• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2016

This research dealt with performance characteristics of OTEC system applying an ejector and additional pump. Each system using five kinds of working fluids was analyzed, and primary parameters with respect to entrainment ratio were examined: Turbine gross power, evaporation capacity, pump work, efficiency and volume flow ratio. The primary results were as following. The efficiency of ejector-pump OTEC system was dependent on entrainment of the ejector. The degree of efficiency change was different from applied working fluid, and amount of pump work was turned out to be primary factor affected system efficiency. Meanwhile, optimized entrainment ratio was different from applied working fluid since their different vapor density. System efficiency at optimized entrainmet ratio of each working fluid was around 5%, showing minor difference each other.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.62-97
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• 2000

Recently the research for utilization of waste heat produced from electric power plants, casting factories, heat treating factories or commercial are being afforded by the need for energy saving. The objective of this study is to develop a thermoelectric generation system which unused energy from close-at-hand sources such as garbage incineration heat and industrial exhaust etc. into electricity. This paper a thermoelectric technology on a optimum system design method and efficiency and cost effective thermoelectric element on order to extract the maximum power output from energy conversion of waste energy. It is shown that the longitudinal stresses of module contacted with two point constrained Al tubes could be released more than those with a one-point constrained.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2018

인류의 한정된 석유자원의 개발은 유가의 상승과 함께 필연적으로 심해지역의 유전을 탐사하고 개발하고 있다. 이러한 심해지역에는 심층수의 온도가 약 $4^{\circ}C$이고 표층수의 온도는 약 $30^{\circ}C$로 이때의 온도 차이를 이용하여 발전설비를 가동하는 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC) 기술에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 심해지역에 설치되는 FPSO(Floating Production Storage Offloading; 부유식 생산설비)에서 수심 100m의 해수를 냉각수로 이용하는 조건을 400m까지 변경하는 조건으로 하고, FPSO에서 냉각수로 사용되고 배출되는 해수를 이용하여 Discharged Thermal Energy Conversion(DTEC) 발전장치를 적용하는 방안을 설계하고 해석하였다. 기존의 설계 수심보다 깊은 수심에서 냉각수를 취수하여 DTEC 시스템을 적용하면 수심에 따라 보다 많은 전력을 생산할 수 있는 시스템의 설계가 가능한 것을 확인하였다. FPSO와 OTEC 발전설비의 유사성을 고려하였을 때, 심해지역의 FPSO에 DTEC 시스템을 적용하여 기술을 축적하고 유전의 수명이 다한 뒤에 OTEC 발전설비로 개조한다면 자원개발과 지속가능한 발전이라는 두 가지 중요한 과제를 이룰 수 있을 것이다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.591-597
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• 2012

For the past few years, the concern for clean energy has been greatly increased. Ocean thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC) power plants are studied as a viable option for the supply of clean energy. In this study, we examined the thermodynamic performance of the OTEC power system for the production of electric power. Computer simulation programs were developed under the same condition and various working fluids for closed Rankine cycle, regenerative cycle, Kalina cycle, open cycle, and hybrid cycle. The results show that the regenerative cycle showed the best system efficiency. And then we examined the thermodynamic performance of regenerative cycle OTEC power system using the condenser effluent from Uljin nuclear power plant instead of the surface water. The highest system efficiency of the condition was 4.55% and the highest net power was 181 MW.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2014

In this paper, the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC) with vapor-vapor ejector is proposed newly. At this OTEC system, a vapor-vapor ejector is installed at inlet of condenser. The vapor-vapor ejector plays a very important role in increasing of the production work of low-stage turbine throughout the decrement of outlet pressure of ejector. The performance analysis is conducted for optimizing the system with HYSYS program. The procedure of performance analysis consists of outlet pressure of high turbine, the mass ratio of working fluid at separator, total working fluid rate, and nozzle diameters of vapor-vapor ejector. The main results is summarized as follows. The nozzle diameter is most important thing in this study. When each nozzle diameter of vapor-vapor ejector is 10 mm, the efficiency of OTEC system with vapor-vapor ejector shows the highest value. So it is necessary to set the optimized nozzle diameters of vapor-vapor ejector for achieving the high efficiency OTEC power system.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2015

