• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.53 no.5
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• pp.653-662
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• 2015

In general, the coal gasification has to be operated under high temperature ($1300{\sim}1400^{\circ}C$) and pressure (30~40 bar). However, to keep this conditions, it needs unnecessary and excessive energy. In this work, to reduce the temperature of process, alkali catalysts such as $K_2CO_3$ and $Na_2CO_3$ were added into Cyprus coal. We investigated the kinetic of Cyprus char-$CO_2$ gasification. To determine the gasification conditions, the coal (with and without catalysts) gasified with fixed variables (catalyst loading, catalytic effects of $Na_2CO_3$ and $K_2CO_3$, temperatures) by using TGA. When catalysts are added by physical mixing method into Cyprus coal the reaction rate of coal added 7 wt% $Na_2CO_3$ is faster than raw coal for Cyprus char-$CO_2$ gasification. The activation energy of coal added 7 wt% $Na_2CO_3$ was calculated as 63 kJ/mol which was lower than raw char. It indicates that $Na_2CO_3$ can improve the reactivity of char-$CO_2$ gasification.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.533-542
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• 2016

We investigate fluidization characteristics of the mixture of rice husk, silica sand and rice husk ash as a preliminary study for valuable utilization of rice husk ash obtained from gasification of rice husk in a fluidized bed reactor. As experiment valuables, the blending ratio of rice husk and sand (rice husk: sand) is selected as 5:95, 10:90, 20:80 and 30:70 on a volume base. Rice husk ash was added with 6 vol% of rice husk for each experiment and air velocity to the reactor was 0~0.63 m/s. In both rice husk/sand and rice husk/sand/ash mixture, the minimum fluidization velocity (Umf) is observed as 0.19~0.21 m/s at feeding of 0~10 vol.% of rice husk and 0.30 m/s at feeding of 20 vol.% of rice husk. With increasing the amount of rice husk up to 30 vol.%, $U_{mf}$ can not measure due to segregation behavior. The mixing index for each experiment is determined using mixing index equation proposed by Brereton and Grace. The mixing index of the mixture of rice husk/sand and rice husk/sand/ash was 0.8~1 and 0.88~1, respectively. The optimum fluidization condition was found for the good mixing and separation of rice husk ash.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.53 no.6
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• pp.783-791
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• 2015

A fluidized-bed reactor with an inside diameter of 0.1 m and a height of 1.2 m was used to study the effect of steam and catalyst additions to air-blown biomass gasification on the production of producer gas. The equipment consisted of a fluidized bed reactor, a fuel supply system, a cyclone, a condenser, two receivers, steam generator and gas analyzer. Silica sand with a mean particle diameter of $380{\mu}m$ was used as a bed material and calcined dolomite ($356{\mu}m$), which is effective in tar reduction and producer gas purification, was used as the catalyst. Both of Korea wood pellet (KWP) and a pellet form of EFB (empty fruit bunch) which is the byproduct of Southeast Asia palm oil extraction were examined as biomass feeds. In all the experiments, the feeding rates were 50 g/min for EFB and 38 g/min for KWP, respectively at the reaction temperature of $800^{\circ}C$ and an ER (equivalence ratio) of 0.25. The mixing ratio (0~100 wt%) of catalyst was applied to the bed material. Air or an air-steam mixture was used as the injection gas. The SBR (steam to biomass ratio) was 0.3. The composition, tar content, and lower heating value of the generated producer gas were measured. The addition of calcined dolomite decreased tar content in the producer gas with maximum reduction of 67.3 wt%. The addition of calcined dolomite in the air gasification reduced lower heating value of the producer gas. However The addition of calcined dolomite in the air-steam gasification slightly increased its lower heating value.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.135-135
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• 2016

차세대 가스터빈 엔진 및 초음속 항공기 내 고온부의 온도가 증가함에 따라, 기존의 초내열합금 기반 소재를 사용하기 어려워지고 있다. 초고온 세라믹스는 높은 기계적 물성, 화학적 안정성 등 우수한 고온 특성을 가지고 있어 기존의 초고온 소재를 대체 할 수 있는 물질로 부상되고 있다. 하지만 기존의 금속 기반 소재 대비 높은 밀도로 인하여 초고온 세라믹 단일체를 비행체 부품에 적용하기에는 어려움이 있다. 이에 초고온 세라믹스와 탄소섬유를 포함하는 세라믹 복합체(Ceramic Matrix Composite, CMC)를 제작하여 동등한 기계적 물성을 보이면서 무게를 감소시키는 연구들이 진행 중에 있다. 초고온 세라믹스가 함침 된 세라믹 복합체의 경우 우수한 내삭마, 내산화 특성을 보이지만, 장시간 고온에 노출되어 탄소 섬유가 드러나게 되면 급격한 산화로 인해 소재 특성의 열화가 진행되는 단점을 가지고 있다. 따라서, 탄소 섬유가 드러나지 않도록 복합체 표면에 코팅층을 형성하여 세라믹 복합체 모재를 보호하는 방법이 활발히 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 진공 플라즈마 용사 공정을 이용하여 다양한 공정조건 하에서 초고온 세라믹 코팅층을 형성하였다. 수십 마이크론 크기 분포를 갖는 HfC 분말을 Ar 유송 가스를 이용하여 플라즈마 화염 내부로 투입하였다. 플라즈마 화염 가스는 Ar 과 H2를 혼합하여 구성되었으며, 분위기 가스로는 N2를 사용하였다. 코팅에 사용된 모재로는 ZrB2 단일체와 SiC가 미량 포함된 HfC 단일체를 사용하였다. 다양한 공정 조건하에서 형성된 HfC 코팅층의 두께, 미세 조직구조를 SEM을 이용하여 관찰하였으며, XRD를 이용하여 형성된 HfC 코팅층의 결정구조를 분석하였다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.389-394
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• 2011

