Research topics

Development of oil skimming devices or system

• OS-1: Air conveyer oil skimming system for oil recovery vessel
• OS-2: Oil/water separator embedded weir oil skimmer for high concentration oil recovery(2005-2006)
• OS-3: Oil recovery system using VOO ( Vessel of Opportunity)
• OS-4: Handy type oil skimming device using high pressure water jet pump (2004-2005)
• OS-5: Application of steam jet pump for onboard oil skimming device

Study on elementary technology dealing spilled oil

• ET-1: Water injection lubrication for pipeline flow of high viscosity oil (2008)
• ET-2: In-line emulsion breaking using chemical agent (ongoing)
• ET-3: Steam treatment of oil polluted sand (ongoing)
• ET-4: Application of micro bubble to quick separation of oil dispersed in water column (2007)
• ET-5: Advancement of oil boom
• Et-6: Economical control and maintenance  oil recovery equipments

Detection and prediction of spilled oil or floating debris

• DP-1: SOTAB (Spilled Oil Tracking Autonomous Buoy) project with Osaka Univ. et al.
• DP-2: Numerical simulation about fate and transport of spilled oil.  

Hindcast simulation of oil spill incident off the Taean coast in South Korea

Research on renewal energy

• EN-1: Long term monitoring of windmill performance
• EN-2: Ocean wave energy extraction