• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.2307-2316
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• 2024

A melting failure of W monoblock components of the upper divertor outer target in EAST occurred during the plasma campaigns in 2019. The failure characters and microstructure evolution of the failed W monoblock have been well investigated on one string (W436 string). Near the strike point region where heat flux density is highest, macroscopic cracks and severe surface damage such as dimensional change, melting and solidification are visible in several W monoblocks. At the same time, debonding, melting and migration of Cu/CuCrZr cooling tube components introduced fatal damage to the structure and function. The heat-induced microstructure evolution in the rest part has been examined via hardness tests and metallography. From the heat flux surface to the cooling tube, hardness increased gradually and the recrystallized grains could be found in the region with the highest temperature, while recrystallization grains also appear in some W monoblocks near the cooling tube area. The detailed microstructure has been investigated by metallography and EBSD. Such cases in EAST provide experiences on the extreme condition of accidental loss of coolant or higher discharge power in future devices.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2021

The casting method uses a mold to solidify a liquid metal to make a solid metal. Since it uses a liquid metal with the least deformation resistance, it has the characteristic that it can easily manufacture even a complex shape. However, the process of solidifying a liquid metal into a solid metal inevitably involves a volume change and contains internal defects such as shrinkage holes. Therefore, in the design of the casting plan, an excess volume called a pressurization compensates for the volume shrinkage. in the product, and it induces the shrinkage hole defects to occur in parts other than the product1). In this study, casting analysis was performed using casting analysis software (anycasting) in order to optimize the design of the tilting gravity casting method for automobile brackets. In particular, the filling and solidification analysis according to the shape and volume of the pressurized metal was conducted, and applied to the actual product to study the effect of the pressurized metal on the shrinkage defect. Through this study, it is possible to understand the effect of the pressure metal on shrinkage defects in the actual product and propose a design of the pressure metal that improves reliability and productivity.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.3909-3918
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• 2022

In the event of a severe accident, the reactor core may melt due to insufficient cooling. the high-temperature core melt will have a strong interaction (FCI) with the coolant, which may lead to steam explosion. Steam explosion would pose a serious threat to the safety of the reactors. Therefore, the study of steam explosion is of great significance to the assessment of severe accidents in nuclear reactors. This research focuses on the development of a two-dimensional steam explosion integrated analysis code called SEINA. Based on the semi-implicit Euler scheme, the three-phase field was considered in this code. Besides, the influence of evaporation drag of melt and the influence of solidified shell during the process of melt droplet fragmentation were also considered. The code was simulated and validated by FARO L-14 and KROTOS KS-2 experiments. The calculation results of SEINA code are in good agreement with the experimental results, and the results show that if the effects of evaporation drag and melt solidification shell are considered, the FCI process can be described more accurately. Therefore, it is proved that SEINA has the potential to be a powerful and effective tool for the analysis of steam explosions in nuclear reactors.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1213-1216
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• 2017

최근 기후변화로 인한 재난환경의 불확실성 증가로 융복합화, 입체화되면서 재난으로 인한 영향도 대형화되고 재난유형의 다양화와 2차적 피해로 다양화되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 지능정보기술과 빅데이터 분석을 통한 ICBMS을 재난안전관리 전 과정에 적용하여 사고나 재난으로부터 인간 사회 경제 환경 피해 등을 최소화하고 미래 예측기술에 의한 예측평가와 재난정보수집분석 및 통제기술 확보에 의한 예방, 몸으로 기억하는 교육과 훈련 확대에 의한 대비, 재난대응 무인화 기술 고도화에 의한 대응, 지역공동체 환경생태계 조성에 의한 복구와 지능정보 기술에 의한 조사와 분석의 6단계의 재난안전관리 4.0에 대하여 알아본다. 또한 4차 산업혁명과 빅테이터 적용에 있어서의 기술적 한계와 문제점을 분석하여 극복할 대안과 전략방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2015

Objectives: This study is designed to analyze the penetration performance into ceiling materials containing asbestos of scattering prevention agents and investigate the change in penetration depth and viscosity according to the dilution rate of anti-scattering agents diluted with distilled water. Methods: Five different types of scattering prevention agents were spread on plate-type asbestos ceiling materials. The penetration depth of each coated ceiling material was measured by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis, based on X-ray fluorescence (XRF) results of the non-coated ceiling materials. Test equipment installed the ceiling materials and 60 minutes were collected at a flow rate of $10{\ell}/min$ at a filter of 25 mm. Results: An EDS analysis of the cross-section of ceiling materials constructed with a scattering prevention agent revealed that potassium is detected in the process of penetrating hardener solidification and this element could be an indicator for infiltration. When anti-scattering agents with different viscosities were constructed and the penetration depth was analyzed by potassium detection assessment using EDS, the depth results with viscosities of 5.0, 2.5, and 1.9 cP were 98.5, 103, and $147{\mu}m$, respectively. Penetration performance improved with decrease in viscosity. Conclusions: For asbestos ceiling materials, it is concluded that a higher dilution rate of the scattering prevention agent leads to lower viscosity, and hence a deeper penetration depth from $156{\mu}m$ to 3 mm. The asbestos anti-scattering properties according to the penetration depth will be confirmed through further study.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.1549-1554
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• 2010

