• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1271-1287
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• 2004

In this article, vapor bubble nucleation in liquid and the evaporation process of a liquid droplet at its superheat limit were discussed from the viewpoint of molecular clustering (molecular cluster model for bubble nucleation). For the vapor bubble formation, the energy barrier against bubble nucleation was estimated by the molecular interaction due to the London dispersion force. Bubble nucleation by quantum tunneling in liquid helium under negative pressure near the absolute zero temperature and bubble nucleation on cavity free micro heaters were also presented as the homogenous nucleation processes.

• 한국초전도저온공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도저온공학회 1999년도 제1회 학술대회논문집(KIASC 1st conference 99)
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• pp.1-6
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• 1999

The recent progress in the new cooling technology for superconducting systems without liquid cryogens is briefly presented. In these conduction-cooled systems, the super-conducting magnets are cooled by a direct contact with closed-cycle cryocoolers and only electricity is supplied to maintain the cryogenic temperatures. It is reported that at least 20 conduction-cooled (low Tc or high Tc) super- conducting systems have been constructed, tested, or commercially used worldwide. Some of the significant design issues are discussed in comparison with the conventional liquid-helium cooled systems.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.146-151
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• 2024

The demand for research on materials with excellent cryogenic strength and ductility has been increasing, particularly for applications such as liquid hydrogen (20 K) storage tanks. To effectively utilize liquid hydrogen, a system capable of maintaining and operating at 20 K is essential. Therefore, preliminary research and verification of the cooling system are crucial. In this study, a heat transfer analysis was conducted on a cooling system to meet the cryogenic environment requirements for cryogenic hydrogen chamber, which are conducted at liquid helium temperatures (4 K). The cooling mechanism in a helium cooling system was examined using numerical analysis. The numerical cooling trends were compared with experimentally obtained cooling results. The good agreement between numerical and experimental results suggests that the numerical approach developed in this study is applicable over a wide range of cryogenic systems.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2005

액체로켓 추진시스템에서 가압시스템은 발사체 추진제 탱크의 얼리지 공간에 제어된 가스를 공급하는 것이다. 가압시스템에서 고온 가스 열교환기를 적용하는 데는 가압제의 비체적을 증가시켜 전체 발사체 시스템의 중량을 감소시키는 장점이 있다. 가압시스템 성능에 있어서 주목할 만한 개선점은 극저온 시스템에서 얻어질 수 있다. 이러한 경우 가스 공급은 극저온 탱크 내부에 저장되어 진다. 본 연구에서는 극저온 추진제를 모의(模擬)하기 위하여 액체 질소를 사용하였다. 극저온 가압제의 온도 특성은 가압시스템에서 구성 단품을 개발하는데 있어서 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 SINDA/FLUINT를 이용한 이론적 해석과 PTF에서 수행된 실험 결과에 대하여 비교 분석이 수행되었다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2009년도 제33회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.293-297
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• 2009

극저온 가압제를 사용하는 가압시스템에서 가압제의 공급을 차단하기 위하여 많이 사용되고 있는 밸브로는 공압구동밸브나 솔레노이드밸브, 파이로밸브 등이 있다. 공압구동밸브와 솔레노이드밸브는 파이로밸브에 비하여 구조가 복잡하고 무게가 무거운 단점이 있어, 본 연구에서는 극저온 및 고압에 적용이 가능하고 구조가 비교적 간단하고 무게가 가벼운 극저온 헬륨가스용 파이로밸브를 개발하여 내압 및 기밀시험과 진동시험, 극저온 공급시험을 수행하였다.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.6-9
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• 2013

Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) has a helium refrigeration system (HRS) with the cooling capacity of 9 kW at 4.5 K. Main cold components are composed of 300 tons of superconducting (SC) magnets, main cryostat thermal shields, and SC current feeder system. The HRS comprises six gas storage tanks, a liquid nitrogen tank, the room temperature compression sector, the cold box (C/B), the 1st stage helium distribution box (DB#1), the PLC base local control system interconnected to central control tower and so on. Between HRS and cold components, there's another distribution box (DB#2) nearby the KSTAR device. The entire KSTAR device was constructed in 2007 and has been operated since 2008. This paper will present the maintenance result of the KSTAR HRS during the campaign and discuss the operation record and maintenance history of the KSTAR HRS.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 2012

The novel type of cable under consideration is cooled by gaseous Helium at elevated pressure. Helium is known for having poor electric breakdown strength; therefore the dielectric capabilities of this type of cable must be tested under conditions similar to the envisaged operation. In order to study the dielectric performance we have designed and built a novel high pressure cryostat rated at 2.17 MPa which has been used for testing model cables of lengths of up to 1 m. The cryostat is an open system where the gas is not re-circulated. This allows maintaining a high purity of the gas. The target temperature range is between 40 K and 70 K. This substantially increases the critical current density of the HTS compared to 77 K, which is the typical temperature of cables cooled by liquid nitrogen. The cryostat presented allows for adjusting the temperature and keeping it constant for the time necessary to run a complete dielectric characterization test. We give a detailed description of the cryostat. Measurements of partial discharge inception voltages as well as the temperature distribution along the model cables as a function of time are presented.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2009

To keep the superconducting (SC) magnet coils of KSTAR at proper operating conditions, not only the coils but also other cold components, such as thermal shields (TS), magnet structures, SC bus-lines (BL), and current leads (CL) must be maintained at their respective cryogenic temperatures. A helium refrigeration system (HRS) with an exergetic equivalent cooling power of 9kW at 4.5K without liquid nitrogen $(LN_2)$ pre-cooling has been manufactured and installed for such purposes. In this proceeding, we will present the commissioning and initial operation results of the KSTAR HRS. Circuits which can simulate the thermal loads and pressure drops corresponding to the cooling channels of each cold component of KSTAR have been integrated into the helium distribution system of the HRS. Using those circuits, the performance and the capability of the HRS, to fulfill the mission of establishing the appropriate operating condition for the KSTAR SC magnet coils, have been successfully demonstrated.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2008

외부로부터 일정한 열유속을 받으면서 발사대기 중인 액체추진 로켓의 극저온 산화제 탱크 내 열적거동에 대하여 열역학 방정식과 열 및 물질 전달 관계식을 이용하여 수치적으로 해석하였다. 발사대기 단계는 헬륨가스에 의한 가압과정을 포함하여 이상적인 다섯 단계로 구성된다고 하였다. 얼리지 기체영역의 해석에는 Peng-Robinson 상태방정식을 사용하였고, 액체 영역은 열적 성층화를 고려할 수 있도록 균일한 성질을 갖는 여러 개의 수평층으로 나누어 해석하였다. 전형적인 경우에 대한 계산 결과에 의하면 액체산화제의 온도상승은 1K 미만이고 액체에 녹아드는 헬륨의 양은 10g 정도였다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2004년도 제22회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.211-215
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• 2004

For design of cryogenic propellant feeding system, one of the main requirements is to meet temperature requirement for satisfying turbo-pump NPSH requirement. In this paper improved method of estimating the thermal stratification in liquid oxygen tank is presented to help design. In the case of liquid rocket using turbo-pump, the inner pressure of liquid oxygen tank is maintained low, so vaporization of liquid oxygen is generally occurred. In this paper, inner process of LOX tank is analyzed by two phase flow modeling. The vaporization rate and required helium mass is investigated.