• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2007

Since the liquid phase LPG injection(LPLI) system has an advantage of higher power and lower emission characteristics than the mixer type fuel supply system, many studies and applications have been conducted. However, the heat extraction, due to the evaporation of liquid fuel, causes not only a dropping of LPG fuel but also icing phenomenon that is a frost of moisture in the air around the nozzle tip. Because both lead to a difficulty in the control of accurate air fuel ratio, it can result in poor engine performance and a large amount of HC emissions. The experimental investigation was carried out on the bench test rig in this study. It was found that n-butane, that has a relatively high boiling point($-0.5^{\circ}C$), was a main species of droplet composition and also found that the droplet problem was improved by the use of a large inner to outer bore ratio nozzle whose surface roughness is smooth. The icing phenomena were decreased when the an engine head temperature was increased, although a large amount of icing deposit was still observed in the case of $87^{\circ}C$. Also, it was observed that the icing phenomenon is improved by using anti-icing bushing.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.566-575
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• 2011

LPG 연료공급방식은 배출가스를 저감시킬 수 있는 유용한 시스템으로 연구가 지속적으로 진행되고 있다. LPG는 경유와 휘발유보다 높은 증기압과 낮은 점도와 표면장력을 유지하므로 고무류와 화학 반응에 따른 연료펌프의 기계적인 손상으로 내구성이 저하되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 LPLi 시스템에서 유지보수의 편리함과 가격경쟁을 위해 개발된 외장형 펌프를 사용하여 LPG 연료의 조성 및 온도에 따른 특성을 평가하고자 실험을 하였다. 그 결과로서, 내장형 펌프와 외장형 펌프의 성능차이는 거의 없으며 프로판 함유율이 높고, 연료온도가 높아짐에 따라 유량은 많아지나 펌프효율은 거의 차이가 없었다. 또한 LPG 자동차 연료공급장치의 특성상 연료조성 및 온도변화에 따른 차압도 거의 일정하게 나타내었다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.12-17
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• 2008

강화되는 배출가스 규제에 대응하기 위한 대책으로 LPG 차량에 적용되고 있는 제3세대 LPG 연료공급방식인 LPLi(Liquid Phase LPG Injection)은 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 연료조성 조건에서 초기토출성능 및 효율을 파악하고, 기존 펌프의 단점을 극복할 수 있는 펌프방식의 적용가능성 여부를 판단하고자 한다.

• 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.

• 연구논문집
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• 통권33호
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• pp.5-16
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• 2003

Fuel distribution, combustion, and flame propagation characteristics of heavy duty engine with the liquid phase LPG injection(LPLI) were studied in a single cylinder engine. Optically accessible single cylinder engine and laser diagnostics system were built for quantifying fuel concentration by acetone PLIF(planar laser induced fluorescence) measurements. In case of Otto cycle engine with large bore size, the engine knock and thermal stress of exhaust manifold are so critical that lean burn operation is needed to reduce the problems. It is generally known that fuel stratification is one of the key technologies to extend the lean misfire limit. The formation of rich mixture in the spark plug vicinity was achieved by open valve injection. With higher swirl strength(Rs=3.4) and open valve injection, the cloud of fuel followed the flow direction and the radial air/fuel mixing was limited by strong swirl flow. It was expected that axial stratification was maintained with open-valve injection if the radial component of the swirling motion was stronger than the axial components. The axial fuel stratification and concentration were sensitive to fuel injection timing in case of Rs=3.4 while those were relatively independent of the injection timing in case of Rs2.3. Thus, strong swirl flow could promote desirable axial fuel stratification and, in result, may make flame propagation stable in the early stage of combustion.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2003

The configuration of intake port is a dominant factor of inlet air flow and mixture formation in an engine. In this study, as an available technology to optimum intake port, the flow box system using resine has been applied. So we presents a methodology for estimating inlet flow characteristics in this paper. This quantified experimental result shows good agreements with visualization data in a cylinder. We obtained the optimal value of swirl ratio and flow coefficient under steady flow rig test for new development of intake port for heavy-duty engine. From this results, the cylinder heat with a good evaluated swirl flow characteristics was developed and adapted for a 11L heavy-duty engine using the liquid phase LPG injection (LPLi) system. This .research expects to clarify major factor that make the intake port efficiently.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

