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Electricity Generation and De-contamination Effect for Characteristic Electrode Material in a Microbial Fuel Cell System Using Bay Sediment (MFC의 금속 및 탄소전극에 의한 전기생산 특성과 오염저감 효과)

  • Kwon, Sung-Hyun;Song, Hyung-Jin;Lee, Eun-Mi;Cho, Dae-Chul;Rhee, In-Hyoung
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.951-960
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    • 2010
  • Sediment works as a resource for electric cells. This paper was designed in order to verify how sediment cells work with anodic material such as metal and carbon fiber. As known quite well, sediment under sea, rivers or streams provides a furbished environment for generating electrons via some electron transfer mechanism within specific microbial population or corrosive oxidation on the metal surfaces in the presence of oxygen or water molecules. We experimented with one type of sediment cell using different anodic material so as to attain prolonged, maximum electric power. Iron, Zinc, aluminum, copper, zinc/copper, and graphite felt were tested for anodes. Also, combined type of anodes-metal embedded in the graphite fiber matrix-was experimented for better performances. The results show that the combined type of anodes exhibited sustainable electricity production for ca. 600 h with max. $0.57\;W/m^2$ Al/Graphite. Meanwhile, graphite-only electrodes produced max. $0.11\;W/m^2$ along with quite stationary electric output, and for a zinc electrode, in which the electricity generated was not stable with time, therefore resulting in relatively sharp drop in that after 100 h or so, the maximum power density was $0.64\;W/m^2$. It was observed that the corrosive reaction rates in the metal electrodes might be varied, so that strength and stability in the electric performances(voltage and current density) could be affected by them. In addition to that, COD(chemical oxygen demand) of the sediment of the cell system was reduced by 17.5~36.7% in 600 h, which implied that the organic matter in the sediment would be partially converted into non-COD substances, that is, would suggest a way for decontamination of the aged, anaerobic sediment as well. The pH reduction for all electrodes could be a sign of organic acid production due to complicated chemical changes in the sediment.

Mid-term Requirement of 'Elements of Depot Maintenance' draft (창정비요소 개발 과정정립을 통한 창정비요소개발 발전을 위한 제언)

  • Ahn, Jung-Jun;Kim, Jong-Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.638-647
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    • 2018
  • We have to prepare for the existing threats from North Korea and potential threats in the future. It is important to utilize our resources as effectively as possible to build military power that brings victory in a war. Based on a sustainable required operational capability, weapons systems at the acquisition stage need to maintain a combat-readiness posture and ensure operational sustainability. To achieve this, establishment of procedures that develop elements of depot maintenance at the beginning, which enables economical and effective depot maintenance during that stage, is essential. First, the requirement paper needs to develop the concept of the depot maintenance requirement through the pre-study outlined by this paper. Second, at the system development stage, a Development Plan of Depot Maintenance draft should be proposed. This is the initial paper that can develop the elements of depot maintenance, and it should be verified by a field test. Third, each force's logistics command should write a Depot Maintenance Direction draft and a Mid-term Requirement of Elements of Depot Maintenance draft with the proven Development Plan of Depot Maintenance draft. Also, the verified paper needs to be realized and renewed by the time the Requirement of Elements of Depot Maintenance draft is completed. In conclusion, the procedures explained above will contribute to build an economical and effective military power in a reality faced with a resource shortage and threats from the enemy.

Designation the Gray Region and Evaluating Concentration of Radionuclide in Kori-1 by Using Derived Concentration Guideline Level (고리 1호기의 잔류방사능 유도농도(DCGL)를 적용한 회색영역 설정과 핵종농도평가)

  • Jeon, Yeo Ryeong;Park, Sang June;Ahn, Seokyoung;Kim, Yongmin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.297-304
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    • 2018
  • U.S. nuclear power plant decommissioning guidelines(MARSSIM and MARLAP) are recommends to use DQOs when planning and conducting site surveys. The DQOs which is constructed in the site survey planning stage provide a way to make the best use of data. It helps we can get the important information and data to make decisions as well. From fifth to seventh steps of DQOs are the process of designing a site survey by using the collected data and information in the previous step to make reasonable and reliable decisions. The gray region that is set up during this process is defined as the range of concentrations where the consequences of type II decision errors are relatively small. The gray region can be set using DCGL and the average concentration of radionuclide in the sample collected at the survey unit. By setting up the gray region, site survey plan can be made most resource-efficient and the consequences on decision errors can be minimized. In this study, we set up the gray region by using the DCGL of Kori-1 which was derived from the previous research. In addition, we proposed a method to assess the concentration of radionuclide in samples for making decisions correctly.

