• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.108-112
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• 2013

Lithium diffusivity of the silicon (Si)-based materials of Si-Cu and $SiO_x$ (x = 0.4, 0.85) with improved interfacial stability to electrolyte have been determined, using variable rate cyclic voltammetry with film model electrodes. Lithium diffusivity is found to depend on the intrinsic properties of anode material and electrolyte; the fraction of oxygen for $SiO_x$ (x = 0.4, 0.85), which is directly related to electrical conductivity, and the electrolyte type with different ionic conductivity and viscosity, carbonate-based liquid electrolyte or ionic liquid-based electrolyte, affect the lithium diffusivity.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권11호
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• pp.724-727
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• 2006

It has long been known that the oxidation kinetics of Zr-based alloys undergoes a crossover from parabolic to cubic in the pretransition period (before breakaway of the oxide scale). This kinetic crossover, however, is not fully understood yet. We have earlier proposed a model for the Zr-oxidation kinetics, in a closed form for the first time, by taking into account a compressive strain energy gradient as a diffusional driving force in addition to a chemical potential gradient of component oxygen across the ZrO$_2$ scale upon Zr [J. Nucl. Mater., 299 (2001) 235]. In this paper, we experimentally reconfirm the validity of the proposed model by using the thermogravimetric data on mass gain of Zr in a plate and wire form, respectively, in air atmosphere at different temperatures in the range of 500$^{\circ}$ to 800$^{\circ}C$, and subsequently report on the numerical values for oxygen chemical diffusivity and strain energy gradient across the oxide scale.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2009

Theory-based models and high performance simulations are briefly reviewed starting with atomistic methods, such as Electronic Structure calculations, Molecular Dynamics, and Monte Carlo, continuing with meso-scale methods, such as Dislocation Dynamics and Phase Field, and ending with continuum methods that include Finite Element and Finite Volume. Special attention is paid to relating thermo-mechanical and chemical properties of the fuel to reactor parameters. By inserting atomistic models of point defects into continuum thermo-chemical calculations, a model of oxygen diffusivity in $UO_{2+x}$ is developed and used to predict point defect concentrations, oxygen diffusivity, and fuel stoichiometry at various temperatures and oxygen pressures. The simulations of coupled heat transfer and species diffusion demonstrate that including the dependence of thermal conductivity and density on composition can lead to changes in the calculated centerline temperature and thermal expansion displacements that exceed 5%. A review of advanced nuclear fuel performance codes reveals that the many codes are too dedicated to specific fuel forms and make excessive use of empirical correlations in describing properties of materials. The paper ends with a review of international collaborations and a list of lessons learned that includes the importance of education in creating a large pool of experts to cover all necessary theoretical, experimental, and computational tasks.

• 멤브레인
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2015

아민화된 폴리이서이미드(polyetherimide (PEI))막을 실험실에서 합성하여 아민화별로 제조된 막을 이용하여 이산화탄소, 질소, 메탄, 산소, 이산화황의 기체투과도와 확산도 및 용해도를 Time-lag법으로 상온에서 측정하였다. 일반적으로 아민기의 주사슬에 반응되는 아민화율이 증가할수록 분자사이의 공간이 좁아지기 때문에 투과도가 전체적으로 감소했지만, 이산화황은 산 성질의 이산화황과 염기 성질의 아민기의 결합으로 인하여 증가하였다. 건기체에 대한 확산도 및 용해도는 아민화율이 증가할수록 이산화황을 제외한 모든 기체에서 감소하였고 또한 용해도 역시 감소하였다. 그러나 이산화황의 경우 아민화율이 증가하면서 용해도가 증가하게 되어 확산도 또한 증가한 것으로 사료된다. 이산화탄소/질소의 경우 선택도는 아민화율이 3일 경우 60을 나타내었다. 습기체의 경우 상대습도가 100일 때 투과도가 70 barrer을 나타내었고 질소에 대한 선택도는 약 18 정도를 보여주었다.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2010

Spontaneous ignition tests of five different coals with non-iso-thermal and iso-thermal test method based on the standard test procedure of NF T20-036 were carried. These five coals included the 2 low rank coals and 3 bituminous coals. Test results showed that the ignition temperatures of all coals at the iso-thermal conditions were higher than that of non-isothermal condition, and those of low rank SM and BR coal in both nonisothermal and isothermal conditions were lower than bituminous AN and CN coals. The chemical species of coals such as oxygen and hematite also plays an important role in enhancing the ignition rate that the ignition temperature of SM coal was lowered. The heat accumulation tendency of five coals inside outdoor stack pile was monitored with emphasis on the change in the temperature of the coal depth in stack pile. In case of low rank BR coal, its temperature inside coal stack pile due to the rate of high heat accumulation and oxidation was $59^{\circ}C$ compared to $51^{\circ}C$ for other SW bituminous coal. And the heat accumulation rate inside coal stack piles was increased with increased the Cp value which it was defined as the specific heat of coal at constant pressure, whereas other factors such as thermal diffusivity and conductivity of coal relatively had less effect on heat accumulation.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.265-274
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• 1995

