• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2022

Underwater environmental pollution caused by microplastic particles is considered to be one of the most serious problems in many oceans and countries nearby. Previous academic studies or field technologies tried to remove the micro-sized particles are often energy-consuming and costly, so it is hard to be employed for the actual uses. In this study, the mechanism of removal of micro-sized polyethylene spheres (size in order of 100㎛) using a rising bubble is experimentally investigated. It is found that the particles are either affected by bubble wake, thus translocated close to the water surface, or pushed far away by the surrounding fluid flow, depending on their initial position relative to the bubble. By scrutinizing the visualized behaviors of bubble-particle interaction, we draw the governing parameter, i.e., the polar angle between the particle and the bubble, to determine the effective capturing of the particles with a rising bubble.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회B
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• pp.2700-2703
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• 2008

An experiment on bubble-driven flow was performed in order to understand fundamental knowledge of flow structure around a rising bubble in a stagnant fluid. The measurement technique consists of a combination of the three most often used PIV techniques in multiphase flows: PIV with fluorescent tracer particles, the digital phase separation with a masking technique and a shadowgraphy. The key point of the measurement is that the background intensity of a PIV recording can be shifted to a higher level than a bubble region using a shadowgraphy in order to distinguish from fluorescent particles and a bubble as well. Flow fields were measured without an inaccurate analysis around a fluid-bubble interface by using only one camera simply.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2023

This paper describes a hybrid cleaning method of silicon wafer combining nano-bubble and ultrasound to remove sub-micron particles and contaminants with minimal damage to the wafer surface. In the megasonic cleaning process of semiconductor manufacturing, the cavitation induced by ultrasound can oscillate and collapse violently often with re-entrant jet formation leading to surface damage. The smaller size of cavitation bubbles leads to more stable oscillations with more thermal and viscous damping, thus to less erosive surface cleaning. In this study, ultrasonic energy was applied to the wafer surface in the DI water to excite nano-bubbles at resonance to remove contaminant particles from the surface. A patented nano-bubble generator was developed for the generation of nano-bubbles with concentration of 1×10⁹ bubbles/ml and nominal nano-bubble diameter of 150 nm. Ultrasonic nano-bubble technology improved a contaminant removal efficiency more than 97% for artificial nano-sized particles of alumina and Latex with significant reduction in cleaning time without damage to the wafer surface.

• 청정기술
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2021

4 HP, 80 LPM 급 초미세기포수 발생장치를 탑재한 도로 구조물 세척차량을 이용하여 도시 내 아파트 단지 주변 차량 통행이 많은 터널 내 콘크리트 표면과 타일 벽면을 세척하였다. 초미세기포 생성은 대기 중 공기를 2 ~ 3 LPM 으로 기액혼합 자흡펌프로 가압된 공기를 임펠러 회전력을 이용하여 마이크로 크기의 미세기포(fine-bubble)를 생성한다. 생성된 기포를 다단충돌판과 회전 노즐을 통과하면서 평균 직경 크기는 164.5 nm, 6.81 × 107 particles mL-1의 초미세기포(ultrafine bubble)를 생산하였다. 생산된 초미세기포를 함유한 세척수는 압력 150 bar, 토출량 30 LPM 으로 도로 구조물 표면에 흡착된 분진을 고압세척 분사하여 제거하였다. 분석실험은 세척 전과 후로 구분하여 표면에 흡착한 분진을 ISO 8502-3의 표면 오염 측정방법을 적용하였으며, 테이프 흡착으로 분진 입자를 채취하였다. 수집된 테이프는 중량법과 소프트웨어 ImageJ를 적용하여 분진의 무게와 입자 개수에 대한 제거율을 산정하였다. 실험 결과, 타일 벽면 표면에 흡착된 분진 입자 개수는 세척 전과 후로 각각 3,063 ± 218 particles mL-1, 20 ± 5 particles mL-1, 중량은 580 ± 82 mg, 13 ± 4 mg 으로 나타났다. 콘크리트 구조물 표면에서의 입자개수는 세척 전과 후로 각각 8,105 ± 1,738 particles mL-1, 39 ± 6 particles mL-1이었으며, 중량은 1,448 ± 190 mg, 118 ± 32 mg으로 나타났다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.222-227
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• 2004

Flotation processes involve the use of very small bubbles (micro-bubbles) to separate particles from water. The process has become a good alternative to sedimentation, especially where the particles are small or of low density. Although the flotation process commences with a collision between particles and bubbles, most research has been focused only on the characteristics of the particles. In this paper, recent theoretical and experimental research on the characteristics of bubbles is summarized. The effect on the collision efficiency of the size and charge of bubbles is calculated through trajectory analysis. The size and charge of bubbles are measured under different conditions and the ramifications of the results are discussed. The results may lead to a better understanding and optimization of the existing process. In particular, we discuss an idea that a new advanced flotation process might be possible by the modification of the characteristics of the bubble alone or of both bubble and particle.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2004

