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Strategy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea of the Aviation Workers (항공업무 종사자의 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증후군 평가 및 치료 전략)

  • Kim, Kyu-Sung;Kim, Young Hyo
    • Korean journal of aerospace and environmental medicine
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.19-22
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    • 2018
  • Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) can lead to severe complications if left untreated, and therefore should be adequately diagnosed and treated, especially in airline workers. The aviation medical examiner (AME) should induce the patient to cooperate for the diagnosis and treatment of OSAS, by notifying the subject that it does not cause disqualification of the air service and that it is a disease that can be sufficiently controlled and treated by various treatment options. AME should also warn about medical complications and the possibility of serious air accident risks when untreated, and encourage the subject to receive appropriate diagnosis and steady treatment such as continuous positive airway pressure and/or surgical treatment.

The Analysis of Optimum Design Parameters for a Solar Space Heating System through Computer Simulation (시뮬레이션에 의한 태양열 난방의 최적설계에 관한 연구)

  • Seoh, Jeong-Il;Lee, Young-Soo
    • The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.175-186
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    • 1985
  • This paper presents a method for estimating the useful output of solar space heating system and estimates their performance with variance of collector size, storage volume, collector tilt and other factors . The analysis is performed by the computer simulation and by 'running' conceptual systems against solar intensities and ambient temperature for a model year stored in a computer. System performance is analyzed on monthly and yearly basis respectively and at the same time, the economics of various systems are evaluated . And also, this paper shows how an optimized design can be selected for any locality for which solar data, economic parameters and system performance are provided. It is shown that storage volume of 75 liter per $m^2$ of solar collector lead to the best design.

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Temperature analysis of extra vessel electromagnetic pump cooling for a Micro nuclear reactor with an electric power of 20 MW

  • Tae Uk Kang;Hee Reyoung Kim
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.275-282
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    • 2024
  • Lead bismuth eutectic (LBE) is used as coolant for MicroURANUS, a small marine nuclear power plant, and this coolant is transported in the plant by an electromagnetic pump. Given the considerable heat generated by the electromagnetic pump, the cooling of the pump is essential. This study compared air cooling and water-cooling methods and found that the maximum temperatures during air and water cooling were 640 K and 372 K, respectively. These findings were utilized to design an electromagnetic pump with water-cooling. The maximum temperature of the pump was lower than the boiling point of water; thus, the pump did not require a separate pressurization. Consequently, the resistance problem of the coil and the deformation problem of the material caused by generated heat can be solved through water-cooling.

Water Hammer in the Pump Pipeline System with an Air Chamber (에어챔버가 설치된 가압펌프 계통에서의 수격현상)

  • Kim, Sang-Gyun;Lee, Kye-Bock
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.187-193
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    • 2007
  • Water hammer following the tripping of pumps can lead to overpressures and negative pressures. Reduction in overpressure and negative pressure may be necessary to avoid failure, to improve the efficiency of operation and to avoid fatigue of system components. The field tests on the water hammer have been conducted on the pump rising pipeline system with an air chamber. The hydraulic transient is modeled using the method of characteristics. Minimizing the least squares problem representing the difference between the measured and predicted transient response in the system performs the calibration of the simulation program. Among the input variables used in the water hammer analysis, the effects of the polytropic exponent, the discharge coefficient and the wave speed on the result of the numerical analysis were examined. The computer program developed in this study will be useful in designing the optimum parameters of an air chamber for the real pump pipeline system. The correct selection of air chamber size and the effects of related parameters to minimize water hammer have been investigated by both field measurements and numerical modeling.

A Numerical Study on the Improvement of the Performance of a Vehicle Paint Drying Process (자동차 도장 건조 공정의 건조 성능 향상을 위한 수치해석 연구)

  • Choi, Jongrak;Hur, Nahmkeon;Kim, Dongchoul;Kim, Hee-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.24 no.12
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    • pp.867-874
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    • 2012
  • In the present study, three-dimensional transient numerical simulations were carried out to improve the performance of a vehicle paint drying process. In order to describe the movement of a vehicle, the techniques of moving boundary condition and multiple reference flames (MRF) were used. For the validation of the numerical analysis, the predicted temperature on the surface of a vehicle was compared to the experimental data, and a good agreement was achieved. With validated numerical procedure, various operating conditions of the temperature and the flow rate of the supply air were investigated to improve the drying performance of the facility. It is shown that the optimization of the operating condition can lead to energy savings and faster line speed of the production.

Realization of Futuristic Aviation Security of Incheon International Airport by implementing Smart Security Project (Smart Security 추진을 통한 인천국제공항의 미래 항공보안 구현)

  • Sang-hoon Lim;Baek-yong Heo;Ho-won Hwang
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.492-497
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    • 2021
  • Smart Security is the global initiative of Airports Council International in collaboration with airports, airlines and governmental agencies. Its main objective is to create a step change in passenger and cabin baggage screening, escalating security costs and constantly evolving threats. Incheon International Airport should adopt and deploy smart security systems not only to strengthen aviation security but also increase passenger's experiences and operational efficiency by way of seamless security screening that it will lead to establish the best security environment to prevent terrorism and acts of unlawful interference.

