• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.56 no.7
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• pp.2859-2874
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• 2024

This paper presents the finite element deformation and failure simulation of a typical Korean high-power reactor vessel under a severe accident characterized by large break loss of coolant (LBLOCA) with in-vessel retention of molten corium through external reactor vessel cooling (IVR-ERVC) conditions. Temperature distributions calculated using Modular Accident Analysis Program Version 5 (MAAP5) as thermal boundary conditions were used, and ABAQUS thermal and structural analyses were performed. After full ablation, the temperature of the inner surface in the thinnest section remained high (920 ℃), but the stress remained relatively low (less than 6 MPa). At the outer surface, the stress was as high as 250 MPa; however, the resulting plastic strain was small owing to the low temperature of 200 ℃. Variations in stress, inelastic strain, and temperature with time in the thinnest section suggest that the plastic and creep strains are saturated owing to stress relaxation, resulting in low cumulative damage. Thus, the lower head of the vessel can maintain its structural integrity under LBLOCA with IVR-ERVC conditions. The sensitivity analysis of internal pressure indicates the occurrence of failure in the thinnest section at an internal pressure >9.6 MPa via local necking followed by failure due to high stresses.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.62 no.3
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• pp.353-360
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• 2019

Epilepsy surgery that eliminates the epileptogenic focus or disconnects the epileptic network has the potential to significantly improve seizure control in patients with medically intractable epilepsy. Magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) has been an established option for epilepsy surgery since the US Food and Drug Administration cleared the use of MRgLITT in neurosurgery in 2007. MRgLITT is an ablative stereotactic procedure utilizing heat that is converted from laser energy, and the temperature of the tissue is monitored in real-time by MR thermography. Real-time quantitative thermal monitoring enables titration of laser energy for cellular injury, and it also estimates the extent of tissue damage. MRgLITT is applicable for lesion ablation in cases that the epileptogenic foci are localized and/or deep-seated such as in the mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and hypothalamic hamartoma. Seizure-free outcomes after MRgLITT are comparable to those of open surgery in well-selected patients such as those with mesial temporal sclerosis. Particularly in patients with hypothalamic hamartoma. In addition, MRgLITT can also be applied to ablate multiple discrete lesions of focal cortical dysplasia and tuberous sclerosis complex without the need for multiple craniotomies, as well as disconnection surgery such as corpus callosotomy. Careful planning of the target, the optimal trajectory of the laser probe, and the appropriate parameters for energy delivery are paramount to improve the seizure outcome and to reduce the complication caused by the thermal damage to the surrounding critical structures.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05b
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• pp.2494-2499
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• 2007

Self-blast circuit breakers utilize the energy dissipated by the arc itself to create the required conditions for arc quenching during the current zero. The high-current simulation provides information about the mixing process of the hot PTFE cloud with $SF_6$ gas which is difficult to access for measurement. But it is also hard to simulate flow phenomenon because the flow in interrupter with high current, $SF_6$-PTFE mixture vapor and complex physical behavior including radiation, calculation of electric field. Using a commercial computational fluid dynamics(CFD) package, the conservation equation for the gas and temperature, velocity and electric fields within breaker can be solved. Results show good agreement between the predicted and measured pressure rise in the thermal chamber.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.173-173
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• 2003

Nanowire와 nanorod 같은 1차원의 반도체 재료는 디멘젼과 크기와 물리적 특성과의 관계 등을 연구하는데 중요한 역할을 하며 laser ablation, arc discharge, chemical vapor depostion, vapor phase transport Process와 solution등의 방법으로 성공적으로 합성되었다. ZnO 는 3.37eV의 넓은 밴드갭과 다른 넓은 밴드갭 재료에 비해 높은 exciton bindng energy (60meV)를 가지며 UV LED, laser diode에 적용하기 유리하고 최근 디스플레나 나노 광전소자로서의 가능성 이 대두되면서 최근 이에 관한 연구가 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 열적탄소환원법(carbothermal reduction process)으로 ZnO와 graphite 분말을 1:1 중량비로 혼합한 분말을 90$0^{\circ}C$, 100$0^{\circ}C$에서 air 분위기에서 20분간 반응 후 로 내에서 냉각 하였다. 직경 이 50nm-1000nm, 길이가 수 미크론인 내부 결함이 전혀 없는 육각형 단결정의 nanowire가 합성되었고 XRD, FE-SEM과 TEM으로 조성 및 형상, 내부구조를 분석하였다. 합성된 ZnO nanowire는 직경 이 변하는 부분에서 성장방향으로의 계단을 형성하였고 이는 layer by layer 방법으로 nanowire가 성장한다는 것을 나타낸다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.1889-1892
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• 2003

