• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.476-483
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• 2012

Proper water management is crucial for the efficient operation of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell. Especially, for automotive applications, A novel water management that can avoid both membrane dry-out and flooding is a very important task to achieve good performance and efficiency of PEM fuel cells. The aim of this study is to investigate the liquid water behavior on the gas diffusion layer (GDL) surface and in the cathode flow channel of a PEM unit fuel cell under flooding conditions. For this purpose, a transparent unit fuel cell is devised and fabricated by modifying the conventional PEM fuel cell design. The results of water droplet behavior under flooding conditions are mainly presented. The water distributions in the cathode flow channels with cell operating voltage are also compared and analyzed. Through this work, it is expected that the data obtained from this fundamental study can be effectively used to establish the basic water management strategy in terms of water removal from the flow channels in a PEM fuel cell stack.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.19-33
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• 1992

The high oxidants, which occur the daily maximum concentrations in the afternoon, are transported into the other region via long range transport mechanisms or trapped within the shallow mixing boundary layer and then removed physically (deposition, transport by mountain wind, etc.) and chemically (reaction with local sources). Therefore, modeling formation of photochemical oxidants requires a complex description of both chemical and meteorolog ital processecs . In this study, as a part of air quality studies, we reviewed various aspects of photochemical modeling on the basis of currently available literature. The result of the review shows that the model is based on a set of coupled continuity equations describing advection, diffusion, transport, deposition, chemistry, emission. Also photochemical oxidant models require a large amount of input data concerned with all aspects of the ozone life cycle. First, emission inventories of hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxides, with appropriate spatial and temporal resolution. Second, chemical and photochemical data allowing the quantitative description of the formation of ozone and other photochemically-generated secondary pollutants. Third, dry deposition mechanisms particularly for ozone, PAN and hydrogen peroxide to account for their removal by absorption on the ground, crops, natural vegetation, man-made and water surfaces. Finally, meteorological data describing the transport of primary pollutants away from their sources and of secondary pollutants towards the sensitive receptors where environmental damage may occur. In order to improve our present study, shortcomings and limitation of existing models are pointed out and verification Process through observation is emphasized.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.847-863
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• 1999

The present study was performed to evaluate the effect of EDTA on diseased root surfaces with regard to the removal of the smear layer, exposure of dentinal tubule openings, and demineralization of the peritubular dentin. 20 periodontally involved single rooted teeth were used. After scaling and root planing, root conditioning was carried out with 3%, 17%, and 24% EDTA solution for 20 sec., 3 min., and 5 min. respectively. Then, the specimens were rinsed with tap water for 5 min. and processed for scanning electron microscopic observation. The following results were obtained. 1. In control group which was conditioned with cotton pellets soaked with saline for 3 min., the surface showed an amorphous irregular coating. The tubule orifices seemed to be com-pressed in the direction of the curette strokes. 2. In test group which was conditioned with EDTA solution, the number of opening dentinal tubules and the extent of the dentinal tubule opening increased with time irrespective of the concentration of EDTA solution. 3. In the group which was conditioned with EDTA solution for 20 sec., the smear layer was not completely removed. 4. If the time of root conditioning is above 3 min., collagen-like fibers covering the circum tubular dentin surface were shown even in the group which was conditioned with 3% EDTA solution. In conclusion, EDTA solution was a very effective root conditioning agent like low pH root conditioning agents which had various disadvantages. Therefore, using EDTA solution, more successful periodontal regeneration could be obtained.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.254-269
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• 2004

