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A Study on Fish Movement Efficiency in Biopolymer and Aggregate Mixed Fishway (피마자유기반 바이오폴리머와 골재를 혼합한 어도의 어류이동효율 실험연구)

  • Dong-Jin Lee;Min Ho, Jang;Joongu Kang;Hong-Kyu Ahn
    • Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.11-22
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    • 2024
  • A fishway is an artificial waterway or device used to resolve difficulties in the movement of fish in a river. Most existing fishways are made of concrete and emit toxic substances, which has a negative impact on the river environment. Accordingly, there is a need to develop fishway construction technology that is eco-friendly and can increase movement efficiency. The technology presented in this study is an integrated porous structure that combines the aggregate with a biopolymer material extracted from castor oil, a non-toxic material. It is a fishway construction technology using eco-friendly materials that can allow vegetation to grow on the surface. In this study, an eco-friendly fishway mixed with biopolymer and aggregate was built on a real scale and the fish movement efficiency was tested and analyzed. As a result of the experiment, a total of 201 fish of 14 species were released with tags inserted, and the detection rate of released fish was confirmed to be 82.6% on average. A total of 40 fish of 6 species were transported upstream through the fishway, and the average passage rate was confirmed to be 21.7%. As a result of checking the circadian migration pattern, it was found that all fish mainly migrate during the day. It was confirmed that there was no significant functional difference between a fishway using biopolymer and a concrete fishway. It is believed that a fishway using biopolymer can be used as a replacement for a concrete fishway.

Energy Consumption of the Electric Vehicle and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle for Different Driving Cases (주행 상황에 따른 전기차와 내연기관차의 에너지 소비 비교)

  • Kim, Jeong-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.8-13
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, the electric vehicle (EV) and internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV) are compared for different driving cases. The EV exhibits a lower powertrain efficiency when driven on the aggressive driving cycle than when driven on the moderate cycle. In particular, EV powertrain efficiency is low when the battery state of charge (SOC) is low, but ICEV efficiency increases when the driving cycle changes from the moderate cycle to the aggressive cycle. Based on these results, attempts can be made to increase EV powertrain efficiency. EV charging before the battery power drops to a low charging state can reduce energy consumption by 2.7% for an urban area. Furthermore, ECO driving has a more significant effect on EVs than on ICEVs.

Control Efficiency for Ginseng Anthracnose by Eco-Friendly Organic Materials (유기농업자재를 이용한 인삼 탄저병의 친환경 방제효과)

  • Kim, Woo Sik;Park, Jee Sung;Ahn, In;Park, Kyung Hoon;Kim, Ki Hong
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.270-275
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    • 2014
  • This study was conducted to select and develop effect of eco-friendly organic materials for the eco-friendly prevention of Anthracnose occurred in the ginseng. Anthracnose on ginseng is occurred by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and the crop damage is severe especially from July to August after rainy season. The test results showed that control effect by test products materials on the three years ginseng and four years ginseng field was lower in eco-friendly organic materials than that of chemical pesticide. However, the control effect of bordeaux mixture was higher with 71.3% and 73.8% levels than those of mineral matter, microbial agent, and developed plants extract mixtures (Eugenol, Curcumin, Wood vinegar, etc). On the other hand, three types of developed plants extract mixtures (3 types) showed control effect in a range of from 58.1% to 63.6% against Anthracnose which was higher as compared with plant extract alone and sodium silicate regardless of ages of ginseng. The results of this study would attribute in verifying the control effect of eco-friendly materials against Anthracnose for ginseng through investigating antimicrobial compounds contained in the plants body. Also, it would be used as control method against Anthracnose occurred in ginseng by judging the right control time through monitoring occurrence of disease.

Study of a Photovoltaic System as an Emergency Power Supply for Offshore Plant Facilities (해양플랜트 설비의 비상전원공급을 위한 태양광 발전시스템 연구)

  • Choi, Gun Hwan;Lee, Byung Ho;Jung, Rho-Taek;Shin, Kyubo
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.279-286
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    • 2018
  • The use of eco-friendly energy in the offshore plant system is expanding because conventional generators are operated by fossil fuel or natural gas. Eco-friendly energy, which replaces existing power generation methods, should be capable of generating the power for lighting protection equipment, airborne fault indication, parameter measurement, and others. Most of the eco-friendly energy used in offshore plant facilities is solar and wind power. In the case of using photovoltaic power, because the structure must be constructed based as flat solar panels, it can be damaged easily by the wind. Therefore, there is a need for a new generation system composed of a spherical structure that does not require a separate structure and is less influenced by the wind. Considering these characteristics, in this study we designed, fabricated, and tested a unit that could provide the most efficient spherical photovoltaic power generation considering wind direction and wind pressure. Our test results indicated that the proposed system reduced costs because it did not require any separate structure, used eco-friendly energy, reduced carbon dioxide emissions, and expanded the proportion of eco-friendly energy use by offshore plant facilities.

