• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.535-543
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• 2018

최근 레벨계는 산업현장의 안전 및 유지관리와 연관되어 넓은 측정범위가 요구되는 추세이다. 일반적으로 레벨계의 측정범위를 확보하기 위해 측정환경을 개선하여 잡음을 감소시키거나 신호처리를 통해 신호의 왜곡을 보상하게 된다. FMCW 레이다 레벨계의 잡음과 신호의 왜곡은 레벨계의 근거리 특성에 영향을 주어 최소탐지거리가 감소되는 결과를 갖게 한다. 본 논문에서는 레벨계의 근거리 영역의 잡음을 제거하기 위해 window 함수와 비트 스펙트럼의 특성을 고려한 Equalizer 필터를 적용하여 최소탐지거리 성능을 개선하며 탐지가 상대적으로 어려운 레벨계 근거리의 측정 신뢰도를 높이고 탐지영역내의 측정 범위를 향상 시키고자 한다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2000

가정용 가스보일러의 안전장치인 새로운 과압방지밸브를 개발하였다. 본 과압방지밸브는 방출용량을 고려하여 입출구의 구경과 시트구경을 확대하였고, 스프링과 난방수가 닿지 않는 밀봉구조로 설계하여 기존 과압방지밸브의 문제점인 입구유로의 고착, 막힘이나 스프링의 부식현상을 최소화하였다. 개발된 과압방지밸브는 시험결과 분출개시압력, 분출정지압력, 밀폐성, 내구성의 성능특성이 우수하였고, 보일러 설치후의 작동성도 우수한 것으로 평가되었다. 본 연구결과를 통한 과압방지밸브의 표준화와 적용은 부품호환뿐만 아니라 유지보수가 용이하다는 장점을 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.99-99
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• 2011

Fuel cell systems are a completely different form of electricity source that has been used so far and is an aggregation of multiple technologies with multidisciplinary features that can be operated safely only when gas and electrical safety are being considered. Since fuel cells generate through electrochemical reactions there are difficulties in ensuring electricity safety, power quality assessment, effective control and reliability standards for system faults using conventional inspection techniques and even though they are necessary as a primary means for reduction of CO2 owing to the Climate Convention, electrical safety assessment and measures are required for the prevention of faults in residential facilities. Although small-scaled distributed power supplies can be utilized as important means of peak control and energy management measures, research is required for observing the effects on the system and the development of inspection technology to ensure stable operation, and the electrical safety of residential fuel cell systems need to be assessed and the problems derived for establishing electrical safety standards. From the year 2002, Japan has established laws on technical safety standards and development and rules on the product specifications and standards for the industrialization of hydrogen fuel cells. Also, a lot of effort have been made for the commercialization of fuel cells by building one-stop certification services. Internationally, the IEC TC 105 has established international standards based on fuel cells. In order to protect the national interest, the country should be able to respond accordingly meet global standards. In fact, in Korea, to comply with the international trend, Korea Energy Management Corporation is establishing a certified agenda for fuel cells and Korean Agency for Technology and Standards is enacting technical standards for fuel cells. The current terms of fuel cells are that research has been focused more on the quality and performance of manufactured products rather than stable power operation and maintenance over time. In this paper, by considering the household fuel cell as a power device, the safety standards of the fuel cell system for a reliable operation with the existing power system is being proposed.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.395-403
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• 2006

최근 건설되는 강교량은 지간의 장대화 및 교량으로서의 기능은 물론이고 외적 조형미, 유지관리, 공사기간과 수명주기 비용 등을고려한 구조적 단순함을 요한다. 이러한 요구를 충족시키기 위해 극후판이나 TMCP 강과 같은 고성능 강의 사용이 요구된다. TMCP (Thermo-Mechanical Control Proces)법에 의해 제조되는 TMCP 강은 탄소당량이 적고, 조직이 미세하며, 강도 및 인성이 좋다. 최근에는 인장강도 60MPa급의 고강도 TMCP 강인 SM570-TMC 강이 개발되어 토목구조물에 일부 적용되고 있으며, 점차 그 영역을 확장하려는 추세에 있다. 하지만 이러한 고강도 TMCP 강을 강구조물에 적용하기 위해서는 그 재료적 특성뿐만 아니라 용접 시 발생하는 접합부의 역학적 특징을 명확히 할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 고온인장실험을 통해서 SM570-TMC 강의 고온시의 기 계적 특성을 조사하였고, 이를 잔류응력 특징을 명확히 하였다.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2005