In recent years, the need for more fuel-efficient and lower-emission vehicles has driven the technical development of alternative fuels such as LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) which is able to meet the limits of better emission levels without many modifications to current engine design. LPG has a high vapor pressure and lower viscosity and surface tension than diesel and gasoline fuels. These different fuel characteristics make it difficult to directly apply the conventional gasoline or diesel fuel pump. Self acting lubricated groove design or coating can be used in high-speed and high precision spindle system like a roller-vane type fuel pump, because of its advantages such as low frictional loss, low heat generation, averaging effect leading better running accuracy and simplicity in manufacturing. Those design method can also affect the atomization of fuel from the injector and the formation of fuel film on the intake manifold. In this study, experiments are carried out to get performance characteristics of initial and steady state operation, The characteristics of vane type fuel pump were investigated to access the applicability on LPLi engine.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2004

The configuration of intake port and piston is a dominant factor of inlet air flow and mixture formation in an engine cylinder, resepectively. This study has analyzed intake port and piston characteristics for swirl flow of a heavy-duty LPG engine. As an available technology to optimize intake port, the steady flow rig test has been applied for measuring swirl ratio and mean flow coefficient. And we measured the mean velocity and turbulence intensity of swirl flow under motoring condition in transparent engine cylinder by backward scattering LDV system. From these results, the piston and cylinder head with a good evaluated swirl flow characteristics were developed and adapted fur a 11L heavy-duty engine using the liquid phase LPG injection (LPLI) system. The obtained results are expected to be a fundamental data for developing intake port and piston.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.42-48
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• 2003

LPG has been a broad concern of pro-environmental alternative fuel for vehicles. Recently, the new Liquid Phase LPG Injection(LPLI) system extends the limit of power of LPG engine and gives a chance to substitute LPG engine for diesel engine of heavy duty vehicles that are the main resources of air pollution in urban area. Large bore size of heavy duty LPG engine derives a serious knock problem. To find an optimal MBT conditions, it is necessary to know how the flame develops in the combustion chamber and find where the knock positions are. In this study. the ion-probe head gasket was used to estimate the knock position. Inverse operation of the ion-probe signal provides the flame developing characteristics. The further the position is from the spark plug, the later the flame arrives and the more times knock occurs. The main factor that effects knock position is inferred a flor situation of mixed gas in the combustion chamber.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2014

국내 외에서 대기 오염에 대한 관심은 높은 편이며, 자동차 및 연료 연구자들은 깨끗한 (친환경 대체연료) 연료와 연료 품질에 맞춘 새로운 엔진 설계의 구성, 혁신적인 후처리 시스템 등의 접근을 통하여 차량의 배기가스 배출을 줄이려고 노력하고 있다. 이러한 연구는 다음과 같은 다양한 주요 이슈를 가져오게 된다. PM 배출량이 디젤과 가솔린 차량에 대해 규제해야 하는지 여부와 가솔린 및 LPG 차량이 PM 배출가스 규제에서 무시될 수 있는지 여부이다. 마지막으로 온실 가스 (C$CO_2$, $CH_4$, $N_2O$) 규제가 자동차 배출 규제를 포함하여 논의 것 등이다. 자동차의 온실 가스 및 배출가스(PM)는 환경오염, 건강 악영향 등의 원인으로 많은 문제점을 일으키게 된다. 본 논문에서는 자동차 저온 시동성 및 배출가스에 대해 LPG 연료의 영향을 논의하였다. 또한 본 논문은 시험 온도에 대한 배출가스 특성을 평가하였다. 이때의 시험온도는 시험모드 상의 온도와 국내 겨울철 최저온도를 기준으로 나누어서 실시하였다. 본 연구를 통해 시동성 및 배출가스, 온실가스 배출의 상관관계를 분석하고자 하였다.