• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.74-81
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• 2019

Expansion turbine system to recover the electricity energy from natural gas transmission stations is a well-known technique. The turbo-expander efficiency depends on the ratio of the natural gas flow rates to the design flow rate of the turbo-expander. However, if there is a big difference of the natural gas flow rate through the pressure letdown station because of seasonal supply pattern, that is, high flow rate in winter while low flow rate in summer, single turbo-expander system is not so efficient as to recover the pressurized energy from the low flow-rate natural gas. Therefore, we have proposed a new concept of double turbo-expander system: one is a big capacity and the other a small capacity. Here we have theoretically computed the electric powers at the pressure reduction from 18.5 bar to 7.5 bar depending on the inlet conditions of temperature and flow rate. The calculated electricity generation has been increased by 30% from 12.4 MW in a single turbo expander to 16.1 MW in the proposed double turbo-expander system when a minimal design efficiency of 0.72 is applied.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.8-14
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• 2014

This research designed Waste Heat Recovery System(WHRS) generation system of 250kW whose working fluid is R-245fa and studied on cycle characteristics by superheater organization. It simulated two conditions; series connection and parallel connection between superheater and evaporator. In simulation of series connection of superheater and evaporator, output of 4.7% could be improved because of the increase of enthalpy by overheating of working fluid. When setting 250kW for target output, cycle flux could be reduced by 4.1%. When setting 250kW as a target output of cycle In parallel connection simulation of superheater and evaporator, cycle flux was reduced as flux of heat source fluid for superheater was increased. So, the maximum 7.9% of working fluid pump's electric power was reduced and there was no big change in cycle efficiency and net efficiency by flux ratio.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.69-73
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• 2016

Recently, automotive engineers have paid much attention to waste heat recovery technology as a possible means to improve the thermal efficiency of an automotive engine. A large displacement gasoline engine is generally a V-type engine. It is not cost effective to install two superheaters at each exhaust manifold for the heat recovery purposes. A single superheater could be installed as close to the exhaust manifold as possible for the higher recovery efficiency; however, only half of exhaust gas can be used for heat recovery. On the contrary, the exhaust temperature is decreased for the case where the superheater is installed at a junction of two exhaust tail pipes. With the fact in mind, the optimum position of a single superheater was investigated using simulation models developed from a commercial software package (i.e. AMESim). It was found that installing the superheater near the exhaust manifold could recover 3.8 kW more from the engine exhaust despite utilizing only half of the exhaust mass flow. Based on this result, the optimum layout of an automotive waste heat recovery system was developed and proposed in this paper.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.52-66
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• 2003

Generally we have difficulty in removing oil using mechanical devices because recovery rate and recovery efficiency decrease remarkably when operating in thin oil films or in oils of very high viscosity In the Present study a series of experiments were carried out to study the effect of operating conditions on the rate of recovery for the spilled oil using a drum type skimmer. For each set of experiments depth of immersion, oil film thickness and the circumferential speeds were varied systematically to find the effects on the recovery rate. The results shows that recovery rate is dependent on the contact angle for the depth of immersion and the highest rate of oil recovery shows in the case of a contact angle of 45°(h/d=0.15). For the removal of spilled oil the optimal circumferential speed can be found as the critical value to reach the saturated recovery rate for a given oil film thickness and depth of immersion. Even in thin oil thickness we have enough recovery rate and recovery efficiency within critical circumferential speed this way.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.364-364
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• 2022

최근 기후변화에 따른 잦은 이상 가뭄으로 물 부족 현상이 심화되고 있어 물 안보가 중요한 사회적 이슈로 부각되고 있다. 물 부족에 대비하기 위해 수자원은 인류가 마음대로 사용할 수 있는 자유재가 아니라 보호·관리하여야 하는 대상으로, 보유한 미사용량을 회수·재배분하여 물 이용의 공정성을 강화 등 물 이용 제도의 전반에 대한 검토·개선이 필요한 실정이다. 하지만 일부 유역에서는 하천수 사용량이 정확하게 계측되지 않아 공정한 하천수 배분 등에 한계가 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 충주댐 하류 유역에 위치한 자동유량측정소 원주시(남한강대교)와 여주시(남한강교) 상·하류 유량자료를 검토·분석하여 하천수 사용허가권에 등재된 하천수 이용량을 검토하고자 한다. 아울러 상·하류 자동유량관측소 내 지류 하천(섬강, 청미천)이 유입되고 있어, 추가 유입량을 고려한 물수지 분석을 위해 원주시(문막교)수위관측소, 여주시(원부교)수위관측소의 유량자료를 이용하였다. 상·하류 유량자료 검토 결과, 지류 유입량 + 하류 여주시(남한강교)) 유량이 상류 원주시(남한강대교) 유량보다 작은 상·하류 유량이 역전('19~'20, 평균 787,753m³/day)되는 흐름이 발생하였다. 구간 내 등재된 취수시설물(11개소) 허가량(39.66×10⁶m³) 보다 실재 사용량은 많을 것으로 추정되며 상·하류 역전 흐름에 직접적인 영향을 준 것으로 판단된다, 또한 현장 조사에서 허가대장에 미등재된 다수의 시설을 발견하였으며 이는 하천수의 효율적인 관리에 장애요인으로 작용된다. 하천수 사용은 복합허가사항으로 홍수통제소에서 사용허가부터 관리까지 실시하고 있는데 하천수 허가 신청량은 계획수요량 산정과 물수지 분석결과를 통하여 적정성 검토가 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 하천수 사용허가량 대비 실제 하천수 취수량이 얼마나 되는지 파악은 불가능한 실정이다. 결국 하천 유량을 관리하기 위해 강수량, 수위, 유량 등 많은 수문요소를 정확하게 측정하는 것도 필요하지만 이처럼 하천수 이용을 위해 취수되는 양을 정확하게 계측하지 않는다면 효율적인 하천수 관리는 어렵다. 하천수를 관리하고 효율적으로 이용하기 위해 하천수 이용에 대한 제도적인 보완이 필요해 보인다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.293-299
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• 2012

