Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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A Mechanistic Study of Wettability Alteration of Calcite as an Example of Carbonate Reservoirs Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)It is common sense the wettability alteration in carbonate reservoirs stems from the oil–rock interactions -
Production Performance of Multiple-Fractured Horizontal Well Based on Potential Theory
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)These days, hydraulic fracturing is widely applied in the gas reservoir development with low permeability, which can improve the production of the well and enhance the recovery. This paper discussed the productivity ... -
Optimization Investment Structure on Petroleum Exploration and Development
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)In order to improve the decision-making ability of exploration and development investment of petroleum enterprises, our study focuses on the optimization method of investment structure. First, this paper analyzed ten risk ... -
Data-Driven Approach for Resistivity Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Formation resistivity is crucial for petrophysics and formation evaluation. Laboratory measurements and/or well logging can be used to provide resistivity data. Laboratory measurements are time-consuming and costly, limiting ... -
Study on Minimum Miscibility Pressure of CO2–Oil System Based on Gaussian Process Regression and Particle Swarm Optimization Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Injecting CO2 into the reservoir can not only improve crude oil recovery but also achieve the goal of CO2 geological storage. It can not only reduce the greenhouse effect but also obtain additional economic benefits. From ... -
Research on Dynamic Movement of Temperature and Pressure During Hydrate Depressurization Mining
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)It is of great significance to study the dynamic movement of temperature and pressure during depressurization mining process of hydrate reservoir. This paper first obtains the formula for calculating the temperature and ... -
Experimental and Numerical Study on the Effect of Annular Combustor Design on Thermal Uniformity Jet in Crossflow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Non-uniformity of the exit flow temperature represents one of the significant damages to gas-turbine components, particularly turbine blades. This may occur in the course of gas-turbine operation. This paper aims to provide ... -
Role of Adiabatic Flame Temperature on Controlling Operability of a Micromixer-Based Gas Turbine Combustor Holding Premixed Oxy-Flames for Carbon Capture
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The study presents an experimental and numerical investigation to determine the role of adiabatic lame temperature on controlling the operability of a micromixer-based gas turbine model combustor holding premixed CH4/CO2/O2 ... -
Strategies for Improved Stability of Methanol-in-Diesel Emulsions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This study is motivated by the need to present a robust methodology for preparing stable methanol-in-diesel emulsions for use in compression ignition engines with the specific objective of maximizing the methanol content. ... -
Methanol/Ethanol/Butanol–Gasoline Blends Use in Transportation Engine—Part 2: Composition, Morphology, and Characteristics of Particulates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Spark ignition (SI) engines have a remarkable share in the passenger car segment in urban areas worldwide. Particulate matter (PM) emitted from these vehicles has an adverse health impact since it can penetrate deep into ... -
Methanol/Ethanol/Butanol-Gasoline Blends Use in Transportation Engine—Part 1: Combustion, Emissions, and Performance Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Primary alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, and butanol have exhibited excellent potential as possible alternative fuels for spark ignition (SI) engines because they are renewable, cleaner, and safer to store and transport. ... -
A Comparative Study of Thermal, Luminous, and Infrared Radiation Characteristics of Natural gas Flame in the Presence of Alkali, Alkali-Earth, and Transition Metallic Solution Additives
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Experiments were performed to find out the effect of alkali, alkali-earth, and transition metallic additives on thermal, luminous, IR, and total radiative properties of natural gas flame. A total of 25 mL of 0.5 M alkali ... -
Numerical Investigation on the n-Heptane Spray Flame at Hydrous Ethanol Premixed Condition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)In hydrous ethanol-diesel dual-fuel combustion modes, premixed hydrous ethanol would have an impact on the diesel combustion and soot production. In this work, based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model coupled with ... -
Digital Twin to Detect Nuclear Proliferation: A Case Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This case study describes the development of technologies that enable digital-engineering and digital-twinning efforts in proliferation detection. The project presents a state-of-the-art approach to support International ... -
Controversial Analyzing of a Vapor-Compression Cycle in Various Climatic Conditions Using Various Refrigerants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This research is about “controversial analysis of a refrigeration vapor-compression cycle,” using R22, and environmentally friendly hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants such as R134a, R407c, and R410a in various climatic ... -
Flow-Independent Liquid Jet-in-Crossflow Injection Using Physical Obstructions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The present work explores a novel flow-independent liquid injection scheme, incorporating solid obstructions to alter the key mechanisms controlling the liquid breakup and trajectory. These obstructions, designated pintiles, ... -
A Theoretical Model to Predict Contact Electrification
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are widely applied to latest nanogenerators which are based on contact electrification (CE). In order to predict the working process of TENGs effectively, this paper proposes a dynamics ... -
Optimization of Energy Efficiency in Smart Manufacturing Through the Application of Cyber–Physical Systems and Industry 4.0 Technologies
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Sustainability is a topic that has been addressed and enhanced with significant improvement opportunities by the fourth industrial revolution, which is an essential strategy in the medium- and long-term for industries to ... -
New Procedure for Optimal Integration of Steam Power Plant With Process Site Utility to Produce Power, Steam, and Freshwater
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Steam power plants are usually used for producing electricity and can simultaneously work as a multigeneration plant to produce steam, freshwater, and power. This study performed the optimal combination of a steam power ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of the Pressure Drop of an Iso-Thermal and Turbulent Upward Bubbly Flow Through a Vertical Pipeline Using Population Balance Modeling Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of the two-phase flow is presented to simulate isothermal, turbulent, upward bubbly flow in a pipeline for the purpose of forecasting a mean pressure reduction along the pipe (a ...