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Epicuticular Waxes and Stomata of Adult Scale Leaves of the Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis

  • Kim, Ki-Woo
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.42 no.3
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    • pp.124-128
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    • 2012
  • Leaf surface structures were investigated in the Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis by scanning electron microscopy. Adult scale leaves were collected from the tree, air-dried at room temperature, and sputter-coated with gold without further specimen preparation. Approximately fi ve stomata were locally distributed and arranged in clusters on the leaf surface. Stomata were ovoid and ca. 40 ${\mu}m$ long. The epicuticular wax structures of J. chinensis leaves were tubules and platelets. Numerous tubules were evident on the leaf regions where stomata were found. The tubules were cylindrical, straight, and ca. 1 ${\mu}m$ in length. They almost clothed the stomatal guard cells, and occluded the slit-shaped stomatal apertures. Moreover, the wax ridges were flat crystalloids that were connected to the surface by their narrow side. They did not have distinct edges, and their width/height ratio varied. In particular, the wax ridges could be discerned on the leaf regions where stomata were not present nearby. Since the wax ridges did not have distinct edges on their margin, they were identified as platelets. Instances were noted where platelets were oriented either parallel to each other or perpendicular to the cuticle surface. These results can be used in biomimetics to design the hierarchical structures for mimicking the plant innate properties such as hydrophobicity and self-cleaning effects of the leaf surface.

The Growth Rate of Salix Gracilistyla Miq. and its Effect of Protecting Soil from Dispersion Depending on the Planting Method Applied to Shore-marginal Slope (습지 수제부에서 삽목방법에 따른 갯버들 생장율 및 토양 유실 억제 효과)

  • Lee, Chun-Seok;Ryu, Nam-Hyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.56-68
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    • 2003
  • The main purpose of this study was to verify the shore margin protection effect of the root system of Salix gracilistyla Miq. developed from direct sticking cuttings on wetland, through the measurement of root growth and comparison of soil slaking rate depending on the planting method applied to shore-marginal slope. Comparison of growth rate and soil dispersion rate was made between five planted slope and one naked slope. The planting methods applied to the planted slope were (a) horizontally layed burying of stick(45cm) bundle (b) horizontally layed covering the slope with sticks (c) horizontally fencing with normal cuttings(20cm) (d) elected sticking of normal cutting at equal distances (e) random scattering short cuttings(3-4cm). As results, the most effective planting method was horizontally layed burying, and in order to increase its efficiency scattering the live stem chips in 2-3cm on the slope is recommended. The growth of root was negatively regressive to the distance from water floor.

A Downlink Load Control Scheme with a Dynamic Load Threshold and Virtual Coverage Management for Two-Tier Femtocell Networks

  • Kang, Chang Soon;Nguyen, Tien Dung;Kim, Junsu;Cigno, Renato Lo
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.7 no.11
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    • pp.2597-2615
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    • 2013
  • This paper proposes a dynamic downlink load control scheme that jointly employs dynamic load threshold management and virtual coverage management schemes to reduce the degree of performance degradation due to traffic overload in two-tier femtocell networks. With the proposed scheme, the downlink load in a serving macrocell is controlled with a load threshold which is adjusted dynamically depending on the varying downlink load conditions of neighboring macrocells. In addition, traffic overloading is alleviated by virtually adjusting the coverage of the overloaded serving macrocell, based on the adjusted load threshold of the serving macrocell. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme improves the performance of two-tier femtocell networks in terms of the outage probability and sum throughput. This improvement is significantly increased with appropriate values of load thresholds and with an intermediate-level adjustment of the virtual coverage area (i.e., handover hysteresis margin: HOM). Furthermore, the proposed scheme outperforms both a previously proposed load control scheme with a static load threshold and the LTE system without a HOM adjustment.

