• 한국연소학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.21-29
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• 1996

Flame propagation characteristics of propane-air mixtures were experimentally investigated in constant-volume combustion chambers. Flame propagation process was observed as a function of mixture strength, initial mixture temperature and initial mixture pressure in quiescent mixtures. A cylindrical combustion chamber and a spherical combustion chamber contain a pair of parallel windows through which optical access into the chamber can be provided. Laser two beam deflection method was adopted to measure the local flame propagation, which gave information on the flame size and flame propagation speed. Pressure development was also measured by a piezoelectric pressure transducer to characterize combustion in quiescent mixtures. Burning velocity was calculated from flame propagation and pressure measurements. The effect of flow on flame propagation was also investigated under flowing mixture conditions. Laser two beam method was found to be feasible in measuring flame propagation of quiescent mixtures. Flame was observed to propagate faster with higher initial mixture temperature and lower initial pressure. Combustion duration was shortened in the highly turbulent flowing mixtures.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1309-1316
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• 2003

A premixed-compression-ignition engine has been studied to improve the efficiency and to decrease exhaust emissions. However those systems have some difficulties for controlling combustion process. Radical is an activated chemical species formed by a chemical chain reaction between reactant and product. When the chain reactions occur, the energy bond of species is broken easily by the released radicals. The combustion chamber of the premixed-compression-ingnition engine is consist of a main chamber with lean premixture and a subchamber with rich premixture. Those are connected by narrow cylinderical connections. With ignition start in the subchamber, many different kinds of radical is jetted into the main chamber. The premixed gas in main chamber is quickly burned up by the radical ignition in multi-pionts. In this paper, the combustion phenomena in a constant volume combustor having a radical injector are numerically analyzed. The some constants in the reaction rate equation are adjusted by the experimental results tested in the same geometrical chamber. The code is applied on the two combustors in a wide range of equivalence ratio. The results show that the burning time is much shorter in the combustor having radical injector.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2005

Exhaust gas emissions from internal combustion engines are one of the major sources of air pollution. And, it is extremely difficult to increase gasoline engine efficiency and to reduce $NO_X$ and PM(particulate matter) simultaneously in diesel combustion. This paper offers some basic concepts to overcome the above problems. To solve the problems, a recommended technique is CAI(controlled auto-ignition) combustion. In this paper, a flame trap was used to simulate internal EGR(exhaust gas recirculation) effect. An experimental study was carried out to find combustion characteristics using homogeneous premixed gas mixture in the constant volume combustion chamber(CVCC). Flame propagation photos and pressure signals were acquired to verify the flame trap effect. The flame trap creates high speed burned gas jet. It achieves higher flame propagation speed and more stable combustion due to the effect of geometry and burned gas jet.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.345-350
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• 2017

디젤 엔진의 연비와 배기를 개선하고자 하는 노력으로 다운사이징이 강화되고 있다. 이에 따라 엔진의 사이즈는 작아지고, 엔진 연소실 내 온도와 압력은 상승하는 추세이다. 따라서 높은 온도와 압력 조건에서 연료 분무의 발달과정과 연소과정 연구가 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 디젤 엔진 연소실의 고온 고압 환경을 벤치에서 모사해줄 수 있는 정적 연소실을 개발하였다. 정적 연소실은 예혼합기를 연소시켜 순간적으로 온도와 압력을 급격하게 상승시킨 다음, 주변으로의 열전달에 의해 온도와 압력이 감소할 때 시험 목표조건인 온도와 압력 조건에 다다르면, 연료 분사기에 신호를 인가하여 연료분무를 개시하며 쿼츠 창을 통하여 연료 분무를 가시화 한다. 이 때, 정적 연소실 내에 연료 분무가 이루어지는 영역의 온도를 정확히 측정하여 정확한 시험 조건을 형성해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 고속으로 온도를 측정할 수 있는 열전대를 직접 개발 및 제작하여 연소실 내 시공간적 온도분포를 측정하였다. 측정 결과, 전체 체적 온도보다 연료 분무가 개시되는 중심 공간의 온도가 더 높게 나타났으며, 이는 연소실 벽면으로의 열전달 때문임을 확인하였다. 또한 횡방향으로의 온도 편차는 약 10%이내 수준이었으나, 종방향으로 온도편차가 최대 15%수준으로 나타났고 이는 부력으로 인한 고온의 연소가스의 상승효과 때문으로 판단되었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.227-235
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• 2012

Finding an alternative fuel and reducing environmental pollution are the main goals for future internal combustion engines. The purpose of this study is to obtain low-emission and high-efficiency by hydrogen enriched LPG fuel in constant volume chamber. An experimental study was carried out to obtain fundamental data for the combustion and emission characteristics of pre-mixed hydrogen and LPG in a constant volume chamber (CVC) with various fractions of hydrogen-LPG blends. To maintain equal heating value of fuel blend, the amount of LPG was decreased as hydrogen was gradually added. Exhaust emissions were measured using a HORIBA exhaust gas analyzer for various fractions of hydrogen-LPG blends. The results showed that the rapid combustion duration was shortened, and the rate of heat release elevated as the hydrogen fraction in the fuel blend was increased. Moreover, the maximum rate of pressure rise also increased. These phenomena were attributed to the burning velocity which increased exponentially with the increased hydrogen fraction in the $H_2$-LPG fuel blend. Exhaust HC and $CO_2$ concentrations decreased, while NOX emission increased with an increase in the hydrogen fraction in the fuel blend. Our results could facilitate the application of hydrogen and LPG as a fuel in the current fossil hydrocarbon-based economy and the strict emission regulations in internal combustion engines.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2000

