Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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Energy, Exergy, Economic and Environmental Analyses of Air-Based High-Temperature Thermal Energy and Electricity Storage: Impacts of Off-Design Operation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The present study presents a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of the off-design operation of an air-based high-temperature thermal energy and electricity storage (also known as high-temperature heat and power storage) ... -
Flame Characteristics and Ignition Delay Times of 2,5-Dimethylfuran: A Systematic Review With Comparative Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Global concerns about CO2 levels in the atmosphere, energy security, and the depletion of fossil fuel supply have been the key motivation to develop bio-based fuel resources, which leads to promising and potential strategies ... -
Practical Applications of Net Energy Analysis of Upstream Oil and Gas Processes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Net energy analysis (NEA) has traditionally been utilized by nonindustry actors, such as academics, economists, and regulators. It has not been widely accepted as a beneficial method within the oil and gas industry with ... -
All-Time Modeling of Co-Current Spontaneous Water Imbibition Into Gas-Saturated Rocks Using a Novel Transition Time
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Spontaneous imbibition (SI) into a porous medium is an important transport phenomenon in petroleum reservoir engineering. The study of spontaneous water imbibition is critical to predict the production performance in these ... -
Long-Term Performance Assessment of Swell Packers Under Different Oilfield Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Swelling elastomer seals and packers provide effective zonal isolation in difficult oil and gas fields, resulting in significant savings in rig time and development expenses. Companies involved in petroleum engineering ... -
Computation of Acoustic Velocity of Natural Gases With an Alternative Heat Capacity Ratio Equation and Application to Seismic Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)We investigate three formulations for computing acoustic velocity of natural gas and derive an equation for the heat capacity ratio, which plays a central role in these formulations. The first formulation is a compilation ... -
Identification of Seepage Mechanisms for Natural Gas Huff-n-Puff and Flooding Processes in Hydrophilic Reservoirs With Low and Ultra-Low Permeabilities
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Hydrocarbon gas flooding/Huff-n-Puff (HNP) can improve the oil recovery in the unconventional reservoirs. Here, the mechanisms accounting for fluid flow in the low-permeability and ultra-low permeability reservoirs were ... -
Integrated Similarity Criteria of Particle Erosion in Elbows Under Gas and Gas-Mist Flow Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Solid particle erosion has been a long-standing concern in oil-and-gas production and transportation systems, particularly in elbows of pipelines. Since it is difficult to exactly reproduce field conditions in the laboratory ... -
Temperature Dependence of the Shear-Thinning Behavior o Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide Solution for Enhanced Oil Recovery
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The viscosity of injection fluid is a critical parameter that should be considered for the design and evaluation of polymer flood, which is an effective and popular technique for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). It is known ... -
Dynamical Simulation of High-Pressure Gas Kick in Ultra-Deepwater Riserless Drilling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)During riserless drilling for ultra-deepwater gas wells, well control challenges induced by high-pressure gas kick will be faced. A two-phase flow model with consideration of high-pressure gas invasion during riserless ... -
Piston Bowl Geometry Effects on Gasoline Compression Ignition in a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)A design optimization campaign was conducted to search for improved combustion profiles that enhance gasoline compression ignition in a heavy-duty diesel engine with a geometric compression ratio of 17.3. A large-scale ... -
Combustion and Emissions of a Gas-to-Liquid Diesel Engine Utilizing Optimized Spiral-Helical Intake Manifold Designs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Two simultaneous strategies were used to reduce diesel engine emissions. Optimized manifold designs were used with gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel and its blend with diesel fuel. Six new spiral-helical manifolds were tested, which ... -
Mode Strategy for Engine Efficiency Enhancement by Using a Magneto-Rheological Variable Valve Train
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Variable valve timing (VVT) and variable valve lift (VVL) are two promising methods for improving gasoline engine performance. VVL improves part-load performance, and VVT reduces low-speed fuel consumption. Automobile ... -
Ash Fusion During Combustion of Single Corn Straw Pellets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This investigation identified conditions at which corn straw ash melts and examined how this phenomenon affects the combustion of char residues. Corn straw was pelletized in cylinders and was burned at elevated temperatures ... -
Investigation of Chemical Kinetic Model for Hypergolic Propellant of Monomethylhydrazine and Nitrogen Tetroxide
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Hypergolic bipropellant of monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and nitrogen tetroxide (NTO) is extensively used in spacecraft propulsion applications and rocket engines. But studies on the chemical kinetic mechanism of MMH/NTO are ... -
Effect of Soot-Inhibitor Additives on the Thermal Structure and Soot Volume Fraction Inside Laminar Diffusion Natural Gas Flames
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Soot study is a fundamental issue for the combustion process of hydrocarbon fuels. Losses in combustion efficiency, health risks, environmental loosestrife, and damage in furnaces may appear as a result of soot existence. ... -
Numerical Investigation of the Plasma-Assisted MILD Combustion of a CH4/H2 Fuel Blend Under Various Working Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The effects of plasma injection upon MILD combustion of a mixture of methane and hydrogen are investigated numerically. The injected plasma includes the flow of a highly air-diluted methane including C2H2, C2H4, C2H6, CH, ... -
Genotoxic and Mutagenic Activity of Particulate Matter Gathered in a High Emitter Automotive Diesel Engine Operated With Different Palm Oil-Derived Biofuels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The need to substitute fossil fuels with energy alternatives has favored the development of biodiesel and green diesel, which generate less amount of particulate matter (PM), but their biological reactivity is unknown, an ... -
Hybrid Brayton Multi-Stage Concentrated Solar Power Plant Energy and Exergy Performance Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Hybrid Brayton concentrated solar power (CSP) plants have been gaining attention in the last decade upon many advantages regarding the use of traditional generation technologies combined with renewable energy sources. ... -
Transient Large Eddy Simulation of Slurry Erosion in Submerged Impinging Jets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Submerged impingement jets are widely used in erosion/corrosion experiments as it is easy to control jet standoff distance, jet angle, and flow velocities in experiments. In addition to experiments, typically computational ...