• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2000년도 제15차 학술회의논문집
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• pp.451-451
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• 2000

This study aims for the optimization of process conditions in a fixed-bed catalytic reactor system with a circulating molten salt bath, in which partial oxidation of propylene to acrolein takes place. Two-dimensional pseudo-homogeneous model is adopted with estimation of suitable parameters and its validity is corroborated by comparing simulation result with experimental data. The temperature of the molten salt and the feed composition are found to exercise significant influence on the yield of acrolein and the magnitude of hot spot. The temperature of the molten salt is usually kept constant. This study, however, suggests that the temperature of the molten salt must be axially adjusted so that the abrupt peak of hot spot should not appear near the reactor entrance. The yield of acrolein is maximized and the position and the magnitude of hot spot are optimized by the method of the iterative dynamic programming (IDP).

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2010

The suppression of molten salt vaporization is one of the key technical issues in the electrolytic reduction process developed for recycling spent nuclear fuel from light-water reactors Since the Hertz-Langmuir relation previously applied to molten salt vaporization is valid only for vaporization into a vacuum, a diffusion model was derived to quantitatively assess the vaporization of LiCl, $Li_2O$ and Li from an electrolytic reducer operating under atmospheric pressure. Vaporization rates as a function of operation variables were calculated and shown to be in reasonable agreement with the experimental data obtained from thermogravimetry.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제46권10호
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• pp.646-651
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• 2008

The electrolytic reduction of spent oxide fuel involves the liberation of oxygen in a molten LiCl electrolyte, which results in a chemically aggressive environment that is too corrosive for typical structural materials. It is essential to choose the optimum material for the process equipment handling molten salt. IN713LC is one of the candidate materials proposed for application in electrolytic reduction process. In this study, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) top coat was applied to a surface of IN713LC with an aluminized metallic bond coat by an optimized plasma spray process, and were investigated the corrosion behavior at $675^{\circ}C$ for 216 hours in the molten salt $LiCl-Li_2O$ under an oxidizing atmosphere. The as-coated and tested specimens were examined by OM, SEM/EDS and XRD, respectively. The bare superalloy reveals obvious weight loss, and the corrosion layer formed on the surface of the bare superalloy was spalled due to the rapid scale growth and thermal stress. The top coatings showed a much better hot-corrosion resistance in the presence of $LiCl-Li_2O$ molten salt when compared to those of the uncoated superalloy and the aluminized bond coatings. These coatings have been found to be beneficial for increasing to the hot-corrosion resistance of the structural materials for handling high temperature lithium molten salts.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2005

The electrolytic reduction of spent oxide fuel involves the liberation of oxygen in a molten LiCl electrolyte, which results in a chemically aggressive environment that is very corrosive fir typical structural materials. So, it is essential to choose the optimum material f3r the process equipment handling molten salt. In this study, the corrosion behavior of Al-Y coated Haynes 263 in a molten salt of $LiCl-Li_2O$ under oxidation atmosphere was investigated at $650^{\circ}C$ for $72\~168$ hours. The corrosion rate of Al-Y coated Haynes 263 was low while that of bare Haynes 263 was high in a molten salt of $LiCl-Li_2O$. Al-Y coated Haynes 263 improved the corrosion resistance better than bare Haynes 263 alloy. An Al oxide layer acts as a protective film which Prohibits Penetration of oxygen. Corrosion Products were formed $Li(Ni,Co)O_2$ and $LiTiO_2$ on bare Haynes 263, but $LiAlO_2,\;Li_5Fe_5O_8\;and\;LiTiO_2$ on Al-Y coated Haynes 263.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2009

The molten salt electrolysis is applied to reduce titanium dioxide to titanium metal using calcium chloride as an electrolyte and the reaction mechanism of the reduction process is examined by analyzing the reaction products. The process conditions to obtain titanium metal for $900^{\circ}C$ correspond to 2.9~3.2 V and 24 hours. The reaction products for 2.9 V at $900^{\circ}C$ include irregular-shaped titanium oxides such as $Ti_4O_7$, $Ti_3O_5$ and $Ti_2O_3$ and polyhedral $CaTiO_3$. Using these microstructure analysis, the sequential reaction mechanism for the electrochemical reduction of titanium dioxide to titanium is proposed.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2004년도 학술논문집
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• pp.268-277
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• 2004

사용후핵연료 차세대 관리공정의 주된 단위 공정인 전기 환원에 의한 금속 전환 공정에서의 핵종 거동 및 분포에 관한 기초 연구의 일환으로 고방열성 핵종인 알카리, 알카리토 금속 산화물들의 고온 용융염에서의 전기 화학적 특성을 측정 분석함으로서 전기 환원 공정에서의 거동을 예상하였다. LiCl-$Li_2O$ 용융염계에서 Cs, Sr 및 Ba은 Li 보다 높은 진위에서 환원되며 환원 전위는 서로 근접해 있는 것으로 측정되었다. 이에 따라 사용후핵연료의 전기 환원 과정에 Li 환원을 매개로 한 반응 메카니즘에 저해를 일으키지 않을 것으로 예측되었다. 알카리, 알카리토 금속의 환원조건에서 공정이 운전될 경우 자유에너지 변화의 계산을 통해 알자리, 알카리토 금속이 용융염으로 재순환됨을 확인 하였으며 전류 범위에 따른 금속 원소의 농도 변화를 측정하여 알카리, 알카리토 금속의 물질 전달에 대한 전류의 영향을 평가하였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2023

