• 공업화학
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.153-163
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• 2020

액체 수소는 기체 수소 부피의 약 1/800로 감소시킬 수 있어 동일 압력에서 기체 수소 대비 800배의 체적 에너지 밀도를 가지고 있고, 기체 수소에 비해 폭발 위험성이 낮고 수송이 용이하다는 장점이 있다. 하지만 수소 액화를 위해서는 대규모 시설투자가 필요하고, 단순 압축 저장방식에 비해 많은 에너지가 필요함으로써 경제성 문제가 수반된다. 따라서 에너지 절감형 수소액화공정 연구는 매우 중요하다고 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 수소 액화를 위한 주요 공정으로 헬륨/네온(몰 비 80 : 20) 냉동사이클을 선정하고 화학공정모사기 AVEVA 사의 PRO/II ver. 10.2를 이용하여 공정모사 및 에너지 사용량을 도출하였다. 수소 액화를 위해 헬륨/네온 냉동사이클만을 사용하는 경우, SMR+헬륨/네온 냉동사이클을 사용하는 경우, C3-MR+헬륨/네온 냉동사이클을 사용하는 경우 에너지 사용량을 상호 비교하였다. 그 결과 수소 1 kg을 액화하는데 소요되는 압축기 총 소요 동력은 각각 16.3, 7.03, 6.64 kWh이었다. 헬륨/네온 냉동사이클만을 사용하는 것보다 상용화되어 있는 SMR 공정이나 C3-MR 공정을 사용하여 예냉하는 경우 에너지를 크게 절감할 수 있는 것을 확인하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.163-169
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• 2022

Background: It is estimated that about 13 million artisanal and small-scale miners carry out their activities under harsh, precarious, unfriendly, and risky conditions. Yet, our understanding of the extent to which these workers use personal protective equipment (PPE) and navigate through the various risks and hazards they face is still limited. This article has two main objectives. First, it explores the extent of usage of PPE among artisanal and small-scale miners for the prevention of hazards and risks. Second, it examines the coping strategies used by these miners as a response to experiences of occupational injuries and risks Methods: A cross-sectional survey of small-scale miners was conducted in six communities across three districts in Ghana, West Africa. The mixed methods approach was adopted. A total of 148 small-scale miners participated in the study. Six focus group discussions (FGDs) were held across the six communities. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Chi-square tests were used to analyse the relationship between some socio-demographic characteristics (sex, age, and educational background) and the usage of PPE. Open-ended questions and responses from FGDs were analysed based on the content and verbatim quotations from miners. Results: Findings suggest that 78% of the miners interviewed do not use the appropriate PPE citing reasons such as cost, and their personal discomfort associated with use of PPE. There was no significant relationship between socio-demographic characteristics (i.e., sex, age, education and major mining activity) and the usage of PPE. The study further revealed four main coping strategies used by miners to handle the risks. These are rest, taking unprescribed medication and hard drugs, registration with health insurance scheme and savings and investments. Conclusion: This study shows that very few artisanal miners use PPE despite the significant hazards and risks to which they are exposed. The study recommends to the government to put in place measures to ensure that miners adhere to health and safety regulations before undertaking mining activities. This means that health and safety plans and use of PPE should be linked to the license acquisition process for miners.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2014

한국은 매우 빠르게 고령화가 진행되고 있고 2010년 독거노인이 100만 여명으로 전체노인의 19%를 점유하고 지속 증가 추세에 있어 독거노인 케어를 위한 다양한 정책과 연구들이 진행되고 있으나 고비용구조의 시스템 설치, 몸에 기기 부착에 따른 생활불편, 감시카메라에 의한 사생활노출, 소방서 출동, 시스템 유지관리 등 다양한 문제점을 않고 있어 보편적 실현에 한계가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 대부분의 공동주택에 기본 인프라로 설치되고 있는 원격검침시스템 에너지 사용량 정보를 기반으로 보편적 독거노인 안전확인 모니터링 시스템을 구축하기 위한 요인과 방법론을 도출하고 이를 기반으로 한 서비스 구현방안을 제시하는 것이 목적이다. 본 연구에서 제시한 단계별 프로세스에 따라 대응할 경우 추가 시설 비용부담이 없고 사생활침해 등 문제점이 해소되고 또한 관리소 인력을 활용 365일 모니터링이 가능한 장점을 가지고 있어 독거노인의 안전확인 모니터링은 물론 고독사 조기발견에 유용하게 활용할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 본 연구결과는 유비쿼터스 서비스 중 보건 의료 복지 단위서비스의 노약자 안전생활 모니터링 U-서비스로 정착될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.737-744
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• 2012

