Journal of Energy Engineering: Recent submissions
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Effect of Battery Thermal Management System on Temperature Distribution and Uniformity
(ASCE, 2022/07/06)Thermal runaway is an essential problem to be solved urgently for electric vehicles, and the safety issues have attracted the attention of researchers. Proper thermal management systems can effectively reduce the surface ... -
Influence of Burner Mass-Flow Rate Bias and Injection Direction Offset on High-Temperature Corrosion and Combustion in a 660-MW Opposed Swirling-Fired Boiler
(ASCE, 2022/06/24)Low-NOx combustion with deep air staging technology is commonly adopted to reduce NOx emissions in coal-fired power plants. However, introducing deep air staging results in a strong-reducing atmosphere, which may cause ... -
Productivity Prediction of Multistage Fractured Horizontal Wells in Tight Oil Reservoirs with Fully Coupled Flow and Geomechanics
(ASCE, 2022/06/24)Tight reservoirs are subsurface formations with extremely low permeability, in which a high resistance to flow can be expected while developing hydrocarbons. Typically, to obtain economic production rates from such reservoirs, ... -
A Laboratory-Scale DEM Simulation on Multiwell Simultaneous Fracturing to Improve the Understanding of Interfracture Interference
(ASCE, 2022/06/01)As an emerging technology, simultaneous hydraulic fracturing has shown significant potential for increasing stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) in the development of shale gas. However, due to complicated interfracture ... -
Multiobjective Optimization of a Combined Heating and Power System Based on Compressed-Air Energy Storage and Thermochemical Technology
(ASCE, 2022/05/27)Compressed-air energy storage has been considered as a promising technology to smooth the fluctuations of renewable energy sources and improve the peak-shaving flexibility capacity of power systems. In order to improve the ... -
Heat Dissipation Improvement of Lithium Battery Pack with Liquid Cooling System Based on Response-Surface Optimization
(ASCE, 2022/05/12)The battery temperature rise rate is significantly increased when a lithium battery pack is discharged at a high discharge rate or charged under high-temperature conditions. An excessively high temperature will have a great ... -
Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Three Dilution Strategies in an SI Turbocharged Engine Regarding Combustion, Fuel Consumption, and Emissions
(ASCE, 2022/07/01)Technologies for improving engine performance and fuel economy have proven effective and promising to reduce emissions. However, owing to the increased pressure and temperature of the mixture by the turbocharging system, ... -
An Investigation of Emulsified Heavy Fuel Oil with High Water Content Applied to a High-Speed Diesel Engine
(ASCE, 2022/05/17)The application of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in high-speed diesel engines is a practical approach to reducing running costs. However, the physical and chemical properties of HFO may lead to a poor burning rate and increase ... -
Impact of Brine on Disjoining Pressure and Rock Wettability of Oil, Brine, and Mineral Systems
(ASCE, 2022/04/21)The alteration of rock wettability is essential for improving the efficiency of low-salinity water flooding. However, the fundamental understanding of this process remains unclear. In this paper, an extended Derjguin–Lan ... -
Simulation of the Effect of Novel Porous Channels and Their Optimizations on the Performance of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells
(ASCE, 2022/04/22)The design of a channel has significant effects on mass transfer and water and heat management inside fuel cells. In this study, novel three-dimensional porous channels and their optimizations (coupling design of the ... -
Effects of Combustion and Emissions of Turbulent Jet Ignition with a Small-Volume Prechamber for a Gasoline Engine
(ASCE, 2022/04/26)Prechamber jet ignition can significantly enhance the progress of combustion and improve fuel consumption. Based on a single-cylinder gasoline engine and a small-volume prechamber, the prechamber local air-fuel equivalence ... -
Orthogonal Optimization of a Liquid Cooling Structure with Straight Microtubes and Variable Heat Conduction Blocks for Battery Module
(ASCE, 2022-04-08)The battery thermal management system (BTMS) plays an important role in maintaining the optimal working temperature range and temperature uniformity of batteries. In this study, a novel liquid cooling BTMS for a cylindrical ... -
Effects of Combustion Chamber Shapes on Combustion and Emission Characteristics for the N-Octanol Fueled Compression Ignition Engine
(ASCE, 2022-03-12)The objective of this study is to numerically investigate the effects of the combustion chamber (CC) shapes on the combustion and emission characteristics of the n-octanol fueled compression ignition (CI) engine. At first, ... -
Novel Measure of Innovation: Application to the Onshore Wind Energy Sector in the US
(ASCE, 2022-03-17)When technological innovations are implemented in the wind energy sector, one should observe reductions in the production cost of electricity. However, the accuracy of inferring the rate of innovation from production cost ... -
Three-Dimensional Structure Research of Anode-Supported Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
(ASCE, 2022-03-10)A three-dimensional model of anode-supported planar solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) was developed. The output performance, temperature distribution, and concentration distribution of a SOFC stack were studied when the pitch ... -
Rapidity Prediction of Power Infrastructure Forced Outages: Data-Driven Approach for Resilience Planning
(ASCE, 2022-04-08)Power infrastructure is essential for the operation of almost all other critical infrastructure systems, including water, transportation, and telecommunications. Recently, there has been an increase in forced power outage ... -
Achievement of NO Emission–Free Operation of a HSDI Diesel Engine Using Nitrogen Enrichment of Intake Air and Implications on Performance and Soot Emissions
(ASCE, 2022-03-26)A theoretical study was conducted to assess the impact of intake-air nitrogen enrichment on the performance characteristics and soot and nitrogen oxide (NO) emissions of a high-speed direct injection (HSDI) single-cylinder ... -
CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by CO2 Injection: Numerical Simulation Method
(ASCE, 2022-02-15)In previous decades, shale gas production has been given special attention as a clean source of energy. Technological advancements in multi-well especially horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have raised more ... -
Evaluation of Energy Saving of Residential Buildings in North China Using Back-Propagation Neural Network and Virtual Reality Modeling
(ASCE, 2022-03-23)Virtual reality (VR) modeling has been increasingly applied in the field of construction; however, research and progress in the design and evaluation of energy-saving building envelopes of residential structures in northern ... -
Simulation of Coal Gasification in Texaco Gasifier: Kinetics-Based Aspen Plus Model
(ASCE, 2022-02-22)A kinetic model of coal gasification in a Texaco gasifier was developed using the software Aspen Plus, and the model was validated using experimental data from previously reported research. The effects of the gasification ...