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Analysis to be used for the Life Cycle Costs calculation of rolling stocks for EMU (EMU 철도차량의 LCC(Life Cycle Cost)분석)

  • Park, Su-Myung
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.177-183
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    • 2009
  • This paper deals with the topical problems of the Life Cycle Costs in connection with the rolling stocks. the LCC philosophy has already entered the third decade. this philosophy contributed towards the new relationship's comprehension between railway vehicle producers' and railway vehicle users' sphere. this leads together to the technical-economical solution convenient for the both sides. In the point of manufacturer, It is said that low operational costs could be reached using a well-designed and structured maintenance program. this is due to the proper technical analysis of critical components that leads to low costs of maintenance and a superior reliability without increasing the capital investment. but, This paper presents both topical experiences with the LCC models for the railways vehicles and also procedures during Life Cycle Costs calculations. In conclusion I want to introduce how to calculate LCC & what kinds of softwares are used based on VVVF EMU vehicle

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Quality Inspection of Dented Capsule using Curve Fitting-based Image Segmentation

  • Kwon, Ki-Hyeon;Lee, Hyung-Bong
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.125-130
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    • 2016
  • Automatic quality inspection by computer vision can be applied and give a solution to the pharmaceutical industry field. Pharmaceutical capsule can be easily affected by flaws like dents, cracks, holes, etc. In order to solve the quality inspection problem, it is required computationally efficient image processing technique like thresholding, boundary edge detection and segmentation and some automated systems are available but they are very expensive to use. In this paper, we have developed a dented capsule image processing technique using edge-based image segmentation, TLS(Total Least Squares) curve fitting technique and adopted low cost camera module for capsule image capturing. We have tested and evaluated the accuracy, training and testing time of the classification recognition algorithms like PCA(Principal Component Analysis), ICA(Independent Component Analysis) and SVM(Support Vector Machine) to show the performance. With the result, PCA, ICA has low accuracy, but SVM has good accuracy to use for classifying the dented capsule.

The Discussion of Glass Waveguide formed by ton-exchange (이온교환 방법에 의한 유리도파로 특성 고찰)

  • 박정일;김봉재;박태성;정흥배
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 1994.05a
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    • pp.130-132
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    • 1994
  • We fabricated Ag ion exchange glass waveguide. Generally, ion-exchange glass waveguide. are suitable for passive integrated optical components such as directional and star couplers. Its advantages include low loss, ease of fabrication, and low material cost. So, we faricated Ag ion-exchange glass waveguides in AgNO$_3$ melt solution from 2 mole %. And we used Sodalime glass as a substrate in the fabrication process. As the results, we observed multivalent ion-exchange in a typical sodalime glass. Diffusion coefficient and depth are predicted by actual experimental data of Stewart. The exchange rate in silver-ion-exchanged waveguides are compared to the exchange time of waveguide fabrication.

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α-Fe2O3 nanostructure-based gas sensors

  • Lee, Seonyong;Jang, Ho Won
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.210-217
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    • 2021
  • Gas sensors based on semiconducting metal oxides have attracted considerable attention for various applications owing to their facile, cheap, and small-scale manufacturing processes. Hematite (α-Fe2O3) is widely considered as a promising candidate for a gas-sensing material owing to not only its abundance in the earth's crust and low price but also its chemical stability and suitable bandgap energy. However, only a few studies have been performed in this direction because of the low gas response and sluggish response of hematite-based gas sensors. Nanostructures present a representative solution to both overcome these disadvantages and exploit the desirable features to produce high-performance gas sensors. However, several challenges remain for adopting gas sensors based on metal oxide nanostructures, such as improving cost efficiency and facilitating mass production. This review summarizes the recent studies on gas sensors based on hematite nanostructures. It also provides useful insights into various strategies for enhancing the gas-sensing properties of gas sensors based on hematite nanostructures.

Morphological and Electrical Characteristics of nc-ZnO/ZnO Thin Films Fabricated by Spray-pyrolysis for Field-effect Transistor Application (전계효과트랜지스터 기반 반도체 소자 응용을 위한 스프레이 공정을 이용한 nc-ZnO/ZnO 박막 제작 및 특성 분석)

  • Cho, Junhee
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2021
  • Field-effect transistors based on solution-processed metal oxide semiconductors has attracted huge attention due to their intrinsic characteristics of optical and electrical characteristics with benefits of simple and low-cost process. Especially, spray-pyrolysis has shown excellent device performance which compatible to vacuum-processed Field-effect transistors. However, the high annealing temperature for crystallization of MOS and narrow range of precursors has impeded the progress of the technology. Here, we demonstrated the nc-ZnO/ZnO films performed by spray-pyrolysis with incorporating ZnO nanoparticles into typical ZnO precursor. The films exhibit preserving morphological properties of poly-crystalline ZnO and enhanced electrical characteristics with potential for low-temperature processability. The influence of nanoparticles within the film was also researched for realizing ZnO films providing good quality of performance.

