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Oxidation Kinetics of Silicon by Inductively Coupled Oxygen Plasma

  • Choi, Yong-Woo;Ahn, Jin-Hyung;Kim, Sung-Chul;Ahn, Byung-Tae
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.01a
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    • pp.63-64
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    • 2000
  • The low-temperature Si oxidation kinetics by inductively coupled oxygen plasma has been studied. Linear rate constants had negative values when the oxide growth rate was described by linear-parabolic growth law. The analysis of transverse-optical mode frequencies and etch rates indicated that the density of surface oxide was lower than that of bulk oxide. The oxidation kinetics could be explained qualitatively by assuming a surface layer with larger diffusion coefficient and a bulk layer with smaller diffusion coefficient.

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Assessment of Effective Factor of Hydrogen Diffusion Equation Using FE Analysis (유한요소 해석을 통한 수소확산에 미치는 영향 평가)

  • Kim, Nak-Hyun;Oh, Chang-Sik;Kim, Yun-Jae
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.709-715
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    • 2010
  • The coupled model with hydrogen transport and elasto-plasticity behavior was introduced. In this paper, the effective factor of the hydrogen diffusion equation has been described. To assess the effective factor, finite element (FE) analyses including hydrogen transport and mechanical loading for boundary layer specimens with low-strength steel properties are carried out. The results of the FE analyses are compared with those from previous studies conducted by Taha and Sofronis (2001).

Development of an Automated Diffusion Scrubber-Conductometry System for Measuring Atmospheric Ammonia

  • Lee, Bo-Kyoung;Lee, Chong-Keun;Lee, Dong-Soo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.2039-2044
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    • 2011
  • A semi-continuous and automated method for quantifying atmospheric ammonia at the parts per billion level has been developed. The instrument consists of a high efficiency diffusion scrubber, an electrolytic on-line anion exchange device, and a conductivity detector. Water soluble gases in sampled air diffuse through the porous membrane and are absorbed in an absorbing solution. Interferences are eliminated by using an anion exchange devises. The electrical conductivity of the solution is measured without chromatographic separation. The collection efficiency was over 99%. Over the 0-200 ppbv concentration range, the calibration was linear with $r^2$ = 0.99. The lower limit of detection was 0.09 ppbv. A parallel analysis of Seoul air over several days using this method and a diffusion scrubber coupled to an ion chromatography system showed acceptable agreement, $r^2$ = 0.940 (n = 686). This method can be applied for ambient air monitoring of ammonia.

Formation and Growth Estimation of Blister in Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tubes based on Finite Element Analysis (유한요소해석을 이용한 지르코늄 압력관의 블리스터 생성 및 성장 해석)

  • Huh, Nam-Su;Kim, Yun-Jae;Kim, Young-Jin;Kim, Young-Seok;Cheong, Yong-Moo
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.1133-1138
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    • 2003
  • The pressure tubes, which contain high temperature heavy water and fuel, are within the core of a CANDU nuclear reactor, and are thus subjected to high stresses, temperature gradient, and neutron flux. Further, it is well known that pressure tubes of cold-worked Zr-2.5Nb materials result in hydrogen diffusion, which create fully-hydrided regions (frequently called Blister). Thus a proper investigation of hydrogen diffusion within zirconium-alloy nuclear components, such as CANDU pressure tube and fuel channels is essential to predict the structural integrity of these components. In this respect, this paper presents numerical investigation of hydrogen diffusion to quantify the hydrogen concentration for blister growth of CANDU pressure tube. For this purpose, coupled temperature-hydrogen diffusion analyses are performed by means of two-dimensional finite element analysis. Comparison of predicted temperature field and blister with published test data shows good agreement.

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A Inquiry of Tracer Gas for Analysis of Dispersion and Prediction of Infection Possibility according to Airborne Viral Contaminants (건축공간에서 공기 감염균 확산을 해석하기 위한 추적가스 고찰과 농도에 따른 감염 위험성 예측 연구)

  • Lim, Tae-Seob;Kang, Seung-Mo;Kim, Byung-Seon
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.102-113
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    • 2009
  • The SARS virus began to appear and spread in North America and Southeast Asia in the early 2000' s, infecting and harming many people. In the process of examining the causes for the virus, studies on the airborne SARS virus and the way it spread were carried out mainly in the medical field. In the field of architecture, studies were done on the diffusion of air pollutants in buildings using gases such as $CO_2$, $N_2O$, or $SF_6$, but research on virus diffusion was limited. There were also explanations of only the diffusion process without accurate information and discussion on virus characteristics. The aim of this study is to analyze the physical characteristics of airborne virus, consider the possibility of using coupled analysis model and tracer gas for analyzing virus diffusion in building space and, based on reports of how the infection spread in a hospital where SARS patients were discovered, analyze infection risk using tracer gas density and also diffusion patterns according to the location, shape, and volume of supply diffusers and exhaust grilles. This paper can provide standards and logical principles for evaluating various alternatives for making decisions on vertical or horizontal ward placement, air supply and exhaust installation and air volumes in medium or high story medical facilities.

