• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권7호
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• pp.907-914
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• 2015

The energetic steam explosion caused by contact between the high temperature molten core and water is one of the phenomena that may threaten the integrity of the containment vessel during severe accidents of light water reactors (LWRs). We examined the dependence of steam explosion loads in a typical reactor cavity geometry on selected model parameters and initial/boundary conditions by using a steam explosion simulation code, JASMINE, developed at Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). Among the parameters, we put an emphasis on the water pool depth that has significance in terms of accident mitigation strategies including cavity flooding. The results showed a strong correlation between the load and the premixed mass, defined as the mass of the molten material in low void zones (void fraction < 0.75). The jet diameter and velocity that comprise the flow rate were the primary factors to determine the premixed mass and the load. The water pool depth also showed a significant impact. The energy conversion ratio based on the enthalpy in the premixed mass was in a narrow range ~4%. Based on this observation, we proposed a simplified method for evaluation of the steam explosion load. The results showed fair agreement with JASMINE.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.400-413
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• 2021

This paper theoretically and empirically explores the reliability gain that can be obtained by installing multiple antennas in on-vehicle broadcasting receivers. Analytical derivations reveal that maximal-ratio-combining-based diversity allows a multi-antenna receiver (MR) to achieve significantly better coverage probability than a single-antenna receiver (SR). In particular, the notable MR gains for low-power reception and high-throughput services are highlighted. We also discuss various aspects of mobile MRs, including geometric coverage, volume of the users served, and impact of receiver velocity. To examine the feasibility of MRs in the real world, extensive field experiments were conducted, particularly with on-air ATSC 3.0 broadcast transmissions. Relying on the celebrated erroneous second ratio criterion, MRs with two and four antennas were verified to achieve notable reliability gains over SRs in practice. Furthermore, our results also prove that layered-division multiplexing can cope better with receiver mobility than traditional time-division multiplexing when multiple services are intended in the same radio frequency channel.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.197-204
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• 2022

Recently, the demand has increased for protective clothing materials capable of shielding the wearer from bullets, fragment bullets, knives, and swords. It is therefore necessary to develop light and soft protective clothing materials with excellent wearability and mobility. To this end, research is being conducted on hybrid design methods for various highly functional materials, such as carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets, which are well known for their low weight and excellent strength. In this study, a hybrid protective material using CNT sheets was developed and its performance was evaluated. The material design incorporated a bonding method that used a binder for interlayer combination between the CNT sheets. Four types of binders were selected according to their characteristics and impregnated within CNT sheets, followed by further combination with aramid fabric to produce the hybrid protective material. After applying the binder, the tensile strength increased significantly, especially with the phenoxy binder, which has rigid characteristics. However, as the molecular weight of the phenoxy binder increased, the adhesive force and strength decreased. On the other hand, when a 25% lightweight-design and high-molecular-weight phenoxy binder were applied, the backface signature (BFS) decreased by 6.2 mm. When the CNT sheet was placed in the middle of the aramid fabric, the BFS was the lowest. In a stab resistance test, the penetration depth was the largest when the CNT sheet was in the middle layer. As the binder was applied, the stab resistance improvement against the P1 blade was most effective.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 재33권6호
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• pp.529-542
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• 2023

Wave propagation with high transverse deflection could affect the stability of the ball in its trajectory. For low stiffness balls similar to soccer and volleyball balls, the waves are more noticeable in comparison to other balls like ping-pong ball. On the other hand, the soccer balls are under heavy impact loads from shoots and contacting different objects in the field. The maximum recorded speed of a soccer ball after kicking is the 211 km/hr and the average maximum speed is around 112 km/hr. Therefore, in such speeds the aerodynamic forces become important which are directly related to geometrical shape of the ball. In this regard, the wave propagation in soccer ball is examined in the current study using large deformation shear deformable formulations. Classical relations of stress-strain components are taken into consideration along with minimum total energy principle. The final derived relations were solved by using harmonic differential quadrature method. The results are generally presented ion term of phase velocity as function of different influencing parameters of the materials, geometry and mass of the ball.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.443-452
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• 2024

