• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.150-160
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• 2011

This study focuses on the Achard turbine, a vertical axis, cross-flow, marine current turbine module. Similar modules can be superposed to form towers. A marine or river hydropower farm consists of a cluster of barges, each gathering several parallel rows of towers, running in stabilized current. Two-dimensional numerical modelling is performed in a horizontal cross-section of all towers, using FLUENT and COMSOL Multiphysics. Numerical models validation with experimental results is performed through the velocity distribution, depicted by Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry, in the wake of the middle turbine within a farm model. As long as the numerical flow in the wake fits the experiments, the numerical results for the power coefficient (turbine efficiency) are trustworthy. The overall farm efficiency, with respect to the spatial arrangement of the towers, was depicted by 2D modelling of the unsteady flow inside the farm, using COMSOL Multiphysics. Rows of overlapping parallel towers ensure the increase of global efficiency of the farm.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2011

The completely mixed flow and plug flow (CAP) water quality model was developed for streams with discontinuous flows, a condition that often occurs in low base flow streams with in-stream hydraulic structures, especially during dry seasons. To consider the distinct physical properties of each reach effectively, the CAP model stream network can include both plug flow (PF) segments and completely mixed flow (CMF) segments. Many existing water quality models are capable of simulating various constituents and their interactions in surface water bodies. More complicated models do not necessarily produce more accurate results because of problems in data availability and uncertainties. Due to the complicated and even random nature of environmental forcing functions, it is not possible to construct an ideal model for every situation. Therefore, at present, many governmental level water quality standards and decisions are still based on lumped constituents, such as the carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD), the total nitrogen (TN) or the total phosphorus (TP). In these cases, a model dedicated to predicting the target concentration based on available data may provide as equally accurate results as a general purpose model. The CAP model assumes that its water quality constituents are independent of each other and thus can be applied for any constituent in waters that follow first order reaction kinetics. The CAP model was applied to the Geum River in Korea and tested for CBOD, TN, and TP concentrations. A trial and error method was used for parameter calibration using the field data. The results agreed well with QUAL2EU model predictions.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.539-546
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• 2009

We examined the effects of land cover types on water quality based on data surveyed during April 2007-February 2008 from 178 sites of 111 streams in Paldang watershed. BOD, COD, DO, SS, T-N, and T-P concentrations of spring and summer were strongly and significantly associated with the first principal component of the proportions of eight land cover types, and differences between all parameter's concentration except SS and T-N of spring and summer were insignificantly related with them. SS and T-N concentration of summer were significantly correlated with increase and decrease of stream flow. T-P concentration of spring was the most significantly related with the second principal component which was positively correlated with the proportions of residential and forest land covers and was negatively correlated with the proportions of paddy and grass land covers. It is necessary to manage land use of the upper watershed and stream flow for improvement in water quality because seasonal variations of each water quality parameter are dependent upon land cover and flow variations.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.40-50
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• 2017

We were interested in the long-term temporal and spatial variability trends of water quality. Trend tests such as the Seasonal and Regional Kendall tests and LOWESS (LOcally WEighted Scatter plot Smoother) have been recommended as outstanding tools for trend detection. In this study, we conducted four types of nonparametric trend tests (Seasonal and Regional Kendall tests, LOWESS, and flow-adjusted Seasonal Kendall). We aimed to identify water quality trends using the monthly data for five variables (BOD, COD, TN, TP, and flow) collected from 24 sites in the Nakdong River from August 2004 to December 2013. According to the Regional Kendall test, BOD, COD, and TN increased but TP decreased trend. The Seasonal Kendall test showed that BOD, TN, and TP remained constant at 62.5-83.3% of the sites. COD remained constant at 58.3% of the sites. LOWESS showed that TP gradually increased between 2007 and 2008, then decreased slowly at the Gumi, Geumhogang6, Daeam-1 and Milyanggang3 sites. BOD increased slightly between 2008 and 2009, and then decreased slowly at the Namgang4-1 site. Lastly, a flow-adjusted Seasonal Kendall test was conducted. There were different results between Seasonal Kendall and flow-adjusted Seasonal Kendall tests at 11 of the 24 sites. According to the results from six of the eleven sites, BOD increased at one site, showed no trends at three sited, and decreased at two sites. Each of COD, TN increased at two, one site. but TP decreased at two sites.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2012

Currently, the technology of $CO_2$ capture and storage (CCS) has become the main issue for climate change and global warming. Among CCS technologies, the prediction of $CO_2$ behavior underground is very critical for $CO_2$ storage design, especially for its safety. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to model and simulate $CO_2$ flow and its heat transfer characteristics in a storage site, for more accurate evaluation of the safety for $CO_2$ storage process. In the present study, as part of the storage design, a micro pore-scale model was developed to mimic real porous structure, and computational fluid dynamics was applied to calculate the $CO_2$ flow and thermal fields in the micro pore-scale porous structure. Three different configurations of 3-dimensional (3D) micro-pore structures were developed, and compared. In particular, the technique of assigning random pore size in 3D porous media was considered. For the computation, physical conditions such as temperature and pressure were set up, equivalent to the underground condition at which the $CO_2$ fluid was injected. From the results, the characteristics of the flow and thermal fields of $CO_2$ were scrutinized, and the influence of the configuration of the micro-pore structure on the flow and scalar transport was investigated.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.579-587
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• 2006

