• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.56-65
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• 2024

Fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are globally being developed for various application according to hydrogen roadmap. However, safety standards for hydrogen fuel cell for UAV have not been established. Therefore, in this study, we derive safety data based on risk assessment to develop safety standards for fuel cells for UAV. We use fault tree analysis method which is broadly used in hydrogen facilities as a risk assessment tool. We set hydrogen leaks and fires as top events and derived the basic events. Safety data for the basic events were derived by quoting overseas safety standards related to fuel cells. The safety data will be used for developing fuel cell inspection standard according to Act on Hydrogen Economy Promotion and Hydrogen Safety Management.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.299-307
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• 2021

In order to expand the supply of hydrogen vehicles, the first thing to be done is to build an infrastructure to supply hydrogen. There are fixed and mobile types of hydrogen refueling stations that can supply hydrogen. Mobile hydrogen refueling stations have the advantage of supplying hydrogen to two or three areas, so the introduction of mobile hydrogen refueling stations is considered at the initial stage of hydrogen vehicle dissemination. However, mobile hydrogen refueling stations have greater risks than fixed hydrogen refueling stations due to the hazard associated with movement and intensive installation of facilities in vehicle, so stricter design standards to lower the risk must be applied. Therefore, in this study, basic data for establishing safety standards for mobile hydrogen refueling stations were proposed by suggesting improvements such as the location of emergency shutoff valves, the number of gas detectors etc., using HAZOP analysis.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.520-531
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• 2022

연구목적: 본 연구는 수소충전소의 위험성 평가를 바탕으로, 운영주의 주요 관심 사항인 수익성과 경영 위험성을 고찰함으로써 경영안전성 강화를 위한 방안을 찾고자 한다. 연구방법: 위험성 평가를 수소충전소의 설치단계부터 시간의 흐름에 따라 '수용 가능한 위험성'과 '허용 가능한 위험성'으로 구분하여 기존의 연구결과와 비교, 분석하였다. 연구결과: 수소충전소 설치단계에 실행하는 위험성 평가는 현재 기존의 연구가 적절하게 적용되고 있었다. 그러나 운영단계에서 발생 가능한 위험을 찾을 수 있었다. 즉 경영위험성에 대한 평가도 필요함을 도출하였다. 그리고 이를 통해 수소충전소의 안전성이 강화됨을 확인했다. 결론: 수소충전소 설치단계에 선행되는 위험성평가는 '수용 가능한 위험성' 평가로 모두 유의미한 결과가 도출되어 적절하게 활용되고 있다. 그러나 운영주는 운영단계에서 발생 가능한 위험, 즉 '허용 가능한 위험성' 평가와 대응방안 마련이 필요하다. 따라서 보다 안전한 수소충전소 구축과 운영을 위하여 경영위험성 평가 항목 추가를 제안한다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2020

본 연구는 기존의 CNG충전소에 복합으로 수소충전소를 건설하는 형태의 수소-CNG 복합충전소에 대한 정량적 위험성평가를 수행하였다. 수소충전소와 CNG충전소에서 발생할 수 있는 사고시나리오를 도출하고 각 시나리오에 대한 사고발생빈도를 고려하여 개인적, 사회적 위험도를 계산하였다. 위험성평가 결과 사회적 위험도는 허용가능 범위에 들어 왔으나, 개인적 위험도에 있어서는 일부 지역에서 허용범위를 벗어나는 구간이 발생하였고, 위험성기여도 분석을 통해 고위험요소를 발굴하였다. 수소-CNG 복합충전소에서는 CNG 저장용기, 압축기, 제어 판넬에서 대규모 누출이 발생할 경우 높은 위험도를 보이게 되며 충전소 전체 위험도의 약 88%를 기여하게 된다. 따라서 이러한 고 위험요소에 대하여는 주기적이고 집중적인 안전관리가 이루어져야 한다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2020

In recent years, hydrogen has received much attention as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels. In order to ensure safety from the increasing number of hydrogen refueling stations, prevention methods have been required. In this regard, this study suggested an approach to reduce the risk of hydrogen refueling station by increasing Safety Integrity Level (SIL) for a Steam Methane Reformer (SMR) in On-Site Hydrogen Refueling Station. The worst scenario in the SMR was selected by HAZOP and the required SIL for the worst scenario was identified by LOPA. To verify the required SIL, the PFDavg.(1/RRF) of Safety Instrumented System (SIS) in SMR was calculated by using realistic failure rate data of SIS. Next, several conditions were tested by varying the sensor redundancy and proof test interval reduction and their effects on risk reduction factor were investigated. Consequently, an improved condition, which were the redundancy of two-out-of-three and the proof test interval of twelve months, achieved the tolerable risk resulting in the magnitude of risk reduction factor ten times greater than that of the baseline condition.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.267-283
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• 2022

