• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.270-276
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• 2012

In this study, thermally coupled distillation system and conventional two-column process were investigated for extractive distillation. The two processes were simulated and optimized using Aspen plus. Objective function for the optimization was energy consumption and optimization results to reduce energy consumption were used to get guidelines for design and operation for the two extractive distillation processes. Comparison of these two processes showed that thermally coupled distillation system provided better energy efficiency and lower capital cost than conventional distillation system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.824-828
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• 1995

월성원전에서 삼중수소에 의한 작업자 피폭 및 환경방출량을 가능한 한 낮게 유지하기 위해서는 계통중수중에 축적되는 삼중수소를 근원적으로 제거할 수 있는 삼중수소제거시설이 필수적이다. 삼중수소제거공정은 방사선 안전성과 에너지 효율 측면에서 액상촉매교환과 초저온증류공정의 복합공정이 가장 효과적인 것으로 알려지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 월성원전의 후속기를 고려하여 용량이 연간 8MCi의 삼중수소제거시설에 대한 최적설계를 수행하였다. 액상촉매교환공정에 대해서는 NTU-HTU법 그리고 초전온증류공정에는 Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland법을 이용하여 공정을 해석하였고 공정내 삼중소소의 재고량이 최소가 되는 최적의 설계변수들을 제시하였다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.241-249
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• 2016

In this study, comparative work has been performed between two-columns and three-columns configurations for an extractive distillation process to produce highly purified ethanol with not less than 99.7 wt% using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and ethylene glycol (EG) as extracting agents. Optimal ethanol concentration at a concentrator top stream which minimized the total reboiler heat duties was determined for a three-columns configuration for two different solvents. For the thermodynamic model, NRTL liquid activity coefficient model was used and PRO/II with PROVISION 9.4 at Schneider electric company was utilized. DMSO was proved to be a better solvent than EG and three-columns configuration is better than two- columns configuration in the total utility consumptions since some of the liquid water contained in the feed stream was removed at a concentrator bottom liquid stream.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1993.06a
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• pp.31-56
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• 1993

투과증방법은 역삼투법보다 더 먼저 개발이 진행되었으나 에너지의 소비가 증류법보다 높아 상업화가 진행되지 못하다가 연료용 에탄올의 탈수공정중 공비혼합물 분리공정에서 고순도의 에탄올제조시 증류법과 혼합하여 사용되고 있다. 그러나 다른 유기물의 분리에 적용하기 위해서는 막재료의 개발이 시급히 요구되고 있다. 이 외에도 가스분리, 투석등도 상업화가 진행되고 있지만 아직은 초기단계에 머무르고 있는 실정이므로 여기에서는 막분리기술의 공정설계를 설명하기 위하여 가장 많이 보급되고 개발이 많이 진행된 역삼투막 공정을 중심으로 공정설계를 설명하고자 한다.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.179-189
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• 2014

Pyroprocessing has been developed for the purpose of resolving the current spent nuclear fuel management issue and enhancing the recycle of valuable resources. An electrolytic reduction of the pyroprocessing is a process to reduce oxides into metals using LiCl as an electrolyte and requires a post-treatment process due to the inclusion of residual salt in porous metal products. A vacuum distillation has been adopted for various molten salt systems and could be applied to the post-treatment process of the electrolytic reduction. The residual salt in the metal products includes LiCl, alkali chlorides, and alkaline earth chlorides. In this paper, vapor pressures of chlorides have been estimated and the composition changes on the residual liquid during the vacuum distillation process have been calculated. A model combining a material balance and vapor-liquid equilibrium relations has been proposed under a constant vapor discharging flow rate and liquid composition changes have been calculated using the vapor pressures with respect to a dimensionless time. The behaviors have been compared with temperature and molten salt composition changes to simulate the process condition variation. The distillation of the residual salt has been dominated by LiCl which is the main component of the salt and CsCl of which vapor pressure is higher than that of LiCl would be readily removed. RbCl exhibits similar vapor pressure with LiCl and maintains its composition. However, $SrCl_2$ and $BaCl_2$ of which vapor pressures are much lower than that of LiCl are concentrated with time and expected to be possibly precipitated during the distillation when the initial compositions are increased.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.17-22
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• 2020

