• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권11호
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• pp.1733-1740
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• 2010

대형 드럼세탁기의 낙하 충격에 대한 포장재의 동적 거동 분석을 수행하였다. 해석에는 충격 해석에 널리 쓰이고 있는 LS-DYNA를 사용하였으며, 자유 낙하 시의 충격 가속도와 유효 응력, 그리고 고속 카메라를 통한 포장재 압축 변형 비교를 통해 해석 결과의 신뢰성을 검증하였다. 완충 특성 및 포장재 구조 에 대한 파라미터 분석을 통해 기존 포장 구조에 대한 설계 개선안을 도출하였으며, 유통 시험을 통해 유효성을 검증하였다. 본 연구에서 사용한 해석 기법 및 분석 방법 등을 통해, 향후 드럼 세탁기의 완충 성능 및 재료비 개선에 효과적으로 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2006년도 PAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE vol.2
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• pp.471-474
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• 2006

Environment-friendly shock-absorbing materials were made of wastepaper such as old corrugated containers (OCC) and old newspapers (ONP) with a vacuum forming method. The plate-like cushioning materials made of OCC and ONP respectively by vacuum forming showed superior shock-absorbing properties with lower elastic moduli compared to expanded polystyrene (EPS) and pulp mold. Even though the plate-like materials had many free voids in their fiber structure, their apparent densities (${\approx}0.1g/cm^{3}$) were a little higher than that of EPS (${\approx}0.03g/cm^{3}$) and much lower than that of pulp mold (${\approx}0.3g/cm^{3}$). However, the elastic moduli of the cushioning materials made of wastepaper were much lower than that of EPS or pulp mold. This finding implies that the cushioning materials made of OCC fibers containing more lignin than ONP show better shock-absorbing properties than ONP Moreover, the cushioning materials made of OCC and ONP respectively showed greater porosity than pulp mold. The addition of cationic starch to the cushioning materials contributed to an increase in the elastic modulus to the same level as that of EPS. Furthermore, the deterioration in fiber quality by repeated use of wastepaper played a great role in improving shock-absorbing ability.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2021

Although it has recently been regulated for use as an eco-friendly policy in Korea, the use of EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) cooling boxes, which are used as cold chain delivery insulation boxes for fresh agricultural and livestock products, is also increasing rapidly as e-commerce logistics such as delivery have increased rapidly due to COVID-19. Studies were conducted to optimize the EPS cooling container through internal air heat flow of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis and FEM (Finite Element Method) random vibration analysis using domestic PSD (Power Spectral Density) profile of the EPS cooling box to which the refrigerant is applied in this study. In the analysis of the internal air heat flow by the refrigerant in the EPS cooling box, the application of vertical protrusions inside was excellent in volume heat flow and internal air temperature distribution. In addition, as a result of random vibration analysis, the internal vertical protrusion gives the rigid effect of the cooling box, so that displacement and stress generation due to vibration during transport are smaller than that of a general cooling container without protrusion. By utilizing the resonance point (frequency) of the EPS cooling box derived by the Model analysis of ANSYS Software, it can be applied to the insulation and cushion packaging design of the EPS product line, which is widely used as insulation and cushion materials.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2022

The food cold chain refers to a technology and distribution supply chain applied to maintain a constant temperature suitable for the product from production (harvest) to delivery to consumers. In particular, in Korea, the insulation material used in the food cold chain is mostly EPS (Expanded Polystyrene), which is used as a transport container for various food cold chains. However, according to the government's eco-friendly policy, companies charge environmental contributions to the use of EPS, but due to its low price and convenience of handling, it is still used as a container for delivering food. In this study, in order to measure the domestic delivery environment of general refrigerated foods, changes in impact, temperature, and humidity during transport of the EPS packaging system containing foods and ice pack refrigerants were measured. As a result, there were 2?3 sections in which a high impact force of 40 G or more was generated during transport. This can cause damage to the product and EPS container. The difference in temperature and humidity changes by parcel transport routes is more than 30%, so it is necessary to present accurate standards for the domestic cold chain distribution environment. As a result of microbial experiments. the transportation period had a dominant effect on the increase in total viable count and E. coli count.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2022

