Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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Temperature-Programmed Oxidation Experiments on Typical Bituminous Coal Under Inert Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this study, an experimental investigation was presented on the oxidation behaviors of bituminous coal for different inert gases (N2 and CO2) at different concentrations (oxygen concentration indexes 21%, 18.4%, 15.8%, ... -
Dynamic Analysis of Direct Steam Generating Parabolic Trough Collector System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Conventional desalination technologies like multi stage flashing, multi-effect desalination (MED) using steam as motive fluid can be made sustainable by obtaining the motive steam from solar thermal systems. In this study, ... -
Reviewer's Recognition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The Editor and Editorial Board of the Journal of Energy Resources Technology would like to thank all of the reviewers for volunteering their expertise and time reviewing manuscripts in 2020. Serving as reviewers for the ... -
Impact of Aromatic Structures and Content in Formulated Fuel for Jet Engine Applications on Particulate Matter Emissions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Fuel formulation with the particular selection of fuel components is a promising approach that offers the reduction of harmful emissions without altering the combustion system performance. Each fuel component has its own ... -
Exergy and Energy Analysis of α-Fe2O3-Doped Al2O3 Nanocatalyst-Based Biodiesel Blends—Performance and Emission Characteristics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The current study emphasis on the engine performance and emission characteristics of rapeseed and soya biodiesel dispersion on a novel nanocatalyst at different concentrations of 25 ppm and 50 ppm. The results of this study ... -
Methodology of Experiment to Investigate Connection Between Hydraulic Fractures and Vugs in Fracture–Vug Carbonate Formations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Fracture–vug carbonate formations are significant oil and gas reservoirs in China, Middle East, and North America. During development, it is required to connect between hydraulic fracture and as many vugs as possible which ... -
Finite Element Analysis of Flow Field in Drill Bit Design for Gas-Lift Drilling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The hole cleaning issue in gas-lift drilling has been a concern and has not been previously investigated due to the difficulties of experimental studies and analytical modeling. The objective of this study is to deliver ... -
Effect of Stress-Sensitive Permeability and Porosity on Production Performance in Water-Soluble Gas Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Water-soluble gas reservoirs have the characteristics of high temperature and high pressure (HTHP) and experience obvious pressure-sensitive effects during the production process. Therefore, the influences of formation ... -
A Further Investigation on the Application of Critical Pore Size as an Approach for Reservoir Rock Typing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The correct definition of rock types plays a critical role in reservoir characterization, simulation, and field development planning. In this study, we use the critical pore size (linf) as an approach for reservoir rock ... -
The Effect of Pressure on NOx Entitlement and Reaction Timescales in a Premixed Axial Jet-In-Crossflow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper investigates the pressure dependency of a lean premixed jet injected into a lean vitiated crossflow with an experimentally verified detailed chemistry computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model and 53 species ... -
Comparison Between the Effects of Zero and Non-Zero Flow Acceleration on the Entropy Wave Decay: An Experimental Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Entropy wave, as the convecting hot spot, is one of the sources of combustion instabilities, which is less explored through the literature. Convecting in a highly turbulent flow of a combustor, entropy waves may experience ... -
A Comparison Study of Soot Precursor and Aggregate Property Between Algae-Based Aviation Biofuel and Aviation Kerosene RP-3 in Laminar Flame
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Algae-based aviation biofuel shows the potential to reduce soot emission in flight. A comparison study of soot precursor and aggregate property between algae-based biofuel and aviation kerosene RP-3 in laminar flame was ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of a Nonpremixed Turbulent Flame Using openfoam: Effect of Chemical Mechanisms and Turbulence Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This article presents a study of the influence of chemical mechanisms and turbulence models on Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) simulations of the CH4/H2/N2-air turbulent diffusion flame, i.e., the so-called DLR-A ... -
Stability of Diesel/Water Emulsions: Experimental and Modeling Investigations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Diesel/water emulsions have several applications in the upstream and downstream petroleum industry. Diesel/water emulsions have been proposed as an alternative fuel due to their potential to emit a lesser amount of nitrogen ... -
Dimethyl Ether and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Co-Fumigation and Oxidation Catalyst Exhaust Aftertreatment: A Synergy for Improvement of Thermal Efficiency and Emissions in a Dual-Fuel Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Gaseous hydrocarbon (HC) fuels or alcohols can partially replace diesel in compression ignition engines through the dual-fuel mode of combustion. However, such dual-fuel mode faces the challenges of high carbon monoxide ... -
Energy, Exergy, Environmental (3E) and Parametric Assessment of a Triple-Pressure Reheat Combined-Cycle Power Plant
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In this study, energy, exergy, and environmental (3E) assessments have been conducted on a proposed combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) with three pressure levels of the HRSG and reheating process. 3E design approaches ... -
Investigations on the Tribological Characteristics of TiO2-Doped Nanofluid Fuel (Biodiesel/Diesel Blend) at Different Contact Parameters
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The fuels (diesel/biodiesel blends) for diesel engines must possess a minimum of lubricating characteristics to prolong the life of some of the engine vital parts lubricated by the fuel itself. Hence, the tribological ... -
Mass Transfer Performance of a Marine Zooplankton Olfactometer
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)By adopting different methods to the inlet of a zooplankton olfactometer, the current study investigates the effect of the energy of chemical flow on the Gnathiid isopod crustaceans predicted behavior. These are mobile ... -
Evaluation of Energy Storage Potential of Unconventional Shale Reservoirs Using Numerical Simulation of Cyclic Gas Injection
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Compressed air energy storage (CAES) stores energy as compressed air in underground formations, typically salt dome caverns. When electricity demand grows, the compressed air is released through a turbine to produce ... -
Analysis of Influencing Factors of Modification Potential of Abandoned Coal Mine Into Pumped Storage Power Station
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)By modifying underground spaces of abandoned coal mines into underground pumped storage power stations, it can realize the efficient and reasonable utilization of underground space and, at the same time, meet the increasing ...