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Quantitative Risk Analysis of a Pervaporation Process for Concentrating Hydrogen Peroxide (과산화수소 농축을 위한 투과증발공정의 정량적 위험성 분석)

  • Jung, Ho Jin;Yoon, Ik Keun;Choi, Soo Hyoung
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.750-754
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    • 2014
  • Quantitative risk analysis has been performed for a pervaporation process for production of high test peroxide. Potential main accidents are explosion and fire caused by a decomposition reaction. As the target process has a laboratory scale, the consequence is considered to belong to Category 3. An event tree has been developed as a model for occurrence of a decomposition reaction in the target process. The probability functions of the accident causes have been established based on the frequency data of similar events. Using the constructed model, the failure rate has been calculated. The result indicates that additional safety devices are required in order to achieve an acceptable risk level, i.e. an accident frequency less than $10^{-4}/yr$. Therefore, a layer of protection analysis has been applied. As a result, it is suggested to introduce inherently safer design to avoid catalytic reaction, a safety instrumented function to prevent overheating, and a relief system that prevents explosion even if a decomposition reaction occurs. The proposed method is expected to contribute to developing safety management systems for various chemical processes including concentration of hydrogen peroxide.

An Intersection Validation and Interference Elimination Algorithm between Weapon Trajectories in Multi-target and Multi-weapon Environments (다표적-다무장 환경에서 무장 궤적 간 교차 검증 및 간섭 배제 알고리즘)

  • Yoon, Moonhyung;Park, Junho;Yi, JeongHoon;Kim, Kapsoo;Koo, BongJoo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.18 no.9
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    • pp.614-622
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    • 2018
  • As multiple weapons are fired simultaneously in multi-target and multi-weapon environments, a possibility always exists in the collision occurred by the intersection between weapon trajectories. The collision between weapons not only hinders the rapid reaction but also causes the loss of the asset of weapons of friendly force to weaken the responsive power against the threat by an enemy. In this paper, we propose an intersection validation and interference elimination algorithm between weapon trajectories in multi-target and multi-weapon environments. The core points of our algorithm are to confirm the possible interference through the analysis on the intersections between weapon trajectories and to eliminate the mutual interference. To show the superiority of our algorithm, we implement the evaluation and verification of performances through the simulation and visualization of our algorithm. Our experimental results show that the proposed algorithm performs effectively the interference elimination regardless of the number of targets and weapon groups by showing that no cross point exists.

A study on control method of DPF regeneration according to operation characteristics of Light Tactical Vehicle (전술차량 운용 특성에 따른 DPF 재생 제어 개선방안 연구)

  • Kim, Seon-Jin;Park, Jin-Won
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.689-695
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    • 2018
  • This paper presents the means of controlling the regeneration of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) that is mounted on tactical vehicles to satisfy exhaust gas standards. The DPF captures particulate matter in the exhaust gas and combusts the captured particulate matter. This process is regeneration, which is essential to the normal performance of the DPF. Bad regeneration causes degradation of vehicle performance; worse, it can lead to a vehicle fire. DPF regeneration is performed by control logic. If the regeneration control logic does not properly reflect the operating characteristics of the vehicle, DPF regeneration may not occur. Consequently, it is very important to ensure the DPF operates properly by reflecting the operating characteristics of the tactical vehicle. This study analyzes the operational characteristics of a tactical vehicle and the DPF, and adds proper DPF regeneration control logic. Additionally, this study is intended to simultaneously improve the additional problems that may occur from operating under the added regeneration control logic.

A Study of Metal Manufacturing Disaster Situation and Safety Consciousness (금속제조업 재해 현황과 안전의식에 관한 연구)

  • Chun, Kwanok;Lee, Sinbok;Rie, Dongho
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.429-438
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    • 2018
  • Recently, there has been a tendency for accidents occurring in manufacturing to lead to serious accidents and serious industrial accidents and to extend to community disasters. In accordance with the Third Plan (2015-2019) of the National Security Management Plan, the Safety Administration announces and promotes improvement measures to minimize industrial accidents and disasters. In the case of industrial accidents from KOSHA 2015 to 2017, the accident rate of the metal-related manufacturing industry is 1.57%, which is more than three times higher than the average 0.50% of all industries. As a result of investigating the causes of disasters, 72% of workers were found to be caused by unsafe behaviors. In addition, insecure behaviors are closely related to safety consciousness, and a survey on safety consciousness was conducted for workers in this field. Safety consciousness improvement has the affirmative effect on accident prevention and it is a factor to reduce accidents.

How Phenolic Composites were chosen - In Case of England (7) (페놀 컴포지트 실용화의 길 - 영국의 경우 (CASE STUDY 7))

  • Nomaguchi Kanemasa;Forsdyke Ken L.
    • Composites Research
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.55-66
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    • 2005
  • Beside fire resistance, for Phenolic Composites(here-in-after PCs), in actual, moisture resistance are also needed when they are applied to components in wet uses such as in Naval vessels and in off-shore operations where direct water contact may be expected. PCs have so-called 'Micro-porous' when they are made by normal GRP manufacturing techniques, which causes much larger amounts of water absorption in them to higher level of around $7\%$. So, this figure, which indicate impending disaster in a polyester matrix laminate, has made some specifiers suspicious of the effect of the water on mechanical performance of PC in 'wet' service. To solve this problem, a large amount work has been carried out by workers in UK and US. This paper is an attempt to explain that the effect of the high water absorption of PCs is not the disaster that some 'prophets' may foretell. Let's open our next door fur better society much safetyfied by our own efforts with PCs. like in UK.

