• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.195-195
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• 2003

Combustion generated fine particles, defined as those with aerodynamic diameters less than 2.5 m, have come under increased regulatory scrutiny because of suspected links to adverse human health effects. Transition metals are of particular interest due to the results of a number of studies that have shown cardiopulmonary damage associated with exposure to these elements and their presence in coal, residual fuel oils, sewage sludge, and other combusted fuels and wastes. This lecture will review results from multi-di sciplinary studies being conducted at EPA and elsewhere examining the physical, chemical, and toxicological characteristics of combustion generated particles. The research describes how collaborative work between combustion engineers and health scientists can provide insight on how combustion processes affect particle properties and subsequent health effects as measured by a combination of in-vitro and in-vivo studies using a variety of animal models. The focus of this lecture is on the interdisciplinary approach required to address the problem. Difficulties are discussed. Engineering aspects involved in this approach are described in detail. Physical and chemical characterizations are performed using a variety of analytical approaches including new techniques of x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy and x-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) deconvolution of these spectra to gather metal speciation information.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.114-114
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• 2010

In this study, structural properties and photoluminescent characteristics of thin film rhombohedral zinc orthosilicate doped with manganese ($Zn_2SiO_4:Mn$) were investigated. The $Zn_2SiO_4:Mn$ films showed a pronounced absorption edge in the near ultraviolet wavelength region and a high optical transparency in the visible spectral range. The maximum transmittance reached 0.922 at 597 nm, which was very close to the transmittance of the fused quartz substrate alone (0.935). The $Zn_2SiO_4:Mn$ films were composed of rhombohedral polycrystalline grains with random crystallographic orientation. The broad-band photoluminescence emission peaked at around 525 nm was observed from the $Zn_2SiO_4:Mn$ films, which was ascribed to the radiative relaxation from the $^4T_1$ lowest excitation state to $^6A_1$ ground state of 3d5 electrons in divalent manganese ion. The excitation band exhibited a peak maximum at 259 nm in the near ultraviolet region, which was considered to be associated with the charge transfer transition of divalent Mn ion in the $Zn_2SiO_4$ system.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.41-45
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• 2010

Low temperature micro-calorimeters have been employed in the field of high resolution alpha spectrometers. These alpha detectors typically consist of a superconducting or metal absorber and a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor can be a transition edge sensor (TES), a metallic magnetic calorimeter (MMC) or other low temperature detectors for an accurate measurement of temperature change due to an alpha particle absorption. We report a recent study of the heat flow between a replaceable absorber and a temperature sensor. A piece of gold foil in $2.4{\times}2.7{\times}0.03\;mm^3$ is used as an absorber. A $40\;{\mu}m$ diameter Au:Er paramagnetic sensor is attached to another small piece of gold foil in $400{\times}200{\times}30\;{\mu}m^3$ to serve as the temperature sensor. This sensor assembly, Au:Er and gold foil, is placed on a miniature SQUID susceptometer in a gradiometric configuration. The thermal connection between the absorber and the sensor was made with three gold bonding wires. The measured thermal conductance shows a linear dependence to the temperature. The values are in a good agreement with Wiedemann-Franz type thermal conductance of the gold wires.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.15-23
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• 1977

This article is to study Dopo, man's traditional robe, which was worn by courtiers and scholars in Yi dynasty (AD 1392-1910). This article deals with its history and transition according to relative documents available, and presents its construction method with reference to relics. It is recorded that Dopo was first worn about the middle of the time of Yi dynasty. Dopo, however, seems to have its origin in the robe of Koguryo dynasty (BC 37-AD 668). Dopo was an ordinary robe to court officials, whereas Confucian scholars wore it as an official uniform or a ritual robe. ft was a long over-coat with V-neck line, and, round and wide sleeves. Dopo was so long that its edge reached wearer's ankels. One of the widest sleeves of relics was 58cm in size. Another unique characteristics Dopo had, were that its back cloth splited in two on center line, which was fully covered and added with-another cloth called 'Jeonsam'. Accordingly, a cloth-30cm in width and 30 yards in length-was needed to make Dopo. Since the reform of 1894 it was prohibited to wear, and then was replaced with Durumagi, a strait collar and narrow-sleeved robe.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.173-180
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• 2009

As cities become recently more crowded, various and enlarged, it is required a cutting-edge technology for fire industry. According to this, a transition is attempted from production intensive industry toward knowledge based industry. At this point, in order to develop fire industry into knowledge based high value industry, industry innovation capability is required and it heavily depends on human resource competitiveness. Accordingly, in this study is aimed to look the status of domestic fire industry personnel training by classifying the fire industry manpower by field skill personnel, high technology personnel, and professional research personnel and to suggest problems with personnel training followed by each classification and how to improve them.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.196-204
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• 2000