Finite Element Analysis of Hydrogen Concentration for Blister Growth Estimation of CANDU Pressure Tube (CANDU 압력관의 블리스터 성장 예측을 위한 유한요소 수소 확산 해석)

  • Huh, Nam-Su;Kim, Yun-Jae;Kim, Young-Jin;Kim, Young-Seok;Cheong, Yong-Moo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.189-195
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    • 2004
  • The pressure tubes, which contain high temperature heavy water and fuel, are within the core of a CANDU nuclear reactor, and are thus subjected to high stresses, temperature gradient, and neutron flux. Further, it is well known that pressure tubes of cold-worked Zr-2.5Nb materials result in hydrogen diffusion, which create fully-hydrided regions (frequently called Blister). Thus a proper investigation of hydrogen diffusion within zirconium-alloy nuclear components, such as CANDU pressure tube and fuel channels is essential to predict the structural integrity of these components. In this respect, this paper presents numerical investigation of hydrogen diffusion to quantify the hydrogen concentration fur blister growth of CANDU pressure tube. For this purpose, coupled temperature-hydrogen diffusion analyses are performed by means of two-dimensional finite element analysis. Comparison of predicted temperature field and blister with published test data shows good agreement.

Electric Discharge Analysis Using Nonlinarly-Coupled Equation of Electromagnetic Field and Charge Transport (방전현상 해석을 위한 전자장 및 전하이동 방정식의 비선형 결합 알고리즘)

  • Lee, Se-Yeon;Park, Il-Han;Lee, Se-Hee
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.07c
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    • pp.1494-1495
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    • 2006
  • A complete finite element analysis method for discharge onset process, which is governed and coupled by charge transport equation and electric field equation, was presented. The charge transport equation of first order was transformed into a second-order one by utilizing the artificial diffusion scheme. The two second-order equations were analyzed by the finite element formulation which is well-developed for second-order ones. The Fowler-Nordheim injection boundary condition was adopted for charge transport equation. After verifying the numerical results by comparing to the analytic solutions using parallel plane electrodes with one carrier system, we extended the result to blade-plane electrodes in 2D xy geometry with three carriers system. Radius of the sharp tip was taken to be 50 ${\mu}m$. When this sharp geometry was solved by utilizing the space discretizing methods, the very sharp tip was found to cause a singularity in electric field and space charge distribution around the tip. To avoid these numerical difficulties in the FEM, finer meshes, a higher order shape function, and artificial diffusion scheme were employed.

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Transient Multicomponent Mixture Analysis Based On an ICE Numerical Technique for the Simulation of an Air Inggess Accident in an HTGR

  • Lim, Hong-Sik;No, Hee-Cheon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.375-387
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents a transient multicomponent mixture analysis tool developed to analyze the molecular diffusion, natural convection, and chemical reactions related to air ingress phenomena that occur during a primary-pipe rupture of a high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HIGR). The present analysis tool solves the one-dimensional basic equations for continuity, momentum, energy of the gas mixture, and the mass of each gas species. In order to obtain numerically stable and fast computations, the implicit continuous Eulerian scheme is adopted to solve the governing equations in a strongly coupled manner. Two types of benchmark calculations were performed with the data of prerious Japanese inverse U-tube experiments. The analysis program, based on the ICE technique, runs about 36 times faster than the FLUENT6 for the simulation of the two experiments. The calculation results are within a 10% deviation from the experimental data regarding the concentrations of the gas species and the onset times of natural convection.

A Review of Ac-impedance Models for the Analysis of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on the Porous Cathode Electrode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

  • Kim, Ju-Sik;Pyun, Su-Il
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.106-114
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    • 2005
  • This article covers the theoretical ac-impedance models for the analysis of oxygen reduction on the porous cathode electrode f3r solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Firstly, ac-impedance models were explained on the basis of the mechanism of oxygen reduction, which were classified into the rate-determining steps; (i) adsorption of oxygen atom on the electrode surface, (ii) diffusion of adsorbed oxygen atom along the electrode surface towards the three-phase (electrode/electrolyte/gas) boundaries, (iii) surface diffusion of adsorbed oxygen atom m ixed with the adsorption reaction of oxygen atom on the electrode surface and (iv) diffusion of oxygen vacancy through the electrode coupled with the charge transfer reaction at the electrode/gas interface. In each section for ac-impedance model, the representative impedance plots and the interpretation of important parameters attributed to the oxygen reduction reaction were explained. Finally, we discussed in detail the applications of the proposed theoretical ac-impedance models to the real electrode of SOFC system.

Dual-phase-lag model on microstretch thermoelastic medium with diffusion under the influence of gravity and laser pulse

  • Othman, Mohamed I.A.;Abd-Elaziz, Elsayed M.;Mohamed, Ibrahim E.A.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.75 no.2
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    • pp.133-144
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    • 2020
  • This investigation is to study the effect of gravitational field and diffusion on a microstretch thermoelastic medium heating by a non-Gaussian laser beam. The problem was studied in the context of the dual-phase-lag model. The normal mode analysis is used to solve the problem to obtain the exact expressions for the non-dimensional displacement components, the micro-rotation, the stresses, and the temperature distribution. The effect of time parameter, heat flux parameter and gravity response of three theories of thermoelasticity i.e. dual-phase-lag model (DPL), Lord and Shulman theory (L-S) and coupled theory (CT) on these quantities have been depicted graphically for a particular model.