The fabrication of micro-size patterning on alumina substrate is generated by laser direct writing, which has high precision and selectivity of various laser beam energies. The depth and width of patterns is affected by laser parameter such as laser power, scan rate. Through the chemical and mechanical polishing Pd seeds was effectively got rid of alumina substrate for selectivity electroless Ni plating. Thermal treatment is good method for changing electrical property of conductor line, because the treatment can control of the grain size.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2002.08a
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• pp.229-232
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• 2002

For the purpose of Thermal Protection Material design problem, a numerical analysis of axisymmetric high temperature supersonic impinging jet flows of exhaust gas from combustor on curved surfaces has been accomplished. A modifed CSCM Upwind Navier-Stokes method which is able to cure the carbuncle Phenomena has been developed to study strong shock wave structure and thermodynamic wall properties such as pressure and heat transfer rate on various curved surfaces. The results show that the maximum heat transfer rate which is the most important parameter affecting thermo-chemical surface ablation on the plate did not occur at the center of jet impingement, but rather on a circle slightly away from the center of impingement and the shear stress distribution alone the wall is similar to the wall heat transfer late distribution.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.147-151
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• 1998

Primary localized laryngeal amyloidosis is an uncommon disorder of unknown cause that occurs in the absence of systemic amyloidosis or associated disease. There is a risk of either missing concomitant systemic amyloidosis or exhaustively investigating for this when it is not present through failure to appreciate the nature of the disease. We present 2 cases of primary localized laryngeal amyloidosis in supraglottic region. Biopsy of the mass of patients revealed findings consistent with amyloidosis, which were Congo red reaction with a apple green birefringence in polarized light fluorescence microscopy. An extensive workup for systemic amyloidosis was negative. All of two cases were treated by vaporization via $CO_2$ LASER using "Swiftlase Flshscan" for creating a wide, shallow char-free treatment site by precisely controlling ablation depth without causing residual thermal damage to tissue. The postoperative recovery of all cases was uneventful with good vocal quality and no aspiration. At the present time, the patients have no evidence of disease, recurrence and complication.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.262-265
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• 2003

Radiofrequency thermal ablation (RTA) as one of the microwave hyperthermia is becoming the treatment of choice for small but inoperable tumors of the liver. In this paper, we designed the applicator composed of semi-rigid coaxial cable antenna with a ring slot for RTA. To optimize the maximum output of radiation at 2450 MHz, we simulated the antenna using Electromagnetic simulation tools Maxwell program and analyzed the return loss and the electric field $E_{tot}$ at the near-field region between the simulation results and measurement results. As a result, we obtained the return loss of -29.786 dB at 2450 MHz when the antenna was placed between two blocks of a pig's liver, and the measurement results agreed with the simulation results well. Therefore, this semi-rigid coaxial cable antenna with a ring slot can be used very usefully as the applicator for RTA.r RTA.A.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.225-230
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• 2014

The increased application of the da Vinci robotic platform (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) for microsurgery has led to the development of new adjunctive surgical instrumentation. In microsurgery, the robotic platform can provide high definition $12{\times}-15{\times}$ digital magnification, broader range of motion, fine instrument handling with decreased tremor, reduced surgeon fatigue, and improved surgical productivity. This paper presents novel adjunctive tools that provide enhanced optical magnification, micro-Doppler sensing of vessels down to a 1-mm size, vein mapping capabilities, hydro-dissection, micro-ablation technology (with minimal thermal spread-$CO_2$ laser technology), and confocal microscopy to provide imaging at a cellular level. Microsurgical outcomes from the use of these tools in the management of patients with infertility and chronic groin and testicular pain are reviewed. All these instruments have been adapted for the robotic console and enhance the robot-assisted microsurgery experience. As the popularity of robot-assisted microsurgery grows, so will its breadth of instrumentation.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.327-329
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• 2006

In this paper, the cutting qualities by laser dicing and fracture strength of a silicon die is investigated. Laser micromachining is the non-contact process using thermal ablation and evaporation mechanisms. By these mechanisms, debris is generated and stick on the surface of wafer, which is the problem to apply laser dicing to semiconductor manufacture process. Unlike mechanical sawing using diamond blade, chipping on the surface and crack on the back side of wafer isn't made by laser dicing. Die strength by laser dicing is measured via the three-point bend test and is compared with the die strength by mechanical sawing. As a results, die strength by laser dicing shows a decrease of 50% in compared with die strength by mechanical sawing.