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Development of a portable system for monitoring indoor particulate matter concentration (휴대용 실내 미세먼지 농도 측정 장치 개발)

  • Kim, Yoo Jin;Choi, Hyun Seul;Go, Taesik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.45-51
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    • 2022
  • Airborne particulate matter(PM) has been a global environmental problem. PM whose diameter is smaller than 10 ㎛ can permeate respiratory organs and has harmful effects on human health. Therefore, PM monitoring systems are necessary for management of PM and prevention of PM-induced negative effects. Conventional PM monitoring techniques are expensive and cumbersome to handle. In the present study, two types of PM monitoring devices were designed for measuring indoor PM concentration, portably. We experimentally investigated the performance of three commercial PM concentration measurement sensors in a closed test chamber. As a result, PM2008 sensor showed the best PM concentration measurement accuracy. Linear regression method was applied to convert PM concentration value acquired from PM2008 sensor into ground truth value. A mobile application(app.) was also created for users to check the PM concentration, easily. The mobile app. also provides safety alarm when the PM10 concentration exceeds 81 ㎛/m3. The developed hand-held system enables the facile monitoring of surrounding air quality.

Determination of the Origin of Particulate Organic Matter at the Lake Paldang using Stable Isotope Ratios (${\delta}^{13}C$, ${\delta}^{15}N$) (입자성 유기물의 안정동위원소비를 이용한 팔당호 수계내의 유기물 기원 연구)

  • Kim, Min-Seob;Kim, Jong-Min;Hwang, Jong-Yeon;Kim, Bo-Kyong;Cho, Hang-Soo;Youn, Seok Jea;Hong, Suk-Young;Kwon, Oh-Sang;Lee, Won-Seok
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.47 no.2
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    • pp.127-134
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    • 2014
  • Organic carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of particulate organic matter (POM) were determined at 7 stations (6 stations in Han river and Paldang dam outflow station) from May to October 2013, in order to understand the origin of POM at the Han river. ${\delta}^{13}C$ values of POM in four stations showed significant seasonal changes season, but ${\delta}^{15}N$ values were enriched in around Kyeongan stream (K). POC, PN and Chl-a concentration showed a similar seasonal pattern in Kyeongan stream, with an apparent decrease from July to August. POC and PN concentration has a higher correlation with Chl-a concentration in Kyeongan stream (K). ${\delta}^{13}C$ and ${\delta}^{15}N$ values of POM has a lighter value during lower Chl-a concentration peroid, compared to other seasons. Our results revealed that Kyeongan stream (K) seemed to be influenced by substantial amount of organic manure or fertilizer input in 2013, compared to the previous year (2012). These results suggest that the analysis of stable isotope ratios is a simple but useful tool for the identification of organic matter origin in aquatic environments.

MEASUREMENT OF $CO_2$ CONCENTRATION AND A/F RATIO USING FAST NDIR ANALYZER ON TRANSIENT CONDITION OF SI ENGINE

  • Lee, S.W.;Kim, W.S.;Lee, J.H.;Park, J.I.;Yoo, J.S.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.385-390
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    • 2006
  • A fast response $CO_2$ analyzer has been developed to study transient characteristics on an SI engine. The analyzer has the delay time of 4.5 ms and time constant of 2.8 ms, which is fast enough to measure $CO_2$ concentration on a transient condition. Wide range of A/F(Air/Fuel) ratio can be estimated using the analyzer with an additional switch type oxygen sensor. The results of measurement of $CO_2$ concentration and A/F ratio on a transient condition including rapid acceleration/deceleration and EGR(Ehxaust Gas Recirculation) on/off are presented and compared with a commercial exhaust gas analyzer and UEGO(Universial Exhaust Gas Oxyzen) sensor.

Measurement of Spray Deposit Amount Using Spectrophotometer and Food Dye as Tracer

  • Rhee, J.Y.;Ahn, S.Y.
    • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.16-21
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    • 2000
  • Measurement of spray deposit is necessary for evaluation of a chemical application technology. However it is not easy and time consuming. A simple method for measuring the deposition amount of spray using a tracer and a spectrophotometer was developed. Various materials were tested to determine an adequate tracer. Food dye was selected as a tracer, because it was cheep and easily treatable. Using NIRS(Near Infrared Reflection Spectrophotometer), a regression curves between maximum absorbance of a solution and concentration of the tracer were obtained. Yellow food dye solution showed a peak of spectrum at 452 nm, and absorbance of peak showed a tendency to increase as concentration increased. Green or pink food dye were tested and judged to be good tracers. However, tracer concentration should not exceed certain limits in order to measure maximum absorption. Using spraying liquid with known tracer concentration and known amount of washing liquid, spray deposit amount on real targets on leaves could be estimated at less than 13% error level.

