• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.1310-1319
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• 2024

The reactor cavity cooling system (RCCS) is a passive reactor safety system commonly present in the designs of High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors (HTGR) that removes heat from the reactor pressure vessel by means of natural convection and radiation. It is one of the factors responsible for ensuring that the reactor does not melt down under any plausible accident scenario. For the simulation of accident scenarios, which are transient phenomena unfolding over a span of up to several days, intermediate fidelity methods and system codes must be employed to limit the models' execution time. These models can quantify radiation heat transfer well, but heat transfer caused by natural convection must be quantified with the use of correlations for the heat transfer coefficient. It is difficult to obtain reliable correlations for HTGR RCCS heat transfer coefficients experimentally due to such a system's size. They could, however, be obtained from high-fidelity steady-state simulations of RCCSs. The Rayleigh number in RCCSs is too high for using a Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) technique; thus, a Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) approach must be employed. There are many RANS models, each performing best under different geometry and fluid flow conditions. To find the most suitable one for simulating an RCCS, the RANS models need to be validated. This work benchmarks various RANS models against three experiments performed on the HTTR RCCS Mockup by the Japanese Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in 1993. This facility is a 1/6 scale model of a vessel cooling system (VCS) for the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR), which is operated by JAEA. Multiple RANS models were evaluated on a simplified 2d-axisymmetric geometry. They were found to reproduce the experimental temperature profiles with errors of up to 22% for the lowest temperature benchmark and 15% for the higher temperature benchmarks. The results highlight that the pragmatic turbulence models need to be validated for high Rayleigh natural convection-driven flows and improved accordingly, more publicly available experimental data of RCCS resembling experiments is needed and indicate that a 2d-axisymmetric geometry approximation is likely insufficient to capture all the relevant phenomena in RCCS simulations.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.497-508
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• 2013

이 논문에서는 화재 발생에 따른 구조물의 성능 변화를 평가하기 위한 철근콘크리트 부재의 수치해석모델이 제안되었다. 화재 발생 시 유발되는 전도, 대류 및 복사열의 효과를 고려한 비정상 열전달 해석을 수행하였으며 이를 통해 단면 내 온도분포를 결정하였다. 또한, 적층섬유단면을 적용하여 온도증가로 인해 단면 내 위치에 따라 달라지는 재료의 비선형성을 고려하였다. 이 때, 온도변화에 따라 유발되는 열팽창 변형률, 비정상상태 변형률, 크리프 변형률 등의 비역학적 변형특성을 단면 내 각 섬유에 대해 고려함으로써 화재 발생 시의 극심한 온도증가를 고려한 비선형 해석을 수행하였다. 제안된 해석모델의 타당성을 입증하기 위하여 철근콘크리트부재의 표준화재실험으로부터 얻어진 실험결과와 해석결과를 비교하였으며, 특히, 화재 시간에 따른 저항능력의 변화를 살펴봄으로써, 철근콘크리트 부재의 거동특성을 평가하고 이를 설계규준에서 제시하는 단면 및 저항능력과 비교하였다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2001

