• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.249-254
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• 2016

In this study, we investigated the main characteristics of off-gas generated from melting process and off-gas treatment system operation example to provide some primary data for commercial vitrification facility design. The purpose of vitrification facility operation is to treat hazardous materials in the radioactive wastes and harmful off-gas containing a variety of chemical species generated in the glass melting process. Constructing and operating vitrification facility essentially need to be licensed through safety analysis; it is very important to treat radionuclide and hazardous materials below the legal environment emissions regulation level. We must accurately understand the characteristics of off-gas and apply an appropriate off-gas treatment process accordingly. Thus, to design the appropriate off-gas treatment there must be a wide range of elements taken into account such as characteristics of waste and melter, regulation guidance of off-gas, characteristics of generated off-gas and off-gas treatment system performance assessment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.137-146
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• 2004

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy(LIBS) system is being developed as an in-situ analysis system for the radioactive waste glass in the cold crucible melter. In order to complete the LIBS system, a spectrometer, a detector, and a laser were structured. An ESA 3000 (LLA Instruments GmbH, Germany) including a calibrated Kodak KAF-1001 CCD detector was selected as the spectrometer. A Q-switched Nd-YAG Brilliant(Quantel, France) laser was selected as an energy source. As the first research stage, the excitation temperatures of Fe(I) as a function of the detector's delay intervals(500, 1000, 1500, 2000ns) were evaluated using the Einstein-Boltzmann equation. The optimized excitation temperature of Fe (I) was 7820k at the delay time of 1500㎱ using the 532nm Nd-YAG laser pulse. This LIBS system will be optimized under the real environment vitrification facility in the near future and then used to be in-situ analyzed the glass compositions in the melter qualitatively.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.74-76
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• 2002

항균성 및 원적외선 방사량이 높은 원적외선 방사 항균 글라스 및 글라스 세라믹스의 양산화를 위한 유리 용융에 있어 대량용융의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었으며, 열처리온도는 5Li₂Oㆍ36CaOㆍ20TiO₂ㆍ27P₂O/sub 5/와 1Ag₂Oㆍ4Li₂Oㆍ36CaOㆍ20TiO₂ㆍ27P₂O/sub 5/ 조성에서 최적핵형성온도가 620℃, 최적결정성장온도가 각각 78℃, 800℃였다. 원가절감을 위산 건식법과 습식법의 결정상분석의 결과 피크의 차이는 거의 없었다. 이온교환의 경우 5.0mol AgNO₃수용액에 담지한 시편에서는 많은 LTP 결정상이 AgTP 결정상으로 변환되기 시작하여 1.0omol 농도의 AgNO₃ 수용액에서는 결정상의 주피크가 AgTP 절정상으로 변이 되었다. 이 결과로 AgNO₃ 수음액 0.5mol 농도 이상의 이온교환시 항균특성에 있어서도 매우 유리하리라 예상되어진다.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.39 no.6
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• pp.576-581
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• 2002

In order to simultaneously vitrify the ton Exchange Resin(IER) and Dry Active Waste(DAW) generated from the Nuclear Power Plants, a vitrification pilot test was conducted using an induction cold crucible melter. The PCT result evaluating the chemical durability of the vitrified from showed that the final glass was more durable than the benchmark glass. Liquidus temperature for the final vitrified form was 1048 K(775$\^{C}$) fur heat treatment experiments. The value of the compressive strength for the vitrified form was ninety times higher than the regulation limit, 34 kg/㎠. The glasses on bottom, middle and top of the CCM were homogeneous with no secondary phase. The precipitation of the magnetic metal phase was able to be avoided by simultaneously fEeding of DAW with IER containing strongly reducing organics. Volume reduction factor of 74 was achieved through the vitrification Pilot test for mixed waste.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.105-106
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• 2008

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.128-129
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• 2009

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.247-254
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• 2012

