• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.97-114
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• 2016

Lithium batteries based on elemental sulfur as the cathode-active material capture great attraction due to the high theoretical capacity, easy availability, low cost and non-toxicity of sulfur. Although lithium/sulfur (Li/S) primary cells were known much earlier, the interest in developing Li/S secondary batteries that can deliver high energy and high power was actively pursued since early 1990’s. A lot of technical challenges including the low conductivity of sulfur, dissolution of sulfur-reduction products in the electrolyte leading to their migration away from the cathode, and deposition of solid reaction products on cathode matrix had to be tackled to realize a high and stable performance from rechargeable Li/S cells. This article presents briefly an overview of the studies pertaining to the different aspects of Li/S batteries including those that deal with the sulfur electrode, electrolytes, lithium anode and configuration of the batteries.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.359-371
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• 2020

The performance of a multi-level overtopping wave energy converter (OWEC) has been numerically and experimentally investigated in a two-dimensional wave tank in order to study the effects of opening width of additional reservoirs. The device is a fixed OWEC consisting of an inclined ramp together with several reservoirs at different levels. A particle-based numerical simulation utilizing the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) is used to simulate the flow behavior around the OWEC. Additionally, an experimental model is also built and tested in a small wave flume in order to validate the numerical results. A comparison in energy captured performance between single-level and multi-level devices has been proposed using the hydraulic efficiency. The enhancement of power capture performance is accomplished by increasing an overtopping flow rate captured by the extra reservoirs. However, a noticeably large opening of the extra reservoirs can result in a reduction in the power efficiency. The overtopping flow behavior into the reservoirs is also presented and discussed. Moreover, the results of hydrodynamic performance are compared with a similar study, of which a similar tendency is achieved. Nevertheless, the LBM simulations consume less computational time in both pre-processing and calculating phases.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.297-306
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• 2022

The acoustic emission (AE) is proposed as a feasible method for the real-time monitoring of the structural damage evolution in concrete materials that are typically used in the storage of nuclear wastes. However, the characteristics of AE signals emitted from concrete structures subjected to various environmental conditions are poorly identified. Therefore, this study examines the AE characteristics of the concrete structures during uniaxial compression, where the storage temperature and immersion conditions of the concrete specimens varied from 15℃ to 75℃ and from completely dry to water-immersion, respectively. Compared with the dry specimens, the water-immersed specimens exhibited significantly reduced uniaxial compressive strengths by approximately 26%, total AE energy by approximately 90%, and max RA value by approximately 70%. As the treatment temperature increased, the strength and AE parameters, such as AE count, AE energy, and RA value, of the dry specimens increased; however, the temperature effect was only minimal for the immersed specimens. This study suggests that the AE technique can capture the mechanical damage evolution of concrete materials, but their AE characteristics can vary with respect to the storage conditions.

• 멤브레인
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2023

기계적 에너지는 생물학 및 환경 시스템에서 트라이보 전기 나노제너레이터(TENG)로 얻을 수 있다. 웨어러블 전자제품에서 TENG는 진동 센서에 적용된 인간의 움직임에서 생체역학적 에너지를 수확할 수 있다는 점에서 많은 의미를 지닌다. 웨어러블 TENG은 습기에 취약하며, 폴리테트라플루오로에틸렌(PTFE)은 이러한 용도에 사용되는 우수한 소수성 물질이다. 높은 전기 음성 불소 원자의 존재는 매우 낮은 표면 에너지로 이어진다. 동시에 미세다공막 표면에 전자를 효율적으로 포획함으로써 소자의 성능이 증가한다. PTFE에 비해 상대적으로 적은 플루오라이드 원자의 존재로 인해 폴리비닐리덴 플루오라이드(PVDF)에서도 유사한 거동을 보인다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.640-647
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• 2023

Material corrosion in nuclear power plant (NPP) is not controlled only by amine injection but also by ion exchange (IX) which is the best option to remove trace Na⁺. This study was conducted to understand the Na⁺ leakage characteristics of IX beds packed with ethanolamine-form (ETAH-form) and hydrogen-form (H-form) resins in the simulated water-steam cycle in terms of intrinsic behaviors of four kinds of cation-exchange resins through ASTM test and Vanselow mass action modeling. Na⁺ was inappreciably escaped throughout the channel created in resin layer. Na⁺ leakage from IX bed was non-linearly raised because of its decreasing selectivity with increasing Na⁺ capture and with increasing the fraction of ETAH-form resin. Na⁺ did not reach the breakthrough earlier than ETAH⁺ and NH₄⁺ due to the increased selectivity of Na⁺ to the cation-exchange resin (H⁺ < ETAH⁺ < NH₄⁺ ≪ Na⁺) at the feed composition. Na⁺ leakage from the resin bed filled with small particles was decreased due to the enhanced dynamic IX processes, regardless of its low selectivity. Thus, the particle size is a predominant factor among intrinsic properties of IX resin to reduce Na⁺ leakage from the condensate polishing plant (CPP) in NPPs.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2023