Empirical Study for the Adoptive Attitude of the Management of Technology in Daejeon Region Enterprises (대전지역 기업들의 기술경영 수용태도에 대한 실증 연구)

  • Seo, Yong-Mo;Choi, Jong-In
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.407-416
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    • 2012
  • The primary purpose of this paper is to identify the development of education and training for the human resource development in the view of technology management. For this purpose, a research is developed based on the relevant literature reviews and empirical studies. Data have been collected from 110 firms in Daejeon city and tested by the frequency analysis and various statistical methods. The results of this empirical studies are summarized as follows. We classified in company competitive power as innovators, leading chasers and late chasers. The innovators, leading chasers and late chasers demanded the management of technology. They also demanded the middle manager, the CEO and R&D researchers as a important position in this demanding of the management of technology and its human resources of the market and technologies. Department of marketing and the executives and staff members find it important. We departmentalized the management of technology with the Daejeon region's strategic industries. Information technology(IT) industries thought that the middle manager, CEO and R&D department were important. Bio-industries thought that the CEO and the middle manager and R&D department were important. The high-tech parts materials industries thought that the middle manager, R&D department and marketing department considered as important.

Analyzing Site Characteristics and Suitability for Wind Farm Facilities in Forest Lands (산지 내 풍력발전단지 입지 특성 및 적합성 분석)

  • Kwon, Soon-Duk;Joo, Woo-Yeong;Kim, Won-Kyung;Kim, Jong-Ho;Kim, Eun-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.86-100
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    • 2014
  • The purposes of this study are to provide a guideline for the suitability of wind farm facilities in forest lands and to suggest improvement plans of policies and systems to minimize the damage of forest lands. First, we implemented a literature review and field surveys to examine and select factors for the suitability of wind farm facilities in forest lands. Spatial database for selected location factors of wind farm facilities in forest lands was constructed to develop the suitability model for locating wind farm facilities focusing on Gangwon-do. Data used in this study include wind power resource, legal mountainous preserved area, forest roads, developed areas, forest class, and other spatial data. In order to find specific-sized potential areas for a certain number of wind farm turbines, we used block statistics and focal statistics methods. As a result, the areas for potential wind farm locations were 1,261ha from a block statistics method and 1,411ha from a focal statistics method. Based on the outputs of this research, it is required to make an urgent solution for the prevention of forest disaster and to prepare reduction measures for the destruction of ridge landscape.

Physicochemical Properties of Hydroxypropylated Waxy Rice Starches and its Application to Yukwa (하이드록시프로필화 찹쌀 전분의 이화학적 성질 및 유과제조 특성)

  • Yu, Chul;Choi, Hyun-Wook;Kim, Chong-Tae;Kim, Dong-Seob;Choi, Sung-Won;Park, Young-Joon;Baik, Moo-Yeol
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.385-391
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    • 2006
  • Physicochemical properties of hydroxypropylated waxy rice starches were investigated to reduce steeping-time of yukwa (Korean oil-puffed rice snack) processing. Swelling power of hydroxypropylated waxy rice starch increased at relatively higher temperature $(60^{\circ}C)$ than native waxy rice starch $(70^{\circ}C)$. Solubility of hydroxypropylated waxy rice starches increased with increasing propylene oxide content. Pasting temperature $(66.3-66.9^{\circ}C)$ and peak viscosity (216-232 RVU) of hydroxypropylated waxy rice starch were higher than those of native starch (179 RVU) and increased with increasing propylene oxide content. DSC thermal transitions of hydroxypropylated waxy rice starches shifted toward higher temperature. Amylopectin melting enthalpy of hydroxypropylated waxy rice starch (8.4-9.2 J/g) was similar to native starch (9.0 J/g). X-ray diffraction patterns of native and hydroxypropylated waxy rice starches showed typical A-type pattern with no significant differences between them, suggesting hydroxypropylation only affected amorphous region. Results suggest hydroxypropylated waxy rice starch is not applicable for yukwa due to low puffing efficiency and dark color.

Hangul Porting and Display Performance Comparison of an Embedded System (임베디드 시스템을 위한 한글 포팅 및 출력 성능 비교)

  • Oh, Sam-Kweon;Park, Geun-Duk;Kim, Byoung-Kuk
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.493-499
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    • 2009
  • Three methods frequently used for Hangul display in computer systems are Standard Johab Code in which each of Hangul consonants and vowels is given a 5-bit code and each syllable created by combining them forms a 2-byte code, Standard Wansung Code in which each of all the syllables generally used for Hangul presentation forms a 2-byte code, and Unicode in which each syllable in most of the world's language systems is given a unique code so that it allows computers to consistently represent and manipulate them in a unified manner. An embedded system in general has a lower processing power and a limited amount of storage space, compared to a personal compute(PC) system. According to its usage, however, the former may have a processing power equal to that of the latter. Hence, when Hangul display needs to be adopted, an embedded system must choose a display method suitable for its own resource environment. This paper introduces a TFT LCD initialization method and pixel display functions of an LN2440SBC embedded board on which an LP35, a 3.5" TFT LCD kit, is attached. Using the initialization and pixel display functions, in addition, we compare three aforementioned Hangul display methods, in terms of their processing speeds and amounts of memory space required. According to experiments, Standard Johab Code requires less amount of memory space but more processing time than Standard Wansung Code, and Unicode requires the largest amount of memory space but the least processing time.

