGA in the temperature range 850∼1000$^{\circ}C$ and the pressure range 0.5∼2.0 MPa. The effect of coal rank, initial char characteristics and pressure on the reaction rate was evaluated for five chars. The reactivity of low lank coal char was better than that of high rank coal char, and this could be explained with the initial pore structure and surface area of char. Meso/macro-pores of char seems to markedly affect char reactivity by way of providing channels for diffusion of reactant gas into the reactive surface area. For the range of tested pressure, the reaction rate is proportional to CO$_2$ partial pressure and the reaction order ranges from 0.4 to 0.7 for five chars. The effect of total pressure on the reaction rate was small, and kinetic parameters, based on the unreacted core model, were obtained for five chars.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.196-196
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• 2011

팔라듐-구리 합금 분리막은 세륨산화물로 전처리된 다공성 니켈 지지체 위에 마그네트론 스퍼터 공정과 구리리플로우 공정에 의해 제조되었다. 스퍼터 공정은 얇고 치밀한 팔라듐 합금 분리막 증착을 위해 아주 효과적이다. 본 연구에서는 고온 스퍼터 공정에 의해 증착된 팔라듐 상부에 유동성과 열적확산이 우수한 구리를 코팅한 후, 반도체 분야에서 기가 패턴 매립시 사용하는 구리리플로우 공정을 도입하였다. 구리리플로우 공정은 치밀하고 미세기공이 존재하지 않는 표면을 구현하고 무한대의 수소 투과도를 가능하게 한다. 이로써 마그네트론 스퍼터에 의해 $200^{\circ}C$에서 팔라듐과 구리를 순차적으로 코팅한 후, $700^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 구리리플로우 공정을 실시하여 $7.5{\mu}m$ 두께의 팔라듐-구리 합금 분리막이 제조되었다. 세륨산화물(CeO2)은 고온에서 장시간 운전하는 동안 다공성 니켈 지지체의 금속성분이 팔라듐 합금층으로 확산하는 금속의 확산 문제를 개선하고자 지지체와 코팅층 사이에 확산방지막으로 도입되었으며, 균일한 스퍼터 증착을 위해 평탄한 표면의 지지체를 구현하였다. 투과도 테스트는 100-400kPa 의 압력차, 673-773K 의 온도 조건에서 순수한 수소가스로 실시하였다. 표면 미세기공이 없는 치밀한 팔라듐-구리 합금 분리막은 혼합가스에서 질소의 투과 없이 수소만을 투과하는 무한대의 우수한 분리도를 나타내었으며, 상용온도 $500^{\circ}C$에서 12.6ml/$cm^2{\cdot}min{\cdot}atm$의 수소 투과 능력을 보였다. 본 연구에 의해 제조된 팔라듐-구리 합금 분리막은 표면 미세기공이 없는 치밀한 분리막 제조를 가능하게 하였으며 열팽창계수가 팔라듐과 매우 비슷한 세륨산화물($CeO_2$)로 인해 지지체층과 코팅층과의 접합력이 향상되고 수소취성에 강하고 높은 열적 안정성을 갖는다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.370-370
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• 2011

