• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.575-602
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• 2009

In the wake of the Three Mile Island accident, vigorous research efforts were initiated to acquire a basic knowledge of the progression and consequences of accidents that involve a substantial degree of core degradation and melting. The primary emphasis of this research was placed on containment integrity, with: i) hydrogen combustion-detonation, ii) steam explosion, iii) direct containment heating (DCH), and iv) melt attack on the BWR Mark-I containment shell identified as energetic processes that could lead to early containment failure (i.e., within the first 24 hours of the accident). Should the core melt fail the reactor vessel, then non-condensable gas production from Molten Core-Concrete Interaction (MCCI) was identified as a mechanism that could fail the containment by pressurization over the long term. One signification question that arose as part of this investigation was the effectiveness of water in terminating an MCCI by flooding the interacting masses from above, thereby quenching the molten core debris and rendering it permanently coolable. Successful quenching of the core melt would prevent basemat melt through, as well as continued containment pressurization by non-condensable gas production, and so the accident progression would be successfully terminated without release of radioactivity to the environment. Based on these potential merits, ex-vessel corium coolability has been the focus of extensive research over the last 20 years as a potential accident management strategy for current plants. In addition, outcomes from this research have impacted the accident management strategies for the Gen III+LWR plant designs that are currently being deployed around the world. This paper provides: i) an historical overview of corium coolability research, ii) summarizes the current status of research in this area, and iii) highlights trends in severe accident management strategies that have evolved based on the findings from this work.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.20-29
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• 1992

전영역에 결쳐서 고용영역이 존재하는 $BaTiO_3-NaNbO_3$계에서, congruent melting composition인 $30BaTiO_3{cdot}70NaNbO_3$조성의 고용체 단결정을 Czochralski법에 의하여 육성하였다. 직경 15-50mm, 길이 20-30mm인 단결정이 결정인상속도 2.0mm/h, 결정회전수 5.0-1-rpm에서 육성되었다. 그러나 결정 육성중 육성되는 결정의 열전도도가 낮기 때문에, 발생하는 잠열(latent heat)의 방출이 충분치 않아 고-액계면이 평탄하게 유지되지 않았고 그결과로 육성된 결정중에는 corestructures가 관찰되었다. 육성된 결정에서 core 부분을 제외한 다른 부분은 inclusion등이 없는, 광학적으로 균질한 단결정이었고 가시광 영역에서 양호한 광투과율을 보였다.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the International Welding/Joining Conference-Korea
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• pp.450-455
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• 2002

Cu-cored Sn-Ag solder balls were fabricated by coating pure Sn and Ag on Cu balls. The melting behavior and the solderability of the BGA joint with the Ni/Au coated Cu pad were investigated and were compared with those of the commercial Sn-Ag and Sn-Ag-Cu balls. DSC analyses clarified the melting of Cu-cored solders to start at a rather low temperature, the eutectic temperature of Sn-Ag-Cu. It was ascribed to the diffusion of Cu and Ag into Sn plating during the heating process. After reflow soldering the microstructures of the solder and of the interfacial layer between the solder and the Cu pad were analyzed with SEM and EPMA. By EDX analysis, formation of a eutectic microstructure composing of $\beta$-Sn, Ag$_3$Sn, ad Cu$_{6}$Sn$_{5}$ phases was confirmed in the solder, and the η'-(Au, Co, Cu, Ni)$_{6}$Sn$_{5}$ reaction layer was found to form at the interface between the solder and the Cu pad. By conducting shear tests, it was found that the BGA joint using Cu-cored solder ball could prevent the degradation of joint strength during aging at 423K because of the slower growth me of η'-(Au, Co, Cu, Ni)$_{6}$Sn$_{5}$ reaction layer formed at the solder, pad interface. Furthermore, Cu-cored multi-component Sn-Ag-Bi balls were fabricated by sequentially coating the binary Sn-Ag and Sn-Bi solders on Cu balls. The reflow property of these solder balls was investigated. Melting of these solder balls was clarified to start at the almost same temperature as that of Sn-2Ag-0.75Cu-3Bi solder. A microstructure composing of (Sn), Ag$_3$Sn, Bi and Cu$_{6}$Sn$_{5}$ phases was found to form in the solder ball, and a reaction layer containing primarily η'-(Au, Co, Cu, Ni)$_{6}$Sn$_{5}$ was found at the interface with Ni/Au coated Cu pad after reflow soldering. By conducting shear test, it was found that the BGA joints using this Cu-core solder balls hardly degraded their joint shear strength during aging at 423K due to the slower growth rate of the η'-(Au, Cu, Ni)$_{6}$Sn$_{5}$ reaction layer at the solder/pad interface.he solder/pad interface.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회 제20권2호
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• pp.557-560
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• 2008

