A Study on Thermal Characteristics of Biodiesel

바이오디젤의 열적특성에 관한 연구

  • Bae, Byong-Mok (Division of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lim, Woo-Sub (Korea Fire Industry Technology Institute) ;
  • SaKong, Seong-Ho (Korea Fire Industry Technology Institute) ;
  • Mok, Yun-Soo (Division of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Wook (Division of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2009.12.08
  • Accepted : 2010.11.17
  • Published : 2010.12.31

Abstract

A study is conducted on thermal characteristics of biodiesel which is already being produced in many countries because of its stable supply of energy in non oil-producing countries and economical benefits against increasing oil price, and environment conservation. So biodiesel has been used as important energy source in the fuel fields and a mount of production has increased year by year. Therefore, it is very important to find out the thermal characteristics of biodiesel for ignition temperature, maximum pressure and thermal behavior. The purpose of this study is to compare on thermal characteristics of biodiesel, petroleum diesel and those mixtures. Also, the main study was performed by flash point testers and modified closed type of pressure vessel test (MCPVT). Based on the data of flash point and MCPVT, the ignition temperature and the maximum pressure of biodiesel was $182^{\circ}C$ and 40.1bar, and petroleum diesel was $54^{\circ}C$ and 29.8bar.

세계적으로 대기환경문제와 원유가격의 상승 그리고 비산유국의 안정적인 에너지공급의 대체에너지로서 부각된 바이오디젤은 현재까지 많은 연구가 진행되어 왔으나, 온도변화에 대한 열적거동에 관한 연구는 국내에서 수행되지 못했다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 일반디젤과 바이오디젤 그리고 이들 혼합물질의 인화점, 열분해 압력 그리고 열적 거동에 관한 연구를 수행하였으며, 그 결과 인화점과 열분해 압력변화에 있어서 바이오디젤은 일반디젤에 비해 인화점은 $182^{\circ}C$로 일반디젤의 $54^{\circ}C$ 보다 많이 높으며, 열분해압력도 바이오디젤의 경우 40.1bar, 일반 디젤의 경우 29.8bar로 바이오디젤의 열적 안정성이 상당히 높은 것으로 나타났다.

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