Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)를 이용한 방사성 스트론튬 오염물질에 대한 신속한 모니터링 기술

박진영,김현아,박기홍,김경웅 대한자원환경지질학회 2017 자원환경지질 Vol. No.

Along with Cs-137 (half-life: 30.17 years), Sr-90 (half-life: 28.8 years) is one of the most important environmental monitoring radioactive elements. Rapid and easy monitoring method for Sr-90 using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has been studied. Strontium belongs to a bivalent alkaline earth metal such as calcium and has similar electron arrangement and size. Due to these similar chemical properties, it can easily enter into the human body through the food chain via water, soil, and crops when leaked into the environment . In addition, it is immersed into the bone at the case of human influx and causes the toxicity for a long time (biological half-life: about 50 years). It is a very reductive and related with the specific reaction that makes wet analysis difficult. In particular, radioactive strontium should be monitored by nuclear power plants but it is very difficult to be analysed from high-cost problems as well as low accuracy of analysis due to complicated analysis procedures, expensive analysis equipment, and a pretreatment process of using massive chemicals. Therefore, we introduce the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis method that analyzes the elements in the sample using the inherent spectrum by generating plasma on the sample using pulse energy, and it can be analyzed in a few seconds without preprocessing. A variety of analytical plates for samples were developed to improve the analytical sensitivity by optimizing the laser, wavelength, and time resolution. This can be effectively applied to real-time monitoring of radioactive wastewater discharged from a nuclear power plant, and furthermore, it can be applied as an emergency monitoring means such as possible future accidents at a nuclear power plants. Cs-137 (반감기 : 30.17년)과 더불어 중요한 원자력발전소 주변 환경감시대상 방사성 핵종 가운데 하나인 순수한베타방출체인 Sr-90 (반감기 : 28.8년)에 대한 신속하고 용이한 모니터링 방법을 연구하였다. 스트론튬은 칼슘과 같은2족 알칼리 토금속에 속해 있어서 전자배치나 크기가 비슷하며 최외각전자를 2개 가지고 있기 때문에 화학적으로 칼슘과 치환될 수 있다. 이러한 유사한 화학적 성질로 인해서 환경으로 유출시 물, 토양 및 농작물을 통한 먹이사슬을거쳐서 인체로 쉽게 유입될 수 있으며, 인체 유입 시 뼈에 쉽게 침적되어 장기간 (생물학적 반감기 : 약 50년) 동안 독성을 유발한다. 스트론튬은 매우 환원성이 있고 특이 반응으로 습식분석이 어려우며, 특히 원자력발전소에서 감시하고 있는 방사성 스트론튬은 복잡한 분석절차, 고가의 분석 장비 사용 및 화학 전처리약품 다량 사용 등으로 분석의정확도 저하는 물론 고비용에 따른 문제를 안고 있다. 따라서 펄스에너지를 사용하여 시료에 플라즈마를 생성시켜 고유 스펙트럼을 이용해 시료내 원소를 분석하는 Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) 분석기법을 도입하여 전처리 과정 없이 수 초 내에 분석이 가능하고 현장에서 실시간으로 측정 가능한 스트론튬 원소의 정량분석 방법을 도출하였다. 다양한 분석에 필요한 시료기판을 개발하여 레이저, 파장 및 시간분해능의 최적화로 분석 감도를 향상시키고 방해이온에 대한 영향 평가로 액체시료의 정량분석을 가능하게 하여 신속한 모니터링 체계를 구축하게 하였다. 이는 원자력발전소로부터 방출되고 있는 방사성 폐수의 실시간 모니터링에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있으며, 더 나아가 후쿠시마 원전사고와 같은 비상시 모니터링 수단으로 적용 될 수 있다.

고해상도 카메라 기반 파장 빔 결합 시스템의 다중 광원의 모니터링과 파장 제어 기법 연구

승지훈,이광현,이정환 대한임베디드공학회 2019 대한임베디드공학회논문지 Vol.14 No.6

Spectral Beam Combining (SBC) is used for a high-power fiber laser in order to overcome the power limitation of single fiber laser. In SBC, several laser bwams with different wavelengths are combined to obtain a single-aperture beam by diffraction grating. The combining efficiency is dependent on a linewidth, beam quality and specific wavelength of each beam among others. In this paper, we consider the method of a wavelength monitoring and a feedback control of laser diodes used as seeds of laser beams to obtain optimum combining conditions. In order to measure the wavelengths of multi-beam, we use the high resolution camera and diffraction grating with   . The experiment results show the possibility of feedback control of a current and temperature of multi-seed laser diodes to obtain optimum wavelengths for SBC.

Development of Laser-powered Wireless Sensing System for Structural Health Monitoring

Mijin Choi,Jung-Ryul Lee 대한기계학회 2015 대한기계학회 춘추학술대회 Vol.신뢰성 No.-

Low-Cost Camera Based Laser Power Monitoring and Stabilizing for Micro-Hole Drilling

Chien-Fang Ding,Meng-Shiou Lee,Kuan-Ming Li 한국정밀공학회 2017 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.18 No.9

In this study, a laser power monitoring and stabilizing system for micro-hole drilling based on optical outputs of a CMOS sensor is presented. The correlation between the laser power and the average brightness of the beam spots on the images was investigated. The estimated laser power was used to build an on-line closed loop control of micro-hole drilling. Experimental results showed that the shortest response time of the laser monitoring system was only 30 ms, which was much faster than a thermopile power meter. The average measuring error was 3%, compared with thermopile power meter. In the PCB drilling experiments of 30 kHz pulse repetition frequency, the PID controller could compensate the power disturbances from 38.4% to 1.8%, and the aspect ratio from 20% to 5%. This study demonstrates the feasibility to develop a low-cost laser power monitoring and stabilizing system in laser micromachining processes.

