• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.3-9
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• 1996

Electrostatic charge is generated in large scale or high speed processes dealing with materials with large resistance, or under complicated condition. Fire and explosion often occur due to electrostatic charge accumulated in flammable gases, vapor, liquids and powder. It is usually very difficult to verify the cause of accidents as well as the prevention. In this study, it is shown that the needle electrode needs the electrode gap from 1.8mm to 3.8mm, sphere electrode and plate electrodes need the electrode gap of 1.9mmfor the minimum ignition energy. The sphere electrode and the plate electrode requires 12.8mJ and 3.2mJ of minimum ignition energy respectively with the electrode gap of 1.1mm. The ignition voltage rises to very large value as the ground resistance increases.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.77-79
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• 2011

본 논 연구에서는 가전제품 중에서 야간 절전 버튼의 작동 불량 원인을 규명하여 제품의 성능 및 신뢰성 향상을 위한 객관적 근거를 제시하였다. 시판된 제품을 수거하여 불량품 검사(전기적 특성 및 decap)를 실시한 결과 절전 버튼 IC pin No.2의 단락(short)에 의한 오작동 요소를 밝힐 수 있었다. 동일한 사양의 재현실험에서 EOS(전기적 과도전압에 의한 스트레스)보다 정전기 방전에 스트레스에 의해서 소손되는 특성을 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 오작동 요소로 확인된 IC pin 2번에 바리스터(Varistor)를 부착하고 11kV를 인가하여 시험한 결과 오작동 요소를 제거할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1997.07e
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• pp.1819-1823
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• 1997

When flammable gases are mixed with air or oxygen in the explosion concentration range and are ignited by sufficiently large electrostatic discharge energy, they may explode causing severe disaster in workplaces. The minimum ignition energy (MIE) of single gas-air mixtures has been already investigated by many researchers, but the MIE of mixtures of more than three substances is not examined yet. The purpose of this study is to investigate the MIE of several three-component gas mixtures experimentally. The result of our experiment shows that the MIE of some gas mixtures is quite different from that we expected based on the characteristics of individual gas-air mixture.

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.32-33
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• 2010

달의 기조력에 의한 조석현상으로 인하여 지구의 자전속도가 늦어지고, 결과적으로 층상구조를 이루고 있는 지구의 내부는 서로 다른 각속도로 자전한다는 차등자전 개념이 최근에 도입되었다. 지구내부의 각층에서 차등자전이 일어날 경우 각층의 경계면에서는 필연적으로 마찰열과 마찰 정전기가 발생하는 바, 특히 맨틀과 외핵의 경계부분에서 발생하는 마찰전기는 방전과정에서 대규모의 자기장, 즉 지구자기장을 발생시킬 것으로 예측된다. 본 연구에서는 마찰전기를 지속적으로 발생시키는 실험 장치를 개발하고, 고감도 자기센서로 자기장의 변화를 측정하였다. 실험 결과 유의미한 자기장의 변화를 측정하였고, 지구 자기장이 차등자전으로 인한 마찰전기에 의해 발생될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.587-595
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• 1998

Transient thermal analysis simulations are carried out using a modeling program to understand the human body model HBM ESD. The devices were simulated a one-dimensional device subjected to ESD stress by solving Poison's equation, the continuity equation, and heat flow equation. A ramp rise with peak ESD voltage during rise time is applied to the device under test and then discharged exponentially through the device. LDD and NMOS structures were studied to evaluate ESD performance, snap back voltages, device heating. Junction heating results in the necessity for increased electron concentration in the space charge region to carry the current by the ESD HBM circuit. The doping profile adihacent to junction determines the amount of charge density and magnitude of the electric field, potential drop, and device heating. Shallow slopes of LDD tend to collect the negative charge and higher potential drops and device heating.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.10-15
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• 1993

In this paper, it is studied the electrostatic discharge In Insulating oil for the purpose of the technical control of the streaming electrification resulted from the interface between an insulating liquid and a solid. The streaming current increases exponentially with flow rate and In region of lower than 50［$^{\circ}C$］but decreases at higher than the same temperature. The phenomena of electrostatic discharge appear at an interface between measuring tank and insulating oil when the seven sheets of gauzes are inserted in electrification apparatus. And those of partial or surface discharge are shown when eight sheets are inserted.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.54-59
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• 2003

The discharge energy by electrostatic discharge of the charged human body is calculated under the assumption that the stored charge is dissipated completely. However, it is well-known that the charge is slightly remained after electrostatic discharge. Therefore, The Rompe-Weisel model of the discharge analysis, which has somewhat more of a physical justification than the conventional energy equation, is proposed. It is proposed that the electrical conductivity of the arc should be proportional to the energy density transferred to it by Ohmic dissipation. For the electrostatic discharge energy analysis, the Rompe-Weisel model was compared by quasi static analysis. As a consequence, a study on a reliable energy evaluation based on simulation models during electrostatic discharge is carried out in this paper and is adopted to estimate the explosion hazards of flammable gases.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.22-26
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• 2010

The ignitability(minimum ignition energy, MIE) of a suspended dust clouds is very important aspect of technical safety indices. This paper reported the experimental results dealing with the influence of discharge circuit on the MIE of a suspended dust clouds. The movement of a suspended dust clouds was also observed with the high speed camera. The Hartmann vertical-tube apparatus(MIKE-3) described in the international standard of IEC and Polypropylene (PP, 50% volume-average, D50: $761{\mu}m$) resin powders were used in this experiment. The following results were obtained: (1) the MIE of a suspended PP powder depended markedly on the discharge circuit; in other words, when a resistor was connected in series with the discharge sparking circuit(RC), the lowest value(31mJ) of MIE was obtained for a suspended PP powder comparison with the other circuits(C circuit; 370mJ or LC circuit; 71mJ). (2) the discharge duration time is more important than other factors with regard to MIE of a suspended PP powder.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.26-30
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• 2011

Experimental investigations were performed to examine the effects of different electrostatic discharge ignition energies on LPG/air mixture explosions in an explosion chamber. The chamber consisted of 500 mm in length, with a $100{\times}100mm^2$ cross section. Three different ignition energies were used: 0.30 mJ, 46 mJ and 98 mJ. Flame propagations were recorded by a high speed video camera. The results of flame speed and pressure obtained from the different ignition energies were discussed. It was found that as the energy increased, different flame initiations occurred. This caused the time interval in both the flame and pressure developments. It was also found that the flame speed and the pressure were less sensitive to both 0.30 mJ and 46 mJ, except for the ignition energy of 98 mJ.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.161-169
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• 2008

This paper introduces test configuration and operation method for the GPS receiver system under electromagnetic test of KSLV-I upper-stage as a system qualification level and describes performance analysis of the test results. The GPS receiver system has clearly passed the electromagnetic test specifications of component level which is based on MIL-STD-461E through several design changes. Under electromagnetic test as a system qualification level, the GPS receiver system normally operates in spite of electromagnetic interferences with other systems. Performance of the GPS receiver system is also, not degraded on the condition of electromagnetic field incidence and electrostatic discharge. The KSLV-I GPS receiver system, as a result, is verified on the electromagnetic condition of the KSLV-I upper-stage.