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Mass Interception Fractions and Weathering Half-lives of Iodine-131 and Radiocesium in Leafy Vegetables Observed after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

  • Tagami, Keiko;Uchida, Shigeo
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.178-183
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    • 2021
  • Background: This study was carried out to provide environmental transfer parameter values to estimate activity concentrations of these radionuclides in agricultural crops when direct contamination occurred. Materials and Methods: Mass interception fractions (FBs) and weathering half-lives (Tws) of 131I and radiocesium were calculated using openly available monitoring data obtained after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. FB is the ratio between the initial radioactivity concentration of a radionuclide retained by the edible part of the plant (Bq·kg-1 fresh weight [FW]) and the amount of deposited radionuclide in that area (Bq·m-2). Tw values can be calculated using activity concentrations of crops decreased with time after the initial contamination. Results and Discussion: Calculated FB and Tw values for 131I and radiocesium were mostly obtained for leafy vegetables. The analytical results showed that there was no difference of FBs between 131I and radiocesium by t-test; geometric mean values for leafy vegetables cultivated under outdoor conditions were 0.058 and 0.12 m2·kg-1 FW, respectively. Geometric mean Tw value of 131I in leafy vegetables grown under outdoor conditions was 8.6 days, and that of radiocesium was 6.6 days; there was no significant difference between Tw values of these radionuclides by Wilcoxon rank sum test. Conclusion: There was no difference between 131I and radiocesium for FBs and Tws. By using these factors, we would be able to carry out a rough estimation of the activity concentrations of 131I and radiocesium in the edible part of leafy crops when a nuclear accident occurred.

A Study on the Suitable Compression Ratio of Hydrogen Fueled Engine with Dual Injection (이중분사식 수소기관의 적정압축비에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Y.Y.;Shin, S.W.;Lee, Jong-T.
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.06d
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    • pp.1001-1007
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    • 2001
  • Hydrogen fueled engine with dual injection can achieve high power and high efficiency simultaneously. In this study, the suitable compression ratio of hydrogen fueled engine with dual injection were investigated including performance of this engine according to variation of compression ratio. As results, it was found that the suitable compression ratio of that was about CR=11, and torque and thermal efficiency increased by 6% and 7% respectively.

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Numerical Analysis of Aerodynamic Performance for Rotating Blades of Tilt Rotor Aircraft in Cruise Mode (순항중인 틸트로터의 회전하는 블레이드에 대한 공력성능 수치해석)

  • Ahn S. W.;Ko S. H.;Kim B. S.;Choi S. W.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.21-24
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    • 2005
  • Numerical analysis were made for the unsteady flow fields of the rotor system of a Tilt-Rotor aircraft in cruise mode. The Reynolds-averaged thin-layer Wavier-Stokes equations were discretized by Roe's upwind differencing scheme and integrated in time by the LU-SGS algorithm. The computational domain of the rotor system was constructed by seven multi-block Chimera grids. Comparison of pressure coefficient on the surface of the main wing and blades were made for 3cases of advance ratio(0.325, 0.350, 0.375) and thrust and power coefficients for the rotor were compared with experimental data.

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2-bit Flash ADC Based on Current Mode Algorithmic

  • Tipsuwanporn, V.;Chuenarom, S.;Maitreechit, S.;Chuchotsakunleot, W.;Kongrat, V.
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.473-473
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    • 2000
  • This paper presents the 2-bit parallel algorithmic ADC using current mode for parallel method algorithm. It is operated by parallel conversion, 2-bit at each moment, and increase bit numbers by serial connection. The circuit operates in current mode. The comparison ratio can be controlled while working under mode operation. The circuit design used 0.8 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ CMOS technology which capable to convert 2-bit in 50 ns, power consumed 0.786 nW, with input current 0-50 mA from 3V single supply. From simulation testing, the conversion rate is much faster than other method.

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Initial Design of A Suspension Damper for Truck Driver's Seat (트럭 운전석 현가 댐퍼의 초기설계)

  • Baek, W.K.;Oh, S.W.
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.91-96
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    • 1999
  • This study is about the design and analysis ot a suspension damper for truck driver's seat to improve the ride comfort. Trucks are usually subjected to hostile driving environments. Therefore, many truck driver's seat have suspension seats to isolate the vibration from the cab floor panel. Because the vehicle suspension system can reduce the primary vibration from the ground, only low frequency vibration can be transmitted to the driver's seat. But, this low frequency vibration can be harmful to the driver. The seat damper is very critical element to improve the ride comfort for the driver. In this study, a four-stage damper is designed and analyzed for the vibration capability. The damping coefficient of this damper can lie manually controlled in response to the road and driving environment.

