• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.90-95
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• 2011

On April 20, 2010, a well control event allowed hydrocarbon (oil and gas) to escape from the Macondo well onto Deepwater Horizon (DWH), resulting in an exploration and fire on the rig. While 17 people were injured, 11 others lost their lives. The fire continued for 36 hours until the rig sank. Hydrocarbons continued to flow out from the reservoir through the well bore and blowout preventer (BOP) for 87 days, causing an unprecedented oil spill. Beyond Petroleum (BP) and the US federal government tried various methods to prevent the oil spill and to capture the spilled oil. The corresponding responses were very challenging due to the scale, intensity, and duration of the incident that occurred under extreme conditions in terms of pressure, temperature, and amount of flow. On July 15, a capping stack, which is another BOP on top of the existing BOP, was successfully installed, and the oil spill was stopped. After several tests and subsea responses, the well was permanently sealed by a relief well and a bottom kill on September 19. This paper analyzes the subsea responses and engineering efforts to capture the oil, stop the leaking, and kill the subsea well. During the investigation and analysis of subsea responses, information was collected and data bases were established for future accident prevention and the development of subsea engineering.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.57-64
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• 1990

Since the reservoir of leptospires organism is consisted of a broad spectrum of animals, the best method of prevention is vaccination. The clinical trial of leptospires vaccine conducted on human volunteer for its immunogenicity and safety. Summarized results are as following : 1. The Oral temperature among vaccinated group ranged from $36.7{\pm}0.46^{\circ}C\;to\;37.0{\pm}0.34^{\circ}C$, while in placebo injected group it ranged from $36.4{\pm}0.46^{\circ}C\;to\;36.7{\pm}0.53^{\circ}C$. There was no association between vaccination and fever (p>0.05) 2. Mild local reactions revealed in vaccinees were swelling (50-75% ), Redness($75{\sim}90%$), and induration ($25{\sim}40%$). Placebo injected group revealed only redness in 12.5% in 1st injection and 37.5% in second injection. The duration local reactions on injection site for th vaccinees and place groups disappeared within 48 hours. 3. Generalized Symptoms complained by the vaccinees were myalgia (25%), back pain(15%), headache (15%), pruritus(15%), and abdominal pain(10%), whereas placebo group complained of headache (25%), myalgia(12.5%), back pain(12.5%), pain in eyes(12.5%), abdominal pain(12.5%) pruritus (12.5%) and nausea(12.5%). 4. The serological test(MAT) of vaccinees showed geometric mean antibody titer as follows : a. L. icterohemorrhagiae lai 1 week after 1st vaccination : 22.45 1 week after 2nd vaccination : 111.23 3 week after 2nd vaccination : 266.64 b. L. canicola canicola 1 week after 1st vaccination : 24.62 1 week after 2nd vaccination : 123.92 3 week after 2nd vaccination : 276.55 c. L. icterohemorrhagiae copenhageni 1 week after 1st vaccination : 28.28 1 week after 2nd vaccination : 128.55 3 week after 2nd vaccination : 247.88 Whereas all of the place injected group showed below 1:20 titers. The sero-conversion rate of vaccinees were 100 percent.

• 에너지공학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.202-208
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• 1998

원자력 발전소의 증기방출계통에는 상당수의 산업공정에서 보여지는 바와 같이 배관을 통해 응축성 기체를 침수 분사시켜 응축시키는 과정이 포함된다. 본 연구에서는 증기방출계통 파이프와 지지문의 설계에 사용되는 동적 하중을 계산하기 위하여 증기방출 과도현상에 대한 해석을 특성기법을 사용하여 수행하였다. 해석모델은 마찰이 존재하는 균일한 배관을 통해 증기가 수조로 방출되는 경우에 대하여, 증기유량 및 배관 내에 원래 존재하고 있는 공기와 물의 방출유량 등을 고려하였고 압력 및 열원, 밸브, 분지관 등을 포함하였다. 배관의 유동 특성과 동적 하중을 계통 압력, 배관 길이 및 침수 깊이의 변화에 따라 계산하였다. 계산 결과 공기와 물의 경계에서의 배관의 동적 하중, 배관 내의 물 제거 시간 및 물 이동 속도 등은 계통 압력뿐만 아니라 배관 길이 및 침수 깊이의 영향을 받는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1868-1874
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• 2007

