• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.82-86
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• 1989

This paper is concerned with the effects of temperature of diesel fuel on combustion characteristics and engine performance in a home-made precombustion diesel engine for small-sized fishing boat. The results may be summarized as follows: 1. The fuel injection timing was delayed with increase in temperature for diesel fuel, and remarkably delayed at low load. 2. The point of maximum pressure was delayed with increase in temperature for diesel fuel, the maximum pressure decreased with increase in temperature for diesel fuel but increased with increase in load. 3. The brake specific fuel comsumption (BSFC) decreased with increase in load, the optimum temperature of the heated fuel was about 15$0^{\circ}C$. 4. The smoke emissions increased with increase in load and temperature for diesel fuel.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.362-368
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• 2016

In the recent International Maritime Organization's (IMOs) Maritime Safety Committee's 93rd session, the International Chamber of Shipping and International Parcel Tankers Association addressed marine fuel oil quality problems: increasing diluents in marine fuel oil, ignition in engine rooms due to the low flash point of fuel oil, and marine fuel oils that can damage marine engines. To deal with these marine fuel oil quality problems, the International Maritime Organization secretariat appointed the worlds marine fuel oil monitoring institute and constituted a correspondence group to determine the fuel oil quality required by MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14.8 (sulfur content less than 0.5%). In this study, basic research that can help with responding to marine fuel quality issues and the IMO's work is conducted. In order to perform this basic research, the off-spec ratio related to the fuel oil quality standard (ISO 8217:2012), density distribution tendency, gross specific energy, and correlation between components in the fuel oil are analyzed through actual marine fuel oil (residual marine fuel) data from the Port of Singapore.

• Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.75-87
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to utilize the system dynamics to carry out a medium and long-term forecasting analysis of the bunker price. In order to secure accurate bunker price forecast, a quantitative analysis was established based on the casual loop diagram between various variables that affects bunker price. Based on various configuration variables such as crude oil price which affects crude oil consumption & production, GDP and exchange rate which influences economic changes and freight rate which is decided by supply and demand in shipping and logistic market were used in accordance with System Dynamics to forecast bunker price and then objectivity was verified through MAPEs. Based on the result of this study, bunker price is expected to rise until 2029 compared to 2016 but it will not be near the surge sighted in 2012. This study holds value in two ways. First, it supports shipping companies to efficiently manage its fleet, offering comprehensive bunker price risk management by presenting structural relationship between various variables affecting bunker price. Second, rational result derived from bunker price forecast by utilizing dynamic casual loop between various variables.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2022.06a
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• pp.141-142
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• 2022

열화란 윤활유의 물리적, 화학적 성질이 변하면서 성능이 저하되는 현상을 말합니다. 물리적 변화는 연료유, 수분, 금속 등 이물질 혼입으로 발생되며 화학적 변화는 산화 현상이 대표적이며 슬러지 등을 발생합니다. 해경 경비함정은 장시간 항해, 해상조건등에 따라 엔진의 부하변동이 많습니다. 따라서 윤활유의 역할이 매우 중요합니다. 그러나 연료혼입 등으로 윤활유가 열화되면서 수명이 단축되게 됩니다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 대표적 물리적 변화의 요인인 연료혼입를 실험적으로 고찰하고자 윤활유에 연료를 일정비율로 혼합하여 물성시험 등을 수행하였습니다. 실험결과 동점도는 윤활유에 점도가 낮은 연료유 혼입량이 증가함에 따라 점진적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였습니다.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.79-87
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• 2024

The Korean launch vehicle (KSLV-II) has used commercial aviation jet fuel, Jet A-1. Fuel specifications were introduced from Jet A-1 specifications. However, specifications and inspection methods of moisture and particulate matters were changed digitally for convenience and accuracy. To control fuel quality, a fuel management system was established to determine suitability by inspecting it at each stage of warehousing, storage, and application. An analysis room was then established at the Naro Space Center. The possibility of fuel mixing was blocked by warehousing inspection. Long-term component changes were then observed by storage inspection. Finally, suitability of the engine test or the launch vehicle test was determined through application inspection. Long-term analysis verified that the space center's fuel oil storage method was appropriate and that the quality management system was able to handle hundreds of engine tests and several flight tests.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.173-174
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• 2009