Optimal design of binary current leads cooled by cryogenic refrigerator (극저온 냉동기로 냉각되는 이중전류도입선의 최적설계)

  • Song, S.J.;Chang, H.M.
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.552-560
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    • 1997
  • Analysis is performed to determine the optimal lengths or cross-sectional areas of refrigerator-cooled current leads that can be applied to the conduction-cooled superconducting systems. The binary current lead is composed of the series combination of a normal metal at the upper(warm) part and a high $T_c$ superconductor(HTS) at the lower(cold) part. The heat conduction toward the cold end of HTS part constitutes a major refrigeration load. In addition, the joint between the parts should be cooled by a refrigerator in order to reduce the load at the low end and maintain the HTS part in a superconducting state. The sum of the work inputs required for the two refrigeration loads needs to be minimized for an optimal operation. In this design, three simple models that depict the refrigeration performance as functions of cooling temperature are developed based on some of the existing refrigerators. By solving one-dimensional conduction equation that take into account the temperature-dependent properties of the materials, the refrigeration works are numerically calculated for various values of the joint temperature and the sizes of two parts. The results show that for given size of HTS, there exist the optimal values for the joint temperature and the size of the normal metal. It is also found that the refrigeration work decreases as the length of HTS increases and that the optimal size of normal metal is quite independent of the size of HTS. For a given length of HTS, there is an optimal cross-sectional area and it increases as the length increases. The dependence of the optimal sizes on the refrigerator models employed are presented for 1kA leads.

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Study on the Distribution and Characteristics of Heavy Metals in Ambient Air of Kimhae, Kyongnam of Wintertime (경남 김해지역의 동계 대기중 중금속 분포와 특성)

  • 정성욱;전병일
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.453-462
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    • 1996
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the level of atmospheric heavy metals and the relationship of that concentration with weather conditions. This research monitored the concentration of Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) at every three hours by using High Volume Air Sampler from December 24th, of 1995 to Febuary 20th, 1996 in Kimhae area, which recently became a rapidly growing residential and industrial sitc. The items such as air-temperature, relative humidity, radition, wind speed, and wind direction were monitored by using Atmospheric Weather System at the same time. From the collected TSP, the concentration of heavy metals were analyzed by using the Atomic Absorption Spcetrophotometry. The mean concentration of TSP was 110.4 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m^3$, and the mean concentration of lead (Pb), copper(Cu), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), cadmium (Cd), were 0.837 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m^3$, 0486 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m^3$, 0.264$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m^3$). The concentration of Pb and Mn was higher in the moring and that of Cu, Cr and Cd was higher in the afternoon and the evening. Regarding the relationship between the concentration of pollutants and weather condition, the-concentration TSP revealed positive correlation with temperature, humidity, wind speed, but negative correlation with tradition (p<0.01). The concentration of Mn revealed positive correlation with temperature and humidity, but negative correlation with wind speed (p<0.01). And the the concentration of pollutants and weather condition revealed higher correlation within the same time period. In summary, the paralleled mornitoring of air conditions and weather condition should be recommended to. get the correct informations concerning the pollution and to prevent the deterioration of air conditions.

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Hazardous Air Pollutants Emission Characteristics from Cement Kilns Co-burning Wastes

  • Pudasainee, Deepak;Kim, Jeong-Hun;Lee, Sang-Hyeob;Cho, Sung-Jin;Song, Geum-Ju;Seo, Yong-Chil
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.212-219
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    • 2009
  • Emission characteristics of air pollutants from three commercially operating cement kilns co-burning waste were investigated. The major heavy metals emitted were mercury (Hg), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As) Removal efficiency of the bag filter was above 98.5% for heavy metals (except Hg), and above 60% for Hg. Higher fractions of heavy metals entering the bag filter were speciated to cement kiln dust. On average, 3.3% of the -heavy metals of medium and low toxicity (Pb, Ni, and Cr) entering the bag filter were released into the atmosphere. Among highly toxic heavy metals, 0.14% of Cd, 0.01% of As, and 40% of Hg entering the bag filter were released into the atmosphere. In passing through the bag filter, the proportion of oxidized Hg in all cases increased. Emission variations of hazardous air pollutants in cement kilns tested were related to raw materials, fuel, waste feed and operating conditions. Volatile organic compounds detected in gas emissions were toluene, acrylonitrile benzene, styrene, 1,3-butadiene, and methylene chloride. Although hazardous air pollutants in emissions from cement kilns co-burning waste were within the existing emission limit, efforts are required to minimize their levels.

Sol-Gel Template Synthesis and Characterization of PT, PZ and PZT Nanotubes (PT, PZ와 PZT나노튜브의 졸-겔 형판합성과 특성)

  • Jang, Gi Seok;Bernadette A. Hernandez;Ellen R. Fisher;Peter K. Dorhout
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.242-251
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    • 2002
  • We report the synthesis and characterization of the perovskite nanotubes made by sol-gel template syn-thesis.Both lead titanate (PbTiO3 : PT), lead zirconate (PbZrO3 : PZ) and lead zirconium titanate (PbZrO3 -PbTiO3 : PZT) solid solution nanotubes were prepared with a chelate sol-gel of titanium isopropoxide (Ti(OPri)4 ), zirconium tet-rabutoxide (Zr(OBu)4 ) and the respective lead acetate (Pb(OAc)2 -3H2O). WhatmanRanodisc membranes, with a 200nm pore size, served as the template. After the removal of the template in the 6M-NaOH, scanning electron microscopy shows that the shapes formed are 200 nm outer diameter tubes with 50mm lengths. Transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction reveal that the tubes are polycrystalline. The PT nanotubes so far have shown an anomalous transition temperature, 234.4$^{\circ}C$ as measured by DSC with a small particle size, 15.4 nm determined by X-ray analysis with the aid of Scherrer's equation.