Polysilicato-iron coagulant (PSI) is receiving attention in Japan as a substitute for aluminum-based coagulants. In the first part of this article, coagulation, sedimentation and filtration experiments were carried out using kaolin clay particles as the turbidizing material and four types of PSI with various molar ratios of polysilicic acid to ferric chloride (Si/Fe ratio). Results demonstrate that use of a PSI with a high Si/Fe ratio can cause a more dramatic decrease in treated water turbidity but a higher suction time ratio (STR) than when PACl is used. However, optimization by increasing the rapid agitation strength GR is found to greatly improve the STR. In addition, the series of filtration experiments verified that optimization of GR is greatly effective in controlling rapid increases in filter head loss, and also formation of a thin aging layer in the upper part of the filter bed by slow-start filtration is effective in improving filtered water turbidity over the entire filtration process. The second part of this article describes two innovative filtration techniques to increase the particle separation efficiency; (1) coagulant-coated filter medium by enhancing the electrical potential of the surface of the filter medium, and (2) coagulant dosing in influent by controlling the electrical potential of particles entering the filter layer. From the results of the various filtration experiments using a pilot plant, these two techniques were found to be very effective to reduce the effluent water turbidity from the start to the end of a filter run. Moreover, in the filtration experiments using these two methods simultaneously, higher removal efficiency of approximately 3-log (99.7%) was realized, resulting that the finished water turbidity was accordingly reduced to 0.004mg/L.

• KSTLE International Journal
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2005

Friction and wear properties of the Boron carbide ($B_{4}C$) coating 100 nm thickness were studied under various relative humidity (RH). The boron carbide film was deposited on silicon substrate by DC magnetron sputtering method using $B_{4}C$ target with a mixture of Ar and methane ($CH_4$) as precursor gas. Friction tests were performed using a reciprocation type friction tester at ambient environment. Steel balls of 3 mm in diameter were used as counter-specimen. The results indicated that relative humidity strongly affected the tribological properties of boron carbide coating. Friction coefficient decreased from 0.42 to 0.09 as the relative humidity increased from $5\%$ to $85\%$. Confocal microscopy was used to observe worn surfaces of the coating and wear scars on steel balls after the tests. It showed that both the coating surface and the ball were significantly worn-out even though boron carbide is much harder than the steel. Moreover, at low humidity ($5\%$) the boron carbide showed poor wear resistance which resulted in the complete removal of coating layer, whereas at the medium and high humidity conditions, it was not. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) analyses were performed to characterize the chemical composition of the worn surfaces. We suggest that tribochemical reactions occurred during sliding in moisture air to form boric acid on the worn surface of the coating. The boric acid and the tribochemcal layer that formed on steel ball resulted in low friction and wear of boron carbide coating.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.1477-1488
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• 2014

도심지 불투수성 포장의 증가로 지하수위 저하, 생활용수 부족 등의 물과 관련된 다양한 환경문제가 점차 심화되고 있으며, 이를 해결하기 위해 빗물 저류조가 설치되어지고 있다. 빗물 저류조는 지반 저류층에 강우 유출수를 저장하여 향후 갈수기에 이용할 수 있어 도심지의 원활한 물순환에 도움이 된다. 그러나 도심지의 초기 강우는 다량의 비점오염물질을 포함하고 있으므로, 초기 강우를 빗물 저류조에 저류하기 전에 빗물에 포함된 오염물질을 정화하기 위한 시스템이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 초기 강우의 오염물질 정화를 위해 경제성과 비점오염물질 제거효율 측면에서 우수한 토양여과기술을 적용한 빗물 저류조의 전처리시설인 모래 여과층에 대한 정화효율 및 적용성을 실내 시험과 현장 시험을 통해 평가하였다. 실내 시험은 $20cm{\times}30cm{\times}60cm$의 규격으로 제작된 챔버에 3종류의 각기 다른 모래 여과층을 조성한 후 인공 강우를 유입하는 과정으로 진행되었으며, 유출된 오염수의 TSS (총 부유물질)와 COD (화학적 산소요구량)를 측정하여 모래 여과층의 정화효율을 평가하였다. 또한 폐색 현상으로 인한 모래 여과층의 투수계수 변화를 간접적으로 평가하였다. 실내 시험을 통하여 비점오염물질 정화에 적합한 여과층을 제시하였으며, 이를 현장 빗물 저류조에 시험 시공하여 선정된 여과층의 적용성을 검증하였다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2014

