• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.214-225
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• 2016

Gasification is one of the important contribution to resource recycling by conversion of biomass to a variety of energy sources such as alcohol, SNG etc., and to global warming prevention by reduction of green house gases such as $CO_2$. The aim of this study is to draw the optimal operation condition of dual fluidized-bed gasifier with biomass fuel, to verify SNG production efficiency and to establish the basis for the domestic commercialization of dual fluidized bed gasification. As a result, dual fluidized-bed gasifier has the optimal conditions at $826^{\circ}C$ with steam input 1,334 g/hr, air input 5.56 L/min. The carbon conversion is 81% and SNG production efficiency was $CH_4$ 92%.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.779-783
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 가스화공정과 수성가스 전환공정, $CO_2$ 분리공정, 메탄화 공정을 주요 구성으로 한 대체(또는 합성)천연가스(SNG, Substitute or Synthetic Natural Gas)제조공정을 대상으로 석탄, 석탄 촤, 바이오매스 등의 다양한 고체시료를 적용하였을 경우 각 시료의 가스화 반응을 통해 얻어진 합성가스를 이용한 SNG 제조 공정 특성을 파악하고자 하였다. 석탄, 석탄 촤, 바이오매스를 적용한 SNG 공정해석 결과 가스화 공정, 수성가스 전환 공정, 메탄화 공정의 운전 용도가 각 800도, 450도, 300도이고, 수성가스 전환 공정 출구의 합성가스 $H_2$/CO ratio(mol basis)가 3인 조건에서 SNG/Feed ratio는 석탄, 석탄 촤, 바이오매스가 각각 0.35, 0.34, 0.08로 나타났고. SNG Efficiency(%) 는석탄, 석탄 촤 바이오매스에 대해서 각각 61.2%. 48.2%, 17.5%로 나타났다. 또한, 석탄 촤를 대상으로 가스화 공정에서의 산화제 투입 조건 및 스팀 투입조건의 변화에 따른 합성가스 발생 특성을 살펴보았다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.62 no.3
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• pp.225-232
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• 2024

The reduction of CO₂ emissions in the energy production sector, which accounts for 86.8% of total greenhouse gas emissions, is important to achieve carbon-neutrality. At present, 60% of total power generation in South Korea is coal and natural gas. Replacing fossil fuel with renewable energy such as wind and solar has disadvantages of unstable energy supply and high costs. Therefore, this study was conducted through the co-firing of natural gas, ammonia and hydrogen utilizing the natural gas combined cycle process. The results demonstrated reduction in CO₂ emissions and 34%~238% of the power production compared to using only natural gas. Case studies on mass fractions of natural gas, ammonia and hydrogen indicated that power production and NO_x emissions were inversely proportional to the ammonia ratio and directly proportional to the hydrogen ratio. This study provides guidelines for the use of various fuel mixtures and economic analysis in co-firing power generation.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.387-394
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• 2013

Hydrogen-compressed natural gas (HCNG) blend has attracted attention as a fuel that can reduce $CO_2$ emissions because it has low carbon content and burns efficiently. An increase in the compression ratio of HCNG engines was considered as one of the methods to improve their efficiency and reduce $CO_2$ emissions. However, a high combustion rate and flame temperature cause abnormal combustion such as pre-ignition or knocks, which in turn can cause damage to the engine components and decrease the engine power. In this study, the performance and knock characteristics with a change in the compression ratio of an HCNG engine were analyzed. The combustion characteristics of HCNG fuel were evaluated as a function of the excess air ratio using a conventional CNG engine. The effects of the compression ratio on the engine performance were evaluated through the same experimental procedures.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.61-67
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• 2019

Korea is natural gas importer which imports a lot quantities which 20% of the volume of US exports in 2018. Biogas which can satisfy gas demand and respond effectively to climate change, will be an alternative. However, only 20% of biogas production is sold, which is also not efficient and difficult to use. The purpose of this study develops an optimal purification system for supplying biogas as city gas. We develope an optimal system by analyzing biogas for system selection, finding cases for system design, developing scenario, and developing a cost - benefit tool.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.158-167
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• 2012

