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자동차산업(自動車産業)의 하도급제(下都給制) 실태분석(實態分析) (Analysis of Actual Condition on Subcontracting System in Korean Automotive Industry)

  • 김주훈;조관행
    • KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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    • 제13권2호
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    • pp.69-96
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    • 1991
  • 1987년의 민주화조치(民主化措置) 이후 발생한 임금(賃金)의 급격한, 그리고 지속적인 상승은 비용우위(費用優位)의 약화를 야기하였고 이에 더하여 3저기간(低期間)의 무역수지흑자(貿易收支黑子)는 원화(貨)의 절상(切上)을 유발하여 우리 상품(商品)의 수출단가상승(輸出單價上昇)을 증폭시켰다. 새로운 경쟁우위(競爭優位)를 발굴하는 것이 우리 경제(經濟)의 당면과제(當面課題)인바 당분간은 비용우위유지(費用優位維持)가 우리 산업(産業)의 기본경쟁전략(基本競爭戰略)이 되어야 할 것이다. 이때의 비용우위(費用優位)는 기술(技術)의 뒷받침을 통하여 제품단가(製品單價)를 낮추는 것을 의미하며 이는 과거 저임금(低賃金)에 의존하던 비용우위유지(費用優位維持)와는 다른 것이다. 구체적(具體的) 방안(方案)의 하나로 기업간(企業間) 생산분업(生産分業)의 효율적(效率的) 조직화(組織化)를 생각해 볼 수 있다. 본(本) 연구(硏究)의 목적(目的)은 기업간(企業間) 생산분업(生産分業)으로서의 하도급(下都給)이 어떠한 형태(形態)로 운영되고 있는지 그리고 최근의 경제여건변화(經濟與件變化)에 대응하여 어떠한 방향(方向)으로 진전되고 있는지를 파악해 보는 데 있다. 구체적으로 모기업(母企業)과 수급기업간(受給企業間)의 교섭력(交涉力)의 차이, 수급기업(受給企業)의 모기업(母企業)에 대한 기술력(技術力)의 기여(寄與) 정도, 대외경쟁력(對外競爭力)의 약화(弱化)에 대응한 양자간(兩者間)의 협력관계(協力關係) 형성(形成), 새로운 경쟁우위(競爭優位)를 회복하기 위한 인식형성(認識形成)과 구체적 방안(方案)에 대한 견해(見解) 등을 하도급제(下都給制) 생산방식(生産方式)에 참여하고 있는 개별기업(個別企業)들에 대한 설문조사(設問調査)를 통하여 파악해 보고자 하였다. 설문조사(設問調査)의 결과(結果)에 따르면 자동차산업(自動車産業)의 하도급(下都給)이 경쟁력회복(競爭力回復)에 긍정적(肯定的)으로 작용(作用)하고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

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설비공학 분야의 최근 연구 동향 : 2007년 학회지 논문에 대한 종합적 고찰 (Recent Progress in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Research : A Review of Papers Published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering in 2007)

  • 한화택;신동신;최창호;이대영;김서영;권용일
    • 설비공학논문집
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    • 제20권12호
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    • pp.844-861
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    • 2008
  • The papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering during the year of 2007 have been reviewed. Focus has been put on current status of research in the aspect of heating, cooling, ventilation, sanitation and building environments. The conclusions are as follows. (1) The research trends of fluid engineering have been surveyed as groups of general fluid flow, fluid machinery and piping, etc. New research topics include micro nano fluid, micropump and fuel cell. Traditional CFD was still popular and widely used in research and development. Studies about fans and pumps were performed in the field of fluid machinery. Characteristics of flow and fin shape optimization are studied in the field of piping system. (2) The research works on heat transfer have been reviewed in the field of heat transfer characteristics, heat exchangers, and desiccant cooling systems. The research on heat transfer characteristics includes thermal transport in pulse tubes, high temperature superconductors, ground heat exchangers, fuel cell stacks and ice slurry systems. For the heat 'exchangers, the research on pin-tube heat exchanger, plate heat exchanger, condensers and gas coolers has been cordially implemented. The research works on heat transfer augmenting tubes have been also reported. For the desiccant cooling systems, the studies on the design and operating conditions for desiccant rotors as well as performance index are noticeable. (3) In the field of refrigeration, many papers were presented on the air conditioning system using CO2 as a refrigerant. The issues on the two-stage compression, the oil selection, and the appropriate oil charge were treated. The subjects of alternative refrigerants were also studied steadily. Hydrocarbons, DME and their mixtures were considered and various heat transfer correlations were proposed. (4) Research papers have been reviewed in the field of building facilities by grouping into the researches on heat and cold sources, air conditioning and air cleaning, ventilation and fire research including tunnel ventilation, flow control of piping system, and sound research with drain system. Main focuses have been addressed to the promotion of efficient or effective use of energy, which helps to save energy and results in reduced environmental pollution and operating cost. (5) Studies were mostly focused on analyzing the indoor environment in various spaces like cars, old tombs, machine rooms, and etc. in an architectural environmental field. Moreover, subjects of various fields such as the evaluation of noise, thermal environment, indoor air quality and development of energy analysis program were researched by various methods of survey, simulation, and field experiment.

