• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2014

Measuring an exact amount of remaining cryogenic liquid propellant under microgravity condition is one of the important issues of rocket vehicle. A Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) gauging method is attractive due to its minimal additional hardware and simple gauging process. In this paper, PVT gauging method using liquid nitrogen is investigated under microgravity condition with parabolic flight. A 9.2 litre metal cryogenic liquid storage tank containing approximately 30% of liquid nitrogen is pressurized by ambient temperature helium gas. During microgravity condition, the inside of the liquid tank becomes near-isothermal condition within 1 K difference indicated by 6 silicon diode sensors vertically distributed in the middle of the liquid tank. Helium injection with higher mass flow rate after 10 seconds of the waiting time results in successful measurements of helium partial pressure in the tank. Average liquid volume measurement error is within 11% of the whole liquid tank volume and standard deviation of errors is 11.9. As a result, the applicability of PVT gauging method to liquid propellant stored in space is proven with good measurement accuracy.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2021

Cryogenic vessels are special equipment that requires periodic evaluation of their thermal insulation performance. At the current standard, the test is considered as the loss product or heat leakage of cryogenic vessel, which takes over 72 h to evaluate; consequently, a large amount of working medium is discharged to the environment in the process. However, hydrogen is flammable and explosive, and the discharged gas may be dangerous. If liquid hydrogen is replaced with liquid nitrogen before testing, the operation then becomes complicated, and the loss product or heat leakage cannot respond to the thermal insulation performance of cryogenic vessels for liquid hydrogen. Therefore, a novel method is proposed to evaluate the heat leakage of cryogenic vessels for liquid hydrogen in self-pressurization. In contrast to the current testing methods, the method proposed in this study does not require discharge or exchange of working medium in all test processes. The proposed method is based on one-dimensional heat transfer analysis of cryogenic vessels, which is verified by experiment. When this method is used to predict the heat leakage, the comparison with the experimental data of the standard method shows that the maximum error of heat leakage is less than 5.0%.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2012년도 제38회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.447-450
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• 2012

30톤급 터보펌프-가스발생기 연계시험에서 예냉 절차에 대해 분석을 수행하였다. 예냉은 극저온 추진제를 사용하는 액체로켓엔진에서는 시험 전 반드시 수행하여야 하는 절차이다. 예냉을 통해 시험기, 특히 극저온 펌프의 온도를 극저온으로 낮춰 펌프의 공동화 현상, 베어링 부의 파손, 기포에 의한 연소 불안정성의 가능성을 사전에 제거한다. 30톤급 터보펌프-가스발생기 연계시험을 통해 수집한 자료를 분석함으로서 한국형발사체 엔진 개발 시험 시 유용한 자료로 사용하고자 연구를 수행하였으며, 각 주요 부위의 온도, 예냉 수행 시간 등을 파악하였다.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.16-19
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• 2012

In power cables as one of the important power applications adopting HTS tapes, a good insulation should be kept at its optimum performance. As an insulation material for superconducting device applications, polypropylene laminated paper (PPLP) is now widely used instead of the conventional Kraft paper. In addition to its dielectric property, the insulation material should also possess superior mechanical property at cryogenic temperatures and operability that is necessary for the insulation winding process. This study aims to evaluate the mechanical property of the PPLP material at ambient and cryogenic temperatures. At cryogenic temperature, the failure stress of PPLP increased significantly as compared with that at ambient temperature. The failure stress at both temperatures depended upon the sample orientation to the load application.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2012년도 제38회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.187-195
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 터보펌프 인듀서 주변의 극저온 유동장에 대한 수치해석을 주로 다룬다. 이를 위해 수치해석에 사용된 수치기법에 대한 내용을 우선 다룬다. 수치기법에 대한 검증 문제로 2차원/축대칭 극저온 유동문제를 해석하였고 이 과정에서 다양한 공동모델에 대한 비교 연구를 수행하였다. 마지막으로 3차원 터보펌프 인듀서에 대한 수치해석을 수행하고, 실험 결과와 타 연구결과와 비교함과 동시에 극저온 유체에서 나타나는 공동현상의 특징을 살펴보았다.

