The physicochemical properties of high-pressure homogenized (microfluidized) maize starch with different preheating temperatures (50, 60oC), levels of pressure (34.5, 69, 138 MPa), and numbers of pass (1, 2, 3 pass) were examined in this study. The enzyme susceptible starch (ESS) content, morphological property, X-ray diffraction, and Rapid Visco Analyzer (RVA) profile of starch were significantly altered via increasing the number of passes and preheating temperatures. The amount of ESS and the diffraction pattern of starch indicated that the granular crystalline structure of starch was severely damaged by increasing the number of passes and preheating temperatures. The morphology of starch granule was changed from angular to spherical shape with the damaged surface as the pressure increased. Moreover, damaged starch particles gathered to form a larger mass when treated at a higher temperature with the increasing number of passes, indicating that different types and extents of damage occurred. The RVA profile of starch showed a moderate peak viscosity with increased pasting stability against shear thinning similar to that of cross-linked starch as the number of passes and preheating temperatures increased. These results suggested that microfluidization combined with preheating might be used as a potential alternative method for the modification of starch such as cross-linked starch.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of storage temperature and pressure plate treatment on chemical composition in Prunus mume sugar extracts (PSEs). Green Prunus mume fruit was mixed with an equal amount of commercial sugar and stored at 4 or 25oC for 9 mon with or without a pressure plate. The alcohol contents in PSEs stored at 4oC were lower than those stored at 25oC. The amygdalin contents in PSEs stored at 25oC with pressure plate were significantly low. The sucrose in PSEs was converted into glucose and fructose during storage. The glucose, fructose and total phenol contents in PSEs stored at 25oC were higher compared with those at 4oC. The total soluble solid and polyphenol contents in PSEs were increased at 25oC until 90 d and 4oC until 150 d and then the contents were constant. The total acidity in PSEs stored at 4oC were higher than those at 25oC. These results indicate that storage temperature plays an important role in controlling the alcohol, amygdalin and sucrose contents in Prunus mume sugar extracts (PSEs).

This study examined the combined effects of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and micro-perforated (MP) film packaging on the microbiological and physicochemical qualities of kimchi sauce stored under fluctuating temperature conditions. Before storage, treatment with 600 MPa HHP reduced the total lactic acid bacteria in the sauce samples to below the detection limit (1 log CFU/g). After 68-day storage, ten microbial strains isolated from the non-treated controls were identified as Pediococcus pentosaceus, whereas eight microbial strains isolated from the HHP-treated samples were identified as Bacillus spp., regardless of the packaging type. Additionally, the samples treated with HHP and packaged in a multilayer film bag (ML-HPP), as well as those in the MP-HHP group, exhibited higher pH values and reduced sugar content than the ML-control or MP-control after 68-day storage. No significant differences were observed between the control and treatment groups regarding their electrical conductivity, salinity, and CIE a* values at the end of storage. However, there was no O2 reduction or CO2 accumulation in the MP-HHP group after 68-day storage. These results indicate that the combination of HHP treatment and MP-film packaging can extend the kimchi sauce's shelf life without packaging expansion during long-term storage.

Gastrodia elata Bl. (GE) is a traditional herbal medicine used for the treatment hypertension and cerebrovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antioxidant effect and blood pressure control ability of the GABA containing fermented Gastrodia elata Blume. The fermentation strain provided by Dr. Gi in Seoul National University is L. brevis GABA100, excellent strain of GABA production, which is involved in the ability to degrade gastrodin glycosides and activation of brain function. The Gastrodia elata Blume fermented by Lactobacillus brevis GABA 100 showed antioxidant activity (total phenolic contents, DPPH radical and ABTS anion scavenging activities) than unfermented Gastrodia elata Blume. In the spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), the concentration of fermented Gastrodia elata Blume was administered at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 mg/kg for 8 weeks. Systolic blood pressure decreased statistically significantly (p<0.05), especially 2 weeks after feeding fermented Gastrodia elata Blume. Also, it showed a significant decrease in low, medium, and high concentrations of fermented Gastrodia elata Blume at 4 weeks and 8 weeks. These results indicated that Gastrodia elata Blume fermented by the excellent strain of GABA production L. brevis GABA100 shows the antioxidant function and the effect of suppressing the increase in blood pressure.

