• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.56 no.4
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• pp.223-227
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• 2016

This study evaluated the levels of cardiac biomarkers in dogs with either pulmonic stenosis or aortic stenosis and the correlation between biomarkers and the severity of stenosis assessed by the echocardiography. To achieve this study goal, 38 dogs (10 healthy control dogs, 15 dogs with pulmonic stenosis and 13 dogs with aortic stenosis) were examined. The jet velocity and pressure gradient in this study population were measured by echocardiographic estimation, after which the study group was subdivided by the severity of stenosis. The plasma cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were measured in this study group. The median concentrations of cTnI and NT-proBNP of the disease group were significantly higher than those of the control group, and these increased gradually as stenosis worsened. The severity of stenosis and the concentrations of cTnI and NT-porBNP were also found to be significantly correlated. Finally, the plasma cTnI and NT-proBNP tests were found to beneficial for differentiating clinical patients, predicting the progression of disease, and monitoring the outcome of interventional therapy for stenosis.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.270-276
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• 2008

$N_2$ doped $TiO_2$ nano-sized powder was prepared using a DC arc plasma jet and investigated with XRD, BET, SEM, TEM, and photo-catalytic decomposition. Recently the research interest about the nano-sized $TiO_2$ powder has been increased to improve its photo-catalytic activity for the removal of environmental pollutants. Nitrogen gas, reacting gas, and titanium tetrachloride ($TiCl_4$) were used as the raw materials and injected into the plasma reactor to synthesize the $N_2$ doped $TiO_2$ power. The particle size and XRD peaks of the synthesized powder were analyzed as a function of the flow rate of the nitrogen gas. Also, the characteristics of the photo-catalytic decomposition using the prepared powder were studied. For comparing the photo-catalytic decomposition performance of $TiO_2$ powder with that of $TiO_2$ coating, $TiO_2$ thin films were prepared by the spin coating and the pulsed laser deposition. For the results of the acetaldehyde decomposition, the photo-catalytic activity of $TiO_{2-x}N_x$ powder was higher than that of the pure $TiO_2$ powder in the visible light region. For the methylene blue decomposition, the decomposition efficiency of $TiO_2$ powder was also higher than that of $TiO_2$ film.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.275-275
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• 2012

바이오메디칼 연구에 있어서 최근 플라즈마의 사용이 급격하게 늘어나고 있다. 세포나 세균에 플라즈마를 조사하여 이에 대한 반응성 연구와 의료용 살균기 등 여러 방면에서 필요로 하고 있다. 현재 주로 단일 플라즈마 소스를 이용한 실험이 진행되어가고 있다. 그러나 이러한 방식은 다양한 실험을 하기에는 시간이 다소 많이 걸리는 단점이 있다. 이에 다양하고 좀 더 정확한 연구를 위한 균일하게 방사되는 대기압 멀티 플라즈마 소스가 필요하다. 대기압 멀티플라즈마 소스는 각각 발생하는 플라즈마가 동일한 밀도 및 전자온도를 유지할 수 있도록 하는 것이 쉽지 않다. 이와 같이 상황에 맞는 소스를 제작하는 것도 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 24-well tissue culture testplate에 맞는 4개의 대기압 플라즈마 제트가 발생하는 소스를 목표로 하였다. 균일한 플라즈마가 발생할 수 있도록 시뮬레이션을 통하여 멀티 플라즈마 소스를 개발 및 제작하였다. 이에 대한 플라즈마 분석과 기초실험을 진행하여 재현성 테스트를 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.228.1-228.1
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• 2016

기존 산업에서 많이 쓰여져오고 있는 저압 플라즈마에 비해 여러가지 장점을 지닌 대기압 플라즈마는 수년 전부터 많은 연구가 되어 왔으며 폭넓은 응용분야에 있어서 활발히 이용되고 있고, 특히 온도가 거의 상온과 비슷하다는 장점으로 대기압 저온 플라즈마는 바이오메디컬 분야에서 활발하게 응용되어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 대기압 저온 플라즈마 젯 장치를 사용하여 치아 표면에 불소를 도포하고 법랑질 표면의 불소 원소를 검출함으로써 플라즈마가 치아표면 불소도포에 있어서 어떠한 효과가 있는지 정량적으로 비교분석하였다. 또한 대기압 플라즈마 젯 장치의 방전개시전압과 가스유량에 따른 플라즈마젯 길이의 변화 및 OES(Optical Emission Spectroscopy) 장치를 사용하여 플라즈마에 대한 광학적 진단을 진행하였다. 치아표면에서 검출된 불소량은 플라즈마를 사용했을때가 그렇지 않을때에 비해 더 높게 관찰 되었다.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.72-77
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• 2000

