• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.101-114
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• 1998

Soil vapor extraction (SVE) is known to be an effective process to remove the contaminants from the soils by enhancing the vaporization of organic compounds using forced vapor flows or applying vacuum through soils. Experiments are carried out to investigate the effects of the organic contaminants, types of soils, and water contents on the removal efficiency with operating time. In the study, simulated soils include the glass bead which has no micropore, sand and molecular sieve which has a large volume of micropores. As model organic pollutants, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, and trichloroethylene are selected. Desorption experiments are conducted by flowing nitrogen gas. Under the experimental conditions, it is found that there are linear relationships between logarithm of removal efficiency and logarithm of number of pore volumes. The number of pore volumes are defined as the total amount of air flow through the soil column divided by the pore volume of soil column. For three organic compounds studied, the removal rate is slow for no water content, while the number of pore volumes for removal of organic compounds are notably reduced for water contents up to 37%. For the removal of dense organic compound, such as trichloroethylene, a large number of pore volumes are needed. Also, the effects of the characteristics of simulated soils on the removal efficiency of organic compounds are studied. After the characterization of soil surface, porosity of soil columns and types of contaminants, the results could provide a basis for the design of SVE process.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.127-136
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• 1999

In the past several years phytoremediation, defined as the use of plants for removing contaminants from media such as soils or water, has attracted a great deal of interest as a potentially useful remediation technology We attempted to assess the effectiveness of phytoremediation of diesel-contaminated soils in a green house. Screening test for selecting an appropriate plant was performed by observing the harmful effects of diesel dosage on the growth of 4 plants. Alfalfa was selected as a potentially useful plant among corn and barnyard grasses due to its high tolerance to the toxicity of diesel in growth. Bioremediation of the artificial diesel-contaminated soil packed in the PVC columns(0.3m in diameter $\times$ 1m in length) with air supplied, alfalfa planted, and alfalfa and air supplied was investigated for 100 days. The results of the column test showed plant effects on enhancing the biodegradation of diesel in the contaminated soils compared to the control column which had no plant. Injecting air to the columns during phytoremediation also showed additional effects on the removal rate of diesel. Comparison of microbial activity in each test column showed a beneficial effect of plants in the soil remediation processes. This results can be explained microbial activity in rhizosphere is a crucial factor for removing diesel.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.447-450
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• 2005

This paper describes an implementation of system based on ZIGBEE wireless communication technique to prevent for diseases of skin ailments and respiratory ailments as sensing the air pollutions that breaks out in the inside and purifying. ZIGBEE wireless communication technique has features - low battery consumption, low cost, acceptance of the maximum 256 node and simple protocol structure of below 32Kbyte. Hardware platform is implemented by using ATmega128L in ATmel corporation and 2.4GHz RF-IC CC2420 in Chipcon corporation and dust sensor(GP2Y1010AU) and gas sensor(GSBT11) that confirm degree of inside air pollution for ZIGBEE wireless communication technique.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.491-493
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• 2012

우리나라는 농업용수, 생활용수 등의 목적으로 여러 개의 호소 등을 설치하여 운영 중에 있다. 하지만 몇몇 호소들은 인구증가 및 산업발달로 인하여 매년 오염도가 증가하는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 특히 부영양화 현상으로 인하여 남조류가 과다번식 할 경우 호소 수질 및 수생태계에 악영향은 미치는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 호소의 부영양화 현상을 제어하기 위한 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있으며, 부영양화 현상을 발생시킬 수 있는 여러 제한인자 중 인(P)에 대한 관심이 많아지고 있는 실정이다. 부상분리의 일종인 DAF는 침전공정의 대안으로서 25년 전부터 유럽과 미국을 중심으로 정수 및 하수처리 공정에서 이용되어 왔다. 가압부상공법에서 발생되는 기포의 크기는 $50{\sim}100{\mu}m$ 정도로 부상물질인 스컴이 파괴될 가능성이 낮고 기포의 크기가 작아 공기의 용해효율이 높으며 대전작용, 물리적 흡착효과 등의 특징을 가진다고 알려져 있다. 또한 공기와 물 뿐만 아니라 Al 성분의 응집제인 PAC를 이용하여 버블을 발생시킬 경우 인의 제거 효율이 크다고 알려져 있다. 가압부상공법의 경우 응집 침전 공정과는 달리 발생되는 처리과정에서 발생되는 부산물을 외부로 유출 시킬 수 있기 때문에 호소 수질정화에 이용될 수 있다고 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 저수지의 형태와 유사한 반응조를 설계하여 DAF를 주입하는 실내실험을 진행하였으며, 이를 통해 호소수질 정화를 위한 DAF의 타당성에 대해 평가하기 위해 이루어졌다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.135-141
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• 2020

The first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was reported in Korea in 2015, after a Korean man from Bahrain tested positive for the infection. After first eruption, there were numbers of secondary infectees and whole country were frightened. At the time, isolated ambulances were available but few, and there was no specific way to prevent contamination during transfer. Therefore, Seoul National University Hospital and the University of Seoul developed isolation units and air filters. Four years after the MERS outbreak, this study measured the differential pressure inside and outside the small isolation units based on the differential pressure and air flow derived from simulation and testing, and proposed minimum values for virus leakage and internal sealing. A performance evaluation and testing method for the transfer equipment is proposed. The critical function of the small isolated transport equipment was defined and selected as an evaluation item; performance evaluation was carried out by simulating a real-world case. The results provide the proper pressure configuration of positive and negative pressure inside the segregation feeder; the clear criteria for the HEPA filter; and the performance criteria for the segregation feeder and air purifier.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.293-301
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• 2008

