• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.50-60
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• 2013

High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) using phosphoric acid (PA) doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes have been concentrated as one of solutions to the limits with traditional low temperature PEMFCs. However, the amount of reported experimental data is not enough to catch the operational characteristics correlated with cell performance and durability. In this study, design of experiments (DOE) based operational optimization method for high temperature PEMFCs has been proposed. Response surface method (RSM) is very useful to effectively analyze target system's characteristics and to optimize operating conditions for a short time. Thus RSM using central composite design (CCD) as one of methodologies for design of experiments (DOE) was adopted. For this work, the statistic models which predict the performance and degradation rate with respect to the operating conditions have been developed. The developed performance and degradation models exhibit a good agreement with experimental data. Compared to the existing arbitrary operation, the expected cell lifetime and average cell performance during whole operation could be improved by optimizing operating conditions. Furthermore, the proposed optimization method could find different new optimal solutions for operating conditions if the target lifetime of the fuel cell system is changed. It is expected that the proposed method is very useful to find optimal operating conditions and enhance performance and durability for many other types of fuel cell systems.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.66-70
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• 2006

실리콘웨이퍼 표면에 기계적인 손상을 가한 후 산화 열처리 공정을 실시하면 온도와 기계적인 손상의 크기에 따라 여러 가지 결정 결함이 발생된다. 기계적인 손상이 크고 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 dislocation loop 등의 대형 결함들이 발생되고 열처리 온도가 낮거나 손상의 크기가 작을수록 OISF(Oxidation Induced Stacking Faults)등의 소형 결함들이 많이 발생된다. Minority carrier lifetime을 측정하여본 결과 결함의 크기가 작을수록 minority carrier lifetime이 높은 것으로 밝혀졌다. 더욱이 dislocation loop 등의 결정 결함보다는 결함 발생 이전 단계인 strained layer등이 금속불순물에 대한 gettering의 효과가 더욱 높음을 알 수 있었다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.51-59
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• 1992

Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) is defined as an activity designed to identify and predict the impact on the environment. In the process of an EIA, the quantitative evaluation is generally performed for the air and water quality which have the national environmental quality standards. But the predicted values for the air and water quality are simply compared to the environmental standards. At present, the EIA process of Korea has no consideration for the possible human health risk resulting from the development projects. Environmental Health Impact Assessment(EHIA) is an applied methodology of EIA to estimate the acceptable health risk caused by a specified level of environmental pollutants. Estimating the excessive lifetime risk that is a possibility of dying of a certain disease by environmental contaminants, is useful as an evaluation technique of EHIA. It is recommanded the decision-makers to make efficient use of EHIA not only the development projects but also legislative proposals, policies and programmes in future.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1165-1172
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 노후소득보장의 한 방안으로 퇴직급여 제도의 현황을 조사하고 퇴직연금의 연금화 방안을 제시하는데 있다. 연구방법으로는 설문조사를 바탕으로 회귀분석 및 교차분석의 실증분석과 외국사례를 사용한다. 교차분석 결과 자영업자와 저소득층의 은퇴준비는 심각한 수준인 것으로 나타났다. 자영업자의 경우는 개인형퇴직연금의 확대, 저소득층의 경우는 독일의 리스터연금과 같은 제도의 도입이 필요하다. 퇴직연금의 연금화 방안과 관련하여서는 호주와 영국의 사례를 참조하여 제도를 개선하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2010

센서 네트워크는 다양한 응용분야에 적용될 수 있다. 환경 센서와 무선 네트워크를 이용하여 환경정보를 수집하고 생태계를 감시하는 시스템은 대표적인 센서 네트워크 응용 시스템이다. 그러나 센서 노드의 제한된 배터리 용량은 네트워크와 시스템의 수명을 결정하는 핵심 요소이며, 수집되는 정보의 품질에도 영향을 미친다. 우리는 캠퍼스에 구축된 환경정보 시스템의 실험을 통해 환경 센서 노드의 수명에 영향을 미치는 요소를 식별하고 향후 센서 네트워크 응용 시스템 구축에 유용한 몇 가지 제안을 제시하고자 한다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.1183-1200
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• 2015

