In-cylinder flows in a motored 3.5L four-valve SI engine are investigated quantitatively using three-dimensional LDV system to determine how intake system affects the flow field. For this study, the same engine head, cylinder, and piston are used. The purpose of this work is to develop quantitative methods which correlate in-cylinder flows to engine performance. The LDV results reveal that collision regions and zones around vortices can be traced as the origins of turbulent kinetic energy. High levels of turbulent kinetic energy are found in regions of high shear flow, attributed to the collisions of intake flows. These specific results support the more general conclusion that the inlet conditions play the dominant role in the generation of the turbulence fields during the intake stroke.

In recent years, the regulation of exhaust gas of automobiles has been strengthened, and various high-tech technologies have been applied to cope with exhaust gas regulations. Especially, in case of gasoline vehicles, by injecting gasoline direct injection, a large amount of carbon deposits are adsorbed in intake / exhaust valves and combustion chambers, Which is a cause of combustion. Therefore, in this study, we developed the cleaning liquid and related special tools to remove carbon deposits in the combustion chamber, and developed the cleaning process of the combustion chamber and tried to understand the effect on the engine performance improvement. In order to prevent the release of heavy metals after burning, the cleaning effect of the cleaning liquid was investigated by temperature and the influence of the knocking of the engine on the cleaning performance.

분리막 및 다양한 CO2 포집공정들의 연구에 있어, 경제성 평가는 각 공정들을 비교 분석하며 개발된 기술의 경제적 타당성을 검토하는데 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 분리막 기반의 CO2 포집공정에 대한 경제성 분석을 수행하여 그 결과를 살펴보았다. 분리막 공정의 전산모사와 최적화를 위하여 분리막 모델링 및 Aspen HYSYS®를 활용하였으며, 최적화 결과를 바탕으로 CAPEX 및 OPEX를 제시하여 분리막 공정의 경제성 평가를 진행하였다.

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology from industrial flue-gas has been an important environmental issue in these days. However, membrane process has a number of breakthrough-point to commercialization in scale-up. In this work, process optimization for high purity and high CO2 recovery with lower the capture cost has been investigated. Lab-made membrane pilot process using real flue gas has been also set up to derive industrial factor.

Membrane is a relatively new industrial gas separation technology and has been studied as an alternative CO2 capture technologies to amine absorption. Membrane processes have a merit such as low energy use, small footprint, no by-products formation, and simple operating condition. When applied to flue gas CO2 capture, low CO2 concentration and normal pressure of flue gas stream places a practical limits on the membrane operation. The up-to-date membranes should allow module performance to rise to levels practical for fossil-fuel power station use. In this talk, membrane module is being evaluated for flue gas treatment. Membrane processes using several membranes, which are now being studied under the R&D projects granted by KCRC, are investigated to capture CO2 from the simulated gas.

분자체(molecular sieve)로 알려진 제올라이트 분리막 중에 8-membered ring 구조를 지닌 제올라이트를 연속적인 film 형태로 제작하여 분자체 역할을 할 수 있는 분리막으로 사용하고자 한다. 이 분리막을 이용하여 석탄기 반의 화력발전소에서 발생하는 배가스 내에 존재하는 이산화탄소를 효과적으로 분리⋅포집하려고 한다. 높은 이산화탄소/질소 분리 성능을 확보하는 목표를 바탕으로 제올라이트 분리막을 제작하고 있으며, 특히 수분이 존재하는 상황에서 높은 이산화탄소/질소 분리 능력을 지닐 수 있도록 분리막을 제작하고자 한다. 이번 발표에서는 최신 결과 위주로 이산화탄소 포집 능력과 관련된 내용을 발표하고자 한다.

선박엔진은 잔사유를 에너지원으로 활용하여 운항할 수 있으며, 이를 활용한 선박에서 환경 규제와 경제성을 모두 만족시키는 다양한 방안들이 모색되고 있다. 그 중에 한 방안으로 연료 첨가제를 활용하는 기술이 있을 수 있다. 분산제와 연소촉진제는 잔사유활용 시 엔진의 연소특성 촉진에 기여할 것이라는 기대를 받고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 연소성 분석 장비(FIA/FCA)와 열 중량 분석 장비(TGA)를 활용하여 잔사유 연료첨가제가 혼합된 잔사유의 연소성을 분석하였다. 연소성 분석 장비(FIA/FCA)의 결과로는 연소에 의한 일의 총량을 분석하도록 분석법이 개발되었으며, 이 때문에 본 연구를 통하여 동일 장비를 활용하면서도 연소 효율을 간단하게 평가할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다. 연소성 분석 결과인 ROHR 곡선으로부터, 단순한 삼각함수를 활용하여 연소특성을 예측할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였으며, 이 기법을 활용하여 기존의 압력 곡선과 유사한 결론을 도출할 수 있었다. 열 중량 분석(TGA)의 경우 연료유의 증발 특성에 민감하게 반응함을 확인하였고, 첨가제가 연료유 증발에 효과적으로 작용함을 확인하였다.

