• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권12호
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• pp.812-822
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• 2006

This study amis to investigate the functional analysis of anode and cathode materials in Anode supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. The concentration polarization of single cell was investigated with CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) method for the case of the different morphology by using four types of unit cell and discussed to reduce the concentration polarization. The concentration polarization at anode side effected the voltage loss in Anode supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and increased contact areas between fuel gas and anode side could reduce the concentration polarization. For intermediate temperature operation, Anode-supported single cells with thin electrolyte layer of YSZ (Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia) were fabricated and short stacks were built and evaluated. We also developed diesel and methane autothermal reforming (ATR) reactors in order to provide fuels to SOFC stacks. Influences of the $H_2O/C$ (steam to carbon ratio), $O_2/C$ (oxygen to carbon ratio) and GHSV (Gas Hourly Space Velocity) on performances of stacks have been investigated. Performance of the stack operated with a diesel reformer was lower than with using hydrogen as a fuel due to lower Nernst voltage and carbon formation at anode side. The stack operated with a natural gas reformer showed similar performances as with using hydrogen. Effects of various reformer parameters such as $H_2O/C$ and $O_2/C$ were carefully investigated. It is found that $O_2/C$ is a sensitive parameter to control stack performance.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2010

전 세계적으로 온실가스인 이산화탄소 배출을 감축하기 위하여 다양한 노력이 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 상황에서 이산화탄소가 함유된 중소규모 가스전은 LNG로 개발하기에는 경제성이 떨어진다. 특히 가스전에 포함된 이산화탄소를 분리하기 위하여 분리설비가 추가로 설치되어야 한다. 따라서 플랜트 건설비용이 증가하고, 분리된 이산화탄소는 대기중으로 배출되어 온실가스 감축과는 상반되는 결과를 가져온다. 이러한 비경제적인 가스전에 KOGAS DME Process를 적용하면 가스전에 포함된 이산화탄소를 천연가스와 함께 원료가스로 활용할 수 있어 경제성이 높아진다. KOGAS DME Process는 합성가스를 제조하는 Tri-reformer(삼중개질반응기)를 통하여 $H_2$와 CO로 이루어지는 합성가스를 제조하는데 원료가스로 천연가스와 산소, 스팀, 이산화탄소를 활용한다. 여기서 사용되는 이산화탄소는 공정상 발생하는 이산화탄소를 회수하여 원료가스로 활용하게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 공정상 발생하는 이산화탄소의 발생량과 원료가스로 사용되는 이산화탄소의 사용량 그리고 가스전에 포함된 이산화탄소의 함량을 분석하여 가스전에 포함된 이산화탄소의 활용범위를 연구하고자 한다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.277-285
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• 2001

본 논문은 연료전지 자동차용 10kWe급 정제일체형 메탄올개질기에 대한 연구결과이다. 이 개질기에서는 메탄올이 수증기와 반응하켜 수소를 포함한 혼합가스로 개질되고, 그 혼합가스는 다시 Palladium 합금막을 통하여 순수한 수소로 분리된다. 정제되고 남은 폐 가스중 가연성분들은 wire-mesh 형태의 연소촉매상에서 연소되어 개질반응에 필요한 열을 직접 공급함으로써 높은 메탄올 전환율, 고품질의 수소생산, 그리고 높은 시스템 열효율을 가능하게 한다. 동시에 이러한 개질, 분리 및 연소반응이 하나의 반응기에서 일어나 전체 시스템이 소형화될 수 있으며 운전이 용이한 장점도 있다. 본 연구팀에서 개발한 10kWe급 시스템은 운전연구를 통하여 수소생산량은 $8.2Nm^3/hr$ (10kWe급), 수소순도 99.999% 이상, CO 농도 5 ppm 미만, 총합열효율 81%, 초기기동 소요시간 20분, 부하변동웅답 1 분 이내를 달성했으며, 장처의 크기와 무게는 각각 16 L, 25 kg 이다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 촉매가 들어있는 고정층 반응로의 단일 개질관에 대하여 전산 유체 해석(Fluent ver. 13.0)을 수행하여 열/유동 특성을 파악하고, 주입 가스에 따른 추출 가스의 종류를 다공성에 따라 예측하였다. 촉매 형상을 모델링하기 위하여, 개질관 내부에 있는 촉매를 모두 다공성 물질이라고 가정하고, 수정된 Eugun 식을 해석에 적용하였다. 유체의 공극률을 기준으로 0.545, 0.409, 그리고 0.403로 설정하고, 결과를 비 다공성인 경우와 비교하였다. 수치해석 결과, 개질관 벽면의 온도는 흡열반응과 주변 열전달로 인하여 개질관의 온도보다 높게 나타나며, 수소 생성량도 다소 증가했다. 촉매의 공극률이 증가 하게 될 경우, 압력 강하로 인하여 관 중심부 온도 및 수소 생성량이 현저하게 감소하는 경향을 보였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.75.1-75.1
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• 2010

This research presents a fuel cell simulator for control logic verification and operator training. Nowadays, power industries are focusing on clean energy as a response to new policy. The fuel cell can be the solution for clean energy, but operating technology is not well developed compared to other conventional power plans because of its short history. Therefore we need a simulator to verify the new control strategy and train operators, because the price of a real fuel cell system is too high and mechanically weak to be used for these kind of purposes. To develop the simulator, a 300 KW MCFC(Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell) system was modeled with stack, BOPs(pre-reformer, steam generator, etc) and mechanical components(valves, pipes, pumps, blowers, etc). The process model was integrated to emulated control system and HMI(Human Machine Interface). A static load and open loop tests were conducted for verifying the accuracy of the process model, since it is the most important part in the simulation. After verifying the process model, an automatic load change and start-up tests were conducted to verify the performance of a new control strategy(logic and functional loops).

