• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.141-149
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• 2011

The world is facing a challenge in meeting its needs for energy. Global energy consumption in the last halfcentury has increased very rapidly and is expected to continue to grow over the next 50 years. However, it is expected to see significant differences between the last 50 years and the next. This paper aims at introducing a good solution to replace or work with conventional marine power plants. This includes the use of fuel cell power plant operated with hydrogen produced through water electrolysis or hydrogen produced from natural gas, gasoline, or diesel fuels through steam reforming processes to mitigate air pollution from ships.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.113-116
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• 2007

Performance of a steam reformer can be improved by using a coaxial cylindrical reactor, because the design can enhance the heat transfer for the steam reforming reaction, which is the one of main rate-determining steps of overall reactions. The objective of this study is to investigate the coaxial cylindrical reactor numerically. Pseudo-homogeneous model and one medium approach are incorporated for the chemical reactions, and models are validated with experimental results. The catalyst of the coaxial cylindrical reactor is 67% for one of the cylindrical reactor, but fuel conversion of the coaxial cylindrical reactor is increased by 10%. Heat flux profiles are investigated by modified Nusselt number and heat flux which is transported from the product gas to the catalyst bed affecting performance of the steam reformer.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.855-859
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• 2007

Hydrogen as an energy carrier in fuel cell offers perhaps the largest potential benefits of reduced emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. The generation of high-purity hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels is essential for efficient operation of fuel cell. Reduction of carbon monoxide to an acceptable level of 10ppm involves high temperature and low temperature water gas shift (WGS), followed by selective oxidation of residual carbon monoxide. The WGS reactor was designed and tested in this study to produce hydrogen-rich gas with CO to less than 5000 ppm. In the water gas shift operation, gas emerges from the reformer is taken through a high temperature shift (HTS) catalyst to reduce the CO concentration to about $2{\sim}4%$ followed to about 5000 ppm via a low temperature shift (LTS) catalyst.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2009

Direct methanol fuel cells(DMFCs) are receiving significant attention in the portable power source and electric vehicular transportation because of its high energy efficiency as liquid fuel, low cost, and no requirement of fuel reforming process. In this study, we synthesized the Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) to evaluate the possibility of use as a proton exchange membrane for DMFC. And poly(vinylidienedifluoride) (PVDF) was used to increase proton conductivity in SPEEK and simultaneously to prevent methanol transport through the cross linked membrane. Furthermore, in order to improve the electrical composite properties for DMFC applications.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.477-484
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• 2005

Model fer the dynamic simulation of dynamic behaviors of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is provided. This model is based upon (1) coupled mass and heat transfer characteristics and (2) important chemical reactions such as electrochemical and reforming reactions in high temperature fuel cells such as SOFC. It is found that the thermal inertia of solid materials in SOFC plays an important role to the dynamic behavior of cell temperature. Dynamic characteristics of cell voltage, power, and chemical compositions with different levels of load change are investigated.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.12-16
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• 2005

디젤은 높은 volumetric density$[VD,\;kg\;H_2/m^3]\;(>100)$와 gravimetric density$(GD,\;\%\;H_2)\;(>17)$를 가지는 우수한 수소저장매체 중의 하나이다. (Liquid Hydrogen의 경우 VD와 GD가 각각 50, 18 정도) 본 연구는 이러한 디젤연료의 개질에 적합한 촉매선정 및 반응특성에 관한 연구를 실시하였다 촉매는 자체 선정한 3가지 촉매(NECS-1, NECS-2, NECS-3)와 2가지 상용촉매(FCR-HCl4, FCR-HC35. Sud-Chemie, Inc)에 대하여 조사하였다. 실험결과 NECS-1이 디젤개질에 가장 적합한 것으로 판단되었다. 이와 함께 촉매 층의 길이에 따른 온도 및 농도를 분석하였으며, 디젤개질을 위한 연료의 delivery 문제로 인한 촉매 층 내의 급격한 온도 변화특성을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 촉매 층 상단부에서 발생한 발열량을 하단부의 흡열부에 효과적으로 전달하는 것이 ATR(Autothermal Reforming) 반응 특성에 깊게 연관되어 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.176-185
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• 2018

