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Effect of polymer adsorption on film formation of silica/PVA suspension

  • Kim, Sun-Hyung;Sung, Jun-Hee;Ahn, Kyung-Hyun;Lee, Seung-Jong
    • Proceedings of the Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.79-84
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    • 2009
  • Understanding the polymer adsorption in particle/binder/solvent system is important to achieve successful film products. While most of the reported work has dealt with the suspension microstructure, a few studies have focused on film formation. We investigated the effect of adsorption on film formation through measurement of adsorption amount in suspension and stress development in drying film with respect to mixing time ($t_m$). All of the adsorption amount (PVA), characteristic stress ($\sigma_{ch}$) exhibited similarities expressed by the form of $1-e^{t_m/{\tau}}$. The porous and non-unifonn dried film at short tm became close-packed and uniform with longer $t_m$. We found that polymer adsorption plays the key role in film fonnation as it introduces steric repulsion in suspension and suppresses the flocculation during solvent evaporation. We also found that the mixing time for the saturated polymer adsorption is the important variable to acquire the consolidated and uniform film microstructure.

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Rheological Studies on the Aqueous Suspension of Korean Bentonite (국산벤토나이트 현탁액의 유동학적 성질)

  • Kim, Eun-Hee;Rhee, Gye-Ju
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.302-310
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    • 1990
  • A study has been made of the Korean bentonite aqueous suspension contrast with American bentonite by means of XRD IR swelling, gel formation and rheogram at various conditions such as concentration, temperature and pH. The Korean bentonite was identified as montmorillonite clay containig a small proprotion of crystoballite and mordenite, and its swelling power were acceptable for requirements of Korean pharmacopeia regulations though its values were not satisfied. Korean bentonite swelled to 10 times and American one did to 15 times compared to its bulkiness of powder. The rheogram of Korean bentonite suspension reveals bulged pseudoplatic flow with yield value at higher concentration and pseudoplastic flow without yield value at lower concentration. The higher the concentration, the greater were the apparent viscosity and hysteresis loop. Korean bentonite suspension showed insignificant temperature dependence on both apparent viscosity and hysteresis loop and it was more temperature dependent on viscosity but less on hysteresis loop than those of American sample. The pH dependence was so high on viscosity that apparent minimum value was near pH 7 and maximum value at pH 3 or 7. The hysteresis loop appeared minimum over the pH range 5-7 and maximum near pH 3 or 11. The Korean bentonite was inferior to the American bentonite in swelling volume, gel formation, thioxotropy, however, it would be possible to improve the quality of Korean bentonite by developing the method of purification for bentonite clay.

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A Controller Design for Active Suspension System Using Evolution Strategy and Neural Network (진화전략과 신경회로망에 의한 능도 현가장치의 제어기 설계)

  • Kim, Dae-Jun;Chun, Jong-Min;Jeon, Hyang-Sig;Park, Young-Kiu;Kim, Sungshin
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.209-217
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    • 2001
  • In this paper, we propose a linear quadratic regulator(LQR) controller design for the active suspension using evolution strategy(ES) and neural network. We can improve the inherent suspension problem, the trade-off between ride quality and suspension travel by selecting appropriate weight in the LQR-objective function. Since any definite rules for selecting weights do not exist, we replace the designers trial-and-error method with ES that is an optimization algorithm. Using the ES, we can find the proper control gains for selected frequencies, which have major effects on the vibrations of the vehicle. The relationship between the frequencies and proper control gains are generalized by use of the neural networks. When the vehicle is driven, the trained neural network is activated and provides the proper gains for operating frequencies. And we adopted double sky-hook control to protect car component when passing large bump. Effectiveness of our design has been shown compared to the conventional sky-hook controller through simulation studies.

