• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2007

Dimethyl ether (DME) as an alternative fuel for compression ignition engine was investigated by measuring spray development processes, injection rate profiles, engine performance, and exhaust emission characteristics. The results of DME fueled engine were compared with those obtained by fueled with diesel. The experimental results showed that DME has approximately 0.03ms shorter injection delay and higher maximum injection rate than those of diesel fuel at a constant injection pressure of 50MPa. The spray visualization indicates that DME has shorter spray tip penetration due to its low density and faster evaporation. The combustion characteristics of DME operated engine provided faster ignition delay and three times shorter combustion duration. It is believed that the better evaporation and atomization characteristic of DME contributes the faster combustion. At all operating condition, soot emission was not detected due to the clean combustion of DME.

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가스학회 2005년도 추계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.83-87
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• 2005

The kinetics of the direct synthesis of DME was studied under different conditions over a temperature range of $220\~280^{\circ}C$, syngas ratio $1.2\~ 3.0$ All experiment were carried out over hybrid catalyst, composed to a methanol synthesis catalyst (Cu/ZnO/$Al_2O_3$) and a dehydration Catalyst ($\gamma$-Al_2O_3$) The observed reaction rate qualitatively follows a Langmiur-Hinshellwood type of reaction mechanism. Such a mechanism is considered with three reaction, methanol synthesis, methanol dehydration and water gas shift reaction. From a surface reaction with dissociative adsorption of hydrogen, methanol and water, individual reaction rate was determined

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.589-595
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• 2003

DME(Dimethyl ether) is an oxygenated fuel with a octane number higher than that of diesel oil. It meets the ULEV emission regulation and reduces the smoke to almost zero when used in a diesel engine. In the present study, engine performance and exhaust emissions were investigated with a conventional DI diesel engine which has a jerk type injection pump. Test results showed that the power with DME were almost same as that of pure diesel oil, and the brake thermal efficiency increased a little. Also, smoke index from DME engine showed nearly zero level, but NO$_{x}$ was increased compare to diesel oil.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2003

DME is a good alternative fuel to reduce the smoke remarkably when used in a diesel engine, while problems concerned with low lubricity and high compressibility exist. In the present study, single cylinder DI diesel engine was operated with neat DME and DME blended fuels which are DME-diesel blended fuel and DME-propane blended fuel. The results showed that the power of the neat DME and DME blended fuels was the same as that of pure diesel oil, and the specific energy consumption slightly increased. In addition, smoke emission was considerably reduced with the increase of DME content up to zero level, but NOx emission was slightly increased.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2012

The present study was conducted to investigate the flame instability(evaluated by Markstein length and cellular instability) and laminar burning velocity in a constant volume combustion chamber at room temperature and elevated pressure up to 0.3 MPa to suggest the possibility of utilizing mixtures of syngas added DME-air premixed flames in internal combustion engines. The experimentally measured laminar burning velocities were compared to predictions calculated the PREMIX code with Zhao reaction mechanism. Discussions were made on effects of syngas addition into DME-Air premixed flames through evaluating laminar burning velocity, Markstein length, and cellular instability. Particular concerns are focused on cellular instability caused by hydrodynamic instability and diffusive-thermal instability.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.353-357
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• 2012

액화석유가스(liquefied petroleum gas, LPG)에 디메틸에테르(dimethyl ether, DME)가 첨가된 DME-LPG 혼합연료의 탄화수소 화합물을 가스크로마토그래피(GC)를 이용하여 정성 정량분석하는 새로운 분석방법을 연구하였다. DME-LPG 혼합연료는 함산소화합물(oxygen-containing compound)인 극성의 DME와 비극성물질인 LPG로 구성되어 있기때문에 하나의 GC 컬럼에서 모든 성분을 완전히 분리하기가 어렵다. 따라서 서로 다른 성질의 화합물이나 아주 복잡한 화합물 중 목표물질의 분석에 응용되고 있는 Deans switching 시스템을 도입하였다. 상기 시스템은 두 개의 GC 컬럼 사이에 유체의 압력 제어를 통하여 용출되는 물질의 흐름 방향을 변경시켜주는 기술로서, 이 방법을 이용하여 DME와 LPG를 서로 다른 컬럼에서 분리하여 한번의 시료 주입으로 DME-LPG 혼합연료의 모든 탄화수소 화합물을 정성 정량분석할 수 있었다. 또한 DME 합성과정에서 부산물로 생성될 수 있는 메탄올, 포름산메틸, 에틸메틸에테르 같은 미량성분까지 분석이 가능하였다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2005

