• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2024

Manufacturing workers face increased fatigue and stress due to environmental factors in workplace such as noise and vibration. Addressing this issue requires creating conducive rest spaces; however, the existing conditions of rest spaces in manufacturing workplace are subpar and lack sufficient scholarly evidence. This study investigated the effect of nature-based rest spaces on the physical and emotional recovery from fatigue on manufacturing workers. Three manufacturing complexes with nature-friendly rest spaces were selected, and 63 manufacturing workers participated in the study. The measurement tools included the Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (MFS) for fatigue levels, physiological indicators (blood pressure and heart rate), and emotional indicators (Zuckerman Inventory of Personal Reaction Scale; ZIPERS, Perceived Restorativeness Scale; PRS, Profile of Mood States; POMS and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; STAI). The study compared recovery levels during a 7-minute rest between a space without plants and a space with natural elements. The results indicated a significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure of participants in green rest spaces compared with those in conventional rest spaces. Regarding fatigue levels, green rest spaces showed a decrease in systolic blood pressure in the middle-fatigue and high-fatigue groups. Positive feelings increased in green spaces, whereas negative emotions decreased, suggesting that short breaks in nature-friendly environments effectively promote workers' physical and emotional recovery. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the importance of green space in various work environments to promote well-being in workers.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.577-582
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• 2016

최근 급속한 녹색환경 정책으로 LED를 이용한 조명 광원들이 설치 운용하고 있으나, 이들 광원의 전원 공급은 안정된 직류 전원 공급을 위해서 스위칭 모드 전원 공급(SMPS) 장치로 전원을 공급하고 있다. 그러나, 이들 전원 공급 장치는 공급 단가 때문에 설계 및 설치과정에서 스위칭에 따른 전력과 변환역률, 전기적 노이즈 및 돌입전류들은 간과하고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 SMPS는 고품질의 전원을 LED 조명 부하에 공급하기 위하여 스위칭 시에 다음과 같은 3가지 관점에서 회로를 연구하였다. 첫 번째, 역률과 효율을 약 85% 확보하고, 두 번째, 노이즈(고조파 포함) 최소화, 세 번째는 스위치-온 시 3A 돌입전류를 $100{\mu}sec$ 후 최소 0.3 A로 감소하여 돌입 전류 침입을 최소화 하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서는 IC형 구동기(LNK 409)를 적용하여 입력전압과 출력상황을 귀환 형태로 감시하도록 하였으며, 정전류 출력을 위하여 정전압을 유지할 수 있는 제어회로와 시상수를 개발하였다. 그러나, 부하 변동 시 미세한 전류의 불규칙으로 인한 발열 문제는 해결하지 못하고 있다. 이를 증명하고자 LED 조명 부하 46 W급을 대상으로 효과를 검증하였다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2009

백색 LED(Light Emitting Diode:발광다이오드)는 고휘도, 향상된 안정성, 낮은 전력 소비, 그리고 긴 수명 등 유리한 특성을 제공한다. LED는 전기 신호를 광신호로 변환시킴으로써 광통신 실내 무선 광 조명실뿐만 아니라, 무선 광 통신 시스템에도 사용되는 전자 소자이다. 현재 이러한 백색 LED에 대해서 다양한 연구가 진행 중이며, 본 논문에서는 이러한 백색 LED를 이용한 VLC(Visible Light Communication:가시광통신)의 다중 접속 방식을 논의한다. 제안된 시스템에서는 현 VLC 시스템의 간섭을 줄이고, 수용량을 늘리기 위해 CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access:코드 분할 다중 접속)를 VLC시스템에 적용한다. 또한 AWGN(Additive White Gaussian Noise) 채널과 Diffuse 채널에서의 OOK(On-off keying) 변조와 BPSK 변조를 사용한 VLC-CDMA통신 시스템을 비교해봄으로써 OOK 변조의 우수성을 결과의 분석을 통하여 나타내었다. 그리고 다중경로환경에서와 AWGN환경에서의 BER을 비교함으로써 다중경로에 의한 간섭의 해결의 중요성을 검토한다. 다중 접속 방식으로 인한 ISI(Inter Symbol Interference)를 제거하여 시스템의 효율을 높이기 위해 Directed LOS(Line Of Sight)와 Diffuse Link를 가정하여 광 확산 코드인 OOC(Optical Orthogonal Code: 광 직교 코드)를 적용한 VLC-CDMA를 제안하고, 성능 분석을 제시한다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.302-311
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• 2022

