• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.666-669
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• 2008

Droplet in miniaturized microfluidic systems have received much focused attention recently. In this work, electrical charging phenomenon of a conducting water droplet on the electrode under the dc electric field is studied and using this phenomenon droplet actuation method for microreactor applications is experimentally demonstrated. To find effects of key factors, the effects of electric field, medium viscosity, and droplet size are investigated. A scaling law of charging for the conducting droplet is derived from the experimental results. Unlike the case of a perfect conductor, the estimated amount of electrical charge ($Q_{est}$) of a water droplet is proportional to the 1.59 power of the droplet radius (R) and the 1.33 power of the electric field strength (E). (For a spherical perfect conductor, Q is proportional to R2 and E.) It is thought that the differences are mainly due to incomplete charging of a water droplet resulted from the combined effect of electrochemical reaction at electrode and the relatively low conductivity of water. Using this phenomenon, we demonstrate the transport of the charged droplet and fusion of two oppositely-charged droplets. When electric field is subjected sequentially on the electrode, the charged droplet is transported on the electrode. For the visualization of fusion of charged droplets, the precipitation reaction is used. When subjected to a DC voltage, two droplets charged are moving and merging toward each other due to the Coulombic force and chemical reaction is simultaneously occurred by coalescence of droplets. It may be due to the interchange effect of charge. It is shown that the droplet can be used for microreactor where transporting, merging etc. of reagents constitute unit operation.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2018

The aim of this work is to investigate the effect of atmospheric stability on near-field pollutant dispersion from rooftop emissions of a single cubic building using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This paper used the shear stress transport (here after SST) k-${\omega}$ model for predicting the flow and pollutant dispersion around an isolated cubic building. CFD simulations were performed with two emission rates and six atmospheric stability conditions. The results of the simulations were compared with the data from wind tunnel experiments and the result of simulations obtained by previous studies in neutral atmospheric condition. The results indicate that the reattachment length on the roof ($X_R$) obtained by computations show good agreement with the experimental results. However, the reattachment length of the rooftop of the building ($X_F$) is greatly overestimated compared to the findings of wind tunnel test. The result also shows that the general distribution of dimensionless concentration given by SST k-${\omega}$ at the side and leeward wall surfaces is similar to that of the experiment. In unstable conditions, the length of the rooftop cavity was decreased. In stable conditions, the horizontal velocity in the lower part around the building was increased and the vertical velocity around the building was decreased. Stratification increased the horizontal cavity length and width near surface and unstable stratification decreased the horizontal cavity length and width near surface. Maintained stability increases the lateral spread of the plume on the leeward surface. The concentration levels close to the ground's surface under stable conditions were higher than under unstable and neutral conditions.

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.19-22
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• 2016

Purpose: Mucolipidosis type II (ML II), also known as I-cell disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of lysosomal enzyme transport caused by a deficiency of the uridine diphosphate (UDP)-N-acetylglucosamine:lysosomal enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase (GlcNAc-phosphotransferase). Clinical manifestations are skeletal abnormalities, mental retardation, cardiac disease, and respiratory complications. A severely and rapidity progressive clinical course leads to death before 10 years of age. Methods/Results: In this study we diagnosed three cases of prenatal ML II in two different at-risk families. We compared two procedures -biochemical analysis and molecular analysis - for the prenatal diagnosis of ML II. Both methods require an invasive procedure to obtain specimens for the diagnosis. Biochemical analysis requires obtaining cell cultures from amniotic fluid for more than two weeks, and would result in a late diagnosis at 19 to 22 weeks of gestation. Molecular genetic testing by direct sequence analysis is usually possible when mutations are confirmed in the proband. Molecular analysis has an advantage in that it can be performed during the first-trimester. Conclusion: Molecular diagnosis is a preferable method when a prompt decision is necessary.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.58-62
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• 2013

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) is the emerging personal transport vehicle operating on the loop automatically. The PRT system utilize the electrical power from super capacity or battery, it is important to manage the power or energy. In this regards, the management of high temperature occurred by the operation of system is significantly important to prevent from serious damage of component. In this study, we studied the adequate shape of underbody which can reduce the heat accumulation by pickup coil and condenser using natural air cooling. We suggested the additional air pathway, air inlet and flow separator to decrease the temperature of the heat source components. It was found that suggested system can decrease the temperature of PRT under body by 16% during the static mode and by 10% during the running mode at 30km/h. It is expected that the findings of this study will feed into final design of newly built Korean PRT vehicle.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.1646-1654
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• 2002

