• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.47-57
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• 1998

Boric acid concentrations of the refueling water storage tank and the accumulators for Westinghouse 3-loop type plants are increased to meet the post loss of coolant accident shutdown requirement for the extended fuel cycles from 12 months to 18 months. To maintain long term cooling capability following a LOCA, the switchover time is examined using BORON code to prevent the boron precipitation in the reactor core with the increased boron concentrations. The analysis results show that hot leg recirculation switchover times are shortened to 7.5 hours from 24 hours after the initiation of LOCA for Kori 3&4 and 8 hours from 18 hours for Ulchin 1&2, respectively. The How path in the mode J for Kori 3&4 is recommended to realign to the simultaneous recirculation of both hot and cold legs from the cold leg recirculation, as done by Ulchin 1&2.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.330-337
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• 2004

Analysis of flow phenomena in a centrifugal compressor impeller has been carried out with numerical simulation to understand the physics of flow near stall. Near stall point, tip leakage flow spills ahead of the leading edge of adjacent blade and other leakage flow passes over the clearance of the adjacent blade instead of rolling up into vortex within the passage. The tip leakage flow at the mid chord of impeller blade impinges against the pressure surface of the adjacent blade and then rolls up into vortex within the passage, which blocks the flow passage and generates viscous loss. The spillage of leakage flow ahead of the adjacent blade generates the recirculation of flow entering the impeller, which causes the power transferred into the flow by the impeller to decrease and blocks the flow passage. Near diffuser hub wall, flow recirculation occurs. As operating point goes to stall point, the core of recirculation approaches the impeller exit The length rises to peak point and then drops with mass flow reduction, while the height steadily rises.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2009

본 논문은 새로운 개념의 초음속 혼합기인 벤트 혼합기의 형상적 특성에 따른 공력 특성을 연구하였다. 홀의 크기는 2 mm이며 혼합기 벽면에서 2 mm 떨어진 곳에 위치한 모델(case 1)과 혼합기 벽면 뒤쪽에 위치한 모델(case 2)의 경우 같은 전압력 회복율을 보였으며, 홀의 크기를 반으로 줄인 1 mm(case 3) 모델은 cases 1, 2에 비해 낮은 전압력 회복율을 보였다. 재순환 영역의 크기는 cases 1-3은 같지만 전단층 두께는 cases 1, 2가 case 3 보다 두꺼웠다. 재순환 영역 내 압력 손실의 경우 cases 1, 2은 case 3에 비해 낮은 압력 손실과 높은 속도 구배를 보였으며, 이는 재순환 영역 내 공기와 연료의 혼합을 증대시키는 요인이다. 재순환 영역 내로 유입 되는 유동에 의해 형성되는 박리 버블은 연소기의 전압력 회복율과 재순환 영역 내 압력 분포와 순환 유동에 영향을 미친다. 따라서 박리 버블 형성에 영향을 주는 유입 공기 유량이 벤트 혼합기 성능에 주요한 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2017

본 논문에서 극저온 추진제를 사용하는 액체추진기관의 재순환예냉 시스템 설계의 유연성을 확보하기 위한 연소기 산화제 개폐밸브 재순환예냉 유로의 유량계수 개선 내용을 소개하였다. 밸브의 재순환 예냉 출구 포트 크기와 밸브 내부 유로 형상 변경에 의한 재순환예냉 유로의 유량계수 값을 예측하기 위해서 기존 밸브에서 측정한 재순환예냉 유로의 유량계수 값들을 활용하였으며, 액체질소를 운용유체로 사용하여 측정한 유량계수와 예측값과의 비교를 통해 밸브 내부 형상 변경에 의한 유량계수 개선정도를 확인하였다. 연소기 산화제 개폐밸브의 재순환예냉 유로의 유량계수는 기존 밸브에 비해 2배가량 향상되었으며, 결과적으로 연소기 산화제 개폐밸브에 할당되었던 설계 요구 차압의 75%가량을 재순환예냉 시스템에서 추가적으로 소요될 수 있는 잠재적인 차압과 재순환예냉 시스템의 다른 구성품의 추가 차압으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.38-46
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• 2010