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Park Tae-hwan v. The Korean Olympic Committee: The Breakdown of Sports Jurisprudence in Korea

  • Phillips, Joe;Lim, Suk-Jun
    • Journal of Arbitration Studies
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.93-119
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    • 2016
  • Park Tae-hwan, the Korean Olympic gold medal swimmer, was suspended for eighteen months by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in September 2014. Park completed his suspension in March 2016, but the Korea Olympic Committee (KOC), relying on its Article 5.6, then prohibited him from joining the national team for an additional three years for the same doping violation. The KOC's penalty exceeded that provided by the World Anti-Doping Code, which governs the Olympics and most international sports federations, and contravened well-established precedent from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The KOC, along with the Korea Swimming Federation, maintained the suspension until decisions by the Seoul Eastern District Court and CAS forced them to retract the penalty. We describe the sports regulations and arbitration decisions governing the Park case, how each side used the law to support their positions, the flaws in the KOC's legal analysis, and the case's resolutions by the Korean court and CAS. Finally, because this legal conflict has damaged the KOC's reputation, created uncertainty over the committee's doping penalties, and undercut the authority of the World Anti-Doping Code and the CAS in Korea, we recommend institutional changes in Korea's sports jurisprudence.

The comparative study of two extraction methods for ancient DNA: silica suspension method and ultracentrifugal concentrator method (고대 유전자에 대한 두 종류의 DNA 분리 방법의 비교 연구: 실리카 현탁액 방법 및 초원심분리 농축 방법)

  • Lee, Eun-jung;Maixner, Frank;Zink, Albert
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.65-70
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    • 2018
  • This study compared two methods for preparing ancient DNA (aDNA) for the construction of successful shotgun libraries that may be applied to massive parallel sequencing. For the comparative analysis, the DNA of prehistoric rib samples from Hungary was extracted using either a manually prepared silica suspension or the Amicon Ultracel-15 10K ultracentrifugal device (Millipore). After the extraction of the same amount of bone powder (about 150 mg) from three samples by each method, the amount of extracted double-stranded DNA and the subsequent degree of construction of the shotgun library were analyzed. The Amicon device method was rapid and easier to perform and resulted in an approximately 11-fold higher DNA recovery than that obtained using the silica suspension. The shotgun library constructed using DNA templates prepared by the Amicon device was more successful than that constructed from templates isolated using the silica suspension. The comparative study of these two aDNA extraction methods showed that the Amicon device has the advantages of saving time, process simplicity, and high efficiency.

Dynamic Response Analysis of Bridge-AGT Vehicle Interaction System (교량-AGT 차량 상호작용에 의한 교량의 동적응답)

  • Kim, Hyun-Ho;Rha, Sang-Ju;Song, Jae-Pil
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.9 no.5 s.36
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    • pp.561-568
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    • 2006
  • Dynamic equations of motion for the interaction system of bridge and vehicle are derived to investigate the dynamic responses of bridge and vehicles induced by moving automated guide-way transit(AGT) vehicle and surface roughness of bridge. The vehicle model for ACT vehicle is idealized as 11 DOF including yawing, lateral translation and steering of wheels, and the bridges are modeled with finite element method. The AGT vehicle model was verified by experimental study. Parametric studies are carried out to investigate the effect of vehicle speed, surface roughness, stiffness and damping of the suspension system, AGT vehicles and dynamic wheel loads of the AGT vehicles. From the parametric study it can be seen that the dynamic incremental factor of the bridge and dynamic responses of vehicles have a tendency to increase with vehicle speeds, surface roughness and the stiffness of AGT vehicle suspension system. On the other hand those dynamic wheel loads have tendencies to decrease in according to increase of damping of the suspension system.

