• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.25 no.7
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• pp.953-960
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• 2019

The Miller cycle is a diesel engine that has been developed in recent years that it can reduce NOx and improve fuel consumption by reducing the compression ratio through intake valve closing (IVC) time control. The Miller cycle can be divided into the early Miller method of closing the intake valve before the bottom dead center (BDC) and the late Miller method of closing the intake valve after the BDC. At low speeds, the late Miller method is advantageous as it can increase the volumetric efficiency; while at medium and high speeds, the early Miller method is advantageous because of the high internal temperature reduction effect due to the expansion of the intake air during the piston lowering from IVC to BDC. Therefore, in consideration of the ef ects of the early and late Miller methods, it is necessary to adopt the most suitable Miller method for the operating conditions. In this study, a two-stage turbo charge system was applied to four-stroke engines and the process of enhancing the Miller effect through a reduction of the intake and exhaust valve overlap as well as the valve change adjustment mechanism were considered. As a result, the ef ects of fuel consumption and Tmax reduction were confirmed by adopting the Miller cycle with a two-stage supercharge, a reduction of valve overlap, and an increase of suction valve lift.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.565-573
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• 2019

Production of biofuels and value-added materials from cellulosic biomass requires the development of a microbial strain capable of efficiently fermenting mixed sugars. In this study, the natural xylose fermenting yeast, Pichia stipitis, was evolved to simultaneously ferment cellobiose and xylose. Serial subcultures of wild-type P. stipitis in 20 g/l cellobiose were performed to increase the rate of cellobiose consumption. A total of ten rounds of the serial subculture led to the isolation of an evolved strain fermenting cellobiose significantly faster than the parental strain. The evolved strain displayed enhanced ethanol yield from 0 to 0.4 g ethanol/g cellobiose. The evolved P. stipitis simultaneously fermented cellobiose and xylose in batch fermentation. The genetic information of our evolved P. stipitis would be valuable in the development of a microbial host for the production of biofuels and biomaterials from cellulosic biomass.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.336-339
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• 2011

Hot-fire test facility is one of the most important infrastructure for thruster development and evaluation. During the past three years, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and Hanwha Corporation have successfully performed the construction of hot-fire test facility for medium-scale monopellant thruster to the maximum 200N thrust level. In general, thruster hot-firing test should be performed in vacuum conditions to simulate space environment. The hot-fire test facility is divided into three subsystems, vacuum system, propellant supply system and data measurement & control system. The goal of this facility is to extend the capability from small thruster for satellite mission to medium-scale thruster for launch vehicle and lunar mission. In this paper, the progress and overview for thruster hot-fire test facility was introduced and test results were also presented.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.35-45
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• 2003

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells(PEFC) have been considered to be a suitable candidate for residential, portable and mobile applications, due to their high efficiency and power density, even at low operating temperature. KIER developed a 5kW class PEFC system for residential application and operated the system for over 1,000 hours. To develop a 5kW PEFC system, performance of a cell was improved through successive tests of single cell of small and large area. Fabrication of three 2,5 kW class stacks, design and fabrication of natural gas reformer, design of auxiliary equipments such as DC/DC converter, DC/AC inverter and humidifying units were carried out along with integration of components, operation and evaluation of total system. During the development period from 1999 to 2001, MEA(membrane electrode assembly) fabrication technologies, design and fabrication technologies for separators, stacking technologies and so on were developed, thereby providing basis for developing stacks of higher efficiency and power density in the future. Experience of development of natural gas reformer opened possibilities to use various kinds of fuels. Main results obtained from the development of a 5kW class PEFC system for residential application are summarized.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.48-48
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• 1999

티타늄 알루미나이드 합금은 이들의 강도나 고온 특성 때문에 초음속 비행기의 구조물질이나 수소를 연료로 사용하는 비행기의 엔진물질로 각광받고 있다. 그러나 티타늄 알루미나이드 합금들은 이들이 갖는 규칙적인 미세구조로 인하여 실온에서 낮은 연성을 나타내는 단점이 있다. 실온에서 낮은 연성을 갖는 티타늄 알루미나이드 합금의 단점은 텅스텐, 물리브덴, 니오비움, 탄타륨, 바나디움 등의 베타 안정화 물질들을 첨가함으로서 어느정도 극복되고 있다. 따라서 티타늄 알루미나이드 합금이 초음속 비행기의 구조 물질이나 수소를 사용하는 엔진 물질로 사용되기 위해서는 이 물질들의 산화연구가 필수적이다. 지금까지 티타늄의 산화연구에서 알루미늄이나 니오비움의 역할에 대해서는 여러 연구자들이 연구를 한 바 있다. Chaze와 Coddet는 알루미늄이 티타늄에서 산소의 용해도를 감소시키고, Chen과 Rosa는 니오비움이 티타늄에서 산화물 형성율을 낮춘다는 것을 각각 알아냈다. 그러나 지금까지 티타늄 알루미나이드의 산화연구는 충분하지 못했다. 지금까지 티타늄 알루미나이드의 산화연구에서 밝혀진 산화운동학의 내용은 가열온도와 가열시간에 따라 크게 다른 두 개 혹은 그 이상의 산화물을 갖는다는 것이다. 본 연구의 목적은 여러 가지 티타늄 알루미나이드 합금의 산화특성을 밝히는 것이다. 이를 위하여 첫 번째 실험은 실온 공기 중에서 자연적으로 산화된 여러 가지 티타늄 알루미나이드 합금들($\alpha$2,$\beta$,${\gamma}$)을 초고진공($\leq$10-11Torr)속에 넣고, 시료의 온도를 실온에서 100$0^{\circ}C$까지 변화시키면서 AES(Auger Electron Spectroscopy)와 ISS(Ion Scattering Spectroscopy)를 사용하여 각각의 온도에서 여러 가지 시료들의 표면조성을 조사했다. 두 번째 실험은 티타늄 알루미나이드 시료를 고순도 공기(hydrocarbon$\leq$0.1^g , pp m) 중에서 각각 $600^{\circ}C$에서 100$0^{\circ}C$까지 가열하여 산화시켰다. 이 시료의 산화도는 각각의 가열온도에서 가열시간을 변하시키면서 TGA(Thermogravimetric Apparatus)로 측정했다. 실온 공기중에서 자연적으로 산화된 여러 가지 티타늄 알루미나이드 합금들을 초고진공속에 넣어 100$0^{\circ}C$까지 가열한 실험에서는 이들 시료에 포함된 알루미늄의 양에 따라서 표면 조성이 크게 다른 것을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 고순도 공기 중에서 100$0^{\circ}C$까지 가열하여 산화시킨 티타늄 알루미나이드 산화물의 산화기구는 명백한 3단계 포물선 산화의 특성을 나타냈다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.54-58
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• 2009

