Abstract: An experimental study of a bottom-burning oil shale retort is described. It is shown that for a constant oxidizer flow the combustion front moves at a uniform velocity through the bed. This ...

Abstract: The heat transfer to a single cylindrical sample of oil shale in a staggered tube bundle was studied both numerically and experimentally in order to evaluate the thermal and chemical processes ...

Abstract: Direct contact binary cycles may be used to develop electrical power from moderate temperature geothermal brines. For a simple Rankine cycle using direct contact heat exchangers isobutane is ...

Abstract: An explicit procedure for analyzing a superheated, evaporating lens direct contact heat exchanger has been developed. This method is based upon the application of a dimensional analysis derivation ...