A novel cation exchange membrane consisting of polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) was prepared for the application of vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). PVDF used as supporter has considerably high mechanical strength and an intrinsic hydrophobicity. For the successful preparation of the membrane, PVDF powders were modified by potassium hydroxide, which increased the hydrophilicity of PVDF powders. Modified PVDF were grafted with styrene sulfonic acid (SSA) using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as initiative. The cross-sectional morphology and structure of PVDF/SSA was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and FT-IR. The membrane was characterized by water uptake, dimensional change, ion conductivity and ion exchange capacity (IEC) and cell performance of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) with Nafion 212.

Composite membranes are prepared by sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (sPEEK) / poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVdF) / urethane acrylate non-ionomer (UAN) for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). To make sPEEK and PVdF compatible each other, amphiphilic polymer, UAN, is introduced into the composite membrane. By increasing the content of UAN, proton conductivity increases, while permeability decreases, therefore, the selectivity increases. This is attributed to improved compatibility in the composite membrane, which is confirmed by analyzing morphology on its cross-section. The performance of these VRFBs is better than that of VRFB including Nafion 212 due to high selectivity. Based on these results, it is revealed that composite membrane is useful for enhancement in VRFB performance.

In physical engineering, the turbulent flow on the surface roughness is very important. The roughness of the surface changed the distance of the interval. The roughness coefficient occurred with increasing turbulence intensities was stronger. The turbulence intensity away from the roughness in the shape was zero. The variation of turbulence intensity at the experimental flow conditions change was not affected.

This study involved the shape of water jet nozzle to promote blasting ability and an increase of projection distance when cleaning VLBC cargo hold. Simulation of water jet projection process inside VLBC cargo hold was done in both 2D and 3D environment. The result are promising since both case show the capability of water contacting the desired target.

The TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) has been used to determine the water quality target. LDC (Load Duration Curve) based on hydrology has been used to support water quality assessments and development of TMDL. Also FDC (Flow Duration Curve) analysis can be used as a general indicator of hydrologic condition. The LDC is developed by multiplying FDC with the numeric water quality target of the factor for the pollutant of concern. Therefore, this study was to create LDC using the stream flow data and numeric water quality target of BOD and T-P in order to evaluate the pollutant load characterization by flow conditions in Heukcheon stream. When it is to be a high-flows condition, BOD and T-P are necessary to manage. BOD and T-P did not satisfy the numeric water quality target for both seasons (spring and summer). In order to meet the numeric water quality target in Heukcheon stream, management of non point source pollutant is much more important than that of point source pollutant control.

본 연구는 고산지역에서 발생한 토석류를 중심으로 수량화이론을 이용하여 산림환경인자가 붕괴토사 량에 미치는 영향 분석을 통해 예방적인 측면에서 토석류 발생 위험성에 대한 예측기준을 작성하였다. 산사태 재해로 인한 토석류 발생에 영향을 미치는 각 인자의 기여도는 횡단사면(0.6647)이 가장 높고, 다음으로는 임상(0.3709), 토심(0.3527), 경사(0.2580), 사면위치(0.2392), 종단사면(0.1690) 순으로 나 타났다. 토석류 발생 위험 기여도가 높은 6개 인자의 category별 상대점수 범위는 0점에서 0.2055점 사이에 분포하고 있으며, 중앙값은 1.0274점으로 나타났다. 이 점수를 기준으로 토석류 발생 위험성을 4개 등급으로 구분한 예측 판정표를 작성하였다. Ⅰ등급의 점수는 1.5413 이상, Ⅱ등급은 1.0275 ~ 1.5412, Ⅲ등급은 0.5138 ~ 1.0274, IV등급은 0.5137 이하로 나타나 1등급 및 2등급에서 산사태 발생 비율이 96%로서 비교적 높은 적중률을 보였다. 따라서 본 판정표는 고산지역에 있어서 산사태로 인한 토석류 발생 위험도 판정에 유용하게 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Observations show that the accretion ows in low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGNs) probably have a two-component structure with an inner hot, optically thin, advection dominated accretion flow (ADAF) and an outer truncated cool, optically thick accretion disk. As shown by Taam et al. (2012), within the framework of the disk evaporation model, the truncation radius as a function of mass accretion rate is strongly affected by including the magnetic field. We define the parameter β as pm = B2=8π = (1 - β)ptot, (where ptot = pgas + pm, pgas is gas pressure and pm is magnetic pressure) to describe the strength of the magnetic field in accretion ows. It is found that an increase of the magnetic field (decreasing the value of β) results in a smaller truncation radius for the accretion disk. We calculate the emergent spectrum of an inner ADAF + an outer truncated accretion disk around a supermassive black hole by considering the effects of the magnetic field on the truncation radius of the accretion disk. By comparing with observations, we found that a weaker magnetic field (corresponding to a bigger value of β) is required to match the observed correlation between L2-10keV/LEdd and the bolometric correction K2-10keV, which is consistent with the physics of the accretion ow with a low mass accretion rate around a black hole.