A time-resolved two-phase PIV system using a single camera has been developed, which introduces a method of image separation into respective phase images, and is applied to freely rising single bubble. Gas bubble, tracer particle and background have different gray intensity ranges on the same image frame when reflection and dispersion in the phase interface are intrinsically eliminated by optical filters and fluorescent particles. Further, the signals of the two phases do not interfere with each other. Gas phase velocities are obtained from the separated bubble image by applying the two-frame PTV. On the other hand, liquid phase velocities are obtained from the tracer particle image by applying the cross-correlation algorithm. As a result, the bubble rises rectilinearly just after it is released from an injector and then has a zigzag motion in the far field. From the trajectory of the bubble, it is found that the period of the zigzag motion is closely related to the vortex shedding although the wavelength of it varies along its movement.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2020

기포 저감 장치는 기름의 정량 공급과 관련된 문제 해결의 목적을 둔 장치이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기포 저감 장치의 작동 중 기포 입자의 크기별 유동특성을 확인하고자 수치해석을 진행하였다. 기초해석을 진행한 결과, 기포의 상승과 하강이 가장 활발하게 나타나는 영역을 발견하였고, 그 지점을 중심으로 수치적 계산을 수행하였다. 수치적 계산에 앞서 각 변수들 간의 동차성을 확보하기 위하여 무차원 유도를 수행하였다. 무차원 유도를 수행한 데이터를 바탕으로 각 입자의 크기별, 유체의 속도별 25개의 변수 조건을 설정하여 별도의 계산을 통해 기포 상승과 하강의 대한 수식을 도출하였다. 각 변수별로 항력과 부력의 비를 계산하여 기포에 작용하는 항력이 부력보다 큰 경우 기포가 하강하며 기포는 저감되지 않는다고 판단하였고, 부력이 항력보다 큰 경우 기포는 상승하며 기포가 저감된다고 판단하였다. 수치 계산 데이터를 바탕으로 유동 해석을 진행하였다. 유동 해석을 통하여 기포의 상승과 하강을 확인하였고, 수치 계산의 결과와도 일치하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 1995

Biodegradation of toluene in liquid effluent stream was carried out using biofilms of Pseudomonas putida formed on celite particles in the bubble column bioreactor. Silicon rubber tubing was installed at the bottom of the bioreactor and liquid toluene was circulated within the tubing. Toluene diffused out of the tube wall and was transferred into the culture broth where degradation by biofilms occurred. The operating variables affecting the formation of biofihns on celite particles were investigated in the bubble column bioreactor, and it was found that formation of bifilm is favored by high dilution rate and supply rate of carbon source which stimulate the growth of initially attached cells. Continuous biodegradation of toluene using biofilms was stablely conducted in the bioreactor for more than one month without any significant fluctuation, showing a removal efficiency higher than 95% at the toluene transfer rate of 1.2 g/L/h.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.142-147
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• 2002

기포탑 회분식 xanthan 발효에서 xanthan 생성속도와 분자량에 영향을 미치는 산소전달제한을 피하기 위하여 과산화수소수를 산소공금 보조수단으로 사용하였다. 과산화수소수 주 입은 xanthin 생성을 가역적으로 저해하였다. 반면이 직경 8 mm 유리구슬 유동화 입자는 기-액 산소전달속도를 증가시켜서 기-액-고 삼상유동충 생물반응기에서의 xanthan 발효는 기포탑 발효에 비하여 높은 단위균체량 당 xanthan 생성속도 및 점도수윤 그리고 반응기 공간-시간 수윤(space-time yield)을 보였다.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2002

As the first step to investigate the fundamental mechanism of a dispersed two-phase flow, we studied the detailed interactions between bubble or particle motion and flow around it. Experiments were carried out with a rising bubble or particle in stagnant water in a vertical pipe. Particles with different densities, and/or different shapes were used for comparison with a bubble. We adopted 3D-PTV (Three-Dimensional Particle Tracking Velocimetry) for measuring the bubble or particle motions, and PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) for measuring the water flow simultaneously (Hybrid PIV). The experimental results showed that the oblate spheroidal solid particle rose along the longer axis direction at the point that the inclination of the longer axis reached the maximum, and the inclination direction changed after moving. The bubble moved to the direction that the spheroid's projected width grew up to the largest, and the minor axis of the oblate spheroidal body of the bubble was parallel to the moving direction. The trajectory of the center of the particle/bubble which was measured with 3D-PTV, was marked on the section (x-y) of the pipe. It exhibited the pattern of the particle/bubble motion.