• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.2454-2465
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• 2023

Film boiling may lead to burnout of the heating element. Even though burnout does not occur, the heating element is subject to deformation because it is not sufficiently strong to withstand external loads. In particular, the ballooning and rupture of a tube under film boiling are important phenomena in the field of nuclear reactor safety. If the tube-type cladding of nuclear fuel ruptures owing to high internal pressure and thermal load, radioactive materials inside the cladding are released to the coolant. Therefore, predicting the ballooning and rupture is important. This study presents numerical simulations to predict the ballooning behavior and rupture time of a horizontal tube at high internal pressure under saturated film boiling. To do so, a multi-step coupled simulation of conjugated film boiling heat transfer and ballooning using creep model is adopted. The numerical methods and models are validated against experimental values. Two different nonuniform heat flux distributions and four different internal pressures are considered. The three-step simulation is enough to obtain a convergent result. However, the single-step simulation also successfully predicts the rupture time. This is because the film boiling heat transfer characteristics are slightly affected by the tube geometry related to creep ballooning.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.101-103
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• 2015

In oral and maxillofacial surgery, many complications associated with nasotracheal tube can be caused. In this case, we reported ballooning tube damage of nasotracheal tube during orthognathic double-jaw surgery and replacement of tube through cut down of tube and tube exchange using airway exchange catheter. The patient scheduled for high Le Fort I osteotomy and bilateral sagittal split osteotomy was intubated nasotracheally with nasal endotracheal tube. During maxilla osteotomy, air bubble was detected in the oral blood. In spite of our repeated ballooning, the results were the same so we changed damaged tube using airway exchange catheter aseptically. Tiny and superficial cutting site was detected in the middle of pilot tube. As we know in our case, tiny injury impeded a normal airway management and prevention is important.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.775-783
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• 1995

CANDU원자로에서 압력관의 건전성을 향상시키기 위한 방안으로 압력관의 두께를 증가시키는 방법과 압력관 제조공정에서 초기수소농도를 줄이는 방법이 연구중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 압력관 두께증가가 가동중 압력관의 안전여유도에 미치는 영향과 새로운 압력관의 낮은 수소농도가 파손의 주원인인 DHC에 미치는 영향에 대해 연구하였다. 가동중 압력관에 날카로운 결함이 발생할 경우 5.2mm두꺼운 압력관은 안전여유도 관점에서 현행 2mm 압력 관에 비해 25% 증가효과를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. LBB평가에서도 두꺼운 압력관은 DHC 발생에 필요한 초기균열 길이 (a), 중수누설 감지 시점에서의 균열길이 (Lp), 중수누설후 압력관 파단까지의 허용시간(t)등에서 많은 이점이 있는 것으로 평가되었으며, 또한 LOCA시 압력관 파단관점에서도 유익한 것으로 나타났다. 여러가지 다른 두께 및 다른 초기수소농도를 갖는 압력관을 대상으로 20년 가동후의 총 누적 수소량을 계산한 결과, 5ppm의 초기 수소량을 갖고 두께가 5.2 mm인 압력관이 가장 우수한 저항성을 보였다. 결함 성장평가에 있어서 초기에 낮은 수소량을 갖는 압력관은 20년 가동후에도 수소화물의 석출이 일어나는 TSS 도달 온도가 낮게 유지되며 냉각시 균열성장량도 매우 적은 것으로 나타났다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.45-56
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• 1975

Various factors influencing the lymph flow from thoracic duct were investigated in an attempt to evaluate their contributing degree and the mechanisms. Sixteen mongrel dogs weighing between 10 and 16 kg were anesthetized and polyethylene catheters were inserted into the thoracic duct and femoral veins. Arterial blood pressure, heart rate, central venous pressure, lymph pressure and lymph flow were measured under various conditions. Electrical stimulation of left sciatic nerve, stepwise increase of central venous pressure, manual application of rhythmical depressions onto abdomen, injection of hypertonic saline solution and histamine infusion were employed. Measurement of cental venous pressure was performed through the recording catheter inserted into abdominal inferior vena cava. Changes in central venous pressure were made by an air-ballooning catheter located higher than the tip of the recording catheter in the inferior vena cava. Lymph flow from thoracic duct was measured directly with a graduated centrifuge tube allowing the lymph to flow freely outward through the inserted cannula. The average side pressure of thoracic lymph was $1.1\;cmH_2O$ and lymph flow was 0.40 ml/min or 1.9 ml/kg-hr. Hemodynamic parameters including lymph flow were measure immediately before and after (or during) applying a condition. Stimulation of left sciatic nerve with a square wave (5/sec, 2 msec, 10V) caused the lymph flow to increase 1.4 times. The pattern of lymph flow from thoracic duct was not continuous throughout the respiratory cycle, but was continuous only during Inspiration. Slow and deep respiration appeared to increase the lymph flow than a rapid and shallow respiration. Relationship between central venous pressure and the lymph flow revealed a relatively direct proportionality; Regression equation was Lymph Flow (ml/kg-hr)=0.09 CVP$(cmH_2O)$+0.55, r=0.67. Manual depressions onto the abdomen in accordance with the respiratory cycle caused the lymph flow to increase most remarkably, e.g,. 5.5 times. The application of manual depressions showed a fluctuation of central venous pressure superimposed on the respiratory fluctuation. Hypertonic saline solution (2% NaCl) administered Intravenously by the amount of 10 m1/kg increased the lymph flow 4.6 times. The injection also increased arterial blood pressure, especially systolic Pressure, and the central venous pressure. Slow intravenous infusion of histamine with a rate of 14-32 ${\mu}g/min$ resulted in a remarkable increase in the lymph flow (4.7 times), in spite of much decrease in the blood pressure and a slight decrease in the central venous pressure.