• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.98-108
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• 2020

We consider transmit antenna selection combined with power allocation for quadrature spatial modulation (QSM) systems to improve the error rate performance. The Euclidean distance-based joint optimization criterion is presented for transmit antenna selection and power allocation in QSM. It requires an exhaustive search and thus high computational complexity. Thus its reduced-complexity algorithm is proposed with a strategy of decoupling, which is employed to successively find transmit antennas and power allocation factors. First, transmit antennas are selected without considering power allocation. After selecting transmit antennas, power allocation factors are determined. Simulation results demonstrate considerable performance gains with lower complexity for transmit antenna selected QSM systems with power allocation, which can be achieved with limited rate feedback.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.302-309
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• 2009

This study investigated the effects of infrared (IR) radiation combined with air blast thawing on the physical properties of pork. Regardless of air velocity, increasing IR dosage produced an exponential increase in the thawing rate of pork. This rate increased further when air blast velocity was increased. IR treatments showed significantly lower thawing loss than that of 0 Watt treatment, while increasing air velocity significantly increased thawing loss of pork (p<0.05). Increasing both IR power and air velocity tended to decrease the cooking loss of pork. Moreover, increased IR power tended to decrease the water holding capacity and shear force of pork. The shear force changes were not significant (p>0.05). Shear force also increased with increasing air velocity. In addition, the higher the air velocity the higher the shear force of pork. In Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) colour determination, control of temperature prevented discolouration from overheating of sample surface. The results suggest that IR dosage combined with air blast has potential in thawed meat quality aspects, and that humidity control could prevent surface drying.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.54-60
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• 2019

Background: Increasing the establishment of integrated management systems (IMSs) is done with the purpose of leaving traditional management methods and replacing them with modern management methods. Thus, the present study sought to analyze the events and investigate the impact of IMS on health and safety performance indices in an Iranian combined cycle power plants. Methods: This case study was conducted in 2012 in all units of the Yazd Combined Cycle Power Plant on accident victims before and after the implementation of IMS. For data analysis and prediction of indices after the implementation of IMS, descriptive statistics and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Chi-square, linear regression, and Cubic tests were conducted using SPSS software. Results: The number of people employed in the power plant in an 8-year period (2004-2011) was 1,189, and 287 cases of work-related accidents were recorded. The highest accident frequency rate and accident severity rate were in 2004 (32.65) and 2008 (209), respectively. Safe T-score reached to below -3 during 2010-2011. In addition, given the regression results, the relation between all predictor variables with outcomes was significant (p < 0.05), except for the variable $X^1$ belonging to the accident severity rate index. Conclusion: The implementation of safety programs especially that of IMS and its annual audits has had a significant impact on reducing accident indices and improving safety within the study period. Accordingly, health and safety management systems are appropriate tools for reducing accident rate, and the use of regression models and accident indices is also a suitable way for monitoring safety performance.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2004

본 연구는 두께 24 mm 뉴질랜드산 라디아타 소나무 단판의 마이크로파-열풍 복합 건조특성을 파악하기 위하여 수행되었다. 단판을 100℃ 열풍과 복합한 마이크로파 건조한 결과 함수율 160%에서 0%까지 건조하는데 7.5분이 소요되었다. 이 건조속도는 100℃ 열풍만으로 건조한 경우에 비하여 약 3배 정도 높은 수준이었다. 그러나 과도한 마이크로파 출력이 가해지면 탄흔이 남는 문제가 발생하였다. 그러므로 최적의 건조조건을 결정하기 위해서는 다양한 규격과 수종의 단판에 대한 마이크로파 건조특성의 파악이 요구됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제1권5호
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• pp.525-528
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• 2017

High-energy, high-power, quasi-continuous wave (QCW) operation of double-clad Yb fiber lasers incorporating an incoherent signal combiner is reported. We constructed four efficient, high-power Yb fiber lasers, each of which produced rectangular pulses at 1080 nm with a pulse energy greater than 15 J, and a pulse duration of 10 ms at a repetition rate of 10 Hz, corresponding to an average power of over 150 W and a peak power of over 1.5 kW for ~200 W of incident pump power at 915 nm. These laser outputs were combined by a homemade incoherent fiber signal combiner with low loss, yielding a maximum peak power of ~6.0 kW in a beam with $M^2{\approx}12.5$. The detailed laser characteristics and prospects for further power scaling in QCW operation are discussed.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2010