Due to global climate change, mega-droughts have occurred frequently. Since long-term droughts make it difficult to secure the water resources, water supply needs to be restricted in a reasonable manner. In the event of limited water supply, the waterworks need to develop a restricted water supply strategy. This study showed that analyzing daily water supply could be used to respond to the first stage of a drought. According to an analysis of Korea's major water authorities, there was about 7~21% of room for daily minimum water supply in case of a drought. Restricting the water supply by lowering pressure is a good strategy for local water authorities with high water leakage rate since leakage is inversely dependent with pressure. For this method, it is necessary to quantify water deficiency and pressure at each node using a simulation. Since DDA-based software is not possible to predict changes in demand at nodes with pressure reduction, WaterGEMS, a PDA software, was used to quantitatively predict water shortages and pressures at each node. Locations where water is deficient need to install booster pumps or to be dispatched with water tank truck and bottled water. Without these support, lowering pressure could not be an option for water works. This paper suggests a method for waterworks to plan a drought by lowering pressure to restrict water supply using daily water supply analysis and PDA based simulation.

트랙터의 보급이 늘어나는 만큼 올바른 사용법 및 점검이 중요하다. 특히 타이어 공기압에 따른 토양다짐 현상, 연료의 과소비, 안전사고를 예방하기 위해 간편한 측정기술이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 대중적 모바일 영상 취득 장치인 스마트폰 카메라를 활용해 획득한 이미지 데이터로 타이어 압력을 예측하였다. 전통적 캘리브레이션을 응용하여 왜곡률을 보정하였다. 트랙터 타이어에 공기압을 0 kPa에서 300 kPa까지 주입하면서 구간별 타이어 촬영을 하였으며, 타이어 중심을 기준으로 상, 하, 좌, 우의 픽셀을 측정하였다. 하중을 받는 타이어의 기하학적 특성을 고려하여 중심과 바닥의 픽셀을 보정식을 통해 보정한 뒤 압력에 따른 픽셀의 변화를 도출하였다.

본 연구는 이탈리안 라이그라스 원형베일 사일리지 조제에 있어서 원료작물의 수분함량과 베일러 챔버의 압력에 따른 사일리지의 사료가치와 발효품질의 변화를 구명하기 위하여 수행되었다. 수확 후 1일(고수분), 2일(중수분) 및 4일간(저수분) 각각 예건하여 서로 다른 수분함량의 이탈리안 라이그라스를 베일러 챔버 압력이 115, 130 및 145 bar로 설정된 베일러로 원형베일 사일리지를 조제하여 60일간 저장하였다. 베일 사일리지의 무게는 고수분 처리구에서 높게 나타났고, 건물중은 저수분 처리구가 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 베일러 압력에 따른 사일리지의 무게는 유의적인 차이는 없었으나, 압력이 증가할수록 건물중은 증가하였다. 수분함량과 베일러 압력에 따른 사일리지의 NDF, ADF, CP 및 CF는 처리 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었으며, RFV (relative feed value)는 고수분 저압력 처리구에서 가장 높게 나타났다. Lactic acid는 고수분-고압력 처리구가 가장 높았으며, 저수분-중압력 처리구에서 가장 낮게 나타내었다. Butyric acid는 베일러 압력에 따른 유의적인 차이는 없었으나, 예건기간이 길어질수록 감소하였다. 사일리지 pH는 고수분 처리구가 중수분과 저수분 처리구에 비해 낮게 나타났으나, 베일러 압력에 따른 차이는 없었다. 이러한 결과는 이탈리안 라이그라스 원형베일 사일리지 조제 시 조사료의 수분함량과 베일러 챔버의 압력이 사일리지의 발효품질에 영향을 미치는 중요한 요인임을 나타내는 것이다.

In this paper, graphene-coated Al powders prepared by in situ reduction method were directly used for cold spraying, obtaining a graphene-reinforced Al matrix composite coating with more compact structure and better performance. Cross-sectional analysis revealed that compared with the pure Al powders, the graphene-coated Al powders were more severely deformed, and the resulting coating was denser and its porosity was reduced by over 80%. The hardness of the graphene-coated Al coating was increased by 40%, and its brine immersion time was prolonged by nearly three times. However, the graphene increases the pitting sensitivity of the Al coating; so, the enhanced corrosion resistance of the graphene-coated Al coating is mainly attributed to the improvement of its structure densification.

