• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회B
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• pp.2648-2651
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• 2008

In AC electrowetting, it has been reported that there is a flow inside droplets. The flow characteristics such as flow rate, direction and the pattern of streamline are altered according to the frequency range of applied voltage. However, the mechanism of the flow has not been explained yet. This work is concentrated on investigation of the flow mechanism when high-frequency voltage is applied to droplets. We propose that this phenomenon arises from the electro-thermal flow. A numerical analysis is performed for the needle-electrode-plane geometry in which the Coulombic force term is included in the Navier-Stokes equation. According to our analysis, electrical charge is generated due to conductivity gradient which is originated from the nonuniform Joule heating of fluid medium. The result of the analysis is compared with experimental result.

• 대한설비공학회지:설비저널
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.18-30
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• 1982

The heat transfer process with boiling on a fin cannot be treated in a conventional manner of assuming a constant heat transfer coefficient. This report proposes a simplified method for determining fin performance. The heat transfer coefficients in boiling region is approximated by n ty power function of superheat. The results yield the temperature gradient as a function of superheat, fin width, and thermal conductivity of the fin. Computed results for water boiling on fin compare favorably with those obtained from a small-increment numerical solution.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.64-81
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• 2016

To analyze the influence of various groundwater flow rates (specific discharge) on BHE system with balanced and unbalanced energy loads under assuming same initial temperature (15℃) of ground and groundwater, numerical modeling using FEFLOW was used for this study. When groundwater flow is increased from 1 × 10⁻⁷ to 4 × 10⁻⁷m/s under balanced energy load, the performance of BHE system is improved about 26.7% in summer and 22.7% at winter time in a single BHE case as well as about 12.0~18.6% in summer and 7.6~8.7% in winter time depending on the number of boreholes in the grid, their array type, and bore hole separation in multiple BHE system case. In other words, the performance of BHE system is improved due to lower avT in summer and higher avT in winter time when groundwater flow becomes larger. On the contrary it is decreased owing to higher avT in summer and lower avT in winter time when the numbers of BHEs in an array are increased, Geothermal plume created at down-gradient area by groundwater flow is relatively small in balanced load condition while quite large in unbalanced load condition. Groundwater flow enhances in general the thermal efficiency by transferring heat away from the BHEs. Therefore it is highly required to obtain and to use adequate informations on hydrogeologic characterristics (K, S, hydraulic gradient, seasonal variation of groundwater temperature and water level) along with integrating groundwater flow and also hydrogeothermal properties (thermal conductivity, seasonal variation of ground temperatures etc.) of the relevant area for achieving the optimal design of BHE system.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2020

동상민감성 시료의 동상 거동을 평가하기 위해 완전히 결합된 열-수리-역학 연계해석을 수행하였다. 이를 위한 구성모델은 질량보존방정식, 에너지보존방정식, 힘평형방정식을 기반으로 유도되었다. 구성모델을 통해 간극수의 상변화, 간극수 유동 및 수반되는 기계적 변형 등 1차원 동결에 대한 다양한 물리적 현상을 정량적으로 고려할 수 있었다. 한편, 시료의 동상발생량 및 동상속도에 미치는 영향 인자들을 조사하기 위해 민감도 분석 연구가 수행되었다. 민감도 분석 결과에 따르면, 시료의 초기 간극비는 종속변수인 동상발생량과 동상속도에 독립적으로 큰 영향을 미치는 반면 흙 입자 열전도도 및 온도구배는 독립적으로 미치는 영향보다 두 변수 간 상호 작용을 통해 더 큰 영향을 미침을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 고려된 인자들은 모두 동상발생량과 동상속도에 영향을 미치는 주요 인자이며, 표본시료의 동상민감성 여부를 결정하는 데에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.207-213
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• 2022

