• Solar Energy
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.74-83
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• 1991

In this study, the (p)ZnTe/(n)Si solar cell and (n)CdS-(p)ZnTe/(n)Si poly-junction thin film are fabricated by vaccum deposition method at the substrate temperature of $200{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ and then their electrical properties are investigated and compared each other. The test results from the (p)ZnTe/(n)Si solar cell the (n)CdS-(p)ZnTe/(n)Si poly-junction thin fiim under the irradiation of solar energy $100[mW/cm^2]$ are as follows; Short circuit current$[mA/cm^2]$ (p)ZnTe/(n)Si:28 (n)CdS-(p)ZnTe/(n)Si:6.5 Open circuit voltage[mV] (p)ZnTe/(n)Si:450 (n)CdS-(p)ZnTe/(n)Si:250 Fill factor (p)ZnTe/(n)Si:0.65 (n)CdS-(p)ZnTe/(n)Si:0.27 Efficiency[%] (p)ZnTe/(n)Si:8.19 (n)CdS-(p)ZnTe/(n)Si:2.3 The thin film characteristics can be improved by annealing. But the (p)ZnTe/(n)Si solar cell are deteriorated at temperatures above $470^{\circ}C$ for annealing time longer than 15[min] and the (n)CdS-(p)ZnTe/(n)Si thin film are deteriorated at temperature about $580^{\circ}C$ for longer than 15[min]. It is found that the sheet resistance decreases with the increase of annealing temperature.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.116-123
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• 2008

In order to study the heat transfer, effectiveness and pressure drop of an internal heat exchanger (IHX) for $CO_2$, heat pump under heating condition, the experiment and numerical analysis were performed. Four kinds of IHXs were used. The section-by-section method and Hardy-Cross method were used for the numerical analysis. The effects of IHX on the flow rate of refrigerant, the IHX length, the operating condition of a gas-cooler and an evaporator and the type of IHXs were investigated. With increasing the flow rate, the heat transfer rate increased about 25%. The heat transfer of the micro-channel tube was larger about 100% than that of the coaxial tube. With increasing the IHX length, the heat transfer rate decreased. The low-side pressure drop was larger compared with that of the high-side. And the pressure drop of the microchannel tube was larger about 100% than that of the coaxial tube. With increasing the high-side temperature and decreasing the low-side temperature, the heat transfer rate increased about 3%. From this study, we can see that new correlation on $CO_2$ heat transfer characteristics and tube type is necessary.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.523-530
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to obtain the K-edge images using a spectral CT system based on a photon-counting detector and implement the 3D fusion imaging using the conventional and spectral CT images. Also, we evaluated the clinical feasibility of the 3D fusion images though the quantitative analysis of image quality. A spectral CT system based on a CdTe photon-counting detector was used to obtain K-edge images. A pork phantom was manufactured with the six tubes including diluted iodine and gadolinium solutions. The K-edge images were obtained by the low-energy thresholds of 35 and 52 keV for iodine and gadolinium imaging with the X-ray spectrum, which was generated at a tube voltage of 100 kVp with a tube current of $500{\mu}A$. We implemented 3D fusion imaging by combining the iodine and gadolinium K-edge images with the conventional CT images. The results showed that the CNRs of the 3D fusion images were 6.76-14.9 times higher than those of the conventional CT images. Also, the 3D fusion images was able to provide the maps of target materials. Therefore, the technique proposed in this study can improve the quality of CT images and the diagnostic efficiency through the additional information of target materials.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.61-67
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• 2022

The effects of dietary exogenous hydrophilic emulsifiers on the growth, nutrient digestibility, and carcass characteristics of broilers were evaluated. A total of 200 one-day-old broilers (Ross 308) were allotted to one of four treatment groups in a randomized complete block design in five replicates with 10 birds per pen during a 5-week growth experimental period. Birds were fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet with or without the addition of 0.025, 0.050, or 0.075% exogenous hydrophilic emulsifiers. The diets contained 3,025 and 3,075 metabolizable energy/kg for Phases 1 and 2, respectively. For each phase and the overall experimental period, body weight gain (linear, P<0.05) and feed conversion ratio (linear, P<0.05) improved in proportion to the dietary exogenous hydrophilic emulsifier level, while the average daily feed intake was not affected by dietary treatment. Improvement in growth performance by dietary treatments was observed during the last two weeks rather than the first three weeks of the growth phase. In carcass traits, abdominal fat content increased as dietary exogenous hydrophilic emulsifier level increased (linear, P<0.05), whereas dietary emulsifier level did not affect the relative weight of the liver, breast, and leg muscles. In conclusion, addition of dietary exogenous hydrophilic emulsifiers from 0 to 0.075% in broiler diets improved the growth rate and feed efficiency of broilers without any deleterious effects on nutrient digestibility, although a corn-soybean meal-based diet had less energy content (3,025 and 3,075 metabolizable energy/kg) for 0-3 weeks and 3-5 weeks, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.77-83
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• 2023

