• Particle and aerosol research
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.29-35
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• 2012

The Faraday cup electrode of different size has been developed and evaluated to investigate the diffusion effect of particles by Brownian motion in a particle beam mass spectrometer(PBMS). Particles which focused and accelerated by aerodynamic lens are charged to saturation in an electron beam, and then deflected electrostatically into a Faraday cup detector for measurement of the particle current. The concentration of particles is converted from currents detected by Faraday cup. Measurements of particle current as a function of deflection voltage are combined with measured relationships between particle velocity and diameter, charge and diameter, and mass and diameter, to determine the particle size distribution. The particle currents were measured using 5, 10, 20, 40 mm sized Faraday cup that can be move to one direction by motion shaft. The current difference for each sizes as a function of position was compared to figure out diffusion effect during transport. Polystyrene latex(PSL) 100, 200 nm sized standard particles were used for evaluation. The measurement using 5 mm sized Faraday cup has the highest resolution in a diffusion distance and the smaller particles had widely diffused.

• Particle and aerosol research
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.37-43
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• 2012

In this study, we designed a 'spark in liquid' system. The spark discharge between two electrodes were used to generate particles by using sufficient temperature to evaporate a part of electrodes. The power supply system provides a continuous spark discharge by discharging of the capacitor to ionize the electrodes in liquid. The DC spark discharge system operates with 1-10 kV voltage. Processed copper and graphite rods were used to both electrodes with 1-3 mm diameter. There are several variables which can control the particle size and concentration such as gap distance between electrodes, applied voltage, operating liquid temperature, electrode type and liquid type. So we controlled these variables to confirm the change of particle size distribution and concentration of particles contained in liquid as wt%. 'spark in liquid' system is expected to apply nanoink by control of concentration with analysis of characteristics.

• Particle and aerosol research
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.29-36
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• 2015

The purpose of this research is to find out the collection property of nanoparticle in diffusion filter to know particle size dispersion of nanomaterial using inertial force and principle of Brownian diffusion motion. We used inertial filters which are two different type and diffusion filters made by various kinds of Wiremesh and the different pieces of filter to compare with particle size distribution using NaCl particles. Finally, We made a conclusion as follows : (1) the bigger available charging volume is and the larger specific surface area of inertial filter is, the better collection efficiency is. (2) The higher wire-mesh number of filter is, the more collection efficiency of small particle is increasing because the wire of the higher Wiremesh number filter is thinner and denser. (3) The more pieces of wire-mesh filter, the more collection efficiency is increasing because it makes the residence time longer.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.826-833
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• 2004

Cascade impactors are widely used to collect size classified aerosol. A major disadvantage of this instrument is the required long sampling time. Electrical low pressure impactor has been developed to overcome this disadvantage and to achieve real-time measurements on the particle size distribution. The instrument consists primarily of a corona charger, low pressure cascade impactor and multi channel electrometer. We designed and evaluated the performance of a potable 3-stage low pressure impactor using an electrical method. For the calibration of the impactor, monodispersed particles were generated using evaporation-condensation method followed by electrostatic classification using a DMA(Differential Mobility Analyzer). The collection efficiency curves of the stages can be determined by analysing the fraction of particles collected by each stage.

• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.453-461
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• 2014

Objective: Based on the fact that fine particles are more likely to produce negative influences on the health of occupants as well as the quality of indoor air compared to coarse particles, it is critical to determine concentrations of aerosol particles with different sizes. Thus, this study focused on the size distribution and concentrations of aerosol particles in university buildings. Method: Aerosol particles in indoor air were collected from four areas: corridors in buildings(In-CO), lecture rooms(In-RO), laboratories(In-LR), and a cafeteria(In-RE). Samples were also collected from outside for comparison between the concentrations of indoor and outdoor particles. For the collection of the samples, an eight stage non-viable cascade impactor was used. Result: The average concentration of $PM_{10}$ in the samples collected from indoor areas was $34.65-91.08{\mu}g/m^3$,and the average for $PM_{2.5}$ was $22.65-60.40{\mu}g/m^3$. The concentrations of the aerosol particles in the corridors, lecture rooms, and laboratories were relatively higher than the concentrations collected from other areas. Furthermore, in terms of mass median aerodynamic diameter(MMAD), the corridors and lecture rooms had higher numbers due to their characteristics, showing $2.36{\mu}m$ and $2.11{\mu}m$, respectively. Laboratories running an electrolysis experiment showed $1.58{\mu}m$, and the cafeteria with regular maintenance and ventilation had $1.96{\mu}m$. Conclusion: The results showed that the $PM_{10}$ concentrations of all samples did not exceed indoor air quality standards. However, the $PM_{2.5}$ concentration was over the standard and, in particular, the concentration of fine particles collected from the laboratories was relatively higher, which could be an issue for the occupants. Therefore, it is important to improve the quality of the indoor air in university buildings.

