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Study on the Performance Characteristics of Centrifugal Pump with Drag-reducing Surfactant Additives

  • Wang, Lu;Li, Feng-Chen;Dong, Yong;Cai, Wei-Hua;Su, Wen-Tao
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.223-228
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    • 2011
  • The performance characteristics of centrifugal pump were measured experimentally when running with tap water and drag-reducing surfactant (Octadecyl dimethyl amine oxide (OB-8)) solutions. Tests have been performed on five cases of surfactant solutions with different concentrations (0ppm (tap water), 200ppm, 500ppm, 900ppm and 1500ppm) and four different rotating speeds of pump (1500rpm, 2000rpm, 2500rpm and 2900rpm). Compared with tap water case, the experimental results show that the total pump heads for surfactant solution cases are higher. And the pump efficiency with surfactant solutions also increases, but the shaft power for surfactant solutions cases decreases compared to t hat for tap water. There exists an optimal temperature for surfactant solutions, which maximizes the pump efficiency.

Study on the Performance of a Cascade Heat Pump with Two-stage Water Heating Process (2단 승온 캐스케이드 히트펌프의 성능 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Jang, Hanbyeoul;Choi, Jong Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.27-32
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    • 2016
  • It is estimated that only heating and cooling take about one third of the total energy consumption worldwide. However, the conventional heating and cooling systems have low efficiencies. Also, boilers and electric heaters that are mostly used to generate both domestic and industrial hot water are inefficient and high energy consumers. For this reason, cascade heat pumps which are known to be very energy efficient and have less environmental impact are being promoted to replace conventional heating, cooling and hot water systems. In this study, a newly designed cascade heat pump by two-stage water heating method has been experimentally investigated. By adopting the auxiliary heat exchanger, the performance of the system was increased. The performance enhancement rate of the system could be maximized by adjusting the low stage compressor speed rather than the high stage compressor speed. The performance of the system with the auxiliary heat exchanger was enhanced by 16.5%.

Optimal Operation Control for Energy Saving in Water Reuse Pumping System (에너지절감을 위한 물 재이용 펌프시스템의 최적운전 제어)

  • Boo, Chang-Jin;Kim, Ho-Chan
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.2414-2419
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents an optimal operation control method for energy saving in the water reuse pumping system. A predictive horizon switching strategy is proposed to implement an optimal operation control and a linear programming (LP) algorithm is used to solve optimal problems in each time step. Energy costs are calculated for electricity on both TOU in the light, heavy, and maximum load time period and peak charges. The optimal operation in water reuse pumping systems is determined to reduce the TOU and peak costs. The simulation results show a power energy saving for water reuse pumping systems and power stability improvement.

Performance Analysis of Kalina Cycle using Ammonia-Water Mixture as Working Fluid for Use of Low-Temperature Energy Source (저온 열원 활용을 위한 암모니아-물 혼합물을 작동유체로 하는 칼리나 사이클의 성능 해석)

  • Kim, Kyoung-Hoon;Ko, Hyung-Jong;Kim, Se-Woong
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.109-117
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    • 2011
  • Since the thermal performance of cycles for use of low-temperature source is low if a pure working fluid is used, the cycles using ammonia-water binary mixture as a working fluid has attracted much attention over past two decades. Recently, several commercial power plants using Kalina cycles have been built and being operated successfully. In this work thermodynamic performance of Kalina cycles using ammonia-water mixture as a working fluid is investigated for the purpose of extracting maximum power from low-temperature energy source. Special attention is paid to the effect of system parameters such as concentration of ammonia and turbine inlet pressure on the characteristics of the system. Results show that the system performance is influenced sensitively by the ammonia concentration, and the role of the performance of heat exchangers is crucial.

A STUDY ON THE POROSITY OF DENTURE BASE RESINS PROCESSED BY MICROWAVE ENERGY (극초단파에너지에 의해 온성된 의치상용 레진의 다공성에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Chang-Mo
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.816-822
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    • 1996
  • The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was any difference in the mean porosity of denture base resin cured by microwave energy, when the liquid monomers of denture resin(K-33 : methyl methacrylate for conventional water bath curing or Acron MC : special monomer for microwave curing) and/or the thicknesses of denture base($5{\times}10{\times}60mm\;or\;10{\times}10{\times}60mm$) were varied. The mean porosities of k-33 specimens cured in water bath with two different thicknesses were used as control. The results were as follows : 1. Regardless of specimen thickness, Acron MC cured by microwave energy showed the least mean porosity, followed by K-33 cured by water bath heat, and K-33 cured by microwave energy showed the highest level of mean porosity(P<0.05). 2. In both K-33 and Acron MC cured by microwave energy the mean porosities of 5mm thickness groups were lower than those of 10mm thickness groups(P<0.05). But no significant difference was found in mean porosity between 5mm thickness and 10mm thickness of water bath heat cured groups made of K-33(P>0.05).

