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Parametric Study on Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Applicable to Breakwater

  • Park, Sewan;Nam, Bo Woo;Kim, Kyong-Hwan;Hong, Keyyong
    • Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.66-77
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    • 2018
  • This paper presents a parametric study on an oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter (WEC). This OWC has been planned for installation in the breakwaters on isolated islands located away from the mainland. Both a numerical analysis and a model experiment are utilized for determining a proper conceptual design for this purpose. Various design parameters, including the configurations and dimensions, are evaluated through the numerical analysis, which is based on a potential flow theory, and several design concepts are then selected as candidates. The model experiment using a 2D wave flume is conducted to evaluate the effects of the design parameters and compare the performances of the candidates. Based on the overall results of the numerical analysis and model experiment, a conceptual design of the OWC WEC applicable to a breakwater is selected.

Unstable Operation of Francis Pump-Turbine at Runaway: Rigid and Elastic Water Column Oscillation Modes

  • Nicolet, Christophe;Alligne, Sebastien;Kawkabani, Basile;Simond, Jean-Jacques;Avellan, Francois
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.324-333
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    • 2009
  • This paper presents a numerical simulation study of the transient behavior of a $2{\times}340MW$ pump-turbine power plant, where the results show an unstable behavior at runaway. First, the modeling of hydraulic components based on equivalent schemes is presented. Then, the 2 pump-turbine test case is presented. The transient behavior of the power plant is simulated for a case of emergency shutdown with servomotor failure on Unit 1. Unstable operation at runaway with a period of 15 seconds is properly simulated using a 1-dimensional approach. The simulation results points out a switch after 200 seconds of the unstable behavior between a period of oscillations initially of 15 seconds to a period of oscillation of 2.16 seconds corresponding to the hydraulic circuit first natural period. The pressure fluctuations related to both the rigid and elastic water column mode are presented for oscillation mode characterization. This phenomenon is described as a switch between a rigid and an elastic water column oscillation mode. The influence of the rotating inertia on the switch phenomenon is investigated through a parametric study.

A Study on Uncertainty Quantification and Performance Confidence Interval Estimation for Application to Digital Twin of Oscillating Water Column Type Wave Power Generator System (진동수주형 파력발전 시스템의 디지털 트윈 적용을 위한 불확실성 정량화 및 성능 신뢰구간 추정 연구)

  • Tae-Kyun Kim;Su-Gil Cho;Jae-Won Oh;Tae-Hee Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.401-409
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    • 2023
  • Oscillating water column (OWC) type wave power generator system is a power generation system that uses wave energy, a sustainable and renewable energy source. Irregular cycles and wave heights act as factors that make it difficult to secure generation efficiency of the wave power generator system. Recently, research for improving power generation efficiency is being conducted by applying digital twin technology to OWC type wave energy converter system. However, digital twin using sensor data can predict erroneous performance due to uncertainty in the sensor data. Therefore, this study proposes an uncertainty analysis method for sensor data which is used in digital twin to secure the reliability of digital twin prediction results. Uncertainty quantification considering sensor data characteristics and future uncertainty information according to uncertainty propagation were derived mathematically, and confidence interval estimation was performed based on the proposed method.

Characteristics of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides from Thermolysin Hydrolysate of Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum Proteins (바지락 단백질 Thermolysin 가수분해물의 Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 저해 Peptide의 특성)

  • Lee Tae Gee;Yeum Dong Min;Kim Seon Bong
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.35 no.5
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    • pp.529-533
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    • 2002
  • The peptides inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) were isolated from the hydrolysate of manila clam (Ruditapes philippinamm) proteins prepared with thermolysin. The thermolysin hydrolysate was pretreated with membrane filter (MW cut-off 10,000) to obtain the peptide fraction with ACE inhibition. The crude peptides were applied to a Sephadex LH-20 column and eluted with $30\%$ methanol. The three active fractions (A, B and C) were collected and concentrated, and then applied to a SP-Toyopearl 650S column equilibrated with distilled water and was eluted with a linear gradient of NaCl concentration (0 to 1 M). The four active fractions (A-1, A-2, B-1 and C-1) were collected and concentrated, and then applied to a SuperQ-Toyopearl 650S column equilibrated with distilled water and was eluted with a linear gradient of NaCl concentration (0 to 1 M). The maximum inhibitory activity was observed in the fraction B-1Q showed the IC_{50} values of 0.748 $\mu$g. The abundant amino acids obtained from active fraction B-1Q were leucine, isoleucine, alanine and threonine.

Utilization of Natural Zeolite for Removal of $NH_3$ Gas (($NH_3$ 가스 제거를 위한 천연 지오라이트의 이용)

  • Lee, Dong-Hoon;Choi, Jyung;Park, Moung-Sub
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.327-332
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    • 1997
  • This study was conducted to find out the effect for removal of $NH_3$ gas, one of the offensive odor. The removal efficiencies of $NH_3$ gas through zeolie column increased with the decreased percolation velocity. The effect of zeolite colum in removing $NH_3$ gas was influenced by the water content of zeolite and the added amount of zeolite, but was not influenced by the setting method of zeolite. The $NH_3$ gas removing sequence of saturated cation species on zeolite was in order of Ca->Na->$NH_4$ ->Natural->K-zeolite. Consequently the effect of zeolite on $NH_3$ gas removal efficiency is consided by the water content, added amount and saturated cation of the zeolite.

