• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.679-688
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• 2010

The major objective of the present study is to extend the applications of inverse analysis to more realistic engineering fields with a complex combustion process rather than the traditional simple heat-transfer problems. In order to do this, the unknown initial mass fractions of $CH_4/O_2$ are estimated from the temperature measurement data by inverse analysis in the practical diffusion-controlled turbulent combustion problem. In order to ensure efficient inverse analysis, the repulsive particle swarm optimization (RPSO) method, which belongs to the class of stochastic evolutionary global optimization methods, is implemented as an inverse solver. Based on this study, it is expected that useful information can be obtained when inverse analysis is used in the diagnosis, design, or optimization of real combustion systems involving unknown parameters.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.117-125
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• 2000

The waveform and spectrum analysis of Tursiops truncatus(bottlenose dolphin) sonar signals were carried out on the basis of data collected during the dolphin show at the aquarium of Cheju Pacificland from October 1998 to February 1999. When greeting to audience, the pulse width, peak frequency and spectrum level from the five dolphins'sonar signals were 3.0ms, 4.54kHz and 125.6dB, respectively. At the time of warm-up just before the show, their figures were 5.0㎳, 5.24kHz and 127.0dB, respectively. During the performance of dolphins, with singing, peak frequency ranged 3.28∼5.78kHz and spectrum level ranged 137.0∼142.0dB. With playing ring, pulse width, peak frequency and spectrum level were 7.0㎳, 2.54kHz and 135.9dB, and when playing the ball, the values were 9.0㎳, 2.78kHz and 135.2dB, respectively. The values determined from the five dolphins during jump-up out of water were : pulse width 2.0㎳, peak frequency 4.50kHz and spectrum level 126.8dB. When they responded to trainer's instructions, the values were 2.25㎳, 248kHz and 148.7dB, respectively, and greeting to audience, the peak frequency and spectrum level were 5.84kHz and 122.5dB. During swimming under water, peak frequency and spectrum level were determined to be 10.10kHz and 126.8dB. It was found that there exited close consistencies in pulse width, frequency distribution and spectrum level between whistle sounds and dolphin's sonar signals. Accordingly, the dolphins can be easily trained by using whistle sound based on the results obtained from the waveform and spectrum of the dolphin's sonar signals.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.87-97
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• 2000

The effects of environmental conditions, initial dissolved oxygen concentrations, pH, and the presence of electron carrier vitamin $B_{12}$, on the reduction rate of Tn by $Fe^0$ was quantitatively analyzed using a batch reactor In all experiments, TNT reduction was best described with a first order reaction and the reduction rate decreased with the increase in the initial DO concentration. However, the specific reaction rate did not decrease linearly with the increase in the initial DO concentration. In the presence of HEPES buffer 0.2 and 2.0 mM(pH 5.7$\pm$0.2), the specific reaction rate increased more than 5.8 times, which showed reduction rate is rather significantly influenced by the pH of the solution. To test the possibility of reaction rate enhancement, well-known electron carrier(or mediator) , vitamin $B_{12}$, has augmented besides $Fe^0$. In the presence of 8.0 $mu\textrm{g}$/L of vitamin $B_{12}$, the specific reaction rate increased as much as 14.6 times. The results indicate that the addition of trace amount of vitamin $B_{12}$ can be a promising rate controlling option for the removal of organics using a $Fe^0$ filled permeable reactive barrier.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.205-211
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• 2010

Effects of operating parameters on electrical properties and ozone generation of Plasma Gun for ballast water treatment were investigated in a laboratory scale experiment. Electrical discharges and ozone generation initiated with applying voltages higher than discharge onset value. Ozone concentration was almost linearly increased with the increase of applied voltage. The optimum electrode gap distance which gave the optimum energy efficiency of ozone generation was 1.95 mm in the experimented apparatus. The effect of inner electrode material on the electrical energy transfer was negligible, however, the difference of electrical and thermal conductivities between electrode materials significantly influenced the ozone generation. In a constant geometrical structure, the electrical energy density played an important role in the ozone generation. The increase of oxygen content in the feeding gas enhanced the ozone generation by lowering ionization potential and promoting ozone source.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.729-732
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• 2010

The present study has been motivated by the development of a reliable numerical methodology for simulation of kerosene/LOx coaxial swirl injectors. To deal with thermodynamic non-ideality and anomalies of transport properties pronounced at supercritical pressures, a set of subroutine libraries has been constructed based on the cubic equations of state, and applied to an existing flamelet analysis code. For computational efficiency, two-dimensional axisymmetric RANS formulation with swirl was adopted and validated successfully against an isothermal coaxial swirling jet. For the actual problem with high pressure combustion, however, numerical results show that the RANS models yield excessive production of turbulence probably due to high density gradient magnitude in the vicinity of mixing layer of swirling film flow, and imply strongly further improvement of the turbulence models.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.81-88
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• 2010

