Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage: Recent submissions
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Modeling, Development, and Testing of a 2 MW Polymeric Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Plant Fueled With Hydrogen From a Chlor-Alkali Industry
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The chlor-alkali industry produces significant amounts of hydrogen as by-product which can potentially feed a polymeric electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell (FC) unit, whose electricity and heat production can cover part ... -
An Enhanced Fuel Cell Dynamic Model With Electrochemical Phenomena Parameterization as Test Bed for Control System Analysis
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)In this work, a model of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is presented. A dynamic performance characterization is performed to assess the cell transient response to input variables. The model used in the ... -
Ferrous Nitrate–Nickel Oxide (Fe(NO3)2–NiO) Nanospheres Incorporated With Carbon Black and Polyvinylidenefluoride for Supercapacitor Applications
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Ferrous nitrate/nickel oxide {Fe(NO3)2–NiO} nanocomposite was synthesized via two-step facile hydrothermal route. The nanocomposite exhibits crystalline structure as unveiled by X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern, while as ... -
Influence of Sand Production in an Unconsolidated Sandstone Reservoir in a Deepwater Gas Field
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)In an unconsolidated sandstone reservoir of a deepwater gas field, due to the reduction of the rock compaction by deepwater, sand production is more likely to occur in the reservoir during production under certain production ... -
Designing Protective Mechanical Ventilation for the Injured Lung: Opportunities for the Engineer
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Microscopic Determination of Remaining Oil Distribution in Sandstones With Different Permeability Scales Using Computed Tomography Scanning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)To investigate the characteristics of oil distribution in porous media systems during a high water cut stage, sandstones with different permeability scales of 53.63 × 10−3 μm2 and 108.11 × 10−3 μm2 were imaged under a ... -
Development of an Advanced Finite Element Model and Parametric Study to Evaluate Cement Sheath Barrier
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Cement failure is known as one of the major causes for loss of well control events. Cement design is considered as one of the top technological knowledge gaps in high-pressure high-temperature oil and gas exploration. The ... -
Microscopic Studies of Immiscible Displacement Behavior in Interconnected Fractures and Cavities
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Carbonate rocks are generally highly heterogeneous that make it difficult to accurately assess the behavior of fluid flow and transport in them. In this paper, we experimentally investigate the oil–water displacement in ... -
Predictive Erosion Model for Mixed Flow Centrifugal Pump
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) are widely used in upstream oil production. The presence of a low concentration solid phase, particle-laden flow, in the production fluid may cause severe damage in the internal sections ... -
Feasibility Analysis and Optimal Design of Acidizing of Coalbed Methane Wells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Plugging is a prominent reason for production reduction in coalbed methane (CBM) wells. In order to solve this problem, authors conducted the feasibility analysis and optimal design of acidizing of CBM wells to remove the ... -
Efficiency Enhancement of Photovoltaic/Thermal Module Using Front Surface Cooling Technique in Winter and Summer Seasons: An Experimental Investigation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper presents the effect of the front surface water cooling on performance parameters (solar cell temperature, back surface temperature, outlet water temperature, electrical efficiency, overall efficiency, etc.) of ... -
The Performance Influences of a Centrifugal Compressor Due to Volute Local Deformation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Centrifugal compressors have broad applications in gas compression processes, especially in automobile turbocharger. During the turbocharger installation, there are many installation limitations in the compressor stage. ... -
Numerical Investigation of Auto-Ignition Characteristics in Microstructured Catalytic Honeycomb Reactor for CH4–Air and CH4–H2–Air Mixtures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Stable ranges of auto-ignition for the microcombustion of CH4 and CH4–H2 mixtures are identified numerically in a platinum-coated microcatalytic honeycomb reactor. Steady and transient simulations under pseudo-auto-thermal ... -
Experimental Simulation on Imbibition of the Residual Fracturing Fluid in Tight Sandstone Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Fracturing is a fundamental technique for enhancing oil recovery of tight sandstone reservoir. The pores in tight reservoirs generally have small radii and generate tremendous capillary force; accordingly, the imbibition ... -
Effect of Heat Treatment on the Combustion Characteristics of a Lignite
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)In this study, the ignition and combustion behavior of raw and heat-treated single particles of lignite were experimentally investigated, with a focus on the effect of heat treatment temperatures. The lignite particles ... -
Oxy-Combustion Modeling for Direct-Fired Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Supercritical CO2 power cycles for fossil energy power generation will likely employ oxy-combustion at very high pressures, possibly exceeding 300 bar. At these high pressures, a direct fired oxy-combustor is more likely ... -
Wind Turbine Aerodynamic Modeling in Icing Condition: Three-Dimensional RANS-CFD Versus Blade Element Momentum Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Icing limits the performance of wind turbines in cold climates. The prediction of the aerodynamic performance losses and their distribution due to ice accretion is essential. Blade element momentum (BEM) is the basis of ... -
Performances and Emissions Evaluation of a Microturbojet Engine Running on Biodiesel Blends
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper analyzes the performances and the emissions of the JETCAT P80 microengine, when jet A jet A + 10% biodiesel (BD), jet A + 20% biodiesel, and jet A + 30% biodiesel are utilized as fuel, and to each of these ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Fluid Flow to Unconventional Oil Wells With Radial Fractures and Its Testing With Field Data
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Radial fractures are created in unconventional gas and oil reservoirs in modern well stimulation operations such as hydraulic refracturing (HRF), explosive fracturing (EF), and high energy gas fracturing (HEGF). This paper ... -
Evaluating Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Sensor Technology for Rapid Source Characterization of Rare Earth Elements
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)A prototype laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) sensor is tested for the determination of rare earth elements (Eu and Yb) in liquid and solid samples. The sensor head, built using a monolithic passively Q-switched ...