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Hydrogen Refueling Stations Improving Safety and Economic Feasibility (안전성과 경제성이 개선된 수소충전소)

  • YunSil Huh;DongHoon Lee;Yongjin Chung;Yongchai Kwon
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.61 no.4
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    • pp.611-618
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of the refueling protocol and the contents of SAE J2601, which is used as the basis for hydrogen vehicles refueling around the world, were investigated, and research contents related to domestic protocols were also investigated. In addition, the components of the hydrogen refueling performance evaluation device developed in Korea and the method for evaluating the performance and safety of hydrogen refueling stations were reviewed. And, the result were analyzed by applying it to the hydrogen refueling stations currently operating in Korea. In addition, an economic feasibility analysis was conducted using data collected from domestic hydrogen refueling stations. In order to secure the safety and economy of a hydrogen refueling station, the protocol must be satisfied, and in order to satisfy the protocol, it is necessary to evaluate whether the refueling temperature, refueling pressure, and refueling flow are controlled within a safe range.

Development of Event-based Safety Culture Weakness Evaluation methodology in NPPs (사건기반 안전문화 취약요소 평가방법론 정립)

  • Kim, Younggab;Hur, Namyoung;Park, Jeongjin
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.50-63
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    • 2017
  • Safety culture degradation signs in nuclear power plants with complex and diverse systems can lead to their equipments performance deterioration. If these signs are neglected, they become potential causes of accidents. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor safety culture in the point of view of organization and management as well as to evaluate safety performance of nuclear power plants. Therefore, This paper suggested a methodology to evaluate safety culture weakness contributing the accidents' root causes in the case accidents occur at nuclear power plants. After reviewing methodologies using at domestic and international industry, the methodology suitable for domestic nuclear power plants was determined.

Evaluation of Haemagglutinin Content by RP-HPLC to Generate Pandemic Influenza Vaccine

  • Kang, Hyunkyung;Roh, Hang Sik;Song, Hyemin;Lee, Kwangmoon;Chung, Seung-Tae;Ban, Sang-ja;Mo, In Pil;An, Beum-Soo;Ahn, Chi-Young
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.269-274
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    • 2016
  • The potency of influenza vaccine is determined based on its hemagglutinin (HA) content. In general, single radial immunodiffusion (SRID) assay has been utilized as the standard method to measure HA content. However, preparation of reagents for SRID such as antigen and antibody takes approximately 2~3 months, which causes delays in the development of influenza vaccine. Therefore, quantification of HA content by other alternative methods is required. In this study, we measured HA contents of H1N1 antigen and H1N1 influenza vaccine by reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) methods. The presence of HA1 and HA2 was investigated by silver staining and Western blot assay. In addition, accuracy and repeatability of HA measurement by RP-HPLC were evaluated. Comparison of HA concentration by SRID and RP-HPLC revealed a precise correlation between the two methods. Our results suggest that RP-HPLC assay can replace SRID in the event of a pandemic flu outbreak for rapid vaccine development.

Living Lab and Confusion Matrix for Performance Improvement and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence System in Life Environment (생활 환경에서의 인공지능 시스템 성능 개선 및 평가를 위한 리빙랩 및 혼동 매트릭스)

  • Ha, Ji-Won;Seo, Ji-Seok;Lee, Seongsoo
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.1180-1183
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    • 2020
  • Recently, the daily life safety detection functionalities such as fall accident detection and burn danger detection are widely disseminated along with the development of IoT and smart home. These safety detection functionalities are mostly performed by artificial intelligence. However, simple accuracy measurement of the safety detection in laboratory environment is often far from practical performance in daily life environment. To mitigate this problem, this paper introduces two techniques, i.e. living lab and confusion matrix. Living lab is more than simple simulation of daily life environment, and it enables users to directly participate technology development and product design. Various performance measures induced from confusion matrix significantly help to evaluate the performance of artificial intelligence system for proper application purposes.

The Fatigue Performance Evaluation of Concrete Specimen by Using Mineral Admixture (혼화재 사용에 따른 콘크리트 시험체의 피로성능 평가)

  • Kim, Doo-Hwan;Baek, Kyung-Su
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.39-43
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    • 2010
  • The surfacing of bridge-decks are object to secure trafficability and to protect bridge face from impact load of traffic volume and other external conditions. But the deformation of pavements and cracks happen due to the damage of the bridge-decks surfacing from the increase of the traffic, short maintenance period and continuous vibration of bridge. This test is to make the 3-type high performance concrete that has different mixing ratio and is added the blast furnace slag, fly ash and silica respectively, and to compare 3-type high performance concrete of normal high strength concrete of $400kgf/cm^2$ strength through the static loading test and fatigue test. And test specimen is united floor slab and pavement for the durability of bridge.

