• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2014

Since steam generator (SG) tubes are located in the boundary between the primary and secondary systems of nuclear power plant (NPP), the SG is one of the most important components in the aspects of the safety of NPP. The magnetite ($Fe_30_4$) deposition, so-called fouling, is generally known as a major aging mechanism of CANDU SGs, and this aging mechanism makes the heat transfer efficiency between the primary and secondary systems of NPP reduced. Therefore, the development of SG safety assessment system which can evaluate the effect of the SG aging degradation mechanism should be needed for safety of NPP. In this study, through the suggestion of the guideline for SG safety assessment, it is possible to strengthen the basic of establishing the effective SG aging management technique. The SG safety assessment is carried out by CATHENA(Canadian Algorithm for THErmalhydraulic Network Analysis). It is possible to determine the integrity of SGs by identifying the main safety parameters which can be changed by the aging degradation of CANDU SGs.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1374-1381
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• 2022

Under the influence of nuclear radiation, the reliability of steam generators (SGs) is an important factor in the efficiency and safety of nuclear power plant (NPP) reactors. Motion planning that remotely manipulates an SG mobile tube-inspection robot to inspect SG heat transfer tubes is the mainstream trend of NPP robot development. To achieve motion planning, conditional traversal is usually used for base position optimization, and then the A^* algorithm is used for path planning. However, the proposed approach requires considerable processing time and has a single expansion during path planning and plan paths with many turns, which decreases the working speed of the robot. Therefore, to reduce the calculation time and improve the efficiency of motion planning, modifications such as the matrix method, improved parent node, turning cost, and improved expanded node were proposed in this study. We also present a comprehensive evaluation index to evaluate the performance of the improved algorithm. We validated the efficiency of the proposed method by planning on a tube sheet with square-type tube arrays and experimenting with Model SG.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1995년도 추계학술발표회논문집(1)
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• pp.403-410
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• 1995

A loss of the residual heat removal (RHR) accident during mid-loop operation of Yong-gwang Nuclear Units 3/4 was analyzed using the RELAP5/MOD3.1.2 code. In this work the following assumptions are used; (i) initially the reactor coolant system (RCS) above the hot leg center line is filled with nitrogen gas, (ii) two 3/4-inch diameter vent valves on the reactor vessel head and the top of pressurizer in the reactor coolant system are always open, and a level indicator is connected to the RMR suction line, (iii) the two steam generators are in wet layup status and the steam generator atmospheric dump valve assemblies are removed so that the secondary side pressure remains at nearly atmospheric condition throughout the accident, and (iv) the loss of RHR is presumed to occur at 48 hours after reactor shutdown. Findings from the RELAP5 calculations are (i) the core boiling begins at ∼5 min, (ii) the peak RCS pressure is ∼3.0 bar, which implies a possibility of temporary seal break, (iii) ∼94 % of the decay heat is removed by reflux condensation in the steam generator U-tubes in spite of the presence of noncondensable gas, (iv) the core uncovery time is evaluated to be 7.2 hours. Significant mass errors were observed in the calculations.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2001년도 제34회 추계학술대회 개최
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• pp.296-303
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• 2001

In nuclear power steam generators, high flow rates can induce vibration of the tubes resulting in fretting wear damage due to contacts between the tubes and their supports. In this paper the fretting wear tests and the sliding wear tests were performed using the steam generator tube materials of Inconel 690 against STS 304. Sliding tests with the pin-on-disk type tribometer were done under various applied loads and sliding speeds at air and water environment. Fretting tests were done under various vibrating amplitudes, applied normal loads and various temperatures. From the results of sliding and fretting wear tests, the wear of Inconel 690 can be predictable using the work rate model. Depending on normal loads and vibrating amplitudes, distinctively different wear mechanisms and often drastically different wear rates can occur. At room temperature, the wear coefficient K of Inconel 690 is 7.57${\times}$10$\^$13/Pa$\^$1/ in air and it is 1.93${\times}$10$\^$13/Pa$\^$1/ in water. At room temperature, it is found that the wear volume in air is more than in water. In water, the wear coefficient K at 50$^{\circ}C$ and 80$^{\circ}C$ is 4.35${\times}$10$\^$-13/Pa$^1$ and 5.81${\times}$10$\^$-13/Pa$^1$ respectively, Therefore, it is found that the wear volume extremely increases by increasing on temperature in water. This study shows that the dissolved oxygen with temperature increment increases and the wear due to fluidity is severe.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2015

최근 국내 증기발생기 Alloy 600HTMA 전열관의 관 지지판 부위 외면 축균열 결함의 생성이 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 이로 인하여 증기발생기가 설계수명 이전에 조기 교체되었으며 또는 교체 예정이다. 전열관 외면 축균열은 건전성 관리에 가장 위협이 되는 요소이므로 정밀한 건전성 평가가 요구된다. 와전류검사(ECT, eddy currunt testing)는 주기적으로 수행되어 지며 이 결과는 건전성 평가 입력 자료로 활용된다. ECT 검사시스템의 신뢰성은 검사기술과 평가자 기량에 의존하며, NDE 시스템 성능을 보여주는 지수는 열화탐지와 크기 측정 오차이다. 본 연구에서는 국내 평가자 성능이 반영된 크기 측정 오차와 그리고 최적의 균열 크기 측정 방법을 제시하였다. 실험은 국내 각기 다른 5개 회사에서 10명의 평가자가 참여한 다자간 비교시험의 결과를 사용하여 이루어졌다. 실험 결과 분석은 파괴검사 결과값과 비파괴검사로 측정된 값의 상관관계를 회귀분석을 통하여 이루어졌다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.637-644
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• 2012

