• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.287-292
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• 2011

To evaluate the pressure-resistant performance of underwater equipment, hyperbaric chamber test facility which can make the hydrostatic pressure is used. In this test, strain gage is generally applied to measure the strain of object under test is suitable for measuring a tiny deformation, but it can not measure a large deformation. Thus this paper suggests a method to estimate the over -order deformation of object under test by the image processing with the image acquired from underwater camera in the hydrostatic test. The main procedure of suggested method comprises the first step to find significant points by processing the image two dimensionally and the second step to estimate a deformation of object under test by tracking the motion of these points. If completing the remained research which is estimating the deformation and comparing it with a real one, it can be a method to measure the over -order deformation of object under test.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.53 no.2
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• pp.144-153
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• 2016

This paper aims to demonstrate the design, structure analysis, and hydrostatic pressure test of the cylinder used in 2000m water depth. The cylinder was designed in accordance with ASME pressure vessel design rule. The 1.5 times safety factor required by the general rule was applied to the design of the cylinder, because ASME rule is so excessive that it is not proper to apply to the hydrostatic pressure test. The finite element analysis was conducted for the cylinder. The cylinder was produced according to the design. The hydrostatic pressure test was conducted at the hyperbaric chamber in KRISO. The results of finite element analysis(FEM) and those of the hydrostatic pressure test were almost the same, which showed that the design was exact and reliable.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.447-452
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• 2001

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBO) is defined as breathing 100% oxygen while in an enclosed system pressurized to greater than on atmosphere(sea level). This increased oxygen delivery furthers your body's ability to kill germs and to increase healing. HBO is a supplemental therapy to be used in addition to the current medical and surgical therapy you are receiving. HBO typically is used to complement treatments of medical problems such as bone infections, complication of radiotherapy, and certain chronic, non-healing wounds. On an emergency basis, the chamber also is used to treat problems such as carbon monoxide poisoning and the decompression sickness. We analysed stastically cases which are treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy in point of oral and maxillofacial region on the Kangnam General Hospital for aid in comprehension and application of this therapy. Total 760 patients were treated at Gangnam General Hospital from July 1996 to September 1999. They were classified by region to Decompression sickness(DCS), Carbon monoxide poisoning(CO), General surgery(GS), Orthopedics(OS), Oral and Maxillofacial surgery(OMFS), others. Patients of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery were divided by diseses to Osteomyelitis, Osteoradionecrosis, Reconstruction, Bone graft, Difficult wounds, others. The results were as follows. 1. This institute conducts HBO therapy for DCS which takes up 62% and 10.5% for OMF region. 2. In OMF region, Osteomyelitis is 40%, Osteoradionecrosis is next, Bone graft, and Reconstruction is a row. 3. According to our precious study, HBO has been frequently conducted in OMF region compared to past, however, it is less actively conducted in this area for research than other conturies. Therefore, We need further application to the clinical use.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.11-22
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• 1969

Experimental studies were performed to observe the difference in tolerance of small animals to oxygen poisoning, and also to examine the effects of certain drug for it. The three experimental groups consisted of mature rat group, immature rat group and mouse group. The animals were exposed to 5 atm. of 100% oxygen using hyperbaric chamber, and they were observed for oxygen poisoning by pulmonary and central nervous system manifestation. The tolerance to oxygen poisoning was represented by half fatality time in each experimental group. The drug applied was ammonium chloride $NH_4Cl$ and it was administered intraperitoneally in various dosages for particular attribution of its prophylactic effect. The following conclusions were made; 1. The immature rat group showed the higher degree of tolerance to oxygen poisoning, as evidenced by a more prolonged half fatality time in the group. No significant difference in the half fatality time between the mature rat and the mouse group was observed. 2. The fact that the immature group showed the higher degree of tolerance as compared with the mature rat group represented by delayed onset of convulsion. 3. There was a remarkable difference in the Lung Weight/Body Weight ratio between the experimental and control group. 4. The animals with a shorter half fatality time uniformally displayed an earlier onset of convulsive seizure as the sign of oxygen poisoning and a significant elevated Lung Weight/Body Weight ratio. 5. Ammonium chloride at the dosage of 450mg per kg body weight had the most pronounced prophylactic effect on oxygen poisoning.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.405-406
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• 2022

재난 시 피해자를 위해 사용되는 고압산소치료 시 흔한 부작용으로 높아진 압력에 적응하지 못하고 귀의 통증을 비롯한 압력 손상의 증상이 발현되는 경우가 종종 존재하여 이는 고압산소치료 시 해결해야 할 과제로 떠올랐다. 이에 본 본 연구에서는 고압산소치료기에 개발된 압력손상방지장치를 연결하여 적용하였을 때 고압산소치료 중 압력손상이 조기 감지되고 이를 통해 고압산소치료를 받는 피해자가 압력손상이 진행되지 않는지에 대하여 연구하였다. 압력손상방지장치를 활용하면 고압산소치료 중 압력손상이 조기 감지되고 이를 통해 고압산소치료를 받는 피해자가 압력손상이 심하게 진행되지 않는데 도움을 받을 수 있다. 단 이는 피해자 본인이 체내압력 조절이 가능한 상태여야 하며 의식이 없거나 협조가 어려운 대상에 대한 압력손상방지는 또 다른 도전으로 향후 이에 대한 추가적 연구가 필요하다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.116-123
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• 2005