Aerodynamic Design of the Solar-Powered High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

  • Hwang, Seung-Jae;Kim, Sang-Gon;Kim, Cheol-Won;Lee, Yung-Gyo
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.132-138
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    • 2016
  • Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is developing an electric-driven HALE UAV in order to secure system and operational technologies since 2010. Based on the flight tests and design experiences of the previously developed electric-driven UAVs, KARI has designed EAV-3, a solar-powered HALE UAV. EAV-3 weighs 53kg, the structure weight is 22kg, and features a flexible wing of 19.5m in span with the aspect ratio of 17.4. Designing the main wing and empennage of the EAV-3 the amount of the bending due to the flexible wing, 404mm at 1-G flight condition based on T-800 composite material, and side wind effects due to low cruise speed, $V_{cr}=6m/sec$, are carefully considered. Also, unlike the general aircraft there is no center of gravity shift during the flight because of the EAV-3 is the solar-electric driven UAV. Thus, static margin cuts down to 28.4% and center of gravity moves back to 31% of the Mean Aerodynamic Chord (MAC) comparing with the previously designed the EAV-2 and EAV-2H/2H+ to upgrade the flight performance of the EAV-3.

Design of Moving Coil Type Optical Pickup Actuator for Flexible Disk (유연디스크용 가동 코일형 광 픽업 엑추에이터 개발)

  • Kim, Yoon-Ki;Song, Myeong-Gyu;Lee, Dong-Ju;Park, No-Cheol;Park, Young-Pil
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.479-483
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    • 2006
  • As high-definition television(HDTV) broadcasting were generalized, there have been many researches and developments about large storage capacity and fast data transfer rate in optical disk drives(ODD). Pickup actuators must have high flexible mode frequencies and gain margins. Flexible modes are caused by the flexibility of moving parts in the actuator and a servo bandwidth is limited by them. As a result, the system becomes unstable for high-speed operations in high density reading and recording. In this paper, we suggest improved modeling method that considers the bonding layer. And, flexible mode frequency of actuator is improved by Design of Experiment of lens holder. Magnet circuit is designed considering the relation with moving part. Through improving yoke design, the magnetic flux is changed and DC tilt is reduced. Consequently, we designed actuator which has high flexible mode frequency and gain margins.

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Studies on the population biology of some clonal plants in a coastal reclaimed land

  • Choung, Yeon-Sook;Joon-Ho Kim
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.327-343
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    • 1991
  • Clonal growth and rhizome architecture of calmagrostis epigeios, were studied in a 15-year old coastal reclamed land. As c. epigeios patch grew from center to margin radially over time, concentric annuli were added. the radial increases of the mature patch were 80~130cm/yr. the patch ages of c. epigeios estimated by relationships between the diameter and is radial increament, were 1~6year old. There were the marked variations of density, phytomass, shoot height and inflorecence frequency with increasing age of rhizome system within the patch. the maximum performance occurred at 2-year-old concentric annuli of the patch. The growth phasic continuum with aging was divided into 5 grwth phases ; pioneer, building, matyre, senile and degenerate. The rhizome aging had a more significant effect on the inflorescence frequency than on the other attributes. new rhizomes tended to diverge from the direction of the parent ramet by sympodial growth. in a 1-year-old patch, average length of rhizome segment was 7cm, average number of internode was 6, and the tillering frequency was 27%. The tillering in the early stage resultd in the increase of shoot density and the producation of multibranching rhizome. as the result of that, circular patchwas formed in a year. The branching structure based on such facts was represented graphically in branching degree of 60 and 100. therefore, c. epigeios with clonal growth may establish and grow vigorously earlier than other glycophytes in high salt conditions such as the coastal reclaimed land.

