• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권7호
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• pp.1547-1554
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• 2017

VESTA (Verification of Ex-vessel corium STAbilization) and VESTA-S (-small) test facilities were constructed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute in 2010 to perform various corium melt experiments. Since then, several tests have been performed for the verification of an ex-vessel core catcher design for the EU-APR1400. Ablation tests of an impinging $ZrO_2$ melt jet on a sacrificial material were performed to investigate the ablation characteristics. $ZrO_2$ melt in an amount of 65-70 kg was discharged onto a sacrificial material through a well-designed nozzle, after which the ablation depths were measured. Interaction tests between the metallic melt and sacrificial material were performed to investigate the interaction kinetics of the sacrificial material. Two types of melt were used: one is a metallic corium melt with Fe 46%, U 31%, Zr 16%, and Cr 7% (maximum possible content of U and Zr for C-40), and the other is a stainless steel (SUS304) melt. Metallic melt in an amount of 1.5-2.0 kg was delivered onto the sacrificial material, and the ablation depths were measured. Penetration tube failure tests were performed for an APR1400 equipped with 61 in-core instrumentation penetration nozzles and extended tubes at the reactor lower vessel. $ZrO_2$ melt was generated in a melting crucible and delivered down into an interaction crucible where the test specimen is installed. To evaluate the tube ejection mechanism, temperature distributions of the reactor bottom head and in-core instrumentation penetration were measured by a series of thermocouples embedded along the specimen. In addition, lower vessel failure tests for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are being performed. As a first step, the configuration of the molten core in the plant was investigated by a melting and solidification experiment. Approximately 5 kg of a mixture, whose composition in terms of weight is $UO_2$ 60%, Zr 10%, $ZrO_2$ 15%, SUS304 14%, and $B_4C$ 1%, was melted in a cold crucible using an induction heating technique.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.518-524
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• 2014

용융전기방사법은 유기용매를 사용하지 않아 용액전기방사법에 비하여 친환경 기술로 관심을 받고 있다. 그러나 용융전기방사법으로 제작된 섬유의 직경은 수 마이크론에서 수십 마이크론에 이르고 있어 그 응용성에 제한을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 자체 제작한 용융전기방사 장비를 사용하여 용융점도에 따른 방사섬유의 직경의 변화를 체계적으로 연구하였다. 장비가 허용하는 온도 범위에서 방사 가능한 용융점도를 갖도록 저밀도 폴리에틸렌에 폴리에틸렌모노알콜과 폴리에틸렌 왁스를 혼합하여 실험에 사용하였다. 이 고분자 혼합물들을 사용하여 용융점도의 변화에 따라 수 마이크론에서 수십 마이크론까지의 크기를 가진 고른 표면의 섬유를 제조할 수 있었다. 또한 산화된 폴리에틸렌 왁스를 혼합물에 사용하여 고분자의 극성에 따른 직경의 변화를 관찰하였다. 부가적으로 인가 전압과 방사 거리 등이 방사섬유의 직경에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2006

폴리(부틸렌 테레프탈레이트)(PBT)와 폴리(에틸렌 테레프탈레이트)(PET)의 용융 가공시 발생하는 상호에스테르 교환반응이 PBT/PET 블렌드의 유변 물성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 살펴보았다. PBT에 PET를 용융 블렌딩하면 PET의 상대적인 낮은 점도에 의하여 PET의 함량이 증가할수록 PET의 점도가 감소됨을 알 수 있었으며 이와 함께 용융가공시 발생하는 분자량 감소와 PBT와 PET 상호간에 발생하는 상호에스테르 교환반응에 의하여 추가적인 용융점도 감소가 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 PBT와는 달리 윤활제로 사용한 calcium stearate(CaST)는 PBT/PET 블렌드에서 윤활 작용은 미약한 반면 이들 블렌드의 열분해에 따른 분자량 감소와 상호에스테르 교환반응을 촉진하여 추가적인 용융점도 감소를 초래함을 알 수 있었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.110-115
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• 2009

The electrical, morphological and rheological properties of melt and dry mixed composites of poly ethylene (PE)/graphite (Gr), polypropylene (PP)/Gr and PP/nickel-coated carbon fiber (NCCF) were investigated as a function of filler type, filler content and processing temperature. The electrical conductivities of dry mixed PP/NCCF composites were increased with decreasing processing temperature. For the melt mixed PP/NCCF composites, the electrical conductivities were higher than those of the melt mixed PE/Gr and PP/Gr composites, which was attributed to the effect of the higher NCCF aspect ratio in allowing the composites to form a more conductive network in the polymer matrix than the graphite does. From the results of morphological studies, the fillers in the dry mixed PP/NCCF composites were more randomly dispersed compared to those in the melt mixed PP/NCCF composites. The increased electrical conductivities of the dry mixed composites were attributed to the more random dispersion of NCCF compared to that of the melt mixed PP/NCCF composites. The complex viscosities of the PP/Gr composites were higher than those of the PP/NCCF composites, which was attributed to the larger diameter of the graphite particles than that of the NCCF. Furthermore, the fiber orientation in the 'along the flow' direction during melt mixing was attributed to the decreased complex viscosities of the melt mixed PP/NCCF composites compared those of the melt mixed PP/Gr composites.

