• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.755-763
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• 2020

The critical flow phenomenon has been studied because of its significant effect for design basis accidents in nuclear power plants. Transition points from thermal non-equilibrium to equilibrium are different according to the geometric effect on the critical flow. This study evaluates the uncertainty parameters of the critical flow model for analysis of DBA (Design Basis Accident) with the MARS-KS (Multi-dimensional Analysis for Reactor Safety-KINS Standard) code used as an independent regulatory assessment. The uncertainty of the critical flow model is represented by three parameters including the thermal non-equilibrium factor, discharge coefficient, and length to diameter (L/D) ratio, and their ranges are determined using large-scale Marviken test data. The uncertainty range of the thermal non-equilibrium factor is updated by the MCDA (Model Calibration through Data Assimilation) method. The updated uncertainty range is confirmed using an LBLOCA (Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident) experiment in the LOFT (Loss of Fluid Test) facility. The uncertainty ranges are also used to calculate an LBLOCA of the APR (Advanced Power Reactor) 1400 NPP (Nuclear Power Plants), focusing on the effect of the PCT (Peak Cladding Temperature). The results reveal that break flow is strongly dependent on the degree of the thermal non-equilibrium state in a ruptured pipe with a small L/D ratio. Moreover, this study provides the method to handle the thermal non-equilibrium factor, discharge coefficient, and length to diameter (L/D) ratio in the system code.

• 공업화학
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.403-409
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• 1997

데옥시리보뉴클레오사이드의 평형상수를 단이론과 모멘트방법에 의해서 일정 용매 조성법 역상 고성능 액체크로마토그래피(Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography)를 이용하여 계산하였다. 이동상은 물을 기본으로 유기용매로서 acetonitrile과 methanol을 사용하였다. 단이론은 선형 흡착식으로부터 나온 모델로 일정한 유속으로 용매가 column의 단을 평형을 이루면서 지나간다는 가정 하에서 이루어졌다. 모멘트 방법은 실험결과로부터 얻은 peak에서 첫 번째 절대 모멘트를 구하여 평형상수를 계산하는 방법이다. 이 두가지 방법에 의한 다섯 가지의 데옥시리보뉴클레오사이드의 평형상수값은 서로 근사하였고, 용량인자를 이용하여 구한 평형상수의 값과도 비슷하였다. 평형상수는 이동상에서의 organic modifier의 양의 semi-log의 관계식으로 표리되었고 단이론에 의해 계산된 용출곡선은 실험값과 잘 일치하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2018

석유화학산업의 대표적인 물질로 쓰이는 벤젠은 각종 화학 제품의 기초 물질이다. 그러나 일반적으로 벤젠은 석유화학 산업에서 순수 물질로 존재하지 못하고 알코올류와 벤젠 혼합물로 존재하게 된다. 또한 알코올을 한 성분으로 하는 혼합물은 공비 혼합물이 생성되기 때문에 분리 정제를 위해서는 상평형 데이터가 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 알코올을 대표하는 1-프로판올을 사용하여 1-프로판올/벤젠 계에 대하여 재순환 평형장치를 이용하여 평형 온도/압력 효과에 따른 상평형 연구를 수행하였다. 측정된 기-액 평형 데이터는 UNIQUAC 식과 WILSON 식을 이용하여 상관관계 시키고 Gibbs/Duhem식을이용하여열역학적건전성을확인하였다. 상평형실험결과 RMSE (Root Mean Square Error)와 AAD (Average Absolute Deviation)는 두 모델식에서 0.05 이하의 값을 보여 실험값과 계산 값이 잘 일치함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 Gibbs/Duhem식을 이용하여 열역학적 건전성을 판별한 결과 잔류항 값이 ${\pm}0.2$ 이내에 분포하는 것을 통해 데이터에 대한 건전성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2013

This study was performed on 26 disabled adolescent participants (16 male, 10 female) with the objective of testing changes in equilibrium after engagement in horseback riding. Participants of total 26 persons were divided into three groups as follows: 6 children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), 14 children with Intellectual Disability (ID) and 6 children with Autism (AT). Participants engaged in therapeutic horseback riding (TR) two times per week for 30 minutes per session. The 26 participants demonstrated a considerable increase in equilibrium ability, with an average increase in equilibrium time of $44.22{\pm}50.70$ sec after TR. Equilibrium also increased according to disability group: CP (P < 0.05), ID (P < 0.001), and AT (P < 0.05). TR should be considered as a possible method for improving functionality in the physically disabled. This data may also be usefully applied to the development of a horseback riding program for the improvement of equilibrium in the disabled.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.281-310
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• 2013

