• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2012

After a visit by Peter Waddell from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK in 1991, Robert H. Koch launched a program at the University of Pennsylvania to build lightweight pneumatic membrane mirrors, initially for balloon flight observations where weight is at a premium. Mirror cells were fabricated from sizes 0.18 m to 1.77 m, and experiments conducted to characterize the mirror figure and stability. Most of the work stopped after Prof. Koch's retirement in 1996 until 2006 when the authors expressed an interest in building an array of medium-aperture portable telescopes. The program restarted in earnest at Gravic, Inc. in Malvern, PA in 2008 with Koch using his extensive observational astronomy experience to guide the fabrication of a fully operational 1.07 m membrane mirror telescope with an optical tube assembly weighing under 45 Kg. Residual wavefront aberrations remediation resulted in Koch and the authors investigating membrane tensioning techniques with different cell designs, active secondary wavefront correction, photometric algorithms for aberrated images, and the use of additional lightweight mirror substrates from the Alt-Az Initiative Group, such as foamed glass. The best result for the lightweight mirrors was a point spread function spot size of several arc seconds. A lightweight 1.6 m cast aluminum cell alt-az telescope was subsequently designed by Koch and the authors for prime focus use.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.588-596
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• 2003

The relationships between evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of porous Al-3Si-2Mg-2Cu alloy after the foaming and various heat treating were investigated. The foamed alloy having various densities were manufactured by powder compact foaming and heat treated. Then compression test was performed with deformation rate of 0.5/s. The ultimate compression strength was not changed after solution heat treatment but the flow curve after ultimate strength showed very smooth and uniform plateau region. This change of flow curve means that the deformation mechanism is altered from brittle fracture to ductile deformation and the energy absorption property of Al foam is dramatically improved. The improvement of energy absorption without any detriment of mechanical properties is due to that the very brittle precipitation like Al-Cu and Al-Mg was uniformly dissolved in Al matrix after solution heat treatment. And various mechanical properties of Al alloy porous material were improved by 40% with aging of $200^{\circ}C$ and 50min. These improvements are ascribe to the various fine precipitates like $\Omega$ and $\theta$'.

• 공업화학
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2015

본 연구는 유기계 보온단열재의 장점인 경량성과 연질특성을 갖는 무기계 보온단열재의 제조를 위한 새로운 개념의 무기질 저온 발포 공정에 관한 것이다. 새로운 무기질 발포 공정은 섬유상인 해포석 및 규산알루미늄으로 하여금 발포체의 골격을 형성토록 하고, 저온에서 기체 발생이 가능한 발포제를 사용하여 무기질 섬유상 골격체가 팽창되어 공동을 형성하게 하며, 이 형성된 공동 속에 낮은 열전도도를 갖는 무기질 다포체인 팽창진주암을 채우는 것이다. 총괄적으로 무기질 재료를 고온 용융함이 없이 저온에서 무기질 발포체의 제조가 가능하게 된다. 이를 위해서 섬유상인 해포석의 해섬처리과정, 발포를 위한 섬유상 슬러리의 열처리공정 등 다양한 준비공정이 필요하며, 열처리 전 슬러리의 최적 조성물 조건이 요구된다. 제조된 발포체는 경량, 연질의 보온단열재로서의 겉보기 밀도, 내력 강도, 굽힘강도, 고내열성 등의 물성을 보여주었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.3286-3291
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• 2014

$400^{\circ}C$의 고온에서 사용할 수 있는 무기단열재를 개발하기 위한 기초 연구로서 물유리(waterglass)를 바인더로 사용하여 제조한 팽창진주암(expanded perlite) 무기복합재의 단열성과 열 충격에 의한 크랙 방지에 관한 연구를 진행하였다. 정량된 팽창진주암 미세분말과 물유리를 혼합한 반죽을 몰드에 넣고 하루 동안 안정화시킨 후에 $150^{\circ}C$ 오븐에서 완전히 건조하여 샘플을 제작하였다. 인산알미늄(aluminum phosphate)와 마이카(mica)분말이 각각 반응촉진제와 열 충격 방지제로 사용되었다. 특히 마이카 분말이 도입된 샘플은 $500^{\circ}C$ 고온에서도 열에 의한 크랙 발생이 일어나지 않았으며, 샘플의 단열성은 팽창진주암의 혼합비율이 높아질수록 향상됨을 보여주었으며, 중량비로 물유리/perlite/mica/Al phosphate=100/200/10/1.5의 조성비를 같는 샘플은 $500^{\circ}C$에서 약 0.09W/mK의 열전도도를 나타내는 우수한 단열 특성을 나타내었다. 그러나 나트륨 실리케이트(sodium silicate)가 주성분인 물유리 바인더의 열적 특성으로 인하여 $600^{\circ}C$이상의 온도에서는 심한 치수변형을 발생시켜 실제 사용상의 온도 제한성을 보여 주었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.727-733
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• 2019

In this study, the glass melting properties are evaluated to examine the possibility of using refused coal ore as replacement for ceramic materials. To fabricate the glass, refused coal ore with calcium carbonate and sodium carbonate in it (which are added as supplementary materials) is put into an alumina crucible, melted at $1,200{\sim}1,500^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr, and then annealed at $600^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs. We fabricate a black colored glass. The properties of the glass are measured by XRD (X-ray diffractometry) and TG-DTA (thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis). Glass samples manufactured at more than $1,300^{\circ}C$ with more than 60 % of refused coal ore are found by XRD to be non-crystalline in nature. In the case of the glass sample with 40 % of refused coal ore, from the sample melted at $1,200^{\circ}C$, a sodium aluminum phosphate peak, a disodium calcium silicate peak, and an unknown peak are observed. On the other hand, in the sample melted at $1,300^{\circ}C$, only the sodium aluminum phosphate peak and unknown peak are observed. And, peak changes that affect crystallization of the glass according to melting temperature are found. Therefore, it is concluded that glass with refused coal ore has good melting conditions at more than $1,200^{\circ}C$ and so can be applied to the construction field for materials such as glass tile, foamed glass panels, etc.