An MAC Protocol Design in Minimizing of Data Transmission Delay for Wireless Sensor Networks (센서 네트워크에서 데이타 전송 지연을 최소화하는 MAC 프로토콜의 설계)

  • Kim, Man-Seok;Kim, Sang-Soo;Koh, Kwang-Shin;Cho, Gi-Hwan;Lee, Moon-Ho
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 2007
  • The effective power consumption is the primary issue in a sensor network which consists of the sensor nodes with limited battery power. So, most of the MAC protocols in sensor networks have been designed with the consideration of energy efficiency. Generally, these protocols make use of the listen and sleep mode periodically. However, this approach inevitably causes a long transmission delay on the data forwarding path, which is mainly resulted from the sleep time of the receiver node. This paper deals with a design of DT-MAC(Data Transmission centric MAC) protocol, with minimizes the data transmission delay while it forces each node to consume its energy efficiently. Thus, a node received a packet converts its remained sleep time to the pseudo_listen time, in which the node is able to transmit a packet. With benefit of the pseudo_listen period, the data transmission delay along with the data forwarding path will be shortened as much as it possible. Therefore, DT-MAC protocol is very suitable to the various applications which require a real time sensing data such as disaster and fire alarm.

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A Study on the Present Condition and Countermeasure Plan for the Disaster Protection in Public Library of Korea (한국 공공도서관의 재난대비 실태와 대응방안 연구)

  • Kim, Po-Ok
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.85-110
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    • 2006
  • Recently, there have been a number of news reports on natural disasters, like earthquakes. typhoons, floods and tsunami, all over the world. Korea does not seem to be safe from such disasters or terror threats. As places with high numbers of visitors. libraries need to take preventive measures to be prepared for such disasters and threats. This paper analyzes the current status of emergency measures adopted by 75 public libraries in Seoul. Daejeon and Jeonbuk in Korea. For each library surveyed. the causes of and ways to recover from disasters were reviewed and detailed analyses were carried out in low areas: Implementation of preventive measures disaster management and equipment, status of human resources and assignment of people to disaster recovery, safety courses offered to library users and training methods. In addition, each area was analyzed in regard to possible solutions and ideas for improvement, as well as suggestions to upgrade disaster recovery systems in the future.

Understanding Thermal Runaway Phenomena in Overcharged Lithium-Ion Batteries (리튬이차전지의 과충전에 의한 열폭주 현상의 이해)

  • Minseo Lee;Ji-sun You;Kyeong-sin Kang;Jaesung Lee;Sungyool Bong
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.55-72
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    • 2024
  • Secondary batteries are used as an essential renewable energy source in our lives, such as electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESS), as an alternative to fossil fuels due to global warming. However, cases of battery fires and explosions have been reported due to thermal runaway in secondary batteries due to various causes such as overdischarge, high-speed charging and discharging, and external short circuit, and great efforts are being made to find solutions suitable for each cause. In particular, as cases presumed to be caused by the overcharging process have been reported, this review will examine the chemical reactions of secondary batteries that can occur during the overcharging process and discuss risk investigation methods to check and prevent them.

Comparative Study of Design Loads for the Structural Design of Titanium Leisure Boat (티타늄합금 레저보트의 구조설계를 위한 설계하중 비교연구)

  • Yum, Jae-Seon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.733-738
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    • 2021
  • Recently, people's interest in marine leisure has been increasing, and research and development on leisure boats are actively being carried out to pioneer overseas markets. These days, the materials used for leisure boats are fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) and aluminum alloy. However, FRP is hygroscopic and causes environmental problems, and aluminum alloy has high thermal conductivity and fire susceptibility. Therefore, titanium alloy is being adopted as a material for leisure boats instead. In this study, hull thicknesses and design pressures were calculated while considering dynamic effects for titanium boats. Four sets of rules and regulations were used: ISO 12215-5, RINA Pleasure Yacht, LR Special Service Craft, and KR High-speed Light Craft. The maximum bottom slamming loads were in the order of ISO, KR, LR, and RINA, and the required hull thicknesses were in the same order. This research might be helpful for understanding the rules, regulations, and overseas export of leisure boats.

The Effects of Job Stress with Depression and Fatigue of Firemen (소방관의 직무스트레스가 우울 및 피로에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Kwang-Seok;Park, Jong;Park, Bu-Yeon;Kim, Sung-Gil;Hwang, Eun-Yeong
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.223-231
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    • 2014
  • This study aims to identify job stress of firemen and the relations between their job stress, depression and fatigue, targeting firemen who are working for local fire stations. We interviewed the subjects using a short-answer type questionnaire or a online questionnaire. The data collected were analysed with a use of SPSS WIN 15.0 for confidence analysis, correlation analysis, step-by-step multi-regression analysis, and covariance structure analysis(CSA). This study result tasks and emotional stress had a direct effect on depression and fatigue. Therefore, this study suggests that governmental management should be provided for firemen that are classified as a high-risk group in occupational characteristics. Above all, the causes of stress should be diagnosed, its management goals should be set, and effective intervention programs should be provided.