• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.182.2-182
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.596-602
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• 1998

한국의 차세대 원자로 (Korean Next Generation Reactor; KNGR)에 처음 적용되는 격납건물내에 설치된 재장전수조 (In-Containment Refueling Water Storage Tank; IRWST)는 기존 재장전수조의 기능외에 주입모드에서 재순환 모드를 전환생략, 일차계통으로 방출된 고온, 고압 냉각수의 응축 및 냉각 격납용기 방사능 오염방지, 원자로 동공층수 등 여러 가지 추가 기능을 가진 한층 진보된 설계개념이다. 발전소 천이사고 시 발생하는 Pipe Clearing, 응축진동 현상(Condensation Oscillations), Chugging 등의 열수력 현상들이 방출증기의 유동 및 가속도와 관련해 항력과 응력, 압력진동 등을 일으켜 IRWST 구조물에 영향을 미칠 수 있기 때문에 IRWST를 처음으로 시도하는 우리 나라로서는 이와 관련된 제반현상에 대한 심도 깊은 연구가 요구된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 원자력 발전소 과도로 인한 가압기 안전밸브(Pressurizer Safety Valve) 또는 안전감압밸브(Safety Depressurization Valve) 작동시 IRWST로 방출되는 유체로 야기되는 하중 예측 모델을 기존의 BWR의 응축수조(suppression Pool)에서 일어나는 각종 현상을 토대로 이론적으로 체계적으로 유도하여 이를 비교, 분석하였다.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.130-138
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• 2011

A vent relief valve performs as a safety valve, which ensures ventilation of propellant tank during filling and protection from tank overpressure after filling. Because of the reliability and cost saving, the virtually same vent relief valve has been used on all US cryogenic liquid fueled launch vehicles. Some modification to the valve has been applied to satisfy the various mission requirements of launch vehicles. This paper reviews the main technology trends of the vent relief valve applied to the propellant feed system for launch vehicle with respect to design and manufacture. This paper also introduces the operating technology of vent relief valve applied for launch vehicles of advanced countries in space development.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.44-59
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• 2020

This study analyzed a gas explosion accident. A gas smell from a underground coffee shop in the two-story building was reported to 119. A fire brigade was turned out, turned off the main valve of LPG gas cylinder on the roof, and checked the turning off of middle valve in the coffee shop. The fire brigade required a gas supplier and gas installer who arrived at the spot to take safety actions. Gas explosion occurred seven minutes after the fire brigade was withdrawn and two people died and 21 people were injured. A court decided that because the causes for gas explosion were not found, compensation responsibility could not be charged with the gas supplier, the gas installer, or Korea Gas Safety Corporation. In this reason, the court judged that only the fire brigade who was withdrawn without taking safety actions shall compensate victims or bereaved families. Therefore, fire brigades who turn out after a 119 report of a gas leak should take safety actions such as escaping people or preventing people's access and ventilating and be withdrawn when there is no possibility of fire or explosion.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.37 no.11
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• pp.1053-1060
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to estimate the packing friction of power-operated valve in nuclear power plants. The roll of packing in valve is preventing leakage through stem. Packing friction is highly depend on gland nut tightness which means higher reliability in sealing is lower operability. For the estimation of friction, we used statistical analysis and experimental analysis. In experimental approach, we have performed packing fY test and applied it to valve field test. In statistical approach, we have used 10 years DB of safety-related valve in nuclear power plant and analyzed packing friction based on confidence interval of sample. The comparison of two results shows that statistical analysis for packing friction are more accurate than fY analysis even though both approach have error compared to measured value but we confirmed that statistical approach is proper way to estimate packing friction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.14-17
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• 2008

