• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.2670-2677
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• 2023

In the nuclear safety studies, a new trend refers to the evaluation of uncertainties as a mandatory component of best-estimate safety analysis which is a modern and technically consistent approach being known as BEPU (Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty). The major objectives of this study consist in performing a study of uncertainties/sensitivities of the major analysis results for a generic CANDU 6 Nuclear Power Plant during Station Blackout (SBO) progression to understand and characterize the sources of uncertainties and their effects on the key figure-of-merits (FOMs) predictions in severe accidents (SA). The FOMs of interest are hydrogen mass generation and event timings such as the first fuel channel failure time, beginning of the core disassembly time, core collapse time and calandria vessel failure time. The outcomes of the study, will allow an improvement of capabilities and expertise to perform uncertainty and sensitivity analysis with severe accident codes for CANDU 6 Nuclear Power Plant.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.322-326
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• 2010

수소발생용으로 사용되는 $NaBH_4$ 수용액의 저장과정 중에 $NaBH_4$ 안정성에 대해 연구하였다. $NaBH_4$의 안정성을 증가시키기 위해 NaOH와 KOH를 사용하였으며, $NaBH_4$의 저장 중 가수분해반응에 미치는 알칼리와 $NaBH_4$ 농도, 온도 그리고 저장 용기 재질의 영향을 실험하였다. 알칼리농도가 증가할수록 $NaBH_4$가 수용액 중에서 안정화되기 때문에 수소발생 속도가 감소하였다. $NaBH_4$ 농도를 10에서 15 wt%로 증가시켰을 때 안정성이 감소하다 15 wt% 이상으로 농도를 증가시켰을 때는 pH의 증가에 의해 안정성이 증가하였다. $NaBH_4$ 농도를 25 wt%, NaOH 3.0 wt%일 때 수소발생 활성화 에너지 값은 115.1 kJ/mol 로 촉매를 사용했을 때보다 활성화 에너지 값이 1.5~4.0배 높았다. 유리나 스텐리스-스틸에 저장된 $NaBH_4$ 용액의 안정성이 플라스틱에 저장된 $NaBH_4$ 용액의 안정성보다 더 높았다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2016

Objectives : HT070 is a mixture of herbal extracts from root of Scutellaria baicalensis and stem bark of Eleutherococcus senticosus , which have long been used for stroke therapy in traditional Korean Medicine. The purpose of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of HT070 on global cerebral ischemia and its potential mechanisms.Methods : Transient global cerebral ischemia was produced by 10 min of four-vessel occlusion (4-VO) in male Wistar rats. HT070 was administered orally at a dosage of 200 mg/kg twice at 0 and 90 min after reperfusion. Hippocampal neuronal damage was measured 7 days after reperfusion. To explore the potential mechanisms, we used hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells as an in vitro model. PC12 cells were pretreated with HT070 for 1 h and then exposed to 100 μM H₂O₂ for 6 h in the presence of HT070. Cell viability was measured by MTT assay and the mRNA expression of Bax, Bcl-2, iNOS and COX-2 were measured by quantitative RT-PCR.Results : Oral administration of HT070 at a dose of 200 mg/kg significantly reduced neuronal death in the hippocampal CA1 region by 13.4% as compared to the vehicle-treated group. HT070 increased cell viability, reversed the down-regulated Bcl-2 mRNA level, and suppressed the up-regulated mRNA expressions of Bax, iNOS, and COX-2 in H₂O₂-treated PC12 cells.Conclusions : HT070 protects against delayed neuronal death after global cerebral ischemia and its neuroprotection properties might be attributed to the inhibition of mitochondrial apoptosis and ROS-generating enzymes.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.686-692
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• 2013

Today, environmental issues have become a matter of worldwide concern. In particular, automobile industries engage in considerable research and investment to develop high-efficiency and ecofriendly cars. Most ecofriendly cars use natural gas or hydrogen gas instead of fossil fuels. In this regard, low-weight and high-pressure vessels have gradually been developed to increase the driving distance of a car. However, most pressure vessels installed in cars develop many defects over time owing to shocks sustained when the car is being driven. Such defects can cause the explosion of the pressure vessel. Therefore it is important to prevent such explosions due to internal defects. The use of shearography for measuring the internal defects of objects afford many advantages. It is a non-contact and non-destructive method, and it is not limited by the object shape. In this study, the internal defect deformation and strain of an aluminum liner that is used in a CNG bus for the fuel storage tank is measured using shearography. It is important to measure the strain and deformation in order to detect defects and repair the pressure vessel. To verify the accuracy of the shearography measurement method, the measurement results of shearography, out-of-plane ESPI, and FEM are compared quantitatively.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권12호
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• pp.3990-4002
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• 2021

