• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.16 no.3 s.81
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• pp.311-318
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• 2004

This study was performed to examine engineering properties for planting of porous concrete block containing rice straw ash. Tests for void ratio, compressive and flexural strength, pH by neutralization treatment time and curing method were peformed. As results, the void ratio tends to decrease with increasing rice straw ash content. But, the compressive and flexural strength tends to increase with Increasing rice straw ash content. When the neutralization was treated at the curing age 6 days, the greatest strength was showed. The pH of porous concrete without neutralization treatment in dry and water curing are shown in 10.32 ${\~}$ 10.55 and 9.41${\~}$9.59, respectively. The pH of porous concrete by neutralization treatment in dry and water curing were shown in 9.74${\~}$10.10 and 8.13${\~}$9.32, respectively. The porous concrete block size was 23 ${\times}$ 23 ${\times}$ 4 cm, and species of planting were Tall fescue, Lespedeza cyrtobotrya and Lespedeza cuneata. At the 6 months after seeding, germination ratio and grown-up length of Tall fescue, Lespedeza cyrtobotrya and Lespedeza cuneata were shown in 90, 60, $50\%$, and 40${\~}$50, 90${\~}$110, 65${\~}$75 cm, respectively. These porous concrete block containing rice straw ash could be used for planting.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.619-624
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• 2012

In this study, we demonstrated the operation of an electroosmotic pump with cylindrical porous glass frits and evaluated its long-term operation. The performance of this electroosmotic pump was characterized in terms of maximum flow rate, current, and pressure using deionized water and 1 mM borate buffer. The maximum flow rate, current, and pressure linearly increase with voltage. The maximum flow rate is normalized by the pumping area and voltage for comparison of the performance between the electroosmotic pumps with cylindrical and planar frits. The normalized maximum flow rate of the cylindrical-type pump is higher than that of the planar-type pump because of their different geometries. The cylindrical-type electroosmotic pump has five times better performance than the planartype electroosmotic pump for a given pump package volume. It can operate stably for over 3 hours.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.8
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• pp.737-742
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• 2016

An elastomer (especially PDMS) sponge is considered to be a promising selective absorber in cleaning up oil spills. The performance of a PDMS sponge in capturing and separating oil from (sea) water depends on several parameters such as surface roughness, physicochemical treatments, and hydrostatic stability. Here, we first present a method of fabricating the PDMS sponges having numerous micro-sized pores that act as absorption and storage spaces for the target material, and then we report an experimental effort undertaken to control the surface physicochemistry (i.e., hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity) of the PDMS sponges by adjusting the size of the pores and the concentration of the surfactant (i.e., silwet L-77). From the experimental results, we develop an in-depth understanding of the mechanism for controlling the surface physicochemistry of PDMS using water-soluble micro-sized particles and a surfactant. The surface energy and absorbing behavior of the PDMS sponges are also extensively discussed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.67-74
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• 2012

A numerical analysis was carried out to estimate the effect of the gap size ratio on the performance of condensers under noncondensable gas ventilation using the porous medium approach (PMA). In the PMA, the details of the tube bundle in the condenser are considered to be those of a porous medium, and the flow resistance term is added in the momentum equation. Three-dimensional analysis of the condensation for a McAllister condenser was conducted with the PMA using Fluent and user-defined functions (UDFs). The gap size effect on the condensation was negligible under pure steam conditions. However, the gap size effect was dominant in condensation with noncondensable gas and external venting. As the gap size decreased, the condensation rate increased for noncondensable gas in an external venting system.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.27-29
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• 2000

다공성 세라믹 기질에 제올라이트의 코팅은 기체 분리용 membrane으로 매우 효과적이다. 수열합성법으로 NaX 제올라이트를 다공성 cordierite와 cordierite, mullite 복합기질의 표면에 코팅하는 과정에서 H₂O/Al₂O₃ 몰비를 500, 1000으로 증가시키면서 코팅 특성의 변화와 코팅 속도를 측정한 결과 몰비가 감소할수록 코팅층에 NaA 제올라이트의 존재비가 증가하였으며, 코팅층의 형성 속도는 증가하였다. H₂O/Al₂O₃ 1000 몰에서는 반응 9일에 매우 치밀하고 균일한 NaX 제올라이트 코팅층을 얻을 수 있었으며, H₂O/Al₂O₃ 1000 몰에서는 반응3일에서 1000 몰의 9일과 같은 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.305-306
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• 2010

Recently, concrete have been used not only for structural purpose but also for various other purposes. The goal of this research is to develop porous and pervious light-weight concrete in order to apply to filters, which primarily treats rain water. Because Porous and pervious light-weight concrete is discontinuum with large amount of porosity, its physical characteristic is completely different from that of ordinary concrete. The basic properties such as the change in porosity rate depending on mixing proportion and the mechanical characteristics of porous and pervious light-weight concrete were experimentally evaluated.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.55-63
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• 2020

