Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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Numerical Investigation of Nanoparticles Shape Impacts on Thermal Energy Transfer and Flow Features of Nanofluid Impingement Jets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Today, energy transfer enhancement techniques have received much attention for design and manufacturing more efficient systems in various industries such as automotive, computers, electronics, and so forth. One way to ... -
Design and Fabrication of Stirling Engine for Solar Power Application
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper showcases the designing, fabrication, and performance evaluation of 90-deg alpha-type Stirling engine. The diameters of the hot and cold cylinder are 50 mm and 44 mm, respectively, with a stroke length of 70 mm. ... -
Ammonia Borane and Its Applications in the Advanced Energy Technology
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Ammonia borane (AB) is deemed to be the most promising energy storage material with varieties of exceptional properties, most reports mainly discuss its application in hydrogen storage and release as the hydrogen storage ... -
Down-Hole Directional Drilling Dynamics Modeling Based on a Hybrid Modeling Method With Model Order Reduction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper presents a dynamics model for the down-hole directional drilling system based on a hybrid modeling method with model order reduction. Due to the long dimension of the drill string, a drilling model purely based ... -
Oil-Based Drilling Fluid's Cuttings Bed Removal Properties for Deviated Wellbores
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Results from cuttings transport tests in the laboratory using different field-applied oil-based drilling fluids with similar weight and varying viscosities are presented in this paper. The fluids are designed for highly ... -
Nanosilica-Based Loss Circulation Composition to Cure Moderate to Severe Losses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The loss circulation composition comprising a combination of a nanoparticle-based dispersion and a chemical activator has been designed to treat moderate to severe losses. The nanomaterial used is an environmentally friendly ... -
Experimental Investigation of Combustion Characteristics of a Single Cylinder Diesel Engine at Altitude
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Concern over the change of atmospheric conditions at high altitudes prompted interests in the deteriorated efficiency and emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines. This study utilized a single-cylinder, four-stroke, direct ... -
Effects of Carbonization on the Co-Activation of Sludge and Biomass to Produce Activated Coke
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Activated coke was prepared by mixing sewage sludge and waste poplar bark biomass from furniture manufacturing. The physical activation method of these feedstocks with steam for 1 h at 850 °C was implemented. The elemental ... -
Numerical Analysis of Fuel Effects on Advanced Compression Ignition Using a Cooperative Fuel Research Engine Computational Fluid Dynamics Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Growing environmental concerns and demand for a better fuel economy are driving forces that motivate the research for more advanced engines. Multi-mode combustion strategies have gained attention for their potential to ... -
Detailed Numerical Comparison of Laminar Burning Speed of Stratified Hydrogen–Air and Methane–Air Mixture With Corresponding Homogeneous Mixture Using Open-Source Code
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)A detailed numerical study of laminar burning speed for fuel–air mixture is conducted using laminarReactingLMFoam solver which is a modified version of reactingFoam solver based on openfoam code. It accounts for detailed ... -
Combustion of Torrefied Pellets of Furniture Work Dusts as Blends With Lignite
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In this study, torrefaction of pellets formed from furniture work dusts collected as a part of space cleaning actions in the industry has been examined. Burning behavior of torrefied dusts and lignite blends was studied. ... -
Design Optimization and Performance Analysis of a Multi-Kilowatt Thermoacoustic Electric Generator Using DeltaEC Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Waste heat recovery from power plants and industries requires a new type of electricity generator and related technological developments. The current research work is aimed at the design of a multi-kilowatt thermoacoustic ... -
Energy and Exergy Performance Comparative Analysis of a Solar-Driven Organic Rankine Cycle Using Different Organic Fluids
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In this study, the performance of parabolic trough collector (PTC) integrated with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is investigated to find the optimum operating scenarios and to assess the exergy destruction at different ... -
Gas Turbine Blade Heat Transfer and Internal Swirl Cooling Flow Experimental Study Using Liquid Crystals and Three-Dimensional Stereo-Particle Imaging Velocimetry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The challenging engineering intricacies related to improving efficiency of a gas turbine engine come with the need to maximize the internal cooling of the turbine blade to withstand the high turbine inlet temperature. ... -
Dynamic Advanced Exergetic, Exergoeconomic, and Environmental Analyses of a Hybrid Solar City Gate Station
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The use of solar energy to preheat natural gas before a city gate station (CGS) for reducing fuel consumption and environmental emissions is investigated in a real CGS. All analyses are conducted with a 1-h time-step ... -
A Novel Streamline-Based Objective Function for Well Placement Optimization in Waterfloods
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In reservoir development plans, well placement optimization is usually performed to better sweep oil and reduce the amount of trapped oil inside reservoirs. Long-term optimization of well placement requires multiple times ... -
Influence of Deposition and Fouling on Wall Temperature Distribution in Convective Path
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)To develop a method of controlling the deposit tube surface temperature, the rules of deposition and fouling on the fireside, and the influence factors of the surface distribution were determined through experiments and ... -
Recent Developments in the Design of Vertical Borehole Ground Heat Exchangers for Cost Reduction and Thermal Energy Storage
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Ground source (geothermal) heat pumps (GSHPs) can meet the thermal demands of buildings in an energy-efficient manner. The current high installation costs and long payback period limit the attractiveness of GSHP installation ... -
Geothermal Energy Use and Its Related Technology Development in Japan
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Japan has national targets to intensify the geothermal power generation. The government gives several fiscal incentives for geothermal development and R&D through the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). ... -
Geothermal Energy R&D: An Overview of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Geothermal energy can provide answers to many of America’s essential energy questions. The United States has tremendous geothermal resources, as illustrated by the results of the DOE GeoVision analysis, but technical and ...