CSPACE (Core meltdown, Safety and Performance Analysis CodE for nuclear power plants) for a simulation of severe accident progression in a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) is developed by coupling of verified system thermal hydraulic code of SPACE (Safety and Performance Analysis CodE for nuclear power plants) and core damage progression code of COMPASS (Core Meltdown Progression Accident Simulation Software). SPACE is responsible for the description of fluid state in nuclear system nodes, while COMPASS is responsible for the prediction of thermal and mechanical responses of core fuels and reactor vessel heat structures. New heat transfer models to each phase of the fluid, flow blockage, corium behavior in the lower head are added to COMPASS. Then, an interface module for the data transfer between two codes was developed to enable coupling. An implicit coupling scheme of wall heat transfer was applied to prevent fluid temperature oscillation. To validate the performance of newly developed code CSPACE, we analyzed typical severe accident scenarios for OPR1000 (Optimized Power Reactor 1000), which were initiated from large break loss of coolant accident, small break loss of coolant accident, and station black out accident. The results including thermal hydraulic behavior of RCS, core damage progression, hydrogen generation, corium behavior in the lower head, reactor vessel failure were reasonable and consistent. We demonstrate that CSPACE provides a good platform for the prediction of severe accident progression by detailed review of analysis results and a qualitative comparison with the results of previous MELCOR analysis.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.89-93
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• 1976

동물에 대한 생리적 염류용액은 소위 링가씨액으로서 냉혈척추동물의 신경근육 심장등을 비교적 정상에 가까운 상태로 지속시키기 위한 용액으로 개구리 (Frog)의 심장의 관수실험을 하기 위하여 처방한 최초의 생리적 염류용액에 지나지 않았지만 현실에 있어서는 몇몇 동물은 물론 사람에 이르기까지 거의 완전한 생리적 용액으로 되어 있는데 가잠에 있어서는 몇가지 처방이 발표된 바는 있어도 아직 그 결과가 만족할 만한 정도에까지는 이르지 못하고 있다. 일반적으로 생리적 염류용액은 전술한 바와 같이 적출한 기관과 조직에 대하여 장시간에 걸친 정상적 기능을 유지시키기 위한 용액으로 사용되는 염류의 혼합용액이기 때문에 적당한 Ion조성 삼투압 PH를 갖도록 조제된다. 대개 생기내에서 이들의 기관과 조직을 적시는 혈청등 체액성분에 근사한 것을 사용한다. 용액의 Ion성분은 $Na^{＋}$을 비롯하여 $K^{＋}$, $Ca^{＋＋}$, $Mg^{＋＋}$ 등을 가하고 여기에 NaHCO$_3$, NaH$_2$PO$_4$등의 연형제를 첨가하므로서 PH를 조절한다. 생리적 염류용액중에 포함하여야 할 Cation의 최적농도 2종 이상의 Cation의 최적혼합비율등에 대하여 가잠유충의 배맥관 운동을 지표로 하여 이를 검토하였다. 각 Cation의 최적농도는 영점미만의 NaCl의 함유액을 기본으로 하고 여기에 각각 농도를 달리한 KCl, CaCl$_2$및 MgCl$_2$등을 조합하여 이들의 액체를 적하하므로서 5령유충의 배맥관 운동의 지속시간과 맥박수를 지표로 하여 이들 시험액의 효과를 검토한 바에 의하면 NaCl 단독일 경우에는 해부후 일시적으로 맥박수는 증가하지만 점차 정지되고 만다(일시간정도). 여기에 대하여 KCI를 가하면 일반적으로 박동시간이 연장되고 맥박수의 저하도 늦어지는 경향을 나타내고 있으며 여기에 다시 KCl와 CaCl$_2$를 가하면 그 지속시간은 더 한층 연장되었다. KCI와 CaC1$_2$의 가용은 효과가 있지만 이들의 농도와 배맥관의 활동에 있어서는 일정한 경향이 인정되지 않았고 $Ca^{＋＋}$ 또는 $K^{＋}$의 박동에 대한 작용은 이것을 분명히 할 수 없었고 $Mg^{＋＋}$의 작용에 있어서는 배맥관에 이를 가하면 박동 지속시간에는 영향을 끼치지 않지만 맥박수는 크게 저하됨을 인정할 수 있었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2003

A 50W class MCFC stack was operated in order to test a new design of the circular shaped separator. in the new design, the anode gas was supplied into the stack and was exhausted out of the stack after the anode reaction. The exhausted gas was reacted with the cathode gas supplied with excess oxygen in the vessel in which the stack was placed. Then the reacted gas flowed into the cathode side of the stack and was exhausted through the outlet located in the center of the stack. The average voltage of the single cells in the stack was 0.835V under the current density of $150mA/cm^2$, initially, and the degradation rate of the stack voltage was 1.7%/1,000h. High stack voltage with good stability of the present stack was due to the small temperature gradient in the stack. The small temperature gradient as well as the easiness of temperature control was the result of the new configuration of the separator which utilized the heat of the combustion reaction between anode outlet gas and the cathode inlet gas for heating the stack.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2001

