• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2002

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been used as motor fuel due to its low emissions and low cost. This study addresses the analysis of the LPG spray behavior near injection nozzle. The LPG spray photographs are compared with sprays of diesel fuel at the same conditions. The LPG spray photos show that the dispersion characteristic depends very sensuously on the ambient pressure soon after injection. The spray angle is very wide in a low ambient pressure condition until the saturated pressure at this test condition, but the angle value is quickly reduced at the condition over the pressure.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.227-235
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• 2012

Finding an alternative fuel and reducing environmental pollution are the main goals for future internal combustion engines. The purpose of this study is to obtain low-emission and high-efficiency by hydrogen enriched LPG fuel in constant volume chamber. An experimental study was carried out to obtain fundamental data for the combustion and emission characteristics of pre-mixed hydrogen and LPG in a constant volume chamber (CVC) with various fractions of hydrogen-LPG blends. To maintain equal heating value of fuel blend, the amount of LPG was decreased as hydrogen was gradually added. Exhaust emissions were measured using a HORIBA exhaust gas analyzer for various fractions of hydrogen-LPG blends. The results showed that the rapid combustion duration was shortened, and the rate of heat release elevated as the hydrogen fraction in the fuel blend was increased. Moreover, the maximum rate of pressure rise also increased. These phenomena were attributed to the burning velocity which increased exponentially with the increased hydrogen fraction in the $H_2$-LPG fuel blend. Exhaust HC and $CO_2$ concentrations decreased, while NOX emission increased with an increase in the hydrogen fraction in the fuel blend. Our results could facilitate the application of hydrogen and LPG as a fuel in the current fossil hydrocarbon-based economy and the strict emission regulations in internal combustion engines.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2015

In this study, characteristics of reforming process of automotive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel using plasma reactor are investigated. Because plasma reformer technology has advantages of a fast start-up and wide fuel/oxidizer ratio of operation, and reactor size is smaller and more simple compared to typical combustor and catalytic reactor, plasma reforming is suitable to the on-board vehicle reformer. To evaluate the characteristics of the reforming process, parametric effect of $O_2/C$ ratios, reactant flow rate and metal form on the process were investigated. In the test of varying $O_2/C$ ratio from partial oxidation to stoichiometry combustion, conversion of LPG was increased but selectivity of $H_2$ decreased. The optimum condition of $O_2/C$ ratio for the highest $H_2$ yield was determined to be around 1.0 for 20~50 lpm, and 1.35 for 100 lpm. Specific energy density (SED) was major factor in reforming process and higher SED leads to higher $H_2$ yield. And metal form in the reformer increased $H_2$ yield of about 34 % as compared to the case of no metal form. The result can be a guide to map optimal condition of reforming process.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.242-248
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to obtain low-emission and high-efficiency by hydrogen enriched LPG fuel in LPG engine and is to clarify the effects of hydrogen enrichment in LPG fuelled engine on exhaust emission and performance. An experimental study was carried out to obtain fundamental data for performance and emission characteristics of hydrogen enrichment in LPG engine. The research was held by changing the hydrogen ratio to 0, 5, 10, 20% in 1500rpm, bmep 2 and 4bar. The result turned out that the combustion duration was shortened due to fast flame propagation of hydrogen. And the amount of Carbon dioxide and Hydrocarbon decreased. However, the amount of NOX increased, which is thought to be the result of high adiabatic flame temperature of hydrogen. It has been confirmed that this phenomenon has changed by the Hydrogen mixing ratio.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 플라즈마 반응기를 이용한 자동차용 LPG 연료의 개질 특성에 대해서 실험하였다. 실험에서 사용된 플라즈마 반응기술은 종전의 촉매반응기술에 비해서 빠른 기동시간 및 연소기 부하변동 응답성, 단순하고 소형화가 가능한 장점을 가지고 있어 차량의 온-보드형 개질에 적합하다. 본 개질 반응의 특성을 평가하기 위해 플라즈마 반응기로 공급되는 $O_2$/C 비와 공급되는 공기와 LPG의 총 유량 및 플라즈마 공급전력을 주요 변수로 실험하였다. 공급되는 전력이 일정할 때, $O_2$/C 비 변화 실험에서는 완전산화 조건으로 갈수록 LPG 전환율은 증가하지만 수소의 선택도는 감소되었다. 높은 수소 선택도와 수율을 동시에 만족시키는 $O_2$/C 비는 20~50lpm 조건에서 0.8~0.9 이었으며, 총 유량이 증가할수록 LPG 전환율과 수소 수율이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2002

