{"title":"Improving the Performance of Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems","authors":"A. Nkele, I. Ikhioya, C. Chime, F. Ezema","doi":"10.21926/jept.2303024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2303024","url":null,"abstract":"In recent times, renewable energy resources have been greatly researched because of the increasing concern to minimize global warming and meet energy demands. Energy storage systems have become useful tools for sustainability and meeting energy needs. Solar energy has proven in recent times to be the primary and most prevalent option due to its environmental friendliness, availability, and minimal pollution. Effective utilization of available energy resources has led to developing new alternative energy devices like the solar thermal energy storage system (STESS) with a solar energy source. Solar thermal energy systems are efficient systems that utilize solar energy to produce thermal and electrical energy. This review aims to give a detailed overview of solar TESS, different TES application systems, and effective methods of increasing the system performance to provide energy during deficient times. The various classifications, basic components, the principle of operation, application areas of STESSs, prospects, and extensive reviews on these aspects have also been discussed in this review. The different factors to be considered geared towards meeting energy demands and increasing the efficiency of solar TES systems have been duly detailed. This review is a single manuscript with a detailed overview of STESS, the principle of operation and components of STESS, thermal energy storage materials, a description of different application systems, and a discussion of factors responsible for improving the system efficiency.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79866487","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":"Permeability, Compressibility and Pressure Prediction in Supercharged Wireline and FTWD Environments","authors":"Xiaofei Qin, Yongren Feng, Lejun Wu, Zhongjian Tan, Yanmin Zhou, W. Chin","doi":"10.21926/jept.2303023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2303023","url":null,"abstract":"In conventional wireline and LWD/MWD formation testing, downhole predictions for rock and fluid properties are based on simplified Darcy flow models, but only for mathematical expediency. These require initially constant pressures that are uniform throughout the reservoir. This limitation precludes common applications in overbalanced drilling, so that supercharge or near-well invasion effects - associated with rapidly decreasing pressures at the sandface where pressures are measured - are completely ignored. Such 1990s math models are commonly used despite documented field results for overbalances as high as 2,000 psi. Incorrect modeling can produce incorrect predictions, leading to misleading formation evaluation results and economic analyses. Here, the conventionally accepted model (developed by the last author over two decades ago) is rigorously extended to allow general supercharge and also underbalanced drilling effects. The formulation and algorithm are explained and detailed pressure examples are offered showing essential differences between earlier and newer algorithms.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84446744","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":"Study and Characterization of a Spherical Solar Collector. I. Efficiency and Thermal Losses Coefficient","authors":"C. Armenta-Déu","doi":"10.21926/jept.2303022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2303022","url":null,"abstract":"This paper studies and characterizes a solar collector with spherical geometry to produce hot water for sanitary and domestic applications and other facilities. The new geometry enlarges the solar collector surface and allows full sun tracking during the day without needing a solar tracking system. Although this geometry has been in use for some time, its market penetration is low due to the lack of perfect knowledge of solar collector behavior and the benefits compared with conventional solar collectors. The studies carried out in the lab for small domestic application has shown that this new geometry has better efficiency than flat plate collectors because its particular structure maintains water temperature inside the hot water tank for longer, which allows better production and longer use. The carried-out tests have shown an increase of up to 38% in the collector’s efficiency at high-range operation and 13% at the low range. This increase is enlarged to 40% and 15% when dealing with the compact system (collector-storage tank). Global losses coefficient is also lower, around 50%, than for a flat plate solar collector of an equivalent cross-section.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82607555","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":"Retraction: Simani S, Farsoni S, Castaldi P. Transfer Learning for Fault Detection with Application to Wind Turbine SCADA Data. Journal of Energy and Power Technology 2023; 5(1): 011","authors":"J. Office","doi":"10.21926/jept.2302021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2302021","url":null,"abstract":"Retraction<strong>Retraction: Simani S, Farsoni S, Castaldi P. Transfer Learning for Fault Detection with Application to Wind Turbine SCADA Data. <em>Journal of Energy and Power Technology</em> 2023; 5(1): 011</strong><em>Journal of Energy and Power Technology</em> Editorial OfficeLIDSEN Publishing Inc., 2000 Auburn Drive, One Chagrin Highlands, Suite 200, Beachwood, OH, USA; E-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:jept@lidsen.com\">jept@lidsen.com</a> <em>Journal of Energy and Power Technology</em> 2023, volume 5, issue 2doi:10.21926/jept.2302021<strong>Received:</strong> June 25, 2023<strong>Accepted:</strong> June 25, 2023<strong>Published:</strong> June 25, 2023","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90672198","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}