We present characteristics of hydrothermal chlorite and its interstratification with 7-$\AA$ mineral phase that occur in the propylitic alteration zone of the Bobae sericite deposit formed in rhyodacitic tuff. Chlorite is found as disseminated fine-grained aggregate or replacement materials of precursor minerals such as Fe-oxides and amphibole. Based on X-ray diffraction(XRD), all chlorites belong to IIb polytype and the (060) reflections averaging $1.53~1.54\AA$ indicate a trioctahedral structure. Chemical compositions of chlorite show that the Fe/(Fe+Mg) values are mostly in the range of 0.44~0.53, and cation deficiencies in octahedral sites range from 0.06 to 0.37. Under scanning electron microscope(SEM) chlorite occurs as well-crystallized aggregates and is subparallely stacked in interstices or between grain boundaries of associated minerals. transmission electron microscopic(TEM) images reveal that chlorite shows regular layers with $14-\AA$ spacings, locally interstratified with $7-\AA$ or $21-\AA$ periodicities. The $21- \AA$ periodicity corresponds to the sum of the $d_{001}$ values of chlorite and $7-\AA$ phase. The chlorite packet coexisting with 7-$\AA$ layers displays abundant defects such as edge dislocations and layer terminations. Selected-area electron diffraction(SAED) indicates that chlorite and $7-\AA$ phase are randomly interstratified in the mixed-layer areas. We propose a lateral change of layers for the polymorphic transition of $7-\AA$ phase to chlorite.e.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.219-226
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• 2000

Amorphous Ge20As20Se60 chalcogenide thin films were prepared by spin coating technique from mixed solutions of As40Se60 and Ge40Se60 dissolved in ethylenediamine. Films were prepared at a roating speed of 3500 rpm and spinning time was 10 second and heat-treateed at 27$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour. The resulting film thickness and RMS roughness were approximately 340 nm and 15$\AA$. Photostructure changes were investigated with 514.5nm Ar+ laser irradiation and heat-treatment. After Ar+ laser irradiation, transmittance and transmission efficiency decreased respectively up to 24.9% at 2.43 eV and 67.5% at 3.27 eV, and absorption edge shifted toward long wavelength. Optical bandgap changed from 2.03 to 1.83 eV, and absoprtion coefficient and absorption efficiency increased up to 0.33$\times$105cm-1 at 3.37eV and 88.3% at 1.31 eV, respectively. These photodarkening state were recovered reversibly by heat-treatment at 27$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour. Photodarkening and thermal bleaching effects by laser irradiation and heat-treatment revealed reversible amorphous-to-amorphous transition varying only coordination number.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.426-426
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• 2008

ZnO 박막과 Al이 도핑된 ZnO 다결정질 박막을 rf magnetron sputtering 방법을 이용하여 Si(100) 기판과 코닝글라스 기판에 증착하여 박막의 광학적 특성을 Spectro-scopic Ellipsometry (SE, Woollam사)와 UV-VIR-NIR Sphectrophotometry (SP, Varian사)를 사용하여 분석하였다. SE 측정은 입사각도 55도에서 75도까지 5도 간격으로 파장범위 250 - 1700 nm 에서 3 nm 간격으로 측정하였으며, SP 측정은 수직입사로 250-3000 nm 파장범위에서 1 nm 간격으로 투과도와 반사도를 측정하였다. 측정된 데이터들은 Lorentz Oscillator 모델과 Drude free electron 모델이 결합된 분산관계식을 사용하여 전산 맞춤을 하여 분석하였다. ZnO 박막의 optical band gap energy 는 3.3 eV로 측정되었으며, Al 도핑에 따른 자유전하농도가 증가에 의하여 Burstein-Moss 효과에 따르는 optical band gap energy의 증가 거동을 보였다. 또한 자유전하농도 증가에 따라 band edge 부근에서 나타나는 excitonic transition 에 기인하는 유전함수 피크의 broadening이 관찰되었으며, high frequency dielectric constant는 자유 전하농도에 관계없이 3.689${\pm}$0.05 eV 의 값을 가졌다. Drude free electron 모델을 사용하여 plasma frequency를 구하고 이로부터 얻어진 optical mobility 와 Hall mobility를 비교하여 ZnO계 다결정질 박막에서의 결정립계가 이동도에 미치는 영향을 고찰하고자 한다.

• Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.9-17
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• 1984

Laminar and turbulent boundary layers on a rotating sector and a helical blade are calculated by differential method. The estimation of three dimensional viscous flows provide quite useful informations for the design of propellers and turbo-machinery. A general method of calculation is presented in this paper. Calculated laminar boundary layer on a sector shows smooth development of flows from Blasius' solution at the leading edge to von Karman's solution of a rotating disk at the down-stream. Eddy viscosity model is adopted for the calculation of turbulent flows. Turbulent flows on a rotating blade show similar characters as laminar flows. But cross-flow angle of turbulent flows are reduced in comparison with laminar boundary layers. Effects of rotation make flow structures significantly different from two-dimensional flows. In the range of Reynolds number of model scale propellers, large portion of the blade are still in the transition region from laminar to turbulent flows. Therefore viscous flow pattern might be quite different on the blade of model propeller. The present method of calculation is to be useful for the research of scale effects, cavitation, and roughness effects of propeller blades.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics B
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• v.30B no.7
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• pp.92-101
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• 1993

This paper describes algorithms to extract license plates in vehicle images. Conventional methods perform preprocessing on the entire vehicle image to produce the edge image and binarize it. Hough transform is applied to the binary image to find horizontal and vertical lines, and the license plate area is extracted using the charateristics of license plates (the boundary information of license plates). Problems with this approach are that real-time processing is not feasible due to long processing time and that the license plate area is not extracted when lighting is irregular such as at night or when the plate boundary does not show up in the image. This research uses the gray level transition characteristics of license plates to verify the digit area by examining the digit width and the gray level difference between the background area the digit area, and then extracts the plate area by testing the distance between the verified digits. This research solves the probelm of failure in extracting the license plates due to degraded plate boundary as in the conventional methods and resolves the provlem of the time requirement by processing in real time such that practical application is possible.