• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.28 no.12
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• pp.1310-1315
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• 2006

This study examines algae removal and reduction using ultrasonic. Experiments were carried out on frequency: 28 kHz single-wave, 40 kHz multi-wave; intensity: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 W/L; algae concentration: 500, 1000, 1700/ml; exposure time: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20 min. Also, We investigated algae removal and reduction in single cistern where raw water including algae was directly exposed to ultrasonic and in the double cisterns located in 4 cm from ultrasonic vibrator. The algae type used in this study was Melosira genus of Bacillariophceae. The Bacillariophceae is the representative algae which causes blockage of filter basin. Because of its resistance against oxidizers, it flows into the filter basin after sterilization. As a result of this study, the form of Bacillariophceae was completely destroyed and dissolved after the application of ultrasonic waves unlike the sterilization using oxidizers. Removal efficiency of algae using ultrasonic waves increased in proportion to intensity and exposure time of ultrasonic waves, and in double cisterns is better than single cistern.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.188.1-188.1
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• 2011

0.5 ton/day 용량의 장비를 이용하여 초음파와 고전압 단독 처리에 의한 슬러지 용존화율을 조사하였다. 또한 초음파와 고전압을 병행한 방법에 의한 슬러지 용존화율을 조사하였다. 그 결과 초음파와 고전압을 개별적으로 적용하였을시 나타나는 슬러지 용존화율 보다 이 둘을 병행하여 함께 처리했을 시에 나타나는 슬러지 용존화율에 기대 이상의 상승효과가 있는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.67-73
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• 2004

Various researches have been undertaken to develope a method of enhancing consolidation. This study investigated the effect of ultrasonic energy on consolidation through a series of laboratory experiments. The tests were conducted using a specially designed and fabricated equipment which can apply ultrasonic energy on a soil sample directly during a consolidometer test. Clay specimens were prepared from slurry using a centrifuge facility, and test conditions were varied depending on ultrasonic power and treatment time. The results of the study show that the effect of ultrasonic energy on consolidation is significant. The degree of significance varies with the test conditions. It could be concluded that the study showed potential application of ultrasound to reduce consolidation time.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.14B no.6
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• pp.407-412
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• 2007

The performance of ultrasonic testing systems for industrial or medical purpose largely depends on the performance of ultrasonic transducers. Generally, the information about an ultrasonic transducer performance characteristics are expressed by the ultrasonic R/F signal back from a reflector and its frequency characteristics in the data sheet provided by manufacturers. In case of focused ultrasonic transducers, the two pieces of information can, however, hardly assure that the focused ultrasonic transducer would produce well-focused C-scan images. Therefore, we propose the measured size of focal spot and the reconstructed shape of effective focal zone in the focused sound field as novel measures for the performance evaluation of the focused ultrasonic transducers. The process of getting the both measures of the transducers is conducted by the implemented software including sound field scanning and virtual 3D reconstruction functions which requires the echo of a point reflector. The proposed method could, otherwise impossible in the existing method, effectively and simply distinguish superior ones among many transducers made in the same specification and be also used to detect the performance degradation due to the aging of the transducers. Eventually, the quality of performance of the ultrasonic testing systems for industrial or medical purpose is secured.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.183-186
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 모바일 초음파(mobile ultrasound) 영상신호의 빔포밍 알고리즘에서 요구되는 고성능 및 저전력을 만족시키는 매니코어 프로세서에 대한 디자인 공간 탐색 방법을 소개한다. 매니코어 프로세서의 디자인 공간 탐색을 위해 매니코어의 각 프로세싱 엘리먼트(Processing Element, PE)당 초음파 영상신호 데이터의 수를 변화시키는 실험을 통해 실행시간, 에너지 효율 및 시스템 면적 효율을 측정하고, 측정된 결과를 바탕으로 최적의 매니코어 프로세서 구조를 선택하였다.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.306-311
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• 2012

