• Computers and Concrete
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.367-388
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• 2016

In this paper, a simple practical method is introduced in which a simple weight measurement of concrete and finite element numerical analysis are used to determine the moisture transfer coefficient of concrete with a satisfactory accuracy. Six concrete mixtures with different water-to-cementitious material (w/cm) ratios and two pozzolanic materials including silica fume and zeolite were examined to validate the proposed method. The comparison between the distribution of the moisture content obtained from the model and the one from the experimental data during both the wetting and drying process properly validated the performance of the method.With the proposed method, it was also shown that the concrete moisture transfer coefficient considerably depends on the pore water saturation degree. The use of pozzolanic materials and also lowering w/cm ratio increased the moisture transfer coefficient during the initial sorption, and then, it significantly decreased with an increase in the water saturation degree.

• 호남수학학술지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.193-202
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• 2010

We investigate the estimation of the moisture transfer coefficients in porous media by optimization technique which minimizes the functional defined by the squares error of the numerical solution of an inverse diffusion problem from their experimental values of the moisture content at the some time-steps. In this paper, we solve a diffusion equation numerically by the control volume finite element methods.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제29권5_6호
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• pp.1257-1268
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• 2011

The thermal behavior of wood exposed to the outdoors is influenced by solar absorptivity and longwave emissivity. However, it is difficult to measure that properties directly. Hence we estimate the values of the parameter by using the least-square optimization technique. Finally we report the results for the computation of the values of the parameters.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.599-604
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• 2009

For the search of unified law of moisture movement in wood, moisture distribution of Korean red pine at non-steady state was investigated. We assume that the equilibrium moisture content (EMC) in wood depends on only temperature and relative humidity, it can be control in temperature and humidity chamber. If temperature is constant and humidity or vapor pressure is changed with sin curve shape at adequate cycles, EMC in chamber can be changed as well with sin-curve shape. The setup condition of a non-steady state in humidity control chambers is a constant temperature at $20^{\circ}C$ and 15+10 sin ${\omega}t$ percent EMC. It can be found that the distribution of moisture in the specimen with varying relative humidity are illustrated various types. Moisture in wood is complicated and vibrates with the moisture sorption process. Considering a unified law of moisture movement in wood, it is considered that the most important fact is to search the method of precise diffusion & transfer coefficients.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.387-393
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• 1995

삼투건조시 물질이동 특성을 알아보기 위하여 수분과 용질의 이동을 확산식으로 평가하여 침지온도와 농도에 따른 영향을 조사하였으며 또한 품질변화 정도는 carotene 함량을 지표로 하여 반응속도식으로 구명하고자 하였으며 삼투공정시 수분의 이동을 기존의 건조모델로 표현하고자 적합도를 알아보았다. 수분손실이나 용질의 증가는 온도와 농도가 증가함에 따라 높은값을 보였으며 농도보다는 온도의 영향을 많이 받는 것으로 나타났다. 확산계수 또한 고온과 고농도에서 높은 값을 가져 확산이 빠르게 일어남을 알 수 있었다. 고온에서는 수분 손실이 용질의 증가보다 높아 용질의 확산계수가 수분의 확산계수보다 높았으며, 품질변화를 나타내는 반응속도상수는 온도의 증가보다 농도의 증가에 따라 더 큰 값을 가져 고농도에서 파괴가 많이 일어남을 알 수 있었다. 확산계수와 품질변화 속도상수에 대한 온도의 영향을 알아보고자 Arrhenius 식에 적합시켜 본 결과 낮은 농도인 $20^{\circ}Brix$에서 확산에 많은 활성화에너지가 필요하고 고농도인 $60^{\circ}Brix$에서는 상대적으로 낮은 활성에너지로도 용질의 확산이 일어난다는 것을 알 수 있었고 활성화 에너지의 크기로 보아 수분의 이동은 $40^{\circ}Brix$에서, 용질의 이동은 $60^{\circ}Brix$에서 이동이 효과적으로 일어남을 알 수 있었다. 침지온도와 농도를 독립변수로 하여 확산계수와 반응속도상수를 예측하고자 각 독립 변수의 최적함수를 구하여 수립한 최적 함수 모델식과 polynomial 형태로 모델화 하였을 경우 수분이나 용질의 확산계수는 높은 적합도를 결정계수를 가지나 품질변화를 나타내는 반응속도강수는 다소 낮아 온도와 농도의 함수로 예측하기에는 미흡한 것으로 나타났다. 삼투건조 공정 중 수분의 이동을 시간의 함수로 표현하기 위한 가장 적합한 모델은 quadratic 모델의 $R^{2}$값이 침지온도와 농도에 관계없이 전반적으로 0.99 이상으로 나타나 다른 모델보다 더 높은 적용 가능성을 보였다. 따라서 quadratic 모델을 이용하여 삼투건조공정에서의 시간에 따른 수분함량을 예측할 수 있으며 확산계수와 아울러 물질이동 특성을 나타낼 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to clarify the mechanism of moisture transfer depend on the thickness of the spruce(Picea sitchensis Carr.). Therefore, as the basic research of moisture transmission, the amount of moisture transmission and the moisture distribution in specimens and temperature of it's surfaces in vapor transmission process were investigated. The experiment was conducted in a steady state. and the moisture distribution was measured by knife cutting and weighing the specimens. The following conclusions were obtained ; 1. It can be found that distribution of moisture in the specimen can be approximated by two different straight lines intersecting at nine or ten percent moisture content. The amount of moisture movement defends on the gradient of moisture in the wood. 2. It is investigated that the wood surface moisture contents(MCs) are less for thinner specimens than for thick ones on the absorption side. On the other hand, the wood surface MCs are greater for thinner specimens than for thick ones on the desorption side. The main factor that affects the EMC of wood would be temperature when the relative humidity of atmosphere is constant. The specimen generate heat with the absorption and desorption process. In addition, the velocities of moisture transmission varied with the thicknesses of specimens. If the temperature of wood becomes greater, its MC decreases. Then the difference between surface MC and EMC of adsorption and desorption side becomes greater for thinner specimens. Therefore it is considered that the coefficients of moisture transfer decreases with the increases of the specimens' thicknesses.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제10권
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• pp.41-47
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• 1992

