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A Study on Application of Electric Propulsion System using AFE Rectifier for Small Coastal Vessels

  • Jeon, Hyeonmin;Kim, Seongwan;Kim, Jongsu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.373-380
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    • 2018
  • The small coastal vessel registered in Korea, small coastal vessels with a gross tonnage of 10 tons or less account for 94.6 % and among them, aged vessels over 16 years age indicate 40.6 %. In order to reduce GHG emissions from small coast vessels, discussions are underway to replace aging ships' propulsion units with eco - friendly propulsion facilities, and the electric propulsion ship is emerging as one of the measures. The electric propulsion system using the DFE rectifier, which was applied in the conventional large commercial vessel, was effective in reducing the harmonics and improving the DC output voltage of the DC link stage, but it occupied a large volume and caused an increase in the overall system price. Therefore, in this paper, we propose an electric propulsion system using AFE rectifier with a small volume of system that can be applied to a small coastal vessel. In order to analyze the effectiveness of the overall system, the load profile was applied to obtain accurate and rapid speed tracking performance of the propulsion motor affected by the speed load. In addition, the power factor and total harmonic distortion factor of the voltage and current on the improved power output side are derived through simulation.

Sustainable Regeneration Strategies of High-Rise Apartment Estates of the Early 1990s' New Towns in the Capital Area (수도권 1기 신도시 고층고밀아파트 단지의 지속가능한 주거지 재생을 위한 과제)

  • Kwon, Seong Sil;Oh, Deog Seong
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.47-59
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    • 2009
  • In Korea has been supplied a large quantities of apartments since 1970s. The deteriorated middle-rise apartments of 1970s' have been rebuilt. It isn't lucrative to reconstruct the high-rise Apartment estates of the early 1990s' new towns in the capital area. Therefore the sustainable regeneration strategies of them have to be found. This research have been focused on the social and economical changes based on demography and the turning of technology and paradigm, the cities competitiveness compared with 2nd era new towns, physical deterioration of themselves. In these aspects, high-rise apartment estates in the 1st new towns face to 10 challenges such as an aging society, a multicultural society, U-city, an environmentally-friendly situation, the cities competitiveness of social, conomical and physical environment, the declining of estates, buildings and units. This study analyzed problems of 1st new town apartment estates and suggested regeneration tasks in accordence with those problems. The tasks are as follows. To accommodate the 1st new town apartment estates to social changes, they need to have a variety of community facilities and units, an opportunity of esidents participation. to establish a self-sufficient economy, a community usiness has to be vitalized and an ecological environment, an infrastructure of u-city and an improvement of physical environment obtained.

Preparation and Properties of Polyketone/Rubber Blend to Improve Heat-resistance (내열성 향상을 위한 폴리케톤/탄성체 블렌드 제조 및 특성)

  • Yun, Ju-Ho;Yoon, Jeong-Hwan;Ha, Seong-Mun;Kim, Jong-Hwal
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2014
  • Terpolymer polymerized carbon monoxide, ethylene and propylene as monomer, Polyketone is low-cost material compared with general engineering plastics such as polyamide, polyester, polycarbonate. Moreover, it is excellent in mechanical properties, chemical resistance, fuel permeability and abrasion resistance. So, it is attracted attention as the environmental friendly material to replace conventional engineering plastics. In this study, has been prepared Polyketone/Rubber (Ethylene propylene copolymer, Acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, Ethylene acrylic rubber) blends to improve heat resistance and investigated characteristic behavior after heat/oil aging.

A study on the economic analysis of the SL(Self Leveling) Inorganic Floor covering (SL 무기질 바닥재의 경제성 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Ho-Geun;Hong, Seong-Wook;Yang, Je-Yong;Kim, Sang-Won;Shin, Chan-Ho;Choe, Min-Kwon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2011.05b
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    • pp.105-109
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    • 2011
  • This study is concerned with the development of the SL inorganic floor covering. First, volatile organic compounds, inorganic test profile on the SL through the flooring is environment-friendly inorganic noncombustible floor finishes the event of fire toxic gases (such as volatile organic compounds) emissions have been identified as not at all. Second, SL-breathable material, the concrete floor to prevent aging, long life, which are three levels of noise, shock-absorbing function was decreased. Third, SL economic analysis of mineral flooring terrazzo tile floors compared with the normal material. On a terrazzo tile cost 13,500 won ~ 24,500 won, but It have found that, in terms of labor SL 36,899 won ~ 38,899 won flooring mineral balance. Occurs in the total amount when compared with terrazzo tile floors and 25,399 won 3T, 5T and economical analysis concludes that the original 12,399 won.

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Evaluate of Electrochemical Characteristics in Electrolyzed Reduced Water

  • Park, Sung-Ho;Yun, Su-Jin;Kim, Jeong-Sik;Shin, Hyun-Su;Park, Soo-Gil
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.85-90
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    • 2011
  • Active oxygen species or free radicals are considered to cause extensive oxidative damage to biological macromolecules, which brings about a variety of diseases as well as aging. Electrolyzed reduced water(ERW) has been regarded as a ideal antioxidative agent in recent years. ERW is produced by passing a diluted salt solution through an electrolytic cell, within which the anode and cathode are separated by membrane. It can be produced reactive materials in ERW near the cathode during the electrolysis of water. ERW have the following advantages over other traditional cleaning agents: effective antioxidative agent, easy preparation, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly. The main advantage of ERW is its safety and antioxidative effect. ERW with strong reducing potential can be used to remove dirt and grease from items such as cutting boards and other kitchen utensils. The primary aim of this study is the activation mechanism of oxidation reduction potentials, ion conductivity, pH, and electrochemical properties with reactive materials in ERW.

