• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.12
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• pp.1663-1668
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• 2012

A spacer grid, which is one of the structural components in a PWR fuel, is an interconnected array of slotted grid straps that are welded at the intersections to form an egg-crate structure. The spacer grid is required to have sufficient lateral crush strength to enable nuclear reactor shut-down during abnormal operating environments. Previous studies on the lateral crush strength analysis of the spacer grid were performed using only the base material properties. In this study, to investigate the effect of the lateral crush strength of the spacer grid when using the mechanical properties in the weld zone instead of the base material properties, lateral crush strength analysis by considering the mechanical properties in the weld zone as obtained from the instrumented indentation technique was performed, and the results were compared with those of previous studies.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.937-939
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• 2016

In this study, we studied the gamma-radiation effect of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) manufactured by array sensors. The array FBGs were fabricated in a different Bragg wavelength using the same commercial Ge-doped fiber and exposed to gamma-radiation up to a dose of about 100 kGy at the dose rate of 113 Gy/min. It was analyzed radiation effects by measuring the radiation-induced change in the temperature sensitivity coefficient and Bragg wavelength shift after irradiation.

• Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.9-9
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• 2003

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.156-164
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• 1996

The atomic configurations of GaAs ∑19, {331}/{331} [110] and ∑3 {111}/{111} [110] tilt grain boundaries were investigated by HRTEM (High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy). The boundary planes lie parallel to the crystallographic planes with high number density of coincident lattice sites for given misorientations, exhibiting particular atomic structural units. Secondary boundary dislocations with a core diameter of about 2nm were observed at boundary steps when a slight deviation from exact ∑-related misorientations occurs in the bicrystal system. The relation between the secondary boundary dislocation and the boundary step was discussed based on a DSC lattice model.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.167-177
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• 2013

원자 힘 현미경(Atomic Force Microscopy, AFM) 탐침과 표면 사이의 좁은 틈에서 형성되는 나노미터 크기의 물 메니스커스는 AFM을 사용하여 측정하는 이미지에 영향을 주는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 격자 기체 기반의 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 이용하여 탐침의 곡률과 결합 에너지 특성이 메니스커스의 형상과 그로 인해 발생하는 모세관 힘에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보았다. 일반적으로 탐침의 곡률이 커질수록, 친수성이 작아질수록 메니스커스 폭은 좁아지고 모세관 힘이 줄어드는 것을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.732-735
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• 2013

In this study, we are measured gamma-ray induced loss on single-mode (SM) fibers from a total of four different manufactures. The $Co^{60}$ gamma-ray source was used in this test. The gamma-ray is irradiated for 2 hours at the dose rate of 0.6 kGy/hr, 1.2 kGy/hr, 2.4 kGy/hr. In test results, We clearly confirm the dose rate effect in different fiber types and evaluate the radiation sensitivity by the change of the radiation-induced loss.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.17-26
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• 1996

The in-reactor fuel rod support conditions against the fretting wear-induced damage can be evaluated by residual spacer grid spring deflection or rod-to-grid gap. In order to evaluate the impact of fuel design parameters on the fretting wear-induced damage, a simulation methodology of the in-reactor fuel rod supporting conditions as a function of burnup has been developed and implemented in the GRIDFORCE program. The simulation methodology takes into account cladding creep rate, initial spring deflection, initial spring force, and spring force relaxation rate as the key fuel design parameters affecting the in-reactor fuel rod supporting conditions. Based on the parametric studies on these key parameters, it is found that the initial spring deflection, the spring force relaxation rate and cladding creepdown rate are in the order of the impact on the in-reactor fuel rod supporting conditions. Application of this simulation methodology to the fretting wear-induced failure experienced in a commercial plant indicates that this methodology can be utilized as an effective tool in evaluating the capability of newly developed cladding materials and/or new spacer grid designs against the fretting wear-induced damage.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.201-206
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• 2011

A spacer grid assembly is one of the most important structural components of the nuclear fuel assembly of a pressurized water reactor (PWR), and it affects the performance of the fuel assembly. The primary design requirement is that the mechanical integrity of the fuel rod should be maintained by the spacer grid assembly during the operation of the reactor. It was known that fretting damage to the fuel rod can be reduced by adjusting the relative moving displacement between the fuel rod and its support. In this study, we used the finite element method to evaluate the characteristics of a sliding support designed to reduce fretting damage of fuel rods.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.39-49
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• 2015

One of properties which X-ray and Neutron can be applied nondestructive test is penetration into the object with interaction leads to decrease in intensity. X-ray interaction with the matter caused by electrons, Neutron caused by atoms. They share applications in nondestructive test area because of their similarities of interaction mechanism. Grating interferometer is the one of applications produces phase contrast image and dark field image. It is defined by Talbot interferometer and Talbot-Lau interferometer according to Talbot effect and Talbot-Lau effect respectively. Talbot interferometer works with coherence beam like X-ray, and Talbot-Lau has an effect with incoherence beam like Neutron. It is important to expect the interference in grating interferometer compared normal nondestructive system. In this paper, simulation works are conducted according to Talbot and Talbot-Lau interferometer in case of X-ray and Neutron. Variation of interference intensity with X-ray and Neutron based on wave theory is constructed and calculate elements consist the system. Additionally, Talbot and Talbot-Lau interferometer is simulated in different kinds of conditions.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.294-300
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• 2006

We fabricated the distributed feedback (DFB) InP/InGaAs/InP grating structures on InP (100) substrates by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, and their structural properties were investigated by atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Self-assembled InAs/InAlGaAs quantum dots (QDs) were grown on the InP/InGaAs/InP grating structures by molecular beam epitaxy, and their optical properties were compared with InAs/InAlGaAs QDs without grating structure. The duty of the grating structures was about 30%. The PL peak position of InAs/InAlGaAs QDs grown on the grating structure was 1605 nm, which was red-shifted by 18 nm from that of the InAs/InAlGaAs QDs without grating structure. This indicates that the formation of InAs/InAlGaAs QDs was affected by the existence of the DFB grating structures.