• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.10-18
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• 2017

The problem of non-ideal detonation propagation velocities in heterogeneous hybrid mixtures is studied in the case of a high explosive with suspended fine aluminum (Al) particles. Since there exist difference in the time scales of the characteristic induction and combustion of High Explosives and solid particles, the process of energy release behind the leading shock front occurs over an extended period of time. The problem is analyzed by the theory of the mechanics of multiphase media with mass, momentum and heat exchanges between particles and gases. The numerical results match the available experimental results of heavily aluminized (5~25% Al weight) HMX explosive obtained previously.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.489-494
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• 2017

This paper describes the combustion characteristics of aluminized paraffin fuel on the contents of micron-sized aluminum particles with nominal diameters of $8{\mu}m$. Aluminized paraffin fuels with mixture ratio of aluminum 0 wt%, 5 wt% and 10 wt% as fuel and GOx(Gaseous Oxygen) as oxidizer were used to perform the experiments. The experimental investigations were performed on the regression rate, the chamber pressure and the combustion efficiency. Increasing a content of micron-sized aluminum particles, the results of regression rate, chamber pressure and combustion efficiency show minor increase compared to those without particles.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.70-76
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• 2016

Tensile and compressive strength tests were conducted to investigate the mechanical characteristics of aluminized paraffin wax fuel for hybrid gas generator applications. Mixtures of 0 wt%, 10 wt% and 30 wt% nano aluminum paraffin coupons as well as 5 wt%, 10 wt% and 15 wt% micro aluminum paraffin coupons were used. The average particle size of 100nm and of $8{\mu}m$ mixed each with microcrystalline paraffin wax(Sasol 0907) were chosen for the base specimens where the tensile strength test followed the ASTM-D638 specimen standard while the compressive strength test followed the ASTM D575-91. It was found that nano based specimens increased both the tensile and compressive strength enhancing the mechanical behavior of paraffin wax whereas the micro based specimens gave still less influential effect.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.34 no.8
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• pp.95-103
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• 2006

The compositions, the gas properties in motor chamber and the aluminum oxide (Al2O3) particle size for two kinds of solid propellants with approximately 20% aluminum powder have been investigated. The SEM photographs of $Al_2O_3$ taken from nozzle entrance liner show that the aluminized PCP propellant with 47% volumetric fraction AP/HNIW and bimodal oxidizer 200-5 ${\mu}m$ can offer greater possibility for increasing aluminum agglomeration than the aluminized HTPB propellant with 64% volumetric fraction AP and trimodal oxidizer 400-200-6 ${\mu}m$. The nozzle entrance liner of solid rocket motor with the PCP propellant shows greater erosion at 4 circumferential sections in line with grain slots due to the impingement of large particles, but that with the HTPB propellant shows uniform erosion with circumferential angle.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.20-25
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• 2014

Explosion characteristics of micro-sized aluminum dusts had been studied by many researchers, but the research of nano-sized aluminum dusts were very insufficient. In this study, an experimental investigation was carried out on the influences of nano and micro-sized aluminum dusts (70 nm, 100 nm, $6{\mu}m$, $15{\mu}m$) on dust explosion properties of aluminum particles by using 20 L explosion apparatus. With decreasing of particle size in suspended aluminum dusts, the LEC (lower explosion concentration) of nano-sized aluminum is lower than that of micro-sized aluminum. The particle size change of nano-sized aluminum dusts seems no obvious explosion differences than that of micro-sized aluminum dusts. From the observation of nano-sized aluminum particles by TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy), it is estimated that increase of particles aggregation may have effects on the explosion characteristics of aluminum nanopowders.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.49 no.9
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• pp.40-46
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• 2009

화석연료의 과다 사용으로 인한 에너지 고갈과 환경오염 문제는 청정 고 에너지인 알루미늄 등의 금속 입자가 대안이 될 수 있다. 그 중에서도 나노 크기의 알루미늄은 일반적으로 사용하는 마이크로 크기의 알루미늄보다 낮은 점화온도와 높은 반융률로 그 효율성이 매우 높다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.469-473
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• 2017

