• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.185.1-185.1
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• 2011

본 연구는 중 소규모 매립지가스(LFG)의 활용을 위한 가스고체화(Gas-To-Solid) 기술개발을 목적으로 하고 있다. LFG는 환경적인 문제로 인하여 소각 등의 방법으로 처리하고 있으나, 약 5,000kcal/$m^3$의 높은 발열량과 일반적으로 매립 후 20~30년 후까지 지속적인 발생특성으로 안정적인 공급이 가능한 신재생에너지원으로 활용될 수 있다. LFG 자원화 할 경우 발전 및 중질가스 등으로 활용하는 것이나, 중소규모 매립장의 경우 경제성 등의 문제로 자원화하지 못하고 태워지거나 방치되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 LFG의 저장과 수송 기술 중 GTS 기술을 통하여 저장과 수송에 제약이 크고 많은 비용이 소비되는 기체 상태의 에너지원을 하이드레이트화 시킴으로서 중 소규모 매립지에서 상대적으로 적은 비용으로 가스저장과 지상수송이 가능하게 할 수 있다. 본 연구의 결과로 LFG 에너지화 실증화 플랜트를 설계/제작 하였으며, 메탄+이산화탄소+물 하이드레이트 형성 실험을 통해 4.56 Mpa, 277.2 K 조건에서 3시간을 한 사이클로하는 공정운전을 가지는 것을 확인하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.11
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• pp.1177-1184
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• 2011

Gas-to-Solid (GTS) technology is composed of three stages: hydrate production, transportation, and regasification. For efficient operation of regasification plants, it is crucial to predict the temperature and flow rate of hot water necessary to dissociate the hydrate pellets. Dissociated gas escaping from the pellet surface, when in contact with hot water, will alter the flow field and consequently alter the heat transfer rate. Methane hydrate pellet dissociation characteristics in low- to moderatetemperature water were investigated by taking images of the changes in the hydrate pellets' shapes in a pressurized reactor and measuring the total time required for complete melting of the pellets. The effects of water temperature, hydrate conversion rate, and flow speed on the dissociation completion time were also investigated. Bubbling gas released from the pellet surface induced a secondary flow that enhanced the heat transfer rate and thus decreased the dissociation time. It was also found that a considerable flow rate was needed to significantly decrease the dissociation time.

• Journal of computational fluids engineering
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.50-57
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• 2008

The prediction of hydrate pellet decomposition characteristics is required to design the regasification process of GTS (gas to solid) technology, which is considered as an economic alternative for LNG technology to transport natural gas produced from small and stranded gas wells. Mathematical model based on the conservation principles, the phase equilibrium relation, equation of gas state and phase change kinetics was set up and numerical solution procedure employing volume averaged fixed grid formulation and extended enthalpy method are implemented. Initially, porous methane hydrate pellet is at uniform temperature and pressure within hydrate stable region. The pressure starts to decrease with a fixed rate down to the final pressure and is kept constant afterwards while the bounding surface of pellet is heated by convection. The predicted convective heat and mass transfer accompanied by the decomposed gas flow through hydrate/ice solid matrix is reported focused on the comparison of spherical and cylindrical pellets having the same effective radius.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.268-275
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• 2008

The prediction of hydrate pellet decomposition characteristics is required to design the regasification process of GTS (gas to solid) technology, which is considered as an economic alternative for LNG technology to transport natural gas produced from small and stranded gas wells. Mathematical model based on the conservation principles, the phase equilibrium relation, equation of gas state and phase change kinetics was set up and numerical solution procedure employing volume averaged fixed grid formulation and extended enthalpy method are implemented. Initially, porous methane hydrate pellet is at uniform temperature and pressure within hydrate stable region. The pressure starts to decrease with a fixed rate down to the final pressure and is kept constant afterwards while the bounding surface of pellet is heated by convection. The predicted convective heat and mass transfer accompanied by the decomposed gas flow through hydrate/ice solid matrix is reported focused on the comparison of spherical and cylindrical pellets having the same effective radius.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.268-275
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• 2008

The prediction of hydrate pellet decomposition characteristics is required to design the regasification process of GTS (gas to solid) technology, which is considered as an economic alternative for LNG technology to transport natural gas produced from small and stranded gas wells. Mathematical model based on the conservation principles, the phase equilibrium relation, equation of gas state and phase change kinetics was set up and numerical solution procedure employing volume averaged fixed grid formulation and extended enthalpy method are implemented. Initially, porous methane hydrate pellet is at uniform temperature and pressure within hydrate stable region. The pressure starts to decrease with a fixed rate down to the final pressure and is kept constant afterwards while the bounding surface of pellet is heated by convection. The predicted convective heat and mass transfer accompanied by the decomposed gas flow through hydrate/ice solid matrix is reported focused on the comparison of spherical and cylindrical pellets having the same effective radius.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.712-715
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 고밀도, 고촉진 가스하이드레이트 생성 촉진제 (promoter)의 개발을 위하여 음이온성 멀티체인형 게면활성제를 제조하였다. 또한 각 계면활성제의 알킬그룹의 길이에 따라 같은 조건에서의 계면활성제의 촉진 효과를 비교하였다. $1^{\circ}C$에서 35bar,40bar로 압력을 달리하여 비교 실험하여 메탄 하이드레이트 생성속도를 측정하고, 각 조건에서의 계면활성제의 촉진 효과를 비교하였다. 알킬그룹의 길이가 짧을수록, 압력이 높을수록 촉진 속도가 빠르다. 또한 기존의 상용화된 SDS(Sodium dodecyl sulfate)보다 본 연구에서 제조한 C10의 음이온성 멀티체인형 계면활성제가 SDS 대비하여 소량으로도 충분한 효과를 나타냄을 확인하였다.