We have developed a robotic system for an automated parallel cell cultivation process that enables screening of induction parameters for the soluble expression of recombinant protein. The system is designed for parallelized and simultaneous cultivation of up to 24 different types of cells or a single type of cell at 24 different conditions. Twenty-four culture vessels of about 200 ml are arranged in four columns${\times}$six rows. The system is equipped with four independent thermostated waterbaths, each of which accommodates six culture vessels. A two-channel liquid handler is attached in order to distribute medium from the reservoir to the culture vessels, to transfer seed or other reagents, and to take an aliquot from the growing cells. Cells in each vessel are agitated and aerated by sparging filtered air. We tested the system by growing Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) cells harboring a plasmid for a model protein, and used it in optimizing protein expression conditions by varying the induction temperature and the inducer concentration. The results revealed the usefulness of our custom-made cell cultivation robot in screening optimal conditions for the expression of soluble proteins.

• 물과 미래
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.141-154
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• 1996

열 유동 현상을 규명하기 위한 연구로서 2차원 연직 좌표계의 수체 유동 컴퓨터 프로그램을 개발하였다. 이러한 연구의 구체적인 목적은 일차침전조 같은 폐수나 용수처리 및 상수원 호소에서의 수체유동에 대한 기작을 파악하고자 함이다. 이렇게 개발한 컴퓨터 프로그램 성능을 문헌에 나타난 수치해석 및 실험 자료와 성공적으로 비교, 검증하였다. 첫 번째 검증 문제는 응축열 방출에 따른 수체유동해석에 대한 것이며 두 번째 문제는 캐나다 온타리오주 사리나시에 있는 일차침전조에 대한 수치해석 실험 결과이다. 이렇게 개발된 컴퓨터 프로그램은 2차원 호소의 전도와 같은 특성규명에 응용하였으며 주요 변수로는 유량, 바람의 속도 그리고 온도 분포 등을 고려하였다. 나아가서 호소의 전도 현상과 같은 유동 특성을 규명하기 위한 연구의 일환으로서 바람의 속도나 온도 분포에 따른 수치해석을 시도하였다. 결과는 물리적으로 일관성 있게 나타났으며 수체 유동 특성 규명을 위한 유용한 도구로서 가능성을 보였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.241-252
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• 2000

Twenty-two water samples(fifteen groundwater and seven geothermal water samples) were collected to elucidate chemical characteristics of the ground and geothermal waters in the Haeundae hot spring area and its vicinity. Major and honor elements were analyzed for ground and geothermal water samples. The concentrations of $K^+$, Na+$, $Ca^{2+}$, $SO_4^{2-}$, $Cl^-$, ^F^-$ and $SiO_2$ were higher in the geothermal water samples than the groundwater samples except $HCO_3^- and Mg^{2+}$ ions. Based on the contents of Fe, Zn, Cu, Al, Mn and Pb, some of the ground and geothermal water samples are contaminated by anthropogenic sources. The ground waters shown on the Piper diagram belong to $Ca-HCO_3$ type, while the geothermal waters Na-Cl type. The graphs of $Cl^-$ versus $Na^+$, $Ca^{2+}, Mg^{2+}, K^+, SO_4^{2-} and HCO_3^-$ indicate that the groundwater is related partly with mineral-water reaction and partly with anthropogenic contamination, while the geothermal water is related with saline water. On the phase stability diagram, groundwater and thermal water mostly fall in the field of stability of kaolinite. This indicates that the ground and geothermal waters proceed with forming kaolinite. Factor and correlation analyses were carried out to simplify the physicochemical data into grouping some factors and to find interaction between them. Based on the Na-K, Na-K-Ca and Na-K-Ca-Mg geothermometers and silica geothermometers, the geothermal reservoir is estimated to have equilibrium temperature between 125${$\mid$circ}C$ and 160${$\mid$circ}C$.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제37권9호
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• pp.837-845
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• 2013

공기부양 펌프는 액체 내 공기부양 효과에 의해 양수 조작이 어려운 액체 및 액체 내의 침전물을 손상 없이 토출할 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 장점을 이용하여 DCFC(Direct Carbon Fuel Cell)에서 고온의 용융된 연료를 혼합 및 순환시키기 위해 공기부양 펌프를 적용할 수 있다. 이를 위한 연구의 일환으로 공기부양 특성을 파악하기 위한 기초 실험을 수행하였다. 본 실험에서는 공기부양 펌프 시스템을 구축하여 저수통 내에 모사 액체로 물을 채우고 관(tube)을 삽입한 후, 관 하단부에 가스유량을 공급하여 상단부의 토출유량을 측정하였다. 설계 인자로서 관직경과 잠수비를 변경하면서 이에 맞는 공기유량을 공급하였고, 정해진 각 조건에서 생성된 관 내부의 기포(bubble) 형상을 디지털 카메라로 촬영, 그 형상을 네 단계로 구분하였다. 펌프의 성능을 이론식을 모델링하여 실험 데이터와 비교하였고, 토출 유량을 측정하여 물이 토출되는 시작점인 가스유량과 전체 유량비와의 상관관계를 분석하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.1646-1654
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• 2002