최근 지속 가능한 산업 개발을 위한 생태산업단지(eco-industrial park, EIP)의 개발이 각 국가별로 활성화 되고 있다. 생태산업단지(eco-industrial park)는 사업의 특성상 기업 및 정부, 그리고 자치단체가 모두 참여하는 성격을 지니지만 이를 구체적으로 실현하는 데는 공학적인 모델링 과정이 필요하다. 생태산업단지를 위한 주요 기술로는 에너지 교환, 물질흐름분석, 용수 이용 최적화, 전과정 평가를 통한 환경영향평가 등이 있다. 생태산업단지를 공학적으로 설계하는데 있어서 해당 기업들의 물질흐름이 어떻게 진행되고 이것을 어떻게 최적화 하여 모델링 할 것인지가 주요 목적이므로 물질흐름분석(material flow analysis, MFA) 방법론은 생태산업단지 설계에 유용하게 적용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 물질흐름분석 방법론 기술과 포항 생태산업 시범단지의 사례연구를 바탕으로 물질흐름 분석방법을 생태산업단지 모델링에 적용하는 방법, 그리고 MFA 모델링을 위한 소프트웨어의 활용을 제시한다.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.33-48
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• 2013

This work is for listing, patent, reasonable valuation of environmental-friendly agricultural company. In this study, agricultural company in environmental friendly industry that consider nature, customer's wellbeing and safe would be evaluated by DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) and ROV (Real Option Value). And company in environmental-friendly industry would be checked whether it is to be related and concerned to listing in the stock market and patent acquisition with the basis of company valuation. After then agricultural company value is evaluated with the consideration of growth in environmental-friendly industry, and company valuation comparison would followed about intellectual property right. It can be assumed that value of environmental-friendly agricultural company has low relation and concern to listing of stock market, and valuation would be increased through the intellectual property right such as patent, development or core search ability.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2012

본 연구는 유로변경식 3단 BAF를 사용하여, C/N ($TCOD_{cr}$/TKN)비가 낮은 생활하수를 대상으로 질소 처리 효율을 향상시키기 위해 제안되었다. 체류시간 6시간에서의 유로변경 3단 BAF의 효과를 평가하기 위해 실험실 규모로 실시하였다. 유로변경식 3단 BAF 공정이 3단 BAF보다 총 질소 제거효율이 약 7% 높은 것으로 나타났는데, 이것은 유기물을 효율적으로 사용하였기 때문이다. 또한 암모니아성 질소의 제거는 독립적인 호기조에서 질산화만을 수행하였기 때문에 질산화 효율이 안정적이었다. 이것은 본 연구에서 제안한 유로변경식 3단 BAF공정이 유기물 흡착을 이용하여 질소의 제거, 탈질 및 질산화에서 우수한 효율을 보였다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2019

장기간 유량측정과 수질분석은 수질오염총량관리제도 유역의 목표수질과 허용 부하량을 결정하기 위하여 필요하다. 목표수질 달성여부를 평가하는데 사용되는 부하지속곡선은 유량과 수질간의 관계를 설명하고, 유량조건별 오염부하량 특성을 평가한다. 경안천의 부하지속곡선은 경안천 목표수질과 2006년부터 2015년까지 연평균 8일 간격으로 측정한 유량자료를 이용한 유량지속곡선에 의해서 작성되었다. 연구결과 경안천은 갈수량 구간에서 목표수질을 초과하여 점오염원에 대한 관리가 필요한 것으로 분석되었다. 또한, 연중 3월에서 6월 사이의 기간 동안에만 목표수질을 초과하는 것으로 나타나 이 기간 동안 경안천의 목표수질을 달성하기 위한 체계적인 유역 관리가 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.129-143
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• 2017

동해 울릉분지 남서부의 천부퇴적층은 대부분 사면사태와 쇄설류 퇴적체로 구성되어 있으며 주로 사면붕괴에 의해 야기된다. 따라서 쇄설류 퇴적체에 대한 연구는 지질재해 및 해저면의 안정성을 연구하는 측면에서 중요한 의미를 갖는다. 본 논문에서는 다중빔 음향측심자료를 이용하여 울릉분지의 흐름집적도 및 사면붕괴 취약성도를 작성하였다. 또한, 탄성파 탐사자료를 활용하여 동해 울릉분지의 최상부층에 존재하는 쇄설류 퇴적체의 분포 및 특성을 연구하였다. 사면붕괴 취약성도는 사면붕괴를 야기하는 각 요소별(경사, 경사방향, 곡률 그리고 수류력지수) 빈도비로 계산되었다. 이러한 결과는 동해 울릉분지의 남쪽과 서쪽 대륙사면에서 사면붕괴가 발생할 확률이 높은 것을 지시해준다. 사면붕괴로 야기되는 퇴적체의 흐름(쇄설류)은 사면기저부를 거쳐 울릉분지의 북서쪽 및 북쪽지역으로 수렴하고 있음을 보여준다. 탄성파 자료 분석에 의하면 연구지역의 최상부층에 분포하는 쇄설류 퇴적체는 총 4개의 퇴적단위로 구분된다. 이러한 퇴적단위의 분포는 흐름집적도와 사면붕괴 취약성도와 연계되어 발달하고 있는 것으로 보인다.