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Characterization of PM10 and Air-borne Metallic Elements Produced in Asan and Seoul

  • Son, Bu-Soon;Choi, Kyung-Ho;Yang, Won-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Health Society Conference
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    • 2004.06a
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    • pp.142-145
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study was to characterize background mass concentration of fine particle PM10 and metallic composition from September 2001 to August 2002 in comparison with a medium-sized city, Asan and a metropolitan city, Seoul. Annual mean PM10 concentrations in Asan and Seoul were 47.98 and $75.33\;{\mu}g\;/\;m^3$, respectively. The concentrations of PM10 were highest in spring season in both cities. The concentrations of measured metals except As and Pb in Asan were higher than those in Seoul. Yellow dust could affect the mass and metals concentrations of measured PM10 in Asan and Seoul. Relationship between measured metals concentrations showed that Si and Fe were associated with natural sources such as soil. Pb, Cu and Zn were closely related to urban anthropogenic sources such as fuel combustion. Especially, relationship between metals showed different association during yellow dust. Proper management for fine particles is warranted in Asan, considering the concentrations of metallic elements in fine particles in Asan were relatively higher than those in Seoul.

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Development of Corrosion Rust Removing Unit for Small Ship Propeller (소형선박용 프로펠러의 부식 녹 제거장치 개발)

  • Kim, Gui-Shik;Han, Se-Woong;Hyun, Chang-Hae
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.19 no.6 s.67
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    • pp.72-77
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    • 2005
  • The materials used in a ship screw propeller are commonly made with brass. The seawater corrosion and seawater cavitation of the screw propeller reduces the propulsive performance of the ship. In screw manufacturing, the corrosion rust of the screw propeller is removed through a hand grinding method. The grinding process produces dust of the heavy metals from the brass. The dust creates a poor working environment that is harmful to the health of the workers. An automatic corrosionrust removing apparatus, using a blasting method, was developed for the improvement of screw polishing conditions and its working environment. The performance of this apparatus was investigated by surface roughness, weight loss rate, hardness, electrochemical corrosion resistance, and cavitation erosion, after removing of the corrosion rust under various blasting conditions. Two medias of alumina and emery were used in this experiment. The surface roughness and hardness of the screw were improved by this apparatus. The electrochemical corrosion potential (Ecorr) and current density (Icorr) were measured by the dynamic polarization method, using a potentiostat,under the conditions of surface polishing with grinding, blasting, wire brushing, and fine sand papering. The test results prove that the new corrosion rust-removing apparatus improves the surface performance of a screw propeller.

Analysis of Water-Vapor Permeance and Ventilation Property of the Porous Construction Materials (다공성 건축자재의 투습 및 통기성 분석에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Jong-Won;Ahn, Young-Chull
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.754-757
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    • 2008
  • To maintain the indoor air quality, many ventilation systems and technologies have been developed in the highly insulated and air tight buildings. In this study, a porous construction material, which is applicable to passive ventilation system, is developed and measured the performances of the permeability and the resistance of water vapor, and the dust collection efficiency. The average coefficient of water vapor permeability shows $3.6\;g/m^2{\cdot}h{\cdot}mmHg$, which is slightly higher than Hanji ($2.4{\sim}3.2\;g/m^2{\cdot}h{\cdot}mmHg$) and the average water vapor resistance factor shows $0.303\;g/m^2{\cdot}h{\cdot}mmHg/g$, which is slightly smaller than Hanji($0.309{\sim}0.315\;g/m^2{\cdot}h{\cdot}mmHg/g$). The pressure drop of the porous construction material is smaller than the HEPA filter and the minimum dust collection efficiency shows 82.8% in the range of $2{\sim}9\;cm/s$.

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Development of Corrosion Removing Unit for Small Screw Propeller (소형 스크류 프로펠라의 부식제거장치 개발)

  • KIM GUI-SHIK;HAN SE-WOONG;HYUN CHANG-HAE
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.260-265
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    • 2004
  • The materials of ship screw propeller are commonly the manganese bronze. The seawater corrosion and cavitation of the screw propeller reduce tire propulsive performance of ship. In screw manufactory, tire corrosion rust of tire screw propeller is removed by a hand grinding. The grinding work makes the dust of the heavy metals from the manganese bronze. The dust makes indoor working environment poor. A friendly-environmental and automatic corrosion removing apparatus was developed for the improvement of screw processing and working environment. The corrosion rust of a screw propeller was remarkably removed by using apparatus. And the screw surface roughness was improved by a blasting effect of the apparatus performance test. Anode polarization curves on jour processing conditions, that is to say, grinding, blasting, wire-brushing, fine sand papering, were confirmed by a potentiostat. Especially, two kinds of medias, alumina and emery, were used in the blasting processing. Then, investigated tire cavitation erosion of specimen. This result proved that tire blasting work has considerably improved the corrosion resistance of a screw propeller.

