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Role of Aquaporins in Body Fluid Homeostasis

  • Jung, Jin-Sup;Kim, Yong-Keun;Lee, Sang-Ho
    • 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국생물물리학회 1999년도 학술발표회 진행표 및 논문초록
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    • pp.28-28
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    • 1999
  • The movement of water across cell plasma membranes occurs in all cell types but is particularly rapid in erythrocytes, renal tubular cells. In principle, osmotic/oncotic gradients and hydrostatic pressure difference can drive water across a cell layer by transcellular or paracellular pathways. The aquaporin family of molecular water channels, which now number 10 in mammals and many more in plants and lower organism, are likely to provide a molecular pathway for water transport in some cell membranes.(omitted)

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메조스케일 전산모사를 통한 술폰화 폴리이미드의 수화채널 형성 연구 (Investigation of Water Channel Formation in Sufonated Polyimides Via Mesoscale Simulation)

  • 박치훈;이소영;이창현
    • 멤브레인
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    • 제27권5호
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    • pp.389-398
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    • 2017
  • 연료전지용 고분자 전해질막에 있어서 가장 중요한 특성인 수소이온 전달 능력은 내부에서 형성되는 수화채널의 분포 및 형상에 큰 영향을 받게 된다. 비과불화탄소계인 탄화수소계 전해질막의 경우, 과불화탄소계 전해질막인 나피온에 비하여 이러한 수화채널이 약하게 형성되는 것으로 알려져 있으며 따라서 상대적으로 낮은 이온전달 성능을 나타내는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 컴퓨터를 이용한 전산모사 기술의 하나인 메조스케일 전산모사 기술을 이용하여 탄화수소계 연료전지용 전해질막인 술폰화 폴리이미드의 가습조건에서의 수화채널 형성 및 상분리 현상을 관찰하였다. 이를 통하여 술폰화 폴리이미드 내부에서 물분자 비드는 친수성 영역 전체에 걸쳐서 고르게 분포되며 명확한 수화 클러스터는 높은 술폰화도에서만 형성되는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한, 술폰화 폴리이미드 모델은 저가습 상태에서 수화 채널을 형성하는데에 나피온 모델에 비하여 더 어렵다는 것이 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과들은 비과불화불소계인 탄화수소계 전해질막의 수화채널 형성에 대한 기존 이론을 명확하게 뒷받침하고 있으며, 술폰화 폴리이미드의 전도도 경향도 잘 설명을 하고 있다. 따라서 메조스케일 전산 모사 기술은 연료전지용 전해질막의 상분리 현상 및 수화채널을 분석하고 이온전도 특성을 규명하는 데에 있어서 매우 효과적인 기술이 될 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다.

갈수기(渴水期) 하천(河川)에서의 오염물질(汚染物質)의 확산(擴散) 및 이동(移動) (Low Flow Pollutant Transport in Natural Rivers)

  • 서일원
    • 상하수도학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 1993
  • The complex nature of low flow mixing in natural channels has been investigated using both laboratory experiments and the numerical solution of a proposed mathematical model that is based on a set of mass balance equations describing the mixing and mass exchange mechanisms. Laboratory experiments, which involved collection of channel geometry, hydraulic, and dye dispersion test data, were conducted in a model of four pool and riffle sequences in a 49-m long tilting flume. The experimental results show that flow over the model pool-riffle sequences is highly non-uniform. Concentration-time curves are significantly skewed with long tails. Comparison between measured and predicted concentration-time curves shows good agreement in the general shape, peak concentration and time to peak. The proposed model shows significant improvement over the conventional one-dimensional dispersion model in predicting natural mixing processes in open channels under low flow conditions through pools and riffles.

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Flow regime transition criteria for vertical downward two-phase flow in rectangular channel

  • Chalgeri, Vikrant Siddharudh;Jeong, Ji Hwan
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제54권2호
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    • pp.546-553
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    • 2022
  • Narrow rectangular channels are employed in nuclear research reactors that use plate-type nuclear fuels, high heat-flux compact heat exchangers, and high-performance micro-electronics cooling systems. Two-phase flow in narrow rectangular channels is important, and it needs to be better understood because it is considerably different than that in round tubes. In this study, mechanistic models were developed for the flow regime transition criteria for various flow regimes in co-current air-water two-phase flow for vertical downward flow inside a narrow rectangular channel. The newly developed criteria were compared to a flow regime map of downward air-water two-phase flow inside a narrow rectangular channel with a 2.35-mm gap width under ambient temperature and pressure conditions. Overall, the proposed model showed good agreement with the experimental data.

Design and Fabrication of a Reconfigurable Frequency Selective Surface Using Fluidic Channels

  • Son, Dong Chan;Shin, Hokeun;Kim, Yoon Jae;Hong, Ic Pyo;Chun, Heoung Jae;Park, Yong Bae
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • 제12권6호
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    • pp.2342-2347
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    • 2017
  • In this study, we design a reconfigurable frequency selective surface (FSS) using fluidic channels to use the FSS in multi-frequencies. Effective permittivity can be changed using water as the fluid of fluidic channels in a dielectric slab, and the frequency characteristics of FSS can be controlled. We optimize the dimensions of the fluidic channel to design a reconfigurable FSS and measure its transmission characteristics.

