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A Comparative Analysis on the Thermal Performance of Solar Vacuum Collector Tubes (진공관식 태양열 집열 튜브의 열성능 비교 분석)

  • Hyun, June-Ho;Chun, Won-Gee
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2003
  • This study deals with the collection of solar energy and its storage in evacuated tubular collector systems for different types of header design, flow passage and heat transfer devices. In order to elicit the most efficient combination of header design, flow passage, heat transfer hardware and operating conditions, a series of tests were done for the four different types of solar collectors utilizing vacuum tubes. The systems studied here either has the evacuated collector tubes with a metal cap on one end or the all-glass evacuated solar collector tubes These evacuated tubular collectors are known to be more efficient than the flat-plate ones in both direct and diffuse solar radiation. Test results show that the system comprised of the all-glass evacuated tubes with U-shaped copper pipes inside outperforms the other configurations. Especially, a rolled copper sheet tightly placed along the inner surface of each inner tube enhances heat transfer between the heated collector surface and the water contained in the U-shaped copper pipe.

An Experimental Study on the Utilization of Heat Pipes for Solar Water Heaters (히이트파이프를 이용한 태양열 온수급탕 시스템에 관한 기초 실험 연구)

  • Chun, Won-Gee;Kang, Yong-Heack;Jeon, Myung-Seok;Kwak, Hee-Youl
    • Solar Energy
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.3-11
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    • 1995
  • This paper reports the performance of solar domestic hot water systems manufactured with heat pipes. A series of tests were conducted on a number of systems to elicit the most suitable configuration of the system for possible commercialization in Korea. The heat pipe is made with a copper tube and the respective length of the evaporator, adiabatic, and condenser sections are 1700mm, 100mm and 200mm. The evaportor section is finned with a copper plate to increase solar input for its proper operation as a heat pipe. Results show quite an interesting performance data stemming from the difference in working fluids, presence of wick, and other various design parameters associated with the collection and utilization of solar energy.

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Study on Validity of Pre-cooling System for Hydrogen Gas Using Cryocooler Part II: CFD Simulation (극저온 냉동기를 활용한 기체 수소 예냉 시스템 검증에 관한 연구 Part II: CFD 시뮬레이션)

  • YOUNG MIN SEO;HYUN WOO NOH;DONG WOO HA;TAE HYUNG KOO;ROCK KIL KO
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.439-446
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    • 2023
  • In this study, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted to verify the cooling capacity of the cryocooler used for pre-cooling of hydrogen gas. Based on the experimental results, the effect of the flow rate on a copper pipe attached to the bottom of the cryocooler was investigated. In this study, the temperature data was calculated through the change of boundary condition for heat flux in the copper pipe. In addition, the cooling capacity of the cryocooler for pre-cooling hydrogen gas was considered by calculating the cooling temperature according to the flow rate in the certified operating range. Consequently the pre-cooing system for hydrogen gas was validated with a reasonable accuracy through CFD simulations.

The Effects of Scale Growth Inhibition on Water Pipe using Frequency Driver (Frequency Driver를 이용한 냉온수관의 스케일 방지억제효과)

  • Jang, Mi-Jeong;Sung, Il-Wha
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.258-266
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    • 2011
  • Scale induced by hardness materials in water must be controled because of it can be result in remarkable damages of pipeline as well as water quality deterioration. Especially hot water system is one of scale management required facility as scale formation can be accelerated by temperature. The scale control performance of frequency driver (FD) was tested instead of existing methods such as chemical, physical and electromagnetic methods which needs chemicals and electric power. Three kinds of pipe coupons were submerged in test water with 500 mg/L of hardness for 33 days and XRD and SEM were analysed for comparing scale formation characteristics of these coupons. Calcite ($CaCO_3$) which came from hardness of water was formed on only cast iron pipe coupon and this coupon showed higher corrosion rate than copper and stainless steel pipe coupon. Hot water circulating system connected cast iron pipe with and without FD was operated with 300 mg/L of hardness water at $50^{\circ}C$ for monitoring of scale formation and water quality with and without FD. XRD showed that FD leaded to magnetite ($Fe_3O_4$) scale which is good scale for preventing corrosion than calcite and SEM image also indicated the scale control effect of FD. Scales of 16% on pipe joint, 14% on pipe length, and 42% on heat exchanger decreased with FD comparing scales of those parts without FD. From the results of water quality, FD reduced crystallization of hardness material without chemical reaction in water and it can indicate that FD is safe and proenvironmental technology for scale reduction.