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that encouraged the industrial growth of Koran city gas industry during 1995-2009, by carrying out input-output structural decomposition analysis(IO-SDA) using Syrquin's model. The results show that the main factors which contributed to the growth of the Korean city gas industry are final domestic demand(48.4%) and technological change(38.6%). By examining the results for the three periods of 1995-2000, 2000-2005, and 2005-2009, the tendency of changes between the two main factors is drawn. In contrast to the drastic decreasing tendency of the final domestic demand's contribution to the growth, 84.5%, 18.9%, and 15.4%, respectively for each period, there is an increasing tendency for technological change as seen by the results of 7.4%, 70.0%, and 42.2%, respectively. These findings may be a result from the fact that the rate of gas supply in the residential sector has been saturated recently. They are also reflective of the energy consumption trend of industrial activities as there has been a shift in the approach for supplying energy, from the traditional approach which use fossil fuels to the newer approach which uses environmentally friendly energy sources. For the continued growth of the city gas industry, policymakers sould consider greater investment in the expansion of city gas supply infrastructure for industrial activities rather than for the residential sector.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.549-575
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• 2017

Recently, power mix of Korea is planned to be changed from coal-fired and nuclear to gas-combined and renewables by the energy policy of new government. This change will also affect city-gas industry. This paper analyze the economic impact of city-gas industry by scenario that switching coal-fired and nuclear power generation into gas-combined and fuel cell. 2030 input-output table is estimated to take the transfer period into account. As results, the induced impact by city-gas industry to the others was negative when switching into gas-combined while that was positive when switching into fuel cell. This results imply that the gas-fired can be a feasible alternative for short-run but fuel cell is more helpful for our economy in long-run.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.240-245
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• 2010

In this study, characteristics of wood pellet gasification was studied using a Two Stage Gasifier which is consisted of pyrolysis reactor and ultra high temperature reformer. The average yields of $H_2$, $CH_4$, CO, $CO_2$ were 16.7, 11.3, 37.2, 26.6 L/mim, conversion rate from biomass to gas was 65% in pyrolysis reactor and gas yields in reformer were 55.4, 0.8, 120.8, 56.8 L/mim, respectively. The hydrogen flow rate from reformer is obtained 360.1 L/hr. The most of $CH_4$ was decomposed from 12.3 to 0.3 vol.% while $H_2$ is from 18.2 to 23.7 vol.% in reformer by methane dry reforming, Boudouard reaction, oxidation and/or steam reforming. The amount of $H_2O$ generated by hydration reaction from reformer was 1111.8 g, its accelerated conversion of $CH_4$ to other products. The conversion rate from $CH_4$ to other Compounds was 97.2%. Cold gas efficiency was 53.2%.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.1-6
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• 2003

Natural gas is one of the promising alternative fuels because of the abundant deposits and the cleanness of emission gas. CNG has a lot of merits except lower burning speed has a slow disadvantage. One way to overcome the disadvantage is to raise a turbulence intensity. We give various intake for changing turbulence intensity in the cylinder by three kinds of swirl control valve with a way to raise a turbulence intensity. In the present study, a $1.8\ell$ conventional gasoline engine is modified to use a CNG as a fuel instead of gasoline. We try to virify combustion and emission characteristics in each engine parameters. Parameters of experimentation are equivalence ratio, spark timing and intake flow change. The results of this study are as swirl flows. In the case of adding swirl flow, burning speed and torque are increased. But NOx and THC concentration are increased a little respectively.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.300-314
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• 1999

가스구동 흡수식 시스템은 인류와 환경에 여러 가지 유익을 가져다준다. 첫째, 시스템의 고효율에 따른 매력적인 경제성을 제공하고, 둘째 천연가스의 사용으로 인하여 여름철 피크 전력소요(peak electric demand)를 완화하고, 셋째 이산화탄소 ($CO_2$)의 발생을 감소시킴으로써 지구 온난화 현상을 완화한다 실제로 가스구동 흡수식 시스템으로부터의 $CO_2$발생량은 증기보일러를 사용하는 전기구동 냉동기에 비하여 85% 수준인 것으로 보고되었다(Suzuki 등). 넷째로 암모니아 및 물과 같은 환경 친화적인 냉매들을 사용함으로서 오존층을 파괴하는 Chlorofluorocarbon(CFC) 및 Hydrochlorofluorocarbon(FCFC)계 냉매들을 대체할 수 있는 이점이 있다.