• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.149-153
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• 2006

An ionization chamber is still widely used in many fields by virtue of its' simple operational characteristics and the possibility of its' various shapes. A parallel type of an ionization chamber for a steel sheet thickness measurement was designed and fabricated. High pure xenon gas, which was pressurized up to 6 atm, was chosen as a filling gas to increase the current response and sensitivity for a radiation. A high pressure gas system was also constructed. The active volume and the incident window size of the fabricated ionization chamber were $30\;cm^3\;and\;12\;cm^2$, respectively. Preliminary tests with a 25 mCi $^{241}Am$ gamma-ray source and evaluation tests in a standard X-ray field were performed. The optimal operation voltage was set from the results of the collection efficiency calculation by using an experimental two-voltage method. Linearity for a variation of the steel sheet thickness, which is the most important factor for an application during a steel sheet thickness measurement, was 0.989 in this study.

• International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2008

Air-cooled split-type air conditioners (AC) are very popular in high-rise residential and commercial buildings in Korea. The performance of such AC systems varies significantly with system characteristics and environmental conditions. Particularly, the outdoor condensing unit of the system, if poorly cooled due to high density of AC distribution and restricted outdoor space, will result in large decrease of cooling efficiency and increase of electrical energy consumption and may further jeopardize the system reliability. This paper presents a numerical analysis on the thermal and energy performance of a group of air-cooled air conditioners installed at a courtyard of a high-rise building. The study introduces a series of new energy performance indices to assess the group performance of the AC condensers with different outdoor unit layouts. The results not only indicate the COP of the systems, but also quantify the system capacity and energy consumption. The evaluation method and indices developed are useful for guiding the design of the distribution plan of the AC units at building re-entrants.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2006

The efficiency of building-integrated photovoltaic(BIPV) system is mainly determined by solar radiation and the temperature of PV modules. The performance of BIPV systems is reported to be different from that of conventional PV systems installed in the open-air. This paper presents the relationship of solar radiation and electricity generation from a 2kWp roof-integrated PV system that is applied as building elements on an experimental house, and the energy saving effect of the BIPV system for a typical house. For the performance evaluation of the BIPV system, it produced a regression equation with measured data for winter days. The regression equation showed that a comparison of the measured electricity generation and the predicted electricity generation of the BIPV system were meaningful. It showed that an annual electricity generation of the system appeared to cover around 52% of an annual electricity consumption of a typical domestic house with the floor area of $96m^2$.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.269-280
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• 2011

오늘날 지구온난화는 전 세계적으로 가장 주요한 문제 중 하나로 부각되고 있다. 이러한 지구온난화는 급속한 에너지 사용량의 증가에 의한 이산화탄소 발생의 증가가 가장 큰 원인이 된다. 그러므로 이에 대비하기 위해서 는 모든 영역에서 에너지 절약에 대한 노력이 필요하다. 세계의 총에너지 사용량 중 건설 활동과 건물운영에서 사용되는 에너지량이 차지하는 비율이 절반이 넘는 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 건물에너지 발생량을 줄이는 것은 전체 에너지량을 절감시키는 중요한 역할을 한다. 이에 건물에너지 소비에 대한 관심의 증대와 함께 건물의 에너지 소비와 $CO_2$ 발생량을 줄이기 위해 친환경 건축물 등급 및 인증이 요구되고 있다. 건물에너지를 줄일 수 있는 여러 가지 요인 중에서 재료의 열전도율은 패시브적인 방법으로 건물에너지를 직접적으로 줄일 수 있는 가장 기본적인 요소라 할 수 있다. 특히 전통적으로 바닥 복사난방시스템을 사용하는 우리나라의 주거건물에서 바닥마감재의 열전도율은 난방에너지 효율을 결정하는 중요한 요인이다. 본 논문에서는 주거건물의 난방에너지 절감을 위해 건축 재료의 열전도율 측정방법을 조사하고 난방 효율 평가를 위한 축소모형을 제안하였다.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2017