In this study, the rheological characteristics of kerosene based gel propellants were investigated. For the gelling agent, Thixatrol$^{(R)}$ has been used with 100 nm nano-sized aluminium particle addition. Three gellant contents of 2.5 wt%, 5 wt% and 7.5 wt% kerosene gels were first investigated where aluminium particles contents of 10 wt% and 20 wt% were added to 7.5 wt% gellant case. The viscosities of each sample measured by rotational rheometer show that the viscosity augments as gellant or aluminium content increases while the 20 wt% aluminum content resulted in failure of measurement due to the agglomerations of aluminum particles.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.11-19
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• 2018

Viscosity measurements were conducted to investigate the rheological characteristics of aluminized paraffin wax fuel. To identify the effect of size and contents of the aluminum particles on the variation of viscosity, samples of nano- and micro- sized aluminum particles with an average particle size of 100 nm and $8{\mu}m$ were prepared and measured using a rheometer. The observed viscosity increment patterns of the nano- and micro-sized particles were vey different, and particularly above 10 wt%, where a relatively low overall regression rate is expected for nano- content fuel. It is possible that this phenomenon could cause the reduced entrainment regression rate.

• Proceedings of the International Microelectronics And Packaging Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.185-188
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• 2001

본 연구는 알루미늄 기판 위에 징케이트 처리 시 생성되는 아연 입자들의 성장거동에 관하여 연구하였다. 알루미늄 기판 상에서 아연입자들은 기판 표면의 요철 꼭지점이나 모서리에서 먼저 생성되었고, (0001)면들이 적층되어 성장하였다. 또한 온도를 증가에 따른 성장속도를 증가시켜 징케이트 처리를 실시하였을 때 육방정계을 갖는 아연 입자의 경우 <1100> 결정방향으로 성장이 이루어져 불가사리 형태의 입자형태를 나타내었으며 초음파 교반에 의한 징케이트 처리를 하였을 경우 조밀하고 균일한 아연 막을 형성하였다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.46.1-46.1
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• 2009

산업이 점차 발달함에 따라 발생하는 환경오염으로 인해 인간의 삶에 있어 불가분의 관계에 있는 물에 대한 관심이 지속적으로 높아지고 있는 추세이다. 각종 질병의 요인이 되는 박테리아는 주로 물을 운송 매개체로 하기 때문에 이로 인한 물의 오염으로 인도의 경우 모든 질병 발생의 80%를 차지하는 것으로 세계보건기구(WHO)에 의해 보고되었다. 현재까지물 또는 공기의 항균 및 살균 정화를 위해 화학적, 생물학적 방식 등 다양한 기술이 개발되었으나 박테리아와같은 세균제거에는 무리가 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 여러 물질 중에서도 특히 항균작용(Antibacterial activity)이 탁월한 은(Ag)을 나노입자화하여 in-situ 코팅을 통한 다공성 알루미늄 하이드록사이드 나노복합재의 제조함으로써 생물학, 생체의용공학, 약학 등에 응용될 수 있는 새로운 형태의 항균재료제조방법을 제안하였다. 우선, 다공성 알루미늄 하이드록사이드기판은 알루미늄 기판에 알칼리 표면개질을 실시함으로서 표면에 마이크로포어가 형성된 알루미늄 하이드록사이드 기판을 제조하였다. 이렇게 제조된 다공성 기판에 Polyol 공정으로 은나노입자를 합성 및 분산시킴으로서 in-situ로 은나노입자가 분산된 알루미늄 하이드록사이드 나노복합재 기판을 만들수 있었다. 본 연구를 통하여 제조된 은나노입자가 분산된 알루미늄 하이드록사이드 나노복합재 기판은 주사전자현미경(SEM) 및 투과전자현미경(TEM)을 통하여 미세구조와 상분석을 실시하였으며 X선 광전자분석(XPS)를 이용하여 기판 표면의 화학적 상태를 분석하였다.