Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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A Data-Driven Machine Learning Approach to Predict the Natural Gas Density of Pure and Mixed Hydrocarbons
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Natural gas is one of the main fossil energy resources, and its density is an effective thermodynamic property, which is required in almost every pressure–volume–temperature (PVT) calculation. Conventionally, the density ... -
Using an Artificial Neural Network to Predict Flame Spread Across Electrical Wires
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)There is currently a global-scale transition from fossil fuel energy technologies toward increasing use of electrically driven energy technologies, especially transportation and heat, fueled by renewable energy sources, ... -
A Reformulation of Degree of Disequilibrium Analysis for Automatic Selection of Kinetic Constraints in the Rate-Controlled Constrained-Equilibrium Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The rate-controlled constrained equilibrium (RCCE) is a model reduction scheme for chemical kinetics. It describes the evolution of a complex chemical system with acceptable accuracy with a number of rate controlling ... -
Gasoline Compression Ignition on a Light-Duty Multi-Cylinder Engine Using a Wide Range of Fuel Reactivities and Heavy Fuel Stratification
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Many research studies have focused on utilizing gasoline in modern compression ignition engines to reduce emissions and improve efficiency. Collectively, this combustion mode has become kn+own as gasoline compression ... -
Thermogravimetric Kinetics Study of Scrap Tires Pyrolysis Using Silica Embedded With NiO and/or MgO Nanocatalysts
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In this study, a set of three new silica-based embedded with NiO and/or MgO nanocatalysts (SBNs) have been prepared and tested for the pyrolysis of scrap tires (STs). The intent is to identify and optimize the best ... -
Exergoeconomic Evaluation and Optimization of Reverse Brayton Refrigerator
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In this article, by using exergoeconomic approach, an economic evaluation of reverse Brayton cycle-based refrigerator has been performed for 10 kW range cooling capacity at 65 K. One of the typical application domains of ... -
Experimental Study on a New Small-Scale Absorption System: Response Surface and Inverse Analyses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In this paper, a new small-scale lithium bromide (LiBr)-water absorption system consisting water-cooled absorber and air-cooled condenser is experimentally studied. For compactness, the heat exchangers for evaporator, ... -
Close Supercritical Versus Inverse Brayton Cycles for Power Supply, Using Waste of a Biogas-Driven Open Brayton Cycle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Power generation via a biogas-driven Brayton cycle (BC) can be regarded as the best scenario for electricity supply of decentralized complexes or small communities. However, the central problem associated with such technology ... -
Charging and Discharging Characteristics of Sensible Energy Storage System With Multiple Cylindrical Passages
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Sensible energy storage systems can be integrated with domestic and industrial systems to fulfill energy needs in the absence of an energy source. The present study experimentally investigates the thermal characteristics ... -
Performance Study of Twisted Darrieus Hydrokinetic Turbine With Novel Blade Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Twisted Darrieus water turbine is receiving growing attention for small-scale hydropower generation. Accordingly, the need for raised water energy conversion incentivizes researchers to focus on the blade shape optimization ... -
Aerodynamic Optimization of a Swept Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The aerodynamic shapes of the blades are still of high importance and various aerodynamic designs have been developed in order to increase the amount of energy production. In this study, a swept horizontal axis wind turbine ... -
Freedom and Evolution: Hierarchy in Nature, Society and Science
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This is an exceptionally entertaining and engaging book about freedom and evolution, with the subtitle hierarchy in nature, society, and science. In his new book, Adrian Bejan covers a wide range of topics such as ... -
An Investigation in the Numerical Approach to Solve the Heat Transfer Phenomenon in Gas Turbine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The gas turbine engine's extreme conditions need a robust design to produce efficient energy and for reliable operation. Flow and thermal analysis are essential for complex aerodynamic and thermodynamic interaction during ... -
Smart Identification of Petroleum Reservoir Well Testing Models Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (GoogleNet)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Identification of reservoir interpretation model from pressure transient signals is a well-established technique in petroleum engineering. This technique aims to detect wellbore, reservoir, and boundary models employing ... -
Failure Mechanisms of the Wellbore Mechanical Barrier Systems: Implications for Well Integrity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Energy sustainability is the main motive behind the evolution of the concept of well integrity in the oil and gas industry. The concept of well integrity adopts technical, operational, environmental, organizational, and ... -
A Comparative Numerical Study of the Combustion Performance of the Syngas-Fueled HCCI Engine Using a Toroidal Piston, Square Bowl Piston, and Flat Piston Shape at Different Loads
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This study analyzes the combustion performance of a syngas-fueled homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine using a toroidal piston (baseline piston), square bowl, and flat piston shape, at low, medium, and high ... -
Large Eddy Simulation of Lean Mixed-Mode Combustion Assisted by Partial Fuel Stratification in a Spark-Ignition Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Partial fuel stratification (PFS) is a promising fuel injection strategy to improve the stability of lean combustion by applying a small amount of pilot injection right before spark timing. Mixed-mode combustion, which ... -
Effect of Fin Orientation on Melting Process in Horizontal Double Pipe Thermal Energy Storage Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Immersion of fins in latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems has been used as an influential approach to remedy the poor thermal conductivity of phase-change materials (PCMs). This paper numerically investigates ... -
Parametric Study of the Solidification Process Between Vertical Parallel Plates of a Storage System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)A conduction model is developed to describe the phase change between the plates of a thermal storage system. The diffusion equation and the associated boundary, initial, and interface conditions are approximated numerically ... -
Complex Fracture Depletion Model for Reserves Estimations in Shale
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Reserve estimation is a subject of continuous importance in the petroleum industry; controlling field development related decisions and providing valuation of corporations. Tight formations are usually completed with ...