• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2002년도 학술대회지
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• pp.51-54
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• 2002

When a cold HPSI (High Pressure Safety Injection) fluid associated with an design basis accident, such as LOCA (Loss of Coolant Accident), enters the cold legs of a stagnated primary coolant loop, thermal stratification phenomena will arise due to incomplete mixing. If the stratified flow enters a reactor pressure vessel downcomer, severe thermal stresses are created in a radiation embrittled vessel wall by local overcooling. Previous thermal-mixing analyses have assumed that the thermal stratification phenomena generated in stagnated loop of a partially stagnated coolant loop are neutralized in the vessel downcomer by strong flow from unstagnated loop. On the basis of these reasons, this paper presents the thermal-mixing analysis results in order to identify the fact that the cold plume generated in the vessel downcomer due to the thermal stratification phenomena of the stagnated loop is affected by the strong flow of the unstagnated loop.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.1380-1387
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• 2003

When a cold HPSI (High pressure Safety Injection) fluid associated with an overcooling transient, such as SGTR (Steam Generator Tube Rupture), MSLB (Main Steam Line Break) etc., enters the cold legs of a stagnated primary coolant loop, thermal stratification phenomena will arise due to incomplete mixing. If the stratified flow enters the downcomer of the reactor pressure vessel, severe thermal stresses are created in a radiation embrittled vessel wall by local overcooling. As general thermal-hydraulic system analysis codes cannot properly predict the thermal stratification phenomena, RG 1.154 requires that a detailed thermal-mixing analysis of PTS (pressurized Thermal Shock) evaluation be performed. Also. previous PTS studies have assumed that the thermal stratification phenomena generated in the stagnated loop side of a partially stagnated primary coolant loop are neutralized in the vessel downcomer by the strong flow from the unstagnated loop. On the basis of these reasons, this paper focuses on the development of a 3-dimensional thermal-mixing analysis model using PHOENICS code which can be applied to both partial and total loop stagnated cases. In addition, this paper verifies the fact that, for partial loop stagnated cases, the cold plume generated in the vessel downcomer due to the thermal stratification phenomena of the stagnated loop is almost neutralized by the strong flow of the unstagnated loop but is not fully eliminated.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2003

When a cold HPSI (High Pressure Safety Injection) fluid associated with a design basis accident, such as LOCA (Loss of Coolant Accident), enters the cold legs of a stagnated primary coolant loop, thermal stratification phenomena may arise due to incomplete mixing. If the stratified flow enters a reactor pressure vessel downcomer, severe thermal stresses are created in a radiation embrittled vessel wall by local overcooling. Previous thermal-mixing analyses have assumed that the thermal stratification phenomena generated in stagnated loop of a partially stagnated collant loop are neutralized in the vessel downcomer by strong flow from unstagnated loop. On the basis of these reasons, this paper presents the thermal-mixing analysis results in order to identify the fact that the cold plume generated in the vessel downcomer due to the thermal stratification phenomena of the stagnated loop is affected by the strong flow of the unstagnated loop.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2008

이 연구의 목적은 고등학생들의 용해·확산과 관련된 혼합현상에 대한 개념 유형을 알아보고자 하는 것이다. 연구대상은 화학 I 과목을 수강하는 고등학교 2학년 학생 108명과 화학 II 과목을 수강하는 고등학교 3학년 학생 29명이다. 연구 결과, 많은 학생들이 분필이 무극성 물질이기 때문에 물에 섞이지 않는다는 대안 적 개념을 가지고 있었다. 사염화탄소가 물에 섞이지 않는 현상에 대해서 대부분의 학생들이 인력의 개념으로 이해하였으나, 밀도 차이와 같은 물질의 특성의 차이로 이해하는 유형 또한 많았다. 물과 에탄올이 한없이 섞 이는 현상은 많은 학생들이 인력 개념으로 이해하였다. 대부분 학생들은 수성 잉크와 물이 섞이는 현상을 섞 이는 이유에 대해서는 알지 못한 채 단지 퍼져나가는 현상 자체로만 받아들이고 있었다. 요오드가 사염화탄소 에 섞이는 현상은 구멍이론이나 인력 개념으로 이해하였다. 이러한 용해·확산과 관련된 혼합현상에 대한 다 양한 대안적 개념은 엔트로피 개념의 부족으로 인한 것이다. 따라서 학생들이 이러한 현상을 제대로 이해하도 록 과학 교과서의 서술 방식이 바뀔 필요가 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.186-195
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• 1997

