• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.10 no.1 s.30
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• pp.38-42
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• 2006

In this study, a simulation technology for refrigeration cycle which can liquefy and store liquified petroleum gas (LPG) using pure propane as a refrigerant has been introduced. Cooling water as the second cooling medium was used for the liquefaction of propane. Peng-Robinson equation of state was used for the entire refrigeration cycle. A new alpha formulation proposed by Twu et al. was used for the more accurate prediction of vapor pressures of pure propane component and LPG constituents. API method for the accurate estimation of liquid densities of propane and LPG was used instead of using Peng-Robinson equation of state. PRO/II with PROVISION release 7.1, a general purpose chemical process simulator was used for the simulation of the overall refrigeration system. Through this work, we can successfully simulate the real propane refrigeration plant operating at domestic site.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.2888-2897
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• 2011

The performance of a geothermal heat pump system using carbon dioxide was investigated by the steady-state cycle simulation program developed in this study. A parametric study was carried out in order to investigate the effect of various operating conditions on the performance of the basic cycle without an IHX(internal heat exchanger). The simulation program consists of several Fortran subroutines for simulating indoor and outdoor heat exchangers, compressors, and expansion valves and Visual Basic subroutines for the graphic user interface(GUI) consisted with pre-processor for input data and post-processor for the output data. Refprop V6.01 was used for estimating the thermodynamic properties and equilibrium behaviors of carbon dioxide. The simulation results were validated by comparing experimental data through a series of case studies. The cycle simulation program developed in this work would seem to be a useful tool in optimizing and establishing economical and efficient operating conditions in the $CO_2$ geothermal heat pump system.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.63-73
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• 2018

Innovative technical process for Energy Storage System (ESS), Liquid Air Energy Storage system (LAES) is mature technologies based on the gas liquefaction process. In spite of many advantages such as high energy density, no geographical constraints, low investment costs and long useful life, the system has not yet widely commercialized due to low round trip efficiency. To improve RTE and acquire high yield of liquid air, various configurations of LAES process have been considered. In this research, dual refrigerants cycle (R-600a and methanol) for air liquefaction and thermal oil circulation for power generation via liquid air gasification have been applied to improve cycle performance significantly using Aspen HYSYS simulator.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.295-302
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• 2000

증발열량 석탄가스 연료를 사용하는 석탄가스와 복합 발전 플랜트의 성능 및 NOx 배출량을 동시에 예측하기 위한 모사 방법을 제시하였다. 본 방법은 복합 사이클의 열역학적 해석 기법을 토대로, 석탄가스화 복합발전 플랜트의 시스템 연계 및 석탄가스 연소에 의한 탈설계점 효과를 예측하는 모델들을 포함하고 있다. 본 방법에 의한 전산 모사 결과와 천연가스를 사용하는 복합발전소의 실제 시험 결과를 비교함으로써, 본 방법의 예측정확도를 검증하였다. 본 모사 방법을 이용하여, 서로 다른 4가지 석탄가스 연료에 대해, 공기 분리장치와의 다양한 연계 설계 조건에 따른 석탄가스화 복합발전 플랜트의 전체 성능, 운전 안전성 및 NOx 배출 특성들을 비교, 검토하였다.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.499-510
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• 1999

A computer program was developed for simulating performance(capacity, power consumption and etc.) of air-conditioners using compressor, fin-tube heat exchanger and capillary tube. The program consists of five modules, condenser, evaporator, compressor, capillary tube simulation modules and properties modules of refrigerant and moist air, The present program is focused on R22 only, however can be easily extended for other refrigerants such as R407C and R410A just by adding property modules. The compressor simulation module utilizes performance maps supplied by manufacturers-map-based model. The condenser and evaporator simulation modules are modeled using tube-by-tube method. Simulation results(capacity and power consumption) were compared with calorimeter test results of actual air-conditioners of window and split types, where more than 82% of the data lied within ${\pm}5$% of the predicted results.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.11b
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• pp.216-221
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• 2000

Most Ice making companies make simple efforts to make products and fail to introduce improvements into the system against huh cost of products. The work presented here is an implementation of ice making method to improve both energy efficiency and productivity. In this present investigation, several ice making cycles are designed and calculated to evaluate COP, ice making time and electric energy consumption. Results obtained shows that COP is improved with more efficient use of time for ice making and electric consumption. Therefore this can offer the opportunity for more efficient energy consumption and productivity in ice making.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.07c
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• pp.1722-1725
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• 2003

절연물에 가해지는 열화 중에서 열 사이클(Thermal cycle) 열화를 모사하기 위하여, 대형 터빈 발전기 수냉각 고정자 권선용 바를 대상으로 IEEE Std 1310 규격에 따라 200 사이클의 열 사이클 열화 시험을 수행하였다. 바에 대한 절연 특성을 분석하기 위하여 시험 수행 전후의 Tan ${\delta}$ 및 Tip-up(%, ${\Delta}$ Tan ${\delta}$), 부분방전의 최대 방전량 등을 측정하였고 또한 바를 절단하여 절연물 내의 박리와 도체와 절연물 간의 분리 등을 점검하였다. 최종적으로는 절연파괴 시험을 수행하여 절연파괴 강도를 측정하였다. 시험 결과 초기 절연 특성상의 현저한 변화는 없었으며 양호한 특성을 보였다.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.261-265
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• 2022

In this paper, comparative studies between Linde, Claude and advanced cycle for the liquefaction of nitrogen have been completed. PRO/II with PROVISION release 2021. 1 from AVEVA company (Cambridge, UK) was used, and Peng-Robinson equation of the state model with Twu's alpha function was selected for the modeling of the condensation of nitrogen. When using Claude liquefaction, we can reduce the total compression power by 49.25% for the comparison of Linde cycle. And finally, we could conclude that 90.41% of total compression power was saved when using an advanced cycle being compared to Linde liquefaction cycle.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.67-72
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• 2013

The LNG liquefaction plant which have a higher value-added business in the LNG value chain takes about 35% of total cost. Liquefaction process is core technology of liquefaction plant. Almost all of cost which was consumed from the liquefaction plant, using for operation energy of liquefaction process. The cost can be reduced by increasing efficiency of liquefaction cycle. C3MR(propane pre-cooled, mixed refrigerant cycle) which liquefies NG using propane and MR cycle has the high efficiency, so C3MR is mostly used liquefaction process in LNG industry. In this study, process simulation and analysis were performed for C3MR process. C3MR process variables were found through this simulation and analysis, and then the process optimization was performed. It is considered that the results of process analysis, process variables and process optimization study can be utilized to develope new liquefaction process.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.3253-3259
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• 2009

In this study, a computer simulation has been performed for the refrigeration cycle using mixed refrigerants in order to decrease the process stream temperature to $-20^{\circ}C$. Refrigerant supply temperature was assumed to be $-30^{\circ}C$ considering the temperature difference as $10^{\circ}C$ with process stream. Peng-Robinson equation of state model was selected for the computer simulation. A new alpha function proposed by Twu et al was used for an accurate prediction of pure component vapor pressure experimental data. One fluid mixing rules were used for the estimation of mixture vapor-liquid equilibria calculations. A commercial process simulator, PRO/II with PROVISION was utilized for the simulation of the overall refrigeration process. In order to minimize the compressor power consumption, we have optimized the two-stage compression system by varying the first stage compressor outlet pressure. Finally, we could obtain the minimum total power 755.7kW at the first stage compressor outlet pressure, 6 bar.