Route optimization has been a research topic for many years in the maritime industry and it constitutes one of the key components to improving energy efficiency and sustainability in ship operations. This paper deals with the challenge of estimating…
An overview of classical leak detection systems is given and the engineering basis of a novel type of detector is examined. This system is a flexible hydrocarbon-sensing cable that can be installed along pipelines, in double-containment tanks and…
Some examples of leaks occurring in pipelines are considered, and an overview of classical leak detection systems and the engineering basis of a novel type of detector system are given. The hydrocarbon sensor system consists of an alarm module and…
We investigate the impact of domestic fuel prices, and other drivers, including population and economic activity on transport CO2 emissions using Saudi Arabia as a case study. We find statistically significant long-run relationships between the…
This study investigated the pyrolysis of polystyrene (PS) packaging waste for transportation fuel application of the oil product, with a specific focus on the effect of contamination and the scale-up of the process. The oil yield and calorific value…
Currently, the fuel oil for transportation and industry is produced mostly from fossil fuels. Because fossil fuels are a limited resource, biomass could be an alternative resource. Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is biomass waste from fresh fruit bunch…
Currently, crude oil still remains an irreplaceable energy source for chemical industrial processes, transportation systems, electricity, and other human activities. However, crude oil contains sulfur elements as the major impurities in the form of…
The continuous population increase in many developing and developed countries leads to an increase in CO2 and SO2 emissions and oil consumption at an alarming rate in many sectors, mainly the transportation sector. As a result, natural gas is rapidly…
The main scientific an practical results in the field of creating petroleum products supply facilities of a new generation based on the modified polymeric materials are presented. The technical requirements, evaluation methods, techniques and…
In this paper experimental work was carried out on transportation spark ignition engine using ethanol as a fuel. Ever increasing energy demand and cost of importing crude oil one has to go for alternative transportation fuels. Ethanol is best…
We show how the concept of demurrage - a core principle of commercial shipping contracts - is at odds with efficient and environmentally friendly vessel operation and represents barriers to improving energy efficiency in maritime transportation.…
1 Scope This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered fatty acid methyl esters (hereafter known as FAME) to be used either as fuel for diesel engines and for heating applications at 100 % concentration, or…
Oil sludge (OS) has been of key concern due to its continuing effect on the environment degradation. The huge quantities thrown yearly of this waste contain a high proportion of hydrocarbons which are valuable for recovery. This study focused on the…
Two-step dry fractionation was employed to prepare the liquefied sheep tail oil at the pilot scale. Sheep tail oil was separated into fat residuals, crude oil, stearin A, stearin B, olein A, and olein B. The extracted rates for crude oil, olein A,…
In spite of so many technological innovations, India is still dependent on other countries for fulfilling the demand for oil. In the oil process chain, oil refineries are generally considered to be the most polluting phase but oil storage units also…
The authors develop a small and simple steam-reforming reactor in a home-use size for such various heavy-hydrocarbons fuels as n-octane, n-decane, n-tetradecane, and n-hexadecane in addition to n-dodecane and measure the inside-temperature profile…
Present study deals with the effect of enrichment with H2 on the laminar burning velocity (LBV) and flame stability of various multicomponent NGair mixtures. In the present work, constant pressure outwardly propagating spherical flame method is used…
Numerical optimization of nitrogen oxides (NOx) formation is an essential factor during developing low pollution combustor of gas turbine. The Computational Fluid Dynamics-Chemical Reactor Network (CFD-CRN) hybrid method has a great advantage in fast…
We describe a geological assessment for the development of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the atmospherically polluted area of Tula de Allende, State of Hidalgo in Central México. This study targets a deep saline reservoir system…
The dual fuel combustion mode, the use of bi-fueled natural gas and diesel fuel, is an attractive alternative to standard spark ignition or compression ignition combustion modes due to potential benefits of lower CO2 emissions, lower fuel costs and…
The main scientific an practical results in the field of creating petroleum products supply facilities of a new generation based on the modified polymeric materials are presented. The technical requirements, evaluation methods, techniques and…
The paper evaluates different strategies of dual fuel (DF) operation in search of a solution that enables DF at low load. The strategies that were explored are conventional DF with increased intake temperature, split injection, and reactivity…
This study investigated experimentally the effects of H2-enrichment on premixed oxy-methane flames stabilized on a micromixer-like burner for clean energy production in gas turbines. The stable combustion zone was established over ranges of fuel…
Thermal methods have attracted a significant attention for the extraction of high-viscosity oil and natural bitumen. One of the promising methods for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is in-situ combustion (ISC). In the reservoir, the combustion process…
A method is proposed for increasing the efficiency of a gas fractionation unit by increasing the yield of propane and butane fractions, while maintaining their quality, as a result of the process of deethanization in a system of two columns and the…
