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A Study on the Economic Evaluation with Super-Micro Fuel Cell Home Cogeneration System by Varying the Floor Area of House (주택면적의 변화에 따른 가정용 초소형 연료전지 코제너레이션 시스템의 경제성 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Roh, Chul-Woo;Kim, Min-Soo
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.25-28
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    • 2008
  • The fuel cell system is environment-friendly and energy efficient system. Especially, the fuel cell cogeneration systems providing heat and electricity to buildings have been developed and applied to a lot of sites in the world to cope with the global warming and $CO_2$ emission problem. This paper presents the result of study on the economic evaluation with super-micro fuel cell (SMFC) cogeneration system by varying the floor area ($132m^2{\sim}331m^2$) of the house, whose system capacity ranges from 0.10 kWe to 0.50 kWe. The electricity demand, heat demand, saved energy cost, and the simple pay-back period have been simulated for the various capacities of fuel cell cogeneration system. As a result, this study suggests the fuel cell system's capacity decision strategy for a given house area. Contrary to conventional design assumptions, the smaller capacity fuel cell cogeneration system is appropriate for the house of large floor area to defense the progressive electricity tax, and the larger capacity fuel cell cogeneration system is appropriate for the house of small floor area to sell the electricity.

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Preliminary study and development of $kW_e$-class liquid fuel based SOFC system (액상 연료 용 $kW_e$급 SOFC 시스템 사전 연구 및 개발)

  • Yoon, Sang-Ho;Kim, Sun-Young;Bae, Joong-Myeon;Baek, Seung-Whan
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.21-24
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    • 2008
  • We have developed a $kW_e$ class liquid fuel based solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. Our final target is to develop the 1 $kW_e$ diesel based SOFC system for residential power generator(RPG). In this study, we present the conceptual design of SOFC system. System is composed of hot-box and cold-box. Planar typed SOFC stack, heat exchanger, combustor for stack tail gas, and fuel processor, such as fuel reformer and desulfurizer, are contained in the hot-box. And several balance of plants(BOP), such as fuel suppliers and controller, are contained in the cold-box. Before the SOFC system fabrication, we have already operated the selfsustaining fuel processor, and heat exchange of all heat-related components is simulated using ASPEN HYSYS, because heat maintenance and management in hot-box are important for stable operation of SOFC system. The self-sustained fuel processor was successfully operated for about 250 hours, and heat exchange is enough to operate the SOFC system.

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MNSR transient analysis using the RELAP5/Mod3.2 code

  • Dawahra, S.;Khattab, K.;Alhabit, F.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.52 no.9
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    • pp.1990-1997
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    • 2020
  • To support the safe operation of the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR), a thermo-hydraulic transient model using the RELAP5/Mod3.2 code was simulated. The model was verified by comparing the results with the measured and the previously calculated data. The comparisons consisted of comparing the MNSR parameters under normal constant power operation and reactivity insertion transients. Reactivity Insertion Accident (RIA) for three different initial reactivity values of 3.6, 6.0, and 6.53 mk have been simulated. The calculated peaks of the reactor power, fuel, clad and coolant temperatures in hot channel were calculated in this model. The reactor power peaks were: 103 kW at 240 s, 174 kW at 160 s and 195 kW at 140 s, respectively. The fuel temperature reached its maximum value of 116 ℃ at 240 s, 124 ℃ at 160 s and 126 ℃ at 140 s respectively. These calculation results ensured the high inherently safety features of the MNSR under all phases of the RIAs.

A Electric Power Source Modeling and Simulation for Electric Propulsion Systems of a Fuel Cell Powered Small UAV (소형 연료전지 무인기의 전기추진시스템용 전력원 모델링 및 시뮬레이션)

  • Lee, Bo-Hwa;Park, Poo-Min;Kim, Chun-Taek;Kim, Sung-Yug;Yang, Soo-Seok;Ahn, Seok-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.10
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    • pp.959-965
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    • 2011
  • A modeling and power simulation of a small UAV's electric propulsion systems is described. Each power source is modeled and simulated in Matlab/Simulink and it is compared flight test data during 4 hr 30 min with simulation results about 200 W electric propulsion system using fuel cell and battery as a main power sources. In result, it is properly simulated performance and dynamic characteristic of each electric power source. Through this, it is revealed that the simulation is available as a means of predicting power characteristic variation for electric propulsion systems of different class.

