• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.42-47
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• 2024

Objective: This study evaluated the effects of temperature and storage time on the quality and DNA integrity of freeze-dried sperm from individuals with normozoospermia. Methods: Normal sperm samples from 15 men aged 24 to 40 years were studied. Each sample was divided into six groups: fresh, freezing (frozen in liquid nitrogen), freeze-dried then preserved at room temperature for 1 month (FD-1m-RT), freeze-dried then preserved at room temperature for 2 months (FD-2m-RT), freeze-dried then preserved at 4 ℃ for 1 month (FD-1m-4 ℃), and freeze-dried then preserved at 4 ℃ for 2 months (FD-2m-4 ℃). The morphology, progressive motility, vitality, and DNA integrity of the sperm were evaluated in all groups. Results: In all freeze-dried groups, sperm cells were immotile after rehydration. The freeze-dried groups also showed significantly less sperm vitality than the fresh and frozen groups. Significantly more morphological sperm abnormalities were found in the freeze-dried groups, but freeze-drying did not lead to a significantly higher DNA fragmentation index (DFI). The DFI was significantly higher in the FD-2m-RT group than in the other freeze-dried groups. Conclusion: The freeze-drying method preserved the integrity of sperm DNA. The temperature and duration of storage were also identified as factors that influenced the DFI. Accordingly, more research is needed on ways to improve sperm quality in the freeze-drying process.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.17-30
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• 1978

이태리포푸라재(材)의 건조(乾燥)의 한 방안(方案)으로서 열판건조(熱板乾燥)를 실시(實施)하여 건조중(乾燥中) 판재(板材)의 내부온도(內部溫度), 판재(板材)의 내부온도별(內部溫度別)에 따른 판재(板材)두께, 초기함수율(初期含水率), 말기함수율(末期含水率)과 건조시간(乾燥時間)의 관계(關係), 건조중(乾燥中) 함수율(含水率)과 건조속도(乾燥速度), 수축율(收縮率)과 복원율(復元率), 그리고 열판건조재(熱板乾燥材)의 생재비중(生材比重), 평형함수율(平衡含水率), 경단방향(徑斷方向) 전수축율(全收縮率) 등(等)을 조사(調査)하고 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 판재(板材)의 내부온도(內部溫度)는 건조초기(乾燥初期)에 급격히 상승(上昇)해서 15분(分) 동안 거의 일정(一定)하게 유지된 다음 서서히 상승(上昇)하였다. plateau temperature는 $114{\sim}119^{\circ}C$이었다. 2. 판재(板材)의 내부온도별(內部溫度別)에 있어서 판재(板材)의 건조시간(乾燥時間)(y)와 판재(板材)두께($x_1$), 초기함수율(初期含水率)($x_2$), 말기함수율(末期含水率)($x_3$) 사이에 관계식(關係式)은 다음과 같다. 3. 열판건조(熱板乾燥)의 건조시간(乾燥時間)(t)에 대(對)한 건조중(乾燥中) 함수율(含水率)(u)의 관계(關係)는 log u=4.658-0.060t(R=-0.990)이고, 건조속도(乾燥速度)(r)의 관계(關係)는 log r= -2.797-0.049t(R= -0.992)의 곡선(曲線)으로 각각(各各) 나타났다. 그리고 천연건조중(天然乾燥中) 함수율(含水率)과 건조속도(乾燥速度)는 그림 2 와 같다. 4. 열판건조중(熱板乾燥中) 건조시간(乾燥時間)(t) 에 대(對)한 판재(板材)두께 (y) 수축율(收縮率)의 관계(關係)는 log y= l.933+038t(R=0.927)이고, 판재복(板材福) 팽창율(膨脹率)(y)의 관계(關係)는 $y=-0.692+0.043t-0.001t^2(R=0.984)$의 곡선(曲綠)으로 각각(各各) 나타났다. 5. 말기함수율(末期含水率) 2%까지 건조시(乾燥時)에 열판(熱板)의 압력별(壓力別) 따른 두께 수축율(收縮率)은 압력(壓力) 높아질 수록 커졌으나 폭수축율(幅收縮率)과 두께 복원율(復元率)은 35psi에서 가장 컸다. 6. 열판건조재(熱板乾燥材)의 생재비중(生材比重)은 천연건조재(天然乾燥材)의 것보다 25% 증가하였으며, 평형함수율(平衡含水率)은 24% 감소하였고, 열판건조재(熱板乾燥材)의 항수축율(抗收縮率)은 27.7%이었다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.65-73
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• 1984

