• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.268-275
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• 2023

The demand for energy is steadily rising because of rapid population growth and improvements in living standards. Consequently, extensive research is being conducted worldwide to enhance the energy supply. Transpiration power generation technology utilizes the vast availability of water, which encompasses more than 70% of the Earth's surface, offering the unique advantage of minimal temporal and spatial constraints over other forms of power generation. Various principles are involved in water-based energy harvesting. In this study, we focused on explaining the generation of energy through the streaming potential within the generator component. The generator was fabricated using sugar cubes, PDMS, carbon black, CTAB, and DI water. In addition, a straightforward and rapid manufacturing method for the generator was proposed. The PDMS generator developed in this study exhibits high performance with a voltage of 29.6 mV and a current of 8.29 µA and can generate power for over 40h. This study contributes to the future development of generators that can achieve high performance and long-term power generation.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.46-56
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• 2013

고온 공기 공급시스템이 있는 시험장치는 분출냉각 소재를 개발하고 이를 실험적으로 평가하는데 필요한 장치이다. 본 연구에서 아크-플라즈마 발생기, 찬 공기가 공급되는 Plenum 챔버, 시험부로 구성된 시험장치를 설계하였으며, 내부 유동해석을 수행하였다. CFD 결과로부터 설계된 Plenum 챔버가 열적으로 안전하고 챔버 내부에서 초고온의 공기와 찬 공기가 잘 혼합되고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 시험부로 균질한 유동을 공급할 수 있는 구조로 시험장치가 설계되었음을 검증하였다.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.280-287
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• 2021

Generating electricity by using water in many energy harvesting system is due to their simplicity, sustainability and eco-friendliness. Evaporation-driven moist-electric generators (EMEGs) are an emergent technology and show great potential for harvesting clean energy. In this study, we report a transpiration driven electro kinetic power generator (TEPG) that utilize capillary flow of water in an asymmetrically wetted cotton fabric coated with carbon black. When water droplets encounter this textile EMEG, the water flows spontaneously under capillary action without requiring an external power supply. First carbon black sonicated and dispersed well in three different solvent system such as dimethylformamide (DMF), sodiumdedecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS-anionic surfactant) and cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide (CTAB-cationic surfactant). A knitted cotton/PET fabric was coated with carbon black by conventional pad method. Cotton/PET fabrics were immersed and stuttered well in these three different systems and then transferred to an autoclave at 120 ℃ for 15 minutes. Cotton/PET fabric treated with carbon black dispersed in DMF solvent generated maximum current up to 5 µA on a small piece of sample (2 µL/min of water can induce constant electric output for more than 286 hours). This study is high value for designing of electric generator to harvest clean energy constantly.