• Solar Energy
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.105-113
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• 1998

In general, the thermo-diode is a device designed to allow heat to be transferred only in one direction. However, the bidirectional thermo-diode devised to change the heat flow in the desired direction can be used for the reduction of the heating load in winter as well as the cooling load in summer. In this study, a solar heating system using loop-type bidirectional thermo-diodes is designed and set up, also it is successfully applied to an outdoor test cell for the verification of its usefulness.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.359-364
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• 2002

A popular type of residential air conditioner is the split system which has two separate units: indoor and outdoor units During field installation of the split system, the potential exists for not setting the charge exactly to the manufacturer´s specifications. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of the refrigerant charge on the performance of the air conditioner. An air conditioner with capillary tube expansions was tested for various refrigerant charges. The results indicated that the more charge resulted in the more flowrate of the refrigerant. The flowrate of the refrigerant was one of the most important factors to understand the e(sects of the charge on the performance of the air conditioner with capillary tube expansions. Under-charge results in wide region of superheated vapor of the refrigerant in the evaporator, while over-charge results in high temperature of the liquid refrigerant in the evaporator.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.415-423
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• 2002

An experimental study using a psychrometric calorimeter was conducted to investigate the temperature and pressure mea surement errors permitted for determining cooling capacity of an air conditioner. First, the instrument calibration was made in accordance with the related test methods and guidelines in order to accurately evaluate basic performance (cooling capacity and airs flow rate). Secondly, a parametric study was performed to examine the effect of measurement error involved if temperature and pressure measuring instruments on the cooling capacity calculation. From the results, it was found that the degree of accuracy for both temperature and pressure measurements played an important role on the error occurring in the determination of cooling capacity and needed to be maintained within a certain value to guarantee required accuracy of cooling capacity.

• Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.253-256
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• 2006

This paper shows the study on application of the law temperature energy in the deep seawater. Deep, cold seawater has long been recognized as a valuable ocean energy resource. Recently, research and experimentation has been conducted on energy systems using deep seawater: deep seawater air conditioning system, ice-making device, salt and fresh-water manufacturing system and the Spray freeze drying system for extracting valuable material of the deep seawater. They are technically and economically feasible today: once installed, the energy is inexhaustible and there are no adverse environmental impacts. Because of the economy of scale in the air conditioning system, the seawater A/C system is most appropriate for supplying multiple buildings or hotels in a coastal area.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.69-74
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• 2000

This paper describes an operation strategy of ice storage systems for energy saving during building cooling. In this study, chiller is assumed not having function of part load control. Thus, it is needed to adopt on-off control with the objective function of summed energy consumption for minimum energy consumption. A conventional control strategy compared with the chiller-on-off control is chiller-priority control. in this control chiller operates as its full capacity and ice storage meets the rest of the cooling load.

• Solar Energy
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.119-128
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• 1998

This study has been carried out to develop a thermo-diode system capable of adjusting heat flow direction, solar absorptivity and thermal capacity. What we call "Smart Module" here has emerged from a series of repeated processes involving design, construction and test. In all, it is found that liquid thermo-diode systems are viable in harnessing the sun's energy. The module can be applied for space heating in winter and reduce the cooling load of buildings in summer.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.221-229
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• 2008

This study analyze indoor thermal comfort properties such as PMV, PPD and fluid variables when the cooling loads are light, occupant and ventilation. There are 6 cases to study for the indoor unit installation conditions and ventilation rates. Numerical method is used to study the indoor environmental properties and experimental study is adapted to analyze reaching time by variable cooling load conditions.

• Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.38-38
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.37-37
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• 2007

• The Safety technology
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• no.188
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• pp.22-23
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• 2013

(주)경동나비엔은 1978년 3월에 설립된 우리나라의 대표적인 보일러 생산 업체로 1979년 송탄공장에서 국내 최초 콤팩트형 사각 기름보일러 '코로나 KDB-202'를 출시하면서 업계의 주목을 받기 시작했다. 또한 최근에는 북경, 상해, 미국 등으로 진출하며 명실 공히 글로벌 기업으로 비상하고 있다. 이 같은 화려한 회사소개를 차치하고서라도 (주)경동나비엔을 모르는 사람이 없을 것이다. (주)경동나비엔은 옛 사명인 '경동보일러'로 1990년대 초 중반 '아버님 댁에 보일러 놔드려야겠어요'라는 광고를 통해 대대적으로 브랜드를 알렸기 때문이다. 이후 2006년에는 경동나비엔으로 사명을 변경하고 온수기 난방, 냉방 공조, 홈네트워크 각방제어시스템으로 사업 영역을 확장하고, 콘덴싱 기술력으로 해외 1억 달러의 수출액을 달성하는 등 국내 보일러 업계의 선두를 유지하고 있다. 이러한 (주)경동나비엔은 사업장의 안전관리에 있어서도 남다른 두각을 드러내고 있다. 대규모 기계공장을 운영하고 있는 만큼 이에 대한 안전관리 기술과 노하우도 남다른 것이다. 이번호에서는 (주)경동나비엔의 안전보건을 책임지고 있는 최종숙 주임을 만나 구체적인 업무내용과 안전에 대한 소견을 들어본다.