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A Study on the Sustainability of Compact Cities in Korea

  • Sun-Ju, KIM
    • The Journal of Economics, Marketing and Management
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the policy implications of establishing a compact city in Seoul, analyzing whether it is an appropriate and efficient eco-friendly housing supply alternative. Research design, data, and methodology: The analysis criteria include efficiency, safety, and comfort, with efficiency encompassing economic, energy, and public transport links' efficiency. Safety and comfort are aspects of eco-friendliness, housing safety, and improvement in living environments. Results: In terms of economic efficiency, compact cities are a less expensive option than purchasing land for housing construction. To increase energy efficiency, we plan to adopt eco-friendly energy sources. Transportation efficiency is high in locations near public transport stations. To enhance safety and comfort, we intend to create large-scale parks and forests in Seoul. To ensure residential safety, measures will be taken to reduce road vibration, vehicle noise, and scattering dust. Conclusions: Selecting an appropriate location that provides convenient public transportation is essential for creating a compact city for housing in a large city. Combining a compact and smart city is necessary, and implementing smart technologies is needed to prevent dust, noise, and vibrations, which are undesirable in a residential environment.

Local Exhaust Ventilation Characteristics of Coal Dust in Coal Preparation Plant of a Coal Mine (석탄광산 선탄장에서 비산분진의 국소배기 특성)

  • Lee, Seung-Chul;Jo, Woo-Hyun;Park, Young-Rok;Ok, Yun-Yong;Kim, Tae-Hyuk
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2009.12a
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    • pp.259-262
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구에서는 석탄광산 선탄장설비와 국소배기시스템의 일부를 모형화하여 포집특성과 유동특성실험을 수행하였으며 동일조건에서 수치해석을 수행하여 그 결과를 비교 검토하였다. case 5가 46.35%의 가장 높은 포집효율을 보였으며 실험의 3가지 변수 중 고무 커튼의 사용유무가 국소배기시스템의 포집효율에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 case 1, 5, 6에 대해 포집된 입자크기 확인 결과, 포집성능이 우수한 case 5가 입경 $20{\mu}m$ 초과 입자들이 약 55%로 가장 많이 포집된 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 제어거리는 0.5m 이상이 적절한 것으로 판단된다.

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A Study on Collection Efficiency of Compact and Small Size Air-Cleaning Electrostatic Precipitator (공기정화용 소형 전기집진장치의 집진효율에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, S.H.;Yum, M.O.;Kang, K.O.
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.84-89
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    • 1997
  • Recentely, a compact and small size air-cleaning Electrostatic Precipitator(ESP) is needed to develop for air conditioning devices. From Deutsch formula for ESP efficiency, collection efficiency is affected not only the structure of collection section but also the charge rate of dust. In terms of collection area, the most useful type is a scroll type ESP. In this work, we investigated experimentally aptimum design factor of scroll type ESP by application of Taguchi method. And we developed the scroll type ESP by using optimal condition of control factor.

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Elementary Students' Conceptions of Magnetic Field by Drawing lines of Magnetic Field (자기력선 그림을 통한 초등학생들의 자기장 개념 조사)

  • Kwon, Sung-Gi;Shin, Mi-Sung
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.440-448
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study is to examine elementary students' conceptions of magnetic fields around various magnets by drawing tasks. A total of 105 elementary students from the 3rd and 6th grade levels were asked to draw how iron filings would arrange around magnets. We classified their drawings of magnetic field lines with some criteria to identify conceptions of magnetic forces and checked them through interviewing about their representative drawing. Through analyzing drawings, we discovered that 40% of elementary students drew the correct arrangement of iron filings around a bar magnet. In the case of two bar magnets in opposite directions, 33% of them drew correct patterns of iron dust and around two magnets in the same direction only 20% did well. Only 2.9% and 7.6% of students presented the correct drawings of magnetic fields near a disc and a horseshoe magnet. While 3rd grade students were supposed to be poor in drawings of magnetic fields around a loose and a dense coil which was not learned about, only 31% and 23% of 6th grade students who have just studied electromagnetism properly drew patterns of iron dust. This shows that only one quarter of students understood the magnetic filed lines even after instruction of electromagnetism. Many of 6th grade students learned a solenoid becomes just as a permanent magnet, but very few of them correctly drew a magnetic field line could distinguish between the iron dust around a loose and dense coil. After interviewing students, it is found that students consider magnetic forces to be existed only in parts of magnet because many of them drew magnetic field line of a specific areas around magnets. Students had misconceptions that magnetic forces exist only on the poles not in the middle around a horseshoe magnet. Also the disc-shape magnet made students to reveal various types of misconceptions: N- and S-poles are mixed in a whole magnet and right part of a disc-shape magnet is N-pole, left part is S-pole. Students who had not studied magnetic fields of around a magnet and electromagnets could not draw the correct patterns of iron dust suggest that it is indispensable for students to teach how patterns of iron filings would represent a visual image of magnetic fields in order to understand magnetic fields.

