Journal of Energy Resources Technology: Recent submissions
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Split Injection Strategies for Biodiesel-Fueled Premixed Charge Compression Ignition Combustion Engine—Part I: Combustion, Performance, and Emission Studies
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this study, a single-cylinder research engine was used to investigate the comparative combustion, performance, and emissions characteristics of the engine in a premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) mode combustion ... -
Probing the Effects of NOx and SOx Impurities on Oxy-Fuel Combustion in Supercritical CO2: Shock Tube Experiments and Chemical Kinetic Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The direct-fired supercritical carbon dioxide cycles are one of the most promising power generation methods in terms of their efficiency and environmental friendliness. Two important challenges in implementing these cycles ... -
Effect of Fuel Injection Pressure and Premixed Ratio on Mineral Diesel-Methanol Fueled Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition Mode Combustion Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) mode combustion has attracted significant attention because of its superior engine performance and significantly lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate ... -
Energy Transfer Enhancement Inside an Annulus Using Gradient Porous Ribs and Nanofluids
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Porous media and nanofluid utilization are two passive heat transfer improvement tools, which have been employed extensively in recent years. Porous media with gradient properties result in both a higher effective thermal ... -
Improvements of the Adiabatic Film Cooling by Using Two-Row Holes of Different Geometries and Arrangements
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Existing researches on two-row film cooling mainly focused on double-jet film cooling. However, researches on the effects by combining different kinds of hole shapes on film cooling performance are quite limited. In order ... -
Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of Pumped Storage Hydroelectricity in Abandoned Underground Coal Mines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)It is anticipated that utilizing the underground space in abandoned mines to build and operate pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH) plants can reduce capital investment and geological constraints. However, there are ... -
Performance Analyses of Photovoltaic Thermal Integrated Concentrator Collector Combined With Single Effect Absorption Cooling Cycle: Constant Flow Rate Mode
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In the present communication, performance analyses of interconnected N number of fully covered semitransparent photovoltaic thermal integrated concentrator collectors combined with single effect vapor absorption refrigeration ... -
Performance Evaluation of a 1 kW Variable Pitch-Straight Blade Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This research work represents a study of the design, analysis, and experimental study of a 1 kW variable pitch-straight blade vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) using natural fiber reinforced composite. Wind turbine which ... -
Experimental and Theoretical Studies for Improving the Performance of a Modified Shape Savonius Wind Turbine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this paper, measurements and computations are performed to study the performance of a 45-deg twisted Savonius rotor with a modified profile, at various overlap ratios (δ), aspect ratios (AR), and wind velocity (V). A ... -
Experimental Analysis of a Novel Solar Pond Driven Thermoelectric Energy System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This paper describes an experimental study on a combined assembly of a solar pond and two-phase thermosyphon toward thermoelectric power generation under actual weather conditions and proposes its mandatory association ... -
Controllable Solar Flux Heating for Freeze Recovery in Molten Salt Parabolic Trough Collectors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In molten-salt parabolic trough plants, the melting process is particularly important for freeze recovery of salt that is solidified in a collector loop, should such an event occur. Currently impedance heating is expected ... -
A New Method for Ultra-Low Permeability Reservoir Characterization After Water Flooding Development
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In order to reveal the pattern of oil–water movement during water flooding development in ultra-low permeability reservoir, flow units division and multiple methods such as rate-controlled mercury injection, nuclear magnetic ... -
Forecasting and Optimization of the Viscosity of Nano-oil Containing Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using the Response Surface Method and Sensitivity Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In the current paper, the behavior of zinc oxide/SAE50 nano lubricant as a part of the new generation of coolants and lubricants is examined using response surface method (RSM). The data used in this study were viscosity ... -
Visualizing Interactions Between Liquid Propane and Heavy Oil
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this study, we use a custom-designed visual cell to investigate nonequilibrium interactions between liquid propane (C3(l)) and a heavy oil sample (7.2 deg API) at varying experimental conditions. We inject C3(l) into ... -
Effect of Emulsified Water Droplet on Wax Deposition Path in Multiphase Transportation Pipeline
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Although the problems of wax deposition in multiphase transportation pipelines have been addressed and wax deposition models have been developed in recent years, the complex wax deposition paths derived from the potential ... -
Study of Erosion Behavior in Elbows Mounted in Series Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)To date, numerous studies using experimental methods or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to investigate erosion in elbows have been published. However, most of these studies focused on erosion caused by large ... -
Numerical Investigation of the Effects of Swirling Hot Co-Flow on MILD Combustion of a Hydrogen–Methane Blend
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This paper examines the effects of swirl hot co-flow on the combustion behavior of a moderate or intense low oxygen dilution (MILD) burner fueled by a mixture of methane and hydrogen. Toward this goal, the realizable k-ɛ ... -
Numerical Investigation of the Thermo-Hydraulic Characteristics for Annular Vortex Tube: A Comparison With Ranque–Hilsch Vortex Tube
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this work, a new configuration of the vortex tubes (VTs), called annular VTs, is proposed to improve the temperature separation performance. In the proposed configuration, a compartment has been added on the top of the ... -
Experimental Study and Pore Network Modeling of Formation Damage Induced by Fines Migration in Unconsolidated Sandstone Reservoirs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Fine migration is always considered as one of the major mechanisms that are responsible for formation damage. The unwanted reduction of reservoir permeability would result in the decline of water injection and consequent ... -
Application of Machine Learning to Investigation of Heat and Mass Transfer Over a Cylinder Surrounded by Porous Media—The Radial Basic Function Network
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This paper investigates heat and mass transport around a cylinder featuring non-isothermal homogenous and heterogeneous chemical reactions in a surrounding porous medium. The system is subject to an impinging flow, while ...