• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.352-359
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• 2020

The effects of hydrogen precipitation on the mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4 and Zirlo alloys were examined with uniaxial tensile tests at room temperature and at 400 ℃ and accompanying microstructural changes in the Zircaloy-4 and Zirlo alloy specimens were discussed. The elastic moduli of Zircaloy-4 and Zirlo alloys decreased with increasing hydrogen concentrations. Yield strengths of both materials tended to decrease gradually. The reductions of yield stress seems to be caused by the dissipation of yield point phenomena shown in stress-strain curves. Ultimate tensile strengths (UTS) of Zircaloy-4 and Zirlo slightly increased at low hydrogen contents, and then decreased when the concentrations exceeded 500 and 700 wppm, respectively. Uniform elongations were stable until 600 wppm and drops to 0% around 1400 wppm at room temperature.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.102-108
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• 2011

혐기성 회분식 반응조를 이용하여 다양한 유기성 폐기물의 에너지화 가능성을 평가하기 위하여 수소발생 특성을 평가하였다. 본 연구에서 채소류는 파, 과일류는 사과, 곡류는 쌀밥 그리고 육류로는 돼지고기를 사용하였다. 파, 사과, 쌀밥 및 돼지고기의 최종 수소 수율은 각각 0.46, 0.47, 0.62 및 $0.05mol\;H_2/mol\;hexose$로 나타났다. 수소 발생율은 파, 사과, 쌀밥 및 돼지고기에서 각각 0.013, 0.021, 0.014 및 $0.005mol\;H_2/mol\;hexose/h$로 평가되었다. 따라서 돼지고기를 제외한 음식폐기물의 혐기성 수소 발효는 재생에너지 생산뿐만 아니라, 유기물의 제거에 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 휘발성 지방산은 수리학적 체류시간이 증가함에 따라 높게 발생되는 것으로 나타났다. 수소 발효시 산발효 효율은 쌀밥이 75.8%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 돼지고기는 35.2%로 가장 낮게 나타났다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.353-358
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• 2016

The hydrogen embrittlement of two austenitic high-manganese steels was investigated using tensile testing under high-pressure gaseous hydrogen. The test results were compared with those of different kinds of austenitic alloys containing Ni, Mn, and N in terms of stress and ductility. It was found that the ultimate tensile stress and ductility were more remarkably decreased under high-pressure gaseous hydrogen than under high-pressure gaseous argon, unlike the yield stress. In the specimens tested under high-pressure gaseous hydrogen, transgranular fractures were usually observed together with intergranular cracking near the fracture surface, whereas in those samples tested under high-pressure gaseous argon, ductile fractures mostly occurred. The austenitic high-manganese steels showed a relatively lower resistance to hydrogen embrittlement than did those with larger amounts of Ni because the formation of deformation twins or microbands in austenitic high-manganese steels probably promoted planar slip, which is associated with localized deformation due to gaseous hydrogen.

• 에너지공학
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.221-227
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 바이오매스 및 플라스틱에 가스화 효율을 높이기 위한 탄산염 촉매 또는 Ni based 촉매를 혼합한 시료에 대하여, 고정층 반응기를 이용하여 급속 등온 열분해 실험을 수행하여, 생성된 가스의 온도, 시료 및 촉매의 영향에 관한 분석을 통하여, 최적의 수소 생성 수율을 얻고자 한다. 고위발열량 측정 결과, 바이오매스보다 플라스틱 폐기물의 발열량이 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 원소분석 결과로부터 수소 함량은 플라스틱 시료가 더 높았다. 계산된 활성화 에너지는 촉매 적용에 의해 감소하였고, 5 wt% 이상의 경우에는 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 수소수율은 플라스틱 폐기물이 포함된 시료, 온도에 대해서는 대부분 높은 온도 범위에서 최대값이 얻어졌다. 또한 대부분의 시료에서 높은 혼합비를 갖는 조건의 수소수율이 가장 높은 결과를 보였으나, 5 wt% 이상의 조건에서는 촉매 혼합비 증가의 영향은 미비하여, 활성화 에너지의 결과와 잘 일치함을 확인하였다. 전체적으로 촉매 반응이 무촉매 반응에 비하여 높은 수소수율이 얻어졌다. 촉매 종류에 대하여, 탄산염 촉매인 $Na_2CO_3$ 및 $K_2CO_3$보다 Ni-$ZrO_2$ 촉매가 수소 생산을 위한 목적에 더 적합한 촉매임을 확인하였고, 본 연구로부터의 최대 수소수율을 위한 조건은 $900^{\circ}C$, 20 wt%의 Ni-$ZrO_2$(1:9) 촉매가 혼합된 Pitch Pine, Polyethylene 시료에 대하여 65.9 vol%의 높은 수소수율의 결과를 얻었다.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.356-364
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• 2004

The hydrides in cladding affect the corrosion and tensile properties. In this study corrosion and tensile properties were evaluated with varying the hydrogen concentration. The charged hydrogen contents were ranged from 200 to 1000 ppm. The corrosion rate in water and LiOH solution increases with the hydrogen concentration. The hydride did not affect the corrosion mechanism in the pre-transition region, but in the post-transition region the corrosion rate was accelerated. Cladding E contained higher Niobium content was slowly accelerated compared with other claddings. The yield and ultimate strengths were independent on the hydrogen content. However, the total elongation decreased gradually with increasing the hydrogen content. SEM observation of fracture surface showed that an average of depth of voids decreased with increasing the hydrogen content and small secondary crack are observed.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.30-40
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• 2014