은제품은 대기의 아황산가스나 황화수소 등과 반응하여 검게 변색된다. 검은 변색은 표면에 황화은이 형성되는 것으로 보존처리시 제거하는 것이 일반적이다. 황화은을 제거하는 방법은 화학적, 전기화학적, 미세마모법 등을 사용하지만 모두 은의 손실을 초래한다. 따라서 본 연구는 표면 오염물만을 선택적으로 제거할 수 있는 레이저클리닝을 은시편에 실험하여 안전하고 효율적인 레이저 조건을 알아보고자 하였다. 먼저 부식되지 않은 순수한 은에 레이저를 조사하여 안전한 레이저에너지밀도 범위를 확인하였다. 실험 결과 은은 1064nm $4.00J/cm^2$ 이하, 532nm $2.39J/cm^2$ 이하 레이저에너지밀도 범위에서 안전하였다. 인공적으로 부식시킨 은판의 부식층(황화은)은 레이저조건 1064nm $2.39J/cm^2$로 약 5~10회, 532nm $1.19J/cm^2$로 5~10회 조사하였을 때 제거되었다. AES를 이용하여 레이저 펄스당 제거되는 부식층 두께를 확인한 결과 약 13 ~ 25nm이다. 은 시편의 레이저클리닝 조건을 은제품에 적용한 결과 표면의 검은 부식층이 제거되었으며 은 광택도 유지되었다. 이를 통해 은제품의 레이저클리닝 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.281-294
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• 1999

Vasospasm causes microvascular surgery to fail as a main factor in the loss of transferred flap dye to the diminution of blood flow in reconstruction surgery. Although there has been extensive research to resolve the vasospasm problem, no one has reached an ideal solution to date. However, cryotherapy, which is often used for destruction of tumor lesions, is being presented as a new way of releasing vasospasm. After making a histomorphometric measurement on vasodialation during the course of 1, 3 and 7 days, 2 and 4 weeks, and 5 months periods and observing the change of blood vessel in a histologic, immunohistochemical, and scanning electronic microscopic approach, the results were as follows : 1. Vascular inner diameters of the experimental 1 and 3 days groups were measured $476.3{\pm}28.20{\mu}m$, $497.15{\pm}48.79{\mu}m$ respectively showing statistically meaningful vasodilation(P<0.05), which continued by the experiment 4 weeks group. However, in the experimental 5 months group, the vascular inner diameter appeared similar to the control groups. Even though the thickness of smooth muscular layers come out to be thinner in all the experimental groups compared to the control group, it was difficult to find any statistical meaningfulness. In addition, the vascular external diameters of every experimental groups were shown to be longer than the control group. 2. In light microscopic view, severe injury was evident on the smooth muscular layer cell from the experimental 1 day group, started recovering partially from the experimental 7 days group, and was mostly restored in the experimental 4 weeks group and layer of adventitial stripping were nearly recoverd 2 weeks group. 3. The PCNA positive cells of smooth muscular layer were observed from the experimental 7 days group and had a tendency to increase by the experimental 2 weeks group. In the experimental 4 weeks and 5 months group, the number of PCNA possitive cells observed was comparable to the control group. 4. ${\alpha}$-SMA level of smooth muscular layer cells, having been significantly lower than the control group in the severly damaged experimental 1 day group. It was seen to be increased in the experimental 7 days group and turned out to show similar ${\alpha}$-SMA level in 4 weeks to the control group. 5. In the view of SEM, the endothelial cells were destructed and falling off, and also present the appearance of flattening in the experiment 1 day group. The endothelial layer cells started partially recovering from the 7 days group after the freezing injury. On 4 weeks and 5 months, the endothelial cells were fully coverd the damaged area, also it's appearance is similar to control group. In conclusion, the vascular freezing after the removal of adventitia caused damages to smooth muscular layer cells, and brought about vasodilation, which continued by the 4th week. The smooth muscular layer cells started partially reviving from the 7rd day after the damage by vascular freezing, and recovered their similar figure to the control group's 4 weeks later. This was considered the result of cells which surround the damaged blood vessel being influxed into the smooth muscular layers. Therefore, this local freezing injury on the blood vessel was thought to be applied clinically to relieve severe vasospasm which cannot be treated by vasodilation drug, a microvascular surgery.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.179-187
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• 2002

