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Hydrogen Gas Production from Methane Reforming Using Oxygen Enriched Compression Ignition Engine (산소부화 압축착화기관을 이용한 메탄으로부터 수소 생산)

  • Lim, Mun-Sup;Hong, Sung-In;Hong, Myung-Seok;Chun, Young-Nam
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.557-562
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reforming characteristics and maximum operating condition for the hydrogen production by methane reforming using the compression ignition engine induced partial oxidation. An dedicated compression engine used for methane reforming was decided operating range. The partial oxidation reforming was investigated with oxygen enrichment which can improve hydrogen production, compared to general reforming. Parametric screening studies were achieved as $O_2/CH_4$ ratio, total flow rate, and intake temperature. When the variations of $O_2/CH_4$ ratio, total flow rate, and intake temperature were 1.24, 208.4 L/min, and $400^{\circ}C$, respectively, the maximum operating conditions were produced hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Under the condition mentioned above, synthetic gas were $H_2\;22.77{\sim}29.22%,\;CO\;21.11{\sim}23.59%$.

Annual cycles of nutrients and dissolved oxygen in a nutrient-rich temperate coastal bay, Chinhae Bay, Korea (영양염류가 풍부한 온대 해역 내만(한국, 진해만)에서의 영양염류와 용존산소의 연변화)

  • HONG, GI HOON;KIM, KYUNG TAE;PAE, SE JIN;KIM, SUK HYUN;LEE, SOO HYUNG
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.204-222
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    • 1991
  • The annual cycles of plant major nutrients and dissolved oxygen in a nutrients-rich semi-enclosed coastal inlet, chinhae Bay, of the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula are first presented. The water column of the bay is stratified during summer (April-late September) and well0mixed during winter (October-March). During the summer stratification period, dissolved oxygen contents exceed 400uM in the surface but diminish to less than 50uM in the near bottom waters, which often results in an anoxic environment in the inner part of Chinhae Bay. After the breakdown of the stratification in October, dissolved oxygen concentration remains undersaturated until February. The evidence of allochthonous input of N-nutrients throughout the year is readily seen in the water column: however. crude budget calculations show that the nutrients are efficiently utilized within the bay ecosystem, and that export of the nutrients from the bay to the shelf must be negligible. There is no sign of the enrichment of the nutrients in the water column. The eutrophication phenomenon sensu stricto is not observed in chinhae Bay. Using the standing stock of dissolved oxygen and estimation of the oxygen fluxes across the air-sea boundary, a benthic oxygen respiration rate during winter is estimated conservatively at 21-24 mmol Cm/SUP -2/d/SUP -1/. this oxygen respiration rate accounts for about 20% of the total phytoplankton production in winter.

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A Study of Ozone Generation Characteristic using Ceramic Catalyst Tube of Ti-Si-Al (Ti-Si-Al형 세라믹 촉매 방전관의 오존 발생 특성 연구)

  • 조국희;김영배;이동훈
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.130-136
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    • 2002
  • A novel ozonizer has been developed using a high frequency surface discharge and a high purity Ti-Si-Al ceramic catalyst as its dielectric component. A cylindrical thin compound ceramic catalyst in reactor is adhered to inside of the film-like outside electrode. And, when experiment condition are oxygen gas temperature of 20 [$^{\circ}C$], inner reactor pressure of 1.6 atm 600[Hz] and flow late of 2[l/min]. the ozonizer can easily produce ozone concentration(50~60[g/㎥]for oxygen) and power efficiency(180[g/kWh]for oxygen) without using a special enrichment means. At 2[l/min], 20[$^{\circ}C$], 1.6[atm], 600[Hz]and 40[W], the result of simulation to gas temperature of reactor using general code Phoenics, the maximum temperature of reactor was 132[$^{\circ}C$]in reactor. Ant the result electric field simulation of Ti-Si-Al type reactor using general code Flux 2D, maximum electric field was 0.131E.08[V/m].

