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Summer-Time Behaviour and Flux of Suspended Sediments at the Entrance to Semi-Closed Hampyung Bay, Southwestern Coast of Korea (만 입구에서 부유퇴적물 거동과 플럭스: 한반도 서해 남부 함평만의 여름철 특성)

  • Lee, Hee-Jun;Park, Eun-Sun;Lee, Yeon-Gyu;Jeong, Kap-Sik;Chu, Yong-Shik
    • The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.105-118
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    • 2000
  • Anchored measurements (12.5 hr) of suspended sediment concentration and other hydrodynamic parameters were carried out at two stations located at the entrance to Hampyung Bay in summer (August 1999). Tidal variations in water temperature and salinity were in the range of 26.0-27.9$^{\circ}C$ and 30.9-31.5, respectively, indicating exchange offshore and offshore water mass. Active tidal mixing processes at the entrance appear to destroy the otherwise vertical stratification in temperature and salinity in spite of strong solar heating in summer. On the contrary, suspended sediment concentrations show a marked stratification with increasing concentrations toward bottom layer. Clastic particles in suspended sediments consist mostly of very fine to fine silt (4-16 ${\mu}$m) with a poorly-sorted value of 14.7-25.9 ${\mu}$m. However, at slack time with less turbulent energy, flocs larger than 40 ${\mu}$m are formed by cohesion and inter-collision of particles, resulting in a higher settling velocity. Strong ebb-dominated and weak flood dominated tidal currents, in the southwestern and the northeastern part, respectively, result in a seaward residual flow of -10${\sim}$-20 cm $s^{-1}$ at station H1 and a bayward residual flow less than 5.0 cm $s^{-1}$ at station H2. However, mean concentration of suspended sediments at station H1 is higher at flood (95.0-144.1 mg $1^{-1}$) than in ebb (75.8-120.9 mg $1^{-1}$). On the contrary, at the station H2, the trend is reversed with higher concentration at the ebb (84.7-158.4 mg $1^{-1}$) than that at the flood (53.0-107.9 mg $1^{-1}$). As a result, seaward net suspended sediment fluxes ($f_{s}$) are calculated to be -1.7 ${\sim}$-$15.610^{3}$ kg $m^{-2}$ $s^{-1}$ through the whole water column. However, the stations H1 and H2 show definitely different values of the flux with higher ones in the former than in the latter. Alternatively, depth-integrated net suspended sediment loads ($\c{Q}_{s}$) for one tidal cycle are also toward the offshore with ranges of 0.37${\times}$$10^{3}$ kg $m^{-1}$ and 0.21${\times}$$10^{3}$ kg $m^{-1}$, at station H1 and H2, respectively. This seaward transport of suspended sediment in summer suggests that summer-time erosion in the Hampyung muddy tidal flats is a rather exceptional phenomenon compared to the general deposition reported for many other tidal flats on the west coast of Korea.

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A Critical Note on the Electric Field in Direct and Alternating Current and Its Consciousness

  • Oh, Hung-Kuk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.98-104
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    • 2000
  • The conventional model did not take momentum conservation into consideration when the electron absorbs and emits the photons. II-ray provides momentum conservations on any directions of the entering photons, and also the electrons have radial momentum conservations and fully elastic bouncing between two atoms, in the new atom model. Conventional atom model must be criticized on the following four points. (1) Natural motions between positive and negative entities are not circular motions but linear going and returning ones, for examples sexual motion, tidal motion, day and night etc. Because the radius of hydrogen atom's electron orbit is the order of 10$^{-11}$ m and the radia of the nucleons in the nucleus are the order of 10$^{-14}$ m and then the converging $\pi$-gamma rays to the nucleus have so great circular momentum, the electron can not have a circular motion. We can say without doubt that any elementary mass particle can have only linear motion, because of the $\pi$-rays'hindrances, nearthenucleus. (2) Potential energy generation was neglected when electron changes its orbit from outer one to inner one. The h v is the kinetic energy of the photo-electron. The total energy difference between orbits comprises kinetic and potential energies. (3) The structure of the space must be taken into consideration because the properties of the electron do not change during the transition from outer orbit to inner one even though it produces photon. (4) Total energy conservation law applies to the energy flow between mind and matter because we daily experiences a interconnection between mind and body. Conventional Concept of Electric Field must be extended in the case of the direct and alternating current. Conventional concept is based on coulomb's force while the electric potential in the direct and alternating current is from Gibb's free energy. And also conventional concept has not any consciousness with human being but the latters has a conscious sensibility. The cell emf is from the kinetic energy of the open $\pi$-rays flow through the conducting wire. The electric potential in alternating current is from that the trans-orbital moving of the induced change of magnetic field in the wire produces flows of open $\pi$-rays, which push the rotating electrons on the orbital and then make the current flow. Human consciousness can induce a resonance with the sensibility of the open $\pi$-rays in the electric measuring equipment. Specially treated acupunctures with Nasucon is for sending an acupunctural effect from one place to another via space by someone's will power.

