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Adsorption Characteristics of Impregnated Activated Carbon Fiber for the Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide at the Working Environment (작업환경 중 황화수소 제거를 위한 첨착활성탄소섬유의 흡착특성)

  • 김기환;신창섭
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.127-133
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    • 1999
  • One of the major malodorous gas at the working place is hydrogen sulfide and impregnated activated carbon fiber(ACF) was used as a adsorbent to remove this gas. ACF is treated and impregnated with chemicals to increase the adsorption capacity. The experiments showed that the adsorption efficiency for hydrogen sulfide was increased in case of impregnation with $Na_2CO_3$ or KI. Also, by the surface treatment with NaOH, the adsorption efficiency was increased however not so much as impregnation. KI was the best impregnant for this purpose and the optimum concentration was 9wt%. The adsorption capacity of hydrogen sulfide was more than 500mg/g ACF.

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An Experimental Study on Internal Temperature Changes of Type Ⅳ Cylinder according to Filling with Compressed Hydrogen Gas (압축수소가스 충전에 따른 타입 IV 용기의 온도 변화에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Lee, Seung-Hoon;Kim, Youn-Gyu;Yoon, Kee-Bong
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.644-647
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, the study is researched for related safety standards having experiments concerning temperature changes in type IV cylinder of the Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Experiments were performed to acquire temperature data of type IV cylinder according to filling time. The experimental results are shown that internal temperatures of type Ⅳ vessel are over $85^{\circ}C$ at all measured points after 5 minutes at filling 35 MPa and the highest temperature is getting lower when the residual gases are more remained. Consequently, the safety standards need properly limited value through further study for filling flow rate and filling time.

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Hydrogen explosion effects at a containment building following a severe accident (중대사고시 수소폭발이 격납건물에 미치는 영향)

  • Ryu, Myeong-Rok;Park, Kweon-Ha
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.40 no.3
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    • pp.165-173
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    • 2016
  • On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale and subsequent 10-.14 m waves struck the Fukushima Daiichi (FD) Nuclear Power Plant. The main and backup electric power was damaged preventing the cooling system from functioning. Fuel rods overheated and led to hydrogen explosions. If heat in the fuel rods is not dissipated, the nuclear fuel coating material (e.g., Zircaloy) reacts with water vapor to generate hydrogen at high temperatures. This hydrogen is released into the containment area. If the released hydrogen burns, the stability of the containment area is significantly impacted. In this study, researchers performed an explosion analysis in a high-risk explosion area, analyzing the hydrogen distribution in a containment building [1] and the effects of a hydrogen explosion on containment safety. Results indicated that a hydrogen explosion was possible throughout the containment building except the middle area. If an explosion occurs at the top of the containment building with more than 40% of the hydrogen collected or in the bottom right or left side of the of containment building, safety of the containment building could be threatened.

An Experimental Study on the Transient Response of Hydrogen Sensors Dependent on Gas Temperature and Humidity (가스의 온도 및 습도 변화에 따른 수소 센서 응답 특성에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Young-Doo;Chung, Tae-Yong;Shin, Dong-Hoon;Nam, Jin-Hyun;Kim, Young-Gyu;Lee, Jung-Woon
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.15-19
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    • 2009
  • In this study, the transient responses of hydrogen sensor against abrupt hydrogen release was experimentally studied for three most common types of hydrogen sensors, i.e. the semiconductor type, electrochemical type, and catalytic combustion type. The experimental study was conducted using a 1% hydrogen - 99% nitrogen mixture gas as the standard gas, while the temperature and relative humidity (RH) of the mixture gas was varied from $25^{\circ}C$ to $50^{\circ}C$ and from 50% to 100%, respectively. The temperature of the mixture gas was found to influence the output signal levels of hydrogen sensors, especially the catalytic combustion type. However, the effect of RH on the sensor response was not noticeable in the present experimental study. Thus, the signal levels of hydrogen sensors, in case of catalytic gas sensor need to be calibrated dependent on gas temperature, when the accurate determination of hydrogen concentration is important.

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Comparison of WiFi Protocols for Safety Communication Between Hydrogen Refueling Station and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (수소충전소와 수소전기차간의 안전통신을 위한 WiFi 프로토콜 비교)

  • Ha-Jin Hwang;Dong-Geon So;Do-Ho Cha;Hye-Jin Chae;Seo-Hee Jung;Sung-Ho Hwang
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2023
  • SAE J2601 and SAE J2799, the communication protocols between a hydrogen refueling station and a fuel cell electric vehicle, only cover hydrogen charging. In this paper, we measure the hydrogen detection, current, and voltage of a fuel cell electric vehicle and transmit the sensor data to the hydrogen refueling station by changing the WiFi protocol. A small-scale laboratory model was built using Raspberry Pi for sensing, controlling, and transmitting sensor data of a fuel cell electric vehicle. The sensor data was stored in the database of the hydrogen refueling station, and a dashboard was configured using Grafana to analyze the stored data. When hydrogen is detected, the dispenser valve of the hydrogen refueling station is locked. Then, we measured the average transmission delay according to the WiFi protocol. The results showed that IEEE 802.11a is the most suitable WiFi protocol for transmitting sensor data between the hydrogen refueling station and the fuel cell electric vehicle.

