The use of supercritical fluids is spreading more and more throughout the world. The interest
in them and their applications is clear from the increasing number of papers and patents in …

Numerical simulation on heat transfer of supercritical CO 2 in heated helically coiled tubes is
performed to evaluate the performance of turbulence models in predicting heat transfer of …

Supercritical water gasification (SCWG) is a promising clean energy technology for utilizing
fossil fuels or organic solid waste with the challenge of delivering and dispersing liquid …

A three-dimensional numerical investigation has been performed to study the nonuniform
heat transfer of carbon dioxide (CO 2) flows in cooled horizontal tube under supercritical …

Thermal spallation drilling is a contact-less means of borehole excavation that works by
exposing a rock surface to a high-temperature jet flame. In this study, we investigate crucial …

The creation of deep reservoirs for geothermal energy or oil and gas extraction is impeded
by insufficient stimulation. Direction and extension of the created fractures are complex to …

Hydrothermal jet technology is a novel drilling method expected to be suitable for the
exploitation of deep geothermal resources, in which the rocks are broken coupled by …

Supercritical carbon dioxide jets formed in the bottom hole can assist the drilling process
and a better understanding of the flow in the bottom hole is crucial for improving shale gas …

Hydrothermal flame is produced in an aqueous environment beyond the thermodynamic
critical properties of water. It is an interface developed at the contact of oxidant and fuel in …

Hydrothermal jet technology is a new drilling method in which the rocks are broken by the
combination of thermal spallation and high velocity impact effect. This technology uses a …