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Plume Rise and Initial Dilution Determination Reflecting the Density Profile over Entire Water Column (해수 전체 컬럼에서 밀도 분포를 반영한 플룸 상승과 초기 희석도 결정)

    • Journal of Korean Port Research
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.215-230
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    • 1997
  • A number of ocean outfalls are located around coastal area over the United States and discharge primary treated effluent into deep water for efficient wastewater treatment. Two of them, the Sand Island and Honouliuli municipal wastewater outfalls, are located on the south coast of Oahu. There have been growing interests about the plume dynamics around the ocean outfalls since plume discharged from the multiport diffuser may have significant impacts on coastal communities and immediate consequence on public health. Among the studies of plume dynamics performed in the vicinity of both outfalls, Project MB-4 in the Mamala Bay Study recently made with the funding in the $ 9 million amount statistically dealt with the near-field behavior of the plumes at the Sand Island and Honouliuli outfalls. However, Project MB-4 predicted much higher surfacing frequency than the realistic value obtained by model studies by Oceanit Laboratories, Inc.. It is suggested that improvements should be made in the application of the plume model to more simulate the actual discharge characteristics and ocean conditions. In this study, it has been recommended that input parameters in plume models reflect realistic density profile over the entire water column since. in the previous Mamala Bay Study, the density profiles were measured at 5m depth increments extending from 13 to 63 m depth (the density profile on the upper portion of water column was not included, Roberts 1995). It is proved that the density stratification is the important parameter for the submergence of the plume. In this study, as one of the important parameters, plume rise and initial dilution reflecting the density profile over the entire water column have been taken into account for more reliable plume behavior description.

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Study of the Food Characteristics on Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas and Manila Clam Ruditapes phillippinarum in the Intertidal Zone of Taeahn, Korea (태안 조간대에 서식하는 참굴과 바지락의 먹이특성에 관한 연구)

  • Baek, Seung-Ho;Lee, Ju-Yun;Lee, Hea-Ok;Han, Myung-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.145-158
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    • 2008
  • To assess the source of oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and clam (Ruditapes phillippinarum), phytoplankton community structures in the water column and sediment, including the composition of phytoplankton in oyster and clam digestive organs were investigated bimonthly from December 2006 to June 2007 in the Taeahn coastal waters. During the sampling period, water temperature and salinity varied from 7 to 23$^{\circ}C$ and 34 to 35 PSU, respectively. Total phytoplankton abundances at St. O in the water column were higher than those at St. J, whereas total phytoplankton abundances at St. O in the sediment were lower. In addition, total phytoplankton abundances in the water column and sediment were observed to be relatively higher in February and April 2007. Among the diatoms, Paralia sulcata was always dominant, accounting for 41$\sim$87% of total phytoplankton, except St. J for February 2007 during the sampling period. The following phytoplankton compositions observed in the digestive organs of oyster and clam appeared: diatoms such as genus Paralia, Navicula, Melosira and Coscinodiscus, Silicoflagellate Dictyocha, dinoflagellates Prorocentrum and Dinophysis. Phytoplankton compositions observed in the digestive organs of oyster and clam corresponded relatively well with the species composition appeared in the water column and sediments of each season. A significant relationship was found between individual weight of oyster or clam and their digestive organs weight, while there was not a close correlation with total phytoplankton amount. We suggest that P. sulcata always dominated as one of important the food source of oyster and clam in the marine ranching ground of Taeahn coastal waters.

Tidal Current and Suspended Sediment Transport in the Keum Estuary,West Coast of Korea (錦江 鹽河口에서의 潮流와 浮游堆積物 이동)