Mixed matrix membranes for dye removal

  • Evrim Celik-Madenli;Dilara Kesiktas
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • v.14 no.4
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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

Removal of Cd(II) and Cu(II) from Aqueous Solution by Agro Biomass: Equilibrium, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies

  • Reddy, Desireddy Harikishore Kumar;Lee, Seung-Mok;Seshaiah, Kalluru
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.125-132
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    • 2012
  • The removal of Cd(II) and Cu(II) from aqueous solution by an agricultural solid waste biomass prepared from Moringa oleifera bark (MOB) was investigated. The biosorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Furthermore, the effect of initial pH, contact time, biosorbent dosage, initial metal ion concentration and temperature on the biosorption of Cd(II) and Cu(II) were studied using the batch sorption technique. Kinetic studies indicated that the biosorption process of the metal ions followed the pseudo-second order model. The biosorption data was analyzed by the Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich, and Temkin isotherm models. Based on the Langmuir isotherm, the maximum biosorption capacities for Cd(II) and Cu(II) onto MOB were 39.41 and 36.59 mg/g at 323 K, respectively. The thermodynamic parameters, Gibbs free energy (${\Delta}G^o$), enthalpy (${\Delta}H^o$), and entropy (${\Delta}S^o$) changes, were also calculated, and the values indicated that the biosorption process was endothermic, spontaneous and feasible in the temperature range of 303-323 K. It was concluded that MOB powder can be used as an effective, low cost, and environmentally friendly biosorbent for the removal of Cd(II) and Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution.

Application of surface modified sericite to remove anionic dye from an aqueous solution

  • Choi, Hee-Jeong
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.312-319
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    • 2017
  • The treatment of dyeing wastewater is not easy because dyes are mainly aromatic, heterocyclic compounds. The most effective technologies and methods to treat dyeing wastewater are costly and involve materials that are difficult to regenerate after use. Therefore, it is necessary to develop cost-effective, eco-friendly technologies to treat dyeing wastewater. The aim of this study was to investigate the removal of sulfur blue 11 (CI 53235) anionic dye using methyl esterified sericite (ME-sericite) adsorbents in an aqueous solution. The results are discussed in terms of the ME-sericite particle size, temperature, pH value and initial sorption rate according to the initial sulfur blue concentration. In addition, we analyzed the adsorption kinetics using a Pseudo-second-order model with the desorption and reusability. The methyl esterification caused a considerable increase in the specific surface area from 4.45 to $17.62m^2/g$. The ME-sericite adsorbents successfully removed > 98% of the sulfur dye in the aqueous solution. For the adsorption of 1 mg of sulfur dye, approximately 4.6 to 6.6 g/L ME-sericite were required. The desorption process was carried out by mixing a NaOH eluent to desorb 90.56% of the sulfur dye with 2 h of contact time. Thus, the ME-sericite is a promising adsorbent to treat dyeing wastewater due to its low dose requirement, high removal efficiency and inexpensive material.

Development of chemical conversion coating process for Mg-Al alloy and its anti-corrosion property (마그네슘-알루미늄 합금의 화성처리 공정 개발과 그 내식성 평가)

  • Kim, Seong-Jong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.265-266
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    • 2006
  • The chemical conversion coating formed on magnesium alloy investigated for low cost and harmless in environment by using the colloidal silica as the main component. The film formed in 298 K is thick, the film, which was thought combination of Si-O, was formed. The film formed in 313 K is thinner than that in 298 K. The quantity of film formed at high temperature such as 333 K and 353 K is smaller than dissolved quantity. At the anodic polarization experiment, corrosion resistance in sealing by hot water after chemical conversion treatment in basic solution condition get worse than that in comparison with basic solution condition. In salt spray test, the ratio of black rust on specimen that did not conducted chemical conversion treatment was five times or more compared with those of chemical conversion treated specimen. The film thickness of chemical conversion coating produced by alkali treatment process is thinner than in comparison with that of specimen produced in basic chemical conversion treatment solution condition. It is thought, however, that it showed good corrosion resistance during salt spray test because the area of microcracks is small.

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A Study on Hydorgen Generation from Alkaline NaBH4 Solution Using Co-B Catalysts (알칼리 NaBH4 용액에서 Co-B 촉매를 이용한 수소발생반응에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, SeougUk;Cho, EunAe;OH, In-Hwan;Hong, Sunn-Ahn;Kim, Sung-Hyun;Nam, Suk-Woo
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.137-143
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    • 2004
  • For hydrogen generation from aqueous alkilne $NaBH_4$ solution, Co-B catalyst was prepared by chemical reduction method using $NaBH_4$ as a reduction chemical. Effects of solution temperature, amount of catalyst loading, $NaBH_4$ concentration, and NaOH (a base-stabilizer) concentration on the hydrogen generation rate were exmanined. Compared to Ru catalyst generally used, the low-cost Co-B catalyst exhibited almost comparable activity to the hydrogen generation reaction.