This study was performed to evaluate the effects on saccharification and alcohol fermentation, according to the size of the ground rice (12, 20, 35 mesh) and ultra sonication process (15, 30, 60, 120 min). After saccharification of the ground rice samples for 3 h at $60^{\circ}C$, sugar content was observed to be high in the order of cooked ground rice (CGR) > ultrasonicated ground rice (UGR) > ground rice (GR), in all sizes of ground rice. Further, higher sugar content was obtained by increasing the time of ultrasonication process. Almost 90% saccharification of CGR ($11.5^{\circ}Bx$) could be reached up to $10.2^{\circ}Bx$ by ultrasonicating 35 mesh ground rice for 120 min. After alcohol fermentation on the 35 mesh saccharified-UGR for 4 days at $25^{\circ}C$, 16.7% alcohol concentration could be obtained, as high as of CGR (17.2%). After 4 days of alcohol fermentation, UGR showed a lower pH and a higher acidity (pH 4.06-4.17, 0.99-1.1%) than CGR (pH 4.27, 0.75%).

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.672-675
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• 2010

초음파 영상은 다른 의료 진단 방법에 비해 상대적으로 비용이 적게 들고 데이터 획득이 용이하기 때문에 널리 이용되고 있다. 초음파 영상은 획득 방법에 따라 화질이 차이가 난다. 고식적 초음파 영상에 비해 두 배의 주파수를 사용하는 하모닉 영상은 대조도나 해상도가 향상되고, 영상 내 잡음이 감소한다. 그래서 초음파 영상을 이용한 진단 과정에서 병변의 특징을 육안으로 정확하게 관찰할 수 있고, 이를 통해서 진단 결과의 정확성이 향상된다. 본 논문에서는 초음파 영상의 획득 방법의 차이에 따른 진단 성능의 차이를 컴퓨터를 이용한 병변 분류 성능을 통해서 비교했다. 이를 위해서 초음파를 통해서 획득한 영상에서 병변의 형태 및 질감 특징을 추출하고, 이를 바탕으로 병변을 분류하는 시스템 구성하였다. 실험을 통해서 하모닉 초음파 영상을 이용한 컴퓨터 기반 분류 방법이 고식적 초음파를 이용한 방법에 비해서 6% 정확성 향상이 있는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.80-85
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• 2000

The rheology of alumina slurries with maltodextrin was studied with different processing routes using experimental design and statistical analysis. Different processing routes include maltodextrin addition, different ultrasonication intensity applied to the slurries before or after adding maltodextrin, and shaking time. Viscosities of the slurries showed shear thinning behavior and were correlated with the Ostwald-de-Weale model. The viscosities of alumina slurries decreased with the addition of maltodextrin and increased with ultrasonication intensity. There were little differences in the viscosities of the slurries depending on whether maltodextrin was added before or after ultrasonication.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.493-500
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• 2009

An ultrasonic signal processing algorithm was developed for extracting the information of cracks generated around the keyway of a turbine rotor disk. B-scan images were obtained by using keyway specimens and an ultrasonic scan system with x-y position controller. The B-scan images were used as input images for 2-Dimensional signal processing, and the algorithm was constructed with four processing stages of pre-processing, crack candidate region detection, crack region classification and crack information extraction. It is confirmed by experiments that the developed algorithm is effective for the quantitative evaluation of cracks generated around the keyway of turbine rotor disk.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.849-859
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• 2000

This study was conducted to identify the characteristics of methane fermentation and lysis effects of pre-treated microalgae. Chemical compositions of microalgae showed that the VS(volatile solid) was 86.1% of TS(total solid), and the protein was 63.5% of VS. These values were higher than those of activated sludge. The cell lysis test of raw microalgae biomass was conducted by many physicochemical methods. presenting that the degree of cell lysis was affected by following order: ultrasonic(100min.), alkali(pH 13), ultrasonic(10min), thermal($120^{\circ}C$), thermal($50^{\circ}C$), and acidic(pH 3) treatment. Methane fermentation with many pre-treated samples was performed, showing that the concentration of acetic acid was the highest. followed by propionic acid, butylic acid and valerie acid among all VFA(volatile fattic acid). In methane production. ultrasonic samples were only more effective than untreated one in total gas and methane productivity. but other samples were less effective. Especially. the alkalic sample had an inhibitation effect on methanogens.