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Quality Evaluation of Vinegar Manufactured using Rice and $Rosa$ $rugosa$ Thunb (쌀과 해당화를 이용한 식초제조 및 품질평가)

  • Lee, Jae-Cheol;Han, Woo-Cheul;Lee, Je-Hyuk;Jang, Ki-Hyo
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.202-206
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    • 2012
  • In order to prepare rice vinegar, $takju$ fermentation was performed, using two different compositions; cooked rice supplemented with $Rosa$ $rugosa$ Thunb. (CR-R) and uncooked rice supplemented with $Rosa$ $rugosa$ Thunb. (UR-R). After ethanol fermentation, ethanol contents of $takju$ were adjusted to 6.0%, and then acetic acid fermentation was carried out using $Acetobacter$ $aceti$ at $30^{\circ}C$ with 200 rpm for 9 days. Supplementations of 1% acetic acid to $takju$ prior to acetic acid fermentation were a critical step in achieving a successful fermentation; final organic acid contents increased in a dose dependent manner. A higher content of organic acids, 1.6-6.9%, was found in UR-R vinegar. The level of free amino acid and GABA in UR-R vinegar was higher than that of CR-R vinegar, with glutamic acid and arginine, as the major amino acids. This finding demonstrates that heating process of rice prior to ethanol fermentation affects the quality of vinegar significantly.

Evaluation of Seismic Strengthening Approach at the Boundary Elements of RC Walls using Prestressed Wire Rope Units (프리스트레스트 와이어로프를 사용한 RC 벽체의 단부 경계요소 내진보강 평가)

  • Kwon, Hyuck-Jin;Yang, Keun-Hyeok;Byun, Hang-Yong
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.56-63
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    • 2018
  • The present study examined the reversal cyclic flexural behavior of walls with jacket section approach for seismic strengthening through forming the boundary elements at both ends of the wall. The prestressed wire ropes were used for the lateral reinforcement to confine the boundary element of the wall. The main parameter investigated was the height of the jacket section for strengthening. The limit height of the strengthening jacket section was determined by comparing the moment distributions between the existing and strengthened walls. Test results showed that the examined jacket section approach was significantly effective in enhancing the flexural resistance of walls, indicating 46% higher stiffness at peak strength and 210% greater work damage indicator, compared with the flexural performance of the unstrengthened wall. The ductility of the strengthened walls was insignificantly affected by the height of the jacket section when the height is greater than twice the wall length. The flexural capacity of the strengthened walls was 22% higher than the predictions obtained using the equivalent stress block specified in ACI 318-14.

Current Status and Prospects of Quality Evaluation in Perilla (들깨 품질평가 현황과 전망)

  • 이봉호;류수노;곽태순
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.47
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    • pp.150-162
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    • 2002
  • Perilla, Perilla frutescens. (L.) Britton, is a traditional oil seed crops grown in Korea. The seeds and seed oil is used for edible and some industrial sectors. The seeds of perilla contains 35-54% of a drying oil which is similar to the linseed oil. The fatty acids of seed oil is composed with linolenic acid, linoleic acid, and oleic acid. The majority of fatty acids of the oil is $\alpha$-linolenic acid proportioned 51-71% of the oil. This high linolenic acid makes it unstable of the oil and owing to the fast oxidation. Therefore, the plant breeders are challenges to develope a new varieties with low linolenic acid for edlible oil and high linolenic acid for industrial uses. Perilla foliage is also used as a potherb. The green leaves contains a special flavor, perilla aldehyde, and some abundant minerals and vitamins. The vitamin C and $\beta$-carotene is more available than lettuce and crown-daisy of which used for similar potherb and vegetables in traditional Korean food table. The authors are reviewed and discussed on the current status and prospects of the quality evaluations and researches in perilla seeds and leaves to provide and refers the condensed informations on their quality.

Genetic Analysis of Polymorphic DNA Markers in Cucumber (오이 다형성 마커를 이용한 유전분석)

  • Lee, Sun-Young;Chung, Sang-Min
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.468-472
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    • 2011
  • DNA marker is a powerful tool for plant genetics and breeding. In this study, 995 SSR markers were employed with chilling resistant cucumber, known as 'NC76', and chilling susceptible cucumber, known as 'GY14'. Using 2% agarose gel electrophoresis, 145 SSR markers were identified as length variation markers between 'NC76' and 'GY14'. The SSR markers that showed no length polymorphism were then screened using high resolution melting analysis technique and additional 30 polymorphic SSR markers were identified. As a preliminary evaluation for mapping, 20 markers among these 175 markers were employed to a $F_2$ population of 'NC76' x 'GY14' cross. Linkage analysis revealed 13 markers that joined into six linkage groups and seven markers that remained unlinked. This result indicates that these 175 markers could be used for construction of a genetic map using a cross between 'NC76' and 'GY14' for further investigation in developing markers related to resistance to chilling in cucumbers.

