• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.194-204
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• 2014

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop long-term storage technology for Chinese cabbage in order to extend the period of availability of freshly harvested products. The scope of the paper deals with the use of a cooler with a remote monitoring and control interface in conjunction with use of packaging film. Methods: A cooler with a real time monitoring system was designed as a low-temperature storage facility to control temperature and relative humidity (RH). The effects of storage in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic boxes, 3% chitosan dipping solution, polypropylene film (PEF) with perforations, and mesh packaging bags on physiological responses were investigated. The optimal storage temperature and humidity for 120 days were below $0.5^{\circ}C$ and 90%, respectively. Physiological and biochemical features of cabbage quality were also analyzed: weight loss, texture, and sugar salinity, chlorophyll, reducing sugar, and vitamin C contents. Results: The cooler with a remote monitoring and control interface could be operated by an HMI program. A $0.5^{\circ}C$ temperature and 90% humidity could be remotely controlled within the cooler for 120 days. Postharvest freshness of Chinese cabbages could be maintained up to 120 days depending on the packaging method and operation of the remote monitoring system. In particular, wrapping the cabbages in PEF with perforations resulted in a less than a 5% deterioration in quality. This study provides evidence for efficient performance of plastic films in minimizing post-harvest deterioration and maintaining overall quality of cabbages stored under precise low-temperature conditions with remote monitoring and a control interface. Conclusions: Packaging with a modified plastic film and storage in a precisely controlled cooler with a remote monitoring and control interface could slow down the physiological factors that cause adverse quality changes and thereby increase the shelf life of Chinese cabbage.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2013

토마토 접목순화장치 개발을 위한 기초실험의 일환으로 대목의 종류 및 활착실내의 온습도가 접목활착율에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 접목활착실의 온도는 $23^{\circ}C>17^{\circ}C>20^{\circ}C>26^{\circ}C$ 순으로 초기 활착율과 최종활착율이 높은 것으로 조사 되었으며, 상대습도는 높을수록 활착율은 양호한 결과를 나타냈다. 단 상대습도가 90% 이상 처리구에서는 곰팡이병에 의한 이병주 발생도 같이 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 대목의 종류에 따른 초기활착율은 'Kanbarune'의 $26({\pm}1)^{\circ}C$와 'Solution'의 $20({\pm}1)^{\circ}C$를 제외하고는 대목의 종류와 관계없이 모든 온도 처리구에서 83% 이상 양호한 활착율을 보였으나, 최종 활착율에서는 처리 온도간에 뚜렷한 유의적 차이를 나타내, $23({\pm}1)^{\circ}C$에서만 대목의 종류와 관계없이 85%에서 90%전후의 활착율을 보였고, $20({\pm}1)$와 $26({\pm}1)^{\circ}C$에서는 65~75% 정도로 활착율이 저하되었다. 특히, $27({\pm}1)^{\circ}C$에서는 이병주의 증가로 건묘생산율은 모든 대목처리구에서 65% 이하였다. 일반적으로 알려져 있는 고온기 접목활착 최적온도인 $23({\pm}1)^{\circ}C$에서는 대목의 종류에 따른 건묘생산율은 84~88% 전후로 대목 품종간 유의적 차이는 없었다. 접목활착실내 상대습도 조건에 따른 최종 접목활착율은 초기 2~3일간은 상대습도를 90%로 유지하고 나머지 7~8일간은 75% 정도로 유지하는 처리구에서 100% 접목활착 성공율을 나타냈고, 전기간 90%로 유지한 처리구와 1일 90%, 9일간은 75%로 유지한 처리구에서는 90%전후의 성공률을 나타냈다. 전반적으로 높은 상대습도 유지기간이 길수록 초기 활착율은 증가하는 경향을 보였으나, 고습도에서 장기간 묘를 양생할 경우, 곰팡이병 발생 등으로 최종 건묘생산율은 감소하므로, 초기 2~3일간만 90% 전후로 유지하고 나머지 구간은 75% 전후로 유지하는 것이 고온기 토마토 접목 활착율 향상을 위한 바람직한 조건이라 판단되었다. 각 처리간 묘소질에는 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았으나, 전반적으로 활착율이 양호했던 처리구에서 묘소질이 타 처리구에 비해 상대적으로 좋았으며, 이러한 경향은 특히 근권부의 형태적 특성을 조사한 결과에서 명료하게 나타났다. 이상의 결과 고온기 토마토 활착실내의 환경관리는 23도 전후의 온도에서 $80({\pm}5)%$의 상대습도로 관리하는 것이 건묘생산에 적합할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.430-440
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactions between the thermal factors in existing thermal control methods and to find out the control logic that can create more comfortable thermal conditions. For it, four thermal control logics were developed：conventional temperature-based control; temperature-based and humidity-based control; PMV-based control; and TS-based control. Their performance was comparatively tested in the U.S. typical 5-story office building in two climate zones (Detroit, Michigan and Miami, Florida) for two seasons (winter and summer) incorporating IBPT (International Building Physics Toolbox) and Matlab/Simulink. Analysis on the thermal conditions and energy efficiency revealed that each control logic created comfortable conditions for their respective target, i.e., temperature, humidity, PMV or TS, but uncomfortable for others (e.g., temperature-based control logic maintained PMV or TS uncomfortably or vise versa). In addition, energy efficiency was significantly different by logics. In conclusion, it can be said that the overall thermal comfort can be improved by the adoption of the PMV and TS as a target variable and their economical benefits are expected in the hotter climate zones with the reduced cooling and dehumidifying energy consumptions.

