• Title/Summary/Keyword: Ash Deposition

Search Result 49, Processing Time 0.019 seconds

Detection for Region of Volcanic Ash Fall Deposits Using NIR Channels of the GOCI (GOCI 근적외선 채널을 활용한 화산재 퇴적지역 탐지)

  • Sun, Jongsun;Lee, Won-Jin;Park, Sun-Cheon;Lee, Duk Kee
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
    • /
    • v.34 no.6_4
    • /
    • pp.1519-1529
    • /
    • 2018
  • The volcanic ash can spread out over hundreds of kilometers in case of large volcanic eruption. The deposition of volcanic ash may induce damages in urban area and transportation facilities. In order to respond volcanic hazard, it is necessary to estimate efficiently the diffusion area of volcanic ash. The purpose of this study is to compare in-situ volcanic deposition and satellite images of the volcanic eruption case. In this study, we used Near-Infrared (NIR) channels 7 and 8 of Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) images for Mt. Aso eruption in 16:40 (UTC) on October 7, 2016. To estimate deposit area clearly, we applied Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and a series of morphology filtering (Eroded, Opening, Dilation, and Closing), respectively. In addition, we compared the field data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) report about Aso volcano eruption in 2016. From the results, we could extract volcanic ash deposition area of about $380km^2$. In the traditional method, ash deposition area was estimated by human activity such as direct measurement and hearsay evidence, which are inefficient and time consuming effort. Our results inferred that satellite imagery is one of the powerful tools for surface change mapping in case of large volcanic eruption.

Volcanological Interpretation of Historic Record of 1702 Fallout-ash from the Mt. Baegdusan (백두산 화산의 1702년 강하화산재 기록에 대한 화산학적 해석)

  • Yun, Sung-Hyo;Lee, Jeong-Hyun
    • The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
    • /
    • v.20 no.4
    • /
    • pp.243-250
    • /
    • 2011
  • This study considers the historical eruption record in 1702 from the volcanological point of view, which is presumed to have occurred from Mt. Baegdusan volcano. The minium volume of erupted materials is estimated to be $1.2km^3$ when calculated with an empirical formula using an isopach line obtained from two points 140 km away from the vent. The 1702 eruption was a paroxysmal one with VEI of 5. The historical record described a deposition of wind-modified fallout ash by movement of hot ash cloud. To prepare for the future eruption, we have to analyze historical literatures and understand characteristics of volcano.

A Study on Ash Fusibility Temperature of Domestic Thermal Coal Implementing Thermo-Mechanical Analysis (TMA를 이용한 국내 발전용 탄의 용융점 변화에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Soon-Ho;Lim, Ho;Kim, Sang Do;Jeon, Chung-Hwan
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
    • /
    • v.52 no.2
    • /
    • pp.233-239
    • /
    • 2014
  • The slagging which generated from ash deposition on furnace wall and tube in boiler reduces the heat transfer efficiency and damages to safety of boiler. The slag flow behavior in boiler is affected by melting temperature which is related to ash compositions. In this study, the behavior of slag is researched by using ash fusibility test, called TMA (Thermo-Mechanical Analysis). The technique measures the percentage shrinkage as the function of temperature, T25%, T50%, T75%, T90%. These temperatures indicate different stages of melting. Then, the effect of ash chemical compositions measured from XRF (X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer) to ash fusion temperatures is discussed. Among the chemical compositions, refractory and fluxing influence on ash fusibility is described. High levels of refractory component and limited amount of fluxing components ($Fe_2O_3$, $K_2O$, CaO) increase overall melting temperatures. High $SiO_2/Al_2O_3$ ratio decrease high melting temperatures (T75%, T90%). Meanwhile, the presence of reasonable levels of fluxing components reduces overall melting temperature. A presence of fluxing component such as $K_2O$ and CaO is found to decrease the T25% values significantly. From this research, it is possible to make a reasonable explanation and prediction of ash fusion characteristic from analysis of TMA results and ash chemical compositions.

A Case Analysis of Volcanic Ash Dispersion under Various Volcanic Explosivity Index of the Mt. Baegdu (백두산 분화 강도에 따른 화산재 확산 사례 분석)

  • Lee, Soon-Hwan;Jang, Eun-Suk;Lee, Hyun-Mi
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
    • /
    • v.33 no.3
    • /
    • pp.280-293
    • /
    • 2012
  • In order to clarify the characteristics of dispersion of volcanic tephra emitted from the Mt. Baegdu with various eruption environment, numerical analysis were performed using numerical models, Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) and FLEXPART. Synoptic conditions at 12 October 2010 was adopted because the volcanic ash of Mt. Baegdu can reach the Korean peninsula and its dispersion pattern was compared with different Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) and particle size. Predominant size of falling out ash flowing in the peninsular is smaller than 0.5 mm and the ash large than the size is difficult to get in the peninsular due to the its weak ability of truculent diffusion. the difference of ash distribution with various VEI scenarios is not so much but number density of ash in the air is dramatically changed. Volcanic ash tends to be deposited easily in eastern coastal area such as Gangneung and Busan, because of the inflow of ash from East Sea and barrier effect of the Taeback mountains along the east coast of the Korean Peninsula. Accumulated amount of ash deposition can be increased in short period in several urban areas.