A Study on the Evaluation of DCSG Steam Efficiency of Oil Sand Plants for Underground Resources Development (지하자원개발을 위한 오일샌드플랜트의 DCSG 증기생산효율 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Young Bae Kim;Kijin Jeong;Woohyun Jung;Seok Woo Chung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.12-21
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    • 2022
  • Steam assisted gravity drainage(SAGD) is a process that drills well in the underground oil sands layer, injects hightemperature steam, lowers the viscosity of buried bitumen, and recovers it to the ground. Recently, direct contact steam generator(DCSG) is being developed to maximize steam efficiency for SAGD process. The DCSG requires high technology to achieve pressurized combustion and steam generation in accordance with underground pressurized conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a combustion technology that can control the heat load and exhaust gas composition. In this study, process analysis of high-pressurized DCSG was conducted to apply oxygen enrichment technology in which nitrogen of the air was partially removed for increasing steam production and reducing fuel consumption. As the process analysis conditions, methane as the fuel and normal air or oxygen enriched air as the oxidizing agent were applied to high-pressurized DCSG process model. A simple combustion reaction program was used to calculate the property variations for combustion temperature, steam ratio and residual heat in exhaust gas. As a major results, the steam production efficiency of DCSG using the pure oxygen was about 6% higher than that of the normal air due to the reducing nitrogen in the air. The results of this study will be used as operating data to test the demonstration device.

The Function of Halogen Additive in $CH_4/O_2/N_2$ Flames ($CH_4/O_2/N_2$ 화염에서 할로겐 첨가제의 역할)

  • Lee, Ki-Yong;Shin, Sung-Su
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.12a
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    • pp.209-214
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    • 2003
  • Numerical simulations are performed at atmospheric pressure in order to understand the effect of additives on flame speed, flame temperature, the radical concentration, the NOx formation in freely propagating $CH_4/O_2/N_2$ flames. The additives used are carbon dioxide and hydrogen chloride which have a combination of physical and chemical behavior on hydrocarbon flame. In the flame established with the same mole of methane and additive, $CO_2$ addition significantly contributes toward the reduction of flame speed and flame temperature by the physical effect, whereas addition of HCl mainly does by the chemical effect. The impact of HCl addition on the decrease of the radical concentration is about 1.6-1.8 times as large as $CO_2$ addition. Hydrogen chloride addition is higher on the reduction of EINO than $CO_2$ addition because of the chemical effect of HCl.

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Preparation and characterization of $C-SiO_2$ membranes modified by oxidation and their gas separation properties

  • Han, Sang-Hoon;Kim, Youn-Kook;Park, Ho-Bum;Lee, Young-Moo
    • Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2004.05b
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    • pp.180-183
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    • 2004
  • Gas separation membranes are now used in a wide variety of application areas as oxygen enrichment, hydrogen recovery, acid gas treatment, and natural gas dehydration etc [1]. Since polymeric membranes offer attractive properties for gas separation application, they have been variously studied [2-4].(omitted)

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Characterization of High Temperature Oxide Scales formed on Ni-18%W Coatings (Ni-18%W 코팅의 고온산화막 분석)

  • Ko J. H;Lee D. B
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.281-286
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    • 2004
  • The oxide scales formed on Ni-18W(at.%) coating that was electrodeposited on steel were investigated using XRD, SEM and TEM. The oxide scales consisted mainly of an outer NiO layer, and an inner thick ($NiWO_4$+NiO) mixed layer. The unoxidized coating below the oxide scale was rich in Ni and depleted in W, owing to the consumption of Wand the resultant Ni enrichment. The oxidation resistance of Ni-18W coating was poorer than that of the TiN coating, due to the formation of nonprotective NiWO$_4$. During oxidation, Ni and the substrate element of Fe diffused outward, while oxygen inward, according to the concentration gradients.

Evaluation of Organic Matter and Trace Metal Contaminations of Intertidal Sediments from Coastal Islands in the Southern Region of Jeollanam Province (전남 남부 도서갯벌 퇴적물의 유기물 및 미량금속 오염 평가)