Sympathetic Regulation of Aquaporin Water Channels in Rat Kidney

  • Lee, Jong-Un;Yoo, Kwang-Jay;Oh, Yoon-Wha;Lim, Dong-Yoon
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.181-185
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    • 2003
  • Whether there exists a sympathetic neural regulation on the aquaporin (AQP) channels in the kidney was examined. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. They were renal nerve denervated by stripping the nervous and connective tissues passing along the renal artery and vein, and painting these vessels with 10% phenol solution through a midline abdominal incision. Three days later, the expression of AQP1-4 proteins in the denervated kidneys was determined. The content of norepinephrine was found significantly decreased following the denervation. Accordingly, the expression of AQP2 proteins was markedly decreased. The expression of AQP3 and AQP4 was also slightly but significantly decreased, while that of AQP1 was not. Neither the basal nor the AVP-stimulated accumulation of cAMP was significantly affected in the denervated kidney. It is suggested that the sympathetic nervous system has a tonic stimulatory effect on AQP channels in the kidney.

Mg 온간성형을 위한 십자형상 금형의 가열/냉각 채널 설계 (Heating and Cooling Channel Design of Cross-Shaped Die for Warm Forming of Magnesium Alloy Sheet)

  • 최선철;고동선;김헌영;김형종;홍석무;유수열;신용승
    • 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국소성가공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.370-373
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    • 2008
  • It is known that the temperatures of die, punch, holder and punch pad need to be kept different to get better formability in Mg sheet forming processes. Heating and cooling channels are usually equipped in each tool to assign different temperature. This study focused on the optimal design of the heating and cooling channels for a cross-shaped deep drawing die set. While the die and blankholder were heated to and kept at $250^{\circ}C$ by using heat cartridges, the punch and punch pad were kept at much lower temperature than that of the die and blankholder by water circulating through cooling channels. All the approaches were done by numerical analyses, aiming to maximize the cup height and to minimize the punch corner radius without any failure.

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Two-Phase Flow Analysis in Multi-Channel

  • Ha Man-Yeong;Kim Cheol-Hwan;Jung Yong-Won;Heo Seong-Geun
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • 제20권6호
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    • pp.840-848
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    • 2006
  • We carried out numerical studies to investigate the single- and two-phase flow characteristics in the single- and multi-channels. We used the finite volume method to solve the mass and momentum conservation equations. The volume of fluid model is used to predict the two-phase flow in the channel. We obtained the distribution of velocity fields, pressure drop and air volume fraction for different water mass flow rates. We also calculated the distribution of mass flow rates in the multi-channels to understand how the flow is distributed in the channels. The calculated results for the single- and two-phase flow are partly compared with the present experimental data both qualitatively and quantitatively, showing relatively good agreement between them. The numerical scheme used in this study predicts well the characteristics of single-and two-phase flow in a multi-channel.

작은 유로 내에서의 흐름응축 열전달 (I) -새로운 실험기법의 개발 - (Flow Condensation Inside Mini-Channels (I) -Development of New Experimental Technique-)

  • 신정섭;김무환
    • 대한기계학회논문집B
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    • 제28권11호
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    • pp.1424-1431
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    • 2004
  • With traditional experimental methods such as the secondary fluid (e.g., water) calorimetric method, it is very difficult to accurately test the local condensation heat transfer inside mini-channels. Hence, there are large discrepancies between the results of previous studies. The experimental methods as well as unidentified sources of uncertainties could be reasons for such discrepancies. In this study, innovative experimental techniques were developed to measure the in-tube condensation heat transfer coefficient. With these techniques, very low heat dissipation rates such as several watts from the mini-channel could be estimated and low mass flow rates below the 0.1 ㎏/h could be measured with reasonable uncertainties. To the authors' knowledge, these techniques provide a unique experimental apparatus for measuring the condensation heat transfer coefficients inside the sub-millimeter hydraulic diameter single channels.

무선망의 효율적 전력 할당 알고리즘 (Efficient Power Allocation Algorithm for Wireless Networks)

  • 안홍영
    • 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 2016
  • 통신 시스템에서 제한된 총 전력으로 여러개의 부채널로 이루어진 채널의 입력과 출력 사이의 상호정보를 최대화하는 문제의 해는 Waterfilling 구조를 가진다. 채널 상태 정보(CSI)를 알고 있을 때 OFDM이나 MIMO는 병렬의 독립된 부채널들로 분해 될 수 있다. 제한된 전력 하에 채널용량에 접근하는 전송속도를 위한 최적의 부채널 전력할당 문제의 해는 Waterfilling 으로 구할 수 있다. Waterfilling은 상태가 좋은(SNR이 높은) 부채널에 더 많은 전력을 할당하고 상태가 나쁜 채널들은 적은 전력이나 전력을 할당하지 않음으로서 상태가 좋은 부채널들의 전송속도를 높이고 결과적으로 전체 전송속도를 채널용량에 접근하게 한다. Waterfilling은 총 전력 제한을 만족하는 정확한 수면 높이를 찾는데 일반적으로 수면 높이를 추정하고 갱신해 나가는 반복적 알고리즘이 사용된다. 이 과정에서 부채널들에 대한 채널이득 제곱의 역수들의 부분합($\sum\limits_{n=1}^{Last}{\frac{N_0}{{\mid}h_n{\mid}^2}}$) 계산이 반복적으로 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 이런 부분합들을 초기화 단계에서 미리 계산하여 배열을 만들고 임의의 부분합 계산을 배열 참조로 대치함으로서 Waterfilling 알고리즘의 계산 시간을 줄였다.