A study on the operational variables of the UV-TiO$_2$ based photocatalytic air cleaning system was tried. In this study, to examine effects as various air cleaning system conditions, a duct-type reactor was made, and TiO$_2$ was immobilized on a stainless mesh. Benzene was chosen as a target compound. Removal experiments for benzene were done under different initial benzene concentration, air velocity, TiO$_2$ loading, area coated TiO$_2$ as the same TiO$_2$ loading, and UV light intensity conditions. During the experiments, relative humidity was 55%, and reactor temperature was 45$^{\circ}C$. As a result, the photocatalytic degradation of benzene decreased as the inlet concentration increased. But the photocatalytic degradation increased as the concentration boundary layer thickness, amount of TiO$_2$, area coated TiO$_2$ as the same amount of TiO$_2$, and UV light intensity increased. Based on results of current study, they can be applied to the design of air cleaning system over low level VOCs in the indoor air.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.587-591
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• 2019

Fine dust aerated in the atomsphere penetrates our lungs and blood lines through respiratory. Recent fine dust problems in Korea leads to development of various air purifiers. The researchers used this to study systems that could replace chemical filters. In order to compare the effect of the reduction of moss and conventional chemical filter(Hepa), a 1 cubic meter cube was prepared and the amount of the concentration of fine dust reduction was compared under controlled environment. Under the high concentration of fine dust, a test was done to figure out the reduction rate of the fine dust concentration by using air purification system with moss, hepa, and no filter. The air purification system(moss, hepa, and no filter) were operated 90 times in total, 30 times each. The test explains that the reduction of the fine dust amount and the rate of fine dust concentration. The results illustrate that the reduction of the amount fine dust was 138.93 after using air purification system with moss filter. In contrast, the usage of air purification system with hepa filter reduced the amount of fine dust to 76.57. And the air purification with no filter shows that the slight reduction of fine dust amount at 0.10. In the rate of fine dust concentration, moss filter was significantly higher than that of hepa, no filter (0.2379, 0.1298 and 0.0063 each). The results have confirmed that moss is effective in reducing fine dust concentration, and it is expected that with further improvement it can be used as a means to replace or supplement existing chemical filters in air purifier.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.133-134
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• 2009

조사 핵연료 및 구조재료의 핫셀시험을 위한 조사재시험시설은 고방사능물질의 시험 및 취급과정에서 발생한 각종 방사성 물질에 오염된 공기를 정회하기 위한 특수 공기조화설비를 운영하고 있다. 시설의 배기 계통은 핫셀 계통 및 핫셀 이외의 계통으로 니눠지고 있다. 그 중 핫셀 구역 이외의 공기는 1차적으로 프리필터와 HEPA 필터로 구성된 AFU(Air Filtering Unit)로 정화하여 외부에 방출하는 MUP(Medium Under Pressure) 시스템을 채용하고 있다. 외부에 방출하는 배기의 오염을 최소화하기 위하여 설치된 AFU에 대한 풍량 측정 및 HEPA필터의 성능시험을 실시하였으며, 그 결과에 대하여 고찰하였다.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.305-309
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 유체역학적인 후류 효과를 제어하고 항력을 이용하여 구체를 안정적으로 부양하는 방법을 해석 및 실험적으로 고찰하였다. 물체를 공중에 부양할 때는 물체가 받는 중력과 제트에 의하여 공급되는 항력이 평형을 이루어야 한다. 이 때 공기의 흐름의 레이놀즈 수에 따라 공기가 구체를 지나가며 구체후면에 생기는 후류에 의하여 부양상태가 불안정하게 될 수 있다. 구체의 운동이 제트에 의하여 안정되는 현상은 베르누이 및 코안다 효과로 설명할 수 있다. 에디슨을 이용하여 레이놀즈 수에 따른 실린더에 작용하는 항력과 후류에 의한 불안정화 힘을 해석적으로 구하였으며 이를 실험적으로 고속카메라를 이용하여 부양 거리, 안정도 등을 측정하여 비교하였다. 고찰 결과 레이놀즈 수가 작을수록 더 안정됨을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.552-557
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• 2015

Ballast gravel in a railroad field is often polluted by grease and heavy metals. In this paper, the performances of a dry cleaning method for polluted ballast gravel in which pollutants on the gravel surface can be physically removed was extensively studied. A polluted ballast cleaning device able to shoot emery blasting media onto the surface using compressed air was prepared. Polluted ballast gravel was put into this device for cleaning, with the treatment time varied from 1 to 10 min. The cleaning efficiency of the total petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals were studied. The total petroleum hydrocarbon removal efficiency was 70-80% for gravels sampled from a locomotive waiting line, while it was 40-60% for gravels sampled from a turnout area. The heavy metal removal efficiency exceeded 90% for copper and lead, while it was 65-80% for nickel and zinc. This system was found to be effective for the remediation of polluted ballast gravels.