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Development of Performance Test Procedure for the Excess Flow Valve for Buried Piping for the Domestic LPG Mass Supply System (국내 LPG 집단공급시설 환경에 적합한 매몰배관용 과류차단밸브 성능시험 절차 개발)

  • Jang, Chanyeong;Lee, Ugwiyeon;Lee, Jinhan
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.16-27
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    • 2018
  • Since 2014, the Korean government has begun distributing LPG pipelines and LPG tankers to mountainous or island areas where it is difficult to open urban gas supply chains. When installing LPG supply facilities at village level and county level, it supplied consumers with 10 times higher quasi-low pressure (25 kPa to 100 kPa) than conventional gas supply pressure, increasing the risk of gas accident. Due to the pressure that is 10 times higher than the conventional gas supply pressure, large amounts of gas are released at a faster rate when leaked. In order to secure safety of quasi-low-pressure gas pipes, excess flow valves for quasi-low-pressure gas pipes are not developed and are not supplied in Korea. Therefore, Korea Gas Safety Corporation is investigating the performance standards and products of the excess flow valves in order to localize the excess flow valves.

Excess Noise Map for Environmental Standard and Assessment of Noise with Using GIS Data (GIS 자료를 이용한 초과소음지도 작성과 소음 평가)

  • Ko, Joon-Hee;Lee, Byung-Chan;Lim, Jae-Serk;Park, Su-Jin;Chang, Seo-Il
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.19 no.10
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    • pp.1075-1082
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    • 2009
  • Using GIS data of C-si as basic data when making noise map of road traffic, we estimated exactly the noise excess areas and consequently suggested the population and the area exposed to road traffic noise accurately. We made 3D noise map to assess regional distribution of noise quantitatively. The noise map consists of noise prediction model based on data base such as traffic volume and speed changes for estimating quantitatively the noise and 3D urban space model which includes locations of noise sources, 3D buildings, topography and roads. We made noise standard map according to land use conditions and compared this map to road traffic noise map, and consequently made excess noise map. Using excess noise map, we assessed areas which exceed environmental noise level standards and noise guidelines quantitatively and effectively through GIS spatial analysis, and consequently more accurate noise exposed area and noise exposed population could be estimated. To show buildings' outer walls noise exposure, we analyzed 3D urban noise distributions using 3D-analysis of GIS.

Development of Dissipation Model of Excess Pore Pressure in Liquefied Sand Ground (액상화된 모래지반의 과잉간극수압 소산모델 개발)

  • Kim, Sung-Ryul;Hwang, Jae-Ik;Ko, Hon-Yim;Kim, Myoung-Mo
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.23 no.10
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 2007
  • Recently, many researches on the dissipation of excess pore pressure in liquefied sand grounds have been performed to evaluate post-liquefaction behavior of structures. In this research, centrifuge tests were performed to analyze liquefaction behavior of level saturated sand grounds. Based on the test results, the evaluation model of solidified layer thickness was developed to simulate non-linear variation of the thickness with time. The thickness evaluation model was combined with the solidification theory and the consolidation theory in order to simulate dissipation of excess pore pressure. The suggested dissipation model properly estimated the solidified layer thickness and the time history of excess pore pressure.

Study on Constructibility considering Changes of Groundwater Level in Kwang Yang port (광양지역 지하수위 변화를 고려한 시공성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Byeong-Ho;Yang, Tae-Seon;Lee, Song
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2006.03a
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    • pp.1120-1125
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    • 2006
  • Larger area will be constructed in a harbor land and container terminal which are constructed in reclaimed land using the dredged materials. Soil improvement work is to be carried out including constructibility, in which is monitoring devices, measuring frequency, installations etc. The ground water tables in the reclaimed area are affected by the several factors which are design reclamation level, consolidation settlement, remaining surcharge pressure and remaining excess pore water pressure. The plan wii be drawn up in which monitoring results for the ground water tables are capable to provide the reliable ground water table when designers and civil engineers construct the harbor structures considering constructibility.