Diesel/natural gas dual fuel engine is prone to misfire, knock and other unstable combustion phenomena, resulting in excessive cycle variation. In order to better understand the influence of combustion mode on cycle variation of diesel/natural gas…
Development of the East Natuna gas field, the largest natural gas resources in Southeast Asia, is still highly challenging because of the presence of CO2, up to 72%. Reliable CO2 separation technology implementation with suitable CO2 handling methods…
Scrubber operations were studied using the Flow Vision software system, which made it possible to obtain a picture of the distribution of velocity, temperature, and pressure fields of the flue gas inside the scrubber, and estimate the operation of…
Currently, crude oil still remains an irreplaceable energy source for chemical industrial processes, transportation systems, electricity, and other human activities. However, crude oil contains sulfur elements as the major impurities in the form of…
The limited global crude oil reserve coupled with the environmental worsening caused by the excessive consumption of petroleum-derived fuels, has forced human to look for alternative sources of energy. Ethanol, both renewable and environmentally…
The paper is dedicated to conversion of a truck diesel engine into a gas diesel engine. Different ways of diesel engine conversion for operation on natural gas were analyzed. The gas diesel working process with minimized portion of igniting diesel…
We measured different sub-fractions of an asphaltene sample with a THz-TDS system. The results demonstrate good correlation between the terahertz absorption coefficient and the polarity of different sub-fractions.
Delayed coking is an important way in the thermal treatment of heavy oil. The process consumes tremendous energy, mainly used to provide reaction heat for the coking process. In this paper, to retrofit a certain delayed coking plant, taking features…
Energy hubs (EHs), due to their multiple nature in the production, consumption, and storage of energy, as well as the ability to participate in different energy markets, have made their optimal and profitable scheduling important for operators.…
To minimize the anticipated shocks to economic, environmental, and social systems for developing and least developed countries, the reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions is mandatory to a large extend. The nuclear-renewable integrated system is…
The remarkable growth of gas-fired units application has made natural gas the main fuel for power generation, so the supply of natural gas for electricity should be given enough attention. In addition, due to the increasing popularity of renewable…
This study proposes an optimization scheme of thermal power and electric power dispatch integrated with load scheduling for the domestic fuel cell-based combined heat and power (DFCCHP) system. The scheme is implemented in home energy management…
The increase demand of power worldwide with high quality and sustainability, and the need of clean energy using renewable resources, had put a lot of challenges in modern power systems. Microgrid has the ability to overcome all these challenges with…
While developed nations are accustomed to the challenge of intermittent renewable sources on a stable grid, for the developing world, the problem is different: the grid itself is unreliable. Those affected turn to diesel backup generators. Once this…
The article discusses the possibility of improving the main characteristics (efficiency, specific thrust) of a gas turbine engine by using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel. This possibility is considered on the example of using as fuel instead of…
Fire propagation in hydrocarbon storage tank farms is a critical safety issue in oil industries. This is an intriguing topic due to its severe impact on environment, economy, and more importantly on human lives. Contradictions in standards and codes…
Technological parameters and technical level of the equipment at an oil storage facility influence motor fuel's quality and its waste during reception, storage and transfer. The use of intelligent systems during the oil storage and handling process…
FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) Vessel is type of vessel used in upstream oil and gas industry to store and deliver crude oil or condensate from subsea well to trading tanker or pipeline. FSO Kakap Natuna owned by Government of Indonesia used…
This paper aimed to evaluate three different types of city buses’ life cycle, including the manufacturing, shipping, and operation phases. On this basis, this study is applying both a hybrid life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) and…
The continuous population increase in many developing and developed countries leads to an increase in CO2 and SO2 emissions and oil consumption at an alarming rate in many sectors, mainly the transportation sector. As a result, natural gas is rapidly…
Energy consumption and its environmental impact are now among the most challenging problems in most developing cities. The common sources of energy used as the fuel in transportation sector include gasoline, diesel, natural gas, propane, biofuels,…
Fuel represents one of the main transport costs and, consequently, of a logistical operation. So, a computational tool that allows reliable forecasts on the fuel prices becomes a competitive differential for the logistics operator, especially in a…
This paper endeavors to explore the sustainable container shipping problem considering fuel bunker management and provide adequate recovery policies for countering disruption within maritime transportation. This paper addresses the environmental…
An effective oxidative system consisting of acids combination followed by an extractive stage were implemented to separate hetero-aromatic hydrocarbons from transportation fuels. N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and ethylene glycol (EG) were used as a…
Statistical evidences have recently shown both global energy demand and the production/consumption of plastic materials increases regularly. Valorization of the latter materials into gasoline and diesel fuels is therefore an important approach in the…