• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.154-159
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• 2011

고환 표피 낭종은 드문 양성 종양으로, 모든 고환 종양의 1-2%를 차지한다. 양성 질환으로 고환의 보존이 가능하므로 수술 전에 정확한 진단이 가능하다면 불필요한 고환 절제술을 피할 수 있다. 저자는 오른쪽 음낭의 무통성 종괴로 내원한 18세 남자의 고환 표피 낭종 한 례를 경험하여 보고하고자 한다. 종괴는 초음파상 양파환 징후를 보였고 컴퓨터 단층 촬영에서는 종괴 내부에 곡선의 석회화가 관찰되었다. 자기공명영상 T2 강조영상에서 종괴는 내부에 교차하는 저 신호의 환을 동반하는 고신호 강도로 보였다. 확산강조 영상에서 이 종괴는 고신호 강도를 보이고 현상확산계수(ADC) 영상에서는 낮은 값을 보였으며 이와 같은 소견은 두개내 표피 낭종에서 보고된 바와 동일한 것이다. 기존의 자기공명영상에 확산강조 영상과 현상확산계수 영상을 추가로 시행한다면 고환 표피 낭종의 진단에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.283-291
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• 2023

The physical properties were analyzed for four gas diffusion layers, and gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for the cathode of high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell were fabricated through bar coating with three binder to carbon (B/C) ratios. Among them, The GDE from JNT30-A6P showed a significant change in secondary pore volume at a B/C ratio of 0.31, which had the largest pore volume among all GDEs. In the polarization curve, JNT30-A6P GDE showed the best membrane electrode assembly (MEA) performance with a peak power density of 384 mW/cm² at a a B/C ratio of 0.31. From the distribution of relaxation time analysis, the peak 1 corresponding to mass transfer resistance of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was significantly reduced in the JNT30-A6P GDE. This is the result that when the binder content decreased, the volume of the secondary pore increased, and the mass transfer resistance of ORR decreased, which played an essential role in the MEA performance.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.320-334
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• 2014

Over the last two decades, numerous experimental and numerical efforts have examined physical phenomena in plasma discharge devices. The physical mechanisms that govern the anomalous electron diffusion from the cathode to the anode in the Hall Effect Thruster (HET) are not fully understood. This work used 1-D numerical method to improve our understanding and gain insight into the effect of the anomalous electron diffusion in the HET. To this end, numerical solutions are compared with various experimental HET performance measurements and the effects of anomalous electron diffusion are analyzed. The relationships between the anomalous electron diffusion and important parameters of the HET are also studied quantitatively. The work identifies the cathode mass flow rate fraction, radial magnetic field distribution, and discharge voltage as significant factors that affect anomalous electron diffusion. Additionally, the study demonstrates a computational process to determine the radial magnetic field distribution required to achieve specific thruster performance goals.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.97-101
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• 2003

New Pt/Ti and hi/Ti double-metal structures have been investigated for the application of a diffusion barrier between Cu and Si in deep submicron integrated circuits. Pt/Ti and Ni/Ti were deposited using E-beam evaporator at room temperature. The performance of Pt/Ti and Ni/Ti structures as diffusion barrier against Cu diffusion was examined by charge pumping method, gate leakage current, junction leakage current, and SIMS(secondary ion mass spectroscopy). These evaluation indicated that Pt/Ti(200${\AA}$/100${\AA}$) film is a good barrier against Cu diffusion up to 450$^{\circ}C$.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.367-372
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• 2016

Gas diffusion layer (GDL) of PEMFCs plays a role that it diffuses the reactant gases to the catalyst layer on the membrane and discharge water from the catalyst layer to the channel. Physical parameters related to the mass transport of GDL are mostly from the uncompressed GDLs while actual GDLs in the assembled stacks are compressed. In this study, the relation of compression and strain of GDLs with various Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) loading is measured experimentally and In-plane gas permeability is measured at the condition that the GDLs are in compressive strain. The gas permeability decreased with the loading of PTFE and the presentation of gas permeability under compressive stain is expected to improve the accuracy of modeling work of mass transport in the GDL.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2019

A computational analysis has been carried out to get a thorough and full understanding on the effects of convective process parameters on double-diffusive convection during the growth of mercurous bromide ($Hg_2Br_2$) crystals on earth and under ${\mu}g$ conditions. The dimensional maximum magnitude of velocity vector, ${\mid}U{\mid}_{max}$ decreases much drasticlly near Ar = 1, and, then since Ar = 2, decreases. The ${\mu}g$ conditions less than $10^{-2}g$ make the effect of double-diffusion convection much reduced so that adequate advective-diffusion mass transfer could be obtained.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1257-1263
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• 2011

This paper is dedicated to the study on the external and internal mass transfers of glucose for succinic acid fermentation under substrate and product inhibitions using a bioreactor with stirred bed of immobilized Actinobacillus succinogenes cells. By means of the substrate mass balance for a single particle of biocatalysts, considering the kinetic model adapted for both inhibitory effects, specific mathematical models were developed for describing the profiles of the substrate concentration in the outer and inner regions of biocatalysts and for estimating the substrate mass flows in the liquid boundary layer surrounding the particle and inside the particle. The values of the mass flows were significantly influenced by the internal diffusion velocity and rate of the biochemical reaction of substrate consumption. These cumulated influences led to the appearance of a biological inactive region near the particle center, its magnitude varying from 0 to 5.3% of the overall volume of particles.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.387-393
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• 1995