A poppet type shutoff valve under the pneumatic control has been adapted for the MOV (Main Oxidizer shutoff Valve) for KSLV (Korea Space Launch Vehicle). The MOV controls the supply of liquid oxygen into the combustion chamber just by opening and shutting operations. The poppet part of the poppet valves is usually connected with the piston, but on the other hand that of the MOV is separated and just contacted with the piston in order to secure the flexibility of the valve design. For the prevention of the collision with valve body by an undesirable movement of the piston part, it is necessary to evaluate the force during the valve closing. The analysis of the force balance of the MOV at the moment of the valve closing have been performed and some important design parameters for the force balance control have been introduced.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.79-84
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• 2007

In this paper, the finite element analysis of a valve screw for a LPG cylinder has been presented on the leakage safety and strength one, which are computed and investigated by a contact normal stress and von Mises stress between a female screw of a valve and a male screw of a neck ring in a LPG bombe. The LP gas charging pressure of a LPG bombe is $8{\sim}9kg/cm^2$, which is pressurized to the screw sealing contact areas between a valve and a LP gas cylinder. The peak failures of the screw tooth height due to a scratch wear and chipping loss of the contact area may decrease screw tooth strength and increase a leakage of a LP gas. These are strongly affect to the contact normal and von Mises stresses of the valve screws. The FEM computed results show that the tooth height loss due to a wear and chipping failure of the screw peak does not affect to the LP gas leak and strength of a valve screw theoretically. But if the tooth wear of the screw height of a brass valve overpasses the critical strength safety of the valve, the valve screw may be failed in fastening the valve and a LP gas bombe suddenly.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.15-20
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• 2017

The main purpose of the ball valve ball is to be moved by the rotation of the stem when fully open or completely closed. In this study the heat of the initial model, which used a structure interaction analysis technique, tried to examine the structural safety of the high temperature for the ball valve. In the initial model the stress of the exiting sheet was more than the yield strength. We selected two design shapes with variables of length and thickness for the optimization of the sheet. The Kriging interpolation method was applied to a meta-model-based optimization technique. As a result, it was possible to find a thickness and length for the sheet within the yield strength. This was done by measuring the value of the capacity coefficient of the valve and evaluating the performance of the ball valve.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.132-135
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 반도체 제조 공정에 이용되는 가스의 흐름을 감지하고 제어하는 장치를 제안하였다 압력센서를 MFC(Mass Flow Controller)에 의해 제어되는 다음 단의 파이널밸브(Final Valve)와 챔버사이의 가스관에 부착시켜, 이 압력센서의 신호와 공압밸브의 동작 신호를 디지털 회로를 이용하여 실시간으로 제어하도록 하였다. 이로써 반도체 제조 공정 중에 발생할 수 있는 2차 소성물로 인한 가스의 흐름 제어와 관련된 시스템 고장을 LED를 통해 실시간으로 확인 가능하다. 또한 가스누출고장발생 시 반도체 제조 공정의 프로세스를 중단시켜 장비의 손상 및 안전사고를 예방하는 기능도 있다. 본 연구에서 개발된 모듈을 이용함으로써 가스밸브의 오동작에 의한 반도체/디스플레이 제조장비의 신뢰성 향상을 기할 수 있다.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.20-26
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• 2007

Some gate valves are susceptible to pressure locking and thermal binding which prevent the safety function. The safety related gate valves susceptible to pressure locking and thermal binding shall be identified and taken preventive actions to ensure the safety function. The identification of the gate valves susceptible to pressure locking and thermal binding needs the evaluation of system design, valve and piping arrangement, test requirements, and operating conditions. Application of preventive methods should consider the system safety function, applicability, effectiveness, interface with system design, and cost. The selection procedure of valves susceptible to pressure locking and thermal binding can be effectively used in industry including nuclear power plants. In order to prevent the pressure locking, the hole can be drilled through the one disc of upstream side or down stream and the external equalizing line can be installed from bonnet to downstream or upstream. The double disc parallel seat valve type can be used instead of flexible wedge gate valve to prevent the thermal binding. The identification of gate valves susceptible to pressure locking and thermal binding, and preventive actions will meet the regulatory requirements and enhance the availability and safety of plants.