... 2011 15 03 2011 energy conservation exergy hydrocarbon reservoirs natural gas technology turbines Global demand for energy from hydrocarbons is growing all over the world and it will remain fundamental for the economic growth at least in the short- and midterm future. However...

... concentration, the cooling water temperature, and the Rankine cycle turbine inlet parameters on the cycle performance, have been investigated. It is found that the cycle has a good thermal performance, with energy and exergy efficiencies of 27.7% and 55.7%, respectively, for the base-case studied (having...

... cogeneration diesel engines turbines fuel cells cooling ignition Brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) : Specific engine power per unit of volumetric displacement, calculated as the work done in one engine cycle divided by the engine displacement Brake thermal efficiency : Mechanical work...

... turbines mechanical engineering personnel patents Professor Alexander M. Gorlov of Northeastern University in Boston is the 2001 recipient of the ASME Thomas A. Edison Patent Award for his invention of the Gorlov Helical Turbine. The Edison Patent Award was established in 1997...