• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.93-95
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• 2006

도시가스, LP 가스, 가솔린 등의 수증기 개질의 반응온도가 $700^{\circ}C$이상의 고온에서 이루어지는 것에 비해 DME 수증기 개질의 반응온도는 $400^{\circ}C$ 이하의 낮은 온도에서 이루진다는 점에서 우수하다. 또한 황 성분을 함유하지 않기 때문에 원료로부터 탈황 과정이 필요 없다. 특히 DME 수증기 개질의 경우 반응온도가 낮은 것과 개질 촉매가 일반적으로는 Cu 계 촉매이기 때문에 도시가스 등의 개질장치와 달리 CO 변성 장치가 불필요하다. 이 때문에 수소제조를 위해 개질장치가 소형화 가능하고 연료전지 자동차로의 탑재가 용이하여 가능성이 높다 개질장치가 소형화 가능한 것으로 메탄올의 수증기 개질이 있지만 메탄올은 독성이 있다는 점이 문제시되고 있다. 그 점에서 메탄올의 수증기 개질 보다 반응 온도는 다소 높게 되지만 독성 없는 DATE는 기존의 LP가스 인프라를 이용할 수 있는 ME는 특히 우수한 수소제조를 위한 원료이고 수소저장체로 사료된다. 본 연구에서는 가능성 높은 촉매를 사용하여 DME로부터 수소 전환율, 수소 생성속도와 양에 대한 실험실적 결과를 고찰하고자 수행하였다

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.106-108
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• 2003

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.27-32
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• 2007

Dimethyl Ether (DME, $CH_3OCH_3$) is the simplest ether and is considered as one of the leading candidates in the quest for a substitute fur petroleum-based fuels. In this work, we analyzed the one-step synthesis of DME in a shell and tube type fixed bed reactor and carried out a simulation with a one-dimensional, steady state model of a heterogeneous catalyst bed, while taking into consideration the heat and mass transfer between the catalyst pellets and reactants gas and the effectiveness factor of the catalysts, together with the reactor cooling through the reactor tube wall. The reactor simulation was carried out under steady state condition and we compared the simulation results with the experimental data obtained from operations of a pilot-scale reactor and found good agreement between them.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.8 no.4 s.25
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• pp.42-49
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• 2004

We study on and simulate the behavior of one-step fixed bed reactor which synthesize DiMethylEther(DME) from Methane. At last, we know that reaction is decreased in case of excess and no cooling because the temperature of reactor is decreased or increased seriously. Also, we study on optimizing the reactor so that we know the optimized operation condition according to cooling effect, space velocity of reactant and temperature of reactant, etc.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05b
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• pp.3270-3275
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• 2007

DME (Dimethyl Ether, $CH_3OCH_3$) has highly attracted attention as an alternative fuel for transportation, power generation and LPG substitute owing to its easy transportation and cleanliness. This study was conducted to verify the combustion performance and to identify potential problems when DME is fuelled to a gas turbine. GE7EA gas turbine of Pyong-Tak power plant was selected as a target to apply the DME. Combustion tests were conducted by comparing DME with methane, which is a major component of natural gas, in terms of combustion instability, $NO_X$ and CO emissions, and the outlet temperature of the combustion chamber. The results of the performance tests show that DME is very clean but has a low combustion efficiency in low load condition. From the results of the fuel nozzle temperature we have ascertained that DME is easy to flash back, and this property should be considered when operating a gas turbine and retrofitting a burner.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.792-795
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• 2007

