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Attrition and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Fluidized Bed Materials for a Solar Hybrid Process (태양열 하이브리드 공정을 위한 유동층 입자들의 마모 및 열전달 특성 연구)

  • Kim, Hyung Woo;Lee, Doyeon;Nam, Hyungseok;Hong, Young Wan;Seo, Su Been;Go, Eun Sol;Kang, Seo Yeong;Lee, See Hoon
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.65-71
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    • 2020
  • Various solar hybrid energy conversion processes, which have both the advantages of renewable energy sources and fossil energy sources, have been developed in the world because stable and predictable energy supplies, such as electricity and natural gas, are necessary for modern societies. In particular, a solar hybrid energy conversion process based on a dual fluidized bed process concept has been expected as the promising solution for sustainable energy supply via thermochemical conversions, such as pyrolysis, combustion, gasification, and so on, because solar thermal energy could be captured and stored in fluidized bed materials. Therefore, the attrition and heat transfer characteristics of silicon carbide and alumina particles used for fluidized bed materials for the solar hybrid energy conversion process were studied in an ASTM D5757 reactor and a bubbling fluidized bed reactor with 0.14m diameter and 2m height. These characteristics of novel fluidized bed materials were compared with those of sand particles which have widely been used as a fluidized bed material in various commercial fluidized bed reactors. The attrition resistances of silicon carbide and alumina particles were higher than those of sand particles while the average values of heat transfer coefficient in the bubbling fluidized bed reactor were in the range of 125 ~ 152 W m-2K-1.

Monitoring of Subsurface Temperature Variation as Geothermal Utilization (지종열 활용에 따른 온도변화 모니터링)

  • Lee, Tae-Jong;Shim, Byoung-Ohan;Song, Yoon-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2010
  • Long-term temperature monitoring has been performed for ground heat exchanger at the Earthquake Research Center (ERC) building in Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). For the 3 years of monitoring, overall temperature increases are observed at various depths within a borehole heat exchanger. But monitoring of ground temperature variation at the monitoring well beforehand showed that geothermal utilization is not the only source for the temperature increase, Because various kinds of sources can cause the ground temperature change, more thorough investigation should be followed.

Present Status of Mineral Resources, Republic of Korea (한국(韓國)의 광물자원(鑛物資源) 현황(現況))

  • Oh, Mihn-Soo;Park, No-Young
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.309-318
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    • 1988
  • South Korea has about 50 useful mineral commodities for the mineral resources, among 330 kinds of minerals desoribed. In 1986, she exported 14 mineral commodities of silver, lead, tungsten, molybdenite, ceramic minerals, limestone and graphite etc... And the component ratio of mining industry in the gross national production (GNP) of South korea maintains 1.5% during last five years(1982 to 1986).

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The Influences of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) System on Geochemical Properties of Groundwater (대수층 계간 축열시스템 적용을 위한 지하수의 화학적 특성 변화)

  • Choi, Hanna;Lee, Hong-Jin;Shim, Byoung Ohan
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.14-24
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    • 2021
  • Aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system uses groundwater thermal energy for cooling and heating of buildings, and it is also often utilized to provide warm water to crops and plants for the purpose of enhancing agricultural yields. This study investigated the potential influences of a ATES system on the geochemical properties of groundwater by simulating the variation of hydrochemistry and saturation index of groundwater during ATES operation. The test bed was installed at an agricultural field, which is mainly composed of an groundwater-rich alluvial plain. The simulation results showed no significant precipitation of mineral phases such as manganese-iron oxide, carbonate and sulfate around the ATES test bed, as well as no debasement of other important water quality parameters. The implementation of ATES system in the study area was appropriate and effective for utilizing the thermal energy of groundwater for agricultural use.

A Study on Generating Virtual Shot-Gathers from Traffic Noise Data (교통차량진동 자료에 대한 최적 가상공통송신원모음 제작 연구)

  • Woohyun Son;Yunsuk Choi;Seonghyung Jang;Donghoon Lee;Snons Cheong;Yonghwan Joo;Byoung-yeop Kim
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.229-237
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    • 2023
  • The use of artificial sources such as explosives and mechanical vibrations for seismic exploration in urban areas poses challenges, as the vibrations and noise generated can lead to complaints. As an alternative to artificial sources, the surface waves generated by traffic noise can be used to investigate the subsurface properties of urban areas. However, traffic noise takes the form of plane waves moving continuously at a constant speed. To apply existing surface wave processing/inversion techniques to traffic noise, the recorded data need to be transformed into a virtual shot gather format using seismic interferometry. In this study, various seismic interferometry methods were applied to traffic noise data, and the optimal method was derived by comparing the results in the Radon and F-K domains. Additionally, the data acquired using various receiver arrays were processed using seismic interferometry, and the results were compared and analyzed to determine the most optimal receiver array direction for exploration.

A Study on the Selective Leaching of the Copper Component by Sulfation Process (황산화 배소법에 의한 구리성분의 선택적 침출연구)

  • Kim, Woo Jin;Kim, Joon Soo;Kim, Myong Jun;Tran, Tam;Lee, Jin-Young;Shin, Shun-Myung
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.57-63
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    • 2016
  • This study were carried out sulfation roasting and selective leaching test for the effective recovery of copper component in concentrate obtained by froth floatation of Autrallian low grade copper ore. The optimum conditions of sulfation roasting were temp. $450^{\circ}C$, $Na_2SO_4$ 2 mole ratio and time 1.5 h, and then selective leaching were room temperature and $H_2O$ or 1M $H_2SO_4$ solutions. Leaching efficiency of optimum sulfation product were 90 wt.% of copper, 20 wt.% of iron and 15wt.% of nickel elements. In this results, it was possible to selective decomposition leaching of the copper component under optimum conditions in this research.