• 한국생물환경조절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물환경조절학회 2000년도 학술발표논문집 Proceeding of Bio-Environment control
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• pp.51-54
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• 2000

• 한국생물환경조절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물환경조절학회 2000년도 학술발표논문집 ProceedingofBio-Environment control
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• pp.38-41
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• 2000

• 한국생물환경조절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물환경조절학회 2000년도 학술발표논문집 ProceedingofBio-Environment control
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• pp.90-93
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• 2000

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1235-1239
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• 2013

The effects of probiotic additions to feed and manure on temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) emissions in Hanwoo manure during summer (4 weeks) were evaluated. Fifteen Hanwoo (24-mo-old, $580{\pm}20kg$) were housed in individual pens ($5{\times}8m$) and randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatments (n = 5 cattle per treatment). Hanwoo were fed experimental rations as follows: control (10 kg roughage + 2 kg concentrate); T1 (10 kg roughage + 2 kg concentrate, 2% probiotics on as-fed basis); and T2 (10 kg roughage + 2 kg concentrate, 2% probiotics on as-fed basis + 7 kg probiotics as top-dressing on the surface of Hanwoo manure). In comparison to the control, the addition of probiotics to feed or feed and manure had an effect (P < 0.05) on temperature and humidity over the 4 weeks, except for humidity at 0 weeks. The only significant difference (P < 0.05) observed in $CO_2$ emission was among all treatments at 3 and 4 weeks (but not at 0 through 2 weeks). These results indicated that use of probiotics as feed and manure additives did not have a significant effect on environmental parameters.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.72-76
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• 1996

표고버섯의 건조공정에 큰 영향을 미치는 열풍의 온도, 습도 및 수분감량 등의 요인을 제어할 수 있는 마이크로 컴퓨터 제어 시스템을 이용하여 버섯류의 건조특성과 기작을 구명하고, 건조제품의 이화학적 특성을 측정하였다. 표고버섯의 열풍건조중 수분이동은 Page Model을 따랐으며, $50^{\circ}C$의 건조온도와 20% 상대습도의 건조조건에서 건조시의 관계식은 $M-M_c/M_0-M_c\;=\;\exp\;(-0.275t^{1.154})$였다. 건조된 표고버섯의 아미노산 함량은 상대습도를 증가시킴에 따라서 증가하였다. 그리고 색도 및 갈변도는 건조온도와 상대습도가 증가할수록 증가하였으며, 복원률은 건조온도와 상대습도가 낮을수록 증가하였다.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2004

This study was carried out to investigate moisture sorption and desorption characteristics followed by tobacco type. Experiments were performed at various temperature(5, 15, 25, 40 $^{\circ}C$) and relative humidity range (11～84 %) controlled by saturated salt solution. Regression equation was obtained to predict equilibrium moisture according to various relative humidity, temperature and tobacco types. The obtained regression equation showed high $R^2$(above 0.95) and predicted accurate equilibrium moisture. Equilibrium moisture contents declines in the following order when a relative humidity is 50 % or above: expanded stem, flue-cured, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, USA flue-cured, orient, burley. To maintain 13 % moisture of each tobacco type in the range of 5～40 $^{\circ}C$ it is recommendable to control relative humidity 49～56 % for expanded stem, 50～57 % for flue-cured, 54～61 % for USA flue-cured, 56～60 % for reconstituted tobacco, 57～62 % for expanded tobacco, 58～64 % for orient and 58～65 % for burley, respectively. It means that the relative humidity of each tobacco type should be differently controlled to maintain the same moisture under the same temperature. In the range of 5～25 $^{\circ}C$, the lower temperature showed the higher equilibrium moisture content.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.185-190
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• 2015

This paper presents a new method to determine sensitivity coefficients of temperature and humidity of torque transducers by using a natural and seasonal variation of ambient conditions at the laboratory. We had measured the sensitivities of the torque transducers over almost one year using the KRISS 2 kN m torque standard machine. The sensitivity data acquired at various ambient conditions were processed using our measurement model to extract the sensitivity coefficients of temperature and humidity simultaneously with high precision. A comparison with a previous method using an environmental control chamber was carried out to test the feasibility of using our new method. Two results agreed within the uncertainty. We revealed that the torque measuring errors could be 8 times higher than the measurement and calibration capability of KRISS torque standard machine if the sensitivity changes due to the temperature and humidity are not properly corrected during a calibration.