• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.384-391
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• 2007

Hydrogen-blending effects in flame structure and NO emission behavior are numerically studied with detailed chemistry in methane-air counterflow diffusion flames. The composition of fuel is systematically changed from pure methane to the blending fuel of methane-hydrogen through $H_2$ molar addition up to 30%. Flame structure, which can be described representatively as a fuel consumption layer and a $H_2$-CO consumption layer, is shown to be changed considerably in hydrogen-blending methane flames, compared to pure methane flames. The differences are displayed through maximum flame temperature, the overlap of fuel and oxygen, and the behaviors of the production rates of major species. Hydrogen-blending into hydrocarbon fuel can be a promising technology to reduce both the CO and $CO_2$ emissions supposing that NOx emission should be reduced through some technologies in industrial burners. These drastic changes of flame structure affect NO emission behavior considerably. The changes of thermal NO and prompt NO are also provided according to hydrogen-blending. Importantly contributing reaction steps to prompt NO are addressed in pure methane and hydrogen-blending methane flames.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.157-157
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• 2010

우리나라는 기후변화협약에 대응하기 위한 교토의정서를 비준한 국가로서, 아직 온실가스의 의무감축 대상 국가는 아니다. 그러나 2012년부터 시작될 교토의정서 2차 공약기간 중에 브라질, 중국 및 인도와 같이 2차 의무감축대상이 가장 유력시 되는 국가로 지목되고 있으므로, 이러한 변화에 능동적으로 대처할 수 있는 기술적, 사회적, 정책적 방안이 신속히 마련될 필요가 있다. CCS(carbon capture & storage)란 화석연료로 부터 연소시 대기 중으로 배출되는 온실가스($CO_2$)를 포집하여 재생 또는 지중, 해양에 저장하는 기술로서 국가녹색성장 핵심기술중의 하나로 분류되며, 대료적인 $CO_2$ 발생대상인 석탄화력발전소로 부터 $CO_2$ 회수방안, 회수, 처리관련 연구를 포함하여 국내외 적으로 활발한 연구가 이루어 지고 있다. 순산소 연소기술을 통한 $CO_2$ 회수, 처리기술은 연료(천연가스, 석탄, 석유)의 산화제를 공기대신 순도 95% 이상의 고농도 산소를 이용하여 순산소연소를 하며, 이때 발생하는 배가스의 대부분은 $CO_2$와 수증기로 구성되어 있다. 발생된 배가스의 약 70~80%를 다시 연소실로 재순환시켜 연소기의 열적 특성에 적절한 연소가 가능하도록 최적화함과 동시에 배가스의 $CO_2$ 농도를 80% 이상으로 농축시켜 회수를 용이하게 하며, 특히 공해물질은 NOx 발생량을 10ppM 이하로 줄일 수 있다. 천연가스가 생산되는 LNG기지에서 LNG를 기화시키기 위하여 해수식 기화기(ORV : Open Rack Vaporizer와 수중연소식 기화기(SMV ; Submerged Combustion Vaporizer)를 사용하고 있으며, 특히 SMV는 버너를 이용하여 $-162^{\circ}C$ LNG를 $10^{\circ}C$의 LN로 기화시키는 설비로서 이때 연소시 $CO_2$를 상당량 발생시킨다. 본 논문에서는 SMV에서 순산소 연소방식을 적용하여 연료인 천연가스를 연소시키고, 이때 발생되는 $CO_2$와 수분이 주 성분인 배가스를 연소기에 재순환시켜, 연소실내 고온문제를 해결하며, 최종적으로 배가스중 $CO_2$는 $-162^{\circ}C$의 LNG 냉열을 이용하여 고순도의 액체 $CO_2$로 액화시키므로서 $CO_2$의 회수, 처리문제를 해결하는 방식을 소개하고자 한다. 이러한 방식은 천연가스에서 발생되는 $CO_2$ 회수를 LNG 냉열을 활용하므로서 폐열을 활용하는 에너지 효율적인 문제와 사용가능한 고순도 $CO_2$로 회수하므로서 환경적인 문제를 처리하는 기술이라 할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.7-12
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• 2018

Thermal NOx is generated in a high temperature environment in a combustion facilities. Exhaust gas recirculation method is widely used among various methods for reducing nitrogen oxides in combustion devices. In the present study, the computational fluid dynamic analysis was accomplished to elucidate the cold flow characteristics in the flue gas recirculation burner with both outlets opening. Because the reciculation pipes is installed toward the tangential direction, the swirling flow is formulated in the burner and the phenomenon of the reverse flow creation is detected at the center area of circular burner. We are confirmed that this is the similar trend with the burner with one side outlet closed. From the present study, it was seen that the recirculated inflow from both recirculated burner outlets increased by about 5% compared to the burner with one side outlet opening. At the outlet located at the exhaust gas recirculation pipe inlet(gas exit 1), the inlet flow was formed in the entire region. At the opposite outlet(gas exit 2), the total flow was discharged, but the center part of the burner was observed to have a reverse flow. The flow rate at the gas exit 2 was 3 ~ 5 times larger than the flow rate at the gas exit 1.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.54-60
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• 2008

Deactivation of SCR catalyst applied in Orimusion fuel power plant was investigated to develope the technique for the regeneration of deactivated SCR catalyst and optimize the operation of SCR facility. The characterization study of the catalysts was carried out using XRD, ICP-AES, SEM and EDS. The NO$_X$ removal activity and SO$_2$ oxidation activity of the catalysts were measured. The NO$_X$ conversion of the deactivated catalyst was 5$\sim$10% lower than that of the fresh catalyst and the value of SO$_2$conversion to SO$_3$ over the deactivated catalyst was about 0.59% higher than that of the fresh catalyst. Vanadium(V), Magnesium(Mg) and Sulfur(S) were largely accumulated in the deactivated catalyst. The accumulation of Vanadium(V) and Sulfur(S) is due to the components of the Orimulsion fuel and the accumulation of Magnesium(Mg) is due to MgO that is injected in the boiler to prevent the oxidation of SO$_2$ to SO$_3$. The diffraction line of the TiO$_2$ of the deactivated catalyst was identified as the crystalline peaks of anatase as the fresh catalyst.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.115-120
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• 2016

$CeO_2$ is used as a co-catalyst with $TiO_2$ to improve the catalytic activity of $MnO_x$ and characterization of nano-sized powder is identified with de-NOx efficiency. A comparison between $MnO_x-CeO_2/TiO_2$ and single $CeO_2$ was conducted in terms of microstructural analysis to observe the behavior of $CeO_2$ in the ternary catalyst. The $MnO_x-CeO_2/TiO_2$ catalyst was synthesized by sol-gel method and the average particle size of the single $CeO_2$ is about $285{\mu}m$ due to the low thermal stability, whereas the particle size $MnO_x-CeO_2/TiO_2$ is about 130 nm. The strong interaction between Ce and Ti was identified through the EDS mapping by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The improvement about 20 % of $de-NO_x$ efficiency is observed in the low-temperature ($150^{\circ}C{\sim}250^{\circ}C$) and vigorous oxygen exchange by well-dispersed $CeO_2$ is the reason of catalytic activity improvement.