• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.349-354
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• 2017

In this study, we proposed a design guideline of height-adjustable wash basin which is an assistive product for personal hygiene for persons with disability. We performed biomechanical assessments using both of conventional and prototype height adjustable wash basin. Total five elderly subjects (all male, age $68.6{\pm}4.3yrs.$, height $169.8{\pm}5.7cm$, weight $70{\pm}7.7kg$) participated for the assessment test. Each joint angles were measured by using a 3D motion capture system when subjects use wash basins, and the lumbar moment of each subjects was estimated based on a human body model. From the assessment results, a design guideline which has the range of the height from 652[mm] to 1162[mm] was proposed. Then additional assessment tests with five healthy subjects ($25.8{\pm}1.8yrs.$, $175.5{\pm}5.8cm$, $74{\pm}15.7kg$) were performed in order to verify effectiveness of the design guideline. The results showed a height-adjustable wash basin applied the proposed design guideline was effective to reduce the lumbar moment.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.14-28
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• 2005

Functional school planning has long been considered a fundamental concept of school design. However. in planning educational facilities, it is also important to include the dimensions of comfort, convenience and healthfulness. The school lavatories and drinking fountains are one of most crucial elements for the recent changing face in healthful school design, but the number of lavatories and drinking fountains in most schools may not be sufficient to meet current needs. This study aims to suggest a guideline in designing school sanitary fixture and propose the optimal number of lavatories and drinking fountains regarded to age and sex. The survey is conducted through questionnaires collected from 998 respondents including 300 teachers In ChungNam province. Based on the results of the survey and a formulae, it is suggested that the number of lavatories be required by ratio of 30 boys per unit fixture and 22 girls per unit fixture in the elementary, middle and high school. It is also suggested that the number of drinking fountains be required by ratio of 65 students per unit fixture. The formulae proposed in this paper can be used for other plumbing fixtures required in school facilities.

• 발명특허
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• v.13 no.12 s.154
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• pp.31-31
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• 1988

• 월간 기계설비
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• no.10 s.219
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• pp.74-76
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• 2008

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.12-13
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• 2019

The bearing capacity of the wall against the eccentric load when the washbasin was attached on the ALC block wall was tested. Test methods are BS EN 14688 and BS 5234-2. Tests in accordance with BS EN 14688 showed that the holding capacity of steel was much stronger and more stable when HA-II (chemical anchor) was used than when the washbasin was fixed using HA-I (plastic anchor). As an experimental result according to the Annex K of BS 5234-2, the bearing capacity of ALC block wall corresponded to the "stage in which the force works(performance grade) 1,500N" for all of the cases where a washbasin is fixed using two types of the wall's dedicated anchors(HA-I and HA-II).

• Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.511-516
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• 2008

Based on this study, the remarkable water saving washbowl system (about 90% water saving) was designed and developed by reusing the face washed water. Once the used water for washing one's face was stored into a water tank, and the dirt substances and floating matters are effectively removed by the filtrating system in order to maintain the clean water tank for a toilet stool. By using this great washbowl system, the total consumption of tap water is dramatically decreased and the total expense for sewage disposal plants is efficiently saved.

• Environmental engineer
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• s.328
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• pp.92-96
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• 2013

본 발명은 화장실의 세면대에서 사용된 세척수 및 하수를 중수도 수질기준에 적합하도록 처리하여 화장실 용수로 재활용하는 화장실의 중수도 시스템에 관한 것이다. 화장실의 중수도 시스템의 구성을 살펴보면, 세면대에서 사용된 세척수 및 하수가 유입되는 반응조와, 상기 반응조로 유입된 세척수 및 하수를 살균 및 소독하는 마이크로버블 오존 발생장치와, 살균 및 소독된 처리수를 정장하는 처리수조와, 상기 처리수조에 저장된 처리수를 화장실 용수로 공급하는 용수공급펌프를 포함한다. 이 중에서 상기 마이크로버블 오존 발생장치는, 외부에서 유입된 공기를 정화하는 에어필터와, 상기 에어필터에서 정화된 공기를 공급하는 에어펌프와, 상기 에어펌프를 통해 유입된 공기에 자외선을 조사하여 오존을 발생시키는 오존발생기와, 상기 오존발생기에서 발생된 오존을 세척수 및 하수에 혼합시키는 기액혼합펌프와 상기 오존과 상기 세척수 및 상기 하수의 혼합 효과를 극대화하기 위한 라인믹서로 구성된다. 이와 같이 구성된 본 발명에 의한 화장실의 중수도 시스템은 상수(上水)의 소비량을 줄이고 하수(下水)의 발생량을 감소시켜 경비절감의 효과를 얻을 수 있고, 지하수의 고갈 및 생활용수의 증가에 따른 물 부족 현상에 대해 능동적으로 대처할 수 있다. 특히, 재활용된 화장실 용수에는 오존이 함유되어 화장실 내의 악취제거, 살균 및 소독효과가 있으며, 외부로 배출되는 세척수 및 하수에 포함된 유지성분을 제거하여 환경오염을 방지할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.869-870
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• 2013

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.17 no.3 s.120
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• pp.226-234
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• 2007

This study aims to evaluate noise emission from water supply and drain installations in apartment bathroom. These noise were one of the most annoying noise sources in apartment houses. Especially, drain plumbing system have used bellow bathroom ceiling, it was very discomfort to hear the noise in bellow apartment. Noise of closets and faucets were measured which were main noise source, then these noise were evaluate and analyzed the emitting characteristics varying the supplying water pressure. As increasing the water pressure, also total noise level of the water supplying stool noise and faucet noise were increased. Especially the water closet showed remarkably the increasing noise level in middle and high frequency bandwidth, while the noise level of faucets increased in $50\;Hz{\sim}250\;Hz$ of low frequency bandwidth. Vortex closet were favorable to syphon closet, and lever faucet were favorable to conventional lavatory faucet on reducing the noise. Above these results could be used in basic data establishing KS (Korean Standard) for evaluation and rating procedure and measures reducing these noise.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.53 no.11
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• pp.151-159
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• 2016

This paper proposes a ceramic heating element-based tankless instant electric water heater for hand/face washing that does not require a lot of hot water. The heating module, which heats the input water and outputs hot water, operates the ceramic heating element detecting input water using a flow sensor. Inside of the heating module is designed to form one flow path in order to get almost $15^{\circ}C$ increased heated water compared to the input water temperature within 2 second after 1.5 liter per minute water supply. The design validity is verified using a heat flow analysis of the water flow and temperature variations inside of the heating module also. Based on the design data, the heating module is constructed including a single rod-type ceramic heating element. After that, a prototype system having temperature setting function by three steps were constructed. The prototype system is connected to a 1.5 liter per minute water supply line, and the water output temperature and time measurement experiments confirmed that the proposed system output the heated water increased by $18.3^{\circ}C$ in case of third step setting within 2 second after water supply. And standby power is under 1 W and peak power does not exceed the permissible range for the general house usage. Several performance results verify that the proposed tankless instant electric water heater is applicable for the washstand of the house, highway rest area and factory so on as winter-time hand/face washing.