Road traffic noise is a major complaint. Porous pavement (PP) has been proposed as an effective method for reducing road traffic noise, but it has not been applied much due to the lack of quantitative evaluation. In this study, the noise reduction of single-layer porous pavement (SLPP) and double-layer porous pavement (DLPP) was evaluated. The noise was measured using the CPX method, and the driving speed was measured every 10km/h from 50km/h to 80km/h. The differences in noise level between the two PPs were statistically significant. The driving speed had no significant effect on the difference in noise between the two PPs. The DLPP showed a 6.6dB(A) reduction in average and a 6.3dB(A) reduction at the 95% confidence level compared to the SLPP. Reducing noise by 5dB(A) is equivalent to reducing traffic to 1/3 or lowering the vehicle's speed to 1/2. Sensitively, it is possible to recognize a 3dB(A) and 5dB(A) difference. The DLPP and SLPP were very effective in reducing traffic noise.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.182-185
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• 2008

최근 새로운 천연가스 수송/저장법으로 가스 하이드레이트 형성법이 주목받고 있다.본 연구에서는 천연가스의 저장 매체로 다공성 매질인 실리카 젤을 사용하였다. 다공성 실리카 젤을 사용할 경우 물과 기체의 접촉면적을 극대화 시킬 수 있어 가스하이드레이로의 전환율을 높일 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 천연가스 주성분인 에탄과 프로판 기체를 사용하였으며, 기공의 직경이 각각 6.0 nm, 15.0 nm, 30.0 nm, 100.0 nm의 다공성 실리카 젤을 사용하였다. 에탄은 270 $\sim$ 285 K의 온도범위와 9 $\sim$ 25 bar의 압력범위, 프로판은 260 $\sim$ 280 K의 온도범위와 1.8 $\sim$ 2.8 bar의 압력범위에서 기공 크기의 분포를 고려하여 하이드레이트(H)-물($L_W$)-기상(V)의 3상 평형점을 측정하였다. 측정 결과 기공의 크기가 작아질수록 각각의 벌크 상태의 에탄 및 프로판 하이드레이트에 비해 하이드레이트의 평형조건이 온도는 낮아지고 압력이 높아지는 저해효과가 커짐을 알 수 있었다. 천연가스 수송/저장으로서 응용을 고려할 경우 저해효과가 적은 100.0 nm이상의 다공성 실리카 젤을 사용하는 것이 적절할 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과는 천연가스 수송/저장뿐만 아니라 심해저 천연가스 개발, 이산화탄소 심해저장 등의 가스 하이드레이트 용용 연구에도 유용한 기초 자료가 될 것이다.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.1013-1023
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• 2003

This study was performed to improve water quality of stream by applying hydraulic structures (weir and river bed material) made of porous concrete. The physical and chemical characteristics of porous concrete were measured to estimate application possibility of it in hydraulic structures and it was considered as a proper material for the hydraulic structures. In the results of comparison for the component of matters attached on the hydraulic structures made of porous and ordinary concrete, DW (dry weight) amount attached on porous concrete was 1.6 times higher than that on ordinary concrete under the condition of the same flow rate but influence by flow rate (difference of 10 times) was not shown. Therefore, we could understand that the material of media was more important in DW amount than flow rate. The rate of AFDM (ash free dry mass) to DW also was more at porous concrete than at ordinary concrete. Especially, the high rates of nitrogen and phosphorous in matters attached on porous concrete verify that they were removed by assimilation, adsorption and metabolism of periphyton. The removal percentage of SS, BOD, COD, T-N and T-P by hydraulic structures applying porous concrete compared with ordinary concrete was increased by 34.6%, 36.9%, 33.9%, 18.3% and 21.6%, respectively. Therefore, applying porous concrete to hydraulic structure is expected to contribute to improvement of stream water quality.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.318-326
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• 2001

PLLA scaffold loaded with gentamicin sulfate (GS) was prepared by emulsion freeze-drying method for the prevention of infection and the improvement of wettability. i.e., the cell- and tissue-compatibility. GS-loaded PLLA scaffolds were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), mercury porosimetry and blue dye intrusion, and the GS release pattern was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). GS-loaded PLLA scaffolds with porosity above 50%, medium pore size ranging from 30 to 57 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ (with larger pore diameters greater than 150 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$), and specific pore area in the range of 35 to 75($m^2$ /g )were manufactured by varying processing parameter as GS concentration. It was observed that GS-loaded PLLA scaffolds were highly porous with good interconnections between pores for allowing cell adhesion and growth. These scaffolds may be applicable for scaffold as structures that facilitate either tissue regeneration or repair during reconstructive operations.