Projects

Projects and patents

Active projects · 7

  • Development of a Korean-style Energy Island Based on Wind Power — New Industry Global HR Development Program

    KETEP2026–2027

  • Development of an integrated superheated-steam production system incorporating a molten-salt thermal energy storage system, and an optimal operation strategy

    Hyundai Engineering & Construction2026–2027

  • Development of regulatory verification technology for full-lifecycle safety review of light-water SMRs

    SMR Regulation Research Foundation2026

  • Synergy for Safe and Sustainable Ocean in Norway and Korea (SONoKo)

    UTFORSK, Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse (HK-dir), Norway2025–2028

  • Research on improving the cooling performance of the HiMSEN engine pre-combustion chamber

    HD Hyundai Heavy Industries2025–2026

  • Digital-Based Sustainable Energy Process Innovation Convergence Graduate School

    KETEP2023–2027

  • Validation of core safety issues in response to strengthening technical criteria and development of technology to improve core safety in multiple failure accident

    National Research Foundation of Korea2022–2029

Completed projects · 9

  • Development of Thermal Energy Storage

    Laboratory-Specialized Startup Leading University, Ministry of Science and ICT2025

  • Basic Research on Electric Vehicle Battery Cooling Using Insulating Fluid Boiling Heat Transfer

    Inha University2025

  • Study on linking thermal energy storage systems with the electricity market

    Janginui Gonggan Co., Ltd.2024–2025

  • Global human resources training project to secure major design technologies for next-generation SMR safety enhancement

    KETEP2024–2025

  • Development of a yard exhaust pipe explosion pressure prediction model

    HD Hyundai Heavy Industries2024

  • Development of direct contact latent heat storage system

    National Research Foundation of Korea2023–2025

  • Identification of two-phase flow instabilities in a multi-channel system

    National Research Foundation of Korea2023–2025

  • Control of wettability and enhancement of phase-change heat transfer by microstructures

    ROK-Nordic R&D Cooperation Program, National Research Foundation of Korea2023

  • Improvement of wall boiling model based on boiling experiment with a controlled surface in microscale

    National Research Foundation of Korea2018–2021

Registered patents · 7

  • Passive condensation heat exchanger with hydrophobic surface modification and phase-change material coating

    KR 10-2974414 · 2026.06

  • Vertical chip-stack cooling using through-silicon vias and pulsating heat pipes

    KR 10-2931003 · 2026.02

  • Non-destructive integrity diagnosis of metal electrodes in semiconductor packaging

    KR 10-2916500 · 2026.01

  • Hydrophobic surface modification and phase-change material coating for steam condensation in reactor containment buildings

    KR 10-2906216 · 2025.12

  • Direct steam generation in sand-battery thermal energy storage via quenching and boiling

    KR 10-2906225 · 2025.12

  • Battery immersion cooling with gas–liquid flow-path separation boiling

    KR 10-2855737 · 2025.09

  • Transparent, flexible superhydrophobic surfaces via microstructure replication

    KR 10-2732292 · 2024.11

Filed patents · 11

  • Natural-convection heating system with mesh–gravel–sand triple structure

    KR 10-2026-0053907 · 2026.03

  • Hybrid direct/indirect-contact steam generation system

    KR 10-2026-0018690 · 2026.01

  • Energy discharge method for thermal energy storage systems

    KR 10-2026-0003727 · 2026.01

  • Passive thermal energy storage and recovery combining a high-temperature store and a low-temperature water bath

    KR 10-2025-0121319 · 2025.08

  • Outlet temperature control via piping with differentiated heat-transfer areas

    KR 10-2025-0119051 · 2025.08

  • Head-difference-driven vertical modular thermal energy storage

    KR 10-2025-0099879 · 2025.07

  • Power-demand smoothing with long-duration thermal energy storage

    KR 10-2025-0101254 · 2025.07

  • In-tube condensation length control in water pools for direct-condensation safety

    KR 10-2025-0082552 · 2025.06

  • Steam generation inside sand-battery storage with hot-water production via condensation

    KR 10-2025-0007879 · 2025.01

  • Metal foam fabrication with vertical pores via 3-D structure pressing

    KR 10-2025-0000637 · 2025.01

  • Rock and rock–sand mixture thermal energy storage with direct steam generation via quenching and boiling

    KR 10-2025-0000644 · 2025.01