• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2003년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.148-151
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• 2003

In order to achieve reliable but cost-effective crash simulations of stamped parts, sheet forming process effects were incorporated in simulations using the ideal forming theory mixed with the 3D hybrid membrane/shell method, while the subsequent crash simulations were carried out using a dynamic explicit finite element code. Example solutions performed for forming and crash simulations of I- and S-shaped rails verified that the proposed approach is cost-effective without sacrificing accuracy. The method required a significantly small amount of additional computation time, less than 3% for the specific examples, to incorporate sheet forming effects to crash simulations. As for the constitutive equation, the combined isotropic-kinematic hardening law and the non-quadratic anisotropic yield stress potential as well as its conjugate strain-rate potential were used to describe the anisotropy of AA6114-T4 aluminum alloy sheets.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.347-354
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 극 저주파와 휴대전화 전자파 (외부전자파) 환경의 영향이 고려된 세포막 활동 전위의 모의실험 모형을 제안하였다. Hodgkin과 Huxley 모형을 기초로 한 이 모형은 주사 전류 (injection current)에 전자파 효과를 적용하였으며 전자파의 주파수 영역에 대한 수치적 모의실험을 통하여 Strength-Duration 곡선을 얻는데 사용되었다 모의실험에서 사용된 수치해석 방법은 Runge-Kutta Fehlberg 방법이다. 모의실험에 고려된 주파수 영역은 1 Hz에서 100 Hz 사이와 이동통신에서 사용되는 900 티Hz의 주파수였다. 모의실험을 통하여 얻은 Strength-Duration 곡선은 Hodgkin과 Huxley가 제안한 방정식과 잘 일치함을 보여주었다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.355-367
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• 2018

This paper studies the aerodynamic stability of a tensioned, geometrically nonlinear orthotropic membrane structure with hyperbolic paraboloid in sag direction. Considering flow separation, the wind field around membrane structure is simulated as the superposition of a uniform flow and a continuous vortex layer. By the potential flow theory in fluid mechanics and the thin airfoil theory in aerodynamics, aerodynamic pressure acting on membrane surface can be determined. And based on the large amplitude theory of membrane and D'Alembert's principle, interaction governing equations of wind-structure are established. Then, under the circumstance of single-mode response, the Bubnov-Galerkin approximate method is applied to transform the complicated interaction governing equations into a system of second-order nonlinear differential equation with constant coefficients. Through judging the frequency characteristic of the system characteristic equation, the critical velocity of divergence instability is determined. Different parameter analysis shows that the orthotropy, geometrical nonlinearity and scantling of structure is significant for preventing destructive aerodynamic instability in membrane structures. Compared to the model without considering flow separation, it's basically consistent about the divergence instability regularities in the flow separation model.

• 멤브레인
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.78-95
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• 1991

미국 캘리포니아주 Orange County에 위치한 Water Factory 21(WF-21)은 생물학적 처리공정을 거친 도시하수를 재생하여, 이 재생수를 지하수지층으로 유입되는 해수의 침투를 막기 위한 Reinjection System에 이용하고 있다. 장치 구성 공정은 Lime처리, Air Stripping, 사여과, 활성탄처리, 역삼투막 및 염소처리 등으로 이루어지며, 이에 대한 각 처리공정의 효율성에 대하여 실험을 실시하였다. 3년간의 장기간에 걸친 실험결과로부터, 도시하수에 대한 RO Membrane 처리수는 음료 수질 기준에 적합한 고수질의 물을 생성할 수 있음을 입증했다. Pilot Plant 실험에선 Lime Clarifier만으로 전처리를 실시하여 성공적인 결과를 얻었으며, 또한 저압 (250 psi)이 적용된 새로운 Membrane을 사용하여 에너지 절약을 통한 비용 절감 효과에 대한 실험도 상당한 가능성을 보여주었다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.121-142
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• 2002

본 총설에서는 지구온실기체인 배가스내의 이산화탄소의 분리기술중 가장 잠재성이 큰 막분리기술에 관해 기술하였다. 고분자막에 대한 기체투과(용해확산)이론과 이산화탄소/질소의 물리적인 특성을 배경으로, 많은 문헌에서 발표된 고분자소재의 투과데이터를 분석하고 이를 통해 고분자막의 물리화학적인 구조와 이산화탄소/질소의 투과선택성의 상관관계를 설명하였다. 상업적으로 기체분리에 가장 널리 사용되는 중공사막모듈의 및 분리막공정의 동향에 대해 소개하였다. 마지막으로 국내외에서 발표된 이산화탄소/질소 분리막에 대한 현재까지의 연구동향과 앞으로의 전망에 대해 기술하였다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.543-558
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• 2019

