• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1038-1045
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• 2010

본 연구는 해산물 가공폐수를 대상으로 혐기성 미생물, S/I ratio (substrate/inoculum)와 염분농도에 따른 혐기성 최종 생분해도를 평가하였다. S/I ratio 0.9에서 혐기성 소화슬러지와 입상슬러지의 최종 생분해도는 각 72.0, 92.0%로 조사되었으며, 다중분해속도 상수 $k_1$은 소화슬러지가 $0.0478{\sim}0.1252\;day^{-1}$, 입상슬러지는 $0.0667{\sim}0.1709\;day^{-1}$로 조사되어 입상슬러지가 해산물 가공폐수의 혐기성 처리에 적합하였다. 혐기성 최종생분해도 실험을 통해 산정된 최적 S/I ratio는 0.9였으며, 염분농도에 따른 생분해도 실험 결과, $3,000\;mgCl^-/L$ 이하에서 85% 이상의 유기물 제거효율을 나타냈다. 다중분해속도 상수 $k_1$은, $3,000\;mgCl^-/L$ 이하에서는 $0.1603{\sim}0.1709\;day^{-1}$, $6,000\;mgCl^-/L$ 이상에서 $0.0492{\sim}0.0760\;day^{-1}$로 산정되었으며, $k_2$는 $6,000\;mgCl^-/L$ 이하에서는 $0.0183{\sim}0.0348\;day^{-1}$, $9,000\;mgCl^-/L$에서는 $0.0154\;day^{-1}$로 조사되어, 반응속도 상수($k_1$, $k_2$)는 $Cl^-$ 농도가 증가할수록 감소하였으며, 빠르게 분해되는 유기물 비율($S_1$)과 분해속도 또한 감소시키는 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.537-545
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• 2012

낙엽활엽수인 상수리나무 낙엽의 지역에 따른 분해율 및 분해과정에 따른 영양염류의 함량 변화를 파악하기 위해 2008년 12월 공주의 상수리나무림과 진주지역의 낙엽-상록침엽수 혼효림 임상에 낙엽주머니를 설치하고 2011년 3월까지 33개월 동안 분해율, 분해상수 (k), 그리고 분해과정에 따른 C/N 비, C/P 비의 변화와 영양염류의 동태를 조사하여 비교하였다. 33개월경과 후 공주와 진주에서 상수리나무 낙엽 잔존률은 각각 $41.2{\pm}0.4%$와 $28.3{\pm}0.6%$, 분해상수 (k)는 각각 0.39와 0.61로 진주지역이 공주지역에 비해 분해가 빠른 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 진주지역이 공주에 비해 연중 기온과 강수량이 높기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 상수리나무 낙엽의 분해과정에 따른 C/N. C/P 비율은 초기에 각각 46.8, 270.9 이었으나 33개월경과 후에는 공주지역에서 각각 22.0과 106.8, 진주지역에서는 각각 19.2와 170.2로 낮아졌다. 낙엽의 초기 N, P, K, Ca, Mg 함량은 각각 8.31, 0.44, 4.18, 9.38, 1.37 mg/g이었으며, 33개월경과 후 N, P, K, Ca, Mg의 잔존률은 공주지역에서 각각 91.0, 85.4, 30.2, 47.9, 11.7 %, 진주지역에서는 각각 67.0, 54.2, 19.9, 30.0, 40.8%로 Mg을 제외하고 진주지역의 잔존률이 낮았다. 조사기간 동안에 질소와 인은 부동화 후 무기화가, 칼륨, 칼슘, 마그네슘은 지속적인 무기화가 진행되었다.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.153-158
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• 1996

