• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.147.1-147.1
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• 2011

지식경제부 가스 하이드레이트 개발사업의 일환으로 동해 울릉분지 가스 하이드레이트 2차 시추(Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate Drilling Expedition: UBGH2)가 2010년 7월 8일부터 9월 30일까지 D/V Fugro Synergy를 이용하여 수행되었다. UBGH2 수행을 위해 선정된 13개 site에서 약 1개월 동안 Schlumberger사의 장비를 이용 Logging-While-Drilling/Measurement-While-Drilling(LWD/MWD) 자료를 취득하였다. LWD/MWD 자료는 선상에서 분석되었으며, 이 결과는 coring 및 borehole plan 수립을 위하여 활용되었다. Coring Phase 동안 10개 site의 18개 hole로부터 퇴적물 코어 시료를 채취하고 선상에서 퇴적학, 지구화학, 생지화학, 물리적 특성 등 각종 분석과 측정 작업을 수행하였다. 약 2개월에 걸쳐 수행된 coring phase 동안에 2개 site에서 FAOL(Fugro Alluvial Offshore Limited)사의 장비를 이용 Wireline Logging/Vertical Seismic Profile(WL/VSP) 자료도 취득하였다. LWD/MWD phase와 coring phase 동안 12개 site에서 무인잠수정(remotely operated vehicle: ROV)를 이용하여 퇴적물 시료 채취, 해저면 관찰, 용존메탄 측정 등의 작업을 수행하였으며, 선상에서 취득된 이들 자료를 분석하였다. Coring을 수행한 모든 site에서 가스 하이드레이트 부존을 확인하였으며, 다양한 산상의 가스 하이드레이트 실물을 회수하고 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.03a
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• pp.577-583
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• 2010

In this study, the effect of void formation resulting from gas hydrate dissociation or loss of some particles within soil structure on the strength of soil is examined. Beag-ma river sands with uniform gradation were used to simulate a gas hydrate bearing or washable soil structure. Empty capsules for medicine are used to mimic large voids, which are bigger than soil particle. Beag-ma river sand was miced with 8% cement ratio and 14% water content and compacted into a shear box. The number and direction embedded into a specimen. After 4 hours curing, a series of direct shear test is performed on the capsule embedded cemented sands. Shear strength of cemented sands with capsules depends on the volume and direction. The volume and direction formed by voids are most important factors in strength. A shear strength of a specimen with large voids decreases up to 39% of a specimen without void. The results of this study can be used to predict the strength degradation of gas hydrate bearing sediments after dissociation and loss of fine particles within soil structure.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.407-412
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• 2014

A new apparatus for seawater desalination, based on the principle of gas hydrates, is suggested. The equipment continuously produces and pelletizes gas hydrates by a squeezing operation in a dual cylinder unit, which is able to extract pure hydrate pellets from the seawater-containing reactor. Desalination efficiency for each dissolved ion from seawater samples was tested by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and ion chromatography (IC) analysis. This study demonstrates that the suggested method and the stated apparatus may solve the difficulty of separating hydrate crystals from concentrated brine solutions, and therefore may be applied to improve the efficiency of existing desalination processes.

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1998.09a
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• pp.211-216
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• 1998

• Clean Technology
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.154-160
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• 2016

For any conceivable desalination process using the gas hydrate formation, the kinetics has to be one of the most important parameters from the economic point of view. We thus were to improve the kinetics of the R-134a (also known as HFC-134a) gas hydrate formation by using promoters and three different kinds of edible surfactants were selected for the desalination process targeted to produce potable water; κ-carrageenan, lecithin, and polysorbate 80 among anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants, respectively. Then, the kinetics change of the R-134a hydrate formation was monitored by varying the surfactant concentration. Experimental results demonstrated that the rate of R-134a hydrate formation increases with the addition of edible surfactants in general and the effect as a promotor has an order of polysorbate 80 > κ-carrageenan > lecithin. As a supportive measure, the atomic charges of each surfactant were calculated by using a DFT (density functional theory)-based molecular modeling and the results showed a positive relationship between the promotor effect of each surfactant and the number of oxygens available for hydrogen bonding and the negativity of their atomic charge values.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.102-115
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• 2012

