• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.97-104
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• 2007

The corelation between the indoor volume and the measured radon concentration has been analyzed by comparing the radon concentration and the indoor volume of apartment rooms in Jeonju City. We also measured the annual exposure dose based on the variation in indoor radon concentration over time. To do this, we took 8 larger rooms and 8 smaller rooms of apartment, respectively, as a sample. The average volume of the larger rooms and that of the smaller rooms were $31.59\;m^3$ and $16.82\;m^3$, respectively. The average radon concentration of the larger rooms and that of the smaller rooms turned out to be $71.73\;Bq/m^3$ and $108.51\;Eq/m^3$, respectively. indicating that indoor volume is in inverse proportion to the radon concentration, i.e., the bigger the ratio of the surface area/volume, the higher the indoor radon concentration. From the measurement of the variation in indoor radon concentration over time fur a single day, the average intraday radon concentration variation was found to be about $46.8\;Bq/m^3$. The highest level of concentration ($114.5\;Bq/m^3$) was measured between 8 and 10 AM and the lowest level of concentration ($67.7\;Bq/m^3$) between 2 and 4 PM. The annual exposure dose turned out to be in the range of 0.3 mSv/yr to 2.16 mSv/yr, showing that the dose in some apartments exceeded 1.3 mSv/yr, the numerical value presented by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.251-252
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• 2006

원자력발전소는 기체폐기물의 90% 이상을 계획예방정비기간 중에 방출한다. 기체 폐기물 방출은 filter를 거치지 않고 대량 방출하는 고체적 방출과,filter를 거쳐 방출하는 저체적 방출이 있다. 고체적 방출은 방출농도계수가 5842, 저체적 방출은 계수가 183052로 이 이하로 방출만 하면 발전소제한구역(EPB Emergency Planning Zone)에서의 법적허용치 농도 ECL(environmental Control Limit)를 초과하지 않게 된다. 원전에서는 현재 기체방출 시 이 기준치(농도계수)의 1/10을 자체관리 기준치로 하여 적용하고 있다. 실제 울진3호기 4차O/H 시 그 실적을 파악해 본 결과 고체적 방출 시 방출농도계수가 최대 312, 저체적 방출 시는 최대 707을 넘지 않아 허용방출 농도계수와 비교하면 비교가 되지 않을 정도로 낮게 방출하였음을 확인하였다

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.12
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• pp.147-156
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• 2019

Numerical study was performed to investigate the convective heat transfer of Al₂O₃/water nanofluid flowing through the concentric double pipe counterflow heat exchangers. Hot fluid flowing through the inner pipe transfers its heat to cooling fluid flowing in the outer pipe. Effects of important parameters such as hot and cold volume flow rates, fluid type in the outer and inner pipes, and nanoparticles concentration on the heat transfer and flow characteristics are investigated. The results indicated that the heat transfer performance increases with increasing the hot and cold volume flow rates, as well as the particle concentrations. When both outer and inner pipes are nanofluids with 8% nanoparticle volume concentration, nanofluids showed up to 17% better heat transfer rate than basic fluids. Also, the average heat transfer coefficient of the base fluid for annulus-side improved by 31%. Approximately 20% enhancement in the heat exchanger effectiveness can be achieved with the addition of 8% alumina particles in base fluid. But, addition of nanoparticles to the base fluid enhanced friction factor by about 196%.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.38-42
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• 2011

토석류는 산간지역에서 발생할 수 있는 가장 위험한 자연재해 중 하나로 입자-유체 혼합물인 토석류가 중력에 의해 매우 빠른 속도로 이동하는 현상을 의미한다. 산간지역에서의 토석류 발생은 도로의 횡단 배수 구조물의 통수능을 저하시키게 되며 그 결과 도로의 유실 등 막대한 피해를 발생시킨다. 잠재적인 토석류 발생 지역에서의 피해 저감을 위해서는 진보된 설계 기준이 마련되어야 하며 이를 위해 토석류의 횡단 배수구조물 내에서 토석류의 동적 거동 특성을 파악하는 것이 선행되어야 할 것이다. 이번 연구에서는 수리 실험을 통하여 횡단 배수구조물 내에서 토석류의 퇴적 특성을 파악하고자 한다. 수리 실험 장비는 폭이 일정한 사각형 수로로 접근 수로와 하류부 수로로 구성되어 있으며 접근수로의 상단부에서 일정한 유량의 토석류를 연속적으로 유입시켜 경사가 급변하는 하류부 수로 내에서의 토석류 퇴적 특성을 파악하였다. 실험 결과로 토석류의 거동 특성은 토석류의 체적 농도, 입자의 특성, 그리고 접근수로와 하류부 수로의 바닥 경사에 종속됨을 정량적으로 알 수 있었다. 또한, 토석류의 체적 농도나 수로 바닥경사 등과는 상관없이 토석류의 퇴적은 하류부 수로의 종단부인 자유 낙하 지점에서부터 시작되었고 시간이 경과함에 따라 퇴적 지점이 접근 수로 쪽으로 이동하며 퇴적량이 크게 증가하는 현상을 보였다. 이 때, 하류부 수로 내 퇴적된 토석류는 약 $12{\sim}15^{\circ}$의 경사를 보였다.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.190-195
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• 1992

In the polyethylene glycol/dextran aqueous two-phase systems, volume ratio was increased and partition coefficient was decreased with the increase of potyethylene glycol molecular weight and concentration. However the volume ratio was decreased and the partition coefficient was increased with the increase of dextran molecular weight. On the other hand, the volume ratio and the partition coefficient were decreased with the increase of dextran concentration. Continuous enzymatic hydrolysis of soluble starch with $\alpha$-amylase which was produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens IF0 14141 was investigated in polyethylene glycol/dextran aqueous two-phase systems. Nonreacted soluble starch and $\alpha$-amylase were reused in these systems. $\alpha$-Amylase activity was maintained more than 100 hrs by recycling of $\alpha$-amylase from bottom of settler to reactor.