While most of researches on the performance of high temperature grain dryer have dealt mainly with improving dryer capacity and drying speed during the last twenty years, energy efficiency, in fact, has not been emphasized. Current fuel supplies and energy cost have shifted the emphasis to reducing the energy consumption for grain drying while maintaining dryer capacity and grain quality. Since the energy input for drying is relatively large, the recovery and reuse of at least part of the exhaust energy can significantly reduce the total energy consumption in existing drying systems. Unilization of exhaust heat in grain dryer either through direct recycling or by a thermal coupling in heat exchanger have been subject of a number of investigators. However, very seldom research in Korea has been done in this area. Three drying tests(non-recycling, 0.22 recycle ratio, and 0.76 recycle ratio)were performed to investigate the thermal efficiency and heat loss factors of continuous flow type dryer, and to analyze the effect of recycle ratio (weight of exhaust air recycled/total weight of input air) on the energy requriements for rough rice drying. The test results showed that when the exhaust air was not recycled, the energy lost from furnace was 15.3 percent of input fuel energy, and latent and sensible heat of exhaust air were 61.4 percent and 11.2 percent respectively. The heat which was required in raising grain temperature and stored in dryer was relatively small. As the recycle ratio of exhaust air was increased, the drying rate was suddenly decreased, and thermal efficiency of the kerosene burner was also decreased. Drying test with 0.76 recycle ratio resulted in 12.4% increase in fuel consumption, and 38.4% increase in electric power consumption as compared to the non-recycled drying test. Drying test of 0.22 recycle ratio resulted in 6.8% saving in total energy consumption, 8.0% reduction in fuel consumption, and 2.5% increase in electric power consumption as compared to the non-recycled drying test.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.692-703
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• 2005

In this paper, the energy and exergy analyses of the drying process of thin layer of eggplant slices are investigated. Drying experiments were conducted at inlet temperatures of drying air of 55, 65 and $75^{\circ}C$ and at drying air velocities of 1 and $1.5\;ms^{-1}$ in a cyclone type dryer. Using the first law of thermodynamics, energy analysis was carried to estimate the ratios of energy utilization. However, exergy analysis was accomplished to determine type and magnitude of exergy losses during the drying process by applying the second law of thermodynamics. It was deduced that eggplant slices are sufficiently dried in the ranges between $55-75^{\circ}C$ of drying air temperature and at 1 and $1.5\;ms^{-1}$ of drying air velocity during 12000-21600 s despite the exergy losses of $0-0.739\;kJs^{-l}.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2009년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.1326-1331
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• 2009

Drying process in the cylindrical thin film layer of sludge with the thickness less than a few millimeters has been investigated. Thin film drying is specially designed and used to dry the viscous materials like sewage sludge. The thin film layer of sludge is dried on the metallic cylindrical surface through which thermal energy is supplied to the layer during drying. The wall temperature is assumed to be constant during drying in the present study for the simplification. In order to solve the equations, the mass transfer rate on the drying surface should be determined. The mass flux of evaporated water vapor on the surface is estimated with the formulation given in the literature. The effect of some physical parameters on drying has been examined to figure out the drying characteristics of the sludge layer.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.262-271
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• 1989

Red pepper is one of the most important agricultural products in Korea. Generally, raw red pepper is dried after harvest and the dried red pepper is powdered. Washing process is necessary to produce clean powder before powdering process. This study, therefore, was performed to analyze the drying characteristics of the rewetted red pepper and the energy utility during hot-air-convective and infrared-radiant drying. Drying effectiveness, De, was defined for the analysis of energy utility in this study, and its value was determined according to the energy source. Infrared-radiant drying was more favorable than convective drying according to drying effectiveness. But the temperature variation was appeared between the radiant surface and opposite surface of red pepper in infrared-radiant drying.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1992

