Sang-Yun Yang

Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative eruption with progression to large granular lymphocytic leukaemia.

A 12‐year‐old Korean girl gave a 9‐year history of recurrent necrotizing papules and vesicles on the face, scalp and extremities. Skin biopsy specimens showed an atypical lymphoreticular infiltrate with vasculitis in the dermis and subcutis. In situ hybridization demonstrated latent infection by Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) of the lymphoid cells in the dermis. The disease was diagnosed as an EBV‐associated lymphoproliferative skin eruption presenting as recurrent necrotic papulovesicles. The patient subsequently developed large granular lymphocytic leukaemia of natural killer cell origin. Our observations suggest that a patient with an EBV‐associated lymphoproliferative skin eruption presenting with recurrent necrotic papulovesicles might progress to develop leukaemia as well as lymphoma.

Combined treatment of green pitch pine wood by heat and superheated steam and the effects on physical properties of the products

Abstract Pitch pine (P. rigida) wood was treated with superheated steam (SHS) and the subsequent effects due to drying and heat treatment (HT) were observed. The following treatment parameters were tested: 180°C air HT, 220°C air HT, 0.1 MPa–180°C SHS HT, 0.1 MPa–220°C SHS HT, 0.5 MPa–180°C SHS HT, and 0.5 MPa–220°C SHS HT. No drying checks were observed in the specimens (500×150×50 mm3) treated at 0.5 MPa–220°C SHS and with these treatment parameters, equilibrium moisture content (EMC) was the lowest. Low EMC has an effect on physical properties such as shrinkage, compressive strength parallel to the grain, bending strength, hardness, and decay resistance. Based on the results, it is expected that the green wood in a large scale is possible to be simultaneously dried and heat-treated without occurrence of checks by the SHS HT process.

Evaluation of Physico-Mechanical Properties and Durability of Larix kaempferi Wood Heat-Treated by Hot Air

본 연구에서는 국내에서 상업적으로 이용되고 있는 국산 낙엽송 열처리재의 여러 가지 물성(밀도, 평형함수율, 수축률, 흡습/흡수성, 종/횡압축강도, 휨강도, 경도, 내부후성능)을 정량적으로 평가하기 위하여 수행되었다. 고온처리에 의해 목재의 소수성이 증가함에 따라 평형함수율이 감소하였다. 이에 따라 수축률 및 흡습/흡수성이 감소하여 치수안정성이 개선되었고, 낮은 함수율의 영향으로 압축강도가 증가하였으며, 목재 주성분의 변화와 낮은 함수율의 영향으로 내부후성능이 개선되었다. 하지만 열처리에 의해 밀도와 휨강도 및 경도는 감소하였다. 【This study was carried out to evaluate quantitatively some properties (density, equilibrium moisture content, shrinkage, water vapor adsorption, water absorptivity, compressive strength, bending strength, hardness and decay resistance) of Larix kaempferi lumber which was heat-treated by hot air and has been used commercially in Korea. Equilibrium moisture content of the heat-treated wood was decreased with increase of hydrophobicity. Dimensional stability of the wood was improved with decrease of shrinkage, water vapor adsorption and free water absorptivity. Also, with the thermo-chemical changes of wood component and lower equilibrium moisture content, decay resistance and compressive strength of heat-treated wood were increased. But, bending strength and hardness of wood were decreased.】

The shrinkage properties of red pine wood assessed by image analysis and near-infrared spectroscopy

ABSTRACT This work focused on the shrinkage and drying stress of red pine (Pinus densiflora) wood during kiln drying and investigated transverse shrinkage and moisture changes in thin specimens using digital image analysis and near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively. The effect of specimen thickness, which ranged from 1 to 10 mm on shrinkage, was analyzed under drying conditions with restrained stresses. The shrinkage due to moisture content was presented in the form of an exponential function and a linear function above and below the fiber saturation point, respectively. A shorter existence of the moisture gradient increased the transverse shrinkage. The tangential and radial shrinkage at the tissue level in 30-µm (longitudinal) thick slices was measured and compared with the shrinkage of above specimens with difference thicknesses. The transverse shrinkage of 1-mm-thick specimen is similar to the shrinkage measured using 30-µm-thick slice.

Development of Moisture Content Prediction Model for Larix kaempferi Sawdust Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy

저장 또는 운송단계에서 목분에 포함된 수분의 부적절한 조절은 생물학적 열화로 인한 품질하락 및 손실을 야기할 수 있기 때문에 목분의 함수율은 정확하게 측정되어야 하고 적절하게 조절되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 근적외선(파장대역: 1000-2400 nm) 분광분석법을 적용하여 낙엽송(Larix kaempferi) 목분의 함수율을 측정하고자 하였다. 각 상대습도(25℃, RH 30∼99%) 단계별로 조습된 목분의 근적외선 반사스펙트럼을 측정하고, 적정 수학적 전처리(smoothing, standard normal variate)와 부분최소자승법을 적용하여 예측모델을 개발하였다. 도출된 함수율 예측모델은 높은 신뢰도를 보였다(R2 = 0.94, RMSEP = 1.544). 본 연구에서 개발된 근적외선 분광분석법을 통하여 비파괴적이면서 정확하고 신속한 목분 함수율의 측정과 효율적인 목재이용을 견인할 수 있으리라 기대된다.

