Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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The Effect of Interfacial Tension and Emulsification in Enhancing Oil Recovery During Surfactant Flooding
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 8/9/2023 1)The effectiveness of various surfactants in improving crude oil displacement efficiency was evaluated using one-dimensional homogeneous core and three-dimensional heterogeneous models. Emulsification of the crude oil was ... -
Motion Simulation Analysis and Experimental Verification of Drill String Rotation Controller
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 7/24/2023 )Conventional directional drilling mainly relies on the sliding of screw motor and drill string to realize the change of wellbore trajectory, so the friction force is large. The use of friction reduction tools that generate ... -
SARA Characterization and Comparison for the Ultra-Heavy Oil via Combined Analyses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 7/25/2023 )Structure characterization and comparison of the ultra-heavy oil and its four components are fundamental and crucial. In this work, nuclear magnetic resonance analyses were employed to quantitatively investigate carbon and ... -
Prediction of Liquid Holdup in Horizontal Gas Wells Based on Dimensionless Number Selection
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 8/9/2023 1)Pressure gradient prediction is crucial in gas well analysis. The experiment is the most effective method of understanding the flow characteristics in horizontal gas wells. The greatest difference between experimental and ... -
Optimization of Automatic Well Pattern Deployment in High Water-Cut Oilfield
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 8/9/2023 1)In view of the problems such as a plurality of dominant water flow channels formed by flushing the reservoir and inferior development effect in the water injection oilfields, reconstructing the current well pattern and ... -
Experimental Investigation of Preformed Particle Gel and Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer Composite System for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Heterogeneous Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 7/28/2023 )Heterogeneity is a significant feature of the reservoirs after polymer flooding, resulting in challenges for further enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in heterogeneous reservoirs. In order to further improve oil recovery in the ... -
Performance and Emission Characteristics for Karanja Biodiesel Blends Assisted With Green Hydrogen Fuel and Nanoparticles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 6/7/2023 1)Extensive efforts are being made to produce and use a variety of alternative energies in order to meet the rising global energy demand. The main purpose of this research was to evaluate the mass fuel burnt, emissions, and ... -
Prediction of Fracture Initiation Pressure for Slotting-Directional Hydraulic Fracturing Based on the Anisotropy of Coal
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 7/28/2023 )The precise estimation of fracture initiation pressure is crucial for the effective implementation of slotting-directional hydraulic fracturing methods in coal seams. Nonetheless, current models fail to account for the ... -
Land–Energy–Food Nexus: Competition and Societal Impact of Land Use for Sustainable Energy and Food Production—A Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 6/7/2023 1)Land is a limited commodity that has always been fought over. Its use and allocation for various purposes have been the subject of much debate and for good reason. It is necessary for most industries. It is becoming more ... -
Experiment and Numerical Simulation Study of Low-Nitrogen Combustion Technology Inside Small Gas Boiler
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 7/24/2023 )This paper studies different experimental conditions for a 25t/h industrial boiler fueled with nature gas. In the meanwhile, numerical simulation is carried out using the commercial software of fluent. The different excess ... -
Investigation of the Effects of Transmission Layout on Powertrain Efficiency, Performance, and Exhaust Emissions in Parallel Hybrid Vehicles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 8/1/2023 1)The investigation studies about increasing powertrain efficiency and reducing exhaust emissions and fuel consumption have been focused on hybrid vehicles for a few decades. However, the investigations are related to ... -
Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters Obtained From Safflower Oil: A Fully Renewable Biofuel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 7/24/2023 )With the aim to obtain a pure renewable second-generation biofuel, transesterification reaction of safflower oil and sugar beet molasses-originated ethanol and usage options as a blend component were investigated. Depleting ... -
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Renewable Energy and Storage Requirements for Grid Reliability and Resource Adequacy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 7/24/2023 )This paper provides a study of the potential impacts of climate change on intermittent renewable energy resources and storage requirements for grid reliability and resource adequacy. Climate change models and available ... -
Special Section on ASME 16th International Conference on Energy Sustainability (ES 2022)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 8/18/2023 )Energy Sustainability is of paramount significance for ensuring the well-being of the present and future generations of the earth’s inhabitants. The growing population, limited potential of conventional sources of energy, ... -
Experimental Investigation into Liquid and Solid Separation by an Industrial Mesh-Vane-Type Separator on Natural Gas at 4–5 MPa, Different Liquid Loadings and Gas Flows
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 10/27/2022)Inline vertical separators are commonly employed in natural gas transmission facilities (e.g., receipt stations) to filter liquid contaminants such as compressor oil, glycol, and free water from the gas stream. Manufacturers ... -
Stratified Flames in Dual Annular Counter-Rotating Swirl Burner for Wider Operability Gas Turbines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 10/21/2022)This study investigates numerically the effects of equivalence ratio (Φ) on flow/flame interactions and emissions of stratified oxy-methane (CH4/O2/CO2) flames in a dual annular counter-rotating swirl (DACRS) burner for ... -
Experimental Investigation of Biohythane Performance on Thermal Barrier-Coated Compression Ignition Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 10/21/2022)The performance, combustion, and emission parameters of a thermal barrier-coated (TBC) compression ignition (CI) engine were experimentally examined using biohythane (biohydrogen + biomethane) as leading fuel and diesel ... -
An Insight Into Wax Precipitation, Deposition, and Prevention Stratagem of Gas-Condensate Flow in Wellbore Region
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Unlike conventional waxy crude oil, the condensate undergoes a complex phase evolution process in high-temperature and high-pressure conditions of a deep gas-condensate reservoir, which makes it more difficult to predict ... -
Pressuredrop Response Characteristics for Multi-Injection Well Interfered Vertical Well in Heterogeneous Fractured Anticline Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Fractured anticline reservoirs are mostly developed by a line production well located at the top position and a line injecting well located at the bottom position. The production well is often interference with by multiple ... -
A Novel Data Assimilation-Based Real-Time State Estimation Method for Gas Influx Profiling During Riser Gas Events
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Riser gas events during offshore drilling operations are hazardous and challenging to control. Therefore, knowledge of the gas influx sizes and distributions in a marine drilling riser is critical for the selection of riser ...