• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2011

Although sound intensity is considered as one of important factors in auditory processing, its neural mechanism in auditory neurons with limited dynamic range of firing rates is still unclear. In this study, we examined the effect of sound intensity adaptation on the change of glucose metabolism in a rat brain using [F-18] micro positron emission tomography (PET) neuroimaging technique. In the experiment, broadband white noise sound was given for 30 minutes after the [F-18]FDG injection in order to explore the functional adaptation of rat brain into the sound intensity levels. Nine rats were scanned with four different sound intensity levels: 40 dB, 60 dB, 80 dB, 100 dB sound pressure level (SPL) for four weeks. When glucose uptake during the adaptation of a high intensity sound level (100 dB SPL) was compared with that during adaptation to a low intensity level (40 dB SPL) in the experiment, the former induced a greater uptake at bilateral cochlear nucleus, superior olivary complexes and inferior colliculi in the auditory pathway. Expectedly, the metabolic activity in those areas linearly increased as the sound intensity level increased. In contrast, significant decrease interestingly occurred in the bilateral auditory cortices: The activities of auditory cortex proportionally decreased with higher sound intensities. It may reflect that the auditory cortex actively down-regulates neural activities when the sound gets louder.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.414-419
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• 2010

본 논문은 호버링 무인잠수정 'NOAH'의 설계과정을 언급하였고 그 성능을 확인하기 위한 수학모델을 정립하고 실험을 실시하였다. 시뮬레이션과 수조실험을 통해 성능을 검증하였으며, 무인잠수정 NOAH의 설계목표인 자세 및 위치제어를 위한 기본실험을 실시하였다. 설계된 무인잠수정은 일반적인 ROV형태의 외형을 갖고 있으며, 이러한 외형은 NOAH의 제작목적에 따라 다양한 장비를 설치하여 실험하기가 용이하며 크기는 $0.75m{\times}0.5m{\times}0.5m$이다. 추진을 위한 450watt의 용량을 갖는 4개의 추진기가 주행방향, 횡방향, 수직방향으로 설치되어져 있고 수심을 측정하기 위한 압력센서와 방향각을 측정하기 위한 자력컴파스가 설치되었다. 잠수정의 주행을 제어하기 위해 펜티엄 III의 소형 온보드 컴퓨터에 운영체제는 윈도우 XP를 탑재하였다. 제작된 호버링 무인잠수정 NOAH는 다양한 환경에서 여러 가지 제어알고리즘을 적용하여 성능을 개선하고 실험을 하기 위한 테스트베드로 운영된다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2004

가스터빈엔진 압축기의 서지마진을 구하기 위하여 연료 돌출 시험을 수행하였다. 본 시험에 사용된 연료 돌출 신호는 엔진 제어기 신호에 중첩되어 연료 밸브를 제어하는 데 사용되었으며 신호 중첩을 위해 연료 제어기와 함수 발생기로 구성된 보조시스템이 사용되었다. 한국항공우주연구원의 고공엔진시험설비에서 실제 엔진 시험이 이루어졌으며 예비 시험결과, 연료 돌출 신호는 연료 라인과 압축기 토출부에서의 압력 신호와 잘 일치하였다. 이에 따라 특정 속도에서의 서지점을 측정하기 위한 시험이 수행되었으며 시험 결과 연료 돌출시험이 서지 측정에 매우 효과적임을 확인하였다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2006년도 제26회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.118-122
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• 2006

액체 로켓 엔진용 가스발생기 개발을 위해서는 추진제 혼합비에 따른 연소 가스의 열역학적 물성치 예측이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 Lox/Jet A-1 조합의 연료 과농 가스발생기의 실 추진제 연소 시험을 통해 전체 혼합비에 따른 연소 가스의 생성 온도를 계측하였다. 연소실 내 동압 섭동 측정 및 정압 측정 결과를 이용하여 비열비, 가스 상수, 정압 비열과 같은 물성치를 간접적으로 산출해내었다. 본 실험값은 보간 계수를 이용한 예측 결과와 비교해보았을 때 동일한 대표 값을 가지는 것으로 나타나, 보간 계수 예측 방법이 설계 도구로 충분히 적용 가능하다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2015

Purdue 대학교의 Ismailov 등이 수행한 closed-type 스월 인젝터의 동특성에 대한 모델링 및 계산 결과를 실험을 통해 확인하고자 하는 과정의 일환으로 수행된 연구이다. Closed-type 스월 인젝터의 스월 챔버의 길이와 지름의 영향이 인젝터의 동특성에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고자 스월 챔버의 길이와 지름을 변화시킬 수 있는 인젝터를 제작하였다. 이러한 과정에서 closed-type 스월 인젝터의 동특성에 대한 실험을 진행하기에 앞서서 정적인 분무 특성을 확인하였다. 인젝터 전단에 설치된 유량계를 통하여 유량을 확인하였으며, Lefebvre의 방식에 따라 closed-type 스월 인젝터의 오리피스에 전극을 설치하여 매니폴드 압력에 따른 액막 두께의 변화를 측정하였다. 또한 압력별로 촬영된 순간적인 분무 사진을 통하여 매니폴드 압력에 따른 분사각과 분열길이의 변화를 관찰하였다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2011년도 제37회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.763-768
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• 2011

