• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.651-657
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• 2009

Shifts in the activity and diversity of microbes involved in aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon degradation in contaminated soil were investigated. Subsurface soil was collected from a gas station that had been abandoned since 1995 owing to ground subsidence. The total petroleum hydrocarbon content of the sample was approximately 2,100 mg/kg, and that of the soil below a gas pump was over 23,000 mg/kg. Enrichment cultures were grown in mineral medium that contained hexadecane (H) or naphthalene (N) at a concentration of 200 mg/l. In the Henrichment culture, a real-time PCR assay revealed that the 16S rRNA gene copy number increased from $1.2{\times}10^5$to $8.6{\times}10^6$with no lag phase, representing an approximately 70-fold increase. In the N-enrichment culture, the 16S rRNA copy number increased about 13-fold after 48 h, from $6.3{\times}10^4$to $8.3{\times}10^5$. Microbial communities in the enrichment cultures were studied by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and by analysis of 16S rRNA gene libraries. Before the addition of hydrocarbons, the gas station soil contained primarily Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria. During growth in the H-enrichment culture, the contribution of Bacteriodetes to the microbial community increased significantly. On the other hand, during N-enrichment, the Betaproteobacteria population increased conspicuously. These results suggest that specific phylotypes of bacteria were associated with the degradation of each hydrocarbon.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.555-560
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• 2002

Numerical simulations of freely propagating flames burning stoichiometric CH$_4$/O$_2$/$N_2$mixtures are performed at atmospheric pressure in order to understand the effect of the $O_2$enrichment level on CH$_4$/Air flame. A chemical kinetic mechanism is employed, the adopted scheme involving 54 gas-phase species and 632 forward reactions. The calculated flame speeds are compared with the experiments for the flames established at several $O_2$enrichment level, the results of which is in excellent agreement. As a result of the increased $O_2$enrichment level from 0.21 to 1, the mole fraction of CO in the burred gas is increased. The flame speed and the temperature in the burned gas are also increased, but the thickness of the flame is severely shrunken in the preheat region. The maximum of the calculated EINO is obtained around 0.6 and 0.7 of the $O_2$enrichment level in cases of flames for fuel-lean mixtures.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.76-83
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• 2017

국내의 늘어나는 천연가스의 수요를 충족시키면서 지구온난화에 대한 대안으로 바이오가스를 도시가스로 활용하는 방안이 자연스럽게 주목받고 있다. 도시가스사업법의 개정을 통해 바이오가스의 생산 및 공급의 제도적인 기반을 구축했지만, 바이오가스내의 불순물을 제거하고 이산화탄소를 분리하여 고순도의 메탄을 제조하는 국내 기술이 부족하여 실질적인 활용이 어려운 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 고순도의 바이오메탄 농축을 위하여 멤브레인(Membrane)법, 물흡수법(Water absorption), 화학흡수법(Chemical absorption), 흡착법 4가지의 공법을 적용하여 각 시스템별 운전시나리오를 작성하고 비교하여 최적공법을 도출하였으며, 시스템별 케이스 연구를 통해 최적의 시스템을 구축할 수 있었다. 이를 이용하여 순도 97%이상의 바이오메탄을 생산하여 도시가스로 이용하기에 충분하였으며, 회수율이 98%를 넘어 그간 경제성이 없어 버려지던 소량의 바이오 가스도 회수하여 활용 할 수 있게 되었다.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.34-41
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• 2002

To investigate the combustion characteristics of a swirling diffusion gas burner with oxygen enrichment, mean temperature, CO, $CO_2$, and HC concentrations were measured at various oxygen enrichment conditions. According to the results, the flame temperature increased and the region of high temperature was expanded with increasing oxygen concentration. The $CO_2$ concentrations increased, while the CO concentrations decreased in proportion to the increase of oxygen concentration. On the other hand, the HC concentrations were decreased and this tendency was very strong at the downstream of the combustor.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 2000년도 제21회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 논문집
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• pp.77-82
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• 2000

Numerical simulations of freely propagating flames burning stoichiometric $CH_4$/$O_2$/$N_2$ mixtures are performed at atmospheric pressure in order to understand the effect of the $O_2$ enrichment level on $CH_4$/Air flame. A chemical kinetic mechanism is employed, the adopted scheme involving 54 gas-phase species and 632 forward reactions. The calculated flame. speeds are compared with the experiments for the flames established at several $O_2$ enrichment level, the results of which is in excellent agreement. As a result of the increased $O_2$ enrichment level from 0.21 to 1, the mole fraction of CO in the burned gas is increased. The flame speed and the temperature in the burned gas are also increased, but the thickness of the flame is severely shrunken in the preheat region.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2004

