• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.447-455
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• 2013

A micro-mechanical pipe network model with the shape of a cube was developed to simulate the behavior of fluid flow through a porous medium. The fluid-flow mechanism through the cubic pipe network channels was defined mainly by introducing a well-known percolation theory (Stauffer and Aharony, 1994). A non-uniform flow generally appeared because all of the pipe diameters were allocated individually in a stochastic manner based on a given pore-size distribution curve and porosity. Fluid was supplied to one surface of the pipe network under a certain driving pressure head and allowed to percolate through the pipe networks. A percolation condition defined by capillary pressure with respect to each pipe diameter was applied first to all of the network pipes. That is, depending on pipe diameter, the fluid may or may not penetrate a specific pipe. Once pore pressures had reached equilibrium and steady-state flow had been attained throughout the network system, Darcy's law was used to compute the resultant permeability. This study investigated the sensitivity of network size to permeability calculations in order to find out the optimum network size which would be used for all the network modelling in this study. Mean pore size and pore size distribution curve obtained from field are used to define each of pipe sizes as being representative of actual oil sites. The calculated and measured permeabilities are in good agreement.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.1918-1923
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• 2009

결정질 암반에서 지하수의 수리적 특성을 파악하기 위해 수행되고 있는 수리시험 방법은 정률법, 정압법, 순간주입(회복)법 등 세 가지로 구분할 수 있다. 본 연구에서 다루는 정압주입시험 (Constant Head Injection Test, CHIT)은 위의 정압법의 한 종류로 토목공학, 지질공학 분야에서 대상 구간의 투수계수 추정을 위해 널리 쓰이는 수리 시험이며, 이는 단일 패커나 이중패커를 이용하여 시험 구간을 격리하고, 격리된 구간에 일정한 압력으로 물을 주입하여 주입되는 물의 양을 파악함으로써, 시험 구간의 수리전도도(Hydraulic conductivity)를 산출하는 전통적인 수리시험이다. 본 연구에서는 수치실험을 통해 시험 구간 및 주입 압력의 크기 등 인위적인 요인에 의해 도출되는 투수계수가 어떻게 달라지는지에 대해 평가해 보았다. 일반적으로 단열 암반에서 수행한 정압주입시험의 해석에 있어 매질을 균질, 등방성 다공질이라는 가정으로 구간별 투수량계수를 산출하기 때문에, 다공성 매질의 지하수 유동을 모사하는 MODFLOW를 수치모사 코드로서 이용하였다. 시험구간의 크기 및 주입압력에 대한 민감도 분석 결과, 시험구간의 크기에 상관없이 수치모의에서 입력한 수리전도도 값에 비해 낮은 수리전도도 값이 산출되었으며, 주입 압력이 클수록 산출되는 수리전도도 값이 매질의 수리전도도 값과 차이가 났다. 민감도 분석 결과 현장수리시험에서 정압 주입시험에 의한 구간별 수리전도도 산출함에 있어 시험구간의 크기와 주입 압력 값에 대하여 고려해야 한다고 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.07c
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• pp.1938-1940
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• 2003

본 연구는 요소 센서 제작을 위한 과정으로서, 전기화학적 방법을 이용한 다공질 실리콘 구조 형성과, PDV(Physical Vapor Deposition) 법에 의한 백금 박막 코팅 및 전기화학적 전도성 고분자 코팅과 urease 고정화 단계를 고찰하고 감도 특성을 제시 하였다. 전극 기질로서 B을 도우핑한 p-type 실리콘웨이퍼를 사용하였고, HF:$C_2H_5OH:H_2O$=1:2:1의 부피비를 갖는 에칭 용액에서 5분간 -7 $mA/cm^2$의 일정 전류를 가하여 폭 2 ${\mu}m$, 깊이 10 ${\mu}m$의 다공질 실리콘(PS) 충을 형성하였다. 그 위에 200 ${\AA}$의 Ti 층을 underlayer로서 증착하고, 2000 ${\AA}$의 Pt를 중착하여 PS/Pt 박막 전극을 제작하고, 전도성 고분자로서 polypyrrole (PPy), 또는 poly(3-mehylthiophene) (P3MT)을 전기화학적으로 코팅한 후, urease(EC 3.5.1.5, type III, Jack Bean, Sigma)를 고정화 하였다. 고정화 시 전해질 수용액의 pH는 7.4로 하여 urease표면이 음전하를 갖도록 하고, 전극에 0.6 V (vs. SCE(Saturated Calomel Electrode))의 일정 전압을 가함으로써 urease가 전도성 고분자 표면에 전기적으로 흡착되도록 하였다. 이상의 방법으로 제작한 요소 센서의 감도는 PPy와 P3MT를 전자 전달 매질로 사용한 경우, 각각 8.44 ${\mu}A/mM{\cdot}cm^2$와 1.55 ${\mu}A/mM{\cdot}cm^2$의 감도를 보였다.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.311-319
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• 2008

