Recovering energy from waste energy sources is an important issue as environmental pollution and the energy crisis become serious. In the same context, recovering liquefied natural gas (LNG) cold energy from an LNG-powered ship is also important in terms of energy savings. To this end, this study investigated a novel solution for a LNG-powered ship to recover LNG cold energy. Six different organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems (three for high-pressure dual-fuel engines and three for medium-pressure dual-fuel engines) were proposed and optimized; nine different working fluids were investigated; annualized costs for installing proposed ORC systems were estimated based on the optimization results. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was performed to identify the effect of uncertainties on the performance of the ORC systems. As a result, the ORC system for the medium-pressure engines with direct expansion, multi-condensation levels, and a high evaporation temperature exhibited the best performance in terms of exergy efficiency, net power output and actual annualized cost. These results demonstrate the possibility of replacing a typical LNG supply system with an ORC system.
The formation and pollution of particulate matter (PM), a side effect of rapid industrialization and urbanization, is considered a global issue. However, various plant species are able to effectively capture and reduce atmospheric PM concentrations. We investigated the indoor growth and morphology of 21 indigenous Korean evergreen species at low light intensities to ascertain their ability to reduce PM of aerosol particles in a closed acrylic chamber. The decrease in PM mass concentration differed significantly across species, with a significant correlation (8 h; p < 0.001). The reduction in the mass concentration of PM differed with particle size and across species. The highest reduction of PM2.5 occurred after 8 h with Dryopteris lacera (86.8%), Ilex × wandoensis (84.9%), Machilus thunbergii (84.3%), and Rhododendron brachycarpum (84.0%). Reduction of PM10 after 8 h was highest with Cephalotaxus harringtonii (98.3%), I. × wandoensis (98.5%), M. thunbergii (98.5%), and R. brachycarpum (98.3%). Plant morphological characteristics (category, plant height, leaf shape, leaf area) and relative humidity were closely related to the decrease in PM mass concentration. In conclusion, our findings can be used to identify Korean plant species that can reduce PM concentration and are suitable for indoor use.
화학 공장에서 플레어 시스템은 공장의 안전에 지대한 영향을 주는 아주 중요한 요소이다. 만약, 플레어 시스템이 필요보다 작게 설계 된다면, 위급 상황 발생 시 끔찍한 사고를 유발할 수 있다. 반면, 플레어 시스템이 필요보다 크게 설계하게 된다면 공장을 건설하는데 드는 비용의 증가를 피할 수가 없게 된다. 따라서, 산업계에서는 적절한 플레어 시스템의 설계를 위해 정확한 플레어 배출량을 예측하고자 오랫동안 노력해왔다. 미국석유협회에서는 플레어 배출량 계산을 위한 가이드라인을 제시하였고, 많은 설계 회사들은 정상상태 열 및 물질 수지식을 이용한 방법을 개발하여 플레어 배출량을 예측해 왔다. 하지만, 이러한 방법들은 많은 보수적인 가정들 하에 플레어 배출량을 계산하여 필요보다 크게 설계, 막대한 비용을 초래할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존 방법들이 가지는 문제들을 해결하기 위해 공정제어가 포함된 동적 모사를 통해 플레어 배출량을 계산하는 새로운 절차를 제시하였고, 이 절차에 따라 에탄 분리탑의 배출량을 성공적으로 예측함으로써 절차의 효용성을 증명하였다. A flare system is a very important system that crucially affects on the process safety in chemical plants. If a flare system is designed too small, it cannot prevent catastrophic accidents of a chemical plant. On the other hand, if a flare system is designed too large, it will waste resources. Therefore, reasonable relief load estimation has been a crucial issue in the industry. American Petroleum Institute (API) suggests basic guidelines for relief load estimation, and a lot of engineering companies have developed their own relief load estimation methods that use an unbalanced heat and material method. However, these methods have to involve lots of conservative assumptions that lead to an overestimation of relief loads. In this study, the new design procedure for a flare system based on dynamic simulation was proposed in order to avoid the overestimation of relief loads. The relief load of a deethanizer process was tested to verify the performance of the proposed design procedure.
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