The aim of this paper is to estimate the degree of RMB misalignment from its equilibrium exchange rate by applying the Behavioral Equilibrium Exchange Rate (BEER) approach. We employ monthly data with reference to China's top 20 trading partners covering the period of 1997 to 2012. We find that the RMB was slightly overvalued before 2001 and significantly undervalued by up to 20 per cent in the end of 2006. There is evidence showing that the RMB approached to its equilibrium level from 2007 to 2008. However, the global financial crisis interrupted the trend of declining misalignment of RMB exchange rate. The RMB's total misalignment increased to around 25 per cent in the mid-2011 mainly because the RMB was re-pegged to the US dollar and some currencies of China's main trading partners depreciated during the period of crisis. More recently, the degree of RMB misalignment slightly declined since 2012 when the RMB proceeded to appreciate and China's ratio of current account surplus to GDP dropped considerably. Our findings prove that there is a trend of the RMB approaching to its equilibrium exchange rate since 2007 except for the period of crisis.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2012

Nitrate removal from aqueous solution was investigated using $ZnCl_2$ and phosphoric acid activated carbon developed from pomegranate peel with particle size 0.4 mm. Potassium nitrate solution was used in batch adsorption experiments for nitrate removal from water. The effects of activated carbon dosage, time of contact, and pH were studied. The equilibrium time was fond to be 45 min. Two theoretical adsorption isotherms namely Langmuir and Freundlich were used to describe the experimental results. The Langmuir fit the isotherm with the theoretical adsorption capacity ($q_t$) was fond 78.125 mg g-1. Adsorption kinetics data were modeled using the pseudo-first, pseudo-second order, and intraparticle diffusion models. The results indicate that the second-order model best describes adsorption kinetic data. Results show activated carbon produced from pomegranate is effective for removal of nitrate from aqueous solution.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2008년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.142-147
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• 2008

This paper reports an analysis of self-pressurization in a closed cryogenic liquid storage system and its comparison with experimental data using liquid nitrogen. Partial equilibrium model(PEM), revised thermodynamic analysis of homogeneous model, has been applied for the pressurization in a closed tank. The vapor and liquid bulk temperature and the liquid-vapor interface temperature are separately calculated as their own representative values in this analysis. The analysis results of the partial equilibrium model are compared with the experimental data and other preceding homogeneous temperature models for validation.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.1526-1530
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• 2009

Solvent extraction reaction of Zn(II) by Alamine336 from strong HCl solution up to 10 M was identified by analyzing the data reported in the literature. The equilibrium constant of this reaction was estimated by considering the complex formation between zinc and chloride ion. The necessary thermodynamic parameters, such as equilibrium constant for the formation of complexes and the interaction parameters, were evaluated from the thermodynamic data reported in the literature. The following solvent extraction reaction and the equilibrium constant was obtained by considering the activity coefficients of solutes present in the aqueous phase with Bromley equation. $Zn^{2+}\;2Cl^{-}\;+\;R_3NHCl_{org}\;=\;ZnCl_3R_3NH_{org},\;K_{ex}\;=\;6.33\;{\times}\;10^2$ There was a good agreement between measured and calculated distribution coefficients of Zn(II).

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.62-68
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• 1978

Equilibrium moisture content of rough rice is an important factor because it has a close relationship to storage and drying problems. Determination of the EMC for 10 different varieties of rough rice were made in atmospheres of various constant humidities at three different constant temperatures. In addition , some physical properties were also measured for two different levels of moisture content of the samples. The results may be summarized as follows ; 1. Several physical properties of ten different varieties of rough were measured. Significant difference of the properties was appeared between the varieties in which the difference was pronounced in the dimensions of the varieties. Also, all the dimensions were increased as the moisture content of the rough rice was increased from 14 % to 16%. 2. Significant difference of the equilibrium moisture content was also appeared between some of the varieties in which the equilibrium moisture content of Josaengtongil and Minehikari was 24.26% while that of the others was in the range between 18 to 19% at the conditions of relative humidity of 84% and temperature of 47℃ , respectively. Similar pattern was also observed in other conditions. 3. The values of the constant of Henderson's equation were calculated from the data obtained but they are believed to be useful until more precise and complete data are obtained. There was a good agreement between the calculated and experimental results.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.67-71
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• 2006

This paper compares regression and neural network modeling approaches to predict competitive biosorption equilibrium data. The regression approach is based on the fitting of modified Langmuir-type isotherm models to experimental data. Neural networks, on the other hand, are non-parametric statistical estimators capable of identifying patterns in data and correlations between input and output. Our results show that the neural network approach outperforms traditional regression-based modeling in correlating and predicting the simultaneous uptake of copper and cadmium by a microbial biosorbent. The neural network is capable of accurately predicting unseen data when provided with limited amounts of data for training. Because neural networks are purely data-driven models, they are more suitable for obtaining accurate predictions than for probing the physical nature of the biosorption process.