• International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.140-149
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• 2003

In these days, environmental concerns have been increased throughout the industry and community worldwide. To prevent the ozone depletion, ozone depletion potential of a refrigerant must be zero. Simultaneously, a refrigerant with low GWP (global warming potential) is very demanding to reduce green house effect. Chlorine-free HFC-l34a is a refrigerant widely used for automotive air-conditioning system because its destruction potential is ecologically zero. Although HFC-l34a has no ozone depletion potential, its global warming potential is so high that it is not considered as a perfect alternative refrigerant that is acceptable for long-term use. In this paper, experimental measurement has been carried out to analyze the performance characteristics of automotive air-conditioning system using HFC-152a, which has low GWP and zero ODP. Also mixed refrigerant that is composed of HFC-152a and $CF_3$ was applied to investigate an alternative possibility for the automotive air-conditioning system. As a result of this study, we could draw following conclusions; With respect to the variation of the rotational speed of compressor, outside air temperature and flow rate, the heat amount of evaporator and compressor and performance coefficient was varied.

• 기계저널
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• 제57권9호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2017

이 글에서는 Low GWP(Global Warming Potential, 지구온난화지수) 냉매의 국내외 연구개발 동향에 대해 소개하고자 한다.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.516-525
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• 2015

In this study, Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) was applied to the production processes of waste cooking oil recycling products. Recycling products as defined in the Law of Saving of Resources and Recycling Promotion are biodiesel and soap. Weighting result of biodiesel production process showed that the most significant impact potential was abiotic resource depletion(84.17%) followed by global warming(13.93%). In the case of the soap, the most significant impact potential was also abiotic resource depletion(58.59%) followed by global warming(33.71%). In terms of the whole system of the biodiesel production process, methanol showed the largest environmental impact potential(87.35%). While in the case of the soap, sodium chloride showed the largest environmental impact potential(99.99%). This study suggests that there should be improvement of the methanol recovery system in the biodiesel production process and also appropriate use of the major environmental impact materials in both processes.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.284-290
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• 2016

Life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology can be used to assess impacts on the environment that might be generated during treatment of wastewater and sludge treatment. In this work, LCA methodology was suggested to evaluate monthly environmental impact of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Two field scale WWTPs, A2/O process and conventional activated sludge process (CAS), were selected as target plants and the operational data were collected from those plants. As the function units, the unit volume of treated wastewater of $1m^3$ and 1 kg T-N eq. removed were selected. The environmental effect of target WWTPs operation were assessed as impact categories such as global warming potential, eutrophication potential, and so on. From monthly profiles of each index, it was shown that the environmental impact of WWTPs has seasonal patterns influenced by the influent flow rate variation causing higher impacts in winter than summer. This is due to the fact that there were no significant increase in the electricity consumption and chemical usage during the summer while the treated volume of wastewater was increased.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.1187-1193
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• 2012

Water control is mainly one of the key factors that can affect nitrous oxide ($N_2O$) emissions from soils. This study was undertaken to determine the effect of intermittent drainage compared to continuous flooding (conventional water regime) on $N_2O$ emission to global warming potential (GWP) with NPK (standard cultivation practice), NPK+Straw, and PK fertilizations. Nitrous oxide emission rates were collected twice a week using a closed chamber method. With continuous flooding, nitrogen (N) application increased $N_2O$ emission by 106.6% ($0.64kg\;ha^{-1}$ in NPK) with respect to the PK treatment ($0.31kg\;ha^{-1}$), and straw addition to NPK enhanced 148.3% of seasonal $N_2O$ flux ($0.77kg\;ha^{-1}$ in NPK+Straw). Although seasonal $N_2O$ emission slightly increased by 16.1-42.9% with intermittent irrigation, its seasonal $CH_4$ emission drastically reduced at 43.5-52.8% resulting in a lower GWP at 48.9-58.5% with respect to that of continuously flooded treatments ($4.51Mg\;CO_2\;ha^{-1}$, PK; $7.60Mg\;CO_2\;ha^{-1}$, NPK; $14.55Mg\;CO_2\;ha^{-1}$, NPK+Straw). Rice yield, at similar fertilization with the continuously-flooded rice field, was not affected by intermittent irrigation. Conclusively, intermittent irrigation can be very effective and a rational soil management strategy to mitigate GWP with considering rice productivity in a temperate paddy rice field like Korea.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2021

쓰레기 매립지에 발생하는 매립지가스(Landfill gas)를 대기 중으로 방출할 경우에 매립지가스에서 많은 부분을 차지하고 있는 지구온난화 지수(global warming potential)가 높은 메탄가스를 배출하게 되어 기후변화에 악영향을 주게 되고, 매립지가스에 함유되어 있는 메탄을 내연기관의 연료로 활용하여 연소하여 발전을 하게 되면 이산화탄소 형태로 대기 중으로 배출하게 되어 온난화 지수를 낮추는 데도 기여를 할 수 있게 된다. 따라서 매립지가스를 내연기관을 이용한 발전용 연료로 사용하기 위해서 엔진의 열효율을 높이는 것이 중요하기 때문에 기존의 믹서 방식 기술을 이용한 연료공급 방식보다는 실린더별로 흡기포트에서 전자 제어 인젝터를 이용하여 기체 분사를 하는 방식의 연료공급 시스템을 사용하는 것이 필요하게 된다. 따라서 전자 제어 기체 분사 방식 기술을 이용하기 위해서는 매립지가스의 사용 조건에 따른 질량 유량을 정확히 측정하는 것이 중요하게 된다. 이를 위하여 본 연구에서는 매립지가스를 기체 분사할 경우에 분사량을 측정 및 계산하는 연구를 수행하였다.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.84-93
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• 2012

