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Identifying Suspended Particulate Matters in an Urban Coastal System: Significance and Application of Particle Size Analysis

  • Ahn, Jong-Ho
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.167-174
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    • 2012
  • In situ particle size spectra are obtained from two sequent cruises in order to evaluate the physical consequences of suspended particulate matters caused by episodic storm runoff from the Santa Ana River watershed, an urbanized coastal watershed. Suspended particles from various sources including surface runoff, near-bed resuspension, and phytoplankton are identified in empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis and an entropy-based parameterization (Shannon entropy). The first EOF mode is associated with high turbidity and fine particles as indicated by the elevated beam attenuation near the Santa Ana River and Newport Bay outlets, and the second EOF mode explains the suspended sediment dispersal and particle coarsening at the near-surface plume. Chlorophyll particles are also distinguished by negative magnitudes of the first EOF mode, which is supported by the relationship between fluorescence and beam attenuation. The integrated observation between the first EOF mode and the Shannon entropy index accentuates the characteristics of two different structures and/or sources of sediment particles; the near-surface plumes are originated from runoff water outflow, while the near-bottom particles are resuspended due to increased wave heights or mobilizing bottom turbidity currents. In a coastal pollution context, these methods may offer useful means of characterizing particle-associated pollutants for purposes of source tracking and environmental interpretation.

Design of Dielectric Detector for FRP Hot Stick in EHV Live line Maintenance

  • Chawporn, Talerngkiat;Sriratana, Witsarut;Trisuwannawat, Thanit
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.2063-2066
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents an approach to detect the dielectric condition of FRP Hot Stick in EHV high voltage cable whereas shutting down the power system is not necessary. The radio frequency generating method is adopted by transmitting radio wave into the Electrodes. This instrument is small, easy to use and also inexpensive. Furthermore, the impurity level of dirt on high voltage insulator (non-ceramic type) will be analyzed by using the methods based on IEEE Std.978-1984 at 105 kV.DC. /305 mm. and OSHA Regulation 1910.269 Part J - live line tools. The frequency at 10-20 MHz is applied to FRP Hot Stick via Electrode1 and from FRP Hot Stick surface to Electrode 2. After that the results will be evaluated by testing in each condition of FRP Hot Stick, such as dry surface, hot surface, foil winding and conductor inserting. Finally, the watt loss will be examined and compared with the loss from humidity and Carbon tracking. The important components of this system are radio frequency generating unit, frequency stabilizing unit, frequency amplifier, FRP Hot Stick frequency counter, processing unit, and display unit.

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Effect of the East Asian Reference Atmosphere on a Synthetic Infrared Image (동아시아 표준 대기가 합성 적외선 영상에 미치는 효과)

  • Shin, Jong-Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.97-103
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    • 2006
  • A synthetic infrared image can be effectively utilized in various fields such as the recognition and tracking of targets as long as its quality is good enough to reflect the real situations. One way to improve its quality is to use the reference atmosphere which best describes atmospheric properties of regional areas. The east asian reference atmosphere has been developed to represent atmospheric properties of the east asia including Korean peninsula. However, few research has been conducted to examine the effects of this east asian reference atmosphere on the modeling and simulation. In this regard, this paper analyzes the effects of the east asian reference atmosphere on a synthetic infrared image. The research compares the atmospheric transmittance, the surface temperature, and the radiance obtained by using the east asian reference atmosphere with those of the midlatitude reference atmosphere which has been widely applied in the east asia. The results show that the differences of the atmospheric transmittance, the surface temperature, and the radiance between the east asian reference atmosphere and the midlatitude reference atmosphere are significant especially during the daytime. Therefore, it is recommended to apply the east asian reference atmosphere for generating a synthetic infrared image with targets in the east asia.

Three Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Filling Stage in Casting Process Using Adaptive Grid Refinement Technique (3차원 적응 격자 세분화를 이용한 주조 공정의 충전 해석)

  • Kim Ki Don;Jeong Jun Ho;Yang Dong Yol
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.29 no.5 s.236
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    • pp.568-576
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    • 2005
  • A 3-D finite element model combined with a volume tracking method is presented in this work to simulate the mold filling for casting processes. Especially, the analysis involves an adaptive grid method that is created under a criterion of element categorization of filling states and locations in the total region at each time step. By using an adaptive grid wherein the elements, finer than those in internal and external regions, are distributed at the surface region through refinement and coarsening procedures, a more efficient analysis of transient fluid flow with free surface is achieved. Adaptive grid based on VOF method is developed in tetrahedral element system. Through a 3-D analysis of the benchmark test of the casting process, the efficiency of the proposed adaptive grid method is verified. Developed FE code is applied to a typical industrial part of the casting process such as aluminum road wheel.

Properties of Silicone Rubber According to the Addition of Different Particle Size of ATH (ATH 의 입도에 따른 실리콘 고무의 특성)

  • Park, Hyo-Yul;Kang, Dong-Pil;Ahn, Myeong-Sang;Kim, Dae-Whan;Lee, Hoo-Bum;Oh, Se-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.216-219
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    • 2002
  • Much quantity of anti-tracking agent, ATH is added to the silicone rubber for the protection of silicone rubber against surface discharge. Hydrophobicity recovery properties of silicone rubber could be different by the content, surface treatment state and particle size of ATH. Because hydrophobicity of silicone rubber is depend much on the surface state of ATH. In this paper, the properties of silicone rubber is investigated according to the addition of different particle size of ATH to the silicone rubber. Hydrophobicity recovery properties and arc resistance of silicone rubber were investigated according to the addition of different particle size of ATH. Hydrophobicity recovery properties of silicone rubber were evaluated by the measurement of contact angle.