Purpose: With the increase in the energy consumption in the building sector, many studies have recently been conducted to address this issue. Due to its efficiency, diverse studies on a light-shelf, which is a natural lighting system, are in progress. However, there has been no research on the external illumination that determines the performance of a light-shelf. Therefore, the present study aimed to prepare the external illumination standard for securing the lighting performance of a light-shelf through the light-shelf performance evaluation based on a 1:1 scale testbed, and to suggest a height-adjustable light-shelf based on an open and closed concept for the case in which the lighting performance of the light-shelf significantly deteriorates, by collecting the external illumination. Method: In this study, a 1:1 scale testbed was established for performance evaluation, and the external illumination standard for securing the performance of the light-shelf was prepared by comparing the lighting performance of the light-shelf depending on the open and closed condition of the light-shelf and the external illumination. Result: 1) In this study, a light-shelf that can be opened or closed depending on the external illumination was suggested. As a result, the prospect right can be secured by creating the condition where there is no light-shelf installation by moving the light-shelf to the top of the window when the lighting performance is not secured. 2) In the summer solstice, the external illuminations appropriate for lighting energy reduction were more than 75,000 lx and 60,000 lx for the light-shelf width of 0.3 m and 0.6 m, respectively. 3) In the intermediate period, the external illumination appropriate for lighting energy reduction was 60,000 lx. In the winter solstice, making the condition where there is no light-shelf installation by closing the light-shelf would be appropriate. 4) Based on the aforementioned results, the external illumination standard for the opening and closing of the height-adjustable light-shelf based on an open and closed concept suggested in this study was 60,000 lx, and the light-shelf with a width of 0.6 m would be advantageous for lighting energy reduction.

• Architectural research
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variation in building energy predictions caused by simulation settings related to building envelop thickness. The study assessed the ceiling depth impact on skylight energy performance through OpenStudio integrated Radiance and EnergyPlus simulation programs. A ceiling as deep as 1.5 to 3m was analyzed for skylight to roof ratios from 1% to 25%. The results indicated that the building ceiling depth negatively affected the capability of skylights to significantly reduce building energy consumption. Through a parametric analysis, the study concluded that 8%, 9%, 10% and 11% skylight to roof ratio were optimal in terms of total building energy consumption for a ceiling depth of 1.5m, 2m, 2.5m and 3m, respectively. In addition, the results showed that the usually recommended 5% skylight to roof ratio was only efficient when no ceiling depth was included in the simulation model. Furthermore, the study indicated that the building energy saved by the optimal skylight of each ceiling depth decreased as the ceiling depth deepened. The highest total building energy reduction was 9%, 7%, 5% and 3% for a ceiling depth of 1.5m, 2m, 2.5m and 3m, respectively. This study induced that the solar heat gains and daylight visible transmittance by ceiling depth were crucial in the predictions of skylight energy performance and should not be neglected through building simulation simplifications as it is commonly done in most simulation programs' settings.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.49-61
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• 1983

U shape multitube heat exchanger was equipped in the flue to recover the exhaust heat from the boiler system. The fluids of the exhaust heat recovery equipment were the flue gas as the hot fluid, and the water as the cold fluid. The flow geometry of the fluids was cross flow - two pass, the hot fluid being mixed and the cold fluid unmixed. The results of the theoretical and the experimental analysis and the economic evaluation are summarized as follows. 1) The heat exchanger effectiveness and the temperature efficiency of the hot fluid were about 35% when the fuel consumption rate was 140 - 150 L/15min. The temperature efficiency for the cold fluid ranged from 3.0% to 4.5%. The insulation efficiency ranged from 85% to 98%, which was better than the KS air preheater insulation efficiency of 90%. 2) The relationship between the fuel consumption rate, F, and the outlet temperature, $T_{h2}$, of the flue gas from the heat exchanger was $T_{h2}$ = 0.927F + 110. In order to prevent the low temperature corrosion from the coagulation of $SO_3$, it is necessary to maintain the fuel consumption rate above 82 L/15min. 3) The ratio of the exhaust heat from the boiler system to the total energy consumption was about 14.5%. With the installation of the exhaust heat recovery equipment, the energy recovery ratio to the exhaust heat was about 25%. Accordingly, about 3.6% of the total fuel consumption was estimated to be saved. 4) Economic analysis indicated that the installation of the exhaust heat recovery equipment was feasible to save the energy, because the capital reocvery period was only 10 months when the fuel consumption rate was 80 L/15min. 4 months when it was 160 L/15min. 5) Based on the theoretical and the experimental analysis, it was estimated to save the energy of about 18 million Won per year, if four heat exchangers are installed in a factory. 6) A further study is recommended to identify the relationship among the flow rate of the exhaust gas, the size of the heat exchanger and the capacity of the air preheater. For a maximum heat recovery from the exhaust gas an automatic control system is required to control the flow rate of the cold fluid depending on the boiler load.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.115-124
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• 2015