Energy consumption is increased by rapid industrialization. As a result, climate change is accelerating due to the increase in CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere. Therefore, a shift in the energy paradigm is required. Hydrogen is in the spotlight as a part of that. Currently 95% of hydrogen is fossil fuel-based reforming hydrogen which is accompanied by CO₂ emissions. This is called gray hydrogen, if the CO₂ is captured and emission of CO₂ is reduced, it can be converted into blue hydrogen. There are 3 technologies to capture CO₂: absorption, adsorption and membrane technology. In order to select CO₂ capture technology, the analysis of the exhaust gas should be carried out. The concentration of CO₂ in the flue gas from the hydrogen production process is higher than 20%if water is removed as well as the emission scale is classified as small and medium. So, the application of the membrane technology is more advantageous than the absorption. In addition, if LNG cold energy can be used for low temperature CO₂ capture system, the CO₂/N₂ selectivity of the membrane is higher than room temperature CO₂ capture and enabling an efficient CO₂ capture process. In this study, we will analyze the flue gas from hydrogen production process and discuss suitable CO₂ capture technology for it.

• Korean Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.23-34
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• 2024

It is essential to know the mineral composition of core samples to assess the possibility of gas hydrate (GH) in sediments. During the exploration of gas hydrates (GH), mineral composition values were obtained from each core sample collected in the Ulleung Basin using X-ray diffraction (XRD). Based on this data, machine learning was performed with 3100 input values representing XRD peak intensities and 12 output values representing mineral compositions. The 488 data points were divided into 307 training samples, 132 validation samples, and 49 test samples. The random forest (RF) algorithm was utilized to obtain results. The machine learning results, compared with expert-predicted mineral compositions, revealed a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 1.35%. To enhance the performance of the developed model, principal component analysis (PCA) was employed to extract the key features of XRD peaks, reducing the dimensionality of input data. Subsequent machine learning with the refined data resulted in a decreased MAE, reaching a maximum of 1.23%. Additionally, the efficiency of the learning process improved over time, as confirmed from a temporal perspective.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.225-231
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• 2016

Glasshouse heating package technologies to improve energy usage efficiency in winter were developed. Heating package was composed of the ground water source heat pump with heating capacity of 105kW, the aluminum multi-layer thermal curtain with six layers of different materials and the root zone local heater with XL pipes of ${\phi}20mm$. Venlo type glasshouse($461m^2$) with the heating package was compared with the same type and area control glasshouse with the light oil boiler, the usual non-woven fabric thermal curtain with respect to the glasshouse inside temperature, relative humidity, crop growth, and heating energy consumption. The results of test in paprika cultivation glasshouses showed that the air temperature inside glasshouse with aluminum multi-layer thermal curtain was maintained $2.2^{\circ}C$ higher than that of control glasshouse in un-heating night time and the temperature in bed with root zone local heating was $4.7^{\circ}C$ higher than that in bed without local heating. Average heating coefficient of performance(COP) of the ground water source heat pump used in paprika cultivation was 3.7 and the glasshouse inside temperature was maintained at $21^{\circ}C$ of heating set up temperature. The heating energy consumptions per 10a were measured at 14,071L of light oil and 364kWh of electric power for the control glasshouse and 35,082kWh for the glasshouse applied heating package. As results, the heating cost of the glasshouse applied heating package was 87 percent lower than that of control glasshouse. The growths of paprika in glasshouses of control and applied heating package did not show any significant difference.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.51 no.2
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• pp.240-244
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• 2013

Although forward osmosis desalination technology has drawn substantial attention as a next-generation desalination method, the energy efficiency of its draw solution treatment process should be improved for its commercialization. When ammonium bicarbonate is used as the draw solute, the system consists of forward-osmosis membrane modules, draw solution separation and recovery processes. Mixed gases of ammonia and carbon dioxide generated during the draws solution separation, need to be recovered to re-concentrate ammonium bicarbonate solution, for continuous operation as well as for the economic feasibility. The diluted ammonium bicarbonate solution has been proposed as the absorbent for the draw solution regeneration. In this study, experiments are conducted to investigate performance and features of the absorption corresponding to absorbent concentration. It is concluded that ammonium bicarbonate solution can be used to recover the generated ammonia and carbon dioxide. The results will be applied to design and operation of pilot-scale forward-osmosis desalination system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.261-261
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• 2016

