• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.275-282
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• 2010

A characteristic study of aqueous chlorine dioxide generation from sodium chlorite($NaClO_2$) by an undivided electrochemical cell with different anode materials were performed. $IrO_2$-coated Ti, $RuO_2$-coated Ti and DSA were used as anode materials and Pt-coated Ti electrode was used as cathode. Various electrochemical cell operating parameters such as cell residence time($t_R$), initial feed solution pH, sodium chlorite and sodium chloride(NaCl) concentration and applied current for the generation of chlorine dioxide in an un-divided cell were investigated and optimized. Estimated optimal cell residence times in $IrO_2$-coated Ti, $RuO_2$-coated Ti and DSA anode material systems were around 2.27, 1.52 and 1.52 sec, respectively. Observed optimum initial feed solution pH was around 2.3 in all anode material systems. Optimum sodium chlorite concentrations in $IrO_2$-coated Ti, $RuO_2$-coated Ti and DSA anode systems were around 0.43, 0.43 and 0.32 g/L, respectively. Optimum electrolyte concentration and applied current were around 5.85 g/L and 0.6 A in all anode systems. Current efficiencies of $IrO_2$-coated Ti, $RuO_2$-coated Ti and DSA anode systems under optimum conditions were 79.80, 114.70 and 70.99%, respectively. Obtained energy consumptions for the optimum generation of chlorine dioxide were 1.38, 1.03 and $1.61W{\cdot}hr/g-ClO_2$, respectively.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2007

Discrete topology optimization processes of structures start from an initial design domain which is described by the topology of constant material densities. During optimization procedures, the structural topology changes in order to satisfy optimization problems in the fixed design domain, and finally, the optimization produces material density distributions with optimal topology. An introduction of initial holes in a design domain presented by Eschenauer et at. has been utilized in order to improve the optimization convergence of boundary-based shape optimization methods by generating finite changes of design variables. This means that an optimal topology depends on an initial topology with respect to topology optimization problems. In this study, it is investigated that various optimal topologies can be yielded under constraints of usable material, when partial solid phases are deposited in an initial design domain and thus initial topology is finitely changed. As a numerical application, structural topology optimization of a simple MBB-Beam is carried out, applying partial circular solid phases with varying sizes to an initial design domain.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.56-65
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• 2005

A dynamic analysis method that freezes a time domain by discretization and solves the spatial propagation equation has a unique feature that provides a degree of freedom on spatial domain compared with the space discretization or space-time discretization finite element method. Using this feature, the time finite element analysis can be effectively applied to optimize the spatial characteristics of distributed type actuators. In this research, the time domain finite element method was used to discretize the model. A state variable vector was used in the discretization to include arbitrary initial conditions. A performance index was proposed on spatial domain to consider both potential and vibrational energy, so that the resulting shape of the distributed actuator was optimized for dynamic control of the structure. It is assumed that the structure satisfies the final rest condition using the realizable control scheme although the initial disturbance can affect the system response. Both equations on states and costates were derived based on the selected performance index and structural model. Ricatti matrix differential equations on state and costate variables were derived by the reconfiguration of the sub-matrices and application of time/space boundary conditions, and finally optimal actuator distribution was obtained. Numerical simulation results validated the proposed actuator shape optimization scheme.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.296-300
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• 2009

Generation of chlorine dioxide ($ClO_2$) was studied by the un-divided electrochemical cell system using $RuO_2$ anode material. Sodium chlorite ($NaClO_2$) was used as a precursor compound of chlorine dioxide. Effect of various operating parameters such as feed solution flow rate, initial solution pH, $NaClO_2$ and NaCl conc., and applied current density on the produced chlorine dioxide concentration and solution pH were investigated in un-divided electrochemical cell system. Produced chlorine dioxide concentration and solution pH were strongly depends on the initial solution pH and feed solution flow rate. Sodium chloride (NaCl) was not only good electrolyte, it was also used as a raw material of chlorine dioxide with $NaClO_2$. Observed optimum conditions were flow rate of feed solution (90 mL/min), initial pH (2.3), $NaClO_2$ concentration (4.7 mM), NaCl concentration (100 mM), and current density ($5A/dm^2$). Produced chlorine dioxide concentration was around 350 mg/L and solution pH was around 3.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2010

In clinical data minig, choosing the optimal subset of features is such important, not only to reduce the computational complexity but also to improve the usefulness of the model constructed from the given data. Moreover the threshold values (i.e., cut-off points) of selected features are used in a clinical decision criteria of experts for differential diagnosis of diseases. In this paper, we propose a fuzzy discretization approach, which is evaluated by measuring the degree of separation of redundant attribute values in overlapping region, based on spatial distribution of data with continuous attributes. The weighted average of the redundant attribute values is then used to determine the threshold value for each feature and rough set theory is utilized to select a subset of relevant features from the overall features. To verify the validity of the proposed method, we compared experimental results, which applied to classification problem using 668 patients with a chief complaint of dyspnea, based on three discretization methods (i.e., equal-width, equal-frequency, and entropy-based) and proposed discretization method. From the experimental results, we confirm that the discretization methods with fuzzy partition give better results in two evaluation measures, average classification accuracy and G-mean, than those with hard partition.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• 제26권6A호
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• pp.1107-1116
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• 2001

