• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.483-491
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 현열 형태의 저온 열원과 LNG의 냉열을 이용하는 복합 동력 생산시스템에 대한 열역학적 성능 해석을 수행하였다. 시스템의 작동유체로서 암모니아-물의 비공비 혼합물을 고려하였으며 재생기가 없는 기본 사이클과 있는 재생 사이클의 경우를 비교 해석하였다. 작동유체의 암모니아 농도나 응축 온도에 따라 시스템의 순생산일, 엑서지 파괴, 열효율이나 엑서지 효율 등에 미치는 다양한 영향에 대해 분석하고 논의하였다. 해석 결과는 시스템의 성능 특성이 작동유체의 암모니아 농도나 응축 온도에 따라 민감하게 변화하며, 열원유체 단위질량당 순생산일은 기본 사이클이 유리하나 열효율이나 엑서지 효율은 재생 사이클이 유리하다는 사실을 보여준다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.335-342
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• 2019

The objective of this study is to analyze the mechanical properties of plywood used as a thermal insulating material for LNG CCS (Liquefied Natural Gas, Cargo Containment System). It is created by bonding an odd number of parallel and perpendicular direction for preventing contraction and expansion of wood. Also plywood is widely used as LNG CCS insulating material because of its durability, light weight and high stiffness. Since LNG CCS is loaded with liquid cargo, the impact load by sloshing during operation and the wide temperature range (room temperature, low temperature, cryogenic temperature) exposed during loading, unloading should be considered. The thickness of the plywood which is used for the membrane type MARKIII was selected as the thickness of the test specimen. In this present study, plywood is analyzed by the fracture behavior and mechanical properties of plywood by temperature and grain direction. In addition, it is necessary to analyze the fracture shape and predict the fracture strain by using regression model because the critical load may cause cracks inside the tank, which may affect the leakage of cryogenic liquid.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.345-358
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 액화천연가스(LNG; liquefied natural gas) 재기화 과정에서 버려지는 냉열을 회수하는 방법으로 액화 공기를 생산하는 공정을 개발하였다. 액화 공기는 LNG 수출국으로 운송하여 천연가스 액화를 위한 냉매를 부분적으로 대체하는 용도로 활용될 수 있다. 이를 위하여, 액화 공기는 LNG 운반선에 저장 가능한 압력을 만족하여야 한다. 따라서, 가장 널리 사용되는 멤브레인 탱크로 액화 공기를 운송하기 위해 약 1.3 bar에서 공기가 액체 상태로 존재할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 제안한 공정에서, 공기는 LNG와의 열교환 이후 추가적인 질소 냉매 사이클과의 열교환을 통해 과냉된다. LNG 운반선의 최대 용량만큼 액화 공기를 생산할 때 운송비용 측면에서 가장 경제적일 수 있으며, 천연가스 액화공정에서 활용할 수 있는 냉열이 많아지게 된다. 이를 비교하기 위하여, 동일한 1 kg/s의 LNG 공급 조건 하에서 기존 공정을 이용한 Base case와 제안공정 내 유입 공기 유량을 각각 0.50 kg/s, 0.75 kg/s, 1.00 kg/s으로 하는 Case1, Case2, Case3를 구성하고 열역학적 및 경제적 측면에서 분석하였다. 액화 공기 생산량이 많을수록 1kg의 생산량 당 더 많은 에너지가 요구되는 경향을 보였으며 Case3는 Base case 대비 0.18 kWh 높게 나타났다. 그 결과 Case3의 액화 공기 1 kg 당 생산 비용이 $0.0172 더 높게 나타났다. 그러나 액화 공기의 생산량이 증가함에 따라 1 kg 당 운송 비용이 $0.0395 감소하여 전체 비용 측면에서 Case3는 Base case에 비해 1 kg 당 $0.0223 적은 비용으로 액화 공기를 생산 및 운송할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2017

In this study, a pile-guide mooring system (PGMS) was designed for an offshore liquefied natural gas bunkering terminal (LNG-BT), which is an essential infrastructure for large LNG-fuelled ships. The PGMS consisted of guide piles to restrict five motions of the floater, except for heave, as well as a seabed truss structure to support the guide piles and foundation piles to fix the system to the seabed. Singapore port was considered for a case study because it is a highly probable ports for LNG bunkering projects. The wave height, current speed, and wind speed in Singapore port were investigated to calculate the environmental loads acting on the hull and PGMS. A load and resistance factor approach was used for the structural design, and a finite element analysis was performed for design verification. The steel usage of the PGMS was analyzed and compared with the material usage of a gravity-based structure under similar LNG capacity and water depth criteria. This paper also describes the water depth limit and wave conditions of the PGMS based on estimation of the initial investment and the present value profit difference. It suggests a suitable LNG-BT support system for various design conditions.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.201-214
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• 2016

The outer tank of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank is a longitudinally and meridianally pre-stressed concrete (PSC) wall structure. Because of the current trend of constructing larger LNG storage tanks, the pre-stressing forces required to increase wall strength must be significantly increased. Because of the increase in tank sizes and pre-stressing forces, an extreme loading scenario such as a bomb blast or an airplane crash needs to be investigated. Therefore, in this study, the blast resistance performance of LNG storage tanks was analyzed by conducting a blast simulation to investigate the safety of larger LNG storage tanks. Test data validation for a blast simulation of reinforced concrete panels was performed using a specific FEM code, LS-DYNA, prior to a full-scale blast simulation of the outer tank of a 270,000-kL LNG storage tank. Another objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and serviceability of an LNG storage tank with respect to varying amounts of explosive charge. The results of this study can be used as basic data for the design and safety evaluation of PSC LNG storage tanks.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.594-600
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• 2022

