• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.13-26
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• 2018

Currently, local regulations, such as KS Code, do not clearly specify how to calculate the range of hazardous area, so the dispersion modeling program should be used to select dispersion. The purpose of this study is to present a methodology of determining the range of hazardous area which is simpler and more reasonable than modelling by using representative materials and process conditions. Based on domestic and overseas regulations that are currently in effect, variables affecting distance to LFL(Lower Flammable Limit) were selected. A total of 16 flammable substances were modelled for substance variables, process conditions variables, and weather conditions variables, and the statistical analysis selected the variables that affect them. Using the selected variables, a three-step classification method was prepared to select the range of locations subject to explosion hazard.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.165-174
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• 2010

The numerical modeling of a coal gasification reaction occurring in an entrained flow coal gasifier is presented in this study. The purposes of this study are to develop a reliable evaluation method of coal gasifier not only for the basic design but also further system operation optimization using a CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) method. The coal gasification reaction consists of a series of reaction processes such as water evaporation, coal devolatilization, heterogeneous char reactions, and coal-off gaseous reaction in two-phase, turbulent and radiation participating media. Both numerical and experimental studies are made for the 1.0 ton/day entrained flow coal gasifier installed in the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER). The comprehensive computer program in this study is made basically using commercial CFD program by implementing several subroutines necessary for gasification process, which include Eddy-Breakup model together with the harmonic mean approach for turbulent reaction. Further Lagrangian approach in particle trajectory is adopted with the consideration of turbulent effect caused by the non-linearity of drag force, etc. The program developed is successfully evaluated against experimental data such as profiles of temperature and gaseous species concentration together with the cold gas efficiency. Further intensive investigation has been made in terms of the size distribution of pulverized coal particle, the slurry concentration, and the design parameters of gasifier. These parameters considered in this study are compared and evaluated each other through the calculated syngas production rate and cold gas efficiency, appearing to directly affect gasification performance. Considering the complexity of entrained coal gasification, even if the results of this study looks physically reasonable and consistent in parametric study, more efforts of elaborating modeling together with the systematic evaluation against experimental data are necessary for the development of an reliable design tool using CFD method.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.185.1-185.1
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• 2011

본 연구는 중 소규모 매립지가스(LFG)의 활용을 위한 가스고체화(Gas-To-Solid) 기술개발을 목적으로 하고 있다. LFG는 환경적인 문제로 인하여 소각 등의 방법으로 처리하고 있으나, 약 5,000kcal/$m^3$의 높은 발열량과 일반적으로 매립 후 20~30년 후까지 지속적인 발생특성으로 안정적인 공급이 가능한 신재생에너지원으로 활용될 수 있다. LFG 자원화 할 경우 발전 및 중질가스 등으로 활용하는 것이나, 중소규모 매립장의 경우 경제성 등의 문제로 자원화하지 못하고 태워지거나 방치되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 LFG의 저장과 수송 기술 중 GTS 기술을 통하여 저장과 수송에 제약이 크고 많은 비용이 소비되는 기체 상태의 에너지원을 하이드레이트화 시킴으로서 중 소규모 매립지에서 상대적으로 적은 비용으로 가스저장과 지상수송이 가능하게 할 수 있다. 본 연구의 결과로 LFG 에너지화 실증화 플랜트를 설계/제작 하였으며, 메탄+이산화탄소+물 하이드레이트 형성 실험을 통해 4.56 Mpa, 277.2 K 조건에서 3시간을 한 사이클로하는 공정운전을 가지는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.65-74
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• 2002

This Study was investigated operating condition of pyrolysis processing for sludge disposal in sewage treatment plant. Important parameters studied include running time of pyrolysis, run time of dry and pyrolysis processing, water content of sewage sludge, solids amount of sewage sludge(TS%), condition of pyrolysis temperature. Most degradation reaction of sewage sludge are first order, it assumed first order and elucidated the kinetics. This was the basis of characteristics analysis of sludge degradation mechanism. Also, with the increasing of temperature, how the yield of oil and char product change was observed, and the distribution of gas product components was observed. Main components of gas and carbon product are a little difference with pyrolysis temperature, but it consist of $CH_4$, $C_2H_4$, $C_3H_8$, $C_4H_{10}$, toluene, $C_6H_6$, $SO_2$, CO etc. The gas of $C_1-C_4$ yield increased along with degradation temperature of $670^{\circ}C$ and oil yield decreased of $C_6H_6$ and $C_6H_5OH$ with temperature of $600^{\circ}C$. Particularly, low value added char yield 134kg/t at $670^{\circ}C$, but increased to 194kg/t at pyrolysis temperature of $600^{\circ}C$. In the result of elementary analysis on it, it is mainly composed of carbon. From this fact, in pyrolysis of sludge, it comfirmed that carbonization reaction occur at high temperature well.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.5
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• pp.528-534
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• 2006

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the optimal operating condition for the hydrogen production by biogas reforming using the plasmatron induced thermal plasma. The component ratio of biogas($CH_4/CO_2$) produced by anaerobic digestion reactor were 1.03, 1.28, 2.12, respectively. And the reforming experiment was performed. To improve hydrogen production and methane conversion rates, parametric screening studies were conducted, in which there are the variations of biogas flow ratio(biogas/TFR: total flow rate), vapor flow ratio($H_2O/TFR$: total flow rate) and input power. When the variations of biogas flow ratio, vapor flow ratio and input power were 0.32~0.37, 0.36~0.42, and 8 kW, respectively, the methance conversion reached its optimal operating condition, or 81.3~89.6%. Under the condition mentioned above, the wet basis concentrations of the synthetic gas were H2 27.11~40.23%, CO 14.31~18.61%. The hydrogen yield and the conversion rate of energy were 40.6~61%, 30.5~54.4%, respectively, the ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide($H_2/CO$) was 1.89~2.16.