목재투습성에 관하여 다음과 같은 결과가 밝혀졌다. 1) 시편두께 0mm에 외삽한 투습저항값이 정(正)이므로 목재표면에서의 수분전달현상을 고려함이 인정되었다. 2) 목재내부의 함수율분포는 함수율 9%를 경계로 두 개의 직선으로 나타났다. 또 시편양측의 공기중 평형함수율이 9%이상일 때는 한 개의 직선으로 나타났다. 수분확산계수는 함수율 9%를 경계로 두 개의 일정한 값을 가지며, 이 값들은 오직 함수율에만 관계한다. 4) 수분이동량은 목재내의 함수율구배에 의존한다. 4) 목재의 수분전달계수는 시편두께에 의존하였다. 이 현상의 기구에 대해서는 아직 알 수 없다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.61-70
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• 1994

This study was executed to find the applicability of press drying of tree disk by investigating the shrinkage and drying defect and to form appropriate model by comparing the actual moisture content(MC) and internal temperature in respect of drying time with calculated values based computer simulation to which was applied finite difference method. In press drying disk, heating period, constant drying rate period maintained plateau temperature at 100$^{\circ}C$ and falling drying rate period were significantly distinguished. Actual MC and internal temperature were analogous to those calculated at comparing points. Heat transfer model formed by Fourier's law using specific heat of moist wood and conduction coefficient considering fractional volume of each element of wood cell wall, bound water, free water and air showed applicability as basic data to developing heat expansion, shrinkage and drying stress during press drying. Also mass transfer model formed by Fick's diffusion law using water vapor diffusion coefficient showed applicability. Longitudinal shrinkage was developed by pressure of hot press and tangential shrinkage was restrained by hygrothermal recovery. The heart check, surface check and ring failure were occurred differently in species, but V-shaped crack didn't develop.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.352-362
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• 2012

Mass transfer behavior in wood was estimated through its microscopic structure. The diffusion coefficients which were decided by theoretical equations are influenced by different anatomical properties of wood. From the experiment, the moisture flux was linear to the square root of time. The diffusion coefficients had a regular tendency during the time elapse. During the modeling, it is necessary to understand the limitation of parameters and consider the particular situation to be simulated. In hardwood, because the apertures were not considered, tangential mass transfer simulation was totally different from experiment. As a result, a hardwood model design should consider the apertures which are even on the fiber walls.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.687-694
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• 1999

This study was conducted to develop new drying process for automatic control and marine engi-neering system. Air-water tests were carried out to investigate dryer performance. The dispersed flow in he dryer test apparatuses was also simulated by using a numerical code which solves the Dittus-Boelter equation for continuous liquid phase and the Reynolds equation of droplet motion for continuous liquid phase and the Reynolds equation of droplet motion for dispersed phase to predict droplet removal efficiency. Proper conditions for dehumidification were optimized by response ambient conditions. When the selected indexes were constrained in the range of 85-98% moisture content above $15^{\circ}$ and more than mass flow rates of moist air 750kg/h. The numerical results were compared with the experimental data pertaining to the removal effi-ciency at chamber stage and overall pressure drop along concentric tubes Good agreement was obtained as for the efficiency while relatively poor agreement was obtained for the relative humidity. The results also showed that the efficiency depended strongly on the relative humidity at the inlet condition which indicated the importance of estimating the heat exchanger length. Effects of some design parameters in both removal efficiency and breakthrough onset condition are discussed.