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Impulse Response Filtration Technique for the Determination of Phase Velocities from SASW Measurements (SASW시험에 의한 위상속도 결정을 위한 임펄스 응답필터 기법)

  • ;Stokoe, K.H., Il
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.111-122
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    • 1997
  • The calculation of phase velocities in Spectral-Analysis -of-Surface -Waves (SASW) meas urements requires unwrapping phase angles. In case of layered systems with strong stiffness contrast like a pavement system, conventional phase unwrapping algorithm to add in teger multiples of 2n to the principal value of a phase angle may lead to wrong phase volocities. This is because there is difficulty in counting the number of jumps in the phase spectrum especially at the receiver spacing where the measurements are in the transition Bone of defferent modes. A new phase interpretation scheme, called "Impulse Response Fil traction ( IRF) Technique," is proposed, which is based on the separation of wave groups by the filtration of the impulse response determinded between two receivers. The separation of a wave group is based on the impulse response filtered by using information from Gabor spectrogram, which visualizes the propagation of wave groups at the frequency -time space. The filtered impulse response leads to clear interpretation of phase spectrum, which eliminates difficulty in counting number of jumps in the phase spectrum. Verification of the IRF technique was performed by theoretical simulation of the SASW measurement on a pavement system which complicates wave propagation.opagation.

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A Flame Transfer Function with Nonlinear Phase (비선형 위상을 가지는 화염전달함수)

  • Yoon, Myung-Gon;Kim, Jina;Kim, Deasik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.78-86
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    • 2016
  • In this paper we propose a new frame transfer function model describing the variations of a heat release rate in response to an external flow oscillation in gas turbine systems. A critical difference of our model compared to the so-called $n-{\tau}$ model which has been widely used for a prediction of combustion instability (CI), is that our model is able to describe a nonlinear relation between phase and frequency. In contrast, the phase part of the $n-{\tau}$ model is a pure time delay and thus the phase should be a linear function of frequency, which is inconsistent with many experimental results of real combustion systems. For an illustration, our new model is applied to experimental data and the effect of phase nonlinearity is investigated in the context of combustion instability.

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Hydrophobic Triolein by Lipase in a Mone-phase Reaction System Containing Cyclodextrin; Reaction Characteristics

  • Lee, Yong-Hyun;Kim, Tae-Kwon;Shin, Hyun-Dong;Park, Dong-Chan
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 1998
  • A hydrophobic substrate triolein was hydrolyzed by lipase in a mono-phase reaction system containing cyclodextrin(CD) as emulsifier. The triolein was transformation to an emulsion-like state in the CD containing reaction system in contrast to the oil-droplet like state without CD due to the formation of an inclusion complex between the lipids and CDs. The hydyrolysis reaction increased substantially in the CD containing reaction system, and the optimum reaction conditions including the amount of lipase, ${\beta}$-CD concentration, and mixing ratio of triolein and ${\beta}$-CD, were determined. The performance of the enzyme reaction in a mono-phase reaction system was compared with that of a two-phase reaction system which used water immiscible hexane as the organic solvent. The role of a CD in the mono-phase reaction system was elucidated by comparing the degree of the inclusion complex formation with triolein and oleic acid, Km and Vmax values, and product inhibition by oleic aicd in aqueous and CD containing reaction systems. The resulting enhanced reaction seems to be caused by two phenomena; the increased accessibility of lipase to triolein and reduced product inhibition by oleic acid through the formation of an inclusion complex.

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Phase Transition Studies on TiO2 anatase under High Pressure (TiO2 아나타제에 대한 고압 상변이 연구)

  • Hwang, Gil-Chan;Kim, Young-Ho
    • Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.77-84
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    • 2012
  • Anatase, one of the $TiO_2$ polymorphs, is known to show different phase transition paths depending on its crystalline and shape. Particle size of 15~25 nm anatase has been subjected to high-pressure Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction studies using a diamond anvil cell. We observe that the starting sample transforms to an amorphous phase above approx. 20 GPa, which is retained upon pressure release to ambient condition. This is in contrast to previously established transition to baddeleyite phase and we suspect difference in the particle distribution state trigger phase instability of nanoparticles and hence amorphization.

The Study on the Two-Phase Flow in the Microchannel Using DSMC(Direct Simulation Monte Carlo) Method (DSMC(Direct Simulation Monte Carlo)방법을 이용한 마이크로관 내에서의 2 상유동에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jin-Ho;Ryu, Dong-Hun;Lee, Tae-Hong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.27 no.12
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    • pp.1667-1672
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    • 2003
  • In contrast to the high demand for MEMS devices, microflow analysis is not feasible even for single-phase flow with conventional Navier-Stokes equation because of non-continuum effect when characteristic dimension is comparable with local mean free path. DSMC is one of particle based DNS(Direct Numerical Simulation) methods that uses no continuum assumption. In this paper, gas flow in microchannel is studied using DSMC. Interfacial shear and flow characteristics are observed and compared with the results of gas flow that is in contact with liquid case and solid wall case. The simulation is limited to the case of equilibrium steady state and evaporation/condensation coefficient is assumed to be the same and unity. System temperature remains constant and the interfacial shear appears to be small compared to the result with solid wall. This is because particles evaporated and reflected from the liquid surface form high density layer near the interface with liquid flow.

