• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.541-552
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• 2019

Construction development and greenhouse gas emissions have globally required a strategic management to take some steps to stain and maintain the environment. Nowadays, recycled aggregates, in particular ceramic waste, have been widely used in concrete structures due to the economic and environmentally friendly solution, requiring the knowledge of recycled concrete. Also, one of the materials used as a substitute for concrete cement is wollastonite mineral to decrease carbon dioxide (CO2) from the cement production process by reducing the concrete consumption in concrete. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of wollastonite on the mechanical properties and durability of conventional composite concrete, containing recycled aggregates such as compressive strength, tensile strength (Brazilian test), and durability to acidic environment. On the other hand, in order to determine the strength and durability of the concrete, 5 mixing designs including different wollastonite values and recovered aggregates including constant values have been compared to the water - cement ratio (w/c) constant in all designs. The experimental results have shown that design 5 (containing 40% wollastonite) shows only 6.1% decrease in compressive strength and 4.9% decrease in tensile strength compared to the control plane. Consequently, the use of wollastonite powder to the manufacturing of conventional structural concrete containing recycled ceramic aggregates, in addition to improving some of the properties of concrete are environmentally friendly solutions, providing natural recycling of materials.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.61-75
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• 2016

Climate changes brought on by human interventions have proved to be more devastating than predicted during the recent decades. Recognition of seriousness of the situation has led regulatory organisations to impose strict targets on allowable carbon dioxide emissions from automotive vehicles. As a possible solution, it has been proposed that Fibre Metal Laminate (FML) system is used to reduce the weight of future vehicles. To facilitate this investigation, FML based on steel and self-reinforced polypropylene was stamp formed into dome shapes under different blank holder forces (BHFs) at room temperature and its forming behaviour analysed. An open-die configuration was used in a hydraulic press so that a 3D photogrammetric measurement system (ARAMIS) could capture real-time surface strains. This paper presents findings on strain evolutions at different points along and at $45^{\circ}$ to fibre directions of circular FML blank, through various stages of forming. It was found initiation and rate of deformation varied with distance from the pole, that the mode of deformations range from biaxial stretching at the pole to drawing towards flange region, at decreasing magnitudes away from the pole in general. More uniform strain distribution was observed for the FML compared to that of plain steel and the most significant effects of BHF were its influence on forming depth and level of strain reached before failure.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.369-376
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• 2021

전 세계적으로 환경오염 문제로 국제해사기구인 IMO(International Maritime Organization)에서는 이산화탄소 배출량과 관련된 지수인 EEDI(Energy Efficiency Design Index)를 만들어 새로 건조되는 선박들에 대한 규제를 적용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 158k 원유운반선의 선형과 프로펠러 후류를 분석하여 새로운 형태의 에너지 저감 장치인 ring stator를 제안하였다. 최근의 선박들은 반류가 적은 즉 선미부 유속이 빠른 경향으로 발전되고 있어 덕트가 포함된 ESD(Energy Saving Device)는 저속비대선이라도 컨테이너선처럼 적용하기가 어렵다. 본 연구에서 제안한 ring stator는 이러한 점을 고려하여 새로이 개발된 장치로써 자항 성능 향상 뿐 아니라 저항 성능의 최소화를 목표로 설계를 진행하였다. Star-CCM+의 상용 프로그램을 활용하여 CFD 해석을 통해 설계한 ring stator의 성능을 확인하였고 최종 제시한 설계안에 대해 약 3.4 %의 추진 효율 개선 효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 설계된 ring stator에 대한 실험과의 비교 등을 통해 성능 검증 및 보다 정도 높은 최적화에 대한 연구를 추후 수행할 계획이다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.308-316
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• 2022