설비공학 분야의 최근 연구 동향 : 2016년 학회지 논문에 대한 종합적 고찰 (Recent Progress in Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Research : A Review of Papers Published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering in 2016)

  • 이대영;김사량;김현정;김동선;박준석;임병찬
    • 설비공학논문집
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    • 제29권6호
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    • pp.327-340
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    • 2017
  • This article reviews the papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering during 2016. It is intended to understand the status of current research in the areas of heating, cooling, ventilation, sanitation, and indoor environments of buildings and plant facilities. Conclusions are as follows. (1) The research works on the thermal and fluid engineering have been reviewed as groups of flow, heat and mass transfer, the reduction of pollutant exhaust gas, cooling and heating, the renewable energy system and the flow around buildings. CFD schemes were used more for all research areas. (2) Research works on heat transfer area have been reviewed in the categories of heat transfer characteristics, pool boiling and condensing heat transfer and industrial heat exchangers. Researches on heat transfer characteristics included the results of the long-term performance variation of the plate-type enthalpy exchange element made of paper, design optimization of an extruded-type cooling structure for reducing the weight of LED street lights, and hot plate welding of thermoplastic elastomer packing. In the area of pool boiling and condensing, the heat transfer characteristics of a finned-tube heat exchanger in a PCM (phase change material) thermal energy storage system, influence of flow boiling heat transfer on fouling phenomenon in nanofluids, and PCM at the simultaneous charging and discharging condition were studied. In the area of industrial heat exchangers, one-dimensional flow network model and porous-media model, and R245fa in a plate-shell heat exchanger were studied. (3) Various studies were published in the categories of refrigeration cycle, alternative refrigeration/energy system, system control. In the refrigeration cycle category, subjects include mobile cold storage heat exchanger, compressor reliability, indirect refrigeration system with $CO_2$ as secondary fluid, heat pump for fuel-cell vehicle, heat recovery from hybrid drier and heat exchangers with two-port and flat tubes. In the alternative refrigeration/energy system category, subjects include membrane module for dehumidification refrigeration, desiccant-assisted low-temperature drying, regenerative evaporative cooler and ejector-assisted multi-stage evaporation. In the system control category, subjects include multi-refrigeration system control, emergency cooling of data center and variable-speed compressor control. (4) In building mechanical system research fields, fifteenth studies were reported for achieving effective design of the mechanical systems, and also for maximizing the energy efficiency of buildings. The topics of the studies included energy performance, HVAC system, ventilation, renewable energies, etc. Proposed designs, performance tests using numerical methods and experiments provide useful information and key data which could be help for improving the energy efficiency of the buildings. (5) The field of architectural environment was mostly focused on indoor environment and building energy. The main researches of indoor environment were related to the analyses of indoor thermal environments controlled by portable cooler, the effects of outdoor wind pressure in airflow at high-rise buildings, window air tightness related to the filling piece shapes, stack effect in core type's office building and the development of a movable drawer-type light shelf with adjustable depth of the reflector. The subjects of building energy were worked on the energy consumption analysis in office building, the prediction of exit air temperature of horizontal geothermal heat exchanger, LS-SVM based modeling of hot water supply load for district heating system, the energy saving effect of ERV system using night purge control method and the effect of strengthened insulation level to the building heating and cooling load.