SiC is a material with excellent strength, heat resistance, and corrosion resistance. It is generally used as a material for SiC invertors, semiconductor susceptors, edge rings, MOCVD susceptors, and mechanical bearings. Recently, SiC single crystals for LED are expected to be a new market application. In addition, SiC is also used as a heating element applied directly to electrical energy. Research in this study has focused on the manufacture of heating elements that can raise the temperature in a short time by irradiating SiC-I2 with microwaves with polarization difference, instead of applying electric energy directly to increase the convenience and efficiency. In this experiment, Polydimethylsilane (PDMS) with 1,2 wt% of iodine is synthesized under high temperature and pressure using an autoclave. The synthesized Polycarbosilane (PCS) is heat treated in an argon gas atmosphere after curing process. The experimental results obtain resonance peaks using FT-IR and UV-Visible, and the crystal structure is measured by XRD. Also, the heat-generating characteristics are determined in the frequency band of 2.45 GHz after heat treatment in an air atmosphere furnace.

최근 일본의 건축구조기준(AIJ 2015)에서는 CFD 해석을 통한 풍하중 산정을 허용한 바 있다. 이는 컴퓨터의 연산 능력 향상 및 CFD 해석 이론의 발전으로 인해 해석의 결과가 풍동실험의 결과와 유사한 수준에 도달하였음을 뜻한다. 본 연구에서는 먼저 CFD 해석의 이론적 배경을 살펴보고, 일본의 건축구조기준 및 유럽의 과학기술연구 프로그램인 COST에서 권장한 CFD 해석 절차를 토대 로 해석을 진행하였다. 해석 결과의 신뢰성을 검증하기 위해 Tokyo Polytechnic University에서 제공하는 풍동실험 데이터를 사용하였 고, 해석과 실험의 유사성을 평가하기 위하여 형상비가 3, 4, 5일 때의 풍방향하중을 비교하였다.

본 연구에서는 Comfortone 기법 적용 전, 후 음압 수준(sound pressure level, SPL) 변화 정도와 영상의 화질 차이를 정량적으로 비교, 분석하여 소음 감소 기술의 유용성과 임상적으로 유의미한 기준을 제시하고자 하였다. 3.0 T 자기공명영상장비와 ACR 팬텀을 사용하여 Comfortone 적용 전, 후의 T1, T2 강조 영상과 DWI, FLAIR, 3D GE T1 영상을 획득한 후 ACR 정도 관리 가이드라인에 따라 기하학적 정확도, 고대조도 공간분해능, 절편 두께 정확도, 절편 위치 정확도, 영상 강도 균일성, 고스트 신호 백분율, 저대조도 분해능이 적합한지 비교, 평가하였으며 장비 내 표시되는 SPL을 통해 음압 수준의 감소 차이를 비교하였다. Comfortone 기법 적용 여부에 관계없이 DWI 영상은 왜곡이 심해 장비 정도 관리 가이드 라인에는 적합하지 않았으나 나머지 영상에서는 대부분 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 몇 개의 항목에서 유의 한 차이가 있더라도(p<0.05) 영상 모두 ACR MRI 팬텀 장비 정도 관리 기준에는 적합했다. 음압 수준 변화는 T1에서 15%, T2와 FLAIR에서 40%, DWI과 3D GE에서 70%의 감소 차이를 보였다. 결론적으로 DWI을 제외하고는 모든 영상에서 검사 시간의 차이 없이 동일한 영상의 화질을 획득할 수 있었다. 따라서 Comfortone 기법을 적용하여 소음은 현저하게 감소시키면서 동시에 임상적으로도 기존의 영상과 동일한 화질의 영상을 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

The change in pressure measurement according to the low pressure tap blockage rate of the Venturi flowmeter used in domestic nuclear power plants was approached numerically. Blockage rates were modeled dividing by 1/10dT to the downstream side of the low pressure tab to identify differential pressure changes. As a result, differential pressure increased in proportion to the blockage rate, and there was no change in differential pressure measurement at 10 to 40 percent with relatively small blockage rate, but the error rate of 50% to 0.3% or higher was shown.