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SiHwa Lake Tidal Power Plants (시화호 조력발전소)

  • Chung, Jin-Dal;Paik, Doo-Hyun;Lee, Shang-Oh
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.493-497
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    • 2005
  • 엄청난 자원의 매장고, 국가간의 대규모 교역을 가능케 한 항로, 어족자원의 공급원등으로서 인류의 생존과 번영에 일익을 담당하고 있는 바다는 인간의 증가하는 에너지 수요를 지속적으로 감당할 수 있는 무공해에너지의 보고로도 다가오고 있다. 그러나, 에너지 밀도가 타 에너지에 비하여 상대적으로 낮아 큰 규모의 에너지추출장치가 필요하다는 단점에도 불구하고, 대부분의 바다에서 하루에 두 번 씩 발생하는 조석현상을 이용하는 조력발전은 조석의 반복적이고 주기적인 특성 , 태양계가 존속하는 한 영구히 발생한다는 영속성, 현대과학과 관련기술의 진보 등으로 전 세계적으로 그 개발에 인류의 관심이 높아져 있다. 현재 조력발전소가 건설 중인 시화호는 포화상태에 있는 수도권에 공업용지를 공급하고 우량농지 조성으로 경쟁력 있는 농업을 육성하기 위하여 담수호로 조성되었으나,하수처리장 등 기초환경시설이 미비한 상태에서 인근지역으로부터 오염물질이 유입되어 수질이 악화되자 정부는 수질개선을 위하여 시화호를 해수호로 용도를 변경하였다. 본 논문에서는 조수간만의 차를 이용하여 무공해 전력을 생산하는 조력발전의 원리 및 최적발전량 산정기법과 높은 조수간만의 차로 조력개발적지로 유망한 서해안에 건설하게 될 시화호 조력발전소의 사업 및 기후변화협약 이행 시 기대효과 등에 대하여 논하고자 한다.

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Installation of Pilot Plant and Troubleshootings of Horizontally Linked Helical Turbines with Unconfined Free Flow Condition in Artificial Channel (인공수로에서의 수평 배열 헬리컬수차 현장시험 사례와 문제점)

  • Kang, Keum-Seok;Kim, Ji-Young;Lee, Kwang-Soo;Myung, Cheol-Soo
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.626-629
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    • 2007
  • 국내외에 아직 개발 실적이 없는 발전소의 해수방류수를 이용한 조류식발전시스템의 개발을 위하여, 현재 하동화력발전소 해수방수로를 대상으로 헬리컬 수차를 이용한 조류식발전 시험설비를 제작 완료하고, 성능 시험이 진행 중이며, 본 연구에서는 성능 시험 과정에서 나타난 제반 문제점을 제시하고 그에 대한 원인 및 대책을 분석해 보았다. 본 시험설비는 인공수로에서 수평 배열 헬리컬수차로서 기계장치의 안정성 및 수차의 효율을 평가하고자 하였다. 조류식 시험장치는 배수로의 빠른 유속으로 인하여 시공이 매우 어려웠으며, 인공수로임에도 불구하고 유지관리를 위한 적정 구조 선정이 곤란한 상황이었다. 또한, 헬리컬 수차는 서로 직렬연결되어 운전할 수 있는 장점이 있으나, 본 연구와 같이 다수의 수차가 연결될 경우, 보다 높은 축정렬 정확성, 커플링, 베어링 정밀도 등이 요구되어 효율 감소의 원인이 됨을 확인하였다. 본 장치는 시험용으로서 정밀한 베어링 및 수밀구조, 증속장치를 채택하지 않았으나, 상업용에서는 이를 개선할 필요성이 있다고 판단된다. 또한, 수차의 설치와 유지관리 조건 향상, 수차 통과부의 유황 개선, 수차의 효율 향상을 위하여 조류식 수차에도 유도수로와 casing, draft tube와 같은 Confined flow 구조를 일부 채택할 필요성이 있다고 판단된다.