강재형 댐퍼는 주로 철골구조에서 많이 사용되어 왔으나 최근에 들어 철근콘크리트 건물에도 사용빈도가 증가하는 추세이다. 철근콘크리트 건물에 강재이력댐퍼를 적용하기 위해서는 댐퍼의 접합부재가 댐퍼의 지지능력을 보 및 벽체로 전달하기에 적합한 강도와 강성을 지녀야만 한다. 하지만 균열로 인한 철근콘크리트 요소의 손상은 부득이한 것으로, 댐퍼로부터 지지부재로의 하중전달 메커니즘과 댐퍼 지지부재 이력특성의 규명은 이러한 댐퍼의 거동을 평가하는데 매우 중요하다. 이에 이 연구에서는 EaSy 댐퍼와 같은 강재판형 이력댐퍼의 지지부재와 RC벽체와의 접합상세를 대상으로 실험을 실시하였다. 실험 결과 전단과 관련된 균열의 양과 패턴을 제외하고는 모든 실험체의 파괴패턴은 거의 동일한 것으로 나타났으며, 잘 분산된 균열을 지닌 HD-3 실험체가 에너지소산능력, 강성저하 그리고 강도저하 측면에서 좋은 거동을 보여주었다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.632-637
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• 2020

비간섭적 개별 전기 기기 부하 식별(NILM)은 단일 미터기에서 측정한 총 소비 전력을 사용하여 가정이나 회사에서 개별 전기 기기의 소비 전력과 사용 시간을 효율적으로 모니터링할 수 있는 방법이다. 본 논문에서는 스마트팜의 소비 전력 데이터 취득 시스템에서 LTE 모뎀을 통해 서버로 수집된 총 소비 전력량, 개별 전기 기기의 전력량을 HDF5 형태로 변환하고 NILM 분석을 수행하였다. NILM 분석은 오픈소스를 사용하여 잡음제거 오토인코더(Denoising Autoencoder), 장단기 메모리(Long Short-Term Memory), 게이트 순환 유닛(Gated Recurrent Unit), 시퀀스-투-포인트(sequence-to-point) 학습 방법을 사용하였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.384-389
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• 2013

Objective : Use of quantitative computed tomography (CT) to evaluate bone mineral density was suggested in the 1970s. Despite its reliability and accuracy, technical shortcomings restricted its usage, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) became the gold standard evaluation method. Advances in CT technology have reduced its previous limitations, and CT evaluation of bone quality may now be applicable in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to determine if the Hounsfield unit (HU) values obtained from CT correlate with patient age and bone mineral density. Methods : A total of 128 female patients who underwent lumbar CT for back pain were enrolled in the study. Their mean age was 66.4 years. Among them, 70 patients also underwent DXA. The patients were stratified by decade of life, forming five age groups. Lumbar vertebrae L1-4 were analyzed. The HU value of each vertebra was determined by averaging three measurements of the vertebra's trabecular portion, as shown in consecutive axial CT images. The HU values were compared between age groups, and correlations of HU value with bone mineral density and T-scores were determined. Results : The HU values consistently decreased with increasing age with significant differences between age groups (p<0.001). There were significant positive correlations (p<0.001) of HU value with bone mineral density and T-score. Conclusion : The trabecular area HU value consistently decreases with age. Based on the strong positive correlation between HU value and bone mineral density, CT-based HU values might be useful in detecting bone mineral diseases, such as osteoporosis.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2015