• 시멘트 심포지엄
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• 1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1973

In this paper, the reaction of the formation of portland cement clinker is reviewed. 1. When the specimen is heat-treated, the glassy phase melt with increasing temperature, and the starting materials are dissolved into the melt. After the melt is saturat

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2006

PVC and SAN are often mixed to compensate for the disadvantages of each polymer. Miscibility and thermal stability of PVC/SAN blend were investigated in this study by blending SAN polymer having 20, 24, 28, 32 % of acrylonitrile contents. Two polymers were mixed using a melt blending method with a single screw extruder. DSC thermogram was used to evaluate miscibility of the two polymers. SAN having 24 % of acrylonitrile showed the best miscibility with PVC. In order to evaluate degradation behavior, blended polymer was heat treated in DSC furnace and glass transition temperature was measured consecutively. Glass transition temperature increased continuously with annealing time due to degradation and cross-linking of polymer chains. Melt index of blended polymer was always higher than that of PVC.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1025-1029
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• 2003

We studied the cross-sectional profiles of deformed thermoplastics in hot embossing process and compared with melt flow index for various embossing conditions such as embossing temperature, embossing pressure and initial thickness of the thermoplastics. The fastest embossing times for complete penetration of the cavities were obtained at temperature greater than $60^{\circ}C$ above glass transition temperature (Tg). When the melt flow index of polymer is low, the penetration ratio does not become large even if the embossing pressure increases. The complete occupation of the cavities was easier obtained with high melt flow index polymer than low melt flow index polymer at the same process condition. We believe these results can be very useful for optimizing nanostructured hot embossing also known nanoimprinting process conditions.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 1992

The wetting behaviour of SiC/Al-Li composite interface has been investigated by using an infiltration method. The critical pressure for melt infiltration into SiC particulate preform has been determined by measuring the melt infiltration distance changes with the variation of applied pressure. The threshold pressure of pure Al, Al-0.2wt%Li, Al-0.5wt%Li for melt infiltration are 3.94, 3.93, $3.7Kg/cm^2$ respectively, which implies a slight improvement in wettability of SiC/Al composite by addition of Li. The threshold pressure for melt infiltration also changes with the variation of other parameters such SiC particulate size, SiC particulate fraction and melt temperature.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2002

A series of thermoplastic polymers and their blends were melt-processed with high intensity ultrasonic wave in an intensive mixer. For the effective transfer of ultrasonic energy, an experimental apparatus was specially designed so that polymer melt can directly contact with ultrasonic horn. It was observed that significant variations in the rheological properties of polymers occur due to the unique action of ultrasonic wave without any aid of chemical additives. It was also found that the direct sonication on immiscible polymer blends in melt state reduces the domain sizes considerably and stabilizes the phase morphology of the blends. The degree of compatibilization was strongly affected by viscosity ratio of the components and the morphology was stable after annealing in properly compatibilized blends. It is suggested that ultrasound assisted melt mixing can lead to in-situ copolymer formation between the components and consequently provide an effective route to compatibilize immiscible polymer blends.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.331-339
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• 2019

While high-temperature ceramic composites consisting of carbides, borides, and nitrides, the so-called ultra-high-temperature ceramics (UHTCs), have been commonly produced through solid-state sintering, melt-solidification is an alternative method for their manufacture. As many UHTCs are binary or ternary eutectic systems, they can be melted and solidified at a relatively low temperature via a eutectic reaction. The microstructure of the eutectic composites is typically rod-like or lamellar, as determined by the volume fraction of the second phase. Directional solidification can help fabricate more sophisticated UHTCs with highly aligned textures. This review describes the fabrication of UHTCs through the eutectic reaction and explains their mechanical properties. The use of melt-solidification has been limited to small specimens; however, the recently developed laser technology can melt large-sized UHTCs, suggesting their potential for practical applications. An example of laser melt-solidification of a eutectic ceramic composite is demonstrated.