The purpose of this paper is to review several different methods calculating gas hydrate saturations. There are three methods using downhole log data, core data (including pressure core), and seismic velocity data. Archie's equation using electrical resistivity of downhole log data is widely used for saturation calculation. In this case, Archie's parameters should be defined accurately. And the occurrence types of gas hydrate significantly affect to saturation calculation. Thus saturation calculation should be carefully conducted. The methods using chlorinity and pressure core data are directly calculated from core sample. So far, the saturation calculated from pressure core gives accurate and quantitative values. But this method is needed much more time and cost. Thus acquisition of the continuous data with sediment depth is realistically hard. The recent several results show that the saturation calculated from resistivity data is the highest values, while the value calculated from pressure core is the lowest. But this trend is not always absolutely. Thus, to estimate accurate gas hydrate saturation, the values calculated from several methods should be compared.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.71-85
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• 2014

To study biogeochemical characteristics and origin organic matter, sediment samples were taken from Site of 1249C and Stie 1251B of ODP Leg 204. Data of Rock-Eval, isotope, and element analysis generally indicate dominance of marine organic matter in sediments deposited under marine sedimentary environment. Only Rock-Eval data are somewhat different from those of others owing to under-maturation of organic matter. Samples of Site 1249C show high content of gas hydrate, whereas Site 1251B low content of gas hydrate in some intervals of the core. This result may be accounted to different location of two cores and presence of transportation passage (Horizon A, BSR 2) of thermogenic gas in the core, 1249 C. However, Site 1251B Located in the basin of low accumulation of gas hydrate is presumed to be limited in the gas hydrate production. Because not only transportation passage is limited to move thermogenic gas from the core, but also gas supply was not enough. Therefore, the biogenic gas that resulted from diagenesis of there sediment is superior.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.680-684
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• 2008

The formation of methane hydrate ($CH_4$ hydrate) in silica sand and decomposition experiments were performed at $7.0^{\circ}C$ using a newly designed reactor. Temperature profile within silica sand bed was measured by thermocouples installed at different height of reactor. Both temperature and pressure are the main parameters for the formation (measured by adsorption experiment) and decomposition (measured by desorption experiment) of methane hydrate. Experiment of methane hydrate formation at 8 MPa and $7.0^{\circ}C$ showed that 70% of methane was converted to hydrate and the recovery of methane by the decomposition of methane hydrate was 82%.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.712-715
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 고밀도, 고촉진 가스하이드레이트 생성 촉진제 (promoter)의 개발을 위하여 음이온성 멀티체인형 게면활성제를 제조하였다. 또한 각 계면활성제의 알킬그룹의 길이에 따라 같은 조건에서의 계면활성제의 촉진 효과를 비교하였다. $1^{\circ}C$에서 35bar,40bar로 압력을 달리하여 비교 실험하여 메탄 하이드레이트 생성속도를 측정하고, 각 조건에서의 계면활성제의 촉진 효과를 비교하였다. 알킬그룹의 길이가 짧을수록, 압력이 높을수록 촉진 속도가 빠르다. 또한 기존의 상용화된 SDS(Sodium dodecyl sulfate)보다 본 연구에서 제조한 C10의 음이온성 멀티체인형 계면활성제가 SDS 대비하여 소량으로도 충분한 효과를 나타냄을 확인하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.481-484
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• 2007

마이크로 이미징은 물 분자가 하이드레이트 구조로 전환되는 것을 미시적으로 관찰할 수 있다. 본 고에서는 메탄과 $CO_2$ 하이드레이트 생성 실험을 실리카 젤과 bulk water를 이용해 실시하면서 이를 마이크로 이미징으로 관찰한 결과를 제시하고자 한다. Bulk water에서 하이드레이트 shell에 의해 하이드레이트 생성 속도가 제한을 받는 반면, 실리카 젤에서는 미세 pore에서의 생성 특성이 매우 빠르게 진행되는 것으로 관찰되었다.