방음벽은 도심구간의 도로 및 철도에서 환경소음 저감을 위한 가장 효율적 대안의 하나이다. 도로교통소음 등에 대한 방음벽의 삽입손실은 방음판의 음향투과손실, 흡음손실 및 방음벽의 회절감쇠에 의한 음에너지 저감량의 합으로 이루어진다. 방음판의 음향투과손실은 방음벽의 삽입손실을 결정하는 중요한 요인 중 하나로 방음벽의 성능을 결정하는 기본적인 지표이다. 그럼에도 불구하고 아직까지 우리나라는 방음판의 음향투과손실 측정방법에 관한 별도의 규격이 없다. 방음판의 일반적 재질에 대해 규정하고 있는 KS F 4770 시리즈의 한두 항목으로 가볍게 다루고 있을 뿐이다. 이 논문은 방음판의 음향투과손실 측정 및 평가 규격의 필요성에 대해 고찰하고, 실내 건축부재와 달리 외부공간에 설치되는 방음벽의 특성을 감안한 자유음장(무향실) 수음실에서의 측정방법을 모색하였다. 아울러 도로변이나 철로변 등 다양한 설치장소에 따른 방음효과를 간단히 표시할 수 있도록 기준 스펙트럼을 활용한 단일수치 평가법을 제안하였다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1234-1268
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• 2004

A review on the papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineering in 2002 and 2003 has been carried out. Focus has been put on current status of research in the aspect of heating, cooling, air-conditioning, ventilation, sanitation and building environment/design. The conclusions are as follows. (1) Most of fundamental studies on fluid flow were related with heat transportation in diverse facilities. Drop formation and rivulet flow on solid surfaces were interesting topics related with condensation augmentation. Research on micro environment considering flow, heat transfer, humidity was also interesting to promote comfortable living environment. It can be extended considering biological aspects. Development of fans and blowers of high performance and low noise were continuing research topics. Well developed CFD technologies were widely applied for analysis and design of various facilities and their systems. (2) Heat transfer characteristics of enhanced finned tube heat exchangers and heat sinks were extensively investigated. Experimental studies on the boiling heat transfer, vortex generators, fluidized bed heat exchangers, and frosting and defrosting characteristics were also conducted. In addition, the numerical simulations on various heat exchangers were performed and reported to show heat transfer characteristics and performance of the heat exchanger. (3) A review of the recent studies shows that the performance analysis of heat pump have been made by various simulations and experiments. Progresses have been made specifically on the multi-type heat pump systems and other heat pump systems in which exhaust energy is utilized. The performance characteristics of heat pipe have been studied numerically and experimentally, which proves the validity of the developed simulation programs. The effect of various factors on the heat pipe performance has also been examined. Studies of the ice storage system have been focused on the operational characteristics of the system and on the basics of thermal storage materials. Researches into the phase change have been carried out steadily. Several papers deal with the cycle analysis of a few thermodynamic systems which are very useful in the field of air-conditioning and refrigeration. (4) Recent studies on refrigeration and air-conditioning systems have focused on the system performance and efficiency enhancement when new alternative refrigerants are applied. Heat transfer characteristics during evaporation and condensation are investigated for several tube shapes and new alternative refrigerants including natural refrigerants. Efficiency of various compressors and performance of new expansion devices are also dealt with for better design of refrigeration/air conditioning system. In addition to the studies related with thermophysical properties of refrigerant mixtures, studies on new refrigerants are also carried out. It should be noted that the researches on two-phase flow are constantly carried out. (5) A review of the recent studies on absorption refrigeration system indicates that heat and mass transfer enhancement is the key factor in improving the system performance. Various experiments have been carried out and diverse simulation models have been presented. Study on the small scale absorption refrigeration system draws a new attention. Cooling tower was also the research object in the respect of enhancement its efficiency, and performance analysis and optimization was carried out. (6) Based on a review of recent studies on indoor thermal environment and building service systems, it is noticed that research issues have mainly focused on several innovative systems such as personal environmental modules, air-barrier type perimeterless system with UFAC, radiant floor cooling system, etc. New approaches are highlighted for improving indoor environmental conditions and minimizing energy consumption, various activities of building energy management and cost-benefit analysis for economic evaluation.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.1102-1139
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• 2002