Development of Daycare Center for Senior Users as Community-Cohesive Facility (노인데이케어센터의 지역융합형 발전방향)

  • Han, Jeong-Won
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.1489-1495
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    • 2014
  • Facing aged society, long-term care insurance for senior citizen has been introduced in Korea since 2008 in order to take away care burden from family. Daycare Center is one of the institutions developed by the idea of social care. Noticing many problems around adult day services (ADS) such as low quality of services and lack of running sources, this paper would suggest the norm of day care center in terms of community cohesive facilities. In addition, to find out the future vision of ADS, interviews with 10 experts are also analyzed. The result is that new health care program would be community-friendly, tailor-made, communication-based and intergenerational one.

Research on Hemp Fabrics Produced at Boseong (보성 삼베 연구)

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    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.168-181
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    • 2004
  • This research on the present state of production and circulation of boseong-sambae, based on the materials, has been collected and arranged through the survey for one you, 2003. Boseong-sambae, the hemp fabric produced at Boseong, hold 35% of nationwide production volume and 50% of circulation volume. The products of hemp include hemp fabrics, shroud, contemporary Korean dresses and other household articles. Dried hemp skin, hemp thread and hemp fabrics are traded at the fair held in every five days, mostly by direct transactions which is trusted between the producers and consumers. A bolt of boseong-sambae includes 20 ja(a Korean foot, 60cm in length) of hemp fabrics in breadth of 35cm. The price of a bolt is approximately 2∼3 hundred thousand won. They are endeavoring to revive hemp fabric that the image was lost due to the cheap and coarse fabrics woven with Chinese thread since the latter half of 1990's. The advanced countries have invested positively in this business because hemp is an environment friendly material. Thus, a strong national support is demanded in this field facing a crisis due to the inundating of coarse hemp products from China, and the aging problem of the initiate, the reason of the discontinuation of the inherited technique. Through this research understanding tire present station and the problem of hemp production, the future research will be followed expecting the Renaissance of the Korean traditional hemp fabrics.

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Elder Drivers and Age-related Changes: A User Requirement Analysis for In-Vehicle Information System (고령자 친화형 차량내부 정보시스템 개발을 위한 사용자 요구사항 도출)

  • Bae, Sung-Hyun;Sabando, Jose Fernando;Kim, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.103-114
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    • 2017
  • The objective of this study is to analyze the needs and determine the requirements of elder drivers for effectively using In-vehicle Information System (IVIS), by reducing cognitive and physical impact on this vulnerable group. The persona method was used to determine the relevant characteristics of older drivers. Task analysis was performed in order to obtain general interaction problems of the personas when using a common function of recent days IVIS. The results were classified in the different usability goals as general requirements, specific needs. This study suggest improvement directions in order to develop an elderly friendly IVIS; in addition, different usability metrics were suggested. In this way, elder drivers would easily interact with new powerful functions supplied by IVIS of modern cars; while improving safety and comfort of an rapidly aging society.

Study on Property Modification with Polymer Compositions in the Manufacture of Compounds for Cable Sheath

  • Li, Xiang Xu;Lee, Sang Bong;Cho, Ur Ryong
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.220-224
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    • 2019
  • Herein, three polymer compounds were manufactured using three polymer combination methods, ethylene-vinyl acetate/ethylene-propylene-diene-copolymer (EPDM), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)/polyethylene-A (PE-A; density: 0.870), and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)/polyethylene-B (PE-B; density: 0.885), for making cable sheath for use in the shipping industry. In this study, EVA, EPDM, PE-A, and PE-B were used as matrix polymers, and EVA-grafted maleic anhydride was used as a coupling agent for compounding with various compounds such as a fire retardant, cross-linking agent, filler, and other additives, besides the plasticizer. ${\Delta}T$, Mooney viscosity, and tensile strength increased in order of EPDM < PE-A < PE-B, the probable reason is due to the different crosslinking effect. The three compounds showed similar results for fire resistance and aging resistance after compounding process, but they showed excellent cold resistance owing to the non-polarity of the polymers and sufficient plasticizer content.

Older Adults' Perceptions of Age-friendliness with an Emphasis on Community Supports and Health Services in a City in South Korea

  • Lee, Chi-Young;Cho, Belong;Cho, Youngtae;Park, Yeon-Hwan
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.234-242
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study tries to comprehend older adults' perspectives of community supports and health services in a South Korean city and identify important sociodemographic and health characteristics that affect their perspectives. Methods: 166 older adults were involved in this cross-sectional study. Questions on background characteristics and community supports and health services criteria (categorized as service accessibility, offer of services, voluntary support, or emergency care planning) based upon the WHO's Age-Friendly Cities Guide were used. The data were analyzed using paired and independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses. Results: emergency care planning was rated as the most important by the participants (mean age=76.24 years, 22.9% male), while its current level of performance was lowly appraised (p<.001). The rated importance for each category differed based on individual characteristics. Depression (p=.016), older age (p=.012), and restricted network type (p=.039) were significantly related to ascribing a higher degree of importance to community services. Conclusion: Community initiatives are warranted to optimize emergency care for older adults. This planning must be based on the unique characteristics of older adults in coordination with supportive resources. In addition, comprehensive assessments are warranted before implementing action plans to ensure that the multi-dimensional problems of older adults are incorporated.