• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.1242-1242
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• 2022

Annually, several construction workers fall ill, are injured, or die due to heat-related exposure. The prevalence of work-related heat illness may rise and become an issue for workers operating in temperate climates, given the increase in frequency and intensity of heatwaves in the US. An increase in temperature negatively impacts physical exertion levels and mental state, thereby increasing the potential of accidents on the job site. To reduce the impact of heat stress on workers, it is critical to develop and implement measures for monitoring physical exertion levels and mental state in hot conditions. For this, limited studies have evaluated the utility of wearable biosensors in measuring physical exertion and mental workload in hot conditions. In addition, most studies focus solely on male participants, with little to no reference to female workers who may be exposed to greater heat stress risk. Therefore, this study aims to develop a process for objective and continuous assessment of worker physical exertion and mental workload using wearable biosensors. Physiological data were collected from eight (four male and four female) participants performing a simulated drilling task at 92oF and about 50% humidity level. After removing signal artifacts from the data using multiple filtering processes, the data was compared to a perceived muscle exertion scale and mental workload scale. Results indicate that biosensors' features can effectively detect the change in worker physical and mental state in hot conditions. Therefore, wearable biosensors provide a feasible and effective opportunity to continuously assess worker physical exertion and mental workload.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.488-496
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• 2011

Purpose: To determine the type and degree of effect that a hot footbath has on sleep quality and fatigue level in older Korean adults. Methods: A non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental design was used. Fifty participants from a long-term care facility in Kwangju, South Korea, were randomly selected and assigned to two groups: experimental group (27 participants) and control group (23 participants). The participants in the experimental group received hot footbaths in a temperature-controlled water tub of $42^{\circ}C$. They soaked their feet up to 20cm above the ankles for 30 minutes before going to bed for 3 nights. Actigraphy was used to measure their sleep patterns. The data were analyzed using the SAS program. Results: After the intervention, the total sleep satisfaction rate of the participants increased, while sleep latency and fatigue decreased significantly in the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion: The study results suggest that hot footbaths are beneficial for older Korean adults in enhancing sleep quality as well as reducing fatigue. Therefore, hot footbaths are recommended as a nursing intervention to improve sleep quality and to reduce fatigue in older Korean adults.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.94-102
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• 2011

지하철 본선터널에서 고온 연기시험을 수행하였다. 고온의 화재연기를 모사하기 위하여 약 1.0MW의 알콜트레이 및 연기발생장치를 이용하였다. 화재발생후 9분 후에 터널내에 설치된 팬이 순차적으로 작동하여 화재 연기가 제어되는지를 확인하였다. 터널내의 주요 위치에서의 풍속, 풍향, 온도 및 연기농도 등을 측정하여 이를 화재안전 관점에서 분석하였다. 화재 인근의 천장부분의 풍속 측정값으로 연기의 속도를 구하였으며, 위치별 제연기류가 형성되는 시간이 상이한 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 계측된 풍속분포를 이용하여 지하철 본선터널 제연설비 성능 평가를 위한 수치해석의 경계값 및 비교결과로 활용될 것이다.

• 지질공학
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.101-118
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• 1999

본 연구는 덕산온천내에 수행된 28개 양수시험자료를 종합하여 덕산온천의 수리적 특성 및 매개변수를 파악하였다. 프락탈 모델, 누수성 프락탈 모델 그리고 정상류의 이중공극 프락탈 모델을 이용한 양수시험분석 결과, 대체로 온천의 중심부에서는 1.9 또는 2.0의 유동차원을 보이며, 주변부에서는 1.5∼l.7의 유동차원을 보인다. 2.0차원의 경우에, 투수량계수와 대수층 손실에 의한 산출계수의 상관성이 총 수위강하를 이용한 비양수량의 상관성보다 훨씬 높게 나타난다. 그러나, 1.9차원의 경우에는 일반화 투수량계수와 산출계수간의 상관성이 일반화 투수량계수와 비양수량간의 상관성과 비슷하게 나타나며 상관계수도 높게 나타난다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2008

Onion slices were dehydrated in a single layer at drying air temperatures ranging from $50{\sim}70^{\circ}C$ in a laboratory scale convective hot-air dryer at an air velocity of 0.66 m/s. The effect of drying air temperature on the drying kinetic characteristics were determined. It was found that onion slices would dry within $210{\sim}460\;min$ under these drying conditions. Moisture transfer during dehydration was described by applying the Fick's diffusion model and the effective diffusivity changed between $1.345{\times}10^{-8}$ and $2.658{\times}10^{-8}\;m^2/s$. A non-linear regression procedure was used to fit 9 thin layer drying models available in the literature to the experimental drying curves. The Logarithmic model provided a better fit to the experimental drying data as compared to other models. Temperature dependency of the effective diffusivity during the hot-air drying process obeyed the Arrhenius relationship with estimated activation energy being 31.36 kJ/mol. The effect of the drying air temperature on the drying model constants and coefficients were also determined.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2007

