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A Study on the Odorization Levels and Management in the Facility using Liquified Natural Gas(LNG)

액화천연가스(LNG) 사용시설내의 부취농도 분포 및 관리방법에 관한 연구

  • Won, Seung Yeon (Korea Gas Safety Cooperation) ;
  • Shin, Hun Yong (Dept. of Chemical and biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 원승연 (한국가스안전공사) ;
  • 신헌용 (서울과학기술대학교 화공생명공학과)
  • Received : 2019.11.22
  • Accepted : 2019.12.17
  • Published : 2019.12.31

Abstract

In many mass-consumption gas facilities, natural gas is not supplied through the pipeline of the gas corporation. LNG is supplied from the gas corporation through the tank lorry to be vaporized. In order to prevent human or property damage due to gas leakage at these facilities, a study was conducted to analyze the concentration of odorant injected at the initial and consumption points. An analysis was performed to confirm the change in odorant concentration according to the pipe position in the gas facility when a constant flow rate flowed. For this study the gas samples were taken with aluminium cylinders(4.5 L) which were created a vacuum at the pressure regulator in which the odorants was injected and the points using the gas. Odorant levels of the samples were analyzed by Gas chromatography(Main Body : Agilent 7890A, Detector : ANTEC 7090).We suggest that the small facilities using LNG need to make the management system by the types of facilities for maintaining the odorization system.

많은 대량소비 가스시설에서는 천연가스를 가스공사의 배관망을 통해 공급받지 못하여 탱크로리를 통해 액화천연가스(LNG)를 가스공사로부터 공급받아 기화시켜 사용한다. 이러한 시설에서 가스 누출로 인한 인명 또는 재산피해를 방지하기 위하여 주입하는 부취제가, 최초지점과 소비지점들에서 어떤 농도로 분포하는지 분석하는 연구를 수행하였다. 일정한 유량이 흐를 때 가스시설내의 배관위치에 따라 부취농도의 변화를 확인하기 위한 분석이 이루어졌다. 시료채취는 알루미늄 재질의 4.5 L 용기를 진공상태로 만든 후, 부취제가 주입되는 정압기와 가스가 사용되는 소비지점에서 시료를 포집하였다. 포집된 가스시료로부터 가스크로마토그래피(Main Body : Agilent 7890A, Detector : ANTEC 7090)를 이용하여 부취제의 농도를 분석하였다. 안전한 가스시설관리를 위하여 대량수요자 시설의 형태별로 부취농도 관리방법의 정립이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

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