This study was conducted to find the capability of comparison of overall oxygen transfer coefficient in the membrane coupled high performance reactor (MPHCR) in treating high organic loading wastewater. Effluent quality had been analyzed while the influent organic loading rate was changed from 2 to $7kg\;COD/m^3{\cdot}day$. The oxygen transfer coefficients had been investigated using two-phase nozzle for operating variables which were internal circulation flowrate (5~8 L/min), air flow rate (0.0125~0.2 L/min), liquid temperature ($10{\sim}20^{\circ}C$), and pure-oxygen flow rate (0.0125~0.2 L/min). The overall oxygen transfer coefficient was increased with flowrate of internal circulation and air and high temperature. Especially, internal circulation flow rate showed distinct effect on overall oxygen transfer coefficient due to an increase of gas holdup and air-liquid contract area by two-phase nozzle. In the high range of organic loading rate from 4 to $7kg\;COD/m^3{\cdot}day$, the removable efficiency of COD was 91%. Conventional activated sludge process usually treat organic loading from 0.32 to $0.64kg\;COD/m^3{\cdot}day$ however, the MPHCR can treat 10 to 20 times higher if it would be compared to the conventional activated sludge process. Foaming problem often happened and caused biomass wash out of the reactor, therefore, the foaming should be controlled for the enhanced operation.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.58-61
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• 2006

The object of this study was to develop an advanced method for fluid flow and oxygen transmission and increase adhesive property of microorganism to waste plastic vessel that was made of microorganism media. Through lab scale experiments, we found the optimum packed media volume rate and method, and when the optimum condition was applied to pilot plant, we confirmed possibility of advanced treatment. The sewage that was used in the test was the sewage disposal facility established in C and K elementary schools, which utilized waste plastic media oxidation engineering method. Analysis showed that removal efficiency of organic matter, SS, T-N and T-P was very high, that the sewage disposal facility maintained stability of treatment when changeable load of raw sewage flowed in.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.414-421
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• 1999

The influenced of light intensity, cell density, and light pathlength on photosynthetic activity of Chlorella vulgaris were investigated. Since the light respon curve varied according to reaction conditions, the parameters estimated from nonlinear regression were proved to be apparent and could not be applied to various situations. The light response model incorporating the light penetration through the microalgal suspension was developed based upon the spatial distribution of the photosynthetic activity. This model showed a good agreement with experimental data at different cell densities and light intensities. Using the model the effects of cell density and light pathlenth were simulated and some dicussions about optimization of operation conditions of photobioreactors were carried out. Concludingly, the developed model can be useful for predicting microalgal photosynthesis and for determining the optimal operating conditions.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.709-709
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• 2012

보는 하천을 횡단하는 대표적인 수공구조물로써 수위를 유지하여 각종 용수의 취수 기능 및 주운 기능을 가지고 있다. 그러나 보를 설치할 경우 상류부의 유속이 점차 감소하여 유사 퇴적이 일어나며, 흐름 정체에 따른 수질 저하 및 수위 상승의 원인을 제공한다. 이러한 보의 단점을 개선하기 위해 래버린스 보에 대한 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있다. Hay 등(1970) 연구에 따르면 래버린스 보의 월류능력은 동일 수두 조건에서 선형 보보다 높은 특성을 가진다. 또한 Tsang(2000) 연구에 따르면 큰 유량 및 낮은 월류고 조건에서 폭기 효율이 뛰어난 것으로 나타났다. 박호상(2009) 연구에 따르면 경사형 마루 래버린스 보가 일반형 래버린스 보의 수심유지 범위보다 더 크며, 산소전달효율도 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 기존 보에서 발생되는 유사퇴적 및 흐름정체 등의 문제는 여전히 존재하였다. 이와 관련하여 본 연구에서는 유사의 연속성을 유지하고 흐름의 정체를 해소하는 퇴적방지 구조를 구비한 래버린스 보(현대건설, 2011)를 제안하였다(그림 1, 2 참조). 본 연구에서는 퇴적방지 구조를 구비한 래버린스 보의 홍수안정성 및 유사연속성에 대한 효과를 3차원 수치모형(FLOW-3D)을 통해 분석하였다. 수치모의에 사용된 수로 연장은 9.25 m이고 폭은 0.82 m이며, 상류의 수심변화에 따라 수치모의를 수행하였다. 수치모의 결과 에너지 감세 효과와 상류의 수심을 유지하는 효과가 나타났다. 또한 이격된 벽체로 흐르는 유속에 의해 래버린스 보 내의 마찰속도가 증가하였다. 이러한 결과, 퇴적방지 구조를 구비한 래버린스 보가 홍수 안정성 및 유사배제에 효과가 있는 기술로써 가능성이 있는 것으로 판단된다. 향후, 수리모형실험을 통한 연구가 수행된다면 수리특성에 관한 기초자료를 통해 설계 인자가 도출될 수 있을 것이며 나아가 기술의 상용화에도 크게 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.1332-1335
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• 2003

This paper presents the enhancement of oxygen transfer efficiency using the vibrating intravascular lung assist device (VIVLAD) in in-vitro experiments for patients having chronic respiratory problems. The test section was a cylinder duct with the inner diameter of 30 mm. The flow rate was controlled by the pump and monitored by a built-in flow meter. The vibration apparatus was composed of a piezo-vibrator, a function generator. and a power amplifier. The direction of vibration was radial to the fluid flow. Gas flow rates of up to 6 l/min through the 120-cm-Jong hollow fibers have been achieved by exciting a piezo-vibrator. The output of PVDF sensor were investigated by various frequencies in VIVLAD. The experimental results showed that VIVLAD would be enhance oxygen transfer efficiency.