선박 연료로서 LPG는 현재의 기술과 경제성 등을 고려하였을 때 매력적인 연료이다. 하지만, 아직 LPG 연료 선박의 안전 지침 을 개발 중에 있고, 국내에서는 중소형 선박에 LPG 추진 시스템을 적용한 사례가 없다. 본 연구에서는 국내 최초 개발된 해상용 LPG 엔 진 시스템에 대해 보다 객관적인 위험성 평가를 수행하고 안전 운용 기준을 제안하고자 한다. 우선, 위험과 운전 분석 기법을 통해 동 엔 진 시스템을 5개의 검토 구간으로 분할하고 총 58가지의 위험요소를 식별하였다. 그다음 정성적 평가인 HAZOP 기법의 주관성을 보완하 기 위해 퍼지 이론을 사용하고 검출도, 민감도 등 위험 요인을 추가하여 퍼지 분석적 계층 과정을 통해 위험 요인의 상대적 가중치를 비 교하였다. 그 결과, 5가지의 위험 요인 중, 위험성에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 위험 요인은 발생 빈도와 심각도로 평가되었다. 마지막으로, 위험 요인에 대한 가중치를 고려하여 위험 순위를 세밀하게 선정하기 위해 퍼지 TOPSIS 기법을 적용하였다. 그 결과, 위험 등급은 47개 그룹으로 구분할 수 있었고, 동 엔진 시스템의 운용 중 가장 위험도가 높은 위험요소는 LPG 공급 라인 유지 보수 중 가스 누출로 분석되 었다. 본 연구에 제안된 기법을 LPG 공급계통 등 다양한 설비에도 적용하여, 향후 LPG 추진 선박의 안전 기준 마련을 위한 위험성 평가 의 표준절차로 활용할 수 있기를 기대한다.

In a bi-fuel engine using gasoline and LPG fuel, with the current ignition timing for gasoline being used, the optimum performance could not be taken in LPG fuel supply mode. The ignition timing in LPG fuel mode must be advanced much more than that of gasoline mode for the compensation of its higher ignition temperature. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the ignition spark timing conversion influences the engine performance of LPG/Gasoline Bi-Fuel engine. In order to investigate the engine performance during combustion, engine performance are sampled by data acquisition system, for example cylinder pressure, pressure rise rate and heat release rate, while change of the rpm(1500, 2000, 2500) and the ignition timing advance(5°, 10°, 15°, 20°). As the result, between 1500rpm, 2000rpm and 2500rpm, the cylinder pressure and pressure rise rate was increased when the spark ignition was advanced but pressure rise rate at 20° was smaller value.

The engine backfire leading to the damage to the intake system is observed in the mixer-type LPG engines. The hot spot flowing back into the intake manifold from the engine cylinder during the valve overlap period is known to give rise to the backfire. This backfire is known to be the main cause of the abrupt stop of the vehicle leading to the accidents on the streets. In this study, the cylinder pressure buildup at the later stage of combustion due to the prolonged burning is presumed to be the main cause of the backflow leading to the backfire. This is experimentally observed by creating the engine misfire using the ill-conditioned ignition systems.

This study investigates experimentally Air-fuel ratio feedback control with a fuel valve in a LPG engine. The fueling valve is controlled by electronic control unit which is made with micro computer. Various control logics are employed and then PID control is adopter as a proper logic for own system and Air-fuel ratio feedback control by PID control was experimentally of various operation area with the stable control algorithm of PID control that was earned from the former experiment. On the process the experiment, determination experiment of each control part coefficient was the biggest variable among the whole result of experiment. We could know as a result of experiment that the lange of overshoot is bigger as the proportional control part os bigger integral control part is related with the delay time and coefficient of differential control part is related with the decrease of overshoot range from the experiment of various operation area we could also analyse consequently that direct fuel control in the fuel value makes more stable control status in rare operation and low load area.