Light Naphtha is distillated from crude oil unit and separated into the methane, ethylene and propylene by boiling point difference in sequence. This separation is conducted using a series of binary-like columns. This separation method is known that the energy consumed in the reboiler is used to separate the heaviest components and most of this energy is discarded as vapor condensation in the overhead cooler. In this study, the first two columns of the separation process are replaced with the Petlyuk column. A structural design was exercised by the stage computation with ideal tray efficiency in equilibrium condition. Compared with the performance of a conventional system of 3-column model, The design outcome shows that the procedure is simple and efficient because the composition of the liquid component in the column tray was designed to be similar to the equilibrium distillation curve. The performance of the new process indicates that an energy saving of 12.1% is obtained and the cost savings of 44 million won per day based on gross domestic product is reduced under same total number of trays and the initial investment cost is saved.

• Clean Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.95-100
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• 2006

Fractionation and hydrodealkylation (HDA) units, subparts of BTX plant, were thermodynamically analyzed using the notion of exergy. Exergy values were calculated as the sum of physical and chemical exergies due to the existence of chemical reactions. The analysis was based on the simulation results with the aid of real operating data. Driving and material exergy losses were separately defined and quantified. Locations and the reason of major exergy losses were identified and improvement strategies were suggested. It was noted that the exergy analysis could provide a sound base for adopting the concept of industrial ecology and developing loss prevention schemes.

• ICROS
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• v.3 no.5
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• pp.43-50
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• 1997

이 글에서는 이진 증류탑을 위한 적응 제어 기법에 대해 소개하였다. 제안된 방법은 최근 개발된 다변수 예측 제어 알고리즘과 공분산 행렬 정규화 기능을 갖는 추정 알고리즘에 기초하고 있다. 이러한 적응 시스템은 그 설계과정이 복잡하지 않아 실저적 적용 가능성이 높다는 점에서 가치가 있다. 필터를 제외하면 단 두 개의 제어기 상수만이 결정되면 되고, 더욱이 이들이 공정의 상승 및 정정 시간과 관련되어 그 설정이 쉽다는 중요한 특징을 갖는다. 이와 같은 제어기 설계의 간소화에도 불구하고 증류탑의 설정값 추종 성능 및 Feed 변화에 대한 제어 성능의 우수함을 공정 모사를 통해 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05b
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• pp.859-864
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• 1995

중수형발전로의 가동에 따라 중수는 삼중수소로 오염된다 오염된 중수의 정화에 적합한 공정으로 평가되는 기액촉매교환과 초저온증류공정으로 이루어진 촉매복합공정에 대하여 탑내의 유속비 및 이론단수의 변화에 따른 촉매탑과 증류탑에서의 삼중수소 제거율 및 농축률 그리고 탑내의 수소동위원소의 농도분포변화를 Newton-Raphson 방법을 사용하여 전산모사를 수행하여 구하였다. 이러한 해석은 본격적 최적화 설계의 기초입력자료로 활용될 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.113-116
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• 1998

1. 서론 : 투과증발을 이용한 분리공정은 현재 산업적으로 다양하게 응용되고 있다. 사탕수수에서 발효, 증류된 93%에탄올을 99.8% 이상의 무수에탄올로 농축하기 위해 물을 탈수하는 공정이 이미 상업화되어 있으며, 또, 반도체 웨이퍼나 LCD세정제로 사용되는 IPA 회수공정, 폐수나 대기중에 함유된 방향족, 염소계 탄화수소 등의 휘발성 유기성분(VOC)을 제거, 회수하는 유기물 농축공정에도 사용되고 이밖에 기존의 증류로 분리하기 힘들고, 에너지 사용량이 높은 유사한 유기혼합물의 분리에 사용되며 현재 메탄올/MTBE 및 에탄올/ETBE등의 혼합물을 분리하기 위해 투과증발 시스템 개발이 진행되고 있다. (생략)