• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.57 no.3
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• pp.425-431
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• 2019

As rechargeable metal-air batteries will be ideal energy storage devices in the future, an active cathode electrocatalyst is required with bi-functionality on both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) during discharge and charge, respectively. Here, a class of perovskite cathode catalyst with a micro-tubular structure has been developed by controlling bi-functionality from different Ru and Ni dopant ratios. A micro-tubular structure is achieved by the activated carbon fiber (ACF) templating method, which provides uniform size and shape. At the perovskite formula of $LaCrO_3$, the dual dopant system is successfully synthesized with a perfect incorporation into the single perovskite structure. The chemical oxidation states for each Ni and Ru also confirm the partial substitution to B-site of Cr without any changes in the major perovskite structure. From the electrochemical measurements, the micro-tubular feature reveals much more efficient catalytic activity on ORR and OER, comparing to the grain catalyst with same perovskite composition. By changing the Ru and Ni ratio, the $LaCr_{0.8}Ru_{0.1}Ni_{0.1}O_3$ micro-tubular catalyst exhibits great bi-functionality, especially on ORR, with low metal loading, which is comparable to the commercial catalyst of Pt and Ir. This advanced catalytic property on the micro-tubular structure and Ru/Ni synergy effect at the perovskite material may provide a new direction for the next-generation cathode catalyst in metal-air battery system.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.376-380
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• 2021

In this paper, we propose a novel ESD protection device with Latch-up immunity properties due to high holding voltages by improving the structure of a typical SCR. To verify the characteristics of the proposed ESD circuit, simulations were conducted using Synopsys TCAD and presented compared to existing ESD protection circuits. Furthermore, the variation of electrical properties was verified using the design variable D1. Simulation results confirm that the proposed ESD protective circuit has higher holding voltage properties and bidirectional discharge properties compared to conventional ESD protective circuits. We validate the electrical properties with post-design TLP measurements using Samsung's 0.13um BCD process. And we verify that the proposed ESD protection circuit in this paper is well suited for high voltage applications in that it has a latch-up immunity due to improved holding voltage through optimization of design variables.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.55 no.7
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• pp.557-563
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• 2022

The rating curve is required to convert measured stage into a discharge and is developed using the measurement. In the development of the rating curve, the segmentation position is determined by considering the hydraulic characteristic and channel shape, and subjective judgment of the Hydrographer may intervene in this process. The segmentation position is so important that it determines the overall form of the rating curve, and the incorrect segmentation can cause errors in the rating curve, especially in extrapolation. In order to develop an accurate rating curve with a small number of measurements, the sections must be divided by considering hydraulic characteristic such as the cross-sectional shape. In this study, hydraulic examination methods such as stage-mean velocity, stage-area, stage-${\sqrt{Q}}$ investigated and supplemented to eliminate subjectivity in segmental positioning. Appropriateness for the segmentation position was verify in consideration of the physical meaning of the rating curve index (c).

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.30 no.6B
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• pp.571-578
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• 2010

Manning's roughness coefficients were reevaluated for the computation of river flow of the Han River, the Nakdong River and the Geum River. The roughness coefficients were estimated by two methods. One is based on the assumption that roughness is primarily a function of grain diameter and the other is based on the findings that roughness may vary significantly with the flow discharge. The roughness coefficients adopted in each river improvement master plan have been compared with those obtained using the FLDWAV in this study, and their applicabilities have been reviewed, using the FLDWAV and HEC-RAS models. The design flood water levels computed by the abovementioned models with the roughness coefficients proposed in this study have shown good agreement with the measurements of time variation. The roughness coefficients computed using the FLDWAV model showed nearly no close correlation with the various hydraulic characteristic factors, such as grain size and river depth, etc.. Finally the design flood water levels and levee safety about the downstream part from the Paldang Dam of the Han River has been reviewed using HEC-2 model with roughness coefficients of this study and the results indicated that some parts of the existing levees were short of safety.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.253-253
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• 2022

