• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.28 no.9
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• pp.1066-1074
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• 2004

With a diode corona charger, which is a component of ELPI(Electrical Low Pressure Impactor), aerosol particles are charged to make electrical detection possible before they are collected by the impactor. We designed and evaluated two cylindrical corona chargers, each of which had a central corona needle electrode. For the performance evaluation of each corona charger the polydisperse dioctyl sebacate(DOS) particles, with diameters of 0.1∼0.8 $\mu$m and NaCl particles, smaller than 0.1$\mu$m, were used. The particles were then led through an electrostatic classifier (TSI model 3081) to classify monodisperse aerosol with minimal size deviation. After evaluating the wall loss of the particles in the corona charger, we measured the product of penetration and number of charges, Pㆍn, to evaluate the corona charger efficiency at high positive voltages of 4, 5, 6 kV.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.315-323
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• 2004

An electrical cascade impactor is a multi-stage impaction device to separate airborne particles into aerodynamic size classes using particle charging and electrical detection techniques. A Faraday cage and an aerosol charger, which are basic components of the electrical cascade impactor, were designed and evaluated in this study. The low-level current response of the Faraday cage was investigated with changing particle size and air flow rate by using sodium chloride (NaCl) particles. The response of the prototype Faraday cage was very similar to that of a commercial aerosol electrometer (TSI model 3068) within ${\pm}$5% for singly-charged particles. The response linearity of the prototype Faraday cage could be extended up to flow rate of 30 L/min. For the performance evaluation of the aerosol charger the monodisperse liquid dioctyl sebacate (DOS) particles, with diameters of 0.1∼0.8$\mu\textrm{m}$, were generated using spraying from an atomizer followed by evaporation-condensation process. Typical performance parameters of the aerosol charger such as P$.$n, wall loss, and elementary charges per particle were evaluated. The performance of the prototype aerosol charger was found to be close to that of the aerosol charger used in an electrical low pressure impactor (ELPI, Dekati).

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.174-176
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• 2019

최근 미세먼지(PM10 또는 PM2.5)로 인한 인체 유해성 및 실제 피해사례가 인터넷, TV 매체 등에 의해 화두가 됨에 따라 각종 제조, 사업장 및 발전소에서는 미세먼지 배출기준을 충족하기 위한 고효율 집진 기술이 필요로 되고 있는 상황이다. 고압 코로나 방전에 의해 미세먼지를 포집하는 고전압 하전방식 집진장치의 경우 전류를 광범위로 조절 가능하며 역전리 방지에 탁월하여 고효율의 집진이 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 다전원(펄스전원, 기본전원)을 이용한 마이크로 펄스 하전방식이 아닌 공진형 컨버터와 고압 트랜스포머, 배전압 회로를 적용한 고전압 단전원 제어 하전방식 및 이를 이용한 고전압 전압원의 저속 스위칭 제어기법을 제안하고, 실제 측정을 통해 제안 방식의 실효성을 검증하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.30 no.2 s.245
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• pp.186-192
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• 2006

We applied a new charging system using the condensation and evaporation method to charge the submicron particles with a uniform charging performance. The monodispersed NaCl submicron particles were condensed by n-butanol vapor and grew up to micron droplets with a same size, regardless of their initial size. Those condensed droplets were charged in an indirect corona charger. The indirect corona charger consisted of the ion generation zone and the particle charging zone. In the ion generation zone, Ions were generated by corona discharge and some of them moved into the particle charging zone by a carrier gas and mixed with the condensed droplet. And finally, the charged and condensed droplets dried through an evaporator to shrink to their original size. The average charge and penetration rate of the particles before and after evaporation were measured by CPC and aerosol electrometer and compared with those of a conventional corona charger. The results showed that the average charge was $5\~7$ charges and the penetration rate was over $90\%$, regardless of the initial particle size.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.227-228
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• 2002

대기오염물질 중 입자상물질(particulate matter, PM)의 크기분포 측정은 주로 다단임팩터(cascade impactor)에 의해 이루어지고 있다. 임팩터 각 단에 포집된 입자의 무게를 측정하여 입자상물질의 크기 분포로 환산하는 다단임팩터는 입자의 샘플링에 많은 시간이 소모되며 필터의 전처리 및 무게측정과정이 번거롭고, 시간에 따른 농도분포의 추이를 파악할 수 없는 단점이 있다. (중략)

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.99-110
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• 1992