• Composites Research
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.61-67
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• 2004

This paper reports the electrical conductivity and the stress-strain behavior of silver particle-filled silicone composite pastes for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding gasket materials. The percolation threshold (critical concentration) of the composite paste obtained by incorporating irregular sphere-shaped silver particles and room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone resin was determined from the electrical conductivity result. At about 28 vol% Beading of untreated silver particles, the percolation phenomenon occurred and at this critical concentration, the volumetric resistivity, the tensile strength, and the elongation of the pastes were investigated. This work also suggests that the stress-strain characteristics of a composite paste filled with metal particles above the percolation threshold may be effectively improved by properly selecting a coupling agent.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2005.03a
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• pp.499-506
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• 2005

지반오염조사에 대한 유전상수 측정기법의 적용성을 평가하기 위하여 중금속 오염도에 따른 흙의 유전특성 변화를 분석하였다. 유전상수의 실수부와 허수부 모두 체적함수비에 따른 증가경향을 나타내었으며, 특히 MHz 범위에서 유전상수 실수부는 쌍극자모멘트에 비례하기 때문에 흙의 유전상수는 체적함수비에 따른 선형적인 증가경향을 나타내었다. 중금속 용액은 50kHz 이하의 저주파영역에서 전극 분극효과에 의해 농도 증가에 따라 유전상수 실수부가 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으나, 고주파 영역에서는 이온의 수화작용에 의한 물분자의 배향분극 발현 감소로 인하여 유전상수 실수부가 감소하였다. 유전상수 허수부의 경우에는 모든 주파수 영역에서 중금속 농도 증가에 따른 전도손실에 의하여 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 흙과 중금속 혼합시료의 경우 함수비가 큰 시료에서는 중금속 용액 자체의 유전특성이 그대로 발현되었으나, 함수비가 작은 시료에서는 공간전하분극의 영향이 우세하여 유전상수 실수부가 10-20%정도 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 유전상수 허수부의 경우에는 중금속 농도 증가에 따른 뚜렷한 증가경향을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과에 의하면 중금속의 오염감지에 대해서는 유전상수 실수부보다는 허수부의 적용성이 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 현장에서의 정확한 오염도 평가를 위해서는 함수비에 대한 평가가 선행되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.109-115
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to estimate the sediment volume concentration of the liquified-solid mixture which is included fine sediment fractions, according to the variance of the channel slope and the water supply. The numerical model was performed by using the Finite Differential Element Method (FDM) based on the equation for the mass conservation, momentum conservation and the equation of coarse sediment an fine sediment. In comparison of varying the channel slope, the deeper the channel slope, the inflection point of the sediment concentration was occurred rapidly. In comparison of variance of the water supply, as the water supply increases fluctuation with high sediment concentration. In this situation, debris flow changes to the turbulent flow and the sediment becomes to be floated. In comparison varying the length paved saturated sediment, the longer the length, the high concentration of sediment occurred, for the safety of the slope it is needed to check the possibility of the erosion in the slope by debris flow. The results of this study will provide useful information in predicting of the disaster by the liquified-solid mixture and in prevention of the debris flow with various the slope in the mountain side.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.19-27
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• 2017

The effects of changes in area and location of fire source, fire growth rate, and volume of compartment on the major fire characteristics, including heat release rate, in closed compartment fires were examined. To this end, a fire simulation using Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) was performed for ISO 9705 room with a closed opening. As main result, it was found that the changes in the area and location of fire source did not significantly affect the thermal and chemical characteristics inside the compartment, such as maximum heat release rate, total heat release, maximum temperature at upper layeras well as species concentrations. However, increasinthe fire growth rate and volume of compartment resulted in increase of the maximum heat release rate and total heat release, decrease in the limiting oxygen concentration and increase in the maximum CO concentration. Finally, a methodology for the application of fire growth curves to closed compartment fires was proposed by deriving the correlation of the maximum heat release rate expressed as a function of the fire growth rate and the volume ratio of compartment based on the ISO 9705 room.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.55-60
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• 1998

For an ideal extractive bioconversion in aqueous two-phase systems, the product has to be preferentially partitioned into the phase opposite to the one in which the biocatalyst is located. Partitioning behaviors of Lactobacillus helveticus IAM 11090 and lactic acid in aqueous two-phase systems composed a polycation, poly(ethylenimine) (PEI), and an uncharged polymer (hydroxyethyl)cellulose (HEC) were investigated. L. helveticus cells were preferentially partitioned to the HEC-rich top phase while about 85% of lactic acid was partitioned to the PEI-rich bottom phase. These results indicate that extraction of charged, low molecular weight products in an aqueous two-phase systems can be promoted by using an oppositely charged polymer as one of the phase-forming polymer. By the ideal partitioning of the cells and lactic acid, an aqueous PEI/HEC two-phase system can be used as a potential system for the extractive lactic acid fermentation of cheese whey.