• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.203-210
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• 2002

In order to elucidate the growth mechanism of sulfide chimney formed as a result of seafloor hydrothermal mineralization, we carried out the mineralogical and fluid inclusion studies on the inactive, sulfide- and silica-rich chimney which has been recovered from a hydrothermal field in the Cleft segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. According to previous studies, many active and inactive vents are present in the Cleft segment. The sulfide- and silica-rich chimney is composed of amorphous silica, pyrite, sphalerite and wurtzite with minor amounts of chalcopyrite and marcasite. The interior part of the chimney is highly porous and represents a flow channel. Open spaces within chimneys are typically coated with colloform layers of amorphous silica. The FeS content of Zn-sulfides varies widely from 13.9 to 34.3 mole% with Fe-rich core and Fe-poor rims. This variation possibly reflects the change of physicochemical characteristics of hydrothermal fluids. Chemical and mineralogical compositions of the each growth zone are also varied, possibly due to a thermal gradient. Based on the microthermometric measurements of liquid-rich, two-phase inclusions in amorphous silica that was precipitated in the late stage of mineralization, minimum trapping temperatures are estimated to be about 1140 to 145$^{\circ}$C with the salinities between 3.2 and 4.8 wt.% NaCI equiv. Although the actual fluid temperatures of the vent are not available, this study suggests that the lowtemperature conditions were predominant during the mineralization in the hydrothermal field at Cleft segment. Comparing with the previously reported chimney types, the morphology, colloform texture, bulk chemistry, and a characteristic mineral assemblage (pyrite + marcasite + wurtzite + amorphous silica) of this chimney indicate that the chimney have been formed from a relatively low-temperature (<250$^{\circ}$C) hydrothermal fluid that was changed by sluggish fluid flow and conductive cooling.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.339-345
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• 2016

In this study, we numerically investigate the thermal performance of an enhanced radial heat sink with a perforation and chimney structure. We estimate the thermal performance of the enhanced radial heat sink, and compared it with that of a conventional radial heat sink. The results show that the radial heat sink with perforation has a higher thermal performance when either of the diameter and the number of perforations is high. With regards to the radial heat sink with a chimney structure, we investigate primarily the effect of the fin number, and the spacing between the chimney and the base plate on the thermal performance. The results show that there are optimal values for the fin number and the spacing between chimney and base plate. In addition, the enhanced radial heat sinks have maximum thermal performance when facing upward ($0^{\circ}$), while it has worst performance when facing sideward ($90^{\circ}$). The perforation and chimney are shown to cause thermal performance enhancements of 17% and 20%, respectively, compared with a conventional radial heat sink. The proposed method is useful for starting business, and is useful in terms of venture and entrepreneurship.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.207-214
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• 2013

To identify rock-magnetic properties of volcanogenic hydrothermal sulfide deposits, chimneys were obtained from the Tofua Arc in Southwest Pacific, using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and Grab with AV cameras (GTVs). Three different types of chimneys used in this study are a high-temperature chimney with venting fluid-temperature of about $200^{\circ}C$ (ROV01), a low-temperature chimney of about $80^{\circ}C$ (GTV01), and an inactive chimney (ROV02). Magnetic properties of ROV01 are dominated by pyrrhotite, except for the outermost that experienced severe oxidation. Concentration and grain-size of ROV01 pyrrhotite are relatively low and fine. For GTV01, both magnetic concentration and grain-size increase from interior to margin. Pyrrhotite, dominant in the core, becomes mixed with hematite in the rim of the chimney due to secondary oxidation. High concentration and large grain-size of magnetic minerals characterize the ROV02. Dominant magnetic phases are pyrrhotite, hematite and goethite. In particular, the outermost rim shows a presence of magnetite produced by magnetotactic bacterial activity. Such distinctive contrast in magnetic concentration, grain-size and mineralogy among three different types of chimney enables the rock-magnetic study to characterize an evolution of hydrothermal deposits.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.423-423
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• 1999

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.672-675
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• 2009

동해 울릉분지에서 취득된 다중채널 탄성파자료 해석에 의하면 이 지역에는 가스하이드레이트 부존가능성을 지시하는 해저모방반사면, 탄성파침니/칼럼, 음향공백대, 증폭반사면, 가스분출 구조 등을 포함하는 5가지 탄성파 지시자가 존재한다. 가장 대표적인 지시자인 해저모방반사면은 연구지역의 남쪽사면의 경우 연속성이 양호하고 강한 진폭을 갖는 반면, 북쪽 중앙분지에서는 상대적으로 진폭이 약하고 연속성이 불량하다. 반사도 감소 및 속도 풀업 특징을 갖는 탄성파 침니/칼럼구조는 중앙분지와 북동쪽해역에 주로 분포하며 가스하이드레이트 혹은 가스유체의 부존가능성을 시사해준다. 반사강도가 약화되어 나타나는 음향공백대는 저탁류/원양성 퇴적물이 분포하는 중앙분지에 부분적으로 발달하며, 칼럼과 연계된 음향공백대는 북동쪽 사면저부에 주로 분포한다. 해저모방반사면의 하부에 위치하는 증폭반사면은 연구지역의 서쪽 사면에 분포하며 강한 음의 진폭특성으로 보아 자유가스를 함유한 층으로 해석된다. 가스분출구조는 주로 쇄설성 퇴적물이 우세한 조사지역의 남쪽 대륙사면지역에 광범위하게 분포하며 돔구조 혹은 폭마크 등을 수반한다.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.378-387
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• 2010

