Currently, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute is conducting research on the development of technology to reduce the disposal area for SF (Spent nuclear Fuel). If the main radionuclides contained in SF can be separated and recovered according to their characteristics (long half-life, high mobility and high heat load) and uranium oxide which is expected to be the final residue, can be made into solids, the burden of the permanent disposal area of the SF will be greatly reduced. The waste form that end up in the repository must be verified for ease of manufacture and stability of the block. And, in order to increase the loading efficiency, a large block manufacturing technology is needed. This study describes the background of introducing PSA (Particle Size Analyzer) which is one of the necessary equipment for manufacturing UO2 blocks using slip casting, the method of using the equipment and performance verification of the equipment using standard samples. The particle size affects the sintering quality by the way the particles rearrange themselves during sintering. Powders of small particles are generally less free flowing and more difficult to compress, they form thin pores between the particles and sinter to higher density. In contrast, larger particle has a lower sintered density. Therefore, accurate particle size measurement and the selection of a suitable particle size are important. For this purpose, a PSA was installed in nuclear cycle experiment research center. To verify the performance of the equipment, a standard sample of 1.025 μm was analyzed. We got an average particle size of 1.0293 μm and standard deviation of 0.0668 μm. This value was within the uncertainty(±0.018 μm) of the sample’s certificate. In the future, this equipment will measure the size of UO2 (depleted uranium) powder and to produce large scale uranium oxide blocks.

Screw jet equipment has been developed based on the existing accumulated experimental indicators in the semiconductor industry, and for specific performance development, it is necessary to visually check a process in which a high viscosity solution is discharged to a nozzle through a screw. Since the transparency of the exterior is not guaranteed after design and production due to the characteristics of the equipment, simulation must be performed to confirm the performance data according to the internal shape. Therefore, in this study, the screw jet equipment was simulated using the moving particle system, and through this, all processes of the screw jet internal solution flow were visually checked and computerized data capable of predicting the performance of the equipment was secured.

The cooking-generated particles are major indoor sources of air pollution. Recently, the performance of the range hood is focused on particle removal performance. Range hood with an auxiliary air supply system can improve the fine and ultrafine particles removal efficiency by making a supply air during cooking activities. The particles were measured in the experimental building by varying ventilation types. Only operating range hood during the cooking activities was not enough to reduce the cooking-generated particles. Despite operating range hood systems, fine and ultrafine particle concentrations were maintained when cooking was finished. The range hood with a make-up air supply system can reduce the indoor particle concentration below background conditions when those systems were operated after cooking. In this study, the assessment of cooking-generated particle removal efficiency of the range hood with an auxiliary air supply system was conducted. The removal efficiency of ultrafine particles showed trends similar to the removal efficiency of fine particles.

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are similar to pathogenic viruses, but because they have no nucleic acid, they have excellent safety and immunogenicity and are used as a good vaccine material. However, in the selection of various structural proteins of pathogenic viruses to form VLPs, all expression systems consume a lot of time in common. Among them, the baculovirus expression system causes additional time consumption to construct the recombinant baculovirus. Therefore, there is a need for a system that can rapidly determine the structural proteins required for effective VLP production. This study aims at solving this problem by constructing a BmNPV inducible expression platform through the construction of vectors induced by BmNPV. The platform was evaluated for overexpression using EGFP. We also confirmed the formation of virus-like particles through overexpression of canine parvovirus structural proteins.

The purpose of this study is to validate and verify a head nose exposure inhalation system for nano particle inhalation toxicity studies. Carbon nano tube(CNT) particles were generated by a chemical vapor deposition(CVD) generator. And purchased single wall carbon nanotubes(SWCNT) and multi wall carbon nanotubes(MWCNT) were generated by an atomizer. CNT particle distribution was measured by Scanning Nano-Particle Spectrometer(SNPS) and Condensation Particle Counter(CPC). Diameter and length of MWCNT generated by CVD were 10~40 nm and 220~20 μm respectively. Particle number concentration of MWCNT generated by CVD were 1.3×105, 4.1×104, 5.6×103#/cc in high, middle, low chamber respectively. Distribution of particles which were less than 100 nm was 45%. Particle number concentration of SWCNT generated by atomizer after magnetic stirring were 8.5×106, 5.3×105, 1.1×104#/cc and after sonication 6.7×106, 4.1×105, 9.5×103#/cc in high, middle, low chambers respectively. Particle number concentration of SWCNT generated by atomizer after magnetic stirring were 6.7×106, 4.6×105, 8.6×103#/cc and after sonication 7.7×106, 5.1×105, 1.3×104#/cc in high, middle, low chambers respectively. We set up head nose exposure inhalation system to conduct a study on nano particle inhalation toxicity. There were sufficient particle number concentrations of nano particles generated in each chamber.

In this paper we have studied the effect of water droplet size on nano-particle size distribution using SMPS(Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer)system. It can be seen that the unknown peak at >100 nm was caused by water droplets which did not dry completely when DI water was used as a solvent in the SMPS system. Therefore, it is important to dry water droplets generated from atomizer in the SMPS system when measuring the particle size distribution using less than 100 nm nano-particles in diameter. From this study, It can be concluded that the napion was a useful material as dryer ones and using EAG(Electro Aerosol Generator) as a particle generator was the most effective in reducing the effect of water droplets.