시내버스의 이용자 감소, 시내버스업체의 운영수지 악화와 서비스 수준이 열악해짐에 따라 서울시는 최근 대중교통체계를 대폭적으로 개편하였다. 본 연구는 대중교통체계 개편이 시내버스업체들의 생산성에 미친 영향을 분석하기 위해서 자료포락분석기법을 이용하여 시내버스업체별 기술적 효율성을 측정한 후, 맘퀴스트지수 측정방법을 적용하여 생산성 변화를 도출하였다. 이 때 시내버스업체는 운전, 정비, 관리, 차량 및 연료의 다섯 가지 투입물을 사용하여 세 유형의 산출물, 즉 운행거리, 승객수 또는 운행거리와 승객수를 생산하는 기업형태로 상정되었다. 시내버스업체들의 생산성 분석결과 산출물로 운행거리를 상정한 경우 대부분의 업체들이 감소하였으나, 승객수를 상정한 경우 과반수 업체들이 증가하였다. 한편 산출물로 운행거리와 승객수를 함께 상정한 경우에는 평균적으로 생산성이 거의 변하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이는 시내버스업체들의 대당 종사자수 증가와 운행거리 감소로 인해 효율성이 감소한 반면, 노선수 증가와 요금구조 변화에 따른 승객수 증가로 인해 효과성이 증가하였기 때문이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.392-399
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• 2020

Background: Surgical treatment of empyema thoracis in patients with chronic kidney disease is challenging, and few studies in the literature have evaluated this issue. In this study, we aim to report the surgical outcomes of empyema and to analyze factors predicting perioperative mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. Methods: This retrospective study included data from 34 patients with chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 ㎡ for 3 or more months) who underwent surgery for empyema between 2012 and 2020. An analysis of demographic characteristics and perioperative variables, including complications, was carried out. Postoperative mortality was the primary outcome measure. Results: Patients' age ranged from 20 to 74 years with a 29-to-5 male-female ratio. The majority (n=19, 55.9%) of patients were in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring maintenance hemodialysis. The mean operative time was 304 minutes and the mean intraoperative blood loss was 562 mL. Postoperative morbidity was observed in 70.5% of patients (n=24). In the subgroup analysis, higher values for operative time, blood loss, intensive care unit stay, and complications were found in ESRD patients. The mortality rate was 38.2% (n=13). In the univariate and multivariate analyses, poor performance status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group >2) (p=0.03), ESRD (p=0.02), and late referral (>8 weeks) (p<0.001) significantly affected mortality. Conclusion: ESRD, late referral, and poor functional status were poor prognostic factors predicting postoperative mortality. The decision of surgery should be cautiously assessed given the very high risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality in these patients.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1781-1789
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• 2016

Glargine insulin is a long-acting insulin analog that helps blood glucose maintenance in patients with diabetes. We constructed the pPT-GI vector to express prepeptide glargine insulin when transformed into Escherichia coli JM109. The transformed E. coli cells were cultured by fed-batch fermentation. The final dry cell mass was 18 g/l. The prepeptide glargine insulin was 38.52% of the total protein. It was expressed as an inclusion body and then refolded to recover the biological activity. To convert the prepeptide into glargine insulin, citraconylation and trypsin cleavage were performed. Using citraconylation, the yield of enzymatic conversion for glargine insulin increased by 3.2-fold compared with that without citraconylation. After the enzyme reaction, active glargine insulin was purified by two types of chromatography (ion-exchange chromatography and reverse-phase chromatography). We obtained recombinant human glargine insulin at 98.11% purity and verified that it is equal to the standard of human glargine insulin, based on High-performance liquid chromatography analysis and Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. We thus established a production process for high-purity recombinant human glargine insulin and a method to block Arg (B31)-insulin formation. This established process for recombinant human glargine insulin may be a model process for the production of other human insulin analogs.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.160-170
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• 2003

