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Fabrication of Nanostructures by Dry Etching Using Dewetted Pt Islands as Etch-masks (Dewetting된 Pt Islands를 Etch Mask로 사용한 GaN 나노구조 제작)

  • Kim, Taek-Seung;Lee, Ji-Myon
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.151-156
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    • 2006
  • A method for fabrication of nano-scale GaN structure by inductively coupled plasma etching is proposed, exploiting a thermal dewetting of Pt thin film as an etch mask. The nano-scale Pt metal islands were formed by the dewetting of 2-dimensional film on $SiO_2$ dielectric materials during rapid thermal annealing process. For the case of 30 nm thick Pt films, pattern formation and dewetting was initiated at temperatures greater $600^{\circ}C$. Controlling the annealing temperature and time as well as the thickness of the Pt metal film affected the size and density of Pt islands. The activation energy for the formation of Pt metal island was calculated to be 23.2 KJ/mole. The islands show good resistance to dry etching by a $CF_4$ based plasma for dielectric etching indicating that the metal islands produced by dewetting are suitable for use as an etch mask in the fabrication of nano-scale structures.

A Study about the Impact of Atmospheric Environmental Changes by Urban Development on Human Health (도시개발에 따른 대기환경 변화가 건강에 미치는 영향연구)

  • Kim, Jea-Chul;Lee, Chong-Bum;Cheon, Tae-Hun;Jang, Yun-Jung
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.15-28
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    • 2010
  • Because deterioration of air quality and urban heat island directly harm health of citizens, Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for urban development projects needs to conduct analysis of their impacts objectively. This study aims to review appropriate methods for assessment of air quality used at each stage of urban development and to investigate prediction and assessment methods of urban heat island. In addition, by evaluating impacts of climate change following supposed urban construction performed in the central area of Korea on public health, it examines usefulness of HIA for urban construction. When urban heat island prediction and HIA method suggested in this study are applied to an imaginary city, they predict urban heat island properly and the impacts of climate changes on public health inside the city could be determined clearly by calculating life-climate index and bio-climate index related with thermal environment from the model.

EVALUATION OF SURFACE HEAT FLUXES FOR DIFFERENT LAND COVER IN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

  • Chang, Tzu-Yin;Liao, Lu-Wei;Liou, Yuei-An
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.68-71
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    • 2008
  • Our goal is to obtain a better scientific understanding how to define the nature and role of remotely sensed land surface parameters and energy fluxes in the heat island phenomena, and local and regional weather and climate. By using the MODIS visible and thermal imagery data and analyzing the surface energy flux images associated with the change of the landcover and landuse in study area, we will estimate and present how significant is the magnitude of the heat island heat effect and its relation with the surface parameters and the energy fluxes in Taiwan. To achieve our objective, we used the energy budget components such as net radiation, soil heat flux, sensible heat flux, and latent heat flux in the study area of interest derived form remotely sensed data to understand the island heat effect. The result shows that the water is the most important component to decrease the temperature, and the more the consumed net radiation to latent heat, the lower urban surface temperature.

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Application of MMC-HVDC System for Regulating Grid Voltage Based on Jeju Island Power System (제주계통의 전압조정을 위한 MMC-HVDC 시스템 응용)

  • Quach, Ngoc-Thinh;Kim, Eel-Hwan;Lee, Do-Heon;Kim, Ho-Chan
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.494-502
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    • 2014
  • This paper presents a control method of the modular multilevel converter - high-voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) system to regulate grid voltage on the basis of the Jeju Island power system. In this case, the MMC-HVDC system is controlled as a static synchronous compensator (Statcom) to exchange the reactive power with the power grid. The operation of the MMC-HVDC system is verified by using the PSCAD/EMTDC simulation program. The Jeju Island power system is first established on the basis of the parameters and measured data from the real Jeju Island power system. This power system consists of two line-commutated converter - high-voltage direct current (LCC-HVDC) systems, two Statcom systems, wind farms, thermal power plants, transformers, and transmission and distribution lines. The proposed control method is then applied by replacing one LCC-HVDC system with a MMC-HVDC system. Simulation results with and without using the MMC-HVDC system are compared to evaluate the effectiveness of the control method.

The use of remotely sensed data to estimate the heat island effect in the central part of Taiwan

  • Chang, Tzuyin;Liou, Yuei-An
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.319-321
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    • 2003
  • It is our goal to obtain a better scientific understanding of how to define the nature and role of remotely sensed land surface parameters and energy fluxes in the heat island phenomena, and local and regional weather and climate. By using the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) visible and thermal imagery data and analyzing the surface energy flux images associated with the change of the landcover and land use in the study area, we present how significant is the magnitude of the heat island heat effect and its relation with the surface parameters and the energy fluxes in the Taichung area of Taiwan. We used the energy budget components such as net radiation, soil heat flux, sensible heat flux, and latent heat flux in the study area of interest derived form remotely sensed data to understand the island heat effect in Taichung. The results show that water is the most important component to decrease the temperature, and the more the consumed net radiation to latent heat, the lower the urban surface temperature.

