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Stability and Thermo-physical Properties of Nanofluids and Its Applications (나노유체의 분산안정성 및 열물성치와 그 응용에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Y.;Lee, K.;Kim, K.;Lee, J.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.474-478
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    • 2008
  • It has been shown that a nanofluid consisting of nanoparticles dispersed in base fluid has much higher effective thermal conductivity than pure fluid. In this study, four kinds of nanofluids such as multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) in water, CuO in water, SiO2in water, and CuO in ethylene glycol, are produced. Their thermal conductivities are measured by a transient hot-wire method. The thermal conductivity of water-based MWCNT nanofluid is shown to be increased by up to 11.3% at a volume fraction of 0.01. The measured thermal conductivities of MWCNT nanofluids are higher than those calculated with Hamilton-Crosser's model due to neglecting solid-liquid interaction at the interface. The results show that the thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluids depends on the thermal conductivities of both particles and the base fluid. Stability of nanofluids is estimated by UV-vis spectrum analysis. Stability of nanofluid depends on the type of base fluid and the suspended particles. Also it can be improved in addition of a surfactant.

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A Study on the Thermo-flow Analysis of ISG (Integrated Starter and Generator) Driving Inverter (ISG 구동용 인버터의 열유동 해석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Dae Geon;Kim, Sung Chul
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.145-150
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    • 2013
  • Recently, many vehicles have applied electric parts for saving fuel consumption and reducing levels of environmental pollution. ISG (integrated starter & generator) is one of main electric parts and can improve fuel efficiency by using idle stop & go function and regenerative braking system. However, if ISG driving inverter works under the continuously high load condition, it will make the performance and durability of the inverter decreased with rising temperature. In this study, we carried out the analysis on the fluid flow and thermal characteristics of the inverter. As a result, we found the MOSFET of the air cooled inverter was increased up to $116^{\circ}C$ over the limit temperature. On the other hand, the liquid cooled type inverter's MOSFET was decreased by about $17^{\circ}C$ compared to that of the air cooled inverter. Therefore, we verified the feasibility of the liquid cooled type using the present cooling structure.

Computational Thermo-Fluid Analysis for the Effects of Helium Injection Methods on Glass Fiber Cooling Process in an Optical Fiber Manufacturing System (광섬유 냉각장치의 헬륨 주입기 설계를 위한 전산열유동해석)

  • Park, Shin;Kim, Kyoungjin;Kim, Dongjoo;Park, Junyoung;Kwak, Ho Sang
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.124-130
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    • 2014
  • In a mass manufacturing system of optical fibers, the sufficient cooling of glass fibers freshly drawn from a draw furnace is essential, asinadequately cooled glass fibers can lead to poor resin coating on the fiber surface and possibly fiber breakage during the process. In order to improve fiber cooling at a high drawing speed, it is common to use a helium injection into a glass fiber cooling unit in spite of the high cost of the helium supply. The present numerical analysis carried out three-dimensional thermo-fluid computations of the cooling gas flow and heat transfer on moving glass fiber to determine the cooling performance of glass fiber cooling depending on the method of helium injection. The results showed that afront injection of helium is most effective compared to a uniform or rear injection for reducing air entrainment into the unit and thus cooling the glass fibers at a high fiber drawing speed. However, above a certain amount of injected helium, there was no more increase of the cooling effect regardless of the helium injection method.

Infrared Signature Analysis of the Aircraft Exhaust Plume with Radiation Database (복사 데이터베이스를 활용한 항공기 배기 플룸 IR 신호 해석)

  • Cho, Pyung Ki;Gu, Bonchan;Baek, Seung Wook;Kim, Won Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.44 no.7
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    • pp.568-575
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    • 2016
  • For the combat survivability, an infrared signature emitted from aircraft is needed to be predicted and analyzed. In this study, we studied the infrared signature from the exhaust plume from the viewpoint of Infrared(IR) detector. The Line-By-Line method using the radiation database is used for radiative property, and radiative intensity analysis is conducted along 1-D line of sight based on the radiative property. The numerical thermo-fluid field for the plume is conducted by ANSYS FLUENT, while setting the lines of sight having the different detection angle on the thermo-fluid field. We found the high IR signature on the line of sight passing through the locally high temperature region of the plume inside, and the strongest signature from the line of sight toward the nozzle surface. Based on this, it confirms the influence of the surface radiative emission on the infrared signature.

Study on the Thin-walled carbon nanotubes (TWNTs)/Amine epoxy additive composite via supercritical fluid process (초임계 공정을 이용한 Thin-walled carbon nanotubes (TWNTs)/아민계 에폭시 첨가제의 복합체 제조)

  • Kim, Yong-Ryeol;Jeong, Hyeon-Taek
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.486-491
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    • 2014
  • We have been fabricated Thin-walled carbon nanotubes (TWNTs)/amine epoxy additives composite using Eco-friendly solvent system such as supercritical process and dry mixed process. TWNTs/amine epoxy additives composite has used as a curing agent for urethane based bisphenol A type epoxy resin. The thermo-mechanical property of the epoxy resin cured by TWNTs/amine epoxy additives composite is characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA) and dispersability of the nanotubes in the epoxy matrix is also confirmed by scanning electron microscope(SEM). As a results, the epoxy resin cured by TWNTs/amine epoxy additives composite with supercritical process shows enhanced dispersability of the TWNTs in the matrix and thermo-mechanical property when compare to dry mixed process.