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An experimental study on the evaluation of abrasion resistance for concrete surface coating materials by cruising vehicle (차량 주행에 따른 콘크리트용 바닥 마감재의 마모저항성 평가방법)

  • Choi, Eun-Su;Kim, Young-Kun;Seo, Sang-Kyo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.849-852
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    • 2008
  • In the wheel tracking test to evaluate abrasion resistance for concrete surface coating materials applied parking lot, weight of the wheel, test temperature, scattered sand amount, wheel speed, etc. various test condition is used for reliable evaluating the abrasion resistance performance of surface coating materials and the results depends on the test condition. In this paper, we carried experimental study as following on abrasion resistance with 2kinds of different environmental conditions. - Commons : real car tire with 300kg of load, 5km/h of speed, 80,000 cycle. - Control A : no other deterioration condition - Control B : scattering 1.0g of sand per every 30rounds from 1m height.

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A Study on Roll Damping by Numerical Analysis of Viscous Flow (점성유동 해석을 통한 Roll Damping 연구)

  • HONG GJUN-BEOM;BOO KYUNG-TAE;HONG SAM-KWAN;LEE DONG-YEON
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.188-192
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    • 2004
  • A Numerical analysis method is developed in order to compute the flaw and wave field for 2-dimensional floating body in the free roll motion with 3 degrees of freedom. Navier-Stokes and continuity equations are gaverning equations in tire present study. Finite Difference method is introduced to discretize the governing equation. The free surface is traced by the interface tracking method and the grid system is fitted to boundaries including free surface and body surface, which is moving in the flow field. The numerical scheme is based on Maker and Cell method. For the sake of validation of the numerical method, the computed roll decay factors according to tire midship section shapes are compared with measured results. The numerical results are discussed in order to understand the effect of midship section shape on roll motion.

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A Study of the Surface Temperature Reduction Using Pipe Cooling System in Asphalt Pavement (아스팔트 도로포장에 물순환 파이프 시스템을 이용한 표면온도저감에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Yong Kyu;Park, Kyung Won;Lee, Suk Keun
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.75-86
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    • 2013
  • PURPOSES: The purpose of asphalt pavement reducing surface temperature by using Pipe cooling system is to make pleasant city life environment. METHODS: We considered building condition to lay the pipes under asphalt pavement and figured out that temperature reducing effect with pipe cooling system. In addition, we guessed rutting through wheel tracking test with a laid the pipes under asphalt mixture and performed fatigue cracking through a flexural fatigue test for performance evaluation of pipe cooling system. RESULTS: When pipe cooling system worked, the temperature of pavement model reduced quickly in test. The system can turn down the degree by 4 or 5 quickly as well. It didn't affect rutting to lay the pipes under the pavement, but it can get damaged to asphalt pavement in early stage by the result of performance evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: We figured out that pipe cooling system can turn down the temperature of aspalt pavement surface through tests. We suggest that pipe cooling system should be considered one of the effective way to solve urban heat island problem.

A Study on the Observation of IRR Camera in Surface Discharge Image (표면방전 현상의 적외선 카메라 관측에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Jang-Seob;Kim, Jin-Gook;Kim, Hyun-Jong;Lee, Woo-Sun;Lee, Jin;Kim, Duck-Keun;Lee, Hack-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.563-566
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    • 2003
  • The conventional testing as IEC-60587 is widely used in suface aging measurement of outside insulator those testing can carry out very short time in Lab testing. Also IEC-60587 testing is able to offer the standard judgement of relative degradation level of out side HV machine. Therefore it is very useful method compare to previous conventional tracking testing method and effective Lab testing method, But surface discharges(SD) have very complex characteristics of discharge pattern so it is required estimation research to development of precise analysis method. In recent, the study of IRR Camera is carrying out discover of temperature of power equipment through condition diagnosis and system development of degradation diagnosis.

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Cell Surface Antigen Display for Neuronal Differentiation-Specific Tracking

  • Kim, Sang Chul;Lee, Eun-Hye;Yu, Ji Hea;Kim, Sang-Mi;Nam, Bae-Geun;Chung, Hee Yong;Kim, Yeon-Soo;Cho, Sung-Rae;Park, Chang-Hwan
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.78-84
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    • 2019
  • Cell therapeutic agents for treating degenerative brain diseases using neural stem cells are actively being developed. However, few systems have been developed to monitor in real time whether the transplanted neural stem cells are actually differentiated into neurons. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a technology capable of specifically monitoring neuronal differentiation in vivo. In this study, we established a system that expresses cell membrane-targeting red fluorescent protein under control of the Synapsin promoter in order to specifically monitor differentiation from neural stem cells into neurons. In order to overcome the weak expression level of the tissue-specific promoter system, the partial 5' UTR sequence of Creb was added for efficient expression of the cell surface-specific antigen. This system was able to track functional neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells transplanted in vivo, which will help improve stem cell therapies.