• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.666-672
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• 2024

In the present work, a new brick series based on the Vietnamese white clay minerals from the Bat Trang was fabricated to be applied in the radiation protection applications during the decommissioning of the nuclear power reactors. The bricks were constructed under various pressure rates varied from 7.61 MPa to 114.22 MPa. The influence of pressure rate on the physical and γ-ray shielding properties were investigated in the study. The experimental measurement for the material's density using the MH-300A density meter showed an enhancement in the prepared bricks' density by 22.5 % with increasing the applied pressure rate while the bricks' porosity reduced by 31.2 % when the pressure rate increased from 7.61 MPa to 114.22 MPa. The increase in the fabricated bricks density and the reduction in their porosities enhances the bricks' linear attenuation coefficients as measured by the NaI (Tl) detector along the energy range extended from 0.662 MeV to 1.332 MeV. The linear attenuation coefficient increased by 13.8 %, 17.6 %, 17.0 %, and 17.1 % at gamma ray energies of 0.662 MeV, 1.173 MeV, 1.252 MeV, and 1.332 MeV, respectively. The enhancement in the linear attenuation coefficient increases the bricks' radiation protection efficiency by 10.22 %, 14.48 %, 14.09 %, and 14.26 % at gamma ray energies of 0.662 MeV, 1.173 MeV, 1.252 MeV, and 1.332 MeV, respectively.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.289-295
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 케이블의 굽힘 정도를 광섬유의 마이크로벤드 특성을 이용하여 측정할 수 있는 방법과 이를 적용한 실험 결과를 제시한다. 케이블의 양방향 굽힘 측정을 위해 굽힘시 동일한 강도와 크기의 마이크로벤드 현상을 광섬유에 일으킬 수 있는 새로운 형태의 구조를 설계하였고, 이를 반영한 측정 장치로 케이블의 곡률이 $0.1\;cm^{-1}$부터 $0.4\;cm^{-1}$인 범위 내에서 증가함에 따라 광신호의 크기가 감쇠함을 실험을 통해 확인하였다. 또한 제안된 센서의 분산측정 적용을 위해, OTDR을 이용하여 케이블의 곡률별로 구분된 굽힘 지점들에서 반사된 광 펄스 신호들의 크기를 측정하여 기준 측정값과의 비교를 통해 분산 센서로의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.128.2-128.2
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• 2010

For stationary 1kW-class fuel cell systems to be used widely, it is essential to achieve dramatic improvements in system durability as well as cost reduction. In order to address this engineering challenge, it is important to develop innovative technologies associated with BOP components. According to this background, in 2009, the Korean Government and "Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning(KETEP)" launched into the strategic development project of BOP technology for practical applications and commercializations of stationary fuel cell systems, named "Technology Development on Cost Reduction of BOP Components for 1kW Stationary Fuel Cell Systems to Promote Green-Home Dissemination Project". The objectives of this project are to develop fundamental technologies to meet these requirements, and to improve the performance and functionality of BOP components with reasonable price. The project consortium consists of Korea's leading fuel cell system manufacturers, BOP component manufacturers which technologically specialized, and several research institutions. This paper is to provide a summary of the project, as well as the achievements made through the 1st period of the project(2009~2010). Several prototypes of BOPs - Cathode air blowers, burner air blowers, preferential oxidation air blowers, fuel blowers, cooling water pumps, reformer water pumps, heat recovery pumps, mass flow meters, valves and power conditioning systems - had been developed through this project in 2010. As results of this project, it is expected that a technological breakthrough of these BOP components will result in a substantial system cost reduction.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.1565-1576
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• 2002