The main object of this study was to offer information about incoming waste in landfill and to evaluate biochemical methane and hydrogen sulfide potentials of landfill wastes. We examined brick, soil, mixed waste (C&D waste and MSW) samples for the study. The leaching experiments showed that BOD, COD and sulfate were determined in the range of 0~18,816 mg/kg, 85~21,100 mg/kg and 160~1,205 mg/kg, respectively in 6hr extraction test. An accumulated extraction tests for 140day were determined BOD 226~197,219 mg/kg, COD 436~242,588 mg/kg and Sulfate 1,090~25,140 mg/kg. Also, BMP (biochemical methane potential) tests were carried out to examine methane and hydrogen sulfide yields for the 3 different wastes. As a result, methane yield was determined to 262.68 mL $CH_4/g$ VS of MSW and 0~17.75 mL $CH_4/g$ VS in brick, soil and C&D waste. Higher hydrogen sulfide yield was observed to 0.079mL $H_2S/g$ VS in C&D waste. This result indicate that brick and soil could be sources of sulfate, and higher production of hydrogen sulfide could be odor problem and inhibitor of methane production.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2008

In this study, small punch test and tensile test were performed with specimens directly machined from an ASTM A53 grade B carbon steel pipe at which an explosion accident was occurred in the Heavy Oil Unit. Main damage mechanism of the pipe was known as a high temperature hydrogen attack(HTHA). Effects of HTHA on the mechanical strength change of the A53B steel were studied in detail. Small punch test results have showed that maximum reaction forces, SP energy and ductility were decreased at hydrogen attacked part of the pipe compared with sound part of the pipe. Yield strength and tensile ultimate strength were calculated with the obtained small punch test curve results using different methods and compared the estimation methods. Small punch test simulation has been also performed with the finite element method and then mechanical strength, equivalent strain and fracture toughness were calculated with the obtained numerical analysis results. It was shown that the fracture toughness data calculated from small punch equivalent energy obtained by the finite element analysis for SP test was very low at the hydrogen attacked part.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2000년도 추계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.93-98
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• 2000

Unpredictable failures can occur due to the DHC (delayed hydride cracking) or the degradation of fracture toughness by hydride embrittlement in CANDU pressure tube which can result from the absorption of hydrogen or deuterium in the high temperature coolant. To investigate the hydride embrittlement of CANDU Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube, the transverse tensile test and the fracture toughness test were performed from room temperature to $300^{\circ}C$ using three different specimens which have an AR (As Received), 100, and 200 ppm hydrogen. As the amount of absorbed hydrogen was increased, the transverse yield strength and the ultimate tensile strength were also increased. In addition, as the test temperature became higher they were decreased linearly. While, at room temperature, the hydrogenbsorbed specimens represented the embrittlement which resulted in sudden decreasing of fracture toughness, the fracture characteristics became ductile such as AR specimen at high temperatures. Through the observation of fracture surface using SEM, it was found that the stress state of mixed mode could be related to the fissure which was believed to decrease the global fracture toughness.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2012

부영양화로 인한 조류의 과도한 번식은 하천과 호수의 수질에 심각한 문제를 야기하고 있다. 따라서 하천과 호수의 수질 오염 방지를 위해서는 물리화학적 또는 생물학적 처리를 통해 효과적인 조류 제거가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 전기부상과 혐기성 수소 발효 공정의 연계를 통해 효과적인 조류 제거와 에너지를 생산하고자 하였다. Chlorophyll a를 기준으로 전기부상에 의한 조류 제거효율은 전류 증가에 따라 증가하였으며 최대 95.9%로 나타났다. 제거된 조류로부터 에너지를 회수하기 위하여 혐기성 수소 발효 타당성을 조사하였다. 조류와 초음파로 전처리를 수행한 조류의 최종 수소 수율은 각각 17.3및 61.1ml $H_2/g$ dcw(dry cell weight)로 나타났다. 조류의 초음파 전처리는 가수분해 속도를 증가시켜 최대 수소 수율을 3.4배 향상시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1579-1587
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• 2022

The effects of hydride amount (20-850 wppm), orientation (circumferential and radial), and temperature (room temperature, 100 ℃, 200 ℃) on the axial mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4 cladding were comprehensively examined. The fraction of radial hydride fraction in the cladding was quantified using PROPHET, an in-house radial hydride fraction analysis code. Uniaxial tensile tests (UTTs) were conducted at various temperatures to obtain the axial mechanical properties. Hydride orientation has a limited effect on the axial mechanical behavior of hydrided Zircaloy-4 cladding. Ultimate tensile stress (UTS) and associated uniform elongation demonstrated limited sensitivity to hydride content under UTT. Statistical uncertainty of UTS was found small, supporting the deterministic approach for the load-failure analysis of hydrided Zircaloy-4 cladding. These properties notably decrease with increasing temperature in the tested range. The dependence of yield strength on hydrogen content differed from temperature to temperature. The ductility-related parameters, such as total elongation, strain energy density (SED), and offset strain decrease with increasing hydride contents. The abrupt loss of ductility in UTT was found at ~700 wppm. Demonstrating a strong correlation between total elongation and offset strain, SED can be used as a comprehensive measure of ductility of hydrided zirconium alloy.