• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.244-249
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• 2000

Thermal gradient chemical vapor infiltration (TG-CVI) process, which is one of the CVI techniques to densify a porous fiber preform, requires for a heater to have uniform surface temperature distribution. Thus, it is essential to design the shape of the heater and to predict the temperature distribution when the heater has a profile which is not a simple cylinder. In this study, an analytical method has been used to design the inner profile of a conical heater showing uniform temperature distribution, if its outer shape is specified. Temperature distribution on the heater surface has been calculated with the finite difference method and compared with the experimental results. When a heater had a combined profile with a large cone and a small cylinder, temperature was higher in the cylindrical part. To reduce the temperature difference between these areas, a hole-machining method has been proposed including other possible ones. A shape design and optimization program has been made to improve the temperature uniformity of the TG-CVI heater better than that designed with the analytical method.

• Composites Research
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.108-115
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• 2017

$SiC_f/SiC$ 복합체를 제조하는 공정들 중에서 화학기상 침착(Chemical Vapor Infiltration) 공정은 저온에서 실형상이나 복잡한 형상을 제조할 수 있고, 기지상의 미세구조를 제어할 수 있으며, 고순도를 지닌 $SiC_f/SiC$ 복합체를 제조할 수 있는 효과적인 방법이다. 그러나 잔유 기공을 가지며 공정시간이 긴 단점이 있다. 기공률을 줄이고 효과적인 기지상 채움을 위하여 휘스커(whisker) 성장과 기지상 채움공정을 연속하여 수행하는 whisker growing assisted 화학기상침착공정이 개발되었다. 기지상 채움 전에 프리폼에 SiC 휘스커를 미리 성장시키면 섬유간이나 번들간에 존재하는 큰 기공을 작게 분할하여 기지상 채움 효율을 증진할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 $SiC_f/SiC$ 복합체 제조를 위한 화학기상침착법공정의 기초와 일반적인 화학기상침착공정과 whisker growing assisted 화학기상침착공정으로 제조한 $SiC_f/SiC$ 복합체의 실험결과들을 간략히 서술하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.453-458
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• 2014

SiC and its composites have been considered for use as nuclear fuel cladding materials of pressurized light water reactors. In this study, a $SiC_f$/SiC composite as a constituent layer of SiC triplex fuel cladding was fabricated using a chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) process in which tubular SiC fiber preforms were prepared using a filament winding method. To enhance the matrix density of the composite layer, winding patterns, deposition temperature, and gas input ratio were controlled. Fiber arrangement and porosity were the main parameters influencing densification behaviors. Final density of the composites decreased as the SiC fiber volume fraction increased. The CVI process was optimized to densify the tubular preforms with high fiber volume fraction at a high $H_2$/MTS ratio of 20 at $1000^{\circ}C$; in this process, surface canning of the composites was effectively retarded.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.61-65
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• 2015

SiC composite materials are usually used to very high temperature condition such as thermal protection system materials at space vehicles, combustion chambers or engine nozzles because they have high specific strength and good thermal properties at high temperature. One of the most widely used fabrication methods of SiC composites is the chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) process. During the process, chemical gases including Si are introduced into porous preform which is made by carbon fibers for infiltration. Since the processes take a very long time, it is important to reduce the process time in designing the reactors and processes. In this study, both the gas flow and heat transfer in the reactors during the processes are analyzed using a computational fluid dynamics method in order to design reactors and processes for uniform, high quality SiC composites. Effects of flow rate and heater temperature as process parameters to the infiltration process were examined.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제41권7호
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• pp.518-527
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 다공성 알루미나 기판의 기공 형상 개질을 통해서 필터의 집진 효율, 성능 및 내구성 향상을 위한 공정에 대해서 다루었다. 탄화규소 휘스커를 통한 기공 개질을 위해서 모재의 표면뿐만 아니라 기공 내부에까지 균일한 탄화규소 휘스커를 얻고자 화학 기상 침착법(Chemical Vapor Infiltration： CVI)을 사용하여 실험을 진행하였다. 실험결과 증착 온도와 증착 위치 및 입력 기체비와 같은 공정 조건의 변화에 따라 증착 경향에 확연한 차이를 나타내는 것을 알 수 있다. 다시 말해 첫째, 시편의 관찰 위치가 표면에서 내부로 들어갈수록 “반응 기체의 고갈 효과”로 인해 휘스커가 점점 세선화 되는 것을 볼 수 있으며 두 번째로 증착 온도에 따라서 debris, whisker, film등과 같이 증착물의 형상이 변화하게 된다. 이러한 형상의 변화는 여러 가지 물성의 변화를 가져오게 되는데 그 중에서, film이 증착 되는 경우에는 기판의 강도가 박 115.7% 가량 현저하게 증가하는 반면에 비표면적과 기체 투과율은 감소하게 되지만, 휘스커의 경우에는 강도가 95%, 비표면적은 33.5% 정도가 증가하며 기체 투과율 감소를 최소화 할 수 있다. 따라서 다공성 알루미나 기판 내부 기공에 휘스커를 증착 하면 필터로 인한 압력 저하를 최소화하면서 기공의 크기보다 작은 미세 분진들을 걸러 낼 수 있게 되므로 차세대 필터 재료로 기대된다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.132-137
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• 2008