By way of driving a 2-way on/off solenoid hydraulic valve with a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, control of the pressure in a certain volume is frequently used in various applications. However, the pressure built-up according to the duty ratio and carrier frequency of the PWM signal is not so well understood. In order to clarify the characteristics of 2-way valve hydraulic pressure control systems, in this paper two formula fur the mean and ripple of the load pressure were derived through theoretical analysis. And the accuracy of the derived formula were verified by comparison with the experimental test result. Generally 2-way valve systems are constructed as a bleed-off circuit, while 3-way valves are used as a control element in a meter-in circuit pressure control system. In a bleed-off circuit, the system supply pressure from a hydraulic power pack does not remain constant, but changes according to their external load. In turn, the relief valve in the hydraulic power pack reacts accordingly showing complicated dynamic behavior, which makes an analytical study difficult. In order to resolve the problem, simple but accurate empirical dynamic models fer a bleed-off system were used in the course of formula derivation. As the result, selection criteria for two major control parameters of the driving signal is established and the basic strategy to suppress the unnecessary pressure fluctuation can be provided for a hydraulic pressure control system using a 2-way on/off solenoid valve.

• 센서학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2007

Thin films of platinum were deposited on a $Al_{2}O_{3}/ONO(SiO_{2}-Si_{3}N_{4}-SiO_{2})/Si$-substrate with an 2-inch Pt(99.99 %) target at room temperature for 20, 30 and 60 min by DC magnetron sputtering, respectively X-ray diffract meter (XRD) was used to analyze the crystallanity of the thin films and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) was employed for the investigation on crystal growth. The densification and the grain growth of the sputtered films have a considerable effect on sputtering time and annealing temperatures. The resistance of the Pt thin films was decreased with increasing deposition time and sintering temperature. Pt micro heater thin film deposited for 60 min by DC magnetron sputtering on an $Al_{2}O_{3}$/ONO-Si substrate and annealed at $600^{\circ}C$ for 1 h in air is found to be a most suitable micro heater with a generation capacity of $350^{\circ}C$ temperature and 645 mW power at 5.0 V input voltage. Adherence of Pt thin film and $Al_{2}O_{3}$ substrate was also found excellent. This characteristic is in good agreement with the uniform densification and good crystallanity of the Pt film. Efforts are on progress to find the parameters further reduce the power consumption and the results will be presented as soon as possible.

• 복합신소재구조학회 논문집
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.8-16
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• 2014

Torque control method and turn of nut method are specified as clamping method of high strength bolts in the steel construction specifications. Quality control of torque coefficient is essential activity because torque control method, which is presently adopted as clamping method in domestic construction sites, is affected by variation of torque coefficient. The clamping of torque shear bolt is based on KS B 2819. It was misunderstood that the tension force of the TS bolt was induced generally at the break of pin-tail specified. However, the clamping forces on slip critical connections do not often meet the intended tension, as it considerably varies due to torque coefficient dependent on the environmental factors and temperature variables despite the break of the pin tail.This study was focused to evaluate the effect of environmental factors and errors of installing bolts during tightening high strength bolts. The environmental parameters were composed of 'wet' condition, 'rust' condition, 'only exposure to air' condition. And the manufacture of trial product was planned to identify the induced force into the bolts. The algorithm for a trial product was composed of the relation between electricity energy taken from torque shear wrench and tension force from hydraulic tension meter.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2001

밀가루전립분 혼입이 빵생지의 물성 및 yeast(S.cerevisiae)의 가스발생력에 미치는 영향을 검토한 실험은 밀전립분의 혼입비율 0, 25, 50, 75, 100%의 5군으로 구성 해 그 제빵성에 대해서 검토하였다. 1) 패리노그래프에 의해 흡수율을 측정한 결과 밀전립분은 빵용 밀가루에 비해 1.3배의 흡수율을 나타냈다. 2) Texture meter에 의한 dough 정도는 수분일정 생지의 경우는 혼입비율의 증가와 함께 딱딱하게 되고 응집성은 감소하였다. 흡수율에 의해 산출한 최적수분량은 조정한 경우의 dough의 점도 및 응집성은 제빵용 밀가루와 거의 같았다. 3) 밀전립분은 S.cerevisiae의 가스발생력에 좋은 영향을 주지 않고 수분일정생지의 경우 전체 가스 발생량 및 내포잔류 가스량과 혼입비율에서도 거의 비슷한 결과를 얻었다. 그리고 수분조정반죽의 경우는 밀전립분 혼입비율의 증가와 함께 전체 가스발생량 및 내포한 잔류 가스량의 증가가 확인되었다. 4) 빵의 품질평가의 결과 밀전립분을 25-50%혼입하여 수분 조정한 것이 가장 좋은 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1701-1710
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• 2012

