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Design and Exergy Analysis for a Combined Cycle of Liquid/Solid $CO_2$ Production and Gas Turbine using LNG Cold/Hot Energy

  • Lee, Geun-Sik
    • International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.34-45
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    • 2007
  • In order to reduce the compression power and to use the overall energy contained in LNG effectively, a combined cycle is devised and simulated. The combined cycle is composed of two cycles; one is an open cycle of liquid/solid carbon dioxide production cycle utilizing LNG cold energy in $CO_2$ condenser and the other is a closed cycle gas turbine which supplies power to the $CO_2$ cycle, utilizes LNG cold energy for lowering the compressor inlet temperature, and uses the heating value of LNG at the burner. The power consumed for the $CO_2$ cycle is investigated in terms of a solid $CO_2$ production ratio. The present study shows that much reduction in both $CO_2$ compression power (only 35% of the power used in conventional dry ice production cycle) and $CO_2$ condenser pressure could be achieved by utilizing LNG cold energy and that high cycle efficiency (55.3% at maximum power condition) in the gas turbine could be accomplished with the adoption of compressor inlet cooling and regenerator. Exergy analysis shows that irreversibility in the combined cycle increases linearly as a solid $CO_2$ production ratio increases and most of the irreversibility occurs in the condenser and the heat exchanger for compressor inlet cooling. Hence, incoming LNG cold energy to the above components should be used more effectively.

Evaluation of Energy Production for a Small Wind Turbine Installed in an Island Area (도서지역 소형풍력발전기 에너지 발생량 평가)

  • Jang, Choon-Man;Lee, Jong-Sung;Jeon, Wan-Ho;Lim, Tae-Gyun
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.558-565
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    • 2013
  • This paper presents how to determine AEP(Annual Energy Production) by a small wind turbine in DuckjeokDo island. Evaluation of AEP is introduced to make a self-contained island including renewable energy sources of wind, solar, and tidal energy. To determine the AEP in DuckjeokDo island, a local wind data is analyzed using the annual wind data from Korea Institute of Energy Research firstly. After the wind data is separated in 12-direction, a mean wind speed at each direction is determined. And then, a small wind turbine power curve is selected by introducing the capacity of a small wind turbine and the energy production of the wind turbine according to each wind direction. Finally, total annual wind energy production for each small wind turbine can be evaluated using the local wind density and local energy production considering a mechanical energy loss. Throughout the analytic study, it is found that the AEP of DuckjeokDo island is about 2.02MWh/y and 3.47MWh/y per a 1kW small wind turbine installed at the altitude of 10 m and 21m, respectively.

Characterization of Dietary Energy in Swine Feed and Feed Ingredients: A Review of Recent Research Results

  • Velayudhan, D.E.;Kim, I.H.;Nyachoti, C.M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2015
  • Feed is single most expensive input in commercial pork production representing more than 50% of the total cost of production. The greatest proportion of this cost is associated with the energy component, thus making energy the most important dietary in terms of cost. For efficient pork production, it is imperative that diets are formulated to accurately match dietary energy supply to requirements for maintenance and productive functions. To achieve this goal, it is critical that the energy value of feeds is precisely determined and that the energy system that best meets the energy needs of a pig is used. Therefore, the present review focuses on dietary supply and needs for pigs and the available energy systems for formulating swine diets with particular emphasis on the net energy system. In addition to providing a more accurate estimate of the energy available to the animal in an ingredient and the subsequent diet, diets formulated using the this system are typically lower in crude protein, which leads to additional benefits in terms of reduced nitrogen excretion and consequent environmental pollution. Furthermore, using the net energy system may reduce diet cost as it allows for increased use of feedstuffs containing fibre in place of feedstuffs containing starch. A brief review of the use of distiller dried grains with solubles in swine diets as an energy source is included.

A production scheduling Method considering Usability of Form Module Combinations (형상모듈 조합의 이용 가능 여부를 활용한 생산 스케줄링 방법)

  • Seokmin, Han
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.139-144
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    • 2023
  • Recently, many manufacturing companies are paying more attention to energy efficiency due to increased energy costs. Energy-efficient scheduling of production systems is a good method for energy efficiency improvement and cost reduction. In this research, we assumed the tire production problem and aim to construct a production scheduling considering specific shape module types, ordered amount for each tire, number of production modules, and the production time for each type. To facilitate effective production scheduling, we considered the types and number of shape modules currently available, and tire types that can be selected to be produced in the next stage were used as additional inputs, In addition to that, additional production was permitted to reduce the halt of production processing. Thus, an average production module utilization rate of about 62 percent was obtained.