하이브리드 선박용 리튬 배터리의 저가형 감시시스템 구현 (Low price type inspection and monitoring system of lithium ion batteries for hybrid vessels)

  • 권혁주;김민권;이성근
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • 제40권1호
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    • pp.28-33
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    • 2016
  • 배터리는 휴대폰, 전기자동차, 무인잠수정 등과 같은 분야에서는 주 동력원으로 사용되고, 일반 자동차에서는 시동기 또는 램프구동용으로 사용되며, 일반 선박에서는 비상전원으로 사용되고 있다. 2차 전지로는 납축전지와 리튬이온 배터리를 많이 사용하고 있으며, 납축전지는 가격이 비교적 저렴하고 안전하다. 리튬이온전지는 에너지 밀도가 높고 출력이 우수하며 수명이 긴 장점이 있으나 공기 중의 수분과 반응하여 폭발의 위험성을 가지고 있다. 그러나 최근에는 방수, 방염, 방진 기술의 발달에 힘입어 리튬배터리의 사용이 증가하고 있고, 특히 하이브리드 선박 및 전기추진 선박 등의 주동력원으로 사용될 만큼 그 사용범위가 점점 넓어지고 있으므로 좀 더 엄격한 배터리의 관리가 필요하다. 하이브리드 선박에서는 500kWh 이상의 대용량 동력원을 만들기 위하여 셀(Cell) 단위로 이루어진 수십 개의 리튬배터리가 들어 있는 팩들로 접속이 된 전원을 사용한다. 따라서 배터리 점검에 필요한 검출 전압, 전류 및 온도 데이터들을 관리용 서버로 보내 주는 유선 점검 및 감시시스템을 구현하는 데에는 많은 전선과 통신 모듈이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 직렬통신 모듈보다 가격이 저렴하고 전선을 사용하지 않는 저 전력 블루투스(Bluetooth low energy, BLE) 무선통신 모듈과 전력선 모뎀을 사용하여 하이브리드 선박용 리튬배터리 저가형 점검 및 감시시스템을 구현하고자 한다. 배터리의 점검요소에는 잔존용량(State of charge, SOC)과 잔존수명(State of health, SOH)이 있으며, 제안한 시스템은 이들을 규칙적으로 점검하여 배터리의 수명 예측과 예방 정비를 할 수 있기 때문에 안전사고를 방지할 수 있을 것으로 전망된다.

CNG 버스용 SCR 촉매의 세라믹과 메탈 담체에 따른 De-CH4/NOx 특성 (Characteristics on De-CH4/NOx according to Ceramic and Metal Substrates of SCR Catalysts for CNG Buses)

  • 서충길
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.18-24
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    • 2018
  • 친환경자동차의 보급 확대를 위한 정책수립과 기술개발이 지속적으로 이루어지고 있는 실정이나 아직까지도 내연기관이 차지하는 비중은 약 95% 차지하고 있다. 화석연료를 기반으로 하는 내연기관의 엄격한 배기가스규제를 충족시키기 위해 자동차와 선박용 후처리장치의 비중이 점차로 증가하고 있다. 천연가스는 대기환경 오염물질을 거의 배출하지 않는 청정연료이며, 주로 시내버스의 연료로 사용되어져 왔다. CNG 버스의 보급률이 계속적으로 증가하고 있으며 이에 대한 엄격한 배기규제를 충족시키고 경제적인 후처리장치의 연구개발이 필요하다. 장기적인 연구로는, CNG 버스에서 배출되는 유독성가스인 $CH_4$와 NOx를 동시저감시키는 새로운 NGOC/LNT+NGOC/SCR 복합시스템을 개발하는 것이다. 이 연구는 복합시스템 후단에 장착되는 선택적인촉매환원(SCR)의 washcoat를 세라믹과 메탈 담체에 코팅하여 $de-CH_4/NOx$ 특성을 파악하는 것이다. V, Cu-SCR 촉매는 $CH_4$ 산화반응에는 영향을 미치지 않고, 이중층으로 코팅된 2, 4번 NGOC/SCR 촉매는 $400^{\circ}C$에서 $CH_4$가 산화되기 시작하여 약 $550^{\circ}C$에서는 약 20% 수준으로 $CH_4$가 저감되었다. NGOC/SCR처럼 two layer로 코팅된 2, 4번 SCR 촉매는 $350^{\circ}C$이상에서는 마이너스(-) NOx 전환률을 나타냈다. 이는 $ NH_4NO_3$(질산염)으로 흡장되어 있는 NOx가 촉매의 반응속도가 저하됨에 따라 $N_2$로 환원되지 못하고 $NO+NO_2$로 탈착되었기 때문이다. 세라믹 기반의 복합시스템은 $400^{\circ}C$에서 약 30%, $500^{\circ}C$에서 LOT50에 이르러 메탈 기반의 복합시스템보다 약 20% CH4 정화 성능이 높았고, NGOC/LNT+Cu-SCR 복합시스템 조합이 적합하다.