A Study on the Evaluations of Damage Impact due to VCE in Liquid Hydrogen Charging Station (액화수소 충전스테이션에서 VCE로 인한 피해영향평가에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Suji;Chon, Young Woo;Lee, Ik Mo;Hwang, Yong Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.56-63
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    • 2017
  • Hydrogen charging station was invested and supported around the world. In this study, the extent of damage caused by VCE in the charging station handling liquefied hydrogen was calculated, and the human and material damage was estimated through the Probit model. In addition The optimal height of vent stack for low temperature hydrogen was set. The damage range is 8.24m in small scale, 14.10m in medium scale, and 22.38m in large scale based on interest overpressure 6.9kPa. In case of death due to pulmonary hemorrhage, 50m of the small and medium scale and 100m of the large scale were injured. Structural damage was 200m in small scale, 300m in medium scale and 500m in large scale. The optimum height of the vent stack is 4.7 m in small scale, 8.8 m in medium scale and 16.9 m in large scale.

A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF SAFETY OF AN OFFICE BLEACHING GEL CONTAINING 30% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (30% 과산화수소를 함유한 전문가 미백제의 안전성 평가)

  • Kim, Sin-Young;Park, Je-Uk;Kim, Chang-Hyen;Yang, Sung-Eun
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.198-210
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    • 2010
  • This study evaluated the safety of an office bleaching gel (RemeWhite, Remedent Inc., Deurle, Belgium) containing 30% hydrogen peroxide. 37 volunteers were received office bleaching with the RemeWhite for 3 times at one visit, total 2 visits. As control group, the same gel in which hydrogen peroxide was not included was applied to 34 volunteers with the same protocol. There was no difference between experimental group and control group using electric pulp test. In the result of gingival inflammation index and tooth sensitivity test, there was mild pain response in experimental group but it disappeared as time went by. Therefore, safety of the office bleaching gel containing 30% hydrogen peroxide was confirmed.

Analysis of Exposure Levels for Inorganic Acids in Korea (무기산류에 대한 국내 작업환경측정 현황 분석)

  • Park, Hae Dong;Park, Seung-Hyun;Jung, Kihyo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.255-265
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    • 2021
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the exposure characteristics of inorganic acids. Methods: We analyzed exposure data (n = 363,146) for six inorganic acids (hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen chloride, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, and sulfuric acid) collected between 2017 and 2019 in South Korea. Measurement characteristics and exposure levels (ELs) were analyzed by inorganic acid, industry category, enterprise size, and measurement year. Results: Measurement percentage dominated in time-weighted average (TWA, 91%) compared to short term exposure limit (STEL) and Ceiling. Most of the measurements (79.7%) were collected from the manufacturing category of industry. Medians of ELs were mostly low (≤3% of the threshold limit), with the exception of sulfuric acid (4.6% of TWA and 10.5% of STEL). The percentages of exceeding 1% of the occupational exposure limits (OELs) in TWA were relatively high for sulfuric acid (35.8%) and hydrogen chloride (16.5%) compared to the other acids (4.2%-6.6%). In addition, the percentages of exceeding 1% of OELs in STEL or Ceiling were higher for sulfuric acid (22.9%), hydrogen chloride (12.3%), and nitric acid (8.2%) compared to the other acids (1.2%-1.9%). The small-sized enterprises showed higher ELs in TWA; contrarily, the large-sized enterprises had higher ELs in STEL or Ceiling. Conclusions: The measurement characteristics and ELs identified in this study could be useful for establishing safety and health policies for inorganic acids.

Numerical Simulation of Fast Filling of a Hydrogen Tank

  • Suryan, Abhilash;Kim, Heuy-Dong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2010.11a
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    • pp.353-358
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    • 2010
  • High pressure gas is a widely used storage mode for hydrogen fuel. A typical hydrogen tank that is charged with hydrogen gas can function as a hydrogen supply source in a large number of applications. The filling process of a high-pressure hydrogen tank should be reasonably short. However, when the fill time is short, the maximum temperature in the tank increases. Therefore the process should be designed in such a way to avoid high temperatures in the tank because of safety reasons. The paper simulates the fast filling process of hydrogen tanks using Computational Fluid Dynamics method. The local temperature distribution in the tank is obtained. Results obtained are compared with available experimental data. Further work is going on to improve the accuracy of the calculations.

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Experimental Assessment of Biomass Gasification for Hydrogen Production (수소생산을 위한 바이오매스 가스화 반응의 실험적 고찰)

  • Hong, Seong Gu;Um, Byung Hwan
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.64 no.5
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2022
  • Hydrogen can be produced by gasification of biomass and other combustible fuels. Depending on oxydant agents, syngas or producer gas compositions become quite different. Since biomass has limited amount of hydrogen including moisture in it, the hydrogen concentration in the syngas is about 15% when air is supplied for oxidant agent. Experiments were conducted to investigate the channges in hydrogen concentrations in syngas with different oxidant agent conditions, fuel conditions, and external heat supply. Allothermal reaction resulted in higher concentrations of hydrogen with the supply of steam over air, reaching over 60%. Hydrogen is produced by water-gas and water-gas shift reactions. These reactions are endothermic and require enough heat. Autothermal reaction occurred in the downdraft gasifier used in the experiment did not provide enough heat in the reactions for hydrogen production. Steam seems a more desirable oxidant agent in producing the syngas with higher concentrations of hydrogen from biomass gasifications since nitrogen is included in syngas when air is used.