• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.413-419
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• 2007

Experimental study of additives on the ignition performance of a compression ignition natural gas engine is introduced, followed by results of a simulation of its working mechanism. From the experimental results, it is understood that engine ignition performance can be improved when a certain amount of Di-tertiary-butyl peroxide additive is added. If the mass fraction of Di-tertiary-butyl peroxide additive reaches as high as 14.2%, engine ignition can be realized at ambient temperatures with a glow plug temperature of about $750^{\circ}C$. From the simulation results, we verify that the Di-tertiary-butyl peroxide additive, by cracking its radicals at lower temperature, can accelerate reaction rate. Therefore, the additive is able to improve the ignition performance of natural gas significantly.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.820-827
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• 2005

Development of an engine with good fuel economy is very important for successful implementation of long endurance miniature UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). In the study, a 4-stroke glow-plug engine was modified to a gasoline-fueled spark-ignition engine. Engine tests measuring performance and friction losses were conducted to tune a simulation program for performance prediction. It has been found that excessive friction losses are caused by insufficient lubrication at high speeds. The simulation program predicts that engine power and fuel economy get worse with high altitude due to increasing portion of friction losses. The simulation results suggest quantitative guidelines for further development of a practical engine.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.24-32
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• 1996

Most of the research of small engines to date focused on developing spark ignition engines occupied much parts. Recently the number of a small direct injection diesel engine applied in small cars has been increased and considered as a next generation power source for passenger cars because of its high efficiency. Therefore the combustion chamber becomes smaller and the fuel injection pressure goes higher, which makes fuel sprays impinged easily on the combustion chamber walls. When strong swirls are not induced, the fuel may not mix with air because of fuel deposition on the wall. As a positive way, the combustion chamber systems which is using spray wall impaction has been introduced and assessed by an experimental or a simulate manner. In these systems the raised lands are positioned in tile chamber for spray impaction in order to break up the fuel drops into much smaller and direct them into desirable direction. This study addresses to the effects of rho position and size of the raised land or glow plug to help the chamber design using spray wall impaction. The characteristics of the spray impinged on various lands are investigated and compared with each other. Then the chamber shapes are discussed with the characteristics and their proper position and size is proposed in any chamber volume.

• 에너지공학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.76-85
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 병참연료인 가솔린을 연료프로세서의 연료로 선택하여 광범위한 온도범위에서도 적용가능한 시동 및 제어 전략을 제시하였다. 가솔린 연료프로세서는 시동 초기 단계에서 연소 방식으로 상온상태의 자열개질기 촉매를 라이프온도까지 가열시킨다. 안정적인 가솔린-공기 혼합기체의 점화를 위하여 유동방향 기준 촉매 하단에 글로우 플러그를 설치하였다. 자열개질기가 촉매반응을 시작하면 가솔린 연료프로세서의 개질기는 정상상태까지 POX 모드, 부분 ATR 모드, 완전 ATR 모드 순으로 운전된다. 최종적으로 확립된 시동 및 제어 전략은 상온 및 저온 환경에서 가솔린 연료프로세서의 실제 실험을 통해 타당성을 확인하였다. 그 결과 가솔린 연료프로세서는 상온 및 저온에서 40분 이내에 정상상태에 도달하여 수소 37 ~ 42 vol.%(dry basis), 일산화탄소 0.3 vol.%의 개질가스를 생성할 수 있었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.786-794
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• 2022

Green ammonia is a promising renewable energy carrier. Green ammonia can be used in various energy conversion devices (e.g., engine, fuel cell, etc.). Ammonia has to be fed with hydrogen for start-up and failure protection of some energy conversion devices. Ammonia can be converted into hydrogen by decomposition and partial oxidation. Especially, partial oxidation has the advantages of fast start-up, thermally self-sustaining operation and compact size. In this paper, thermodynamics, start-up and operation characteristics of ammonia partial oxidation were investigated. O₂/NH₃ ratio, ammonia flow rate and catalyst volume were varied as operation parameters. In thermodynamic analysis, ammonia conversion was maximized in the O₂/NH₃ range from 0.10 to 0.15. Ammonia partial oxidation reactor was successfully started using 12 V glow plug. At 0.13 of O₂/HN₃ ratio and 10 LPM of ammonia flow rate, ammonia partial oxidation reactor showed 90% of ammonia conversion over commercial Ru catalyst. In addition, Increasing O₂/NH₃ ratio from 0.10 to 0.13 was more effective for high ammonia conversion than increasing catalyst volume at 0.10 of O₂/NH₃.