• Clean Technology
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.198-204
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• 2006

The modification of biodegradable polycaprolactone was accomplished by reactive extrusion with various contents of free radical initiator. Reaction conditions were in the temperature range of $130^{\circ}C$ to $180^{\circ}C$ with initiator contents of 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 and 1.0 wt%. To characterize the modified polycaprolactone (PCL), molecular weight was measured by gel permeation chromatography(GPC) and thermal, mechanical and rheological properties as well as biodegradability were measured. The modified PCL (MPCL) with 1% of initiator showed ca. 20% increase in crystallinity and ca. 50% increase in tensile modulus. Also, a large increase in rheological properties such as complex viscosity, storage and loss modulus was observed. The biodegradability of most MPCL was higher than that of virgin PCL.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.97-111
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• 1974

The adsorption mechanism of Cs-137 in low level radioactive solution by vermiculite treated with Na ion is studied in order to investigate its effective utilization for the radioactive effluent treatment. The beneficial role of Na-vermiculite is that Na ion can induce the wider c-axis spacing in which Cs ion can be sorbed in vermiculite. Cation exchange capacity and distribution coefficient of cesium seems to be influenced by the variation of c-axis spacing of vermiculite. Comparative identification and detection with the characteristic analyses of X-ray diffraction and electron diffraction patterns, diffrential thermal analysis and electron microscopy of Na-, K- and Cs-vermiculite are studied for the phemomena of Cs adsorption by vermiculite. This importance of the utilization in terms of adsorption and fixation of cesium involving vermiculite is discussed. It is found that the Na-vermiculite is valuable outside charging material for high level radioactive liquid waste storage tank of underground to protect the pollution of the underground water.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.1138-1146
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• 1990

A knowledge-based expert system has been developed implementing the ambiguous process of conceptual design of flywheels in earlier design stage to assist the selection of proper flywheel types and dimensions. Knowledge for the flywheel design consists of the rules for conventional as well as super flywheels and other informations required for the design process. Those knowledges were extracted from literatures and some experts in the field. With these knowledges, an integrated knowledge based expert system was developed to help users with informations and facilities to design flywheels interactively using a commercial package of knowledge-based system called INSIGHT2 of backward chaining and proprietary package of forward chaining written in LISP language. The developed system consists of the knowledge base part and calculation park : the first one consists of main module and user level modules and the other one is to assist in analyzing the stress distribution in the flywheels and deciding the flywheel dimensions and specifications for various types of flywheels using proper data bases and graphic facilities. With this flywheel design software, several examples were tried generating acceptable design results.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.42.1-42.1
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• 2009

한국천문연구원은 우주측지용 레이저 추적 시스템 개발 사업 중 현재 이동형 시스템(ARGO-M) 1기를 개발 중에 있으며, 2009년 5월에 시스템 개념 설계 검토(SDR) 회의를 수행하였고 현재는 예비 설계 단계를 진행 중이다. ARGO-M을 구성하는 5개의 서브시스템 중 하나인 운영시스템은 레이저 관측에 필요한 각종 서브시스템을 제어하고 환경을 종합 판단 후 이를 관측에 반영하며, 실제 관측을 통해 획득한 데이터를 통합 처리 및 전송하는 역할을 담당하고 있다. 현재 본격적인 예비 설계 수행 단계에 있는 운영시스템은 우선적으로 핵심이 되는 소프트웨어의 설계를 위해 오스트리아의 Graz에 위치한 IWF(Institut fur Weltraumforschung) 소속 SLR(Satellite Laser Ranging) 관측소를 2009년도에 방문하여 운영 전반에 관련한 소프트웨어의 로직분석 작업을 수행하였다. Graz 운영시스템 중 소프트웨어관련 시스템은 크게 KHz급 반복율을 가진 레이저를 사용하여 위성까지의 거리 측정에 해당되는 실시간 시스템과 실시간 측정을 통해 저장된 관측 원시 자료를 이후 분석을 수행하는 비 실시간(Non-real time) 시스템으로 나눌 수 있다. 이 중에서 비 실시간 시스템은 원시 자료 분석을 통해 시간 및 거리 바이어스 적용, 노이즈 제거 등의 후처리 과정과 다양한 통계 분석 그리고 SLR시스템의 최종 산출물인 정규점(Normal Point) 생성 등을 수행한다. 이번 소프트웨어 분석 연구를 통해 얻어진 주요 알고리즘과 다양한 다이어그램을 포함한 결과물은 ARGO-M 운영시스템에 최적화하도록 소프트웨어 재구성 및 개발에 반영할 예정이다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.312-323
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• 2015