삼투건조시 물질이동 특성을 알아보기 위하여 수분과 용질의 이동을 확산식으로 평가하여 침지온도와 농도에 따른 영향을 조사하였으며 또한 품질변화 정도는 carotene 함량을 지표로 하여 반응속도식으로 구명하고자 하였으며 삼투공정시 수분의 이동을 기존의 건조모델로 표현하고자 적합도를 알아보았다. 수분손실이나 용질의 증가는 온도와 농도가 증가함에 따라 높은값을 보였으며 농도보다는 온도의 영향을 많이 받는 것으로 나타났다. 확산계수 또한 고온과 고농도에서 높은 값을 가져 확산이 빠르게 일어남을 알 수 있었다. 고온에서는 수분 손실이 용질의 증가보다 높아 용질의 확산계수가 수분의 확산계수보다 높았으며, 품질변화를 나타내는 반응속도상수는 온도의 증가보다 농도의 증가에 따라 더 큰 값을 가져 고농도에서 파괴가 많이 일어남을 알 수 있었다. 확산계수와 품질변화 속도상수에 대한 온도의 영향을 알아보고자 Arrhenius 식에 적합시켜 본 결과 낮은 농도인 $20^{\circ}Brix$에서 확산에 많은 활성화에너지가 필요하고 고농도인 $60^{\circ}Brix$에서는 상대적으로 낮은 활성에너지로도 용질의 확산이 일어난다는 것을 알 수 있었고 활성화 에너지의 크기로 보아 수분의 이동은 $40^{\circ}Brix$에서, 용질의 이동은 $60^{\circ}Brix$에서 이동이 효과적으로 일어남을 알 수 있었다. 침지온도와 농도를 독립변수로 하여 확산계수와 반응속도상수를 예측하고자 각 독립 변수의 최적함수를 구하여 수립한 최적 함수 모델식과 polynomial 형태로 모델화 하였을 경우 수분이나 용질의 확산계수는 높은 적합도를 결정계수를 가지나 품질변화를 나타내는 반응속도강수는 다소 낮아 온도와 농도의 함수로 예측하기에는 미흡한 것으로 나타났다. 삼투건조 공정 중 수분의 이동을 시간의 함수로 표현하기 위한 가장 적합한 모델은 quadratic 모델의 $R^{2}$값이 침지온도와 농도에 관계없이 전반적으로 0.99 이상으로 나타나 다른 모델보다 더 높은 적용 가능성을 보였다. 따라서 quadratic 모델을 이용하여 삼투건조공정에서의 시간에 따른 수분함량을 예측할 수 있으며 확산계수와 아울러 물질이동 특성을 나타낼 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2016

Numerous researchers have proposed that surface area is a more appropriate indicator than mass for evaluating pulmonary inflammatory responses caused by exposure to fine and ultrafine particles. In this study, measurements of surface area concentrations of aerosols were conducted in Yokohama, Japan, using the diffusion charging method. $PM_{2.5}$ mass concentration and black carbon concentration in $PM_{2.5}$ were also measured. The 24-hour continuous measurement campaigns were conducted 39 times from March to November, 2014. The surface area concentration was more closely correlated with the black carbon concentration than with the $PM_{2.5}$ mass concentration. It is considered that the abundance of black carbon particles significantly affects the surface area concentration of $PM_{2.5}$. The strength of the correlation between the surface area and black carbon concentrations varied considerably among the measurement campaigns. A relatively weaker afternoon correlation was observed compared with the other time zones (morning, evening, and night). We consider that these phenomena are due to the transportation/formation of the particles other than black carbon that affects surface area concentration and/or the variation of the surface condition of the black carbon particles.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.833-841
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• 2021

During the postulated severe accident of nuclear reactor, eutectic reaction leads to low-temperature melting of fuel cladding and early failure of core structure. In order to model eutectic melting with the moving particle semi-implicit (MPS) method, the eutectic reaction model is developed to simulate the eutectic reaction phenomenon. The coupling of mass diffusion and phase diagram is applied to calculate the eutectic reaction with the uniform temperature. A heat transfer formula is proposed based on the phase diagram to handle the heat release or absorption during the process of eutectic reaction, and it can combine with mass diffusion and phase diagram to describe the eutectic reaction with temperature variation. The heat transfer formula is verified by the one-dimensional melting simulations and the predicted interface position agrees well with the theoretical solution. In order to verify the eutectic reaction models, the eutectic reaction of uranium and iron in two semi-infinite domains is simulated, and the profile of solid thickness decrease over time follows the parabolic law. The modified MPS method is applied to calculate Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) experiment, the penetration rate in the simulations are agreeable with the experiment results. In addition, a hypothetical case based on the TREAT experiment is also conducted to validate the eutectic reaction with temperature variation, the results present continuity with the simulations of TREAT experiment. Thus the improved method is proved to be capable of simulating the eutectic reaction in the severe accident.