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On the Safety and Performance Demonstration Tests of Prototype Gen-IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor and Validation and Verification of Computational Codes

  • Kim, Jong-Bum;Jeong, Ji-Young;Lee, Tae-Ho;Kim, Sungkyun;Euh, Dong-Jin;Joo, Hyung-Kook
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.48 no.5
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    • pp.1083-1095
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    • 2016
  • The design of Prototype Gen-IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor (PGSFR) has been developed and the validation and verification (V&V) activities to demonstrate the system performance and safety are in progress. In this paper, the current status of test activities is described briefly and significant results are discussed. The large-scale sodium thermal-hydraulic test program, Sodium Test Loop for Safety Simulation and Assessment-1 (STELLA-1), produced satisfactory results, which were used for the computer codes V&V, and the performance test results of the model pump in sodiumshowed good agreement with those in water. The second phase of the STELLA program with the integral effect tests facility, STELLA-2, is in the detailed design stage of the design process. The sodium thermal-hydraulic experiment loop for finned-tube sodium-to-air heat exchanger performance test, the intermediate heat exchanger test facility, and the test facility for the reactor flow distribution are underway. Flow characteristics test in subchannels of a wire-wrapped rod bundle has been carried out for safety analysis in the core and the dynamic characteristic test of upper internal structure has been performed for the seismic analysis model for the PGSFR. The performance tests for control rod assemblies (CRAs) have been conducted for control rod drive mechanism driving parts and drop tests of the CRA under scram condition were performed. Finally, three types of inspection sensors under development for the safe operation of the PGSFR were explained with significant results.

Predicting Water Movement in the Soil Profile of Corn Fields with a Computer-Based STELLA Program to Simulate Soil Water Balance (토양수분 수지계산에 의한 옥수수 포장에서의 토양수분 이동 예측)

  • Kim, Won-Il;Jung, Goo-Bok;Lee, Jong-Sik;Kim, Jin-Ho;Shin, Joung-Du;Kim, Gun-Yeob;Huck, M.G.
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.222-229
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    • 2005
  • A simplified one-dimensional model STELLA was used to predict soil water movement in lllinois corn fields using soil water balance sheets. It offered the potential to increase understanding of soil nitrate and agrochemical leaching process. The model accounted for aU possible annual inputs and outputs of water from a closed ecosystem as represented by corn fields. Water inputs included precipitation, while outputs included runoff, transpiration, evaporation and drainage. To run the model required daily inputs of two climatic data measurements such as daily precipitation and pan evaporation. Vertical water flow through the soil profile was calculated with first order equation including the difference in hydraulic conductivity and matric potential at the various soil types. The output results included daily changes of water content in the soil layers and daily amount of water losses including run-off, percolation, transpiration. This model was verified using Illinois corn field data for the soil water content measured by neutron scattering methods through 1992 to 1994 growing seasons. Approximately 22 to 78% of simulated water contents agreed with the measured values and their standard deviation, depending on soil types, whereas 30 to 70% of simulated water values agreed with the measured values and their standard deviations depending on soil layers.

Adaptation of Cross-Cultural Communication in Jakarta Multinational Companies

  • STELLA, Stella;MANI, La
    • Journal of Wellbeing Management and Applied Psychology
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.5-10
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This study aims to explore the experience of cross-cultural communication adaptation between local and expatriate employees at PT. XX Organizational culture in the company is the most important factor to helpemployees in the company to work efficiently and effectively in order to achieve company goals. Research design, data and methodology: The analysis methods used in this research are data reduction, data presentation, and drawing a conclusion. From this collaboration, the cultural adaptations arouse due to the challenges for workers who have to work together with different cultural backgrounds. The method used is qualitative with a case study approach. Data collection methods used is employee interviews at PT. XX with triangulation conducted on 2 expatriates and 2 local employees. Results: Studies show that successful management is highly dependent on employees adapting to local culture and work situations. This process rarely runs smoothly because the persons in intercultural interaction do not use the same language and the lack of adaptation.. Conclusions: . In order to maintain its existence, the company strives to expand its wings in the global market and establish partnerships to expand cooperation. PT. XX from South Korea cooperated with Krakatau Steel, a state-owned Indonesian company

A Model Study of Dissolved Oxygen Change by Waste Water Discharge in the River (하수방류에 따른 하천의 용존산소변화 예측)