Vitrification technology has been widely applied as one of effective processing methods for wastes generated in nuclear power plants. The advantage of vitrifying for low- and intermediate-level radioactive wastes has a large volume reduction and good durability for the final products. Recently, a filter using on HVAC(Heating Ventilating & Air Conditioning System) is composed with media (glass fiber) and separator (aluminum film) has been studied the proper treatment technology for meeting the waste disposal requirement. Present paper is a feasibility study for the filter vitrification that developing of the glass compositions for filter melting and melting test for physicochemical characteristic evaluation. The aluminum metal of film type is preparing with 0.5 cm size for proper mixing with glass frit, glass fiber is also preparing with 1 cm size within crucible. The glass compositions should be developed considering molten glass are related with wastes reduction. Glass compositions obtained from developing on glass formulation are mainly composed of $SiO_2$ and $B_2O_3$ for aluminum metal. A variety of factors obtained from the glass formulation and melting test are reviewed, which is feeding rate and glass characteristics of final products such as durability for implementing the wastes disposal requirement.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.194.1-194.1
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• 2016

방사성 폐기물의 운반이나 장기 보관 시 방사성 물질의 침출을 차단하기 위한 유리화 기술을 실현하기 위해 이송식 아크 플라즈마에 대해 전산해석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 운전전류나 아크길이와 같은 운전조건 변화에 따른 열플라즈마의 특성 변화 뿐만 아니라 150 kW급 고출력 이송식 아크 플라즈마의 최적 설계를 위하여 핵심 부품인 파일럿 노즐의 길이와 직경 변화에 따른 예상 용융영역을 전산해석 하여 방사성 폐기물의 유리화 기술을 상업적으로 이끌어내는데 기초 자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 노즐직경은 4, 5, 6 mm로 변화시켰으며, 길이는 2, 4, 6mm로 하였다. 이러한 다양한 설계조건에 대하여 운전변수로는 전류 200 A, 방전 기체인 알곤의 유량 15 L/min, 아크 길이 2 cm로 고정하였다. 전산해석 결과 노즐직경이 작을수록 아크압축 효과에 의해 중심부에서 최고 온도가 높은 열플라즈마 제트를 발생시킬 수 있으나, 반경방향으로 온도구배가 커서 고온 구간이 급격히 감소하는 경향이 예상되었다. 반면 노즐직경이 증가할수록 아크 압축효과는 줄어들지만 반경방향으로 온도가 완만히 감소하여 콘크리트가 대부분인 유리화 대상물질을 충분히 용융시킬 수 있는 $2,600^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온 면적이 넓어지게 될 것으로 예상되었다. 또한, 노즐길이가 줄어들 경우 아크방전의 안정성은 다소 떨어 질 수 있으나 수 있으나 고온의 열플라즈마 제트가 반경방향으로 효과적으로 넓어 질 수 있음이 예측되었다. 따라서 고온 영역의 확장 관점에서 이송식 아크 플라즈마 토치를 제작할 경우 아크의 안정성을 유지하는 범위 내에서 파일럿 노즐의 직경을 크게 하고 길이는 짧게 하는 것이 효과적인 유리화를 위해 유리할 것으로 예상되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.69-78
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• 2005

Appropriate numerical models for the simulation of off-gas flow in hot area of the vitrification plant have been developed in this study. The models have been applied to analyze the effect of design parameters of real plant and numerical analyses have been performed for CCM(Cold Crucible Melter), pipe cooler and HTF(High Temperature Filter) At first, the effect of excess oxygen and the ratio of oxygen distribution on combustion characteristics in the CCM has been studied. Next, solidification behavior of radio nuclide In the pipe tooler has been numerically modeled and scrutinized. Finally, flow pattern In accordance with the location of off-gas entrance of the HTF has been compared.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.22 no.12
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• pp.1774-1783
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• 1998

The transition from steady laminar to chaotic convection in a glass melting furnace specified by upper surface temperature distribution has been studied by the direct numerical analysis of the two and three-dimensional time dependent Navier-Stokes equations. The thermal instability of convection roll may take place when modified Rayleigh number($Ra_m$) is larger than $9.71{\times}10^4$. It is shown that the basic flows in a glass melting furnace are steady laminar, unsteady periodic, quasi-periodic or chaotic flow. The dimensionless time scale of unsteady period is about the viscous diffusion time, ${\tau}_d=H^2/{\nu}_0$. Through primary and secondary instability analyses the fundamental unsteady feature in a glass melting furnace is well defined as the unsteady periodic or weak chaotic flow.