Alpha Ajie, Mohammed Ojapah, Ogheneruona Diemuodeke
{"title":"Effects of Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel on Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Compression Ignition Engine","authors":"Alpha Ajie, Mohammed Ojapah, Ogheneruona Diemuodeke","doi":"10.21926/jept.2302020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2302020","url":null,"abstract":"With their higher sustainability index, biofuels, environmentally-friendly and renewable nature is a viable alternative energy source in the transportation sector. This study presents the effect of waste cooking oil (WCO) biodiesel on performance, combustion, and emission from a compression ignition engine. The biodiesel was blended with diesel in varying proportions of 5% biodiesel and 95% diesel (designated as B5), 10% biodiesel in diesel (B10), 15% biodiesel in diesel (B15), 20% biodiesel in diesel (B20), 50% biodiesel in diesel (B50), and 85% biodiesel in diesel (B85). Simulation of a 2-cylinder diesel engine fueled with diesel, biodiesel blends and pure biodiesel was carried out using Ricardo Wave software and the results obtained were validated. The engine speed was varied from 1200 rpm to 3200 rpm at full load condition using a positive valve overlap of 32°. Performance results showed that WCO biodiesel blends at 1200 rpm produce brake-specific fuel consumption of, 0.240109 kg/kWhr, 0.241996 kg/kWhr, 0.244331 kg/kWhr, 0.24661 kg/kWhr, 0.26089 kg/kWhr, 0.27947 kg/kWhr and 0.28798 kg/kWhr for B5, B10, B15, B20, B50, B85 and B100 respectively, as compared to 0.239383 kg/kWhr of diesel fuel while the brake power and torque reduced at full load with varying speed. Combustion analysis showed similar trends between diesel and biodiesel blends whereas biodiesel blends produced shorter ignition delay, shorter combustion duration, and lower heat release rate. Emission levels of CO, reduced by 1%, 10%, 15%, 22%, 48%, 68% and 74% with B5, B10, B15, B20, B50, B85 and B100 respectively at 1600 rpm when compared to diesel fuel. HC emission was reduced by 9% with B100. NO<sub>x</sub> levels slightly increased when B5, B10, B15, and B20 at 1200 rpm and B10 and B15 at 1600 rpm were fueled in the engine. The exhaust gas temperature (EGT) of B5, B10 at 1600 rpm was higher than diesel fuel and B5, B10 at 2400 rpm to 3200 rpm EGT was higher than diesel fuel. Generally, biodiesel blends showed better emission levels and other combustion and performance levels are within acceptable limits.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"427 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135187338","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":"A Review of Practical Applications of Fluid Flow and Associated Heat Transfer Modeling in Wellbores","authors":"C. Kabir","doi":"10.21926/jept.2302019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2302019","url":null,"abstract":"Investigations on two-phase gas/liquid flow in pipes have been under study for nearly six decades. These studies have significantly assisted in managing fluid flow in the wellbore and surface networks, leading to the separation of phases and transmission of oil and gas into the market. This study summarizes some of the main lessons learned in flow through wellbores. Besides understanding some of the fundamental principles, we focused on the practical items of interest: Conventional production scenarios for oil and gas wells; Liquid loading in gas wells; Production in geothermal wells; Heat flow from fluid flow; Transient non-isothermal wellbore modeling; Well blowout in drilling operation; Estimating static geothermal and flowing-temperature gradients in gas wells; Heat mining with fluid circulation in wellbores. Given the diversity of the methods mentioned above, understanding flows in the wellbore and the reservoir becomes equally important. One critical item is the fluid temperature measurement associated with the fluid flow that enables validation of the fluid flow rate, besides revealing information about the reservoir characteristics.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"280 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76746101","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":"Nonlinear Optimal Control for Six-Phase Induction Generator-Based Renewable Energy Systems","authors":"G. Rigatos, M. Abbaszadeh, B. Sari, P. Siano","doi":"10.21926/jept.2302018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2302018","url":null,"abstract":"The article aims at optimizing six-phase induction generator-based renewable energy systems (6-phase IGs or dual star induction generators) through a novel nonlinear optimal control method. Six-phase induction generators appear to be advantageous compared to three-phase synchronous or asynchronous power generators, in terms of fault tolerance and improved power generation rates. The dynamic model of the six-phase induction generator is first written in a nonlinear and multivariable state-space form. It is proven that this model is differentially flat. The 6-phase IG is approximately linearized around a temporary operating point recomputed at each sampling interval to design the optimal controller. The linearization is based on first-order Taylor series expansion and the Jacobian matrices of the state-space model of the 6-phase IG. A stabilizing optimal (H-infinity) feedback controller is designed for the linearized state-space description of the six-phase IG. The feedback gains of the controller are computed by solving an algebraic Riccati equation at each iteration of the control method. Lyapunov analysis is used to demonstrate global stability for the control loop. The H-infinity Kalman Filter is also used as a robust state estimator, which allows for implementing sensorless control for 6-phase IG-based renewable energy systems. The nonlinear optimal control method achieves fast and accurate tracking of setpoints by the state variables of the 6-phase IG, under moderate variations of the control inputs.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87368464","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}