The main purpose of this study is enhancing the filtering efficiency, performance and durability of filter by growing SiC whiskers on cordierite honeycomb substrate. The experiment was performed by Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) in order to control pore morphology of substrate. Increasing the mechanical strength of porous substrate is one of important issues. The formation of "networking structure" in the pore of porous substrate increased mechanical strength. The high pressure gas injection to the specimen showed that a little of whiskers were separated from substrate but additional film coating enhanced the stability of whisker at high pressure gas injection. Particle trap test was performed. More nano-particle was trapped by whisker growth at the pore of substrate. Therefore it is expected that the porous cordierite which deposited the SiC whisker will be the promising material for the application as filter trapping the nano-particles.

• Composites Research
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.249-256
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 화학기상침투법(CVI) 공정으로 제작되는 탄소/탄소 복합재의 밀도화 과정을 수치해석적으로 연구하였다. 이를 위해 선행 연구에서 개발된 전산유체역학 모델과 반응로 내 주요 화학 반응 모델을 연계한 다중물리 수치해석 모델을 이용하여, 섬유 프리폼의 밀도와 공극률 변화를 다양한 측면에서 분석하였다. 특히 프리폼 주변 기체 유동의 형태에 따른 밀도화 변화를 알기 위해, 특정 형상의 구조물을 프리폼 주변에 배치시켜 유동을 변화시킨 후 프리폼의 밀도화를 계산하였다. 총 4가지 다른 형태의 구조물로 해석한 결과 프리폼 주변의 유동 형태 및 속도 분포를 구조물 형상으로 제어할 수 있었으며, 프리폼의 평균 밀도를 높이거나 밀도 편차를 감소시키는 것이 가능함을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 실제 산업 현장에서 사용되는 반응로와 공정 조건을 모델로 이용하였다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 2007

The carbon brake discs were manufactured by densification the carbon fiber preform using PG-CVI technology with Propene as a carbon precursor gas and Nitrogen as a carrier gas. The densities of carbon brake discs were tested at different densification time. The results indicate that the densification rate is more rapid before 100 hrs than after 200 hrs. The CTscanning image and the SEM technology were used to observe the inner subtle structure. CT-images show the density distribution in the carbon brake disc clearly. The carbon brake disk made by PG-CVI is not very uniform. There is a density gradient in the bulk. The high-density part in the carbon brake is really located in the friction surface, especially in the part of inner circle. This density distribution is most suitable for the stator disc.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.549-556
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• 1993

Interfacial shear strength plays an important role in determining the mechanical properties of a fiber-reinforced ceramic composites. In this study, the effect ofinterlayer thickness on mechanical properties of Nicalon-fiber-reinforced SiC composites fabricated via polymer solution infiltration/chemical vapor infiltration (PSI/CVI) was studied. It was found that the flexural strength and fracture toughness of the composites were increased with the interlayer thickness and showed maximum value at the interlayer thickness of 0.66${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. Typical flexural strength and fracture toughness of Nicalon-fiber-reinforced SiC composites with interlayer thickness of 0.66${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ were 391.7$\pm$34.6MPa and 15.1$\pm$1.8MPa.m1/2, respectively.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제42권8호
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• pp.575-581
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• 2005

SiC-based ceramics are considered as candidate materials for the advanced nuclear energy systems such as the generation IV reactors and the fusion reactors due to their excellent high-temperature strength and irradiation resistance. The advanced nuclear energy systems and their main components adopting ceramic composites were briefly reviewed. A novel fabrication method of $SiC_f/SiC$ composites by introducing SiC whiskers was also described. In addition, the charged-particle irradiation ($Si^{2+}$ and $H^{+}$ ion) into CVD SiC was carried out to simulate the severe environments of the advanced nuclear reactors. SiC whiskers grown in the fiber preform increased the matrix infiltration rate by more than $60\%$ compared to the conventional CVI process. The highly crystalline and pure SiC showed little degradation in hardness and elastic modulus up to a damage level of 10 dpa at $1000^{\circ}C$.