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Fermentation Characteristics of Wine Yeast Strains for White Wine Making (백포도주 양조에 있어서 포도주 효모의 발효 특성)

  • Seoktae Jeong;Nami Goto;Park, Jonguck
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.326-330
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    • 2001
  • The characteristics of used wine yeast strains were as follows, S6U showed low fermentation speed than those of other yeast strains, but this strain fermented completely later. The wine fermented by W-3 was very low contents of total acid, 0.75% and the ones fermented by UCD530 and AC- contained much extract, 3.26 mg/L and 3.22 mg/L respectively. The wine fermented by CEG and CS2 were predominant in yellowness, and EC1118 produced large amount of acetaldehyde, 49.9 mg/L than those of other strains. EC1118 and CY3079 displayed low methylene blue dyeing ratio, below 15%, meaning high alcohol tolerance yeast. UCD530 produced extremely high contents of glycerol, succinate and lactate compared with other strains. These properties revealed that UCD530 was a typical Saccharomyces bayanus species. The main organic acids produced by wine yeasts were pyruvate, lactate, succinate and acetate. The concentration of acetate in experimental wine could be divided into two parts, one group had concentration below 170 mg/L (UCD530, EC1118, AC-, CY3079, W-3), and the other had concentration up to 350 mg/L (S6U, CEG, CS2).

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A Fundamental Study on the Steel Corrosion Due to Carbonation of Concrete (콘크리트의 중성화로 인한 철근의 부식에 관한 기초적 연구)

  • 이창수;윤인석;최성기
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1998.10c
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    • pp.203-206
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    • 1998
  • In reinforced concrete carbonation of concrete leads to depassivation of the reinforcement, and hence to initiation of corrosion. As a result of carbonation accelerating experiment with using effect of wet-dry cycle and 15% concentration of CO ₂, the carbonation rate shows very distinct difference according to W/C ratio. OPC-40 estimated no carbonation depth, whereas OPC-60 estimated rapidly the carbonation rate. The comparative analysis of the carbonation rate accelerating depends on different kinds of cement shows fastest FAC-20. Also, highly W/C ratio's concrete shows low half-cell potential value and fast corrosion rate. During period for 14 weeks. corrosion rate was not severe. So, it can be concluded that only carbonation attack on concrete doesn't severly deteriorated except very poor qualitified concrete.

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The Study on Fluidity and Strength Properties of High Strength Concrete Utilizing Crushed Sand (부순모래를 사용한 고강도콘크리트의 유동성 및 강도특성에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Hong-Chol;Park, Sang-Joon;Ahn, Nam-Shik;Lee, Eui-Hak;Kang, Hoon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.383-386
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    • 2005
  • This paper is to investigate the effect of W/B, blend ratio of crushed sand with sea sand on fluidity and strength properties of high strength concrete utilizing crushed sand. W/B set up 0.25, 0.30, 0.35 and the blend ratio of crushed sand with sea sand set up 0:100, 30:70, 50:50, 70:30, 100:0 The results of this study are summarized as the follows; 1) The increase of the blend rate of crushed sand, affected on the enhancement of flow, the increase of dosage of SP and water content, but the decrease S/a 2) Compressive strength is increased when crushed sand $30\~70\%$ was replaced with sea sand. 3) The optimal replacement percentage of crushed sand is $50\%$ with sea sand.

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A Study on the Thermal Performance of a Z-shaped Heat Pipe (Z자 형상을 갖는 히트파이프에 대한 열성능 연구)

  • Park, S.Y.;Boo, J.H.
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.741-745
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    • 2001
  • The necessity of a Z-shape heat pipe may occur in a special application such as a cooling module for an electronic equipment having a limited accessible space. Either of the two end part works as evaporator or condenser and the length of the middle part is 200mm. The heat pipe was made of 3/8 inch copper tube having 60 spiral groove with screw angle of 10 degrees. Water and acetone were used as working fluids. The fill charge ratio of the working fluid was varied for different values of thermal loads. The thermal resistance was calculated based on the temperature measurements along the heat pipe axis. The maximum thermal loads were 80W for water and 100W for acetone heat pipe. The optimum fill charge ratio was identified through a series of experiments.

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Effects of Rough Surfaces on Heat Transfer in Channel Flow (채널유동에서 거친벽면이 열전달에 미치는 효과)

  • Ahn, S.W.
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 2001
  • A comparison of fully developed heat transfer and friction factor characteristics has been made in rectangular ducts with one wall roughened by five different shapes. The effects of rib shape geometries and Reynolds number are examined. The rib height-to-duct hydraulic diameter, pitch-to-height ratio, and aspect ratio of channel width to height are fixed at $e/D_e=0.0476$, P/e=8, and W/H=2.33, respectively. To understand the mechanisms of the heat transfer enhancements, the measurements of the friction factors are also conducted in the smooth and rough channels. The data indicate that the triangular type rib has a substantially higher efficiency index than any other ones in the range we studied.

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