유기물이 함유된 공업용 폐수(2차처리수)의 수질을 정화하기 위해 2000년 7～10월에 친환경적인 방법인 식물정화조를 조성하여 하천의 수질 및 지하수를 보전하고 공업단지내에서 생물서식공간과 휴게공간을 제공하고자 본 실험을 진행하였다 식물정화조의 크기는 10m$\times$6m(상부면)로 1일 처리용량은 2.5㎥였다. 폐수는 1일 4회, 6시간 간격으로 0.625㎥씩 나누어 처리하였다. 처리효율을 높이기 위해 수직흐름방식을 채택하였고, 배수층은 모래와 자갈을 2:1의 비율로 혼합하여 깊이 1.0m로 조성하였다. 식물정화조 내에는 갈대, 부들, 골풀, 노랑꽃창포 등의 다년생 정수식물을 20본/㎥ 식재하였다. 처리수 재활용 차원에서 생물종다양성을 증진시키는 자연형 연못을 조성하였으며, 이를 환경교육장으로 활용하기 위해 관찰데크, 안내해설판 등을 도입하였다. 실험결과 BOD$_{5}$, COD, T-N, T-P 등의 제거에 상당한 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났고, 생태계 모니터링 결과, 생물서식공간(비오톱)으로서의 기능이 점진적으로 향상되고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.23-39
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• 2014

인공 빗물 저류조는 도심지에 설치되어 빗물의 재활용이 가능하도록 한 친환경 우수유출 저감시설이나 지면에 내린 빗물을 직접 이용하기 위해서는 도심지의 초기강우에 포함된 고농도의 비점오염원을 정화할 수 있는 시설이 수반되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 인공 빗물 저류조에 적용할 수 있는 비점오염원 정화시설로서 경제성과 정화효율이 우수한 토양여과시설을 채택하여 실제 비점오염물질에 대한 모래 정화층의 입도분포에 따른 폐색특성을 연구하였다. 이를 위해 일련의 실내 챔버시험을 수행하고 폐색이론에 의한 비점오염원 제거 예측 모델을 제시하였다. 우선, 실내 챔버시험은 미세입자로 구성된 점토와 서울시내 도로에서 채집된 실제 비점오염원으로 제조된 인공 오염수를 이용하여, 5종류의 다양한 입도로 구성된 모래 정화층을 대상으로 수행되었다. 실내 챔버시험에서는 모래 정화층에 유입 및 유출된 인공 오염수의 TSS(총 부유물질)와 COD(화학적 산소 요구량)를 측정하여 오염입자의 크기에 따른 모래 정화층의 정화효율을 평가하였고, 정화층 간극에 폐색되는 비점오염입자의 누적무게를 산출하였다. 다음으로, 모래 정화층의 폐색특성을 이론적으로 규명하기 위해 비점오염원 제거 예측모델을 모래 정화층의 입도와 구성에 따른 특성과 투수계수 및 간극률의 변화 조건을 고려하여 제시하였다. 실내 챔버시험과 예측 모델로부터 산정한 모래 정화층에 폐색된 입자의 누적무게를 비교하여 폐색특성 지표인 Lumped parameter ${\theta}$를 추정하였으며, ${\theta}$는 모래 정화층에 폐색되는 오염입자의 양에 큰 영향을 주는 것을 확인하였다. 모래 정화층의 폐색 예측모델로부터 현장 인공 빗물 저류조에 적합한 최적의 비점오염 제거 시스템으로 유효입경 1.49mm(상부)와 유효입경 0.93mm(하부)의 모래로 구성된 이중 정화층을 제시하였다.