Energy and Macronutrient Intakes during Menstrual Cycle in Young Women (월경주기동안의 여대생의 열량섭취와 열량구성비)

  • 김석영;차복경;박필숙
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.210-217
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of this study was to examine changes in energy and macronutrient intakes during the premenstrual(days -10-1) and postmenstrual(days 5-14) phases. Thirty-two college female students recorded their food consumption and dietary patterns over 5 weeks from September 8 to October 12, 1997. Mean daily energy and macronutrient intakes and the percentage of energy intake from protein and carbohydrate were relatively consistent over the two menstrual cycle phases, but the energy intake from fat increased 1%(P<0.05)during the postmenstrual phase. Two different dietary patterns were identified by the shifts in energy intake between postmenstrual and premenstrual phases. Seventy five percent of subjects revealed a consistent pattern with the results of previous studies investigating food intake over the menstrual cycle, in which the premenstrual phase is associated with an increment in energy, carbohydrate, and protein intake. In contrast, energy, protein, and fat intakes increased during the postmenstrual phase in 25% of the subjects. We conclude that cyclical fluctuations in energy and macronutrient intakes occur in both postmenstrual and premenstrual dietary pattern groups across the two menstrual phased with the opposite directions.

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Single Photon Interference Experiments in a Sagnac-type Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (Sagnac 형태로 변형된 Mach-Zehnder 간섭계를 이용한 단일광자 간섭실험)

  • Um, Jayoon;Kim, Yong Soo;Kim, Heonoh
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.71-76
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    • 2012
  • A Sagnac-type Mach-Zehnder interferometer(SMZI) is a very stable instrument with respect to phase drift because all optical paths can share common optical components. We have observed very stable interference fringes in single photon interference experiments with an extremely attenuated laser beam, and with heralded single photons prepared from polarization correlated photon pairs in type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion. The phase stability is measured to be about ${\pm}0.18$ rad for the SMZI, in contrast, conventional MZI showed the phase fluctuation of around ${\pm}1.02$ rad.

A Realization on the Dualband VCO Using T-Junction Switching Circuit (T-Junction 스위칭 회로를 이용한 이중 대역 전압제어 발진기 구현)

  • Oh Icsu;Seo Chulhun
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.105-110
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, a new technique to reduce the phase noise in microwave oscillators is proposed using the resonant characteristics of the Photonic Bandgap(PBG). We applied PBG structure to ground of the microstrip line resonator with the low Q(Quality factor). Therefore, we improved about 10 dBc in contrast to phase noise characteristic of the conventional microstrip line oscillator at 2.4 GHz @ 100 MHz offset. Output power is 7.09 dBm.

Effect of Nisin against Clostridium botulinum During Spore-to-Cell Transformation

  • Chung, Yoon-Kyung;Yousef, Ahmed E.
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 2007
  • It has been proposed that the mode of action of nisin against vegetative cells and spores of Clostridium botulinum is different. However, clear explanation is not available. Therefore, nisin action against vegetative cells and spores of C. botulinum was investigated in this study. Nisin was added at various stages of spore-to-vegetative cell transition and changes to sensitivity to the bacteriocin were observed. Different nisin preparation (Nisaplin or pure nisin) was compared for their activity against different stages of spore transformation of C. botulinum ATCC 25763. Germination was measured by determining loss of heat resistance and observing phase darkening of spores under phase-contrast microscope. Nisin acted bactericidally against vegetative cells, but acted sporostatically against spores of C. botulinum under the same concentration. This bactericidal and sporostatic action of nisin was dependent on the concentration of nisin used. Presence of nisin during spore activation by heat increased subsequent phase darkening and germination rates. However, nisin inhibited the germination and the outgrowth, when it was added after heat activation stage. Findings from this study suggest that the time of addition of nisin is very important for the effective control of spores during the heating process of foods. In addition, it may be possible to apply nisin at the stage of processing that coincides with the most sensitive stage of spore transformation.

Effect of Aeration on Nitrous Oxide ($N_2O$) Emission from Nitrogen-Removing Sequencing Batch Reactors

  • Kim, Dong-Jin;Kim, Yuri
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.99-105
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    • 2013
  • In this study, nitrous oxide ($N_2O$) emission was compared between the operations of two different sequencing batch reactors, conventional sequencing batch reactor (CNVSBR) and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification sequencing batch reactor (SND-SBR), using synthetic wastewater. The CNV-SBR consisted of anoxic (denitrification) and aerobic phases, whereas the SND-SBR consisted of a microaerobic (low dissolved oxygen concentration) phase, which was achieved by intermittent aeration for simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. The CNV-SBR emitted 3.9 mg of $N_2O$-N in the denitrification phase and 1.6 mg of $N_2O$-N in the nitrification phase, resulting in a total emission of 5.5mg from 432mg of $NH_4^+$-N input. In contrast, the SND-SBR emitted 26.2mg of $N_2O$-N under the microaerobic condition, which was about 5 times higher than the emission obtained with the CNV-SBR at the same $NH_4^+$-N input. From the $N_2O$ yield based on $NH_4^+$-N input, the microaerobic condition produced the highest yield (6.1%), followed by the anoxic (0.9%) and aerobic (0.4%) conditions. It is thought that an appropriate dissolved oxygen level is critical for reducing $N_2O$ emission during nitrification and denitrification at wastewater treatment plants.