The effects of $\alpha$- and $\beta$-cyclodextrins (CD) on the twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) behavior of p-N,N'-dimethylaminobenzoic acid (DMABA) in buffered aqueous solution have been investigated by examining formation and decay behaviors of the TICT-typical dual fluorescence. The ratio of the TICT emission to the normal emission (I$_a$/I$_b$) increases linearly $\alpha$-CD concentration increases, while in the presence of $\beta$-CD it shows nonlinear dependences on the CD concentration. The analysis of the CD-dependent changes of the I$_a$/I$_b$ and absorption spectra demonstrates formation of 1:1 inclusion complexes between DMABA and CDs. The decay time of the normal emission (ca. 700 ps) is little affected by the formation of $\alpha$-CD inclusion complex, whereas it increases upto ca. 1.6 ns upon formation of $\beta$-CD inclusion complex. The TICT emission for the $\beta$-CD inclusion complex exhibits two decay components while it shows a single component for the $\alpha$-CD inclusion complex, indicating formation of one or two types of inclusion complex in the presence of $\alpha$-CD or $\beta$-CD, respectively. These results are attributed to the CD cavity size dependence on patterns of complexation between CDs and DMABA. The CD size dependences of the TICT fluorescence properties with the orientation of the guest molecule demonstrate that the specific hydrogen bonding between the carboxylic acid group and water plays an important role in the excited-state TICT.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.878-883
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• 2018

A circulating fluidized bed (CFB) has been used in various chemical industries because of good heat and mass transfer. In addition, the methanol to olefins (MTO) process requiring the CFB reactor has attracted a great deal of interest due to steep increase of oil price. To design a CFB reactor for MTO pilot process, therefore, we has examined the hydrodynamic properties of spherical catalysts with different particle size and developed a correlation equation to predict catalyst holdup in a riser of CFB reactor. The hydrodynamics of micro-spherical catalysts with average particle size of 53, 90 and 140 mm was evaluated in a $0.025m-ID{\times}4m-high$ CFB riser. We also developed a model described by a decay coefficient to predict solid hold-up distribution in the riser. The decay coefficient developed in this study could be expressed as a function of Froude number and dimensionless velocity ratio. This model could predict well the experimental data obtained from this work.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.833-838
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• 2014

The energy- and time-dependent branching to the competing dissociation paths are studied by theory for coupled unimolecular dissociations of the o-, m-, and p-chlorotoluene radical cations to $C_7{H_7}^+$ (benzylium and tropylium). There are four different paths to $C_7{H_7}^+$, three to the benzylium ion and one to the tropylium ion, and all of them are coupled together. The branching to the multiple paths leads to the multiexponential decay of reactant with the branching ratio depending on both internal energy and time. To gain insights into the multipath branching, we study the detailed kinetics as a function of time and internal energy on the basis of ab inito/RRKM calculations. The number of reaction steps to $C_7{H_7}^+$ is counted for each path. Of the three isomers, the meta mostly goes through the coupling, whereas the para proceeds with little or no coupling. In the beginning, some reactants with high internal energy decay fast to the benzylium ion without any coupling and others rearrange to the other isomers. Later on all three isomers dissociate to the products via long-lived intermediates. Thus, the reactant shows a multiexponential decay and the branching ratio varies with time as the average internal energy decreases with time. The reciprocal of the effective lifetime is taken as the rate constant. The resulting rate-energy curves are in line with experiments. The present results suggest that the coupling between the stable isomers is thermodynamically controlled, whereas the branching to the product is kinetically controlled.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.291-295
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• 2008

Weight loss and nutrient dynamics of oak and pine leaf litter during decomposition were investigated from December 2005 through June 2008 at Mt. Worak National Park as a part of National Long-Term Ecological Research Program in Korea. The decay constant (k) of oak and pine leaf litter were 0.314 and 0.217, respectively. After 30 months decomposition, remaining weight of oak and pine leaf litter was 45.5% and 58.1%, respectively. Initial C/N ratio of oak and pine leaf litter was 53.4 and 153.0, respectively. Carbon % of initial oak and pine leaf litter was similar with each other; however, nitrogen content of initial oak leaf litter (0.85%) was greater than that of initial pine leaf litter (0.33%). N and P concentration in both decomposing leaf litter increased significantly during decomposition. There was no net N and P mineralization period in decomposing pine leaf litter. K, Ca and Mg concentration in both decomposing leaf litter showed different pattern with those of N and P. After 30 months decomposition, remaining nutrients in oak and pine leaf litter were 97.7 and 216.2% for N, 123.2 and 216.5% for P, 39.3 and 44.8% for K, 47.9 and 40.6% for Ca, 30.7 and 51.2% for Mg, respectively.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.1120-1125
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• 2016

