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Anticorrosive Monitoring and Complex Diagnostics of Corrosion-Technical Condition of Main Oil Pipelines in Russia

  • Kosterina, M.;Artemeva, S.;Komarov, M.;Vjunitsky, I.;Pritula, V.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.208-211
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    • 2008
  • Safety operation of main pipelines is primarily provided by anticorrosive monitoring. Anticorrosive monitoring of oil pipeline transportation objects is based on results of complex corrosion inspections, analysis of basic data including design data, definition of a corrosion residual rate and diagnostic of general equipment's technical condition. All the abovementioned arrangements are regulated by normative documents. For diagnostics of corrosion-technical condition of oil pipeline transportation objects one presently uses different methods such as in-line inspection using devices with ultrasonic, magnetic or another detector, acoustic-emission diagnostics, electrometric survey, general external corrosion diagnostics and cameral processing of obtained data. Results of a complex of diagnostics give a possibility: $\cdot$ to arrange a pipeline's sectors according to a degree of corrosion danger; $\cdot$ to check up true condition of pipeline's metal; $\cdot$ to estimate technical condition and working ability of a system of anticorrosive protection. However such a control of corrosion technical condition of a main pipeline creates the appearance of estimation of a true degree of protection of an object if values of protective potential with resistive component are taken into consideration only. So in addition to corrosive technical diagnostics one must define a true residual corrosion rate taking into account protective action of electrochemical protection and true protection of a pipeline one must at times. Realized anticorrosive monitoring enables to take a reasonable decision about further operation of objects according to objects' residual life, variation of operation parameters, repair and dismantlement of objects.

The Effects of Self-directed Practice using Peer-tutoring on Confidence, Performance and Learning Satisfaction of Nursing Students in Practicing Core Nursing Skills (동료 교수학습이 핵심기본간호술 수행자신감, 숙련도와 학습만족도에 미치는 효과)

  • Yoo, Myoung-Ran;Kang, Myungsuk;Kim, Hyewon;Han, Hye-Lee;Choi, Ju-Young
    • The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.27-36
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: The purpose of the non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest study was to test the effects of self-directed nursing practice using peer-tutoring, on the level of confidence, performance and learning satisfaction of nursing students in practicing core nursing skills. Methods: The data were collected from 80 junior nursing students at a nursing college in Daejeon before and after 3 weeks of intervention on practicing six core nursing skills, according to the highest order of priority. The subjects were divided into the peer-tutoring practice group (PTPG, n=40) and the lecturer-guided practice group (LGPG, n=40). The data were analyzed using mean, frequency, and t-test. Results: The PTPG scored statistically higher than the LGPG on the performance of 'indwelling urinary catheterization' and 'wearing protection equipment while entering quarantine room & disposing waste'. The PTPG scored statistically higher than the LGPG on the confidence of 'indwelling urinary catheterization' and 'inserting intravenous catheterization'. The PTPG scored statistically higher on learning satisfaction than LGPG. Conclusion: The results showed that self-directed nursing practice using peer-tutoring could be effective for nursing students in improving proficiency in core nursing skills and might be applied to core nursing skills training.

A Study on the Strategy of Parties Concerned with regard to the Ban of the Use of Asbestos on Ships (선박에서의 석면사용금지와 관련 당사자의 대응전략에 관한 연구)

  • Ha, Weon-Jae;Kim, Jong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.179-185
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    • 2014
  • A use of Asbestos onboard was banned by the provisions of SOLAS since 1 January 2011. And this provision was also implemented by the Rule for Ship's Facilities in Korea. However, these provisions were only declaration and there were no detailed measures for detect, removal and confirmation. In this study, by reviewing the Ship Recycling Convention, IMO circulars and Asbestos Safe Management Act, the following strategies for each concerned parties were proposed. The administration and class society should establish the provisions for appointment of subject vessel which to be inspected for asbestos, criteria for asbestos management and appointment of handling expert. The shipbuilder and equipment manufacturer should make written confirmation that asbestos was not used in their product. And shipowner and ship manager should establish procedure for onboard control of asbestos in the ship's safe management system.