지구 온난화가 가속화됨에 따라 온실가스 감축이 보다 중요해졌다. 이산화탄소 건식 개질은 온실가스인 $CO_2$와 $CH_4$를 활용하여 부가가치가 높은 물질인 CO와 $H_2$를 얻을 수 있는 유망한 온실가스 감축 기술이다. 그러나 이 반응이 일어나는 반응기의 운전 중에 심각한 코킹 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 이산화탄소 개질반응은 매우 강한 흡열반응이기 때문에 반응기 입구 근처에서 반응 온도가 많이 떨어지면서 코크 생성을 야기시킨다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해서는 코크 생성이 잘 일어나지 않는 온도영역에서 반응이 일어나도록 하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 새로운 촉매 배열 방법을 이용하여 반응기 전 구간이 코크 생성이 잘 일어나지 않는 온도 영역 내에서 유지되도록 하는 설계 방법을 제안하였다. 이 설계 방법은 연료 유량, 촉매 밀도, 구간 별 출구 온도를 최적화 변수로 하여 주어진 전환율에 대하여 반응기 길이를 최소화 할 수 있는 최적화 문제를 풀도록 하여 반응기를 최적화한다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.174-182
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• 2007

Fuel reforming technology for the fuel cell vehicles could be applied to internal combustion engine for the reduction of engine out emissions. Since syngas which is reformed from fossil fuel has hydrogen as a major component, it has abilities to enhance the combustion characteristics with wide flammability and high speed flame propagation. In this study, syngas was added to a gasoline engine to improve combustion stability and exhaust emissions of idle state. Syngas fraction is varied to 0%, 50%, 100% with various ignition timing and excess air ratio. Combustion stability, exhaust emissions, fuel consumption and exhaust gas temperature were measured to investigate the effects of syngas addition on idle performance. Results showed that syngas has ability to widely extend lean operation limit and ignition retard range with dramatical reduction of engine out emissions.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.323-327
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• 2009

To extract hydrogen for stack, fuels such as LPG and LNG were reformed in the fuel processor, which is comprised of desulfurizer, reformer, shift converter, CO remover and steam generator. All elements of fuel processor are integrated in a single package. Highly active catalysts (desulfurizing adsorbent, reforming catalyst, CO shift catalyst, CO removal catalyst) and the various burners were developed and evaluated in this study. The performance of the developed catalysts and the commercial ones was similar. 1 kW, 5 kW class fuel processor systems using the developed catalyst and burner showed efficiency of 75 %(LHV, for LNG). The start-up time of the 1 kW class fuel processor was less than 50 minutes and its volume including insulation was about 30 l. The start-up time of 3 kW and 5 kW class fuel processors with the volume of 90 l and 150 l, respectively, was about 60 minutes. In the case of LPG fuel, efficiency, volume and start-up time of 1kW class fuel processor showed 73 %(LHV), < 60 l and < 60 min, respectively. Advanced fuel processor showed more highly efficiency and shorter start-up time due to the improvement of heat exchanger and operating method. 1 kW and 3 kW class fuel processors have been evaluated for reliability and durability including with on/off test of developed catalysts and burner.

• 청정기술
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.121-132
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• 2017

온실가스 배출과 지구온난화 문제로 인하여 화석연료를 대체할 수 있는 신재생에너지 개발 및 확산의 필요성이 증가하고 있는데, 청정에너지원인 수소가 주목을 받고 있다. 수소는 지구상에서 가장 많이 존재하는 원소이며, 화석연료, 바이오매스 및 물 등 다양한 형태로 존재한다. 수소를 연료로 사용하기 위해서는 경제적인 방법뿐만 아니라 환경에 미치는 영향을 최소화하는 방법으로 생산하는 것이 중요하다. 수소생산방법에는 전통적 방법인 화석연료 개질반응을 통한 생산과 재생가능한 방법인 바이오매스 및 물을 이용한 생산으로 나뉜다. 화석연료를 이용한 수소생산은 습윤개질반응, 자열개질반응, 부분산화반응 및 가스화반응 등 열화학적 방법으로 가능한데, 이를 청정에너지원으로서 사용하기 위해서는 수소생산과 더불어 이산화탄소 포집이 필요하다. 바이오매스를 이용한 수소생산은 그 양이 매우 미미한 수준이며, 특히 생물학적 전환법은 효율증가를 위한 반응기 구성, 수소생산미생물 배양 등 효과적으로 수소를 생산하기 위한 연구가 더욱 진행되어야 한다. 물분해를 통한 수소생산이 가장 청정한 수소생산기술이지만 태양광, 태양열, 풍력 등 재생 가능한 에너지원으로부터 충분한 에너지공급이 가능해야 한다.