For container shipping company, fuel oil prise is a considerable expense. In the last 3 years, fuel oil prises have risen considerably. An increasing fuel oil prise in container shipping, in the short term, is only partially compensated through surcharges and will therefore affect earnings negatively. This paper deals with the impact of increasing fuel oil price and capital costs for vessels on the number of vessels on the Asia-Europe trade. As per result of 'H' carrier's operation in 2008, there were no cost difference between 8 and 9 vessels operation in case the fuel oil price is USD 169/tons while adopt USD 31,818 as fixed cost. We can expect that the fuel oil price will not be decreased under USD 200 $/Ton on the basis of current high oil price phenomenon. When the fuel oil price is over USD 200 $/ton, therefore, 9 vessels operation is more economic than 8 vessel operation even if the fixed cost is over USD 35,000.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.40 no.9
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• pp.859-867
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• 2016

Bunker oil is an essential expense, and it is a high cost in ships' operations. Therefore, it forms an important part of the work shipowners do to minimize losses during operations. With bunkering disputes consistently occurring, bunker surveyors could be employed by shipowners through them and bunker survey companies signing a contract for a bunker surveyor service. Bunker surveyors could play the role of independent contractors and issue statements of fact in relation to bunkering. However, it would be impossible for bunker surveyors to immediately resolve a bunkering dispute since their role and the legal status is not clear while bunker surveys are being conducted on ships. Thus, this study sets out to define the legal status and liability of bunker surveyors and to seek an additional role for them when bunkering disputes occur.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.90-97
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• 2016

Sunken vessels accidents have harmful impacts on the marine environment because of oils and chemicals in the vessels. The government has managed them and developed risk assessment which can evaluate potential risk quantitatively since 1999. But the grades of present risk assessment has changed greatly depending on quantity of remaining fuel oils, and the list of remaining fuel oils omitted in status report of sunken vessels. Therefore, the aim of the study is to estimate and develop model for quantity of remaining fuel oils and verify the remaining fuel estimation comparison with active vessels. To accomplish the purpose of the study, apply this verified estimation model to current risk assessment and recommend guideline for an accurate sunken vessels risk assessment.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.26 no.10
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• pp.179-184
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• 2021

In this paper, we propose the deep learning-based neural network model to predict bunker price. In the shipping industry, since fuel oil accounts for the largest portion of ship operation costs and its price is highly volatile, so companies can secure market competitiveness by making fuel oil purchasing decisions based on rational and scientific method. In this paper, short-term predictive analysis of HSFO 380CST in Singapore is conducted by using three recurrent neural network models like RNN, LSTM, and GRU. As a result, first, the forecasting performance of RNN models is better than LSTM and GRUs using long-term memory, and thus the predictive contribution of long-term information is low. Second, since the predictive performance of recurrent neural network models is superior to the previous studies using econometric models, it is confirmed that the recurrent neural network models should consider nonlinear properties of bunker price. The result of this paper will be helpful to improve the decision quality of bunker purchasing.

• Korea Petroleum Association Journal
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• no.7 s.41
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• pp.117-120
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• 1984

70년대의 잇따른 유가폭등으로 대폭 떨어지기 시작한 연료유 수요는 총 소비율로써 판단해볼 때 앞으로 더욱 더 떨어질 것으로 전망된다. 세계의 정제업자들은 분해시설을 설치하는 등의 수단을 통해 이에 대한 대책을 강구해왔다. 그러나 시장의 안정상태가 계속될 경우 오는 90년까지 그들은 연료유 생산을 하루 150만배럴 정도 감축해야 할 국면에 처하게 될 것이다. 현재의 계획된 분해시설 능력으로는 금년도 이후에 원유가에 대한 연료유 가격이 떨어지는 현상을 방지하기에는 너무나 미흡하다는 것을 지적하지 않을 수 없다. 이하에서는 미국의 유명한 컨설턴트 회사인 IFC의 석유시장 전문 컨설턴트 Theodore R. Breton씨의 연구 논문을 소개하기로 한다. <편집자주>