• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.95-103
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• 2017

A lot of hazardous materials have been used for product processing and utility plant. Many accidents including toxic release, fire and explosions occur in the ammonia related facility and plant. Various safety and environment management program including PSM, SMS, ORA etc. are being implemented for risk management and accident prevention in the production industry. Also much study and research have been carried about risk assessment of accident scenario in the academic and research area. In this paper, firstly risk level was assessed by using a typically used KORA program and LOPA PFD method for the selected ammonia unloading and storage facility. And then risk reduction measures for the risk assessed facility were studied in 3 aspects and some measures were proposed. Those Risk Reduction measures are including a leak detection and emergency isolation, water spray, dilution tank, dike and trench, scattering protection in hardware impovement aspect, and a applicable risk criteria, conditional modifier for existing LOPA PFD, alternative supporting modeling program in risk estimation methodology aspect, and last RBPS(Risk Based Process Safety) program, re-doing of process hazard analysis, management system compliance audit in managerial activity aspect.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.61 no.3
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• pp.378-387
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• 2023

Petrochemical is an energy consuming industry that consumes about 30% of total industrial energy consumption and is a representative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission source. Among them, the Naphtha Cracking Center (NCC), which produces ethylene, propylene, propane and mixed C4, consumes large amounts of energy and emits significant amounts of CO₂. For this reason, an integrated techno economic- environmental impact assessment aimed at reducing energy consumption and environmental impact factors is necessary to ensure efficiency in terms of economics and environment. This study aims to analyze the efficiency of the heat exchanger network used in the existing NCC base on the pinch analysis and select an improvement plan that can reduced energy consumption. In order to reduces the utility consumption in the process, an optimal heat exchanger network considering the high-temperature and low-temperature stream was derived, and the economic evaluation was conducted by considering the trade-off between the reduction in utility consumption and the increase in heat exchanger installation cost. In addition, an environmental impact assessment was conducted on the reduced CO₂ emission in consideration of the environmental aspect, and the economic environmental impact assessment used the payback period to recover the invested funds to come up with an energy saving plan that can be applied based on the actual process. As a result of considering the economic-environmental impact assessment, when the environmental impact assessment was not considered, it was 4.29 months, 3.21 months, and 3.39 months for each case, and when considering the environmental impact assessment, it was 4.24 months, 3.17 months, and 3.35 months for each case. These results appeared equally both when the environmental impact assessment was not include and when it was include. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was conducted for each case to determine how important factors affect the payback period. As a result of the sensitivity analysis, the cost of the heat exchanger was identified as a major factor influencing the overall cost.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.191-198
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• 2008

To design a reliable $CO_2$ marine geological storage system, it is necessary to perform numerical process simulation using thermodynamic equation of state. $CO_2$ capture process from the major point sources such as power plants, transport process from the capture sites to storage sites and storage process to inject $CO_2$ into the deep marine geological structure can be simulate with numerical modeling. The purpose of this paper is to compare and analyse the relevant equations of state including ideal, BWRS, PR, PRBM and SRK equation of state. We also studied the effect of thermodynamic equation of state in designing the compression and transport process. As a results of comparison of numerical calculations, all relevant equation of state excluding ideal equation of state showed similar compression behavior in pure $CO_2$. On the other hand, calculation results of BWRS, PR and PRBM showed totally different behavior in compression and transport process of captured $CO_2$ mixture from the oxy-fuel combustion coal-fired plants. It is recommended to use PR or PRBM in designing of compression and transport process of $CO_2$ mixture containing NO, Ar and $O_2$.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.45-60
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• 2020

In the past, air pollution, water pollution and solid waste were very important items, but at present environmentally sound land use, ecosystem conservation and sustainable socio-economy have become very important in EIA. According to the consultation result of SEA and Small scale EIA during 2012~2019, most results are 'Conditional Agreement'. Especially EIA consultation results before 2016 were mostly (94.1 %) 'Agreement', but since 2017 most (87.4 %) are 'Conditional Agreement'. And the percentage of 'Non Agreement' have sharply increased from 0.3~0.6 % (during 2013~2016) to 1.3~3.1 % (during 2017~2019). In case there have been no change in EIA system and consultation techniques, the problems of inconsistency and unfairness could be raised. Therefore are urgently required researches on environmentally sound land use, ecosystem conservation and sustainable socio-economy which decide location feasibility assessment. The purpose of this study is to analyse the consultation cases of SEA, EIA, and Small scale EIA since 2012, and to identify key factors which result in the decision of nonagreement of development plans and development projects, and to suggest the improvements on EIA consultation based on land use regulation and environmental grade.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07b
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• pp.624-626
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• 1999

실제 공정상에서는 웨이퍼에 열을 가하는 공정뿐만 아니라 다른 형태의 여러 공정도중에도 다양한 종류의 예측 불가능한 고장 또는 기기의 오동작이 발생할 수 있으며 이는 고속열처리장비(RTP)의 throughput과 수율에 심각한 영향을 미치고 있다. 따라서 RTP 공정의 일부분뿐만 아니라 전체 공정에서의 장비의 상태변화를 기반으로 성능인자를 향상시킬 수 있는 modeling기법의 구축이 절실하다. 각각의 에러 수준과 발생 빈도에 의해서 시스템의 동작과 성능이 결정되며 높은 신뢰도(reliability)가 요구되는 시스템일수록 필수적으로 모든 부분의 기능 및 동작상태를 고려한 모델링이 선행되어야 한다. 그러나 시스템의 많은 부분은 분석 및 실험을 바탕으로 한 정확한 상태 방정식을 구할 수 없으므로 추상적이고 개념적인 상태변화 또한 전체 모델링에 포함시킬 수 있는 효율적인 기법이 필요하다. 이에 본 논문은 DES 모델링 기법을 사용하여 RTP의 동작 운용상태를 모델링하고 이를 통해 적절한 성능평가를 하고, 이를 컴퓨터 모의실험을 통해 검증하는 것을 주된 연구내용으로 한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.121-132
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• 1995