A two-phase closed thermosyphon was one of the most effective devices in the removing heat because of its simple structure, thermal diode characteristics, wide operating temperature range and so on. In this study, a two-phase closed thermosyphon(working fluid PFC(C6F14), container copper(inner grooved surface)) was fabricated with a reservoir which can change the fill charge ratio. The experiments were performed in the range of 50~600W heat flow rate and 10~70% fill charge ratio. The results were compared with some correlations that were presented by Rohsenow and Immura et al. in the evaporator, by Nusselt, Gross and Uehara et al. in the condenser and by Cohen and Bayley, Wallis, Kutateladze and Faghri et al. in heat transfer limitation etc.. The heat transfer coefficient at the evaporator increased with the input power. However the effect of the fill charge ratio was nearly negligible. At the condenser, it showed an opposite trend to the evaporator and with increase of the fill charge ratio, showed some enhancement of heat transfer. The heat transport limitation was occurred by the dry-out limitation for small fill charge ratio(10%) and presented about 100W. For the case of large fill charge ratio(Ψ$\geq$40%), it was occurred by the flooding limitation at about 500W.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1209-1219
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• 2003

The dynamic behaviors of the single vortex interacting with $CH_4-Air$ jet diffusion flame are investigated numerically. The numerical method is based on a predict-corrector scheme for a low Mach number flow. A two-step global reaction mechanism is adopted as a combustion model. Studies are conducted in fixed initial velocities for the three cases according as where $CO_2$ is added; (1) without dilution, (2) dilution in fuel stream and (3) dilution in oxidizer stream. A single vortex is generated by an axisymmetric jet, which is made by an impulse of a cold fuel when a flame is developed entirely in a computational domain. The simulation shows that $CO_2$ dilution in fuel stream results in somewhat larger vortex radius, and greater amount of entrainment of surrounding fluid than in other cases. Thus, the dilution of $CO_2$ in fuel stream enhances the mixing in single vortex and increases the stretching of the flame surface. The budgets of the vorticity transport equation are examined to reveal the mechanism of vortex formation when $CO_2$ is added. It is found that, in the case of $CO_2$ dilution in fuel stream, the vortex destruction due to volumetric expansion and the vortex production due to baroclinic torque are more dominant than in other cases.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2011년도 학술발표회
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• pp.183-187
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 3차원 수리해석과 함께 유사의 이송, 침식, 퇴적 현상을 연동하여 모의할 수 있는 유한차분 수치모형인 EFDC(Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code)를 이용하여 주운하천 구간으로 유입되는 다입경 혼합유사의 입경별 시 공간적 퇴적분포 특성을 고찰하고, 하상변동 예측에 있어서 유사의 밀도와 모델의 유한차분 격자 구조에 의한 불확실성 해석을 수행하였다. 유입 유사의 입경별 공간적 퇴적특성은 하천 하류부와 단면 확대부에서 발생하는 3차원적 수리현상과 매우 밀접한 상관성을 보였으며, 굴포천과 합류하는 주운수로 유입부에서는 대부분 입경이 큰 비점착성 유사($63{\mu}m$ 이상)인 사질(sand)입자들이 주로 퇴적되는 것으로 나타났으며, 주운하천 합류부로부터 하류구간까지는 $4\sim63{\mu}m$ 입자의 실트질(silt) 유사가 대부분 이송되어 퇴적되는 것으로 분석되었다. 점착성 유사인 $4{\mu}m$ 이하의 점토(clay)는 단면이 확대되어 유속이 매우 느린 구간이나 사수역을 중심으로 퇴적되는 것으로 나타났다. 단면 횡방향 분포특성은 굴포천과 주운하천이 합류하는 합류부 구간의 주흐름 방향 남쪽에서 흐름의 정체구간이 발생되어 퇴적이 발생하고, 단면 급확대부 양안에서 사수역이 형성되므로 퇴적이 지배적으로 발생되었다. 하상변동 예측의 불확실성 해석을 위해 유사 밀도값에 대한 민감도 분석결과, 하상변동량은 유사밀도($1.3ton/m^3\sim2.65ton/m^3$)가 감소됨에 따라 약 2배까지 증가하는 것으로 분석되어 민감도가 매우 크게 나타났다. 또한 수치격자 구조의 민감도 분석결과, 수층을 3개 층으로 분석한 결과가 단일층 분석결과보다 최대 6배의 하상변동량이 많게 산정되었다. 이는 수심방향의 유속과 부유사 농도의 불균등 분포특성이 실제 자연현상에 더 가깝게 모의되기 때문으로 판단되었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.733-738
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• 2013