열에너지 저장은 고온 또는 저온의 잉여 열에너지를 저장하여 수요 발생 시 사용하기 위한 기술로서 에너지의 수요와 공급 사이의 불균형을 해소하고, 이를 통해 에너지 시스템의 효율을 향상시킬 수 있다. 특히 간헐적인 신재생에너지 자원을 열에너지 형태로 변환하거나 저장함으로써 에너지 믹스에서 신재생에너지의 비중을 제고할 수 있으며, 이를 위해서는 열에너지 저장 장치와의 조합이 반드시 필요하다. 지하 암반공동을 이용한 열에너지 저장은 높은 건설비용이 수반되어 그 활용이 제한적이지만, 대규모의 열에너지를 장기간 저장할 수 있는 가장 현실적인 방법이다. 또한 기후조건에 따라 외부로의 열손실이 영향을 받는 지상의 열저장소와는 달리, 열저장 지하 암반공동은 장기 운영 시 주변 암반의 히팅에 따른 열손실의 감소를 기대할 수 있다. 본고에서는 열저장 암반공동의 형상 및 다중배치 설계 시 고려해야 할 주요 인자들을 소개하고, 저장공간의 설계에 대한 가이드라인을 제안하였다.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2011

센서 네트워크에서 사용되는 동적 클러스터링 방식은 주기적으로 클러스터 구조가 바뀌는 셋업과정으로 인한 에너지 소모가 크다. 셋업과정은 보안적용을 해야 할 경우 보안 키가 주기적으로 재 생성되는 등 클러스터 구성 이외에 추가적인 에너지 낭비가 발생한다. 본 논문은 최초에 구성된 클러스터 알고리즘과 이후 반복적으로 발생되는 클러스터 재셋업 알고리즘을 달리하는 하이브리드 방식을 제안한다. 재 셋업에서는 고정된 클러스터 내에서 순환적으로 클러스터 헤드노드를 선출하는 순환적 클러스터 헤드선정(RRCH: Round-Robin Cluster Header)방식을 이용하여 에너지 소모를 줄인다. 보안키 생성 및 적용으로 추가되는 에너지 소모는 클러스터가 지속적으로 고정되기 때문에 최초 클러스터 형성 때 사전 배포하는 방식으로 해결된다. 본 논문에서 제안한 방식의 타당성을 확인하기 위해 모의실험을 실시하였다. 라운드 구간을 100번 반복하여 클러스터 구성과 데이터 전송을 포함한 전체 에너지 소모량을 측정하였다. 결과는 제안한 방식이 LEACH방식보다 평균 26.5%, HEED방식보다 평균 20% 적게 소모되는 것을 확인하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.677-684
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• 2003

Twenty eight multiparous lactating cows were utilized in an experiment to evaluate the response to an exogenous fibrolytic enzyme on their lactational performance during early lactation period (in terms of milk production, milk composition, feed intake, milking efficiency, body weight change) and the exact time of this response. Cows were randomized into two groups (14 each) with similar parities and were fed a concentrate ration of barley, ground corn, soybean meal, and wheat bran and roughage ration of alfalfa hay. One of the two groups was supplemented with the fibrolytic enzyme immediately after parturition up to 100 post partum. The experiment was of two phases with 50 days each. The enzyme, which has a cellulase/hemicellulase activity (derived from Trichoderma group), was added to the concentrate part of the ration in a dry powder form. Milk production, 3.5% fat corrected milk, energy corrected milk were higher (p<0.05) for cows fed treated diet. At the same time, No differences were observed in percentages of milk components, feed intake, body weight, body weight change, or rectal temperature for the whole experimental period or during any of the two phases. Efficiency of milk production was higher (p<0.05) for treatment group cows than for that of the control ones. However, efficiency was better during the second phase than during the first phase. Feeding enzyme treated diets to dairy cows improved lactational performance during early 100 day of the lactation period. However, the first 50 days of lactation looked to be the critical.