Composite materials consisting of pure aluminum matrix reinforced with different amounts of graphite particles are successfully fabricated by mechanical ball milling and spark plasma sintering (SPS) processes. The shrinkage rates of the composite powders vary with the amount of graphite particles and the lowest shrinkage value is observed for the composite with the highest amount of graphite particles. The current slopes of time increase with increase in the amount of graphite particles whereas the current slopes of temperature show the opposite trend. The highest thermal conductivity is achieved for the composite with the least amount of graphite particles. Therefore, the thermal properties of the composite materials can be controlled by controlling the amount of the graphite particles during the SPS process.

This work investigated the decomposition of aqueous anatoxin-a originated from cyanobacteria using an underwater dielectric barrier discharge plasma system based on a porous ceramic tube and an alternating current (AC) high voltage. Plasmatic gas generated inside the porous ceramic tube was uniformly dispersed in the form of numerous bubbles into the aqueous solution through the micro-pores of the ceramic tube, which allowed an effective contact between the plasmatic gas and the aqueous anatoxin-a solution. Effect of applied voltage, treatment time and the coexistence of nutrients such as NO3 -, H2PO4 - and glucose on the decomposition of anatoxin-a was examined. Chemical analyses of the plasma-treated anatoxin-a solution using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and ion chromatography (IC) were performed to elucidate the mineralization mechanisms. Increasing the voltage improved the anatoxin-a decomposition efficiency due to the increased discharge power, but the energy required to remove a given amount of anatoxin-a was similar, regardless of the voltage. At an applied voltage of 17.2 kV (oxygen flow rate: 1.0 L min-1), anatoxin-a at an initial concentration of 1 mg L-1 (volume: 0.5 L) was successfully treated within 3 min. The chemical analyses using LC-MS and IC suggested that the intermediates with molecular weights of 123~161 produced by the attack of plasma-induced reactive species on anatoxin-a molecule were further oxidized to stable compounds such as acetic acid, formic acid and oxalic acid.

최근에 반도체의 식각 및 증착, 금속 및 고분자의 표면처리, 신물질의 합성 등에서 저온플라즈마(low-temperature plasma)가 이용되고 있으며, 공정의 미세화 및 저온화 때문에 응용분야가 점점 더 확대되고 있다. 본 연구는 전분의 인산화 반응에 있어 유전체 장벽 방전(dielectric barrier discharge, DBD) 저온플라즈마를 친환경 반응촉매로서의 적용 가능성을 탐색하는 것이다. 전분의 인산화를 위한 반응혼합물을 제조하기 위해, NaH2PO4와 Na2HPO4를 탈이온수에 용 해시켜 pH를 4, 5, 6으로 조정한 후 일반옥수수전분을 가하여 상온에서 20분 동안 교반하여 50℃에서 수분함량이 10% 미만이 될 때까지 건조하고 분쇄·선별하였다. 제조된 반응혼합물은 DBD 저온플라즈마 장치에 수용하여 밀폐하 고 아르곤(Ar) 가스를 공급하면서 결정된 전압에서 유전체 장벽을 방전시켜 형성된 저온플라즈마 하에서 일정시간 동 안 처리하였다. 전분의 인산화에 대한 DBD 저온플라즈마의 처리조건의 영향을 조사하기 위해 반응혼합물의 pH (4, 5 및 6), 전압(100, 120 및 140 V), 처리시간(10, 20 및 30 min)을 요인으로 하여 Box-Benhken 실험디자인으로부터 17 개의 실험점들을 설계하였다. 실험조건에 따라 처리된 반응혼합물들은 50% 에탄올 수용액으로 세척한 후 신속점도분 석기를 이용하여 페이스팅 점도를 조사하였다. 처리되지 않은 반응혼합물의 페이스팅 점도에 대한 처리된 반응혼합물 의 페이스팅 점도의 변화량을 반응표면분석법을 이용하여 분석하였다. DBD 저온플라즈마 처리는 반응혼합물의 페이 스팅 점도를 무처리 반응혼합물의 페이스팅 점도에 비해 증가시키거나 낮추는 효과를 나타내었다. 따라서 저온플라즈 마 처리를 통해 전분과 인산염 사이의 인산화 반응을 달성할 수 있는 것으로 생각된다.