The effect of thermal annealing on defect recovery of in-core neutron-irradiated 4H-SiC was investigated. Au/SiC Schottky diodes were manufactured using a 4H-SiC epitaxial wafer that was neutron-irradiated at the HANARO research reactor. The electrical characteristics of their epitaxial layers were analyzed under various conditions, including different neutron fluences (1.3 × 10¹⁷ and 2.7 × 10¹⁷ neutrons/cm²) and annealing times (up to 2 h at 1700 ℃). Capacity-voltage measurements showed high carrier compensation in the neutron-irradiated samples and a recovery tendency that increased with annealing time. The carrier density could be recovered up to 77% of the bare sample. Deep-level-transient spectroscopy revealed intrinsic defects of 4H-SiC with energy levels 0.47 and 0.68 eV below the conduction-band edge, which were significantly increased by in-core neutron irradiation. A previously unknown defect with a high electron-capture cross-section was discovered at 0.36 eV below the conduction-band edge. All defect concentrations decreased with 1700 ℃ annealing; the decrease was faster when the defect level was shallow.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.2011-2017
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• 2023

Gas submerged jet is an outstanding thermohydraulic phenomenon in pool scrubbing of fission products during a severe nuclear accident. Experiments were performed on the hydraulic characteristics in the ranges of air mass flux 0.1-1400 kg/m²s and nozzle diameter 10-80 mm. The results showed that the dependence of inlet pressure on the mass flux follows a power law in subsonic jets and a linear law in sonic jets. The effect of nozzle submerged depth was negligible. The isolated bubbling regime, continuous bubbling regime, transition regime, and jetting regime were observed in turn, as the mass flux increased. In the bubbling regime and jetting regime, the air volume fraction distribution was approximately symmetric in space. Themelis model could capture the jet trajectory well. In the transition regime, the air volume fraction distribution loses symmetry due to the bifurcated secondary plume. The Li correlation and Themelis model showed sufficient accuracy for the prediction of jet penetration length.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.249-256
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• 2024

The cement industry emits a large amount of greenhouse gases compared to other industries, with about 60% of CO₂ emissions from the decarbonation of limestone and about 40% from the combustion of fossil fuels. Therefore, the cement industry needs to reduce greenhouse gases through carbon capture, utilization, and storage technology. Capturing CO₂ and synthesizing it into methanol is feasible and also useful as raw material for the chemical industry and as marine fuel. In this study, We aimed to produce methanol from syngas produced by capturing CO₂ emissions. Process simulations were performed under various conditions such as syngas ratio, temperature, and pressure for the production of synthesis gas and methanol, and the results showed that the optimal amount of methanol production at a synthesis gas ratio of 2.03.

• 에너지공학
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.54-66
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• 2008

2005년 2월 16일 발효된 교토의정서 체제에서 부속서 I 에 포함된 선진국들은 온실가스에 대하여 2008년부터 2012년까지 연간 1990년 대비 년 평균 5.2%를 감축하도록 목표량을 규정하였다. 이러한 목표량을 달성하기 위하여 EU등의 국가는 배출권 거래제도 및 청정개발체제(CDM)사업 등 온실가스를 저감하기 위하여 힘쓰고 있다. 교토-의정서 1차 공약기간 중에서 온실가스 감축목표를 부여받지 않은 OECD국가는 우리나라와 멕시코 두 나라 뿐이며, 이산화탄소 배출량 9위인 우리나라에 2차 공약기간(2013년$\sim$2017년)부터 의무저감에 대한 국제적 압력이 가중되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 탄소세를 변화시키면서 발전소 건설의 변화와 그에 따른 $CO_2$ 저감량을 계산하고, 시나리오 별 석탄가스화복합발전(Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle; IGCC)과 $CO_2$ 저감장치 설치 발전소의 진입경쟁에 대하여 분석하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 탄소세가 증가하더라도 원자력발전소의 건설이 무조건 증가하는 것이 아니라 일정한 비율만을 차지하고, 석탄화력발전소의 감소비중을 LNG 복합화력이 차지하는 것을 알 수 있었으며, IGCC와 같은 대안 기술이 존재한다면 석탄화력의 감소비중의 일부를 차지한다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.203-212
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• 2005

온실기체의 인위적 배출은 지구온난화를 유발하여 해수면 상승, 극 기상 등 전 세계에서 피해가 증가하고 있다. 특히, 지구온난화 기여도가 가장 높은 온실기체 중 이산화탄소($CO_2$)는 주로 화석연료의 사용 공정에서 발생하는 폐기물이다. 대기 중의 이산화탄소의 농도 증가는 표층 해양을 산성화시켜 표층해양 생태계, 나아가서는 지구 전체 생태계에 악영향을 미치게 될 것으로 보인다. 이산화탄소 배출량을 줄이기 위해서 에너지 효율을 높이거나 대체 에너지를 이용하는 등의 완화 기술이 동원 되고 있다. 그러나 현재 세계 에너지 수요의 약 85%가 화석연료로 충당되고 있기 때문에, 화석연료 이외의 대체 에너지원으로 급격히 전환한다면 세계 경제에 엄청난 충격이 올 것이다. 다행히도 최근 이산화탄소를 포집하여 지질구조에 격리하는 기술이 개발단계를 지나 실용화단계로 성숙하였다. 이 방안으로 단기간에 온실기체의 대기로의 배출량을 대규모로 줄일 수 있다(이상 2005년 런던협약 과학그룹회의록에서 발췌). 우리나라의 경우는 이산화탄소를 격리시킬 수 있는 장소는 육상면적이 작고 인구 밀도가 높아서 육상보다는 해양저지질구조가 선호될 수밖에 없을 것으로 보인다. 해양 이용은 해양의 특성상 런던협약 등의 국제적인 규제를 받게 된다. 본고는 해저 지질 구조에 대한 이산화탄소의 격리 관련 기술 및 제도의 국제동향을 우리나라 입장에서 예비적으로 검토하였다.