• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.219-226
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• 2002

Natural gas is considered to be a promising alternative fuel for passenger cars, truck transportation and stationary engines providing positive effects both on the environment and energy security. However, since the composition of natural gas fuel varies with location, climate and other factors, it is anticipated that such changes in fuel properties will affect emission characteristics and performance of CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) engines. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of the difference in gas composition on the engine performance and emission characteristics. The results show that THC (Total Hydrocarbon) decreases with increasing Wl (Wobbe Index) and MCP (Maximum Combustion Potential). On the other hand, it is observed that NOx slightly increases as Wl and MCP increase. The TLHV (Total Lower Heating Value of Intake) is proposed in this study as a potential index for compatibility of gas fuels in a CNG engine. There is a variation in power up to 20% depending on the composition of gas when the A/F ratio and spark timing are flexed for a specific gas fuel.

• 기술사
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.28-32
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• 2001

Using the CNG(compressed natural gas) and LPG(liquified petroleum gas) as the automotive fuel will be expanded because of their clean effect to the environmental air qualify. But these programs of gas using expansion would have a difficulty due to public consideration of gas utilities as a big hazard. The Ministry of Environment has an ambitious plan to substitute more than 25,000 buses with CNG and ensure more than 200 CNG refueling stations as well by the year of 2007. However, it is very difficult to establish new CNG and LPG refueling stations because of expanded safety distance than ever before by several major explosion accidents.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2008

The bus using compressed natural gas(CNG) trend to be extended in use internationally as optimal counter-plan for reducing discharge gas of light oil due to high concern about environment. But, Composit pressure vessels(CPV) to be equipped with CNG bus is always involved in the point that safety accidents happen due to having compressed natural gas. In this report, we analysis the cause of CPV bursting accident by reviewing design and manufacture factor and suggest preventive measure through this case.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.124-129
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• 2018

Methane is the cleanest fuel and supplies by many distributed type: liquefaction natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), and pipeline natural gas (PNG). Natural gas is mainly composed by methane and has been discovered in the oil and gas fields. Coal bed methane (CBM) is also one of them which reserved in coalbed. This significant new energy sources has emerge to convert an energy source, hydrogen and hydrogen-driven chemicals. For this CBM, this paper was written to analyze the geological analysis and reserves in Mongolian Tavan Tolgoi CBM coal mine and to examine the application field. This paper is mainly a preliminary feasibility report analyzing the business of Tavan Tolgoi CBM and its exploitable gas.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2009

국내에는 가스를 사용하는 에너지 산업시설(저장시설, 고압가스 배관, 충전소, 탱크로리 등)이 전국에 산재해 있다. 이러한 대형 가스 시설에서는 화재, 폭발 및 유독물질 누출 등 중대사고가 발생할 수 있다. 또한 대기오염을 줄이기 위한 천연가스자동차의 보급으로 LNG(Liquefied Natural Gas), CNG(Compressed Natural Gas) 충전소의 보급이 늘어나고 있는 추세이다. 부천에서 발생한 LPG(Liquefied Petroleum Gas) 충전소의 대형가스사고 이후 충전소의 설치는 많은 어려움이 따른다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 LCNG/LNG 복합충전소를 연구대상으로 선정하고 기존의 정성적 위험성평가의 결과를 토대로 정량적인 위험성 평가를 표현하고, HSE(Health and Safety Executive) 기준과 비교를 통한 위험성을 확인하고자 한다.

• 공업화학
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2007

천연가스는 가솔린에 비하여 에너지 밀도가 매우 낮아 천연가스 차량의 경우 약 24.8 MPa로 압축된 압축천연가스(CNG)를 이용하기 때문에 고압을 얻기 위하여 다단계 압축이 요구될 뿐 아니라 안정성에 문제가 많다. 이런 이유로 비교적 낮은 압력에서 저장할 수 있는 흡착천연가스에 관심을 갖게 되었다. 천연가스의 저장에 용이한 매질을 개발하여 3.5 MPa에서 CNG와 에너지 밀도가 유사하고, 같은 용적의 가솔린에 비하여 1/4 수준의 운전거리를 확보하는 것이 현재의 목표이다. 본 총설에서는 흡착천연가스(ANG) 저장을 위한 탄소매질의 개발현황, 매질의 특성 및 실용화를 위하여 진행되고 있는 내용을 간략하게 소개하고 몇 가지 필요한 제언을 한다.

• 한국공작기계학회논문집
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.80-87
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• 2003

Air partial pressure ratio and inlet air mass flow are influenced by water vapor and gaseous fuel in mixture on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines. In this paper, the effects of the water vapor and the gaseous fuel that change the air mass flow and the air-fuel ratio are studied. Effective air mass ratio is defined as the air mass flow divided by mixture mass flow, and also it is applied to the estimation of the inlet air mass flow and the air-fuel ratio. The presence of the gaseous fuel and the water vapor in the mixture reduces the air partial pressure and the effective air mass ratio of the CNG engines. The experimental results for the CNG engine show that estimation of the air-fuel ratio based upon the effective air mass ratio is more accurate than that of a normal mode.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1238-1247
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• 2003

Simplified thermodynamic analysis of high pressure 4-stage reciprocating compressors with 4 inter-coolers has been investigated to predict a behavior of a compressor system for NGV(natural gas vehicles). A computer program has been developed to predict and estimate the performance of high pressure 4-stage reciprocating compressor system. Thermodynamic properties of compressed natural gas(CNG) were calculated by ideal gas theory and compression cycle was assumed as reversible adiabatic compression and expansion processes, and isobaric intake and discharge processes. Comparison between results predicted by calculation model and measured by experimental tests is presented.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2015

Pollution emission control of the 20th century, for transportation energy, are being enhanced, and then as alternative to this, because hydrogen emit only water gas emissions to be environmentally friendly energy, so hydrogen as a sustainable clean energy is in the limelight. Used in compressed natural gas engines to mix hydrogen and natural gas in both domestic and international technology development and demonstration is being carried out. The hydrogen-compressed natural gas(HCNG) charging infrastructure can be used to build a hydrogen infrastructure in the transitional aspects of a future hydrogen economy society. In this paper, for a demonstration of HCNG charging infrastructure we made and operated a $30Nm^3/h$ hydrogen generating unit and analyzed the result of the operation. We was identified the operating conditions of a reforming reactor and water gas shift reactor from an analysis result, the thermal efficiency was calculated according to the operating conditions of the total hydrogen production process.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

지난 2010년 8월 9일 발생한 압축천연가스(compressed natural gas, CNG) 버스의 내압용기 파열사고 이후 정부는 CNG자동차의 안전관리 체계를 구축하기 위하여 다각적인 연구를 수행하였으며, 본 내용은 그 주요 내용을 정리한 것이다. CNG자동차의 안전성 향상을 위해 관련 법령, 검사 인증기준 등 안전관리제도를 검토하였고, 더불어 CNG자동차 관련 종사자(검사원, 정비원)에 대한 교육훈련 등도 검토하였다. 주요 검토내용으로는 CNG자동차용 용기형태, CNG용기의 설치위치, 압력방출배관의 재질 및 설치형태, 배관접속 및 접합방법, 가스누출 경보시스템, 긴급차단밸브 및 작동 스위치, CNG용기 보호커버, CNG 자동차 충전사업자의 공급자 의무사항, CNG자동차의 정기검사제도, CNG자동차의 일상점검 제도, CNG자동차 종사자의 교육훈련제도, CNG버스 운송사업체의 안전관리자 선임제도 등이다. 위의 주요 항목들을 중점적으로 검토하여 CNG자동차의 안전성 향상 방안을 제안하였다.