The use of sand-tire chip mixtures in construction industry is a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach that addresses both waste tire disposal and soil improvement needs. However, the addition of tire chip particles to natural soils decreases maximum shear modulus (G_max), but increases compressibility, which can be potential drawbacks. This study examines the effect of overconsolidation stress history on the maximum shear modulus (G_max) of rigid-soft mixtures with varying size ratios (SR) and tire chip contents (TC) by measuring the wave velocity through a 1-D compression test during loading and unloading. The results demonstrate that the G_max of tested mixtures in the normally consolidated state increased with increasing SR and decreasing TC. However, the tested mixtures with a smaller SR exhibited a greater increase in G_max during unloading because of the active pore-filling behavior of the smaller rubber particles and the consequent increased connectivity between sand particles. The SR-dependent impact of the overconsolidation stress history on G_max was verified using the ratio between the swelling and compression indices. Most importantly, this study reveals that the excessive settlement and lower G_max of rigid-soft mixtures can be overcome by introducing an overconsolidated state in sand-tire chip mixtures with low TC.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.245-262
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 낙동강에 위치한 칠곡보와 강정고령보 구간을 대상으로 3차원 EFDC 모델을 구축하고, 보 구간의 운영 수위 저하 및 유속 증가와 같은 수리학적 특성 변화가 수질과 조류 생체량에 미치는 영향을 평가하는데 있다. 보정결과, EFDC 모델은 10분 단위의 고빈도로 측정된 상층과 하층 수온의 시간적 변화를 적절하게 모의하였고, 유기물, 질소, 인계열 수질항목과 남조류의 시계열 변화를 적절히 재현하였다. 하지만, 규조류와 녹조류 세포 밀도에 대해서는 모의값이 실측값을 과대 산정하였다. 규조류와 녹조류 예측의 오차 요인은 조류의 신진대사와 관련된 매개변수의 불확실성과 동물플랑크톤에 의한 포식기능이 모의에 포함되지 않은 것에 기인한 것으로 유추된다. 강정고령보의 보 운영 수위를 관리수위(EL. 19.44 m)에서 하한수위(EL. 14.9 m)까지 약 4.54 m 낮추어 운영하는 시나리오 모의결과, Chl-a와 조류 세포수 밀도가 급격히 감소했다. 특히, 녹조를 발생시키는 남조류 세포 수는 기존 관리수위에 비해 하한수위 시나리오에서 표층 기준 56.1% 급감하였다. 연구결과는 임계유속 유지가 남조류 제어에 효과적이라는 선행연구들과 일치하며, 강정고령보에서 수위 저하와 체류시간 감소와 같은 수리학적 조절은 조류의 과잉 성장을 제한 할 수 있는 대안임을 시사한다.

• Composites Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.277-282
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 저가 재료인 전분과 물 기반의 현탁액을 이용하여 과속방지턱에 응용 가능한 스마트 소재를 개발하고 물성을 평가하였다. 유변물성측정기를 이용하여 전단율에 따른 점도 및 전단력을 측정하여 전분 농도별 전단농화 발생 현상을 확인하였다. 물체의 낙하 시험과 5-25 km/h의 주행 속도로 충격 후 진동을 측정한 자전거 주행 시험을 통해 거시적인 전단농화현상을 확인하였고, 과속방지턱의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다. 점도 측정 결과, 초기에 전단담화 구간에 이어 전단농화가 발생하였고, 전단농화 현상을 유발하는 임계 변형률은 농도가 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. 또한 전분 농도 증가에 따라 점도와 전단력이 크게 증가하였다. 낙하시험과 자전거 주행시험 결과 현탁액이 단시간에 고체 상태로 바뀌었고 충격 에너지가 유체에 흡수되었다. 유체의 농도와 가하는 충격(속도)이 증가할수록 전단농화현상이 쉽게 발생하였다. 최종적으로 물과 전분 기반의 비뉴턴 유체로 5-25 km/h 범위에서 구동하는 스마트 과속방지턱 재료의 개발을 제안하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.433-445
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• 2021