This paper presents the effects of initial pressure of mixture on CO, $CO_2$ and NOx emissions in constant volume combustion chamber. The CO, $CO_2,O_2,N_2$ concentrations in the chamber are determined by thermal conductivity detection (Gas-chromatograph) wile the NOx concentration is measured by chemiluminescent detection (NOx Analyser). Methane-air mixture is used as premixed fuel and the measurements are taken with equivalence ratios($\phi$) varing from 0.6 to 1.3, and initial pressures of methane-air mixture varing from 0.1MPa to 0.8MPa in constant volume combustion chamber. The NOx concentration steadily increases with increasing equivalence ratio, peaks in lean flame ($\phi$=0.85~0.9), and then rapidly decreases. However, as the initial pressure of mixture is increased, the equivalence ratio corresponding to the point of peak [NOx] shifts towards leaner conditions. This is caused by a similar shift in the peak [CH], which is caused by the variation with pressure and equivalence ratio of the rate of CH production from $CH_2$ and OH. The maximum combustion pressure peaks at $\phi$ =1.05 and the $CO_2$ concentration peaks at $\phi$=0.95~1.0 while the CO concentration rises sharply at the condition of fuel-rich mixtures. This is caused by complete combustion at $\phi$=0.95.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.2054-2060
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 경제적이고, 친환경적인 가솔린 직접 분사 인젝터의 분무특성을 연구하는 것에 있다. 분무도달거리, 분무각 그리고 혼합기 형성과 같은 인젝터의 특성을 가시화 실험을 통하여 측정하였다. 특히 분무압력과 분위기압력이 분무 침투거리와 분무각에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 가시화 실험을 위하여 정적 연소실과 연료 공급장치를 제작하였다. 초고속 카메라와 LED광원을 이용하여 분무형상을 촬영하였고, 촬영된 영상으로 분무 특성을 분석하였다. 연소실내의 분위기압력이 감소하고, 연료의 분무압력이 증가할수록 도달거리는 증가하였다. 분위기압력과 분무압력에 대해 분무각의 변화는 미소하지만, 분위기압력이 분무각에 더 큰 영향을 미치고 있다.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2012

This investigation decribes the effect of the combustion and emission characteristics of HCNG engine according to the high purity hydrogen contents. The HCNG fuel was made by the mixture with a high purity hydrogen ($H_2$) and a natural gas. The test vehicle was applied to the bi-fuel (Gasoline and CNG) system and this system was modified from the fuel supply and fuel tank. In addition, the three premixed HCNG fuels with mixed rate of 10, 20 and 30% of hydrogen were used to maintain the safety. In order to analyze the combustion characteristics of HCNG and CNG, the fuel was injected in the combustor with constant volume. The exhaust emission from light duty vehicle with bi-fuel system was analyzed by a chassis dynamometer and emission analyzer. From these results, the reduction rate of NOx emission increased in the HCNG fuel and emission amount of THC and CO shows a similar level with CNG fuel. This study can be utilized the basic data for the development of a new business plans related with HCNG engines.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2008

흡착제 Li-X 제올라이트(UOP)에서 $CO_2$, CO, $CH_4$, $H_2$에 대한 단일성분 및 혼합성분의 흡착평형 실험을 정적부피법에 의해 수행하였다. 실험 데이터는 압력범위 0~20 bar와 온도범위 293.15 K, 303.15 K, 313.15 K에서 실시하였다. 각각 등온식의 파라미터들은 단일성분 실험을 통해 결정했고, 결정한 파라미터로 혼합성분의 흡착 평형을 예측하였으며 실험값과 비교하였다. Li-X 제올라이트에서의 $H_2/CO_2$, $H_2/CO$, $H_2/CH_4$ 혼합성분의 흡착평형 실험 결과는 extended langmuir-freundlich(L-F) 등온식, dual-site langmuir(DSL) 등온식을 이용해 예측하였으며 실험값과 비교하였다. L-F 등온식은 다른 모델들에 비해 $CH_4$와 $H_2$에서 좋은 예측 결과를 보여주었다. 또한 DSL 등온 식은 $CO_2$와 CO에서 좋은 예측 결과를 보여주었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.636-642
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• 2014

As environment problem became a worldwide issue, countries are tightening regulations regarding greenhouse gas reduction and improvement of air pollution problems. With these circumstances, one of the renewable energies produced from biomass is getting attention. Bio-ethanol, which is applicable to SI engine, showed a positive effect on the PFI (Port Fuel Injection) type. However, Ethanol has a problem in homogeneous mixture formation because it has high latent heat of vaporization characteristics and in the GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) type, mixture formation is required quickly after fuel injection. Particularly, South Korea is one of the countries with great temperature variation among seasons. With this reason, South Korea supply fuel additive for smooth engine operation during winter. Therefore, experimental study and investigation about application possibility of blending fuel is necessary. This paper demonstrates the spray characteristics by using the CVC direct injection and setting the bio-ethanol blending fuel temperature close to the temperature during each seasons: -7, 25, $35^{\circ}C$. The diameter and the width of the CVC are 86mm and 39mm. High-pressure fuel supply system was used for target injection pressure. High-speed camera was used for spray visualization. The experiment was conducted by setting the injection pressure and ambient pressure according to each temperature of bio-ethanol blending fuel as a parameter. The result of spray visualization experiment demonstrates that as the temperature of the fuel is lower, the atomization quality is lower, and this increase spray penetration and make mixture formation difficult. Injection strategy according to fuel temperature and bio-ethanol blending rate is needed for improving characteristics.