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Estimating Non-Ideal Effects within a Top-Down Methodology for the Design of Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulators

  • Na, Seung-in;Kim, Susie;Yang, Youngtae;Kim, Suhwan
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.319-329
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    • 2016
  • High-level design aids are mandatory for design of a continuous-time delta-sigma modulator (CTDSM). This paper proposes a top-down methodology design to generate a noise transfer function (NTF) which is compensated for excess loop delay (ELD). This method is applicable to low pass loop-filter topologies. Non-ideal effects including ELD, integrator scaling issue, finite op-amp performance, clock jitter and DAC inaccuracies are explicitly represented in a behavioral simulation of a CTDSM. Mathematical modeling using MATLAB is supplemented with circuit-level simulation using Verilog-A blocks. Behavioral simulation and circuit-level simulation using Verilog-A blocks are used to validate our approach.

Antigen Excess in Free Light Chain Assay U sing the Hitachi 7600 P-module Automatic Chemistry Analyzer (Hitachi 7600 p-모듈을 이용한 유리형경쇄 정량검사의 항원과잉역 반응)

  • Cha, Kyong-Ho;Kim, Sung-Hee;Song, Chang-Un;Sim, Yang-Bo;Chae, Hyo-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.173-179
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    • 2009
  • The analysis of serum free light chains (sFLCs) can improve the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple myeloma and other plasma cell dyscrasias. As with other immunoassays, sFLCstests are subject to potential antigen excess and heterophilic antibody interference. We describe 9 cases of sFLCs antigen excess in patients with multiple myeloma using the FreeliteTM Human Kappa and Lambda Free Kits (The Binding Site ltd., Birmingham, UK) and the Hitachi7600 P module turbidimetric system. A total of 1,247 consecutive samples from 250 patients with multiple myeloma were assayed for sFLCs from April to September, 2009. The samples were assayed using an initial dilution of 1 :5and subsequent dilutions of 1 :50 and 1: 100. The same samples were analyzed for the presence of monoclonal gammopathies using serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) and immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE). There were 9 samples (0.72%) of antigen excess with 3 cases of kappa (0.24%) and 6 cases of lambda (0.48%). These cases represents an example of antigen excess or "hook effect" using the serum free light chain assays and mandates high level of attention to falsely low sFLC levels due to antigen excess, especially when it is disaccordant to other assay results or clinical manifestations.

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Latest developments in phosphorescent OLEDs

  • Weaver, M.S.;Adamovich, V.A.;Kwong, R.C.;Hack, M.;Brown, J.J.
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.07b
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    • pp.1129-1132
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    • 2005
  • We report state-of-the-art phosphorescent organic light emitting diode lifetime and efficiency performances for a range of emission colors. Lifetimes in excess of 100,000hrs have been demonstrated at display luminance levels for saturated red emission. External quantum efficiencies close to the theoretical maximum (e.g. 23% without enhanced optical output coupling) are also demonstrated for devices with lifetimes in excess of 15,000hrs at a display level luminance for both orange red and green.

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The Plasma Fatty Acid Composition and Cholesterol Levels of Rates Fed Different Sources of $\omega$3 Fatty Acid and Excess DHA during Gestation, Lactation, and Growth

