Journal of Energy Engineering: Recent submissions
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Numerical Analysis of Cooling Plates with Different Structures for Electric Vehicle Battery Thermal Management Systems
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)The performance of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) is greatly affected by temperature. Hence, an efficient battery thermal management system (BTMS) is needed to ensure the safety of batteries and ... -
Effect of Pine Bark Combustion Temperature on Content of Major, Minor, and Trace Elements in Ashes: Experimental Study and Thermodynamic Equilibrium Calculations
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Wood biomass is widely used as fuel in the so-called green power units producing heat and electricity. Wood biomass, like other solid fuels, contains many elements, most of which are found in trace amounts. The bark of ... -
Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Diesel–Rocket Propellant-3 Wide Distillation Blended Fuels
(ASCE, 2020)In this work, three diesel–rocket propellant-3 wide distillation blended fuels (WDBF) including D80K20 [80% diesel and 20% rocket propellant-3 (RP3) by volume], D60K40, and D40K60 were prepared. The combustion and emission ... -
Using Artificial Intelligence to Analyze the Thermal Behavior of Building Roofs
(ASCE, 2020)This paper presents the application of an artificial neural network to model the thermal behavior of some roof coatings used in buildings. A set of test cells was built to evaluate these roof coatings. The cells were placed ... -
Physicochemical Properties and Formation Mechanism of Soot in the MILD–OCC Combustion Flame
(ASCE, 2020)Coal and methane were mixed and burned in the moderate and intensive low oxygen dilution–oxy coal combustion (MILD–OCC) mode, flame temperature was measured at different flame locations with a rapid insert thermocouple, ... -
Experimental and Numerical Study of a Ventilated Room with Located Heat Sources
(ASCE, 2020)This study reports a numerical-experimental analysis of turbulent mixed convection in a ventilated room with located heat sources. The ventilated room is modeled as a cavity. The effect of thermal convection due to the ... -
Integrated Simulation Framework for Assessing Turbocharger Fault Effects on Diesel-Engine Performance and Operability
(ASCE, 2020)Turbocharged diesel engines are extensively used in marine vessels, both as propulsion engines and as generator sets. The engine’s operation in the hostile marine environment results in performance degradation having a ... -
Valorization of Agricultural Waste: Comparative Study with Focus on Improving the Heating Value of Biomass
(ASCE, 2020)Agro-based biomass is a viable alternative to fossil fuels, but problems such as ash slagging, fouling, and heated-surface corrosion impose negative impacts on the process of thermal conversion of biomass. Demineralization ... -
Investigation of Factors Influencing Power Takeoff for a Wind Turbine Installed Inside a High-Rise Building
(ASCE, 2020)An approach to the development of sustainable buildings was explored in this paper. Sustainable buildings ultimately aim to operate at zero net energy consumption. Therefore, they are an important component in modern urban ... -
Laminar Combustion Characteristics of Premixed Shale Gas and Air Flames
(ASCE, 2020)The laminar combustion characteristics of premixed shale gas/air flames were studied by spherical expansion flame experiments and chemical kinetics simulations. The influence of the initial temperature, the initial pressure, ... -
Biodiesel Fuel from <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i> and Effects of Its Low-Level Blends on the Performance, Emissions, and Combustion Characteristics of a Nonroad Diesel Engine
(ASCE, 2020)Chlorella vulgaris is widely distributed in China and has the advantages of high oil content, short growth cycle, and wide growth space. Chlorella vulgaris biodiesel fuel (CVBF) made from Chlorella vulgaris has great ... -
Effect of PIBSI Chemical Structures of Various Molecular Masses on the IDID Formation in Engine-Dynamometer Testing
(ASCE, 2020)This paper presents the results of simulation engine test bed tests on the impact of diesel fuel additives. These hold detergent properties in the form of polyisobutylene succinimide (PIBSI) chemical structures of various ... -
Experimental Study on a Heat-Source Tower under Different Configurations
(ASCE, 2020)In subtropical areas, the heat-source tower (HST) heat pumps are more competitive than air-source heat pumps because they avoid frosting and absorb latent heat from ambient air. The configurations of HST, such as spray ... -
Effect of Operating and Geometrical Parameters on Ammonia Decomposition in a Tubular Reactor Driven by Concentrating Solar Power
(ASCE, 2020)Following the massive consumption of traditional fossil fuels, the technology of concentrating solar power embedded with energy storage is becoming more and more attractive. Within this new trend, ammonia-based thermochemical ... -
Variations of Stratification and Cooling Energy Performance According to Diffuser Condition in UFAD System
(ASCE, 2020)The underfloor air distribution (UFAD) system, which is a building energy-saving technology, is an air-conditioning system that enables maintenance of the indoor temperature with a relatively low supply air flow rate. UFAD ... -
Air-Handling-Unit Discharge Air Temperature Reset Based on Outdoor Air Temperature and Cooling Energy Performance in an Office Building
(ASCE, 2020)In many office buildings, an air-handling unit (AHU) in a variable air volume (VAV) system is operated using discharge air temperature (DAT) simply fixed at a particular set point. However, this simply fixed control causes ... -
Experimental Study on Soot Oxidation Characteristics of Diesel Engine with Ce-Based Fuel-Borne Catalyst Fuel
(ASCE, 2020)In order to investigate the effects of a Ce-based fuel-borne catalyst (FBC) on the catalytic oxidation of soot particles from a diesel engine, a naphthenic acid cerium solution was selected as the FBC, which was blended ... -
Thermodynamic Analysis and Case Study of a New Lignite-Fired Power Plant Using Solar Energy as Drying Heat Source
(ASCE, 2020)Lignite usually has a high moisture content and low calorific value, and should be predried before combustion to enhance power generation efficiency. Steam extracted from steam turbine and boiler exhaust gas are often ... -
Optimized Energy-Storage Method Based on Deep-Learning Adaptive-Dynamic Programming
(ASCE, 2020)Renewable energy has the characteristics of fluctuation and intermittence due to environmental conditions; the fluctuation of output power affects the operation of the power grid. To combat these fluctuations, a control ... -
Comparative Analysis of Effect of Diesel and N-Butanol Blend Properties on Combustion Process and Hydrocarbon Emission at Various Oxygen-Intake Concentrations
(ASCE, 2020)The effects of the cetane number (CN) and latent heat of vaporization (LHV) of diesel/n-butanol fuel on the hydrocarbon (HC) emission and combustion process at various oxygen intake concentrations (Coxy) were studied in a ...