• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.288-294
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• 2017

This paper contains results of the theoretical studies of the electrical breakdown properties in sulfur hexafluoride. Since the strong interaction of high-energy electrons with the polyatomic sulfur hexafluoride molecule causes their rapid deceleration to the lower energy of electron capture and dissociative attachment, the breakdown is only possible at relatively high field strengths. From the breakdown voltage curves, the effective yields that characterize secondary electron productions have been estimated. Values of the effective yields are found to be more consistent if they are derived from the experimentally determined values of the ionization coefficient and the breakdown voltages. In addition, simulations were performed using an one-dimensional Particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision code. The obtained simulation results agree well with the available experimental data with an error margin of less than 10% over a wide range of pressures and the gap sizes. The differences between measurements and calculations can be attributed to the differences between simulation and experimental conditions. Simulation results are also compared with the theoretical predictions obtained by using expression that describes linear dependence of the breakdown voltage in sulfur hexafluoride on the pressure and the gap size product.

• 대기
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.225-235
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• 2008

Sulfur hexafluoride ($SF_6$), man-made compound, has been paid attention as a potent greenhouse gas. After Kyoto Pototcol on Climate Change in 1997, nations established the policy aimed at minimizing release of $SF_6$ to atmosphere. We have developed and operated an automatic analytical system for monitoring atmospheric $SF_6$ using gas chromatography with electron capture detector (GC-ECD) and packed separate-column. Here, we report and discuss 4-month record of atmospheric $SF_6$ concentrations monitored at Seoul National University (SNU) pilot station near the Kwanak Mountain, Seoul. Most of observed $SF_6$ concentrations were excessively high compared with Northern Hemisphere (NH) background trend obtained from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) monitoring stations. And the observed $SF_6$ showed extremely wide variability ranging from 4.6 pptv to $1.1{\times}10^3$ pptv, which may be affected by local sources placed nearby. Simultaneous wind data with $SF_6$ measurements show that relatively high values of $SF_6$ correspond to weak wind as well as southerly. There are many engineering installations to the south of the station. The regional value of the atmospheric $SF_6$ estimated from the data selection by wind conditions is about 6.8 pptv. This value, which is similar to concentrations of urban areas, is higher than NH background concentration.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.120-123
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• 2014

The interference of water vapor on the chemical ionization (CI) of hydroxyl radicals (OH) by sulfur hexafluoride ion ($SF_6{^-}$) was investigated using a flow tube system coupled to a high-pressure CI mass spectrometer. Water vapor, which is required to study heterogeneous reactions of OH under real tropospheric conditions, transforms the reagent ion $SF_6{^-}$ into $SF_4O^-$ and $F^-(HF)_n$, resulting in a substantial loss in CI sensitivity. Therefore, under humid conditions, peaks corresponding to OH are drastically diminished, while those corresponding to OH-water complex ions ($[OH(H_2O)_n]^-$) are enhanced. $[OH(H_2O)_3]^-$ was observed as the major OH species. The obsercation of $[OH(H_2O)_n]^-$ by isolating humid conditions to the CI region and preliminary ab initio calculations suggested that $[OH(H_2O)_n]^-$ ions were produced from reactions between OH ions ($OH^-$) and water molecules. An additional helium buffer flow introduced into the CI region reduced loss of the reagent ion and resulted in a partial recovery of OH peak intensities under humid conditions.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.446-453
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• 2012

Destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of $SF_6$ was tested with varying degrees of ionization and initial concentrations of $SF_6$. The applied dose of ionization energy varied from 0 to 400 kGy. The initial concentration of $SF_6$ gas also varied from 1,000 ppm to 2,500 ppm. In order to assess the effect of a residence time on DRE (Destruction and Removal Efficiency, %), experiments were also conducted at different irradiation times of 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20 sec, respectively. The DRE of $SF_6$ increased with an increasing amount of dose and current. Regardless of initial concentration of $SF_6$, 90% level of DRE was achieved by applying over 10 mA of electrical current.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.1163-1169
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• 2012

Destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of $SF_6$ was tested with low degrees of ionization. The applied dose of ionization energy varied from 63.70 to 212.34 kGy. The initial concentration and flow rate of $SF_6$ gas were 1,000 ppm and 50L/min, respectively. In order to increase the DRE, injection of conditioning agent ($H_2$) were conducted. The DRE of $SF_6$ increased about 2 times with injection of $H_2$ gas.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.37-41
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• 2022

Because sulfur hexafluoride(SF₆) is classified as one of the six major greenhouse gases, SF₆ handling in power plant such as recovery, purification, and reuse is considered to be important. KEPCO has focused to develop the advanced recovery and purification technology of SF₆ reuse. SF₆ analysis includes the on-site analyses and on-line analyzer; i.e., (1) on-site analysis has an error rate of ±0.5% and (2) on-line analysis has an error rate of ±0.1%, which is possible to adjust operating conditions and to make the work more conveniently by analyzing SF₆ concentration before and after purification step. This paper presents an online analysis method in the SF₆ purification and reuse system. In addition, the analysis results and quality guarantees for each section of the analysis system were presented.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.660-667
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 고분자 막을 이용하여 6대 온실가스 중 가장 높은 지구온난화지수를 갖는 육불화황(sulfur hexafluoride, $SF_6$)의 회수에 관한 연구를 실시하였다. 막 소재로 이미드 계열의 Matrimid 5218 소재를 건/습식 상전이 법을 이용하여 중공사 형태로 제조하고, 표면 실리콘 코팅 후 모듈을 제조하였다. 제조된 중공사 막은 전자주사현미경 관찰을 통하여 외부 표면에 치밀한 선택층과 망상구조의 하부로 이루어진 비대칭 구조를 확인하였다. 막의 기체투과 특성 확인을 위하여 온도와 압력 변화에 따른 $N_2$, $SF_6$ 단일 기체투과를 실시하였으며, 운전 조건에 따라서 0.78~1.36 GPU의 $N_2$ 투과도와 2.44-5.08의 $N_2/SF_6$ 선택도를 나타냈었다. 제조된 모듈의 혼합기체 분리거동 관찰을 위하여 10 vol.% $SF_6$ 농도를 갖는 $N_2/SF_6$ 혼합기체를 이용하여 온도, 압력, retentate 유량을 달리하여 실시하였으며, 실험을 통하여 압력과 온도 증가 및 retentate 유량 감소에 따라서 회수된 가스 중에 $SF_6$의 농도는 증가되어 최고 37.5 vol.%를 나타낸 반면 회수율은 감소되는 경향을 나타내었으며, 동일한 온도와 압력에서 retentate 유량 증가에 따라서 $SF_6$ 농도는 감소되는 반면 회수율이 증가하여 최고 89%의 회수율을 나타내었다.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.271-273
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• 2008

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.84-96
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• 1989

To evaluate the short term air pollution dispersion model, the diffusion experiment was conducted on the flat terrain near Chuncheon. Sulfur hexafluoride $(SF_6)$ gas was used to determine the horizontal spread of plume $(\sigmay)$ for calculated by CRSTER model. Results show that CRSTER model underestimates $\sigma$y because averaging time adjustment is not applied to calculate the $\sigma$y. The scheme that can estimate the atmospheric stability more accurate than Turner method, was presented.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.167-168
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• 2007