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Photophysical Properties of Khellin-Dimethylfumarate C$_4$-Cyclomonoadduct

  • Shim, Sang-Chul;Kang, Ho-Kwon
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.7 no.6
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    • pp.458-461
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    • 1986
  • The fluorescence intensity of khellin-dimethylfumarate C$_4$-cycloadduct (KDF) is very sensitive to temperature and to the nature of solvents, especially hydrogen-bonding ability. The fluorescence quantum yields of KDF in ethanol and isopentane at 77K are 0.73 and 0.54, respectively, both of which are much larger than the room temperature values. The phosphorescence lifetime is very long and decreases with decreasing the solvent polarity. The phosphorescence and fluorescence quantum yield ratio is very small and decreases with decreasing solvent polarity. The solvent relaxation plays an important role in the excited states of KDF. The internal conversion is a major decay process of the excited singlet state of KDF in all the solvents used at room temperature.

Designing a Hydro-Structural Ship Model to Experimentally Measure its Vertical Bending and Torsional Vibrations

  • Houtani, Hidetaka;Komoriyama, Yusuke;Matsui, Sadaoki;Oka, Masayoshi;Sawada, Hiroshi;Tanaka, Yoshiteru;Tanizawa, Katsuji
    • Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.174-184
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    • 2018
  • We herein propose a new design procedure of a flexible container ship model where the vertical bending and torsional vibration modes are similar to its prototype. To achieve similarity in torsional vibration mode shapes, the height of the shear center of the model must be located below the bottom hull, similar to an actual container ship with large opening decks. Therefore, we designed a ship model by imparting appropriate stiffness to the hull, using urethane foam without a backbone. We built a container ship model according to this design strategy and validated its dynamic elastic properties using a decay test. We measured wave-induced structural vibrations and present the results of tank experiments in regular and freak waves.

Photophysical properties of Khellin

  • Shim, Sang-Chul;Kang, Ho-Kwon
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.341-344
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    • 1987
  • The fluorescence quantum yield of khellin is sensitive to temperature and to the nature of solvents, especially the proton-donating ability in solute-to-solvent hydrogen bonding. The intersystem crossing quantum yields are 0.4 and 0.15 in acetonitrile and ethanol, respectively. The fluorescence quantum yields in ethanol and isopentane at 77 K are 0.61 and 0.07, respectively, both of which are much larger than the values at room temperature. The phosphorescence lifetime is relatively long and decreases with decreasing solvent polarity. The phosphorescence to fluorescence quantum yield ratio is very small and remains unchanged in various solvents. The results suggest that internal conversion is an important decay channel of the excited singlet state of khellin, especially in the hydrogen-bonding hydroxyl solvents.

Patterns of Resistographs for Evaluating Deteriorated Structural Wood Members

  • LEE, Jun Jae;KIM, Kwang Chul;BAE, Mun Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.45-54
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    • 2003
  • The density and strength of wood is affected by degradations and defects, such as voids and knots. Old wooden structures such as traditional cultural properties have been deteriorated by these types of defects. They were evaluated by a visual observation that is difficult to evaluate the inner deterioration in structures. In this study, three nondestructive testing techniques were investigated to detect the wooden structural members. Ultrasonic stress wave tests, drilling resistance tests and visual inspections were used to examine the structural wood members. Patterns of Resistograph using by drilling resistance tests could indicate the features of internal wood such as voids, knots, decay, fungi, and so on. The technique just like as ultrasonic stress wave tests, however, difficult to detect exactly area where small amounts of internal deterioration in logs are. In spite of results of ultrasonic stress wave test, the internal deterioration of wooden structural members could be evaluated by the relationship between ultrasonic stress wave tests and drilling resistance tests.

SPECTRAL PROPERTIES OF THE NEUMANN-POINCARÉ OPERATOR AND CLOAKING BY ANOMALOUS LOCALIZED RESONANCE: A REVIEW

  • SHOTA FUKUSHIMA;YONG-GWAN JI;HYEONBAE KANG;YOSHIHISA MIYANISHI
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.87-108
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    • 2023
  • This is a review paper on recent development on the spectral theory of the Neumann-Poincaré operator. The topics to be covered are convergence rate of eigenvalues of the Neumann-Poincaré operator and surface localization of the single layer potentials of its eigenfunctions. Study on these topics is motivated by their relations with the cloaking by anomalous localized resonance. We review on this topic as well.

Economic management of human businesses: Extending the life span of vegetables

  • Honglei Zhu;Duo Li
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.85 no.4
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    • pp.461-468
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    • 2023
  • Edible coatings are one of the most innovative methods to preserve the quality and increase the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables. A successful edible coating should have a barrier against gases, especially oxygen and water vapor, and have good surface characteristics. Today, chitosan coating is widely used due to its properties, such as non-toxic, biodegradable, and biocompatibility. Is. Coating the surface of fruits and vegetables with chitosan increases shelf life due to reducing weight loss and reducing respiration rate and also reduces decay due to its antimicrobial and anti-fungal effect. This work discusses the effect of using chitosan coating containing chamomile extract to increase fresh vegetables'shelf life. In addition to increasing the shelf life of vegetables, this method can be used as a solution for the economic management of human resources. The results of this method confirm the successful synthesis of these nanoparticles, and the results of applying this food coating on vegetables have been successful. They have increased the shelf life of vegetables such as basil and spinach.