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The Investigation of the Adequate Reserve Margin in the Korean Power System : A Project Review (한국 전력 시스템의 적정 설비 예비율에 대한 연구 : 프로젝트 리뷰)

  • Noh, Jun-Woo;Kim, Mun-Kyeom;Oh, Chang-Seok;Chyun, Yi-Kyung;Park, Jong-Kuen
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.348-350
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    • 2008
  • 본 논문의 목표는 한국 전력에서 의뢰한 용량 과제를 리뷰하기 위한 것이다. 한국 전력은 현재 책정된 용량 가격(CP)을 최적화하려고 한다. 이러한 과정에서 한국 전력과 발전사들 간에 논란이 있었다. 우리 연구팀은 중립적인 입장에서 한국 계통의 안정성에 초점을 맞추어 연구를 진행하였다. 본 리뷰에서 다룬 내용은 한국 계통의 적정 설비 예비율을 구하기 위해, Loss of Load Probability-이하 LOLP를 산출하는 과정을 시뮬레이션을 통해 보여주는 것이다. 더 정확한 결과를 산출하기 위해 2007년 실제부하 및 설비 용량 자료가 사용되었다. 또한 본 연구에서 진행된 여러 가지 과제 수행 단계 중, 본 논문은 2번째 단계인 적정 설비 예비율을 12${\sim}$15%로 하향시킬 가능성을 찾는 연구를 설명한다. 한국 전력 계통의 안정성 모델을 만들고, 그 모델을 사용하여 기존 LOLP에 맞는 적정 설비 예비율을 찾는다.

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Stress Analysis of Plate-Spring-Type Landing Gear Materials (판스프링형 랜딩기어의 재질에 따른 응력 해석)

  • Kim, Kyeong-Hwan;Lee, Young-Shin;Han, Jae-Do
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.303-308
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    • 2014
  • Aircraft are an indispensable mode of modern transportation. They are also used as in a wide variety of other fields. For example, aircraft are used for accommodating passengers, carrying freight, and for military reconnaissance. Aircraft ground operations include landing and taking off. During landing, a higher load is applied to the landing gear than during takeoff. The landing gear should absorb impact energy and prevent damage to the main body of the aircraft in the case of an accident. In this study, simulations were performed for two types of plate-spring-type landing gear: that made of composite materials and that constructed with aluminum. The structural safety of landing gear made of each material was also evaluated.

Optimization of Channel Prediction Algorithm of Return Link ACM for Satellite Communication (위성통신용 적응형 전송기술 리턴링크 채널예측 알고리즘 최적화)

  • Kim, Hyun-Ho;Kim, Guk-Hyun;Ryu, Joon-Gyu;Hong, Sung-Yong
    • Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.19-23
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, we present the return link ACM method to improve the link availability and system throughput for satellite communication service. Also, we describe the optimization of an algorithm for channel prediction using the LMS (Least Mean Square) adaptive filter and the MODCOD (Modulation & Code rate) decision. The simulation results show that the optimized filter taps and step-size of adaptive filter are 2 and 0.00026, respectively. And also confirms the required SNR margin for minimization of MODCOD decision error is 0.3dB.

Experimental Study on Electrostatic Hazards of Powder in Fluidized Bed (유동층 건조설비에 있어서 분진의 정전기 위험성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Moon, Kyoon-Tae;Chung, Jae-Hee;Choi, Kwang-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2010
  • A large amount of electrostatic charges is often generated on polymer powders in fluidized bed and thereby may lead to electrostatic problems. In this study, to evaluate electrostatic hazards of powder in fluidized bed, the electric field(E[v/m]) and the charge amount(q[c/g]) during fluidizing were monitored. We also investigated the Minimum Ignition Energy(MIE [J]) of sample powder used in fluidized bed with the Hartman vertical-tube apparatus. The batch-type fluidized bed system and 2kg as Polypropylene(PP) resin powders were used in the experiments. The following results were obtained: (1) Even when a safe margin of several times was considered, the values of E obtained with PP powder in this paper did not exceed 3 to 5kV/cm, at which an incendiary electrostatic discharge could occur. (2) the ave. q was -0.26${\mu}$C/g during fluidizing. This value was high enough to cause electrostatic agglomeration and adhesion. (3) the entrained PP powder in upper column due to fluidizing could be ignited by electrostatic discharges of 71mJ.