Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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Modeling and Parameter Identification of Spark Plug Deposit Formation Mechanism for Different Fuel/Lubricant Combination
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The identification of model parameters is complex and requires many approximations and laboratory investigations. Here, a novel approach to identifying these parameters is proposed, which uses experimental data, and a ... -
Effects of Trapped Gas in Fracture-Pore Carbonate Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Fracture-pore carbonate reservoirs exhibit strong microscopic heterogeneity and complex seepage characteristics, resulting in suboptimal oil-drive efficiency and development outcomes. Moreover, water channeling is often a ... -
Structure Optimization and Performance Evaluation of Downhole Oil–Water Separation Tools: A Novel Hydrocyclone
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Based on the principle of cyclone separation and 3D printing technology, a novel variable pitch hydrocyclone structure was proposed for the axial flow hydrocyclone separators of oil wells. The structural parameters of this ... -
Effect of Deflector on the Combustion Characteristics of a Micro-Combustor With a Controlled Centrally Slotted Bluff Body
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Flame tip-opening in a micro-combustor with a controlled centrally slotted bluff body adversely affects the combustion characteristics, leading to reduced average combustion efficiency and exhaust gas temperature. To ... -
Impacts of Injection Parameters on the Mixture Formation and Performance of Two-Stroke Spark-Ignition Direct-Injection Aviation Kerosene Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Two-stroke spark-ignition engines play a significant role in the field of power sources of small and medium unmanned aerial vehicles. There is a certain transition from burning gasoline to aviation kerosene (or heavy oil) ... -
Effect of Outlet Shape on Flame Height of Transformer Oil Jet Fire Under External Fire Source
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)In this inquiry, we delve into the manner by which disparate orifice configurations exert influence upon the elevation of the jet flame when subjected to an external conflagration, employing empirical simulations. Elaborating ... -
Overhauled and Regenerated Steam Turbine: Reconditioning Process and Application
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The present work aims to analyze the economic convenience of using a reconditioned steam turbine within a waste-to-energy plant for municipal solid waste. First, the methodology for the evaluation of the functional conditions ... -
Shale Oil–Water Two-Phase Flow Simulation Based on Pore Network Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)With the growing significance of shale oil in the realm of oil and gas resources, there has been a heightened focus on the impact of the indeterminate oil–water two-phase flow behavior in shale reservoirs on the effective ... -
Investigation on the Effects of Nanorefrigerants in a Combined Cycle of Ejector Refrigeration Cycle and Kalina Cycle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The main objective of this study is to carry out the thermodynamic analysis of a new power/refrigeration combined cycle which consists of an ejector refrigeration cycle (ERC) and a Kalina cycle. In ERC, nanorefrigerants ... -
Cuttings Transport With Oil- and Water-Based Drilling Fluids1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Deviated well sections are common in most modern offshore well construction designs. In the North Sea region, which is a good example of mature areas, practically all producer or injector wells have highly deviated well ... -
Effect of Instantaneous Starting Pump on Fluid Transient Flow in Managed Pressure Cementing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The fluctuating pressure generated by the instantaneous starting pump of the cementing operation might easily cause formation fracture in narrow safety window formations. Accurate transient fluctuating pressure calculation ... -
Correlating the Influence of the Purity of Hydrogen Produced by a Surplus Power on the Production of Green Ammonia
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. Furthermore, due to the surplus power generated by renewable energy resources, various approaches have been developed to handle this overproduction. ... -
Experimental Analysis of Hydrogen Enrichment in Waste Plastic Oil Blends for Dual-Fuel Common Rail Direct Injection Diesel Engines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Growing global concerns about fossil fuels highlight the importance of alternative fuels for internal combustion engines. Proper management of plastic waste is crucial due to its environmental impact. The pyrolysis oil ... -
Effect of CH4 Addition on Soot Formation in C2H4 Diffusion Flame
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Studying the effect of co-combustion of multiple fuels on soot formation has become a hot spot in the investigation of soot particles. In this paper, the influence of methane blending on soot formation in ethylene flame ... -
Near-Critical CO2-Assisted Liquefaction-Extraction of Biomass and Wastes to Fuels and Value-Added Products
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)With the growing need for sustainable carbon-neutral liquid fuels, low-grade feedstocks, such as lignocellulosic biomass, and municipal solid wastes offer sufficient potential via thermochemical conversion. But the existing ... -
Investigation of Sub-Grid Scale Turbulence-Radiation Interaction Effects on Turbulence Energy Transport and Varying Thermophysical Properties Using Large Eddy Simulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The main objective of this article is to investigate sub-grid scale turbulence–radiation interaction (SGS TRI) effects on SGS turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) fluctuations and varying thermophysical properties in a partially ... -
Research and Optimization on the Exhaust Flow Characteristics Based on Energy-Splitting Method of the Low-Speed Marine Diesel Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)In this study, an optimization scheme for exhaust flow characteristics based on the energy-splitting method is proposed. The low-speed marine diesel engine adopts the exhaust energy-splitting method during the exhaust ... -
Characterization of Carbon Dioxide Hydrate Growth Kinetics in Carbon Micron Tube Oil–Water System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Carbon nanotubes have a significant impact on hydrate formation. However, the effect and mechanism of carbon micrometer tubes, which have a similar structure to carbon nanotubes, on the promotion of hydrate growth is not ... -
Numerical Investigation on Thermal Performance in Low-Enthalpy Geothermal System Under the Impact of Anisotropic Reservoir Heterogeneity and Well Layout
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The utilization of low-enthalpy geothermal systems holds substantial potential for mitigating the greenhouse effect. However, the thermal efficiency of geothermal systems is significantly influenced by the spatial distribution ... -
Multi-Scale and Multi-Region Pore Structure Analysis on Sandy Conglomerate Whole Core With Digital Rock Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 5/24/2023 )Based on industrial computed tomography (CT), the whole core sandy conglomerate is scanned with a resolution of 0.5 mm/voxel, and the representative debris region and filling region subsample is selected to be scanned with ...