• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.22-35
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• 1995

Pepper is the most important horticultural plant in Korean farm. Pepper harvesting has been known to be the most difficult process in pepper cultivation so that demand for mechanization is strong. In a research to develop a pepper harvesting machine performance and capacity of the harvester should be determined based on both economical feasibility and machine design concept. In order to accomplish an economical analysis of the pepper harvester, a mathematical model for comparing manual harvesting cost to machine harvest cost was developed. Validity of the model depends on the data used in the model. Economical information for the model variables was acquired from the result of farm survey on pepper cultivation technique and economics of pepper farmer. Technical information on pepper harvester were also collected through literature review and analyzed. Based on the economical analysis and synthesis of the technical information on pepper harvesters, its performance and capacity were determined. The operating performances of the harvester such as cutting, conveying, flipping, pepper removing and post-processing (sorting) were determined. Daisy capacity of the machine was determined to be 0.41 ha. A pepper harvester with the suggested capacity was economically feasible if the price of pepper harvester, pepper recovery ratio and service life of harvester were about 6 million won, 80%, and 4 years, respectively.

• 정보과학회 논문지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2015

스토리지 클래스 메모리(SCM)는 메모리와 스토리지의 장점을 동시에 가지고 있기 때문에 기존의 스토리지를 대체할 차세대 스토리지로 주목 받고 있다. 하지만 현재까지 제안된 SCM 전용 파일시스템은 데이터 일관성을 충분히 보장하지 않거나 혹은 보장될 경우, 과도한 일관성 유지 비용을 발생시키는 문제점을 지니고 있다. 본 논문에서는 보편적으로 사용하는 WAL(Write Ahead Logging) 방식의 일관성 유지 기법 대신 롤백-복구 방식을 이용하여, 블록내의 변경되는 데이터의 비율에 따라 로그 데이터 기록 방식을 변경하는 데이터 일관성 유지 기법을 제안한다. 본 기법은 데이터 일관성 손실 없이 로그 데이터의 크기를 줄여 데이터 쓰기 및 동기화 비용을 최소화시킬 수 있다. 제안한 기법을 평가하기 위해 리눅스 3.10.2 상에 구현하여 성능을 측정한 결과, 다른 일관성 유지기법에 비해 평균적으로 9배 정도의 데이터 쓰기 성능이 향상됨을 볼 수 있었다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(4)
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• pp.179-182
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• 2001

This paper has been studied a wavelet based still image transmission over the wireless channel. EZW(Embedded Zerotree Wavelet) is an efficient and scalable wavelet based image coding technique, which provides progressive transfer of signal resulted in multi-resolution representation. It reduces therefore the reduce cost of storage media. Although EZW has many advantages, it is very sensitive on error. Because coding are performed in subband by subband, and it uses arithmetic coding which is a kind of variable length coding. Therefore only 1∼2bit error may degrade quality of the entire image. So study of error localization and recovery are required. This paper investigates the use of reversible variable length codes(RVLC) and data partitioning. RVLC are known to have a superior error recovery property due to their two-way decoding capability and data partitioning is essential to applying RVLC. In this work, we show that appropriate data partitioning length for each SNR(Signal-to-Noise Power Ratio) and error localization in wireless channel.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.65-73
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• 1984

