Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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Investigation of Unsteady Premixed Micro/Macro Counterflow Flames for Lean to Rich Methane/Air Mixture
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In the current work, an unsteady analysis of methane/air premixed counterflow flame is carried out for different flame conditions and stability parameters considering different strain rate values. The results are presented ... -
A Comparison of Gasoline, Liquid Petroleum Gas, and Hydrogen Utilization in an Spark Ignition Engine in Terms of Environmental and Economic Indicators
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Research on alternative fuel development gains importance day by day with respect to environmental concerns and issues. Alternative fuel research can yield a revolution for spark ignition (SI) engines due to their being ... -
Drilling Parameters Optimization Using an Innovative Artificial Intelligence Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Proper selection of the drilling parameters and dynamic behavior is a critical factor in improving drilling performance and efficiency. Therefore, the development of an efficient artificial intelligence (AI) method to ... -
Developing and Implementation of an Optimization Technique for Solar Chimney Power Plant With Machine Learning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Green energy has seen a huge surge of interest recently due to various environmental and financial reasons. To extract the most out of a renewable system and to go greener, new approaches are evolving. In this paper, the ... -
Investigation of Liquid Droplet Flow Behavior in a Vertical Nozzle Chamber
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This study aims to better understand the aluminum oxide agglomerates breakup mechanism, consequently determining the best solution for the solid rocket motor (SRM) nozzle erosion problem. Two-phase air-water flow experimental ... -
Influence of Char Intermediates on Synergistic Effects During Co-Pyrolysis of Pinewood and Polycarbonate
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Combined use of plastic and biomass wastes offers promising pathway for simultaneous energy production and waste disposal. In this article, the co-pyrolysis of pinewood and polycarbonate (PC) was performed in a fixed bed ... -
Dynamic Simulation and Comparison of a Combined Heat and Power System With/Without Thermal Energy Storage
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The present paper simulates and dynamically analyzes a combined heat and power (CHP) system driven by a gas-fueled internal combustion engine. The CHP system uses a heat exchanger to convert the heat loss of the engine to ... -
Analysis of Novel Regenerative Thermo-Mechanical Refrigeration System Integrated With Isobaric Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Refrigerants of the conventional cooling systems contribute to global warming and ozone depletion significantly, therefore it is necessary to develop new cooling systems that use renewable energy resources and waste heat ... -
Syngas Generation From Landfills Derived Torrefied Refuse Fuel Using a Downdraft Gasifier
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Landfill reclamation is a good solution to utilize the wasted land occupied by municipal solid waste dumpsites or landfill sites. This also offers a good means to recover valuable materials and form environmentally benign ... -
Comparative Study of Various Constant-Pressure Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems Based on Energy and Exergy Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The balance between supply and demand for electricity is mainly disrupted by the growing contribution of renewable energy sources to the electrical grid since these sources are intermittent by nature. Therefore, the energy ... -
Annual Evaluation of a Model Predictive Controller in an Integrated Thermal-Electrical Renewable Energy System Using Clustering Technique
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Whitebox model in a model predictive controller (MPC) for energy systems, though does help in developing an accurate system model, requires a long time for optimization. In this article, an adaptation of the clustering ... -
On the Performance Enhancement of the Three-Blade Savonius Wind Turbine Implementing Opening Valve
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Unacceptable environmental pollution from the fossil fuel energy sources is increasing the demands on green energy concept and developing alternative solutions and has encouraged the international community to employ clean ... -
Fracture Pressure Prediction Using Surface Drilling Parameters by Artificial Intelligence Techniques
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Several correlations are available to determine the fracture pressure, a vital property of a well, which is essential in the design of the drilling operations and preventing problems. Some of these correlations are based ... -
Hydraulic Behavior in Cased and Open-Hole Sections in Highly Deviated Wellbores
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this paper, we present results from flow loop experiments with an oil-based drilling fluid with micronized barite as weight materials. The use of micronized barite allows using lower viscosity drilling fluid, providing ... -
Well Control Simulation With Nonaqueous Drilling Fluids
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The demand for energy has increased recently worldwide, requiring new oilfield discoveries to supply this need. Following this demand increase, challenges grow in all areas of the petroleum industry especially those related ... -
The Simulation of Liquid Flow in the Pore Network Model of Nanoporous Media
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The fluid–solid interaction force shows significant influence on liquid flow at nanoscale. Vast experimental observations in recent literatures have shown that Darcy's law cannot be applied to nanoporous media. In this ... -
A Novel Active Optimization Approach for Rapid and Efficient Design Space Exploration Using Ensemble Machine Learning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this work, a novel design optimization technique based on active learning, which involves dynamic exploration and exploitation of the design space of interest using an ensemble of machine learning algorithms, is presented. ... -
Prediction of Ultra-Lean Spark Ignition Engine Performances by Quasi-Dimensional Combustion Model With a Refined Laminar Flame Speed Correlation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The turbulent combustion in gasoline engines is highly dependent on laminar flame speed SL. A major issue of the quasi-dimensional (QD) combustion model is an accurate prediction of the SL, which is unstable under low ... -
Numerical Investigation of a Central Fuel Property Hypothesis Under Boosted Spark-Ignition Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In the present work, a central fuel property hypothesis (CFPH), which states that fuel properties are sufficient to provide an indication of a fuel’s performance irrespective of its chemical composition, was numerically ... -
Simulation Analysis of the System Integrating Oxy-Fuel Combustion and Char Gasification
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)To explore the feasibility of converting hot flue gas into valuable syngas through char gasification process, Aspen Plus is applied to evaluate the performance of the integrated system including oxy-combustion, pyrolysis, ...