  • Hwang, Dong-Woon;Kim, Pyoung-Joong
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.46 no.5
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    • pp.626-637
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    • 2013
  • We measured the grain size, ignition loss (IL), chemical oxygen demand (COD), acid volatile sulfide (AVS) and trace metals (Al, Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Mn, Hg, and As) of intertidal surface sediment collected from 11 islands (62 stations) in the southern region of Jeollanam Province. The objective of this research was to evaluate the organic matter and trace metals contaminations of sediments from coastal island tidal flats. Surface sediment texture was characterized as follows: mud, sandy silt, muddy sand, and slightly gravelly sand facies. The finer sediments are mainly dominated in the northern part of each island. The concentrations of IL, COD, AVS and some trace metals (Al, Fe, Zn, Cr, Cu, and Hg) were higher in the northwestern part of Wan Island and the area between Gogeum and Sinji Islands, and were associated with relatively finer sediment, as compared to other locations. The concentrations of Mn, Pb, Cd, and As were higher in the northwestern and southeastern parts of Geoguem and Pyungil Islands, but were not correlated with mean grain size. Based on sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), the concentrations of trace metals were lower than the values of effect range low (ERL), used in United States, and threshold effects level (TEL), used in Korea, with exception of As. Similarly, the intertidal sediments were moderately contaminated with As, based on the the enrichment factor (EF) and the geoaccumulation index ($I_{geo}$). The high concentration of As in intertidal sediments from this study region may be due to the input of naturally or artificially contaminated submarine groundwater, contaminated waste from seaweed aquaculture operations and/or land-based seaweed processing facilities. Further studies are needed to identify the sources of As in this study region, and to determine the effects of As contamination on coastal ecosystem.

Assessment of the Pollution Levels of Organic Matter and Metallic Elements in the Intertidal Surface Sediments of Aphae Island (압해도 조간대 표층퇴적물의 유기물 및 금속원소 오염도 평가)

  • Hwang, Dong-Woon;Park, Sung-Eun;Kim, Pyoung-Jung;Koh, Byoung-Seol;Choi, Hee-Gu
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.759-771
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    • 2011
  • We evaluated the pollution levels of organic matter and metallic element (Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Cr, Mn, As, and Hg) in the intertidal surface sediments of Aphae Island using several sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) and assessment techniques for sediment pollution. Based on the textural composition of sediment, the surface sediments were classified into two main sedimentary facies: slightly gravelly mud and silt. The concentrations of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and acid volatile sulfide (AVS) in the sediments ranged from 4.6-9.9 (mean $7.4{\pm}1.1$) $mgO_2/g{\cdot}dry$ and from ND-0.53 (mean $0.04{\pm}0.10$) mgS/$g{\cdot}dry$, respectively. These values were considerably lower than those reported from a farming area in a semi-enclosed bay of Korea and for SQGs in Japan. The metallic element concentrations in the sediments varied widely with the mean grain size and organic matter content, implying that the concentrations of metallic elements are influenced mainly by secondary factors, such as bioturbation, the resuspension of sediment, and anthropogenic input. The overall results for the comparison with SQGs, enrichment factor (EF), and geoaccumulation index ($I_{geo}$) indicate that the surface sediments are slightly polluted by Cr and Ni, and moderately polluted by As. Our results suggest that the intertidal surface sediments of Aphae Island are not polluted by organic matter or metallic elements and the benthic conditions are suitable for healthy organisms.

Enhanced Nitrogen in Morphologically Disturbed Blue Compact Galaxies at 0.20 < z < 0.35: Probing Galaxy Merging Features

  • Chung, Jiwon;Rey, Soo-Chang;Sung, Eon-Chang;Yeom, Bum-Suk;Humphrey, Andrew;Yi, Wonhyeong;Kyeong, Jaemann
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.39-39
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    • 2013
  • We present a study of correlations between the elemental abundances and galaxy morphologies of 91 blue compact galaxies (BCGs) at z=0.20-0.35 with Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) DR7 data. We classify the morphologies of the galaxies as either 'disturbed' or 'undisturbed', by visual inspection of the SDSS images, and using the Gini coefficient and M20. We derive oxygen and nitrogen abundances using the Te method. We find that a substantial fraction of BCGs with disturbed morphologies, indicative of merger remnants, show relatively high N/O and low O/H abundance ratios. The majority of the disturbed BCGs exhibit higher N/O values at a given O/H value compared to the morphologically undisturbed galaxies, implying more efficient nitrogen enrichment in disturbed BCGs. We detect Wolf-Rayet (WR) features in only a handful of the disturbed BCGs, which appears to contradict the idea that WR stars are responsible for high nitrogen abundance. Combining these results with Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) GR6 ultraviolet (UV) data, we find that the majority of the disturbed BCGs show systematically lower values of the $H{\alpha}$ to near-UV star formation rate ratio. The equivalent width of the $H{\beta}$ emission line is also systematically lower in the disturbed BCGs. Based on these results, we infer that disturbed BCGs have undergone star formation over relatively longer time scales, resulting in a more continuous enrichment of nitrogen. We suggest that this correlation between morphology and chemical abundances in BCGs is due to a difference in their recent star formation histories.

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