• Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
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• v.53 no.6
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• pp.513-521
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness and complications of an ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block performed by orthopedic surgeons. Materials and Methods: From March to May 2017, an ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block was performed on a total of 103 cases of surgery. A VF13-5 transducer from Siemens Acuson X300 was used. The surgical site was included in the range of the anatomic sensory distribution of the blocked nerve, except for the case where an operation time of more than 2 hours was expected due to multiple injuries and the operation of the upper arm. The procedure was performed by 2 orthopedic surgeons in the same method using 50 ml of solution (20 ml of lidocaine HCl in 2%, 20 ml of ropivacaine in 0.75%, 10 ml of normal saline in 0.9%). The success rate of anesthesia induction during surgery, anesthetic induction time, anatomical range of operation, duration of postoperative analgesia and complications were investigated. Results: The results from the 2 practices were similar. The anesthesia was successful in 100 out of 103 patients (97.1%). In these patients, the average needling time was 5.5 minutes (2.5-13.2 minutes), the average induction time to complete anesthesia was 18.4 minutes (5-40 minutes), and the average duration of postoperative analgesia was 402.8 minutes (141-540 minutes). The post-anesthesia immediate complications were dizziness in 1 case, nausea and vomiting in 4 cases, and peri-oral numbness in 2 cases, but surgery was performed without problems. All these 7 cases with complications recovered on the same day. A total of 3 cases failed with anesthesia, and they were treated by an injection with local anesthesia in the operation room in 2 cases and switched to general anesthesia in 1 case. Conclusion: An ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block, which was performed by orthopedic surgeons allows anesthesia in a brief period and the high success rates of anesthesia for certain surgeries of the elbow and surgeries on forearm, wrist and hand. Therefore, it can reduce the waiting time to the operating room. This technique is a relatively safe procedure and dose selective anesthesia is possible.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.98-103
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• 2017

In this study, contributes to improving the state of this problem using cavitation by ultrasonic energy to reduce fuel costs, which take up a considerable part of ship operation costs, by making the use of on-board blended fuel oil more stable. An experiment simulating on-board blending methods was completed. Fuel (M.G.O & MF-180) was mixed at a volume ratio of 0.25:0.75 and, 0.75:0.25, and the effect of ultrasonic energy on blended fuel oil was examined after applying ultrasonic energy to blended fuel oil using an ultrasonic treatment unit. With the results, we confirmed the blending problem reported by vessels and residual carbon was reduced by up to 28.4%. In addition, based on the results for reduction of residual carbon content and dispersion stability, it was confirmed that the collapse pressure of the cavity due to the ultrasonic energy was effective to atomization of fuel particle and the temporary availability of mixed fuel containing a heavy fuel increased.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.1177-1180
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• 2009

현재 국토해양부 4대강 홍수통제소에서는 369개의(2007년 한국수문조사연보 기준) 수위관측소를 설치 운영하고 있으며 현장에서 수집되는 수위자료의 측정방법은 부자식, 레이더식, 초음파식, 영상수위계 등 다양하다. 한강홍수통제소에서 자체 시험연구과제로 수행한 "TM 및 일반수위관측자료 비교분석연구" (국토 해양부, 2007)에 의하면 홍수예보를 위한 주요지점을 위주로 부자식과 레이더식, 부자식과 초음파식 등으로 수위계가 이중화 설치된 것으로 조사된 바 있다. 최근 홍수예보시 수위계 장비 자체의 결함이나 통신이상 등으로 발생되는 결측치나 이상치 자료를 최소화하기 위하여 주 관측방식이 부자식인 수위관측소에서 부자식 수위계의 기기 고장이나 부자 걸림 등이 발생되어 정상적인 자료 취득이 어려운 경우, 보조로 설치된 레이더식 또는 초음파식 수위계의 자료를 수신 받아 자료 손실을 최소화하고 주요지점의 자료 생산 제공 활용의 안정화를 도모하기 위함이다. 따라서 이러한 활용성을 극대화하기 위해 평상시 주 수위계와 보조 수위계에서 생산되는 자료를 동시에 저장하여 두 자료를 비교 분석하여 향후 홍수통제소에서 적용 가능한 자료관리 및 운영에 대한 개선방안을 제안하고자 한다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.60-65
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• 2021