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Digital image processing techniques of digital holographic PTV measurement (디지털 holographic PTV 측정을 위한 디지털 영상처리기법에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Seok;Lee, Sang-Joon
    • 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.12a
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2005
  • The digital HPTV velocity field measurement consists of four steps: recording, numerical reconstruction, particle extraction and velocity extraction. In the velocity extraction process, we improved PTV algorithm to extract the displacement of particle each placed in 3D space. Because a digital recording device was used, some factors such as a spatial resolution, numerical aperture, and particle concentration can affect the performance of the digital HPTV. Especially, a particle concentration ($C_{o}$) affected tile reconstruction efficiency in numerical reconstruction and particle extraction process. In this paper, the reconstruction efficiency was analyzed experimentally with different particle concentration. Optimal reconstruction efficiency was shown in the range of $C_{o}$=$13\∼15$ particles/$mm^{3}$.

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Evaluation of the Representativeness of Air Quality Monitoring Network in Seoul through Actual Measurement (대기오염도 실측에 의한 대기오염 자동측정망의 대표성 평가)

  • Jeon, Eui-Chan
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.79-85
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    • 1996
  • Simultaneous monitoring in many locations is necessary to evaluate the air quality and analyze future trend of a city, For this purpose, it is essential to install air pollution monitoring network. The first automatic air pollution monitoring network was introduced Seoul in 1973. As of 1995, 20 monitoring stations are now in operation. Concerning the management of the air pollution monitoring network, there was some argument among the relavant scholars, non-governmental organization(NGO) and the government organization. So far, there was no extensive evaluation and analysis about the network. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the representativeness of air quality monitoring network through actual measurement of the concentration of the air pollutant. The concentration of NOx was extensively measured widely in Seoul area three times using the TEA simple measuring technique. Even the judgement level for the area representativeness was lowered to 80%, Ssangmun-dong monitoring station tend to overestimate the pollutant concentration of the covered area. While, Sinlimdong monitoring station tend to underestimate the pollutant concentration of the covered area.

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Study on The Measurement of Corrosion Product Concentration in The Feed Water System of A Power Plant (발전소 급수계통 부식생성물 농도 측정에 관한 연구)

  • Moon, Jeon Soo;Lee, Jae Kun
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.151-155
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    • 2011
  • The iron oxide particles could be resulted from the corrosion of the circulating water system of a power plant. Because it may be one of the trouble materials which affect the power generation efficiency due to the deposition on steam generator tube and turbine blade, the continuous observation of its concentration is very important. The laser induced break-down detection (LIBD) technology was applied to monitor continuously the concentration of corrosion products with the detection limit of ppb level. The measurement system consists of a Nd:YAG pulsed laser, a polarizing beam splitter, a flow-type sample cell, an acoustic emission sensor, a high speed data acquisition board, a personal computer, etc.. The performance test results confirmed that this technology can be effective to monitor the corrosion product concentration of the circulating water system of a power plant.

Equipment Development for Inorganic-Compound Concentration Measurement in a Hydroponic Culture Solution (수경배양액 무기성분농도 측정장치 개발)

  • Heo, Jeong-Wook;Park, Kyeong-Hun;Hong, Seung-Gil;Lee, Jae-Su;Baek, Jeong-Hyun;Park, Jong-Taek;Lee, Seung-Kee
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.319-326
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    • 2020
  • BACKGROUND: Measurement equipment was developed for inorganic nutrient concentration inside the hydroponic culture medium with several macro- and micro compositions, and applied for measuring the compositions of conventional medium. METHODS AND RESULTS: Before the equipment development, sonicator and heater were utilized to control temperature around of the module mixing with color reagents and target samples among the inorganic compositions. The measurement module and multi-sampler were also manufactured based on the COMS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) and installed inside the measurement equipment. Concentration of standard solution, value measured by the equipment, standard deviation or measured average value were used for estimating the accuracy and average recall of the equipment. Yamazaki solutions with EC of 0.5, 1.5, and 2.5 dS/m were offered to confirm the equipment accuracy and standard error. CONCLUSION: It was suggested that the developed equipment could be automatically applied for measurement with accuracy of over 96% and standard errors of less than 5% on 12 macro- and micro compositions such as a NO3-N, PO43- or Fe.

Estimation of Acid Concentration Model of Cooling and Pickling Process Using Volterra Series Inputs (볼테라 시리즈 입력을 이용한 냉연 산세 라인 산농도 모델 추정)

  • Park, Chan Eun;Song, Ju-man;Park, Tae Su;Noh, Il-Hwan;Park, Hyoung-Kuk;Choi, Seung Gab;Park, PooGyeon
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.1173-1177
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    • 2015
  • This paper deals with estimating the acid concentration of pickling process using the Volterra inputs. To estimate the acid concentration, the whole pickling process is represented by the grey box model consists of the white box dealing with known system and the black box dealing with unknown system. Because there is a possibility of nonlinear term in the unknown system, the Volterra series are used to estimate the acid concentration. For the white box modeling, the acid tank solution level and concentration equations are used, and for the black box modeling, the acid concentration is estimated using the Volterra Least Mean Squares (LMS) algorithm and Least Squares (LS) algorithm. The LMS algorithm has the advantage of the simple structure and the low computation, and the LS algorithm has the advantage of lowest error. The simulation results compared to the measured data are included.