A review on the papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineering in 2000 and 2001 has been done. Focus has been put on current status of research in the aspect of heating, cooling, ventilation, sanitation and building environment. The conclusions are as follows. (1) Most of fundamental studies on fluid flow were related with heat transportation of facilities. Drop formation and rivulet flow on solid surfaces were interesting topics related with condensation augmentation. Research on micro environment considering flow, heat, humidity was also interesting for comfortable living environment. It can be extended considering biological aspects. Development of fans and blowers of high performance and low noise were continuing topics. Well developed CFD technologies were widely applied for developing facilities and their systems. (2) Most of papers related with heat transfer analysis and heat exchanger shows dealt with convection, evaporation, and channel flow for the design application of heat exchanger. The numerical heat transfer simulation studies have been peformed and reported to show heat transfer characteristics. Experimental as well as numerical studies on heat exchanger were reported, while not many papers are available for the system analysis including heat exchanger. (3) A review of the recent studies on heat pump system shows that performance analysis and control of heat pump have been peformed by various simulations and experiments. The research papers on multi-type heat pump system increased significantly. The studies on heat pipe have been examined experimently for change of working characteristics and strut lure. Research on the phase change has been carried out steadily and operation strategies of encapsulated ice storage tank are reported experimentally in several papers. (4) A review of recent studies on refrigeration/air conditioning system have focused on the system performance and efficiency for new alternative refrigerants. Evaporation and condensation heat transfer characteristics are investigated for tube shapes and new alternative refrigerants. Studies on components of refrigeration/air conditioning system are carried to examine efficiency for various compressors and performance of new expansion devices. In addition to thermophysical properties of refrigerant mixtures, studies on new refrigerants are also carried out, however research works on two-phase flow seemed to be insufficient. (5) A review of the recent studies on absorption cooling system indicates that heat and mass transfer phenomena have been investigated to improve absorber performance. Various experimental data have been presented and several simulation models have been proposed. A review of the recent studies on duct and ventilation shows that ventilation indices have been proposed to quantify the ventilation performance in buildings and tunnels. Main efforts have been focused on the applications of ventilation effectiveness in practice, either numerically using computational fluid dynamics or experimentally using tracer gas techniques. (6) Based on a review of recent studies on indoor thermal environment and building service systems, research issues have mainly focused on many innovative ideas such as underfloor air-conditioning system, personal environmental modules, radiant floor cooling and etc. Also, the new approaches for minimizing energy consumption as well as improving indoor environmental conditions through predictive control of HVAC systems, various activities of building energy management and cost-benefit analysis for economic evaluation were highlighted.

• 월간산업보건
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• 통권8호
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• pp.4-30
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• 1988

Examination of working environments was conducted to get more detailed data about harmful working environments and to make a contribution to more effective management. Study was carried out on 722 factories located in Taegu city and eight counties in Kyungpook Province, Korea, for a period of one year, from February 1 to December 30, 1986. The total number and proportion of workers exposed to harmful material was 37,697, 45.2% among 83,368 workers. The results according to exposed material were as follows: 1. In the case of noise, proportion of exceeding the 8-hour TLV was 59%, Included were nail-cutting in assembly metal manufacturing industry and weaving process in textile. 2. Dust in mill process of coal manufacturing industries exceeded the TLV of second class of dust at all parts and exceeded the TLV at 6% as a whole.: 3. The fields of industry lower than 70 lux of illumination were storage equipment of food, auto-winder of textile, painting of wood wares and coal mixing, and 44% of all cases was lower than standard. 4. As a result of temperature index investigation(WBGT), about 12% of all sujects exceeded limit value. Included parts were rolling machine and reducing room. 5. In the case of organic solvents, TLV was exceeded at about 8%, The parts exceeded TLV according to materials belonged to this category were as follows. 1) Toluene: adhesive work in assembly metal manufacturing 2) Xylene: printing and paint mixing in chemical manufacturing 3) Methyl ethytl ketone: paint mixing in all parts examined and coating machine partially in chemical manufacturing 4) Methyl isobutyl ketone: printing in chemical manufacturing 5) Acetone: vapor polishing in assembly metal manufacturing 6. Among specified chemical materials, the concentration of HC1 in the air in metal assembly manufacturing factory exceeded TLV. in one of three assembly metal manufacturing examined. Others, such as benzene, acetic acid, formic acid, sodium hydroxide, formalin, ammonia, copper, chromate etc. were lower than TLV in its indoor atmospheric concentration. As a whole, the proportion of exceeding TLV was about 0.8% 7. The concentrations of inorganic lead were lower than TLV in all parts examined. The results of this investigation show the fact that current management of working environments is not satisfactory, and so more active management is needed.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.171-181
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• 2013