The neutron decay constant, ${\alpha}$, and effective delayed neutron fraction, ${\beta}_{eff}$, are important parameters for the control of the dynamic behavior of nuclear reactors. For the heavy water zero power reactor (HWZPR), this document describes the measurements of the neutron decay constant by noise analysis methods, including variance to mean (VTM) ratio and endogenous pulse source (EPS) methods. The measured ${\alpha}$ is successively used to determine the experimental value of the effective delayed neutron fraction as well. According to the experimental results, ${\beta}_{eff}$ of the HWZPR reactor under study is equal to 7.84e-3. This value is finally used to validate the calculation of the effective delayed neutron fraction by the Monte Carlo methods that are discussed in the document. Using the Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP)-4C code, a ${\beta}_{eff}$ value of 7.58e-3 was obtained for the reactor under study. Thus, the relative difference between the ${\beta}_{eff}$ values determined experimentally and by Monte Carlo methods was estimated to be < 4%.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.825-832
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• 2009

A series of laboratory experiments has been performed to investigate the flow characteristics of 2-dimensional density currents induced by selective withdrawal, which is commonly suggested as a measure for removal of high turbid water from reservoirs. Saltwater has been used to simulate the density stratification over depth and PIV(Particel Image Velocimetry) for observing the velocity structure. Experimental conditions have been established according to Richardson number, which is the dimensionless number that expresses the ratio of potential to kinetic energy. From the experiments, the patterns of longitudinal decay of centerline axial velocity induced by the withdrawal have been distinguished from other experimental cases. The rate of longitudinal decay increase as the Richardson number increases. The variations of volumetric and momentum flux along the longitudinal axis have also shown to be dependent on Richardson number.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.176-183
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• 2017

In recent years, studies about multitasking becomes more important. During multitasking, operators can feel frustration when they are interrupted during the task and frustration can affect operator's emotional state and performance. However there is no research on measuring the frustration quantitatively in multitasking environment. In this paper, we suggested quantitative measurement of frustration during multitasking. In order to measure the frustration, we made a mathematical representation with emotional decay model and the initial intensity of frustration based on cognitive closure theory. The amount of initial intensity could be represented as the ratio of actual remaining time to expected remaining time. By the experiment, we measured the frustration during the experiment and compared this values with values of frustration dimension of NASA-TLX. Finally we got the linear regression model with a good accuracy ($R^2=0.986$). This study contributes to measuring the emotion quantitatively by the relation of expected and actual remaining time in multitasking environment.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.99-109
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• 2012

Litterfall dynamics in forests are assessed by estimating biomass production and decomposition. However, there have been few studies on how litter dynamics impact the health and management of ecosystems. Here, a new approach to measure and assess ecosystem function is presented based on conventional methods using littertraps, litterbags, and the mass on the forest floor. To assess the status of litter dynamics, the decay rate (k) was estimated from a litterbag experiment, and removal rates ($k_i$) were determined from mass balance on the forest floor at 21 sites on three mountains in South Korea. The $k_3$ (organic mass ratio of $O_i$ and $O_e+O_a$ + A horizons in November) values in an equilibrium state in South Korea were within the range of $k{\pm}0.174$ when considering the annual variation of litterfall production. This study also suggests that sampling sites for these types of studies should be in the middle, not at the ends, of steady slopes on the forest floor.