고속 IP 주소 룩업(lookup)은 고속 인터넷 라우터의 성능을 좌우하는 주요 요소이다. LPM(longest prefix matching) 탐색은 IP 주소 룩업에서 가장 시간이 많이 걸리는 부분이다. PICAM은 고속 LPM 탐색을 위한 파이프라인 CAM 구조로서, 기존 CAM(content addressable memory, 내용 주수화 메모리)을 이용한 방법보다 룩업 테이블의 갱신속도가 빠르면서도 LPM 탐색율이 높은 CAM 구조이다. PICAM은 3단계의 파이프라인으로 구성된다. 단계 1 및 단계 2의 키필드분할수 및 매칭점의 분포에 따라 파이프라인의 성능이 좌우되며, LPM 탐색율이 달라질 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 PICAM의 파이프라인 성능모델을 제시하고, 이산사건 시뮬레이션(discrete event simulation)을 수행하여, 최적의 PICAM 구조를 도출하였다. IP version 4인 경우 키필드분할수를 8로 하고, 부하가 많이 걸리는 키필드블록을 중복 설치하는 것이 최적구조이며, IP version 6인 경우 키필드블록의 개수를 16으로 하는 것이 최적구조다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.281-285
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• 2014

$Pd/TiO_2$ particles were prepared by wet impregnation for aerobic benzyl alcohol oxidation. Catalysts were prepared by the impregnation of 10 wt% palladium on $TiO_2$ after calcination at various temperatures. The surface areas of the catalysts were changed with calcination temperature. The catalyst calcined at $300^{\circ}C$ possessed the highest surface areas. Catalytic activity of the prepared samples was examined for aerobic benzyl alcohol oxidation. Among the samples, $Pd/TiO_2$ calcined at $300^{\circ}C$ showed the highest catalytic activity. Moreover, the catalysts with various Pd concentrations from 5 wt% to 15 wt% were prepared to investigate an optimum catalyst. 10 wt% $Pd/TiO_2$ was the most active in this reaction due to its higher surface areas and metal dispersion.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2004

The objective of this study is the development of a scheme and discrete optimum design algorithm, which is based on the genetic algorithm. The algorithm can perform both scheme and size optimum designs of plane trusses. The developed Scheme genetic algorithm was implemented in a computer program. For the optimum design, the objective function is the weight of structures and the constraints are limits on loads and serviceability. The basic search method for the optimum design is the genetic algorithm. The algorithm is known to be very efficient for the discrete optimization. However, its application to the complicated structures has been limited because of the extreme time need for a number of structural analyses. This study solves the problem by introducing the size & scheme genetic algorithm operators into the genetic algorithm. The genetic process virtually takes no time. However, the evolutionary process requires a tremendous amount of time for a number of structural analyses. Therefore, the application of the genetic algorithm to the complicated structures is extremely difficult, if not impossible. The scheme genetic algorithm operators was introduced to overcome the problem and to complement the evolutionary process. It is very efficient in the approximate analyses and scheme and size optimization of plane trusses structures and considerably reduces structural analysis time. Scheme and size discrete optimum combined into the genetic algorithm is what makes the practical discrete optimum design of plane fusses structures possible. The efficiency and validity of the developed discrete optimum design algorithm was verified by applying the algorithm to various optimum design examples: plane pratt, howe and warren truss.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.91-102
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• 1991

Traditionally, a dynamic programming(DP) technique has been used to the multireservoir control system. The algorithm has inherent problem to increase computational requirements exponentially due to discretization of variables and expanding the dimension of the system. To solve this problem, this paper describes transforming the optimal control system into a quadratic programming(QP), using Laguerre polynomials(LP) and its properties. The objective function of the proposed QP is independent of time variable. The solution of the QP is obtained by nonlinear programming(NLP) using augmented Lagrangian multiplier method. The numerical experiment shows that the water level of reservoirs is higher than Lee's and the evaluated benefit value is about the same as other researcher's.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 한국수자원학회 1994년도 수공학연구발표회논문집
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• pp.361-366
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• 1994

저수지 운영방안 정책결정에 있어 보다 효과적으로 적용할 수 있는 방법론의 개발이 여러측면에서 이루어져 왔다. 이중 동적계획기법의 Explicit 및 Implicit 해에 의한 최적운영방안의 검토가 한강수계의 충주댐을 대상으로 이루어졌다. 이들 방법은 한정된 과거 기록치로부터 합성유량을 발생하여 동적계획기법에 의한 충주댐 최적 운영모형에 적용하여 얻어진 상태변수 및 결정변수의 상관관계를 기준으로 도출한 운영율에 기초하여 모의운영모형을 개발할 수 있다. 개발된 모형중 Explicit 기법은 조건확율에 따른 전단계의 이산화된 유입량 조건별 운영단계의 월초저류량을 기준으로 월말 저류량은 결정하는 방법이며, Implicit 기법은 전단계 저류량 및 유입량, 운영단계 저류량 및 유입량을 대상으로 조합에 의한 회귀분석후 상관성이 우수한 운영율 방정식을 개발하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 이렇게 개발된 두가지 운영율을 기준으로 다목적 운영정책 결정을 위한 저수지 모의운영 모형을 개발하여 모형의 이행도를 평가하였다. Explicit 및 Implicit 기법에 기초한 모의모형의 평가방법은 모의치와 과거 운영실적을 비교하는 것으로 하고 Explicit 기법의 적용에서 홍수기 수문사상의 불확실성에 따른 저수지 운영 효율개선을 위하여 수정 방류량 결정방법을 도입하여 가장 적절한 저수지 운영모의모형 개발방법을 제시하고 있다.