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Volume Variation of Liquid Fuel by Seasonal, Regional Temperature Changes

계절적, 지역적 온도 변화에 따른 석유류 체적의 변화

  • Lim, Ki Won (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science Center for Fluid Flow &Acoustics)
  • 임기원 (한국표준과학연구원 유동음향센터)
  • Received : 2013.07.23
  • Accepted : 2013.12.04
  • Published : 2014.02.01

Abstract

At gas stations, liquid fuels expand and contract in volume owing to temperature variations. In Korea, the ambient temperature varies between $-15^{\circ}C$ in winter and $35^{\circ}C$ in summer. The volume expansion coefficients of liquid fuels are about $0.1%/^{\circ}C$. To investigate this issue, we measured daily changes in fuel temperature and the delivered fuel temperature at gas stations. In addition, we scrutinized the daily, monthly, and annual changes in temperature over past 50 years in Korea. The results show that the temperature of the fuel in the storage tank was maintained at a stable value(summer or winter). Many factors, such as the surrounding conditions, fuel filling frequency, and gas station location, influence the delivered fuel temperature. The results of this study can be applied for establishing a national regulation and will contribute to fair transactions.

주유소에서 거래되는 액체 연료인 석유류는 온도 변화에 따라 팽창과 수축하게 된다. 석유류의 체적팽창계수는 약 $0.1%/^{\circ}C$이고, 우리나라의 기온은 겨울철에는 $-15^{\circ}C$, 여름철에는 $35^{\circ}C$까지 변한다. 온도 변화에 따른 체적의 변화가 석유류 거래에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 주유소에 저장된 연료와 주유되는 연료의 온도 변화를 측정하였다. 또 우리나라의 지난 50 년간의 일간, 월간, 년간 온도 변화를 고찰하였다. 지하 저장탱크의 유류 온도는 계절에 관계없이 하루 중 안정되게 유지되었다. 주유소 주위의 환경 조건과 위치, 주유 빈도등이 주유되는 유류의 온도에 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과는 건전한 석유류의 거래와 관련 법령의 제정에 활용될 것이다.

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