국내 최대 간척지인 새만금 방조제 내부에는 간척토지 28,300ha가 조성되어 있으며 이 중 30% 용지를 농업용지로 활용하는 계획이 수립되었다. 농업용지의 토지이용 계획이 당초 수도작 운영계획에서 전작 위주 토지이용 계획으로 변경되면서 논과 밭은 영농 및 용수체계가 다르므로 이에 대한 용수체계 및 유입 부하량 변화에 연구가 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 전작화에 따라 새만금 농업용지 특성에 부합하는 작부체계를 고려하여 수도작 대비 오염부하 배출량을 비교·분석하고자 하였다. 새만금 농생명용지 토지이용계획 및 이에 따른 작부·용수체계를 반영하기 위해 농업용지의 특성에 부합하는 합리적인 작부시나리오를 제안하였으며 이를 적용하여 최신 구축된 HSPF 모델링시스템을 적용하여 평가하였다. 주요 결과로는 전작운영 여건을 고려하여 새만금 지역의 기상조건에 적합한 작부체계 시나리오를 고안하여 채소작물, 사료작물, 식량작물로 구성된 이모작 작부체계 를 제안하였다. 또한, 제안된 작부체계를 반영하여 새만금 농생명 용지 전작화에 따른 수도작 대비 오염부하 배출량을 비교한 결과 BOD와 TN 농도는 증가하지만 배출부하량은 감소하고, TP의 경우 농도와 부하량 모두 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 새만금 농생명용지 토지이용 구상에 따른 오염부하량 산정을 통한 새만금호 수질환경문제와 경제성을 고려한 합리적이고 지속가능한 토지이용계획을 수립할 수 있으며, 새만금호 수질보전을 위한 유역관리대책의 정밀한 평가 보완필요성 검토를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

콩(Glycine max L.)은 생물학적 질소고정을 통해 생육에 필요한 질소를 공급받는다. 하지만 콩과 공생을 하는 근류균이 경작지에 분포하더라도, 답전윤환과 같은 환경의 토양에서는 근류균의 밀도가 낮을 수 있다. 이에 따라 답전윤환 조건에서 식물체가 생물학적 질소고정을 시작하는데 어려움이 있을 수 있다. 따라서, 본 연구는 답전윤환 환경에서 근류균 인공 접종이 콩의 생육과 수량에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 수행하였다. 근류균 접종방법과 접종시기를 달리한 6가지 처리를 답전윤환 콩포장에 복합적으로 실시하였으며 각 처리는 다음과 같다. 1) control (non-inoculation); 2) seed coating inoculation (SC); 3) seed coating + spray inoculation at V4 (SC+VS); 4) seed coating + spray inoculation at R1 (SC+RS); 5) spray inoculation at V4 (VS); 6) spray inoculation at R1 (RS). 포장실험 결과, 파종 시 종자에 처리하는 seed coating 처리 그룹(SC, SC+VS, and SC+RS)은 무처리에 비해 생육이 전반적으로 지연되었다. 한편, spray inoculation처리 그룹(VS and RS)은 식물체의 초장, 엽록소함량, NDVI, Performance Index 값이 무처리와 비슷한 양상을 보였다. 작물의 종실수량은 SC처리구가 170 kg/10a로 가장 낮았다. 이와는 다르게 RS처리구는 주당협수의 경우 무처리보다 28% 낮았으나, 종실수량(201 kg/10a)은 무처리(190 kg/10a)에 비해 6% 높았다. 본 연구에서 뿌리혹의 노화가 발생하는 개화기(R1) RS처리는 콩의 후기 생육을 유지하는 결과를 보였다. 따라서, 콩의 생식 생장 초기에 토양표면에 질소고정균을 처리하는 것이 국내의 답전윤환과 같은 불량환경 조건에서 활용 가능한 방식으로 사료된다.

This study presents how two types of integrated science and engineering lessons affect students’ engineering problem solving skills and their perceptions of engineering. In total, 146 middle school students participated in this study. Eighty-six students participated in the Type I lesson (complete engineering design lesson with a science knowledge application) and 60 students participated in the Type II lesson (engineering design without a science knowledge application). Two main datasets, (1) students’ Creative Engineering Problem Solving Propensity (CEPSP) measurement scores and (2) open-ended survey questions about students’ perceptions of engineering, were collected before and after the lessons. The results of this study show that after participating in the Type I lesson, students’ CEPSP scores significantly increased, whereas the CEPSP scores of the students who participated in the Type II lesson did not increase significantly. In addition, students who participated in the Type I lesson perceived engineering and the engineering integrated science lesson differently compared to the students who participated in the Type II lesson. The results of this study show that engineering integrated science, technology, engineering & mathematics (STEM) lessons should include a complete engineering design and a science knowledge application to improve students’ engineering problem solving skills.