We present the results of laboratory measurement of porosity and electrical resistivity for the samples collected near marine hydrothermal deposit to provide fundamental perspective of physical properties for future electromagnetic survey. The rock cores are sampled from the host rock, pumice, hydrothermal altered zone, and chimney. These samples are featured as easily brittle, rough surface with large pores, having components easily solvable in the water. We suggest systematic approach for measuring weights, volumes of core samples to calculate density and porosity. Measurements reveal that the resistivities of black host rock, gray host rock, pumice and chimney are 102, 39, 11, 0.1 ohm-m, respectively, when the core samples are saturated with saline water of $32,000\;{\mu}S$/cm (0.5 ohm-m) at temperature of $2.5^{\circ}C$ and these correspond to the factors of 5 for sea water, 110 for pumice and 390~1020 for host rocks with respect to the resistivity of chimney. We also confirm that resistivity of rock samples saturated with water decrease with temperature linearly over the temperature range of $20{\sim}80^{\circ}C$.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.56 no.6
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• pp.765-779
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• 2023

The Daum Vent Field (DVF) was newly discovered in the Central Indian Ridge during the hydrothermal expedition by the Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) in 2021. In this paper, we describe the detailed mineralogy and geochemistry of hydrothermal chimney and mound to understand the nature of hydrothermal mineralization in the DVF. The mineral assemblages (pyrite±sphalerite±chalcopyrite) of dominant sulfides, FeS contents (mostly <20 mole %) of sphalerite, and (Cu+Zn)/Fe values (0.001-0.22) of bulk compositions indicate that the DVF has an strong affinity with basaltic-hosted seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) deposit along the oceanic ridge. Combined with the predominance of colloform and/or dendritic-textured pyrite and relatively Fe-poor sphalerite in chimneys, the fluid-temperature dependency of trace element systematics (Co, Mn, and Tl) between chimney and mound indicates that the formation of mound was controlled by relatively reducing and high-temperature fluids compared to chimney. The δ³⁴S values (+8.31 to +10.52‰) of pyrite reflect that sulfur and metals were mainly leached from the associated basement rocks (50.6-61.3%) with a contribution from reduced seawater sulfur (38.7-49.4%). This suggests that the fluid-rock interaction, with little effect of magmatic volatile influx, is an important metal source for the sulfide mineralization in the DVF.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.11 no.1 s.22
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• pp.77-82
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• 2005

In order to investigate the initial stage of deep water formation between Vladivostok and the subpolar front in the East Sea, the factors, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, measured by multi-ship surveys in ]969 have been used. Deep water formation in the .cast Sea occurs in essentially two different forms: near continent and open ocean formation. The position of eddy derived from potential vorticity matches well with that of deep water formation. The vertical and horizontal distributions of potential vorticity, geostrophic current, temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen give clues for the preconditioning phase qf open ocean formation like a doming of isotherm, associated with a cyclonic circulation.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.273-285
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• 2015

The extensive hydrothermal deposits have been found, for the first time, on the western TA25 seamount caldera in the Tonga arc. The seafloor hydrothermal vents are active and immature, emitting the transparent fluids of which temperatures range from $150^{\circ}C$ to $242^{\circ}C$ (average=$203^{\circ}C$). The recovered hydrothermal sulfides are mainly composed of sphalerite, pyrite, marcasite, galena, chalcopyrite, covellite, tennantite, enargite and sulfates such as barite, gypsum/anhydrite. Predominant sphalerite categorize it into Zn-rich hydrothermal ore body. Zn-rich sulfide ores have minor enargite, indicating that mineralization occurred in high sulfidation environment. The proportion and FeS content of sphalerite increase from outside to inside of the hydrothermal ores, respectively. In particular, sphalerite has a great silver content (up to ~10 wt.%). Chalcopyrite is more frequently observed in mound than in the chimney, implying mineralization temperature in the mound is higher than in the chimney. Homogenization temperatures and salinities from fluid inclusions in barite at the mound range from $148^{\circ}C$ to $341^{\circ}C$ (average=$213^{\circ}C$) and 0.4 to 3.6 equiv. wt.% NaCl, respectively. Homogenization temperatures suggest that sulfides in the mound mineralized at a higher temperature (${\geq}200^{\circ}C$) than in the chimney.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.59-66
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• 1999

원자력발전의 고유한 문제점을 해결할 수 있는 새로운 집적폐회로형 AMBIDEXTER 원자력시스템 개념을 제안하였다. 이 복합시스템은 일체형 원자로를 중심으로 열/에너지 변환회로와 방사선/물질 수송회로를 서로 독립적으로 구성하므로 최소 방사선 위험부담 아래서 원자력에너지의 잇점을 극대화하는 설계이다. 특히 방사선/물질 수송회로로부터 분리된 고준위 방사성 폐기물에서 고부가가치 동위원소나 방사선원을 선별적으로 용이하게 추출, 활용할 수 있다. 원자로 계통은 얇고 큰 Hastelloy 합금 원자로용기 내부를 노심, 침니, 열교환기, 다운캄어 및 입구플레넘 콤파트먼트로 분할하여 배관이나 벨브관이 없으므로 기기파손으로 인한 방사성물질의 대량 외부 누출은 불가능하다. Th/233U 용융염핵연료의 핵물리 및 열수력학적 특성을 살려 AMBIDEXTER 노심의 핵적 자활성 설계에 융통성을 부여하는 변성핵연료주기를 도입하면 핵연료자원의 공급 안정화나 핵확산방지의 투명성 제고에 큰 효과가 있다. AMBIDEXTER 설계연구에 관련된 핵심기술들은 일찍이 미국 ORNL에서 시작한 MSR 프로그램을 통해 개발되어 이미 대부분 상용화하고 있기 때문에 현재 추진 중인 250 MWth급 원형로 모듈의 개념개발에서는 주로 시스템 통합에 관한 문제들이 중점적으로 다루어진다.