플라스틱 나사는 경량성, 내식성, 열 및 전기절연성이 우수하여 최근 금속나사 대체용도로 사용 되고 있다. 플라스틱 나사는 사출성형에 의해 제작되며 성형과정에서 수축이 발생하여 형상정밀도가 저하된다. 특히 소형 정밀나사의 경우 마이크로미터 단위의 정밀도를 요구하는 관계로 소성가공에 의해 제작되는 금속나사를 대체하기 위해서는 많은 어려움이 따른다. 본 연구에서는 사출성형 공정의 수치해석을 통해 금형설계 인자를 결정하였고, 실험계획법을 적용하여 변형량을 최소화하기 위한 성형조건을 도출함으로써 플라스틱 나사의 형상정밀도 향상을 위한 연구를 수행하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2011

최근 가압 그라우팅 형식의 약액주입공법이 지반의 지반개량, 차수, 강도 증대 등의 목적으로 널리 쓰이고 있다. 이에 지반조건에 따른 고결체의 크기 및 형상을 측정하여 적정 주입압 및 주입시간을 정하는 것은 경제적이고 합리적인 시공을 위해 필수적이다. 그러나, 현장에서 시험시공을 통한 고결체 채취는 시간과 비용이 많이 소모되며, 그라우팅 공법을 적용한 지반에 고결체의 크기와 형상을 예측한 시스템은 현재까지 없다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 물유리계 약액을 사용하여 주입압(50kPa, 100kPa, 150kPa)에 따른 실내모형주입시험을 실시하고 이를 전산유체역학(CFD)의 porous media모델과 VOF(Volume of Fluid) 기법을 이용한 수치해석을 실시하여 비교 분석하였다. 수치해석 결과, VOF 기법을 이용한 주입모사는 지중 속에 주입된 가압 그라우팅의 거동 및 고결 양상을 예측할 수 있는 기초적인 수치해석적 기법이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.225-232
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• 2009

For comprehensive understanding of the formation behavior of $\beta-Al_5FeSi$ phase in Al-Si-Cu alloys with the existence of Fe element, microstructure characterizations were performed using combined analysis of OM, SEM-EDS, XRD. Especially, experimental and predictive works on solidification events of $\beta-Al_5FeSi$ phase as well as other phases formed together with $\beta-Al_5FeSi$ have been carried out by using DSC analysis and Java-based Materials Properties software (J. Mat. Pro.). Primary and eutectic $\beta-Al_5FeSi$ phases were able to distinguish from each other on microstructures by their morphological features. Primary $\beta-Al_5FeSi$ phase was seen to have rough surface perpendicular to growth direction, indicating free attachment of solute atoms in liquid state. On the other hand, the eutectic $\beta-Al_5FeSi$ phase was formed with plain and straight surface during eutectic reaction together with $\alpha$-Al phase. The eutectic reaction of $\beta-Al_5FeSi$ and $\alpha$-Al phases was seen to be able to separate into each formation depending on cooling rate.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.589-596
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• 2021

In this study, the optimum gating system was designed, and the two zinc alloy worm gears were manufactured in single process by applying a symmetrical gating system with 2 runners. The SRG ratio is set to 1 : 0.9 : 0.6, and the cross-sectional shapes such as sprue, runner and gate are designed. In order to determine whether the design of the gating system is appropriate, casting analysis was carried out. It takes 4.380 s to charge the casting 100%, 0.55 to 0.6 m/s at the gates and solidification begins after the casting is fully charged. The amount of air entrapment is 2% in the left gear and 6% in the right gear. Hot spots occurred in the center hole of the gear, and pores were found to occur around the upper part of the hole. Therefore, the design of the casting method is suitable for worm gears. CT analysis showed that all parts of worm gear were distributed with fine pores and some coarse pores were distributed around the central hole of worm gear. The yield strength and tensile strength were 220 MPa, 285 MPa, and the elongation rate was 8%. Vickers hardness is 82 HV.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1051-1057
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• 2010

본 논문에서 유한차분법(FDM)과 유한요소법(FEM)을 연계하여 주조공정 해석을 수행하는 이종해석기법을 제안하였다. 수치해석기법으로는 FDM, FEM, BEM 등 다양한 기법이 있으며, 대부분의 공학문제는 각각의 현상에 적합한 수치해석기법을 사용하여 해석을 수행하고 있다. 일반적으로, FDM 또는 FVM 은 유동 및 열전달 해석에, FEM 은 열응력 해석에 많이 적용되고 있지만 복합적인 공학 문제를 해결하기 위해서 각각 수치해석기법을 연동한 해석의 필요성이 점점 증가하고 있다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 3 차원 공간에서 FDM 을 사용하여 응고 및 열 전달 해석을 수행하고, 계산된 온도 데이터를 FEM 해석장에 적합하게 변환하여 열응력 해석을 수행하는 FDM/FEM연계해석 방법을 제시하였다. 그리고 제시한 해석방법을 주조 공정 해석에 적용한 결과, 요소생성 등의 해석작업과 해석속도 면에서 효율적으로 해석을 수행할 수 있었다.