Characterization of Cell Growth and Camptothecin Production in Cell Cultures of Camptotheca acuminata

  • Song, Seung-Hoon;Byun, Sang-Yo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.631-638
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    • 1998
  • Studies were made to elucidate the cell growth and the production of camptothecin and its derivatives in cell cultures of Camptotheca acuminata. High resolution HPLC chromatograms to analyze camptothecin and 10-hydroxycamptothecin in lactone and carboxylate forms were obtained with a fluorescence detector. Calli inductions were optimized with the young stem of explant on Schenk and Hildebrandt (SH) medium supplemented with 5 mg/l $\alpha$-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), 0.2 mg/l 6-benzylamino purine (BAP), 2.0% sucrose, and 0.5% agar. The hybrid medium, a mixture of SH and Murashige and Skoog (MS) salts, was developed for homogeneous suspension cultures without large cell aggregates. The optimum phytohormone concentrations for successful suspension cultures were 1.0mg/l of 2,4-D and 0.5 mg/l of kinetin. The highest growth in suspension cultures was observed when 49.7% (w/w) of the cells was composed of small aggregates which were below 0.1 mm in diameter. Time course changes of cell growth and camptothecin production showed that camptothecin accumulation was started at the end of the growth phase and the maximum content was obtained 10 days after inoculation. Yeast extract elicitor increased camptothecin accumulation 4 times. Methyl jasmonate and jasmonic acid also increased camptothecin production 6 and 11 times, respectively.

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Dynamic Response Analysis of AGT Vehicle Considering Surface Roughness of Railway (노면 요철을 고려한 AGT 차량의 동적 응답 해석)

  • Song, Jae-Pil;Kim, Chul-Woo;Kim, Ki-Bong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.12 no.12
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    • pp.986-993
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    • 2002
  • The equations of motion for an automated guide-way transit(AGT) system running on a path with roughness have been derived to investigate dynamic responses and wheel loads of moving vehicles of the AGT system. A vehicle of the AGT system is idealized as three-dimensional model with 11 degree-of-freedom. The computer program is developed to solve the dynamic equations, and anlatical results are verified by comparing the results with experimental oness. Parametric studies are carried out to investigate the dynamic responses of an AGT vehicle according to vehicle speeds, surface roughness, damping and stiffness of suspension systems. The parametric study demonstrates that amplitudes of dynamic responses and the wheel loads have a tendency to increase according to travel speeds, the stiffness of suspension system and surface roughness. On the other hand. those amplitudes tend to decrease according to increase of damping of the suspension system.

Effect of Yellow Clay on the Oxygen Consumption Rate of Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii

  • Lee, Chang-Kyu;Kim, Wan-Soo;Park, Young-Tae;Jo, Q-Tae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.241-247
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    • 2013
  • Yellow clay dispersion has been applied to minimize fisheries impact by the red tide Cochlodinium polykrikoides blooms in Korean coasts since 1995. The present preliminary study documents the effect of yellow clay on Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii, in terms of oxygen consumption rate (OCR). The OCR in the low clay suspension (0.05 and 0.23 %, w/w) showed normal level compared to the control. In contrast, the OCR for each one of three replicates in the high clay suspension (1.16 and 5.58 %, w/w) was not returned to the previous level that clay was not treated, indicating that high clay suspension (${\geq}1.16%$, w/w) might give negative effect on Korean rockfish. Overall, this result suggests that field application of clay to control Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) may not give impact on Korean rockfish once the clay is dispersed in a low concentration (${\leq}0.23%$). In order to understand the changes of OCR in the repeated exposure to clay, it is required to do further studies on the changes of OCR when the fish is exposed to clay repeatedly after recovery in the normal seawater.

Initial Shape Analysis of Suspension Bridge System under Dead Load (고정하중을 받는 현수교 시스템의 초기형상 결정법)

  • Kim, Min;Kim, Moon-Young
    • Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.511-521
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    • 2010
  • This paper presents a simplified analysis method of determining the initial shape of suspension bridges, including the horizontal tension force of the main cable and the locations of each hanging point, considering the force equilibrium condition of each hanging point. This method is effective because it requires less effort than the methods used in other studies, for which complicated non-linear analysis was used, to comparatively determine the exact initial shape. The accuracy and validity of the present method are demonstrated by comparing the results of this study with those of previous researchers' numerical examples, including 2D and 3D models.