Evaluation on Sulfate Attack for Concrete Structures of Nuclear Power Plants (원자력발전소 콘크리트 구조물의 황산염 침식 평가)

  • Lee, Jong-Suk;Moon, Han-Young
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.169-176
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    • 2004
  • The Mechanistic model, considering expansion stress, coefficient of diffusion etc. to time, is applied to predict the deterioration of concrete structures of the nuclear power plant(NPP) due to sulfate attack. Mix design for the test was three kinds of specified compressive strength 385, 280 and $210kgf/cm^2$ which are used to construct NPPs and cement was type I and V. The immersion test was performed with 10% $Na_2SO_4$ solution to cement type and strength for a year. The coefficient of diffusion on each concrete mix is calculated based on the results of immersion test, and it is used for predicting the sulfate attack of the concrete structures of NPP. The coefficient of diffusion of the target concrete ranged $0.5763{\sim}3.9002{\times}10^{-12}m^2/sec.$, and the sulfate attack rate of concrete structures of the NPP was predicted as 0.1~7.1 mm/year.

Structural Safety Evaluation by Analysis of Pressure Variation Characteristics of Small Hydro Power Hydraulic Turbine Blades in Sewage Treatment Plant (하수처리장 소수력 수차 블레이드의 압력변화 특성 분석을 통한 구조안전성 평가)

  • Park, Yoo-Sin;Kim, Ki-Jung;Youn, Byong-Don
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.126-131
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    • 2017
  • Numerical analysis using commercial CFD code was carried out to develop the drag force type vertical axis hydraulic turbine for the improvement of the production efficiency of small hydro energy at low flow velocity condition. Blade pressure changes and internal flows were analyzed according to the presence or absence of the hydraulic turbine blade holes at flow velocity of less than 1.0~3.0 m/s. According to the numerical results, the pressure and flow velocity is severly affected by the flow velocity in turbine blade with no holes, while the influence of flow velocity is comparatively decreased in turbine blade with holes. It is also found that the pressure and flow velocity on the blade surface with holes are evenly distributed with no singular location and it is believed that forming a hole in the blade may be helpful in terms of structural safety.

AN ANALYSIS OF TECHNICAL SECURITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR DIGITAL I&C SYSTEMS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

  • Song, Jae-Gu;Lee, Jung-Woon;Park, Gee-Yong;Kwon, Kee-Choon;Lee, Dong-Young;Lee, Cheol-Kwon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.45 no.5
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    • pp.637-652
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    • 2013
  • Instrumentation and control systems in nuclear power plants have been digitalized for the purpose of maintenance and precise operation. This digitalization, however, brings out issues related to cyber security. In the most recent past, international standard organizations, regulatory institutes, and research institutes have performed a number of studies addressing these systems cyber security.. In order to provide information helpful to the system designers in their application of cyber security for the systems, this paper presents methods and considerations to define attack vectors in a target system, to review and select the requirements in the Regulatory Guide 5.71, and to integrate the results to identify applicable technical security control requirements. In this study, attack vectors are analyzed through the vulnerability analyses and penetration tests with a simplified safety system, and the elements of critical digital assets acting as attack vectors are identified. Among the security control requirements listed in Appendices B and C to Regulatory Guide 5.71, those that should be implemented into the systems are selected and classified in groups of technical security control requirements using the results of the attack vector analysis. For the attack vector elements of critical digital assets, all the technical security control requirements are evaluated to determine whether they are applicable and effective, and considerations in this evaluation are also discussed. The technical security control requirements in three important categories of access control, monitoring and logging, and encryption are derived and grouped according to the elements of attack vectors as results for the sample safety system.

