• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권7호
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• pp.2625-2632
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• 2024

In this study, we investigated the possibility of employing accident tolerant fuel (ATF) in VVER-1200/V491 assembly without gadolinium-containing fuel rods using the Monte Carlo code Serpent 1.1.7 with ENDF/B-VII cross-section library. The analysis involves assembly design with reflective boundary conditions. To compare the neutronic performances, U-5Mo, U-7.5Mo, U-10Mo, and U-15Mo fuels were chosen in addition to ordinary UO₂ fuel. The concentration of ¹³⁵Xe, ¹⁴⁹Sm, fissile and fertile isotopes with burnup, reactivity feedback with fuel temperature variation, and β eff values were calculated. The results indicate that the fuel cycle length increases by 54.27% for U-5Mo, 32.6% for U-7.5Mo, and 13.8% for U-10Mo, while it decreases by 16.4% for U-15Mo fuel. Additionally, the effect of ⁹⁵Mo content in natural Mo was investigated by reducing the ⁹⁵Mo concentration. According to the results, each proposed fuel's fuel cycle length extended when the depletion ratio of ⁹⁵Mo increased. Additionally, the calculations for reactivity feedback guarantee safe operating conditions for all U-xMo fuels.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.374-380
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 연료전지 캐소드 가스 확산층에서의 물의 영향이 연료전지 성능에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위하여 연료전지 스택의 부하 변동에 따른 가스 확산층에서의 2상 현상의 구현이 가능한 동적 모델을 개발하였다. 개발된 모델에 대하여 2상의 영향에 의한 연료전지 부하변동에 따른 연료전지 스택 성능, 가스 확산층 내부에서의 물 증기와 산소의 농도분포, 가스 확산층의 두께 및 다공성이 연료전지 스택 전압에 미치는 영향에 대하여 검토하였다. 그 결과 본 연구의 범위 내에서 연료전지 스택 전압은 부하에 관계없이 2상 모델이 1상 모델보다 낮아짐을 알 수 있다. 촉매층 부근 가스 확산층에서의 산소 농도는 가장 낮고 물 증기의 농도는 가장 높음을 알 수 있었다. 또한, GDL의 두께가 두꺼울수록 GDL의 다공성이 작을수록 연료전지 스택 전압이 낮아짐을 알 수 있었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 water/oil 유화연료를 제조하여 제조된 연료의 점도, 밀도, 최적의 조사시간, 유화 안정성 등의 유화연료 특성 및 배기배출물 특성인 NOx, THC, CO의 농도와 smoke density를 측정하였다. 유화연료는 경유, 물, 유화제를 첨가한 후 homogenizer와 초음파 발생장치를 일정시간 조사하여 제조하였고, 배출가스 시험은 2476 cc diesel engine을 사용하여 engine dinamo meter로 실험하였다. 유화연료에서 함수율이 증가할수록 밀도가 증가하였으며, 점도는 함수율 60%까지는 W/O type이 형성되어 증가하다가 70%에서는 O/W type이 형성되어 감소하였다. 배출가스 시험결과 함수율이 증가할수록 NOx 농도와 smoke density는 감소하고, THC와 CO 농도는 증가하였다. 출력감소 시험 결과 함수율이 증가할수록 배출온도와 출력이 감소하였다. 위의 결과로부터 압축착화 디젤기관에 유화연료를 사용하는 것은 NOx와 smoke를 제거하는 효과적인 방법이라고 사료되어진다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2002

Miller cycle was studied and analyzed by engine performance simulation to achieve very low fuel consumption and to meet the IMO NOx regulation on a medium speed diesel engine. Based on the performance simulation results the intake valve closing time for HYUNDAI HiMSEN 6H21/32 engine was set at 0deg.ABDC(After Bottom Dead Center). Also, the simulation results indicated that significant NOx reduction could be achieved with low reduction of fuel consumption. The performance simulation investigated the effect of compression ratio and turbocharger on fuel consumption and NOx concentration in combination with Miller cycle. The results indicated a significant reduction of fuel consumption with keeping NOx concentration. The results of performance simulation were compared with measured data to verify simulation results. The comparison showed the maximum error was 2.34% in exhaust temperature. Also, the experimental result showed that improvement in BSFC(Brake Specific Fuel Consumption) was 5.8g/kwh with keeping NOx level similar to simulation result.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.1099-1109
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• 2020