Evaluation of an amplitude domain reflectometry (ADR) type soil moisture sensor as ThetaProbe ML2x using the response of frequency impedance was performed in a variety of soil porous media such as Jumunjin standard sand, weathered granite soil at Sangju area, and weathered gneiss soil at Jangsu area. The tested soils were classified with a dried condition and a wetted condition for comparing with soil volumetric water content under different installed depths of the measurement sensor. In the results the part of measurement rod including one signal rod and three shield rod 6cm in length was found to decrease the variation of measurement output voltage with insert 5cm over into the soil porous media. The measurement output voltage was verified to more stable output voltage under weathered granite soils and weathered gneiss soils contained the fine grain materials such as clay and silt minerals than the gradual grain material like as the standard sands. Therefore, measurement values by soil moisture sensor can be offered the more stable values when an contact volume between soil porous media and measurement sensor increase.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06e
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• pp.463-468
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• 2001

This paper presents the methodology for thermal hydraulic analysis of Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) steam generators. Topics include porous media approach, governing equations, physical models and correlations for solid-to-fluid interaction and heat transfer and numerical solution scheme. Some details about the ATHOS3 code currently used widely for thermal hydraulic analysis of PWR steam generators in the industry are presented. The ATHOS3 code is applied to the thermal hydraulic analysis of steam generator in the Korea YGN 3&4 nuclear power plant and the computed results are presented.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.17-22
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• 2003

This paper presents an experimental investigation of a reversible colloidal seismic damper, which is statically loaded, The porous matrix is composed from silica gel (labyrinth or central-cavity architecture), coated by organo-silicones substances, in order to achieve a hydrophobic surface. Water is considered as associated lyophobic liquid. Reversible colloidal damper static test rig and the measuring technique of the static hysteresis are described. Influence of the pare and particle diameters, particle architecture and length of the grafted molecule upon the reversible colloidal damper hysteresis is investigated, for distinctive types and mixtures of porous matrices, Variation of the reversible colloidal damper dissipated energy and efficiency with temperature, pressure, is illustrated.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.14 no.3 s.40
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• pp.301-311
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• 2004

This study is suggested a new dielectric tracer test method to understand geological structure of porous media and groundwater flow to use the dielectric constant which is one of electrical special quality of various geological materials. To measure their parameters, tracer material is made an ethanol mixing liquid(EML) having a same specific gravity of water. Also, soil materials are prepared a dielectric tracer test using the FDR system that could measure dielectric constant for saturated standard sand and river sand layers which have different initial porosity. To compare with their results, we discussed with the concentration variation of saline water having a saline concentration $3\%$ which is general tracer material by using the electro multi-meter system in the laboratory or field test. In two tracer experiment results, EML tracer test could confirm definitely EML concentration variation from each saturated soil layer as standard and river sands. However, tracer test of saline water $3\%$ concentration could not confirm permeating movement of water by degree of salinity change because these are settled at lower part column in a whole column area continuously. These causes are that specific gravity of saline water is heavier than water. That is, it could know that deposition of saline water is composed of lower part of soil column continuously independently of the direction of water into saturated soil material.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.35-54
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• 2001

It is difficult to accurately predict each flow rate of landfill gas and leachate extracted from many of wells, which have been completed into a waste landfill containing gas and water. However it may be approximately predicted if we can define only relative fluid permeability of gas and leachate flowing through landfill porous media. Therefore numerical simulation using multi-phase flow equations makes use of ei s input data of the relative permeability which is measured and calculated in laboratory environment like in-situ, and consequently we can quantitatively obtain each flow rate of gas and leachate from collection wells. These series of technologies can provide with the important informations to determine the success or failure of landfill gas energy and landfill stabilization. This paper analyses the characteristics of landfill gas collection by six classes of case studies for none described landfill.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.16 no.4 s.63
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• pp.307-312
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• 2006

Radionuclide released from corroded container migrates through groundwater flow pathway in the underground rock. Therefore it is important to study the groundwater flow analysis for total system performance assessment of a HLW repository. In this study assuming a geological change of underground rock in future, the two dimensional groundwater flow analysis is done by the NAMMU, the assessment code for groundwater flow in porous media. Assuming the hypothetical repository with the reactivation of fault in the vicinity of it, the effect of change in aperture and permeability by reactivation of fault around a repository on groundwater pathway is studied.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.218-222
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• 2011

During the development of the iridium catalyst for domestic production, the catalyst failure, loss, sintering phenomena are observed by high pressure and temperature. By these abnormal failure of catalyst bed, the performance of thruster is degraded. To figure out the detail phenomena on the damaged catalyst bed, a numerical analysis code is developed by assuming the catalyst bed as an one dimensional porous media. The numerical analysis code is validated with experiment data. Thereby, resulting physical phenomena are examined by considering the variation of catalyst bed characteristics incurred by catalyst granule failure. Through these numerical analyses we figure out the effect of the catalyst loss on the decomposition of hydrazine and ammonia.