Electric Fan Heater Design for Eco-Energy Saving (친환경 에너지 절감형 전기온풍기 기구설계)

  • Sul, Yong-Tae
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.474-479
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    • 2016
  • As the Eco-energy is recently required, electrical energy is fast increased. Several induction heating methods are attractive for Eco-energy and energy saving. In this paper, electrical fan heater was designed and developed with new concept for energy saving by electromagnetic induction heating. Proposed system was composed of three module, blast part, induction heating part and power transformation part. Induction heating method was adapted for heating and the resonant inverter was used for increasing of the power transformation efficiency. Full-bridge resonant inverter was adopted to resonant inverter. This system was composed of induction heating part made with metal(SUS 40 series), and power transformation part made with rectifier module, filter module and resonant inverter. From these results, the proposed new electric heater could be saved the energy from faster increasing the temperature compared to commercial gas and other electric heater. This electrical fan heater is possible to be used in field of home, commercial and agricultural area for eco-energy saving heater.

Comparison Analysis of Cooling and Heating Demand by Building Type and Region using ECO2 and TRNSYS (건물유형 및 지역조건에 따른 ECO2 및 TRNSYS의 냉난방부하 비교분석)

  • Dongjin Park;Hyunjae Lee;Jinhwan Oh;Youngsik Kwon;Jaekwang Yang;Yujin Nam
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2023
  • In Korea, it is also mandatory for most buildings to receive energy efficiency rating certification from 2020 for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and expanding green buildings. However, the issue of the accuracy of the ECO2 program continues to be raised, and comparisons have been made with dynamic energy analysis programs in a single type of building according to a single area. However, comparisons between multiple building types and multiple areas are insufficient. Therefore, in this study, cooling and heating loads according to multiple building types and multiple areas were analyzed through ECO2 and TRNSYS programs. The regions were supposed to be Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju, and Busan and the building types were supposed to be office buildings and apartment houses. The annual average building load values from ECO2 were higher than those from TRNSYS. Among residential buildings across the four regions, the largest discrepancy was 41.4% in Seoul. Conversely, for commercial buildings, the most significant difference in annual average loads was noted in Gwangju, at 37.9%.

The ETCS Convergence Terminal for Eco-driving and Vehicle Diagnostics (에코-드라이빙과 차량 진단 겸용 ETCS 융합 단말기)

  • Kim, Sam-Taek
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.29-34
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    • 2012
  • Nowadays, the problem of ETCS terminal in becoming popular gradually is that there is no services except for ETC. Therefore, we need new system that provide many type of additional services at one-terminal. In this paper, we study the additory function of ETCS terminal to afford many type of the vehicle administration beside collection and provider of traffic information. We descrived the method of Eco-driving function beside to save fuel signing instant and mean fuel-efficiency, measurement of section fuel-efficiency on OLED and then brings out the best driving habit in people and to prevent dangerous at the wheel as diagnosing engine oil, cooling water, fan belt, the point of changing consumables, diagnoses to an overheated engine, charges on generator through ECU. The multi-services terminal consist of the vehicle diagnosis module base on OBD-II and ETCS terminal.

Technical Survey of Eco-Green port (친환경 그린포트의 기술동향)

  • Kim, Kyung-Han;Park, Kyoung-Taik;Kim, Doo-Hyung;Cho, Gyu-Baeke
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2010.04a
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    • pp.167-168
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    • 2010
  • Advanced countries are adopted the Eco-Green port using high energy efficiency Crane and Automated unloading system. This paper includes the case study for energy saving ECO-RTG and other automated unloading system such as, German CTA, Japan OHI, and so on.

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Bimetallic Co/Zn-ZIF as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Degradation of Indigo Carmine

  • Nguyen, Thanh Nhan;Nguyen, Hoang Phuc;Kim, Tae-Ho;Lee, Soo Wohn
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.68-74
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    • 2018
  • Cobalt-incorporated zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-8 was synthesized by a simple one-pot synthesis method at room temperature. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns and energy dispersive X-ray spectrum confirmed the formation of the bimetallic Co/Zn-ZIF structure. UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra revealed that the bimetallic ZIF had a lower HOMO-LUMO gap compared with ZIF-8 due to the charge transfer process from organic ligands to cobalt centers. A hydrolytic stability test showed that Co/Zn-ZIF is very robust in aqueous solution - the most important criterion for any material to be applied in photodegradation. The photocatalytic efficiency of the synthesized samples was investigated over the Indigo Carmine (IC) dye degradation under solar simulated irradiation. Cobalt incorporated ZIF-8 exhibited high efficiency over a wide range of pH and initial concentration. The degradation followed through three distinct stages: a slow initial stage, followed by an accelerated stage and completed with a decelerated stage. Moreover, the photocatalytic performance of the synthesized samples was highly improved in alkaline environment rather than in acidic or neutral environments, which may have been because in high pH medium, the increased concentration of hydroxyl ion facilitated the formation of hydroxyl radicals, a reactive species responsible for the breaking of the Indigo Carmine structure. Thus, Co/Zn-ZIF is a promising and green material for solving the environmental pollution caused by textile industries.