• 에너지공학
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2015

DME는 높은 세탄가와 낮은 배출가스로 인하여 청정 디젤엔진 대체연료로 사용될 수 있고, LPG와 물리적 특성이 유사하기 때문에 혼합사용이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 DME-LPG 혼합연료를 LPG 차량 연료에 적용한 실증평가를 수행하였다. 평가 차량으로는 LPG 연료 공급방식별로 액상연료공급방식(LPLi), 기상연료공급방식(LPGi), 분배식펌프 방식(Mixer type)의 LPG 자동차를 선택하였다. 배출가스(CO, THC, $NO_X$)와 연료소비효율에 대한 영향을 비교하기 위하여 LPG와 DME-LPG 혼합연료에 대한 성능평가를 수행하였다. 차량의 주행거리가 증가함에 따라 DME-LPG 혼합연료를 사용한 차량의 배출가스와 연료소비효율은 LPG 연료를 사용한 경우와 비교해서 동등한 수준으로 평가되었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2004

The liquid phase LPG injection (LPLi) system (the third generation technology) has been considered as one of the next generation fuel supply systems for LPG vehicles, since it has a very strong potential to accomplish the higher power, higher efficiency, and lower emission characteristics than the mixer type(the second generation technology) fuel supply system. To investigate the durability property of core part of injector in liquid phase LPG injection system, leakage test, SEM test of injectors and analysis of unvaporized fuel components with various LPG fuel qualities were tested. The experimental results showed that no serious problem in durability test using favorable LPG fuel quality, while high leakage amount due to the large scratches in the needle and nozzle of the injector were found using LPG fuel with highly containing olefin components, especially butadiene species.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2009

In this study, a spark ignition engine operated with LPG and DME blended fuel was studied experimentally. The effect of n-butane and propane on performance and emissions of a SI engine fuelled by LPG/DME blended fuel were examined. Stable engine operation was achieved for a wide range of engine loads with propane containing LPG/DME blended fuel compare to butane containing LPG/DME blended fuel since octane number of propane was much higher than that of butane. Also, engine output operated with propane containing blended fuel was comparable to pure LPG fuel operation. Engine output power was decreased and break specific fuel consumption (BSFC) was increased with the blended fuel since the energy content of DME was much lower than that of LPG. Considering the results of engine output power, bsfc, and exhaust emissions, the propane containing LPG/DME blended fuel could be used as an alternative fuel for LPG.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.545-554
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• 2014

In general, odorant was added to fuel gases, such as LPG, LNG and city gas, to prevent gas poisoning, ignition, explosion, or other accident caused by fuel gases, and to enable immediate and easy detection of fuel-gas leakage by emitting an offensive smell. This study describes a study on the exhaust emissions characteristics and fuel economy of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicle using LPG fuel with new sulfur free odorant. New sulfur free odorant was added to LPG to reduce sulfur content of the LPG. Its performance and exhaust emission were compared to those of LPG with sulfur containing odorant (EM, ethyl mercaptan). Engine performance using LPG with sulfur free odorant was similar to that with sulfur-containing odorant. Exhaust emissions from the LPG vehicle with LPG including sulfur free odorant were also similar to those with LPG including sulfur containing odorant in the FTP 75 and NEDC mode. There experimental results suggest that the sulfur free odorant may substitute for the sulfur containing odorant in LPG fuel.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

최근 연료경제성 및 강화되는 배출가스 규제를 만족하기 위하여 대체연료의 하나인 LPG에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있다. 현재 LPG 차량에 적용되고 있는 제3세대 LPG 연료공급방식인 LPLi(Liquid Phase LPG Injection) 시스템은 가솔린 차량과 비교하여 배출가스는 적게 배출하면서 동등한 출력을 낼 수 있게 하는 핵심 기술이다. LPG 연료를 고압의 액상 상태로 공급하기 위해서는 LPG 펌프가 필요하다. 연료펌프의 성능을 저하 시킬 수 있는 연료 내 불순물을 제거하기 위하여 연료펌프에는 연료필터가 장착되어 있으며 장착되는 연료필터의 종류에 따라서 연료펌프의 성능도 변하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 임펠라 방식을 채택한 LPG 연료펌프에서 극세사, 이중메쉬, 외장형 필터의 세 가지 필터에서 부하별 토출성능 및 효율을 파악하였으며 온도 변화에 따른 펌프유량 변화를 측정하였다.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2007

