Xi Chen, Qinxiao Liu, Ye Fang, Lingxuan He, Taiming Huang, Yan Zhang, Z. Wan, Xiao-dong Wang
{"title":"Performance Study of a Mimo-Shaped Cooling Plate in Pemfc Stack for Heat Transfer Enhancement","authors":"Xi Chen, Qinxiao Liu, Ye Fang, Lingxuan He, Taiming Huang, Yan Zhang, Z. Wan, Xiao-dong Wang","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3893531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3893531","url":null,"abstract":"During the operation of high-power proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell, huge heat is generated in the chemical reaction, which need be removed by efficient cooling design. To solve the problem of local overheating during PEMFC, a novel multi-input and output (MIMO) cooling flow field is proposed. The maximum temperature, temperature uniformity and pressure drop characteristics of the U-shaped and Z-shaped cooling flow fields with different MIMO channels configurations are researched by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. The results demonstrate that comparing with U-shaped cooling flow field, Z-shaped design can provide better temperature distribution with the same MIMO channel configuration. Moreover, the serpentine cooling flow field provides better cooling performance than parallel cooling flow field, but leads to higher pressure loss. Compared to other cases, Z-shaped serpentine MIMO channel presents the best cooling performance, reducing the maximum temperature value to 322.7 K.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122206632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Zhang, Pengyan Gong, Qinghua Cai, Chengwu Zhang, Baoyan Gao
{"title":"Maximizing Fucoxanthin Production in Odontella aurita by Optimizing the Ratio of Red and Blue LEDs in an Auto-Controlled Internally Illuminated Photobioreactor","authors":"H. Zhang, Pengyan Gong, Qinghua Cai, Chengwu Zhang, Baoyan Gao","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3933559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3933559","url":null,"abstract":"Fucoxanthin has multiple beneficial effects on human health. However, an efficient cultivation strategy for hyper-production of microalgae-based fucoxanthin has been seldom achieved. Here, an auto-controlled photobioreactor (PBR) installed internal LEDs illumination with adjustable spectra ratio was firstly used to culture Odontella aurita. The results showed that red light (RL) was more suitable for cell growth and fucoxanthin accumulation than blue light (BL) and white light (WL). The biomass and fucoxanthin production were further promoted by optimizing the ratios of RL and BL, with 8:2 giving the highest productivities of 570 and 9.41 mg L-1 d-1, respectively, which is the highest fucoxanthin productivity ever reported under photoautotrophic cultivation. Pilot-scale cultivation demonstrated its promising feasibility in commercial fucoxanthin production. Our study represents a pioneering work of harnessing the PBR with internal illumination for hyper-production of microalgae-based fucoxanthin, and provides feasible strategies for high-efficient production of other value-added products in related species/strains.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121956882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trade Openness and Energy Consumption in Sub-Saharan African Countries Economic: Evidence from Disaggregated Data","authors":"N. Odhiambo","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3904607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3904607","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the causal relationship between trade openness and energy consumption in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries during the period 1980-2016 is examined. Trade openness is disaggregated into three components, namely total export plus import of goods and services as a % of GDP (Open 1), total export of goods and services as a % of GDP (Open 2) and total import of goods and services as a % of GDP (Open 3). In order to account for the omission-of-variable bias, economic growth and urbanisation are incorporated as intermittent variables between the various components of trade openness and energy consumption, thereby creating a multivariate system of equations. For robustness check, the study uses first- and second-generation unit root tests to examine the order of integration. In addition, the study uses three panel cointegration tests, namely that of Westerlund (2005), Pedroni (2004) and Kao (1999). Using the panel Granger-causality test, the study found that there is a unidirectional causal flow from trade openness to energy consumption, but only when the total exports of goods and services as a % of GDP (Open 2) is used as a proxy for trade openness. When Open 1 and Open 3 are used as proxies, no causality is found to exist between trade openness and energy consumption in either direction, irrespective of whether the causality test is conducted in the short-run or in the long run. This finding, though contrary to some of the previous studies, is not surprising given the disparity in trade balance and energy challenges facing many SSA countries.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114347599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bo Jiu, Wenhui Huang, Ruilin Hao, Yuan Li, Nana Mu, W. Ao, Kun Yuan