Hydrogeologic environment of the Mega City such as Seoul, suffers from rapid changes caused by urbanization, construction of underground subway or buildings, and contaminant loading by diverse anthropogenic activities. Understanding the present condition of groundwater environment and water budget is necessary to prevent natural and manmade disasters and to prepare for sustainable water resource management of urban environment. In this study, regional groundwater flow and water budget status of Seoul was analyzed using numerical simulation. Modeling result indicated that groundwater level distribution of Seoul generally followed the topography, but the significant decreases in groundwater level were observed around the subway network. Steady-state water balance analysis showed groundwater recharge by rainfall and leakage from the water supply network was about 550,495 m³/day. Surface water inflow and baseflow rate via Han River and major streams accounted for 799,689 m³/day and 1,103,906 m³/day, respectively. Groundwater usage was 60,945 m³/day, and the total groundwater leakage along the subway lines amounted to 114,746 m³/day. Modeling results revealed that the subway could decrease net groundwater baseflow by 40%. Our study result demonstrated that the subway system can have a significant influence on the groundwater environment of Seoul.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the energy saving effects and characteristics of plant growth in a greenhouse with an aluminum multi-layer curtain compared to a greenhouse with non-woven fabric. Method: The dimensions of both greenhouses $43m{\times}3.6m{\times}8m(L{\times}H{\times}W)$, and both used hot air heater systems for maintaining a constant temperature $15^{\circ}C$. Heating characteristics such as solar intensity, inside and ambient temperatures, and fuel consumption were measured and analyzed. Results: The changes of average temperature of both greenhouses during a 15-days (December 06 - 20) showed approximately $26^{\circ}C$ at around 2 pm when the ambient temperature was highest. The greenhouses were set by the heater to keep a temperature of $15^{\circ}C$ from 4 pm to 8 am the following day. The average heat loss (for 15 days) from the greenhouse with an aluminum multi-layer curtain was $161.2-268.4kJ/m^2{\cdot}h$ during the daytime and $152.3-198.1kJ/m^2{\cdot}h$ during the nighttime. The average heat loss (for 15 days) from the greenhouse with non-woven fabric was $155.7-258.9kJ/m^2{\cdot}h$ during the daytime and $144.9-207.0kJ/m^2{\cdot}h$ during the nighttime. The total heat loss (for one day) from the non-woven fabric system was $7,960kJ/m^2$($2,876kJ/m^2$ during the daytime, $5,084kJ/m^2$ during the nighttime). The heat supply over 36 days for the non-woven fabric system was higher than the aluminum multi-layer curtain system by $616.3-65,079.4kJ/m^2$. Conclusions: These results suggest that a greenhouse with an aluminum multi-layer curtain could save energy usage by 35% over a greenhouse with non-woven fabric.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.691-697
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• 2011

In this study, by using the Water footprint technique, the water consumption by washing machines, which holds higher ranks in using water than any other electric appliances, was analyzed during their life cycle. The life cycle is defined as raw materials production step, manufacturing step, and using step. In raw materials production step, Input materials were researched by using LCI DB(Life Cycle Inventory Database) and the water consumption was calculated with consideration of approximately 65% Input materials which were based weight. In manufacturing step, the water consumption was calculated by the amount of energy used in assembly factories and components subcontractors and emission factor of energy. In using step, referring to guidelines on carbon footprint labeling, the life cycle is applied as 5 years for a washing machine and 218 cycles for annual bounds of usage. The water and power consumption for operating was calculated by referring to posted materials on the manufacture's websites. The water consumption by nation unit was calculated with the result of water consumption by a unit of washing machine. As a result, it shows that water consumption per life cycle s 110,105 kg/unit. The water consumption of each step is 90,495 kg/unit for using, 18,603 kg for raw materials production and 1,006 kg/unit for manufacturing, which apparently shows that the using step consume the most water resource. The water consumption by nation unit is 371,269,584tons in total based on 2006, 83,385,649 tons in both steps of raw material production and manufacturing, and 287,883,935 tons in using step.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2020

계단 보행 시 로봇의 최적 궤도 계산은 유전자 알고리즘과 계산 토크 컨트롤러를 사용하여 수행되었다. 첫째, 생식, 교배, 돌연변이로 이루어진 실시간 유전 알고리즘 (RCGA)을 사용하여 총 에너지 효율이 최소화되었다. 보폭의 시작과 끝, 그리고 조인트, 각도, 각속도 위치 어셈블리 관련 재현성 조건은 선형 제약이다. 다음은 고르지 못한 제약은 코너 스윙 다리와 계단의 외부와의 충돌을 막기 위한 조건, 운동 학적 특이성을 막기 위한 무릎 관절의 조건 및 진행 방향의 안전은 보장되지 않음 이란 조건을 따른다. 마지막으로, 각 관절의 각도 궤도는 염색체를 근사 계수를 가지는 4차 다항식에 의해 정의된다. 이것은 보통 도보를 의미한다. 이 연구에서는 최적의 궤도의 에너지 효율을 7개의 링크로 구성된 7자유도의 2족 로봇을 통한 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통해 분석했다.