Molten salts have gained significant attention as a potential medium for heat transfer or energy storage and as liquid nuclear fuel, owing to their superior thermal properties. Various fluoride- and chloride-based salts are being explored as potential liquid fuels for several types of molten salt reactors (MSRs). Among these, chloride-based salts have recently received attention in MSR development due to their high solubility in actinides, which has the potential to increase fuel burnup and reduce nuclear water production. Accurate knowledge of the thermal physical properties of molten salts, such as density, viscosity, thermal conductivity, and heat capacity, is critical for the design, licensing, and operation of MSRs. Various experimental techniques have been used to determine the thermal properties of molten salts, and more recently, computational methods such as molecular dynamics simulations have also been utilized to predict these properties. However, information on the thermal physical properties of salts containing actinides is still limited and unreliable. In this study, we analyzed the available thermal physical property database of chloride salts to develop accurate models and simulations that can predict the behavior of molten salts under various operating conditions. Furthermore, we conducted experiments to improve our understanding of the behavior of molten salts. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the development of safer and more efficient MSRs.

Rare-earth zirconates, such as lanthanum zirconates and gadolinium zirconates, have been intensively investigated due to their excellent properties of low thermal conductivity as well as chemical stability at high temperature, which can make these materials ones of the most promising candidates for next-generation thermal barrier coating applications. In this study, three compositions, lanthanum/gadolinium zirconates with reduced rare-earth contents from stoichiometric RE2Zr2O7 compositions, are fabricated via solid state reaction as well as sintering at 1600oC for 4 hrs. The phase formation, microstructure, and thermo-physical properties of three oxide ceramics are examined. In particular, each oxide ceramics exhibits composite structures between pyrochlore and fluorite phases. The potential of lanthanum/ gadolinium zirconate ceramics for TBC applications is also discussed.

As operating temperatures of engines or turbines continually increase for higher efficiency, significant amounts of researches have been focused on finding new materials, which would be alternatives to conventional yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) for thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). In this study, phase evolution and thermo-physical properties of pyrochlore systems are investigated for TBC applications. systems are comprised by selecting as A-site ions and as B-site ions in pyrochlore structures. For the developed phases in compositions, thermo-physical properties such as thermal conductivity, thermal expansion coefficient are examined. The potential of these compositions for TBC application is also discussed.

Thermal barrier systems have been widely investigated over the past decades, in order to enhance reliability and efficiency of gas turbines at higher temperatures. Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is one of the most leading materials as the thermal barriers due to its low thermal conductivity, thermodynamic stability, and thermal compatibility with metal substrates. In this work, rare-earth oxides with pyrochlore phases for thermal barrier systems were investigated. Pyrochlore phases were successfully formed via solid-state reactions started from rare-earth oxide powders. For the heat-treated samples, thermo-physical properties were examined. These rare-oxide oxides showed thermal expansion of and thermal conductivity of 1.2~2.4 W/mK, which is comparable with the thermal properties of YSZ.

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) using various combination of binary catalysts with four transition metals such as Fe, Co, Cu, and Ni. In the preparation of CNTs from acetylene precursor by thermal CVD, the CNTs with very high yield of 43.6 % was produced over Fe-Co/Al2O3. The highest yield of CNTs was obtained with the catalyst reduced for 3 hr and the yield was decreased with increasing reduction time to 5 hr, due to the formation of FeAl2O4 metal-aluminate. On the other hand, the CNTs prepared by acethylene plasma CVD had more straight, smaller diameter, and larger aspect ratio(L/D) than those prepared by thermal CVD, although their yield had lower value of 27.7%. The degree of graphitization of CNTs measured by Id/Ig value and thermal degradation temperature were 1.04 and 602℃, respectively.

저밀도 에너지를 효율적으로 축열하기 위해서 현열축열재보다는 상변화 온도 30℃ 수준의 잠열축열재를 이용하는 것이 효과적이다. 이를 위하여 연구를 수행한 결과, SCD에 APS를 0.0~5.0wt% 첨가하여 과냉도를 25.0℃에서 1.5℃ 이하로 조절하였으며, APS의 적정 함량은 3.0wt%였다. SCD에 PSC를 0.0~3.0wt% 첨가하여 상분리량을 70.0%에서 0.0%로 조절하였으며, PSC의 적정 함량은 1.5wt%였다. 축열재 내구성 검증을 위하여 0~1,500회의 상변화 사이클을 수행한 결과 상변화 온도의 변화량이 30±l.0℃ 이하, 잠열량 변화가 54±2.0 Kcal .kg-1 이하로 안정된 값을 보였다. 따라서 축열재의 수명은 10년 정도 보장될 수 있는 것으로 판단되었다

수산화물법에 의해 제작된 α-stannic acid의 열분해 거동과 SnO2분말의 성질에 미치는 잔류염소이온의 영향을 관찰하였다. SnCl4와 NH4OH 수용액을 중화시켜 α-stannic acid침전물을 제작하고 NH4NO3수용액으로 세척하였다. 분말내의 잔류 염소이온의 양을 주절하기 위하여 세척정도를 3단계로 조정하였다. 세척후 100˚C에서 건조하고, 500˚C ~ 1100˚C에서 하소함으로써 SnO2분말을 제조하였다. α-stannic acid의열분해 거동ㅇ르 DT-TGA 와 FTIR을 통하여 관찰하고, SnO2분말의 조성과 입자크기 및 비표면적을 각각 AES, TEM 및 BET을 통하여 측정하였다. 잔류 염소이온 양이 감소되면, 저온 하소시 일차입자의 상대적 크기가 커지는 반면 고온하소시에는 상대적으로 감소되었ㄷ. 잔류 염소이온의 일부는 α-stannic acid내의 격자산소 자리에 위치함으로써, 저온가열시 결정수탈리와 결정화를 지연시키고 또한 고온가열시에는 이의 증발에 의해 산소공공이 생성되어 소결을 촉진시킨다고 제의하였다.