목적 : 수막종 환자에 대한 선형가속기를 이용한 정위방사선수술의 임상 경과, 영상의학적 반응, 그리고 신경학적 후유증을 분석하여 수막종에서 정위방사선수술의 역할을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1995년 2월부터 1999년 12월까지 26명의 수막종 환자에 대해 선형가속기를 이용한 정위방사선수술을 시행하였다. 9명은 외과적 절제술이 선행되었으며 나머지 17명은 정위방사선수술만 시행되었다. 대상환자들의 남녀 비는 7:19이었고, 연령 분포는 $14\~67$세(중앙값 51세)이었다. 정위방사선수술 당시 17명에서 병변으로 인한 신경학적 증상을 보였다. 종양 용적의 범위는 $0.7\~16.5\;cm^3$ (중앙값 $4.7\;cm^3$)이었고, 정위방사선수술 시 처방선량은 최대선량 기준으로 $46\~90\%$ (중앙값 $80\%$) 등선량곡면에 $10\~20\;Gy$ (중앙값 15 Gy)이었다. 임상 추적관찰 기간은 $1\~71$개월(중앙값 27개월)이었고 영상 추적관찰 기간은 $1\~52$개월(중앙값 25개월)이었다. 결과 : 정위방사선수술 당시 임상 증상이 있었고 임상 추적관찰 기간이 1년 이상인 14명 중 13명$(93\%)$에서 증상의 소멸 및 완화를 보였으며, 나머지 1명은 치료 후 4개월부터 종괴효과로 증상이 악화되어 7개월 후에 외과적 절제술을 시행 받았다. 영상 추적관찰 기간이 1년 이상인 14명의 환자들 중 7명$(50\%)$은 정위방사선수술 후 $6\~25$개월 (중앙값 11개월)에 종양 크기의 감소를 보였고, 6명$(43\%)$은 종양 크기의 변화가 없었다. 종양 크기의 증가를 보인 1명$(7\%)$은 외과적 절제술을 시행 받았다. 6명$(23\%)$의 환자에서 정위방사선수술 후 새로운 신경학적 후유증이 발생하였으며, 이 중 5명은 일시적 후유증으로 스테로이드 투여 등의 보존적 치료 후에 증상이 소멸되었고, 1명은 정위방사선수술로 인한 조직 괴사로 외과적 절제술을 시행 받았다. 결론 : 정위방사선수술을 이용한 수막종의 치료는 외과적 절제술이 불가능한 경우, 불완전한 절제술을 시행한 경우, 그리고 수술 후 재발한 경우에 안전하고 매우 효과적인 치료 방법으로 판단된다. 하지만 더 오랜 기간의 추적관찰이 필요하며 종양용적이 크고 주위에 결정장기가 있는 경우에는 신경학적 후유증을 줄이기 위해 좀 더 신중한 치료 계획 및 선량 결정이 필요하다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1459-1474
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• 2006

The present study is focused on the development of the RIF (Representative Interactive Flamelet) model which can overcome the shortcomings of conventional approach based on the steady flamelet library. Due to the ability for interactively describing the transient behaviors of local flame structures with CFD solver, the RIF model can effectively account for the detailed mechanisms of $NO_x$ formation including thermal NO path, prompt and nitrous $NO_x$ formation, and reburning process by hydrocarbon radical without any ad-hoc procedure. The flamelet time of RIFs within a stationary turbulent flame may be thought to be Lagrangian flight time. In context with the RIF approach, this study adopts the Eulerian Particle Flamelet Model (EPFM) with mutiple flamelets which can realistically account for the spatial inhomogeneity of scalar dissipation rate. In order to systematically evaluate the capability of Eulerian particle flamelet model to predict the precise flame structure and NO formation in the multi-dimensional elliptic flames, two methanol bluffbody flames with two different injection velocities are chosen as the validation cases. Numerical results suggest that the present EPFM model has the predicative capability to realistically capture the essential features of flame structure and $NO_x$ formation in the bluff-body stabilized flames.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.1377-1384
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• 2003

An analysis has been performed for active thermal control of the KOMPSAT monopropellant rocket engine assembly, i.e., dual thruster module(DTM). The main efforts of this work have been directed at determining proper heater sizes for propellant valves and catalyst beds necessary to maintain their temperatures within specified temperature ranges under KOMPSAT environment and operational conditions. The TAS incorporated with TRASYS thermal radiation analyzer was used to establish a complete heat transfer model which allows to predict the DTM temperature as a function of time. The thermal analysis has been performed in transient mode to verify the appropriate power for catalyst bed heaters necessary to increase catalyst bed temperature to the required value within a specified period of time. Similar analysis has been executed to validate the heater power for the thermostatically controlled primary and redundant heater circuits used to prevent hydrazine freezing, i.e., single fault. Moreover the effect of the radiative property of thermal control coating of heat shield was examined. Thruster firing condition was also simulated for the heat soakback condition. As a consequence, all thermal analysis results for DTM satisfactorily met the thermal requirements for the KOMPSAT DTM under the worst case average voltage, i.e. 25 volt.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2008년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.190-195
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• 2008