A Study on New Technique Development for Creep Evaluation of Heat Resistant Steel Weldment (I) (내열강 용접부의 크리프 평가 신기술 개발에 관한 연구(I))

  • 유효선;백승세;권일현;이송인
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.754-761
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    • 2002
  • It has been reported that the creep characteristics on weldment which is composed of weld metal(W.M), fusion line(F.L), heat-affected zone(HAZ), and base meta(B.M) could be unpredictably changed in severe service conditions such as high temperature and high pressure. However, the studies done on creep damage in power plant components have been mostly conducted on B.M and not the creep properties of the localized microstructures in weldment have been thoroughly investigated yet. In this paper, it is investigated the creep characteristics for three microstructures like coarse-grain HAZ(CGHAZ), W.M, and B.M in X20CrMoV121 steel weldment by the small punch-creep-(SP-Creep) test using miniaturized specimen($10{\times}10{\times}0.5mm$). The W.M microstructure possesses the higher creep resistance and shows lower creep strain rate than the B.M and CGHAZ. In the lower creep load the highest creep strain rate is exhibited in CGHAZ, whereas in the higher creep load the B.M represents the high creep strain rate. The power law correlation for all microstructures exists between creep rate and creep load at $600^{\circ}C$. The values of creep load index (n) based on creep strain rate for B.M, CGHAZ, and W.M are 7.54, 4.23, and 5.06, respectively and CGHAZ which shows coarse grains owing to high welding heat has the lowest creep loade index. In all creep loads, the creep life for W.M shows the highest value.

Evaluation of a Sodium-Water Reaction Event Caused by Steam Generator Tubes Break in the Prototype Generation IV Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor

  • Ahn, Sang June;Ha, Kwi-Seok;Chang, Won-Pyo;Kang, Seok Hun;Lee, Kwi Lim;Choi, Chi-Woong;Lee, Seung Won;Yoo, Jin;Jeong, Jae-Ho;Jeong, Taekyeong
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.952-964
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    • 2016
  • The prototype generation IV sodium-cooled fast reactor (PGSFR) has been developed by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. This reactor uses sodium as a reactor coolant to transfer the core heat energy to the turbine. Sodium has chemical characteristics that allow it to violently react with materials such as a water or steam. When a sodium-water reaction (SWR) occurs due to leakage or breakage of steam generator tubes, high-pressure waves and corrosive reaction products are produced, which threaten the structural integrity of the components of the intermediate heat-transfer system (IHTS) and the safety of the primary heat-transfer system (PHTS). In the PGSFR, SWR events are included in the design-basis event. This event should be analyzed from the viewpoint of the integrities of the IHTS and fuel rods. To evaluate the integrity of the IHTS based on the consequences of the SWR, the behaviors of the generated high-pressure waves are analyzed at the major positions of a failed IHTS loop using a sodium-water advanced analysis method-II code. The integrity of the fuel rods must be consistently maintained below the safety acceptance criteria to avoid the consequences of the SWR. The integrity of the PHTS is evaluated using the multidimensional analysis of reactor safety-liquid metal reactor code to model the whole plant.

Evaluation of Flow Accelerated Corrosion of Carbon Steel with Rotating Cylinder (Rotating cylinder를 이용한 탄소강의 유동가속부식 평가)

  • Park, Tae Jun;Lee, Eun Hee;Kim, Kyung Mo;Kim, Hong Pyo
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.257-262
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    • 2012
  • Flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) of the carbon steel piping in nuclear power plants (NPPs) has been major issue in nuclear industry. Rotating cylinder FAC test facility was designed and fabricated and then performance of the facility was evaluated. The facility is very simple in design and economic in fabrication and can be used in material and chemistry screening test. The facility is equipped with on line monitoring of pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen(DO), and temperature. Fluid velocity is controlled with rotating speed of the cylinder with a test specimen. FAC test of SA106 Gr. B carbon steel under 4 m/s flow velocity was performed with the rotating cylinder at DO concentration of less than 1 ppb and of 1.3 ppm. Also a corrosion test of the carbon steel at static condition, that is at zero fluid velocity, of test specimen and solution was performed at pH from 8 to 10 for comparison with the FAC data. For corrosion test in static condition, the amount of non adherent corrosion product was almost constant at pH ranging from 8 to 10. But adherent corrosion product decreased with increasing pH. This trend is consistent with decrease of Fe solubility with an increase in pH. For FAC test with rotating cylinder FAC test facility, the amount of non adherent corrosion product was also almost same for both DO concentrations. The rotating cylinder FAC test facility will be further improved by redesigning rotating cylinder and FAC specimen geometry for future work.