• Title/Summary/Keyword: Pipe Blockage

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Effect of Pressurization and Cooling Rate on Dissolution of a Stationary Supercooled Aqueous Solution (정지상태 수용액에서 가압과 냉각속도가 과냉각해소에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Byung-Seon;Peck, Jong-Hyun;Hong, Hi-Ki;Kang, Chae-Dong
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.850-856
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    • 2007
  • In a supercooled or capsule type ice storage system, aqueous solution (or water) may have trouble with non-uniform dissolution though the system contributes to the simplicity of system and ecological improvement. The non-uniform dissolution increases the instability of the system because it may cause an ice blockage in pipe or cooling part. In order to observe the supercooled state, a cooling experiment was performed with pressurization to an ethylene glycol(EG) 3 mass% solution in stationary state. Also, the effect of the pressurization from 101 to 505 kPa to the dissolution of supercooled aqueous solution was measured with the dissolution time of the supercooled aqueous solution at a fixed cooling rate of brine. At results, the dissolution of supercooled point decreased as the pressure of the aqueous solution in the vessel increased. Moreover, the dissolution point increased as the heat flux for cooling increased.

Laboratory Test of Molecular Vibration for Preventing Drainage Pipe Blockage in Deteriorated Tunnel (분자진동을 이용한 터널 배수공 막힘 억제의 실내시험 연구)

  • Yoon, Se-Hwan;Park, Eun-Hyung;Lee, Jong-Hwi;Chun, Byung-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.28 no.10
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    • pp.69-77
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    • 2012
  • Clogging of drainage pipes by scale is an important problem in civil engineering works. Although scale deposits can be removed by acid treatment or water jetting, these treatments are costly and have many disadvantages. In this study, scale samples from tunnel drainage pipes were analyzed using SEM-EDS and XRD. The main ingredient in scale was $CaCO_3$ of the calcite crystal form. Drainage experiments and recirculation type experiments were conducted to control and remove scale deposits, which were determined through visual and weight measuring analysis. As a result, Quantum Stick has the effect of limiting formation of scale.