  • Lee, Hongmie;Lee, Juhee;Kim, Jiwon;Park, Haymie
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.170-175
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    • 2001
  • This study was designed to investigate the effect of different sources of $\omega$3 fatty acid in the diet with a similar polyunsaturated/saturated (P/S) fatty acid ratio and $\omega$6/$\omega$3 fatty acid ratio as well as excess DHA on the plasma fatty acid composition and cholesterol level of rats. Three experimental diets contained 10% (w/w) dietary lipids. The control diet and one treatment diet were corn oil-based diets with different $\omega$-3 fatty acid sources: perilla (CO) or fish oil (CF), respectively. In order to examine the effect of excess DHA, the other treatment diet (FO) was a fish oil-based diet with corn oil to supply essential fatty acids at the level of 1.8% (w/w) of the diet. Female Sprague Dawley rats were fed the experimental diets for 2 weeks prior to mating and throughout gestation and lactation. Pups were weaned to the same diet of dams at 21 days of age. Plasma fatty acid compositions and cholesterol contents were analyzed for pups at 3th, 7th and 10th week after birth. Plasma DHA concentrations increased significantly as the level of fish oil supplementation increased. Three-, seven- and ten-week old rats fed on CO diet which contained only $\alpha$-lino1enic acid as a $\omega$-3 fatty acid Source had Plasma DHA levels of 4.85%, 3.15% ana 2.47%, respectively, suggesting that rats at this period of development can convert $\alpha$-linolenic acid to DHA. But the ability to form DHA might be limited, since dietary DHA showed to be more effective in raising the plasma level of DHA. There was a significant negative correlation between DHA and cholesterol concentration of the rat plasma at 7th week (r=0.34, p<0.05) and l0th week after birth (r=036, p<0.05), proving the hypocholesterolemic effect of DHA.

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Benzene and Leukemia: The 0.1 ppm ACGIH Proposed Threshold Limit Value for Benzene

  • Infante Peter F.
    • 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1994.02a
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    • pp.681-691
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    • 1994
  • The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) has proposed a threshold limit value (TLV) for benzene of 0.1 ppm. Individuals representing the American Petroleum Institute (API)and the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) have argued that 1) the risk assessment by Rinsky .et al. which ACGIH partially relied upon for its proposed TLV overestimates the risk; however, at the exposures levels of interest - (e.g., 0.1 to 1.0 ppm) for establishing a benzene TLV, the Rinsky et al. assessment provides lower estimates of leukemia risk than most others; 2) ACGIH should not use the Dow study for direct observational evidence of leukemia risk associated with low-level benzene exposure because of confounding exposure; however, it is unlikely that confounding exposures played a role in the excess of leukemia demonstrated in the study, and the Dow cohort was exposed to an average benzene concentration of about 5.5 ppm benzene for 7.11 years (31:1.5 ppm-years), while some of the individuals in the study who died from leukemia were exposed to an average of only 1.0 ppm without the opportunity for highpeak exposures; 3) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) established an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 1.0 ppm in 1987, and there is no new evidence that would justify reducing the TWA below that level; however, the OSHA TWA of 1.0 ppm was based on economic feasibility and the level of excess risk remaining at 1.0 ppm, i.e., 10 excess leukemia deaths per 1000 workers over an occupational lifetime (45 years) according to OSHA's preferred estimate leaves behind I risk considered significant by OSHA. In addition, chromosomal studies among workers and in animals exposed to benzene indicate that low-level exposure, i.e., 1.0 ppm, is associated with elevated Cytogenetic damage. On the basis of adverse health effects data alone, in this author's opinion, it would be poor science and poor public health policy to establish a benzene TLV greater than 0.1 ppm.

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A Study on the Counterplan of Noise Reduction for the Noise Excess Area of Environment Standard Appeared in Noise Map (소음지도에 나타난 환경기준 초과소음지역에 대한 소음저감대책 수립에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Jae-Serk;Lee, Byung-Chan;Ko, Jun-Hee;Park, Su-Jin;Chang, Seo-Il;Song, Kwi-Suk;Kim, Jai-Son
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.1048-1052
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    • 2007
  • Using road traffic noise, noise map for CheongJu city was drawn. Noise level is estimated and many regions of the city are classified noise excess area compared with environment standard value. Counterplan for the noise excess areas is presented in this study. Noise reduction methods are given in many ways, for example soundproofing walls, low noise pavement, low noise arrangement of buildings and low noise windows.

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