Enhancing the Reliability of Coating Flaw Detection for Pipes Buried in Soil Using a Multi-Electrode Detector (다전극 탐상을 통한 토중 매설배관 피복결함 탐상 정확도의 개선)

  • Kim, M.G.;Lim, B.T.;Kim, K.T.;Chang, H.Y.;Park, H.B.;Kim, Y.S.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.265-280
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    • 2020
  • External corrosion of buried pipes can be controlled using both coating and cathodic protection. However, deterioration of the coating can occur due to several reasons. The detection reliabilty of coating flaw detection methods is affected by interference such as metal objects connected to rectifiers and copper grids. When performing parallel direct current voltage gradient (DCVG) inspection, a sine wave form without potential reversal in voltage gradient appears in the area where the interference exists. However, this area may be not identified using existing methods. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of analyzing direction on the reliability of coating flaw detection of pipes buried in soil using a multi-electrode detector. DCVG on the buried pipe was measured along the buried pipe. This measurement parallel to the pipe was repeated. Measured data were analyzed for parallel, vertical, and diagonal directions. The reliability of coating flaw detection was improved by up to 46.4% compared to the conventional method.

A Study on the Manufacturing Technology for the Development of Heat Pipes with a Sintered Metal Wick (소결 금속 윅 히트파이프 개발을 위한 제조 기술 연구)

  • Choi, Jee-Hoon;Kim, Sung-Dae;Sung, Byung-Ho;Roo, Seong-Ryou;Park, Hyung-Ki;Kim, Chul-Ju;Ko, Han-Seo
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.479-482
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    • 2006
  • The most the electronic industry has recently accelerated the modularization, the miniaturization and the high integrated trend of electronics fields such as electronics components, appliances and etc., the most increasingly the heat generation problem rises. Even though the conventional cooling technologies are widely used in order to reduce the heat loads, the technologies are not easy to meet the present trends due to the fact that most of many conventional methods are relative to external form environments such as size, design and so on. With regardless of those environments, however, a heat pipe is one of the most efficient systems to improve the heat transfer performance. And then the performance of the heat pipe depends on a wick structure. Of various wick structures, sintered metal wick is known so that it has some advantages such as smaller pore size, increasing porosity as well as high reliability. In this study sintered metal wicks, thickness 0.7 mm, 0.8 mm and 0.9 mm, were manufactured as of $100{\mu}m$ copper powder to obtain the manufacturing technology of heat pipes mounted with a sintered metal wick. Furthermore, experiments for the operational performance factors such as capillary limit, thermal resistance were not only performed but also compared with a theoretical model simultaneously. Experimental results agreed with the theoretical model, and then it seems to be required to study various development processes of sintered metal wicks for the high performance of a heat pipe system.

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An Applicability Estimation of Plastic Vertical Pipes using Electric Fusion Fittings through Measurement (실측을 통한 융착식 플라스틱 입상배관 성능 평가)

