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A Study on the Durability Performance of a Receptacle for CNG Vehicles (천연가스 차량용 리셉터클의 내구성능에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Young;Kim, Young-Min;Lee, Yong-Gyu;Lee, Jang-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.15-20
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    • 2010
  • Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses have been supplied since the year 2000 in order to resolve severe atmospheric pollution in metropolitan area and contributed on the improvement of urban atmospheric environment. However, it is indispensible to take an adequate measure to guarantee the safety of CNG vehicles because of the possibility of huge fire accident. A receptacle, connecting device between high pressure fuel supply tank and fuel line, plays an important role in CNG supply system. In recent, leakage of CNG from receptacles has been reported. So, the concern about the security and reliability of receptacles has been arisen. Therefore, a lot of efforts to prevent leakage are invested among researchers and the durability of this component should be guaranteed despite repeated operation. This research has performed durability tests of a CNG receptacle regarding the repeated usage, extreme chattering, and continuous full flow test. Although a receptacle used for CNG vehicle satisfies validation requirements in the test results, it has been found that failure in the function of leakage prevention in a receptacle could take place in the case of prolonged exposure to high supply pressure in common quick charging environment on site.

Bond Characteristics and Splitting Bond Stress on Steel Fiber Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete (강섬유로 보강된 반응성 분체 콘크리트의 부착특성과 쪼갬인장강도)

  • Choi, Hyun-Ki;Bae, Baek-Il;Choi, Chang-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.651-660
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    • 2014
  • Structural members using ultra high strength concrete which usually used with steel fiber is designed with guidelines based on several investigation of SF-RPC(steel fiber reinforced reactive powder concrete). However, there are not clear design method yet. Especially, SF-RPC member should be casted with steam(90 degree delicious) and members with SF-RPC usually used with precast members. Although the most important design parameter is development method between SF-RPC and steel reinforcement(rebar), there are no clear design method in the SF-RPC member design guidelines. There are many controversial problems on safety and economy. Therefore, in order to make design more optimum safe design, in this study, we investigated bond stress between steel rebar and SF-RPC according to test. Test results were compared with previously suggested analysis method. Test was carried out with direct pull out test using variables of compressive strength of concrete, concrete cover and inclusion ratio of steel fiber. According to test results, bond stress between steel rebar and SF-RPC increased with increase of compressive strength of concrete and concrete cover. Increasing rate of bond stress were decrease with increase of compressive strength of SF-RPC and concrete cover significantly. 1% volume fraction inclusion of steel fiber increase the bond stress between steel rebar and SF-RPC with two times but 2% volume fraction cannot affect the bond stress significantly. There are no exact or empirical equations for evaluation of SF-RPC bond stress. In order to make safe bond design of SF-RPC precast members, previously suggested analysis method for bond stress by Tepfers were evaluated. This method have shown good agreement with test results, especially for steel fiber reinforced RPC.

Combustion Characteristics of Useful Imported Woods (국내 유용 해외 목재 수종의 연소특성 평가)

  • Seo, Hyun Jeong;Kang, Mee Ran;Park, Jung-Eun;Son, Dong Won
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.19-29
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the combustion and thermal properties in order to establish baseline data for the fire safety evaluation of imported wood. The combustion properties such as heat release rate, total heat release, gas yield, and mass loss were analyzed by the method of cone calorimeter test according to KS F ISO 5660-1 and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Analyzed species are five kinds of species as Merbau, Mempening, Garo Garo, Malas, and Dillenia. The heat released rate values showed the highest value of Malas as $375.52kW/m^2$, and Dillenia showed the lowest value as $133.30kW/m^2$. The data values were confirmed in the following order: Malas > Mempening > Garo Garo > Merbau > Dillenia. In case of the total heat release, it was measured in the following order: Mempening > Malas > Garo Garo > Merbau > Dillenia. The gas analysis results were that Dillenia showed the highest value of 0.034. Also, Mempening and Malas showed the lowest at 0.020 in the $CO/CO_2$. Min of mass reduction was shown as 74.79% Sargent cherry, on the other hand, Malas had a 83.52%. It showed a correlation between and of the CO and $CO_2$ generation and combustion characteristics of wood. The thermal decomposition temperature of the wood in the TGA were as follow that Merbau $348.07^{\circ}C$, Mempening $367.57^{\circ}C$, Garo Garo $350.59^{\circ}C$, Malas $352.41^{\circ}C$, Dillenia $364.33^{\circ}C$. The aim of this study is to determine the combustion properties of imported wood according to ISO 5660-1. And, based on the results of this study, we would proceed with further research for improving the fire safety of wood for construction.

