• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1833-1838
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• 2003

In the nuclear power plant, emergency core coolant system(ECCS) is furnished at reactor coolant system(RCS) in order to cool down high temperature water in case of emergency. However, in this coolant system, thermal stratification phenomenon can be occurred due to coolant leaking in the check valve. The thermal stratification produces excessive thermal stresses at the pipe wall so as to yield thermal fatigue crack(TFC) accident. In the present study, when the turbulence penetration occurs in the branch piping, the maximum temperature differences of fluid at the pipe cross-sections of the T-branch with thermal stratification are examine

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1578-1583
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• 2003

LAVA-ERVC experiments have been performed to investigate the effect of insulation design features on the coolability in case of the external reactor vessel cooling (ERVC). All the 4 tests have been performed using Alumina iron thermite melt as a corium simulant. Due to the limited steam venting through the insulation, steam binding occurred inside the annulus in the KSNP case simulation. On the contrary, in the tests which were performed for simulating the APR1400 insulation design, sufficient water ingression and steam venting through the insulation lead to effective cool down of the vessel characterized by nucleate boiling. It could be found from the experimental results that modification of the insulation design allowing sufficient ventilation could increase the positive effects of the external reactor vessel cooling.

• Journal of ILASS-Korea
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.20-27
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• 2009

In the present work, effects of spray characteristics (droplet size and velocity) on the temperature variation of a heated porous plate (Melamine foam) have been investigated through a series of experiments. Based on the measured data, time required to cool down the hot porous material turned out to be shorten by doing with the smaller droplet size and/or smaller impinging velocity. In particular, the droplet size effect is more prominent than the impinging velocity. The cooling performance in the porous material is directly proportional to the penetration velocity.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.383-389
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• 2004

Magnetic refrigeration is based on the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) - the ability of some materials to heat up when magnetized and cool down when removed from the magnetic field. The available techniques for studying the MCE we: (1) direct measurements by monitoring the change in the material's temperature during the application or removal of the magnetic field; and (2) indirect calculations from the experimental data of magnetization and/or specific heat as a function of the temperature and magnetic field. The MCE of gadolinium (Gd) has been demonstrated by direct measurements of temperature change, and isothermal magnetic entropy changes and adiabatic temperature changes have been calculated.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1309-1313
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• 2008

This paper suggests an example of modification of the durability test specifications of electronic control unit for an automotive system in phase of design validation. The basic concept to redefine the specifications of durability test is based on the Arrhenius relationship for accelerated temperature test and the modified Coffin-Manson model for temperature cycle test. The ambient temperature of the powered-event durability test is increased to reduce the required test time of the current specification. Furthermore, the holding time between the events to cool down the temperature of the components is shortened and the resultant temperature rise affects the durability of the components. Thus, the acceleration factor due to the increased temperature range of temperature cycle is also estimated by the modified Coffin-Manson model.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.408-409
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• 2008

This paper presents a new development for topology optimization of heat-dissipating structure with forced convection. To cool down electric devices or machines, two types of convection models have been widely used: Natural convection model with a large Archimedes number and Forced convection with a small Archimedes number. Nowadays, many engineering application areas such as electrochemical conversion device or fuel cell devices adopt the forced convection to transfer generated heat. Therefore, to our knowledge, it becomes an important issue to design flow channels inside which generated heat transfer. Thus, this paper studies optimal topological designs considering fluid-heat interaction. To consider the effect of the advection in the heat transfer problem, the incompressible Navier-stokes equation is solved. This paper numerically studies the coupling phenomena and presents optimal channel design considering forced convection.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.266-271
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• 2003

The numerical study was carried out to effectively cool Induction motor applied to a washing machine. The outer rotor made of steel periodically spins up and down. The stator consists of the thin layered iron plates and copper coil. The effective cooling system is necessary to solve the reliability problem caused by the electric losses at the coil and the iron plate. Because the heat transfer rate of the natural convection in partially open space is generally low, thus it is necessary to enhance the heat transfer using rotating perforated plate. The flow phenomena around the motor are very complex due to the motor geometry and the outer rotor motion. The mixed convection takes place due to the slow rotation speed. The three dimensional flow simulation was performed using rotating reference frame technique and Boussinesq approximation but the radiation effect was neglected. It was found that the angle and direction of the cooling blades play an important role in the stator temperature.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.63-67
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• 2002

In this study, the performance of the Stirling type orifice Pulse tube refrigerator (OPTR) with a linear compressor was investigated by experiment. The dynamic pressures at three points and a temperature at the cold heat exchanger are measured to explore the dependency of the orifice on the performance of the OPTR. The experimental results show that the opening of the orifice has significant effects on the no load temperature and cool down characteristics. The Pressure amplitude in Pulse tube decrease as the opening of the orifice increase, but the mass flow rate through the orifice and the electric input Power to the compressor increase. The results show that the operating frequency and charging Pressure does not affect on the no load temperature. The pressure amplitude in pulse tube decrease as the operating frequency increase or the charging Pressure decreased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 한국원자력학회 1998년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(1)
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• pp.850-855
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• 1998

소형 냉각재상실사고 발생 후 고압안전주입이 작동하지 않는 경우, 국내 원자력발전소의 확률론적 안전성평가 (Probabilistic Safety Assessment: PSA) 에서 고려한 일차측 급속냉각 (Aggressive Cool Down of Reactor Coolant System)의 수행 가능성에 대한 논란이 있다. PSA분석 결과에 의하면, 일차측 급속냉각을 위해서는 운전원 조치가 전체 노심손상빈도에 큰 영향을 주고 있음을 보여주지만, 현재 작성되어 있는 국내 원자력발전소의 비상 운전절차서에 따르면 PSA 모델시 가정된 성공기준으로 일차측 급속냉각의 수행에 실패할 가능성이 매우 높은 것으로 판단된다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 소형 냉각재상실사고로 인한 노심 손상빈도 측면에서 PSA에서 사용한 일차측 급속냉각 성공기준과 인간오류에 대하여 민감도분석을 수행하였다. 또한 열수력학적 분석을 통해 일차측 급속냉각의 타당성과 성공기준을 재검토했다. 이 결과 일차측 급속냉각의 수행 가능성 여부와 노심 손상빈도에 미치는 영향을 도출하였고 일차측 급속냉각의 성공적 수행을 위한 새로운 성공기준을 제시한다.

• Journal of International Academy of Physical Therapy Research
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.440-445
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of lower extremity resistance training using elastic bands on balance in elderly people. Eight elderly persons each were randomly assigned to a test group(resistance exercise group, REG) or a control group(CG). FRT and TUG test were used to compare balance before and after exercise. Exercise programs were implemented three times a week for 40 minutes for nine weeks. They did warm-up exercise for 5 minutes and then lower extremity resistance exercise using elastic bands for 30 minutes. And then they did cool-down exercise for 5 minutes. TUG and FRT significantly decreased but in the control group it did not significantly decrease. In comparison between the groups, TUG and FRT significantly reduced in the resistance exercise group compared to the control group. Lower extremity resistance training using elastic bands performed by elderly persons are considered to be effective in improving balance.