대형액화천연가스(Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG)선이 연안 터미널에 정박할 경우 바람과 조류 등의 환경하중에 대응하여 안전을 확보할 수 있는 계류 안전을 위한 케이블 계류력 산정이 필요하다. 이에 기존의 주요 계류역(Mooring Force) 계산방법의 비교 및 분석을 수행하였다. 비교 및 분석을 통해 석유회사국제해운포럼(Oil Companies International Marine Forum, OCIMF)의 계류설비지침에서 권고하는 계산방법을 선정하였으며 이를 기반으로 본 논문에서는 실제 대형 LNG선에 적용하여 OCIMF 계류설비지침의 스펙트럼을 이용한 계류줄의 계류력 계산 사례를 제시하였다. OCIMF 계류설비지침에 따른 스펙트럼으로 계산한 계류력은 환경 외력과 풍동 시험으로 계산한 바람저항계수 기반 선박 환경 외력과 최대값에서 매우 유사한 결과값을 주는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. OCIMF 계류설비지침에 따른 스펙트럼으로 계산한 계류력에 대한 검증으로 전문 계류력 계산 소프트웨어인 OPTIMOOR 소프트웨어를 사용하여 결과를 비교하였으며 둘의 결과는 매우 유사한 것을 확인하였다. OPTIMOOR를 사용할 경우에는 각각의 케이블의 인장력을 정밀하게 계산할 수 있어 경제적인 제약이 없을 때 적극적 사용이 추천된다. 결론적으로 OCIMF 계류설비지침에 따른 스펙트럼으로 계산한 계류력이 대형 LNG선의 계류력 계산에 적용함에 문제가 없음을 실제 계산 사례를 통해 검증할 수 있었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.1591-1602
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• 1996

In operating the underwater engines such as encountered in exploring submarines, the dumping of the exhaust gas out of the engine requires a large portion of the total power, frequently amounting to 25-30% of the power generated. This unfavorable circumstance can be cured by liquefying the exhaust gas and storing it. In the present study, two liquefaction systems were simulated to enhance the overall efficiency; one is a closed cycle diesel engine and the other is a closed cycle LNG engine. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) is chosen as a fuel, not only because its use is economical but also because its cold energy can be utilized within the liquefaction system. Since a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide is used as an oxidizer, liquefying carbon dioxide is of major concern in this study. For further improving this system, the intercooling of the compressor is devised. The necessary power consumed for the liquefying system is examined in terms of the related properties such as pressure and temperature of the carbon dioxide vessel as a function of the amount of the exhaust gas which enters the compressor. The present study was successful to show that much gain in the power and reduction of the vessel pressure could be achieved in the case of the closed cycle LNG engine. The compression power of exhaust gas were observed remarkably lower, typically only 6.3% for the closed cycle diesel engine and 3.4% for the closed cycle LNG engine respectively, out of net engine power. For practicality, a design -purpose map of the operating parameters of the liquefaction systems was also presented.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제42권11호
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• pp.758-762
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• 2005

Gas valve for domestic use is used for flow control of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) or LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) of which pressure is about $200\;mmH_{2}O(\fallingdotseq0.0196\;[bar])$. Currently, two kinds of valves such as rotary type and button type are widely used in many applications. But, these valves have some problems that they are not controllable and reliable. Piezo actuation combined with modem microelectronics provides a reliable, quiet, low energy, infinitely adjustable gas valve. In this paper, gas valve using piezo actuator which are bimorph and a circle type was studied. Also, Prototype for gas valve was manufactured and characteristics of the prototype gas valve were analyzed.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.510-517
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• 2013

The ammonia-water based power generation cycle utilizing liquefied natural gas (LNG) as its heat sink has attracted much attention, since the ammonia-water cycle has many thermodynamic advantages in conversion of low-grade heat source in the form of sensible energy and LNG has a great cold energy. In this paper, we carry out thermodynamic performance analysis of a combined power generation cycle which is consisted of an ammonia-water regenerative Rankine cycle and LNG power generation cycle. LNG is able to condense the ammonia-water mixture at a very low condensing temperature in a heat exchanger, which leads to an increased power output. Based on the thermodynamic models, the effects of the key parameters such as source temperature, ammonia concentration and turbine inlet pressure on the characteristics of system are throughly investigated. The results show that the thermodynamic performance of the ammonia-water power generation cycle can be improved by the LNG cold energy and there exist an optimum ammonia concentration to reach the maximum system net work production.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.733-742
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• 2010

In this study, optimization was performed to improve the conventional liquefaction process of offshore plants, such as a LNG-FPSO(Liquefied Natural Gas-Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading unit) by maximizing the energy efficiency of the process. The major equipments of the liquefaction process are compressors, expanders, and heat exchangers. These are connected by stream which has some thermodynamic properties, such as the temperature, pressure, enthalpy or specific volume, and entropy. For this, a process design problem for the liquefaction process of offshore plants was mathematically formulated as an optimization problem. The minimization of the total energy requirement of the liquefaction process was used as an objective function. Governing equations and other equations derived from thermodynamic laws acted as constraints. To solve this problem, the sequential quadratic programming(SQP) method was used. To evaluate the proposed method in this study, it was applied to the natural gas liquefaction process of the LNG-FPSO. The result showed that the proposed method could present the improved liquefaction process minimizing the total energy requirement as compared to conventional process.