This paper presents the results of the application of a computational fluid dynamics algorithm for the simulation of plasma flows of arc-heated jet. The underlying physical model is based on the axisymmetric form of the conservation equations that are coupled with an arc model including Ohm heating, electromagnetic forces. The arc model given as a source term in fluid dynamic equations is determined by a solution of electric potential field governed by an elliptic partial differential equation. The governing equation of electric field is loosely coupled with fluid dynamic equations by an electric conductivity that is a function of state variables. However, the electric fields and flow fields cannot be solved In fully coupled manner, but should be solved iteratively due to the different characteristics of governing equations. With this solution approach, several applications of arc flow analysis will be presented including Arc Thruster and Circuit Breaker.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2000.07a
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• pp.18-21
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• 2000

A nonconstact technique for reducing the core loss of a grain oriented silicon steel has been developed by the use of mechanical scribing Q-switched laser plasma jet or electron beam irradiation. Among these methods electron beam irradiation has advantages of domain refining without any deformation or damage of insulating film on the surface of a grain criented Si-Fe. Over the past years this processing was performed in vaccum of 10-4 Torr or below causing the problem of high cost and difficulty of continuous works. In this paper a miniature electron permeable window through which electron beam energy 4-80keV and average current 0.1-2mA. were obtained for electron beam irradiating on air was designed and manufactured.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.562-566
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• 2010

Numerical analysis of 150kW Huels-type arc jet was performed using compressible Navier-Stokes CFD code. To consider chemical reaction by high temperature, the flow was assumed to be chemical equilibrium states. As a turbulence and a radiation model, the two-equation k-epsilon model and the 3-band radiation model were adopted, respectively. Mass flow rate and current density were given as conditions for calculations. In this study, two kinds of mechanisms for injection of air flow wire considered. One is that air is provided by left wall surface and the other is that air is injected from upper wall surface. The pressure, density and temperature contours of two cases were compared and heat transfer rates were estimated. The numerical results of two cases were not much different to each other. However, in real 150KW device, air is injected from upper wall surface with swirl. To calculate more accurately, swirl effect is must be considered.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.68-77
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• 1994

TIG welding process is applied for the active metal such as aluminum and titanium, also sometimes for overlay welding of superalloy. However the welding speed to be applied is very low because of the unstable bead formed in the region of high current and high welding speed. The present study was carried out to examine the basic phenomena of high speed TIG melt run welding by the 2% Th - W electrode(dia.3.2mm) of various tip shapes.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.318-323
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• 2000

The planarization of rough polycrystalline diamond films synthesized by DC arc discharge plasma jet CVD (chemical vapor deposition) was attempted using KrF excimer laser pulses. The effects of laser incidence angle and reaction gases (ozone and oxygen) on etching rate of diamond were studied. The temperature change of diamond and graphite with different laser fluences was calculated by computer simulation to explain the etching behavior of diamond films. The threshold energy density from the experiment for etching of pure crystalline diamond was about $1.7J/cm^2$ and fairly matched the simulation value. Preferential etching of a particular crystallographic plane was observed through scanning electron microscopy. The etching rate of diamond with ozone was lower than that with oxygen. When the angle of incidence was $80^{\circ}$ to the diamond surface normal, the peak-to-valley surface roughness was Significantly reduced from $20{\mu}m$ to $0.5{\mu}m$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.263.1-263.1
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• 2014

현재 대기압 플라즈마는 신재생 에너지, 반도체, 표면처리, 바이오산업 등에서 다양하게 활용되고 있으며, 그에 대한 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 바이오산업에서의 플라즈마는 살균, 제독, 세포재생 등으로 연구되고 있으며, 이런 대기압 플라즈마의 응용은 꾸준히 증가하는 추세이다. 선행연구에 따라 멀티 플라즈마 젯 소스의 필요성이 제기되었으며, 플라즈마의 균일한 방전조건이 화두되어 왔다. 먼저 각 소스별 방전개시전압과 가스 유량에 따른 플라즈마의 전류와 전압 변화를 알아보았고, 이에 대한 문제점들을 보안하기 위해 앞서 연구한 멀티소스를 개선하여 플라즈마 방전 특성 연구를 진행하였다. 본 연구에서는 기체유입방식이 다른 두 종류의 멀티 플라즈마 젯 소스를 이용하여 각 소스 채널별 유량변화에 따른 방전개시전압과 전류, OES (Optical Emission Spectroscopy)로 각 소스의 플라즈마 방전 특성을 측정하여 각 소스의 채널별 방전 균일도를 비교 분석하였다.