  • 오임상;나태경
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.147-162
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    • 1995
  • The circulation due to tidal current and river discharge, and the associated suspended suspended sediment transport in macrotidal Keum Estuary, were studied through a series of field measurements of tidal currents and suspended sediment concentration at three anchored stations from 1990 through 1992. From the measurements, the following results were obtained. At the seaward entrance of the estuary, the veritical profiles of the ebb and flood currents were almost symmetric. At the southern channel the flood current was dominant in the whole water column, but in the northern channel the ebb current was dominant in the surface and bottom layers and the flood current was dominant in the intermediate layer. The maximum velocity of the tidal current in the southern channel was 174 cm/s during flood tide in the intermediate layer. The maximum velocity, 148 cm/s in the northern channel also appeared during flood tide in the intermediate layer. However, in the surface and bottom layers, the maximum velocities were 110.6 cm/s during ebb tide and 92.1 cm/s during flood tide, respectively. The type of the Keum Estuary can be categorized to 'Type 3' of Hansen and Rattray's scheme. The water column of the estuary during the flood tide becomes stratified, and after high water the ebb current reduces the density difference and the water column becomes turbulent. The lower layer of the water column is generally turbulent. The largest sediment flux 20.61 ton/s was found in the southern channel during flood current in the lowest river discharge (May, 1991), while the smallest flux, 0.65 ton/s in the northern channel in the lowest tidal range (July, 1992). The stronger bottom shear velocity for the present study area seems to erode the bottom sediments during the flood tide, and the relatively long duration of the ebb tide to transport the suspended sediments. Under normal river discharge conditions, the suspended sediments are transported mainly through the southern channel. However, under high river discharge condition the suspended sediment transport is dominant through the northern channel.

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Mobility of pesticides in different soil textures and gravel contents under soil column (토양 column을 이용한 토성 및 자갈함량별 농약 이동특성)

  • Lee, Sang-Min;Kim, Seong-Soo;Park, Dong-Sik;Hur, Jang-Hyun
    • The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.330-337
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    • 2005
  • This study was investigated to elucidate the pesticide mobility in three different soil textures(Heongseong sandy loam; Chuncheon, loam; Taeback, silty clay loam) and four different gravel contents(0, 20, 40, 60%) of Taebaek soil using soil column. Carbofuran, which ranks the highest water solubility among 7 pesticides(carbendazim, carbofuran, chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin, dimethomorph, diniconazole and endosulfan) was defected over 87% in leachate samples within all soil types from early sampling time. Amount of 5 residual pesticides excluding carbendazim and carbofuran were ordered silty clay loam > loam > sandy loam, indicating pesticide residues are related to percentage of clay contents in soils. Comparing the amount of residual pesticides in soil column(upper, middle and lower layer), 6 pesticides apart from carbofuran were found in the range of $50{\sim}92%$ on the upper layer of silty clay loam and loam. Mobility of pesticides either in soil or leachate samples is dependant on water solubility of pesticide and clay content of soil. The results obtained from four different gravel contents of Tacback soil were similar to the results of three different soil textures. Also it was found that more the gravel contents, faster the flow velocity of leachate water. These results possibly provide an idea to select proper pesticides and to reduce soil and water contamination at alpine and sloped-land.

Analysis of Treatment Efficiency according to Open-water in Constructed Wetland (인공습지 내 개방수역 조성에 따른 처리효율분석)

  • Kim, Hyung-Chul;Yoon, Chun-Gyeong;Um, Han-Yong;Kim, Hyung-Jung;Haam, Jong-Hwa
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.709-717
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    • 2008
  • The field scale experiment which is constructed with four sets (0.88 ha for each set) of wetland (0.8 ha) and pond (0.08 ha) systems was performed to examine the effect of plant coverage on the constructed wetland performance and to recommend the optimum development and management of macrophyte communities. After six growing seasons of wetlands, plant coverage was about 100%. And the concentration of DO showed low value (1.0~5.4 mg/L). This is caused by a blighted plant consumed dissolved oxygen with decay in water column. As the result, water column went to be anaerobic conditions and T-N removal rate are 58~67%. Dead vegetation increased nitrogen removal during winter because it is a source of organic carbon which is an essential parameter in denitrification. However, wetland released phosphorus caused by a blighted plant and accumulation, the removal rate of phosphorus might be decreased. To rise of DO concentration, the three open-waters were constructed in cell 3 and 4. Cell 3 has two open-waters (width 10 m, depth 1.8 m) and cell 4 has one open-water (width 20 m, depth 1.8 m). As the result, DO concentration and treatment efficiency of nutrient and BOD were improved. In case that constructed wetland is operated for a long time, physical circulation structure such as open water help continuous circulation of aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Through the constructed open-water, treatment efficiency of phosphorus and nitrogen in wetland could be improved effectively.