As the interest on the air pollution is gradually rising up at home and abroad, automotive industries have been working on the exhaust emission reduction from vehicles through a lot of approaches, which consist of new engine design, innovative aftertreatment systems, and using clean fuels. Methanol, ethanol, LNG, LPG, H2, reformulated gasoline are generally recognized as the clean fuel. Since the low price policy of government on LPG has expanded its vehicle market recently, there is concern of the exhaust emission of LPG vehicle. In this paper, we studied the value of LPG fuel as a clean fuel by comparing the results of the exhaust emission from LPG and Gasoline fueled vehicles, and discussed its limitation of LPG vehicle with mixer type as a fuel supply system. FTIR was used to understand the difference of exhaust emission components of LPG and Gasoline fueled vehicles.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2000

APCVD(Atrmos phere Pressure Vapor Deposition)법으로 $\alpha$-$Fa_{2}O_{3}/SnO_{2}$계 박막 가스센서 소자를 제조하여 열처리(Heat treatment)하였으며, 가연성 가스($CH_4$, $H_2$, LPG)에 대하여 감지 특성(Sensitivity)을 측정하였다. 감지특성 향상을 위해 소자를 $400^{\circ}C$, $450^{\circ}C$, $500^{\circ}C$, $550^{\circ}C$, $600^{\circ}C$에서 각각 2시간동안 열처리하였으며 $500^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 동안 열처리하였을 때 가장 우수한 감응도를 조사하였다. 특히 $H_2$에 대하여 가장 민감한 반응을 보였다. 최적의 작동온도를 찾기 위해 $100^{\circ}C$~$300^{\circ}C$으로 변화하며 가스 감응도를 조사하였다. 제작된 소자는 작동온도 $175^{\circ}C$, 측정 범위 500ppm ~ 10,000ppm에서 $H_2$일 경우 감지도가 62%~76%를 가졌으며, $CH_2$의 경우 16%~58%, LPG의 경우 8%~37%이였다. 또한 열처리한 것과 안한 것의 감응도의 차이는 약 10%이었다. LPG 1,000ppm에서의 장기안정성은 감응도 30%의 값으로 수렴하였다.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2009

This paper presents the performance and emissions characteristics of a small spark-ignited 2-stroke gasoline and LPG engine. The engine used in this paper is a single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled SI engine for brush cutter. We measured the rpm, torque, fuel consumption and HC, CO, NOx emissions in associated with the dynamometer load at WOT. The results showed that as engine revolution speed decreased, the excess air ratio of gasoline engine kept going about 0.9 and that of LPG engine increased 0.83 to 1.05. Torque and power of gasoline engine was higher than LPG engine. In exhaust emissions, HC emissions of gasoline engine was lower than LPG engine. In low speed area, CO emissions of LPG engine was lower than gasoline engine. Both gasoline engine and LPG engine emitted little NOx emissions.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.363-368
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• 2015

Finding an alternative fuel and reducing environmental pollution are the main goals for future internal combustion engines. The purpose of this study is to obtain low-emission and high-efficiency by hydrogen enriched LPG fuel in a LPG engine. An experimental study was carried out to obtain fundamental data for the emit HC emission characteristics at cold start of pre-mixed LPG and hydrogen in a LPG engine with various fractions of hydrogen-LPG blends. To maintain equal volume ratio of fuel blend, the amount of HC was decreased as hydrogen was gradually added. The results showed that as hydrogen increases, in-cylinder pressure increased. Also emission of unburned hydrocarbon (HC) is sharply decreased.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2009

This research investigated spray characteristics using LPG fuel under compression ignition to contribute to develop a high efficiency LPG fuel is an environmentally-friendly fuel since it emits lower $CO_2$ compare to other conventional fuels. In order to observe spray process, a high speed digital camera and high pressure common-rail injector were applied. Using the spray behaviors of LPG and diesel fuel from the experiment, this research analyzed the mixing process of air-fuel mixture numerically with FLUENT 6.3 when LPG and diesel fuel injected directly into the cylinder while compression stroke occurs. Spray characteristics of LPG fuel was investigated by using numerical method, in which KH-RT model was adapted for phase change. As a result of numerical analysis, this work found out that LPG spray has a wider mixing formation and uniform diffusion of air-fuel mixture compare to diesel.