• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.316-326
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• 2023

Development of carbon-neutral fuel production technologies to solve climate change issues is progressing worldwide. Among them, methane can be produced through the synthesis of hydrogen produced by renewable energy and carbon dioxide captured through a CO₂ methanation reaction, and the fuel produced in this way is called synthetic methane or e-methane. The CO₂ methanation reaction can be conducted via biological or thermochemical methods. In this study, a 30 Nm³/h thermochemical CO₂ methanation process consisting of an isothermal reactor and an adiabatic reactor was used. The CO₂ conversion rate and methane concentration according to the temperature measurement results at the center and outside of the adiabatic reactor were analyzed. The gas flow into the adiabatic reactor was found to reach equilibrium after about 1.10 seconds or more by evaluating the residence time. Furthermore, experimental and analysis results were compared to evaluate performance of the reactor.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.467-479
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• 2021

Abstract: A kinetic model was developed for the dehydration of ethanol to ethylene based on two parallel reaction pathways. Kinetic parameters were estimated by fitting experimental data of powder catalysts in a lab-scale test, and the effectiveness factor was determined using data from pellet-type catalysts in bench-scale experiments. The developed model was used to design a multitubular fixed-bed reactor (MTR) and an adiabatic reactor (AR) at a 10 ton per day scale. The two different reactor types resulted in different process configurations: the MTR consumed the ethanol completely and did not produce the reaction intermediate, diethyl ether (DEE), resulting in simple separation trains at the expense of high equipment cost for the reactor, whereas the AR required azeotropic distillation and cryogenic distillation to recycle the unreacted ethanol and to separate the undesired DEE, respectively. Quantitative analysis based on the equipment and annual energy costs showed that, despite high equipment cost of the reactor, the MTR process had the advantages of high productivity and simple separation trains, whereas the use of additional separation trains in the AR process increased both the total equipment cost and the annual energy cost per unit production rate.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1993년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국제학술편); Seoul National University, Seoul; 20-22 Oct. 1993
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• pp.36-41
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• 1993

The adiabatic slirn-type autoclave reactor for free radical polymerization of LDPE is represented by a two-compartment four-cell model, which is proven effective to predict the reactor behavior as well as the polymer properties. Since the temperature distribution along the reactor axis plays the central role for the properties of the polymer product, it is important in practice to regulate the temperature in each compartment. The present study aims for the application of the adaptive control algorithm not only in the period of start-up but also during the steady state operation. It is shown that the temperature control is significantly improved over the conventional PID-control and this also brings about a reduction of variations in the polymer properties. This study demonstrates the potential application of the adaptive controller for the control of the polymerization reactor operated under the adiabatic condition.

• 청정기술
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.156-164
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 등온반응기와 단열반응기로 구성된 0.25 MW 메탄합성 파일롯 공정 실험을 통한 운전 특성을 분석하였다. 등온반응기는 메탄합성 반응을 통해 발생하는 열을 포화수의 유량과 압력을 통해 강제적으로 제어할 수 있는 반응기로 등온반응기와 단열반응기를 조합할 경우 기존 단열반응기만으로 구성된 메탄합성 공정에 비해 반응기 개수를 줄일 수 있다. 또한 합성가스 재순환이 불필요하기 때문에 단열반응기 조합으로 구성된 메탄합성 공정에서 비용의 약 15~20%를 차지하는 재순환 압축기를 제거할 수 있다. 등온반응기로 유입되는 합성가스의 $H_2$/CO 비가 3보다 낮은 경우에는 튜브에 충진된 촉매에 탄소 침적 현상이 일어나 반응기의 차압이 증가하였으며, $H_2$/CO 비가 3으로 공급되는 경우에는 탄소 침적 현상이 일어나지 않고 메탄합성 반응이 안정적으로 유지되어 CO 전환율 99% 이상, $CH_4$선택도 97% 이상, $CH_4$생산성 최대 $695ml/h{\cdot}-cat$를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.76-87
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• 1998

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of on temperature control from actuating method, recycling ratio and the position (top, middle and bottom) of set and controlled temperature within the reactor in adiabatic ebullated recycling condition, when the disturbance was occurred. Estimation of the solution were performed numerically using the finite difference method. It was assumed that the reaction is in constant with heat of reaction and the physical properties(density, heat capacity and viscosity, etc) of the reactants are same condition within the reactor.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1992년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국제학술편); KOEX, Seoul; 19-21 Oct. 1992
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• pp.146-151
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• 1992

A two-compartment four-cell model is developed for the adiabatic autoclave slim type reactor for free radical polymerization of low density polyethylene(LDPE). The mass and energy balances give rise to a set of ordinary differential equations, and by analyzing the system it is possible to predict properly not only the reactor performance but also the properties of polymer product. The steady state multiplicity is found to exist and examined by constructing the bifurcation diagram. The effects of various operation parameters on the reactor performance and polymer properties are investigated systematically to show that the temperature distribution plays the central role for the properties of polymer product. Therefore, it is essential to establish a good control strategy for the temperature in each compartment. In this study it is shown that the reactor system can be adoptively controlled by pole-placement algorithm with conventional PID controller. To accomplish a satisfactory control, the estimator and controller are initialized during the period of start-up.

• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.2157-2163
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• 2018

Catalytic reactors have been essential for chemical engineering process, and different designs of reactors in multi-scales have been previously studied. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) utilized in reactor designs have been gaining interest due to its cost-effective advantage in designing the actual reactors before its construction. In this work, butadiene synthesis via oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of n-butene using tubular reactor was used as a case study in the CFD model. The effects of coolant and reactor diameter were investigated in assessing the reactor performance. Based on the results of the CFD model, the conversion and selectivity were 86.5% and 59.5% respectively in a fixed bed reactor under adiabatic condition. When coolants were used in a tubular reactor, reactor temperature profiles showed that solar salt had lower temperature gradients inside the reactor than the cooling water. Furthermore, higher conversion (90.9%) and selectivity (90.5%) were observed for solar salt as compared to the cooling water (88.4% for conversion and 86.3% for selectivity). Meanwhile, reducing the reactor diameter resulted in smaller temperature gradients with higher conversion and selectivity.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.491-497
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 CO, $H_2$가 주성분인 모사합성가스를 이용하여 합성천연가스(SNG, Synthetic Natural Gas) 제조공정을 평가하기 위하여, 3종류의 SNG 합성반응시스템을 제안하였다. 제시된 공정은 다단 단열반응시스템, 재순환이 있는 다단 단열반응시스템 그리고 강제냉각방식의 수냉각반응시스템이다. 3개의 연속된 반응기로 구성된 다단 단열반응시스템에서의 1차반응기에서는 온도가 최대 $800^{\circ}C$까지 상승하였으며, 이로 인한 수성가스전환반응으로 인해 $CO_2$가 다른 시스템에 비해 많이 생성되었으며, SNG 내의 $CH_4$ 농도는 90.1% 정도를 얻었다. 다단 단열반응시스템의 문제점을 해결하기 위해 재순환이 있는 다단 단열반응시스템에서는 반응기의 온도제어를 위해 일부 전환가스를 재순환한 것으로, $CH_4$는 최대 96.3%를 얻었다. 이러한 다수개의 반응기로 구성된 단열반응기의 단점을 해결하여 반응기 개수를 줄일 수 있는 쉘과 튜브 형태의 반응기로 구성된 강제냉각방식의 수냉각시스템에서는 쉘 측으로 냉각수를 공급하여 반응열을 흡수하는 형태로, 공급되는 냉각수의 유량과 압력에 의해 온도를 제어할 수 있다. 이 시스템에서는 최대 $CH_4$는 최대 99.2%를 얻었으며, 1차 반응기인 강제냉각방식의 수냉각반응기 출구에서의 97% 이상의 $CH_4$ 농도를 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.420-424
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• 2019

포항산업과학연구원(RIST, Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology)-고등기술연구원(IAE, Institute for Advanced Engineering)에서 제안한 합성천연가스(Synthetic Natural Gas, SNG) 제조공정(3개의 단열반응기와 1개의 등온반응기로 구성됨)에서, 합성가스와 함께 스팀을 공급함으로써 메탄화반응과 수성가스전환반응을 동시에 반응시켜 촉매층의 온도와 촉매 비활성화를 제어하였다. SNG 공정개발을 위해 본 연구에서는, 포항산업과학연구원에서 제조한 니켈계 촉매를 사용하여 낮은 $H_2/CO$ 비($CO_2$ 22% 포함) 조건에서의 메탄화반응 특성을 평가하였다. 운전조건(1차 단열반응기의 $H_2O/CO$ 비, 4차 등온반응기의 운전온도 범위 등)은 이전의 연구 결과를 반영하였으며, 동일한 조건을 유지하면서 파일럿 규모의 SNG 공정을 운전하였다. 그 결과, 파일럿 규모의 SNG 공정은 안정적으로 운전되었으며, CO 전환율 100%, $CH_4$ 선택도는 96.9% 그리고 $CH_4$ 생산성은 $660ml/g_{cat}{\cdot}h$의 값을 얻었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.1340-1346
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• 2020

The aim of this paper is to explore the 8th-order Adams-Bashforth-Moulton (ABM8) method in the solution of the point reactor kinetics equations. The numerical experiment considers feedback reactivity by Doppler effects, and insertions of reactivity. The Doppler effects is approximated with an adiabatic nuclear reactor that is a typical approximation. The numerical results were compared and discussed with several solution methods. The CATS method was used as a benchmark method. According with the numerical experiments results, the ABM8 method can be considered as one of the main solution method for changes reactivity relatively large.