An Experimental Study on the Ventilation Characteristics of a Wind-Turbine Natural Ventilator According to the Outdoor-Wind Velocity and the Indoor/Outdoor-Temperature Difference (윈드터빈 자연환기 장치의 외기풍속 및 온도차에 따른 환기특성에 관한 실험연구)

  • Han, Dong-Hun;Kim, Yeong-Sik;Chung, Hanshik;Jeong, Hyomin;Choi, Soon-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.175-184
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    • 2017
  • With the improvement of living standards, the ventilation for the mitigation of indoor or outdoor air-pollution problems has recently attracted a lot of attention. Consequently, the ventilation for the supply of outdoor fresh air into a room is treated as an important building-design factor. The ventilation is generally divided into the forced and natural types; here, the former can control the ventilation rate by using mechanical devices, but it has the disadvantages of the equipment costs, maintenance costs, and noise generation, while the latter is applied to most workshops due to the absence of noise and the low installation and maintenance costs. In this experimental study, the ventilation performance of a typical rotating-type natural ventilator, which is called a "wind turbine," was investigated with the outdoor-wind velocity and the indoor/outdoor-temperature difference. From the experiment results, it was confirmed that the temperature difference of $10^{\circ}C$ corresponds to the ventilation driving force with an outdoor-wind velocity of 1.0 m/s. Additionally, the intake-opening area of a building also exerts a great effect on the ventilation rates.

Application of Mobile Hospital Computed Tomography in a State-Designated Medical Institution under the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation by Example (코로나바이러스감염증-19 상황에서 일개 국가지정 의료기관의 이동형 병원 CT 활용 사례)

  • Shin, Hyeongho;Lee, Jungho;Kim, Kwanghun;Kim, Byeongjin;Jin, Sungchan;Park, Hyunmee
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.71-77
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to explain the process of providing important medical images for the diagnosis of pneumonia caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) through the only mobile hospital computed tomography (CT) in Korea. Since January 28, 2020, medical imaging examinations have been provided to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients, and the quality of images was evaluated based on the objective and subjective indicators. In order to prevent the transmission in the hospital that may occur due to exposure to medical staff and general patients, personal protective equipment was worn and the separate route was used blocking human infection factors. For 11 weeks, a total of 185 tests were performed for 98 confirmed patients and 72 suspected patients. The average time to complete the test was 33 minutes. In the course of the test, no cross-infection cases were examined. During the outbreak of the COVID-19, the only mobile hospital CT room of Korea provided medical imaging examinations without infection among medical staff and patients and also provided adequate medical images without significant difference (p >0.05) in determining the degree of pneumonia progression compared to a stationary in-hospital CT.

Dynamic Deformational Characteristics of Subgrade Soils with Variations of Capillary Pressure and Water Content (모관흡수력 및 함수비에 따른 노상토의 동적변형특성 연구)

  • 김동수;김민종;서원석
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.109-122
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    • 2002
  • The water content of soil near the ground subgrade varies seasonally, and dynamic deformational characteristics of soil are affected by the variation of water content. Contrary to previous studies which used various specimens of different compaction moisture contents, the influences of water content and capillary Pressure on dynamic deformational characteristics of soil were investigated using the given specimen controlling the matric suction. RC/TS(resonant column and torsional shear) testing equipment was modified so that it can control water content with changing capillary pressure(matric suction). RC/TS tests were performed on subgrade soil collected in the KHC(Korea Highway Corporation) test road. In the field, the cross-hole tests were performed and the water contents were measured at the same site to verify the feasibility and applicability of RC/TS test results. As water content decreased, the tendency of increasing shear moduli in field was well matched with laboratory test results.

Developing an Optimized Scheduling Process Model for Controlling the Noise in Construction Field (건설현장 소음제한을 고려한 최적 스케줄링 프로세스 모델 개발)

  • Lee, Seung-Hak;Son, Jea-Ho;Lee, Seung-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.467-476
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    • 2014
  • According to the expanding of construction machinery works, the number of civil complaints demanding compensations are increasing continuously from surrounding residents due to the noise from construction fields. However, the noise is usually managed restrictedly during the construction phase rather than prevented in advance. So, the efforts to solve the noise problem are occurring only after complaints have been made. Also, excessive cost and time consuming in order to solve the complaints negatively affects to construction companies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop an optimized scheduling process model for controlling the noise in construction field by considering the planned time, cost, and the number of equipment before construction. In addition, this process model is expected to provide a useful information about the cost comparison between the original planned cost plus compensation and the optimized cost considering noise limitation so that the site managers can manage their projects effectively.