Efficiency Calculation of Operating Induction Motors in Plant (플랜트에서 운전 중인 유도전동기의 효율 계산)

  • Park, Hyung-Joon;Chung, Chan-Soo;Lee, Hae-Soo;Lee, Sang-Chul
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.2046-2047
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    • 2007
  • This paper is about the energy efficiency calculation of operating electric motors in production facilities. The most important 1st step to efficient operation of plants is the evaluation of the energy efficiency of the production facilities in that plant. Through this procedure, we can decide that which facilities i.e. induction motors, in this paper, should do maintenance or not. There are mainly 2 types of energy which are used in production facilities, the one is electric energy and the other is heat energy but in order to make calculation simple, in this paper, we are only focusing on electric energy, efficiency and energy loss of the electric motors under operation conditions. As a case study, we chose electric motors in a certain process in a production facilities, and calculated efficiency and loss by using measured data.

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Investigation on Regional Distribution of Potential Energy Production with Agricultural By-Products in Agricultural Sector

  • Park, Woo-Kyun;Lee, Sun-Il;Shin, Joung-Du;Kim, Gun-Yeob;Kim, Yi-Hyun;So, Kyu-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.46 no.5
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    • pp.343-350
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    • 2013
  • The objectives of this study were to estimate the potential biomass yield by using the biomass conversion index and evaluate the potential energy production by using the energy conversion index of biomass. Estimating the total biomass yield in Korea showed 9,646.3 thousand tons produced in 2012. Subsequent evaluation of the potential energy production using the estimated biomass yield in 2012 indicated that the calorific values were varied from 3,800 to 4,500 kcal $kg^{-1}$ for crop- and from 4,100 to 4,300 kcal $kg^{-1}$ for woody-based biomass, respectively. Among the examined biomass materials, the pruned branch of a nut tree appeared to be the greatest in bio-energy production showing 6,300 kcal $kg^{-1}$ in calorific value. Total potential energy production from agricultural by-products was estimated approximately at 3,966,000 TOE. Among the agricultural by-products examined, rice straw showed the greatest energy production potential being at 2,321,000 TOE. Furthermore, it might contribute to establishing the countermeasures of biomass utility in agricultural sector based on regional distribution chart of the potential biomass and energy yields in Korea.

Hydrogen Production from Hyperthermophilic Archaebacteria Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 (초고온성 고세균 Thermococcus onnurineus NA1에 의한 수소생산)

  • Kim, Ok-Sun;Na, Jeong-Geol;Kim, Hae-Jin;Rhee, Young-Woo;Kim, Mi-Sun
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.671-677
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    • 2011
  • A hyperthermophilic archaeon, $Thermococcus$ $onnurineus$ NA1 was studied to investigate its fermentation characteristics using various carbon sources including formate, maltose and carbon monoxide during the anaerobic batch cultivation at $80^{\circ}C$. Formate was the best carbon source for cell growth and hydrogen production among others. In the batch culture on formate, it was found that the cell concentration increased exponentially by 12 hrs of culture, after which the cell growth and formate consumption was retarded. Hydrogen production was continued more than 24 hrs although the cell growth was ceased at 18 hrs. Hydrogen production rate was directly correlated with the cell growth and formate degradation up to 18 hrs, and the average hydrogen production yield was 1.05 mole-$H_2$/mole-formate. Cell growth and hydrogen production were optimized at the initial pH 6-7, while inhibited at the initial pH lower than 5 and higher than 9.

Technology Trend for Gas Hydrate Production Method by the Patent Analysis (특허 분석에 의한 가스 하이드레이트 제조 기술 동향)

  • Kang, Seong-Pil;Seo, Yu-Teak;Keum, Young-Sup;Ahn, Myung-Hee
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.171-181
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    • 2008
  • There are several methods for the gas hydrate production such as spraying water with countercurrent gas flow, stirring water-gas mixture, and flowing water with micro-bubble, etc. These days it has been widely studied for the gas hydrate production method, having low energy consumption and high efficiency. In this paper, patents in the gas hydrate production method were gathered and analyzed. The search range was limited to the open patents of USA, European Union (EP), Japan (JP), and Korea (KR) from 1991 to 2007. Patents were gathered by using keywords searching and filtered by crucial criteria. The trends of the patents were analyzed by the years, countries, companies, and technologies.