공기조화, 냉동 분야의 최근 연구 동향 -2004년 및 2005년 학회지 논문에 대한 종합적 고찰- (Recent Progress in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Research - A Review of Papers Published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering in 2004 and 2005 -)

  • 최영돈;강용태;김내현;김만회;박경근;박병윤;박진철;홍희기
    • 설비공학논문집
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.94-131
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    • 2007
  • A review on the papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineering in 2004 and 2005 has been done. Focus has been put on current status of research in the aspect of heating, cooling, air-conditioning, ventilation, sanitation and building environment. The conclusions are as follows. (1) Most of fundamental studies on fluid flow were related with heat transportation of facilities. Drop formation and rivulet flow on solid surfaces were interesting topics related with condensation augmentation. Research on micro environment considering flow, heat, humidity was also interesting for comfortable living environment. It can be extended considering biological aspects. Development of fans and blowers of high performance and low noise were continuing topics. Well developed CFD and flow visualization(PIV, PTV and LDV methods) technologies were widely applied for developing facilities and their systems. (2) The research trends of the previous two yews are surveyed as groups of natural convection, forced convection, electronic cooling, heat transfer enhancement, frosting and defrosting, thermal properties, etc. New research topics introduced include natural convection heat transfer enhancement using nanofluid, supercritical cooling performance or oil miscibility of $CO_2$, enthalpy heat exchanger for heat recovery, heat transfer enhancement in a plate heat exchanger using fluid resonance. (3) The literature for the last two years($2004{\sim}2005$) is reviewed in the areas of heat pump, ice and water storage, cycle analysis and reused energy including geothermal, solar and unused energy). The research on cycle analysis and experiments for $CO_2$ was extensively carried out to replace the Ozone depleting and global warming refrigerants such as HFC and HCFC refrigerants. From the year of 2005, the Gas Engine Heat Pump(GHP) has been paid attention from the viewpoint of the gas cooling application. The heat pipe was focused on the performance improvement by the parametric analysis and the heat recovery applications. The storage systems were studied on the performance enhancement of the storage tank and cost analysis for heating and cooling applications. In the area of unused energy, the hybrid systems were extensively introduced and the life cycle cost analysis(LCCA) for the unused energy systems was also intensively carried out. (4) Recent studies of various refrigeration and air-conditioning systems have focused on the system performance and efficiency enhancement. Heat transfer characteristics during evaporation and condensation are investigated for several tube shapes and of alternative refrigerants including carbon dioxide. Efficiency of various compressors and expansion devices are also dealt with for better modeling and, in particular, performance improvement. Thermoelectric module and cooling systems are analyzed theoretically and experimentally. (5) According to the review of recent studies on ventilation systems, an appropriate ventilation systems including machenical and natural are required to satisfied the level of IAQ. Also, an recent studies on air-conditioning and absorption refrigeration systems, it has mainly focused on distribution and dehumidification of indoor air to improve the performance were carried out. (6) Based on a review of recent studies on indoor environment and building service systems, it is noticed that research issues have mainly focused on optimal thermal comfort, improvement of indoor air Quality and many innovative systems such as air-barrier type perimeter-less system with UFAC, radiant floor heating and cooling system and etc. New approaches are highlighted for improving indoor environmental condition as well as minimizing energy consumption, various activities of building control and operation strategy and energy performance analysis for economic evaluation.