Co-60은 원자력발전소에서 발생하는 부식생성물로서 중저준위 방사성폐기물에 함유된 가장 중요한 핵종중 하나다 방사성폐기물처분장 충전물로 많이 사용되는 점토층을 통한 Co-60 확산실험을 하여 밀도변화에 따른 확산계수를 구하였다. Co-60의 확산실험 기간은 점토 밀도에 따라 최소 9시간에서 최대 120일이 걸렸으며, 확산계수는 저밀도인 $0.41g/cm^3$에서 $8.79{\times}10^{11}m^2/s$로부터 고밀도인 $2.03g/cm^3$에서 $6.82{\times}10^{14}m^2/s$까지 급격히 감소하는 현상을 보여주었다. 그리고, 기존에 수행한 연구와 비친 결과 다음과 같은 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 첫째, 2가 이온인 Sr나 Co이온은 저밀도 점토층에서 1가 이온인 Cs 보다 큰 확산속도를 갖는다. 이러한 현상은 점토표면에 흡착되는 양이온들의 수화상태로 부터 설명할 수 있었다. 둘째, Co 이온의 경우 저밀도에서는 Sr이온보다도 큰 확산계수를 보여준다. 이러한 현상은 Co이온의 수화반경이 Sr이온보다 크다는 사실로 해석할 수 있었다. 셋째, 밀도가 증가함에 따라 Co 이온의 확산계수는 Cs 이온보다도 작은 값으로 급격히 감소한다. 이러한 현상은 점토층의 밀도가 증가함에 따라 점토표면과 화학결합을 하는 Co 이온들이 급격히 증가하고, 점토의 결정속으로 잠적하여 점토의 일부가 되는 이온들이 급격히 증가하기 때문인 것으로 생각된다. 이와 같은 현상들은 표면확산이론으로 설명이 가능하며 특히 저밀도 점토층에서 Co-60의 확산속도가 크다는 것은 중 저준위 방사성 폐기물 처분장 설계나 안전성 평가에 매우 중요한 자료가 될 것이다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2011

A series of expanded graphites is prepared from graphite oxide by changing the heat-treatment temperature, and their lithiation/de-lithiation mechanism and rate performance are examined. A featureless sloping profile is observed in their charge-discharge voltage and dilatometry profiles, which is contrasted by the stepwise plateau-like profiles observed with the pristine graphite. With an increase in the heat-treatment temperature from $250^{\circ}C$ to $850^{\circ}C$, the interlayer distance becomes smaller whereas the electric conductivity becomes larger, both of which are resulted from a removal of foreign atoms (mainly oxygen) from the interlayer gaps. The expanded graphite that is prepared by a heat-treatment at $450^{\circ}C$ delivers the best rate performance, which seems to be a trade-off between the $Li^+$ ion diffusivity that is affected by the interlayer distance and electrical conductivity.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제6권
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• pp.19-31
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• 1986

The residence time distribution of liquid flow in a 4.0cm diameter column packed with porous $Al_2O_3$ spheres of 0.37cm diameter were measured with pulse injections of a tracer under cocurrent trickling flow conditions. The mean residence time of liquid flow and liquid hold-up calculated by the transient curve of tracer were unaffected by gas flow rates under experimental ranges of liquid flow rates from 2.4 to $4.5(kg/m^2\;sec)$ and gas flow rates from 0 to $0.13(kg/m^2\;sec)$. The axial dispersion coefficient of liquid stream and apparent diffusivity of tracer in a micropore of solid particle were estimated from the response curve of tracer. The calculated Peclet No. were increased in ranges of 68-to 82 with a increasing of liquid mass velocity, and the external effective contacting efficiency between liquid and solid which can be expressed. by $(D_i)_{app}/D_i$ varied in ranges of 0.54 to 0.68 depending on the liquid flow rates. The gas to liquid(water) volumetric mass transfer coefficient were determined from desorption experiments with oxygen at $25^{\circ}C$ and 1 atm. The measured mass transfer coefficients were increased with liquid flow rates and the effect of gas flow rates on the mass transfer coefficient was insignificant.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.95-110
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• 1992