In order to investigate the effect of dimethyl ether (DME) on PAH and soot formation, the fuel has been mixed to the counter-flow diffusion flames of ethylene. Laser-induced incandescence and laser-induced fluorescence techniques were employed to measure relative concentrations of soot volume fraction and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentration, respectively. Results showed that even though pure DME flame produces the minimal amount of PAH and soot, the mixture fuel of DME and ethylene could increase PAH and soot formation, as compared to those of pure ethylene flame. This implies that even though DME has been known to be a clean fuel for soot formation, the mixture fuel of DME and the hydrocarbon fuel could produce enhanced production of soot. Numerical simulation demonstrated that methyl (CH$_{3}$) radical generated by the initial pyrolysis of DME can be contributed to the enhancement of PAH and soot formation, through the formation of propargyl (C$_{3}$H$_{3}$) radical.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.4698-4706
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 디메틸에테르(dimethyl ether) 생산 공정에 포함된 이산화탄소 제거공정에서 이산화탄소 제거 방법으로 복합막(composite membrane)을 사용하는 공정에 대해 공정구성과 모사를 수행하였다. 복합막은 (주)에어레인에서 제조한 PEI-PDMS(polyetherimide-polydimethyl siloxane) 복합막을 대상으로 하였으며 복합막 공정을 모델링하기 위해서 상용성 화학공정 모사기인 Invensys 사의 PRO/II with PROVISION 9.2를 사용하였다. 그리고 복합막 공정을 모사하기 위해 필요한 각 순수성분들의 투과도 상수는 (주)에어레인에서 수행한 실험 데이터를 회귀분석 하여 새롭게 결정 하였다. 결국 실험을 통해 얻은 투과도 상수와 상용성 화학공정 모사기를 활용하여 이산화탄소를 제거하기 위한 복합막 공정을 구성하고 제거에 필요한 분리막 면적과 Utility 비용을 도출하였다.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.205-209
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• 2012

This study focused on comparing macroscopic characteristics of DME and diesel fuel experimentally. DME fuel is one of the most promising alternative fuels because of its superiority in atomization characteristic and clearness in terms of exhaust gas compared with existing fossil fuels. In addition, DME fuel has high cetane number so it could be applied to compression ignition engine. However because DME fuel exists in gas phase at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and it corrodes rubber parts of fuel line, DME fuel is hard to apply to commercial vehicles. To establish knowledge about DME fuel and furthermore, to develop commercial DME vehicles such as passenger cars, many research have been proceeded steadily. The present study, by comparing spray characteristics of DME fuel to those of diesel fuel, improved atomization characteristics in DME were revealed. Injection quantity measurement and spray visualization experiment were progressed and it was revealed that DME fuel shows small injection quantity than that of diesel fuel and axial development of spray in terms of spray tip penetration decreases when DME fuel was injected.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2009

The operating range of HCCI engine is narrow due to excessive rate of pressure rise on high load. The fuel stratification is proposed to solve the problem. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the effects of fuel stratification on reducing the pressure-rise rate at high load in HCCI combustion and to investigate that the operating range is expanded for fuel stratification in the preceding condition of initial temperature and equivalence ratios. The engine is fueled with Di-Methyl Ether (DME) which has unique 2-stage heat release. The computations were conducted using SENKIN application of the CHEMKINll kinetics rate code. Calculation result shows that proper fuel stratification prolongs combustion duration and reduce pressure rise rate.