• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.4077-4082
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• 2023

Large areas must be rapidly screened to monitor radiation in marine environments. For this purpose, this study developed a mobile real-time gamma-ray measurement system for shipboard use and evaluated its performance. The system was developed to measure engine or generator cooling water by installing a canister inside the ship. The minimum detectable activity of the system is about 0.8 Bq/L for a 60 s measurement period, and real-time data transmission and remote control are possible. The system was tested in the field and is currently being installed and operated on ships in service. Such a ship-based real-time gamma-radiation measurement system is suitable for a wide range of marine radiation surveillance applications and is expected to be rapidly deployed.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.217-221
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• 2015

When reactor coolant leaks occur due to cracks of a steam generator's tube, radioactive materials contained in the primary cooling water in nuclear power plant are forced out toward the secondary systems. At this time the secondary water purification resin in the ion exchange resin tower of the steam generator blowdown system is contaminated by the radioactivity of the leaked radioactive materials, so we pack this in special containers and store temporarily because we could not dispose it by ourselves. If steam generator tube leakage occurs, it produces contaminated spent resins annually about 5,000~7,000 liters. This may increase the amount of nuclear waste productions, a disposal working cost and a unit price of generating electricity in the plant. For this reasons, it is required to develop a decontamination process technique for reducing the radioactive level of these resins enough to handle by the self-disposal method. In this research, First, Investigated the structure and properties of the ion exchange resin used in a steam generator blowdown system. Second, Checked for a occurrence status of contaminated spent resin and a disposal technology. Third, identified the chemical characteristics of the waste radionuclides of the spent resin, and examined ionic bonding and separation mechanism of radioactive nuclear species and a spent resin. Finally, we carried out the decontamination experiment using chemicals, ultrasound, microbubbles, supercritical carbon dioxide to process these spent resin. In the case of the spent resin decontamination method using chemicals, the higher the concentration of the drug decontamination efficiency was higher. In the ultrasound method, foreign matter of the spent resin was removed and was found that the level of radioactivity is below of the MDA. In the microbubbles method, we found that the concentration of the radioactivity decreased after the experiment, so it can be used to the decontamination process of the spent resin. In supercritical carbon dioxide method, we found that it also had a high decontamination efficiency. According to the results of these experiments, almost all decontamination method had a high efficiency, but considering the amounts of the secondary waste productions and work environment of the nuclear power plant, we judged the ultrasound and supercritical carbon dioxide method are suitable for application to the plant and we established the plant applicable decontamination process system on the basis of these two methods.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 MEMS기술을 적용한 2W급 초소형 가스터빈엔진의 개발과 실제 연소 환경에서의 발전 가능성을 해석적, 실험적으로 입증하였다. 초소형 가스터빈엔진은 터보차저, 연소기, 발전기로 이루어져 있다. 터보차저는 각각 직경 10mm와 9mm의 MEMS 공정 압축기와 터빈으로 구성되어 있으며 발전코일 또한 MEMS공정으로 설계되었다. 제작된 압축기와 터빈은 정밀 기계 가공된 축과 공기 베어링으로 지지되고 회전하며, 회전축 끝단에 영구자석을 설치하여 발전을 하게 된다. 공기 베어링과 압축기를 통한 냉각 효과를 해석하여 연소기에서 발생한 열을 충분히 차단할 수 있는 것으로 분석되었고, 이를 실험을 통해 검증하였다.

• 연구논문집
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• 통권27호
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• pp.87-99
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• 1997