I-III-IV2족의 Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) 박막 태양전지는 3단계(three-stage) 동시증발공정을 통하여 약 19.9%의 최고의 효율을 보유하고 있다. 3단계 공정에 있어 IV2족 Se의 증발 속도 또는 증착압력은 우선 배향성 제어 및 표면 미세구조 영향 등에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 CIGS 박막 합성을 위한 3단계 공정에서 각 단계별 Se 분압의 변화를 주어, 각 공정 단계에서 Se 분압의 변화가 CIGS 박막의 미세구조 및 셀 효율에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 3단계 공정에서 Cu, In, Ga 분압은 고정시키고, Se 분압의 크기 순서대로 1, 2, 3으로 변화시켜 CIGS 박막을 제조하였다. 이 박막의 미세구조, 특히, 우선 배향성, 표면의 기공, 결정성을 제어 하기 위하여 3단계 공정에서 1st stage 이후 Se 분압을 증가시키는 방법($3{\rightarrow}1$, $2{\rightarrow}1$)과 1st stage 이 후 Se 분압을 감소시키는 방법($1{\rightarrow}3$, $1{\rightarrow}2$)을 적용하여 비교하였다. 그 결과 3단계에서 1st stage 이후 Se 분압을 증가시킴으로써 (220)/(204)의 우선 배향성을 촉진시키며, 결정성을 개선하였고, 1st stage 이후 Se 분압을 감소시킴으로써 CIGS 박막 표면의 기공을 제거하고, 결정성을 향상시켰다. 이렇게 1st stage이 후 Se 분압을 증가시킴으로써 (220)/(204)의 우선 배향성의 촉진과 결정성 개선은 단락 전류(Jsc)를 증가시켰으며, 1st stage 이후 Se 분압을 감소시킴으로써 CIGS 박막 표면의 기공을 제거와 결정성 개선은 개방전압(Voc)의 증가효과를 가져왔다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.180-190
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• 2015

PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) nanofiber has the advantages such as excellent strength, chemical resistance, nontoxic, non-combustibility. Flat membranes with 0.3 and $0.4{\mu}m$ pore size respectively, were manufactured by PVDF nanofiber, and then each spiral wound module was prepared with them. A woven paper was not included in preparing the module with $0.3{\mu}m$ pore size; however, it was included the module with $0.4{\mu}m$ pore size. The permeate fluxes and rejection rates of the two modules were compared using pure water and simulation solution including kaolin and humic acid. The recovery rate and filtration resistance were calculated after water back-washing. In addition, the effect of flow rate and trans-membrane pressure on treatment efficiency and filtration resistance were investigated for the spiral wound module with $0.4{\mu}m$ pore size.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.16-25
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• 2004

Theoretical analysis for predicting the heat transport limitation of a copper powder sintered wick heat pipe was performed. The heat pipe diameter was 8mm and water was used for working fluid. The particle diameter was classified by 5 different meshes, and each capillary pressures and heat transport limitations. thermal resistances were analyzed according to the operating temperatures, wick thicknesses and inclination angles, based on the effective capillary radius($r_c$), porosity($\varepsilon$), Permeability (K). The wick capillary limitation was increased according as the particle diameter and the wick thickness and the operating temperature were increased. As the porosity and the capillary radius were larger. then the heat transport limitation was higher. The thermal resistance was greatly increased according as the wick thickness was increased.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.7 no.5
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• pp.805-810
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• 2006

Defects in the conventional casting process of silver jewelry can result in famished products of mediocre hardness. To overcome the shortcomings of conventional methods, we proposed new press forming process, which involves applying uniaxial pressure on casting 92.5%Ag-6.5%Cu-1%Zn ring elements and shaping with a lath. We investigated Vickers hardness, density, and microstructure evolution by changing the applied uniaxial pressure. We report that our newly proposed process can increase the hardness up to 2.3 times and decrease average grain size by 50%. Our method leads to drastic mechanical property enhancements, and is thus suitable for casting tension-style jewelry.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.56 no.3
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• pp.297-302
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• 2018

Bead type and hollow fiber type catalyst (HFC, Hollow Fiber type Catalyst) was prepared by $La_{0.1}Sr_{0.9}Co_{0.2}Fe_{0.8}O_{3-{\delta}}$ (LSCF1928) perovskite powder catalyst which showed excellent methane complete oxidation characteristics through previous studies. The HFC have a cylindrical shape with an empty interior, and pores can be formed through Phase inversion method so the specific surface area can be remarkably improved. In the case of the bead type catalyst prepared by adding Methyl Cellulose (MC), $SrCO_3$ was produced in addition to the original catalyst composition of LSCF1928 due to the reaction of $CO_2$ emitted from MC and Sr of the catalyst. In the case of the HFC, a single phase perovskite structure was obtained without impurities. The HFC calcined at $700{\sim}900^{\circ}C$ showed pore structure of finger-sponge-finger structure, and 99.9% oxygen conversion rate was achieved through complete oxidation of methane at $475^{\circ}C$. Air gap and spinning pressure condition were changed to control the HFC pore. 2 cm air gap and 7 bar spinning pressure showed the best catalytic performance and achieved oxygen conversion rates of more than 70.65%, 93.01%, and 99.99% at $425^{\circ}C$, $450^{\circ}C$ and $475^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.97-104
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• 2000

