Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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Comprehensive Review on Technical Developments of Methanol-Fuel-Based Spark Ignition Engines to Improve the Performance, Combustion, and Emissions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Methanol (CH3OH) is emerging as a viable alternative to fossil-based fuels, addressing the increasing global energy demand while promoting sustainability. The spark ignition (SI) engines are widely used to run the automobile ... -
Characterization of Surfactant Adsorption Profile in Carbonates Under Severe Reservoir Conditions With Geochemical Modeling Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Chemical flooding has gained ample popularity as an effective technique to increase oil displacement and sweep efficiencies. However, very limited numerical applications of chemical flooding (surfactant and polymer) in ... -
Assessing Hydrogen–Ammonia Ratios to Achieve Rapid Kernel Inception in Spark-Ignition Engines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)In the quest for decarbonizing internal combustion engines, ammonia (NH3) is recognized as a viable alternative fuel due to its zero-carbon emission profile, positioning it as a potential substitute for conventional petroleum ... -
State-of-Health Estimation for Sustainable Electric Vehicle Batteries Using Temporal-Enhanced Self-Attention Graph Neural Networks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional fuel vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries are the major energy source for EVs, but they degrade under dynamic operating conditions. ... -
Combined Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle and Organic Rankine Cycle for Exhaust Heat Recovery
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)In order to reduce energy consumption and related CO2 emissions, waste heat recovery is considered a viable opportunity in several economic sectors, with a focus on industry and transportation. Among different proposed ... -
Artificial Intelligence for Thermal Energy Storage Enhancement: A Comprehensive Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Thermal energy storage (TES) plays a pivotal role in a wide array of energy systems, offering a highly effective means to harness renewable energy sources, trim energy consumption and costs, reduce environmental impact, ... -
Nanofluids and Nanocomposite Membranes for Enhanced CO2 Capture: A Comprehensive Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The increasing concentration of greenhouse gasses in Earth's atmosphere is a critical concern, of which 75% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are from the combustion of fossil fuels. This rapid increase in emissions led ... -
Theoretical Evaluation of YSZ and Alumina-YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings in a Hydrogen Enriched Combustion Environment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ((ZrO2)0.93(Y2O3)0.07) and alumina-yttria-stabilized zirconia ((Al2O3)0.853 + (ZrO2)0.93(Y2O3)0.07) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) were modeled in the presence of hydrogen-enriched combustion ... -
Advances in Drilling and Completion Fluid Technologies for Protecting Oil and Gas Reservoirs: Research Progress and Development Trends
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The exploration and development of oil and gas reservoirs present significant challenges in achieving objectives such as increased reserves, enhanced production, and improved efficiency. The protection of reservoirs has ... -
Exploring the Impact of CO2 Atmosphere on Propane Moderate or Intense Low-Oxygen Dilution Combustion: A Numerical Simulation Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Moderate or intense low-oxygen dilution (MILD) combustion is a promising combustion technology widely recognized by the international combustion community. In this study, numerical simulation was used to investigate the ... -
Evolving a Novel Blade Shape of a Savonius Wind Rotor Using an Optimization Technique Coupled With Numerical Simulations and Wind Tunnel Tests
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The global adoption of Savonius wind rotors as an eco-friendly means of small-scale power production is on the rise. However, their suboptimal performance remains a significant challenge due to the generation of higher ... -
Decarbonizing the Fertilizers Sector: An Alternative Pathway for Urea and Nitric Acid Production
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)In order to alleviate the environmental impact that nitrogen fertilizers production is responsible for, several efforts have been addressed to incentivize the partial or total decarbonization of the supply chains of ammonia ... -
Selected Aspects of Performance of Organic Rankine Cycles Incorporated Into Bioenergy With Carbon Capture and Storage Using Gasification of Sewage Sludge
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The study aims to investigate the application of the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) in the bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) using gasification of sewage sludge. The tool used in the investigation is the aspen ... -
Conceptual Design of Experimental Test Rig for Research on Thermo-Flow Processes During Direct Contact Condensation in the Two-Phase Spray-Ejector Condenser
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The paper presents the conceptual design of a prototype experimental facility for mixing jet-type flow condensers investigations when the steam in exhaust gases is condensed on the water jet in the presence of CO2. The ... -
Analysis of the Multiphase Flow With Condensation in the Two-Phase Ejector Condenser Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The liquid-driven two-phase ejector condenser is the object of the numerical investigation. The spray-ejector condenser is one of the critical components of the developed gas power plant with negative CO2 emission. The ... -
Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering (CPOTE2022)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This Special Section of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology (JERT) presents selected scientific output of the 7th Conference on Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering (CPOTE2022), which brings together ... -
Effects of a Self-Pressurized Injection Strategy on the Formation of a Stratified Mixture and the Combustion of an Aviation Kerosene Piston Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The aviation kerosene piston engine (AKPE) is the main power system for small- and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Conventional AKPEs use carburetors or port fuel injection (PFI) as fuel supply, resulting in ... -
Experimental Research on Effects of Combustion Air Humidification on Energy and Environment Performance of a Gas Boiler
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)To increase the waste heat recovery (WHR) efficiency of gas boiler and decrease NOx emissions, a flue gas total heat recovery (FGTHR) system integrating direct contact heat exchanger (DCHE) and combustion air humidification ... -
Effect of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metallic Species on Gas Evolution and Energy Efficiency Evolution in Pyrolysis and CO2-Assisted Gasification
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)In this study, the same moles of alkali and alkaline earth metallic species were introduced into pine wood to investigate their effects on biomass pyrolysis and carbon dioxide-assisted gasification. First, thermogravimetric ... -
Construction Parameters Optimization of CO2 Composite Fracturing for Horizontal Shale Wells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)To ensure the economic feasibility of shale oil and gas exploitation, large-scale hydraulic fracturing is essential for increasing recovery volumes by creating more efficient conductivity channels. However, China's continental ...