• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.141-145
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• 2017

Background: The concrete walls inside the vaults of cyclotron facilities are activated by neutrons emitted by the targets during radioisotope production. Reducing the amount of radioactive waste created in such facilities is very important in case they are decommissioned. Thus, we proposed a strategy of reducing the neutron activation of the concrete walls in cyclotrons during operation. Materials and Methods: A polyethylene plate and B-doped Al sheet (30 wt% of B and 2.5 mm in thickness) were placed in front of the wall in the cyclotron room of a radioisotope production facility for pharmaceutical use. The target was Xe gas, and a Cu block was utilized for proton dumping. The irradiation time, proton energy, and beam current were 8 hours, 30 MeV, and $125{\mu}A$, respectively. To determine a suitable thickness for the polyethylene plate set in front of the B-doped Al sheet, the neutron-reducing effects achieved by inserting such sheets at several depths within polyethylene plate stacks were evaluated. The neutron fluence was monitored using an activation detector and 20-g on de Au foil samples with and without 0.5-mm-thick Cd foil. Each Au foil sample was pasted onto the center of a polyethylene plate and B-doped Al sheet, and the absolute activity of one Au foil sample was measured as a standard using a Ge detector. The resulting relative activities were obtained by calculating the ratio of the photostimulated luminescence of each foil sample to that of the standard Au foil. Results and Discussion: When the combination of a 4-cm-thick polyethylene plate and B-doped Al sheet was employed, the thermal neutron rate was reduced by 78%. Conclusion: The combination of a 4-cm-thick polyethylene plate and B-doped Al sheet effectively reduced the neutron activation of the investigated concrete wall.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제30권10B호
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• pp.619-629
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• 2005

본 논문은 센서네트워크에서의 에너지기반 라우팅 알고리즘에 대한 연구 내용으로서, 특히 에너지 인지에 따르는 여러 가지 간결한 경로 설정방식을 연구하였다. 네트워크 자가 구성과정을 통해 확보된 이웃 노드의 에너지 정보를 기반으로, 단일 흡 라우팅을 결정하는 네 가지 방식을 제안하였다. 다수의 경로 간에 에너지 소비를 고르게 분포시키며 에너지를 효율적으로 활용하는 것이 설계 목표이다. 에너지 상태정보로는, 각 노드의 가용 에너지양이 기본적으로 활용되었다. 또한, 이웃 노드의 에너지 저하로 인해 관리노드로의 가용 경로정보가 상실된 경우, 간단한 우회 경로 탐색 방안을 제안하였고, 이는 에너지 효율성 개선방안으로 활용될 수 있음을 보였다. 제안된 알고리즘에 대해서 다양한 시뮬레이션을 기반으로 에너지 효율성, 데이터 전송의 신뢰성, 네트워크의 수명, 전송 delay 등 여러 성능 지표에 대한 검증을 수행하였으며, 단순한 구조의 라우팅 방안에 대한 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.460-465
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• 2004

Hydrofluoric acid has been used as a novel stripping agent for molybdenum(VI) after its extraction with Cyanex 301. In the extraction step, the effects of parameters such as type and initial concentration of acid, type of diluent, extractant concentration, metal concentration and temperature have been studied. In the stripping step, the effects of various stripping agents on stripping efficiency have been investigated. Hydrofluoric acid has been chosen as an effective stripping agent, and the effects of concentration of hydrofluoric acid, stripping time, volume of hydrofluoric acid and the number of stages of stripping have been studied. Molybdenum(VI) has been effectively separated from a large number of elements in binary mixtures, with a very high tolerance limit. Finally, the optimized method has been extended for the analysis of Mo(VI) in spent molybdenum catalysts.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.1223-1234
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• 2009

The outlines of seismic PSA implementation standards and seismic hazard evaluation procedure were shown. An overview of the cause investigation of seismic motion amplification on the Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki (NCO) earthquake was also shown. Then, the contents for improving the seismic hazard evaluation methodology based on the lessons learned from the NCO earthquake were described. (1) It is very important to recognize the effectiveness of a fault model on the detail seismic hazard evaluation for the near seismic source through the cause investigation of the NCO earthquake. (2) In order to perform and proceed with a seismic hazard evaluation, the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization has proposed the framework of the open deliberation rule regarding the treatment of uncertainty which was made so as to be able to utilize a logic tree. (3) The b-value evaluation on the "Stress concentrating zone," which is a high seismic activity around the NCO hypocenter area, should be modified based on the Gutenberg-Richter equation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.216-223
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• 2017