The accumulation of spent carbide (YG8), not only pollutes the environment but also causes waste of tungsten, cobalt and other rare metal resources. To better address this issue, we proposed a combined electrochemical separation process of low-temperature aqueous solution and high-temperature molten salt for tungsten and cobalt. H₂WO₄ was obtained from spent carbide in an aqueous solution, and we calcined it to obtain WO₃, which was used as a raw material to obtain tungsten by using molten salt electrodeposition. The influence of the current efficiency and the electrochemical behavior of the discharge precipitation of W(VI) were also studied. The calcination results showed that the morphology of WO₃ was regular and there were no other impurities. The maximum current efficiency of 82.91% was achieved in a series of electrodeposition experiments. According to XRD and SEM analysis, the recovered product was high purity tungsten, which belongs to the simple cubic crystal system. In the W(VI) reduction mechanism experiments, the electrochemical process of W(VI) in NaCl-Na₂WO₄-WO₃ molten salt was investigated using linear scanning voltammetry (LSV) and chronoamperometry in a three-electrode system. The LSV showed that W(VI) was reduced at the cathode in two steps and the electrode reaction was controlled by diffusion. The fitting results of chronoamperometry showed that the nucleation mechanism of W(VI) was an instantaneous nucleation mode, and the diffusion coefficient was 7.379×10^-10 cm²·s^-1.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.481-487
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 기체(공기)-액체(용융탄산염) 이상 흐름계(용융염산화 공정)에서 공기유속(0.05~0.22 m/sec) 및 탄산용융염의 온도($870{\sim}970^{\circ}C$)가 흐름영역 전이특성에 미치는 영향을 공기 체류량의 drift-flux 및 차압요동의 추계학적 해석을 통하여 규명하였다. 흐름영역이 시작되는 공기 체류량값은 공기체류량-drift flux 그래프를 통하여 구하였다. 흐름영역 전이가 시작되는 공기 체류량 값은 탄산용융염의 온도가 증가함에 따라서 증가하였는데 이는 탄산용융염의 온도가 증가함에 따라서 액상의 점도와 표면장력의 감소로 인한 계의 안정화 때문이며 계의 특성에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 기포특성(평균기포크기 및 상승속도)을 drift-flux 모델식을 적용하여 추정하였다. 흐름영역전이 특성을 좀 더 정량적으로 특성화하기 위하여 차압요동신호를 상공간투영 및 Kolmogorov entropy를 이용하여 해석하였다. Kolmogorov entropy는 탄산용융염의 온도가 증가함에 따라 감소하였으며 공기유속이 증가함에 따라서 증가하였으나 흐름영역에 따라서 다른 경향성을 나타내었고 흐름영역이 시작되는 공기유속값은 공기체류량의 drift-flux 해석으로 유도된 결과와 동일하였다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2004

한국원자력 연구소에서 추진하고 있는 사용후핵연료 관리 이용 기술개발의 경제성과 환경친화성을 증진시키기 위해서 리튬회수 기술을 개발하고 관련 검증실험을 수행하였다. 본 기술은 1) 환원전극과 결합된 비전도성 다공성 마그네시아 용기를 이용한 용융염상에서의 산화리튬 전해, 2) 마그네시아 용기를 용융염 액위 이상으로 상승시켜, 용기 내에 회수된 리튬의 용융염으로부터의 분리, 3) 회수된 리튬의 진공 사이펀을 사용한 별도 저장조로의 이송이라는 3단계의 결합으로 특징지어 진다. 개발된 기술에 의하여 염화리튬-산화리튬 용융염으로부터 95% 이상의 수율로 리튬을 반연속적으로 회수할 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.1569-1579
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• 2021

This study aims to provide microstructural characterization for the matrix graphite which molten salt reactors (MSRs) use, and improve resistance to molten salt infiltration of the matrix graphite for fuel elements. Mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB) densified matrix graphite A3-3 (MDG) was prepared by a quasi-isostatic pressure process. After densification by MCMBs with average particle sizes of 2, 10, and 16 ㎛, the pore diameter of A3-3 decreased from 924 nm to 484 nm, 532 nm, and 778 nm, respectively. Through scanning electron microscopy, the cross-section energy spectrum and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, resistance levels of the matrix graphite to molten salt infiltration were analyzed. The results demonstrate that adding a certain proportion of MCMB powders can improve the anti-infiltration ability of A3-3. Meanwhile, the closer the particle size of MCMB is to the pore diameter of A3-3, the smaller the average pore diameter of MDG and the greater the densification. As a matrix graphite of fuel elements in MSR was involved, the thermal and mechanical properties of matrix graphite MDG were also studied. When densified by the MCMB matrix graphite, MDGs can meet the molten salt anti-infiltration requirements for MSR operation.