The recycling of titanium turning scraps requires the removal of cutting oil and other contaminants remaining on the surface. In this study, an experiment was conducted in which titanium scraps were cleaned by a combination of ultrasonic immersion-steam cleaning and subsequent drying at high temperature. To determine the removal mechanism of cutting oil, the contact angle between titanium surface and cutting oil was measured. The result confirmed the optimum condition of the immersion solution of the titanium turning scraps. In the case of immersion cleaning of Na4P2O7 aqueous solution, the degree of carbon removed in the cutting oil was the highest at 50℃, and it was confirmed that the carbon content obtained from the combination of steam cleaning and ultrasonic immersion-steam cleaning was lower than that from steam cleaning after ultrasonic immersion. The oxidation and decomposition behaviors of cutting oil were investigated using Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and the result was applied in the high temperature drying process. From the results of the high temperature drying tests, it was concluded that 200℃ is the optimal drying temperature.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.487-492
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• 2013

Transesterifications of waste oils mixed with animal tallows and vegetable oil by ultrasonic energy were examined over various catalysts for biodiesel production. Reaction activities of the transesterification were evaluated to the ultrasonic energy and thermal energy. The physicochemical properties of feedstock and products were also investigated to the biodiesels produced from the oils in the reaction using ultrasonic energy. The highest fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) yield was obtained on the potassium hydroxide catalyst in the transesterification by ultrasonic irradiation. The effective reaction conditions by ultrasonic energy were 0.5 wt% catalyst loading and 6:1 molar ratio of methanol to the mixed oils. The reaction rate of the transesterification by ultrasonic energy was faster than that by thermal energy. The highest yields of FAME were obtained as 80% in 5 min and the reaction equilibrium reached at that time.

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2001.03a
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• pp.81-81
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• 2001

최근 적절한 사양관리를 위해서 유중 요소태질소 수준(MUN)과 유단백을 이용하여 사료 내 에너지와 단백질의 균형을 평가하는 지표로 활용하고 있으며 요소태질소 수준이 정상보다 크게 높거나 낮았을 때 번식능력이 저하되기 때문에 번식효율의 지표로서 활용되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 우유내 요소태질소 수준이 번식장애에 미치는 영향을 조사하여 요소태질소 수준을 번식장애의 진단지표로 활용하고자 실시하였다. 본 실험에 공시된 우유시료는 경기도 안성시와 이천시에 소재한 낙농목장에서 사육중인 조사두수를 대상으로 개체당 약 30~50$m\ell$의 우유를 채유하고 냉장보관하여 실험실로 운반하였다. 우유의 분석은 유성분분석기(Fosscomb : 4000, Fossmatic 5000, Denmark)를 이용하여 우유의 일반성분인 유지방, 유당, 유단백, 무지고형분, 총고형분, 빙점, 유중요소태질소, 구연산과 체세포를 동시에 분석하였다. 번식장애우의 진단은 낙농가가 번식장애우로 분류한 개체를 대상으로 직장검사 및 초음파 진단기를 이용하여 진단하였다. MUN준에 따른 공태일수의 조사 결과 MUN수준이 7이하 군의 공태일수가 88.98$\pm$120.68로 7-16의 92.20$\pm$105.39와 16이상의 94.42$\pm$87.51보다 다소 낮은 결과를 나타냈다. 또한 번식장애우의 발생빈도와 유성분 분석결과를 살펴보면 낙농가가 번식장애우로 분류한 68두를 진단한 결과 발정발견을 하지 못하여 번식장애우로 분류된 두수가 30두(44.1%)와 비정상두수 38두(55.9%)로 나타났으며 비정상 두수 중 난포난종이 19두(27.9%)로 영구항체6두(8.8%), 자궁내막염(10.3%), 자궁축농증 6두(8.8%)보다 많은 것으로 나타났다. 번식장애우의 유성분 분석결과 자궁축농증이 있는 개체의 유단백 평균이 3.43$\pm$0.35로 다른군에 비해 높았으며 영구항체가 있는 개체군의 MUN수준이 7.73$\pm$8.58로 다른군의 10.84$\pm$4.92, 10.89$\pm$7.38와 10.61$\pm$5.52에 비해 낮게 나타났다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.557-563
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• 2022

