• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.735-740
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• 1995

일체형 원자로에는 노심지지원통과 원자로용기 내벽사이의 환형 공간을 나선으로 감는 형태인 일체형 관류식 나선형 증기발생기와 증기발생기를 여러 개의 모듈로 나누어 환형 공간에 배치하는 형태인 모듈형 관류식 직관형증기 발생기가 가장 적합한 것으로 판단되어 두 가지 형태에 대한 개념을 설정하였다. 일체형 관류식 나선형 증기발생기는 전열관 집합체, 지지구조물, 하강유로, 그리고 증기 및 급수 헤더로 구성되어 있다. 모듈형 관류식 직관형 증기발생기는 개개의 모듈이 별도로 운전될 수 있는 12개의 모듈로 구성되며, 원자로용기를 관통하는 배관의 수를 줄이기 위해서 급수관이 증기관의 안쪽에 있는이중배관 개념을 사용한 것이 특징이다. 모듈형 관류식 직관헝 증기발생기가설계 및 제작이 용이하지만 높이를 줄이기 위한 방안으로 두 가지 개념이 조합된 모듈형 관류식 나선형 증기발생기도 검토하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.327-335
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• 2004

This study investigates the safety assessment of the potential for fretting-wear damages caused by foreign object in operating nuclear power plants. To get the natural frequency, corresponding mode shape and participation factor, modal analyses are performed for the helical type tubes with various conditions. The wear rate of helical type tube caused by foreign object is calculated using the Archard formula and the remaining life of the tube is predicted, and discussed in this study is the effect of the vibration of the tube on the remaining life of the tube. In addition, addressed is the effect of the external pressure on the vibration and fretting-wear characteristics of the tube.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.269-278
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• 2011

We investigate the heat-transfer and pressure-drop characteristics of fin-and-tube heat exchangers with a copper plate or copper spiral fins. Twenty-four samples with different fin pitches and tube rows were tested. For both configurations, the effect of the fin pitch on the j factor is negligible, and the f factor increases with the fin pitch. The effect of the tube row depends on the configuration. For plate fin-and-tube heat exchangers, the j factor decreases as the row number increases; the reverse is true for spiral exchangers. We explain this by considering the flow pattern. The j factor for plate fin-and-tube heat exchangers is larger than that for spiral exchangers, and the difference decreases as the row number increases. The f factor of the plate fin-and-tube heat exchanger is also larger. We compare our results with existing predictions of correlations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.741-746
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• 1995

일체형원자로는 노심, 증기발생기, 가압기, 펌프 등 1차측 주기기들을 하나의 압력용기 안에 모두 포함하고 있고 또 1차측 냉각재가 원자로 안에서만 순환하므로 기존의 분리 형에 비해 구조특성상 상당히 다른 설계개념이 필요하다. 본 연구에서 개발중에 있는 일체형 열병합원자로에서 채택한 설계개념은, 먼저 증기발생기는 많은 수의 전열관들이 나사선처럼 노심지지원통을 감고 올라가는 일체형 관류식 나선형을 사용하였으며, CEDM은 지진하중과 같은 동적하중에 의한 영향을 최소화하기 위하여 원자로용기 외부로의 돌출부분을 최소화하는 설계개념을 채택하였다. 또한 가압기는 별도의 부품없이 원자로용기 헤드의 빈공간을 활용한 자기가압방식으로 대체하였고 냉각재 펑프는 Canned Motor Pump를 원자로벽에 직접 부착하는 개념을 사용하였다. 본 논문에서는 예비개념설계된 일체형 신형원자로의 기계구조설계상의 특징들을 설명하고 앞으로의 연구방향을 간략히 소개한다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.837-842
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• 2000

