• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.11
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• pp.1127-1131
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• 2011

We report on a pumpless cell culture chip in which a constant medium perfusion rate is maintained by balanced droplet dispensing. Previous chips had a decreasing perfusion rate due to the decreasing hydraulic-head difference ${\Delta}h$ between the inlet and drain. However, the present chip maintains a constant medium perfusion rate due to the constant ${\Delta}h$ between the inlet and drain maintained by balanced droplet dispensing. The perfusion rate Q was measured to be 0.1-$0.3{\mu}l$/min with a maximum deviation and error of 9.96% and 6.92%, respectively. In the perfusion culture (Q = 0.1-$0.3{\mu}l$/min), the maximum growth-rate of H358 cells was measured to be $57.8%{\pm}21.1%$ per day, which is 1.9 times higher than that of a static culture. The perfusion culture also resulted in higher cell viability than a static culture. The present chip offers a favorable environment with a high growth-rate and viability and thus has potential for use in the integrated cell culture system.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.106.1-106.1
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• 2005

• Plant Journal
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.28-37
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• 2014

Recently, it is considered that environment and energy are critical issues all over the world. In power generation sector in Korea, almost power stations are constructed and operated as cogeneration plants in conformity with this trend. KDHC(Korea District Heating Corporation) goes one step further adopting renewable energy technology like heat pump using wasted heat for energy-saving and environment improvement. This study investigates the performance characteristics by the location of waste heat recovery heat pumps of 5 Gcal/h capacity in 150 MW-class Gwang-gyo cogeneration plant using commercial software 'THERMOFLEX'. Prior to analysis, the simulations are performed with actual operation data, and then the validation of simulations is verified by checking the error within 2%. After verification, the simulations are carried out with 3 locations and the effect on electrical power output and heat output is analyzed. As a result, overall efficiency of cogeneration plant is the highest in the case of heat pump located before DH(District Heating) Heater because of the largest increase of heat output despite of decrease of electrical power output.

• Journal of computational fluids engineering
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.90-95
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• 2011

The Navier-Stokes equations are solved to study the flow characteristics of a micro viscous pump. The viscous micropump is consisted of a stationary disk with a spiral shaped channel and a rotating disk. A simple geometrical model for the tip clearance is proposed and validated by comparing computed flow rate with corresponding experimental data. Present numerical solutions show satisfactory agreement with the corresponding experimental data. The tip clearance effect is found to become significant as the rotational speed increases. As the pressure load increases, a reversed flow region is seen to form near the stationary disk. The height of the channel is shown to be optimized in terms of the flow rate for a given rotational speed and pressure load. The optimal height of the channel becomes small as the rotational speed decreases or the pressure load increases. The flow rate of the pump is found to be in proportion to the width of channel.

• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.177-178
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• 2009

Hydraulic Transients would be occurred since pressure is increased or decreased when water speed inside of pipeline is rapidly changed A study on water hammer has become more important because the pumping stations were big and the systems conveying the fluid through the large and long transmission pipelines were complex. In this study, the method of characteristic line was adopted to evaluate the valve-induced water hammer phenomena in a pumps feedwater system.

• Transactions of The Korea Fluid Power Systems Society
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.13-19
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• 2010

Hydraulic systems are widely used as a power transfer and/or power control system due to its flexibility, controllability, accuracy and high power density. Valve controlled and/or pump capacity controlled systems are normally adopted as a control device, but nowadays pump speed controlled systems are emerging as a new energy-efficient hydraulic control system. In this paper the pump speed controlled system for the cylinder position control of a counter balance circuit is investigated by simulation study and position control experiments were carried out. As a result, the possibility and efficiency of the pump speed controlled system were verified.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.187-195
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• 2012

This paper deals with numerical computations of cryogenic flows around turbopump inducer. Firstly, we introduce numerical methods to compute compressible/incompressible cryogenic two-phase flow. As a validation problem, computation results of 2 dimensional/axi-symmetric cryogenic flow will be presented. In this process, various cavitation model will be compared. Finally, numerical simulation of 3 dimensional turbopump inducer will be presented.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.88-95
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• 1998

Vibration analysis of rotating machinery can give an indication of possible faults thus allowing maintenance before further damage occurs. Current predictive maintenance system installed in Pyung-tak has the ability to diagnose the mechanical problems within the LNG Pump when the vibration exceeds preset overall alarm levels. In this study, LNG pump auto-diagnosis system based upon Windows NT and DSP Board is developed. This system analysis velocity signal acquired from dual accelerometer input monitor system to diagnose pump condition. Many plots which display machine condition are shown and features of vibration are stored in every time. If the fault is found, the system diagnoses automatically using expert system and trend monitoring. Operator checks pump condition intuitively using personal computer monitor.

• Vacuum Magazine
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.49-58
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• 2015

진공 배기 시스템에 위험한 환경을 초래할 수 있는 모든 가능성을 찾아 낼 수는 없지만 누적된 현장 경험과 연구 결과에 맞추어 최대한 필요한 안전 조치들을 취해야 한다. 진공 배기 시스템이나 그 구성품들에 대한 심각한 파손을 유발하는 공통적인 요인들은 발화성 물질의 점화나 진공 배기 시스템의 배기구 막힘에 의해 발생한다. 따라서, 진공 펌프와 진공 시스템의 안전한 가동과 사용을 위해서는 다음과 같은 것들을 반드시 준수하여야 한다. ${\blacksquare}$ 발화성, 폭발성 공정 물질을 사용하는 진공 배기 시스템은 정규 유지 보수 작업(PM) 후 첫 번째 배기 과정은 매우 천천히 진행하여 진공 배기 시스템 내부에 급격한 난류가 형성되지 않도록 해 주어야 한다. ${\blacksquare}$ 진공 배기 시스템 내에서 발화성 물질들의 농도가 발화 영역(flammable zone, potentially explosive atmosphere)에 들어가지 않도록 하여야 한다. 이를 위해서는 불활성 가스를 이용하여 진공 펌프와 진공 배기 시스템의 가동 예상 조건이나 고장 환경하에서 안전한 농도 이하로 희석시켜야 한다. ${\blacksquare}$ 진공 펌프와 진공 배기 시스템에 장착되어 사용되는 밸브 등의 기계적 부품들이나 공정에 사용되는 물질과 공정 부산물들(by-products)로 인하여 배관, 필터 배기구 등이 막히지 않도록 하여야 한다. ${\blacksquare}$ 공정에 사용되는 물질들, 특히 산소($O_2$), 오존 ($O_3$) 등의 산화제 농도가 높을 때는 오일 회전 배인 진공 펌프(Oil rotary vane vacuum pump)에 미네랄(mineral) 오일을 사용하지 말아야 하며, PFPE(Perfluoropolyether) 오일을 사용하여야 한다. 시판되는 진공 펌프 오일 중 비발화성(non-flammable)으로 표기된 오일이라고 하더라도 산화제(oxidant)의 농도가 체적비로 30 % 넘는 공정 환경에는 사용하지 말아야 한다. ${\blacksquare}$ 진공 펌프와 진공 배기 시스템에 의해 배기되는 물질들이 물($H_2O$)과 격렬하게 반응하는 경우는 물이 아닌 다른 냉각제를 사용하여야 한다. ${\blacksquare}$ 안전하지 않다고 판단되는 상황에서는 해당 전문가의 조언이나 해당 전문가의 직접적인 현장 도움을 통해 문제를 해결하여야 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.445-446
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• 2008