• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• v.9
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• pp.87-94
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• 1991

An approximate analytical method to predict performance characteristics of the stirling engines in a preliminary design stage was investigated. In basic equations proposed by walker, typical temperatures of working fluids in expansion and compression spaces were treated the same as those of working fluids in heater and cooler respectively. While the temperature of working fluids in the expansion space was actually lower than that of working fluids in the heater, the temperature of working fluids in the compression space was higher than that of working fluids in the cooler. The aim of this study divided typical temperatures of working fluids in expansion and compression spaces into serval grades, and than evaluated the experimental engine. As the result, the case which working fluids temperature of expansion space was treated as lower than the heater temperature and which that of compression space was treated as higher than the cooler temperature, was much closer to the experimental value.

• Composites Research
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.265-272
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• 2013

Fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) is applied to fabricate the main structures of composite boats. Most of them are made from molds. These products deform after releasing from the mold and they also deform in high temperature environment. Therefore, experimental investigation and evaluation of deformation of laminated composite structures under various manufacturing and working conditions are necessary. The specimens of L-shape and curveshape were made from unsaturated polyester resin and fiberglass material. Input factors (independent variables) are percentage of hardener and manufacturing temperature and four levels of working temperature and output factor is the deformation which is measured on these specimens. From the results, it was observed that the higher the hardener rate and temperature, the lower the deformation. When the working temperature increased, the specimens showed great variations for the initial deformation values. Besides, the values of deformation or input factors could be predicted by regression equations.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.45-51
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• 2020

The aim of this study is to investigate the gas temperature and velocity during sprinkler activation considering the fire growth scenario based on the thermal response model of the sprinkler. The fire source is assumed to have time square fire growth scenarios with a maximum heat release rate of 3 MW. Eight types of standard and fast-response sprinkler heads with an operating temperature range of 65-105 ℃ and a response time index range of 25-171 m^1/2s^1/2 were adopted. The temperature difference between the gas stream and the sensing element of the sprinkler head decreased as the fire growth slowed down, and the RTI value decreased. The overall gas temperature and velocity conditions predicted using the FDS model at sprinkler activation were in reasonable agreement with those of standard test conditions of the sprinkler head response. However, the sprinkler head could be activated at lower limits of gas temperature and velocity under the current test conditions for a slowly growing fire scenario.

• Solar Energy
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.113-122
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• 1996

This study presents experimental results of heat transfer characteristics of P.C.M. during outward melting process in a vertical cylinder. The experiment was carried out in six conditions, i. e., three different inlet temperature($7^{\circ}C,\;4^{\circ}C\;and\;1^{\circ}C$) and two directions of working fluid(upward and downward). Melting P.C.M. produced a bell-shaped phase change interface. When the inlet temperature was $7^{\circ}C$, the lower region remained at $4^{\circ}C$ until the temperature of upper region reached $4^{\circ}C$. This was due to the state of maximum density of the lower region. When the direction of the working fluid in the case of $7^{\circ}C$, inlet temperature, was upward, the rate of melting and the total melting energy were higher than when it's direction was downward. But the rate of melting and the total melting energy appeared higher value as it's direction was downward when the inlet temperature is $4^{\circ}C$ and $1^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.85-90
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• 2013

A numerical analysis for the internal flow was carried out in order to analyze the leakage flow characteristics inside the damped bypass valve. This research has found that the valve characteristics became stable at above a specific temperature. Very small amount of leakage flow was occurred. But there was no effect in temperature. The more temperature fell, the more maximum pressure rate was increased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.278-281
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• 2009

The performance of aluminum bipolar plates was evaluated for the lightweight fuel cell system as a power source for a small reconnaissance UAV. Higher performance per weight was obtained from aluminum bipolar plates than the graphite bipolar plates. To check the influence of operating temperature, the performance of a single cell using aluminum bipolar plates was evaluated at 40 / 50 / $60^{\circ}C$. When dry hydrogen and air were used, the finest performance was obtained at $40^{\circ}C$, a lower operating temperature compared with usual operating temperatures.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.13-18
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• 1996