Artificial ground freezing (AGF) is a commonly used geotechnical support technique that can be applied in any soil type and has low environmental impact. Experimental and numerical investigations have been conducted to optimize AGF for application in diverse scenarios. Precise simulation of groundwater flow is crucial to improving the reliability these investigations' results. Previous experimental research has mostly considered horizontal seepage flow, which does not allow accurate calculation of the groundwater flow velocity due to spatial variation of the piezometric head. This study adopted vertical seepage flow-which can maintain a constant cross-sectional area-to eliminate the limitations of using horizontal seepage flow. The closure time is a measure of the time taken for an impermeable layer to begin to form, this being the time for a frozen soil-ice wall to start forming adjacent to the freeze pipes; this is of great importance to applied AGF. This study reports verification of the reliability of our experimental apparatus and measurement system using only water, because temperature data could be measured while freezing was observed visually. Subsequent experimental AFG tests with saturated sandy soil were also performed. From the experimental results, a method of estimating closure time is proposed using the inflection point in the thermal conductivity difference between pore water and pore ice. It is expected that this estimation method will be highly applicable in the field. A further parametric study assessed factors influencing the closure time using a two-dimensional coupled thermo-hydraulic numerical analysis model that can simulate the AGF of saturated sandy soil considering groundwater flow. It shows that the closure time is affected by factors such as hydraulic gradient, unfrozen permeability, particle thermal conductivity, and freezing temperature. Among these factors, changes in the unfrozen permeability and particle thermal conductivity have less effect on the formation of frozen soil-ice walls when the freezing temperature is sufficiently low.

• 청정기술
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2023

To investigate the effects of Mg addition at different aging times and temperatures, Cu/MgO/Al₂O₃ catalysts were synthesized for the low-temperature water gas shift (LT-WGS) reaction. The co-precipitation method was employed to prepare the catalysts with a fixed Cu amount of 30 mol% and varied amounts of Mg/Al. Synthesized catalysts were characterized using XRD, BET, and H₂-TPR analysis. Among the prepared catalysts, the highest CO conversion was achieved by the Cu/MgO/Al₂O₃ catalyst (30/40/30 mol%) with a 60 ℃ aging temperature and a 24 h aging time under a CO₂-rich feed gas. Due to it having the lowest reduction temperature and a good dispersion of CuO, the catalyst exhibited around 65% CO conversion with a gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 14,089 h-1 at 300 ℃. However, it has been noted that aging temperatures greater or less than 60 ℃ and aging times longer than 24 h had an adverse impact, resulting in a lower surface area and a higher reduction temperature bulk-CuO phase, leading to lower catalytic activity. The main findings of this study confirmed that one of the main factors determining catalytic activity is the ease of reducibility in the absence of bulk-like CuO species. Finally, the long-term test revealed that the catalytic activity and stability remained constant under a high concentration of CO₂ in the feed gas for 19 h with an average CO conversion of 61.83%.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.386-404
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• 2022

2011년 4월 29일부터 30일까지 몽골에서 발원한 황사의 영향으로 우리나라는 4일간 전국적으로 고농도의 황사가 관측되었다. 본 연구는 몽골의 황사발원지에서 황사 발생 시 기상 조건과 고농도 황사 사례의 원인 및 특성을 알아보기 위한 것으로, 황사 일기도 자료, 황사감시기상탑 자료, 위성 자료, 후방공기궤적 자료, 관측자료(PM₁₀ 및 광학입자 계수기 자료), ECMWF 재분석 자료를 이용하였다. 분석 결과, 종관 분석에서는 몽골 중부지역에 등압선의 간격이 조밀하게 분포하고 기압경도력이 강해지면서 강풍에 의해 황사가 발원하였다. 황사 발원과 기상 조건의 관계에서 황사 발원 직전에는 10℃ 이상으로 비교적 높은 기온을 나타내다 황사 발원과 동시에 급감하였으며, 상대습도는 약 40% 이하의 낮은 값을 지속적으로 나타내다 황사 발원 후에는 50% 이상으로 급격히 높아지며 황사의 발생이 줄어드는 경향을 보였다. COMS에서 관측된 황사지수는 황사발원지에서는 25 이상을 나타내면서 고농도의 황사가 탐지되었고, 실황에서 목측으로 관측된 지점과 일치하였다. 72시간 후방공기궤적에서는 모두 북서 기류가 한반도로 유입되었고, 5월 2일 흑산도에서는 PM₁₀의 시간평균농도가 1,025 ㎍ m^-3으로 최고 농도를 보였다. 특히 운동학적 연직 분석에서, 상층에서 발달한 기압골과 저기압성 소용돌이도에 의해 지상 저기압이 강화되고 동시에 상승 기류의 발달이 고농도의 황사 발생에 큰 역할을 한 것으로 판단된다.