This study was to determine the effect of cooling part of the trunk without harm for the health. The results provide basic data for the development of clothing which could increase work efficiency and reduce body strain in hot environment. Eight males took part in the study. The experiment was conducted in a climate-chamber controlled with $37{\pm}1^{\circ}C,\;50{\pm}5%R.H$. The trunk was divided into six areas to be cooled: head, neck, chest, abdomen, the upper back, the lower back. According to preceding studies, permissible safety cooling limits of skin temperature, of each part of the trunk for four hours cooling were $25^{\circ}C$ on the head, $20^{\circ}C$ on the neck, $27^{\circ}C$ on the chest, $25^{\circ}C$ on the abdomen, $20^{\circ}C$ on the upper back, $20^{\circ}C$ on the lower back. So cooling temperatures of each region set up temperatures above mentioned. In conclusion, the head, the neck and the upper back cooling could reduce sweating amount, rectal temperature and heart rates and reduce the heat stress of workers exposing in the hot environment by decreased subjective sensations of heat and comfort. Thus, it was concluded that effectiveness of cooling among the trunk was best on the head and the neck.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.623-631
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• 2000

Hot-wire measurements were carried out on the developing turbulent flows subject to plane rate of strain in a rotating curved duct. The cross-section of the curved duct varies from 100mm${\times}$50mm rectangular shape at the bend inlet gradually to the 50mm${\times}$100mm rectangular shape at the bend outlet. Experimental setup consists of the test section of $90^{\circ}$ curved duct, rotating disc of 1.95m diameter, Ag-Ni precision slip ring, automatic traversing mechanism, variable speed motor, centrifugal blower, orifice flowmeter and hot-wire anemometer. Data signals from the rotating curved duct are transmitted through the slip ring to the computer which is located at the outside of the rotating disc. 3-dimensional velocity and 6 Reynold stresses components were obtained from the fluctuating and mean voltage measured by the slant type hot-wire probe rotating into 6 orientations. We investigate the effects of Coriolis and centrifugal forces on the turbulence structure.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2015

Depending on the living styles, the types of energy consumed by households have changed, and the consumption has increased rapidly. Consequently, those have led to environmental issues, such as exhaustion of energy and the climate changes. As one of solutions to such issues, energy efficiency can be approached. Therefore, in this study, the gas water heater(115S type Rheem products) that made in Germany and obtain hot water using gas as a heat source is selected. a $1.0m^3$ water tank with a 6kW electronic heater is installed and a water temperature and pressure is maintain constantly also thermometer is injected. Two of gas meter, one of pressure regulator and three of time measurement devices are installed in a combustion facility and fuelling facility with a magnet valve so it can observe and record combustion reactions. Quantity of hot water that heated by boiler is recorded using a quantity measurement tank, and have been heated by the boiler have been to record and measure the amount and utilized the data acquired through measurement of all factors that are applied to acquire hot water in order to calculate the use rate of final energy. In conclusion, this researcher drew the economic strong points of the hot water generated by gas.

• 대한설비공학회지:설비저널
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.6-18
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• 1982

The performance of two typical types of solar hot water heating system was tested in Seoul. Types of systems studied are single-tank internal external heat exchanger system and single-tank internal heat exchanger system. Comparing to experimental results, a transient system simulation program was made to analyze the performance of the selected system. The climate data, Standard Weather Year for Seoul, required for the simulation was provided. Computer simulations were used to estimate the effect of significant parameters upon system performance. The followings are obtained. 1. In the domestic solar water Heating system, the value $20-40kg/m^2\;h$ for flow rate through the collector is much better than the recommended value $72kg/m^2\;h$ in the solar heating system. 2. The effectiveness of collector heat exchanger and storage tank size are found to have only a small effect upon system performance. 3. The hot water draw pattern has a significant effect on system performance. A higher system efficiency achieved when draw-off occurred around noon than when it occurred around early morning. Using the above results, the reference solar hot water system which provides $300\ell$ of hot water per day, was selected as a guide for designer. And simplified graphical method was developed based on the modified f-chart method to determine required collector area. When the system design parameters of the proposed system differs from the reference system, required collector area can be calculated from area adjustment factors.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.387-394
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• 2016

현재 운영되고 있는 제철소의 열연 공장은 24시간 상시 운전을 하고 있다. 각 공정별 주요 기능을 살펴보면 가열로, 조압연, 사상압연 및 권취 등으로 구성되어있으며, 여기에서 두께 및 폭 압연을 하고 이를 위한 소재의 온도를 조절하는데 큰 기능이 있다. 여기에는 작업의 특성상 고장 및 불량 요소가 상당히 많다. 또한 제품의 출하 이후에도 클레임이 발생하면 조사가 필요한 실정이다. 기존의 각 공정별 두께계, 폭계, 온도계에서의 독립적인 데이터 취득 및 모니터링에 의한 운전은 조업자로 하여금 많은 피로감을 준다. 이를 보완하고자 각 공정의 데이터를 통합해서 기능별로 모니터링하고 향후 작업 결과도 확인할 수 있는 통합 모니터링 시스템의 필요성이 대두되었다. 이에 압연공정 품질모니터링 시스템을 개발함으로서 보다 효율적인 운영이 가능하게 될 것으로 기대한다.