최근 대두되고 있는 바이오가스(Biogas)를 이중 희박 예혼합 가스터빈 연소기에 적용하기 위한 연구로써, 기존 개발된 실물형 이중 희박 예혼합 연소기 버너헤드에 바이오가스 조성을 모사한 $CO_2$ 희석 연료를 사용하여, 가스터빈 연소기의 연소불안정에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 이중 스월이 적용된 이중화염에서 연료분배율(Pilot fuel mass fraction)에 따라 화염구조가 상이하며 이에 따라 연소장의 온도분포와 연소불안정 특성이 결정된다. 동압신호와 phase-resolved $OH^*$ 이미지를 통해 연료분배율 변화와 $CO_2$ 희석률 증가에 따른 연소불안정 크기 감소와 그 경향을 알 수 있었다. $CO_2$ 희석에 의해 열방출 섭동의 크기가 감소하고 화염속도가 감소하며 이에 따라 화염면의 팽창 즉, 체적의 증가로 인해 연소불안정이 감소되는 것을 실험을 통해 확인하였다.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.115-126
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• 2008

The construction of an athlete's tight-fitting garments is very important to the wearer in terms of athletic performance. Therefore pattern development of tight-fitting garments must allow for the full range of human movement and postures. In this study the relationship between the construction of a skate pants pattern and clothing fitting was explored with the aim of improving the comfort of the clothing. The four male subjects were university students between the ages of 20 to 24. Subjective wear sensations of the experimental garments were rated using a seven-point Likert scale on four consecutive days. While wearing the garments, subjects were asked to take five different postures including waist flexion, sitting and others. A Likert-type scale was used for the evaluation, with 7 points indicating the best fit in tight-fitting pants. Results showed differences in the front-rise length and back-rise length between basic pants(A) and modified pants(B,C,D) were -5.16cm and +5.64cm. Comparing the basic pants pattern(A) with modified pants pattern(B), the latter was superior to basic pants(A) in terms of pressure sensation and closeness of fit, but there was no significant difference. Among the four tight-fitting skate pants, A and B pants were superior to the others in terms of fitting and stability of waist and hip sections. In the case of the skate pants, the number of cutting lines in the pattern had an influence on clothing comfort. A minimum cutting line for tight skate pants was better than a maximum cutting line in terms of clothing comfort.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2016

The behavior of backdraft in the compartment with different ignition locations and times was numerically investigated. The Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) v5.5.3 with a model-free simulation option was used in the numerical simulation of backdraft. The ignition source was located near the inside wall, at the compartment center and near the window opening, respectively. The ignition was started at the instance when the fresh air reached the ignition location or when a sufficient time passed compare to the instance of the arriving of the fresh air to the ignition location. As a result, for the ignition source was located near the inside wall, a strong fire ball was observed at once and the result was similar to the previous experimental result. For the ignition source was located at the center of the compartment, a strong fire ball was occurred and two strong fire balls were observed consecutively for the ignition time was delayed. For the ignition source was located near the window opening and longer time was given for the ignition compare the duration of the fresh air arriving to the ignition location, the rapid temperature variation was not observed because there was no flame. However, for the ignition was started at the instance when the fresh air reached the ignition location, the ignition could be initiated and a intensive fire ball was observed. The pressure measured at the upper inside part of the window opening provided a similar trend with the previous experimental result of compartment backdraft.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.171-180
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• 1990

In 19 cats anesthetized with ${\alpha}-chloralose$ effects of taurine and ${\beta}-alanine$ on the responses of wide dynamic range (WDR) cells to mechanical, chemical and thermal stimuli were investigated in the lumbar spinal cord of the cat. Also studied was an interaction of strychnine with taurine in affecting the activities of WDR cells. Following intravenous administration of taurine, the responses of WDR cells to all types of mechanical stimuli were markedly enhanced, demonstrating that the response to pressure was most sensitive to taurine action. When the receptive field was exposed to thermal stimuli ($50^{\circ}C$) for 20 sec. taurine increased activity of WDR cell to 169.5% of the control value. The $K^{+}$-induced activation of WDR cells was invariably suppressed after taurine administration. Intravenously administered strychnine remarkably reduced the enhanced response of WDR cell to natural stimuli resulting from intravenous administration of taurine. Also ${\beta}-alanine$ markedly activated the response of spinal dorsal horn cell to natural mechanical stimuli. These findings suggest that neutral amino acid and its derivative such as ${\beta}-alanine$ and taurine can enhance the response of WDR cells to different stimuli in cats.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2015

PURPOSES : The objective of this study is to investigate the properties of recycled asphalt binders with five different rejuvenators, in order to evaluate the applicability of the recycled asphalt binders compared with the original asphalt binder. METHODS : In order to simulate recycled asphalt binders, fresh asphalt binders are aged by various Superpave aging procedures, such as the rolling thin-film oven (RTFO) and the pressure aging vessel (PAV). Then, selected rejuvenators are added to the aged asphalt binders in the amount of 5%, 10%, and 15%. The asphalt binder properties are evaluated by the dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), the rotational viscometer (RV), and the bending beam rheometer (BBR). In this study, AP-5 (penetration grade 60-80, PG 64-16) asphalt binder is used. A total of five types of rejuvenators are employed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS : When considering aged asphalt without a new asphalt binder, it seems that the percentage of rejuvenator used in Korea is a bit too low, and that it fails to possess the characteristics of the original binder. From the current practice of evaluating the properties of recycled binder based on penetration ratio only, the amount of rejuvenator required is similar for the long-term-aged binder, but is excessive for the longest-term aged binder, causing deterioration of workability and stiffness of the recycled binder.