• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.721-731
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• 2019

천연건조는 건조되는 목재의 수종, 밀도와 크기, 천연건조장의 위치조건과 함께 건조지역의 기상인자를 고려해야 한다. 우리나라와 같이 4계절의 구분이 있는 지역은 여름과 겨울의 온도 및 상대습도의 차이가 크기 때문에 기상인자에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 소나무 원목의 천연건조 중 함수율 변화를 분석하기 위한 기초자료로 국내 24지역의 1988년부터 2017년까지 30년간 월별 평균 기온, 상대습도, 풍속의 기상인자를 이용하여 유효천연건조일수를 산출하였다. 24지역의 유효천연건조일수는 239 - 291일 범위로 평균값은 265일이었다. 이 결과는 1955년부터 1984년까지의 기상인자로 산출된 유효천연건조일수의 평균인 260일 비하여 약 5일 증가한 값이다. 유효천연건조일수와 기상인자들의 다중회귀분석 결과, 유효천연건조일수에 영향을 미치는 기상인자는 온도, 상대습도, 풍속의 순서였다. 지역별로 산출된 유효천연건조일수를 이용하여 우리나라를 4개의 유효천연건조일수대로 구분한 결과, 유효천연건조일수대가 지구온난화의 영향으로 선행연구에서 제시된 것에 비하여 위도상 북쪽으로 상승하였다. 서울지역에서 수행된 소나무 원목의 천연건조 중 함수율 분포를 예측하기 위한 기초자료로 2016년부터 2018년까지 3년간의 월별 평균온도, 상대습도, 풍속의 기상인자를 제시하고, 그에 따른 평형함수율 변화를 조사하였다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.3263-3291
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• 1974

Experimental work of grain bin was carried out to develop the methods of natural air in-bin drying and storage. The method is considered to be more economical, labour saving, and an effective countermeasure to grain loss. To examine the possibility of farm use of the grain bin and to analyze the related factors concerned with in-bin grain drying and storage, ambient air conditions (especially the change of air temperature and relative humidity) and grain quality during drying and storage periods were investigated. A laboratory model bin was constructed to investigate the effect of different forced air conditions on the drying characteristics of rice. In addition, a grain bin with 2.2m diameter and 1.8m height, considered to be the optimum size for the average Korean farm, was constructed and tested to examine the drying and storing characteristics of rice. The weather data analyzed in this study was the nine-year (from 1964 to 1972) record of air temperature and relative humidity in the Suweon area, and the thirty-year (from 1931 to 1960) record of pentad normal relative humidity and air temperature in the Seoul area. From the results of the weather data analyses, the adequate air delivery hours (which was arbitrary defined as the condition to give less than 75% relative humidity) to dry the rice during October were about nine hours (from approximately 10 A.M. to 7 P.M, ) a day, in which the average air temperature was about 15.9$^{\circ}C$ and average relative humidity was 66%. The occurence of days having three hours of such conditions was 1, 2, and 1-day within the 1st, 2nd add last 10-day periods for the month of October, respectively. Therefore, it may be considered that the weather condition in October was satisfactory for the forced natural air drying. The results of the laboratory model bin test were analyzed to obtain the drying curve and drying rate for different drying stages and grain layers in the bin corresponding to various conditions of forced natural air. A drying experiment with a prototype grain bin showed that an approximate 5 percent grain moisture gradient through a 1.6 meter grain deposit was observed after 80 hours of intermittent drying, giving an over dried zone in the lower grain layers and an extremely high grain moisture zone in the upper layers. This indicates that an effective measure should be taken to reduce this high moisture gradient. In order to investigate the drying characteristics of bulk grain in a layerturning operation a grain bin test was performed. This showed a significant improvement of uniform drying. In this test, approximate 107 hours were required to dry a depth of 1.6 meter of grain from an initial moisture content of 22.2 percent to a moisture content of 16.7 percent using an air delivery rate of 2.8 cubic meter per a minute per every cubic meter of grain. This resulted in a 2 percent moisture gradient from the top to the bottom of the bin. During storage period, till the end of June the average temperature of grain was 2~3$^{\circ}C$ higher than ambient air temperature. But during July when the grain moisture content went up slightly (less than 1 percent), the average temperature of the grain also increased to 3~5$^{\circ}C$ higher than ambient air temperature. It is therefore recommended that for safe grain storage, grain should not be stored in sheet metal bins after mid May. From the above results, in-bin rice drying and storage can be used effectively on Korean farms. It is strongly recommended that the use of grain-bin system should be implemented for farm use to improve farm drying and storage of rice.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.267-273
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• 2020

Diospyros mespiliformis is a highly valued and threatened tree species within the Sahelo-Sudanian zone of Africa, but its seed germination requirements under cultivation are not well researched. In a first experiment which aimed at determining germination response of seeds to dehydration, fresh seeds were dried at room temperature for 26 days during which their moisture content, their germinability, and their viability were monitored at two-day intervals. In the second experiment, 14 pre-germination treatments were tested for their effect on the germination of dried seeds. Results showed that fresh seeds had 52.7% moisture and achieved 97.7% germination. As seeds were dried, percentage germination gradually decreased with decreasing moisture content and reached 0% when moisture content had dropped to 18%. Meanwhile, seed viability remained at 100% over drying duration. Seeds that were not germinated after air dry also recorded 100% viability. The most effective treatment for inducing germination of dried seeds was scarification using 98% sulfuric acid for 30 min which resulted in 96.6% germination. This study reports for the first time in D. mespiliformis seeds a desiccation-induced dormancy which can be efficiently alleviated by acid scarification. This study provides useful information that will contribute to efficient management of D. mespiliformis seed resources for propagation.