LNG CCS which is a special type of cargo hold operated at -163℃ for transporting liquefied LNG is composed of a primary barrier, plywood, insulation panel, secondary barrier, and mastic. Currently, glass fiber is used to reinforce polyurethane foam. In this paper, we evaluated the possibility of replacing glass fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam with basalt fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam. We conducted a thermal conductivity test to confirm thermal performance at room temperature. To evaluate the mechanical properties between basalt and glass-fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam which is fiber content of 5 wt% and 10 wt%, tensile and an impact test was performed repeatedly. All of the tests were performed at room temperature and cryogenic temperature(-163℃) in consideration of the temperature gradient in the LNG CCS. As a result of the thermal conductivity test, the insulating performance of glass fiber reinforced polyurethane foam and basalt fiber reinforced polyurethane foam presented similar results. The tensile test results represent that the strength of basalt fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam is superior to glass fiber at room temperature, and there is a clear difference. However, the strength is similar to each other at cryogenic temperatures. In the impact test, the strength of PUR-B5 is the highest, but in common, the strength decreases as the weight ratio of the two fibers increases. In conclusion, basalt fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam has sufficient potential to replace glass fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.251-258
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• 1995

$Bi_{2}Te_{3}$와 PbTe의 혼합물에서 $Bi_{2}Te_{3}-PbBi_{4}Te_{7}$의 공정조직이 형성됨을 이용, 제2상의 미세조직 제어로 열전도도의 감소에 따른 성능지수 향상을 목적하여 여러 조건에서 제조된 n-type(Bi, Pb)-Te계 공정조성 일방향 응고재의 열전특성을 조사하였다. 일방향응고시 공정상 PbBi_{4}Te_{7}$이 $Bi_{2}Te_{3}$의 벽개면(0001)을 따라 lamellar 형태로 성장하였으며, 성장속도가 1.4 \times 10^{-4}$cm/sec에서 $8.3 \times 10^{-4}$cm/sec로 증가됨에 따라 4PbBi_[4]Te_{7}$의 상간격은 10.4 $\mu \textrm{m}$에서 3.2$\mu \textrm{m}$로 감소되었다. Seeback계수는 성장방향 및 성장속도와 온도구배에는 관계없이 약 $\mid$$\alpha$$\mid$=29 $\mu$ V/K일정하였다. 전기전도도는 성장속도에 따라 약간 감소하는 경향을 보였고 성장방향에 평행한 경우가 수직한 경우보다 약 3배 정도 컸다. 성능지수는 성장방향과 성장속도 및 온도구배에 따라 약간씩 변화를 보였다. 수직한 경우가 평행한 경우에 비해 상대적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었는데 이는 lamellar 간격이 줄어듦에 따른 열전도도의 감속에서 비롯된 것으로 분석되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.592-602
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• 2021

Thorium compounds have attracted immense scientific and technological attention with regard to both fundamental and practical implications, owing to unique chemical and physical properties like high melting point, high density and thermal conductivity. Hereby, we investigate the mechanical and thermodynamic stability and report on the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of new silicon-doped cubic ternary thorium phosphides ThSi_xP_1-x (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1). The first-principles density functional theory procedure was adopted within full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. The exchange and correlation potential terms were treated within Generalized-Gradient-Approximation functional modified by Perdew-Burke-Ernzerrhof parameterizations. The proposed compounds showed mechanical and thermodynamic stable structure and hence can be synthesized experimentally. The calculated lattice parameters, bulk modulus, total energy, density of states, electronic band structure and spin magnetic moments of the compounds revealed considerable correlation to the Si substitution for P and the relative Si/P doping concentration. The electronic and magnetic properties of the doped compounds rendered them non-magnetic but metallic in nature. The main orbital contribution to the Fermi level arises from the hybridization of Th(6d+5f) and (Si+P)3p states. Reported results may have potential implications with regard to both fundamental point of view and technological prospects such as fuel materials for clean nuclear energy.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.261-265
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• 2010