• Clean Technology
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.226-232
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• 2013

A 5 kg/hr scale integral dual fluidized-bed gasifier for producing medium heating value syngas from biomass or combustible wastes was manufactured. The effect of operating variables including gasification temperature, rate of feeding, and weight ratio of steam/feed on the behavior of the gasifier was investigated. The contents of $H_2$ and CO in syngas, flow rate of feeding, cold gas efficiency increased with the increased gasification temperature or rate of feeding, but decreased with the increased weight ratio of steam/feed within the experimental range. With wood powder as the feed, the concentrations of $H_2$ and CO in the syngas were as high as 41% and 32%, and the cold gas efficiency and lower heating value of the syngas were as high as 70.1% and $3,428kcal/Nm^3$. With food wastes as the feed, the concentrations of $H_2$ and CO in the syngas were as high as 37% and 23.9%, and the cold gas efficiency and lower heating value of the syngas were as high as 66.7% and $3,670kcal/Nm^3$.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.163-170
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• 1999

The effects of the operating conditions in AFC single cells have not been studied in detail. In this study, by using a one-dimensional isothermal model a computational simulation was conducted to investigate the effects of the initial electrolyte concentration and the operating gas pressure. According to the result, the optimum electrolyte concentration at the base-case was found to be within $3.0\~3.5$ M. The variation of the cell performance according to the electrolyte concentration was found to be caused mainly by the charge transfer resistances of both electrodes, Henry's constant and the liquid phase diffusivity of the dissolved gases. It was also found that an increase in operating pressure increased the reaction rates and the solubilities of the gases, which led to a considerable enhancement of the cell performance.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.78.1-78.1
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• 2011

분포지역과 매장량이 한정되어 있는 석유에 비하여 석탄은 가채년수가 길고 세계 전역에 널리 분포되어 있으므로 향후 안정적인 에너지 공급으로 각광받고 있다. 석탄을 이용하여 CWM을 제조하는 기술은 석유에 비하여 저장, 수송, 분진 비산등의 문제점을 개선하여 위하여 1980년대부터 석탄 물 혼 합연료(Coal-Water Mixture)의 기술개발을 위한 연구가 진행되었다. 이는 미분탄(유연탄)에 30%정도의 물과 약간의 첨가제를 혼합하여 유체화하여 수송성은 액체연료와 같고 연소성은 석탄의 성상을 갖는 특징을 가지게 된다. 본 연구에서는 당센터에서 보유하고 있는 습식 분류층 가스화장치에 적용하기 위한 CWM(Coal Water Mixture)제조 특성을 연구하였다. 습식 석탄 가스화기에 사용되는 CWM은 미분되어진 석탄과 물, 첨가제를 일정비율로 혼합하여 사용하게 된다. 이때 공급되어지는 미분의 입도와 분쇄 형태에 따른 입자 형태, 입자의 분포에 따라서 CWM의 특성이 각각 다르게 나타나게 된다. 이때 만들어진 CWM의 농도와 점도 특성에 따라서 버너의 성능 및 가스화기 운전 조건등에 많은 영향을 미치게 된다. 습식 석탄 가스화에 적용된 예정인 대상탄을 대상으로 하여 석탄분쇄 형태에 따른 CWM의 제조 특성을 실험하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.808-811
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• 2007

본 연구는 3톤/일급 이하 가스화 용융로에서 $1,400{\sim}1,500^{\cdot}C$, $7.5{\sim}8.0$ kg/$cm^2$의 안정적인 운전조건일 때, 시료로 Kideco 탄을 사용하고 이때 발생한 슬랙의 특성 및 슬랙의 재활용을 위한 벽돌제조 특성을 고찰하였다. 발생된 슬랙은 $Fe_2SiO_4$와 $SiO_2$가 결정상태로 일부 존재하거나, 중금속들이 결합되어 엉킨 구조인 비결정상태의 치밀한 형태로 이루어져 있었으며, 잔존탄소 함량이 0.06%로 미량 존재하였다. 또한 슬랙에는 중금속 농도가 Kideco탄보다 고농도로 존재하지만, 용출되는 중금속의 농도는 매우 낮아 환경적으로 안정한 물질로서 재활용이 가능한 특성을 지니고 있다. 슬랙 첨가 점토벽돌의 적합성을 평가하기위해 슬랙을 0%, 10%, 30% 첨가하여 벽돌을 제조하고 KS 산업규격에 따라 시험을 실시하였다. 분석결과 슬랙을 첨가할수록 제조한 벽돌의 흡수율이 낮아져 기존 제품에 비하여 우수한 것으로 측정되었다. 또한 압축강도와 휨강도는 기존 제품의 $80{\sim}86%$ 정도인 것으로 측정되었지만 KS 산업규격의 기준치보다 높은 수치를 나타내였고, 내산성, 내알칼리성, 열충격강도 또한 양호한 것으로 나타나, 슬랙을 이용하여 벽돌로 재활용하여 충분히 사용 가능한 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.1-6
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• 1998

In order to increase design efficiency, it is required to design steam boiler pressure parts systematically considering daily start-stop operation and load variation. The objective of this research is to develope an integrated system for increasing design efficiency of boiler pressure parts. The developed system consists of three program modules: (1) flexibility design module for the header stub considering fatigue life, (2) fatigue limit calculation and life evaluation module for the thick-walled boiler pressure part under cyclic operation using TRD301 code, (3) drawing automation module for the header and drum producing design drawings, welding data and bill of materials.