플래시 메모리 (flash memory)는 DRAM(dynamic racdom access memory)이나 SRAM(static random access memory)에 비해 소자의 구조가 매우 단순하기 때문에 집적도가 높아서 기기의 소형화가 가능하다는 점과 제조비용이 낮다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 또한, 전원을 차단하면 정보가 사라지는 DRAM이나 SRAM과 달리 전원이 꺼지더라도 저장된 정보가 지워지지 않는다는 특징을 가지고 있어서 ROM(read only memory)과 정보의 입출력이 자유로운 RAM의 장점을 동시에 가지기 때문에 활용도가 크다. 또한, 속도가 빠르고 소비전력이 작아서 USB 드라이브, 디지털 TV, 디지털 캠코더, 디지털 카메라, 휴대전화, 개인용 휴대단말기, 게임기 및 MP3 플레이어 등에 널리 사용되고 있다. 특히, 낸드(NAND)형의 플래시 메모리는 고집적이 가능하며 하드디스크를 대체할 수 있어 고집적 음성이나 화상 등의 저장용으로 많이 쓰이며 일정량의 정보를 저장해두고 작업해야 하는 휴대형 기기에도 적합하며 가격도 노어(NOR)형에 비해 저렴하다는 장점을 가진다. 최근에는 smart watch, wearable device 등과 같은 차세대 디스플레이 소자에 대한 관심이 증가함에 따라 투명하고 유연한 메모리 소자에 대한 연구가 다양하게 진행되고 있으며 유리나 플라스틱과 같은 기판 위에서 투명한 플래시 메모리를 형성하는 기술에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 전하트랩형 (charge trap type) 플래시 메모리는 플로팅 게이트형 플래시 메모리와는 다르게 정보를 절연막 층에 저장하므로 인접 셀간의 간섭이나 소자의 크기를 줄일 수 있기 때문에 투명하고 유연한 메모리 소자에 적용이 가능한 차세대 플래시 메모리로 기대되고 있다. 전하트랩형 플래시메모리는 정보를 저장하기 위하여 tunneling layer, trap layer, blocking layer의 3층으로 이루어진 게이트 절연막을 가진다. 전하트랩 플래시 메모리는 게이트 전압에 따라서 채널의 전자가 tunnel layer를 통해 trap layer에 주입되어 정보를 기억하게 되는데, trap layer에 주입된 전자가 다시 채널로 빠져나가는 charge loss 현상이 큰 문제점으로 지적된다. 따라서 tunnel layer의 막질향상을 위한 다양한 열처리 방법들이 제시되고 있으며, 기존의 CTA (conventional thermal annealing) 방식은 상대적으로 높은 온도와 긴 열처리 시간을 가지고, RTA (rapid thermal annealing) 방식은 매우 높은 열처리 온도를 필요로 하기 때문에 플라스틱, 유리와 같은 다양한 기판에 적용이 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기존의 열처리 방식보다 에너지 전달 효율이 높고, 저온공정 및 열처리 시간을 단축시킬 수 있는 마이크로웨이브 열처리(microwave irradiation, MWI)를 도입하였다. Tunneling layer, trap layer, blocking layer를 가지는 MOS capacitor 구조의 전하트랩형 플래시 메모리를 제작하여 CTA, RTA, MWI 처리를 실시한 다음, 전기적 특성을 평가하였다. 그 결과, 마이크로웨이브 열처리를 실시한 메모리 소자는 CTA 처리한 소자와 거의 동등한 정도의 우수한 전기적인 특성을 나타내는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서, MWI를 이용하면 tunnel layer의 막질을 향상시킬 뿐만 아니라, thermal budget을 크게 줄일 수 있어 차세대 투명하고 유연한 메모리 소자 제작에 큰 기여를 할 것으로 예상한다.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.305-311
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• 2020

Rising sea levels along the coast from global warming causes the increase of wave energy along the coast. This rise in sea levels results in relatively deep water levels, which would incur the loss of sand that had not occurred in the past from erosion in coastal areas. Generally, it has been challenging to protect against coastal erosion, and the slope, cross-sectional shape, and materials are selected for the site conditions depending on the change in external forces. However, the application of counter measures based on insufficient understanding of the phenomenon is causing various damage, indicating the need for technological development and converging technologies to improve credibility. In this study, we developed eco-friendly permeable biopolymer concrete blocks to control the coastal erosion by using the Bio-Coast, an effective porous structure that mitigates the destructive erosion caused by the rising sea levels. The hexagonal design of Bio-Coast was derived from the honeycomb, columnar joints, and clover, which are durable and stable structures in nature, and the design was changed to apply bumps on the Bio-Coast filling in the form of a clover to reduce wave overtopping and run-up. Applying the field condition of beaches on the east coast of Korea, the block weight and size were decided and the prototype blocks were manufactured and are ready for field placement. In particular, it is intended to protect coastal areas from destructive erosion by natural and artificial external forces, and to extend the design to river,s lakes, and natural walking trails, to improve the efficiency of quality control and process control through the use of blocks.