{"title":"Quantitative Characterization of Petrological and Pore Throat Parameters of Conventional and Unconventional Sandstone and Carbonate Reservoirs Using Image Modelling","authors":"Bo Jiu, Wenhui Huang, Ruilin Hao, Yuan Li, Nana Mu, W. Ao, Kun Yuan","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3940127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3940127","url":null,"abstract":"Pore structure plays an important role in the exploration and development of both conventional and unconventional reservoirs. An algorithm using MATLAB is established to characterize the particle sizes, porosity, microscale and nanoscale pore throat radius, and cement contents in conventional and unconventional reservoirs. Samples from Carboniferous tight sandstone reservoirs and Ordovician carbonate reservoirs in the southeastern Ordos Basin are selected to explore the applicability of this algorithm. The quantitative analysis data obtained from images with MATLAB are compared high-pressure mercury intrusion and X-ray diffraction experimental results, and corresponding error curve and fitting curve equations are established. These results show that the correlation coefficients (R2) of the porosity, particle size and calcite cement content of the sandstone reservoirs were 0.9216, 0.7105 and 0.8430, respectively. The calculated porosities of the three main carbonate reservoir types, namely, carbonate reservoirs with intergranular pores, dissolved pores and bioclastic pores, fit the measured data well, with R2 values of 0.9515, 0.9285, and 0.9579. This quantitative analysis workflow provides a new characterization method for reservoir pore throat parameters using a single thin section image and MATLAB and is applicable to not only conventional reservoirs but also tight sandstone and carbonate reservoirs with intergranular and dissolution pores.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134006524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohd Razali Shamsuddin, Salma Samidin, N. Asikin-Mijan, M. I. Saiman, T. S. Marliza, M. Yarmo, Y. Taufiq-Yap
{"title":"Understanding Catalytic CO2 Reforming of CH4: Effect of Basic Support (Dolomite, Talc and Alkaline Sludge) on NiO-Based Catalyst","authors":"Mohd Razali Shamsuddin, Salma Samidin, N. Asikin-Mijan, M. I. Saiman, T. S. Marliza, M. Yarmo, Y. Taufiq-Yap","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3900950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3900950","url":null,"abstract":"Supports material contain Mg and/or Ca influence the reactivity of NiO-based catalysts. Thus, the development of NiO/Dolomite, NiO/Talc and NiO/AS successfully synthesized by the simple wet-impregnation method. The characterization of prepared catalysts by XRD and N2 adsorption-desorption analysis reveals that the contained species in each catalyst greatly affected the textural properties of catalysts such as BET surface area, porosity, crystallite, and particle size. Thus, TPR-H2 displayed reducability of active metal influence by physical properties. Meanwhile, basic sides of prepared catalysts contributed by O2- ion attributed by Mg and/or Ca in the support material. Thus, the apparent Ea of NiO/Dolomite, NiO/Talc and NiO/AS are +115.47, +114.90 and +135.21 kJ mol-1 respectively. In addition, the formation of carbon is strongly affected by crystallite and particle sizes together with the dispersion of NiO species. In conclusion, the catalytic performance of NiO-based catalyst much influence by the physicochemical properties of catalyst which contributed by Mg and/or Ca contain in the support’s material.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"143 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131995865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on Design Method of Half-Wavelength Tuning Net","authors":"Yongxi Zhao, Bin Li, Huaxin Wang, Jian Wang","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3920297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3920297","url":null,"abstract":"It is required that human turning net compensate electrical distance to Half-Wavelength Line(HWLL) when power transmission line distance do not reach to HWLL. Turning net effect on the system should be discussed in more details. The research focuses on the topology structure of turning net and proposes new type: inductance and Г distribution net. Compensate degree of HWLL is put forward for the first time as series compensate to show the relationship of tuning net parameter and transimission electrical character clearly. Through building electromagnetic transient model, the trend on overvoltage and secondary arc current of tuning net is got. The overvoltage of capacitor net is lowest but the secondary arc current is the highest. Г net effect is just between the capacitor and inductance net. The research provides theory base for choosing tuning net and optimizing parameters.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123707875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Calculation and Prediction of China's Energy Rebound Effect Based on the LMDI and SVAR Models","authors":"Wen-Jing Gui, Lan Lan","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3935553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3935553","url":null,"abstract":"The energy rebound effect refers to the lower-than-expected energy savings caused by energy efficiency improvement. We used the LMDI to measure China's rebound effect from 2004 to 2018 and the SVAR model to predict it based on energy consumption data from 2010 to 2019. Four ICA methods accomplish the parameter recognition of the model. The conclusions were: (1) The energy rebound effect was characterized by \"U\"-type, with 86% left vertex in 2005 and 82% right vertex in 2018. The energy-saving effect slowly rose and then sharply decreased. (2) With the benchmark SVAR model using dcov, ngml, FastICA, and LiNGAM methods, the mean of rebound effect prediction results are 103.33%, 104.67%, 105.33%, and 105.67% in 1, 2, 4, and 6 years, respectively. However, it indicates that energy efficiency improvement results in energy consumption which is inconsistent with China's facts. (3) The expanded SVAR model, which adds the variables of economic structure and energy quality, still has an upward trend of 1, 2, 4, and 6 years, with an average of 79%, 85.33%, 87%, and 87.67% for the four methods which is more reasonable. However, the energy-saving effect still tends to decrease with improved energy efficiency, which needs further attention.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124648193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manuel Martínez, D. Toledo-Vázquez, L. F. Bañuelos-Ruiz, C.D. Leal-Fulgencio, J.C. Castro-Dominguez, D.K. Becerra-Paniagua, A. Hernández-Granados, K. Cedano-Villavicencio
