• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.523-533
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• 2000

A two-phase anaerobic reactor with submerged membrane system was developed for increasing acidogen concentration and methane recovery. The membrane used was mixed esters of cellulose of $0.5{\mu}m$ pore size and $0.8m^2$ of effective surface area. The methanogenic reactor comprised of UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) and AF (Anaerobic Filter). COD removal efficiency was 70~80% and the methane content in the biogas increased up to 90% for the submerged membrane system in the anaerobic reactor. As the cake resistance of membrane caused a serious problem, stainless steal prefilters (40, 53, $63{\mu}m$) and air backwashing methods were applied to minimize the cake resistance effectively. Among the tested prefilters. the $63{\mu}m$ prefilter showed the best performance for reduction of cake resistance and a successful long-tern operation. By cleaning with alkali first and acidic solution later. the permeate flux decreased by long term operation was recovered to 89% of that with a new membrane.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.469-473
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• 2000

We studied the removal of toluene vapors in a lab-scale biofiter. Biofiltration was performed in a column fed in a downflow manner with contaminated air at ambient conditions. The column was packed with a mixture of peat and calstone(5:3 vol. Ratio), which was inoculated with microbes of selected stains(Pseudomonas putida type A). The microorganisms were immobilized on the filter media and biofilms were formed. The fiofilter was operated at various inlet toluene concentrations for days, and treated up to a maximum elimination capacity of $20 g/m^3hr$ at an inlet load of $30 g/m^3hr$, which corresponds to removal efficiencies in the range 20∼90% and a gas retention time of 1 to 2 min. The pressure drop was almost negligible over the biofilter columns, amounting to only $1.062 cmH_2O/m$ and appreciably smaller than other studies. The effects of operating conditions such as flow rate, inlet toluene concentration and moisture content on the performance of the biofilter were sequentially investigated.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.201-215
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• 1999

Field measurements were made for long- and short-period waves and current velocities at the harbor mouth using pressure-type wave gauges and a current meter, respectively, at the Gamcheon Harbor which has a rectangular shape with a narrow entrance. The measured pressure data were subjected to spectral analyses after removing tidal effects by applying trend removal and high-pass filtering. For the band averaging of the raw spectra, in order to obtain good resolution over the entire frequency, instead of a constant band width, variable band widths were used, which gradually increase as marching from the lowest frequency towards higher frequencies. The Helmholtz resonance mode at the Gamcheon Harbor shows the relative amplification ratio of 9.2 at the wave period of 31.7 minutes, which is quite large compared with those at the harbors located on the east coast of Korea. The second and the third resonance period was 10.3 and 5.4 minute, respectively. On the other hand, the analysis of every 24 hours data shows that during storms the spectral densities are very large compared to those during calm seas and also the second and third resonances are predominant.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.17-25
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to propose a design that shows optimal performance by changing the geometry of the internal flow path of the receptacle in order to prevent the decrease in flow rate and differential pressure performance due to the application of the receptacle in the hydrogen charging system. To achieve this, 3D computational fluid dynamics simulation was performed for the receptacle, according to the geometry of the flow path inside the receptacle. The pressure results at the inlet and outlet were measured the same as both of N and H₂ in the experiment, and the flow rate of H₂ was 3.75 times higher than that of N₂. In addition, since the flow performance of the receptacle improved under conditions where the flow path was widened, it was confirmed that reducing the diameter of the poppet and the width of the guide are advantageous for improving performance.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.344-344
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• 2021

세계적으로 기후변화 현상으로 인해 극심한 이상 가뭄이 빈번하게 발생하고 있다. 물 공급 소외지역의 경우 가뭄으로 인해 주민들이 불편을 겪고 있으며, 특히 마을상수도 및 소규모수도시설에 의존하는 최상류부 유역의 취수원은 상대적으로 가뭄에 취약하다. 본 연구의 대상 지역은 강원도 춘천시 물로천의 제1지류 유역으로 주민들이 하천 계곡수를 생활용수의 주 공급원으로 사용하고 있다. 해당지역은 갈수기에 생활용수 부족 문제를 겪고 있는 지역으로 가뭄 대응을 위한 구조적 대책으로 다단식 Sand댐을 설치할 예정이다. 현장조사 결과 물로천의 물은 취수조로 일부 유입되며, 자갈 등을 이용하여 부유물 등이 필터링되어 물탱크로 흘러내리며 중력에 의해 각 가정으로 자연 유하하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 대상지역의 하천, 취수조, 물탱크 3개 지점에 압력식 자동 수위 관측기를 설치하였으며, 2시간 간격의 수위를 측정할 수 있도록 설정하여 매달 유속 측정을 통해 수위-유량 관계 곡선식을 바탕으로 유량을 산정하였다. 도출된 일별 유량 자료와 SWAT 모형의 매개변수 검·보정한 후 이를 장기간으로 확장 적용하여 약 10년간의 장기 유출량을 산정하였다. 일별 장기 유출량 자료를 통해 평균 유량 감수곡선과 감수곡선식을 도출하였고, 무강우에 따른 최대 공급가능일수를 산정하였다. 본 연구에서는 하천-취수원 연계 모니터링 및 하천 유량에 따른 공급가능일수 등을 제시하여 가뭄 취약지역의 주민 불편을 최소화하고 가뭄에 대응할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 최종적으로 추후 Sand댐 건설 전후 비교 자료로 사용될 수 있으며, 소규모수도시설의 가뭄 관리를 위한 모니터링 체계 및 대응 방안을 구축하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.468-475
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• 2005