In this paper, EP-Kalina cycle applying liquid-vapor ejector and motive pump is newly proposed. In this EP-Kalina cycle, the liquid-vapor ejector is used to increase pressure difference between inlet and outlet of the turbine. Also the motive pump enhances the performance of liquid-vapor ejector, resulting in increase of system efficiency of OTEC cycles. The comparison cycles in this study are basic, Kalina, EKalina and EP-Kalina ones. The pump work, net power, APRe, APRc, TPP and system efficiency of each cycle are compared. In case of net power, EP-Kalina cycle is lowest among the cycles due to the application of the motive pump. But, the net power difference of cycles seems to be minor since the pump work of cycles is merely about 1kW, compared to turbine gross power of 20kW. The system efficiency of EP-Kalina cycle shows 3.22%, relatively 44% higher than that of basic OTEC cycle. Therefore, the system efficiency is increased by applying the liquid-vapor ejector and the motive pump. Additional performance analysis is necessary to optimize the proposed EP-Kalina cycle.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.580-585
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• 2012

R744용 해양온도차 발전 시스템의 작동변수에 대한 기초 설계자료를 제공하고자 증발열량, 응축열량, 전체일량, 효율에 대한 사이클 성능을 분석하였다. 본 연구에서 고려된 작동변수는 R744 해양온도차 발전 사이클의 과열도, 과냉각도, 응축온도, 증발온도 등이다. 주요 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. R744의 증발열량은 과열도와 과냉각도가 증가할수록 증가하는 반면, 응축온도가 증가할수록 감소한다. 전체일량은 R744의 과열도와 과냉각도와 함께 증가하나 증발온도는 증가할수록 감소한다. 그리고 효율은 과열도와 과냉각도가 증가할수록 증가하는 반면, 응축온도는 감소한다. 그러므로 R744용 해양온도차 발전 시스템의 증발열량, 응축열량, 전체일량, 효율은 과열도, 과냉각도, 응축온도, 증발온도, 펌프와 터빈 효율에 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 R744용 해양온도차 발전 시스템의 설계시에는 이러한 영향을 면밀하게 파악하여야 한다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.124-130
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• 2010

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC) power plants have been examined as a viable option for supplying clean energy. This paper evaluated the thermodynamic performance of the OTEC Power system for the production of electric power and desalinated water. The results show that newly developed fluids such as R32, R125, R143a, and R410A that do not cause stratospheric ozone layer depletion perform as well as R22 and ammonia. Overall cycle efficiency of open cycle is the lowest value of 3.01% because about 10% of the gross power is used for pumping out non-condensable gas. Also, the hybrid cycle is an attempt to combine the best features and avoid the worst features of the open and closed cycles. The overall cycle efficiency of hybrid cycle is 3.44% and the amount of desalinated water is 0.0619 kg/s.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2007

For the past few years, the concern for clean energy has been greatly increased. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC) power plants are studied as a viable option for the supply of clean energy. In this paper, the thermodynamic performance of OTEC cycle was examined. Computer simulation programs were developed under the same condition and various working fluids for closed Rankine cycle, regeneration cycle, Kalina cycle, open cycle and hybrid cycle. The results show that the regeneration cycle using R125 showed a 0.17 to 1.56% increase in energy efficiency, and simple Rankine cycle can generate electricity when the difference in warm and cold sea water inlet temperatures are greater than $15^{\circ}C$. Also, the cycle efficiency of OTEC power plant using the condenser effluent from nuclear power plant instead of the surface water increased about 2%.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2013

In this paper, an analysis on exergy efficiency of high-efficiency R717 OTEC power system for the efficiency and pressure drop in main components were investigated theoretically in order to optimize the design for the operating parameters of this system. The operating parameters considered in this study include turbine and pump efficiency, and pressure drop in a condenser and evaporator, respectively. As the turbine efficiency of R717 OTEC power system increases, the exergy efficiency of this system increases. But pressure drop in the evaporator of R717 OTEC power system increases, the exergy efficiency of this system decreases, respectively. And, in case of exergy efficiency of this OTEC system, the turbine efficiency and pressure drop in a condenser on R717 OTEC power system is the largest and the lowest among operation parameters, respectively.