• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.21-39
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• 2022

In this study, the first law of thermodynamics was used to establish a one-dimensional (1-D) thermal model for parabolic trough receiver (PTR) taking into account the pressure drop and kinetic energy loss effects of the heat transfer fluid (HTF) flowing inside the absorber tube. The validation of the thermal model with data from the SEGS-LS2 solar collector-test showed a good agreement, which is consistent with the previously established models for the conventional straight and smooth (CSS) receiver where the effects of pressure drop and kinetic energy loss were neglected. Based on the developed model and code, a comparative study of the newly designed parabolic trough S-curved receiver versus the CSS receiver was conducted and solar unit's performances were analyzed. Without any supplementary devices, the S-curved receiver enhances the performance of the parabolic trough module, with a maximum of 0.16% compared to CSS receiver with the same sizes and mass flow rates. Thermal losses were reduced by 7% due to the decrease in the temperature of the outer surface of the receiver tube. In addition, it has been shown that from a mass flow rate of 9.5 kg/s the heat losses of the S-curved receiver remain unchanged despite the improvement in the heat transfer rate.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2004

When a straight-in landing from an instrument approach using ILS or VOR/DME is not possible or desirable because of topographical reason or bad weather, a circling approach maneuver is initiated by the pilot to align the aircraft with a runway for landing. Visual contact with the runway is necessary while conducting a circle to land maneuver. This research is to develop a new warning system based on a conventional marker system which alerts pilots to watch out for exceeding the circling approach area. The airborne system also uses the same receiver unit without any new installations. The objective of this research is to design and develop a Yagi antenna in a special form. The research includes computer simulations to determine the size of antenna radiation pattern and to compute an expected flight path in case of alarm to validate effectiveness of the system.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.543-551
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• 2007

The performance characteristics of water-chilling heat pump using $CO_2$ with respect to variation of inlet temperature and mass flow rate of secondary fluid was investigated experimentally. An experimental apparatus is consisted of a compressor, a gas cooler, an expansion valve, an evaporator and a liquid receiver. All heat exchangers used in the test rig are counter-flow-type heat exchangers with concentric dual tubes, which ate made of copper. The gas cooler and the evaporator consist of 6 and 4 straight sections respectively arranged in parallel, each has 2.4 m length. The experimental results were summarized as the followings : As inlet temperature of secondary fluid in the gas cooler increases from $10^{\circ}C$ to $40^{\circ}C$, the compressor work, heating capacity and heating COP were varied to 37.8%, -13%, -35.9%, respectively. The heating capacity, compressor work, heating COP were turned into 23.3%, 6.42%, 13.1%, respectively when ass flow rate of secondary fluid in the evaporator increases from 70 g/s to 150 g/s. The above tendency is similar with performance variation with respect to temperature variation of secondary fluid in the conventional vapor compression cycle.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.4721-4726
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• 2010

본 논문은 압축기 인버터 주파수 제어에 따른 CO2용 수냉식 열펌프의 성능 특성에 대해서 실험적으로 조사하였다. 실험장치는 압축기, 가스냉각기, 팽창밸브, 증발기, 내부 열교환기, 수액기로 구성된다. 실험장치에 사용된 모든 열교환기는 동관으로 제작된 이중관식 대향류형이다. 가스냉각기와 증발기는 2.4 m인 소시험부 6개와 4개로 각각 구성된다. 실험결과를 요약하면, 우선 증발기와 가스냉각기의 입구온도와 냉매유량이 일정한 조건하에서 압축기 인버터 주파수가 증가할수록 압축비와 토출압력이 증가한다. 또한 인버터 주파수가 증가할수록 난방능력과 압축일량은 증가하는 반면 성능계수는 감소한다. 그리고 증발기 입구 2차유체의 온도가 $15^{\circ}C$에서 $25^{\circ}C$로 증가함에 따라 압축비와 압축일량은 감소하지만 질량유량, 난방능력, 성능계수는 증가한다. 위의 이러한 경향은 종래의 프레온계 냉매 시스템의 성능 변화와 유사하다.