Objective: This study was conducted to determine reduction of various odorous materials from a swine farm equipped with a continuous pit recirculation system (CPRS) with aerobically treated liquid manure. Methods: The CPRS is used in swine farms in South Korea, primarily to improve air quality in pig houses. In this study, CPRS consists of a manure aerobic treatment system and a fit recirculation system; the solid fraction is separated and composted, whereas the aerobically treated liquid fraction (290.0%±21.0% per day of total stored swine slurry) is continuously returned to the pit. Four confinement pig barns in three piggery farms were used; two were equipped with CPRS and the other two operated a slurry pit under the slatted floor. Results: All chemical contents of slurry pit manure in the control were greater than those of slurry pit manure in the CRPS treatment (p<0.05). Electrical conductivity and pH contents did not differ among treatments. The biological oxygen demand of the slurry pit treatment was greater than that of the other treatments (p<0.05). Total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and ammonia nitrogen contents of the slurry pit treatment were greater than those of other treatments (p<0.05). Odor intensity of the CPRS treatment was lower than that of the control at indoor, exhaust, and outside sampling points (p<0.05). The temperature and carbon dioxide of the CPRS treatment in the pig barn was significantly lower than those of control (p<0.05). All measured odorous material contents of the CPRS group were significantly lower than those of the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The CPRS application in pig farms is considered a good option as it continuously reduces the organic load of animal manure and lowers the average odorant concentration below the threshold of detecting odorous materials.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.439-446
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• 2022

Efforts to reduce carbon dioxide(CO₂) emissions are being carried out due to climate environmental problems. Eco-friendly ships are also being developed, and various energy saving measures have been developed and applied. In ships, researches have been conducted in various fields such as electric propulsion system and energy saving devices. In addition, the development of ships using various renewable energy, such as kite using wind power and wind power generation, has been carried out. This paper proposes a plan to use renewable energy for ships by applying wave generators to small ships. In 2016, 130 small domestic ships drifted by sea due to discharge of starting storage batteries, and discharge cases accounted for the largest portion of the causes of domestic ship accidents. This is due to the excessive use of storage batteries for starting the main engine by departing in a weak storage battery state for small ships. Accordingly, two type wave power generators - opened flow wave power generator and enclosed vibrator type wave power generator - are developed for charging a starting storage battery when the ships are stationary at sea or port. Opened flow wave power generator utilizes the flow of fluid in the ship by using wave induced ship motion. Enclosed vibrator type wave power generator utilizes the pendulum kinetic energy located in a ship due to wave induced ship motion.

• 적정기술학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.118-125
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• 2019

제 5차 IPCC보고서(2014)에 의하면, 지구온난화의 원인은 온실가스(GHG)에 기인하며 가장 중요한 화석연료의 연소에서 발생하는 CO₂, NO₂, 메탄 등이다. IPCC는 2099년까지 지구 온도가 3.7℃ 상승하고 해수면은 0.63 m 상승할 것으로 예측하였다. 기후변화는 SDGs의 매우 중요한 한 부분이며, 그중 지구온난화는 잠재적으로 인류 건강에 가장 큰 위협이며 여러 다양한 질병의 원인이다. 만약 현재의 가스 배출과 토지이용의 추세가 계속된다면 미래의 세대는 질병, 부상, 자연재난으로 인한 사망, 감염, 영양부족, 대기오염으로 인한 사망율 등 매우 심각한 상황에 직면하게 될 것이다. 이 글에서는 홍수, 가뭄, 열 스트레스. 대기오염, 물부족, 영양실조, 전염성질환, 매개질환 등 지구기후변화와 이와 관련된 자연재난과 인류 건강의 관계를 조명하여 보았다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.550-554
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• 2023

탄화수소기반의 화석연료 에너지원은 이산화탄소 배출로 인한 지구온난화 문제로 지속적인 이용 및 확장에 제한이 있다. 수소는 전통적인 화석연료에 대한 유망한 대안으로 여겨지고 있다. 수소의 안정적인 장기저장을 위해서 극저온인 포화상태에서 수소의 열역학적 물성에 대한 예측이 요구된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 비교적 간단한 관계식을 보이는 3차 상태방정식들을 이용하여 포화상태의 열역학적 물성들(포화증기압, 액체 및 기체의 밀도, 엔탈피 및 엔트로피)을 모사하였다. 포화상태 수소에 대한 여러가지 열역학적 물성들을 비교한 결과 3 종류(Redlich-Kwong (RK), Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK), Peng-Robinson (PR))의 상태방정식 중 SRK 모델이 비교적 정확한 예측결과를 보였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.745-756
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• 2023

