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Effect of Particle Size on Zirconia Gel-Casting Process

  • Kim, In-Woong;Lee, Sang-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.449-454
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    • 2015
  • The fabrication process of zirconia gel-casting was studied to obtain dense zirconia on a large scale or with complicated shapes. As an experimental parameter, two different particle sizes ($0.1{\mu}m$ and $0.7{\mu}m$) of zirconia powder were applied to the gel-casting process. The viscosity behavior of slurries incorporating 40 vol% of zirconia powder was examined as a function of the dispersant content and the solid load to determine the optimum dispersion conditions. In addition, the gelation time with an initiator, the de-binding behavior, and the main factors affecting densification were examined. The densification of the gel-casted zirconia green body depended on the mixing ratio between the monomer and the dimer and on the zirconia particle size. A green body with a small particle size of $0.1{\mu}m$ showed less densification, with a relative density of 93%. This may be due to the excess number of bubbles created through interactions between the larger particle surface and polymer additives during the ball-milling process.

A Study of a Combined Microwave and Thermal Desorption Process for Contaminated Soil

  • Ha, Sang-An;Choi, Kyoung-Sik
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.225-230
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    • 2010
  • In order to treat soil contaminated with high percentages of water and petroleum, the combined microwave and thermal desorption process was studied, which was composed of the consecutive connection of two pre-treatment processes. For the thickness of the contaminated soil layer on the transfer conveyor belt, the optimal total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal rate was studied with respect to the duration of microwave exposure in the consecutive process combined with thermal desorption. The TPH removal rate when the contaminated soil layer thickness was 1 cm at 6 kW of microwave power was 80%. The removals rates for 2 and 3 cm soil layer thicknesses were both 70%. Under identical experimental conditions, the TPH removal rate for the microwave pre-treatment, when considering the soil particle size, was over 70%. The lowest TPH removal rate was achieved with a particle diameter of 2.35 mm. For contaminated soil with 30% water content, 6 kW and a thermal desorption temperature of $600^{\circ}C$ were the optimal operational conditions for the removal of THP. However, considering the fuel consumption cost, 4 kW and a thermal desorption temperature of $300^{\circ}C$ would be the most economic conditions.

Novel green composite material manufactured by extrusion process from recycled polypropylene matrix reinforced with eucalyptus fibres and granite powder

  • Romulo Maziero;Washington M. Cavalcanti;Bruno D. Castro;Claudia V. Campo, Rubio;Luciano M.G. Vieira;Tulio H. Panzera;Juan C. Campos Rubio
    • Advances in materials Research
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.119-131
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    • 2023
  • The development of sustainable composites materials, from recycled polymeric materials and waste from the wood industry and stone processing, allows reducing the volume of these by-products, minimizing impacts on health and the environment. Nowadays, Polypropylene (PP) is the most recycled polymer in industry, while the furniture industry has increasingly used timber felled from sustainable forest plantations as a eucalypt. The powder tailing from the ornamental stone extraction and processing industry is commonly disposed of in the environment without previous treatment. Thus, the technological option for the development of composite materials presents itself as a sustainable alternative for processing and manufacturing industries, enabling the development of new materials with special technical features. The results showed that powder granite particles may be incorporated into the polypropylene matrix associated with short eucalyptus fibres forming green hybrid composites with potential application in structural engineering, such as transport and civil construction industries.

The Effect of Interfacial Properties and RTM Process of Composites with Different Cross-linking Density by Molecular Weight of Hardener (경화제의 분자량에 의한 가교밀도 차이에 따른 복합재료의 계면 물성 및 RTM 성형성에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Ha-Seung;Shin, Pyeong-Su;Kim, Jong-Hyun;Baek, Yeong-Min;Kwon, Dong-Jun;Park, Joung-Man
    • Composites Research
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.169-174
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    • 2017
  • Demand of glass fiber reinforced composites (GFRC) increased with developing aircraft and defense industries using resin transfer molding (RTM) process to produce complex product. In this research, wetting, interfacial, and mechanical properties were evaluated with different Cross-linking Density by Molecular Weight of Hardener. Epoxy resin as matrices was used bisphenol-A type and amine-type hardeners with different molecular weight. Specimens were manufactured via RTM and wetting property of resin and glass fiber (GF) mat was evaluated to viscosity of epoxy and injection time of epoxy matrix. Mechanical property of GFRC was determined via flexural strength whereas interfacial properties were determined by interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and interfacial shear strength (IFSS). The difference in mechanical property depends upon the fiber weight fraction (wt %) of GFRC by RTM as well as the different Molecular Weight of Hardener.

Ontology based Green Remodeling Alternative Selection Method (온톨로지 기반 최적 리모델링 대안선정 방법)

  • Ji, Hyunsuh;Cho, Kyuman;Kim, Taehoon
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.61-70
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    • 2023
  • Due to economic or environmental reasons, green remodeling projects for old buildings are being actively carried out. Meanwhile, in the process of performing the green remodeling, the plan of green remodeling including passive and active elements has been decided based on the subjective experience and knowledge of engineers currently. Therefore, in this study, an ontology-based green remodeling decision-making support model, which can analyze the properties of old buildings and suggest appropriate remodeling plans, was established. In the developed model, once the basic properties of a building are entered, an appropriate remodeling plan composed of passive and active elements can be provided. By utilizing the results developed through the research, it is expected that it will be possible to support decision-making on more objective and appropriate remodeling alternatives development through web-based meta data search in accordance with the accumulation in remodeling cases.

