• 설비공학논문집
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.541-546
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• 2008

A coolant operating condition in al fuel cell stack was an important factor to determine the temperature distribution which affected the fuel cell performance and relative humidity. In this study, the fuel cell performance was evaluated as a function of the coolant flow rate with the range of $0.1{\sim}0.8$ liter/min cell and the coolant inlet temperature of $20{\sim}82^{\circ}C$. The cell temperature increased with increasing the coolant inlet temperature and with decreasing the coolant flow rate. The coolant inlet temperature and flow rate to maintain the better performance of the fuel cell were in the range of $45{\sim}60^{\circ}C$ and $0.2{\sim}0.4$ liter/min cell, respectively. The experimental results showed that the optimal heat removal rate from the stack by coolant was $0.4{\sim}0.6W/cm^2$ cell.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1992년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.662-665
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• 1992

Effects of reactant gas flow rates and starvation on phosphoric acid fuel cell performance were studied. As the reactant gas flow rates increased, the cell performance increased and then the cell maintained constant performance. The optimum flow rates of hydrogen, oxygen and air under galvanostatic condition of 150 mA/$\textrm{cm}^2$ are found to be 3cc/min${\cdot}\textrm{cm}^2$, 4cc/min${\cdot}\textrm{cm}^2$, and 15cc/min${\cdot}\textrm{cm}^2$, respectively. Hydrogen and oxygen starvation resulted in voltage loss of about 5mV and 0-2mV, respectively. The voltage loss was independent of starvation time. These results were discussed from the point of view of electrochemical reaction of the cell.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.569-583
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• 2013

In this study, the simultaneous use of a multi-level converter (MLC) as a DC-motor drive and as an active battery cell balancer is investigated. MLCs allow each battery cell in a battery pack to be independently switched on and off, thereby enabling the potential non-uniform use of battery cells. By exploiting this property and the brake regeneration phases in the drive cycle, MLCs can balance both the state of charge (SoC) and temperature differences between cells, which are two known causes of battery wear, even without reciprocating the coolant flow inside the pack. The optimal control policy (OP) that considers both battery pack temperature and SoC dynamics is studied in detail based on the assumption that information on the state of each cell, the schedule of reciprocating air flow and the future driving profile are perfectly known. Results show that OP provides significant reductions in temperature and in SoC deviations compared with the uniform use of all cells even with uni-directional coolant flow. Thus, reciprocating coolant flow is a redundant function for a MLC-based cell balancer. A specific contribution of this paper is the derivation of a state-space electro-thermal model of a battery submodule for both uni-directional and reciprocating coolant flows under the switching action of MLC, resulting in OP being derived by the solution of a convex optimization problem.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.493-499
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• 2004

Variations of temperature and velocity fields in a Hele-Shaw convection cell (HSC) were investigated using a holographic interferometry and 2-D PIV system with varying Rayleigh number. To measure quasi-steady variation of temperature field, two different measurement methods of holographic interferometry, double-exposure method and real-time method, were employed. In the double-exposure method, unwanted waves were eliminated effectively using a digital image processing technique. The reconstructed images are clear, but transient flow cannot be reconstructed clearly. On the other hand, transient convective flow can be reconstructed well using the real-time method. However, the fringe patterns reconstructed by the real-time method contain more noises, compared with the double-exposure method. Experimental results show a steady flow pattern at low Rayleigh numbers and a time-dependent periodic flow structure at high Rayleigh numbers. The periodic flow pattern at high Rayleigh numbers obtained by the real-time holographic interferometer method is in a good agreement with the PIV results.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.878-883
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• 2011

Effect of flow uniformity on the reaction characteristics of a catalytic combustor for high temperature fuel cell system has been experimentally investigated in the present study. One of the most important factor in designing catalytic combustion is to avoid hot spot in catalysts. In this regard, it is very important to secure flow uniformity of combustor inlet. A couple of perforated plates were applied at the front of catalyst region as flow uniformity device with minimal pressure drop. Results show that the velocity and temperature profile became more uniform when applying the flow uniformity device. CO and $CH_4$ emissions at the combustor exit were decreased and the average exit temperature was slightly increased with the flow uniformity device.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.260-266
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• 2006

In this paper, We coupled fluid balance and director balance equation from Ericksen-Leslie's continuum theory and observed the motion of Liquid Crystal molecular. We simulated flow velocity and director distribution in which flow effect is considered in switching on and switching off state. We interpreted the dynamic response characteristic caused by the flow. As the result of the simulation, We could see the flow effect. In the case of Twisted Nematic(TN) cell, this flow caused abnormal twist temporarily in switching off state. We could prove that this abnormal twist is a direct cause of optical bounce phenomenon known well until now with the result of simulation. In addition, We analyzed the mechanism of the fast response due to flow in the case of Optically Compensated Bend(OCB) cell.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2000년도 제14회 학술강연논문집
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• pp.8-8
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• 2000