In this work, linear and mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic number and electron density, mean free paths, and half value layer and $10^{th}$ value layer values of barium-bismuth-borosilicate glasses were obtained for 662 keV, 1,173 keV, and 1,332 keV gamma ray energies using MCNP-4C code and XCOM program. Then obtained data were compared with available experimental data. The MCNP-4C code and XCOM program results were in good agreement with the experimental data. Barium-bismuth-borosilicate glasses have good gamma ray shielding properties from the shielding point of view.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제68권
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• pp.24-32
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• 2018

Nanocellulose was surface-functionalized toward the applications in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) as a green alternative. The focus of this paper is on the effect of this material based nanofluid (NF) on foam lamella stabilization through studying its bubble breakup dynamics and flow behaviors in constricted mircofluidic devices. The NF stabilized foam produced an improved flow resistance across the capillary largely due to the capillary trapped bubbles at the contraction. The "snap-off" caused the NF stabilized foam to produce finer textured bubbles, which can migrate readily forward to the deep porous media, as revealed by the pressure profiles.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.325-338
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• 1997

Review of the global change in various energy usages and resulting environmental impacts were made in terms of population increase, economic development and energy consumption. Greater use of fossil fuels in past couple of centuries give rise to acid rain and gradual climate changes mainly due to Green House inducing gases emissions from fossil fuel combustion. In view of the forthcoming Kyoto conference in December, various alternative options were assessed. To cope with rapidly developing robust Korean economy, the alternative energy options for the sustainable development in 21st Century would be the wider use of Nuclear Energy in parallel with constrained use of fossil fuel and renewable energy development. However there are many hurdles to overcome. One of the most important element is to improve public acceptability of those alternatives. Since public acceptance depend heavily upon individual perception on specific energy technology applications, the basic energy technologies education from primary up to high school education and the related curriculum organization is important. The suggested improvement in education for Nuclear Energy Application was made on the basis of advanced industrial countries with substantial Nuclear Energy Application programs.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.291-319
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• 2002

This Paper investigates imperfect competition and economy of scale on Korean energy markets based on computable general equilibrium model. Some industries like energy sector have exhibited that their economies have strong economies of scale and imperfect competition. Thus these industrial organization facts should be incorporated into CGE model. In our model, non-competitive markets are adopted and compare these results with convention perfect competition model.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.341-350
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 수중음향 센서 네트워크에서 자기 조직화 기법을 활용하는 에너지 효율적 클러스터링 기법을 제안한다. 제안 기법은 클러스터 헤드 선출에 각 노드의 배터리 잔여량 정보와 이웃 노드의 수를 고려하며, 클러스터 헤드의 배터리 잔여량이 특정 수준 이하로 떨어졌을 경우에만 클러스터 재구성을 수행함으로써 노드의 에너지 소모를 줄이고 네트워크 전체에 에너지 소모를 분산시켜 네트워크의 수명을 연장시킬 수 있다. 또한, 클러스터 헤드는 클러스터 멤버 노드로부터 수집한 데이터를 다중 홉 중계 방식으로 싱크 노드에 전송하여 에너지 소모를 줄인다. 컴퓨터 모의실험을 통해, 일정 시간 경과 후 전체 노드의 배터리 잔여량의 합, 생존 노드의 수, 네트워크 구성 단계에서의 에너지 소모량, 전체 노드의 에너지 소모 편차 등을 구하고 대표적 클러스터링 기법 중의 하나인 LEACH 기법과 비교 및 분석한다. 모의실험 결과, 제안 기법이 LEACH 기법에 비해 네트워크 운용 시간을 두 배 향상시킬 수 있으며, 전체 노드의 에너지 소모 편차 또한 감소시킴을 알 수 있다.

• 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.