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Isolation and Identification of 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid from Hot Water Extracts of Hovenia dulcis Thunb and Confirmation of Their Antioxidative and Antimicrobial Activity (헛개나무 열수추출물로부터 항산화 및 항미생물 활성을 갖는 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid 와 3-methyoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid의 분리 및 동정)

  • Cho, Jeong-Yong;Moon, Jae-Hak;Park, Keun-Hyung
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.1403-1408
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    • 2000
  • The methanol soluble fraction of the hot water extracts from Hovenia dulcis Thunb showed antioxidative and antimicrobial activity. The methanol fraction was successively purified with solvent fractionation, silica gel adsorption column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, and octadecylsilane column chromatography. The purified active substances were isolated by high performance liquid chromatography. The isolated substances were identified as 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (vanillic acid) and 3-methoxy- 4-hydroxycinnamic acid (ferulic acid) by LC-MS and GC-MS. Vanillic acid and ferulic acid showed antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria and yeast. The DPPH-radical scavenging activity of ferulic acid appeared more active than that of vanillic acid. DPPH-radical scavenging concentration of ferulic acid and vanillic acid were $14\;{\mu}g/mL\;(SC_{50})$, $100\;{\mu}g/mL\;(SC_{10})$, respectively.

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Optimization of Distillation-Pervaporation Membrane Hybrid Process for Separation of Water/Organic Solvent Mixtures (물/유기용매 분리를 위한 증류-투과증발막 혼성공정의 최적화)

  • Yang, Jeongin;Han, Myungwan
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.29-41
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    • 2018
  • Separating a mixture having an azeotrope or low relative volatility with single distillation column is difficult. Separating water-acetic acid mixture and water-ethanol mixture with a distillation column consumes a lot of energy. Pervaporation membrane can be used to separate the mixture in the concentration region where separation is difficult with distillation. We simulated a distillation-membrane hybrid process where membrane is located on the head of the distillation column for efficient separation of water-acetic acid and water-ethanol mixture. Permeability data were obtained from experiments and literature. We formulated an optimization problem for the process with total annual cost (TAC) as an objective function and major design variables as optimization variables. Major optimization variable affecting TAC of the hybrid process was shown to be distillate concentration. We also suggested a simplified optimization procedure to get a close-to-optimal solution.

Effect of Acid Deposition on the Acidification of Surface Water II : Column and the Field Studies (산성강하물이 지표수의 산성화에 미치는 영향 II: 컬럼연구 및 현장조사)

  • 김영관;우경식
    • Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.35-44
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    • 1997
  • A column study using artificial acid rain was conducted to evaluate the buffering capacities in soil layer and host rock. In an effort to compare the effect of composition of host root two valleys of which compositions of host rock are different were chosen within the study area and the pHs of the water flowing in the valleys were measured from May, 1996 to October, 1996. The pHs of the artificial acid rain prepared by adding appropriate amounts of both sulfuric and nitric acids to distilled water were 3, 4, and 5, and the column effluents were analyzed for major cations and anions. The cation exchange capacities(CECs) of A Horizon and the B Horizon were 9.68 and 6.16 meq/100g, respectively, Compared to the B Horizon, the pH in the column effluent of A Horizon with larger CEC was higher. The sums of $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Na^{+}$in the column effluents gradually decreased, indicating the loss of CEC by acid rain. The field study showed that pHs of the surface water in the valleys increased as the water flows downwards. The magnitude of this buffering capacity was greater for the valley in which smectite in addition to kaolinite and illite was a weathered product of host rocks. This also indicates that host rock as well as soil layer retains the buffering capacity.

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The Effect of Sludge Settling Characteristics on Sludge-Water Interface Height Change Model (슬러지계면층 높이변화모델에서 슬러지 침전특성에 대한 영향)

  • Park, Suk Gyun;Kang, Seon-Hong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.147-155
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    • 2006
  • For the further study of the solids flux theory, several researchers have proposed models to predict sludge settling velocity for each different concentration by using sludge indexes, SVI, SSVI and $SSVI_{3.5}$. It is difficult to apply the above models to predict sludge-water interface height in a batch column because sludge settling velocity changes while sludge settle down. While sludge settle down in a batch column, sludge concentration becomes high. The sludge concentration change is one of the most critical causes of the change of sludge settling velocity. Also, sludge concentration change causes of sludge index to change. SVI is more sensitive than SSVI or $SSVI_{3.5}$ to the change of sludge concentration. Each sludge has physical characteristics of its own which makes the settling velocity for each sludge different. The purpose of this study is to establish the correction factors that are able to compensate the errors derived from each different sludge settling characteristic by using sludge indexes, therefore the correction factors are applicable to the model for the change of sludge-water interface height.

Cytotoxic Constituents from the Forsythiae Fructus against L1210 and HL60 cells (L1210 및 HL60 Cell에 대한 연교의 세포독성 성분)

  • Lee, Jun-Seong;Min, Byeong-Seon;Bae, Gi-Hwan
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.462-467
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    • 1996
  • Forsythiae Fructus was studied on cytotoxic activities for the purpose of finding out active consituents against L1210 and HL60 cells. To isolate the active ones, the methanolic extract was partitioned into water insoluble and water soluble fractions. Furthermore, the water soluble fraction was fractionated into four parts, n-hexane, benzene, ethylacetate and water fractions. Among these, the water insoluble fraction showed the most potent cytotoxic activities on L1210 and HL60 cells in vitro. The water insoluble fraction was applied to silica gel column chromatography and divided into 5 fractions(fr. 1-5). The active constituents I and II were isolated from fr.2 and 3, respectively, by repeated silica gel column chromatography and recrystallization. The constituents were identified as 3${\beta}$-acetylbetulinic acid and betulinic acid by means of physicochemical data. The $ED_{50}$ values of 3${\beta}$-acetylbetulinic acid and betulinic acid were 9.10 and 16.43${\mu}g$/ml against L1210 cells and 2.72 and 2.41${\mu}g$/ml against HL60 cells, respectively.

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