• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.327-333
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• 2001

Particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) is introduced and applied to the fall-velocity measurement. The fall velocities of sediment particles were measured using PTV in the still water and compared with the values presented in the existing literature. Comparison shows that PTV measures the fall velocities accurately. This result enables the measurement of fall velocity in the turbulent flows, which was not possible with conventional methods.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.60-64
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• 2000

침강속도는 유사의 침식과 퇴적, 그리고 이동되는 양을 추정하는데 필요한 주요 요소 중의 하나이다. 유사이동모형에서 종래에는 정지상태유체에서 측정한 침강속도를 사용하였으나, 최근 들어 난류가 존재한 경우 침강속도가 변할 것이므로 정지상태에서 구한 침강속도 사용에 대해 논란이 일어나기 시작하였다. 따라서 이의 명확한 규명을 위해 난류 흐름중의 침강속도 측정이 필요하게 되었다. (중략)

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.745-751
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• 2001

Fall velocities of sand particles in the turbulent flow are analyzed through measurements using PTV. PTV is believed to be the only instrument to measure the fall velocity in the turbulent flow, since it can trace the individual particle. The method is verified by comparison with existing formula for still-water case. The experimental results show that the fall velocity in the turbulent flow decreases compared with that in still water, and decreases by 40% as the turbulent intensity normalized by the friction velocity increases upto 1.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.171-171
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• 2022

난류 수체에서 관성입자의 침강속도는 정지 수체에서보다 빠르고, 그 침강속도의 증가비율은 입자의 관성력과 난류의 길이 스케일에 큰 영향을 받는다고 알려져 있다(Wang and Maxey, 1993; Yang and Shy, 2003; Wang et al., 2018). 본 연구에서는 개수로 흐름에서 난류의 영향을 받는 관성입자의 침강속도를 측정하고, 정지 상태의 침강속도에 대한 침강속도의 증가비율과 난류 인자의연관성에 대해 조사하였다. 실험에 사용된 관성입자는 비중 1.35, 직경 300 ㎛에서 2000 ㎛까지의 구형 플라스틱(PE; polyethylene) 입자이며, 해당 입자들의 침강속도는 PTV(particle tracking velocimetry) 방식을 통해 측정하였다. 그리고 PIV(particle image velocimetry) 기법을 통해, 개수로 흐름의 난류 에너지 소산율(energy dissipation rate, ϵ)과 그에 따른 Kolomogorov 길이 스케일을 측정하였다. 실험 결과, 모든 직경 조건에서 플라스틱 입자는 난류 흐름에서의 침강속도가 정지 수체에서의 침강속도보다 빠름을 보였으며, 그 비율은 입자 직경이 난류의 길이 스케일과 유사하거나 작아질 때 큰 폭으로 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 유체 내에서의 관성입자의 거동에 대한 이론식과 비교하여 관성입자의 침강에 미치는 여러 힘들의 상대적 관계를 파악하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 자연 수체에서 미세플라스틱의 거동을 이해하는데 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.722-726
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• 2012

각 해역의 부유 플록은 그 해역의 조건에 따라 각기 다르게 형성된 플록이므로, 부유 플록 자체의 특성(결합강도, 밀도 및 크기 등)은 현장특성에 따라 현저하게 다른 "site-specific"한 특성을 가질 뿐만 아니라, 동일 해역이라 하더라도, 조류 등에 의한 유속변화에 따른 흐름전단응력의 증감에 따라 플록의 특성 또한 시간적으로 크게 변화할 수 있다. 이에 현장의 플록 특성이 반영된 부유플록의 침강속도를 산정하기 위해 입도 측정원리중 하나인 BW방법을 응용한 전북대 Owentube를 자체 제작하여 연구가 수행되었으며, 본 연구를 통하여 도출된 현장에서의 점착성 부유 플록의 침강속도 산정 결과는 향후 퇴적물 이송 및 수질 예측을 위한 수치모형 적용시에 필수적으로 요구되는 침강 및 퇴적특성 입력자료로 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.40 no.9
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• pp.723-734
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• 2007