Close-coupled catalyst (CCC) can reduce the engine cold-start emissions by utilizing the energy in the exhaust gas. However, in case the engine is operated at high engine speed and load condition, the catalytic converter may be damaged and eventually deactivated by thermal aging. Excess fuel is sometimes supplied intentionally to lower the exhaust gas temperature avoiding the thermal aging. This sacrifices the fuel economy and exhaust emissions. This paper describes the results of an exhaust heat exchanger to lower the exhaust gas temperature mainly under high load conditions. The heat exchanger was installed between the exhaust manifold and the inlet of close-coupled catalytic converter. The exhaust heat exchanger successfully decreased the exhaust gas temperature, which eliminated the requirement of fuel enrichment under high load conditions. However, the cooling of the exhaust gas through the heat exchanger may cause the deterioration of exhaust emissions at cold start due to the increment of catalyst light-off time.

• 에너지공학
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.285-292
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• 1993

A cylindrical-shape, horizontal furnace was used to investigate the effect of particle size on the pulverized coal combustion behavior. Three differently-sized fractions (5, 30, and 44 microns in average diameter) of high-volatile bituminous coal, were burned in the test furnace. Ignition characteristics of pulverized coal flame were determined through the amount of methane in the carrier gas for the self-sustaining flame. Easiest ignition occurred with the immediately-sized coal particles. Ignition of coal jet flame appeared to occur through a gas-phase homogeneous process for particles larger than 30 microns. Below this limiting size, heterogeneous process probably dominated ignition of coal flame. Oxygen concentration of combustion air was varied up to 50%, to determine the oxygen-enrichment effect on the coal ignition behavior. Oxygen enrichment of primary air assisted ignition behavior of pulverized coal flame. However, enrichment of secondary air didn't produce any effect on the ignition behavior.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.57-63
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• 1992

The present investigation was undertaken to determine if CO2 enrichment promoted rooting and subsequent growth of Lagerstroemia indica L. cuttings. Cutting were taken from the one-year-old semihardwood twigs, and rooted in enclosed propagation frame with enriched CO2 levels (500-2000ppm) regulated by a gas monitor. The base of each cutting was dippid from 500 to 4000ppm naphthalenacetic acid. Roothing was determined after 3 months. CO2 enrichment during roothing increased the rooting percentage and number of roots per cutting, but nontreated cuttings rooted in low percentages producing one or two roots. The length of new shoots and dry weight of whole cuttings in CO2 enrichment were significantly greater than those of the atmospheric controls. The organic and inorganic compounds concentraion were measured as an indication of nutritional state in whole cuttings. As a result of CO2 enrichment, carbohydrate, protein and inorganic compounds(total nitrogen, P2O5, K2O, CaO, MgO) concentration were higher than controls.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.893-900
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• 2003

Numerical simulations of freely propagating flames burning stoichiometric C $H_4$/CHC1$_3$/ $O_2$/$N_2$ mixtures are performed at atmospheric pressure in order to understand the effect of the $O_2$ enrichment level and the CHC1$_3$/C $H_4$ molar ratio. A chemical kinetic mechanism is developed, which involves 69 gas-phase species and 379 forward and 364 backward reactions. The calculated flame speeds are compared with the experiments for the flames established at several CHC1$_3$/C $H_4$ molar ratio (R<1), the results of which is in excellent agreement. As a results of the increased $O_2$ enrichment level from 0.21 to 1, the flame speed and the temperature in the burned gas are increased. At high CHC1$_3$/C $H_4$ molar ratio two peak values appear on the $O_2$ consumption rate, which are affected by CC1$_2$＋ $O_2$$_{-}$>C1O+CC1O and H＋ $O_2$$_{-}$>O＋OH.＋OH.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2007

비예혼합 대향류화염에서 산소부화에 따른 NOx 생성특성에 관한 수치해석이 수행되었다. 순산소의 연소과정에서 공기침투에 의한 부득이한 질소 유입의 상황을 체계적으로 고려하기 위하여, 산화제의 $O_2$는 체적비 21%에서 100%까지 변화되었다. 결과적으로 NO 배출지수$(EI_{NO})$는 산소부화율 75%까지 증가하다가 급격히 감소하는 경향을 보여준다. 이러한 경향은 화염온도, 화염두께 및 체류시간 보다는 NOx 생성과 관련된 $N_2$ 소모율 변화에 의해 설명될 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 특히 N+NO=$N_2+O$ 반응이 가장 크게 기여함을 알 수 있었다.