• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2022

With the recent increase in the demand for electric vehicles, it is necessary to identify the high current safety of automobile parts. Among the automobile parts, the EPDM parts required colored parts from the existing black; therefore, it was necessary to change the basic filler from carbon black to silica. The rubber used in automobile parts is flexible and exhibits basic characteristics of high strength and elongation. However, as the filler is changed to silica, its physical properties, such as tensile strength and elongation, are lower than those of the existing carbon black base. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the mechanical properties with the addition of the EPDM compound using silica as a base without degrading the physical properties of EPDM. In this study, an experiment based on the additive content was performed using the mixture experimental planning method to analyze the mechanical properties according to the additive type and mixing ratio of silica-based EPDM. The mixing ratio of the four additives was set using a simplex lattice design, and the tensile strength, elongation, modulus 300%, and permanent compression reduction rate were analyzed for mechanical characteristics, and rheometer experiments were performed for vulcanization characteristics. Through statistical analysis of the measured data, the main effects and interactions of the EPDM-blended rubber additives were analyzed. These results can be used to derive a mixing ratio of additives that satisfies the required characteristics of the EPDM compound.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2020

In this paper, the performances of the electrical characteristics of the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D-printed flexible resistance sensor was evaluated. The FDM 3D printing flexible resistive sensor is composed of flexible-material thermoplastic polyurethane and a conductive PLA (carbon black conductive polylactic acid) polymer. While 3D printing, polymer filaments heat up quickly before being extruded and cooled down quickly. Polymers have poor thermal conductivity so the heating and cooling causes unevenness, which then results in internal stress on the printed parts due to the rapidity of the heating and cooling. Electrical resistance measurements show that the 3D-printed flexible sensor is unstable due to internal stress, so the 3D-printed flexible sensor resistance curve does not match the increases and decreases in the displacement curve. Therefore, annealing was performed to eliminate the mismatch between electrical resistance and displacement. Annealing eliminates residual stress on the sensor, so the electrical resistance of the sensor increases and decreases in proportion to displacement. Additionally, the resistance is lowered in comparison to before annealing. The results of this study will be very useful for the fabrication of various devices that employ 3D-printed flexible sensor that have multiple degrees of freedom and are not limited by size and shape.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.34-42
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• 2012

Gas diffusion layers (GDLs) of carbon composite type in polymer electrolyte fuel cells were prepared by simple and cheap manufacturing process. To obtain the carbon composite GDLs, carbon black with polymer binder was mixed in solvent, rolled to make sheet, and finally heat-treated at $340^{\circ}C$. The performance of fuel cell using composite GDLs was changed by PTFE content. The physical properties of composite GDLs for pore, conductivity and air permeability were analyzed to compare with the variation of fuel cell performance. The conductivity of composite GDLs was very similar to carbon paper as commercial GDL but pore properties and air flux were considerably different. The porosity, PTFE content and conductivity for composite GDLs did not have an influence on the cell performance much. The increase of pore diameter and air flux led to enhance cell performance.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2021

화석 연료 사용으로 인한 각종 환경오염의 정도가 심화됨에 따라 많은 국가에서 대체 에너지 개발을 위한 투자를 계속해서 진행하고 있다. 대체 에너지 중 하나인 PEMFC는 양극판, 전해질, 가스 확산 층, 전극 네 가지의 주요 구성요소로 이루어져 있다. 이 중 양극판, 가스 확산 층, 전극은 보편적으로 카본 블랙, 탄소 섬유 등의 탄소 재료를 사용하여 제조한다. 탄소 재료들은 공정비용이 비싸거나 부식 등의 단점이 존재하는데 이를 개선하기 위해 많은 분야에서 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문은 이 세 가지 구성요소들의 단점을 개선하기 위하여 시행된 여러 연구결과들을 취합하여 과거부터 현재까지의 PEMFC에 어떤 문제점이 있었고 어떻게 개선되어 왔는지를 파악하여 PEMFC 연구 흐름을 파악한다.

• Composites Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2006

첨단 전자무기체계의 지속적인 발전으로 인하여 현대전의 승패는 적 레이더 탐지의 회피에 크게 좌우된다고 할 수 있다. 반사되는 레이더의 탐지신호를 최소화시키기 위한 다양한 연구가 수행되어 왔는데, 본 연구에서는 뛰어난 기계적, 전자기적 물성으로 응용분야가 지속적으로 확대되고 있는 섬유강화 복합재료를 이용하여 레이더 전자파 흡수체(Radar absorbing structure, RAS)를 제작하고 레이더 단면적(Radar cross section, RCS)을 평가하였다 유리섬유 복합재에 뛰어난 유전적 특성을 지닌 나노 크기의 카본블랙(Carbon-black)을 첨가하여 흡수층을 구성하고, 반사특성이 탁월한 탄소섬유 복합재를 후면의 반사층으로 배치하여 "C" 및 "U" 형상의 하이브리드 복합재 RAS 겔을 제작하였다. RAS 쉘의 제작간 서로 다른 두 재료의 열적물성치 차이로 스프링 백이라 불리는 변형이 발생하였는데, 금형의 굽힘각도 제어를 통하여 효과적으로 보정할 수 있었다. 또한 상용 유한요소해석 프로그램인 ANSYS를 이용하여 스프링 백 보정 결과를 예측하고 실험결과와 비교하였다. 제작된 RAS쉘의 RCS는 근사적 계산기법인 물리광학법을 이용하여 예측하고 컴팩트 레인지(Compact range)를 이용하여 측정한 실힘결과와 비교하였다 두가지 형상의 RCS 모두 측정결과와 예측된 RCS 값이 일치하며 우수한 레이더 전자파 흡수 특성을 지닌 것을 확인하였다.