• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2001

Currently, potentiometric method has been employed to measure fuel amount for automobile. However, potentiometer could be malfunctioned or damaged due to the additives or dirt in fuel because a variable electric resistor is immersed in fuel. Therefore, a device employing strain sensor is designed and tested to verify the possibility as an alternative of the conventional fuel sender. Existing fuel tank has irregular cross section. Therefore, buoyancy is not increased linearly as fuel amount is increased. We design a floater that can compensate the irregular cross section of fuel tank and make buoyancy to increase linearly with increasing fuel amount. New fuel sender, comprising of strain gages on circular membrane, the above commented floater and the cover to prevent the disturbance due to sudden acceleration and deceleration, is designed and tested to replace current fuel sender. On the other hand, we are developing strain sensor that has strain gage deposited directly on the circular membrane with cantilever beam.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.364-371
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• 2005

Fuel cell systems(FCS) have a financial and environmental advantage by providing electricity at a high efficiency and useful heat. For use in a residence, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell system(PEFCS) with a battery pack and a hot water storage tank has been modelled and simulated. The system is operated without connection to grid line. Its electric conversion efficiency and heat recovery performance are highly dependent on operation strategies and also on the seasonal thermal and electric load pattern. The output of the fuel cell is controlled stepwise as a function of the state of the battery and/or the storage water tank. In this study various operation strategies for cogeneration fuel cell systems are investigated. Average fuel saving rates at different seasons are calculated to find proper load management strategy. The scheme can be used to determine the optimal operating strategies of PEFCS for residential and building applications.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2006년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.74-79
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• 2006

Good cold start characteristics are essential for satisfactory operation of fuel cell vehicles. In this study, the melting process has been numerically investigated for a water tank frozen in cold weather The 2-D model of the tank containing ice and plate heaters was assumed and the unsteady melting process of the ice was calculated. The enthalpy method was used for the description of the melting process, and a FVM code was used to solve the problem. The feasibility study compared with other experiment showed that the developed program was able to describe the melting process well. From the numerical analysis carried out for different wall temperatures of the pate heaters, some important design factors could be found such as local overheating and pressurization in the tank.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2021

Restrictions on the emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon dioxide, and particulate matter from marine engines are being tightened. Each of these emissions requires different reduction technologies, which are costly and require many pieces of equipment to meet the requirements. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel has a great advantage in reducing harmful emissions emitted from ships. Therefore, the marine engine application of LNG fuel is significantly increasing in new ship buildings. Accordingly, this study analyzed the internal support structure, insulation type, and fuel supply piping system of a 35 m3 International Maritime Organization C type pressurized storage tank of an LNG-fueled ship. Analysis of the heat transfer characteristics revealed that A304L stainless steel has a lower heat flux than A553 nickel steel, but the effect is not significant. The heat flux of pearlite insulation is much lower than that of vacuum insulation. Moreover, the analysis results of the constraint method of the support ring showed no significant difference. A553 steel containing 9% nickel has a higher strength and lower coefficient of thermal expansion than A304L, making it a suitable material for cryogenic containers.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.793-802
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• 2024

In the framework of the European project SAMOSAFER, this numerical study focuses on some thermal aspects of the Emergency Draining Tank (EDT) located underneath the core of a Molten Salt Reactor. In case of an emergency, this tank passively receives the liquid fuel salt and is designed to ensure a subcritical state. An important requirement is that the fuel does not overheat to maintain the EDT Hastelloy container integrity. The present EDT is based upon a group of hexagonal cooling assemblies arranged in a hexagonal grid and cooled down thanks to conduction through the inert salt layer up to an air flow in charge of removing the heat. This numerical thermal study relies on a conjugated heat transfer analysis coupling a Finite Element solid thermal code (SYRTHES) and two instances of a Finite Volume CFD codes (Code_Saturne). Calculations on an initial design suggest that a simple center airpipe flow is likely to not sufficiently cool the device. Alternative solutions have been evaluated. Introduction of fins to enhance the heat transfer do not bring a noticeable improvement regarding maximum temperature reached. However, a solution in which the central pipe air flow is replaced by several cooling channels located closer to the fuel is investigated and suggests a better cooling.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 FEV 차량용 복합소재 연료탱크의 탄소섬유 적층두께에 따라 달라지는 강도안전성에 미치는 기여율의 영향을 해석하고자 한다. 기여율에 의한 영향을 FEM 모델링으로 고찰하기 위해, 복합소재 연료탱크의 알루미늄 라이너와 탄소섬유 적층에 작용하는 von Mises 등가응력을 후프방향과 헤리컬방향에 대하여 각각 계산 하였다. FEM 해석결과에 따르면, 알루미늄 라이너에 작용하는 등가응력 기여율은 후프방향으로는 77.5%, $70^{\circ}C$ 경사진 헤리컬방향으로는 18.11%, $12^{\circ}C$ 경사진 헤리컬방향으로는 4.39%로 각각 작용하는 것으로 나타났다. $12^{\circ}C$ 경사진 탄소섬유의 적층 두께비가 후프방향 적층 두께비의 42% 정도로 높게 유지됨에도 불구하고 알루미늄 라이너 소재에서 보여준 기여율 경향은 탄소섬유 적층의 강도안전성에 대해서도 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 결과적으로, 탄소섬유 연료탱크의 강도안전성은 탄소섬유 적층의 두께보다 와인딩 각도에 의해 더 많은 영향을 받는다는 계산결과를 보여주고 있다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.67-71
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• 2015