STUDY ON HIGH RESOLUTION SCHEMES SUITABLE FOR AN 3-D CFD CODE(POWERCFD) USING UNSTRUCTURED CELL-CENTERED METHOD AND INTERFACE CAPTURING METHOD (비정렬 셀 중심방법 및 경계면포착법을 사용하는 3차원 유동해석코드(PowerCFD)에 적합한 HR 해법에 관한 연구)

  • Myong, H.K.;Kim, J.E.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.7-13
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    • 2008
  • Several high resolution schemes such as OSHER, MUSCL, SMART, GAMMA, WACEB and CUBISTA are comparatively studied with respect to the accurate capturing of fluid interfaces throughout the application to two typical test cases of a translation test and a collapsing water column problem with a return wave. It is accomplished by implementing the high resolution schemes in the in-house CFD code(PowerCFD) for computing 3-D flow with an unstructured cell-centered method and an interface capturing method, which is based on the finite-volume technique and fully conservative. The calculated results show that SMART scheme gives the best performance with respect to accuracy and robustness.

STUDY ON HIGH RESOLUTION SCHEMES IN INTERFACE CAPTURING METHODS WITH UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS (비정렬격자계를 사용하는 경계면포착법에서 HR도식에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, J.E.;Myong, H.K.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.51-56
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    • 2006
  • Several high resolution schemes such as OSHER, MUSCL, SMART, GAMMA, WACEB and CUBISTA are applied to two typical test cases of a translation test and a collapsing water column problem for the accurate capturing of fluid interfaces. It is accomplished by implementing the high resolution schemes in the in-house CFD code(PowerCFD) for computing 3-D flow with an unstructured cell-centered method, which is based on the finite-volume technique and fully conservative. The calculated results are found to show that SMART scheme gives the best performance with respect to accuracy and robustness.

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Proper Sampling Method for Larval Fish in the Western coastal Waters (서해 연안역에서 자어의 적정 채집 방법)

  • 차성식;박명정
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.64-68
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    • 1995
  • To investigate a proper sampling method for larval fish in the western coastal waters, the abundances of larval fish sampled at upper and lower layers during the day and nighttime were compared. The difference in the abundances at upper and lower layers seems to be related to the diurnal vertical migration of larval fish. Therefore, samples at upper layer during the day causes an underestimation of the number of species and the abundance. As the abundances through whole water column during the day is not significantly smaller than during the nighttime. samples obtained by oblique tow through whole water column during the day can be used to estimate the abundance of fish larvae.

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Development of the Concrete for Concrete Filled Steel Tubular Columns (강관충전용 콘크리트의 재료개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jin-Cheol;Kim, Hoon;Park, Yon-Dong;Choi, Jin-Man;Lee, Deok-Chan;Lee, Do-Heon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1996.04a
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    • pp.101-106
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    • 1996
  • In this study, filling performance of concrete is investigated experimentally for the developmenmt of the concrete to be used in concrete filled steel tubular columns with inner diaphrams. Water-cement ratio with 3 levels, unit water contents with 5 levels, unit coarse aggregate contents with 5 levels, and slump flow with 3 levels are selected for test variables. For the estimation of the filling properties of the concrete, slump flow, V-type funnel time, U-type box height are measured and compared. A device which simulates the steel tubular column is designed and three kinds of concrete are tested with it. As the results, the filling performance is decreased with increasing coarse aggregate content. And, within the scope of this study, concretes with coarse aggregate content less than 880 kg/$\textrm{m}^3$ show good filling performance. To prevent excessive settlement of the concrete pumped into the steel tubular column, slump flow should be controlled within the limited range.

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Control strategy of an impulse turbine for oscillating water column wave energy converter under irregular waves (진동 수주형 파력발전 시스템의 최대 전력 추출을 위한 임펄스 터빈의 최대 효율 추종 제어기 설계)

  • Song, Seung-Kwan;Park, Jin-Bae
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2015.07a
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    • pp.1054-1055
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    • 2015
  • 진동 수주형 파력발전 시스템(oscillating water column wave energy converter)의 효율을 증대할 수 있는 터빈의 최대 효율 추종 제어기를 제안한다. 진동 수주형 파력발전 시스템은 캡처 챔버(capture chamber)와 터빈, 발전기로 구성되어 있으며 발전기 말단에 연결된 저항의 값을 제어 입력으로 삼는다. 본 논문에서는 파력발전 시스템의 캡처 챔버와 터빈의 동역학 모델에 대해 소개하고, 터빈의 최대 효율 추종 제어기의 안정성을 증명하고 이를 JONSWAP 모델의 비규칙 파랑 조건하에서 시뮬레이션 하여 제어기 성능을 입증한다.

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