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A Study on the Quantitative Measurement of Oil Carry-over in Natural Gas Vehicle fueling Station Using A Gravimetric Method

무게측정법을 이용한 천연가스 자동차 충전소 오일전이 정량 분석에 대한 연구

  • Received : 2014.12.08
  • Accepted : 2015.02.06
  • Published : 2015.02.28

Abstract

The core of the CNG fueling station is the compressor and most of CNG compressors in Korea require lubrication. Lubrication oil of CNG compressor that can be transferred into the pressure regulators and the engines of fueling system can cause a negative effect on NGV(Nature Gas Vehicle) performance during refueling due to oil Carry-over. In order to avoid the problem, it is necessary to enhance the quality of the compressed natural gas by measuring quantitatively the amount of the transferred oil. In this research, a sampling device and sampling tube were developed, which can be used with a gravimetric method of detection to measure CNG oil Carry-over. In addition, CNG samples were taken at 6 pre-selected CNG fueling stations and analysed for their trace oil Carry-over. The measured total oil Carry-over ranged from 2.569 to 6.509 ppm. This test measurements were compared with those of previous studies to verify the results.

CNG(Compressed Natural Gas)충전소의 주요 핵심설비는 압축기이며, 대부분의 압축기는 윤활이 필요하다. CNG압축기의 윤활유(oil)는 충전 중에 압력 레귤레이터, 엔진 연료공급시스템 등에 전이(Carry-over)되어 천연가스차량의 성능에 부정적인 영향을 미친다. 따라서 이러한 문제를 사전에 방지하기 위해서는 전이되는 오일의 양을 정량적으로 측정하여 공급되는 압축천연가스의 품질관리를 강화하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 CNG오일전이를 측정하기 위해 중량법(Gravimetric method)을 사용한 샘플링 튜브 및 샘플링 장비를 개발하였다. 또한, CNG 충전소 6개소를 대상으로 CNG를 채취하였으며, 오일전이를 정량적으로 분석하였다. 측정된 전체 오일전이양은 2.569에서 6.509ppm 이었으며, 측정된 결과를 선행연구 결과와 비교 검증하였다.

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