최근 금속을 포함하여 다양한 재질의 지뢰를 탐지할 수 있는 지면 투과 레이더 (Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR)가 지뢰 탐지 분야에서 주목 받고 있으며 지면 투과 레이더를 이용한 지뢰 탐지 기술이 활발하게 연구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 1차원 지면 투과 레이더 배열을 이용하여 지뢰가 존재할 가능성이 높은 후보 지점을 검출하는 방법을 제안하였다. 제안 기법은 먼저 지면 투과 레이더에 수신되는 신호 세기의 비선형적 감쇠 특성을 반영하여, 지연 시간에 따른 지면 투과 레이더 응답 신호의 세기를 효과적으로 나타낼 수 있는 회귀 모델을 추정하였다. 이를 토대로 지면 투과 레이더 응답 신호를 분석해보면, 토양 신호들은 주로 회귀 모델의 근처에 밀집되어 있고, 지뢰일 가능성이 있는 후보 신호들은 회귀 모델로부터 멀리 떨어져서 분포하는 특성을 보인다. 이러한 사실을 기반으로, 지면 투과 레이더의 측정값과 회귀 모델의 예측 값에 대한 예측 오차를 계산하여 토양 신호로부터 지뢰일 가능성이 있는 후보 신호들을 분리하였다. 후보 신호에는 잡음과 표적 신호가 섞여 있으므로 표적 신호가 갖는 고유한 기하학적 특성을 이용하여 최종적으로 표적 신호를 검출하였다. 성능 검증을 위해 실내 환경에서 획득한 지면 투과 레이더 데이터를 이용하여 실험을 수행한 결과, 제안하는 전처리 기법의 지뢰 탐지율 대비 오경보율이 낮은 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.115-127
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• 2019

본 연구의 대상 공법인 저유동성 그라우팅 주입공법은 모르타르를 주입재로 하여 비배출 치환원리에 의해 지중에 압입하는 공법으로서 지반의 밀도 증대효과를 기대할 수 있고 저소음, 저공해, 내구성 확보와 함께 경우에 따라서는 높은 주입 고결체의 강도를 이용한 기초파일로 사용할 수도 있다. 저유동성 주입공법으로 지반의 동적 특성이 향상됨을 확인하기 위하여 현장에서 시험시공을 실시하고 물리시험을 수행하였으며 코어에 대한 실내시험을 통해 지중에 형성된 개량체 품질을 확인하고 코어회수율 분석을 수행하였다. 밀도검층은 감마선의 컴프턴 산란을 이용하여 지층의 체적 밀도를 산정하였고, 음파검층은 시추공 내에서 음파발생 및 수신장치로 구성된 검층기를 이용하여 시추공 주변의 지반에 대해서 시험을 실시하였다. 그라우팅 전,후 물성변화(밀도검층, 음파검층)를 측정한 결과, 기본적으로 두 물성 모두 그라우트제 주입 후 물성이 증가하여 측정되었다. 다만, 그라우팅 후 속도 증가보다 밀도 증가의 변화 폭이 컸으며, 지반 밀도 측정 방법이 주입재의 충진 효과를 측정하는데 효과적이다. 재령 28일 후 채취한 시료로부터 강도 및 코어회수율을 측정하였으며, 시험결과 개량체의 확산 및 강도시험 결과가 설계기준을 만족시켜 내진성능보강을 만족한 것으로 확인하였다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2017

도시철도 차량의 운행은 터널 공기를 오염시키는 주된 원인이므로, 마모입자를 제거하는데 집진장치가 유용한 수단이 될 수 있다. 차량의 하부에 장착될 수 있는 집진장치의 설계조건을 파악하기 위하여 3차원 초음파 풍속계와 입자측정기를 사용하여 차량 하부의 풍속과 입자농도를 조사하였다. 2015년 2월 10일 수도권 지하철 5호선에서 운행되는 차량을 대상으로 측정하였다. 측정자료는 역 사이 노선의 형상(직선, 곡선)과 차량 속도패턴(가속, 정속 및 감속)을 구분하여 분석하였다. 차량속도도 함께 분석하였다. 직선 및 곡선 구간 모두 차량 하부의 평균 풍속은 차량속도의 약 30%이었고, 미세먼지($PM_{10}$) 농도는 약 $200{\mu}g/m^3$이었다. 감속구간에서 평균 $PM_{10}$ 농도는 가속구간에 비해 더 높았다.