Reinforcement corrosion can cause serious safety deterioration to aging concrete structures exposed in aggressive environments. This paper presents an approach for reliability analyses of deteriorating reinforced concrete structures affected by reinforcement corrosion on the basis of the representative symptoms identified during the deterioration process. The concrete cracking growth and rebar bond strength evolution due to reinforcement corrosion are chosen as key symptoms for the performance deterioration of concrete structures. The crack width at concrete cover surface largely depends on the corrosion penetration of rebar due to the expansive rust layer at the bond interface generated by reinforcement corrosion. The bond strength of rebar in the concrete correlates well with concrete crack width and decays steadily with crack width growth. The estimates of cracking development and bond strength deterioration are examined by experimental data available from various sources, and then matched with symptom-based lifetime Weibull model. The symptom reliability and remaining useful life are predicted from the predictive lifetime Weibull model for deteriorating concrete structures. Finally, a numerical example is provided to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach for forecasting the performance of concrete structures subject to reinforcement corrosion. The results show that the corrosion rate has significant impact on the reliability associated with serviceability and load bearing capacity of reinforced concrete structures during their service life.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2003년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.103-114
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• 2003

This paper aims to propose a method that helps maintenance engineers to evaluate the damage states of bridge structure systems by using a Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis. It may be stated that Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis may be very useful for the systematic and rational fuzzy reliability assessment for real bridge structure systems problems because the approach is able to effectively deal with all the related bridge structural element damages in terms of the linguistic variables that incorporate systematically experts experiences and subjective judgement. This paper considers these uncertainties by providing a fuzzy reliability-based framework and shows that the identification of the optimum maintenance scenario is a straightforward process. This is achieved by using a computer program for LIFETIME. This program can consider the effects of various types of actions on the fuzzy reliability index profile of a deteriorating structures. Only the effect of maintenance interventions is considered in this study. However. any environmental or mechanical action affecting the fuzzy reliability index profile can be considered in LIFETIME. Numerical examples of deteriorating bridges are presented to illustrate the capability of the proposed approach. Further development and implementation of this approach are recommended for future research.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2017

Background: Time-resolved optically stimulated luminescence (TR-OSL) is a very useful method for calculating the lifetimes of crystalline quartz and feldspar. Materials and Methods: A compact TR-OSL system was developed, comprising a heater assembly manufactured using Kanthal wire, 2 powerful blue light-emitting diodes (LED, LXHL-PB02) for optical stimulation equipped with VIS liquid light guides, and a photomultiplier tube combined with an optical filter for luminescence detection. A pulse generated from the data acquisition board (NI PCI 6250) was used to initiate on/off signals in LED and TR-OSL measurements. Results and Discussion: The TR-OSL and background signals measured using this TR-OSL system using quartz samples were very similar to those reported in a previous study. Additionally, the lifetimes of the build-up and TR-OSL signals were calculated as $27.4{\pm}2.2{\mu}s$ and $30.3{\pm}0.6{\mu}s$, respectively, in good agreement with the findings of a previous study. Conclusion: It was concluded that the developed TR-OSL system was very reliable for TR-OSL signal measurements and lifetime calculations.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:데이타베이스
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2006

센서 네트워크는 온도, 습도 등 서로 연관된 여러 종류의 스칼라 데이타를 감지하기 때문에, 다차원 영역 질의가 유용하게 사용된다. 그리고 데이타 기반 센서 네트워크에서는 데이타가 센서에 직접 저장되기 때문에, 다차원 데이타를 효율적으로 관리하기 위해서는 데이타 주소 지정이 매우 중요하다. 이전의 다차원 영역 질의 처리 기법들은 데이타를 효율적으로 관리하는데 집중하여, 네트워크의 동작 시간(수명)을 고려하지 않았다. 본 논문은 Hilbert 곡선을 이용하여 센서 노드들을 선형화하고, 각 센서에게 데이타 공간을 균일하게 배분시키는, 동적인 데이타 분산 기법을 사용함으로써 네트워크 동작 시간을 연장시키는 방법을 제안한다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.554-561
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• 2021

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a cyanine dye that has been used in medical diagnostics based on fluorescence imaging, and in medical therapy based on the photothermal effect. It is important to systematically understand the photothermal effect and fluorescence characteristics of ICG simultaneously. By varying a number of conditions such as laser power density, laser irradiation wavelength, concentration of ICG solution, and exposure time of laser irradiation, the intensity properties of fluorescence and the temperature change induced by the photothermal effect are measured simultaneously using a charge-coupled-device camera and a thermal-imaging camera. The optimal conditions for maximizing the photothermal effect are determined, while maintaining a relatively long lifetime and high efficiency of the fluorescence for fluorescence imaging. When the concentration of ICG is approximately 50 ㎍/ml and the laser power density exceeds 1.5 W/cm², the fluorescence lifetime is the longest and the temperature induced by the photothermal effect rapidly increases, exceeding the critical temperature sufficient to damage human cells and tissues. The findings provide useful insight into the realization of effective photothermal therapy, while also specifying the site to be treated and enabling real-time treatment monitoring.