• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2014

The effects of high pressure and low pressure exhaust gas recirculation (HP/LP EGR) portion on diesel engine combustion and emissions characteristics were investigated in a 2.2 L passenger-car diesel engine. The po3rtion of HP/LP EGR was varied from 0 to 1 while fixing the mass flow rate of fresh air. The intake manifold temperature was lowered with the increasing of the portion of LP EGR, which led to the retardation of heat release by pilot injection. The lowered intake manifold temperature also resulted in low nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions due to decreased in-cylinder temperature and prolonged ignition delay, however, the carbon monoxide (CO) emission showed opposite trend to NOx emissions. The brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) was decreased as the portion of LP EGR increased due to lowered exhaust manifold pressure by wider open of turbocharger vane. Consequently, the trade-off relationship between NOx and BSFC could be improved by increasing the LP EGR portion.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.451-458
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• 2022

In Korea, five major ports have been designated as sulfur oxide emission control areas to reduce air pollutant emissions, in accordance with Article 10 of the "Special Act on Port Air Quality" and Article 32 of the "Ship Pollution Prevention Regulations". As regulations against vessel-originated air pollutants (such as PM, CO2, NOx, and SOx) have been strengthened, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries(MOF) enacted rules that newly built public ships should adopt eco-friendly propulsion systems. However, particularly in diesel-electric hybrid propulsion systems,the demand for precise control schemes continues to grow as the fuel saving rate significantly varies depending on the control strategy applied. The conventional Power Take In-Power Take Off(PTI - PTO) mode control adopts a rule-based strategy, but this strategy is applied only in the low-load range and PTI mode; thus, an additional method is required to determine the optimal fuel consumption point. The proposed control method is designed to optimize fuel consumption by applying the equivalent consumption minimization strategy(ECMS) to the PTI - PTO mode by considering the characteristics of the specific fuel oil consumption(SFOC) of the engine in a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. To apply this method, a specific fishing vessel model operating on the Korean coast was selected to simulate the load operation environment of the ship. In this study, a 10.2% reduction was achieved in the MATLAB/SimDrive and SimElectric simulation by comparing the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of the ship to which the conventional rule-based strategy was applied and that to which the ECMS was applied.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.103-114
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• 2024

This study was done to investigate the effects of the incorporation of Achyranthes japonica extracts (AJE) in diet on the production parameters of growing pigs. Exp 1: Total, 105 crossbred pigs (average body weight: 24.47 ± 2.46 kg) were used in a 6-week feeding trial. Pigs (seven replicates, five pigs per pen) were allotted randomly to three treatments. Dietary treatments: CON (basal diet); basal diet with 0.025% AJE, and basal diet + 0.050% AJE). Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microbial count, and fecal noxious gas were assessed in this study. Average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), and gain to feed ratio (G:F) were not affected by the addition of up to 0.05% AJE. In the case of apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD), dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), and digestible energy (DE) were not changed in 3rd and 6th weeks of the feeding trial through the addition of AJE up to 0.05% in the growing pig diet. In microbial count, Lactobacillus and Escherichia coli count at 3rd and 6th week was similar in all the treatment diets. The inclusion of AJE at levels up to 0.05% in growing pig diet had no effect on the production of NH3, H2S, acetic acid, and CO₂ in the feces. After ending the Exp 1, a total of nine pigs were divided into three treatment groups. Treatment diets were included, TRT1, basal diet + powder quercetin 30 g; TRT2, basal diet + powder quercetin 150 g; TRT3, basal diet + powder quercetin 300g. Rate of absorption in blood was increased with the higher dose of quercetin. The results suggested incorporation of AJE up to 0.05% has no significant effect on ADG, ADFI, and G:F, as well as DM, N, and DE digestibility, fecal microbial count, and fecal noxious gas emission in growing pigs, even though no negative effect was found.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.397-405
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• 2020