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Study on assessment of outdoor thermal environment with coupled simulation of convection and radiation (대류.복사 연성시뮬레이션을 통한 옥외 온열환경 평가 기법)

  • Ryu, Min-Kyung;Lim, Jong-Yeon;Hwang, Hyo-Keun;Song, Doo-Sam
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.565-572
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    • 2009
  • Deterioration of the outdoor thermal environment in urban areas such as heat island has become worse due to urbanization and overpopulation, etc. In this study, a new method which is coupled simulation of convection and radiation to evaluate outdoor thermal environment in urban area will be proposed. Because the solar radiation affects on outdoor thermal environment massively, therefore the radiation calculation is very important in outdoor thermal environment prediction. The coupled simulation proposed in this study can assess the outdoor thermal environment with accurate.

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Regional Distribution of Thermal Conductivity of Ground Heat Exchanger for Geothermal Heat Pump System (지열 냉난방 시스템을 위한 열전도도의 지역별 분포)

  • Lim, Hyo-Jae;Shon, Byong-Hu;Jung, Kye-Hoon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.511-514
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    • 2007
  • This study was performed to construct a geothermal data base about thermal conductivity of ground heat exchanger and thermal properties of grouting material which used to refill the borehole. We have acquired geothermal data sets from 39 sites over wide area of South Korea except to Jeju island. From data analysis, the range of thermal conductivity is $1.5{\sim}4.0$ W/mK. It means that thermal conductivity varies with grouting material as well as regional geology and ground water system.

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Regional Distribution of Ground Thermal Conductivity for Vertical Closed Type Ground Heat Exchanger Design (수직 밀폐형 지중열교환기 설계를 위한 지중 열전도도의 지역별 분포)

  • Jung, Kye-Hoon;Sohn, Byong-Hu;Lim, Hyo-Jae
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.423-428
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    • 2007
  • This study was performed to construct a geothermal data base about thermal conductivity of ground heat exchanger and thermal properties of grouting material which used to refill the borehole. We have acquired geothermal data sets from 39 sites over wide area of South Korea except to Jeju island. From data analysis, the range of thermal conductivity is 1.5$\sim$4.0 W/mK. It means that thermal conductivity varies with grouting material as well as regional geology and ground water system.

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Influence of New Town Development on the Urban Heat Islands - ln the Case of Pan-Gyo Area and Bun-Dang New Town - (신도시 개발이 도시열섬 형성에 미치는 영향 - 분당신도시와 판교지역을 중심으로 -)

  • 송영배
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.37-46
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    • 2002
  • The main purpose of this research is to discuss the urban heat island which will be caused by urbanization, especially by the construction of new town on a wide green zone. Over the last ten years, five new towns have been developed around the Seoul metropolitan area. However these new towns become bedroom communities and create traffic problems between Seoul and its surrounding areas because of an increase in population and a lack of roads and other infrastructures. The construction of another such new town is under consideration in the Pan-gyo area. But it is important that Pan-gyo remains a wide green zone. Many studies show that green space can play an important role in improving urban eco-meteorological, ameliorative capability and air hygiene. The objective of this study is to analyze the urban heat islands of Bund-Dang Si which was constructed in 1996 and of the Pan-Gyo area planned as new town. To investigate the local thermal environment and its negative effects caused by change of the land use type and urbanization we used LANDSAT TM images for extraction of urban surface temperature according to change of land use over 15 years. These data were analyzed together with digital land use and topographic data. As a study result, we found that the thermal island of this area from 1985 to 1999 rapidly increased with a difference of mean temperature of more than 12'E. Before construction of Bun-Dang Si the temperature of this area was the same as the forest, but during the new town construction in 1991, an urban heat island developed. The temperature of forest with a size of over 50% of the investigation area was lowest, which leads us to conclude that the forest cools the urban and its surroundings. The mean temperature of the residential and commercial area is more than +4.5$^{\circ}C$ higher then forest, so this method of land use is the main factor increasing the urban heat island. Urban heat islands and green space play an important role in urban wind systems, i.e. Thermal Induced Air Exchange and Structural Wind Circulation, because of their special properties with regard to energy balance between constructed urban and land. The skill to allocate land use types in urban areas is a very important planning device to reduce air pollution and induce the fresh cold air from green space. An urban climatic experiment featuring a numerical wind simulation study to show the air corridor will be published in a following research paper.