Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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A Hybrid Response Surface Methodology and Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model to Investigate the Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled With Phenolic Antioxidant Additive and Biodiesel Blends
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Overconsumption of fossil fuels has accelerated global warming and raised environmental air pollution levels. Recent studies have looked into the potential use of alternative, environmentally friendly fuels for diesel ... -
Mechanical Erosion Investigation in Solid Rocket Motor Nozzle Through Droplet Breakup and Surface Tension Influence
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Erosion prediction of the solid propellent nozzle is vital for its design process. This erosion is caused by the impingement of agglomerated aluminum/aluminum oxide particles on the nozzle walls. Thus, a multi-phase numerical ... -
A Numerical Analysis of Radio Frequency Heating of Coal With Different Ranks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Radio frequency (RF) heating is a novel thermal stimulation method in developing coalbed methane (CBM). Various research has been conducted on the effect of electromagnetic (EM) heating on the physical properties of coal. ... -
Effects of Injection Sequences on Spray Characteristics of an Air-Assisted Atomizer for Two-Stroke Aviation Engines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The air-assisted atomizer used in a two-stroke aviation engine has two separate operation sequences, namely the fuel injection and air injection, in contrast to the synchronous fuel/air injection of conventional effervescent ... -
Feasibility Analysis of a Fuel Cell-Based Tri-Generation Energy System Via the Adoption of a Multi-Objective Optimization Tool
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The present paper investigates the feasibility of a tri-generation energy system in an industrial scenario with a modest size in terms of levels of electricity, heat, and cooling consumption. The technology under consideration ... -
Prediction of Waste Chicken Fat Biodiesel Blends as the Potential Substitute for the Diesel Engine With Oxygenated Additives
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The shortage of fossil fuels has been growing at a faster pace every year, which is the reason why it is necessary to switch to alternative fuels without making significant modifications to diesel engines. Because it ... -
Water Invasion Into Multi-Layer and Multi-Pressure Carbonate Reservoir: A Pore-Scale Simulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Carbonate reservoirs contribute the highest proportion of natural gas production around the world, and commingled production is frequently used to increase production for the multi-layer reservoirs. However, the complex ... -
Machine-Learning-Based Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Forecasting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Hydraulic fracturing is an indispensable procedure to the economic development of shale gas. The flowback of the hydraulic fracturing fluid is one of the most important parameters recorded after shale gas wells are put ... -
Pore Permeability Model Based on Fractal Geometry Theory and Effective Stress
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)A reasonable coal seam permeability model should be established to accurately estimate the extraction effectiveness of coalbed methane (CBM). Existing permeability models typically ignore the influence of pore structure ... -
Products Distribution and Synergistic Effects Analysis During Co-Pyrolysis of Agricultural Residues and Waste Tire Using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The co-thermal chemical conversion of biomass and waste tires is an important direction for the utilization of waste resources to produce renewable energy. In this study, the product distribution and synergistic effects ... -
Technoeconomic Analysis of a Small-Scale Downdraft Gasification-Based Cogeneration Power Plant Using Green Wastes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)In this work, the technoeconomic assessment of a small-scale gasification-based cogeneration plant (25–50 kWe) fed with green wastes (fallen leaves, spent coffee grounds, and paperboard) is presented. The cogeneration power ... -
Investigation on the Long-Term Stability of Multiple Salt Caverns Underground Gas Storage With Interlayers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Salt cavern underground gas storage (UGS) has attracted more and more attention worldwide for high peak shaving efficiency and high short-term throughput. To ensure the safe operation of this type of UGS, it is necessary ... -
Effects of Adiabatic Flame Temperature and Oxygen Concentration in CH4/N2/O2 Nonswirl Jet Flames: Experimental and Numerical Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The combustion characteristics of oxygen-enriched air–methane (i.e., O2/N2/CH4) flames in a premixed mode are investigated using both experimentally and numerically under atmospheric conditions for emissions reduction ... -
Analysis, Comparison, and Discussion on the Utilization of the Existing Slug Liquid Holdup Models to Predict the Horizontal Gas-Liquid Plug-to-Slug Flow Transition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)In horizontal configuration, the gas-liquid intermittent flow can be plug flow or slug flow. Different works have demonstrated that the two flow patterns, despite their similarity, are differents. Thus, it is important to ... -
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Low Porosity and Permeability Deep Saline Aquifer: Numerical Simulation Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The saline aquifer is the most reliable place where anthropogenic carbon dioxide gas storage has shown a promising future. This paper evaluates and predicts the capacities of different carbon dioxide storage trapping ... -
Influence of Overburden Pressure on Imbibition Behavior in Tight Sandstones Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Technique
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Imbibition under overburden pressure can simulate the imbibition behavior in reservoir conditions during hydraulic fracturing, about which the mechanism is still unclear. This study investigated the imbibition with overburden ... -
Impact of Creep Effect on Hydraulic Fracture Long-Term Conductivity in Deep Shale Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The main factor contributing to the decline in effective fracture width and conductivity is proppant embedding into the fracture surface. In the deep shale's high-temperature, high-pressure, and high-stress environment, ... -
Reverse Circulation Displacement of Miscible Fluids for Primary Cementing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Primary cementing is the well construction operation where drilling fluid is displaced from the annular space behind the casing string, and replaced by a cement slurry. The annular cement sheath is a critical barrier element ... -
Data-Driven Inversion-Free Workflow of Well Performance Forecast Under Uncertainty for Fractured Shale Gas Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Well performance prediction and uncertainty quantification of fractured shale reservoir are crucial aspects of efficient development and economic management of unconventional oil and gas resources. The uncertainty related ... -
An Unsupervised Machine Learning Based Double Sweet Spots Classification and Evaluation Method for Tight Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)With the increasing exploration and development of tight sandstone gas reservoirs, it is of utmost importance to clarify the characteristics of “sweet spots” within tight gas reservoirs. Considering the complex lithology ...