Biofilters packed with various materials have emerged as a sustainable technology for the treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs); however, problems including low performance and clogging are commonly encountered. Recently, a bioactive foam reactor (BFR) using surfactants has been suggested to ensure efficient and stable VOCs removal performance. This study was mainly conducted to investigate the feasibility of BFRs using toluene as a model compound. Prior to bioreactor studies, a series of bottle tests were used to select a suitable surfactant for the BFR application. Experimental results of the batch bottle tests indicated that TritonX-100 was the most appropriate one among the surfactants tested, since it showed a minimal effect on the toluene biodegradation rate while the other surfactants lowered the toluene biodegradation rate significantly. Using the selected surfactant, the BFR performance was determined by changing operating parameters including gas residence time and toluene loading. As the gas residence time increased from 0.5 minutes to 2 minutes, the toluene removal efficiency increased from approximately 50% to 80%. In addition, an increase of the toluene loading from $38\;g/m^3/hr$ to $454\;g/m^3/hr$ resulted in a decrease of toluene removal efficiency from approximately 70% to 20%. The BFR had a maximum elimination capacity of $108\;g/m^3/hr$ for toluene, which was much higher than those generally reported in the literature. The high toluene-elimination performance indicates that the BFR be a potential alternative to the conventional, packed-type biofilters. However, the limitation of toluene solubilization and foam stability at either high or low gas flow rate are still problems to be challenged.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.197-202
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• 2010

A combustion chamber with a branch tube was built to investigate the characteristics of a spontaneous oscillating laminar premixed Bunsen flame. The flame behavior was observed, and the relation between the flame surface area and heat release rate was inspected. The equivalence ratio and mean velocity were fixed at 1.1 and 1.75 m/s, respectively. The amplitude of the pressure fluctuation in the combustion chamber was changed and the flame behavior was affected when the length ratio between the branch tube and combustion chamber (L:R) was varied. The $OH^*$, $CH^*$, and flame chemiluminescence had similar behavior qualitatively. There was linearity between the flame surface area and heat release rate.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.167-172
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• 2001

The technique that could collect efficiently the hanji fibrous sludge from wastewater using surfactants was developed. When fibrous sludge of which concentration was about 80mg/L, was floated and collected, the optimum concentration of sodium oleate, the pore size of glass filter and the air flow rate were 10mg/L, $5-10{\mu}m$ and 200mL/min., respectively. The behavior of sodium oleate might be interfered by polyvalent cations such as $Ca^{2+}$. But when the concentration of $Ca^{2+}$ was less than 100mg/L, the interference effect did not appear. And when a typical cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB), was used, the collecting yield was less than that of sodium oleate, and the amount of foam was higher than sodium oleate. When 1mg/L of CTAB was added to the hanji sludge sample contained 1mg/L of $PAMID^{(R)}$, a dispersant, fibrous sludge was effectively coagulated, the flotation time was very short and the collecting yield was above 95%. But in the case, sodium oleate was inefficient.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.1055-1063
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• 2012

Fluctuating wall pressures were measured using an array of 16 piezoelectric transducers beneath a turbulent boundary layer. The coating used in this experiment was an open-cell, urethane-type foam with a porosity of approximately 50 ppi. The ultimate objective of the coating is to provide a mechanical filter to reduce the wall pressure fluctuations. The boundary layer on the flat plate was measured by using a hot wire probe, and the CPM method was used to determine the skin friction coefficient. The wall pressure autospectra and streamwise wavenumber-frequency spectra were compared to assess the attenuation of the wall pressure field by the coating. The coating is shown to attenuate the convective wall pressure energy. However, the relatively rough surface of the coating in this investigation resulted in a higher mean wall shear stress, thicker boundary layer, and higher low-frequency wall pressure spectral levels compared to a smooth wall.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.250-250
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• 2019

현재 우리나라에서 이용하고 있는 소류사량 직접계측방법에는 Arnhem 소류사 채취기와 Helley-Smith 소류사 채취기 등이 있다. 하지만 이러한 방법은 현장에서 계측하기가 매우 어렵고 많은 비용과 인력, 시간이 소모되며 특히 연속적인 계측이 어려워 소류사량의 직접계측자료를 기초로 하는 연구는 거의 전무한 상태이다. 이에 대한 대안으로 최근 국내외에서는 마이크로폰을 내장한 금속관에 토사가 충돌 시 발생하는 음향데이터를 수집 및 분석하여 소류사량을 계측하는 간접계측방법 하이드로폰을 사용하고 있다. 하이드로폰 시스템의 대부분이 증폭채널방법을 사용하고 있는데 이러한 방법은 개별입자에 대한 음향특성을 반영하기에는 다양한 크기를 가지는 소류사 입자에 대한 음향신호를 하나의 임계치 기준으로 필터링 하기 때문에 한계가 있다. 즉 기존의 방법은 소류사량의 상대적인 크기만 추정할 수 있을 뿐 소류사량을 정량화할 수 없다. 따라서 본 연구는 소류사가 이동할 때 발생하는 충돌음향을 신호 처리하여 소류사량을 추정하는 계측기기인 하이드로폰을 이용하여 기존 소류사량의 계측 방법을 개선하기 위한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 실험은 하이드로폰을 적용한 수리모형 실험 장치를 구축하고 현장에서 취득한 시료 중 대표시료로 분류된 두 가지 입자에 대해서 수리 조건 변화에 따른 충돌음향을 계측 및 분석하였다. 연구결과 입자크기 및 수리조건 변화에 따른 하이드로폰의 인지특성을 파악할 수 있었고 소류사 충돌음과 연관성 높은 주파수 대역을 분리하여 소류사 충돌음을 판독할 수 있는 계측알고리즘을 제시하였다. 특히 본 연구에서 제안하는 하이드로폰 충돌음향 분석법 B-P Method는 낮은 유속과 작은 입경의 소류사의 조건일 때 타 방법에 비해 제안된 B-P Method가 높은 판독률을 보여주었다.