The application of high pressure on cellular morphology, proliferation and protein expression of Jurkat cells (human T lymphocyte cell line) has been extensively investigated. In the present study, we manufactured a novel pressure chamber that modulates 5% $CO_{2}$, temperature and pressure (up to 3 ATA). Jurkat cells was incubated 2 ATA pressure and analyzed cellular morphology and growth using an electron microscopy and MTT assay. The cells showed the morphological changes in the cell surface, which appeared to cause a severe damage in cell membrane. The growth rate of the cells under 2 ATA pressure decreased as cultured time got increased. Furthermore, a long term exposure of high pressure on Jurkat cells may act as one of the important cellular stresses that leads to inducing cell death. Cellular proteomes were separated by 2-dimensional electrophoresis with pH 3-10 ranges of IPG Dry strips. And many proteins showed significant up-and-down expressions with hyperbaric pressure. Out of all, 10 spots were identified significantly using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of fight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. We and found that 9 protein expressions were decreased and one protein, heat shock protein HSP 60, was increased in Jurkat cells under 2 ATA. Identified proteins were related to lipid metabolism and signal transduction.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.302-312
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• 2012

Underwater vehicles play a very important role in underwater engineering. Water-tight junction box (WJB) is one of the key components in underwater vehicle. This paper puts forward a pressure self-adaptive water-tight junction box (PSAWJB) which improves the reliability of the WJB significantly by solving the sealing and pressure problems in conventional WJB design. By redundancy design method, the pressure self-adaptive equalizer (PSAE) is designed in such a way that it consists of a piston pressure-adaptive compensator (PPAC) and a titanium film pressure-adaptive compensator (TFPAC). According to hydro-mechanical simulations, the operating volume of the PSAE is more than or equal to 11.6 % of the volume of WJB liquid system. Furthermore, the required operating volume of the PSAE also increases as the gas content of oil, hydrostatic pressure or temperature difference increases. The reliability of the PSAWJB is proved by hyperbaric chamber tests.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.381-382
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• 2022

국내에서 1980년대까지 연탄을 에너지로 많이 사용하면서 일산화탄소 중독이 빈번하여 고압산소치료가 활용되다가 이후 연탄 사용의 감소로 고압산소치료기가 대부분 활용되지 못하고 폐기되는 경우도 많았다. 이후 세월호 사고에서의 잠수사들에 대한 고압산소치료 적용, 가스누출이나 번개탄을 활용한 자살시도가 빈번해지며 고압산소치료기를 보유하고 있는 기관이 부족해 적절한 치료를 제 때 받지 못하여 고압산소치료기의 필요성이 되두되었다. 국내에서는 2021년 기준으로 한해 36,266 건의 화재가 발생하고 2020년에 365명이 화재로 사망하며, 화재로 인한 손상은 1,917건이었는데. 화재 시 여러 유독가스를 흡입하게 되고, 이에 따라 고압산소치료가 필수적으로 진행되어야 한다. 유해화학물질 사고, 대규모 오염, 다양한 교통수단에서의 대형 사고, 건축물 붕괴 사고 및 대규모 지진, 화산폭발 같은 자연재해 시에도 가스 중독이 발생하며, 이는 고압산소치료가 필요하게 된다. 따라서 다양한 종류의 재난에서 발생하는 유독가스 피해자에게 고압산소치료는 필수적이나 본 연구에 의하면 국내에는 고압산소치료챔버의 숫자와 동시에 고압산소치료로 수용할 수 있는 환자수에도 한계가 있고 그 분포의 불균형도 존재하고 있어 재난 시 인명 피해 감소의 기반 장비, 시설로서 고압산소챔버의 균형있는 확산, 적용이 시급한 실정이다. 다행히 최근 전국적으로 고압산소챔버가 증가하는 추세에 있어 그 현황과 배치 상황을 조사하여 이를 통하여 고압산소챔버가 필요한 유독가스 발행 재난에 대비할 수 있는 역량이 증가하고 있다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.73-80
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• 2015

In order to determine the appropriate volume of the a pressure compensator of deep seabed mining robots, this paper reports on an experimental test for oil volume change in an oil-filled box. At the design stage of underwater robots, it is crucial to determine the capacity of the hydraulic compensator which is replenished as much as the contracted oil volume of the robots. A pilot mining robot, MienRo was designed to work under 6,000 m in the deep sea. The hydraulic actuating oil and pressure compensating oil of MineRo may be exposed at a hydrostatic pressure environment of 600 bar. Although the oil can be assumed to be incompressible, its volume is actually changed under high pressure conditions due to air contained in the oil and oil contraction. To determine the capacity of the pressure compensator, the oil contraction rate should be verified through an experimental test using a hyperbaric chamber.