A two-phase closed thermosyphon was one of the most effective devices in the removing heat because of its simple structure, thermal diode characteristics, wide operating temperature range and so on. In this study, a two-phase closed thermosyphon(working fluid PFC(C6F14), container copper(inner grooved surface)) was fabricated with a reservoir which can change the fill charge ratio. The experiments were performed in the range of 50~600W heat flow rate and 10~70% fill charge ratio. The results were compared with some correlations that were presented by Rohsenow and Immura et al. in the evaporator, by Nusselt, Gross and Uehara et al. in the condenser and by Cohen and Bayley, Wallis, Kutateladze and Faghri et al. in heat transfer limitation etc.. The heat transfer coefficient at the evaporator increased with the input power. However the effect of the fill charge ratio was nearly negligible. At the condenser, it showed an opposite trend to the evaporator and with increase of the fill charge ratio, showed some enhancement of heat transfer. The heat transport limitation was occurred by the dry-out limitation for small fill charge ratio(10%) and presented about 100W. For the case of large fill charge ratio(Ψ$\geq$40%), it was occurred by the flooding limitation at about 500W.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.705-716
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• 2011

For the efficient discovery of knowledge and information from the observed systems, data mining techniques can be an useful tool for the prediction of water quality at intake station in rivers. Deterioration of water quality can be caused at intake station in dry season due to insufficient flow. This demands additional outflow from dam since some extent of deterioration can be attenuated by dam reservoir operation to control outflow considering predicted water quality. A seasonal occurrence of high ammonia nitrogen ($NH_3$-N) concentrations has hampered chemical treatment processes of a water plant in Geum river. Monthly flow allocation from upstream dam is important for downstream $NH_3$-N control. In this study, prediction models of water quality based on multiple regression (MR), artificial neural network and data mining methods were developed to understand water quality variation and to support dam operations through providing predicted $NH_3$-N concentrations at intake station. The models were calibrated with eight years of monthly data and verified with another two years of independent data. In those models, the $NH_3$-N concentration for next time step is dependent on dam outflow, river water quality such as alkalinity, temperature, and $NH_3$-N of previous time step. The model performances are compared and evaluated by error analysis and statistical characteristics like correlation and determination coefficients between the observed and the predicted water quality. It is expected that these data mining techniques can present more efficient data-driven tools in modelling stage and it is found that those models can be applied well to predict water quality in stream river systems.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2000년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.87-90
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• 2000

The hydrogeochemical and isotopic studies on deep groundwater in the Munkyeong area, Kyeongbuk province were carried out. $CO_2$-rich groundwater (Ca-HC $O_3$ type) is characterized by low pH (5.8~6.5) and high TDS (up to 2,682 mg/L), while alkali groundwater (Na-HC $O_3$ type) shows a high pH (9.I~10.4) and relatively low TBS (72~116 mg/L). $CO_2$-rich water may have evolved by $CO_2$ added at depth during groundwater circulation. This process leads to the dissolution of surrounding rocks and Ca, Na, Mg, K and HC $O_3$ concentrations are enriched. The low Pc $o_2$ (10$^{-6.4}$atm) of alkali groundwaters seems to result from the dissolution of silicate minerals without a supply of $CO_2$. The $\delta$$^{18}$ O and $\delta$D values and tritium data indicate that two types of deep groundwater were both derived from pre-thermonuclear meteoric water. The carbon Isotope data show that dissolved carbon in the $CO_2$-rich water was possibly derived from deep-seated $CO_2$ gas. The $\delta$$^{18}$ S values of dissolved sulfate show that sulfate reduction occurred at great depths. The application of various chemical geothermometers on $CO_2$-rich groundwater shows that the calculated deep reservoir temperature is about 130~175$^{\circ}C$. Based on the geological setting, water chemistry and environmental isotope data, each of the two types of deep groundwater represent distinct hydrologic and hydrogeochemical evolution at depth and their movement is controlled by the local fracture system.m.