An experimental external external collector type, solar dehumidification dryer was retrofitted with a simple computer-based control system. Solar, solar-dehumidification, and air-drying of 3cm-thick douglas-fir were carried out to investigate the drying-conditions and characteristics of this system, and to analyze the energy efficiencies of each drying met hods in summer. The drying rate of solar-dehumidification was 12%/day, which was about 2 times and 3 times faster than that of solar-and air-drying, respectively. The amount of diurnal temperature fluctuation inside the solar-dryer was greatly reduced and the energy efficiency was enhanced from 25% to 60% by the dehumidifier.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제51권spc1호
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• pp.224-228
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• 2006

남부지역에서 고품질의 택사를 생산하기 위하여 적정 수확시기와 적정 건조온도를 검토하기 위하여 2004년부터 2006년까지 택사 선월종과 용전종을 공시하여 실험을 수행하였는데 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 첫 서리(초상) 후 22일 만인 12월 29일에 수확함으로서 선월종과 용전종이 수량성이 가장 높았고 품질에서도 회전식 박피기에서 박피한 결과 완전한 백색의 택사로 광택이 뚜렷하여 우수하였다. 2. 택사 수확 후 건조기 내에서 1주야로 7일간 $35-40^{\circ}C$ 건조할 때에 알맹이 택사(껍질이 벗겨진 박피된 택사)의 수량성이 가장 높았고 품질에서도 완전한 백색의 택사로 광택이 뚜렷하여 우수하였다. 따라서 택사의 품질 향상을 위해서는 첫 서리(초상)후 29일에 수확하고 건조는 $35-40^{\circ}C$ 건조기 내에서 1주일 건조함이 타당하리라고 생각된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.769-772
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• 2014

도라지 건조 온도에 대한 기본 정보를 제공하고자 건조 온도에 따른 환원당 그리고 사포닌 함량을 조사한 결과를 요약하면 아래와 같다. Sucrose 함량은 $85^{\circ}C$에서 3,825 mg% $45^{\circ}C$에서 1,226 mg%로 건조 온도가 낮을수록 감소하였지만, glucose함량은 건조 온도가 높을수록 감소하였다. 본 시험에서 분석한 도라지 4종의 사포닌 중에 platycodin D 함량은 $85^{\circ}C$에서 197.5 mg%, $65^{\circ}C$에서는 334.7 mg%로 $45^{\circ}C$에서 956.0 mg%로 가장 높게 나타나 건조 온도가 낮을수록 증가하였으며, 고온(85) 건조에서 사포닌 중 polygalacin D의 함량이 가장 많았다. Sucrose와 사포닌 함량 간의 상관계수는 각각$-0.987^{**}$로 고도의 음의 상관을 보였다(p<0.01). 건조 온도 $45^{\circ}C$가 다른 건조 온도에 비해 색이 밝게 나타남을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 통하여 도라지의 건조 온도가 도라지의 사포닌 함량과 당 함량에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 도라지의 이용 용도에 따라 건조 온도를 달리 할 필요성이 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2015

In this study, energy performance of two types of food dryers which are electric heater and heat pump is studied experimentally. With drying chamber temperatures controlled at 45, 50 and $55^{\circ}C$, sliced radish is dried from an initial mass of 90 to final 7 kg. Moisture content, drying time, total power consumption, MER (moisture extraction rate, kg/h) and SMER (specific moisture extraction rate, kg/kWh) are measured and analyzed. As the drying chamber temperature is increased, drying time is shortened but energy efficiency is reduced for both types. For an electric heater dryer, the effect of chamber temperature on drying time is significant but less significant on energy efficiency. For a heat pump dryer, the dependence of chamber temperature on drying time is weak but strong on energy efficiency. Temperature levels have little effect on electric heater dryer performance but strong effect on heat pump dryer which operates on a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. The energy performance of the heat pump dryer is superior with an average SMER of 2.175 kg/kWh which is 2.22 times greater than that of the electric heater dryer with SMER of 1.224 kg/kWh.