The thermodynamic efficiency characteristics of R245fa and water as working fluids have been analyzed for the electricity generation system applying the Rankine cycle to recover the waste heat of the exhaust gas from a diesel engine for the propulsion of a large ship. The theoretical calculation results showed that the cycle, system, and total efficiencies were improved as the turbine inlet pressure was increased for R245fa at a fixed mass flow rate. In addition, the net work rate generated by the Rankine cycle was elevated with increasing turbine inlet pressure. In the case of water, however, the maximum system efficiencies were demonstrated at relatively small ratios of mass flow rate and turbine inlet pressure, respectively, compared to those of R245fa. The optimized values of the net power of the cycle, system efficiency, and total efficiency for water had relatively large values compared to those of R245fa.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.446-452
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• 2013

Interest in the energy efficiency and carbon reduction technology is increasing. Many studies have done on the technologies of heat recovery systems, because over 30% of the total energy is released into the atmosphere with the exhaust gas flow. In this study, the Rankine cycle is analyzed in the optimum conditions given through the previous work. The result shows that the exergy efficiency is 0.53 and the output is 1.43 kW at the condition of the pressure ratio of 0.6 and the mass flow rate of 0.7.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.72-79
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• 2015

Electricity can be generated when the natural gas passes through a turbo-expander pressure reduction system at natural gas pressure reduction stations. Efficiency of the turbo-expander depends on the ratio of the natural gas flow rates to the design flow rate of the turbo-expander. Therefore, the optimal conditions for the operation of the pressure reduction system can be determined by controlling the natural gas flow rates. In this study, we have calculated the electric energy generation depending on the natural gas flow rates at the two low-pressure reduction stations when the pressure of the natural gas is reduced from 17.5 bar to 8.5 bar and have found the optimal conditions for the turbo-expander pressure reduction system through the comparison with the calculation results. The turbo-expander generates the electric power efficiently for the high natural gas flow rates which variations are slight. The determined design flow rate of the turbo-expander has the highest coverage of the natural gas flow rates. The electricity generation is calculated as much as 9 MW(B station) and 12 MW(D station) at each pressure reduction station.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.240-242
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 생활폐기물 소각장에서 발생하고 있는 바닥재를 이용하여 각 입도에 대해 자력의 세기에 따라 철/비철선별 하였다. 자력의 세기에 따른 분리량과 분리된 산물의 철함 유량을 조사함으로써 자력 및 비철 효율을 파악하고자 하였다. 또한, 비철 선별기를 사용하여 비철 선별 효율을 조사하였다. 자력선별결과, 자력의 세기가 증가할수록 자력선별에 의해 분리량이 증가하였으나, 분리된 산물의 철함유량은 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 자력세기의 증가가 철회수량의 증가보다는 불순물의 혼입량을 증가시키는 것으로 생각된다. 비철의 경우, 입자크기가 커짐에 따라 분리율이 높았으며, 4.75mm이상에서는 대부분의 비철이 회수되었다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.2588-2595
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• 2013

In a traditional hydraulic elevator, elevator car is descended by down control valve, and the oil hydraulic energy must be lost during the descending stroke. In this paper, the performance characteristics of the hybrid type energy saving unit, is used to save the hydraulic energy which is lost during the descending stroke, for a hydraulic elevator are studied. The energy can be reused as the auxiliary power. The results show that the performance characteristics, such as the pressure, flow rate, output current and voltage, efficiency, and the energy recovery rate of the unit are stable and good as the energy recovery rate is 54%, and the energy saving unit is useful to reuse the saved energy during the descending stroke of elevator car. Also, it was confirmed that the energy saving unit can be deployed on a commercial scale.