The liquid phase LPG injection (LPLi) system (the third generation technology) has been considered as one of the next generation fuel supply systems for LPG vehicles, since it has a very strong potential to accomplish the higher power, higher efficiency, and lower emission characteristics than the mixer type (the second generation technology) fuel supply system. To investigate the characteristics of LPG residue in liquid phase LPG injection system, various rubbers in LPG fuel system were reacted with LPG fuels during 3 months. The experimental results showed that the residue of a cover rubber in a fuel pump after test increased 10 times higher than that before test. Furthermore, the amount of sulfur, nitrogen species which are considered as main sources in deposit formation in the LPLi fuel injector were also found to be higher than that in original LPG fuel. And rubber properties of fuel pump cover were decreased after reaction test compared with those of the original rubber. Therefore, the rubber for fuel pump cover is not suitable for a proper material in LPLi fuel system. And these results can provide more information if a motor company shares the data of core rubber parts in field test LPLi vehicles.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2008

In this study, a spark ignition engine operated with LPG and DME blended fuel was studied experimentally. Performance and emissions characteristics of a LPG engine fuelled by LPG and DME blended fuel were examined. Results showed that stable engine operation was possible for a wide range of engine loads within 20% mass content of DME fuel. Also, engine output power within 10% mass content of DME fuel was comparable to pure LPG fuel operation. Exhaust emissions measurements showed that hydrocarbon and NOx were increased with the blended fuel at low engine speed. Engine output power was decreased and break specific fuel consumption (BSFC) was severely increased with the blended fuel since the energy content of DME was much lower than that of LPG. Considering the results of engine output power and exhaust emissions, the blended fuel within 20% mass content of DME could be used as an alternative fuel for LPG.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2000

In this paper, characteristics of a port injection type LPG fuel system were investigated to adopt the system to a spark ignition engine through rig test. Engine combustion characteristics for limited conditions and the precise control method of LPG fuel supply were also studied. As a basic experiment, the effects and the relationships of parameters such as orifice area, fuel delivery pressure, fuel temperature and flow coefficient were established. From this, one dimensional compressible flow equation can be applied to control gaseous fuel flow rate by setting pressure difference between vaporizer and manifold to a certain range, for example about 1.2 bar in a naturally aspirated engine. The combustion analysis results of LPG engine were also compared with those of gasoline engine according to spark timing and load change. At part load and stoichiometric condition, the MBT spark timing of LPG fueled engine is retarded by 2$^{\circ}$ - 4$^{\circ}$CA compared to that of gasoline engine. On the contrary, the spark timing of LPG fueled engine can be advanced by 5$^{\circ}$- 10$^{\circ}$ CA at WOT, which results from higher Octane Number and burned fraction of LPG fuel compared to gasoline.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2003

In a bi-fuel engine using gasoline and LPG fuel, with the current ignition timing for gasoline being used, the effective performance could not be taken in LPG fuel supply mode. The ignition timing in LPG fuel mode must be advanced much more than that of gasoline mode for the compensation of its lower flame speed, due to engine torque drop. This study aims to develop the control system for ignition spark timing conversion which is composed of hardwares and control algorithm for gasoline/LPG engine. We propose the control system which can advance the ignition spark timing in LPG fuel mode more than used in gasoline fuel mode. The advance of ignition timing is achieved by change of the ignition dwell time of coil igniter. The engine torque and F/E(Fuel-Economy) in LPG fuel mode are measured to evaluate the difference of engine performance between before and alter changing ignition spark timings. The engine torque and F/E are increased respectively, which proves the developed control system is effective so much for gasoline and LPG bi-fuel engine.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2007

근래들어 강화되는 배출가스 규제에 대응하기 위한 대책으로 LPG 차량에 적용되고 있는 제3세대 LPG 연료공급방식인 LPLi(Liquid Phase LPG Injection)는 LPG 연료를 펌프를 이용해서 고압의 액상연료를 공급하는 것이 가장 핵심적인 기술이다. 그러나 LPG 연료의 경우 저점도, 저비등점의 물리적 특성을 갖는 가스연료로서 기존의 가솔린 또는 디젤용 펌프를 사용할 경우 성능 및 효율이 달라질 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 가솔린 연료 펌프의 임펠라 방식을 응용 변형시켜서 LPG연료용으로 개발된 펌프를 이용하여 다양한 온도와 운전 조건에서 성능 및 효율을 파악하고, 펌프의 성능에 영향을 줄 수 있는 캐비테이션에 대하여 살펴보고자 한다.