샌드위치 패널은 전세계적으로 건축공사 전반에 걸쳐 매우 다양한 용도로 활용되고 있다. 우리나라의 경우 유기재료를 심재로 사용한 폴리스틸렌 패널 등을 사용함에 따라 화재에 의한 심재의 용융이나 강판의 변형 등 화재에 매우 취약하고, 유독가스 발생 등에 따른 문제점이 부각되면서 난연또는 불연성능의 확보가 반드시 필요하다. 따라서 이러한 문제점을 해결하고자 샌드위치 패널 심재용 경량기포콘크리트의 최적배합을 도출하여 샌드위치 패널 심재에 적용하고자 한다.본 연구에서는 기포콘크리트를 샌드위치 패널 심재로 활용하기 위하여 기존의 기포방식인 기포제를 첨가하여 경량화 시키는 방식과는 전혀 다른 방식으로 콘크리트 초경량화를 위해 여러 가지 화학반응에 의한 기포 발생 유도 메커니즘을 규명하였다. 그 중 과산화수소($H_2O_2$)를 첨가하여 반응시 발열(發熱)을 유도하고, 콘크리트 기포발생 유도를 극대화시켜 초경량화를 이루기 위한 최적배합 도출 및 폐자재를 활용한 샌드위치 패널 심재용 경량기포콘크리트 충전성 검토, 소요강도 확보가능 여부 등의 다양한 실험을 통해 물리적 역학적 특성을 알아보고자 하였다.

• 지질공학
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.489-500
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• 2017

심부 시추코어(900 m) 단층대에서는 검은 유리질이 특징인 슈도타킬라이트가 종종 산출된다. 폭이 수~20 cm인 슈도타킬라이트는 모암인 쥬라기 화강암과 선캄브리아기 각섬석편마암과 접촉하거나 교호하는데, 연성변형이나 약한 습곡구조를 수반한다. 슈도타킬라이트는 다양한 심도에서 산출되는데 조직과 두께 또한 약간 상이한 특징을 보여준다. 대부분의 시추코어에서는 취성변형이 우세하며, 단층비지는 주로 상부구간에서 발달하고, 슈도타킬라이트는 불규칙한 간격의 심도에서 나타난다. 주사전자현미경(SEM)으로 관찰하면, 기질내에 만곡된 극미립의 석영입자가 관찰되고, 슈도타킬라이트의 표면은 마이크론 스케일에서조차도 매끄러운 유리질 기질이 특징적인데, 이같은 현상은 본 지역의 슈도타킬라이트가 강한 지진활동에 의한 마찰용융에 의하여 생성되었음을 지시한다. X선회절 정량분석(XRD)에 의하면, 슈도타킬라이트는 석영, 장석, 각섬석과 같은 일차광물과 점토광물, 방해석, 유리기질물 등의 이차광물로 구성되어 있다. 이러한 광물조성은 슈도타킬라이트를 포함하는 단층파쇄대가 약 $300^{\circ}C$ 이하의 저온 또는 비교적 얕은 심도(약 10 km 내외)에서 형성되었음을 의미한다. 슈도타킬라이트는 강한 지진활동의 산물이므로, 이것의 산출특징 파악을 통하여 심부지반의 고기 지진활동 해석이나, 고준위방사성폐기물 처분장 후보지의 지반안정성에 대한 핵심적인 정보를 알 수 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권7호
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• pp.1367-1379
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• 2020

The small modular sodium-cooled fast reactor (SMSFR) is an important component of Generation-IV reactors. The objective of this work is to improve the reactivity control in SMSFR by using innovative systems, including burnable poisons and optimized control rods. SMSFR with MOX fuel usually exhibits high burnup reactivity loss that leads to high excess reactivity and potential fuel melting in control rod withdrawal (CRW) accidents, which becomes an important constraint on the safety and economic efficiency of SMSFR. This work applies two types of burnable poisons in a SMSFR to reduce the excess reactivity. The first one homogenously loads minor actinides in the fuel. The second one combines absorber and moderators in specific assemblies. The influence of burnable poisons on the core characteristics is discussed and integrated into the analysis of CRW accidents. The results show that burnable poisons improve the safety performance of the core in a significant way. Burnable poisons also lessen the demand for the number, absorption ability, and insertion depth of control rods. Two optimized control rod designs with rare earth oxides (Eu₂O₃ and Gd₂O₃) and moderators are compared to the conventional design with natural boron carbide (B₄C). The optimized designs show improved neutronic and safety performance.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1999년도 제17회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.171-171
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• 1999

