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DNA Separation Chips Using Asymmetrically-Switched Nonuniform Electric Fields (비대칭 교차전기장의 불균일 분포를 이용한 DNA 분리 소자)

  • Yi, So-Yeon;Cho, Young-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.265-268
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    • 2009
  • We present the experimental study to realize a DNA separation chip using asymmetrically-switched nonuniform electric fields. The DNA separation chip redistributes DNA molecules within a specific area based on the size- and field-dependent nonlinearity of DNA drift velocity. The present chip is composed of a width variable channel to distribute nonuniform electric field, a DNA loading slit and a pair of electrodes to apply electric field. We focus on the design of DNA separation chips with identifying the nonlinearity of DNA drift velocity using three different DNA molecules (11.1kbp, 15.6kbp, and 48.5kbp) in the chips. It is demonstrated that different size of DNA shows different net migration in different direction under the asymmetrically-switched nonuniform electric field.

A Possible Application of the Nonuniform Electric Field Measurement Using Laser Interferometer and Pockels Effect (레이저 간섭계와 포켈스 효과를 이용한 불평등 전계 측정)

  • Gang, Won-Jong;Gu, Ja-Yun
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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    • v.51 no.6
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    • pp.240-245
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, a novel optical measuring system for the measurement of nonuniform electric field was proposed. The electric field distorted by the discharges was detected through proposed optical measuring system based on the Pockets effect and Mach-Zehnder interferometer. In order to produce distorted electric field, corona discharge was generated from needle-plane electrode in air and detected by optical measuring system. This optical measuring system is constructed by He-Ne laser, single mode optical fiber, $2{\times}2$ 50/50 beam splitter, $LiNbO_3$ Pockets cell, photo detector and PC. In this system, output signal of Pockels sensor is measured by digital oscilloscope and transferred to the PC for recording and statistical processing. Through this paper, a promising possibilities of proto-type optical measuring system were evinced.

A Study on the Bubble Deformation and Departure Under DC Electric Field (직류전기장에 의한 기포의 변형과 이탈에 관한 연구)

  • 권영철;김무환;강인석;김석준
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.1518-1528
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    • 1995
  • The deformation and departure processes of a bubble attached to the wall are studied experimentally and numerically to understand the phenomena of the nucleate boiling heat transfer enhancement under DC electric field. An air-bubble is injected in a dielectric liquid with different electric fields generated by changing three types of electrode system (Type 1,2 and 3) in the bubble generator. Experimental variables are the electric field strength and the distance and the shape of the electrodes under DC electric field. From experimental results, it is observed that the bubble under Dc electric field is elongated in the same direction as the electric field and the contact angle increases. For the parallel plate electrode which generates a uniform electric field, bubble departure volume doesn't seem to decrease within our experimental range. However, when a needle is raised a few millimeters from the lower electrode to make a nonuniform electric field around the needle, bubble departure volume decreases continuously with the increase of an applied voltage. The reduction effect of bubble departure volume is the most effective under a strong nonuniform electric field generated with Type 3. As the nonuniformity of the electric field due to the shape of a electrode increases, the terminal velocity and the acceleration of a bubble increase largely. For the comparison with visualization results, the deformation of a bubble attached to the electrode is carried out by a numerical method. Numerical results show good agreement qualitatively with experimental results.

Analysis of Predischarge Processes of $SF_6$ Gas Stressed by lmpulse Voltages under Nonuniform Electric Field (불평등전계중에서 임펄스전압에 대한 $SF_6$ 기체의 전구방전과정의 분석)

  • 이복희;이경옥;이창준;백승권
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.85-93
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, the predischarge propagation processes of SF\ulcorner gas stressed by impulse voltages under nonuniform electric field perturbed by a needle protrusion are described. The statistical and formative time-lags and the time interval between leader pulses were investigated on the basis of the predischarge current measured in the gas pressure range of 0.1~0.5 MPa. The predischarge current is closely related to the waveform, amplitude and polarity of applied votages, the gas pressure and the gap geometry. Both the positive and negative predischarge processes in nonuniform electric field develop in a regime of stepwise leader propagation leading to electrical breakdown. The mean of the time interval between leader pulses gives about a factor of 10 higher for the negative than for the positive leader current puls-es. According as the gas pressure increases, the statistical time-lag was almost unchangeable, but the formative time-lag was gradually decreased.

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Three Dimensional Electric Field Analysis Of Substation Using Nonuniform Optimal Charge Simulation (비균등 최적 전하배치를 이용한 전력소 3차원 전계해석)

  • Myung, Sung-Ho;Lee, Byeong-Yoon;Min, Suk-Won;Kim, Eung-Sik;Park, Jong-Keun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1994.11a
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    • pp.290-292
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    • 1994
  • This paper presents a methodology for the electric field analysis of substation. For the electric field analysis of substation, the electrodes(substation busbars) must be represented by finite line with nonlinear charge density. In the case of dividing finite line into uniform segments, a large number of variables have to be used to obtain the accuracy within a desired tolerance. To deal with the problem, nonuniform charge arrangement modeling method is suggested. To reduce potential calculation errors, the linear charge density function is considered particularly for the segment charge model ling. If the charge arrangement is improper, the accuracy not improved regardless of increment in the number of segments. This paper proposes an optimal charge arrangement method through potential error analysis. And, the optimal charge arrangement function is formulated by a lot of simulation results.