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A Study on the Characterization of PM$_{2.5}$, PM$_{10}$ Concentration at Asian and Non-Asian Dust in Asan Area (아산지역의 황사/비황사시 PM$_{2.5}$, PM$_{10}$ 농도특성에 관한 연구)

  • Chung, Jin-Do;Hwang, Seung-Min;Choi, Hee-Seok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.30 no.11
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    • pp.1111-1115
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    • 2008
  • The characterization of PM$_{2.5}$ and PM$_{10}$ concentration is considered by analysis of ionic and heavy metal component to measured suspended particle at atmosphere in Hoseo university of Asan area. The variation of concentration is studied at the periods of asian dust occured. In asian dust, the PM$_{2.5}$ ratio is decreased from 79.7% to 40.1%, whereas the size-classified mean concentration of suspended particle is increased largely. It is found that the PM$_{2.5}$ ratio is decreased relatively because the coarse particle is increased largely according to the analysis of the mass concentration to divide the fine and coarse particle on 2.1 $\mu$m basis. It is observed that the Ca$^{2+}$ion is about 40 magnifications and Na$^+$, SO$_4{^{2-}}$ ion is increased in sequence in coarse particle, whereas the variation of ionic concentration is slightly increased in the fine particle. Furthermore, Mn, Fe, Zn, and Al are increased in sequence as the result of heavy metal component analysis, and Al is shown the most increased as mass concentration.

The Study on Concentration of PM10 and Heavy Metal in Public Schools at Chung-Nam Area (충남 지역 일부 학교의 PM10과 중금속 농도에 관한 연구)

  • Son, Bu-Soon;Song, Mi-Ra;Kim, Jung-Duk;Cho, Tae-Jin;Yang, Won-Ho;Chung, Tae-Woong
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.17 no.9
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    • pp.1005-1013
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    • 2008
  • In this study, in order to analyze the air quality of the indoor environments of schools, we measured the indoor, outdoor and personal exposure concentration level of $PM_{10}$ for 40 classrooms(20 old, 20 new) in chungnam area from June 22 to July 19 and from November 21 to December 30, 2003. 1. Old classrooms contained more dust than new classrooms; the average of respirable dust is $43.27\;{\mu}g/m^3$ for new classrooms while $53.38\;{\mu}g/m^3$ for old one. The exposure concentration level of respirable dust in new classrooms were in summer higher outdoors than indoors. The values were indoors $46.71\;{\mu}g/m^3$, outdoors $50.46\;{\mu}g/m^3$, and personal $41.62\;{\mu}g/m^3$. Meanwhile in winter indoors had a higher concentration level than outdoors, the values being indoors $39.11\;{\mu}g/m^3$, outdoors $34.86\;{\mu}g/m^3$, and personal $49.01\;{\mu}g/m^3$. 2. Cr concentration level within dust was slightly higher in summer indoors ($101.50{\pm}32.10\;ng/m^3$) and outdoors ($100.89{\pm}35.18\;ng/m^3$) than winter indoors ($85.80{\pm}48.95\;ng/m^3$) and outdoors ($74.43{\pm}38.93\;ng/m^3$), but in personal concentration level, winter was higher. The results of this research show insufficient understanding of health risks from indoor air pollution, and shows possible health problems to students from school indoor air pollution. As such, a logical and systematic education program for students about the importance of indoor air quality should be carried out. Also the results of $PM_{10}$ concentration level measurements emphasize the need for regular measurements of indoor / outdoor and personal concentration level. New classrooms in particular needs to be used after measuring pollutants and safety, and requires installation of a ventilation device in all classrooms to improve air quality.