In these day, the environmental issues of climate change have been continuously highlighted and there is an active discussion on the transition from fossil fuel-based energy to eco-friendly energy use. This study considered psychological attitudes as a major influencing factors for successful implementation of a hydrogen society totally based on the use of hydrogen energy, which is regarded as an alternative energy for future. Accordingly, familiarity, risk perception, and acceptability of psychological factors were investigated. In addition, this study identified whether there are differences in psychological factors according to the general characteristics of gender, age, occupation, and housing type. The results showed that awareness of hydrogen cars and fuels is below the average level, and we also have obtained the implication that social knowledge sharing should precede the implementation of hydrogen policy. Although we found that the degree of urban acceptance of hydrogen energy was high, it was also confirmed that the charging infrastructure was generally perceived as having a high risk. Our findings implicate that it is necessary to figure out policy strategies for suitable locating charging infrastructure in order to promote the use of hydrogen energy more.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.158-165
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• 2022

Eco-friendly policies proposed by the government of The Republic of Korea have encouraged the use of eco-friendly vehicles. Hydrogen vehicles have exhibited the highest growth rate, although the current number of registered vehicles is low. In hydrogen vehicles, a thermally activated pressure relief device (TPRD) is installed to prevent explosions in the hydrogen gas cylinder. When discharged due to low ignition energy, hydrogen gas readily forms a jet flame. The risks induced by such jet flames were analyzed through a numerical analysis. Jet flames can activate TPRDs installed in nearby hydrogen gas cylinders. As a result, high-voltage cables exposed in the lower area of a vehicle can ignite within seconds. There was a 9.5-kW/m2 area around the vehicle (which can result in casualties) at a distance of ~5 m from the hydrogen gas cylinder, and a 37.5-kW/m2 area (which can cause significant damage) in the form of an inverted triangle toward the lower section of the vehicle. We believe that the risk factors analyzed herein should be considered for addressing accidents in hydrogen vehicles.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2020

In this study, the purpose is to identify the risks of the facilities of packaged hydrogen stations. As a risk identification method, failure mode & effect analysis (FMEA), a qualitative risk assessment, was used to analyze failure mode and effects of component of each facility. The analysis criteria were used to derive the risk priority number (RPN) using the 5-point method according to severity, incidence, and detectability. The study analyzed a total of 141 components of 23 types that can be identified on the design of the packaged hydrogen filling station. As a result, 683 types of failures and their causes and effects were identified. and the RPN was number of a total of 1,485. Of these, 10 failure types with a RPN value of 40 or more were deemed necessary. In addition, a list of failure types with a severity score of 5 was identified and analyzed.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.92-101
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• 2023

기후변화 문제를 해결하기 위해 탄소중립은 이제 선택이 아닌 필수가 되었다. 수소는 재생에너지의 간헐적 생산을 보완할 수 있는 저장 매체일 뿐만 아니라 반응 후 이산화탄소 배출이 없어 활용 분야에서도 좋은 대안으로 여겨지고 있다. 수소 활용 분야 중 하나인 수소자동차의 활성화를 위해서는 수소충전소 인프라 구축이 선행되어야 한다. 수소충전소의 효율적인 운영과 위험성평가를 위해서는 위험요인에 대한 우선순위 선정이 필요하지만, 국내 수소충전소 운영 기간이 짧아 사고에 따른 빈도 데이터가 부족하고 그 신뢰도가 낮다. 본 연구에서는 HAZOP을 통하여 수소충전소에서 발생 가능한 이탈의 원인과 결과를 도출하고 Fuzzy-AHP를 활용하여 분석하려고 한다. 이를 통하여 수소충전소에서 발생 가능한 이탈 원인의 의사결정값을 도출하고 수소 사고사례와 위험성평가에 적용하여 데이터의 신뢰성과 효용성을 확인하고자 한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.1939-1950
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• 2019

The MELCOR code useful for a plant-specific hydrogen risk analysis has inevitable limitations in prediction of a turbulent flow of a hydrogen mixture. To investigate the accuracy of the hydrogen risk analysis by the MELCOR code, results for the turbulent gas behavior at pipe rupture accident were compared with CFX results which were verified by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) model. The postulated accident scenario was selected to be surge line failure induced by station blackout of an Optimized Power Reactor 1000 MWe (OPR1000). When the surge line failure occurred, the flow out of the surgeline was strongly turbulent, from which the MELCOR code predicted that a substantial amount of hydrogen could be released. Nevertheless, the results indicated nonflammable mixtures owing to the high steam concentration released before the failure. On the other hand, the CFX code solving the three-dimensional fluid dynamics by incorporating the turbulence closure model predicted that the flammable area continuously existed at the jet interface even in the rising hydrogen mixtures. In conclusion, this study confirmed that the MELCOR code, which has limitations in turbulence analysis, could underestimate the existence of local combustible gas at pipe rupture accident. This clear comparison between two codes can contribute to establishing a guideline for computational hydrogen risk analysis.