• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.21-30
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• 1992

An activation energy equation for moisture diffusion in wood was developed with an assumption that activation energy is directly proportional to wood specific gravity. Theoretical activation energies obtained from the activation energy equation were revealed to be always lower than actual activation energies, which implies that activation energy isn't affected only by wood specific gravity. The other affecting factors are possibly anatomical structures of wood which determine a ratio of vapor diffusion to bound water diffusion in wood. For the convenience of estimating actual activation energy by using the activation energy equation, thirteen kinds of species were categorized into three groups according to their anatomical structures.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.601-605
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• 1989

Water absorption of the major kernels(7 and 10mesh sizes) of naked barley differing in pearling degrees at $25-50^{\circ}C$ was investigated. The time to reach equilibrium moisture content was reduced by half upon removal of over 20% of the outer layer of the kernel. Water absorption rate and diffusion coefficient of naked barley of 5% pearling degree at $40^{\circ}C$ were faster about 1.5 and 2.8 times than those of unpearled one. The activation energy of hydration for unpearled naked barley was 11.5kcal/mole, which was decreased by approximately 0.4kcal/mole upon increasing the pearling degree by 5%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.87-88
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• 2010

A permeability of concrete is a very important factors evaluating durability. So, we are carrying out a lot of relational data bases and experiment regarding a permeability. In order to evaluate a permeability of concrete, we are proceeding study on the water penetration and diffusion in concrete by water pressure. Because a way to evaluate a permeability of concrete has a limit. We will present a good method of evaluating durability of concrete using the water penetration depth of concrete by water pressure. To carry this out, we executed experiment with penetration depth of concrete by water pressure and verified it though FEM analysis.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.46-53
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• 2011

Water is continuously produced in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), and is transported and exhausted through polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM), catalyst layer (CL), microporous layer (MPL), and gas diffusion layer (GDL). The low operation temperatures of PEMFC lead to the condensation of water, and the condensed water hinders the transport of reactants in porous layers (MPL and GDL). Thus, water flooding is currently one of hot issues that should be solved to achieve higher performance of PEMFC. This research aims to study liquid water transport in porous layers of PEMFC by using pore-network model, while the microscale pore structure and hydrophilic/hydrophobic surface properties of GDL and MPL were fully considered.

• Journal of agriculture & life science
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.69-78
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• 2010

Haines index which include the rating of atmosphere instability and dryness indicated the potential of the forest fire danger. In this study, the relationships between forest fire occurrence and Haines index were analyzed. The probability of forest fire occurrence was the highest in April and HI 5, 6 and the dryness of atmosphere was higher than the atmosphere instability. Therefore, It was proved that HI affected on the forest fire occurrence and propagation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.412-415
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 개엽된 지표 식물이 건조된 낙엽층에 비해 수분함유량이 상대적으로 많은 것에 착안하여 피복율이 증가하고 개엽량이 많아짐에 따라 산불위험성이 낮아진다는 가정을 세워 열방출량 실험분석과 함께 화염높이 등을 비교, 평가하였다. 그 결과, 초본류의 피복율 및 개엽량이 증가할수록 열방출량이 비례적으로 감소하는 경향을 나타내었고 화염높이 또한 현저히 감소되는 결과를 나타내었다. 향후, 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 봄철 순기별, 지역별 산림 식물의 개엽량을 모니터링하여 산불위험도 및 산불확산예측에 반영해야 될 것으로 판단된다.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.435-443
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• 1998

물은 인체 조직의 70%를 점유하고 있으며 만일 5%정도의 수분을 상실하게 되면 인간은 혼수상태가 되며, 12%정도를 잃으면 생명을 유지할 수 없다. 따라서 물은 신체의 유지는 물론 인간생활에 있어서 없어서는 안될 중요한 자원으로서 그 사용량과 수질은 문화 생활의 정도를 가늠하는 척도로 여겨져 왔다. 기존의 풍부한 물은 단순히 자유재로 생각되어 왔으나, 최근 들면서 귀중한 자원이며 경제재라는 인식이 확산되고 있으며 물을 수자원이라고 부르는 것이 세계적 추세이다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.44 no.11
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• pp.1700-1707
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• 2015

The effects of drying temperature on drying characteristics of soybeans with different grain sizes [6.0 (S), 7.5 (M), and 9.0 mm (L) (${\pm}0.2$)] with 25.0% (${\pm}0.8$) initial moisture content were studied. Drying temperatures varied at 25, 35, and $45^{\circ}C$, with a constant air velocity (13.2 m/s). Thin-layer drying models were applied to describe the drying process of soybeans. The Midilli-Kucuk model showed the best fit ($R^2$ >0.99). Based on the model parameters, drying time to achieve the target moisture content (10%) was successfully estimated. Drying time was strongly dependent on the size of soybeans and the drying temperature. The effective moisture diffusivity ($D_{eff}$) was estimated by the diffusion model based on Fick's second law. $D_{eff}$ values increased as grain size and drying temperature increased due to the combined effect of high temperatures and high drying rates, which promote compact tissue. Deff values of S, M, and L estimated were in the range of $0.83{\times}10^{-10}$ to $1.51{\times}10^{-10}m^2/s$, $1.17{\times}10^{-10}$ to $2.17{\times}10^{-10}m^2/s$, and $1.53{\times}10^{-10}$ to $2.95{\times}10^{-10}m^2/s$, respectively, whereas activation energy ($E_a$) based on drying temperature showed no significant differences in the size of soybeans.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.37-42
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• 2022

Recently, the semiconductor package structures are becoming thinner and more complex. As the thickness decrease, interfacial delamination due to material mismatch can be further maximized, so the reliability of interface is a critical issue in industry field. Especially, the polymers, which are widely used in semiconductor packaging, are significantly affected by the temperature and moisture. Therefore, in this study, the delamination prediction at the interface of package structure was performed through finite element analysis considering the moisture absorption and desorption under the various temperature conditions. The material properties such as diffusivity and saturated moisture content were obtained from moisture absorption test. The hygro-swelling coefficients of each material were analyzed through TMA and TGA after the moisture absorption. The micro-shear test was conducted to evaluate the adhesion strength of each interface at various temperatures considering the moisture effect. The finite element analysis of interfacial delamination was performed that considers both deformation due to temperature and moisture absorption. Consequently, the interfacial delamination was successfully predicted in consideration of the in-situ moisture desorption and temperature behavior during the reflow process.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2009

Although the exterior wood such as column may frequently contact with liquid water, little work has been found to measure liquid water absorption in wood. To investigate the moisture diffusivity of wood in the longitudinal direction including bound water and free water movement, liquid water absorption test was conducted at the room temperature. The order of magnitude for absorption coefficient and diffusivity was Japanese elm, horn beam, hemlock, spruce, radiata pine, and painted maple. The Boltzmann transformation method was used to determine the diffusivity from measured moisture content distributions in the absorption test. The shape of the curve representing the dependence of diffusivity with moisture content was similar in test samples. The diffusivity decreased with increasing moisture content until around the fiber saturation point and then increased at the nonhygroscopic region, which ranged from $10^{-10}$ to $10^{-7}m^2/s$.