Pre-processing for the Design of Micro-fluid Flow Sensing Elements

  • Kim Jin-Taek;Pak Bock-Choon;Lee Cheul-Ro;Baek B.J.
    • KSTLE International Journal
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.22-26
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    • 2006
  • A simple finite element analysis is performed to simulate the thermal characteristics of a micro sensor package with thin film heater embedded in the glass wall of a micro-channel. In this paper, Electric characteristics of ITO sputtered heater were presented in this study, which can be used as a map of heater design in the range of available system temperature. The effects of thermo-physical properties of materials, geometrical structure and boundary condition on the thermal performance are also investigated. Finally, the design of micro-flow induced thermal sensor that is capable of measuring fluid flow with a lower flow detection limit of approximately 24pL/s is presented.

Numerical Analysis on Combined Convection for a Vertical Cocentric Cylinder with External Fins (외부로 휜이 있는 수직이중관내의 조합대류 유동에 관한 수치적 연구)

  • Sohn, Sang-Suk;Lee, Chae-Moon;Yim, Jang-Soon
    • The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.118-124
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    • 1985
  • The motion of a fluid in the closed annular cavity formed by two concentric vertical cylinders with externally finned tube has been analysed by a numerical solutions of the equation of momentum and energy. For the calculation procedure, the fluid is assumed to have constant thermo-dynamic and transporties except for the density, which is temperature-dependent in the buoyancy term of the vertical momentum equation (Boussinesq approximation). The govern ins equations for velocity and temperature are solved by a finite difference technique which incoorporates a scheme for treating the coupled variables. Results are presented for a range of the Rayleigh number and for various values of the fin height and the number of fins.

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Vibration of piezo-magneto-thermoelastic FG nanobeam submerged in fluid with variable nonlocal parameter

  • Selvamani Rajendran;Rubine Loganathan;Murat Yaylaci;Ecren Uzun Yaylaci;Mehmet Emin Ozdemir
    • Advances in nano research
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.489-500
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    • 2024
  • This paper studies the free vibration analysis of the piezo-magneto-thermo-elastic FG nanobeam submerged in a fluid environment. The problem governed by the partial differential equations is determined by refined higher-order State Space Strain Gradient Theory (SSSGT). Hamilton's principle is applied to discretize the differential equation and transform it into a coupled Euler-Lagrange equation. Furthermore, the equations are solved analytically using Navier's solution technique to form stiffness, damping, and mass matrices. Also, the effects of nonlocal ceramic and metal parts over various parameters such as temperature, Magnetic potential and electric voltage on the free vibration are interpreted graphically. A comparison with existing published findings is performed to showcase the precision of the results.

The flow characteristics of a Main Cooling Water System for Nuclear Fuel Test Loop Installed in HANARO (하나로 핵연료 시험루프의 주냉각수 계통 유동해석)

  • Park, Young-Chul;Lee, Young-Sub;Chi, Dai-Yong;Ahn, Seong-Ho;Kim, Yong-Ki
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.444-447
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    • 2008
  • A nuclear fuel test loop (after below, FTL) is installed in IR1 of an irradiation hole in HANARO for testing neutron irradiation characteristics and thermo hydraulic characteristics of a fuel loaded in a light water power reactor (PWR) or a heavy water power reactor (CANDU). There is an in-pile section (IPS) and an out-pile section (OPS) in this test loop. When HANARO is normally operated, the fuel loaded in the IPS has a nuclear reaction heat generated by a neutron irradiation. To remove the generated heat and to maintain an operation condition of the test fuel, a main cooling water system (MCWS) is installed in the OPS of the FTL. The pump can not continuously suck a fluid and not pressurize the fluid during a cold function test. To verify the flow characteristics of the MCWS, a flow net work analysis has been conducted. When the higher elevation pipelines wholly filled with coolant, it was confirmed through the analysis results that the pump pressurized the coolant normally. And the analysis results described the system characteristics with operation temperature and pressure variation satisfactorily.

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Performance Analysis of Cooling Module using Peltier Elements (펠티어 소자를 이용한 냉방모듈 성능해석)

  • Han, Cheolheui
    • Journal of Institute of Convergence Technology
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.5-8
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    • 2011
  • Thermal analysis of a cooling module using Peltier elements are performed using a commercial software, CFD-ACE+. A standard k-e two-equation turbulent model is applied in order to represent the turbulent shear stress. Computed values are compared with the theoretical values for the validation. The effect of mass flow rates and transferred heat amounts on the temperature distributions inside the cooling system is analyzed. It was found that the increase in the mass flow rates causes the exit temperature rise. The increase in the absorbed heat amount diminished the overall temperature on the fin surfaces. In the present analysis, the material characteristics of the Peltier element itself are not considered. In the future, the effect of the turbulence models and material characteristics will be studied in detail.

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