LNG차량용 초저온 연료탱크의 진동내구성을 검증하기 위해, 고유 진동수를 산출하여 공진여부를 점검하였으며, 진동시험을 수행하였다. 진동시험은 3가지의 양상으로 실시되었는데, 첫째는 초기 가진 주파수를 31.9Hz로 하고, 가진 주파수를 서서히 감소시키면서 시험을 수행하였는데, 가진 주파수가 22.1Hz일 때 파손이 발생하였다. 두 번째는 정지 상태에서 주파수를 증가시키면서 시험을 수행하였는데, 12.7 Hz의 가진 주파수에서 파손이 발생하였고, 질소 가스의 배출이 감지되었다. 세 번째 시험은 가진 주파수를 불규칙하게 연속적으로 변화시키면서 수행하였는데, 가진 주파수가 8 Hz에서 19.3 Hz사이에 있을 때에 진동 포트가 파손되었다. 본 연구에서 감지된 연료탱크의 파손 현상과 진동시험 연구결과가 LNG차량용 초저온 연료탱크의 안전성 제고에 고려되기를 기대한다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 P&WC 사 PT6A-67A 엔진의 연료 필터 오염에 대한 원인 탐구를 수행했다. 관련하여 PT6A-67A 엔진 연료 필터 오염 개요와 엔진 공급라인 구성에 대해서 명시했다. 다음으로, 분석방법을 공급 연료 성분 분석과 고형 침전물 분석(EDX, TGA, 광학현미경)으로 분류하여 비교분석했다. 결과들을 종합하면, 검출된 주요 성분은 연료 탱크 실런트의 황 성분이었다. 이 결과들의 후속조치로서 P&WC와 국방과학연구소는 엔진 운용에 있어서 엔진 연료 필터 주기 점검 및 연료 탱크 세척을 수행할 예정이다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2010

The fuel tank of a ship is filled with heavy fuel oil (HFO) that has a very high viscosity. In order to inject the HFO into the engine easily, heating coils are usually installed inside the fuel tank to heat the HFO and lower its viscosity. Currently, several different types of heating coils are used, e.g., fin-type, bare-type, drum-type, and shell-and-tube-type. It is well known that the shell-and-tube-type heating coil has good performance and high efficiency. In this study, experiments were conducted to determine the heat transfer efficiencies of three different shell-and-tube-type heating coils. Heat transfer efficiency was evaluated by using FLUENT 6.3.26 software. Also, structural safety was assessed by using ANSYS.simulation software.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2006

항공기의 주요 발사체 전투손상 중 하나이며 기체 생존성 설계에 중요한 영향을 미치는 수압램을 연구하였다. 수압램의 기본 개념과 물리적 원리, 연구사례를 조사하였다. 간단한 형상의 연료탱크 및 전투기 날개모델(ICW, Intermediate Complexity Wing)에 대해 발사체 관통 및 내부폭발 해석을 수행하였다. 구조-유체 간에 파손이 고려된 General 커플링과 커플링 면간의 상호작용을 정의하여, 구조의 파열과 유체의 터짐을 해석상에서 구현하였다. 유체 압력, 탱크 응력과 변형 등의 해석결과를 보였으며, 연구결과를 토대로 향후 가능성을 제시하였다.