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A Study on the Impact Fracture Behavior of Side Plate for G/T 35ton Class FRP Vessel (35톤급 FRP선박 외판자재의 충격파괴거동에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jin-Jeong
    • Journal of Korea Ship Safrty Technology Authority
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    • no.7 s.25
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    • pp.64-76
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    • 2008
  • This paper describes the failure mechanism and Charpy impact test of Fiber glass Reinforced Plastic composites which it was actually used for side plate of vessel. There are two examinations. The examination I, the specimens which it given temperature range $-25^{\circ}C$-$50^{\circ}C$ and with different initial notch length did impact test and then it compared impact energy(Uc) and impact fracture toughness(GIC). The examination II, the specimens which it putted into fresh water and sea water for scheduled hours did impact test and it compared impact energy(Uc) and impact fracture toughness(GIC). From examination I, it showed that impact energy(Uc) and impact fracture toughness(GIC) were peak at ambient temperature and decrease as temperature reduced. Fracture toughness(GIC) showed increase as initial notch length reduced. From examination II, impact energy(Uc) and impact fracture toughness(GIC) tended to increase which specimens putted in fresh water compared with sea water and maximum tolerance rate tend to decrease as permeation hours will be long.

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Estimation of Optimal Hydro-Power Supply Amount of Yongdam Multipurpose Dam for the Contract on the Free-Competition Market (자유경쟁 시장 내에서 용담다목적댐 발전소의 최적 계약가능 공급량 평가)

  • Yoo, Ju-Hwan
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.25-35
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    • 2005
  • Nowaday the amount of water resource to generate the hydro-power energy has decreased as that of the water supply has increased. In case that the national market of the energy will be in free competition, the energy producer need to suggest the amount of the optimal supply with the hydrological reliability for a deal. In this study the optimal reservoir operation was performed by the linear programming and the optimal reliabilities of inflows and the power supply were obtained by the one dimensional search technique to estimate the energy with the optimal inflow reliability which the power system of the Yongdam multipurpose dam in Geum river can produce. And the main results were presented.

A Study on the Monitoring Methods for Energy Production in Ground Source Heat Pump System (지열원 열펌프 시스템의 에너지 생산량 모니터링 신뢰도 향상 방안 연구)

  • Kang, Shin-Hyung;Lee, Kwang Ho;Do, Sung Lok;Choi, Jong Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.10-16
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    • 2019
  • In this study, the present regulation of heat metering for the ground source heat pump was investigated. The ground source heat pump has been adopting the heat metering system used in the district heating system for estimating the heating and cooling energy production amount. The accuracy of the present heat metering systems for a water to water ground source heat pump is low, because the system for district heating has a relatively high temperature range comparing with the ground source heat pump operating conditions. Even though the heat amount for the building side should be measured, the heat absorption and extraction amount from or to the ground was measured for the water to air ground source heat pump due to the difficulty of estimating the air side heating and cooling capacity in the present regulation. It is highly recommended to validate the heat metering system to have reliability for the ground source heat pump and develop the system to be applicable water to air ground source heat pump.

High Temperature Characteristics of Commercially Available Anion Exchange Membrane for Alkaline Water Electrolysis (알칼리 수전해를 위한 상용 음이온교환막의 고온 특성)

  • JANG, SU-YOEN;RYU, CHEOL-HWI;HWANG, GAB-JIN
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.330-336
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    • 2022
  • In order to evaluate the possibility as a separator in alkaline water electrolysis, the high temperature characteristics were evaluated by measuring the membrane resistance and durability of 5 types of commercial anion exchange membranes in 7 M KOH solution and at 80℃. The membrane resistance of AEM membrane measured in 7 M KOH solution and at 80℃ had a lower value of about 8-24 times compared to the other membranes. The durability of AEM membrane tested with the soaking time in 7 M KOH solution and at 80℃ showed a very good stability and that of FAAM40 and FAAM75-PK showed secondly a good stability. The thermal stability with the soaking time in 7 M KOH solution and at 80℃ of FAAM40 and FAAM75-PK membrane analyzed by thermo-gravimetric analysis showed a good stability compared to the other membranes.

Optimization of operating parameters to remove and recover crude oil from contaminated soil using subcritical water extraction process

  • Taki, Golam;Islam, Mohammad Nazrul;Park, Seong-Jae;Park, Jeong-Hun
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 2018
  • Box-Behnken Design (BBD) under response surface methodology (RSM) was implemented to optimization the operating parameters and assess the removal and recovery efficiencies of crude oil from contaminated soil using subcritical water extraction. The effects of temperature, extraction time and water flow rate were explored, and the results indicate that temperature has a great impact on crude oil removal and recovery. The correlation coefficients for oil removal ($R^2=0.74$) and recovery ($R^2=0.98$) suggest that the proposed quadratic model is useful. When setting the target removal and recovery (>99%), BBD-RSM determined the optimum condition to be a temperature of $250^{\circ}C$, extraction time of 120 min, and water flow rate of 1 mL/min. An experiment was carried out to confirm the results, with removal and recovery efficiencies of 99.69% and 87.33%, respectively. This result indicates that BBD is a suitable method to optimize the process variables for crude oil removal and recovery from contaminated soil.