M. Elmorshedy, Abualkasim Bakeer, Dhafer J. Almakhles
{"title":"Fixed-Switching Frequency Finite-State Model Predictive Thrust and Primary Flux Linkage Control for LIM","authors":"M. Elmorshedy, Abualkasim Bakeer, Dhafer J. Almakhles","doi":"10.21926/jept.2302017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2302017","url":null,"abstract":"The special design of linear induction machines (LIMs) leads to adverse effects caused by the longitudinal and end effects. These effects make the thrust control of the LIMs most attractive because its value decreases sharply with the speed increase. Thus, finite-state model predictive control (FS-MPC) is developed to increase the performance of the LIMs. However, the variable switching frequency is the main drawback of this control. Consequently, the main objectives of this paper are to propose FS-MPC with a constant switching frequency, directly control the linear speed, and overcome the problems resulting from the longitudinal and end effects. Therefore, the proposed FS-MPC is based on the thrust and primary flux linkage (TF) control concept. In addition, the end effect is considered during the modeling of the proposed control method. The proposed FS-MPTFC method has been tested under different working cases using MATLAB/Simulink to check its validity. Parameters of a 3 kW arc induction machine have been used during the simulation results.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84400988","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}
Regiani Aparecida de Almeida, Ricardo Vicente de Paula Rezende, Flávia Aparecida Reitz Cardoso, Lúcio Cardozo Filho
{"title":"Non-Isothermal Compressible Flow Model for Analyzing the Effect of High CO2 Inlet Flow Rate on Particle Size in a Supercritical Antisolvent Process","authors":"Regiani Aparecida de Almeida, Ricardo Vicente de Paula Rezende, Flávia Aparecida Reitz Cardoso, Lúcio Cardozo Filho","doi":"10.21926/jept.2302016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2302016","url":null,"abstract":"In this work with CFD simulations, the evaluation of the supercritical anti-solvent (SAS) process for producing nanoparticles from an expanded solution of ethanol/solute in carbon dioxide is reported. The influence of the solution and antisolvent flow rates on mean particle size, the flow dynamic, and the supercritical mixture's jet velocity must be well established in the literature and analyzed. The high flow rate of the anti-solvent resulted in increased mean particle sizes for all studied cases. At the lowest flow rate of CO2 examined, an increase in the solvent flow rate [0.3-1.0] ml/min initially led to a decrease of 11.2% in the mean particle diameter (MPD); however, further increasing the solvent flow rate [1.0-2.0]ml/min was an increase of 33% in this parameter. At the highest CO2 flow rate, the behavior of MPS was the opposite; it had a rise de 13.5% in MPD with an increase in solvent flow rate; further increasing the flow rate of the solvent, there was a drop of 8.6% in MPD. Significant variations in the temperature lead to large fluctuations in the particle diameters. At last, the contact zones between CO2 and ethanol were delimited, favoring the understanding of the influence of the flow patterns generated by the variation of the flow rates in the mean particle diameters.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81761716","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}
Aniebiet Udo, O. Diemuodeke, M. Ojapah, F. Abam, J. Ofodu
{"title":"Thermodynamics and Structural Optimization of Organic Rankine Cycle Plant for Clean Energy Access Using Artificial Bee Colony and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Algorithms","authors":"Aniebiet Udo, O. Diemuodeke, M. Ojapah, F. Abam, J. Ofodu","doi":"10.21926/jept.2302015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2302015","url":null,"abstract":"The quest to decarbonize the energy space to avert the negative climate change consequences calls for using low/zero-carbon energy conversion technologies in the energy generation space. The Organic Rankine Cycle is a low/zero-carbon energy conversion technology for recovering waste heat from low to medium-temperature heat sources and for biomass conversion. Therefore, this paper presents the thermodynamic optimization, with an artificial bee colony algorithm, of different ORC configurations, including simple organic Rankine cycle, Regenerative Organic Rankine Cycle, Cascade Organic Rankine Cycle, Organic Rankine Cycle with Superheat, Organic Rankine Cycle with Superheat and Reheat, Regenerative-Superheat Organic Rankine Cycle, Regenerative-Reheat Organic Rankine Cycle and Two Complementary ORC using twelve (12) different working fluids. The thermodynamic optimization was followed by structural optimization using a multi-criteria decision approach. The modified-TOPSIS multi-criteria decision-making analysis was used to perform the structural optimization. The overall optimization study shows that the Regenerative-Reheat Organic Rankine Cycle, operating with an isopentane of 0 GWP and ODP, was selected as the best ORC configuration. The Regenerative-Reheat Organic Rankine Cycle has the following performance; thermal efficiency of 49.5%, maximum power output of 0.4 MW, condenser pressure of 90 kPa, and turbine pressure of 3.37 MPa. The results presented in this work will support clean energy developers in the clean energy access sector, especially in the agrarian community with huge agro-waste generation potentials.","PeriodicalId":53427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Power Generation Technology","volume":"131 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78977541","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}