송전선 모니터링을 위한 포인트클라우드 데이터 활용

박준규(Joon-Kyu Park),엄대용(Dae-Yong Um) 한국산학기술학회 2018 한국산학기술학회논문지 Vol.19 No.11

우리나라는 급격한 경제발전으로 전력소비량이 크게 증가하고 있으며, 원활한 전력의 공급을 위해 많은 송전탑 및 송전선이 설치되고 있다. 고압 송전선은 주로 알루미늄 연선으로 제작되며, 전선을 느슨하게 가선하여 약간의 처짐이 유지되도록 하고 있다. 처짐의 정도는 공사의 품질과 전선의 수명에 많은 영향을 끼치게 되는데 시간이 지날수록 전선의 무게나 주변 환경적 요인으로 수축과 팽창이 반복적으로 일어나므로 송전선의 관리를 위해 주기적인 모니터링이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 3D 레이저 스캐닝 기술을 활용하여 송전선에 대한 모니터링을 수행하였다. 연구대상지의 송전선에 대한 데이터를 취득하고, 자료처리를 통해 송전선에 대한 포인트클라우드 형태의 3차원 공간정보를 추출하였다. 송전선에 대한 3차원 공간정보를 활용하여 송전선의 길이와 처짐량을 산출하였으며, 주변 장애물들과의 이격거리를 효과적으로 산출할 수 있었다. 연구를 통해 송전선 관리를 위한 3D 레이저 스캐닝 기술의 활용성을 제시할 수 있었으며, 향후 추가적인 연구를 통해 3D 레이저 스캐닝 기술이 적용된 송전선 모니터링 방안이 개발된다면 송전선 관리의 효율성 증대에 크게 기여할 것이다. Korea is experiencing a rapid increase in electricity consumption due to rapid economic development, and many power transmission towers are installed to provide smooth power supply. The high-voltage transmission line is mainly made of aluminum stranded wire, and the wire is loosely guided so that some deflection is maintained. The degree of deflection has a great influence on the quality of the construction and the life of the cable. As the time passes, the shrinkage and expansion occur repeatedly due to the weight of the cable and the surrounding environment. Therefore, periodic monitoring is essential for the management of the power transmission line. In this study, the power transmission lines were monitored using 3D laser scanning technology. The data of the power transmission line of the study area was acquired and the point cloud type 3D geospatial information of the transmission line was extracted through data processing. The length of the transmission line and deflection amount were calculated using the 3D geospatial information of the transmission line, and the distance from the surrounding obstacles could be calculated effectively. The result of study shows the utilization of 3D laser scanning technology for transmission line management. Future research will contribute to the efficiency of transmission line management if a transmission line monitoring system using 3D laser scanning technology is developed.

Damage detection for pipeline structures using optic-based active sensing

이현석,손훈 국제구조공학회 2012 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.9 No.5

This study proposes an optics-based active sensing system for continuous monitoring of underground pipelines in nuclear power plants (NPPs). The proposed system generates and measures guided waves using a single laser source and optical cables. First, a tunable laser is used as a common power source for guided wave generation and sensing. This source laser beam is transmitted through an optical fiber, and the fiber is split into two. One of them is used to actuate macro fiber composite (MFC) transducers for guided wave generation, and the other optical fiber is used with fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors to measure guided wave responses. The MFC transducers placed along a circumferential direction of a pipe at one end generate longitudinal and flexural modes, and the corresponding responses are measured using FBG sensors instrumented in the same configuration at the other end. The generated guided waves interact with a defect, and this interaction causes changes in response signals. Then, a damage-sensitive feature is extracted from the response signals using the axi-symmetry nature of the measured pitch-catch signals. The feasibility of the proposed system has been examined through a laboratory experiment.

Damage detection for pipeline structures using optic-based active sensing

Lee, Hyeonseok,Sohn, Hoon Techno-Press 2012 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.9 No.5

This study proposes an optics-based active sensing system for continuous monitoring of underground pipelines in nuclear power plants (NPPs). The proposed system generates and measures guided waves using a single laser source and optical cables. First, a tunable laser is used as a common power source for guided wave generation and sensing. This source laser beam is transmitted through an optical fiber, and the fiber is split into two. One of them is used to actuate macro fiber composite (MFC) transducers for guided wave generation, and the other optical fiber is used with fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors to measure guided wave responses. The MFC transducers placed along a circumferential direction of a pipe at one end generate longitudinal and flexural modes, and the corresponding responses are measured using FBG sensors instrumented in the same configuration at the other end. The generated guided waves interact with a defect, and this interaction causes changes in response signals. Then, a damage-sensitive feature is extracted from the response signals using the axi-symmetry nature of the measured pitch-catch signals. The feasibility of the proposed system has been examined through a laboratory experiment.

파장가변이 가능한 완전 광섬유형 궤환 레이저 구현 및 응용

손경락(Kyung Rak Sohn) 한국마린엔지니어링학회 2009 한국마린엔지니어링학회지 Vol.33 No.8