• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권8호
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• pp.3144-3154
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• 2024

The development of soluble boron-free (SBF) operation in the innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) requires effective strategies for managing excess reactivity over extended operational cycles. This paper introduces a practical approach to reactor core design for SBF operation in i-SMR, emphasizing the use of gadolinia burnable absorbers (BA). The study investigates the feasibility of Highly Intensive and Discrete Gadolinia/Alumina Burnable Absorber (HIGA) rods for controlling excess reactivity sustainably. Through comprehensive analysis and simulations, the reactivity behavior with varying quantities of HIGA rods is examined, leading to the development of optimized fuel assembly designs. Furthermore, the integration of HIGA rods with integral gadolinia BA rods is discussed to enhance reactivity control and operational flexibility further. This approach utilizes the spatial self-shielding effect of gadolinia for extended reactivity management, crucial for stable and efficient reactor performance. The paper thoroughly addresses core design considerations, including fuel assembly configurations and control rod patterns, to ensure safety and performance in initial and reload cycles. This research advances the development of SBF operation in i-SMR by offering practical reactivity management solutions.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1217-1223
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• 2007

5.8 GHz의 DSRC(Dedicated Short Range Communication) 시스템을 사용하는 ITS(Intelligent Transport System)에 전자파 환경 문제가 발생하면서 광각 경사 입사 대책용 전파 흡수체의 사용이 요구된다. 5.8 GHz 주파수에서 경사 입사된 전파에 대해 낮은 반사 손실을 보이는 2층형의 전파 흡수체(유전 복합 재료/자성 복합 재료)를 설계하였다. 흡수층에는 iron flake를 filler로 사용하였다. 임피던스 정합 기능의 표면층에는 유전상수가 낮은 carbon black을 사용하였다. 각 층의 sheet는 일반적인 세라믹 혼합물 제조 공정에 의해 제작되었고, 지지재로는 가황고무를 사용하였다. 전송 선로 이론에 근거하여 TE(Transverse Electric)와 TM(Transverse Magnetic) 편파에 대해 입사각을 변화시키며 반사 손실을 계산하였고, 자유공간법에 의해 반사 전력을 실측하였다. 입사각 $55^{\circ}$까지 낮은 반사 손실(-10 dB 이하)을 갖는 2층형 흡수체가 설계되었다. 자유공간법에 의한 반사 전력의 실측치가 이론적 계산치와 비슷한 값을 보여 설계 방법의 타당성을 입증할 수 있었다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2005

경량 전파흡수체 구현 방안의 하나로 저밀도(약 0.2g/cc) 중공미세구 표면에 수 ${\cal}um$ 두께의 Co 피막을 무전해 도금에 의해 코팅하고, 고주파 전자기 특성 및 전파흡수특성을 조사하였다. Co 도금은 활성화 처리와 도금공정 2단계 과정을 거쳐 시행되었다. 도금공정의 반복에 의해 두께 $2{\~}3\mu$m의 균일한 Co 피막을 얻을 수 있었다. 이 분말을 실리콘 고무와 혼합하여 복합체를 제조하고, 고주파 전자기 물성 및 전파흡수특성을 회로망 분석기로 측정하였다. Co 피막의 강자성 특성 및 전도 특성에 의해 높은 자기손실 및 유전상수를 얻을 수 있었다. 이와 같은 전자기적 특성에 의해 GHz 대역에서 우수한 전파흡수특성(두께 2.0$\~$2.5mm, 전파흡수능 20dB 이상)이 확인되었다. 특히 Co 도금 중공미세구의 밀도(0.84 g/cc)는 페라이트(5.0 g/cc)에 비해 약 1/6에 불과하기 때문에 경량 전파흡수체로서 응용가치가 매우 높음을 제시할 수 있었다.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 1994년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.43-48
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• 1994

A wide band design method of an electromagnetic wave absorber using exponentially tapered ferrite which has very wide band frequency characteristics is proposed and discussed. The wide band electromagnetic wave absorber can be designed by the proposed equivalent material constants method for the regions varying spatially in the shape of ferrite. Furthemore the wide band ferrite electromagnetic wave absorbers with taper which have not only excellent reflectivity frequency characteristics but also the band width of 30MHz to 2150 or 2450MHz under the tolerance limits of -20dB reflectivity were designed.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1995년도 추계학술발표회논문집(1)
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• pp.85-90
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• 1995

A characteristic transport theory code CRX is developed and tested for cell and assembly calculations. Since the characteristic method treats explicitly (analytically) the streaming portion of the transport equation, CRX treats strong absorbers well and has no practical limitations placed on the geometry of the problem. To test the code, it was applied to three benchmark problems which consist of complex meshes and compared with other codes.

• 한국항해학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.93-102
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• 1995

A design method of an electromagnetic wave absorber with ferrite fins in the second layer, which has very wide band frequency characteristics, is proposed and discussed. A theoretical model using the equivalent material constants method is adopted, assessed for its accuracy by comparision with the Hashin-Shtrikman formulas and compared with the conventional absorbers. Based on the model, a wide band electromagnetic wave absorber with excellent reflectivity frequency characteristics in frequency range of 30MHZ to 3530MHZ has been designed.

• 태양에너지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 1981

The electric generation system by solar energy was built which is composed of $10m^2$ reflector, parabolic mirror and the absorbers. The absorber(I) is a single iron pipe and the absorber (II) contains seven small iron pipes. The ratio of the area of the reflectors to that of the absorber is around 99.4-440. The absorber(II) is more efficient in power than (II) by 5.6 percent. The steam power efficiency of the absorber (II) is 25 percent in this experiments and 20 percent efficiency would be expected for 80.000 Kilowatts.

• 한국해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양공학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.210-214
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• 2000

This paper proposes a new wave absorber made of flexible net structures. The motivation of this research is that the wave absorbers which already invented are not effective in small wave flume. The proposed new wave absorber demonstrated its efficiency when used in small-length wave flume.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2003년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집 I
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• pp.306-309
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• 2003

Carbon uses included (32 wt %) Silicone Rubber, use different composition and thickness and investigated effect and special quality that get to electromagnetic absorber to sintering style Ba Ferrite that have composition of Fe$_2$O$_3$: $Ba_2$CO$_3$= 82.1 : 17.9 wt% to develop high efficiency X-Band electric wave absorber

• 전자공학회논문지D
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• 제34D권4호
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• pp.8-16
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• 1997

A wide band design method of an electromagnetic wave absorber with using exponentially tapered ferritic is proposed and discussed. A theoretical model using the equivalent material constants method is also proposed to analyze the regions varying sptially in the shape of ferrite. Based on the developed model, wide band electromagnetic wave absorbers with excellent reflectivity frequency charaateristics in the freqency rang eof 30MHz to 2,150MHz or 2,430MHz were designed.