Objective : We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy of Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKS) for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in patients who previously underwent radiotherapy, and analyzed the treatment outcomes over 14 years. Methods : Ten patients with recurrent NPC who had previously received radiotherapy underwent stereotactic radiosurgery using a Gamma Knife^® (Elekta Inc, Atlanta, GA, USA) between 2005 and 2018. The median target volume was 8.2 ㎤ (range, 1.7-17.8), and the median radiation dose to the target was 18 Gy (range, 12-30). The median follow-up period was 18 months (range, 6-76 months). Overall and local failure-free survival rates were determined using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results : The NPCs recurred at the primary cancer site in seven patients (70%), as distant brain metastasis in two (20%), and as an extension into brain in one (10%). The recurrent tumors in seven of the 10 patients (70%) were found on the routine follow-up imaging studies. Two patients presented with headache and one with facial pain. Local failure after GKS occurred in five patients (50%) : two of whom died eight and 6 months after GKS, respectively. No adverse radiation effects were noted after GKS. The 1- and 3-year overall survival rates after GKS were 90% and 77%, respectively. The local failure-free survival rates at 6 months, 1 year, and 3 years after GKS were 80%, 48%, and 32%, respectively. The median interval from GKS to local failure was 8 months (range, 6-12). Univariate analysis revealed that using co-registration with positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was associated with a lower local failure rate of recurrent NPC (p=0.027). Conclusion : GKS is an acceptable salvage treatment option for patients with recurrent NPC who previously received radiation therapy. PET-CT and MRI co-registration for dose planning can help achieve local control of recurrent NPC.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 나일론, 폴리프로필렌, PTT(poly(trimethylene terephthalate)), 양모(wool), 그리고 나일론/양모로 이루어진 5 종류의 카페트에 대한 연소거동을 열류량 $50kWm^2$의 콘 칼로리미터를 이용하여 평가하였으며, 가스유해성 평가는 KS F 2271의 시험방법에 따라 평가하였다. 콘 칼로리미터 실험결과 나일론 카페트는 쉽게 불이 붙는 것을 알 수 있었다. 점화 정도 혹은 초기 가연성은 나일론/양모로 이루어진 카페트가 가장 높은 값을 나타냈다. 불의 세기인 열방출량은 폴리프로필렌 카페트가 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 나일론 카페트가 가장 높은 연기 발생량을 보인 반면, 나일론/양모로 이루어진 카페트는 가장 낮은 가스 발생량을 나타냈다. 질량 감소율은 나일론/양모 >양모 >나일론 >폴리프로필렌 >PTT 카페트 순으로 나타났다. 연소 시 발생하는 유해성 가스인 일산화탄소의 경우 PTT에서 가장 많은 발생량을 보였으며, 나일론과 양모로 이루어진 카페트에서 가장 적은 양이 발생됐다. 이산화탄소의 발생량은 폴리프로필렌이 가장 높았으며, 나일론/양모 카페트에서 가장 낮은 값을 나타냈다. 쥐의 행동정지시간을 통해 살펴 본 결과 카페트류의 가스유해성은 PTT 카페트가 가장 해로운 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.44-49
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• 2009

Steam reforming of methane in the high temperature solar chemical reactor bas advantage in its heating method. Using concentrated solar energy as a heating source of the reforming reaction can reduce the $CO_2$ emission by 20% compared to hydrocarbon fuel. In this paper, the simulation result of methane-steam reforming on a high temperature solar chemical reactor(SCR) using Fluent 6.3.26 is presented. The high temperature SCR is designed for the Inha Dish-1, a Dish type solar concentrator installed in Songdo city. Basic SCR performance factors are referred to the former researches of the same laboratory. Inside the SCR porous metal is used for a receiver/reactor. The porous metal is carved like a dome shape on the incident side to increase the heat transfer. Also, ring-disc set of baffle is inserted in the porous metal region to increase the path length. Numerical and physical models are also used from the former researches. Methane and steam is mixed with the same mole fraction and injected into the SCR. The simulation is performed for a various inlet mass flow rate of the methane-steam mixture gas. The result shows that the average reactor temperature and the conversion rate change appreciably by the inlet mass flow rate of 0.0005 kg/s.

