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Application of the STEM II to air pollutant transport/chemistry/deposition in the Korea and Eastern China Area - I. Data preparation and Model verification (STEM II를 이용한 한국과 중국동부 지역의 대기오염물질 이동/화학/침착 모사에 관한 연구 - I. 입력자료 작성과 모델 검증)

  • 이상인;조석연;심상규
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.260-280
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    • 1994
  • The STEM II(Sulfur Transport Eulerian Model II) was adapted to simulate transport/ chemistry/deposition of air Pollutants in the Eastern China and Korea. A 32 hour model simulation starting from 9 A.M. of 1989 November 25 during which no preciptation was observed. The Prevailing wind direction is from west to east. The MM4(Meteorological Model Version 4) was used to generate meteorological data such as temperatures, horizontal wind velocities and directions, humidities, air densities. Eddy diffusivities, dry deposition velocities and vertical wind velocities were calculated from the meteorological data. The initial condition and the emission data base were constructed from the measurements and governmental reports respectively. The model predictions of NO, NO$_2$, SO$_2$, $O_3$ at Seoul, Inchon and Pusan agree reasonably well with measurements. The model's predictability for the primary air pollutants is improved considerably as the time passes. Thus, it is concluded that the model's predictability can be significantly enhanced by reducing the uncertainties of initial conditions.

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Recovery Behaviors of Natural Rubber Composites Thermally Aged in Altering Medium Systems of Air and Water (공기와 물의 교매질 시스템에서 열노화된 천연고무 복합체의 회복 거동)

  • Choi, Sung-Seen;Kim, Ok-Bae
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.181-189
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    • 2013
  • Unfilled, carbon black-filled, and silica-filled natural rubber (NR) composites were aged with a circular deformation at $60-90^{\circ}C$ and the recovery behaviors were investigated. The samples were aged under the altering aging medium systems of air and distilled water every day for 10 days. The order of the recoveries according to the filler systems was unfilled > silica > carbon black. The recoveries of the samples aged in the air to water altering system were greater than those of the samples aged in the water to air altering system. The initial aging medium dominantly influenced the deformation level.

A Study on the Distribution of Atmospheric Concentrations of Sulfur Compounds by GC/FPD (GC/FPD에 의한 대기 중 황화합물 농도분포에 관한 연구)

  • Yang, Sung Bong;Yu, Mee Seon;Hwang, Hee Chan
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.240-248
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    • 2003
  • Sulfur compounds which are well-known odor-active compounds in industrial area have very low detection threshold values. Trace amounts of volatile sulfur compounds in enviroment air around several odor sources were concentrated in liquid argon bath and determined by gas chromatograph with flame photometric detector (FPD) which exhibits very good selectivity and sensitivity. 25% ${\beta}$,${\beta}$-Oxydipropionitrile on 60/80 Chromosorb W was used as adsorbent for the preconcentration of sulfur compounds in air sample and also as packing material for a packed glass column. Concentration volume of air sample was different from place to place in the range of 0.1~3.0L. Atmospheric concentrations of sulfur compounds in air of residential districts and boundaries of business establishments, and also those in the exhausted gases of emission points such as a sewage disposal plant in industrial area were measured.

A DNS Study of Ignition Characteristics of Lean PRF/Air Mixtures under HCCI Conditions (HCCI 조건에 일어나는 희박 PRF/공기 혼합물의 점화특성에 관한 직접수치모사 연구)

  • Luong, Minh Bau;Yoo, Chun Sang
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2012.11a
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    • pp.153-156
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    • 2012
  • Direct numerical simulations (DNSs) of ignition of lean primary reference fuel (PRF)/air mixtures under homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) conditions are performed using 116-species reduced chemistry. The influence of variations in the initial temperature field, imposed by changing the variance of temperature, and the fuel composition on ignition of lean PRF/air mixtures is studied using the displacement speed analysis.

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A Study on Humid Control Characteristics of Alkaline Desiccants (알칼리성 용해제의 조습특성에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Young-Ho
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.169-173
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    • 2010
  • Many salts have the ability to attract and remove water vapor from the surrounding environment. The ability of each salt to remove water vapor is based on the flow rate and temperature of air in surrounding. The objective of this study was toinvestigate the humid control characteristics in air-water system by using a desiccants. The aim is to asses the influence of three parameters on the humid control process which are air volume rate, air temperature and desiccant amount. Humidity control materials which consist of K (potassium) or Na (sodium) have been synthesized by the aqueous process. The humidity control properties of materials have been also investigated. Experiment results are as following. Thermal characteristics of desiccants showed similar properties regardless of processing condition. The experiments were examined by using artificial air-water system (humidity : 70~93%, air volume rate : $0.22{\sim}0.69m^3/s$). The results showed that the Na-type desiccant was an effective material. It was found that dew point increased with air volume rate, and the humidity change in humid control process was depended on desiccants amount.

Effect of an Air Filter Containing Sericite on Diesel Vehicle Fuel Economy (견운모가 함유된 에어필터가 디젤자동차 연비에 미치는 영향)

  • Shim, Moo Joon;Kim, Munni;Jin, Kang-Jung;Lee, Seung-Mok
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.338-340
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    • 2020
  • Sericite is used as a raw material for ceramics and paints, and recently it is widely used as adsorbents to remove heavy metals in wastewater. A new air filter containing sericite was developed using the principle of which components contained in the sericite react with moisture in the air to release oxygen. We tested whether the newly developed air filter actually improves fuel efficiency when mounted on a diesel vehicle. When the diesel vehicle used in the test was warmed up, the fuel efficiency increased by 10~17% compared to when an existing air filter was installed. However, the effect of the developed air filter on the amount of emissions (HC, CO, NOx) has not been investigated, and further research is required for the diesel vehicle emissions.

Evaluation of Photochemical Pollution during Transport of Air Pollutants in Spring over the East China Sea

  • Sadanaga, Yasuhiro;Kobashi, Tadashi;Yuba, Akie;Kato, Shungo;Kajii, Yoshizumi;Takami, Akinori;Bandow, Hiroshi
    • Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.237-246
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    • 2015
  • We conducted intensive observations of ozone, CO, $NO_x$ (=NO and $NO_2$), $NO_y$ (total odd nitrogen species including particulate nitrate) and total nitrate (the sum of gaseous $HNO_3$ and particulate nitrate) at Cape Hedo, Okinawa, Japan, from 19 March to 3 April, 2009, to investigate ozone production during long-range transport from the Asian continent. Ozone production efficiency (OPE) was used to evaluate photochemical ozone production. OPE is defined as the number of molecules of ozone produced photochemically during the lifetime of a $NO_x$ molecule. OPE is calculated by the ratio of the concentration increase of ozone to that of $NO_z$ ($=NO_y-NO_x$). Average OPE during observation was estimated to be $12.6{\pm}0.5$, but concentrations of ozone increased nonlinearly with those of $NO_z$. This non-linearity suggests that OPE depends on air mass origin and $NO_z$ concentrations. There were very different values of OPE for the same air mass origin, so that only the air mass origin alone does not control OPE. OPE was low when $NO_z$ concentration was high. We examined the correlation between $NO_z$ and $CO/NO_y$ ratios, which we used instead of the ratio of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) to $NO_x$. The $CO/NO_y$ ratios decreased with increasing $NO_z$ concentrations. These results indicate that competition reactions of OH with NMHCs and $NO_2$ are the rate determining steps of photochemical ozone production during long-range transport from the Asian continent to Cape Hedo, for high concentrations of nitrogen oxides.