• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2015

This paper addresses the problems of using anti-freeze lubricants for different machines that must function at extremely low temperatures during winter operation in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). We discuss the possibility of obtaining anti-freeze base oils from Talakan crude oil, an area with major oil and gas deposits of the Republic of Sakha, and also provide the trade and technological classification of Talakan crude oil. We propose two different schemes for processing Talakan crude oil: the fuel scheme (obtaining light and heavy fractions as a fuel oil) and the base oil scheme (obtaining light fractions and base oils). We investigate the influence of pour point depressants on alkyl-methacrylate base on the low-temperature properties of the fractions obtained from Talakan crude oil and Korean base oils, and establish the optimal concentration of pour point depressants. We compare the properties of these fractions with the low-temperature properties of Korean base oils and find that the commercial oil "Ravenol 0W-40" provides optimistic results. We obtain oil with a pour point of minus $50^{\circ}C$ and a viscosity index greater than 100. The Design of Experiment was used to establish the optimum composition of the pour point depressants and the base oil S-8 to obtain lubricant oil with a kinematic viscosity of 17 cSt, viscosity index of 208, and a pour point of minus $64^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.124-129
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• 2008

In this study, fuel qualities including kinematic viscosity and pour point in the various temperature, calorific value and combustion characteristics of two biodiesels based on the soybean and waste oil blended with light oil were investigated and discussed in order to figure out to confirm fuel compatibility taking the place of light oil in the hot air heater or boiler. As biodiesel content ratio increased calorific value of biodiesel decreased, and the difference was 13% between 100%-biodiesel and light oil. In general, pour points of the biodiesels were higher than light oil, and as biodiesel content ratio increased pour point increased. About 15 cSt was the pour point of biodiesels and light oil, which occurred at 3 to $4^{\circ}C$ in the biodiesels and $-25^{\circ}C$ in the light oil. Flame dimensions of biodiesels and light oil were almost same at the same combustion condition in the burner of the hot air heater. CO concentrations in the exhaustion gas were far lower than those of the light oil. Though pour point of biodiesel is a little inferior to light oil, still biodiesel can be an alternative fuel substituting for light oil in combustion system without much modifying the current oil combustion mechanism.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.524-529
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• 2013

Recently, researchers have become interested in natural ester fluids, as they are an environmentally friendly alternative to mineral oils. Natural ester fluids are a natural resource made from plants; they have higher biodegradability, flash, and fire points, and a greater permittivity compared to conventional mineral oils. However, natural ester fluids also have a higher pour point, viscosity, and water content. These characteristics can hamper circulation and impair the electrical properties of an oil-filled transformer. A large amount of data has been accumulated over the years in regards to mineral insulating oil involving dielectric breakdown voltage and lightning impulse tests. However, natural ester fluids have not had their electrical properties sufficiently characterized. In this paper, we present an investigation into the characteristics of the electrical discharge development in natural ester fluids and in an oil-filled transformer near the pour points. The experiment results show that the electrical properties decreased according to a decrease in the ambient temperature and freezing time. It was found that the pour point and water content of natural ester fluids have a significant effect on the electrical properties.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2011

The low temperature characteristics of automotive diesel have been legally regulated due to the fact that solid particle in diesel at low temperature can cause severe problems in the vehicle. The biodiesel is well known for eco-friendly fuel, which is one of the most popular alternative petrodiesel, but it is easy to solidified at low temperature than petrodiesel at low temperature. For that reason, in this study, we investigated the low temperature fuel characteristics of diesel-biodiesel blends which were prepared to mix 6 different kinds of biodiesel to winter diesel fuel, respectively. Also, we confirmed to improve low temperature fuel characteristics by pour point depressant.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.346-352
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• 2015

폴리알파올레핀(PAO)은 유동점, 점도지수, 열/산화 안정성이 광유 기반의 윤활유보다 우수한 합성 윤활유이다. 본 연구에서는 1-펜텐, 1-헥센, 1-옥텐, 및 1-도데센을 단량체로 사용하고 세가지 종류의 알루미늄계 루이스 산촉매로 양이온 중합을 수행하여 다양한 PAO를 합성하였다. PAO 중합 성능과 제조된 PAO의 분자량, 동점도, 유동점과 점도지수를 다양한 중합 조건에서 조절할 수 있었다. 알킬 알루미늄 할라이드계 촉매가 기존의 $AlCl_3$계 촉매에 비하여 촉매 성능이 우수하였다. PAO의 미세구조를 비행-시간형 질량분석기(TOF-MS) 해석을 통하여 PAO의 미세구조와 윤활유로의 성능(점도지수, 유동점)과의 상관관계를 규명하였다. 특히, PAO의 점도지수는 알파 올레핀의 탄소수 증가에 따라 상승하여, PAO의 분지길이가 점도지수와 밀접한 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.820-829
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• 2017