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Estimation of Development Capacity Applicable to Current Power Generation System at the Discharge Channel of Hadong Thermal Power Plant (하동화력 방수로 조류식발전 개발규모 산정 및 수리특성 분석)

  • Kim, Ji-Young;kang, Keum-Seok;Lee, Dae-Soo
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.121-124
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    • 2006
  • 국내외에 아직 적용 실적이 없는 발전소의 해수방류수를 이용한 조류식발전시스템의 개발을 위하여 하동화력발전소 방수로에 시험용 조류식 발전시스템을 설계 및 제작하여 현장시험이 진행 중이며, 이를 확장하여 상업용 발전을 위한 총 개발 규모를 산정하고 경제성을 분석하였다. 조류식발전구조물의 형상 설계, 가이드 베인을 이용한 출력 조정을 통하여 방수로의 수류상태를 적절히 조절하여 설계하는 것이 가능할 것으로 판단되며, 조류식발전구조물 설치시 방수로의 수류특성 수치계산 결과로 판단할 때 발전출력에 의한 에너지 회수뿐만 아니라 조류식발전구조물의 단면축소 효과 및 수두손실이 방수로의 수위 변화에 상당한 규모로 영향을 주고 있음을 확인하였다. 조류식발전구조물 설치 이전의 유속 관측 결과를 이용하여 발전량을 산정한 경우 소수력발전 단가 적응시 경제성이 떨어지지만, 조류식발전시스템의 설치시 유속 증가 효과가 나타날 뿐만 아니라 가이드 베인 등을 이용하여 발전량 증대를 꾀하면 충분한 경제성을 확보할 수 있는 조류식발전시스템의 설치가 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

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Geochemical Relationship Between Shore Sediments and Near Terrestrial geology in Byunsan-Taean Area, West Coast of Korea (한반도 서해안 변산-태안지역 연안 퇴적물과 육상지질과의 지화학적 상관관계)

  • Seo, Kyoung Won;Chi, Jeong Mahn;Jang, Yoon Ho
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.69-84
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    • 1998
  • A geochemical study was carried out to define how marine shore sediments are related to their terrestrial source rocks in the region of Taean and Byunsan Peninsula, western Korea. The lithology of the coastal part of the study area is composed of Pre-Cambrian granite gneiss, schist, Jurassic terrestrial sedimentary rocks, and Cretaceous plutonic intrusives. Shore sediments are transported from three drainage tributaries. The sediments consist of quatrz with clay minerals, such as illite, kaolinite, smectite, chlorite. Heavy minerals include hematite, ilmenite, rare amount of zircon and apatite. Compared to those in coastal rocks, amount of heavy minerals in the sediments is considerably low. The low content of heavy minerals is thought to be attributed to the heavy mineral detainment in the river beds and influences of tidal currents which cause heavy minerals to accumulate in specific spots. Chemical composition of the major and trace elements, trace elements, and REE chondrite normalized pattern suggest that shore sediments transported from the corresponding drainage tributary show close mineralogical and geochemical relationships with the source rocks distributed in the Taean and Byunsan Peninsula.

