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http://dx.doi.org/10.7316/KHNES.2016.27.4.431

Performance and Emissions Characteristics of Agricultural Generator and Air Heater using DME Fuel  

KIM, SHIN (Rearch Institute of Petroleum Technology, Korea Petroleum Quality and Distribution Authority)
MIN, KYOUNIL (Rearch Institute of Petroleum Technology, Korea Petroleum Quality and Distribution Authority)
PARK, CHEUNKYU (Rearch Institute of Petroleum Technology, Korea Petroleum Quality and Distribution Authority)
LEE, HYUNCHAN (DME Research Team, R&D Division, Korea Gas Corporation)
NA, BYUNGKI (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
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Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society / v.27, no.4, 2016 , pp. 431-440 More about this Journal
Abstract
Electric or hydrogen energy source is expected to solve a various issues including energy security and exhaust pollution. However, it is required a lot of time and a variety of development to apply for commercialization. Therefore, it is needed to translation fuels between the future and the present. DME (Dimethyl Ether) can play a reduce exhaust emission from medium- to heavy-duty engines that are mostly used in commercial sector. It have applied to the DME fuel as a various alternative fuel including power generation in many countries. Especially, it is necessary to secure the energy of energy-poor areas that are widely distributed around the world. And Korea also has the energy-poor areas due to geographical characteristics. These areas has been covered by their own energy through some small diesel generators, diesel boiler etc. If DME fuels are supplied in new demand such as rural sector with energy poor area, DME fuel will be available in the wider sector. In this study, it investigated performance and emission characteristics of agricultural generator and air heater using DME fuel. So the existing equipment of generator and air heater was modified to apply DME fuel. And combustion characteristics and properties of exhaust gas according to the contents of the DME fuel were evaluated. DME fuel showed a potential application in agricultural generator and air heater.
Keywords
DME(Dimethyl Ether); Generator; Air Heater; Load Bank; Energy-poor areas; Butane; Propane; LPG;
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