Kinetic study of asphaltenes phase separation in supercritical water upgrading of heavy oil

Y Dong, Q Zhao, Y Zhou, L Zheng, H **… - Fuel Processing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Supercritical water upgrading heavy oil is a promising way to produce light oil and gas. To
understand the reactions pathways and the role of supercritical water during the upgrading …

Sub-and supercritical water upgrading of heavy oil: A review of laboratory-scale research on upgrading performance and physicochemical mechanism

Q Zhao, J Niu, Y Dong, Z Song, B Ke, P An, H **… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to alleviate the pressure on the international energy supply, people began to turn
their attention to the abundant reserves of heavy oil resources. However, the high density …

Recent advances in numerical simulation of multi-physics coupling problem in suspension flow photothermal conversion

Q Yang, C Zhang, S Xu, S You - International Communications in Heat and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar photothermal conversion represents a straightforward and efficient approach to
harnessing solar energy. Enhancing the photothermal efficiency of base liquids through …

Toward a real-fluid modeling framework for sustainable aviation fuels

J Poblador-Ibanez, L Nocivelli - Fuel Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
A multi-agency effort is underway to decarbonize the aviation industry by 2050 and replace
current fossil fuels such as Jet A. Carbon-free hydrogen-based technologies are a long-term …

Mixing intensification under turbulent conditions in a high pressure microreactor

F Zhang, S Marre, A Erriguible - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The turbulent mixing of two miscible fluids is investigated in a high pressure (HP) coflow
microreactor operated at 100 bar. Ethanol and CO 2 are selected as model solvents to mimic …

A diffuse interface model for low solubility binary flows in porous media

Q Li, WH Cai, CY Chen, E Meiburg - Journal of Computational Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Dissolution-driven convection of low solubility fluids separated by a free interface in a
porous medium is analyzed via two-dimensional numerical simulations and scaling …

Two-phase develo** laminar mixing layer at supercritical pressures

BW Davis, J Poblador-Ibanez, WA Sirignano - International Journal of Heat …, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerical analysis of a shear layer between a cool liquid n-decane hydrocarbon and a hot
oxygen gas at supercritical pressures shows that a well-defined phase equilibrium can be …

Transient behavior near liquid-gas interface at supercritical pressure

J Poblador-Ibanez, WA Sirignano - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2018 - Elsevier
Numerical heat and mass transfer analysis of a configuration where a cool liquid
hydrocarbon is suddenly introduced to a hotter gas at supercritical pressure shows that a …

Self-similar solution of a supercritical two-phase laminar mixing layer

J Poblador-Ibanez, BW Davis, WA Sirignano - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Previous works for a liquid suddenly contacting a gas at a supercritical pressure show the
coexistence of both phases and the generation of diffusion layers on both sides of the liquid …

Multi-component Evaporation of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Droplets

J Poblador Ibanez, L Nocivelli… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) will gradually replace current fossil fuels (eg, Jet A) over
the next few decades to achieve the decarbonization goals of the aviation industry by 2050 …