• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2007

MH21 연구 컨소시엄에서는 일본 난카이 트러프 동부의 메탄 하이드레이트 탐사를 위해 고분해능 3 차원 탄성파 탐사와 해저면 지구화학탐사를 수행해 왔다. 메탄 하이트레이트가 존재하는 천부지층을 영상화 하기 위해 수행된 고분해능 3 차원 탄성파탐사 결과, 천부 지층에 대한 훌륭한 지질 정보를 획득할 수 있었다. 이러한 정보들은 지질학적, 지구화학적 모델을 구축하는데 유용하며, 특히 메탄가스 또는 메탄을 포함하는 유체의 이동통로, 지구화학적 메탄 하이드레이트 지시자등을 포함하는 복잡한 해저면 지질구조를 이해하는데 유용하다. 수중잠수정을 이용해 확인된 메탄 유출 지점과 탄성파 단면의 비교 결과, 해저면 하부의 메탄가스층 및 메탄 하이드레이트 저류층과 해저면 메탄 하이드레이트 지시자 사이의 특정적인 관계가 확인되었다. 해저지형도와 해저면 반사파로부터 영상화된 해저면 반사파진폭 영상 역시 넓은 지역에 대한 이들 관계를 이해하는 유용하며, 이러한 자료에 기반한 새로운 지구화학적 해저면 탐사도 요구된다. 메탄 하이드레이트 저류층과 해저면 메탄 하이드레이트 지시자 사이의 관계는 고분해능 3 차원 탄성파탐사 자료의 해석을 통해 점점 더 분명해지고 있다. MH21 연구 컨소시엄은 향후 고분해능 3 차원 탄성파탐사로부터 구축된 지질학적, 지구화학적 모델에 기반하여 해저면 지구화학탐사를 수행할 것이다. 이 논문에서는 3 차원 탄성파 탐사와 해저면 지구화학탐사기술의 융합에 의한 일본에서의 메탄 하이트레이트 탐사에 대해 소개한다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.190-194
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• 2015

The splash zone is the most corrosive area of the marine environment, and the corrosion of steel structures exposed in this area is a serious concern. DH36 steel is one of most commonly used steels for offshore oil platforms in China, and its corrosion behaviour in splash zones was studied in this paper. Polarization curves were obtained from the corroded steel exposed in this area while the morphologies and rusts of the rust steel were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Double rust layers were formed in the splash zone. The inner layer contained magnetite and fine flaky lepidocrocite, and the outer layer was composed of accumulated flaky lepidocrocite and a small amount of goethite. In the wet period, the iron dissolved and reacted with lepidocrocite, and magnetite appeared, while the magnetite was oxidized to lepidocrocite again during the dry period. Electrochemical reduction and chemical oxidization cycled in intermittent wetting and drying periods, and magnetite and lepidocrocite were involved in the reduction reaction, leading to serious corrosion.

• 대한기계학회논문집 C: 기술과 교육
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2013

기후변화 완화를 위한 온실가스 감축 수단으로서 대량의 이산화탄소를 포집하여 저장하는 이산화탄소 포집 및 저장(CCS) 기술의 중요성이 날로 부각되고 있다. CCS 기술은 발전소등과 같은 대규모 배출원에서 배출되는 이산화탄소를 바로 감축 가능케 할 뿐 아니라 지속 가능한 성장을 통한 탄소 에너지 산업 구조를 활용 가능하게 한다. 본 논문에서는 '국가 CCS 종합추진계획'에 근거 해양을 매개로 연간 300만톤급 CCS 실증을 위한 $CO_2$ 수송 및 저장기술의 국내 개발현황을 고찰하고자 한다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2017

In recent years, the demand for ships and offshore platforms that can navigate and operate through the Arctic Ocean has been rapidly increasing due to global warming and large reservoirs of oil and natural gas in the area. Winterization design is one of the key issues to consider in the robust structural safety design and building of ships that operate in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic regions. However, international regulations for winterization design in Arctic condition regulated that only those ships and offshore platforms with a Polar Class designation and/or an alternative standard. In order to cope with the rising demand for operating in the Arctic region, existing and new Arctic vessels with a Polar Class designation are lacking to cover for adequate winterization design with HSE philosophy. Existing ships and offshore platform was not designed based on reliable data based on numerical and experiment studies. There are only designed as a performance and functional purposes. It is very important to obtain of reliable data and provide of design guidance of the anti-icing structures by taking the effects of low temperature into consideration. Therefore, the main objective of this paper reconsiders anti-icing design of aluminum helideck using the heating cable. To evaluate of reliable data and recommend of anti-icing design method, various types of analysis and methods can be applied in general. In the present study, finite element method carried out the thermal analysis with cold chamber testing for performance and capacity of heating cables.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2017

Various offshore structures such as FPSO, FSO, Semi-submersible, TLP and Spar are operated to develop offshore oil and gas fields. Most of the offshore structures shall be operated over 20 years under the harsh environments at sites so that the offshore structures should be designed to endure the harsh environments. In this study, the effect of the impact load (so called slapping load) by the steep waves acting on the FPSO bow is investigated through the model test. For measurement of the impact pressures on the frontal area, a bow-shaped panel was fabricated, and installed the pressure sensors on the bow starboard side of the model FPSO. During the model test campaign, the impact load was investigated using the steep waves with $Hs/{\lambda}$ greater than 1/16 of the representative wave condition. Consequently, it is confirmed through the model test that the impact loads acting on the FPSO bow are significantly increased with the steep waves ($Hs/{\lambda}$ > 1/16) than the representative wave conditions of a maximum significant wave height and a pitch forcing period. Therefore, for safe design of North Sea FPSO, it is necessary to consider the steep waves in addition to the representative wave conditions and to be applied as proper structural load. Also, the effect of random seeds in irregular waves should be considered to build the safe FPSO.