Present paper describes on/off design performance of a 50KW turbogenerator gas turbine engine for hybrid vehicle application. For optimum design point selection, relevant parameter study is carried out. The turbogenerator gas turbine engine for a hybrid vehicle is expected to be designed for maximum fuel economy, ultra low emissions, and very low cost. Compressor, combustor, turbine, and permanent-magnet generator will be mounted on a single high speed (82,000 rpm) shaft that will be supported on air bearings. As the generator is built into the shaft, gearbox and other moving parts become unnecessary and thus will increase the system's reliability and reduce the manufacturing cost. The engine has a radial compressor and turbine with design point pressure ratio of 4.0. This pressure ratio was set based on calculation of specific fuel consumption and specific power variation with pressure ratio. For the given turbine inlet temperature, a rather conservative value of $1100^\circK$ was selected. Designed mass flow rate was 0.5 kg/sec. Parametric study of the cycle indicates that specific work and efficiency increase at a given pressure ratio and turbine inlet temperature. Off design analysis shows that the gas turbine system reaches self operating condition at N/$N_{DP}$ = 0.53. Bleeding air for turbine stator cooling is omitted considering low TIT and for a simple geometric structure. Various engine performance simulations including, ambient temperature influence, surging at part load condition. Transient analysis were performed to secure the optimum engine operating characteristics. Surge margin throughout the performance analysis were maintained to be over 80% approximately. Validation of present results are yet to be seen as the performance tests are scheduled by the end of 1998 for comparison.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 1984

The renewed interest in the use of hyperthermia in cancer therapy is bases on radiobiological and clinical evidence indicated that there may be a significant therapeutic advantage with the use of heat alone or combined with radiation or chemotherapy, There are many methods for generating heat for localized tumor as like radiofrequency, microwave, electromagnetic induction and ultrasound. But it is very difficult to be even thermal dose distribution and stable output of power and then the detection of temperature in tumor is difficult to be precise with thermocouples and semiconductor sensors. We designed the microwave heating generator, dipole antenna applicators and autometic temperature controlled thermocouples for localized hyperthermia on skin and in cavities. 1. The microwave generator with 120 W, 2,450MHz magnetron could be heating up to $40^{\circ}C\~50^{\circ}C\;for\;1\~2$ hours in living tissues. 2. The thermal dose distribution in tissue with microwave was described $42^{\circ}C\~44^{\circ}C$ with in 3 cm depth and $2\~6cm$ diameter area. 3. Skin surface heating applicator with spiral 3 times wave length antenna radiated high Power of microwave. 4, Intracavitary heating applicator with dipole antenna with autometic control temperature sensor kept up continuously constant temperature in tissue. 5. For constant thermal distribution, applied two steps power with 10W microwave after $17\~20W$ during first 10 minutes. 6. The cooling rate by blood flew in living tissue was rised as $10\%$ then meats.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.299-305
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• 1991

복수기를 통한 해수유입은 증기발생기내에 부식환경을 조성시키게 한다. 이론적 분석을 통하여 복수기누설시에 해수증의 불순물인 염소가 2차계통내에 누적되는 경향을 영광원전을 모델로하여 평가하였다. 분석결과 해수누설시에 고농도의 염소가 증기발생기내에 누적되는 것으로 나타났으나, 이는 증기 발생기내의 수질을 산성분위 기로 조성시킬 것으로 판단되었다. 복수기의 최대허용 설계누설(0.5 gpm)시에는 증기발생기 취출수량을 최대로 늘리고, 복수기정화계통을 가동하더라도 증기발생기에 2.3 ppm 및 복수기집수정에 0.6 ppm의 염소가 누적되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 증기발생기에서의 염소농축계수는 아래와 같이 전적으로 취출수량 및 정화계통효율에만 의존하는 것으로 나타났으며,（equation omitted）취출수 및 정화계통은 2차계통내의 불순물을 제거하는데 효과적인 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2004

This paper describes the development and fabrication of a high temperature superconducting motor which consists of HTS rotor and air-core stator. The machine was designed for the rated power of 100hp at 1800 rpm. The HTS field windings are composed of the double-pancake coils wound with AMSC's SUS-reinforced Bi-2223 tape conductor. These were assembled on the support structure and fixed by a bandage of glass-fiber composite. The cooling system is based on the heat transfer mechanism of the thermosyphon by using GM cryocooler as cooling source. The cold head is in contact with the condenser of a Ne-filled thermosyphon. The rotor assembly was tested independently at the stationary state and combined with stator. Characteristic parameters such as reactances, inductances, and time constants were determined to obtain a consistent overview of the machine operation properties. This motor has met all design parameters by demonstrating HTS field winding, cryogenic refrigeration systems and an air-core armature winding cooled with air. The HTS field winding could be cooled down below 30K. No-load test of open-circuit characteristics(OCC) and short-circuit characteristics(SCC) and load test with resistive load bank were conducted in generator mode. Maximum operating current of field winding at 30K was 120A. From OCC and SCC test results synchronous inductance and synchronous reactance were 2.4mH, 0.49pu, respectively. Efficiency of this HTS machine was 93.3% in full load(100hp) test. This paper will present design, construction, and basic experimental test results of the 100hp HTS machine.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.281-291
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• 1995