A substitute energy development has been required due to the exhaust of the fossil fuel and an environmental problem. Consequently, possible technologies producing hydrogen from water that does not release carbon is a very promising technology. Also, Iodine-Sulfur(IS) thermochemical water decomposition is one of the promising processes that are used to produce hydrogen efficiently using the high temperature gas-cooled reactor(HTGR) as an energy source that is possible to supply heat over 900$^{\circ}C$. In this study, to make a initiating events identification for the IS process, Master Logic Diagram(MLD) is used and 9 initiating events that cause a leakage of the chemical material are identified. Also, 6 events are identified among 9 initiating events above and are quantified using event tree.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.110-112
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• 2006

Membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) are commonly prepared in the research laboratory by spraying, screen-printing and brushing catalyst slurry onto membrane or other support material like carbon paper or polyimide film in a batch style. These hand applications of the catalyst slurry are painstaking process with respect to precision of catalyst loading and reproducibility. It has been generally mentioned that the adoption of continuous process is very helpful to develop the reliable product. In the present work, we report the results of using continuous type coater with doctor-blade to coat catalyst slurry for preparing the MEA catalyst layers In a faster and highly reproducible fashion. We show that while expectedly faster than batch style, the machine coater requires the use of slurry of appropriate composition and a properly selected transfer decal material in order to achieve superior MEA plat lnw loading reproducibility. To make highly viscous catalyst slurry that is imperative for using coater, we use 40wt.% Nafion solution and minimize the content of organic solvent. And the choice of proper high surface area catalyst is important in the viewpoint of making well-dispersed slurry. After catalyst coating onto the support material, we transferred the catalyst layer to both sides of Nafion membrane by hot-pressing In this case, the degree of transfer was Influenced by hot-pressing condition including temperature, pressure, and time. To compare the transferring ability, we compared so many films and detaching papers. And among the support, polyethylene terephthalate(PET) film shows the prominent result.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.306-310
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• 2007

Characteristics of GDL (Gas Diffusion Layer) mainly determine the gas diffusion and water removal in a cell, thereby changing the performance and affecting durability of PEFC. To optimize the water management and understand the two phase flow in a GDL, it is important to study the behaviors of GDL micro structure under the real operating condition. In the clamped condition of cell, the GDL beneath the rib is more compressed than beneath the channel. Many researches on physical, electrochemical, mechanical behaviors of gas diffusion layer has been conducted. However, changes in surface properties under clamped condition have rarely studied. In present study, the morphology of broken connections of carbon fibers and detachment of PTFE coatings on the fibers were shown from the microscopic observations. In addition, changes in wetting properties of GDL by compression were investigated by using XPS and liquid uptake methods. The hydrophobic characteristics of GDL surface beneath the rib of the flow field plate are changed due to the deformation of micro structure.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.453-465
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• 2000

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were produced by thermoreaction (incompletely combustion) of organic compounds such as fuel, gasoline, diesel etc, and were known the strong carcinogenic compounds. In our country, a study for health risk assessment of PAHs in air were needed according to rapidly increasing of motor vehicle and progressing to industrial country. In this study, concentrations of PAHs in 263 air samples of fourteen sites-Seoul, Pusan, etc-according to four times sampling for one year are measured by GC/MSD for basic research for health risk assessment. As the result, 14 PAHs are detected in all samples and annual average concentration of total PAHs was $28.72ng/m^3$ and highest average concentration of total PARs was $47.76ng/m^3$ in winter season. The concentrations of total PAHs are proportioned to amount of extracted organic material (EOM). The average concentration of total PAHs in EOM was 0.28%.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.898-904
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• 2021

This experimental study aims to investigate the use of a wet electrostatic precipitator as a post-treatment device to satisfy the strict emission regulations for sulfur oxides and particulate matter (PM). The inlet/outlet of a wet electrostatic precipitator was installed in a funnel using a marine four-stroke diesel engine (STX-MAN B&W) consuming marine heavy fuel oil (HFO) with a sulfur content of about 2.1%. Measurements were then obtained at the outlet of the wet electrostatic precipitator; an optical measuring instrument (OPA-102), and the weight concentration measurement method (Method 5 Isokinetic Train) were used for the PM measurements and the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR; DX-4000) approach was used for the sulfur oxide measurements. The experimenst were conducted by varying the engine load from 50%, to 75% and 100%; it was noted that the PM reduction efficiency was a high at about 94 to 98% under all load conditions. Additionally, during the process of lowering the exhaust gas temperature in the quenching zone of the wet electrostatic precipitator, the sulfur dioxide (SO₂) values reduced because of the cleaning water, and the reduction rate was confirmed to be 55% to 81% depending on the engine load.