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Disposable Strip-type Sensors for Detection of Free Chlorine (유리염소 측정을 위한 일회용 스트립 센서)

  • Kim, Seung Ki;Kang, Tae Young;Cha, Geun Sig;Nam, Hakhyun;Shin, Jae Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.242-248
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    • 2012
  • The measurement of residual chlorine as a disinfectant is very important to ensure the safety against the pathogenic microbes and to suppress injection. The portable free chlorine sensor was fabricated with a disposable strip format by a screen printing method. The strip sensors prepared with a carbon-Ag/AgCl(cathode-anode) combination exhibited less interfering responses towards combined chlorine species(especially $NHCl_2$) and oxygen than the sensors prepared with other metals(i.e., gold and platinum). Free chlorine was determined chronoamperometrically with carbon-based electrodes at an applied potential of -0.3 V(vs. Ag/AgCl). A channel was built on the strip-type electrode for easy sampling, and the resulting strip sensors were employed to determine the concentrations of residual free chlorine.

Measurement system developed for the safety analysis of moored Floating matters (계류된 부유체의 안전성 평가를 위한 계측시스템 개발)

  • Park, Kyung-Chul;Yang, Hye-Jung;Seong, Yu-Chang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2013.10a
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    • pp.165-166
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    • 2013
  • When Coming alongside the shallow water or narrow pier, they apply sea area with small mooring facilities and Floating matter because of the diversity of ships and limitation and effective in cutting expenses. However, when ships, applying Small mooring facilities and Floating matter, come alongside, there can be some impulse by waves between the Floating things and ships which possibly leads to mass disaster. Therefore, there should be forecasts and analysis of the movement caused by waves. On this Study, it introduces the composition and principles of the developed system provides the base of the movement traits through measuring 3-D exercise data and acceleration of the Mooring and Floating matters.

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Radiation Doses and Quality Assurance in Cone Beam CT(CBCT) (임상가를 위한 특집 4 - CBCT 검사법의 정도관리 및 선량)

  • Choi, Yong-Suk;Kim, Gyu-Tae;Hwang, Eui-Hwan
    • The Journal of the Korean dental association
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    • v.52 no.3
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    • pp.153-163
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    • 2014
  • 3-dimensional information for anatomic stucture plays a role as integral part in clinical aspect of dental practice. CBCT(cone beam computed tomography) has been accepted as useful diagnostic tool offering Volume data and images for evaluating teeth and jaws in lower radiation dose than conventional CT. CBCT equipment is essential for the quality assurance of it to ensure continued satisfactory performance and result of adequate images. Dental practitioner and oral and maxillofacial radiologist should have a responsibility and critical thinking to deliver this technology to patients in a responsible way, so that diaganostic value is maximised and radiation doses kept as low as resonably achievable. CBCT imaging modality should be used only after a review of the patient's health and imaging history and the completion of a thorough clinical examination. Clinical guidelines are systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances Dental practitioners should prescribe CBCT imaging only when they expect that the diagnostic yield will benefit patient care, enhance patient safety or improve clinical outcomes significantly. Knowledge of patient dose is essential for clinicians who are making the decision regarding the justification of the exposure. There are some limitation in the measurement of patient dose in CBCT for the approval and adaptation of conventinal methodolgy in CT. It is also important to ensure that doses are optimised and in line with any national and international guidelines. The higher radiation doses of CBCT compared with conventional radiography, mean that high standards must be maintained. The Quality Assurance(QA) programme should entail surveys and checks that are performed according to a regular timetable. QA programme should be maintained by staff to ensure adherence to the programme and to raise its importance among staff.

Evaluation on Corrosion Behaviour and Adhensivity of Oxide Coated Materials (산화물 피복강재의 부식거동 및 밀착성 평가)

  • Lee Jong-Rark
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.34-41
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    • 1998
  • To oxide film, $A1_2O_3,\;Ta_2O_5$ and $ZrO_2$, coated on stainless steel (SUS410, SUS304) and pure Fe using RF magnetron sputtering method, the corrosion resistance on oxide coatings was studied using electrochemical measurement. Also, the adherence between film and substarte was studied. The adherence index ( $\chi$ ) was determined by the measure of micro hardness test. In this paper, we know that oxide film coated on SUS304 have better corrosion resistance than that coated on SUS410. In oxide film, the difference of corrosion resistance due to crystal structure have not been showed. In evaluating defect area rate of ceramic coated materials, CPCD method can be used effectively. In the micro-hardness test, with $1{\mu}m$ thickness film, it has only one the value of $\chi$. Above $2{\mu}m$ thickness film, however, get another value of $\chi$ as the cracks in film. The oxide film adhere well on the mild materials such as pure steel than high intensity materials like stainless.

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The development of pH reading system based on vision system (영상 기반 pH 산도 측정 시스템 개발)

  • Moon, Ha-Jung;Lee, Dong-Hoon
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.398-406
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    • 2013
  • Nuclear medicine imaging devices such as PET diagnose disease after injecting radiopharmaceuticals in human body for diagnosis. Radiopharmaceuticals should maintain the proper pH for human body safety. In general, pH paper is used to measure the pH of the radiopharmaceutical. pH of the sample compared with the standard color chart is used for measurement. However, the pH reading difference according to the experience of a rater can be generated. Also, a pH meter for measuring pH has a high sensitivity and contamination of the sensor must be avoided. In this paper, we developed the new hardware device for pH reading method and software was developed with vision algorithm to measure pH easily and simply.

