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A Study on the Structural Analysis of Cryogenic Submerged Pump (극저온용 액중펌프 구조해석에 관한 연구)

  • Chin, Do-Hun;Yi, Chung-Seob
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.727-733
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    • 2020
  • Recently, reciprocating cryogenic pumps are mainly developed for small-and-mid sized fuel supply systems. Centrifugal type pumps are not actively developed. Most cryogenic submerged pumps are imported. For transportation, cryogenic liquefied natural gas requires the liquid pump technology that can works in extreme evironments. In order to transport liquefied natural gas, it is necessary to apply pump technology. This is the fundamental research for developing the submerged pump technology applicable to the transportation and storage system equipment of cryogenic liquefied system. It tries to secure basic design materials through reverse-engineering in the cryogenic submerged pump development. Regarding materials, STS-304 and STS-431 which are stainless materials widely used in the cryogenic area are applied. Aluminum alloy is applied to impeller and upper manifolder and the pump rotates at the high speed of 6,000rpm.

Development of Algorithm to Predict the Superheat-limit Explosion(SLE) Conditions of LNG Using Continuous Thermodynamics (연속열역학을 이용한 액화천연개스(LNG)의 과가열약체 폭발현상 예측에 대한 연구)

  • Shin, Goun-Soup;Kwon, Yong-Jung
    • Journal of Industrial Technology
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    • v.15
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    • pp.5-13
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    • 1995
  • Natural gas, which is getting more important as a fuel, should be liquefied and shipped in a special tank. During transportation, a spill of liquefied natural gas(LNG) could occur by a collision or even an accident. As a result, violent explosion called the superheat-limit explosion(SLE) can take place in some cases, unexpectedly. Such explosion may result from the formation of a superheated liquid which has attained the superheat-limit temperature when hot(water) and cold(LNG) liquids come into contact. Natural gas mixtures can be considered as discrete light components plus continuous heavy fractions where several continuous distribution function can be adopted. This work is aiming at prediction of the superheat-limit explosion condition by suing continuous thermodynamics development of algorithm to predict.

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The BOG Handling System for LNG Carrier (LNG운반선의 BOG 처리설비)

  • Kim, M.E.;Kim, Y.T.
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.12a
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    • pp.557-561
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    • 2005
  • In recent years, the LNGC fleet is expanded unprecedentedly. Ship's owners and shipbuilders are focusing on the idea how they choose the BOG handling system in economical, environmental and safety angles. This paper introduces general information for that and gives technical matters briefly.

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Analysis of Price Formation Mechanism of Natural Gas in the Global Market and Business Model of ''Cheniere Energy" (Анализ механизмов формирования цен на газ на мировом рынке и бизнес-модели «Сheniere Energy»)

  • Sung, Jinsok
    • Analyses & Alternatives
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.77-105
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    • 2021
  • Natural gas consumption in Asia is growing at fast tempo because of various factors such as economic growth in the region, urbanization, coal-to-gas switch at power and industry sector. Due to geographical characteristics and lack of international pipeline connections between countries in the continent, majority of natural gas exported to Asian consumers is transported by tankers on the sea in the form of liquefied natural gas. As Asian market is the most lucrative market with the fastest demand growth, the competitions between LNG sellers for market share in Asian market are strengthening. The competitions accelerated, especially after the introduction of large volume of incremental supply into the market by new exporters from the U.S., Australia, and Russia. Cheniere Energy, the first exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the lower 48 states of U.S. has not adopted the traditional price formation mechanism and business model. Traditionally, prices of long-term LNG contracts have been indexed to the price of competing fuels, such as crude oil. The company adopted a pricing mechanism and business model based on a cost-plus system. Cheniere Energy opted for the safer and the risk-free pricing system, that annually guarantees a fixed amount of revenue to the seller. The company earns the same amount of money, regardless of natural gas price dynamics in the domestic and international market, but possibly with less revenue. However, by introducing and successfully implementing the safer and risk- free business model, Cheniere Energy, a company of a relatively smaller size in comparison with major oil and gas companies, became an example to other smaller-sized companies in the U.S. The company's business model demonstrated how to enter and operate LNG business amid increasing competitions among sellers in the U.S. and international market.