A compact adsorption-based process for removal of carbon dioxide and nitrogen from natural gas has been discussed. Among the adsorption-based processes, especially, the pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process has been a suitable unit operation for the purification and separation of gas because of low operation energy and cost. A step cycle is made up of pressurization, feed, equalization, blowdown and rinse. In this work, the PSA process is composed of zeolite 13X and carbon molecular sieve (CMS) for removal of carbon dioxide and nitrogen from mixed gas containing $CH_4/CO_2/N_2$ (75:21:4 vol%). A CMS selectively removes carbon dioxide and a zeolite 13X separates nitrogen from methane. CMS is investigated experimentally due to the high throughput of the faster diffusing component ($CO_2$). The gas composition of top, bottom and feed tank was measured with the gas chromatography (GC) using TCD detector, helium as carrier gas and packed column for analysis of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.1682-1685
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• 2004

Gas Turbine combustors for power plant can be reduced NOx emissions using lean premixed combustion technology. But the combustors are likely to occur combustion oscillations which damage operation reliability and mechanical life of the gas turbines. In this paper, characterizations of oscillation in a gas turbine combustor for power plant are presented. Combustion dynamics occur $1{\sim}1.5$ psi in amplitude with low frequency less than 140Hz during normal operation. An abnormal high level dynamics, 2.0 psi amplitude occur at 125 Hz frequency. Abnormal combustion oscillation is reduced by modulation of fuel supply valve control schedule.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.372-378
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• 1995

분류층 석탄가스 반응온도에서 slag의 배출 조건을 원활하게 유지하기 위하여 CaCO3를 flux로 사용한 용융특성을 파악하였다. 첨가에 의한 용융온도는 flux 주입량에 따라 감소하다가 증가하였다. 최저 용융온도의 범위는 ash중 CaO 농도기준 30-40%의 범위에서 나타났으며, Base/Acid ratio에 따라 최소 용융온도는 ash중 무기물간의 eutetic effect가 작용함을 알 수 있었다. 고온에서의 slag 조성은 ash의 조성과 비교시 알카리 산화물의 휘발화와 SO2의 감소를 보여주고 있으며, salg중 환원성 가스가 증가함에 따라 금속 산화물의 환원에 의해 SiO2 조성은 증가하였다. CaCO3를 혼합한 시료를 질소분위기하에서 조제하여 점도를 측정한 결과, low silica ash의 경우 낮은 점도치를 보여주나, 250 poise 이하의 범위에서 고화되는 현상이 발생하였다. high silica ash에서는 CaCO3 투입에 의해 slag 점도는 감소하였는데, slag 분석 결과 CaO가 산소 제공물질(oxide doner)로 작용하여 silicate의 응집현상을 억제하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.784-787
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• 2007

A process flowsheet simulation model based on ASPEN PLUS was developed to investigate the effect of co-gasification of coal and rice husk on the gasifier performance and pollutant emissions in IGCC power plant. The analyses were done for an 02-blown, pulverized gasifier using coal and rice husk as feedstock, parameter employed the blending ratio of rice husk in coal were investigated. From the simulation results, it was found that gaseous pollutant emissions were reduced substantially with the increase of the blending ratio of rice husk. An optimum range between 15% and 25% rice husk-to-coal ratio was found to be the optimum point in terms of gaseous pollutant emission per energy output for sui fur and nitrogen compounds.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.04b
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• pp.847-852
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• 2000

Three dimensional CFD investigations are carried out to understand the complex flow field in a gas turbine combustor with multi-element fuel injectors. The gas turbine considered here is the GE7FA model which has aye fuel injectors in each combustor can and utilizes lean-premixed combustion to meet nitric oxide emission requirements. Detailed three-dimensional flow characteristics and fuel-air mixture formation process inside the fuel nozzle and gas turbine combustor including five swirl nozzle tips are analyzed using commercial FLUENT code.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.54 no.3
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• pp.75-80
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• 2012

Gasification is a therm-chemical conversion process to convert various solid fuels into gaseous fuels under limited supply of oxygen in high temperature environment. Considering current availability of biomass resources in this country, the gasification is more attractive than any other technologies in that the process can accept various combustible solid fuels including plastic wastes. Mixed fuels of biomass and polyethylene pellets were used in gasification experiments in this study in order to assess their potential for synthesis gas production. The results showed that higher reaction temperatures were observed in mixed fuel compared to woodchip experiments. In addition, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and methane concentrations were increased in the synthesis gas. Heating values of the synthesis gas were also higher than those from woodchip gasification. There are hundred thousand tons of agricultural plastic wastes generated in Korea every year. Co-gasification of biomass and agricultural plastic waste would provide affordable gaseous fuels in rural society.