We studied the charge redistribution in the Pt-M (M=Cu, Co) alloys by X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy(XANES) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy(XPS). These analysis tools provide us information about the charge transfer in the valence band of intermetallic bonding. The samples were prepared by arc-melting method. After annealing this samples in vacuum for several hours, we cold get the ordered samples, which were confirmed with XRD analysis. the core and valence level energy shift in these system were investigated by Mg $K\alpha$(1253.6eV) x-ray source for Pt-Co alloys and monochromatized Al $K\alpha$ (1486.6eV) for Pt-Cu alloys. Pt L2, L3-edge, and Cu, Co K-edge XANES spectra were measured with the total electron-yield mode detector at the 3Cl beam line of the PLS (Pohang light source0. from the changes of White line (WL) area and the core level shifts of the each metal sites, we can obtain the information about the electrons participating in the intermetallic bonding of the Pt-Cu and Pt-Co alloys.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2008

A series of amphiphilic dendrons n-18 (n: generation number, 18: octadecyl chain) based on an aliphatic polyether denderitic core and octadecyl peripheries were synthesized using a convergent dendron synthesis consisting of a Williamson etherification and hydroboration/oxidation reactions. This study investigated their thermal and self-assembling behavior in the solid state using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy, and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). DSC indicated that the melting transition and the corresponding heat of the fusion of the octadecyl chain decreased with each generation. FT-IR showed that the hydroxyl focal groups were hydrogen-bonded with one another in the solid state. DSC and FT-IR indicated microphase-separation between the hydrophilic dendritic cores and hydrophobic octadecyl peripheries. SAXS data analysis in the solid state suggested that the lower-generation dendrons 1-18 and 2-18 self-assemble into lamellar structures based upon a bilayered packing of octadecyl peripheries. In contrast, the analyzed data of higher-generation dendron 3-18 is consistent with 2-D oblique columnar structures, which presumably consist of elliptical cross sections. The data obtained could be rationalized by microphase-separation between the hydrophilic dendritic core and hydrophobic octadecyl peripheries, and the degree of interfacial curvature associated with dendron generation.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.137-150
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• 2023

This paper investigated the applicability of polyester yarn coating using ther- moplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) to replace polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coated yarn for blinds fabric. For this purpose, suitable TPEE for yarn coating was selected by measuring thermal and rheological properties and the yarn coating process conditions were investigated by changing variables such as extrusion temperature, die and nipple dimensions, take-up speed, and core yarn denier. TPEE coated yarns with a diameter of 0.3 and 0.4 mm were prepared, respectively. Tensile properties and cross-section uniformity revealed by a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the TPEE coated yarn were analyzed. Among several candidates, TPEE having a melt index of 35 and melting temperature of 153℃ was the most suitable for replacing PVC, and the opti- mum coating conditions for the TPEE coating yarn were a head temperature of 170℃ and core yarn denier of 420 denier. The selected TPEE coated yarns have enough ten- sile strength and uniformity to replace present PVC coated yarns, certified by SEM photograph.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2008

The present study has focused on the environmental changes and evidences for sedimentation in the Lake Khuvsgul catchment during the Holocene period, inferred from short core sediment (BO03) from the eastern shore of Borsog Bay, which were analyzed in order to review records of the Holocene climatic evolution and Holocene history in Northern Mongolia. For the purpose of reconstruction of natural phenomenon that occurred in the lake catchment system during the Holocene, physical and chemical properties including HCl-soluble material, biogenic silica, organic matter and grain size distribution of minerals in the core sediments have been analyzed in this study. The vertical variations in composition for these properties show distinctly that five lines of paleoenvironmental evidence occurred in the lake catchment during the Holocene. A modified age model resulting from AMS carbon dating for the BO03 core sediment shows timings of these environmental events at 9.5 Kyr BP, 8.0 Kyr BP, 5.6 Kyr BP and 3.2 Kyr BP, respectively. Paleoenvironmental changes in the Lake Khuvsgul catchment system during the Holocene highlight distinctive features of the hydrological regime and geomorphologic evolution in the lake catchment due to regional landscape and global climatic changes corresponding with the Holocene optimum and thermal optimum. In particular, the change of hydrologic regime based on the sedimentological evidence has been caused by not only overland flow due to melting water, but also base flow due to thick permafrost around Khuvsgul region.