In order to treat soil contaminated with high percentages of water and petroleum, the combined microwave and thermal desorption process was studied, which was composed of the consecutive connection of two pre-treatment processes. For the thickness of the contaminated soil layer on the transfer conveyor belt, the optimal total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal rate was studied with respect to the duration of microwave exposure in the consecutive process combined with thermal desorption. The TPH removal rate when the contaminated soil layer thickness was 1 cm at 6 kW of microwave power was 80%. The removals rates for 2 and 3 cm soil layer thicknesses were both 70%. Under identical experimental conditions, the TPH removal rate for the microwave pre-treatment, when considering the soil particle size, was over 70%. The lowest TPH removal rate was achieved with a particle diameter of 2.35 mm. For contaminated soil with 30% water content, 6 kW and a thermal desorption temperature of $600^{\circ}C$ were the optimal operational conditions for the removal of THP. However, considering the fuel consumption cost, 4 kW and a thermal desorption temperature of $300^{\circ}C$ would be the most economic conditions.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.629-635
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• 2008

Recently, microturbines have received attention as a small-scale distributed power generator. Since the exhaust gas carries all of the heat release, the microturbine CHP (combined heat and power) system is relatively compact and easy to maintain. Generating hot water or steam is usual method of heat recovery from the microturbine. In this work, a heat recovery unit producing hot water was installed at the exhaust side of a 30 kW class microturbine and its performance characteristics following microturbine power variation was investigated. Heat recovery performance has been compared for different operating conditions such as constant hot water temperature and constant water flow rate. In particular, the influence of water flow rate and hot water temperature on the recovered heat was analyzed.

• 플랜트 저널
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2020

화력발전소에서 장치 이상이나 열화로 인해 발전효율이 저하될 때 운전자가 이를 감지하고 적시에 조처를 취할 수 있도록 지원하는 성능관리시스템은 무엇보다도 발전효율을 정확하게 예측하는 것이 중요하다. 공정용 증기 또는 난방용열(이하 공정용 증기로 단일화 표기)과 전기를 동시에 생산하는 열병합발전에 대해 지금까지 다수의 발전효율 모델들이 제안되었는데, 대부분 공정용 증기의 가치를 제대로 평가하지 못해 발전효율을 정확하게 예측하지 못했다. 본 연구에서는 발전효율 예측 모델의 계수를 조업 데이터를 통해 결정하고, 공정용 증기의 전기 환산효율(ECE, Electricity Conversion Efficiency) 모델을 적용함으로써 공정용 증기의 가치를 정확하게 평가할 수 있도록 하였다. 본 방법을 열병합발전의 설계 데이터에 적용하여 발전부하에 대한 발전효율의 추세선을 구한 결과 R2가 99.91%로 회귀 수준이 매우 높았다. 본 결과로부터 조업 데이터를 이용한 ECE 모델 계수 결정 방법이 발전효율을 정확하게 예측하여 열병합발전에 대한 성능 모니터링에 적합함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.371-381
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• 2016

This paper presents a study on reliability assessment and new contribution function development of power system including Wind Turbine Generator(WTG) combined with Battery Energy Storage System(BESS). This paper develops and proposes new reliability contribution function of BESS installed at wind farms. The methodology of reliability assessment, using Monte Carlo Simulation(MCS) method to simulate sample state duration, is proposed in detail. Forced Outage Rate(FOR) considered probabilistic approach for conventional generators is modelled in this paper. The penetration of large wind power can make risk to power system adequacy, quality and stability. Although the fluctuation of wind power, BESS installed at wind farms may smooth the wind power fluctuation. Using small size system as similar as Jeju island power system, a case study of reliability evaluation and new proposed contribution function of power system containing WTG combined with BESS is demonstrated in this paper, which would contributes to BESS reliability contribution and assessment tools of actual power system in future.

• 플랜트 저널
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2013

노후 무연탄발전소를 리파워링함에 있어 현실적인 대안이 되는 시나리오별로 경제성 분석을 시행한 결과 내부수익률은 750 MW급 LNG 복합화력으로 하였을 때 2.34%, 500 MW급 유연탄 석탄화력으로 하였을 때 3.56%, 200 MW급 유동층 석탄화력으로 하였을 때 2.31%로 나타나 경제성 분석 기준으로 삼았던 할인율 7%보다 낮게 평가되어 경제적 타당성을 확보하지 못하는 것으로 평가되었다. 그러나, 현재의 전력거래시장제도가 규제위주에서 시장위주로 변화되어 경제적 타당성이 현재보다 개선되고, 전력수요 대비 공급이 부족한 상황에서 수명이 소진된 노후 무연탄발전소의 리파워링이 불가피하다면 연구된 경제성을 기초로 초기투자비가 적으며, 유휴부지 활용과 연료수급이 수월하고, $CO_2$ 배출량이 상대적으로 적은 750 MW급 LNG 복합화력으로의 리파워링이 가장 효과적인 방안이라고 제시하고자 한다.