In this paper, we attempt to improve the electrical characteristics of epoxy resin at high temperature (above $80^{\circ}C$) by adding magnesium oxide (MgO), which has high thermal conductivity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the dispersion of specimens with added MgO reveals that they are evenly dispersed without concentration. The dielectric breakdown characteristics of $SiO_2$ and MgO nanocomposites are tested by measurements at different temperatures to investigate the filler's effect on the dielectric breakdown characteristics. The dielectric breakdown strength of specimens with added $SiO_2$ decreases slowly below $80^{\circ}C$ (low temperature) but decreases rapidly above $80^{\circ}C$ (high temperature). However, the gradient of the dielectric breakdown strength of specimens with added MgO is slow at both low and high temperatures. The dielectric breakdown strength of specimens with 0.4 wt% $SiO_2$ is the best among the specimens with added $SiO_2$, and that of specimens with 3.0 wt% and 5.0 wt% MgO is the best among those with added MgO. Moreover, the dielectric strength of specimens with 3.0 wt% MgO at high temperatures is approximately 53.3% higher than that of specimens with added $SiO_2$ at $100^{\circ}C$, and that of specimens with 5.0 wt% of MgO is approximately 59.34% higher under the same conditions. The dielectric strength of MgO is believed to be superior to that of $SiO_2$ owing to enhanced thermal radiation because the thermal conductivity rate of MgO (approximately 42 $W/m{\cdot}K$) is approximately 32 times higher than that of $SiO_2$ (approximately 1.3 $W/m{\cdot}K$). We also confirmed that the allowable breakdown strength of specimens with added MgO at $100^{\circ}C$ is within the error range when the breakdown probability of all specimens is 40%. A breakdown probability of up to 40% represents a stable dielectric strength in machinery and apparatus design.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2019

Since nanofluids (NFs), which are a mixture of a small amount of nanoparticles and a bulk liquid solvent, were first proposed by Stephen Choi at the Argonne National Lab in 1995, they have been considered for use in many technical studies of power cooling systems and their practical application due to their high thermal conductivity and heat transfer coefficients compared to conventional coolants. Although nanofluids are a well-known form of engineering fluid that show great promise for use in future cooling systems, their underlying physics as demonstrated in experiments remain unclear. One proven method of determining the heat transfer performance of nanofluids is measuring the concentration of nanoparticles in a mixture. However, it is experimentally inefficient to build testbeds to systematically observe particle distributions on a nanoscale. In this paper, we demonstrate the distribution of nanoparticles under a temperature gradient in a solution using molecular dynamics simulations. First, temperature profiles based on substrate temperature are introduced. Following this, the radial pair distribution functions of pairs of nanoparticles, solvents, and substrates are calculated. Finally, the distribution of nanoparticles in different heating regions is determined.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.828-836
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• 2014

본 연구는 얕은 연못에 시공된 지하 매립형 어류 피난처 구조물인 artificial deep pool (ADP)을 대상으로 늦봄~여름기간 동안 수질환경을 평가하고 그 특징을 파악하고자 하였다. 개방수역인 St. 1과 ADP인 St. 2로 구분하여 분석한 결과, St. 2는 St. 1보다 평균적으로 수온 $1.4{\sim}3.2^{\circ}C$, DO 2.4~3.6 mg/L 낮았고 일수질변동(daily water quality fluctuation)이 적은 안정된 공간으로 나타났다. 특히 수온의 일변화(daily variations)는 St. 1에서 ${\geq}4^{\circ}C$을 보였으나, St. 2에서는 거의 변화가 없었기 때문에 고수온이 지속될 때 어류가 피난 공간으로 활용할 수 있음을 시사하였다. 이화학적 수질은 St. 1과 St. 2에서 큰 차이가 없었지만, 수온, pH, DO, 전기전도도에 대해서는 서로 뚜렷하게 다른 공간임을 나타내었다(two-way ANOVA, P<0.05). ADP 내부는 수심별로 thermal and DO gradient가 나타났으며, 수심 약 1.2 m 이후부터 급격히 감소하였다. 이러한 수질환경은 얕은 연못에서 어류의 서식 및 산란에 영향을 미치며, 본 연구의 조사지점의 연못에서는 각시붕어(Rhodeus uyekii)가 우점하는 것으로 보아, ADP가 적용되면서 납자루아과인 각시붕어의 적정 산란수온($16.5{\sim}18.5^{\circ}C$)을 제공하여 각시붕어가 서식하기 좋은 환경을 조성한 것으로 판단된다. 또한, ADP는 여름철에 수온이 높고, 변동이 큰 외부환경보다 낮은 수온을 일정하게 유지하여 수온변동 및 고온에 민감한 어종에게 좋은 피난처로 활용될 것으로 여겨진다.