Design of Hazardous Fume Exhaust System in Vacuum Pressure Impregnation Process Using CFD (CFD를 이용한 진공가압함침공정 내 유해가스 배출시스템 설계)

  • Jang, Jungyu;Yoo, Yup;Park, Hyundo;Moon, Il;Lim, Baekgyu;Kim, Junghwan;Cho, Hyungtae
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.59 no.4
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    • pp.521-531
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    • 2021
  • Vacuum Pressure Impregnation (VPI) is a process that enhances physical properties by coating some types of epoxy resins on windings of stator used in large rotators such as generators and motors. During vacuum and pressurization of the VPI process, resin gas is generated by vaporization of epoxy resin. When the tank is opened for curing after finishing impregnation, resin gas is leaked out of the tank. If the leaked resin gas spreads throughout the workplace, there are safety and environmental problems such as fire, explosion and respiratory problems. So, exhaust system for resin gas is required during the process. In this study, a case study of exhaust efficiency by location of vent was conducted using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in order to design a system for exhausting resin gas generated by the VPI process. The optimal exhaust system of this study allowed more than 90% of resin gas to be exhausted within 1,800 seconds and reduced the fraction of resin gas below the Low Explosive Limit (LEL).

Improving Physical Fouling Tolerance of PES Filtration Membranes by Using Double-layer Casting Methods (PES 여과막의 물리적 막오염 개선을 위한 기공 구조 개선 연구)

  • Chang-Hun Kim;Youngmin Yoo;In-Chul Kim;Seung-Eun Nam;Jung-Hyun Lee;Youngbin Baek;Young Hoon Cho
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.191-200
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    • 2023
  • Polyethersulfone (PES) is a widely employed membrane material for water and industrial purification applications owing to its hydrophilicity and ease of phase separation. However, PES membranes and filters prepared using the nonsolvent induced phase separation method often encounter significant flux decline due to pore clogging and cake layer formation on the dense membrane surfaces. Our investigation revealed that tight microfiltration or loose ultrafiltration membranes can be subject to physical fouling due to the formation of a dense skin layer on the bottom side caused by water intrusion to the gap between the shrank membrane and the substrate. To investigate the effect of the bottom surface porosity on membrane fouling, two membranes with the same selective layers but different sub-layer structures were prepared using single and double layer casting methods, respectively. The double layered PES membrane with highly porous bottom surface showed high flux and physical fouling tolerance compared to the pristine single layer membrane. This study highlights the importance of physical optimization of the membrane structure to prevent membrane fouling.

Development of Management Systems based on IDEF3 Modeling to Improve Owner's Competency of Implementing Green building Certification (친환경건축물인증 발주자업무 수행역량 제고를 위한 IDEF3 모델기반 관리체계 구축)

  • Park, Kyung-Rog;Yi, June-Seong
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.52-62
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    • 2013
  • Owners' efforts to acquire Green building certification, which started in 2002, have been rapidly increasing since 2006. The causes of the increased owners' interests are due to various incentives, legal obligation, and purpose of advertising. As project owners generally are deficient in capabilities and knowledge on how to deal with administrative works on certification, they tend to fulfill the minimum requirements for certification. However, effective administration process need capabilities of identifying individual making decision point and review information. The implementation of green building certification system is expected to provide comfort to both occupants and potential users. Furthermore it contributes to reducing energy costs throughout the phase of O&M. In addition, technology innovation in green industry can be obtained. Therefore, this study is intended to support owners in order that they can clarify certification tasks and make a rational decision-making in time. For this purpose, first of all, the major decision points were selected as the gateways of green building certification process. And then management system based on IDEF3 modeling was developed for supporting owners' decision-making performance. This management system will improve owners' overall capacity in handling all the tasks regarding the certification of Green building.

Optical Properties as Coating Process of Complex Phosphor for White LED (백색 LED용 복합형광체의 코팅공정에 따른 광 특성)

  • Lee, Hyo-Sung;Kim, Byung-Ho;Hwang, Jong Hee;Lim, Tae-Young;Kim, Jin-Ho;Jeon, Dae-Woo;Jung, Hyun-Suk;Lee, Mi Jai
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.22-28
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    • 2016
  • In this study, we fabricated high quality color conversion component with green/red phosphor and low melting glass frit. The color conversion component was prepared by placing the green and red phosphor layer on slide glass via screen printing process. The properties of color conversion component could be controlled by changing coating sequence, layer thickness and heat treatment temperature. We discovered that optical properties of color conversion component were generally determined by the lowest layer. On the other hand, the heat treatment temperature also affected to correlated color temperature (CCT) and color rending index (CRI). The color conversion component with a green (lower) - red (upper) layer which was sintered at $550^{\circ}C$ showed the best optical properties: CCT, CRI and luminance efficacy were 3340 K, 78, and 56.5 lm/w, respectively.