The cortical bone thickness of the tibia is related to fracture risk and overall bone status. The present study aims to investigate the feasibility of two different ultrasonic methods for measuring the cortical bone thickness in bovine tibia in vitro. In the reflection technique, the tibial cortical thickness was determined from ultrasonic reflections from the periosteum and the endosteum producing specific peaks in the signal envelope. In the axial transmission technique, the tibial cortical thickness was determined from ultrasonic guided wave velocities measured along the axial direction of the tibia. The cortical bone thickness determined by using the reflection technique correlated significantly with that measured by using a caliper, with a Pearson's correlation coefficient of r = 0.97 (p < 0.0001). In contrast, the correlation coefficients for the axial transmission technique were r = 0.92 (p < 0.0001) for the first arriving signal method and r = 0.89 (p < 0.0001) for the slow guided wave method. Clinical feasibility should be demonstrated with an in vivo application to address the question whether the ultrasonic methods presented here could be useful as a screening tool for osteoporosis and potentially could be applied to other skeletal sites such as the femur and the radius.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.14-24
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• 1989

본 연구에서는 1-3형 PZT/Epoxy 압전복합재료를 제조하고 이에 대한 D-E 곡선, 펄스응답특성 및 유중발생전압특성 등을 조사하였다. 압전복합재료의 음향임피던스는 PZT체적비가 증가함에 따라 비례적으로 증가하였다. 그리고 펄스응답특성은 단일상 PZT의 특성에 비하여 아주 양호하게 나타났으며 PZT 체적비가 40% 이상에서는 펄스응답특성이 거의 일정하게 되었다. 유중에서의 발생전압은 PZT체적비, 시편두께 그리고 유중압력이 증가함에 따란 비례적으로 증가하였다. 이들의 결과는 초음파 트랜스듀서 제작에 좋은 자료가 될 것으로 생각한다.

• Journal of ILASS-Korea
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.29-34
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• 2004

To investigate characteristics and micro-explosion of single-droplets of emulsified fuel, water is mixed with diesel oil by using ultrasonic energy fuel feeding system. The fuel characteristics is analysed through H-NMR spectrum and micro-explosion phenomena of the emulsified fuel is also investigated. The life times of droplets of conventional diesel fuel, ultrasonic energy added diesel fuel and emulsified fuel we obtained additionally. According to this study, the micro-explosion phenomena of single-droplets happen in atmospheric pressure condition, a curve form of emulsified fuel's life tim is different from diesel fuel's one and the change of chemical structures is a cause of ultrasonic-energy-added diesel fuel effect.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1405-1409
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• 2010

최근 우리나라는 물 부족 국가로서 물의 효율적 관리 필요성 증대, 기후변화에 따른 가뭄 홍수 피해 증가 등으로 신뢰성 있는 수문자료구축이 필요성이 요구되고 있다. 그 중 유량측정 분야는 모든 수자원 계획과 관리의 근간이 되는 분야로 그 중요성 또한 간과 할 수 없는 부분이다. 현재 우리나라에서는 한국건설기술연구원 산하 유량조사사업단에 의해 유량측정 주요지점에 자동유량측정 시설을 설치하고 이를 운영함으로써 각 지점의 특성에 따라 적절한 방식을 채택하여 이동시간차방식 초음파 유속계(UVM, Ultrasonic Velocity Meter)와 도플러방식 초음파유속계(ADVM, Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter)를 설치하면서 향후 수문계측 분야 선진화를 위한 기초자료를 제공하고 있다. 하지만 실시간 무인화 계측시스템에 의해 제공되는 자료가 양질의 자료임을 보장할 수 없는 현실이기 때문에 측정된 기초자료의 필터링을 통한 자료의 질적 개선이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기존에 전산분야의 필터링 방법으로 널리 알려져 있는 LPF(Lowpass Filter)와 KF(Kalman Filter)를 이용하여 자동유량측정 자료의 필터링 방법으로 활용하고, 그 적용성을 검토하였다. 본 연구를 통해 기존 유량자료의 문제점을 개선하고 효율적인 유량조사를 위한 기초자료 확보 방법으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.