In the case of aerial accident spreading out dangerous gases into the atmosphere, an instrument called electronic nose can warn about the beginning of petroleum derived leaks. In this paper we present the architecture of the neural network for…
The need to supply the ever-increasing load demand in combination with the requirement of environmental preservation has introduced variable renewable generation in the generation mix of the modern power grid. Nevertheless, due to the transience and…
A fuel processor that reforms natural gas to hydrogen-rich mixture to feed the anode field of fuel cell stack is considered. The first reactor that generates the majority of the hydrogen in the fuel processor is based on catalytic partial oxidation…
A fuel processor that reforms natural gas to hydrogen-rich mixture to feed the anode field of fuel cell stack is considered. The first reactor that generates the majority of the hydrogen in the fuel processor is based on catalytic partial oxidation…
Two-phase flow of gas-water and oil-water with low water volume fraction is common working conditions in the industrial process. For the measurement of 0-10% low water volume fraction, a microwave resonance sensor based on TMoto mode was proposed.…
The accident of fuel tank explosion is an important factor affecting aircraft performance and reliability. Therefore, the inerting system of aircraft fuel tank has been developed in the past decades. The purpose is to reduce the oxygen concentration…
This study proposes an optimized model of a micro-energy network (MEN) that includes electricity and natural gas with integrated solar, wind, and energy storage systems (ESSs). The proposed model is based on energy hubs (EHs) and it aims to minimize…
In recent years, advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage (AA-CAES) system has been greatly developed in the energy storage areas, but its performance is limited by the gradual decrease of air temperature in the gas storage tank during the…
The paper discusses the public transportation system, which today there is energy conservation in the environment around the world. Therefore, clean and environmentally friendly energy is used instead of petroleum. Public transport today tends to…
The port storage of dangerous goods has the characteristics of large quantity and variety, and it is difficult to manage in the daily safety management process. Combining the business process of dangerous goods containers and the nature of dangerous…
Pipeline systems are safe and economic infrastructures for transporting gas and oil. However, leakage failure is the most common problem encountered with the use of pipeline and affects operation. The accuracy in locating a leakage point…
The need to supply the ever-increasing load demand in combination with the requirement of environmental preservation has introduced variable renewable generation in the generation mix of the modern power grid. Nevertheless, due to the transience and…
The traditional energy system has the disadvantages of high energy consumption and high emission. Through multiple energy networks interconnection and flexible energy conversion, the regional integrated energy system (RIES) can satisfy various energy…
Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT) is a non-intrusive type of Process Tomography, which is used for obtaining information about the distribution of the contents of closed pipes by measuring variations in the dielectric properties of the material…
To improve the flow characteristics of diesel engines with twin intake ports, this study evaluates the installation of guide vanes of varying lengths, heights and angles in front of the intake runner of a CA4DD diesel engine. Considering the…
Air-breathing Hypersonic Vehicles (AHV) presents futuristic ambitions for the global transportation on Earth, to Low Earth Orbits and in space in the coming decades. Nonlinear 3DOF generic AHV longitudinal model development is presented in this…
The paper discusses the public transportation system, which today there is energy conservation in the environment around the world. Therefore, clean and environmentally friendly energy is used instead of petroleum. Public transport today tends to…
Pipeline systems are safe and economic infrastructures for transporting gas and oil. However, leakage failure is the most common problem encountered with the use of pipeline and affects operation. The accuracy in locating a leakage point…
A petroleum storage tank vapor recovery system is described. The project involves development of many different types of software for different platforms, including multiple programmable logic controller (PLC) code development. The CASE tool allows a…
The requirement of oil has increased the potential hazard of the accidents of the marine oil more evident, which urgently needs human to pay attention to monitoring oil production in order to reduce the economic loss and environmental damage.…
CO2 capture methods of post-combustion and pre-combustion from power plant are investigated in this study. Different injection strategies for CO2 and water individually or combined are conducted by the model scaled up from Wilmington heavy oil…
The main goal of this study was supporting economic evaluation by assessing which new projects will be necessary and when they should be operating in order to achieve the customer service level required under a scenario of fast growth in jet fuel…
The detection of fugitive emissions of hydrocarbon (HC) gases steamed from geological reservoirs and leaks in pipelines and refineries has a twofold application: (i) as an exploration and monitoring tool in the fossil fuel industry, and (ii) as a way…
The importance of industrial activities in Sfax (Tunisia) lies not only in the local economy boost, but also in the impact on the urban and natural environments. In fact, Sfax is characterized by two major industrial sectors: Phosphate and petroleum…
This paper suggests a new near-infrared (NIR)-based device to accurately measure the concentration of solid contaminants passing through gas-oil pipelines. It consists of a ring of NIR sources and receivers, which are evenly distributed across a…