  • Park, Yool;Ahn, Young-Chull;Kim, Hyun-Dae;Kim, Jeong-Su;Goark, You-Shik;Kim, Young-Kyoung
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.25 no.11
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    • pp.595-599
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    • 2013
  • The pipes used in buildings are generally categorized into metallic or plastic materials. Metal pipes, such as copper and stainless steel pipes, are mainly used for water and hot water supply, and for the heating system. However, plastic pipes made of polyethylene and cross-linked polyethylene are used for floor heating, water drainage, and air vent systems. Usually, plastic pipes have thermal demerits, such as high linear expansion coefficients and bending phenomenon by hot water, although the pipes have several merits of light weight, low price, low thermal conductivity, and the comparatively high workability of metal pipes. Therefore, if those kind of demerits are overcome, plastic pipes can be easily accepted for hot water systems. This research is aimed to evaluate the applicability for vertical heating pipes of a plastic pipe system consisting of electric fusion fitting of a conductive carbon compound and propylene random glass fiber pipe, through measurement of the expansion rate and leakage in summer and winter seasons, in the apartment construction field.

Theoretical Analysis on the Heat Transport Limitation of a Sintered Metal Wick Heat Pipe (소결윅 히트파이프의 열수송 한계에 관한 이론적 해석)

  • Kim Keun-Bae;Kim Yoo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.16-25
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    • 2004
  • Theoretical analysis for predicting the heat transport limitation of a copper powder sintered wick heat pipe was performed. The heat pipe diameter was 8mm and water was used for working fluid. The particle diameter was classified by 5 different meshes, and each capillary pressures and heat transport limitations. thermal resistances were analyzed according to the operating temperatures, wick thicknesses and inclination angles, based on the effective capillary radius($r_c$), porosity($\varepsilon$), Permeability (K). The wick capillary limitation was increased according as the particle diameter and the wick thickness and the operating temperature were increased. As the porosity and the capillary radius were larger. then the heat transport limitation was higher. The thermal resistance was greatly increased according as the wick thickness was increased.

Defect Detection and Cause Analysis for Copper Filter Dryer Quality Assurance (Copper Filter Dryer 품질보증을 위한 결함 검출 및 원인 분석)

  • SeokMin Oh;JinJe Park;Van-Quan Dao;ByungHo Jang;HeungJae Kim;ChangSoon Kim
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 2024
  • Copper Filter Dryer (CFD) are responsible for removing impurities from the circulation of refrigerant in refrigeration and cooling systems to maintain clean refrigerant, and defects in CFD can lead to product defects such as leakage and reduced lifespan in refrigeration and cooling systems, making quality assurance essential. In the quality inspection stage, human inspection and defect judgment methods are traditionally used, but these methods are subjective and inaccurate. In this paper, YOLOv7 object detection algorithm was used to detect defects occurring during the CFD Shaft pipe and welding process to replace the existing quality inspection, and the detection performance of F1-Score 0.954 and 0.895 was confirmed. In addition, the cause of defects occurring during the welding process was analyzed by analyzing the sensor data corresponding to the Timestamp of the defect image. This paper proposes a method for manufacturing quality assurance and improvement by detecting defects that occur during CFD process and analyzing their causes.

Evaluation of Corrosion Index by Water Quality Parameters in Korea (국내 수질에 적합한 부식성지수 선정 연구)

  • Ahn, Kyunghee;Yu, Soonju;Park, Sujeong;Kwon, Ohsang
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.615-623
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    • 2012
  • In this study, we evaluate the corrosion indexes (CI) such as Langelier Index (LI), Larson ratio (LR), Ryznar saturation index (RSI), Aggressiveness index (AI) of water quality for raw water, treated water and water in distribution reservoir at major eight drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in Korea. By analyzing secondary contamination of tap water, the variation of secondary contaminants was investigated with regard to pipe materials, aging and corrosion index (CI). In addition, we suggested an appropriate CI applicable water quality and the management plan for CI monitoriing. All CI showed corrosive water quality, and they did not change significantly in the distribution network. However, Copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) concentrations as secondary contaminants increased through the distribution network. Among CI, LI was most sensitive to changes in raw water quality and drinking water treatment. Also, it has high correlations with other indexes such as RSI, AI. Therefore, LI is considered as an appropriate CI to the domestic water quality. Based on these result, we propose LI as a drinking water quality standard to control the pipe corrosion from DWTPs.