This paper presents future directions for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste management. The successes and failures of siting nuclear waste repository experienced by the United States and other countries are reviewed with the current policy stance. Further, the needs for establishing management policy, considering the high-level radioactive waste produced by the dismantlement, nuclear security concerns, and cost-effectiveness analysis for the total nuclear fuel cycle, are emphasised. Technical discussions are organised into three main topics: interim storage, permanent disposal, and reprocessing. Licensing regimes are also investigated to suggest strategic plans for research and development programmes in the Republic of Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.615-626
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• 2016

In the paper, mild solvent soluble alkyl group modified epoxy resins were prepared via a three-step method; (1) the condensation reaction of dodecyl phenol (DP) and formaldehyde, (2) the crosslinking reaction of dodecyl phnol novolac compound (DPC) and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, (3) the dodecyl phenol novolac epoxy resins containing fatty acid (DPFA) was prepared by introducing fatty acid to DPC. Equivalent ratios of DP and formaldehyde were 1.25~1.333/1.0. Equivalent ratio of DPC and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (YD-128) was 1.0/2.0. Reactivity, viscosity, molecular weight, solvent solubility, and physical properties of DPFA were investigated. The result show that as the number of aromatic ring of DPFA increased, viscosity increased and solvent solubility improved. When we test the properties of coatings by blending the synthesized DPFA with a white pigment, DPFAC-5 using triphenylphosphine (TPP) as a ring-open catalyst showed optical performance for drying time, adhesion, hardness, impact resistance, acid resistance and storage stability.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.175-180
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• 2003

Effect of the addition of maltitol to Korean rice cake (Karedduk) on its retrogradation was examined. Degree of retrogradation was also examined in terms of recrystallinity of starch and color change with a differential scanning calorimeter. As a result, retrogradation was suppressed by the increasing addition of maltitol. In particular, enthalpy showed a tendency to decrease at $25^{\circ}C$ rather than at 4$^{\circ}C$ during 4 days. In the gelatinization properties using DSC, onset temperature (To) was shown to increase slightly according to storage time. Maximum peak temperature (Tp) was shown to decrease by the addition of maltitol during 4 days. Melting enthalpy was decreased at $25^{\circ}C$ and 4$^{\circ}C$ by the addition of maltitol. The analysis X-ray diffraction also revealed that retrogradation of the Korean rice cake was suppressed by the addition of maltitol because crystalline region did not appear. The addition of maltitol into the Korean rice cake was found to result in an increase of its qualify or color stability.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.231-237
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• 2012

This study measured the mechanical and damping properties of EPDM compounds including fillers. Semi-reinforcing furnace black (SRF), high abrasion furnace black (HAF) and acetylene black were used as fillers. Dicumyl peroxide (DCP) were used as curing agents. The measurements were conducted using a moving die rheometer (MDR), durometer, universal testing machine (UTM), compression set and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The tensile strength and elongation at break increased with increasing SRF contents in EPDM compounds. However, they decreased with increasing the amount of acetylene black. In the inspecting temperature range, EPDM compound filled acetylene black had stable storage modulus. Furthermore, the tan ${\delta}$ of the EPDM compounds obtained was enhanced by compounding with acetylene black.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.89-98
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• 2004

In this paper, we implement a digital holographic security card system that combines digital holographic memory using random phase encoded reference beams with electrical biometrics. Digitally encoded data including a document, a picture of face, and a fingerprint are recorded by multiplexing of holographic memory. A random phase mask encoding reference beams are used as a decoded key to protect illegal counterfeit. As a result, we can achieve a raw BER of 3.6${\times}$10-4 and shift selectivity of 4${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ using the 2D random phase mask. Also, we develop a recording pattern and image processing which are suitable for a low cost reader without a position sensing photo-detector for real time data extraction and remove danger of fraud from unauthorized person by comparing the reconstructed holographic data with the live fingerprint data.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.45 no.5
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• pp.35-42
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose a fast coeff_token decoding method based on the re-constructed VLCT. Since the conventional decoding method is still based on large memory accesses, it is not suitable for the multimedia services such as PMP, PMB, DVH-H where fast decoding and low power consumption are required. Based on the analysis for the codeword structure, new structure of the codeword and the corresponding memory architecture are developed in this paper. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm achieves memory access saving from 10% to 57%, compared to the conventional decoding method. This meant that the issues of tow power consumption and high speed decoding can be resolved without video-quality and coding efficiency degradation.