A Study on PV System Output Changes by PV Array Installation Position and Mount Angle Change (태양광 어레이 설치 위치 및 각도변경 전후의 태양광 발전 시스템의 출력 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Jeong-Phil;Cha, In-Su;Choi, Jeong-Sik;Kim, Dong-Mook;Park, Jong Bock;Ha, Min Ho;Kim, Won Bae
    • Current Photovoltaic Research
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.189-194
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, We have simulated the output variation of the PV arrays installation with position & angle change. The existing 3 solar array system are $43^{\circ}$ southeast and each of the mounting angle is $17^{\circ}$. The PV output power is 240 kW. The composite studied systems in this paper arrays altered 2 PV array among 3 PV array system- the output 144kW. We simulated this system using Solar Pro ver.4.1. The simulation conditions are southwest $43^{\circ}/array$, mount angle $27^{\circ}/array$. Because the southeast have shadow effect-higher mountain The purpose of southwest $43^{\circ}$ is reduce the shadow effect. The simulation results of the suggestion design algorithm compared to 1,590 kWh/year output is increased with the southeast.

An Experimental Study on Combustion Instability in Model Gas Turbine Combustor using Simulated SNG Fuel (모사 SNG 연료를 적용한 모델 가스터빈 연소기의 연소 불안정성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Choi, Inchan;Lee, Keeman
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.32-42
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    • 2015
  • The combustion instability was experimentally investigated in model gas turbine combustor with dual swirl burner. When such instability occurs, a strong coupling between pressure oscillation and unsteady heat release excites a self-sustained acoustic wave which results in a loud sound, and can even cause fatal damage to the combustor and entire system. In present study, to understand the combustion instability with a premixed mixture, the detailed periods of pressure and heat release data in unstable flame mode were investigated by various measurement methods at relatively rich condition and lean condition near flammable limits. Also, to prepare the utilization of synthetic natural gas (SNG) fuel in gas turbine system, an investigation was conducted using a simulated SNG including methane as a reference fuel to examine the effects of $H_2$ content on flame stability. These results provide that the instability due to flash-back behaviour like CIVB phenomenon occurred at rich condition, while the repetition of relighting and extinction caused the oscillation of lean condition near flammable limit. From the analysis of $H_2$ content effects, it is also confirmed that the instability frequency is proportional to the laminar burning velocity at both rich and lean condition.

DIESEL ENGINE NOx REDUCTION BY SNCR UNDER SIMULATED FLOW REACTOR CONDITIONS

  • Nam, Chang-Mo;Kwon, Gi-Hong;Mok, Young-Sun
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.149-155
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    • 2006
  • NOx reduction experiments were conducted by direct injection of urea into a diesel fueled, combustion-driven flow reactor which simulated a single engine cylinder ($966cm^3$). NOx reduction tests were carried out over a wide range of air/fuel ratios (A/F=20-40) using an initial NOx level of 530ppm, and for normalized stoichiometric ratios of reductant to NOx (NSR) of 1.5 to 4.0. The results show that effective NOx reduction with urea occurred over an injection temperature range of 1100 to 1350K. NOx reduction increased with increasing NSR values, and about a 40%-60% reduction of NOx was achieved with NSR=1.5-4.0. Most of the NOx reduction occurred within the cylinder and head section (residence time <40msec), since temperatures in the exhaust pipe were too low for additional NOx reduction. Relatively low NOx reduction is believed to be due to the existence of higher levels of CO and unburned hydrocarbons (UHC)inside the cylinder, and large temperature drops along the reactor. Injection of secondary combustible additives (diesel fuel/$C_2H_6$) into the exhaust pipe promoted further substantial NOx reduction (5%-30%) without shifting the temperature windows. Diesel fuel was found to enhance NOx reduction more than $C_2H_6$, and finally practical implications are further discussed.

Phase analysis of simulated nuclear fuel debris synthesized using UO2, Zr, and stainless steel and leaching behavior of the fission products and matrix elements

  • Ryutaro Tonna;Takayuki Sasaki;Yuji Kodama;Taishi Kobayashi;Daisuke Akiyama;Akira Kirishima;Nobuaki Sato;Yuta Kumagai;Ryoji Kusaka;Masayuki Watanabe
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.4
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    • pp.1300-1309
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    • 2023
  • Simulated debris was synthesized using UO2, Zr, and stainless steel and a heat treatment method under inert or oxidizing conditions. The primary U solid phase of the debris synthesized at 1473 K under inert conditions was UO2, whereas a (U, Zr)O2 solid solution formed at 1873 K. Under oxidizing conditions, a mixture of U3O8 and (Fe, Cr)UO4 phases formed at 1473 K, whereas a (U, Zr)O2+x solid solution formed at 1873 K. The leaching behavior of the fission products from the simulated debris was evaluated using two methods: the irradiation method, for which fission products were produced via neutron irradiation, and the doping method, for which trace amounts of non-radioactive elements were doped into the debris. The dissolution behavior of U depended on the properties of the debris and aqueous solution for immersion. Cs, Sr, and Ba leached out regardless of the primary solid phases. The leaching of high-valence Eu and Ru ions was suppressed, possibly owing to their solid-solution reaction with or incorporation into the uranium compounds of the simulated debris.