The objective of this research is to determine overall heat transfer coefficients (K-value) of exterior wall, floor, and roof of Nakseonjae, a Korean traditional residence via field measurement of transient heat flow and temperature difference across each envelope component. Heat flow sensors and T-type thermocouple were attached on the internal and the external surface of each building component, and real-time measurement data were collected for the three consecutive summer days. The K-values determined in this research showed good agreement with other results from open literature. Peak and annual thermal loads of the traditional residence estimated by a commercial energy simulation program were compared with those for a current apartment house. The traditional house showed lower annual cooling load than that of the current building. It may caused by the fact that the traditional building has less air-tight envelopes and no fenestration passing direct solar radiation into the space.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.1380-1387
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• 2003

When a cold HPSI (High pressure Safety Injection) fluid associated with an overcooling transient, such as SGTR (Steam Generator Tube Rupture), MSLB (Main Steam Line Break) etc., enters the cold legs of a stagnated primary coolant loop, thermal stratification phenomena will arise due to incomplete mixing. If the stratified flow enters the downcomer of the reactor pressure vessel, severe thermal stresses are created in a radiation embrittled vessel wall by local overcooling. As general thermal-hydraulic system analysis codes cannot properly predict the thermal stratification phenomena, RG 1.154 requires that a detailed thermal-mixing analysis of PTS (pressurized Thermal Shock) evaluation be performed. Also. previous PTS studies have assumed that the thermal stratification phenomena generated in the stagnated loop side of a partially stagnated primary coolant loop are neutralized in the vessel downcomer by the strong flow from the unstagnated loop. On the basis of these reasons, this paper focuses on the development of a 3-dimensional thermal-mixing analysis model using PHOENICS code which can be applied to both partial and total loop stagnated cases. In addition, this paper verifies the fact that, for partial loop stagnated cases, the cold plume generated in the vessel downcomer due to the thermal stratification phenomena of the stagnated loop is almost neutralized by the strong flow of the unstagnated loop but is not fully eliminated.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.521-533
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• 2012

Interest in application of ultraviolet light technology for primary disinfection that used for the treatment of water for consumption and wastewater has increased significantly in recent years. Analysis of these systems has been carried out using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) procedure. It offers advantages over other techniques in specific circumstances. CFD has emerged as a powerful tool to aid design of a UV reactor by providing the UV dose delivered by the proposed reactor design and allowing engineers to evaluate alternative designs in much less time and at a reasonable cost. In this study, five different configurations of the apparatus depending on the location of the exit are evaluated in terms of maximum dose, minimum dose, flow patterns, particle tracks and transient dose. The configuration 3 results have higher minimum UV dose value and uniform particle distribution of the UV dose on the outlet than other's.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.437-444
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• 2000

본 논문에서눈 빠른 모델링과 정확한 계산을 위하여 상용 CAD인 PATRAN을 이용하여 3차원으로 설계한 휴대폰을 1 mm 해상도의 FDTD 모델령으로 직접 변환시키는 방법을 제안하였다. 이 방법의 우수성을 확인하기 위하여 3차원 과도 원거리 영역 변환법으로 계산한 복사패턴과 무반사실에서 이득비교법으로 측정한 결과를 비 교하였을 때 그 차이는 0.5 dB 이내이다. 또한,SAR과 직접적으로 관련한 물리량을 찾기 위해서 휴대폰의 전면 부에 형성되는 자기장을 계산하였다. 그 결과, 휴대폰 내부로부터 전면 방향으로 복사되거나 휴대폰 본체 길이 방향의 자기장 성분보다는 너비방향으로 흐르는 자기장 성분이 전체자기장에 가장 큰 영향을 주었다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.1558-1563
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 시간영역에서 완전도체 접지평면 위 수직 전기 다이폴에서 방사되는 전자기해석을 통해 전파의 거리에 따른 전파경로손실을 해석하였다. 자유공간에서 수직 전기 다이폴의 해석은 시간영역과 주파수영역에서 많은 연구가 이루어졌으나 본 논문에서는 특히 접지면 위 수직 다이폴을 기지국으로 가정한 전파경로손실특성을 시간영역에서 해석하였으며 접지면의 영향으로 나타나는 근접장의 위치변화와 모바일에서 수신되는 과도응답을 관찰하였다. 본 논문의 결과는 지표면 레이더 및 신호처리 분야에 응용될 수 있을 것이다.