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Distribution of Eelgrass, Zostera marina L. on Coasts of the Korean Peninsula: Preliminary Study for Eelgrass Restoration

  • Lee, Sang-Yong;Kwon, Chun-Jong;Lee, Kun-Seop;Choi, Chung-Il
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.55-61
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    • 2002
  • Eelgrass, Zostera marina L. widely spreads throughout all the coastal areas of the Korean Peninsula. However, some previously reported eelgrass populations disappeared. The disappearance was probably caused by anthropogenic disturbance such as reclamation and pollutant or exceeded nutrient release. Eelgrass beds occurred from the intertidal to the subtidal zone, mainly in lagoon, estuaries, ports, barrier reef and bays. Eelgrass beds were also found at the intertidal mud and sand flats, subtidal mud and sandbank in more exposed areas. Habitat characteristics of eelgrass beds distributed on the coasts of the Korean Peninsula varied among coast areas. Eelgrass distributed constantly throughout the southern coast of Korea, while the distribution was limited at lagoon, bay, port, or barrier reef on the eastern coast, because of steep water depth and high wave energy in that coast. On the western coast, eelgrass mainly appeared at the intertidal and subtidal zones in islands. Sediment characteristics of the Z. marina beds varied with locality, tidal current and water motion. Sediments of Z. marina beds were composed of sand, muddy sand, sandy mud and mud. Mean grain size ranged from 1.5 to 4.1 phi.

Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) Active and Passive Methods

  • Park, Choon-Byong
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.17-22
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    • 2006
  • Shear modulus is directly linked to material's stiffness and is one of the most critical engineering parameters. Seismically, shear-wave velocity (Vs) is its best indicator. Although methods like refraction, down-hole, and cross-hole shear-wave surveys can be used, they are generally known to be tougher than any other seismic methods in field operation, data analysis, and overall cost. On the other hand, surface waves, commonly known as ground roll, are always generated in all seismic surveys with the strongest energy, and their propagation velocities are mainly determined by Vs of the medium. Furthermore, sampling depth of a particular frequency component of surface waves is in direct proportion to its wavelength and this property makes the surface wave velocity frequency dependent, i.e., dispersive. The multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) method tries to utilize this dispersion property of surface waves for the purpose of Vs profiling in 1-D (depth) or 2-D (depth and surface location) format. The active MASW method generates surface waves actively by using an impact source like sledgehammer, whereas the passive method utilizes those generated passively by cultural (e.g., traffic) or natural (e.g., thunder and tidal motion) activities. Investigation depth is usually shallower than 30 m with the active method, whereas it can reach a few hundred meters with the passive method. Overall procedures with both methods are briefly described.

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Local Movement of Shorebirds for Roosting between Ganghwa and Yeongjong Island in the West Coast of Korea

  • Kim, Hwa-Chung;Yoo, Jeong-Chil
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.73-77
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    • 2004
  • Movement of shorebirds for roosting was studied to find their response to insufficient roosting area on Ganghwa Island. It was taken from two kinds of aspects of population fluctuation and direct observation of movement from March to October in 2002. Based on the data from their weekly fluctuation and flight observation, shorebirds on Ganghwa Island moved to roosts located far away. Shorebirds feeding at southern Ganghwa Island moved to Yeongjong Island for roosting during the spring tide period. High tide count showed that the number of shorebirds on Yeongjong Island increased strikingly, while the number of birds on Ganghwa Island decreased. As the tide level increased, the number of shorebirds on Ganghwa Island decreased in the fall migrating season (r$_{s}$= -0.81, p<0.001), whereas that on Yeongjong Island was not correlated significantly. Direct observation showed that some of the birds on the upper tidal zone of Ganghwa Island moved directly to the northern mudflat of Yeongjong Island during the flowing tide or dropped by flat zone on Seondu-ri. Insufficient coastal wetlands on Ganghwa Island induced them to move away from the island for roosting place and to endure costly flight energy expenditure. The development of wetlands on the southern Yeongjong Island would make them have no place available to roosts. Therefore this study proposes that shorebird roosts on Ganghwa Island should be created to conserve their habitat.t.

Structural Safety Analysis of FPWEC During Sea Transportation (부유식 파력 장치의 해상운송에 대한 구조 안전성 검토)

  • Cho, Kyu Nam;Kim, Yong Dae;Bae, Jae Hyeong;Shin, Seung Ho
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.250-255
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    • 2016
  • Ocean environmental data such as tide, wind, significant wave height etc. along the expected route were collected and analyzed to secure the safe towing and installation of floating pendulum wave energy converter(FPWEC) at planned sea area. Data from Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA) and Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency(KHOA) were reviewed and those were used to estimate the external forces exerting on the FPWEC during the towing operation. ANSYS system was used for the structural analysis of the FPWEC which is subject to complex environmental load to confirm the safety.