이 연구의 목적은 수동형 격납용기 냉각계통의 용기 바깥표면이 건조 및 습한 조건일때 격납용기 내, 외벽에서 일어나는 열전달과정에 대한 실험적 자료를 얻는데 있다. 시험모델은 AP 600구조에 근거하여 격납용기의 둘레중 60$^{\circ}$부분만을 취하였다. 시험모델의 주요치수는 원형의 값을 대략 10분의 1로 축소한 것이다. 붕괴열을 모의하기 위하여 전기적으로 가열되는 증기발생기를 시험모델내에 설치하였다. 최대열유속은 8.91 kW/$m^2$ 이었다. 두 가지 형식의 시험이 수행되었다. 하나는 수막유동없이 공기만의 자연대류에 관한 시험이고 다른 하나는 수막유동과 공기의 자연대류가 동반된 증발열전달 시험이다. 시험결과 수막유동이 없는 경우 공기만의 자연대류 열전달 능력은 약 1.48 kW/$m^2$ 열유속에서 제한되고 있음을 알게 되었다 또한 수막유동과 공기의 자연대류가 동시에 일어나는 시험에서 열제거 능력은 현저히 향상됨을 알게 되었다 이들 열전달 측정치들을 기존 관계식들과 비교하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2020

Small nuclear reactor features higher power capacity, longer operation life than conventional power sources. It could be an ideal alternative of existing power source applied for special equipment for terrestrial or underwater missions. In this paper, a 25kWe heat pipe cooled reactor power source applied for multiple use is preliminary designed. Based on the design, a thermal-hydraulic analysis code for heat pipe cooled reactor is developed to analyze steady and transient performance of the designed nuclear reactor. For reactor design, UN fuel with 65% enrichment and potassium heat pipes are adopted in the reactor core. Tungsten and LiH are adopted as radiation shield on both sides of the reactor core. The reactor is controlled by 6 control drums with B₄C neutron absorbers. Thermoelectric generator (TEG) converts fission heat into electricity. Cooling water removes waste heat out of the reactor. The thermal-hydraulic characteristics of heat pipes are simulated using thermal resistance network method. Thermal parameters of steady and transient conditions, such as the temperature distribution of every key components are obtained. Then the postulated reactor accidents for heat pipe cooled reactor, including power variation, single heat pipe failure and cooling channel blockage, are analyzed and evaluated. Results show that all the designed parameters satisfy the safety requirements. This work could provide reference to the design and application of the heat pipe cooled nuclear power source.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.319-324
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• 2018

본 논문은 RF 전력 반도체를 사용한 고출력 전력증폭기를 구현한 것으로 기존의 플라즈마 발생 장치에 사용되는 마그네트론 방식의 고출력 증폭기 문제점인 낮은 효율과 짧은 수명, 유지 보수의 어려움 그리고 높은 운용비용 등을 개선하기 위한 것이다. 구현된 고출력 전력증폭기는 2.45 GHz ISM (industrial scientific medical) 대역에서 공간 결합방식을 이용한 저 손실, 고출력 레디알 결합기와 반도체로 3 kW급 출력을 얻기 위해서 300 W 급 전력 증폭기 16개의 증폭기로 구성되어 있다. 또한, 이 증폭기는 개별적인 증폭기에 수냉 방식의 구조를 적용하여 고출력에 따른 발열문제를 극복하였다. 소형 시스템으로 구성된 이 전력증폭기는 원하는 출력에서 50%의 높은 효율을 얻었다.