탄소나노튜브 가스센서의 SF6 분해생성물 검출 및 확산현상에 관한 연구 (Detection with a SWNT Gas Sensor and Diffusion of SF6 Decomposition Products by Corona Discharges)

  • 이종철;정세훈;백승현
    • 한국진공학회지
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.66-72
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    • 2009
  • 가스절연개폐장치 (Gas-insulated switchgear, GIS)의 내부에는 절연에 관한 이상 여부를 감시하고 판단할 수 있는 시스템이 요구된다. 부분방전에 의해 발생되는 $SF_6$ 분해생성물에 관한 단일벽 탄소나노튜브 (Single-walled carbon nanotube, SWNT)가 지닌 우수한 검출기능 때문에 SWNT를 이용한 가스센서 개발이 활발히 진행되고 있다. 하지만 아직까지 부분방전에 의해 발생된 분해생성물의 확산현상에 관한 해석적 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 실험 데이터 및 상용 CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) 프로그램을 이용하여 SWNT 가스센서에 포획되는 분해생성물의 코로나 방전에 의한 발생 과정과 챔버 내부에서의 확산과정을 모델링하여 부분방전 발생 시 챔버 내부의 온도, 압력, 그리고 분해생성물의 농도 등을 수치계산하였다. 분해생성물의 시간당 질량생성율과 발생온도는 각각 $5.04{\times}10^{-10}$ [g/s]와 773 K이라 가정하였다. 농도방정식을 계산함에 있어 미지의 확산계수를 임의의 값으로 가정하여 직접 부여하는 방법을 사용하지 않고, 확산계수를 정의하는데 사용되는 Schmidt수의 값을 지정하여 확산계수가 $SF_6$ 가스의 물성치인 점성계수와 밀도의 함수로 계산되도록 하였다. 수치결과로부터 분해생성물의 농도구배가 확산을 일으키는데 주요 구동포텐셜 (Drive potential)이 됨을 확인하였다. 센서 설치위치가 부분방전 발생영역에서 멀리 떨어질수록 분해생성물 농도가 낮음을 알 수 있었고, 부분방전이 지속될수록 분해생성물의 농도가 증가함을 확인하였다. 다수의 센서를 챔버 내부에 설치하면 각 센서의 응답시간을 확인하여 PD 발생위치를 판단할 수 있을 것이고, 이를 통해 GIS 진단 및 유지보수에 관한 유용한 정보로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

설비공학회 분야의 최근 연구 동향 : 2015년 학회지 논문에 대한 종합적 고찰 (Recent Progress in Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Research : A Review of Papers Published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering in 2015)

  • 이대영;김사량;김현정;김동선;박준석;임병찬
    • 설비공학논문집
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    • 제28권6호
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    • pp.256-268
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    • 2016
  • This article reviews the papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering during 2015. It is intended to understand the status of current research in the areas of heating, cooling, ventilation, sanitation, and indoor environments of buildings and plant facilities. Conclusions are as follows. (1) The research works on the thermal and fluid engineering were carried out in the areas of flow, heat and mass transfer, cooling and heating, and air-conditioning, the renewable energy system and the flow inside building rooms. Research issues dealing with air-conditioning machines and fire and exhausting smoke were reduced. CFD seems to be spreading to more research areas. (2) Research works on heat transfer area were carried out in the categories of heat transfer characteristics, pool boiling and condensing heat transfer and industrial heat exchangers. Researches on heat transfer characteristics included the economic analysis of GHG emission, micro channel heat exchanger, effect of rib angle on thermal performance, the airside performance of fin-and-tube heat exchangers, theoretical analysis of a rotary heat exchanger, heat exchanger in a cryogenic environment, the performance of a cross-flow-type, indirect evaporative cooler made of paper/plastic film. In the area of pool boiling and condensing, the bubble jet loop heat pipe was studied. In the area of industrial heat exchangers, researches were performed on fin-tube heat exchanger, KSTAR PFC and vacuum vessel at baking phase, the performance of small-sized dehumidification rotor, design of gas-injection port of an asymmetric scroll compressor, effect of slot discharge-angle change on exhaust efficiency of range hood system with air curtain. (3) In the field of refrigeration, various studies were carried in the categories of refrigeration cycle, alternative refrigeration/energy system, system control. In the refrigeration cycle category, a cold-climate heat pump system, $CO_2$ cascade systems, ejector cycles and a PCM-based continuous heating system were investigated. In the alternative refrigeration/energy system category, a polymer adsorption heat pump, an alcohol absorption heat pump and a desiccant-based hybrid refrigeration system were investigated. In the system control category, turbo-refrigerator capacity controls and an absorption chiller fault diagnostics were investigated. (4) In building mechanical system research fields, eighteen studies were reported for achieving effective design of the mechanical systems, and also for maximizing the energy efficiency of buildings. The topics of the studies included energy performance, HVAC system, ventilation, and renewable energies, piping in the buildings. Proposed designs, performance tests using numerical methods and experiments provide useful information and key data which can improve the energy efficiency of the buildings. (5) The field of architectural environment was mostly focused on indoor environment and building energy. The main researches of indoor environment were related to the user and location awareness technology applied dimming lighting control system, the lighting performance evaluation for light-shelves, the improvement evaluation of air quality through analysis of ventilation efficiency and the evaluation of airtightness of sliding and LS window systems. The subjects of building energy were worked on the energy saving estimation of existing buildings, the developing model to predict heating energy usage in domestic city area and the performance evaluation of cooling applied with economizer control. The studies were also performed related to the experimental measurement of weight variation and thermal conductivity in polyurethane foam, the development of flame spread prevention system for sandwich panels, the utilization of heat from waste-incineration facility in large-scale horticultural facilities.

