• Plant Journal
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2019

In this study, by varying flow patterns, which is one of the hydraulic factors of FAC, a strategy to reduce pipe wall thinning by mass transfer has been investigated. A similarity between heat transfer and mass transfer was verified via theoretical analysis, and local convective heat transfer coefficients were analyzed using a commercial numerical analysis program. When ribs were installed inside and outside of the internal surface in the straight section of the pipe, the maximum local heat transfer coefficient was shown to decrease substantially by up to 24.9% compared to the basic flow depending on the position and shape of ribs. If a guide vein was inserted in the pipe elbow, the maximum local heat transfer coefficient decreased by up to 26.7% compared to the basic flow depending on the internal surface area of the pipe by the guide vein.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05b
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• pp.857-863
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• 1998

배관내에서 서로 다른 온도의 유체가 밀도차에 의해서 층이 분리된 채 존재하는 현상을 열성층 (thermal stratification) 현상이라 부르며, 이 현상에 의한 과도한 열응력은 배관의 건전성을 저해할 수 있다. 국내 원전의 경우 영광 3,4호기 이전의 밀림배관에서는 열성층 영향을 고려치 못하여 이에 대한 건전성 평가가 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고리 4호기 가압기 밀림배관을 대상으로 밀림배관내 유동해석 및 발전소 전 운전조건에 대하여 밀림배관 단면 온도분포 실측실험을 통하여 열성층화 현상의 발생 정도를 확인 하였으며 실측 온도 데이터를 이용하여 열응력해석 등을 수행함으로써 밀림배관의 열성층 영향을 평가한 결과 건전함이 확인되었다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.33-39
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• 2015

In this paper, a numerical experiment was conducted to find out the optimal location of electrical heat trace for anti-freeze of water inside the CPVC pipe for fire protection. The unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes equations coupled with energy equation were solved. Since the conduction equation of pipe was coupled with the natural convection of water, the analysis of conjugate heat transfer was conducted. A commercial code (ANSYS-FLUENT) based on SIMPLE-type algorithm was used for investigating the unsteady flows and temperature distributions in water region. From the present numerical experiment, it has been found that the vector field of water inside the PVC pipe is opposite to the case of steel because of the huge difference of material properties of the two pipes. Furthermore, it was found that the lowest part of the pipe was an optimal position for electrical heat trace since the minimum water temperature of the case was higher than those of the other cases.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.705-712
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• 2022

A sudden pressure drop caused by the pressure relief valve acts as a strong noise source and propagates the compressible pressure fluctuation along the pipe wall, which becomes a excitation source of Acoustic Induced Vibration (AIV). Therefore, in this study, the numerical methodology is developed to evaluate the reduction effect of compressible pressure fluctuation due to curved pipe in the pressure relief valve system. To describe the acoustic wave caused by density fluctuation, unsteady compressible Large Eddy Simulation (LES) technique, which is high accuracy numerical method, Smagorinsky-Lilly subgrid scale model is applied. Wavenumber-frequency analysis is performed to extract the compressible pressure fluctuation component, which is propagated along the pipe, from the flow field, and it is based on the wall pressure on the upstream and downstream pipe from the curved pipe. It is shown that the plane wave and the 1st mode component in radial direction are dominant along the downstream direction, and the overall acoustic power was reduced by 3 dB through the curved pipe. From these results, the noise reduction effect caused by curved pipe is confirmed.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.10 no.4 s.33
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• pp.1-5
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• 2006

With the rapid increase in gas consumption, the role of pipelines as a transportation means of natural gas is increasing. In general, when natural gas is being transported in pipelines, some liquid mainly from formation of condensate is introduced and this phenomenon makes operational problems more complex in the gas industry. Thus, an appropriate method is necessary for predicting the effect of presence of gas condensate on operational efficiency. In this study, a statistical model was developed using an integrated single- and two-phase flows concept. Using this model, the effects of the incipient point of gas condensate and its quantity on outlet pressure were analyzed. Also, the effect of variations of flow regimes in two-phase region on outlet pressure after the incipient point was analyzed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.34-34
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• 1999

일반적으로 배관계를 통하는 유체 유량을 조절하거나 감압하는 목적으로 각종 밸브가 널리 이용되고 있다. 이러한 밸브는 작동 유체의 종류나 밸브형상에 따라 여러 가지로 분류할 수 있으나, 밸브가 유동에 미치는 저항특성, 밸브에서 발생하는 유동관련 소음진동, 기밀도, 내구 및 보수성 등을 고려하여 적절한 밸브를 선정하게 된다. 종래 버터플라이 밸브는 주로 비압축성 유체유동을 조절하기 위하여 사용되어 왔으나, 최근 다양한 방면에서 압축성 유동을 제어하기 위하여 그 활용이 증대되고 있다. 이것은 버터플라이 밸브의 형상이 매우 단순하여 밸브가 유동에 미치는 저항이 작으며, 제작 및 설치가 용이하기 때문이다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.104-111
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• 2015

The technology development of pipeline transportation of natural gas at artic and northern ice environments should be considered with unique characteristics of permafrost territory as a very interesting and challenging area. This work is to investigate bottleneck techniques and major impact factors through a literature search to figure out the core technology of the transport pipeline. Especially, theoretical approach themes could be determined to develop the technology flow assurance for permafrost regions through documentary survey on the considerations of thermo-fluid. Also, basic results through theoretical approaches could be achieved.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1097-1103
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• 2011

Liquid droplet impingement erosion (LDIE) is caused by the impact of high-velocity droplets entrained in steam or air on metal. The degradation caused by the LDIE has been experienced in steam turbine internals and high-velocity airplane components (particularly canopies). Recently, LDIE has also been observed in the pipelines of nuclear plants. LDIE among the pipelines occurs when two-phase steam experiences a high pressure drop (e.g., across an orifice in a line to the condenser). In 2011, a nuclear power plant in Korea experienced a steam leak caused by LDIE in a pipe through which a two-phase fluid was flowing. This paper describes a study on the design change of a pipe affected by LDIE in order to mitigate the damage. The design change has been reviewed in terms of fluid dynamics by using the FLUENT code.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.207-214
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• 2002

One of the way to derive design parameters of the fuel feeding system in satellite propulsion system is to analyze unsteady flow of liquid propellant (hydrazine). During steady thruster firing the flow rate is constant: if a thruster valve is abruptly shut down among a set of thrusters, pressure spikes much higher than the initial tank pressure occur. This renders the fuel flow unsteady, and the fluid pressure and flow rate to oscillate. If the pressure spikes are high enough, there are possibilities that propellant explosively decomposes, thruster valves we damaged, and adiabatic detonation of the hydrazine propellant is potentially incurred. Reflected shockwaves could also affect the calibration and operation of the pressure transducers. These necessitate the analysis of unsteady flow in the propulsion system design, and pressure behavior inside the propellant line obtained through some governing parameter variation is presented in this work.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.197.2-197
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• 2001