Wood Shrinkage Measurement of Using a Flatbed Scanner

목재 이용의 측면에서 중요한 인자 중 하나인 수축률에 관한 다양한 연구가 수행되고 있다. 버니어 캘리퍼스를 이용하여 치수를 측정할 때, 목재 시편에 작용하는 외력에 의해 왜곡된 치수가 측정될 수 있고, 시편의 양이 많으면 치수측정에 많은 시간이 소요된다. 스캐너를 이용하여 획득한 이미지로 치수를 측정하고, 수축률을 계산하면 외력이 작용하지 않아 치수 측정의 오류를 줄일 수 있고, 한 번의 스캔으로 여러 시편의 이미지를 획득하여 시간을 단축시킬 수있다는 장점이 있다. 스캔 이미지 상에서 목재 시편과 배경 사이의 경계면을 뚜렷하게 구분할 수 있도록 threshold 방법을 적용하여 치수 측정을 용이하게 하였다. 이미지를 이용하여 측정된 목재 시편의 치수는 버니어 캘리퍼스를 이용하여 측정한 값보다 다소 크게 측정되었으며, 버니어 캘리퍼스보다 높은 정밀도로 수축률을 계산하기 위한 스캔 이미지의 최대 픽셀 길이는 0.053 mm/pixel인 것을 확인하였다.

Moisture Content Prediction Model Development for Major Domestic Wood Species Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy

근적외선 반사율 분광분석법을 이용하여 리기다 소나무, 소나무, 잣나무, 백합나무의 섬유포화점 이하 함수율 예측모델을 개발하였다. 시편들을 다양한 평형함수율 상태로 유도한 후 1000 nm∼2400 nm 파장영역의 반사율 스펙트럼을 획득하였다. 최적 함수율 예측 모델을 선정하기 위해 5가지의 수학적 전처리(moving average (smoothing point: 3), baseline, standard normal variate (SNV), mean normalization, Savitzky-Golay 2nd derivatives (polynomial order: 3, smoothing point: 11))를 8가지 조합으로 각 시편의 반사율 스펙트럼에 적용하였다. 수학적 전처리 후, 변형된 스펙트럼을 이용하여 PLS 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 최적 함수율 예측 모델을 도출한 전처리 방법은 리기다 소나무와 소나무의 경우 moving average/SNV, 잣나무와 백합나무의 경우 moving average/SNV/Savitzky-Golay 2nd derivatives 이며, 모든 모델은 3개의 주성분을 포함하고 있었다.

Estimation of Radio Frequency Electric Field Strength for Dielectric Heating of Phenol-Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Resin Used for Manufacturing Glulam

ABSTRACT For enhancing productivity of glulam, high frequency (HF) curing technique was researched in this study. Heat en-ergy is generated by electromagnetic energy dissipation when HF wave is applied to a dielectric material. Because bothlamina and adhesives have dielectric property, internal heat generation would be occurred when HF wave is applied toglulam. Most room temperature setting adhesives such as phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde (PRF) resin, which is popu-larly used for manufacturing glulam, can be cured more quickly as temperature of adhesives increases. In this study,dielectric properties of larch wood and PRF adhesives were experimentally evaluated, and the mechanism of HF heat-ing, which induced the fast curing of glue layer in glulam, was theoretically analyzed.Result of our experiments showed relative loss factor of PRF resin, which leads temperature increase, was higher than that of larch wood. Also, it showed density and specific heat of PRF, which are resistance factors of temperature increase, were higher than those of wood. It was expected that the heat generation in PRF resin by HF heating would occur greater than in larch wood, because the ratio of relative loss factor to density and specific heat of PRF resin wasgreater than that of larch wood. Through theoretical approach with the experimental results, the relative strengths of ISM band HF electric fields to achieve a target heating rate were estimated.

Evaluation of the energy efficiency of combined drying and heat treatment by superheated steam

ABSTRACT This study compares energy efficiency of a combined drying and heat treatment with that of conventional hot air heat treatment, the theoretical heat consumptions required for each treatment were determined, and the actual heat consumptions for each treatment were measured at a pilot scale. Conventional heat treatment method separately performs kiln-drying and heat treatment for wood with hot air in different equipment. On the contrary, in the combined treatment, the wood is simultaneously dried and heat-treated in the same enclosed space. Because of the time and energy savings, the economic feasibility of combined treatment is much higher than that of conventional heat treatment. Although the theoretical required energy of the combined treatment was similar to that of the two-stage method, the actual energy consumption of combined treatment was less than that of the two-stage method. And, the energy efficiency of the combined treatment was calculated to be two times higher than that of the two-stage method. From the results of this study, decreases in the processing time and energy consumption and increases in the energy efficiency of the combined treatment by superheated steam were quantitatively shown when compared to two-stage method.

Separation of drying strains and the calculation of drying stresses considering the viscoelasticity of red pine wood during drying

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to separate drying strains into elastic, viscoelastic, and viscous strains using free shrinkage and recovery from the deformation of slices at stress relief. The apparent shrinkage deformation was obtained by measuring the change in width of drying specimens during drying. Using the slice method, elastic and viscoelastic deformation were defined as the instantaneous change in width of a slice right after cutting and the change in the width of a slice with constant moisture content during 48 h, respectively. Viscous deformation, permanent and nonrecoverable deformation of wood, was defined as the difference in deformation between free shrinkage and the sum of the apparent, elastic, and viscoelastic deformations. These elastic, viscoelastic, and viscous strains were applied to a viscoelastic model, and coefficients of viscoelasticity and viscosity were derived. The drying stress and deformation of red pine wood at specific times during the drying process can be predicted using each coefficients and modulus of elasticity obtained by experiment.