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Investigation of amorphous material with ice for cold thermal storage

  • Kim, Jhongkwon;Park, Hyunjun;Bae, Junhyuk;Jeong, Sangkwon;Chang, Daejun
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.40-44
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    • 2019
  • This study investigates mixtures of water and cryoprotectant agents (CPAs) to store high-grade cold energy. Although water is an ideal material for a cold thermal storage (CTS) due to its high specific heat, undesirable volume expansion may cause structural stresses during freezing. The volume expansion can be alleviated by adding the CPAs to water. However, the CPA aqueous solutions not only have different thermal properties but also transit to amorphous state different from pure water. Therefore, these characteristics should be considered when using them as material of the CTS. In experiments, glycerol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) are selected as the candidate CPA. The volume expansion of the solution is measured by an in-situ strain gauge in low temperature region. The specific heat capacity of the solution is also measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Both the amount of volume expansion and the specific heat capacity of the CPA aqueous solution decrease in the case of higher concentration of CPA. These characteristics should be contemplated to select optimal aqueous solution for CTS for liquid air energy storage system (LAES). The CPA solutions have advantages of having wide temperature range to utilize the latent heat of water and higher sensible heat of the CPA. The CPA solutions which can satisfy the allowable stress of the structure are determined. Consequently, among the CPA solutions investigated, DMSO 20% w/w solution is the most suitable for the CTS.

Trends of Onboard Fire Extinguishing System (선박용 소화설비의 국제동향)

  • Kim, Mann-Eung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.126-127
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    • 2005
  • This paper provides information on the current issues and the progress of on-going researches relating onboard fixed fire extinguishing system in the IMO Sub-committee on Fire Protection. And also prepares to introduce the recent amendment to regulations and technical trends of the water mist fire extinguishing system and high expansion foam system.

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Influences of Construction Conditions on the Properties of Cement Mortars in Floors Using Expansion Agent (팽창재를 사용하는 바닥 모르타르의 특성에 미치는 시공요인의 영향)

  • 표대수;정성철;송명신;홍상희;한천구
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2000.10b
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    • pp.925-928
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, physical properties of cement mortar for floor using expansion agent are discussed varied with mixing time and curing temperature, delivery time and content of added water for preventing fluidity loss. According to experimental results, slump loss shows high with elapse of time And as curing temperature goes up, it also show high when curing temperature goes up and time lag between mixing and casting increases. As curing temperature goes down, drying shrinkage shows to be decreased. But it shows decline tendency with increase of added water content.

Analysis of Bragg Reflection with Two-Dimensional Finite Element Method (2차원 유한요소법을 이용한 파랑의 Bragg반사 해석)

  • Cho, Yong-Sik;Jeong, Woo-Chng
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.677-684
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    • 2002
  • In this study, a finite element model is employed to simulate the diffraction of waves caused by a change of water depths. The model is firstly applied to the estimation of reflection coefficients of monochromatic waves over a sinusoidally varying topography. Predicted coefficients are compared with those of the eigenfunction expansion method and laboratory measurements. A good agreement is observed. The model is then used to investigate effects of heights of bottom topography and number of ripples on variation of reflection coefficients of monocromatic water waves.

Thermal Shock Resistance and Thermal Expansion Behavior of $Al_2TiO_5$ Ceramics

  • Kim, Ik-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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    • 2000.06a
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    • pp.179-193
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    • 2000
  • Aluminium titanate (Al₂TiO5) with an excellent thermal shock resistant and a low the expansion coefficient was obtained by solid solution with MgO, SiO₂, and ZrO₂ in the Al₂TiO5 lattice or in the grain boundary solution through electrofusion in an arc furnace. However, these materials have low mechanical strength due to the presence of microcracks developed by a large difference in thermal expansion coefficients along crystallographic axes. Pure Al₂TiO5 tends to decompose into α-Al₂O₃ and TiO₂-rutile in the temperature range of 750-1300℃ that rendered it apparently useless for industrial applications. Several thermal shock tests were performed: Long therm thermal annealing test at 1100℃ for 100h; and water quenching from 950 to room temperature (RT). Cyclic thermal expansion coefficients up to 1500℃ before and after decomposition tests was also measured using a dilatometer, changes in the microstructure, thermal expansion coefficients, Young's modulus and strengths were determined. The role of microcracks in relation to thermal shock resistance and thermal expansion coefficient is discussed.