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Case Study for Information Quality Maturity Model (정보 품질 성숙도 모델에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Chang-Jae;Choi Yong-Rak;Rhew Sung-Yul
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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    • v.13D no.4 s.107
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    • pp.557-564
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    • 2006
  • Information is used effectively and contributes in profit creation and not only support management judgment quick but important resource to be possible recycled. The recent information systems improve enterprise's competitive power by reflection of user's various requirements and becoming big and complex for adaptation of rapidly circumstance change. Also it is trend that importance of information quality is emphasized gradually. The biggest problem in user requirement that is based on low quality data support. In case of business management is achieved by low quality information, company can not help dropping their competitive power such as company's strategy establishment, strategy achievement and management concentration breakup against competitor. Information of low quality increase time and expense to improve inaccurate data or revise and it is hard to accept correct information from specific situation. To solve these problems, we have to gain high quality data through definite comprehension, data management system establishment, and systematic data management achievement etc. Up to now, information quality and connected study were developed partially, but systematic methodology of information quality management's whole condition was not existed. Therefore, in this paper can show you how to extract process for information quality management & related evaluate factor with CMM (Capacity Maturity Mode]) 5 steps that is information warranty of quality process step. This paper whishes to contributes in competitive company or organization activity through information quality improvement management process.

The Impact of the Introduction of Hydrogen Energy into the Power Sector on the Economy and Energy (전력부문 수소에너지 도입의 경제 및 에너지부문 파급효과)

  • Lee, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.8
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    • pp.502-507
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    • 2016
  • The transition from a carbon economy based on fossil fuels to a hydrogen economy is necessary to ensure energy security and to combat climate change. In order to pursue the transition to a hydrogen economy while achieving sustainable economic growth, a preliminary study into the establishment of the necessary infrastructure for the future hydrogen economy needs to be carried out. This study addresses the economic and environmental interactions in a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model focusing on the economic effects of the introduction of renewable energy into the Korean energy system. Firstly, the introduction of hydrogen results in an increase in the investment in hydrogen production and the reduction of the production cost, ultimately leading to GDP growth. Secondly, the mandatory introduction of renewable energy and associated government subsidies bring about a reduction in total demand. Additionally, the mandatory introduction of hydrogen energy into the power sector helps to reduce CO2 emissions through the transition from a carbon economy-based on fossil energy to a hydrogen economy. This means that hydrogen energy needs to come from non-fossil fuel sources in order for greenhouse gases to be effectively reduced. Therefore, it seems necessary for policy support to be strengthened substantially and for additional studies to be conducted into the production of hydrogen energy from renewable sources.

Energy Efficient Clustering Algorithm for Surveillance and Reconnaissance Applications in Wireless Sensor Networks (무선 센서 네트워크에서 에너지 효율적인 감시·정찰 응용의 클러스터링 알고리즘 연구)

  • Kong, Joon-Ik;Lee, Jae-Ho;Kang, Jiheon;Eom, Doo-Seop
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.37C no.11
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    • pp.1170-1181
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    • 2012
  • Wireless Sensor Networks(WSNs) are used in diverse applications. In general, sensor nodes that are easily deployed on specific areas have many resource constrains such as battery power, memory sizes, MCUs, RFs and so on. Hence, first of all, the efficient energy consumption is strongly required in WSNs. In terms of event states, event-driven deliverly model (i.e. surveillance and reconnaissance applications) has several characteristics. On the basis of such a model, clustering algorithms can be mostly used to manage sensor nodes' energy efficiently owing to the advantages of data aggregations. Since a specific node collects packets from its child nodes in a network topology and aggregates them into one packet to relay them once, amount of transmitted packets to a sink node can be reduced. However, most clustering algorithms have been designed without considering can be reduced. However, most clustering algorithms have been designed without considering characteristics of event-driven deliverly model, which results in some problems. In this paper, we propose enhanced clustering algorithms regarding with both targets' movement and energy efficiency in order for applications of surveillance and reconnaissance. These algorithms form some clusters to contend locally between nodes, which have already detected certain targets, by using a method which called CHEW (Cluster Head Election Window). Therefore, our proposed algorithms enable to reduce not only the cost of cluster maintenance, but also energy consumption. In conclusion, we analyze traces of the clusters' movements according to targets' locations, evaluate the traces' results and we compare our algorithms with others through simulations. Finally, we verify our algorithms use power energy efficiently.