Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Part A: Sustainable and Renewable Energy: Recent submissions
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Diesel Engine Operating Parameters Under Highway Drive Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Experimental and optimization work is carried out to study the effects of fuel injection pressure, boost pressure, pilot injection timing, pilot injection quantity, and main injection timing as input parameters. A ... -
Stage-Wise Kinetic Analysis of Ammonia Addition Effects on Two-Stage Ignition in Dimethyl Ether
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Ammonia (NH3) has gained considerable attention as a promising carbon-free hydrogen carrier fuel for internal combustion engines, but its direct use in compression-ignition engines presents challenges, often requiring ... -
Heat Transfer Characteristics of Methane–Air-Premixed Jet Flames With Flat/Hemispherical Walls
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The in-depth study of the mutual coupling between the flame and the wall can significantly enhance the efficiency of actual combustion devices. A two-dimensional numerical model was established for the heat transfer ... -
Fluid Transient Analysis for Enhanced Performance of an Energy Recovery Device for a Small-Scale Reverse Osmosis Desalination Unit
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This article presents a comprehensive study of a double-acting cylinder (DAC) energy recovery device (ERD). The DAC was specifically designed, manufactured, and experimentally tested within a small-scale 5 m3/day brackish ... -
Evaluation of Mechanical and Thermomechanical Water Vapor Compression Techniques for Enabling High Temperature Lift Hydration-Based Chemical Heat Pumps
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Achieving high temperature lifts (>200K) via a chemical heat pump based on salt hydration/dehydration reactions requires the transport of water vapor from low to high pressure. Alternative compression approaches require ... -
Thermo-Economic and Environmental Assessment of a Novel SOFC-Based Hybrid Energy Generation System for Combined Cooling Heating and Power Generation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The world's energy demand is increasing day by day due to industrial development and population growth. As a result, creating an effective energy-generation system is essential. In this work, a conventional hybrid solid ... -
Reducing Uncertainty in Energy Hub Operation: A Demand Response Approach for Improved Cost-Efficiency
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)In this article, a daily programming was performed for an energy hub (EH). This EH has a typical electricity generation unit, a boiler, a combined heat and power (CHP), two hectares of solar farm, three wind turbines with ... -
Pyrolysis Treatment for Sludge and Animal Manures: Impact of Heating Rate
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)This study investigates the thermal degradation behavior of sludge and four types of animal manures (cow, chicken, horse, and sheep) under pyrolysis treatment at different heating rates. The sludge samples were subjected ... -
Integration of Combined Heat and Power With Renewables and Energy Storage for Reducing Carbon Emission in Transition Pathway Toward Carbon Neutrality
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Strong synergies exist between cogeneration and renewables for reducing emission of harmful gases in the transition period toward carbon neutrality. Integration of combined heat and power (CHP) with renewables and energy ... -
Maximizing Waste-to-Energy Potential: Optimizing Batch Torrefaction Reactor of Refuse-Derived Fuel for Efficient Gasification
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from municipal solid waste is a promising alternative to fossil fuels, but its varied composition can impede direct gasification. This industrial research project conducted a series of batch ... -
Effect of Acid–Base Pretreatment on Pyrolysis Kinetics of Pine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Biomass represents a significant renewable energy source. Pyrolysis is one method to directly convert biomass into thermochemical energy, with alkali and alkaline earth metals (AAEMs) content potentially improving energy ... -
A Sustainable Response Surface Methodology and Analytic Hierarchy Process–Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment Model to Evaluate Performance and Emissions Characteristics of Diesel Engine Using Clove Oil Biodiesel Blend
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Replacing diesel with biodiesel generally results in a decrease in exhaust emissions like carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, particulate matter, and carbon dioxide. However, nitrogen oxide emissions show increasing trends. On ... -
Effects of Scavenging-Port Semi-Direct Injection Strategy on Mixture Formation for a Two-Stroke Spark-Ignition Kerosene Piston Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The two-stroke spark-ignition (SI) kerosene piston engines (KPE) are commonly utilized in lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles. The quality of mixture formation is crucial for the engine performance. This paper investigates ... -
Study on the Influence Mechanism of Spoiler on Flow and Combustion Process in Rotary Engine Cylinder
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The spoiler is vital for optimizing rotary engines, yet its impact on the flow and combustion process within the cylinder remains ambiguous, thereby impeding the optimization efforts for rotary engines. This article, by ...