With the improvements in computer technologies, utilization of image processing techniques has increased in many areas (such as medicine, defence industry, other industries etc.) Many different image processing techniques are used for surface analysis, detection of manufacturing defects, and determination of physical and mechanical characteristics of composite materials. In this study, cementitious composites were obtained by addition of Grounded Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag (GGBFS), Styrene Butadiene polymer (SBR), and Grounded Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag and Styrene Butadiene polymer together (GGBFS+SBR). Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) beads were added to these cementitious composites in different ratios (20%, 40% and 60%). The mechanical and physical characteristics of the composites were determined, and homogeneity indexes of the composites were determined by image processing techniques to determine EPS distribution forms in them. Physical and mechanical characteristics of the produced samples were obtained by applying consistency, density, water absorption, compressive strength (7 and 28 days), flexural strength (7 and 28 days) and tensile splitting strength (7 and 28 days) tests on them. Also, visual examination by using digital microscope, and image analysis by using image processing techniques with open source coded ImageJ program were performed. As a result of the study, it is determined that GGBFS and SBR addition strengthens the adhesion sites formed as it increases the adhesion power of the mixture and helps to get rid of the segregation problem caused by EPS. As a result of the image processing analysis it is demonstrated that GGBFS and SBR addition has positive contribution on homogeneity index.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2024

Molded pulp products has become more attractive than traditional materials such as expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) owing to low-priced recycled paper, environmental benefits such as biodegradability, and low production cost. In this study, various design factors regarding compression and cushioning characteristics of the molded pulp cushion with truncated pyramid-shaped structural units were analyzed using a test specimen with multiple structural units. The adopted structural factors were the geometric shape, wall thickness, and depth of the structural unit. The relative humidity was set at two levels. We derived the cushion curve model of the target molded pulp cushion using the stress-energy methodology. The coefficient of determination was approximately 0.8, which was lower than that for EPS (0.98). The cushioning performance of the molded pulp cushion was affected more by the structural factors of the structural unit than by the material characteristics. Repeated impacts, higher static stress, and drop height decreased the cushioning performance. Its compression behavior was investigated in four stages: elastic, first buckling, sub-buckling, and densification. It had greater rigidity during initial deformation stages; then, during plastic deformation, the rigidity was greatly reduced. The compression behavior was influenced by structural factors such as the geometric shape and depth of the structural unit and environmental conditions, rather than material properties. The biggest difference in the compression and cushioning characteristics of molded pulp cushion compared to EPS is that it is greatly affected by structural factors, and in addition, strength and resilience are expected to decrease due to humidity and repetitive loads, so future research is needed.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2007

EPS는 일반적으로 블록형태로 제조되어 토목공사에 이용되고 있으며, 재료특성상 초경량성 및 내압축성을 가지며 자립안정성이 우수하므로 연약지반상 성토재로 적용한 경우 침하 및 측방유동에 대한 대책공법으로 적용되고 있다. 현재 국내에서는 보온 재료로서의 시험 방법 및 품질 규정만이 KS에 규정되어 있고, 공학적 성토 재료로서 활용하기 위한 기준이 확립되어 있지 않다. 따라서 도로공사의 시험시공 및 제조사의 품질시험을 통하여 EPS 설계 기준을 마련하여 적용하고 있는데, 이것들은 주로 재료의 공장제품 즉, 새 제품에 국한되어 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 본 연구에서는 EPS 장기내구성에 주안점을 두어 교대측방유동 대책공법으로 EPS가 적용된 시공현장에서 채취한 EPS시료와 공장제품에 대해 반복재하시험, 동결융해시험, 흡수율시험 등을 통하여 공학적인 장기내구성을 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 일축압축시험은 채취시료가 공장제품에 비해서 강도가 다소 작게 나타났으며, 삼축압축시험에서 채취시료와 공장제품 모두 일축압축 시험결과에서와 같이 구속응력은 축방향 변형량에 선형비례하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 응력-변형률 관계곡선의 양상은 구속압과 상관없이 유사함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2001

콘크리트 구조물과 토공의 인접부인 구조물 뒷채움의 구조적 연속성을 위해서는 뒷채움 시공이 중요하다. 뒷채움부의 구조적 연속성을 증가시키기 위해서는 양질의 뒷채움재 사용과 대형 진동다짐장비에 의한 정밀다짐이 효과적이다. 그러나 정밀다짐시에 발생하는 과도한 토압에 의해 암거 구조물에 구조적 결함이 발생할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 다짐재와 다짐방법을 변화시키면서 2개소의 암거를 건설하였다. 뒷채움재로는 선택층재와 노상토재를 사용하였다. 뒷채움 다짐시에 큰 다짐에너지를 얻기 위하여 대부분의 경우 총중량 11~12톤의 다짐롤러를 2000rpm 에서 2400rpm의 주파수로 적용하였다. 노상토를 사용하여 뒷채움 시공을 하는 경우에는 충격완화재를 설치하여 동적 수평하중에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 충격완화재로는 EPS재와 타이어 칩을 사용한 패널들을 사용하였으며, 뒷채움 시공시에 이들 충격완화재를 암거의 외벽체에 부탁하였다. 본 논문에서는 콘크리트 암거의 뒷채움 시공시에 발생하는 동적지응력 특성을 기술하였다. 계측 결과, 다짐하중에 의한 수직토압과 수평토압의 크기는 다짐재료, 다짐 측정깊이 및 다짐방법에 의존하고 있었다. 뒷채움 다짐시에는 정적토압계수 보다 큰 동적토압계수$(\DeltaK_{dyn}=\DeltaK\sigma_h\DeltaK\sigma_v)$를 나타내고 있어 동적토압에 의해 암거에 유해한 영향을 줄 수 있다. 충격완화재 EPS(t=10cm)와 고무계(t=5cm)는 암거 벽체에 작용하는 동적 수평토압을 경감시키는데 효과적인 것을 알았다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.8.1-8.1
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• 2011

Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) materials have been widely used as an electron collector in DSSC. This is required to have an extremely high porosity and surface area such that the dye can be sufficiently adsorbed and be electronically interconnected, resulting in the generation of a high photocurrent within cells. In particular, their geometrical structures and crystalline phase have been extensively investigated as important issues in improving its photovoltaic efficiency. In this study, we present a new strategy to fabricate a photoelectrode having a periodic structured $TiO_2$ film templated from 1D or 3D polystyrene (PS) microspheres array. Monodisperse PS spheres of various radiuses were used for colloidal array on FTO glasses and two types of photoelectrode structures with different $TiO_2$ materials were investigated respectively. One is the igloo-shaped electrode prepared by $TiO_2$ deposition by RF-sputtering onto 2D microsphere-templated substrates. At the interface between the film and substrate, there are voids formed by the decomposition of PS microspheres during the calcination step. These holes might be expected to play the predominant roles as scattering spherical voids to promote a light harvesting effect, a spacious structure for electrolytes with higher viscosity and effective paths for electron transfer. Additionally the nanocrystalline $TiO_2$ phase prepared by the RF-sputtering method was previously reported to improve the electron drift mobility within $TiO_2$ electrodes. This yields solar cells with a cell efficiency of 2.45% or more at AM 1.5 illumination, which is a very remarkable result, considering its $TiO_2$ electrode thickness (<2 ${\mu}m$). This study can be expanded to obtain higher cell efficiency by higher dye loading through the increase of surface area or multi-layered stacking. The other is the inverse opal photonic crystal electrode prepared by titania particles infusion within 3D colloidal arrays. To obtain the enlargement of ordered area and high quality of crystallinity, the synthesis of titania particles coated with a organic thin layer were applied instead of sol-gel process using the $TiO_2$ precursors. They were dispersed so well in most solvents without aggregates and infused successfully within colloidal array structures. This ordered mesoporous structure provides the large surface area leading to the enough adsorption of dye molecules and have an light harvesting effect due to the photonic band gap properties (back-and-forth reflection effects within structures). A major advantage of this colloidal array template method is that the pore size and its distribution within $TiO_2$ photoelectrodes are determined by those of latex beads, which can be controlled easily. These materials may have promising potentials for future applications of membrane, sensor and so on as well as solar cells.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 신선식품의 품질유통 시스템 구축을 위하여 Peltier 효과를 기반으로 한 열전소자 배송시스템에 잠열재를 탑재한 이동식 저온 컨테이너를 농산물의 유통에 적용하고자 하였다. 실험 방법은 개발된 열전소자 배송시스템 및 개발잠열재를 이용한 이동식 저온 컨테이너에 저장 중 피망의 품질을 평가하여 대조구인 EPS 박스의 피망과 비교 평가하였다. 피망의 저장 중 품질측정 결과, 중량 감소량은 증가하였으나 수분함량은 저장기간동안 90.96~94.43% 수준을 유지하였다. 비타민 C 함량은 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며 처리구(BPT-5, 10)의 경우 대조구(BPC)에 비해 감소율이 낮게 나타났다. 색도 측정 결과 ${\Delta}E$ 값은 저장기간동안 증가하였으며 21일 때 BPT-5의 ${\Delta}E$ 값은 5.05인데 반해 BPC의 값은 41.8로 크게 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 총균수 또한 저장 21일째 대조구에 비해 BPT-5 처리구가 약 1 log scale 낮은 수준을 나타내어 연구에서 개발한 수배송 용기가 품질 유지에 효과적인 것으로 판단된다. 전체적인 결과를 종합하였을 때, 본 연구를 위하여 개발된 이동식 저온 컨테이너가 피망의 저장성 증가에 효과가 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 하지만 이동식 저온 컨테이너의 개발은 초기단계이며 잠열재의 무게로 인해 하중부담이 크다는 단점을 보완하기 위해 더 많은 연구가 이루어져야 할 것이다.