환경문제에 대한 인식의 확산과 함께 건설산업에서도 건축물로 인한 환경영향을 저감하고자 하는 연구가 수행되었으나, 대부분의 연구는 이산화탄소에 집중되어 왔다. 하지만, 이산화탄소로 대표되는 지구온난화 뿐만 아니라 다양한 환경영향이 존재하며, 해외에서는 이러한 환경영향에 대한 포괄적인 분석이 적극적으로 시행되고 있다. 이에 따라, 본 연구에서는 건축물로 인한 환경영향을 보다 포괄적으로 평가할 수 있도록, 6가지의 환경영향 범주를 정의하였다. 즉, 지구온난화, 오존층파괴, 자원고갈, 산성화, 부영양화, 광화학산화를 환경영향 범주로 정의하고, 평가 기준들을 제시하였다. 그리고 본 연구에서 제시한 환경영향 범주에 대한 평가의 필요성을 검토하기 위하여 2가지 비교 설계안을 대상으로 사례분석을 시행한 결과, 지구온난화만을 평가한 것과는 상이한 결과가 도출되었다. 즉, 이산화탄소로 대표되는 지구온난화 지수를 기준으로 비교하면 2안이 우수한 것으로 판단되었지만, 6가지 영향범주 모두를 평가한 결과에서는 1안이 우수하다는 결과가 도출되었다. 이는 지구온난화 뿐만 아니라 다양한 환경영향을 포함하여 평가하는 것이 보다 타당한 결과 도출을 유도할 수 있다는 것을 의미한다. 따라서 건축물에 대한 환경영향을 평가하기 위하여, 본 연구에서 제시한 6가지 환경영향 범주를 사용한다면, 보다 타당한 결과의 도출이 가능할 것이라 판단된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1067-1074
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• 2014

Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) has been carried out to evaluate the environmental impacts of glass bottle recycle. The LCA consists of four stages such as Goal and Scope Definition, Life Cycle Inventory(LCI) Analysis, Life Cycle Impact Assessment(LCIA), and Interpretation. The LCI analysis showed that the major input materials were water, materials, sand, and crude oil, whereas the major output ones were wastewater, $CO_2$, and non-hazardous wastes. The LCIA was conducted for the six impact categories including 'Abiotic Resource Depletion', 'Acidification', 'Eutrophication', 'Global Warming', 'Ozone Depletion', and 'Photochemical Oxidant Creation'. As for Abiotic Resource Depletion, Acidification, and Photochemical Oxidant Creation, Bunker fuel oil C and LNG were major effects. As for Eutrophication, electricity and Bunker fuel oil C were major effects. As for Global Warming, electricity and LNG were major effects. As for Ozone Depletion, plate glasses were major effects. Among the six categories, the biggest impact potential was found to be Global Warming as 97% of total, but the rest could be negligible.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.92-97
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• 2016

In this study, the seawater Heat Pump System using seawater with temperature of annual domestic conditions ($0^{\circ}C$ to $25^{\circ}C$) is designed in order to compare its performance against the Heat Pump using unused heat of seawater. As a potential replacement for current refrigerants that exacerbate global warming and ozone delpetion, a Low GWP refrigerant's performance is analyzed. The basic water to water Heat Pump system is chosen and three commercial refrigerants - R134a, R410a, R32 - are used to compare against new Low GWP refrigerant R1234ze. When seawater with temperature of $25^{\circ}C$ is used, the performance change showed maximal increase in COP, 38.3%. low GWP refrigerant R1234ze, showed great performance characteristics reach to 5.242 and Existing commercial refrigerant, R134a showed only less than 0.03 performance difference against R1234ze. The study confirms notable performance of R1234ze refrigerant through simulation as environmentally friendly refrigerant for domestic seawater Heat Pump.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.387-397
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• 2014

This work aims at estimating global warming potentials (GWP) of $CF_3Br$ and HFC-134a among green house gases. It has been reported that they have much higher GWP than $CO_2$ in the atmosphere. $CF_3Br$, halon 1301 which is well known to be a fire extinguisher, as one of the bromine-containing halons has been banned since 2003 due to destruction of ozone. HFCs, a kind of chiller which replaced chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are one of greenhouse gases regulated by the Kyoto Protocol. In this study, we produced GWPs of $CF_3Br$ and HFC-134a by calculating a life time and measuring an absorption cross section to obtain a radiative forcing (RF). Their absorption cross sections were measured by using Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTS) with a gas cell filled with their certified reference materials at room temperature. As a result, the RFs of $CF_3Br$ and HFC-134a were 0.32 and $0.168Wm^{-2}ppb^{-1}$, respectively and the GWPs were calculated as 7989, 6076, 3903 for $CF_3Br$ and 3855, 1300, 656 for HFC-134a for the time horizon of 20, 100, 500 years, respectively. Overall, uncertainty of the estimated GWPs can be estimated to be about 2.6%. Our results were compared with those proposed by the previous studies (IPCC, 2007; WMO, 1999).