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.558-565
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• 2008

Solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC) has a higher fuel flexibility than low temperature fuel cells, such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell(PEMFC) and phosphoric acid fuel cell(PAFC). SOFCs also use CO and $CH_4$ as a fuel, because SOFCs are hot enough to allow the CH4 steam reformation(SR) reaction and water-gas shift(WGS) reaction occur within the SOFC stack itself. Diesel is a good candidate for SOFC system fuel because diesel reformate gas include a higher degree of CO and $CH_4$ concentration than other hydrocarbon(methane, butane, etc.) reformate gas. Selection of catalyst for autothermalr reforming of diesel was performed in this paper, and characteristics of reforming performance between packed-bed and microchannel catalyst are compared for SOFC system. The mesh-typed microchannel catalyst also investigated for diesel ATR operation for 1kW-class SOFC system. 1kW-class diesel microchannel ATR was continuously operated about 30 hours and its reforming efficiency was achieved nearly 55%.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.489-496
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• 2010

발전 및 화학플랜트의 많은 고온 설비는 장시간 운전으로 인해 재질열화 현상이 필연적으로 발생된다. 이러한 고온설비의 건전성 확보와 신뢰성 있는 수명평가를 위해서는 비파괴평가기법인 표면복제시험을 통한 미세조직분석 평가법이 현재까지 유용한 것으로 인식되어왔다. 이러한 표변복제기법은 기존의 평가법과 함께 탄화물평가를 통한 재질열화도 평가 등 새로운 정량적 접근법이 필요하며 다양하게 시도되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 표면복제기법과 관련한 기술개발 현황과 현장 적용사례들을 소개하고, 합리적인 평가결과 여부에 대해 기술하였으며, 현장설비에 대해 표면복제시험 후 미세조직을 분석한 결과 탄화물 평가방법이 정량적으로 유용함을 입증하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.942-948
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• 2007

Popular techniques for producing hydrogen by converting methane include steam reforming and catalyst reforming. However, these are high temperature and high pressure processes limited by equipment, cost and difficulty of operation. Low temperature plasma is projected to be a technique that can be used to produce high concentration hydrogen from methane. It is suitable for miniaturization and fur application in other technologies. In this research, the effect of changing each of the following variables was studied using an AC GlidArc system that was conceived by the research team: the gas components ratio, the gas flow rate, the catalyst reactor temperature and voltage. Results were obtained for methane and hydrogen yields and intermediate products. The system used in this research consisted of 3 electrodes and an AC power source. In this study, air was added fur the partial oxidation reaction of methane. The result showed that as the gas flow rate, the catalyst reactor temperature and the electric power increased, the methane conversion rate and the hydrogen concentration also increased. With $O_2/C$ ratio of 0.45, input flow rate of 4.9 l/min and power supply of 1 kW as the reference condition, the methane conversion rate, the high hydrogen selectivity and the reformer energy density were 69.2%, 32.6% and 35.2% respectively.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.135-143
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• 2016

Biogas is a renewable fuel from anaerobic digestion of organic matters such as sewage sludge, manure and food waste. Raw biogas consists mainly of methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and water. Biogas may also contain other impurities such as siloxanes, halogenated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons. Efficient power technologies such as fuel cell demand ultra-low concentration of containments in the biogas feed, imposing stringent requirements on fuel purification technology. Biogas is upgraded from pressure swing adsorption after biogas purification process which consists of water, $H_2S$ and siloxane removal. A polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell power plant is designed to operate on reformate produced from upgraded biogas by steam reformer.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.37-42
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• 2006

In this study, $20Nm^3/hr$ scale compact hydrogen generator which can be apply to the hydrogen station was tested for hydrogen station application. $20Nm^3/hr$ scale compact hydrogen generator was developed by upgrading concept of stacking plate reactor from former $20Nm^3/hr$ scale plate hydrogen generator. concepts for improving system efficiency and performance include such as idea of heat recovery from the exhaust, exhaust duct which is especially design for plate type reactor reinforcement of insulation, enlargement of heat exchange area of reactor, introduction of desulphurizer reactor and PROX rector in a compact design, introduction of back fire protection structure of plate burner and so on, We can learn that final prototype of scale-up $20Nm^3/hr$ scale compact hydrogen generator can be operated steadily in 100% road at which over 94% of methane conversion(S/C=3.75) was obtained. In case of making up the weak point, we expect that it is possible to apply to hydrogen station by way of showing an example.