The performance of gadolinium burnable absorber (GdBA) for reactivity control in UO₂ and (U, Th)O₂ fuels and its impact on spent fuel characteristics was performed. Five fuel assemblies: one without GdBA fuel rod and four each containing 16, 24, 34 and 44 GdBA fuel rods in both fuels were investigated. Reactivity swing in all the FAs with GdBA rods in UO₂ fuel was higher than their counterparts with similar GdBA fuel rods in (U, Th)O₂ fuel. The excess reactivity in all FAs with (U, Th)O₂ fuel was higher than UO₂ fuel. At the end of single discharge burn-up (~ 49.64 GWd/tHM), the excess reactivity of (U, Th) O₂ fuel remained positive (16,000 pcm) while UO₂ fuel shows a negative value (-6,000 pcm), which suggest a longer discharge burn-up in (U, Th)O₂ fuel. The concentration of plutonium isotopes and minor actinides were significantly higher in UO₂ fuel than in (U, Th)O₂ fuel except for ²³⁶Np. However, the concentration of non-actinides (gadolinium and iodine isotopes) except for ¹³⁵Xe were respectively smaller in (U, Th)O₂ fuel than in UO₂ fuel but may be two times higher in (U, Th)O₂ fuel due to its potential longer discharge burn-up.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2023

The Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) operates at ambient temperature as a low-temperature fuel cell. During its operation, voltage losses arise due to factors such as operating conditions and material properties, effecting its performance. Computational simulations of fuel cells can be categorized into 1D simulation and CFD, chosen based on their specific application purposes. In this study, we carried out an analysis validation using 1D geometry and compared its performance with the results from 2D geometry analysis. CFD allows for the representation of pressure, velocity distribution, and fuel mass fraction according to the geometry, enabling the analysis of current density. However, the 1D simulation, simplifying governing equations to reduce time cost, failed to accurately account for fuel distribution and changes in fuel concentration due to fuel cell operations. As a result, it showed unrealistic results in the cell voltage region dominated by concentration loss compared to CFD.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제17권
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• pp.339-344
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• 1997

DOHC gasoline engine(4-cylinder in line type, 1600cc) is modified for the experiment to develope an alternative fuel. The modified engine is tested with the various combination of gasoline and methanol. Pollutant emissions of CO and HC are measured at the end of exhaust manifold. The concentration of CO and HC in exhaust gas is greatly reduced with the increase of coolant temperature of engine. HC concentration is reduced until methanol content reaches to thirty percent and then increased with the volumetric percentage of methanol in fuel. On the other hand, the concentration of CO is reduced as the methanol centent is increased up to 20 percent and then it becomes constant even though the methanol content is raised. The effect of engine RPM on the HC and CO exhaust is investigated. HC concentration is reduced as the engine RPM is increased but the typical trends of variation are not found in the measured value of CO concentrations.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2014

Although smoke emitted from ships is not included in IMO(International Maritime Organiztion) regulation yet, it is one of the substance what is polluting mainly the air. Especially, its concentration is very high when an engine is started and a load is rapidly changed. This is caused by unburned fuel what is injected more than necessary quantity after combustion period. It is possible to decrease smoke concentration emitted at starting engine by controlling fuel injection quantity, but it is concerned that time to rated speed must be spent. Then a governor what can reduce the smoke concentration without a loss of time to rated speed is needed. We adopted a electro-hydraulic governor what can control dual fuel start limit function and achieved very low level of smoke concentration without greater the loss of time to rated speed.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2008

직접메탄올연료전지의 운전 변수에 따른 메탄올 크로스오버를 메탄올 농도센서를 이용하여 정량적으로 측정하였으며 실제 셀 운전 시 메탄올크로스오버 저감의 측면에서 유리한 운전조건을 분석하였다. 메탄올 농도, 전극 양단의 압력차, 전류의 크기, 온도, stoichiometry등을 변화시켜 diffusion, convection, electro-osmosis의 메커니즘별 기여도와 실제 전지 운전 조건의 영향을 함께 분석하였다. 이상의 세 가지 메커니즘 중에서 농도 차이에 의한 diffusion이 가장 큰 영향을 미쳤으며 electro-osmosis에 의한 영향은 고농도에서만 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.1358-1370
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• 2003

The effects of anode, cathode, and cooling channels for a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) on flow fields have been investigated numerically. Continuous open-faced fluid flow channels formed in the surface of the bipolar plates traverse the central area of the plate surface in a plurality of passes such as a serpentine manner. The pressure distributions and velocity profiles of the hydrogen, air and water channels on bipolar plates of the PEMFC are analyzed using a two-dimensional simulation. The conservation equations of mass, momentum, and energy in the three-dimensional flow solver are modified to include electro-chemical characteristics of the fuel cell. In our three-dimensional numerical simulations, the operation of electro-chemical in Membrane Electrolyte Assembly (MEA) is assumed to be steady-state, involving multi-species. Supplied gases are consumed by chemical reaction. The distributions of oxygen and hydrogen concentration with constant humidity are calculated. The concentration of hydrogen is the highest at the center region of the active area, while the concentration of oxygen is the highest at the inlet region. The flow and thermal profiles are evaluated to determine the flow patterns of gas supplied and cooling plates for an optimal fuel cell stack design.