• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.195-202
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• 2004

This paper presents the fabrication and evaluation of mechanical behavior for a peristaltic micropump by flow simulation. The valve-less micropump using the diffuser/nozzle is consists of the lower plate, the middle plate, the upper plate and the tube that connects inlet and outlet of the pump. The lower plate includes the channel and the chamber, and the plain middle plate are made of glass and actuated by the piezoelectric translator. Channels and a chamber on the lower plate are fabricated on high processability silicon wafer by the DRIE(Deep Reactive Ion Etching) process. The upper plate does the roll of a pump cover and has inlet/outlet/electric holes. Three plates are laminated by the aligner and bonded by the anodic bonding process. Flow simulation is performed using error-reduced finite volume method (FVM). As results of the flow simulation and experiments, the single chamber pump has severe flow problems, such as a backflow and large fluctuation of a flow rate. It is proved that the double-chamber micropump proposed in this paper can reduce the drawback of the single-chamber one.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.75-78
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• 2010

고발포 소화약제의 발포력은 화재시 포소화약제의 성능을 검증하는데에 중요한 요소이다. 이러한 발포력 검증은 한국소방산업기술원의 "포소화약제의 형식승인 및 검정기술기준(KOFEIS 0103)"에서 제시하고 있는 표준발포기를 이용한 측정법을 통해 검증한다. 본 연구에서는 기존 방법의 제작 비용 및 측정의 번거로움을 보완하기 위한 약제 개발단계에서의 포소화약제 발포력 검증을 위한 실험실적인 측정법을 고안하여 적용성을 분석한다. 측정은 1000ml 시험관내에 3%의 수용액 $100m{\ell}$를 첨가하여 수용액 내부에 정량펌프를 통해 일정한 기포량 및 기포크기로 분사하여 발포시켰으며, 기포의 노즐은 거품의 정확도를 향상시키기 위해 마이크로 피펫팁 $0.2m{\ell}$ 용량을 사용하여 적용성을 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.301-305
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• 2007

The performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell could be decreased due to coolant leaked from connection part. Micro pump was used to put small amount of coolant and investigate the effect on fuel cell. The stoichiometric ratio of hydrogen/air was 1.5/2.0, both side of gas was fully humidified, and current density of $400mA/cm^2$ was used as standard condition in this experiment. Constant current method was used to check performance recovery from coolant effect in 3 cell stack. The performance was recovered when coolant was injected in cathode side. On the other hand, the performance was not recovered when coolant was injected in anode side. Ethylene glycol could be converted to CO in oxidation process and cause poisoning effect on platinum catalyst or be adhered on GDL and cause gas diffusion block effect resulting performance decrease. Water with nitrogen gas was supplied in anode side to check performance recovery. Polarization curve, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to check performance, and gas chromatography was used to check coolant concentration. Constant current method was not enough in full recovery of performance. However, water injection method was proved good method in full recovery of performance.