PAN-based activated carbon fibers/phenolic resin matrix composites (ACFCs) were manufactured via molding process with oxidized carbon fabrics (plain-type) and phenolic resin (resole-type) compounded by 70 : 30 wt%. The green body (as molded) was submitted to carbonization (at 100$0^{\circ}C$) in an inert environment and activation (at 700, 800, 900 and 100$0^{\circ}C$) in a $CO_2$ environment. In this work, the influence of activation temperatures was investigated in surface properties, such as pH, acid- and base-values by titration method, and in adsorption properties, i.e., specific surface area and pore structures by BET-method of the composites. Also, the pressure drops of the specimens were calibrated by ASTM. As a result, the activation temperature influenced the surface property of ACFCs. When the activation temperature was higher than 90$0^{\circ}C$, the surface was gradually developed in basic nature. And, the evolutions of specific surface area, total pore volume and pore size distribution of ACFCs could be easily confirmed the dependence on the activation temperature. Among them, well-developed pore structure from adsorption characteristics was changed of the ACFCs activated at 90$0^{\circ}C$. Also, the pressure drop was slightly decreased with increasing the temperature due to increasing the burn-off with heat treatment temperature of ACFCs.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.425-431
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• 2013

This paper has studied the hydrophilizing effect of support on the performance of pressure retarded osmosis (PRO). The hydrophilicity of polyester support has been controlled with cellulose solutions. In order to investigate the effect of hydrophilizing of support, the performance test has been conducted with membrane which compose of active layer and support in absence of support layer. The active layer has been made by casting of cellulose tri-acetate (CTA) 1,4-dioxane solution (13 wt%) and combined with the hydrophilized support. The results show that water fluxes of PRO membranes with hydrophobic or hydrophilized support were measured $0.8L/m^2hr$ and $1.2L/m^2hr$ under $5kgf/cm^2$ pressure, respectively. However, water flux increase did not accord with hydrophilicity of supports treated by cellulose solutions. It is because the porosity and pore size of supports decrease as the cellulose concentration increases. This result confirms that both the hydrophilization of support and the maintenance of membrane porosity are important to enhance the performance of PRO membrane.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.82-86
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• 2011

Lightweight aggregate which is composed of sintered polycrystalline materials usually has a certain portion of pores inside of it. Because of such a structural characteristics, it tends to that movement of water in aggregate shows an abnormal behavior against the change of outside environment. In general, water movement behavior is controlled by porosity, distribution of pore size; however, dense surface layer will also affect water movement behavior in case of artificially sintered aggregates. Factors affecting water movement behavior in the aggregate are pore distribution, pore shape, pre-wetting method, etc. In this study, absorption characteristics of aggregate under the pressure and absorption rate according to water dipping time are analyzed for the basis of pressure pumping of lightweight concrete. Two kinds of aggregates were used for the test: one is made by 'L' company in Germany and the other is of our own made at the pilot plant in Kyonggi University. Absorption rate of aggregate is measured according to water dipping time, vacuum pressure, and quenching condition. Absorption rate of aggregate with $300^{\circ}C$ quenching is higher than that of aggregate with 24 hr water dipping. Generally the more vacuum the higher water absorption rate. Water absorption rate of 'L' aggregate under -300 mmHg is 54 % higher than that of aggregate with 24 hr water dipping; however, only 2 % increase in water absorption was measured for the K622 and K73 which were of our own.