A general description of sprinkler activation time in compartment-fire-generated smoke layers is made. For calculation of the time hot layer temperature is obtained from two-layer zonal model and time constant of sprinkler is measured. Upper-layer thickness at the instant of sprinkler activation is also presented with changes of opening area. The output of the present study provide inputs for the interaction modeling of sprinkler spray and compartment fire environment, which simulates fire suppression phenomena. Futhermore, experiments are performed in mock-up with gasoline pool fire in order to evaluate the reliability of the model.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.354-363
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• 1995

차세대 연료전지인 용융탄산염 연료전지의 운전조건을 확립하기 위하여 운전변수와 단위전지 성능과의 관계를 살표보았다. 용융탄산염 연료전지에 산화제로 공기를 사용하는 경우 양극가스에 질소가 포함된다. 그리고 연료전지의 작동압력을 높이면 출력을 크게 할 수 있다. 그리하여 본 연구에서는 에너지 및 물질수지를 이용하여 양극가스내 질소 조성과 작동압력 변화에 따른 전지내의 온도분포 및 성능변화를 구하였다. 본 연구팀이 이미 발표한 용융탄산염 단위 연료전지의 전류밀도의 온도분포를 구하기 위한 수치모사가 이용되었다. 가스흐름의 형태는 십자류를 선택하였다. 양극가스내 질소의 영향은 냉각효과로 나타났다. 작동압력이 증가할수록 전지의 성능은 증가하였고, 기전력[mV]변화 대 압력[atm]의 상용대수값의 변화(즉, ΔV 대 Δ(log))의 1차함수 그래프 기울기는 79.9로 문헌상의 실험치와 유사하게 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1994.11a
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• pp.17-22
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• 1994

오류역전파 신경망을 인산형 연료전지의 조업변수인 산소 및 수소 유량, 작동온도에 대하여 학습시켜 연료전지 모델을 구성하였다. 또한 구성된 모델을 이용하여 다양한 조업조건에서의 단위전지 성능을 예측하여 이를 실험결과와 비교하였으며, 학습된 신경망을 ASPEN PLUS의 단위공정으로 도입하여 50kW 출력의 연료전지 공정을 구성한 후 조업변수에 대한 영향을 살펴보았다. 3개의 층으로 구성된 오류역전파 신경망은 학습단계상수와 모멘텀이 각각 0.7 및 0.9인 경우 단위전지 성능곡선을 가장 정확히 학습하였으며, 이에 의하여 구성된 신경망 모델은 수소 및 산소의 유량, 온도의 변화에 따른 단위전지 성능곡선의 변화를 정확히 예측하였다. 연료전지 전체공정의 모사에서는 개질기의 경우 $600^{\circ}C$의 상압에서 수증기/탄화수소 비율이 2.6일 때, 연료전지의 경우 작동온도가 190~20$0^{\circ}C$일 때 연료전지의 출력이 최대값을 나타내었으며, 단위전지의 전기화학적 효율은 약 45%, 수소이용률은 약 61%, 발전시스템 전체의 효율은 18%이었다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.476-483
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• 2016

An organic Rankine cycle for ocean thermal energy conversion system is a generating cycle using the temperature difference between surface water and deep water of the ocean. The working fluid is an important factor in the thermodynamic performance of an organic Rankine cycle. There is pinch point analysis as thermodynamic analysis of an organic Rankine cycle. This study performed a thermodynamic performance analysis according to variation in the pinch point temperature difference in heat exchangers and variation of outlet temperature of heat source and heat sink. It analyzed the thermodynamic performance by applying seven types of simple working fluids in a simple Rankine cycle for ocean thermal energy conversion that was designed according to pinch point analysis. As a result of the performance analysis, cycle irreversibility and total exergy destruction factor more decreased, and second law efficiency more increased in the lower pinch point temperature difference and temperature variation of heat source and heat sink in heat exchangers. In addition, the irreversibility changed greatly at a point that occurred in the thermodynamic variation. Among the selected working fluids, RE245fa2 showed the best thermodynamic performance, and the performance of all working fluids was observed to be similar. It needs a strict theoretical basis about diverse factors with thermodynamic performances in selecting heat exchangers and working fluids.