Much progress has been made in understanding the subcellular events of the human lung injuries after acute exposure to environmental air pollutants. Host of those events represent oxidative damages mediated by reactive oxygen species such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and the hydroxy, free radical. Recently, nitric oxide (NO) was found to be endogenously produced by endothelial cells and cells of the reticulo-endothelial system as endothelialderived relaxation factor (EDRF) which is a vasoactive and neurotransmitter substance. Together with superoxide, NO can form another strong oxidant, peroxonitrite. The relative importance of exogenous sources of $N0/N0_2$ and endogenous production of NO by the EDRF producing enzymes in the oxidative stresses to the heman lung has to be elucidated. The exact events leading to chronic irreversible damage are still yet to be known. From chronic exposure to oxidant gases, progressive epithelial and interstitial damages develop. Type I epithelial cells become thicker and cover a smaller average alveolar surface area while thee II cells proliferate instead. Under acute damages, the extent of loss of the alveolar epithelial cell lining, especially type II cells appears to be a good predictor of the ensuing irreversible damage to alveolar compartment. Interstitial matrix undergo remodeling during chronic exposure with increased collagen fibers and interstitial fibroblasts. However, Inany of these changes can be reversed after cessation of exposure. Among chronic lung injuries, genetic damages and repair responses received particular attention in view of the known increased lung cancer risks from exposure to several air pollutants. Heavy metals from foundry emission, automobile traffics, and total suspended particulate, especially polycystic aromatic hydrocarbons have been positively linked with the development of lung cancer. Asbestos in another air pollutant with known risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma, but asbestos fibers are nonauthentic in most bioassays. Studies using the electron spin resonance spin trapping method show that the presence of iron in asbestos accelerates the production of the hydroxy, radical in vitro. Interactions of these reactive oxygen species with particular cellular components and disruption of cell defense mechanisms still await further studies to elucidate the carcinogenic potential of asbestos fibers of different size and chemical composition. The distribution of inhaled pollutants and the magnitude of their eventual effects on the respiratory tract are determined by pollutant-independent physical factors such as anatomy of the respiratory tract and level and pattern of breathing, as well as by pollutant-specific phyco-chemical factors such as the reactivity, solubility, and diffusivity of the foreign gas in mucus, blood and tissue. Many of these individual factors determining dose can be quantified in vitro. However, mathematical models based on these factors should be validated for its integrity by using data from intact human lungs.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.503-526
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• 1996

1994년 11월 탐양호를 이용하여 동해 극전선역의 11개 정점에서 CTD 관측과 동시에 화학적 성분들의 개괄적 분포특성을 최대 1,000m 깊이까지 조사하였다. 수온, 염분 및 용존산소 등의 수직분포를 보면 정점 C3 및 D5 남쪽으로 $40\~50m$ 두께의 표면 혼합층이 있는 대마난류표층수, 수심 $50\~75m$ 사이의 대마난류 중층수, 200m 수심 부근의 동해중층수, 수심 300m 이하의 동해고유수 그리고 혼합수 등으로 구분 할 수 있었다. 영양염의 경우 표층에서의 낮은 농도는 수은약층 부근에서 매우 빠르게 증가하는 양상이었으며, 그후 동해 중층수 부근의 수층에서 다소 감소가 있었으며 300m 이심에서는 규산염을 제외하고는 일정하였다. 규산염은 수심이 증가할수록 증가하였는데 이는 가장 오래된 수괴인 동해 고유수에서 Si/P의 비율이 25.16으로 가장 높은 것과도 일치하며 규산염의 재생산 속도가 다른 영양염에 비하여 느림을 보여주고 있다. N/P의 비율이 표층에서 평균 18.56으로 다른 해역에 비하여 매우 높았으며, 이는 밀도약층 부근에서의 질산염 공급이 많았기 때문으로 사료된다. 각 정점의 밀도약층에서 계산된 수직확산계수 $(K_z)$는 $0.66\~1.43$ (평균 1.19)$cm^{2}/sec$, 이에 따른 질산염의 공급량은 $73.38\~138.43$ (평균 103.72) ${\mu}g-at/m^{2}/hr$로서 다른 해역에 비하여 매우 높았다. 겉보기 산소이용량 (AOU)은 표층에서 낮았고 저용존산소의 대마난류 중층수에서 증가하였다가 고용존산소의 동해 중층수에서 다소 감소가 있었으며 그후 수심이 증가할수록 증가하였다. 인산염과 AOU $({\triangle}P/{\triangle}AOU)$의 기울기는 0.50이였다. 이러한 영양염 분포와 수괴의 관계는 동해 극전선역에서 영양염류의 순환과정을 종합적으로 이해하는데 있어 중요할 것이다.