If the present universe is slightly open then pre-in ation curvature would appear as a cosmic dark-flow component of the CMB dipole moment. We summarize current cosmological constraints on this cosmic dark ow and analyze the possible constraints on parameters characterizing the pre-in ating universe in an in ation model with a present-day very slightly open ΛCDM cosmology. We employ an analytic model to show that for a broad class of in ation-generating effective potentials, the simple requirement that the observed dipole moment represents the pre-in ation curvature as it enters the horizon allows one to set upper and lower limits on the magnitude and wavelength scale of pre-in ation uctuations in the in aton field and the curvature parameter of the pre-in ation universe, as a function of the fraction of the total initial energy density in the in aton field. We estimate that if the current CMB dipole is a universal dark flow (or if it is near the upper limit set by the Planck Collaboration) then the present constraints on ΛCDM cosmological parameters imply rather small curvature Ωk ~ 0:1 for the pre-in ating universe for a broad range of the fraction of the total energy in the in aton field at the onset of in ation. Such small pre-in ation curvature might be indicative of open-in ation models in which there are two epochs of in ation.

The rheological properties of complex materials such as colloid dispersion show complicated non-Newtonian flow phenomena when they are subjected to shear flow. These flow properties are controlled by the characteristics of flow units and the interactions among the flow segments. The rheological parameters of relaxation time (β2)0, structure factor C2 and shear modulus X2/α2 for various thixotropic flow curves was obtained by applying thixotropic equation to flow curves. The variations of rheological parameters are directly related to non-Newtonian flows, viscosities and activation energies of flow segments.

최근 황사, 차량 배기가스, 특히 화산재 등에 따른 미세먼지 등으로 인해 발생하는 대기 오염에 대한 우려로 저감 설비에 대한 사회적 관심이 증가하고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 화산재 등과 같은 입자성 유동에 대한 공기정화 설비에 많이 활용되는 다공판이나 다공매질을 통과하는 유동 특성 분석을 위한 전산해석을 다루었다. 실제 다공판이나 다공매질의 경우 공극이 작을 때는 전산해석에 많은 어려움이 있어 경험적 모형이 활용되는 추세인데, 경험적 모형에 포함된 경험계수의 산정 방법과 결과를 실제 다공영역에 대한 전산 모형을 활용하거나 실험에 의한 압력강하 계측 결과와 비교함으로써 효과적인 전산해석 방법을 제시하고자 하였다.

Subcutaneous emphysema is a rare but serious side effect of dental and oral surgery procedures. The condition is characterized by air being forced underneath the tissue, leading to swelling, crepitus on palpation, and with potential to spread along the fascial planes to the periorbital, mediastinal, pericardial, and/or thoracic spaces. A wide range of causes have been documented for the origin of subcutaneous emphysema during dental treatment including: crown preparations, other operative procedures, endodontic therapy, extractions, as well as oral surgery procedures. The patient was a 58-year-old woman who presented to the Seoul Saint mary’s hospital emergency department with a chief complaint of facial edema, dyspnea and chest discomfort after periodontal treatment using an air-flow equipment in local dental clinic. During treatment in the emergency department, oxygen therapy and intravenous injection of steroid and anti-histamine was done. it was noted that the patient had pain and swelling on left lower molar region, pus discharging on same site. Severe edema was observed on periorbital region to neck with heatness. An audible crepitus sound was heard during palpation on facial area. Neck CT scan and antibiotic therapy was done, as symptom suggesting dental abscess is observed. 3 hours after injection of antibiotics, the patient’s symptom was relieved, but she felt chest discomfort continuously. CT scan with constrast depicted confluent and extensive soft tissue emphysematous changes involving face and deep neck spaces and pneumomediastinum. The patient was refered to thoracic surgery department, oxygen therapy was decided continuously. After 10 hours, patient’s chief complaint was resolved, and discharged. After 1 week, all symptom was disappear and follow-up neck CT scan finding was disappearance of edema and pnuemomediastinum. We report a case of cervical subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum occurring after periodontal treatment using an air-flow equipment and case on the diagnosis and treatment of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, along with a review of the literature.

Flow visualization of Butterfly valve is tested five cases(15°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°) of vlave opening angle. Measurement by the PIV(Particle Image Velocimetry) was conducted to investigate the flow characteristics of butterfly valve about discharge of dam.. Flow behaviors such as instantaneous and time-mean velocity vectors are investigated each cases. The results from flow visualization using PIV through the video which do not contain a cavitation phenomenon was confirmed in accordance with the valve opening. Performs valve opening and the flow properties of the Karman vortex generated by the frequency analysis is 90° was calculated the frequency of the butterfly valve applied to the actual dam. Butterfly valve for the emergency discharge valve is susceptible to cavitation caused by the valve opening 90° and repeat the cycle in the valve side of the vortex emission system is a high possibility of damage due to fatigue.

Flow mark is a sort of surface defect on the composite that can arise during the filling stage of the injection molding process. The purpose of this study is to clarify a mechanism of the flow mark which appears on the surface of injection molded Polypropylene (PP) through the characterization of the surface structure. The materials used in this report are PP/rubber and PP/talc compounding, which are widely used in automobile part. The flow mark shows two different constitutions, such as a luster part and a cloud part on the surface of the injection molded PP. We have investigated the surface structure of PP/rubber and PP/talc composites by using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDAX) and optical microscopy (OM). As a result, the cloud part contains higher contents of the rubber and talc compare to the luster part.