본 연구 목적은 석탄 가스화를 통해 얻어진 합성가스를 이용하여 국내에서 개발된 DME 합성 촉매를 사용하여 DME 전환 공정에 대한 특성을 파악하는 것이다. 특히, DME 합성 반응에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 합성 반응로의 온도 제어를 위하여 thermosyphon 시스템을 개발하여 DME 합성 반응에 최적온도로 알려진 $230{\sim}260^{\cdot}C$ 범위에서 제어가 가능함을 확인 하였다. 석탄 40 kg/h를 공급하였을 때 합성가스 유량은 $80{\sim}100$ $Nm^3/h$ 정도를 얻었다. DME 합성 반응에 사용한 촉매는 합성가스로부터 메탄올을 얻기 위한 촉매와 메탄올의 탈수 촉매(Cu/Zn/Al+r-$Al_2O_3$)를 혼합한 촉매를 사용하였다. DME 합성 반응로의 GHSV(1/kg$^{\cdot}C$cat h)는 $2500{\sim}3000$ 정도이며, 운전 압력 60기압에서 $H_2$ 전환율 $65{\sim}75%$, DME 선택도는 $69{\sim}79%$ 정도를 얻었다.

• Journal of ILASS-Korea
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.30-37
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• 2007

Dimethyl ether (DME) as an alternative fuel for compression ignition engine was investigated by measuring spray development processes, injection rate profiles, engine performance, and exhaust emission characteristics. The results of DME fueled engine were compared with those obtained by fueled with diesel. The experimental results showed that DME has approximately 0.03ms shorter injection delay and higher maximum injection rate than those of diesel fuel at a constant injection pressure of 50MPa. The spray visualization indicates that DME has shorter spray tip penetration due to its low density and faster evaporation. The combustion characteristics of DME operated engine provided faster ignition delay and three times shorter combustion duration. It is believed that the better evaporation and atomization characteristic of DME contributes the faster combustion. At all operating condition, soot emission was not detected due to the clean combustion of DME.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.15-21
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• 2007

The aim of this paper is controlling ignition timing and load in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion with low cetane number fuel, hydrogen. Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion is an advanced combustion technology that achieves higher thermal efficiency and lower $NO_x$ emissions than that of conventional combustion system. Dimethyl ether (DME), which has been researched widely as the most attractive alternative fuel of diesel, is attractive for HCCI combustion because of the easy evaporation. In this study, the single cylinder DME engine operated with a direct injection system has been used to investigate combustion processes and emissions of DME HCCI with a premixed hydrogen supply. The experiment was carried out under various engine speed and fraction rates of hydrogen. As a result, the increase of fraction rates of hydrogen retard the DME ignition timing and eliminated the knocking during high engine speed condition. IMEP was increased with increase of fraction rates of hydrogen by 30%. 40% of the fraction rates of hydrogen resulted in misfiring. The $NO_x$ emission was reduced by increasing the fraction rates of hydrogen, but HC emission was increased.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.57-62
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• 2011

DME(Dimethyl Ehther) is considered as an attractive fuel in terms of clean, environmentally friendly form of energy, multi-source and multi-purpose. As the physical properties of DME are almost similar to LPG, DME can be mixed with LPG and DME-LPG mixture fuels seem to be employed without major remodeling of the existing LPG supply infrastructure. However, little attention has been given to the effect of different DME-LPG mixture fuels on consequence analysis to adjacent facilities, buildings and etc. In this work, the consequence analysis by different DME-LPG mixture fuels has been done. The results were discussed in terms of release rate, jet fire, vapor cloud explosions, BLEVEs and etc. It was found that the consequences estimated from fire and explosion scenarios assumed were almost similar for both LPG and DME 20 %.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.4698-4706
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• 2014

In this study, the simulation was performed for the CO removal process using a composite membrane in DME production. The composite membrane, PEI-PDMS (polyetherimide- polydimethyl siloxane) manufactured by Airrane Co. Ltd., was used in the modeling through a commercial simulation design program, PRO/II with PROVISION 9.2 by Invensys. To simulate the process, the permeability constants of each of the pure component from Airrane Co. Ltd. were determined by regression analysis from the experimental data. The required separation membrane area and utility cost in the CO removal process were obtained using a chemical process simulator and composite membrane with a compatible permeability constant.