{"title":"Analysis of Current Mexican Power Sector Public Policies for Achieving the Proposed 2050 NDCs","authors":"Manuel Martínez, D. Toledo-Vázquez, L. F. Bañuelos-Ruiz, C.D. Leal-Fulgencio, J.C. Castro-Dominguez, D.K. Becerra-Paniagua, A. Hernández-Granados, K. Cedano-Villavicencio","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3950124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3950124","url":null,"abstract":"A prospective analysis of the Mexican Power system has been carried out and the possibilities for complying with the commitments adopted at the Paris Agreement in the National Climate Change Strategy of the General Law for Climate Change are presented. The LEAP scenario modelling software has been used, with only economic optimisation, to analyse 4 proposed scenarios to 2050: Trend, which only looks at the growth rate of GDP and population, along with the country's proven potential for renewable resources; Sovereignty, which considers the trend of installation of renewable technologies of the current Mexican government (2018-2024); Market, which does the same as the previous one but for the policies of the past administration, and Sustainable, which together with GDP and population growth takes into account the possible potential of national renewable resources. The research question was: Is there a long-term Energy Policy for the Mexican Power Sector to accomplish its NDCs? The study concluded that the best scenario is Sustainable, showing that the possible potential of the country's renewable resources has the capacity to meet the Mexican commitments adopted in the Paris Agreement, if techno-economic renewable technologies and electricity storage systems are used.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132942508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roberto Valente de Souza, Elisa Leão L Fernandes, J. Azevedo, Rafaella Corrêa Martins, Mariana dos Santos Passos
{"title":"Brazilian Ocean Thermal Energy Park and its Sites: Definitions and Feasibility of Thermal Energy Conversion in the Blue Amazon","authors":"Roberto Valente de Souza, Elisa Leão L Fernandes, J. Azevedo, Rafaella Corrêa Martins, Mariana dos Santos Passos","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3947580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3947580","url":null,"abstract":"The search for energy alternatives is becoming more important in the strategic development of countries, as rapid world growth the demand of energy. The thermal energy in the oceans, the highest exploitation potential, is renewable and has the ability to remove heat from the oceans and $ CO_2 $ from the atmosphere. In this study, we used the temperature results from the numerical model HYCOM for resoucers evaluation of Oceanic Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). Based on these data, the daily, monthly, seasonal and annual averages were calculated, allowing to evaluate the thermal gradient variability in the Blue Amazon. Were obteined the definition of three thermal energy sites, their viability and operational of his conversion by teorical OTEC plant throughout the period of the Julian average. The northern region stands out with the higher energy potential between the surface and a depth range of $600m$ $leq$ $z$ $geq$ $1000m$, hence, we conclude that the Brazilian Ocean Thermal Energy Park (OTEP) is technically feasible for the operations of OTEC plants. However, looking at the economic perspective, the results show that only portions closest to the continental shelf, have the best capacity to operate in the face of international energy market fluctuations.","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129122296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimal Planning and Operational Scheduling of Micro Energy Grids","authors":"A. Eldessouky, A. Fahmy","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3874484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3874484","url":null,"abstract":"<p class=\"Mdeck4text\">This paper presents an optimal planning procedure and operational scheduling of micro energy grids (MEGs). The optimization objectives are to minimize cost, carbon dioxide emissions, and energy deficiency. The energy sources and conversion technologies included in this study are renewable based sources (wind and photovoltaic), furnace, electrical heater, main power grid, and local power station... Two proposed control levels are applied to control the operation of the MEG. The supervisor control level selects the energy supplier based on price and/or availability. The inner control level dynamically matches the demand profile with the supply profile. Two scenarios are simulated zero interest rates and 4% interest rates. The results showed significant share from renewable sources <o:p></o:p></p>","PeriodicalId":163818,"journal":{"name":"EnergyRN EM Feeds","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124599675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}