In this paper are presented main power and gasdynamic characteristics of C-l6VK hypersonic test cell of Research Test Center of CIAM. Gasdynamic adjustment of the C-l6VK test cell was carried out with the working section constructed on scheme of Ramjet/scramjet test in free stream. Gasdynamic adjustment was conducted stage by stage in tile following sequence. First, check and preparation of all technical systems and checking measuring system. Than determination of the characteristics of test cell on cold (without the heating of air at entrance) regime and determination of the characteristics of test cell on regimes with the heating of air. Finally determination of tile characteristics of test cell with the loading of the working part by object. On tile final stage of gasdynamic adjustment two experiments with tile axisymmetric Scramjet model loaded into the working part of test cell were conducted. The first experiment was conducted with the purpose of determination of flow parameters with the object leaded into the working part and verification of experiment cyclogram. The second experiment was conducted with injection of hydrogen into the combustion chamber of object, that is tile conditions on test cell simulated Scramjet flight Mach number M = 6. Such methodology of gasdynamic adjustment allows to determine influence of experimental object on flow parameters in the working part at different conditions of experiment (with the burning in combustion chamber of object and without the homing), and also to compare flow characteristics in the object duct.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.9-11
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• 2007

유(流)세포분석기(flow cytometer)는 일정한 체적 내에 존재하는 세포의 종류 및 개체 수 등을 계측하는 장비로써 생체에서 추출한 유액상태(혈액 또는 림프액)의 세포를 모세관(micro-channel)을 통과시킬 때 발생하는 산란 및 형광 빛을 이용하여 계측한다. 유세포 분석기는 신약의 투석 후 세포수의 증감, 암세포의 전이 및 세포주기의 분석 등을 연구하는 데 사용되며 현재 Becton-Dickinson's 등에서 상용화된 제품을 생산 판매하고 있으며, 계측을 위해서는 생체에서 세포를 추출해야 한다는 단점을 가지고 있다. Harvard 의과대학에서 최근에 개발한 생체 유세포분석기(In vivo Flow Cytometer)는 생체에서 세포를 추출하지 않고 세포의 수를 계측할 수 있다[1]. 레이저가 혈관의 특정한 부위에 조사되고 있고, 이곳을 세포가 통과하면서 발생하는 형광을 계측함으로써 주어진 시간 동안 특정세포군이 얼마나 지나가는 지를 계측할 수 있는 장비이다. 본 특별기사에서는 혈류 가시화 분야의 독자를 위해 최근에 "Optics Express"에 "In vivo imaging flow cytometer"라는 제목으로 최근에 개제된 논문의 내용을 하여 소개한다[2].

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.446-454
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• 2008

The purpose of this paper is to analyze two-phase flows of the hydrogen recirculation system. Two-phase flow modeling is one of the great challenges in the classical sciences. As with most problems in engineering, the interest in two-phase flow is due to its extreme importance in various industrial applications. In hydrogen recirculation systems of fuel cell, the changes in pressure and temperature affect the phase change of mixture. Therefore, two-phase flow analysis of the hydrogen recirculation system is very important. Two-phase computation fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations, using a commercial CFD package FLUENT 6.2, were employed to calculate the gas-liquid flow. A two-phase flow calculation was conducted to solve continuity, momentum, energy equation for each phase. Then, the mass transfer between water vapor and liquid water was calculated. Through an experiment to measure production of liquid water with change of pressure, the analysis model was verified. The predictions of rate of condensed liquid water with change of pressure were within an average error of about 5%. A comparison of experimental and computed data was found to be in good agreement. The variations of performance, properties, mass fraction and two-phase flow characteristic of mixture with resepct to the fuel cell power were investigated.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.582-589
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• 2011

선박에서 배출되는 온실가스를 저감하기 위한 기술로 연료전지 기술이 고려되어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 메탄을 연료로 사용한 내부개질형 500kW급 고체산화물형 연료전지의 선박 적용을 가정한 연료전지 시스템을 모델링하여 시스템의 구성에 따른 공기, 메탄, 물의 공급 유량 및 시스템 운전 압력이 연료전지 스택의 입구 및 출구에서의 가스 온도, 스택 출력 및 시스템 효율 등에 미치는 영향에 관하여 검토하였다. 그 결과 공기와 메탄의 공급 유량이 연료전지 스택 입구 및 출구 가스 온도에 직접적인 영향을 주었다. 공기와 물의 공급 유량이 증가하면 스택 출력 및 시스템 효율이 증가하고, 메탄의 경우 스택 출력은 증가하나 시스템 효율은 낮아진다.