When asymmetric thermal-hydraulic conditions occur between cold legs, the core inlet temperature will be nonuniform if the coolant is not mixed perfectly in the lower plenum. These uneven core inlet conditions may induce the change in core power distribution. Thus realistic prediction of thermal mixing is important in such abnormal conditions. In this study, reactor internals, which are scaled down as to conserve the flow area ratio, are set up in the model of KORI Unit 1 with the scaling factor of 1/710 by volume and coolant temperatures are measured beneath the lower core plate. Based on experimental results, the ability of COMMIX-1B code to simulate the coolant mixing phenomena in the lower plenum is estimated. The results show that complete mixing never occurs in any conditions and the mixing pattern is characterized according to the plant type.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.466-475
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• 2017

Coolant mixing under natural circulation flow regime constitutes a key parameter that may play a role in the course of an accidental transient in a nuclear pressurized water reactor. This issue has motivated some experimental investigations carried out within the OECD/NEA PKL projects. The aim was to assess the coolant mixing phenomenon in the reactor pressure vessel downcomer and the core lower plenum under several asymmetric steady and unsteady flow conditions, and to provide experimental data for code validations. Former studies addressed the mixing phenomenon using, on the one hand, one-dimensional computational approaches with cross flows that are not fully validated under transient conditions and, on the other hand, expensive computational fluid dynamic tools that are not always justified for large-scale macroscopic phenomena. In the current framework, an unsteady coolant mixing experiment carried out in the Rossendorf coolant mixing test facility is simulated using the three-dimensional porous media capabilities of the thermal-hydraulic system CATHARE code. The current study allows highlighting the current capabilities of these codes and their suitability for reproducing the main phenomena occurring during asymmetric transient natural circulation mixing conditions.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1996년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(2)
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• pp.663-668
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• 1996

A two-dimensional continuum model for the prediction of the hydrogen mixing phenomena in the containment compartment under the severe accident conditions is developed. The model could predict well the distribution of time-dependent hydrogen concentration for selected HEDL Experiment. For a simulation of these experiments, the hydrogen is mixed uniform over the test compartment. To predict the extent of non-uniform distribution, the dominant factors such as the geometrical shape of obstacle and velocity of source injection in mixing phenomena are investigated. If the obstacle disturbing the flow of gas mixture exists in the compartment, the uniform distribution of hydrogen may be not guaranteed. The convective circulation of gas flow is separately formed up and down of the obstacle position, which makes a difference of hydrogen concentration between the upper and lower region of the compartment. The recirculation flow must have a considerable mass flow rate relative to velocity of the source injection to sustain the well-mixed conditions of hydrogen.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.99.1-99.1
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• 2011

Reactant mixing has a critical role in ensuring reformate quality and an important design objective is to achieve sufficiently complete mixture of reactants. For that purpose it is required to understand the coupled transport-kinetics phenomena in the mixing region. Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model was developed and validated in previous works. The mixing characteristics in various alternatives of a prototype mixing chamber were compared, and then a reduced reaction kinetics was applied to two extreme designs for investigating the impact of gas-phase reactions. Both designs did not reach threshold ethylene mole fraction of 0.001, but surprisingly more ethylene was generated in the design having better mixing characteristics. The presentation will deliver the development process of coupled transport and kinetics model briefly and the detailed information about the mixing characteristics and gas-phase reactions in two mixer designs.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.585-588
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• 2008

Thermal mixing phenomena in a Y-type microchannel were investigated using a micro-PIV. Two inlet reservoirs of the microchannel were controlled individually so that the characteristics of thermal mixing in the channel with temperature difference were compared with those without the difference. The velocity field in the mixing process was measured using the micro-PIV system that includes an ICCD (Intensified CCD) camera. The mixing area and uniformity were also analyzed. It is observed that the flow fluctuation in spanwise direction is induced by temperature difference, which enhances mixing process in microchannels.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.585-608
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• 2009

이 연구에서는 용해와 확산에 관련된 과학 교사들의 사고 특성을 알아보았다. 이를 위하여 화 학 및 화학교육을 전공한 과학 교사 5명을 선정하여 면담하였다. 이들은 2년$\sim$6년 정도의 교사 경력을 가지고 있었다. 연구 결과, 중등 과학교사들은 다양한 혼합 현상을 용해나 확산으로 구분할 필요성을 거의 느끼지 않았다. 교사들이 다양한 혼합 현상을 구분하는 기준은 다양하였다. 또한 용해도와 깁스에 너지를 기준으로 용해와 확산을 구분하는 것에 과학 교사들은 어려움을 느꼈다. 교사들은 교과서에서 단원이 분리되어 제시된 내용을 연결 지어 사고하지 않았으며, 빠진 내용을 스스로 사고하여 필요한 원 리를 도입하는 노력도 거의 없었다. 면담 과정에서 교사들은 현상을 이해하기 위해 원리의 도입이 필요함 을 느끼게 되었지만, 스스로 이를 찾아내어 지도하는 능력을 획득하지는 못하였다. 그러므로 원리와 현 상을 서로 관련시켜 사고할 수 있도록 도와주는 교사교육 프로그램 및 과학교육과정의 개발이 필요하다.