• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2016

In this paper, the present status of shale gas development was briefly introduced and intended the growing importance and shale gas as a source of chemicals. The large amounts of shale are expected to be produced thereby, a wealth of methane and ethane will be provided as a raw material of ethylene. This manuscript also focus on the influence of potential volumes of shale gas on petrochemical industry, especially domestic one based on naphtha cracking because ethane cracking can offer cost effective ways to convert methane to higher value chemicals.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.110-117
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• 2016

It is a essential to minimize production of by-products for economically effective petrochemical process. In order to find key factor to achieve the effective process, 2-dimensional computational fluid dynamics considering a variety of physics such as convective and radiative heat transfer and thermal cracking of ethane are carried out. The reactor is modeled as an isothermal tube, whose length is 1.2 m and radius is 0.01 m, respectively. At first, the axial distribution of representative by-products in ethane thermal cracking are investigated in each inner wall temperature conditions. Then the comparison between concentration of propene($C_3H_6$) and ethane conversion is discussed with respect to inner wall temperature conditions too. Finally, both reaction rate and turbulent kinetic energy are used to identify the production mechanism of $C_3H_6$ under the intersection point in the plot for $C_3H_6$ molar concentration and ethane conversion.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2016

Thermal cracking is commonly modeled as plug flow reaction, neglecting the lateral gradients present. In this paper, 2-dimensional computational fluid dynamics including turbulence model and molecular reaction scheme are carried out. This simulation is solved by means of coupled implicit scheme for stable convergence of solution. The reactor is modeled as an isothermal tube, whose length is 1.2 m and radius is 0.01 m, respectively. At first, The radial profile of velocity and temperature at each point are predicted in its condition. Then the bulk temperature and conversion curve along the axial direction are compared with other published data to identify the reason why discussed variations of properties are important to product yield. Finally, defining a new non-dimensional number, Effect of interaction with turbulence, heat transfer and chemical reaction are discussed for design of thermal cracking furnace.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.69-83
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• 2020

경질 올레핀은 중요한 석유화학제품일 뿐 아니라 다양한 화학 중간체들을 위한 기본 구성체이다. 최근 에틸렌이 생산 제품의 대부분을 차지하는 Ethane Cracking Center (ECC) 공정이 크게 늘어남에 따라 프로필렌 공급이 매년 꾸준히 증가하는 프로필렌 수요를 따라잡지 못하고 있다. 이에 따라 프로필렌의 수요를 따라잡기 위하여 메탄올로부터 올레핀으로 전환하는 기술이 보다 중요하게 되었다. Methanol to olefins (MTO) 공정은 합성가스를 통해 메탄올을 생산하고 메탄올로부터 프로필렌 등 올레핀을 생산한다. 메탄올을 올레핀으로 전환하는 반응은 사용되는 촉매에 따라 다른 반응생성물 조성을 갖기 때문에 생성물에 따른 적절한 분리 방법이 고려되어야 한다. 따라서 네 가지의 대표적인 반응 생성물 조성들에 대하여 네 가지의 분리공정 대안들을 Aspen plus를 이용하여 모사하였다. 또한 모사 결과를 바탕으로 기술적 경제적 분석을 통하여 MTO 공정의 반응 생성물 조성에 대한 각 분리공정의 성능을 평가하였으며, 이를 통해 MTO 공정의 반응기에서 생산되는 생성물 조성에 따라 적합한 분리공정 선정을 위한 지침을 제시하였다.