A Study on Optimal Layout of Control Buttons on Center Fascia Considering Human Performance under Emergency Situations (돌발 상황 하의 사용자 반응을 고려한 자동차 중앙 계기판 버튼의 최적 배치 방안 연구)

  • Choi, Jun-Young;Kim, Young-Su;Bahn, Sang-Woo;Yun, Myung-Hwan;Lee, Myun-Woo
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.365-373
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    • 2010
  • Many studies on safety issues of human-machine interaction are being conducted, especially taking emergency situations into consideration. In light of this view, the importance of objective and reliable measurement of users' reactions under emergency situations is becoming more important than ever in reflecting such issues in the design of everyday things. However, despite the need to consider the human-machine interactions and human performances at the design stage, there were few studies which considered human performances and behaviors under emergency situations. This study is about an evaluation method and design guide to include such human performances under emergency situations during human-machine interactions. This is achieved through an experiment where operators are instructed to press the emergency button at an experimentally designed location under a random emergency situation. By analyzing the results in a human factors perspective, the response time and the accuracy of the operators' behaviors are explained. Analysis revealed that in designing the center fascia for automobiles, there is a tradeoff between response time and accuracy, and the optimal size of buttons differ in each part of the center fascia. This method is expected to be applicable to industrial situations to derive optimal position for emergency buttons.

Test Gases for Gas Burning Appliances of New Gas Group (새 가스그룹의 가스기기 시험가스)

  • Ha, Young-Cheol;Kim, Sung-Min;Lee, Chang-Eon;Choi, Kyoung-Seok
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.439-444
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    • 2011
  • To determine the test gases for gas appliances of new gas group, the interrelation between gas interchangeability, including thermal efficiency, of 13A gas appliances and present 13A test gases was experimentally investigated. The test results show that the Wobbe indices in the case of incomplete combustion and the flame lifting limit gas for the new gas group are respectively 2% higher than the upper limit and 1% lower than the lower limit of the Wobbe index range. The most suitable composition of R gas is 96 mol% of methane and 4 mol% of propane; LNG could be also used as R gas. Further, analysis results showed that the hydrogen concentration of flash back limit gas could be lowered from 30 vol% to 23 vol%.

A Study to Provide of Health Insurance for Chuna Manual Therapy (추나요법 급여화 대비 연구)

  • Ko, Youn-Seok;Lee, Jung-Han;Hwang, Eui-Hyoung;Heo, Kwang-Ho;Yun, Jong-Min;Park, Tae-Yong;Kong, Jae-Cheol;Sul, Jae-Uk;Jung, Taek-Geun;Kim, Ki-Byoung;Yang, Hui-Chun;Shin, Byung-Cheul
    • The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 2012
  • Objectives : The aim of this study was to prepare the validity and relevance for National Health Insurance of Chuna manual therapy through measurement of resource-based relative value scale(RBRVS) scores. Methods : To prepare for National Health Insurance, we studied it about standardized classification of the practice and definition, and speciality by difficulty and safety of Chuna manual therapy. Results : Classification of the practice could be classified to 7 of Chuna manual therapy and 24 traditional manual therapy, it also categorized as one of 3 kinds(basic, simple, special). The RBRVS scores of Chuna manual therapy were measured to 283.28, 566.57 and 1133.14. Conclusions : This study could be used to basis data for National Health Insurance of Chuna manual therapy, but further studies must be needed more objective investigation and data to calculate RBRVS scores.

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A Study on the Performance Assessment of Nuclear Fuel Debris Filtration Using the Weighted Mean (가중평균을 이용한 핵연료 이물질 여과성능 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Joon Kyoo;Lee, Seong Ki;Kim, Jae Hoon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.149-156
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    • 2017
  • Nuclear fuel requires high reliability and safety and therefore contains debris filtering devices to prevent failure-inducing debris from entering it. The debris filtering performance of nuclear fuel is one of the most important factors for fuel integrity. Therefore, the performance must be evaluated and the measurement must be reasonable. In this study, a calculation method of the comprehensive filtering efficiency using the weighted mean was proposed to establish a standard filtering efficiency index. To confirm the suitability of the proposed method, representative debris specimens were selected and the filtering efficiency with the weighted mean was compared with the efficiency of the arithmetic mean. The weighting factor of the weighted mean was introduced to produce a fair evaluation. In addition, the analysis of the debris filtering mechanism was performed according to the size of debris specimens, and the main dimensions of the filtering feature for commercial nuclear fuel.

Buffeting-induced stresses in a long suspension bridge: structural health monitoring oriented stress analysis

  • Liu, T.T.;Xu, Y.L.;Zhang, W.S.;Wong, K.Y.;Zhou, H.J.;Chan, K.W.Y.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.479-504
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    • 2009
  • Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems have been recently embraced in long span cable-supported bridges, in which buffeting-induced stress monitoring is one of the tasks to ensure the safety of the bridge under strong winds. In line with this task, this paper presents a SHM-oriented finite element model (FEM) for the Tsing Ma suspension bridge in Hong Kong so that stresses/strains in important bridge components can be directly computed and compared with measured ones. A numerical procedure for buffeting induced stress analysis of the bridge based on the established FEM is then presented. Significant improvements of the present procedure are that the effects of the spatial distribution of both buffeting forces and self-excited forces on the bridge deck structure are taken into account and the local structural behaviour linked to strain/stress, which is prone to cause local damage, are estimated directly. The field measurement data including wind, acceleration and stress recorded by the wind and structural health monitoring system (WASHMS) installed on the bridge during Typhoon York are analyzed and compared with the numerical results. The results show that the proposed procedure has advantages over the typical equivalent beam finite element models.