• 천문학회보
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.39.1-39.1
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• 2018

We present our observational attempts to precisely measure the central mass of a proto-brown dwarf candidate, L328-IRS, in order to investigate whether L328-IRS is in the substellar mass regime. Observations were made for the central region of L328-IRS with the dust continuum and CO isotopologue line emission at ALMA band 6, discovering the detailed outflow activities and a deconvolved disk structure of a size of ${\sim}87AU{\times}{\sim}37AU$. We investigated the rotational velocities as a function of the disk radius, finding that its motions between 130 AU and 60 AU are partially fitted with a Keplerian orbit by a stellar object of ${\sim}0.30M_{\odot}$, while the motions within 60 AU do not follow any Keplerian orbit at all. This makes it difficult to lead a reliable estimation of the mass of L328-IRS. Nonetheless, our ALMA observations were useful enough to well constrain the inclination angle of the outflow cavity of L328-IRS as ${\sim}66^{\circ}$ degree, enabling us to better determine the mass accretion rate of ${\sim}8.9{\times}10^{-7}M_{\odot}yr-1$.From assumptions that the internal luminosity of L328-IRS is mostly due to this mass accretion process in the disk, or that L328-IRS has mostly accumulated the mass through this constant accretion rate during its outflow activity, its mass was estimated to be ${\sim}0.012-0.023M_{\odot}$, suggesting L328-IRS to be a substellar object. However, we leave our identification of L328-IRS as a proto-brown dwarf to be tentative because of various uncertainties especially regarding the mass accretion rate.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.423-429
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• 2012

밀러 사이클은 저배기 및 고효율 달성으로 Tier II 규제뿐만 아니라 $CO_2$ 저감을 동시에 달성할 수 있는 기술로 알려져 있다. 그러나 이를 위해서는 충분한 흡입공기량이 확보되어야 하며 흡기계통은 공기저항을 최소화할 수 있는 형상으로 개선되어야 한다. 본 연구에서 흡기계통 설계 및 사이클 해석에 활용하기 위한 기초 자료 확보를 위해 흡기밸브의 유량계수를 측정하였다. 유량계수 측정에는 정상유동장치를 이용하였다. 중속 박용기관에 사용되는 포핏 밸브를 대상으로 실험을 수행한 결과, 흡기밸브 유량계수는 밸브양정의 증가에 따라 약 0.62까지 지속적으로 증가하는 경향이며 행정/보어 비와는 무관한 흡기밸브 고유의 특성이 있음을 확인하였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.401-408
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• 2016

Desalination is getting more attention as an alternative to solve a global water shortage problem in the future. Especially, a desalination technology is being expected as a new growth engine of Korea's overseas plant business besides one of the solutions of domestic water shortage problem. In the past, a thermal evaporation technology was a predominant method in desalination market, but more than 75% of the current market is hold by a membrane-based reverse osmosis technology because of its lower energy consumption rate for desalination. In the future, it is expected to have more energy efficient desalination process. Accordingly, various processes are being developed to further enhance the desalination energy efficiency. One of the promising technologies is a desalination process combined with Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) process. The PRO technology is able to generate energy by using osmotic pressure of seawater or desalination brine. And the other benefits are that it has no emission of $CO_2$ and the limited impact of external environmental factors. However, it is not commercialized yet because a high-performance PRO membrane and module, and a PRO system optimization technology is not sufficiently developed. In this paper, the recent research direction and progress of the SWRO-PRO hybrid desalination was discussed regarding a PRO membrane and module, an energy recovery system, pre-treatment and system optimization technologies, and so on.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2018

유기성 폐기물 소화공정의 발효액에서 젖산(lactic acid)을 회수하기 위해 화학침전법을 평가하였다. 젖산(lactic acid)의 회수율을 높이기 위하여 화학침전제 종류와 교반속도 및 침전시간 등 반응조건이 회수율 향상에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 화학침전제의 종류에 관계없이 주입양이 증가할수록 젖산(lactic acid) 회수율이 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, CaO가 $Ca(OH)_2$와 $CaCO_3$에 비하여 높은 회수율을 나타냈다. CaO를 사용한 반응조건 최적화 실험결과, 교반속도 180 rpm, 침전시간 24 h, ethanol 주입량 25%(v/v)에서 회수율이 48%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 발효액 내 젖산(lactic acid)의 농도만 고려하여 주입할 침전제의 양을 계산하였기 때문에 실제 적용을 위해서는 발효액의 유기산 종류 및 농도를 고려하여 침전제의 투입량을 결정해야할 것이다. 유기물의 정성적 분석(FEEM, SEC) 결과로 볼 때 침전공정은 유기산의 특성에 큰 영향을 미치지 않았다.