• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2004

Micro-fluidics is one of the major technologies used in developing micro-total analytical systems (${\mu}$-TAS), also known as “lab-on-a-chip”. With this technology, the analytical capabilities of room-size laboratories can be put on one small chip. In this paper, we will briefly introduce materials that can be used in micro-fluidic systems and a few modules (mixer, chamber, and sample prep. modules) for lab-on-a-chip to analyze biological samples. This is because a variety of fields have to be combined with micro-fluidic technologies in order to realize lab-on-a-chip.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2006년 제4회 한국유체공학학술대회 논문집
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• pp.305-308
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• 2006

For controlling micro-flows inside a LOC (lab-on-a-chip) a syringe pump or an electronic device for EOF(electro-osmotic flow) have been used in general. However, these devices are so large and heavy that they are burdensome in the development of a portable micro-TAS (total analysis system). In this study, a new flow control system employing pressure chambers, digital switches and speed controllers was developed. This system could effectively control the micro-scale flows inside a LOC without any mechanical actuators or electronic devices We also checked the feasibility of this new control system by applying it to a LOC of micro-mixer type. Performance tests show that the developed control system has very good performance. Because the flow rate in LOC is controlled easily by throttling the speed controller, the flows in complicate microchannels network can be also controlled precisely.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.197-198
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• 2010

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.682-687
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• 2004

Y-junction microchannels are widely used as a flew mixer. Fluids are entered from two branch channels and merged together at a combined channel. In this study, we suggest a simple method to create the fluid digitization using flow instability phenomena. Two immiscible liquids (water/oil) are infused continuously to each Y-junction inlets. Because of the differences in fluid and flow properties at the interface, oil droplet is formed automatically followed by flow instability. In order to clarify the hydrodynamic aspects involved in oil droplet formation, a quantitative flow visualization study has performed. Highly resolved velocity vector fields are obtained by a micro-PIV technique, so that detail flow structures around the droplet are illustrated. In this study, fluorescent particles were mixed with water only for visualization of oil droplet and velocity field measurement in water flow.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2012

In this study, the lumen loading technology for preparing magnetic papers were evaluated. The rice husk fiber, softwood kraft pulp, hardwood kraft pulp were applied and the morphological properties of pits on the those fibers were investigated with SEM. The softwood kraft pulp had the bigger size of pits, $3{\sim}5{\mu}m$ in diameter, which resulted in higher loading amount. The comparison of two methods for lumen loading such as the low concentration method with the disintegrator and the high concentration method with the Hobart mixer showed the Hobart mixer could resulted in the higher efficiency. The conditions of lumen loading process such loading time, addition amount of metal particles and addition of PEI were also evaluated. The magnetic hysteresis loop of handsheet samples made of lumen loaded fiber with $Fe_3O_4$ and $Fe_2O_3$ were examined. The differences in magnetic properties could be found according to the ferrite types.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2006년도 추계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.159-162
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• 2006

In the microfluidics devices the most important thing is mixing efficiency of various fluids. In this study a newly designed mixer is proposed to enhance the mixing effect with the purpose to apply it to microchannel mixing in a short future. This design is composed of a channel with cross baffles periodically arranged on the both bottom and top surfaces of the channel. To obtain the flow patterns, the numerical computation was performed by using a commercial code, ANSYS CFX 10.0. To evaluate the mixing performance, we computed Lyapunov exponent and obtained Poincare sections.

• 지질공학
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2018

그라우팅 공법은 보통 포틀랜드 시멘트로 대표되는 경화재를 사용하여 지반 또는 구조물에 주입하여 보강 및 차수 등에 이용하는 공법이다. 분말 상태의 시멘트에 물을 혼합하여 교반 시키면 입자들이 응집하게 된다. 시멘트 입자들이 응집하게 되면 입자의 크기가 커져 미세한 균열에서 주입성이 낮아진다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 시멘트 입자의 응집성을 저감시키기 위해 그라우트 믹서 내부에 거름망을 설치하고 진동 발생시켜 통과하는 시멘트 입자가 분리되도록 하였다. 설치된 진동필터의 효과를 확인하기 위하여 보통 포틀랜드 시멘트, 슬래그 시멘트, 마이크로 시멘트를 각각 사용하여 비교시험을 수행하였다. 점도, 블리딩, 입도분석, 압축강도 시험을 통해 진동망을 통과하는 경우 그 특성이 현저하게 변화하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그라우트 믹서 내부에 진동필터를 설치하면 물과 교반 시 발생되는 응집현상을 감소시켜 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.459-464
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• 2013

The purpose of a micro-mixing device is to enhance the mixing by increasing the diffusion effect between different types of flows. There have been many attempts to actively or passively increase mixing. However, those studies were limited to lab-scale experiments because the production of devices requires a series of processes, time, cost, and the mixing quality itself. For this reason, this study attempted to develop a quick and simple process for micro-mixing device fabrication by using conventional machining and bonding processes and applying ultrasonic waves from the outside of the mixing device. The mixing quality was quantified by using the mixing index, and the results showed that the proposed system increases the mixing from ~33% to ~10% with respect to the flow rates.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1354-1360
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• 2010

본 연구는 양돈축사에서 발생하는 슬러리형의 폐수를 원수로 하여 미세기포(M.A)와 교반기(Mixer)을 통한 호기성 조건으로 액비화 처리시 특성을 분석하고자 한다. 실험초기 pH는 7.6으로 액비의 적정 pH 범위보다 조금 상회하는 것으로 나타났으며, pH상승은 VFAs와 연관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 호기성 조건으로 액비처리를 수행하였을 경우 BOD와 COD제거효율에 있어서 혐기성 조건에 비해 효과적으로 나타났으며, BOD의 경우 호기성조건에서 M.A+Mix는 70.9%, M.A는 67.8%로 나타났으며, COD는 M.A+Mix가 39%, M.A가 19%의 제거효율이 나타났다. $NH_3-N$의 경우 모든 조건에서 시간 경과에 따라 점차 낮아지는 경향을 보였으며, 이는 질소의 특성과 pH상승에 따른 것으로 판단된다. $NO_3-N$에서는 모든 조건에 증가추세로 나타나 반응조 내에 $NO_3-N$이 축적되어 탈질율이 낮아지는 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 돈분뇨 액비의 비료성분 분석결과, 혐기성 조건에 비해 호기성 조건인 M.A+Mix에서 비료성분 함유율이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.144-152
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• 2006

In order to consider the effect of Karman vortex for mixing, mixing indices are calculated for 4 models of micro channel flows driven from the combinations of a circular cylinder and a oscillating stirrer. And their results are compared to that of a simple straight micro channel flow(model I). The mixing rate is improved 5.5 times by Karman vortex (model II) and 11.0 times by the stirrer(model III) respectively. In case of successive mixing by the cylinder and the stirrer(model IV), $27\%$ of shortening the channel length for the complete mixing as well as 1.37 times improvement of mixing efficiency then model III. And then, variation of mixing indices are much stable comparing with the others. Thus, it is found that the Karman vortex plays a good role as a pre-mixing method. The D2Q9 Lattice Boltzmann methods are used.