퇴적토는 미사 및 점토와 같은 미세토의 함량이 높으며, 유기물질이 많으며, 완충능이 크기 때문에 퇴적토로부터 중금속을 제거하는 것은 매우 어렵다. 본 연구에서는, 중금속으로 오염된 퇴적토에서 중금속을 제거하기 위해 2 V/cm의 일정한 전압경사를 적용한 실험실 규모의 전기동력학적 (EK) 정화공법을 사용하였다. 실험을 위해 적용한 음극 전해질로는 0.1 M의 ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), citric acid (CA), $HNO_3$, HCl, 그리고 수돗물을 사용하였으며, 양극 전해질로는 수돗물을 사용하여 순환시켜 주었다. 음극 전해질로 CA를 사용한 실험군에서 Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb는 각각 초기와 비교하여 92.4, 96.1, 97.1, 88.1%의 중금속 제거효율을 보였다. 높은 전압경사를 적용하게 되면, 음극 전해질내에 citrate 및 EDTA가 퇴적토로 이동이 용이하게 되며, 그로 인해 중금속-킬레이트 화합물을 형성하여 중금속의 추출률을 높일 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로, 높은 전압경사를 적용한 EK 실험에서 음극 전해질로 EDTA 혹은 CA를 사용하면 퇴적토로부터 중금속을 효과적으로 추출할 수 있다고 판단된다.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.466-473
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• 2011

온배수의 수중 방류 시 강한 방류 모멘텀 플럭스와 부력 플럭스에 의해 수중제트 인근에는 부력제트가 지배적인 근역이 형성되며, 이러한 근역을 해석하는 도구로써 비정수압 RANS 방정식을 적용한 전산유체역학(CFD) 모델을 이용하여 근역에 대한 적용성을 검토해 보았다. 과거 연구된 바 있는 원형 부력제트 수리실험과 유사한 조건으로 모델을 구성하고 정류시의 수평 부력 제트 경우와 가로흐름시 수직 부력 제트 경우에 대해 수치 실험을 수행하였다. CFD 수치실험의 결과는 수리실험 및 해석해 모델(CorJET)의 결과와 무차원화한 중심 궤적 및 희석율에 대해 비교 검증하였는데, 실제 수리실험의 결과와 잘 일치하는 것으로 나타났다. CFD 모델은 현재 근역 해석해 모델과 광역 준3차원 해수유동 모델이 가지고 있는 한계를 모두 보완할 수 있어 수중방류 온배수 영향해석에 적합한 모델이며, 본 연구를 통해 근역해석의 적합성을 확인하였으므로 향후 계산효율이 확보된다면 수중방류 온배수의 이동 및 확산 해석 도구로써 널리 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.440-447
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• 2007

In this study, a biosensor was developed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to rapidly measure the fungicide iprovalicarb residues in agricultural products. The biosensor was designed to include micro-pumps and solenoid valves for fluid transport, a spectrophotometer cuvet as a reaction chamber, a photodiode with a light-emitting diode for optical density measurement, and a control microcomputer to implement assay. The rate of change in optical density of the cuvet was read as final signal output. Micro-pumps were evaluated to investigate their delivery capability, the highest values of the error and the coefficient of variation were 4.3% and 4.6% respectively. As the incubation period was reduced from 15 minutes to 11 minutes to shorten the total processing time, the sensor sensitivity was decreased as the antibody dilution ratio was reduced to a half. The maximum usable period of the coated cuvet was found to be two days with 1% error limit. To predict the concentration of the iprovalicarb residue in agricultural products, a linear calibration model was obtained with r-square values of 0.992 for potato and 0.985 for onion. In validation test for the samples of potatoes and onions against the high performance liquid chromatography, very high correlation values were obtained as 0.996 and 0.993 respectively. Using the cuvet immobilized with antigen, it took 21-minutes for the biosensor to complete the measuring process of the iprovalicarb residues.