The alignments of polystyrene particles of 1μm and 5μm sizes in an aqueous colloidal system were observed by varying the electric field strength, the frequency and the water flow. Spherical mono-dispersed polystyrene particles dispersed in pure water were put into a perfusion chamber; an AC electric field was applied to the Au/Cr electrodes with a 4 mm gap on the glass substrate. The mixture of the 1μm and 5μm sized polystyrene particles at 0.5 vol% concentrations for each size was set in the dielectrophoresis conditions of 1 kHz and 150 V/cm. Large particles of 5μm size were aligned to form chains as the result of the dielectrophoresis force interaction. On the contrary, small particles of 1μm size did not form chains because the dielectrophoresis force was not sufficiently large. When the electric field increased to 250 V/cm, small particles were able to form chains. After the chains were formed from both large and small particles, they began to coalescence as time passed. Owing to the electroosmotic flow of water, wave patterns along the perpendicular direction of the applied electric field appeared at the conditions of 200 Hz and 50 V/cm, when the dielectrophoresis force was small. This wave pattern also appeared for small particles at 1 kHz and 150 V/cm conditions due to the flow of solvent when water was forced to circulate.

본 논문에서는 폭발에 의해 생기는 파편의 움직임을 입자계의 내부력을 고려하여 모델링하였다. 입자계의 내부력을 고려하는 이유는 폭발 전후에 입자계 전체의 운동량이 보존되어야 하기 때문이다. 파편의 개수가 수천 개 이상일 경우에는 내부력을 고려하지 않고 난수만을 사용해도 통계적으로 충분히 운동량을 보존시킬 수 있지만 수십 개 이하일 경우에는 통계적으로 더 이상 운동량 보존의 법칙을 만족시킬 수 없다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위하여 입자계의 내부력을 고려한 알고리즘을 제시한다. 이 알고리즘을 사용하면 폭발 후 파편의 개수가 아무리 적어도 운동량 보존 법칙을 만족하게 되어 보다 자연스러운 폭발 장면을 재현할 수 있다.

In recent models of semiconductor manufacturing clean rooms, air washers are used to remove airborne gaseous contaminants such as NH3, SOx and organic gases introduced from outdoor air into clean room. Meanwhile, there is a large quantity of exhaust air produced from clean room. It is desirable to recover heat from exhaust air and use it to reheat outdoor air. In the present study, an experiment was conducted to investigate heat recovery, particle collection, and gas removal in a heat recovery type air washer system for semiconductor manufacturing clean rooms.

본 실험은 토마토 양액재배에서 펄라이트 배지를 순환식 재배방법에 적용하고자 수행되었다. 펄라이트 배지의 입자를 소립(ø1∼2mm 미만), 중립(ø2∼3mm), 대립(ø4∼5 mm)으로 분리하여 양액공급량에 따른 토마토의 생육을 검토한 결과는 아래와 같다. 제 3화방 개화(초기생육)시 초장은 중립과 대립에서는 양액공급량이 많을수록 길었으나 소립에서는 양액공급량에 관계없이 길어 초기에 생육관리는 대립일수록 1일 양액공급량이 많아야 할 것으로 생각되었다. 그러나 제 3화방 개화기 이후는 소립에서는 주당 1일 공급량을 1.5L로, 그리고 중립과 대립에서는 주당 1일 3.0L로 관리하는 것이 착과수가 많고 수량이 높았다 기형과율은 펄라이트 입자의 크기에 관계없이 양액공급량이 많을수록 적었다. 근활력은 정식 후 50일까지는 입자크기 및 양액공급량에 관계없이 증가하였으나, 50일 이후부터는 감소하기 시작하여 정식 후 100일에는 소립에서는 양액공급량이 많을수록, 그리고 중립과 대립에서는 양액공급량이 적을수록 감소하는 경향이 컸다. 소립에서는 앙액공급량이 증가할수록 모든 무기성분함량이 감소하는 경향이었으나 중립과 대립에서는 증가하는 경향이었다 N. K. Ca및 Mg의 함량은 소립에서는 양액공급량이 1일 3.0L/주 처리구에서 가장 적었으나 대립과 중립에서는 1일 3.0L/주 처리구에서 가장 많았다. 이상의 결과에서 토마토 순환식 양액재배시 펄라이트 입자는 중립과 대립의 사용이 유리하고 양액공급량은 주당 1일 3.0L 관리하는 것이 유리하였다.

The versatile aerosol concentration enrichment system (VACES) have proven useful for providing elevated levels of atmospheric aerosol to human and animal exposures. In this study, we describe a VACES and tests conducted to both optimize the enhancement factor (EF) and characterize how it depends on experiment conditions. Particle number concentrations were measured from upstream and downstream of the system by scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) with a long differential mobility analyzer (DMA) in combination with a condensation particle counter (CPC). SMPS was used for to determine VACES particle EF. Particle EF tends to increase for higher the saturator temperature (TSat) and lower the condenser temperature (TCon). TCon higher than 0 °C and TSat lower than 50 °C was the best to obtain the most increase in particle concentration. Correlation analysis of EF with factor variables of TSat and TCon resulted in correlation 0.662 and 0.416, respectively. With all five predictor variables included in a multiple regression model, the EF had a liner correlation with R2 = 0.643.

최근 그래픽 하드웨어는 눈부신 발전을 거듭하였으며, 이에 따라 국내의 게임 유저들은 사실 감과 생동감이 넘치는 화려한 게임 그래픽을 요구하고 있다. 그래픽 특수효과는 이러한 요구를 만족시킬 수 있는 방법 중 하나이지만, 특수효과를 재사용할 수 있는 일반적인 형태로 구현된 사례는 없었다. 본 논문에서는 그래픽 특수효과 엔진의 구현과 그 적용 사례를 통하여 게임에 그래픽 특수효과를 쉽게 적용할 수 있음을 기술한다. 특수효과 데이터를 표준 파일 포맷으로 저장 및 로드함으로서 특수효과의 재사용이 가능하고, 그래픽 특수효과 편집툴을 이용하여 게임 제작 이전이라도 특수효과의 테스트 및 시연을 할 수 있다.