수문조사 방법 및 기준은 각 국가별 기후, 유역 및 하천특성에 따라 다르게 제시되고 있으며, 세계기상기구(WMO)나 국제표준화기구(ISO)에서는 국제적으로 통용될 수 있는 기준을 제시하고 있다. 대부분의 국가에서는 국제기구 또는 수문조사 선진국(미국, 일본, 영국 등)에서 제시한 기준 및 방법을 도입하여 적용하고 있으며, 국내의 경우도 국제기준과 더불어 미국의 기준과 우리나라와 기후, 지형 및 하천특성이 비슷한 일본의 기준을 많은 부분에서 도입하였다. 유속계에 의한 유량측정 시 측선수를 늘리면 정확도를 높일 수 있지만 대하천 또는 수위(유속)가 급변하는 경우에는 측선수를 많이 해서 측정시간이 길어지면 오히려 정확도를 떨어뜨릴 수 있다. 특히, 국내에서 홍수시 신속한 측정에 사용되는 부자와 전자파표면유속계는 기존의 회전식유속계 측선수 기준을 적용하는 것은 적합하지 않다. 이에 따라, 우리나라 수문조사 전담기관인 한국수자원조사기술원에서는 전자파표면유속계 측선수 기준을 실무적으로 제시하고 있으나 이에 대한 기술적인 검토가 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 2016년~2020년까지 한국수자원조사기술원에서 측정된 58개 지점의 총 739개의 전자파표면유속계 측정성과에 대하여 수면폭 및 측선수 현황을 살펴보았다. 한국수자원조사기술원 일반기준 이상 측선수 비율은 646개(87.4%), 긴급기준 이상 측선수 비율은 739개(100.0%) 그리고 전체 평균값 이상 측선수 비율은 404개(54.7%)로 나타났다. 일반기준 이상 측선수가 많은 원인을 파악해보기 위하여 측선수를 최대구간유량비 20% 이상일 때까지 측선수를 10%씩 감소하여 산정된 유량의 변화를 검토하였다. 유량 변화 검토 결과 현장에서 유량측정 시 측선수의 등유량 배치, 최대구간유량비(20%) 및 불확도(±10%) 기준을 준수하기 위해서 기준 이상의 측선수를 확보하는 경향으로 판단되었다. 이러한 문제를 해소하기 위하여 측선수 감소에 따른 유량 편차율 ±10%와 불확도 ±10% 조건을 만족하는 수면폭 구간별 최소 기준을 제시하였으며, 이 기준을 적용할 경우 전자파표면유속계로 현장에서 보다 신속하고 정확한 유량측정을 수행할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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• v.56 no.6
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• pp.401-411
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• 2023

This study investigates the synthesis, characterization, and application of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles for corrosion resistance and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) mitigation in high-temperature and high-pressure environments. The ZnO nanoparticles are synthesized using plasma discharge in water, resulting in rod-shaped particles with a hexagonal crystal structure. The ZnO nanoparticles are applied to Alloy 600 tubes in simulated nuclear power plant atmospheres to evaluate their effectiveness. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis reveals the formation of thermodynamically stable ZnCr₂O₄and ZnFe₂O₄ spinel phases with a depth of approximately 35 nm on the surface after 240 hours of treatment. Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) mitigation experiments reveal that ZnO treatment enhances thermal and mechanical stability. The ZnO-treated specimens exhibit increased maximum temperature tolerance up to 310 ℃ and higher-pressure resistance up to 60 bar compared to non-treated ZnO samples. Measurements of crack length indicate reduced crack propagation in ZnO-treated specimens. The formation of thermodynamically stable Zn spinel structures on the surface of Alloy 600 and the subsequent improvements in surface properties contribute to the enhanced durability and performance of the material in challenging high-temperature and high-pressure environments. These findings have significant implications for the development of corrosion-resistant materials and the mitigation of stress corrosion cracking in various industries.

• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.51-61
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• 2010

Surface particulate organic carbon (POC) concentration was measured in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico on 9 cruises from November 1997 to August 2000 to investigate the seasonal and spatial variability related to synchronous remote sensing data (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS), sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface height anomaly (SSHA), and sea surface wind (SSW)) and recorded river discharge data. Surface POC concentrations have higher values (>100 $mg/m^3$) on the inner shelf and near the Mississippi Delta, and decrease across the shelf and slope. The inter-annual variations of surface POC concentrations are relatively higher during 1997 and 1998 (El Nino) than during 1999 and 2000 (La Nina) in the study area. This phenomenon is directly related to the output of Mississippi River and other major rivers, which associated with global climate change such as ENSO events. Although highest river runoff into the northern Gulf of Mexico Coast occurs in early spring and lowest flow in late summer and fall, wide-range POC plumes are observed during the summer cruises and lower concentrations and narrow dispersion of POC during the spring and fall cruises. During the summer seasons, the river discharge remarkably decreases compared to the spring, but increasing temperature causes strong stratification of the water column and increasing buoyancy in near-surface waters. Low-density plumes containing higher POC concentrations extend out over the shelf and slope with spatial patterns and controlled by the Loop Current and eddies, which dominate offshore circulation. Although river discharge is normal or abnormal during the spring and fall seasons, increasing wind stress and decreasing temperature cause vertical mixing, with higher surface POC concentrations confined to the inner shelf.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.217-225
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• 2014

Water curtain cultivation (WCC) systems in Korea have depleted water resources in shallow aquifers through massive pumping of groundwater. The goal of this study is to simulate the groundwater variations observed from massive groundwater pumping at a site in Cheongweon. MODFLOW was used to simulate three-dimensional regional groundwater flow, and the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) watershed hydrologic model was employed to introduce temporal changes in groundwater recharge into the MODFLOW model input. Additionally, the estimation method for groundwater discharge in WCC areas (Moon et al., 2012) was incorporated into a groundwater pumping schedule as a MODFLOW input. We compared simulated data and field measurements to determine the degree to which winter season groundwater drawdown is effectively modeled. A simulation time of 107 days was selected to match the observed groundwater drawdown from November, 2012 to March, 2013. We obtained good agreement between the simulated drawdown and observed groundwater levels. Thus, the estimation method using daily minimum temperatures, may be applicable to other cultivation areas and can serve as a guideline in simulating the regional flow of riverside groundwater aquifers.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.229-242
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• 2012

This study presents a physical habitat modeling of adult Zacco platypus in a reach of the Dalcheon Stream located downstream of the Goesaan Dam. CASiMiR model is used to estimate habitat suitability index based on the fuzzy logic. Results are compared with those from River2D model, which uses habitat preference curve for habitat suitability index. Hydraulic data simulated by River2D are used as input data for CASiMiR model after verification against field measurements. The result shows that the habitat suitability of the adult Zacco platypus is maximum around the riffle area located upstream of the bend. CASiMiR and River2D estimate the maximum weighted usable areas at the discharge rates of 7.23 $m^3/s$ and 9.0 $m^3/s$, respectively. Overall comparison of the two models employed in this study indicates that CASiMiR model overestimates the weighted usable area by 0.3~25.3% compared with River2D model in condition of drought flow (Q355), low flow (Q275), normal flow (Q185), and average-wet flow (Q95).

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.137-149
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• 2012

Field measurements of resistance to flow are analyzed for 739 rivers vegetated with grass (281 channels), shrubs (150 channels) and trees (308 channels). The measured distribution of Manning roughness coefficients ranges from 0.015~0.250 for grass, 0.016~0.250 for shrubs, 0.018~0.310 for trees. Significant trends are obtained between Darcy-Weisbach (or Manning roughness coefficients) and flow discharge, friction slope, and relative submergence. The regression equations for Darcy-Weisbach and Manning roughness coefficients in vegetated rivers are: $f_{veg}=0.436Q^{-0.363}$, $f_{veg}=3.305S_f^{0.508}$, and $n_{veg}=0.061Q^{-0.124}$, $n_{veg}=0.144S_f^{0.199}$, $V=5.3(h/d_{50})^{1/8.3}{\sqrt{ghS_f}}$, $\sqrt{8/f}(=V/u*)=5.75log(5h/d_{50})$, respectively. These semi-empirical relationships should be useful for hydraulic engineering practice.