저온플라즈마(low-temperature plasma)는 미생물의 외벽을 개질시킴으로서 살균효과를 나타낸 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 전분과 구연산 사이의 에스테르화에 있어 친환경 반응촉매로서 마이크로웨이브 방전(MW) 저온플 라즈마의 활용가능성을 조사하였다. 일반옥수수전분과 구연산용액(pH 3.5)을 혼합하고 45℃에서 수분함량이 8~10%가 될 때까지 건조하여 반응혼합물을 제조하였다. 구연산은 전분의 건조중량대비 10%와 20% 이었다. 반응혼합물은 N2 및 N2/O2 혼합가스(80:20, v/v)로 치환된 진공상태의 마이크로웨이브 오븐 안에서 마이크로웨이브(900 W)를 발진시켜 형성된 저온플라즈마 하에서 20분 동안 노출되었다. 처리된 반응혼합물은 50% 에탄올 수용액으로 3회 세척하여 전분 과 반응하지 않은 무수구연산을 제거하였다. FT-IR을 이용하여 세척된 반응혼합물의 작용기들을 조사하였을 때, 낮은 강도이지만 1750 cm -1 파장 부근에서 새로운 피크(ester 작용기)가 확인되었다. 따라서 고온, 장시간의 열처리 없이 전 분과 구연산 사이의 에스테르화에 대해 MW 저온플라즈마가 촉매작용하였다. MW 저온플라즈마 처리에 의해 형성된 구연산전분의 표면구조, 몰치환도 및 물리화학적 특성들을 조사하였다. 입자표면이 함몰된 구연산전분 입자들이 빈번 히 관찰되었으나 반응가스 및 구연산 농도에 따른 차이는 구별할 수 없었다. 몰치환도는 0.013~0.015 범위에 있었으며 처리군들 사이에서 통계적으로 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 한편 N2 환경 하에서 형성된 구연산전분은 구연산 농도가 증 가하면서 페이스팅 점도가 생전분에 비해 증가하였으나, N2/O2 혼합가스 환경 하에서 형성된 구연산전분은 생전분에 비해 낮은 페이스팅 점도를 나타내었고 구연산 농도에 따라 차이를 보이지 않았다. 전반적인 결과를 고려할 때, MW 저온플라즈마는 전분의 수산기와 구연산의 카르복실기 사이의 에스테르화를 위한 반응촉매로 잠재력을 보유하고 있 는 것으로 생각된

This paper presents the approach of design parameters optimization based on Taguchi method for the uniformity of outlet pressure in a plasma discharge chamber. The key issue of a plasma discharge chamber is to have the uniformity of outlet pressure which can make a high performance of surface treatment. To extend the length of a outlet from 60mm to 250mm with the uniformity, This study optimally designed the middle holes, outlet width and height, and diameter of the second chamber by using SolidWorks and flow simulation tool. Simulation results demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach.

Microstructural examination of the Nb-Si-B alloys at Nb-rich compositions is performed. The Nb-rich corner of the Nb-Si-B system is favorable in that the constituent phases are Nb (ductile and tough phase with high melting temperature) and T2 phase (very hard intermetallic compound with favorable oxidation resistance) which are good combination for high temperature structural materials. The samples containing compositions near Nb-rich corner of the Nb- Si-B ternary system are prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) process using T2 and Nb powders. T2 bulk phase is made in arc furnace by melting the Nb slug and the Si-B powder compact. The T2 bulk phase was subsequently ballmilled to powders. SPS is performed at 1300oC and 1400oC, depending on the composition, under 30 MPa for 600s, to produce disc-shaped specimen with 15 mm in diameter and 3 mm high. Hardness tests (Rockwell A-scale and micro Vickers) are carried out to estimate the mechanical property.

교류형 플라즈마 디스플레이에서 기입기간 중 방전지연시간을 단축시키기 위하여 공통전극에 추가펄스 인가 하였을 때의 플라즈마 방전이 시뮬레이션 되고 기입 광파형이 측정되었다. AC PDP의 초기화 기간 동안 셀 내부에는 벽전하가 쌓이고 그것들은 기입 기간에 주사와 기입펄스에 의해 기입방전을 트리거링 시키기 위하여 이용되어진다. 그러나 종래에는 공통전극에는 DC 바이어스 전압에 의해 음의 전하는 기입방전에 이용되지 못하므로 방전지연시간 의 단축은 한계가 있다. 만약 주사와 기입전극의 전하뿐만 아니라 공통전극의 음의 전하를 이용한다면 방전지연시간 은 단축될 것이고 이를 확인하기 위하여 기입기간 동안 3 전극에 펄스가 모두 인가될 때, 진공 자외선을 발생시키는 Xe 3P2 의 에너지 상태가 시뮬레이션 되었다. 또한 종래의 구동방법과 공통 전극에 추가 펄스를 인가한 경우에 기입 방전의 광파형의 단축을 각각 측정되었다.