Advanced slagging propensity of coal and its assessment with the conventional indices (석탄회의 용융특성을 고려한 신개념 슬래깅 지수 평가)

  • Park, Ho Young;Im, Hyeon-Soo;Kim, Eui Hwan;Kim, Young Ju;Kim, Kyung Soo;Lee, Jeong Eun
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
    • /
    • v.21 no.4
    • /
    • pp.427-434
    • /
    • 2012
  • The fuel characteristics and combustion behaviors of bituminous (Anglo) and sub-bituminous (Tanito) coals used in 500MW coal fired power plant have been investigated. With ashes of those coals, the ash fusibility is characterized with thermo mechanical analyzer, and the advanced ash slagging propensity, BHEL index, has been obtained. The melting-down of tanito coal ash happened in the temperature range of 1,200 to $1,250^{\circ}C$, and for anglo coal ash it occurred near $1,550^{\circ}C$. BHEL indices for two coals gives the high slagging propensity, and these are compared with the existing traditional indices which give different tendencies.

The Framework of Aeronautical Information System for Volcanic Ash Hazard Management (화산재대응시스템을 위한 항공교통정보 프레임워크)

  • Nam, Doohee;Lee, Jinsun;Lee, Sangsoo
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
    • /
    • v.16 no.1
    • /
    • pp.166-175
    • /
    • 2017
  • Hazardous volcanic activity will continue to occur in the ring of fire, a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. and, because of rising populations, development pressures, and expanding national and international air traffic over volcanic regions, risks to life and property through exposure to volcano hazards continue to increase. During an eruption, volcanic contamination can reach and exceed the cruising altitudes of turbine-powered aircraft, among others, within minutes and spread over vast geographical areas within a few days. Volcanic ash can affect the operation of aircraft at aerodromes. Volcanic ash deposition at an aerodrome, even in very small amounts, can result in the closure of the aerodrome until all the deposited ash has been removed. In this study, air traffic information framework is presented along with algorithms to define affected routes, waypoints and airports using GIS geometry analysis.

Effects of HA and TiN Coating on the Electrochemical Characteristics of Ti-6Al-4 V Alloys for Bone Plates

  • Oh, Jae-Wook;Choe, Han-Cheol;Ko, Yeong-Mu
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
    • /
    • v.37 no.5
    • /
    • pp.249-252
    • /
    • 2004
  • Effects of HA and TiN coating on the electrochemical characteristics of Ti-6AI-4V alloys for bone plates were investigated using various test methods. Ti-6AI-4V alloys were fabricated by using a vacuum induction furnace and bone plates were made by laser cutting and polishing. HA was made of extracted tooth sintered and then tooth ash was used as HA coating target. The TiN and HA film coating on the surface were carried on using electron-beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD) method. The corrosion behaviors of the samples were examined through potentiodynamic method in 0.9% NaCI solutions at $36.5\pm$$1^{\circ}C$ and corrosion surface was observed using SEM and XPS. The surface roughness of TiN coated bone plates was lower than that of tooth ash coated plates. The structure of TiN coated layer showed the columnar structure and tooth ash coated layer showed equiaxed and anisotrophic structure. The corrosion potential of the TiN coated specimen is comparatively high. The active current density of TiN and tooth ash coated alloy showed the range of about $1.0xl0^{-5}$ $A\textrm{cm}^2$, whereas that of the non-coated alloy was$ 1.0xl0^{-4}$ $A\textrm{cm}^2$. The active current densities of HA and TiN coated bone plates were smaller than that of non-coated bone plates in 0.9% NaCl solution. The pitting potential of TiN and HA coated alloy is more drastically increased than that of the non-coated alloy. The pit number and pit size of TiN and HA coated alloy decreased in compared with those of non-coated alloy. For the coated samples, corrosion resistance increased in the order of TiN coated, tooth ash coated, and non-coated alloy.

Derivation of TMA Slagging Indices for Blended Coals

  • Park, Ho Young;Baek, Se Hyun;Kim, Hyun Hee;Park, Sang Bin
    • KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
    • /
    • v.3 no.2
    • /
    • pp.127-131
    • /
    • 2017
  • The present paper describes the slagging field data obtained with the one-dimensional process model for the 500 MW tangentially coal fired boiler in Korea. To obtain slagging field data in terms of thermal resistances [$m^2{\cdot}^{\circ}C/kW$], a number of plant data were collected and analyzed with the one-dimensional modelling software at 500 MW full load. The slagging field data for the primary superheater were obtained for six coal blends, and compared with two TMA (Thermo-Mechanical analyzer) slagging indices and the numerical slagging index, along with the conventional slagging indices which were modified with the ash loading. The advanced two TMA indices for six blended coals give a good slagging tendency when comparing them with the slagging field data, while the modified conventional slagging indices give a relatively poor agreement.