Axial Collapse Characteristics of Aluminum/Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composite Thin-Walled Members with Different Section Shapes (단면형상이 다른 Al/CFRP 혼성박육부재의 축압궤특성)

  • Hwang, Woo Chae;Lee, Kil Sung;Cha, Cheon Seok;Kim, Ji Hoon;Ra, Seung Woo;Yang, In Young
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.38 no.9
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    • pp.959-965
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    • 2014
  • In the present study, we aimed to obtain design data that can be used for the side members of lightweight cars by experimentally examining the types of effects that the changes in the section shape and outermost layer of an aluminum (Al)/carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite structural member have on its collapse characteristics. We have drawn the following conclusions based on the test results: The circular Al/CFRP composite impact-absorbing member in which the outermost layer angle was laminated at $0^{\circ}$ was observed to be 52.9 and 49.93 higher than that of the square and hat-shaped members, respectively. In addition, the energy absorption characteristic of the circular Al/CFRP composite impact-absorbing member in which the outermost layer angle was laminated at $90^{\circ}$ was observed to be 50.49 and 49.2 higher than that of the square and hat-shaped members, respectively.

Awareness of disaster and post traumatic stress disorder in occupational therapy students (재난 및 외상 후 스트레스장애에 대한 작업치료 전공자의 인식조사)

  • Hong, Young-Ho;Cho, Su-Bin
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.7
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    • pp.539-547
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    • 2017
  • This study examined the perception of disasters and post-traumatic stress disorder in occupational therapy majors to provide the basic data necessary for future occupational therapy. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 545 students in occupational therapy departments of three year and four year universities. The frequency of the questionnaire was calculated by frequency analysis using the SPSS 19.0 win program. A chi-squared test was conducted to verify the analyzed questionnaire data. The reliability of the questionnaire in this study showed a Cronbach' alpha value of 0.891. According to the survey results, approximately 20% of learners who majored in occupational therapy were unaware of the symptoms, developmental mechanism, and diagnostic criteria of post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD). Knowledge of the underlying causes of psychological symptoms, such as post-traumatic stress disorder as well as physical damage through industrial accidents, was found to be 2.92 on the Likert 5-point scale. To be effective in rehabilitation treatment, the degree of the approach to education from the viewpoint of occupational therapy is important enough to be recognized as 3.90 on the Likert 5-point scale. The Pearson correlation coefficient for the need for education on disasters was higher than the correlation with the awareness of disasters.

Optimization of Process Condition for Processing of Jujube Fruit Jungkwa (대추 정과 제조를 위한 제조조건의 최적화)

  • Hong, Ju-Yeon;Nam, Hak-Sik;Youn, Kwang-Sup;Woo, Sang-Chul;Shin, Seung-Ryeul
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.527-534
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this studies was analyzed moisture content, rheology and sensual test of jujube jungkwa by addition of water, sugar, fructose at processing of jujube jungkwa for development the optimization for processing of jujube jungkwa. The changes of moisture contents at process condition of jujube jungkwa were increased by increasing of sugar and water quantity. And moisture contents of jujube jungkwa were increased by high fructose quantity and low sugar quantity, but were decreased by high sugar and fructose quantity. The 'b' values of jujube jungkwa at low sugar quantity were decreased by the increasing of water quantity, but increased at high sugar quantity. The cohesiveness of jujube jungkwa at 0.03 kg of fructose were high by the increasing of sugar quantity, but those at 0.065 kg of fructose were high by the decreasing of sugar quantity. And those at 0.050 kg of fructose were similar without the quantity of sugar. The sweet taste of jujube jungkwa were increased by the increasing of water and fructose quantity. The characteristics of jungkwa at conditions of processing for the best quality of jujube jungkwa were 18-20% of moisture content, 2.0-3.0 of 'b' values, 3.0-3.2 of color scores, and 3.3-3.4 of sweet taste scores. The conditions of processing for the best quality of jujube jungkwa were determined to 0.95-1.04 L of water, 0.052-0.060 kg of fructose at 0.95 kg of sugar.

Study on Reutilization with Aerobic Microbes of Organic Food Waste Leachates (호기성 미생물을 이용한 음폐수의 처리 및 자원화에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Bo-Mi;Hwang, Hyeon-Uk;Kim, Ji-Hoon;Yang, Yong-Woon;Kim, Young-Ju
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.54-59
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    • 2011
  • This test established the bioavailability and sample input by mixing the maintaining the microbial machine parts and food waste leachates in weight of 2:1 as advanced experiment, maintaining the constant temperature, agitating and observing its weight and property change for 60 hours. And, I injected daily the established microbial machine parts and food waste leachates rate, maintained the temperature in the reactor with $55{\sim}65^{\circ}C$, and agitated with constant speed. I studied the recycling possibility of food waste leachates by extracting the sample after 24 hours, verifying its characteristics, and repeating the food waste leachates input and sample extraction for about 40 days. Considering all about the results of this study, I saw that 87.32% of food waste leachates was reduced, and the solid of bluebug or food included in the food waste leachates was decomposed within 24 hrs. pH for 43 days after 9 days of stabilization period was maintained from 3.7~3.9 and the ignition loss from 88.67~87.3%, and the quantity of organic matter from 77.6~80.88%. With the similar result daily maintained, it is considered to progress more the minimization by inputting the future food waste leachates. C/N rate satisfies the less than 25 that is the composting basis within 8 days, maintaining between 13~15, with 2% of salt not exceeded, it is able to recycle as the compost of food waste leachates as based on the composting with no extracted heavy metal content.