While most of researches on the performance of high temperature grain dryer have dealt mainly with improving dryer capacity and drying speed during the last twenty years, energy efficiency, in fact, has not been emphasized. Current fuel supplies and energy cost have shifted the emphasis to reducing the energy consumption for grain drying while maintaining dryer capacity and grain quality. Since the energy input for drying is relatively large, the recovery and reuse of at least part of the exhaust energy can significantly reduce the total energy consumption in existing drying systems. Unilization of exhaust heat in grain dryer either through direct recycling or by a thermal coupling in heat exchanger have been subject of a number of investigators. However, very seldom research in Korea has been done in this area. Three drying tests(non-recycling, 0.22 recycle ratio, and 0.76 recycle ratio)were performed to investigate the thermal efficiency and heat loss factors of continuous flow type dryer, and to analyze the effect of recycle ratio (weight of exhaust air recycled/total weight of input air) on the energy requriements for rough rice drying. The test results showed that when the exhaust air was not recycled, the energy lost from furnace was 15.3 percent of input fuel energy, and latent and sensible heat of exhaust air were 61.4 percent and 11.2 percent respectively. The heat which was required in raising grain temperature and stored in dryer was relatively small. As the recycle ratio of exhaust air was increased, the drying rate was suddenly decreased, and thermal efficiency of the kerosene burner was also decreased. Drying test with 0.76 recycle ratio resulted in 12.4% increase in fuel consumption, and 38.4% increase in electric power consumption as compared to the non-recycled drying test. Drying test of 0.22 recycle ratio resulted in 6.8% saving in total energy consumption, 8.0% reduction in fuel consumption, and 2.5% increase in electric power consumption as compared to the non-recycled drying test.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2016년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.13-14
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• 2016

This paper has introduces a novel Integrated On-board Charger (IOBC) to reduce the size, weight and cost of power conversion stages in Electric Vehicles (EVs). The IOBC is composed of an OBC and a low voltage dc-dc converter (LDC). The IOBC includes a bidirectional ac-dc converter and a bidirectional full-bridge converter with an active clamp circuit. The LDC converter is a hybrid topology combining an active clamped full-bridge converter and a forward converter derived from the Weinburg converter topology. Unlike conventional OBC, the proposed IOBC is compact and the LDC converter of it can achieve a higher efficiency. In addition, the LDC converter of the proposed IOBC can achieve high step-down voltage conversion ratio, no circulating current, no reverse recovery current of the rectifier diodes and small ripple current of output inductor on the auxiliary battery. A 1kW hardware of the LDC converter is implemented to verify the performances of the proposed IOBC.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.347-353
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• 2019

Although membrane distillation (MD) has great promise for desalination of saline water sources, it is crucial to improve its thermal efficiency to reduce the operating cost. Accordingly, this study intended to examine the thermal energy efficiency of MD modules in a pilot scale system. Two different modules of hollow fiber membranes were compared in direct contact MD mode. One of them was made of polypropylene with the effective membrane area of $2.6m^2$ and the other was made of polyvinylidene fluoride with the effective membrane area of $7.6m^2$. The influence of operation parameters, including the temperatures of feed and distillate, feed flow rate, and distillate flow rate on the flux, recovery, and performance ratio (PR), was investigated. Results showed that the two MD membranes showed different flux and PR values even under similar conditions. Moreover, both flow rate and temperature difference between feed and distillate significantly affect the PR values. These results suggest that the operating conditions for MD should be determined by considering the module properties.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2023

Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) can be a promising alternative for the solution of dye removal from coloured effluents. Polymeric membranes are widely used due to their good film-forming ability, flexibility, separation properties, and cost. However, they have low mechanical, chemical, and thermal resistances. Moreover, the fouling of polymeric membranes is high because of their hydrophobic nature. Hence, there is an increasing interest in organic-inorganic hybrid membranes as a new-generation membrane material. It has been shown that carbon nanotubes have the potential to increase the material properties of polymers with their low density, high strength, hardness, and exceptional aspect ratio. In this work, carbon nanotubes blended MMMs were prepared and methyl orange removal efficiency of them was investigated. Compared to the bare membranes, MMMs showed not only increased hydrophilicity, water content, and pure water flux but also increased methyl orange rejection and flux recovery

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.161-171
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• 2017