In the coiling process of helical steam generator tubes of integral reactor SMART, a considerable amount of spring back, which induces dimensional inaccuracy and difficulty in fabrication, has been arised. In this research, an analytical model was derived to evaluate the amount of the spring back for steam generator tubes. The model was developed on the basis of beam theory and elastic-perfectly plastic material property. This model was extended to consider the effect of plastic hardening and the effect of the tensile force on the spring back phenomena. Parametric studies were performed for various design variables of steam generator tubes in order to minimize the spring back in the design stage. A sensitivity analysis has shown that the low yield strength, the high elastic modulus, the small helix diameter, and the large tube diameter result in a small amount of the spring back. The amount of the spring back can be controlled by the selection of adequate design values in the basic design stage and reduced to an allowable limit by the application of the tensile force to the tube during the coiling process.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.25 no.12
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• pp.1676-1683
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• 2001

An experimental study on condensation heat transfer characteristics of helically coiled spiral tubes was performed. The refrigerant is R-113. A refrigerant loop was established to measure the condensation heat transfer coefficients. Experiments were carried out uniform heat flux of 15 kw/m$^2$, refrigerant quality of 0.1∼0.9, curvature ratio of 0.016, 0.025 and 0.045. The curvature of a coil was defined as the ratio of the inside diameter of the tube to the diameter of the bending circle. To compare the condensation heat transfer coefficients of coiled spiral tubes, the previous results on coiled plain tubes and straight plain tubes were used. The results shows that the condensation heat transfer coefficients of coiled spiral tubes largely increase, as increasing Re and quality, compared to those of coiled plain tubes and straight plain tubes. As increasing degree of subcooling, however, the condensation heat transfer coefficients on coiled spiral tubes decrease. It is found that the heat transfer enhancement is more better than coiled plain tubes and straight plain tubes, as increasing curvature ratio.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05b
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• pp.290-297
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• 1996

일체형원자로에 적용될 모듈러 관류형증기발생기의 열적최적설계방법론을 제시하였다. 한국원자력연구소에서 개발된 ONCESG 프로그램을 사용한 scoping계산을 통해, 직관과 나선전열관을 사용하는 관류형 증기발생기의 서로다른 최적화 방법론이 제시되었다. 또한 전체플랜트의 열평형설계와 관류형 증기발생기의 열적최적설계 사이의 상호관계 및 관류형증기발생기의 사용이 일체형원자로의 제어논리설계에 미치는 영향도 연구되었다.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.514-520
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• 2002

The electrothermal vaporization (ETV) hollow cathode glow discharge atomic emission spectrometer for analysis of liquid sample has been developed and characterized. This system has improved the sample introduction method of electrothermal vaporization and the hollow cathode glow discharge. The sample introduction method was possible to provide high analyte transport efficiency to the plasma by helix coil made of tungsten material. In addition, small volume samples (<$30{\mu}{\ell}$) could be used. The system has glow discharge cell with special design for improvement of precision. The effect of discharge parameters such as discharge power, gas flow rate has been studied to find optimum condition. The emitted light was effectively carried into detector by fiber optic cable in UV region. The calibration curve of Pb, Cd were obtained with 3 samples.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.22 no.3_1spc
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• pp.573-579
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• 2013

Once-through helically coiled steam generator tubes subjected to external pressure are of interest because of their application to advanced small- and medium-sized integral reactors, in which a primary coolant with a relatively higher pressure flows outside the tubes, while secondary water with a relatively lower pressure flows inside the tubes. Another notable point is that the values of the mean radius to thickness ratio of these steam generator tubes are very small, which means that a thick-walled cylinder is employed for these steam generator tubes. In the present paper, the maximum allowable pressure of helically coiled and thick-walled steam generator tubes with through-wall cracks under external pressure is investigated based on a detailed nonlinear three-dimensional finite element analysis. In terms of the crack orientation, either circumferential or axial through-wall cracks are considered. In particular, in order to quantify the effect of the crack location on the maximum external pressure, these cracks are assumed to be located in the intrados, extrados, and flank of helically coiled cylinders. Moreover, an evaluation is also made of how the maximum external pressure is affected by the ovality, which might be inherently induced during the tube coiling process used to fabricate the helically coiled steam generator tubes.