Public Building Value Evaluation Using Contingent Valuation Method Based on Market Value Estimation

  • PARK, Jieun;YU, Jungho
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.367-370
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    • 2015
  • Building deterioration reflects the degradation of basic building performance including structural performance, energy performance, durability, and safety, and it also includes perceived deterioration, which considers a user-based perspective. More than 50% of the existing buildings in Korea are over 15 years old and public buildings compose 2.5% of all buildings domestically. Therefore, there are several different problems, such as poor energy efficiency, structural performance, and safety. To address the challenges of increasing stock in deteriorated buildings, it is necessary to make decisions about reconstruction or renovation. In this study, we propose a new method to evaluate public building value with a contingent valuation method (CVM). By estimating willing-to-pay (WTP) from users of private buildings in similar situation with the public building, it is possible to compare market prices and calculate a correction factor to adjust the WTP data. Finally, we apply the correction factor to the WTP of a public building and estimate market price, willingness to pay (WTP). Finally, we apply the correction factor to willing to pay (WTP) of public building and estimate market price.

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Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Vegetable Oils and Fats (식용유지 중 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 화합물 함량)

  • Chung, So-Young;Sho, You-Sub;Park, Sung-Kug;Lee, Eun-Ju;Suh, Jung-Hyuck;Choi, Woo-Jeong;Kim, Jung-Soo;Kim, Mee-Hye;Kwon, Ki-Sung;Lee, Jong-Ok;Kim, Hee-Yun;Lee, Chul-Won
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.688-691
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    • 2004
  • Concentrations of PAHs [benzo(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene] in vegetable oils and fats available in Korean market were estimated. Involved methodology were liquid-liquid partition, purification on Sep-Pak Florisil Cartridges, and high performance liquid chromatography using fluorescence detector. Overall recoveries for eight PAHs spiked into vegetable oils and fats ranged from 68.2 to 101.5%, averaging 85.4%. Mean levels of benzo(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, and indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene in vegetable oils and fats were 0.53, 0.82, 0.50, 0.18, 0.35, 0.16, 0.31, and $0.44{\mu}g/kg$, respectively.

Numerical Study on Fire Performance of Hollowcore Slabs (할로우코어 슬래브의 내화성능에 대한 수치해석 연구)

  • Min, Jeong-Ki;Woo, Young-Je
    • Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.95-102
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    • 2015
  • Numerical model on precast prestressed concrete (PC) hollowcore slabs using 11.3 mm diameter 7-wire stand was developed based on finite element analysis. In order to validate the modelling, previous experiment results with respect to prestressed solid concrete slabs were used and compared throughout the course of fire exposure. In addition to, the fire performance of hollowcore slabs with different aggregate types, moisture contents and compressive strength of concrete was investigated. As a result, it can be seen that the type of aggregates and moisture contents used in hollowcore slabs can affect the fire performance as well as temperature developments.

Performance-based seismic analysis and design of code-exceeding tall buildings in Mainland China

  • Jiang, Huanjun;Lu, Xilin;Zhu, Jiejiang
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.545-560
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    • 2012
  • Design codes provide the minimum requirements for the design of code-compliant structures to ensure the safety of the life and property. As for code-exceeding buildings, the requirements for design are not sufficient and the approval of such structures is vague. In mainland China in recent years, a large number of code-exceeding tall buildings, whether their heights exceed the limit for the respective structure type or the extent of irregularity is violated, have been constructed. Performance-based seismic design (PBSD) approach has been highly recommended and become necessary to demonstrate the performance of code-exceeding tall buildings at least equivalent to code intent of safety. This paper proposes the general methodologies of performance-based seismic analysis and design of code-exceeding tall buildings in Mainland China. The PBSD approach proposed here includes selection of performance objectives, determination of design philosophy, establishment of design criteria for structural components and systems consistent with the desirable and transparent performance objectives, and seismic performance analysis and evaluation through extensive numerical analysis or further experimental study if necessary. The seismic analysis and design of 101-story Shanghai World Financial Center Tower is introduced as a typical engineering example where the PBSD approach is followed. The example demonstrates that the PBSD approach is an appropriate way to control efficiently the seismic damage on the structure and ensure the predictable and safe performance.

An Analysis on the Current Status of Maintenance System for Introducing the Asset Management System of Power Generation Companies (발전시설물의 자산관리체계 구축을 위한 전산시스템 개발)

  • Park, Jeonggwon;Yoon, Hyeongseok;Kim, Changhak
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.41-49
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    • 2021
  • Domestic maintenance strategies are shifting from safety assessment to performance assessment, and related systems and laws are being restructured to meet those criteria. In order to introduce asset management based on performance evaluation, related evaluation methods such as performance measures and level of service should be made to evaluate performance according to the characteristics of the structure, but these are not well-prepared in Korea. In this study, we present a computerized model and system for implementing asset management that introduces techniques such as performance evaluation, life cycle cost analysis, performance measures, and level of service in conjunction with existing maintenance and safety diagnosis procedures. The features of this system consist of three modules to enable separate operations of existing maintenance, safety management and asset management. The system is designed to be used as a reference for public institutions to introduce asset management in the future.