최근 저탄소 녹색성장이 세계적 관심사로 등장하면서 온실가스 배출을 최소화하기 위한 핵심으로 스마트 그리드라는 개념이 출현하게 되었다. 이와 같은 스마트 그리드는 전력 서비스의 효율성, 중요성, 신뢰성, 경제성, 지속성을 향상시키기 위해 모든 공급자와 소비자의 전력 생산, 공급, 소비 등을 기존 전력망과 정보통신기술을 접목하여 제공하는 시스템이다. 스마트 그리드를 통해 사용자는 자신의 집에서 사용하는 가전기기의 개별적 사용량 및 총 사용량을 실시간으로 알아볼 수 있으며, 전력 사용량이 최고에 달할 때에는 공급자가 특정 가전기기의 사용량을 제한하는 방식 등으로 효율적인 전력 공급을 수행할 수 있게 된다. 그러나 이와 같이 수집된 사용자의 정보가 노출될 경우, 전력 소비 양상, 생활 방식, 주거형태 등이 노출되는 심각한 프라이버시 문제가 발생하게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 가정에서 전송되는 정보에서 어떠한 가전기기가 얼마만큼의 전력량을 사용했는지 알 수 없도록 보호하는 프로토콜을 제안한다. 본 제안 방식을 통해 전력회사라 하더라도 사용자의 패스워드 없이 어떠한 가전기기가 전력을 사용한지 알 수 없도록 한다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.8-17
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• 2016

While greenhouses have been utilized as a sustainable alternative to traditional soil farming, they are often powered by diesel boilers that necessitate vast amounts of non-renewable energy and emit toxic fumes. Thus, geothermal heat pumps have been proposed as a more energy-efficient substitution for diesel boilers. Currently, most horticultural facilities in the United States use shallow geothermal systems, and are often equipped with horizontal underground heat exchangers as well as heat pump equipment. These shallow geothermal systems require a large drilling site and heat pump to function, which results in high maintenance costs. The heat pump itself consumes a large amount of power, which degrades system performance. Conversely, high temperatures can be attained within a single borehole in deep geothermal vertical closing systems without using a heat pump. This setup can dramatically reduce the power consumption and improve system performance. In this study, we have modeled a circulation simulator after the circulation systems in deep geothermal facilities to analyze a 2000-meter borehole in Naju-Sanpo-myeon. The simulator is operated by manipulating various putative parameters affecting system performance to analyze the system's coefficient of performance.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.22-31
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• 2003

한의학에서 진단과 치료의 기본 대상인 경혈?경락의 혈위 식별을 위한 방법으로 기존의 방식은 직류를 인체 피부에 자극하여 양도점을 식별하고 있다. 그러나 직류는 피부의 저항과 용량성으로 인한 시간에 따른 전류 감소현상을 나타내며, 이러한 시간적 감소현상은 경락진단의 변수로는 유의성을 가지나 식별율 및 부합율, 인체영향력, 재현성 등에서 식별데이터의 신뢰성이 충분하지 못한 단점이 있었다. 이를 개선하기 위하여 1.28V의 4kHz, 듀티비 40%의 구형파인 SPAC(Single Power Alternative Current) 자극방식의 최적 파라메터를 추출하였다. 또한 피부 상태에 관계없이 식별이 어려운 부위에서도 식별이 용이하도록 피부 전류량의 절대값과 상대값을 동시에 표시하고, 측정 전류량을 그래프로 연속 표시하여 식별에 유리하도록 하였다. 추출된 최적파라메터와 알고리즘을 적용한 시스템을 구현하여 경혈자극 방식에 따른 식별율, 재현성, 인체영향력 및 고전 경혈점과의 부합율을 비교하여 성능이 우수함을 확인하였다.