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Dielectrophoretic Technique for the Preparation of Density Gradient Polymers Doped with a Dipolar Modifier

  • Woo, Dong-Jin;Mun, Jeong-Min;Lee, Suck-Hyun;Suh, Moon-Ho
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.467-470
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    • 2003
  • The dielectrophoretic technique was used to prepare density gradient polymers, polystyrene doped with a dipolar modifier, diphenyl sulfide. We have measured concentration gradients of the dopant by UV/Nis spectroscopy as a function of time in a nonuniform electric field. Measured concentration data at different positions of the sample confirmed that a concentration gradient arose after a nonuniform electric field was applied to the system, these data were used to compare the concentration profile with that predicted by the dielectrophoresis equation.

Effects of an Electric Field on the Dynamic Characteristics of Bubbles in Nucleate Boiling (핵비등에서 기포의 동특성에 대한 전기장의 효과)

  • 권영철;장근선;권정태;김무환
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.12 no.11
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    • pp.963-971
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    • 2000
  • In order to investigate the effects of an electric field on EHD(Electro-hydrodynamic) nucleate boiling hat transfer characteristics in a nonuniform electric field under saturated pool boiling, the basic study has been performed experimentally. In the present study, the working fluid is R-113 and the plate-wire electrode system is used to generate a steep electric field gradient. Boiling parameters are investigated by using a high speed camera. The electric field distribution around a wire is obtained to understand the effect of an electric field on bubble departure/movement. The experimental results show EHD effects are much more considerable when the applied voltage increases. Bubbles depart away from the heated wire in radial direction. It is confirmed that the mechanisms of EHD nucleate boiling are closely connected with the dynamic behavior of bubbles. The boiling parameters are significantly changed by the electric field strength. With increasing applied voltages, the bubble size decreases and the nucleation site density, bubble velocity and bubble frequency increase.

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1-Dimensional Simulation of the Corona Discharge using Fluid Method (유체법을 이용한 코로나 방전의 1차원 수치해석)

  • 이용신;심재학;고광철;강형부
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 1997.04a
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    • pp.172-176
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    • 1997
  • It is likely that the corona discharge appears due to the motion and the multiplication of electron and ion under the nonuniform electric field. Because the motion and the multiplication of electron and ion are the function of electric field, for the simulation of the corona discharge, we have to calculate the electric field, before the calculation of the motion and the multiplication of electron and ion. In this paper, the electric field is calculated on the assumption that the gap between a hyperboloidal needle and a plane is 1-dimension, and the motion and the multiplication of electron and ion are determined by Flux-Corrected Transport method. For this purpose, we solve the electron and ion continuity equation together with Poisson equation. We calculated the current density and the electron and ion density distributions between electrodes as well as electric field distortion due to the space charge assuming that the discharge channel radius is 100${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. In this simulation, it is found that the current density has one peak as observed by experiment, and electric field distortion is important to the formation and the stability of the corona discharge.

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Experimental study on nucleate boiling heat transfer enhancement using an electric field (전기장을 이용한 핵비등 열전달 촉진에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Gwon, Yeong-Cheol;Kim, Mu-Hwan;Gang, In-Sik
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.1563-1575
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    • 1997
  • To understand EHD nucleate boiling heat transfer enhancement, EHD effects on R-113 nucleate boiling heat transfer in a non-uniform electric field were investigated. The pool boiling heat transfer and the dynamic behavior of bubbles in d.c./a.c. electric fields under a saturated or subcooled boiling were studied by using a plate-wire electrode and a high speed camera. From the pool boiling heat transfer study, the shift of the pool boiling curve, the increase of the heat transfer and the delay of ONB and CHF points to higher heat fluxes were observed. From the dynamic behavior of bubbles, it was observed that bubbles departed away from the whole surface of the heated wire in radial direction due to EHD effects by a nonuniform electric field. With increasing applied voltages, the bubble size decreased and the active nucleation site and the departure number of bubbles showed the different trend. The present study indicates that the EHD nucleate boiling heat transfer is closely connection with the dynamic behavior of bubbles and the secondary flow induced near the heated surface. Therefore, the basic studies on the bubble behavior such as bubble frequency, bubble diameter, bubble velocity and flow characteristics are necessary for complete understanding of the enhancement mechanism of the boiling heat transfer using an electric field.

Model of Ion Flow Field under Nonuniform Field in $SF_6$ Gas ($SF_6$ 가스중의 불평등전계에 있어서 이온류장 모델)

  • Lee, Hyeong-Ho;Kim, Ik-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1993.07b
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    • pp.601-604
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    • 1993
  • The effect of an insulator inserted along the axis of a red-to-plane gap on an ion flow field in $SF_6$ gas is investigated experimentally in the pressure region where a proceeding corona discharge exists. Without the insulator, the calculated electric field on the plane electrode agrees fairly well with the measured one. With the insulator, the ion flow field characteirstics may be attributed to the change in the electric field distribution by the accumulated charge, the increase in the ratio of the dielectric strength in gas gap to that along the insulator surface with the gas pressure, and the thermal diffusion of ions near the insulator.

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