Compressed Natural Gas Bus & Liquefied Petroleum Gas Vehicle (압축천연가스(CNG)버스와 액화석유가스(LPG)자동차)

  • 윤재건
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.28-32
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    • 2001
  • Using the CNG(compressed natural gas) and LPG(liquified petroleum gas) as the automotive fuel will be expanded because of their clean effect to the environmental air qualify. But these programs of gas using expansion would have a difficulty due to public consideration of gas utilities as a big hazard. The Ministry of Environment has an ambitious plan to substitute more than 25,000 buses with CNG and ensure more than 200 CNG refueling stations as well by the year of 2007. However, it is very difficult to establish new CNG and LPG refueling stations because of expanded safety distance than ever before by several major explosion accidents.

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Proportional Gas Flow Control Valve Using Piezo Actuator (압전액추에이터를 이용한 비례 가스유량제어밸브)

  • Yun S.N.;Kim C.Y.;Ham Y.B.;Lee K.W.;Kang J.H.
    • Transactions of The Korea Fluid Power Systems Society
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.6-11
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    • 2005
  • A household gas valve is used for flow control of LPG(Liquefied Petroleum Gas) or LNG(Liquefied Natural Gas) of which pressure is about $200mmH_2O(\fallingdotseq\;0.0196[bar])$. Currently, two kinds of valves such as rotary type and button type are widely used in many applications. But, these valves have some problems that they are not controllable and reliable. Piezo actuation combined with modem microelectronics provides a reliable, quiet, low energy, infinitely adjustable gas valve. In this paper, gas valve using piezo actuator which are bimorph and a circle type was studied. Also, Prototype for gas valve was manufactured and characteristics of the prototype gas valve were analyzed.

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A Simulation Study on the Cascade Refrigeration Cycle for the Liquefaction of Natural Gas [1] (천연가스 액화를 위한 캐스케이드 냉동사이클의 전산모사에 대한 연구 [1])

  • Kim, So-Hee;Cho, Jung-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.552-558
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, simulation works for a cascade refrigeration cycle using propane, ethylene and methane as a refrigerant have been performed for the liquefaction of natural gas using Peng-Robinson equation of state built-in PRO/II with PROVISION release 8.3. The natural gas feed compositions were supplied from Korea Gas Corporation and the flow rate was assumed to be 5.0 million tons per annual. Supply temperature for propane refrigerant was fixed as $-40^{\circ}C$, that for ethylene refrigerant as $-95^{\circ}C$, and that for methane refrigerant as $-155^{\circ}C$. Natural gas was finally cooled and liquefied to $-162^{\circ}C$ by Joule-Thomson expansion. Conclusively, 91.64% by mole of the natural gas liquefaction ratio was obtained through a cascade refrigeration cycle and Joule-Thomson expansion.

Third Wave of Gas Management System in LNG Carrier - VaCo System (LNG 운반선에서의 신개념 증발 가스 처리 시스템 - VaCo 시스템)

  • Choi, Jung-Ho;Yoo, Hong-Sung;Yoo, Kyung-Nam;Heo, An;Lee, Dou-Yeong;Lyy, Sung-Kak
    • Special Issue of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • 2007.09a
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    • pp.89-93
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    • 2007
  • The Boil-off gas (BOG) generation during the voyage is inevitable since Natural Gas (NG) in normally liquefied below -160 degree C in atmosphere condition and small heat ingress due to relatively hot outside keeps evaporating continuously. The one of major issue in LNG carriers is to handle generated BOG from cargo tank. The generated BOG affects to increase the cargo tank pressure and Gas Management System (GMS) for LNG carriers is closely related to cargo tank pressure maintenance. Economically, BOG is generally used as fuel in LNG carrier. Newly developed GMS for LNG carrier in boiler propulsion system, VaCo System, not only accomplish automatic control in GMS but also ensure safer operation.

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A Study on Consequence Analysis of LNG/LPG/Gasoline Station (LNG/LPG/가솔린 Station의 사고피해영향평가 비교)

  • Yoo, Jin-Hwan;Kim, Bum-Su;Lee, Heon-Seok;Ko, Euy-Seok;Lee, Gi-Baek
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 2009
  • The advancement of industry have increased domestic energy demands and energy facilities such as storage facility, compressed gas pipe, station, and tank lorry. Also, concern about environment have diversified energy source to clean energy such as LNG. In these major energy facilities, major accident can happen to result in fire, explosion, toxic release and etc. In addition, it may cause chain accidents to the adjacent energy facilities. In this research, safety assessment was performed through the consequence analysis of LPG liquefied petroleum gas) station, gasoline station and LNG(liquiefied natural gas) station. The obtained result will be helpful to make a safety guideline of the LPG/LNG station built adjacent to the gasoline station.

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