증기 발생기 내부의 U-tube와 지지 구조간의 충격에 의하여 발생하는 프레팅 마모는 원자력 발전소 안전성에 영향을 미치게 된다. 증기발생기의 신뢰성을 향상시키기 위하여 이러한 프레팅 마모 현상을 평가하는 것이 필요하며, 본 연구는 프레팅 마모현상을 정성적, 정량적으로 규명하기 위하여 증기발생기의 실제 상황과 같은 조건의 온도와 압력하에서 실험을 수행하였다. 다양한 실험조건에 대하여 기본적인 실험을 수행하였으며 일률과 마모량의 관계를 온도에 따라 구하였다. $90^{\circ}C$, $200^{\circ}C$, $340^{\circ}C$ 각각의 온도에서의 마모상수는 $9.051{\times}10^{-16}\;Pa^{-1}$, $3.009{\times}10^{-15}\;Pa^{-1}$, $2.235{\times}10^{-15}\;Pa^{-1}$로 구해졌으며 특히 저온 수중상태의 마모상수는 물의 점도의 영향으로 상온 공기중의 값보다 작은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.18-27
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• 2021

This study aims to develop an improved evaluation technology for assessing CANDU-6 safety. For this purpose, the multiple steam generator tube rupture (mSGTR) followed by an unmitigated station blackout (SBO) in a CANDU-6 plant was selected as a hypothetical event scenario and the analysis model to evaluate the plant responses was envisioned into the MARS-KS input model. The model includes logic models for controlling the pressure and inventory of the primary heat transport system (PHTS) decreasing due to the u-tubes' rupture, as well as the main features of PHTS with a simplified model for the horizontal fuel channels, the secondary heat transport system including the shell side of steam generators, feedwater and main steam line, and moderator system. A steady state condition was successfully achieved to confirm the stable convergence of the key parameters. Until the turbine trip, the fuel channels were adequately cooled by forced circulation of coolant and supply of main feedwater. However, due to the continuous reduction of PHTS pressure and inventory, the reactor and turbine were shut down and the thermal-hydraulic behaviors between intact and broken loops got asymmetric. Furthermore, as the conditions of low-flow coolant and high void fraction in the broken loop persisted, leading to degradation of decay heat removal, it was evaluated that the peak cladding temperature (PCT) exceeded the limit criteria for ensuring nuclear fuel integrity. This study is expected to provide the technical bases to the accident management strategy for transient conditions with multiple events.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.465-479
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• 2020

Two waste forms, namely cement and geopolymer, were investigated and tested in this study to solidify the corrosive sludge generated from the surface and precipitates of the tubes of steam generators in nuclear power plants. The compressive strength of the cement waste form cured for 28 days was inversely proportional to waste loading (24.4 MPa for 0wt% to 2.7 MPa for 60wt%). The corrosive sludge absorbed the free water in the hydration reaction to decrease the cementation reaction. When the corrosive sludge waste loading increased to 60wt%, the cement waste form showed decreased compressive strength (2.7 MPa), which did not satisfy the acceptance criteria of the repository (3.45 MPa). Meanwhile, the compressive strength of the geopolymer waste form cured for 7 days was proportional to waste loading (23.6 MPa for 0wt% to 31.9 MPa for 40wt%). The corrosive sludge absorbed the free water in the geopolymer when the water content decreased, such that a compact geopolymer structure could be obtained. Consequently, the geopolymer waste forms generally showed higher compressive strengths than cement waste forms.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1948-1966
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 2상 횡유동을 받는 튜브군의 진동 메카니즘을 규명하기 위한 실험계획의 일환으로 실시된 실험으로부터 튜브군의 유체탄성 불안정성 상수에 관해 고찰하였다. 실험은 먼저 p/d=1.47 및 1.32 튜브군에 대해 수행되었는데, 이들 튜브 군의 결과는 참고문헌에 발표하였다. 본 논문은 후속 실험으로 수행된 p/d=1.22인 튜브군을 사용하여 유체탄성 불안정성 상수를 고찰한 참고문헌의 후속논문이다. 실 험은 액체상태로 부터 99% 보이드율(void fraction)까지 변화된 2상 유동에서 튜브가 유체탄성 불안정성 상태에 도달할 때까지 점진적으로 증가하였다.실험결과는 p/d= 1.32 alc 1.47 튜브군의 유체탄성 불안정성 결과들과 종합. 비교되었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.783-789
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 나선형 튜브내의 난류 열전달 및 하중 특성을 수치해석 방법을 이용하여 파악하였다. 열교환기와 같은 공학적 설비에서 관내 열전달을 향상시키기 위해 튜브의 형상을 나선형으로 설계한다. 이에 나선형 튜브내의 열전달 및 난류 특성에 대한 많은 실험적 연구가 이루어 졌으나, 대부분의 연구가 압력 강하 및 열전달 상관관계에 초점이 맞추어 진행되었다. 나선형 튜브내의 유동은 원심력에 의해 튜브 바깥쪽에서는 상대적으로 높은 열전달 및 전단응력이 발생하지만, 안쪽에서는 낮은 열전달 및 전단응력이 발생하게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 튜브의 원주방향으로 발생하는 전단 응력 및 Nusselt 수의 변화를 Reynolds 수와 나선 코일의 지름을 변경하며 정량적으로 살펴보았다. 나선 코일 안쪽에서 국부적인 전단응력과 열전달율이 크게 낮게 특정되었으며, 이는 튜브 재질의 안정성에 영향을 미칠 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 본 연구에서는 마찰계수와 Nusselt 수에 대한 기존 상관관계식을 검증하였으며, 직관에서의 마찰계수와 Nusselt 수의 상관관계식이 나선형 튜브의 형상에도 적용될 수 있음을 관측하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 열교환기나 증기발생기의 안전성 평가를 위해 중요한 데이터로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.