The drainage process of a large drop natural gas pipeline after a pressure test is a complicated transient flow process. This process is a gas-phase and liquid-phase flow process connected by a pig, in which the pressure inside the tube, and the flow…
This paper presents the electromagnetic wave propagation in deep underground oil pipelines. The aim of this work is to analyze the attenuation of the electromagnetic waves in the pipelines caused by the oil medium under high temperature conditions.…
Based on the mutual coupling effect among the compressor, the air cooler and pipes in the system of natural gas pipeline, innovatively with the goal of minimum energy consumption, this paper established a combined operation optimization model of the…
As the reserve of crude oil is becoming fewer, we can expect higher oil prices in the long run Among the various operating costs in the Airlines, the fuel cost takes the biggest portion. Additionally the en-route fuel consumption is influenced by the…
At Tokyo gas, about 2 million tons of excavated soil is generated as a result of construction yearly. In the past it was largely disposed of as landfill and virgin materials (sand) were purchased to be used as backfill in its place. However the…
Analysis the physical process of the gas emission, Inland LNG filling barge gas leakage simulation experiment was carried out and experiments data analysis by comparing verification. The result shows that in a situation of fixed wind speed and wind…
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier is designed to transport LNG over a long distance. During transportation, the leakage of boil-off gas (BOG) along with poor ventilation can pose an explosion risk. The traditional method for dealing with the BOG…
With the development of economy and the pressure of environment pollution, natural gas industry have been developing as fast as well in recent years in China. Because of the unbalance distribution of natural gas resources in China, transportation…
Previous studies have shown that due to high volume of flights among US airports and inefficient allocation of resources, congestion is generated at these airports resulting in loss of billions of dollars to overall economy of the country. In order…
Fuel consumption and air pollution caused by transportation is becoming more and more serious. Developing an effective meso model to analyze dynamically the temporal and spatial distribution of fuel consumption in the urban road network has become a…
Reciprocating engines with compression ignition are currently in common use. However, they are a significant source of harmful environmental impact. They have a substantial share in the total emissions of particulates and nitrogen oxides into the…
Application of renewable energy is an effective way to control the excessive petroleum consumption in transportation sector. However, there is a worthy concern about the applicability of alternative fuel on in-use vehicles and the variation of…
This paper describes the simulation model for the analysis of transmission of gasoil from storage tanks to ships which was developed to aid in discharging of gasoil with observing characteristics of pump station, whole fittings, vents and elbows…
Bioremediation of PAHs in three contaminated levels (L1, L2, L3) with diesel-treated soils was investigated with planting or unplanting Chinese subtropical tree Cinnamomum camphora for 12 months. The mean residual PAHs concentrations in soils with…
Water accumulation in low-lying areas of product oil pipelines always leads to corrosion damage of pipelines. Predicting the law of product oil carrying water can provide reference for the optimization of pipeline operation parameters and corrosion…
Modelling of operation process (OP) influence on safety of a critical infrastructure (CI) is presented. Particular model of safety of this CI impacted by its inside subsystems and assets dependences and by its external threats occurring in its…
Transportation efficiencies in terms of passenger miles per gallon are examined for a wind range of transportation methods: muscle-powered (running, swimming, flying), human-powered machines (bicycles), and fuel-consuming machines (trains, ships,…
Along with Chinese urbanization advancement quickening, the city motorization level has enhanced, the environment question and the energy question which brings by the transportation is more serious in the urban development process, I analyzed the…
With the rapid development of urban underground utility tunnels in China, the leakage of natural gas in urban underground utility tunnels is a major concern in industrial risk assessments. To inspect natural gas pipe leakage and study the diffusion…
This paper explores how to economically harness renewable energy resources that are off-grid or otherwise isolated from customers. Its hypothesis is that under certain conditions, isolated renewable energy resources can be economically harnessed by…
The traditional energy system has the disadvantages of high energy consumption and high emission. Through multiple energy networks interconnection and flexible energy conversion, the regional integrated energy system (RIES) can satisfy various energy…
The operational characteristics of combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) are strongly affected by the characteristics of ambient environment. Maximal available power output and fuel consumption are co-affected by ambient temperature, air pressure and air…
Life Cycle Impact Assessment, LCIA, is the third phase of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) described in ISO 14042. The purpose of LCIA is to assess a product system's life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) in order to better understand its environmental…
Energy Hub (EH) is the transceiver of various forms of energy through a system of energy conversion, distribution and storage devices. The structure and components of the model are selected mainly based on the characteristics and needs of the load.…