The wall thinning phenomenon of pipes was simulated as metal loss due to erosion and corrosion. Such wall thinning defects in the pipes of power plants are a very important safety consideration. In this study, we analyzed wall thinning defects that occurred by weld bead of weld zone of boost pump recirculation pipe. From the results of the analysis of pipe failures, numerical analysis was performed by Fluent v6.3.26 using the standard k-$\varepsilon$ model of the weld bead shape, such as an elliptical or a spherical shape, on the inner wall of the pipe. Using the results obtained, we showed the overlap effect by cavitations corrosion and erosion-corrosion at the bottom of the wall-thinning defect.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.1345-1354
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• 2019

Clogging of sump strainers that filter the recirculation water in containment after a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) seriously impedes the continued cooling of nuclear reactor cores. In experiments examining the corrosion of aluminium alloy 6061, a common material in containment equipment, in borated solutions simulating the water chemistry of sump water after a LOCA, we found that Fe-bearing intermetallic particles, which were initially buried in the Al matrix, were progressively exposed as corrosion continued. Their cathodic nature $vis-{\grave{a}}-vis$ the Al matrix provoked continuous trenching around them until they were finally released into the test solution. Such particles released from Al alloy components in a reactor containment after a LOCA will be transported to the sump entrance with the recirculation flow and trapped by the debris bed that typically forms on the strainer surface, potentially aggravating strainer clogging. These Fe-bearing intermetallic particles, many of which had a rod or thin strip-like geometry, were identified to be mainly the cubic phase ${\alpha}_c-Al(Fe,Mn)Si$ with an average size of about $2.15{\mu}m$; 11.5 g of particles with a volume of about $3.2cm^3$ would be released with the dissolution of every 1 kg 6061 aluminium alloy.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2004년도 추계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.69-72
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• 2004

The performance of the centrifugal fan in a vacuum cleaner is affected by the hydraulic loss, such as the friction loss, the recirculation loss and the impact loss etc., Those losses depend on the rotational speed of the impeller, the inlet and exit widths, the relative flow angles to the blade, the number of the blades and the geometry of the shroud and the diffuser. These parameters are complicatedly interrelated, so the experimental means in analyzing the fans are rather limited. In the present study, the flow analysis are done numerically by changing the relevant fan parameters. A commercial code, STAR-CD, is used for the calculations. It is seen from the analyses that the computational results agree well with the experimental results. The results obtained can be used for the basic design of a centrifugal fan.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2016

This paper introduces the design method of the centrifugal turbo fan and the process of developing the design program of it. The developed design program confirmed the applicability by experimental performance data. Here, we proposed new velocity coefficients and considered various losses such as impeller inlet loss, vane passage flow loss, casing pressure loss, recirculation loss power, and disk friction loss power. Especially, the inlet and outlet widths of the impeller were newly determined by reflecting the experimental results. As a result, this fan design program shows a good performance result regardless of the types of impeller and is expected to be a very useful design tool.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2002

Steady state flow calculations are conducted for the newly-designed turbo-pump inducers to validate the performance of Tascflow code. Hydrodynamic performance is evaluated, and structures of the passage flow and leading edge recirculation are also investigated. The calculated results show good coincidence with the experimental data of the static pressure performance and velocity profiles near the leading edge. Upstream recirculation, tip leakage and vortex flow at the blade tip and near leading edge are main sources of pressure losses. Amount of pressure losses from the upstream to the leading edge corresponds to that of pressure losses through the whole blade. The total viscous losses are considerably large due to the strong secondary flow.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2003

Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system is used to reduce NOx emission, to improve fuel economy, and to suppress knock since it offers the benefits of the inlet charge dilution. The effects of EGR was investigated on the performance and emission to reduce exhaust thermal load with a single cylinder liquid-phase LPG injection engine, in a wide range of EGR rate, engine conditions and LPG proportions. As EGR rate was increased, NOx was reduced while HC was increased. Pumping loss reduction by EGR improved bsfc and increased EGR lowered exhaust gas temperature. And, LPG proportions were made a difference on the performance and emission characteristics.