공기조화, 냉동 분야의 최근 연구 동향: 2006년 학회지 논문에 대한 종합적 고찰 (Recent Progress in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Research: A Review of Papers Published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering in 2006)

  • 한화택;신동신;최창호;이대영;김서영;권용일
    • 설비공학논문집
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    • 제20권6호
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    • pp.427-446
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    • 2008
  • A review on the papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering in 2006 has been accomplished. Focus has been put on current status of research in the aspect of heating, cooling, ventilation, sanitation and building environments. The conclusions are as follows. (1) The research trends of fluid engineering have been surveyed as groups of general fluid flow, fluid machinery and piping, etc. New research topics include micro heat exchanger and siphon cooling device using nano-fluid. Traditional CFD and flow visualization methods were still popular and widely used in research and development. Studies about diffusers and compressors were performed in fluid machinery. Characteristics of flow and heat transfer and piping optimization were studied in piping systems. (2) The papers on heat transfer have been categorized into heat transfer characteristics, heat exchangers, heat pipes, and two-phase heat transfer. The topics on heat transfer characteristics in general include thermal transport in a cryo-chamber, a LCD panel, a dryer, and heat generating electronics. Heat exchangers investigated include pin-tube type, plate type, ventilation air-to-air type, and heat transfer enhancing tubes. The research on a reversible loop heat pipe, the influence of NCG charging mass on heat transport capacity, and the chilling start-up characteristics in a heat pipe were reported. In two-phase heat transfer area, the studies on frost growth, ice slurry formation and liquid spray cooling were presented. The studies on the boiling of R-290 and the application of carbon nanotubes to enhance boiling were noticeable in this research area. (3) Many studies on refrigeration and air conditioning systems were presented on the practical issues of the performance and reliability enhancement. The air conditioning system with multi indoor units caught attention in several research works. The issues on the refrigerant charge and the control algorithm were treated. The systems with alternative refrigerants were also studied. Carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons and their mixtures were considered and the heat transfer correlations were proposed. (4) Due to high oil prices, energy consumption have been attentioned in mechanical building systems. Research works have been reviewed in this field by grouping into the research on heat and cold sources, air conditioning and cleaning research, ventilation and fire research including tunnel ventilation, and piping system research. The papers involve the promotion of efficient or effective use of energy, which helps to save energy and results in reduced environmental pollution and operating cost. (5) Studies on indoor air quality took a great portion in the field of building environments. Various other subjects such as indoor thermal comfort were also investigated through computer simulation, case study, and field experiment. Studies on energy include not only optimization study and economic analysis of building equipments but also usability of renewable energy in geothermal and solar systems.