• Particle and aerosol research
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.65-72
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• 2016

Nanoporous $SiO_2$ particles containing different pore volume and size were prepared from silicic acid by a spray pyrolysis. The pore size, pore volume and particle size could be controlled with varying the precursor concentration, reaction temperature, and amount of organic templates such as Urea and poly ethylene glycol (PEG). The pore size distribution, pore volume and specific surface area of as-prepared particles were analyzed by BET and BJH methods, and the average particle sizes were measured by a laser diffraction method. The nanoporous $SiO_2$ particles ranged $0.6-0.9{\mu}m$ in diameter were successfully synthesized and the average particle size increased as the silicic acid concentration increased. The morphology of nanoporous $SiO_2$ particles was spherical and pores ranged 1 - 40 nm in diameter were measured in the particles. In case of Urea added into silicic acid, it showed no much difference in the morphology, pore size and pore volume at different Urea concentration. On the other hand, when PEG was added, it was clearly observed that pore diameter and pore volume of the particles surface increased with respect to PEG concentration.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.129-130
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• 2003

대기중의 유해 에어로솔의 장거리 이동에 대한 과학적인 자료를 마련하기 위해 2002년 8월 27일부터 9월 11일까지 제주도 서쪽 끝에 위치한 고산사이트에서 에어로솔의 샘플링을 수행하였다. 이로부터 제주도 고산지역 대기 중 미세입자의 물리적, 화학적 입경분포 특성 결과를 통한 오염물질의 배출원 추정 및 장거리 이동가능성을 검토하고자 하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.165-166
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• 2002

대기 에어로졸은 대도시 스모그, 대기오염물질의 장거리 이동, 황사, 지구기후 변화 등의 문제와 직접적으로 관련되며, 이러한 현상을 정확히 규명하기 위해서는 대기 에어로졸의 입경분포나 수 농도와 같은 에어고졸에 대한 상세한 정보가 필요하다. 한국과학기술연구원 지구환경연구센터에서는 대기를 사용하여 스모그 현상을 연구할 수 있는 실내 스모그 챔버를 보유하고 있다. (배귀남 등, 2001). 대기 중에 포함된 에어로졸 및 가스상 물질의 특성은 시간 및 공간에 따라 달라진다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.317-318
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• 2002

중국 대륙의 사막지역을 기원으로 하고있는 황사는 주로 봄철에 우리나라를 비롯해 일본 은 물론 멀리 동태평양지역(Merrill 1989)에까지 이동한다고 알려져 있다. 최근, 황사연구는 라이다(Kwon et al 1997, Sakai et at 2000), 샘플링(Zhang and Iwasaka 2001), 모델링(Denterner 1996) 위성데이터 등을 이용한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이러한 것은 황사입자의 Radiation Effect, 대류권에서의 화학적 역할등이 재평가되고 있다는 사실에 기인한다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.191-193
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• 1999

닫힌 반응기 내부에 부유하는 에어로졸 입자들의 크기분포는 응집, 응축, 확산에 의한 침착, 중력침강 및 누출과 같은 여러 기작들에 의해 변화한다. 특히 확산 및 중력침강에 의해 일어나는 입자의 침착(deposition)은 에어로졸 측정기기의 오차분석, 호흡기내부의 미세입자 침착, 건물내부의 입자상 물질의 농도 및 크기분포 변화 등 여러 응용분야에 관련되는 중요한 기작이다.(중략)