• 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한안전경영과학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.207-214
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• 2002

This paper presents some physical evidences indicating that reduced friction occurs in an cryogenic machining process, in which LN2 is applied selectively in well-controlled jets to the selected cutting zone. In machining tests, cryogenic machining reduced the force component in the feed direction, indicating that the chip slides on the tool rake face with lower friction. This study also found that the effectiveness of LN2 lubrication depends on the approach how LN2 is applied regarding cutting forces related.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2008

The cleaning process of contaminant particles adhering to the microchips, integrated circuits (ICs) or the like is essential in modern microelectronics industry. In the cleaning process particularly working with the application of inert gases, the removal of contaminant particles of submicron scale is very difficult because the particles are prone to reside inside the boundary layer of the working fluid, The use of cryogenic $CO_2$ cleaning method is increasing rapidly as an alternative to solve this problem. In contrast to the merits of high efficiency of this process in the removal of minute particles compared to the others, even fundamental parametric studies for the optimal process design in this cleaning process are hardly done up to date, In this study, we attempted to measure the cleaning efficiency with the variations of some principal parameters such as mass flow rate, injection distance and angle, and tried to draw out optimal cleaning conditions by measuring and evaluating an effective cleaning width called $d_{50}$.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2023

This paper presents the design of a re-liquefaction system as a BOG (boil-off gas) handling process in liquid hydrogen transport vessels. The total capacity of the re-liquefaction system was assumed to be 3 ton/day, with a BOR (boil-off rate) of 0.2 %/day inside the cargo. The re-liquefaction cycle was devised using the He-Brayton Cycle, incorporating considerations of BOG capacity and operational stability. The primary components of the system, such as compressors, expanders, and heat exchangers, were selected to meet domestically available specifications. Case studies were conducted based on the specifications of the components to determine the optimal design parameters for the re-liquefaction system. This encompassed variables such as helium mass flow rate, the number of compressors, compressor inlet pressure and compression ratio, as well as the quantity and composition of expanders. Additionally, an analysis of exergy destruction and exergy efficiency was carried out for the components within the system. Remarkably, while previous design studies of BOG re-liquefaction systems for liquid hydrogen vessels were confined to theoretical and analytical realms, this research distinguishes itself by accounting for practical implementation through equipment and system design.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.451-459
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• 2011

초저온 구조 재료로 극저온에서 기계적 특성이 우수한 300계열의 오스테나이트계 스테인리스강이 널리 사용되어진다. 이 중에서도 오스테나이트의 안전성 향상을 위해 몰리브덴을 첨가한 316강이나 용접 중에 입계 석출을 줄이기 위해 탄소의 함유율을 감소시킨 316L강, 그리고 질소를 첨가시켜 강도와 오스테나이트를 동시에 향상시킨 316LN강이 대표적으로 많이 사용된다. 하지만 초저온 재료들의 용접조건 및 온도변화에 대한 기계적 특성 연구가 미진한 상태이다. 본 논문에서는 초저온 구조물에서 많이 사용되어지는 304강의 용접조건 및 온도변화에 대한 기계적 특성을 연구하였다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권10호
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• pp.185-191
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• 2017

최근, LNG는 저렴한 가격과 친환경적 연료 등의 이유로 선박용 대체연료로 각광을 받고 있으며, 그 수요량도 급성장이 예상된다. 그러나, 선박의 LNG 연료공급을 위한 극저온펌프(Cryogenic Pump) 제작과 관련한 국내 기술력은 매우 미흡한 실정으로 핵심 부품의 설계와 제작 기술이 절실한 시점이다. 따라서, 본 연구는 선박용 LNG 공급 시스템용 극저온 잠액식 원심펌프(Cryogenic Submerged Centrifugal Pump)의 단계별 개발절차에 대하여 기술하였다. 그리하여, 각 단계별 특성 및 주요 개발항목을 공학적이고 관리적인 측면에서 접근함으로써 실질적이고 구체적인 개발방법을 제시하는데 연구 목적을 두었다.