Vegetable oil dielectrics have been used in transformers as green alternatives to mineral insulating oils for about twenty years, because of their advantages of non-toxic, biodegradability, and renewability. However, the viscosity of vegetable oils is more than 3 times of mineral oils, which means a poor heat dissipation capacity. To get low-viscosity dielectrics, transesterification and purification were performed to prepare vegetable oil methyl esters in this study. Electrical and physical properties were determined to investigate their potential as dielectrics. The results showed that the methyl ester products had good dielectric strengths, high water saturation and enough fire resistance. The viscosities (at $40^{\circ}C$) were 0.2 times less than FR3 fluid, and 0.7 times less than mineral oil, which indicated superior cooling capacity as we expected. With the assistance of 0.5 wt% pour point depressants, canola oil methyl ester exhibited the lowest pour point ($-26^{\circ}C$) among the products which was lower than FR3 fluid ($-21^{\circ}C$) and 25# mineral oil ($-23^{\circ}C$). Thus, canola oil methyl ester was the best candidate as a low-viscosity vegetable oil-based dielectric. The low-viscosity fluid could extend the service life of transformers by its better cooling capacity compared with nature ester dielectrics.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.497-503
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• 2008

디젤 및 바이오디젤의 구성 성분 중에 포함된 n-파라핀과 포화 지방산 메틸에스테르가 저온에서 결정화되는 것을 방지하기 위하여 여러 가지 기술들이 알려져 있다. 그 중에서 메타크릴레이트 공중합체가 디젤의 유동점과 저온필터막힘점을 낮출 수 있는 효과적인 저온유동성 향상제로 알려져 있다. 본 논문에서는 C12, C18 및 C22 지방 알콜과 메타크릴산의 에스테르화 반응에 의하여 알킬 메타크릴레이트 단량체를 합성하여 스티렌과 30:70, 50:50 및 70:30의 몰 비율로 라디칼 공중합체를 합성하였다. 합성한 공중합체의 구조를 $^1H-NMR$ 및 FT-IR 스펙트럼으로 분석하였으며 GPC로 분자량을 측정하였다. 디젤 및 바이오디젤을 5% 함유한 경유(BD5)에 100~5000 ppm의 공중합체를 첨가하여 유동점 및 CFPP 등의 저온 유동성을 평가하였다. 저온 유동성을 평가한 결과, 스티렌-스테아릴 메타크릴레이트 공중합체(PStmSMAn)의 저온 유동성이 다른 공중합체에 비하여 우수하였으며 특히, PSt82SMA18 공중합체 5000 ppm을 함유한 BD5의 유동점이 첨가 전에 비해 $25^{\circ}C$, CFPP $9^{\circ}C$ 강하되는 결과를 나타내었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.542-547
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• 2010

디젤연료 및 바이오 디젤을 포함하는 디젤연료는 성분 내에 n-파라핀과 포화 지방산 메틸에스테르가 저온에서 결정화가 이루어져 연료의 저온 특성을 감소시키는 현상이 발생한다. 이러한 문제를 방지하기 위하여 많은 방법들이 알려져 있으며, 그 중에서 알킬 메타크릴레이트계 중합체가 저온유동특성을 향상시키는 첨가제로 많이 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 LMA (lauryl methacrylate), SMA (stearyl methacrylate)를 각각 측쇄 구조가 다른 알킬 메타크릴레이트를 사용하여 70 : 30의 몰 비율로 라디칼 공중합체를 합성하였다. 합성된 공중합체의 구조는 $^1H$-NMR 및 FT-IR 스펙트럼으로 분석하였으며, GPC로 분자량을 측정하였다. 이 공중합체를 디젤연료에 500~1000 ppm, 바이오디젤을 5%, 20% 함유한 디젤연료(BD5 및 BD20)에 1000~10000 ppm을 각각 첨가하여 유동점, 구름점 및 저온필터막힘점 등의 저온유동특성을 조사하였다. 저온유동특성을 측정한 결과 BD5에서 SMA를 포함한 공중합체 $PSMAmR_2n$에서 첨가 전 대비 유동점 $15^{\circ}C$, 구름점 $6^{\circ}C$, 저온필터막힘점 $10^{\circ}C$ 강하되어 가장 우수한 결과를 나타냈다.

• 공업화학
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.208-212
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• 2009

동식물의 유지로부터 합성된 바이오디젤은 기존 석유디젤을 대체할 수 있는 친환경적인 연료로 알려져 있다. 하지만 바이오디젤은 석유디젤에 비해 낮은 온도에서 연료특성이 열악한 것으로 알려져 있기 때문에 다양한 원료별 바이오디젤의 저온특성 분석이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 12종류의 다양한 식물성오일로부터 트란스에스테르화를 시킨 결과, 86~96%의 높은 수율로 바이오디젤을 얻을 수 있었다. 이렇게 합성된 바이오디젤을 운점, 유동점, 저온필터막힘점을 측정한 결과, 올레핀 함량이 높은 들기름으로부터 합성된 바이오디젤의 저온특성이 가장 우수하였다.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2002년도 proceedings of the second asia international conference on tribology
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• pp.339-340
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• 2002

Natural castor oil was chemically reconstructed to extend the carbon chains by means of iso-reaction so as to improve the rheological behavior, by way of increasing the viscosity index and decreasing the pour point. The rheological and tribological characteristics of the reconstructed castor oil were comparatively investigated with those of the natural castor oil and several other vegetable oils and a mineral oil. The friction and wear test results on a four-ball machine indicate that the chemically reconstructed castor oil has considerably improved rheological and tribological properties as compared with the natural castor oil. It shows a greatly increase viscosity index and largely decreased pour point, which makes it applicable to low temperature lubrication. The chemically reconstructed castor oil even shows better tribological behavior than pentaerythritol ester or di-iso-capryl sebacate. However, it is still needed to increase the oxidation stability of the reconstructed castor oil.