This study was to investigate the settling velocity which is an important factor for the prediction of cohesive deposition under the various densities of particle and dissolved ion addition$(Na^+,\;Cl^-,\;OH^-,\;H^+)$ in rivers, ports, reservoirs and lakes. Settling velocity of suspended fine particles in still water was measured with a pressure sensor (maximum 10 mbar). At the initial concentration of 20g/l of alumina and quartz the average settling velocities were high due to the aggregation behaviour of particles. At this point it was 0.185 mm/s (alumina) and 0.022 mm/s (quartz). Above this initial concentration it was on the decrease owing to the hindered settling. The higher the salinity is, the faster the settling velocity of alumina and quartz is. Furthermore, in an acid condition the average settling velocity of alumina was on the decrease. In an alkaline water, which causes strong flocculation, the average settling velocity of alumina it was observed on the increase. However, in an alkaline medium the low average settling velocity of quartz powder was measured.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.58-65
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• 2011

This study aims to investigate the settling velocity of aggregates of cohesive sediment (floc) and its relationship with sediment size, density and fractal dimension. A system of commercial camera and macro-lens is used for the experiment. Through the image-analysis technique, the image taken by the camera system is analyzed. For the experiment, kaolinite and a natural sediment sampled at Lake Apopka in Florida have been tested. From this study, it is known that kaolinite and Lake Apopka sediments show different behaviors mainly depending on the organic matter content. Samples of kaolinite with less organic contents show a more definite trend to follow a fractal theory and relatively strong relationships between the settling velocity, density, fractal dimension and floc size compared to the Lake Apopka sediments rich in organics.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.55 no.11
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• pp.955-967
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• 2022

Existing particle tracking models predict vertical displacement of particles based on the terminal settling velocity in the stagnant water. However, experimental results of the present study confirmed that the settling velocity of particles is influenced by the turbulence effects in turbulent flow, consistent with the previous studies. The settling velocity of particles and turbulent characteristics were measured by using PTV and PIV methods, respectively, in order to establish relationship between the particle settling velocity and the ambient turbulence. It was observed that the settling velocity increase rate starts to grow when the particle diameter is of the same order as Kolmogorov length scale. Compared with the previous studies, the present study shows that the graphs of the settling velocity increase rate according to the Stokes number have concave shapes for each particle density. In conclusion, since the settling velocity in the natural flow is faster than in the stagnant water, the existing particle tracking model may estimate a relatively long time for particles to reach the river bed. Therefore, the results of the present study can help improve the performance of particle tracking models.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.3-10
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• 2002

Quantifying the settling velocities of fine-cohesive sediments is very essential in the study of ocean pollutions as well as sedimentations. Settling properties of fine-cohesive sediments are influenced largely by aggregation which occurs as a consequence of interparticle collision and cohesion of particles. Since the degree of cohesion of fine-cohesive sediments depends on physico-chemical properties such as grain size distribution, percentage of organic materials, and mineralogical compositions, and these physico-chemical properties varies regionally, the settling velocities of fine-cohesive sediments for a specific site should be determined through field or laboratory experiment. Recently, settling velocities of fine-cohesive sediments in Saemankeum coasts and Kunsan Estuary have been measured through laboratory experiments. Using these data, the previously proposed well-known settling velocity equations for fine-cohesive sediments are examined and a new equation is developed for better representation of the measured data in this study. The newly developed settling velocity equation is simpler in the form and easier in determining the related coefficients than the previous well-known equations.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• v.8
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• pp.115-118
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• 1990

The packed cell volume(PCV) of chicken, volume percentage of erythrocytes in whole blood, was reshuffled of 20%, 40% and 60% using autoplasma, and the red blood cell sedimentation rate was measured in Westergren tubes at room temperature($27{\pm}1^{\circ}C$) and low temperature ($8{\pm}1^{\circ}C$). The results obtained were summarized as follows. 1. The sedimentation rates of chicken red blood cell were settled faster at low PCV than higher PCV, i,e., there was a reverse relationship between the sedimentation rate and PCV. 2. The sedimentation rate of chicken red blood cell was accelerated more at high temperature than low temperature. 3. The sedimentation rate of reshuffled chicken red blood cell by time was almost linear for several hours.