A pilot study was performed to examine the feasibility of intermittent slow sand filtration for agricultural reuse of reclaimed water. The effluent of biofilter for 16-unit apartment was used as influent to the slow sand filtration system at 0.6 $m^3$/day loading rate using 15 seconds spray in every 10 minutes on the about 1 $m^2$ surface area and 0.5 m depth. The influent concentrations of total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC) and E. coli were in the range of 10.000 MPN/100 mL. and they were reduced to less than 1,000 MPN/100 mL after filtration with average of 320, 270, and 154 MPN/100 mL, respectively, showing over 95 % removal. Turbidity and SS were improved effectively and their average concentration was reduced to 0.8 NTU and 1.7 mg/L, respectively, and removal rate was about 50 %. Average BOD and COD concentrations were also reduced substantially to 2.6 and 25.8 mg/L with about 55 and 21 % removal rate, respectively. Nutrients removal was relatively low and removal rate for T-N and T-P was low however, remaining nutrients might be beneficial and less concerned in case of agricultural reuse. The concentration of biofilter effluent used in this experiment was in the range of secondary treatment effluent but slightly stronger than the one from existing wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Therefore, intermittent slow sand filtration might be also applicable to the effluent from WWTPs as long as its agricultural reuse is available. Considering stable performance and effective removal of bacterial indicators as well as other water quality parameters, low maintenance, and cost-effectiveness, the intermittent slow sand filtration was thought to be an effective and feasible alternative for agricultural reuse of reclaimed water. This paper is a preliminary result from pilot study and further investigations are recommended on the optimum design parameters before full scale application.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.2031-2042
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• 2017

In this paper, a novel traffic flow control method based-on ramp metering and speed regulation using an adaptive sliding mode control (ASMC) method along with a deadzoned parameter adaptation law is proposed at a stochastic macroscopic level traffic environment, where the influence of the density and speed disturbances is accounted for in the traffic dynamic equations. The goal of this paper is to design a local traffic flow controller using both ramp metering and speed regulation based on ASMC, in order to achieve the desired density and speed for the maintenance of the maximum mainline throughput against disturbances in practice. The proposed method is advantageous in that it can improve the traffic flow performance compared to the traditional methods using only ramp metering, even in the presence of ramp storage limitation and disturbances. Moreover, a prior knowledge of disturbance magnitude is not required in the process of designing the controller unlike the conventional sliding mode controller. A stability analysis is presented to show that the traffic system under the proposed traffic flow control method is guaranteed to be uniformly bounded and its ultimate bound can be adjusted to be sufficiently small in terms of deadzone. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated under different traffic situations (i.e., different initial traffic status), in the sense that the proposed control method is capable of stabilizing traffic flow better than the previously well-known Asservissement Lineaire d'Entree Autoroutiere (ALINEA) strategy and also feedback linearization control (FLC) method.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.18-26
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• 2007

투과체는 기본적으로 외부환경과 접촉할 수 있는 친화적이고 생태학적인 기능을 가지고 있으며, 이를 통해 유입되는 빛은 실내공간에 다양한 분위기를 연출할 수 있도록 해준다. 이에 본 연구는 투과체가 적용된 사무소건물을 대상으로 채광유입을 증대시킬 수 있는 채광방식을 설계하여 적용 시 실내의 색도와 색온도에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이를 위하여 1/10축소모형을 제작하였으며, Prometric 1421이라는 측정기기를 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 측정결과 투과체가 갖는 파장대별 투과특성이 실내의 색도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 빛의 유입을 증대시키는 채광방식을 설치할 경우 천정면의 색온도에 많은 영향을 주었으며, $5{\sim}20[%]$정도의 색온도를 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 채광시스템을 설치할 경우 활동적인 분의기의 공간이 연출될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.