Two sintering methods of a pressureless sintering and a spark-plasma sintering are tested to densify the Fe-TiC composite powders which are fabricated by high-energy ball-milling. A powder mixture of Fe and TiC is prepared in a planetary ball mill at a rotation speed of 500 rpm for 1h. Pressureless sintering is performed at 1100, 1200 and 1300oC for 1-3 hours in a tube furnace under flowing argon gas atmosphere. Spark-plasma sintering is carried out under the following condition: sintering temperature of 1050oC, soaking time of 10 min, sintering pressure of 50 MPa, heating rate of 50oC, and in a vacuum of 0.1 Pa. The curves of shrinkage and its derivative (shrinkage rate) are obtained from the data stored automatically during sintering process. The densification behaviors are investigated from the observation of fracture surface and cross-section of the sintered compacts. The pressureless-sintered powder compacts show incomplete densification with a relative denstiy of 86.1% after sintering at 1300oC for 3h. Spark-plasma sintering at 1050oC for 10 min exhibits nearly complete densification of 98.6% relative density under the sintering pressure of 50 MPa.

In this study, ternary compound Max Phase Ti2AlC material was mixed by 3D ball milling as a function of ball milling time. More than 99.5 wt% pure Ti2AlC was synthesized by using spark plasma sintering method at 1000, 1100, 1200, and 1300oC for 60 min. The material characteristics of synthesized samples were examined with relative density, hardness, and electrical conductivity as a function of sintering temperature. The phase composition of bulk was identified by X-ray diffraction. On the basis of FE-SEM result, a terraced structures which consists of several laminated layers were observed. And Ti2AlC bulk material obtained a vickers hardness of 5.1 GPa at the sintering temperature of 1100oC.

Ti alloys are extensively used in high-technology application because of their strength, oxidation resistance at high temperature. However, Ti alloys tend to be classified very difficult to cut material. In this paper, The powder synthesis, spark plasma sintering (SPS), bulk material properties such as electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity are systematically examined on Ti2AlN and Ti2AlC materials having most light-weight and oxidation resistance among the MAX phases. The bulk samples mainly consisted of Ti2AlN and Ti2AlC materials with density close to theoretical value were synthesized by a SPS method. Machining characteristics such as machining time, surface quality are analyzed with measurement of voltage and current waveform according to machining condition of micro-electrical discharge machining with micro-channel shape.

SKD11 (ASTM D2) tool steel is a versatile high-carbon, high-chromium, air-hardening tool steel that is characterized by a relatively high attainable hardness and numerous, large, chromium rich alloy carbide in the microstructure. SKD11 tool steel provides an effective combination of wear resistance and toughness, tool performance, price, and a wide variety of product forms. Adding of CNTs increased the performance of mechanical properties more. 1, 3 vol% CNTs was dispersed in SKD11 matrix by mechanical alloying. SKD11 carbon nanocomposite powder was sintered by spark plasma sintering process. FE-SEM, HR-TEM and Raman analysis were carried out for the SKD11 carbon nanocomposites.

The microstructures and cyclic voltammograms of Al-Si/C nano-composites were investigated as the anode of lithium ion batteries. Al-Si nanoparticles were prepared by the arc-discharge method. Al-Si/C nanoparticles were obtained by coated Al-Si nanoparticles with the precursor of glucose (C6H12O6) as carbon source. It was indicated that the post carbon coating treatment can reduce Al2O3 film on Al-Si particles, and new phase Al4C3 formed in the process can activate the inactivated materials of electrode in a certain extent.

