• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.1-8
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• 2011

In this research, the safety trends and technologies of HCNG, a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas, are analyzed. This is an attracting alternative fuels to meet the strengthened automotive exhaust gas emission standards. HCNG is very important opportunities and challenges in that it is available the existing CNG infrastructures, meets the strengthened emission standards, and the technical, social bridge of the coming era of hydrogen. It is essential for the commercialization of HCNG that hydrogen - compressed natural gas blended fuel for use in preparation of various safety considerations included accidents scenario, safety distance, hydrogen attack, ignition sources and fire detectors are examined. Risk assessments also are suggested as one of permission procedure for HCNG filling station.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.113-113
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• 2014

This study has been conducted for evaluation of qualitative/quantitative risk of HCNG filling station. In case of fire explosion occurred because of hydrogen, CNG, and HCNG leaking on same conditions, maximum overpressure was measured as 30kPa for hydrogen, 3.5kPa for HCNG, and 0.4kPa for CNG. The overpressure of HCNG was measured 7.75 times higher than that of CNG, but it was only 11.7% compared with hydrogen. When the explosion was occurred, in case of hydrogen, the measured influential distance of overpressure was 59m and radiant heat was 75m. In case of CNG, influential distance of overpressure was 89m and radiant heat was 144m would be estimated. In case of 30% HCNG that was blended with hydrogen and CNG, influential distance of overpressure was 81m and radiant heat was 130m were measured. As the explosion occurred with the same sized container that had 350bar for hydrogen and 250bar of CNG and HCNG, the damage distance that explosive overpressure and radiant heat influenced CNG was seen as the highest. HCNG that was placed between CNG and hydrogen tended to be seen as more similar with CNG.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.223-229
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• 2014

This study investigated the explosion characteristics of HCNG fuel using a simulation tool. The damage caused by the storage container explosion and vapor cloud explosion in a gas station was predicted. In case of an vapor cloud explosion in the HCNG station, 50~200kPa explosion pressure was predicted inside the station. When the cylinder explosion was occurred, in case of hydrogen, the measured influential distance of overpressure was 59m and radiant heat was 75m. In case of CNG, influential distance of overpressure was 89m and radiant heat was 144m would be estimated. In case of 30% HCNG that was blended with hydrogen and CNG, influential distance of overpressure was 81m and radiant heat was 130m were measured. The damage distance that explosive overpressure and radiant heat influenced CNG was seen as the highest. HCNG that was placed between CNG and hydrogen tended to be seen as more similar with CNG.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.226.2-226.2
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• 2010

수소경제로 가는 길목에서의 압축천연가스에 수소를 첨가한 수소-압축천연가스(HCNG)는 자동차 연료로서의 뛰어난 효과로 인해 미국, 캐나다, 유럽 등에서는 강화되고 있는 자동차의 배출가스 규제에 대해 만족할 수 있는 차세대 천연가스 자동차의 대안으로서 관련 기술개발과 실증사업에 주력하고 있다. 향후 수소시대의 도래에 즈음하여 HCNG의 사용은 수소사용에 대한 인식 향상과 아울러 수소사용을 안정적으로 공급할 수 있는 토대를 마련하고 수소제조 등 여러 분야에서 기술개발을 할 수 있는 부가적인 효과가 있다고 하겠다. 따라서 최근 국내에서 시내버스와 청소차등에서 천연가스 차량의 보급이 확대되고 있고, 충전소도 점차 확대되고 있는 상황에서 HCNG 연료의 적용가능성을 확인하기 위한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 선진국과 국내의 기술개발 현황을 소개하고 향후 우리에게 필요한 과제가 무엇인지를 생각해보는 기회를 갖고자 하였다.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.30-38
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• 2010

수소경제로 가는 길목에서의 압축천연가스에 수소를 첨가한 수소-압축천연가스(HCNG)는 자동차 연료로서의 뛰어난 효과로 인해 미국, 캐나다, 유럽 등에서는 강화되고 있는 자동차의 배출가스 규제에 대해 만족할 수 있는 차세대 천연가스 자동차의 대안으로서 관련 기술개발과 실증사업에 주력하고 있다. 향후 수소시대의 도래에 즈음하여 HCNG의 사용은 수소사용에 대한 인식 향상과 아울러 수소사용을 안정적으로 공급할 수 있는 토대를 마련하고 수소제조 등 여러 분야에서 기술개발을 할 수 있는 부가적인 효과가 있다고 하겠다. 따라서 최근 국내에서 시내버스와 청소차등에서 천연가스 차량의 보급이 확대되고, 충전소도 점차 확대되고 있는 상황에서 HCNG 연료의 적용가능성을 확인하기 위한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 인프라 관점에서의 선진국과 국내의 기술개발 현황을 소개하고 향후 우리에게 필요한 과제가 무엇인지를 생각해보는 기회를 갖고자 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.77-77
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• 2010

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.89-95
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• 2015

Pollution emission control of the 20th century, for transportation energy, are being enhanced, and then as alternative to this, because hydrogen emit only water gas emissions to be environmentally friendly energy, so hydrogen as a sustainable clean energy is in the limelight. Used in compressed natural gas engines to mix hydrogen and natural gas in both domestic and international technology development and demonstration is being carried out. The hydrogen-compressed natural gas(HCNG) charging infrastructure can be used to build a hydrogen infrastructure in the transitional aspects of a future hydrogen economy society. In this paper, for a demonstration of HCNG charging infrastructure we made and operated a $30Nm^3/h$ hydrogen generating unit and analyzed the result of the operation. We was identified the operating conditions of a reforming reactor and water gas shift reactor from an analysis result, the thermal efficiency was calculated according to the operating conditions of the total hydrogen production process.