  • Sung, Dong-Gwon;Kim, Tae-Keun;Choi, Kyoung-Sik
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.34 no.2 s.94
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    • pp.126-132
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    • 2001
  • Urbanization and population increase result in the construction of STPs (Sewage Treatment Plants). Discharge from STPs greatly influences on the water quality in the stream which receives discharges. The decision of STP location should be considered with the discharge capacity of STP and self-purification of river in the water quality perspectively. In this study, a change of dissolved oxygen (DO) in a river being affected by STP discharge was simulated by the STELLA model. Minimum DO was 4.98 ppm in 42.6 km downstream of STP. Approximately, it takes 8days to recover the DO by the self-purification and this location is 340 km down-stream from the STP. If the model run for the consideration of the self-purification without phytoplankton algorithms, minimum DO was 4.92 ppm. It took 0.25 day longer to be the minimum DO than that with the phytoplankton functions. Without the phytoplankton algorithm, it took 11days to recover the DO. This proves the importance of phytoplankton in the self-purification processes. Additionally, the effect of adjacent STP discharge should be considered in the construction of new STP.

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Water Demand and Supply Stability Analysis Using Shared Vision Model (Shared Vision 모형을 이용한 용수수급의 안정성 분석)

  • Jeong, Sang-Man;Lee, Joo-Heon;Ahn, Joong-Kun
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.37 no.7
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    • pp.569-579
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    • 2004
  • Recently, the extreme drought is often occurred due to the global warming and the serious weather changes. Also, the problems of the water pollution In the developed areas, the oppositions from people in the upper stream area and water concession from the local governments affect the national request to get more clean water resources in upper stream of the undeveloped areas. It also brings on the necessity of recognition for water supply managements. Therefore, as the water demand is rapidly changes in the metropolitan areas, the capability of water supply from the north Han river basin dams should be appropriately investigated. In this study, we developed a simulation system using STELLA (equation omitted) software environment, a shared vision model, to analyze the possibility of the stable water supply from north Han river basin dams. Also, three different rules are applied on this model by dividing the water level to minimum(Rule 1), medium(Rule 2) and maximum(Rule 3). Using the rules, the safety yield changes are analyzed for dam rule curve of the reservoir and hydropower release.

A Flood Mitigation Safety Analysis for Yongdam Dam against the Future Climate Change (미래 기후변화에 대한 용담댐 치수안전도 분석)

  • Kang, Boo-Sik;Kim, Young-Oh;Lee, Seung-Jong;Kang, Dong-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.312-317
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    • 2006
  • 지역규모의 기후변화 모의결과를 이용하여 금강유역 용담댐의 홍수기 치수안전도에 대한 민감도분석을 수행하였다. 기후변화 모의에 사용된 SNURCM(Seoul National University Regional Climate Model)은 미국 National Center for Atmospheric Research의 Community Climate System Model의 전지구모형을 기반으로 spectral nudging 기법을 사용한 공간해상도 30 km, 연직 21층의 지역기후모형이다. 기후변화 시나리오로는 SRES 'B1'이 사용되었으며 과거 control run에 대한 기후모의 정확도 분석을 통하여 SNURCM 기상자료를 관측치와 비교한 결과 면적강우량을 다소 과소추정하였고 이점을 감안하여 SNURCM의 일 모의결과에 보정 계수를 적용하였다. 하천유출량은 SSARR 모형을 이용하여 SNURCM 모의가 수행된 전체기간을 $1980{\sim}1999$년과 $2000{\sim}2019$년으로 20년씩 나누어 용담댐 일 유입량을 산정하여 통계분석을 실시하였고 과거와 미래 20년 동안을 비교하여 본 결과 (1) 유량의 평균보다는 분산이 미래 20년 동안 증가하여 가뭄과 홍수에 대한 위험도가 증가함을 알 수 있었고, (2) 특히 연최대유량 또한 미래 20년 동안 상당히 증가하여 홍수기 치수대책이 더욱 중요해질 것으로 판단되었다. 마지막으로 용담댐 운영은 범용 시스템분석 도구인 STELLA(System Thinking Experimental Learning Laboratory with Animation) 상에서 GUI로 구현하여 유입량 변화에 따른 용담댐 치수안전도 변화를 모의해 보았다. 용담댐의 홍수기 운영은 저수지 수위가 제한수위를 초과하기 시작하면 Rigid ROM 발효하여 방류량을 결정하도록 구성하였고, 무효방류(spill)가 일어나는 현상을 실패로 가정하여 이에 대한 신뢰도(reliability), 회복도(resiliency), 그리고 심도(vulnerability)를 치수안전도 지표로 계산하였다. 전체기간을 1980년${\sim}$1999년, 2000년${\sim}$2019년, 2000년${\sim}$2009년, 그리고 2010년${\sim}$2019년까지 총 4구간으로 나누어 결과를 도출하였으며 예상한 바와 같이 후반기 20년 동안에 세 가지 지표가 취약해 지는 것을 확인할 수 있었고, 특히 2000년부터 2009년까지 10년 동안에는 더욱 취약해짐을 확인할 수 있었다.