Plasma properties of dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) at atmospheric pressure were measured and characterized using optical emission spectroscopy. Optical emissions were measured from argon, nitrogen, or air discharges generated at 5- 9 kV using 20 kHz power supply. Emissions from nitrogen molecules were markedly measured, irrespective of discharge gases. The intensity of emission peaks was increased with applied voltage and electrode gap. The short wavelength peaks (315.9 nm and 337.1 nm) measured at the middle of DBDs were significantly increased with applied voltage. The optical emission from DBDs decreased with the addition of oxygen gas, which was especially significant in argon discharge. Emission from oxygen molecules cannot be measured from air discharge and argon discharge with 4.8% oxygen. The emission intensity at 337.1 nm and 357.7 nm related with nitrogen molecule was sensitively changed with electrode types and discharge voltages. However, the pattern of argon emission spectrum was nearly the same, irrespective of electrode type, oxygen content, and discharge voltage.

Effect of oxygen content in the ultrafine tungsten powder fabricated by electrical explosion of wire method on the behvior of spark plasma sintering was investigated. The initial oxygen content of 6.5 wt% of as-fabricated tungsten powder was reduced to 2.3 and 0.7 wt% for the powders which were reduction-treated at 400˚C for 2 hour and at 500˚C for 1h in hydrogen atmosphere, respectively. The reduction-treated tungsten powders were spark-plasma sintered at 1200-1600˚C for 100-3600 sec. with applied pressure of 50 MPa under vacuum of 0.133 Pa. Maximun sindered density of 97% relative density was obtained under the condition of 1600˚C for 1h from the tungsten powder with 0.7 wt% oxygen. Sintering activation energy of 95.85kJ/mol-1 was obtained, which is remarkably smaller than the reported ones of 380~460kJ/mol-1 for pressureless sintering of micron-scale tungsten powders.

AC PDP의 부화면 시간동안 기입 방전의 시간지연을 각각 조사하였고 기입방전 마진 범위 내에서 추 가 주사전압의 높이를 변화하여 전체 부화면 시간동안 기입방전 시간을 단축시킨다. 첫번째 초기화 기간 동안 높은 상승 경사파 전압이 주사전극에 인가되어 초기화 방전이 발생하고 셀 내부에서 벽전하를 생성한다. 생성된 벽전하는 기입전압과 더해져서 기입 방전을 일으킨다. 첫 번째 부화면 시간에는 초기화 기간 동안 상승 경사파를 갖는 높은 전압에 의해 벽전하가 많이 존재하므로 첫 번째 기입 방전은 다른 부화면 시간보다 빠르게 형성된다. 한편, 두 번째부터 마지막 부화면 시간까지의 기입 방전 생성시간은 셀 내의 벽전하 소멸에 의하여 점차적으로 늦어진다. 본 연구에서는 각 부화면 시간동안 기입방전의 시간지연을 조사하였고, 부화면 시간의 기입기간 마다 추가 주사전압을 다르게 인가하여 전체 기입방전 지연시간을 단축시키는 방법을 제시한다.

Fe-TiC composite powder was fabricated by high-energy milling of powder mixture of (Fe, TiC) and (FeO, TiH2, C) as starting materials, respectively. The latter one was heat-treated for reaction synthesis of TiC phase after milling. Both powders were spark-plasma sintered at various temperatures of 680-1070℃ for 10 min. with sintering pressure of 70 MPa and the heating rate of 50℃/min. under vacuum of 0.133 Pa. Density and hardness of the sintered compact was investigated. Fe-TiC composite fabricated from (FeO, TiH2, C) as starting materials showed better sintered properties. It seems to be resulted from ultra-fine TiC particle size and its uniform distribution in Fe-matrix compared to the simply mixed (Fe, TiC) powder.

In this study, we report the sintering behavior and properties of a Ge2Sb2Te5 alloy powders for use as asputtering target by spark plasma sintering. The effect of various sintering parameters, such as pressure, temperature andtime, on the density and hardness of the target has been investigated in detail. Structural characterization was performedby scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Hardness and thermal properties were measured by differentialscanning calorimetry and micro-vickers hardness tester. The density and hardness of the sintered Ge2Sb2Te5 materialswere 5.8976~6.3687 g/cm3 and 32~75 Hv, respectively.