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Durability Test for the Expansion Joint of High-Speed Railway Bridge (고속철도 교량 신축이음장치의 내구성 실험)

  • 김병석;곽종원;신호상;김영진;박성용;장익순
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1998.10b
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    • pp.894-899
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    • 1998
  • To absorb the deformation of live load, thermal gradient, shrinkage and creep in bridge structures and general structures, expansion joint has to be established. Especially expansion joint for high-speed railway bridge has to accomodate the static and dynamic forces and it not only has the durability of itself but also maintain the durability of structure by preventing the leakage of water. The actual used product of expansion joint for high-speed railway bridge is only ones made in France, Germany and Japan. In this study, the development process and test results of developed expansion joint are introduced which has the functional operation and durability enough to apply to high-speed railway bridges, roadway bridges and general structures. The tests consist of fatigue-durability test of 3 million times by high-speed rail load, leakage test and jack-up test for verifying the possibility of exchanging it. The performance of developed expansion joint satisfy the specification of Korea High Speed Rail Construction authority.

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A Study on Multi-story Building Users' Opinions about the Installation of Emergency Plumbing Equipment for Preventing the Spread of Water Leakage (다층건물 사용자의 누수확대 방지용 비상배수설비 설치에 대한 의견 연구)

  • Yeon, Cheol-Soo;Seo, Jin-Hyeong
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.59-66
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the necessity of 'emergency plumbing equipment for preventing the spread of water leakage'. It reviews social and economic costs when there is spread of water leakage and finds out that those are enormous. Expansion of water leakage causes conflicts between neighbors, economic loss and inconvenience from damages on facilities like elevator and power failure. Next, it examines the inability of existing plumbing equipment when it comes to spread of water leakage. Newly defined 'Surface Leakage' means rapid leak in the surface, and 'Internal Leakage' means seeping out slowly and gradually buried in the pipeline. It will also be analyzed by separating the concept of a leak in the two concepts of a 'Surface Leakage' and 'Internal Leakage'. It proposes emergency plumbing equipment for preventing the spread of water leakage as a solution for the expansion of water leakage. It explains general concepts of emergency plumbing equipment for preventing the spread of water leakage. It will also examine the effectiveness of the user by performing a survey of 420 multi-level building their opinion on the effects of an emergency plumbing equipments to prevent the spread of water leakage.

Simulations of a System Dynamics Model for Operations and Maintenance of Activated-Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plants (활성슬러지 하수처리시설 운영 및 유지관리를 위한 시스템다이내믹스 모델의 모의에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Suwan;Kim, Bong Jae;Jun, Hwan Don;Kim, In Chul
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.905-912
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, simulation methods of the system dynamics model developed by Das et al. (1997) for activated-sludge wastewater treatment plants are illustrated in an attempt to determine the operating rules and the policies related to capacity expansion of an activated-sludge wastewater treatment plant. For existing conditions, the analyses were performed by varying activated-sludge return rate to observe changes in effluent water quality and treatment efficiency. The effluent water quality is also analyzed for various average daily inflow conditions and activated-sludge return rates. As a result, without expanding the aeration tank, maximum average daily inflow that can satisfy the effluent water quality standard of BOD $0.02kg/m^3$ was determined as $2,840m^3/hr$, subject to 100% of activated-sludge return rate while other factors remain constant. When the activated-sludge return rate is less than 100%, expansion of the aeration tank is necessary and minimum sizes of the aeration tank to satisfy the effluent water quality standard were determined for various activated-sludge return rates. In addition, the total operating and maintenance as well as unit treatment cost regression equations for activated-sludge wastewater treatment plants are suggested by using the cost data that are obtained from Water and Wastewater Division, Ministry of Environment. The regression analyses showed that the economies of scale phenomena exist in the operating and maintenance costs of activated-sludge wastewater treatment plants.

Reforming of Expanded Graphite for Improving Fire Resistance of Fireproof Sealant (방화용 실란트의 내화성 향상을 위한 첨가제로서 팽창흑연의 개질)

  • Hong, In Kwon;Lee, Won Jae;Lim, Hyun Seok;Lee, Seung Bum
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.437-441
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    • 2017
  • This study was carried out to investigate the volumetric expansion ratio and hardness of expanded graphite after coating with various resins which were used as an additive of fireproof sealant. The coating thickness of the resin, which represents the coating rate, was dependent of the drying speed of the resin and the viscosity of the resin. Therefore the coating thickness was shown as follows: polyvinyl acetate > acrylic resin > urethane resin > water soluble latex. Furthermore, the volumetric expansion ratio was as follows: urethane resin > water soluble latex > acrylic resin > polyinyl acetate and the hardness was as follows: polyvinyl acetate resin > acrylic resin > water soluble latex > urethane resin. This showed that the volume of expansion was reduced by expansion, which was not covered by coating, but significantly increased by increasing hardness and allowed it to be used as a refractory addition. According to the response surface methodology, the optimized addition amount and stirring speed of acrylic resin were 37.6 wt% and 441.4 rpm, respectively.