Changes on Quality of Acanthopanacis cortex and Aralia elata Shoots by Blanching Conditions and Thawing Methods (오가피와 두릅 순의 blanching 조건 및 해동방법에 따른 품질 변화)

  • Lee, Soo-Jin;Kim, Ja-Min;Kwon, O-Jun;Jeong, Yong-Jin;Woo, Sang-Chul;Yoon, Kyung-Young
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.302-309
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    • 2011
  • This study was performed to analyze the physicochemical and sensory properties of Acanthopanacis cortex and Aralia elata according to their blanching conditions and thawing methods. In terms of their Hunter colors, the A. cortex and A. elata that were blanched without adding salt to them for 7 min and 4 min, respectively, had the highest L values. The chlorophyll content (148.7 mg%) of A. cortex that was blanched with 1% salt for 4 min was higher than those of the other samples, and the chlorophyll content of A. elata was 32.4 mg% when it was blanched for 4 min without salt addition. The sensory test results showed the highest overall preference for the sample that was blanched without salt for 4 min among all the samples. The Hunter color of A. cortex did not significantly differ with different thawing methods, but the value of A. elata that was thawed in a microwave oven was higher than those of the other samples. The chlorophyll contents of A. cortex and A. elata that were thawed in a microwave oven were the highest among all the samples. As for the overall preference for the samples according to the thawing method, A. cortex and A. elata scored highest in the case of thawing at $25^{\circ}C$ and in a microwave oven, respectively.

An Experimental Study on the Flexural Strength of Lap Spliced Ultra High Strength Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams (이음된 초고강도 강섬유보강콘크리트 보의 휨강도에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Bae, Baek-Il;Son, Dong-Hee;Choi, Hyun-Ki;Jung, Hyung-Suk;Choi, Chang-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.76-83
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    • 2021
  • This study examines the bending behavior of lap-spliced ultra-high-strength fiber-reinforced concrete members and evaluates the safety of the design codes for ultra-high-strength fiber-reinforced concrete structures. An experiment on a total of six beams was performed. The main variables were the fiber-inclusion and the lap-spliced length at the center of the beams. The steel fibers in a volume fraction of 2% were used, and the lap-splice lengths were determined to be 8db and 16db. As a result of the test, the specimens not reinforced with fiber lost abrupt load-bearing capacity at the lap region and did not experience yielding of the reinforcing bar. In the case of fiber-reinforced concrete, if a lap-splice length of 16db is secured, the yielding of the main reinforcing bar can be experienced, and appropriate flexural strength can be expressed. Based on the experimental results of this study, as a result of reviewing the lap-splice length calculation formulas of the current design standards and the ultra-high-strength concrete structural design recommendations, it was found that all of them were evaluated conservatively.

Illuminance Effects Affecting to Cognitive Ability of the Elderly (고령자의 인지력에 미치는 조도의 영향)

  • Kim, Myung-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.507-512
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    • 2019
  • To study how illuminance affects cognitive ability of the elderly, the elderly's EEG, concentration, HRV and vibra image were measured in a test room with temperature $25[^{\circ}C]$, relative humidity 50[RH%] and air flow speed 0.02[m/sec] by varying illuminance to 100[lux], 300[lux], 600[lux], 1000[lux] and 1500[lux]. Ten active elderly males were selected as subjects. Experiment condition was fixed as 1met of activity amount where the subject is seated and relaxed with cloth amount of 0.7clo. As a result, 1000[lux] was found out to be the most pleasant illuminance for the elderly, because $M{\beta}$ increased by 66.35%, and $S{\alpha}$ increased by 31.57% when the elderly was under 1000[lux] of illuminance. Also, concentration under 1000[lux] increased by 8.83% compared to 100[lux], and the pattern of concentration maintained uniformly. SDNN increased by 74.94% under 1000[lux] compared to 100[lux]. Nervousness decreased by 97.23% under 1000[lux] compared to 100[lux]. Moreover, HRT notably increased and aggression remarkably decreased under illuminance of 1000[lux]. Thus, based on the fact that comfort, concentration and heart stability of the elderly reach the highest under 1000[lux], it is determined that the illuminance has to be considered foremost in designing the elderly's welfare facilities to raise their safety and level of independence.