본 연구는 식물공장용으로 방전램프로서 메탈할라이드 램프(MH), 고압나트륨램프(HPS), 제논램프(XE)를 사용하고, 냉백색형광등(FL)을 대조구로 사용한 가운데 상추 (Lactuca sativa L. cv. Jeokchima)의 생육 및 파이토케미컬의 특성을 분석하고자 수행되었다. 식물공장 내부의 환경 조건은 광주기 16/8h, 광합성유효광양자속(photosynthetic photon flux, PPF) 200μmol · m−2 · s−1, 기온 22/18oC, 습도 70%, CO2 농도 400μmol · mol−1로 조절하였다. 각 램프의 분광 특성을 이용하여 PPF에 대한 청색광 영역 (400~500nm), 녹색광 영역(500~600nm), 적색광 영역 (600~700nm)의 비율을 계산하였다. MH램프의 청색광 영역은 23.0%로서 다른 처리구에 비해서 가장 높게 나타났다. 한편 HPS램프의 청색광 영역은 4.7%로서 가장 낮게 나타났으나, 적색광 영역은 38.0%로서 다른 처리구에 비해서 높게 나타났다. 정식 후 11일째와 21일째에 측정된 상추의 엽장, 엽폭, 엽면적, 지상부 생체중 및 건물중은 방전램프의 광질에 따른 유의차가 나타날 정도로 다르게 나타났다. HPS 처리구의 엽면적은 143,486mm2 로서 대조구의 98,474mm2에 비해서 45.7% 크게 나타났으며, MH와 XE 처리구는 대조구에 비해서 각각 16.3%, 9.5%로 크게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 지상부 생체중에서도 유사하게 나타났다. 적색광 영역의 비율이 높은 HPS 처리구에서는 상추의 잎 관련 생장 특성에서 최대치가 나타났으나, 청색광 영역의 비율이 높은 MH와 XE 처리구에서는 낮게 나타났다. 방전등 처리구에 따라 상추 잎에 축적된 아스코르빈산 함량은 대조구에 비해서 작게 나타났으며, 처리구 사이에 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 상추 잎의 안토시아닌 함량은 MH 처리구에서 0.70mg/100g으로 최대치가 나타났으며, XE와 HPS 처리 구는 대조구의 0.58mg/100g에 비해서 각각 79.3%, 8.6% 수준이었다. 결과적으로 방전램프의 종류에 따라 상추의 생장 특성, 아스코르빈산 및 안토시아닌 함량이 다르게 나타났다. 따라서 식물공장용 인공광원으로서 방전램프 를 효율적으로 활용하면서, 상추의 생장 및 파이토케미컬 함량을 증진시키기 위해서는 분광 특성이 상이한 방전램프의 병용 또는 단색광 LED의 추가 설치 등과 같은 방전램프의 광질 개선이 요구된다.

The experiment was carried out during no-load condition for analysis of the relativity between MAP, hot film, oxygen, the secondary ignition and injector waveform. The experimental methods using oscilloscope were employed to measure waveform. The relativity between several waveform and the secondary waveform coming from ignition coil were measured in case of three decrepit vehicles. From these results, a summary of the important results are as follows. 1. Through fast acceleration experiments, the response time values of hot film sensor and oxygen sensor was faster than the those of the MAP sensor and oxygen sensor. 2. The values of spark line duration time was largest A, C, B type in the order named. And discharge energy of the secondary ignition waveform was largest A, B, C type 3. The value of effective discharge energy is to be nearly proportional to the spark line duration time. 4. The value of effective discharge energy directly increases as revolutions per minute increase, and the value of spark line duration time decreases as revolutions per minute increase.

Spherical Ti-6Al-4V powders in the size range of 250 and 300 µm were uniformly doped with nano-sized hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders by Spex milling process. A single pulse of 0.75-2.0 kJ/0.7 g of the Ti-6Al-4V powders doped with HAp from 300 mF capacitor was applied to produce fully porous and porous-surfaced Ti-6Al-4V implant compact by electro-discharge-sintering (EDS). The solid core was automatically formed in the center of the compact after discharge and porous layer consisted of particles connected in three dimensions by necks. The solid core increased with an increase in input energy. The compressive yield strength was in a range of 41 to 215 MPa and significantly depended on input energy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer were used to investigate the surface characteristics of the Ti-6Al-4V compact. Ti and O were the main constituents, with smaller amount of Ca and P. It was thus concluded that the porous-surfaced Ti-6Al-4V implant compacts doped with HAp can be efficiently produced by manipulating the milling and electro-discharge-sintering processes.