• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.25-28
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• 2008

본연구는 부스트형 대기압 플라즈마 전원장치에 대한 연구로서 부스트형 전원장치는 플라즈마의 발생을 원활하게 하기위해 커패시터로 모델링되는 부하단에 인가되는 전압을 직접 제어하는 방식을 의미한다. 기존의 정현파 공진형 전원장치는 PWM기법을 이용하여 펄스의 폭을 증감하는 방식으로 전압의 크기를 제어하지만 이 방식은 별도의 공진회로를 이용하여 공진을 일으킨 다음 이를 부하에 인가하는 방식으로 구성되기 때문에 속응성이 떨어지고 균일한 플라즈마를 발생시키기 어렵다. 부스트형 전원장치는 별도의 부스트 컨버터로 직류전압을 제어하여 부하단에 입력되는 전압을 직접 제어하므로 매우 균일한 플라즈마를 발생시킬 수 있는 이점이 있으나 별도의 부스트용 스위치가 필요하고 이로 인한 효율의 감소 및 사이즈의 증가가 되는 문제점이 생긴다. 본 연구에서는 커패시터로 모델링되는 부하를 이용하여 직접 공진을 일으키고 공진된 부하 전압을 직접 부스트 스위치에 인가시키는 방식으로 부스트용 스위치의 소프트 스위칭이 가능한 새로운 방식을 개발하였다. 개발된 방식에서는 부스트용 스위치가 ZCS형태로 켜지고 ZVS형태로 꺼지는 특성을 갖게 되므로 별도의 추가 회로 없이도 획기적인 효율 증가와 방열판 사이즈의 감소로 인한 제품의 경량화가 가능한 장점이 있다. 또한, DC링크 커패시터의 최소화로 인하여 부하단의 아크 문제가 자동적으로 해결되는 장점도 있다. 제안된 제어 방식은 시뮬레이션과 실험으로 그 타당성을 입증하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.857-861
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• 2004

An active method that improves low frequency characteristics of a reverberation chamber has been proposed. Spatial uniformity of sound pressure at low frequency has been increased by applying active noise control system. The system acts as frequency selective damping materials, which decreases resonance at low frequency and leave high frequency sound field as it is. Linearity of the chamber, which is essential for sound power measurement in the chamber, is guaranteed since fixed control logic has been adopted. Simple application and tests have been done in a small sized rectangular reverberation chamber which has 400Hz cutoff, Loud speakers were used to simulate a noise source and to construct an active noise control system. The spatial distribution of a sound field at 250Hz, 315Hz and 400Hz bands has been measured before and after control. The standard deviation of sound field has been decreased from 3.4dB to 2.5dB. The results show the possibility of active control system as a sound diffuser.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.82-85
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• 2008

A Helmholtz resonator is applied to control high frequency combustion instability in liquid rocket engine. Damping characteristics of the Helmholtz resonator are investigated by the flow characteristic and its design. To simulate combustion instability, resonance in a test section(with fixed volume) is made by a pressure pulsator, and then damping characteristics are investigated. Its orifice length and diameter are selected as the design parameters and flow rates are varied to reveal the effect on damping characteristics. The experimental results show that a Helmholtz resonator is also working with flows. When length and diameter of an orifice are small, the tuning frequency increases as the flow velocity increases.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.52-55
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• 1994

The proton and deuteron spin-lattice relaxation times, $T_{1}(H)$ and $T_{1}(D)$, have been measured in HD between 30 K and 313 K in the pressure of 0.67 - 1.92 atm. The nuclear magnetic resonance frequencies are respectively 358.012 MHz for a proton and 58.958 MHz for a deuteron. From the measurements of $T_{1}(H)$ and $T_{1}(D)$ the ratio of the correlation times ${\tau}_{1}\;and\;{\tau}_{2}$ that are associated with the molecular angular momentum operators was obtained. The nuclear spin-lattice relaxation time at J = 1 state has been observed to have a temperature dependence being proportional to $T^{0.25}$.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.132-134
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• 2019

Green tobacco sickness is an illness caused by dermal exposure to nicotine. The common symptoms of the disease include dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, severe general weakness, fluctuations of blood pressure or heartbeat, abdominal cramping, chills, increased sweating, salivation, and difficulty breathing. A 79-year-old female arrived at the emergency room for an evaluation of sudden onset dizziness. Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography of the brain did not show any relevant abnormal findings. Four days later, with supportive care, she said that she had harvested green tobacco for six hours on the day of admission and the tobacco harvest was the first time in her life. She sweated excessively during the hot and humid weather and the tobacco leaves were wet from rain the night before. The serum cotinine tested at five days of admission was 16ng/ml. She was diagnosed with acute nicotine poisoning by her clinical symptoms and the half-life of cotinine in the blood.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.19-26
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• 2021

Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder joint is a common disease characterized by pain at the insertional area of the deltoid muscle and decreased range of motion. The pathophysiological process involves fibrous inflammation of the capsule and intraarticular adhesion of synovial folds leading to capsular thickening and contracture. Regarding the multidirectional limitation of motion, a limitation in external rotation is especially prominent, which is related to not only global fibrosis but also to a localized tightness of the anterior capsule. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging studies can be applied to rule out other structural lesions in the diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis. Hydraulic distension of the shoulder joint capsule provides pain relief and an immediate improvement in range of motion by directly expanding the capsule along with the infusion of steroids. However, the optimal technique for hydraulic distension is still a matter of controversy, with regards to the infusion volume and rupture of the capsule. By monitoring the real-time pressure-volume profile during hydraulic distension, the largest possible fluid volume can be infused without rupturing the capsule. The improvement in clinical outcomes is shown to be greater in capsule-preserved hydraulic distension than in capsule-ruptured distension. Moreover, repeated distension is possible, which provides additional clinical improvement. Capsule-preserved hydraulic distension with maximal volume is suggested to be an efficacious treatment option for persistent adhesive capsulitis.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.39-43
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• 2023

Microscale thermophysical property measurements of liquids have been developed considering the increasing interest in the thermal management of cooling systems and energy storage/transportation systems. To accurately predict the heat transfer performance, information on the thermal conductivity, heat capacity, and density is required. However, a simultaneous analysis of the thermophysical properties of small-volume liquids has rarely been considered. Recently, we proposed a new methodology to simultaneously analyze the aforementioned three intrinsic properties using heater-integrated fluidic resonators (HFRs) in an atmospheric pressure environment comprising a microchannel, resistive heater/thermometer, and mechanical resonator. Typically, the thermal conductivity and volumetric heat capacity are measured based on a temperature response resulting from heating using a resistive thermometer, and the specific heat capacity can be obtained from the volumetric heat capacity by using a resonance densitometer. In this study, we analyze methods to improve the thermophysical property measurement performance using HFRs, focusing on the effect of the ambience around the sensor. The analytical method is validated using a numerical analysis, whose results agree well with preliminary experimental results. In a vacuum environment, the thermal conductivity measurement performance is enhanced, except for the thermal conductivity range of most gases, and the sensitivity of the specific heat capacity measurement is enhanced owing to an increase in the time constant.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.59-64
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• 2006

A closed-loop cryogenic cooling system for high field magnets is presented. This design is motivated by our recent development of cooling system for 21 tesla Fourier Transform ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) superconducting magnets without any replenishment of cryogen. The low temperature superconducting magnets are immersed in a subcooled 1.8 K bath, which is connected hydraulically to the 4.2 K reservoir through a narrow channel. Saturated liquid helium is cooled by Joule-Thomson heat exchanger and flows through the JT valve, isenthalpically dropping its pressure to approximately 1 6 kPa, corresponding saturation temperature of 1.8 K. Helium gas exhausted from pump is now recondensed by two-stage cryocooler located after vapor purify system. The amount of cryogenic Heat loads and required mass flow rate through closed-loop are estimated by a relevant heat transfer analysis, from which dimensions of JT heat exchanger and He II heat exchanger are determined. The detailed design of cryocooler heat exchanger for helium recondensing is performed. The effect of cryogenic loads, especially superfluid heat leak through the gap of weight load relief valve, on the dimensions of cryogenic system is also investigated.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.27 no.11
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• pp.1193-1197
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• 2005

The low frequency noise below 200 Hz, including inaudible infra-sound, is known to affect human physiology ; circulation, respiration, nerve, endocrine, etc. Legislation has been introduced in several countries regarding evaluation guideline and measurement method of low frequency noise. In this work, low frequency characteristics of the Seoul subway transportation system was investigated in terms of the noise level and spectrum in the interior of running passenger car and the subway station. The interior sound pressure level of the passenger car was between 60 and 105 dB in the frequency range of $1{\sim}200\;Hz$ and varied with car speed. The marked sound pressure level peak at 8 Hz, infra-sound, observed for the most of Lines is shown to correspond to the resonance frequency of passenger car. The level of station platform noise was lower than the interior noise of running car because of the lower speed at arriving/departure. The results indicated that the interior noise level of running passenger car was inside the oppressive feeling region, proposed by Ochiai, in the frequency range of $20{\sim}80\;Hz$ which makes a little concern.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.329-334
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• 2009

This study is to develop a fuel cell system applicable to an in situ NMR (Nuclear magnetic resonance) diagnosis. The in situ NMR can be used in real time monitoring of various reactions occurring in the fuel cell, such as oxidation of fuel, reduction of oxygen, transport phenomena, and component degradation. The fuel cell for this purpose is, however, to be operated in a specifically designed tubular shape toroid cavity detector (TCD), which constrains the fuel cell to have a tubular shape. This may cause difficulties in effective mass transport of reactants/products and uniform distribution of assembly pressure. Therefore, a new flow field designed in a particular way is necessary to enhance the mass transport in the tubular fuel cell. In this study, a tubular-shaped close-type flow field made of non-magnetic material is developed. With this flow field, oxygen is effectively delivered to the cathode surface and the produced water is readily removed from the membrane-electrode assembly to prevent flooding. The resulting DMFC (direct methanol fuel cell) outperforms the open-type flow field and exhibits $36\;mW/cm^2$ even at room temperature.