중수로형 원자력 발전소에서는 가동년수가 증가함에 따라 중수는 삼중수소로 오염된다. 오염된 중수의 정화에 적합한 공정으로 평가되는 기액촉매교환-화학평형 -증류공정으로 이루어진 촉매복합공정의 주요 설계변수를 설정하여, 이 변수들이 촉매탑 및 증류탑의 용적과 초저온 냉동부하에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 촉매탑은 조작선 기울기가 약 0.634, 그리고 제 1, 제 2 증류탑의 농축율 및 삼중수소 제거율을 변화시킬 때 최적 환류비 값이 각각 약 7과 4.7일 때 최적조건임을 밝혔다. 그리고 저온증류공정해석을 위하여 Fenske, Underwood, and Gilliland Equation과 Smoker Equation을 사용하여 이 두모델식의 계산값을 비교 검토한 결과 거의 유사한 설계값을 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.80-80
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• 2000

차세대 대화면 평판 디스플레이에서 가장 주목을 받고 있는 디스플레이 소자는 PDP라고 할 수 있다. PDP 패널 제조 공정 기술에서 난해한 공정 중 하나인 투명 유전체 제조 공정은 현재까지 인쇄법에 의한 연구가 주로 진행되어 왔다. 그러나 인쇄법은 여러 번의 인쇄와 건조, 소성이 반복되어야 함으로써 유전체 제조에 있어서 복잡한 제조 공정이므로 대폭 단순화할 필요가 있다. 이에 대한 해결책으로서 제시된 것이 tape casting을 이용한 건식 공정이다. 본 연구에서는 tape casting용 slurry에 포함되는 유기물인 binder, plasticizer, solvent의 변화에 따른 dry film의 특성 및 소성 조건에 따른 유전체 특성에 관하여 조사하였다. PbO-SiO$_2$-B$_2$O$_3$계 유리 분말과 유기 vehicle을 ball mill을 이용하여 분산, 혼합하여 tape casting용 slurry를 제조하고, 이 slurry를 doctor blade법으로 tape를 제조하고 건조한 후 유리기판에 transfer한 후 소성하였다. Slurry의 조건과 소성 조건에 따른 투광성, 표면 조도 및 단면의 미세구조 등 투명 유전체의 특성을 평가하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.36 no.8
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• pp.579-587
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• 2014

Various kinds of micro organic pollutants have frequently been detected from a water system. Therefore, it is considered to be very important part in the drinking water treatment system. And the research about removal process and processing efficiency have been being conducted briskly. In this study, the removal efficiency was evaluated using advanced water treatment process and nanofiltration process. The removal efficiency of nanofiltration process was very different according to physical and chemical characteristics of materials. The molecular weight of cutoff was the most influential factor in the removal efficiency. And when pKa value was higher than pH of raw water or Log Kow value was below 2, the removal efficiency of material was decreased. In case of oxidation reaction, the bigger the molecular weight of material was and the more hydrophobic a material was, the less oxidation reaction occurred. And the removal efficiency was decreased. Most unoxidized materials were removed by absorption. And the more actively oxidation reaction occurred by $H_2O_2$, the more absorption reaction increased.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.11
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• pp.1021-1033
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• 2017

In this study, an optimum process to improve structural integrity was established by investigating effect of the process variables on fatigue lifetime of steel-sleeve repair welds in buried gas pipeline. Residual stresses in the repair welds were derived through sequentially-coupled temperature-stress analysis using ABAQUS, which is a commercial finite element analysis program. In addition, variations of operating stresses were derived by finite element linear elastic stress analysis. Fatigue lifetimes of the steel-sleeve repair welds were evaluated by substituting the derived weld residual stresses and operating stress variations into the structural stress/fracture mechanics approach as input. Parametric study using finite element analysis and fatigue assessment for various repair welding process variables were carried out to investigate the effects of the process variables on the fatigue lifetime. Finally, based on the effects of the process variables on the fatigue lifetime, an optimal process to minimize the welding time and economic costs and to improve the fatigue lifetimes was derived.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.217-233
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• 2014

Securing the radiological safety is a prerequisite for the safe management of the naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) which cannot be reused. This becomes a crucial focus of our R&D efforts upon the implementation of the Act on Protective Action Guidelines against Radiation in the Natural Environment. To secure the safety, the establishment of technical bases and procedures for securing radiological safety related to the disposal of NORM is required. Thus, it is necessary to analyze the characteristics, to collect the data, to have the radiological safety assessment methodologies and tools, to investigate disposal methods and facilities, and to study the effects of the input data on the safety for the NORM wastes. Here, we assess the environmental impact of the NORM waste disposal with respect to the major domestic and foreign NORM characteristics. The data associated with major industries are collected/analyzed and the status of disposal facilities and methodologies relevant to the NORM wastes is investigated. We also suggest the conceptual design concept of a landfill disposal facility and the management plan with respect to the major NORM wastes characteristics. The radionuclide pathways are identified for the atmospheric transport and leachate release and the environmental impact assessment methodology for the NORM waste disposal is established using a relevant code. The assessment and analysis on the exposure doses and excessive cancer risks for the NORM waste disposal are performed using the characteristics of the representative domestic NORM wastes including flying ash, phosphor gypsum, and redmud. The results show that the exposure dose and the excessive cancer risks are very low to consider any radiation effects. This study will contribute to development in the areas of the regulatory technology for securing radiological safety relevant to NORM waste disposal and to the implementation technology for the Act.