Star-Gas Misalignment in Galaxies: II. Origins Found from the Horizon-AGN Simulation

  • Khim, Donghyeon J.;Yi, Sukyoung K.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.29.1-29.1
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    • 2021
  • There have been many studies aiming to reveal the origins of the star-gas misalignment found in galaxies, but there still is a lack of understanding of the contribution from each formation channel candidate. We explore the properties, origins, and lifetimes of the star-gas misalignment using Horizon-AGN, a large-volume cosmological simulation. First, the misalignment fraction shows a strong anti-correlation with the kinematic morphology (V/sigma) and the cold gas fraction of the galaxy. This result is consistent with the result of integral field spectroscopy observations. Second, we have identified four main formation channels of misalignment and quantified their level of contribution: mergers (35%), interaction with nearby galaxies (23%), interaction with dense environments or their central galaxies (21%), and secular evolution including smooth accretion from neighboring filaments (21%). Third, the decay timescale of the misalignment is strongly linked with the kinematic morphology of the galaxy: early-type galaxies (2.28 Gyr) tend to have a longer misalignment lifetime than LTGs (0.49 Gyr). We also found that the morphology and cold gas fraction are both and independently anti-correlated with the misalignment lifetime.

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Weatherproof-properties Evaluation of Castor Oil-impregnated Wood Using a Vacuum-pressure Method (감가압법으로 주입한 피마자유-처리 목재의 내후성 평가)

  • Ohkyung Kwon;Yeong Seo Choi;Daye Kim;Wonsil Choi;Young-kyu Lee;Kwon-min Kim;Joon weon, Choi;In Yang
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.61 no.2
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    • pp.302-311
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    • 2023
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the applicability of castor oil (CSO) as a natural wood preservative. CSO was treated into wood blocks prepared with domestic and imported wood species using a vacuum-pressure method, and then treatability, leachability and decay resistance of the CSO-treated wood blocks were examined. Although CSO was penetrated effectively into wood blocks of all wood species, the CSO-treatability was the highest in Western hemlock, followed by Japanese larch (LA), soft maple and Mongolian oak due to the difference of its anatomical structure. Except for LA, the more retained, the more leached during a saline water-immersing process for 48h. The use of ethanol added to reduce the viscosity of CSO affected negatively the treatability and leachability of wood blocks. Decay resistance, which was evaluated by the weight loss of wood blocks exposed against Fomitopsis palustris (FOP) and Trametes versicolor, of the CSO-treated/leached wood blocks was superior to that of control. Especially, most of wood blocks treated with preserving solution composed of only CSO (CSO-2) did not decayed and showed a very low weight loss against FOP. The decay resistance results from CSO retained in wood blocks after leaching. The retention of CSO could identify using the observation of X-ray microscope. Length of wood strips, which were treated with CSO-2 and then immersed in saline water for 2 weeks, hardly changed in all cutting directions. In addition, weight gain and length-swelling rate of the wood strips were extremely low compared to those of control. These results indicate that moisture resistance of the wood strips was improved by the CSO treatment. It is concluded that the treatment of CSO using a vacuum-pressure method provides the decay resistance and dimensional stability of wood, and thus CSO can be used as a natural wood preservative on various indoor and outdoor circumstances.

Effects of annealing and impurities on the superconducting properties of$Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+{\delta}}$ single crystals ($Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+{\delta}}$ 단결정의 초전도 특성에 미치는 열처리 및 불순물의 영향)

  • N. Sato;N. Yoshimoto;M. Yoshizawa
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.137-140
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    • 1999
  • Effects of annealing and impurities on the superconducting properties were investigated by the magnetization measurement in $Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+{\delta}}(Bi2212)$ single crystals grown by flux method. It has been found that the superconducting properties are affected by Mg and Al impurities remarkably. The transition temperature$(T_c)$ has been lowered by the impurity of Mg. However, the diamagnetism is remarkably increased in an annealed crystal grown in MgO crucible compared to that in $Al_2O_3$ crucible. The content of Mg impurity can not be considered as a principal parameter for the decay of superconducting properties probably because the diamagnetism is remarkably improved in annealed crystal containing Mg.

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Thermal-hydro-mechanical Properties of Reference Bentonite Buffer for a Korean HLW Repository (우리나라 고준위폐기물처분장 기준벤토나이트완충재의 열-수리-역학적 특성치)

  • Lee, Jae-Owan;Cho, Won-Jin;Kwon, Sang-Ki
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.264-273
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    • 2011
  • Bentonite buffer is one of the major components of an engineered barrier for an HLW (High-Level Waste) repository. The bentonite buffer is significantly exposed to the decay heat from radioactive wastes, the inflow of groundwater from the surrounding rock of the repository, and the high swelling pressure of densely-compacted bentonite that comes in contact with the groundwater. Therefore, it is essential to understand the THM (Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical) behavior of the bentonite buffer and to acquire the input data of its related constitutive models for the performance and safety assessment of an HLW repository. This paper analyzed the THM properties which have been obtained by conducting laboratory tests with a candidate buffer material for a Korean HLW repository. Moreover the formulation recipe of the reference bentonite buffer was defined on the basis of functional criteria, thus suggesting the THM properties which correspond to the formulation recipe of the reference bentonite buffer.