연소 후 생성되는 연소가스 중 CO2는 온실가스 기체중 하나로, CO2를 처리하기 하기 위해 CCS 기술 개발이 세계적으로 주목 받고 있다. 하지만 단일막을 이용한 CO2 포집 공정에서는 약 14%의 CO2를 포함한 연소 배기가스로부터 고 순도, 고회수율을 달성하기란 매우 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 다단막 공정 디자인 및 다양한 운전 변수를 통하여 14%의 CO2를 가지고 있는 혼합모사가스로부터 순도 73% 회수율 74%의 포집 효율을 얻을 수 있었다.

Our environment is faced with serious problems related to the air pollution from automobiles in these days. In particular, the exhaust emissions from the diesel engines are recognized main cause which influenced environment strong. In this study, the potential of biodiesel fuel and oxygenated fuel (ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether; EGBE) was investigated as an effective method of decreasing the smoke emission. The smoke emission of blending fuel (EGBE 0~20 vol-%) was reduced in comparison with diesel fuel and it was reduced approximately 64% at 2000 rpm, full load in the 20% of blending rate. But torque and brake specific energy consumption (BSEC) didn't have no large differences. But, NOx emissions from biodiesel fuel and EGBE blended fuel were increased compared with diesel fuel.

The self-propagating high temperature synthesis approach was applied to synthesize amorphous boron nanopowders in argon atmospheres. For this purpose, we investigated the characteristics of a thermally induced combustion wave in the B2O3 + α Mg system(α = 1.0-8.0) in an argon atmospheres. In this study, the exothermic nature of the B2O3-Mg reaction was investigated using thermodynamic calculations. Experimental study was conducted based on the calculation data and the SHS products consisting of crystalline boron and other compounds were obtained starting with a different initial molar ratio of Mg. It was found that the B2O3 and Mg reaction system produced a high combustion temperature with a rapid combustion reaction. In order to regulate the combustion reaction, NaCl, Na2B4O7 and H3BO3 additives were investigated as diluents. In an experimental study, it was found that all diluents effectively stabilized the reaction regime. The final product of the B2O3 + α Mg system with 0.5 mole Na2B4O7 was identified to be amorphous boron nano-powders(< 100 nm).

Membrane technology for CO2 capture from flue-gas has been intensively considered due to their energy efficiency, small footprint and process accessibility for large-scale up without any by-products. There are many world-score membrane materials has been developed so far, and large-scale modulation and process design are key issues for industrial application in carbon capture technology. To reach the goal of high purity as well as high recovery, configuration and operation parameter should be optimized in aspect of process design. In this study, single membrane module performance for process design and the multi-stage membrane configuration has been suggested to optimize operating parameter for high purity and recovery. Operation parameters such as stage-cut and pressure ratio will also be discussed for high purity and recovery.

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology from industrial flue-gas is an important environmental issue these days. Membrane process can be competitive technology for its relatively small footprint and eco-friendly system. Many membrane modules with high selectivity and excellent flux have been developed so far. However, the high purity and recovery for CO2 capture can be achieved by optimization of operating conditions such as membrane area, feed/permeate pressure ratio and humidity of flue gas as well as membrane permeance or selectivity. In this study, we discuss the effect of operating parameters for high CO2 purity and recovery at permeate side. Using polymeric hollow fiber membrane, the single membrane process was tested to figure out the effect of feed flow rate, pressure ratio, membrane area and moisture content.

In this study, we investigated the effects of EGR rate and engine load on the emission characteristics in a 4-cylinder common rail direct injection diesel engine fueled with canola oil biodiesel (BD) blended fuel. The biodiesel blend fuel, BD20 (20 vol.% biodiesel and 80 vol.% ULSD blend) was used at an engine speed of 1,500rpm. The experimental results showed that with the increasing of EGR rate, the combustion pressure and rate of heat release (ROHR) of three test fuels were decreased, and the ignition delay was extended, the carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM) emissions increased slightly, but the nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission decreased clearly. On the other hand, with the increasing of engine load, the combustion pressure and ROHR were increased, and the CO and PM emissions decreased. However, the NOx emission was increased due to the rise of the combustion temperature.