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High-Temperature Design of Sodium-to-Air Heat Exchanger in Sodium Test Loop (소듐 시험루프 내 소듐대 공기 열교환기의 고온 설계)

  • Lee, Hyeong-Yeon;Eoh, Jae-Hyuk;Lee, Yong-Bum
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.665-671
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    • 2013
  • In a Korean Generation IV prototype sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), various types of high-temperature heat exchangers such as IHX (intermediate heat exchanger), DHX (decay heat exchanger), AHX (air heat exchanger), FHX (finned-tube sodium-to-air heat exchanger), and SG (steam generator) are to be designed and installed. In this study, the high-temperature design and integrity evaluation of the sodium-to-air heat exchanger AHX in the STELLA-1 (sodium integral effect test loop for safety simulation and assessment) test loop already installed at KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) and FHX in the SEFLA (sodium thermal-hydraulic experiment loop for finned-tube sodium-to-air heat exchanger) test loop to be installed at KAERI have been performed. Evaluations of creep-fatigue damage based on full 3D finite element analyses were conducted for the two heat exchangers according to the high-temperature design codes, and the integrity of the high-temperature design of the two heat exchangers was confirmed.

A Design System for Group Management and Maintenance of Reliability In Hybrid P2P (Hybrid P2P의 그룹관리와 신뢰성을 위한 시스템 설계)

  • Lee, Seok-Hee;Hyun, Jeung-Sik;Lee, Tae-Hee;Cho, Sang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2002.04a
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    • pp.412-414
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    • 2002
  • 현재 많이 사용되고 있는 P2P개념으로는 순수 P2P와 변경 P2P구조가 있다[3]. 순수 P2P의 모델에는 Gnutella와 stella등의 형태가 존재하고 변형 P2P로는 무수히 많은 형태가 존재한다. 이 변형 P2P모델들 중파일 공유 모델들이 존재하는데 이 모델들은 파일의 공유를 위한 그룹 관리와 검색, 색인 등의 기능을 제공한다. 파일공유 모델의 Peer들에 대해 연결성 유지를 위한 많은 부하와 사용자에 있어서 그룹에 대한 형태의 문제점 그리고 서버의 Fail에 대한 비연결성에 관한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 본 논문에서는 라우팅 기법에서의 접근을 통해 과일공유모델에 계층적 구조를 적용하고 Backup시스템을 설계하여 사용자에 의한 효율적인 그룹관리와 연결의 신뢰성을 유지하기 위해 시스템을 설계하였다.

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Cataclysmic Variables as Supernova Ia Progenitors

  • Kafka, Stella
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.163-167
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    • 2012
  • Although the identification of the progenitors of type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) remains controversial, it is generally accepted that they originate from binary star systems in which at least one component is a carbon-oxygen white dwarf (WD); those systems are grouped under the wide umbrella of cataclysmic variables. Current theories for SNeIa progenitors hold that, either via Roche lobe overflow of the companion or via a wind, the WD accumulates hydrogen or helium rich material which is then burned to C and O onto the WD's surface. However, the specifics of this scenario are far from being understood or defined, allowing for a wealth of theories fighting for attention and a dearth of observations to support them. I discuss the latest attempts to identify and study those controversial SNeIa progenitors. I also introduce the most promising progenitor in hand and I present observational diagnostics that can reveal more members of the category.

Hypoxia Estimation of Coastal Bay through Estimation of Stratification Degree (성층강도 산정을 통한 내만의 Hypoxia 산정)

  • Jung, Woo-Sung;Lee, Won-Chan;Hong, Sok-Jin;Kim, Jin-Lee;Kim, Dong-Myung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.511-525
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    • 2014
  • Goal of this study is estimating of validity of calculated vertical diffusion coefficient for Masan bay is semi-enclosed bay by using eco-hydrodynamic model that is used to analysis of physical structure of coastal waters and calculates the vertical diffusion coefficient. physical structure of coastal waters is calculated by EFDC model, vertical diffusion coefficient calculated as the density gradient is bigger, the vertical diffusion coefficient as density gradient is increases, the vertical diffusion coefficient is decreased. Validity of vertical diffusion coefficient estimated by reproducibility of concentration of dissolved oxygen that calculated in ecosystem model is constructed by Stella program. The Results of model in 2008~2009 were $R^2$ value of 2008 is 0.529~0.700 and $R^2$ value is 0.542~0.791. This results were similar to observed data and simulated to hypoxia at that time. The 'vertical diffusion coefficient' represents stratification and physical stable of a water body, and will be useful for prediction of Hypoxia outbreak.