In comparison to alternative advanced wastewater treatment technologies, the main problem associated with membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology, which has become prominent in recent years, is biofouling. Within these systems, biofouling is typically the result of a biofilm layer resulting from bacterial gathering. One biological system that can be employed to interrupt the process of bacterial gathering is called 'Quorum Quenching (QQ)'. Existing QQ applications can be classified using three main types: 1) bacterial/whole-cell applications, 2) direct enzyme applications, and 3) natural sourced compounds. The most common and widely recognized applications for membrane fouling control during MBR operation are bacterial and direct enzyme applications. The purpose of this review was to identify and assess biofilm formation mechanism and results, the suggestion of the QQ concept and its potential to control biofilm formation, and the means by which these QQ applications can be applied within the MBR and present QQ MBR studies.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.133-147
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• 2023

The random vibration of saddle membrane structures under wind load is studied theoretically and experimentally. First, the nonlinear random vibration differential equations of saddle membrane structures under wind loads are established based on von Karman's large deflection theory, thin shell theory and potential flow theory. The probabilistic density function (PDF) and its corresponding statistical parameters of the displacement response of membrane structure are obtained by using the diffusion process theory and the Fokker Planck Kolmogorov equation method (FPK) to solve the equation. Furthermore, a wind tunnel test is carried out to obtain the displacement time history data of the test model under wind load, and the statistical characteristics of the displacement time history of the prototype model are obtained by similarity theory and probability statistics method. Finally, the rationality of the theoretical model is verified by comparing the experimental model with the theoretical model. The results show that the theoretical model agrees with the experimental model, and the random vibration response can be effectively reduced by increasing the initial pretension force and the rise-span ratio within a certain range. The research methods can provide a theoretical reference for the random vibration of the membrane structure, and also be the foundation of structural reliability of membrane structure based on wind-induced response.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.303-310
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• 2023

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a bioelectrochemical system where electrochemically active bacteria convert organic waste into electricity. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and chitosan (CS) are polymers that have been studied as potential alternative ion exchange membranes to Nafion for many electrochemical systems. This study examined the optimal mixing ratio of PVA and chitosan CS in a PVA:CS composite membrane for MFC applications. PVA:CS composite membranes with 1:1, 2:1, and 3:1 ratios were synthesized and tested. The water uptake and ion exchange capacity, Fourier transform infrared spectra, and scanning electron microscopy images were analyzed to determine the physicochemical properties of PVA:CS membranes. The prepared membranes were applied to the ion exchange membrane of the MFC system, and their effects on the electrochemical performance were evaluated. These results showed that the composite membrane with a 3:1 (PVA:CS) ratio showed comparable performance to the commercialized Nafion membrane and produced more electricity than the other synthesized membranes. The PVA:CS membrane implemented MFCs produced a maximum power density of 0.026 mW cm^-2 from organic waste with stable performance. Therefore, it can be applied to a cost-effective MFC system.

• 멤브레인
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.390-397
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• 2023

석유기반 플라스틱의 대체제인 폴리하드록시부틸레이트(polyhydroxybutyrate, PHB)의 기존 추출방법은 분자량 감소 및 물성 변형을 일으킨다. 본 연구에서는 기능화 된 탄소나노튜브(carbon nanotube, CNT)를 부착한 돌기형 탄소나노튜브 분리막의 여과를 통해 물리적 파쇄를 발생시켜 미생물 내 축적된 PHB를 추출하고자 하였다. 돌기형 탄소나노튜브 분리막의 물리적 파쇄를 확인하기 위해 대장균 용액으로 여과 실험을 수행하여 불활성화를 관찰하였다. 또한 PHB를 축적한 미생물 용액의 여과를 수행하여 PHB가 추출되었는지 확인하였더니 가장 대표적인 추출방법인 chloroform과 비교하여도 여과로 인한 추출이 4% 높은 성능을 가진 것을 관찰하였다. 본 결과를 통해 친환경적 바이오 플라스틱 회수를 위한 돌기형 탄소나노튜브 분리막의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.783-794
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• 2024

The antifungal activity of fisetin against Candida albicans is explored, elucidating a mechanism centered on membrane permeabilization and ensuing disruption of pH homeostasis. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of fisetin, indicative of its interaction with the fungal membrane, increases in the presence of ergosterol. Hoechst 33342 and propidium-iodide staining reveal substantial propidium-iodide accumulation in fisetin-treated C. albicans cells at their MIC, with crystal violet uptake assays confirming fisetin-induced membrane permeabilization. Leakage analysis demonstrates a significant release of DNA and proteins in fisetin-treated cells compared to controls, underscoring the antifungal effect through membrane disruption. Green fluorescence, evident in both the cytoplasm and vacuoles of fisetin-treated cells under BCECF, AM staining, stands in contrast to controls where only acidic vacuoles exhibit staining. Ratiometric pH measurements using BCECF, AM reveal a noteworthy reduction in intracellular pH in fisetin-treated cells, emphasizing its impact on pH homeostasis. DiBAC4(3) uptake assays demonstrate membrane hyperpolarization in fisetintreated cells, suggesting potential disruptions in ion flux and cellular homeostasis. These results provide comprehensive insights into the antifungal mechanisms of fisetin, positioning it as a promising therapeutic agent against Candida infections.