Growing stringent global regulations in Korea poses a threat to corporate sustainability. Companies must respond strategically to navigate these regulations and avoid greenwashing. Objective of this research was to analyze how Korean companies are responding to the global trend of reducing plastic use and propose improved management strategies. Seven indicators were developed to assess companies' post-plastic strategies and applied to analyze the sustainability reports of Amore Pacific and LG Household & HealthCare. These indicators included, 1) disclosure of plastic raw materials used by weight or volume, 2) disclosure of recycled plastic raw materials used by weight or volume, 3) disclosure of waste recycling, reuse amounts, and disposal using waste treatment method 4) strategies to reduce environmental impact of plastics, 5) plastic packaging, reduce, recycle, reuse, and composting (in the real environment), 6) plastic management roadmap for the circular economy, and 7) education for sustainable plastic management. Based on the review of considered companies, we propose in-listed sustainable plastics management strategies: disclosing the ratio of plastic raw materials and recycled raw materials for all products, considering recycling rate throughout the product value chain, and not only for the production phase, reviewing carbon dioxide emissions based on life cycle assessment rather than reducing plastic consumption, studying the biodegradability of biodegradable plastics in natural environment such as soil, considering the consumer's perspective.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.35-57
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• 2023

Majority of the plastic produced each year is being disposed in land after single-use, which becomes waste and takes up a lot of storage space. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find alternative solutions instead of disposal. Recycling and reusing the PET plastic waste as aggregate replacement and fiber in concrete production can be one of the eco- friendly methods as there is a great demand for concrete around the world, especially in developing countries by raising human awareness of the environment, the economy, and Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a key development in concrete technology that offers a number of attractive features over traditional concrete applications. Recently, in order to improve its durability and prevent such plastics from directly contacting the environment, various kinds of plastics have been added. This review article summarizes the latest evident on the performance of SCC containing recycled PET as eco-friendly aggregates and fiber. Moreover, it highlights the influence of substitution content, shape, length, and size on the fresh and properties of SCC incorporating PET plastic. Based on the findings of the articles that were reviewed for this study, it is observed that SCC made of PET plastic (PETSCC) can be employed in construction era owing to its acceptable mechanical and fresh properties. On the other hand, it is concluded that owing to the lightweight nature of plastic aggregate, Reusing PET waste in the construction application is an effective approach to reduces the earthquake risk of a building.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2024

폐어망은 해양 플라스틱 폐기물의 50% 이상을 차지하며, 해양생태계를 파괴하는 주요 원인으로 지목되고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 폐어망은 소각, 매립, 기계적 재활용 등의 방법으로 처리되고 있으나, 부가가치가 낮은 제품으로 재활용되며, 오염 물질을 배출한다는 한계가 존재한다. 하지만 플라스틱 고분자로 구성된 폐어망은 열분해 방법을 통해 처리할 경우, 합성가스 및 열분해유와 같은 유용한 자원으로 재활용할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 CO₂ 기반에서 폐어망을 촉매 열분해하여 고순도의 H₂를 생산하는 공정을 제안하였다. 제안된 공정은 다음 3단계로 구성된다. 첫째, 전처리 된 폐어망을 CO₂ 기반 하 Ni/SiO₂ 촉매 열분해 반응을 통해 합성가스 및 열분해유를 생산한다. 둘째, 생성된 열분해유를 연소시켜 열분해 반응의 에너지원으로 재사용한다. 마지막으로, 합성가스를 WGS (Water-Gas-Shift) 및 PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption)를 통해 고순도의 H₂로 전환한다. 본 연구에서는 제안된 공정의 열분해 결과를 일반적인 열분해 조건인 기존 N₂ 기반 열분해 결과와 비교하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 폐어망 500 kg/h을 열분해 시 N₂ 기반에서는 2.933 kmol/h의 고순도 H₂를, CO₂ 기반에서는 3.605 kmol/h 의 고순도 H₂를 생산 가능했다. CO₂ 기반 폐어망 열분해에서 CO 생산이 향상되어 최종적으로 H₂ 생산량이 증대된 결과가 도출되었다. 또한 폐어망 열분해 시 CO₂ 기반에서는 공정 운전 과정에서 배출되는 CO₂를 포집 후 활용함으로써, N₂ 기반 열분해에 비해 CO₂ 배출량을 89.8% 줄일 수 있었다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 CO₂ 기반에서의 제안 공정은 폐어망 재활용과 더불어 친환경적인 수소 연료생산이라는 목표를 달성할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.