고품위 석회석에 대한 수요는 점차 증가하고 있는 반면, 국내 석회석 광산에서의 고품위 석회석 생산은 체계적인 개발 계획의 부재, 고품위 광체에 대한 선택적 채광 기술의 부족, 환경보호에 대한 사회적 인식 제고에 따른 고비용 갱내 채광으로의 전환, 채수율 제고를 위한 채광기술의 개발 노력 부족, 산업의 영세성 등과 같은 여러 문제들로 인하여 원활하게 진행되지 않고 있다. 본 연구에서는 3D 모델링 기법을 활용하여 대성MDI 동해 사업소 대평지구의 지질구조 및 광체, 갱도 및 채굴적을 포함하는 3D 모델을 구축하였으며, 이를 토대로 주방식 하이브리드 채광법을 시험 적용하여 확정매장량, 가채광량 및 채수율을 산정하고 이를 기존의 주방식 채광법에 의한 결과와 비교 분석하였다. Test-bed 구역에서 주방식하이브리드 채광법의 시험 적용 결과를 분석한 결과 채수율이 71.6%로, 약 26%p. 향상되는 결과를 얻었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.639-643
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• 2011

저등급석탄의 고품위화 기술 중 하나인 유중 슬러리 건조 공정은 슬러리 혼합, 슬러리 탈수, 유분 회수, 건조, 성형공정으로 구성된 건조 및 안정화 공정이다. 연간 백만 톤 규모의 저등급석탄 고품위화 공정에 대한 경제성을 분석하기 위하여 재료비, 노무비, 경비, 판매관리비를 산정하고 이에 따른 현금흐름을 계산하였다. 투자비 $1억, 할인율 12%, 내용 연수 20년에 대한 IRR, B/C ratio, NPV, 할인투자회수기간을 통해 사업의 경제성을 분석한 결과 모든 투자 기준을 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 민감도 분석을 통해 투자가치가 원료탄과 제품 가격에 매우 민감한 것을 확인하였으며, 석탄가격이 급등하는 현 추세에서는 예상 투자가치가 증가할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.678-683
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• 2004

An experiment was carried out to study the effects of exogenous enzymes (cellulases and proteases), yeast culture and effective micro-organism (EM) culture on feed digestibility and the performance of rabbits fed rice bran rich diets over a period of ten weeks. Twenty four, 8 to 9 weeks old male and female New Zealand White rabbits were allotted to 4 dietary treatments; a basal (control) feed containing 43% rice bran, basal feed supplemented with either enzymes, yeast culture or EM. Individual feed intake, body weight gain, nutrient digestibility, carcass characteristics and feed cost were studied. Sex of the rabbits had no significant (p<0.05) influence on the parameters studied. The control group showed the lowest daily feed intake (104.8 g), body weight gain (12.8 g) and the highest feed/gain ratio (8.20 g/g). The highest daily feed intake (114.3 g), body weight gain (20.42 g) and the lowest feed/gain ratio (5.60) were observed with enzymes. Compared to the control, yeast significantly (p<0.05) improved the feed intake, body weight gain and feed/gain ratio by 4.9, 34.4 and 22.0%, respectively, while EM improved (p<0.05) them by 4.0, 32.6 and 21.6%, respectively. All the additives improved (p<0.05) the digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, crude fiber and energy by 4.9-8.7, 3.6-10.7, 5.9-8.3 and 4.3-6.4%, respectively. Higher weights of pancreas (by 38.5-56.4%) and caecum (by 13.1-26.8%, compared to the control) were recorded with all additives but liver weight was increased only by yeast (24.5%) and enzymes (26.7%). Significantly (p<0.05) higher carcass recovery percentages were observed with enzymes (60.55), yeast (60.47) and EM (56.60) as compared to the control (48.52). Enzymes, yeast and EM reduced (p<0.05) the feed cost per kg live weight by 23.8, 15.9 and 15.5%, respectively. Results revealed that enzymes, yeast culture and EM can be used to improve the feeding value of agro-industrial by-products for rabbits in Sri Lanka and thereby to reduce the feed cost. Under the present feeding system, enzyme supplement was the best.