• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.698-711
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• 2023

Consequence analysis using an ALOHA program is conducted to calculate the accidental impact ranges in the cases of hydrogen leakage, explosion, and jet fire in a hydrogen fueled combined cycle power plant. To evaluate the effect of weather conditions and topographic features on the damage range, ALOHA is executed for the power plants located in the inland and coastal regions. The damage range of hydrogen leaked in coastal areas is wider than that of inland areas in all risk factors. The obtained results are expected to be used when designing safety system and establishing safety plans.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.500-508
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• 2014

In the ongoing debates over the need to identify new sources of energy and to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. Hydrogen has emerged as one of the most promising alternatives due to its emissions from the vehicle being virtually zero. The governments have identified the development of regulations and standards as one of the key requirements for commercialization of HFCV. Regulations and standards will help overcome technological barriers to commercialization. The development of Global Technical Regulation (GTR) for HFCV occurred under the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations. Development of a technique for safety assessment of HFCV include four tasks, research for regulation system and policy, hydrogen safety, vehicle operation safety and protection against high-voltage. The objective is to establish a technique for safety assessment and amend safety standards for HFCV and consequently reflect research results to vehicle management policy. We devised safety standards and evaluation techniques with regard to high-pressure gas and high voltage of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. KMVSS for HFCV was amended to June 10, 2014. including the results of the safety assessment technology for high-voltage and hydrogen characteristics.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.74-79
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• 2023

수소 수요가 증가함에 따라 수소를 저장하기 위한 설비의 중요성이 대두되었으며, 국내에서는 다양한 법으로 수소 취급 설비를 규제하고 있다. 산업안전보건법에 따르면 저장량 5톤 이상의 액화수소를 취급하는 경우 공정안전관리 제도를 운용해야 한다. 하지만 현행 산업안전보건법에는 인화성을 띠는 저온액화 물질에 적용하기엔 적절하지 않은 기준이 있다. 본 연구에서는 산업안전보건법과 KOSHA Guide를 바탕으로 PSM 구성요소 중 공정안전자료와 안전운전 계획에서 수소취급 설비를 위해 개선되야 할 7개 주요 항목에 대해서 제시하였으며, 과학적인 분석을 통해 제시된 7개 항목이 어떤 방향으로 개선되어야 하는지 도출하였다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.106-110
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• 2021

수소관련 신기술 및 신사업의 등장으로 액화수소 제조(충전), 액화수소 저장탱크 및 용기 제조 등 관련 분야에 대한 제도 정비 필요성이 확대되었고, 이를 실증하기 위한 규제특례(규제자유특구 및 규제샌드박스)제도가 도입됨에 따라 특례 신청이 지속적으로 증가하는 추세에 있다. 이에, 수소 관련 규제특례사업 지정현황을 파악하고 최소한의 안전성을 확보하기 위한 안전 관리 강화 방안을 수립하여 시행하고자 한다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2019

Safety of hydrogen handling facilities is needed as supply of hydrogen cars has been expanded recently. In this study, the adequacy of safety regulations of hydrogen handling facilities and the risk of damage with hydrogen leakage were studied. The range of explosion hazard location of the hydrogen filling plant was investigated using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, Explosive hazardous area is influenced by leakage type, hole size and sectional area. When the conditions of KS standard are applied, range explosive hazardous area is expanded 7.05 m, maximum. It is about 7 times larger than exceptional standard of hydrogen station. Meanwhile, distance from leakage point to 25% LEL of hydrogen is investigated 1.6 m. Considering the shape of charging hose, regulation of hydrogen station is appropriate.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.653-660
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• 2022

In liquid hydrogen storage tanks, tank damage or leakage in the surrounding pipes possess a major risk. Since these tanks store huge amounts of the fluid among all the liquid hydrogen process facilities, there is a high risk of leakage-related accidents. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a risk assessment of liquid hydrogen leakage for a grid-type liquid hydrogen storage tank (lattice-type pressure vessel (LPV): 18 m³) that overcame the low space efficiency of the existing pressure vessel shape. Through a commercially developed three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics program, the geometry of the site, where the liquid hydrogen storage tank will be installed, was obtained and simulations of the leakage scenarios for each situation were performed. From the computational flow analysis results, the pool formation behavior in the event of liquid hydrogen leakage was identified, and the resulting damage range was predicted.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2018