Improvement effect of formula containing Vitamin A and Vitamin E on the Strech mark (VitaminA와 VitaminE 함유 제제의 Strech mark 개선효과)

  • Kim, Yang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fashion and Beauty
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    • v.2 no.3 s.3
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    • pp.36-43
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    • 2004
  • This is a research on the effect of formula containing of vitamin A and vitamin E(Frie of oil, Wlter Bouhon GmBH, Germany) on the strech mark. The participants of this study were 20 women at the age of early 20s through middle 20s, who had strech marks that had been over 1 year at the minimum and at less than 5 years at the maximum. Formula containing of vitamin A and vitamin E was applied with typical massage to strech marks for 4 months and twice per day. Improvement resulting from the application was evaluated through observation with the naked eye, questionnaire survey, and the equipment used was DermaScan C Ver3(Cortex Technology, Denmark). The experiment showed that parts cared with formula containing of vitamin A and vitamin E had less strech marks than those control site(treated with jojoba oil).In around 2 months since the use of the formula containing of vitamin A and vitamin E, the tensile of the skin increased and deep wrinkles on the chapped surface became unclear, and in around 4 months the tensile force again decreased and the resilience of the skin increased, and the ultrasonic image showed the decrease of echo pore-zone, which indicates the degree of tissue damage. According to the result of the questionnaire survey, strech marks of less than red strech marks of primary stage were improved more quickly than white strech marks and all participants appeared to experience improvement. The result shows that if this formula is used continuously over 4 months, it reduces strech marks and increase the resilience of the skin. It is considered necessary to continue objective measuring and research concerning strech marks.

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Design of the Satellite Beacon Receiver Using Array Based Digital Filter (다중배열 디지털필터를 이용한 위성비콘 수신기 설계)

  • Lee, Kyung-Soon;Koo, Kyung-Heon
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.27 no.10
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    • pp.909-916
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    • 2016
  • The beacon receiver is an equipment which detects and measures the signal strength of transmitting satellite beacon signal. Beacon signals transmitted by satellites are low power continuous wave(CW) signals without any modulation intended for antenna steering to satellite direction and power control purposes on the earth. The beacon signal detection method using a very narrow band analog filter and RSSI(Received Signal Strength Intensity) has been typically used. However, it requires the implementation to track the frequency at the beacon receiver, thus a beacon frequency variation of the satellite due to temperature changes and long-term operation. Therefore, in this paper, the beacon signal detection receiver is designed by using a very narrow band digital filter array for a faster acquisition and SNR(Signal to Noise Ratio) method detection. For this purpose, by calculating the satellite link budget with the rain attenuation between satellite and ground station, and then extracting the received $C/N_o$ of the beacon signal, this work derives the bandwidth and the array number of the configured digital filter that gives the required C/N.

A Study of the Development Test and Evaluation and Verification Procedure of a Multi-Mission USV, M-Searcher (복합임무 무인수상정의 개발시험평가 및 검증절차에 관한 고찰)

  • Park, hin-Bae;Kim, Won-Jae;Lee, Kurnchul
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.402-409
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    • 2018
  • This paper describes the plan and procedure of a development test and evaluation that will be performed to verify the performance and technology of multi-mission unmanned surface vehicles (MMUSVs). In order to verify the design requirement of MMUSVs, we designed and manufactured the common platform of MMUSVs, which have an overall length of8.4 m, a displacement of 3,100 kg, and a speed of more than35 kts. The platform is equipped with several sub-systems, including radar and an EOTS/IRS. The EOTS/IRS, along with the search radar, is used for effective detection, identification, and targeting. The core technologies of MMUSV for DT&E will be investigated. The common platform design technologies, remote operating and control system technologies, autonomous navigation technologies, and unmanned operational technology of sensors and equipment will be studied for the development of the MMUSV's core technologies. The system will be able to make precise observations and track targets both manually and automatically during day and night conditions. Currently, the verification tests for each of the technologies and for the integrated system are in the pipeline for DT&E, which will be performed next year. Also, software reliability and life tests will be performed.