본 논문은 고정된 바늘모양의 공기물에 의하여 형성된 불평등전계중에서 뇌임펄스전압에 대한 SF$_{6}$가스의 절연특성과 전구방전진전에 관한 것이다. 하전입자의 이동에 의하여 외부회로에 흐르는 전도전류의 측정방법에 대하여 기술하고 0.05~0.3[MPa]의 압력범위에서 섬락전압-압력특성을 측정하였으며 분류기와 광전자증배관을 사용하여 전구방전의 순시적 진전과정을 관측하였다. 전구방전은 돌기물의 선단에서 발생한 초기스트리머에 의하여 발단되며 정극성의 경우 섬락전압은 국부고전계에 매우 민감하며 리이더메카니즘으로 진전됨이 확인되었다. 전구방전현상의 극성의존성은 공간전하의 영향이 지배적이었다. 더불어 본 연구에서 제안된 전구전류의 측정기법은 불평등전계중에서의 전자사태전류, 코로나방전과 공극내에서의 부분방전의 측정에 매우 유용하게 적용될 것이다.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.27-34
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• 1993

The two-stage electrostatic air cleaner is a particle control device that uses electrical forces to move particles in the flowing gas stream onto collector plates. Despite a general understanding of electrostatic air cleaner operation and their successful use in industry, many questions regarding flow, electric fields and particle collection have remained unanswered. In this paper, an experimental investigation for designing the discharge electrode, including ionizer wire diameter, plate length and wire-to-plate spacing, is carried out. The electrical conditions, namely the electric field intensity, the space current and the particle charge intensity, in wire-plate electrostatic air cleaner are reported and examined.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.27 no.10
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• pp.1498-1507
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• 2003

A SMPS(scanning mobility particle sizer) system measures the number size distribution of particles using electrical mobility detection technique. An aerosol charge neutralizer, which is a component of the SMPS, is a bipolar charger using a radioactive source to apply an equilibrium charge distribution to aerosols of unknown charge distribution. However, the performance of aerosol charge neutralizers is not well known, especially for highly charged particles. In this study, the effect of the particle charging characteristics of two aerosol charge neutralizers on the measurement using a SMPS system was experimentally investigated for highly charged polydisperse particles. One has radioactive source of $^{85}$ Kr (beta source, 2 mCi) and the other has $^{210}$ Po (alpha source, 0.5 mCi). The air flow rate passing through each aerosol charge neutralizer was changed from 0.3 to 3.0 L/min. The results show that the non-equilibrium character in particle charge distribution appears as the air flow rate increases although the particle number concentration is relatively low in the range of 1.5∼2x10$^{6}$ particles/㎤. The low neutralizing efficiency of the $^{85}$ Kr aerosol charge neutralizer for highly charged particles can cause to bring an artifact in the measurement using a SMPS system. However, the performance of the $^{210}$ Po aerosol charge neutralizer is insensitive to the air flow rate.

• Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.1238-1243
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• 2009

As Social Overhead Capital(SOC) has been expanded, the highway road construction has been accelerated and city road system has been more complicated. So, long road tunnels have been increased and traffic flow rate also has been raised. Accordingly, the exhausting gas of vehicle cars seriously deteriorates the tunnel inside air quality and driving view. In order to improve tunnel inside air quality, it is needed to introduce a compulsory ventilation system as well as natural ventilation mechanism. The former, that is, a special compulsory ventilation facility is very useful and helpful to prevent a tunnel of being contaminated by traffic in most case. In the case of obtaining clearer and longer driving view, the ventilation systems have to be considered in order to remove floating contaminants or exhaust gas from engines. In this paper, discharge electrode design technology will be discussed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.27 no.10
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• pp.1489-1497
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• 2003

Aerosol charge neutralizers with various radioactive sources have been used to apply an equilibrium charge distribution to aerosols of unknown charge distribution. However, the performance of aerosol charge neutralizers is not well known, especially for highly charged particles. Measurements of highly charged particles are needed in air cleaning devices, e.g. electrostatic precipitator, bag filter with a pre-charger, and electrical cyclone. In this study, the particle charging characteristics of two different aerosol charge neutralizers were experimentally investigated for singly charged monodisperse particles and highly charged polydisperse particles. One has radioactive source of $^{85}$ Kr (beta source, 2 mCi) and the other has $^{210}$ Po (alpha source, 0,5 mCi). The air flow rate passing through each aerosol charge neutralizer was changed from 0.2 to 2.5 L/min. The results show that the charge distribution of singly charged monodisperse particles passing through the $^{85}$ Kr aerosol charge neutralizer is well agreed with the Boltzmann equilibrium charge distribution at an air flow rate of 0.3 L/min, However, it deviates from the equilibrium charge distribution when the air flow rates are 0.6, 1,0, and 1,5 L/min, On the other hands, the effect of air flow rate is insignificant for the $^{210}$ Po aerosol charge neutralizer. The non-equilibrium character in charge distribution of highly charged polydisperse particles passing through the $^{85}$ Kr aerosol charge neutralizer greatly depends on the air flow rate, however it is insensitive to the air flow rate for the $^{210}$ Po aerosol charge neutralizer.