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Prediction of Thermal Behavior of Automotive LNG Fuel Tank

LNG 자동차 연료 탱크의 열적 거동에 대한 예측

  • NamKoong, Kyu-Won (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan) ;
  • Chu, Seok-Jae (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan)
  • 남궁규완 (울산대학교 기계자동차공학부) ;
  • 주석재 (울산대학교 기계자동차공학부)
  • Received : 2010.07.05
  • Accepted : 2010.07.27
  • Published : 2010.09.01

Abstract

The thermal performance of LNG fuel tanks of vehicles is determined by the time for non-venting storage of fuel and the amount of fuel supplied to the engine. In this study, we selected a double-walled vacuum-insulated fuel tank with a volume of 450 liter, and the properties of the fuel contained in it were assumed to be the same as those of the methane($CH_4$). For the increasing the non-venting fuel storage time, we propose the use of shielded penetration pipes in the tank. We compared the storage times of the tank used in our study with those of the conventional fuel tank. Further, the additional heat input required to maintain the fuel pressure necessary for an appropriate fuel supply rate was predicted. For these parameters, we derived a thermodynamic relationship that can be used to estimate the rate of increase in pressure for a known heat input, and we obtained equations for estimating the rate of heat leaked by using the established heat transfer model. From the results of numerical computation, we found the non-venting storage time of the tank with shielded pipes to be 25-30% higher than that of the tank with unshielded pipes. Further, we determined the appropriate operation conditions by taking into consideration the transfer rate of additional heat provided to the fuel tank.

본 연구에서 차량 탑재용 LNG 연료 탱크의 단열 성능과 연료 공급 능력 등을 예측하기 위하여, 내조와 외조 사이가 진공 단열된 2중 벽 구조이며 탱크 용량은 450$\ell$, 정상 운전조건은 800 kPa인 연료 탱크를 해석 대상으로 선택했으며, LNG의 물성치는 메탄($CH_4$)과 동일하다고 가정했다. 밀폐 저장기간의 연장을 위하여, 차폐 관을 제시했고 기존의 연료 탱크 저장 기간과 비교 해석했다. 또한 기관으로의 적절한 연료량 공급을 보장할 수 있는 탱크 내의 압력 유지를 위하여, 외부로부터 추가적인 열전달률을 예측했다. 이러한 계산을 위하여 압력 변화율과 전열률, 연료 출입률 간의 열역학 관계식을 유도했고, 선택한 연료 탱크 모델로부터 열저항을 근거한 계산식을 설정했다. 계산 결과에 의하면, 차폐된 관을 사용한 연료 탱크는 약 25~30% 이상의 저장기간이 연장되었고, 연료 압송 최소압력 유지를 위하여 외부에서 탱크로 공급되는 열전달에 적합한 운전조건도 결정할 수 있었다.

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