In this study, an attempt was made to increase the survival rate of bifidobacteria entrapped in alginate in the gastrointestinal tract, and to investigate the potential industrial applications, for example lyophilized capsules and yogurt. First, the protective effect of various food additives on bifidobacterial survivability was determined after exposure to simulated gastric juices and bile salts. The additives used in this study were skim milk (SM), polydextrose (PD), soy fiber (SF), yeast extract (YE), chitosan (CS), $\kappa$-carageenan ($\kappa$-C) and whey, which were added at 0.6% concentration (w/v) to 3% alginate-bifidobacterial solution. In the simulated gastric juices and bile salts, the protective effect of 0.6% skim milk-3% alginate (SM-A) beads on the survival rate of bifidobacteria proved to be higher than the other additives. Second, the hydrogen ion permeation was detected through SM-A vessel without bifidobacterial cells at different SM concentrations (0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8%, and 1.0%). There were no differences in terms of the pH decrease in SM-A vessels at 0.6%, 0.8%, and 1.0% (w/v) SM concentrations. The survival rate of bifidobacteria in SM-A beads would appear to be related to the SM buffering capacity against hydrogen ions and its tendency to reduce the pore size of bead. In this experiment, the survival rate of bifidobacteria entrapped in beads containing 0.6% SM showed the highest viability after exposure to simulated gastric juices for 3h, thereby indicating that 0.6% SM is the optimum concentration fir 3% alginate bead preparation. Third, the effect of SM-A beads on the freeze-drying and yogurt storage for 10 days was investigated. SM-A beads were found to be more efficient for freeze drying and yogurt storage than untrapped cells and the alginate bead. Consequently, the survival rate of bifidobacteria entrapped in SM-A beads was increased in simulated gastric juices, bile salts and probiotic products, such as lyophilized capsules and yogurt, SM-A beads can be expected to produce high value probiotic products.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.152-161
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• 2023

일반적으로 대용량의 수소를 저장하기 위해 사용되는 수직형 원통 용기는 강재로 제작되며, 사용 환경을 고려하여 제작된 받침 콘크리트 상부에 기초 슬래브에 선 설치된 앵커로 고정하는 방식이 사용된다. 이와 같은 방식은 지진과 같은 외력이 작용될 시 정착부에 응력이 집중될 수 있으며, 앵커 및 콘크리트 손상으로 인한 구조물의 전도 피해가 발생할 수 있다. 본 연구는 현장 조사를 통한 실제 운용중인 수직형 수소 저장용기를 특정하여 3차원 유한요소로 모델링하였고, 비 구조 요소의 내진 성능 검토에 사용되는 ICC - ES AC 156의 인공 지진 및 규모 5.0 이상의 국내 기록지진을 적용하여 거동 특성을 분석하였다. 실제 규모로 제작된 구조물을 대상으로 실험을 진행하는 것이 타당하지만 현실적 제약으로 수행하기에 어려움이 있어 해석적 접근 방식을 통하여 대상 구조물의 안전성을 검토하였다. 거동 특성의 경우 지진동에 의해 발생된 구조물의 응답 가속도는 검토되는 지진 하중 대비 평균적으로 10 배 이상 크게 증폭이 되는 것으로 나타났으며, 무게 중심이 위치되는 지점으로 전달될수록 감소되는 경향을 보였다. 취약 부위로 예상되는 하부 시스템(지지 기둥 및 앵커 정착부)의 경우 허용 응력을 만족하는 것으로 나타났지만, 정착을 위한 받침 콘크리트의 쪼갬 및 인장 강도는 허용 응력 대비 약 5 % 정도의 여유만이 있어 이에 대한 대처 방안이 요구된다. 본 논문에서 제시된 연구 결과를 바탕으로 향후 진동대 시험을 통하여 수행이 되는 수소저장 용기 제작에 필요한 설계 하중 및 조건 등의 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2016

Green vehicles include electric vehicles, natural gas vehicles, fuel cell vehicles (FCV), and vehicles running on fuel such as a biodiesel or an ethanol blend. An FCV is equipped with a cylinder valve installed in an ultra-high pressure vessel to control the hydrogen flow. For this purpose, an optimum design of the solenoid actuator is necessary to ensure reliability when driving an FCV. In this study, an electromagnetic field analysis for ensuring reliable operation of the solenoid actuator was conducted by using Maxwell V15. The electromagnetic field analysis was performed by magnetostatic technique, according to the distance between magnetic poles in order to predict the attraction force. Finally, the attraction force was validated through comparison between the Maxwell results and measurement results. From the results, the error of attraction force ranged from 4.53 % to 9.05 % at testing conditions.