수소 에너지는 20 세기 대표에너지인 석유, 석탄의 대체 에너지로 각광받고 있다. 또한, 수소에너지가 가지고 있는 미세먼지 제로, 풍부한 에너지원 그리고 생태계의 무영향 등의 이점은 다른 신재생 에너지원보다 비교우의를 점하도록 하고 있다. 하지만, 수소 에너지의 명확하지 못한 제품 개발기준과 사용법은 수소 에너지 관련 제품군의 사고 위험도를 높이고, 수소의 높은 에너지 준위는 사고 발생 시, 큰 사회적 문제를 일으킬 요소를 내재하고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구는 빠른 수소 에너지의 표준화 방안을 제시하여 신제품 개발이 대부분인 수소 에너지 관련 제품의 안전한 시장 정착에 도움을 주고자 한다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2022

Hydrogen is a clean fuel and is used in many applications in power systems such as fuel cells. It has unique properties such as wide flammability, high burning velocity, and difficulty to liquefy, which lead to critical safety issues. Fire and explosion are the most frequently occurring accidents and one of the major reasons is autoignition. In the ignition process, the chemistry of hydrogen combustion depends mainly on radical pools, and the temperature at which chain-branching and terminating rates are equal is called the crossover temperature. This study addresses the homogeneous autoignition of diluted hydrogen-air mixtures to investigate the effects of dilution on the crossover temperature to prevent explosions in the future. The new criterion for crossover temperature is introduced by only hydrogen radicals to adjust more simply. The detailed calculations indicate that the crossover temperatures are low at high dilutions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen because the concentrations of active radicals are reduced when an inert gas is added. This result is expected to contribute to hydrogen safety and realize a hydrogen society in the future.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2024

Hydrogen has been selected as one of the key technologies for reducing CO₂ emissions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. However, hydrogen safety issues should be fully guaranteed before the commercial and widespread utilization of hydrogen. Here, a bow-tie risk assessment is conducted for the hydrogen fuel supply system in a gas turbine power plant, which can be a mass consumption application of hydrogen. The bow-tie program is utilized for a qualitative risk assessment, allowing the analysis of the causes and consequences according to the stages of accidents. This study proposed an advanced bow-tie method, which includes the barrier criticality matrix and visualized maps of quantitative risk reduction. It is based on evaluating the importance of numerous barriers for the extent of their impact. In addition, it emphasizes the prioritization and concentrated management of high-importance barriers. The radar chart of a bow tie allows the visual comparison of risk levels before/after the application of barriers (safety measures). The risk reduction methods are semi-quantitatively analyzed utilizing the criticality matrix and radar chart, and risk factors from multiple aspects are derived. For establishing a secure hydrogen fuel storage system, the improvements suggested by the bow-tie risk assessment results, such as 'Ergonomic equipment design to prevent human error' and 'Emergency shutdown system,' will enhance the safety level. It attempts to contribute to the development and enhancement of an efficient safety management system by suggesting a method of calculating the importance of barriers based on the bow-tie risk assessment.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2021

본 연구는 가스사고 전문해석 프로그램인 FLACS를 이용하여 진행하였다. 안전성해석 대상인 수소충전소는 압축설비, 저장탱크, 수소 배관 등으로 구성되어있다. 주요 시설 및 구성품의 설계 사양, 수소충전소 주변의 환경 조건 등을 반영한 후 잠재적 위험요인에 대한 안전성해석을 실시하였다. 국내 수소충전소는 2021년 기준 약 70여곳의 충전소가 보급되어있으며, 향후 2040년에는 1200기 도입이 예정되어있다. 수소충전소의 안전한 보급을 위해 잠재적 위험에 의한 발생 가능한 사고를 대비하고자 누출·확산 시나리오를 도출하여 안전성을 검토하고자 한다.