When storing spent fuel in a dry condition, it becomes essential to ensure that any remaining moisture bound to the canister and spent fuel is effectively removed and stored within an inert gas environment. This is crucial for preserving the integrity of the spent fuel. According to the NRC- 02-07-C-006 report, it is advised to reduce pressure gradually or in incremental stages to prevent the formation of ice. In the context of vacuum drying, it is desirable to perform testing using a prototype model; however, utilizing a prototype model can be difficult due to budget constraints. To address this limitation, we designed and constructed a laboratory-scale vacuum drying apparatus. Our aim was to assess the impact of vacuum pump capacity on the drying process, as well as to evaluate the influence of canister volume on drying efficiency. The vacuum drying tests were carried out until the surface temperature of the water inside reached 0.1°C. In the tests focusing on vacuum pump capacity, vacuum pumps with capacities of 100, 200, 400, and 600 liters were employed. The outcomes of these tests indicated that smaller vacuum pump capacities resulted in increased evaporation rates but also prolonged drying times. In the case of drying tests based on canister volume, canisters with volumes of approximately 100 and 200 liters were utilized. The results revealed that larger canister volumes led to longer drying times and lower rates of evaporation. Consequently, if we were to employ an actual dry storage cask for vacuum drying the interior of the canister, it is anticipated that the process would require a substantial amount of time due to the considerably larger volume involved.

There is a need to develop a quantitative residual water measurement method to reduce the measurement uncertainty of the amount of residual water inside the canister after the end of vacuum drying. Therefore, a lab-scale vacuum drying apparatus was fabricated and its characteristics were evaluated by performing vacuum drying experiments based on the amount of residual water, vacuum drying experiments based on the surface area of residual water, and vacuum drying experiments based on the energy of residual water using the lab-scale vacuum drying apparatus. As a result of the vacuum drying experiments, if the surface area of water is the same, the greater the amount of water, the greater the energy of the water, so more energy is transferred to the surface of the water. Therefore, more water evaporated, and the average temperature of the remaining water was higher. The larger the surface area of the water, the more energy it takes to vaporize it, so the faster it dries and the faster the drying time. Before ice formed, energy was actively transferred by conduction heat transfer from the top, center, and bottom of the water to provide the energy needed for the water to evaporate from the surface. However, no energy was transferred from the water just before it turned into ice. When vacuum drying water, you can dry more water if you dry it slowly over a longer period of time. Therefore, by using a vacuum pump with a low flow rate, the pressure can be lowered slowly to prevent ice from freezing, thereby improving the drying quantity. It was evaluated that there was a good agreement between the energy used when water evaporated and the energy absorbed from the surroundings to within about 4%. Therefore, if the energy absorbed from the surroundings is known, it is possible to evaluate the amount of water evaporated in vacuum drying.

Effects of pretreatment and extraction conditions on total polyphenol yield from licorice root were investigated using statistical method. For pretreatment, heat treatment at 121°C for 10 min was applied. Licorice root content in solvent (10, 20, and 30%) ethanol concentration (20, 40, and 60%) and reaction time (1, 2, and 3 h) were used as variables for extraction conditions. Two experiments, with heat treated and no treated licorice, were prepared with same experimental design. Box behnken design was employed and produced a total of 15 trials. Total polyphenol yield from licorice root was not affected by heat treatment. Among variables, licorice content in solvent showed most significant effect regardless of other variables (p

The Yellow River delta is an important region where coastal and newly formed wetlands distribute in north China. Based on satellite remote sensing images and GIS techniques, this paper tends to delineate the dynamic changes of newly formed wetland in the Yellow River mouth from 1986.5 to 1996.10. Our results show that the newly formed wetland increased by 24.9 km2 per year. Before 1990.1 and it decreased by 2.40 km2 per year after that. The northern and southwestern parts of the Yellow River mouth are main positions of decrease and the southern and the estuary parts are main positions of increase. The advancing rate of river mouth extending into the Bo Sea is decreasing obviously. The reason for that is the decreasing of water and sediments in the Yellow River, which caused by the increasing use of water and soil conservation on upper reach.