• 지질학회지
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.587-603
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• 2018

남해 대륙붕 제주분지의 각 퇴적층에 대한 심층 구조도를 작성하고 이를 기반으로 3-D 석유시스템 모델링을 수행하여, 이 지역의 석유와 가스의 생성과 배출, 그리고 이동과 집적에 대하여 분석하였다. 최하부 퇴적층인 에오세층을 근원암으로 설정하였으며, 하천-호수의 퇴적환경을 고려하여 타입 II와 III가 혼합된 케로젠으로부터 석유와 가스가 생성되는 것으로 입력하여 모델링을 실시하였다. 초기 유기탄소 함량은 기존의 시추공 자료들과 퇴적환경을 고려하여 4%로 입력하였다. 모델링 결과 많은 양의 석유와 가스가 생성되는 지역은 제주분지 내 한일공동개발광구(Joint Development Zone; 이하 JDZ) 4소구 서쪽지역으로, 20 Ma에 많은 양의 석유와 가스가 이곳의 근원암으로부터 배출되어 상위의 저류층으로 이동하였다. JDZ 4소구 지역의 근원암에서 배출되어 나온 석유와 가스는 주변에 이미 형성되어 있는 크고 작은 폐쇄형 유망구조(closure)로 이동하여 집적되었다. JDZ 1소구와 2소구가 접한 지역의 동쪽부분도 석유와 가스가 많이 생성되는 지역이다. 이곳에서 생성된 석유와 가스는 10 Ma에 주로 배출되었으며 근원암에서 배출된 석유와 가스는 상위의 퇴적층으로 이동하여 집적되었다. JDZ 1소구와 2소구가 접한 지역은 JDZ 4소구 지역보다 석유와 가스의 배출이 상대적으로 늦게 이루어지고 저류암으로의 이동도 상대적으로 늦게 나타나는 것으로 모델링되었다. 석유의 경우는 비교적 짧은 수평거리를 이동하는 것에 비하여 가스의 경우는 상대적으로 먼 수평거리를 이동하였으며 수직이동도 활발하였을 것으로 추정된다. 석유와 가스의 이동이 활발했던 시기는 마이오세 시기이며 이때는 광역적인 덮개암이 형성되기 이전이므로 많은 양의 석유와 가스가 지표로 유출되었을 가능성이 있다. 그러나 올리고세층과 마이오세층은 사질암과 이질암이 교호되는 지층으로, 폐쇄형 유망구조가 잘 형성된 곳에서는 석유와 가스가 집적된 것으로 모델링 되었다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2013

The growing need for energy (oil and gas) has led to offshore resource development. As a reflection of this trend, there have been many advances in the technologies used for the subsea production systems that make offshore resource development possible. As the technologies for subsea production systems continue to grow, a subsea X-mas tree, the core equipment in a subsea production system, is required to have more functions than before. Generally, these complex functions lead to a change in its configuration. Therefore, this paper investigates a change in a subsea X-mas tree system to enhance system understanding, and conducts a leakage path analysis of a subsea X-mas tree system. Utilizing the recent configuration of the subsea X-mas tree, an identification of the leakage path and a quantitative risk analysis for the leakage using an FTA (fault tree analysis) are conducted.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2009

As the demands of ocean resource development increase, many offshore structures are required. To cope with the active ocean developments, many types of construction methods have been applied for offshore facilities, including oil, gas and harbors. One of the challenges is to transport and install the heave bridge caisson. Several construction methods are well understood. However, for the sake of safety and reliability, the F/D installation method can be utilized. While the caisson is carried by an F/D, the mooring force of the tug boat and the structure stability from exiting motions in the dock should be checked against external loadings and sea conditions. The external loads can be classified with wind force, current force, and wave force. In the stability analysis, transportation velocity and draft of F/D are important factors. The dynamic stability and hook load for crane barge installation for the same caisson are also studied. Considering external loads and dominant factors, the stability of caisson during transportation has been investigated.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.345-360
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• 2018

Increasing demand for large-sized Floating, Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) for oil and gas industries led to the development of novel geometric form of Buoyant Leg Storage and Regasification Platform (BLSRP). Six buoyant legs support the deck and are placed symmetric with respect to wave direction. Circular deck is connected to buoyant legs using hinged joints, which restrain transfer of rotation from the legs to deck and vice-versa. Buoyant legs are connected to seabed using taut-moored system with high initial pretension, enabling rigid body motion in vertical plane. Encountered environmental loads induce dynamic tether tension variations, which in turn affect stability of the platform. Postulated failure cases, created by placing eccentric loads at different locations resulted in dynamic tether tension variation; chaotic nature of tension variation is also observed in few cases. A detailed numerical analysis is carried out for BLSRP using Mathieu equation of stability. Increase in the magnitude of eccentric load and its position influences fatigue life of tethers significantly. Fatigue life decreases with the increase in the amplitude of tension variation in tethers. Very low fatigue life of tethers under Mathieu instability proves the severity of instability.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.1354-1359
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• 2014

A survey is carried out for the future energy sources to be used for ship's propulsion and ship's machinery and operations. 44 global experts from Korea, America, Norway, Denmark, Japan and German who are currently working in the shipyard and offshore fields participated at the survey. Quantitative predications on the market shares of various energy sources, such as oil, LNG, fuel cell, wind energy, solar energy and nuclear energy are made. MPI (market prediction index) is considered as a quantitative index for easy comparison between future's energy sources used for ship's propulsion and operations. It is expected that the MPI of LNG becomes twofold in 2020 against 'before 2016'. It could be also said that hydrogen based fuel cell is expected to increase rapidly for the coming years unless a new alternative energy appears.