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In this integrated study, a turboshaft engine was evaluated by adding inlet air cooling and regenerative cooling based on energy-environment analysis. First, impacts of flight-Mach number, flight altitude, the compression ratio of…
This paper presents an application of Genetic Algorithm (GA) metaheuristics to optimise the design of two-spool turbofan engines based on exergy and energy theories. The GA is used to seek the optimal values of eight parameters that define…
In the present study, the effects of flight-Mach number, flight altitude, fuel types, and intake air temperature on thrust specific fuel consumption, thrust, intake air mass flow rate, thermal and propulsive efficiecies, as well as the…
Gas turbine engines are highly efficient and powerful because of their high-pressure turbines (HPTs). Furthermore, stationary blades shape and prepare high-pressure gas for efficient utilization by moving blades. Consequently, optimizing…
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of a single-cylinder gasoline compression ignition engine are performed to investigate the impact of gasoline-ethanol blending on autoignition, nitrogen oxide (NOx), and soot emissions under…
This paper presents an exergy analysis of the whole turbine, turbine cylinders and cylinder parts in four different operating regimes. Analyzed turbine operates in nuclear power plant while three of four operating regimes are obtained by…
Optimisation of heat engines at the micro-scale has applications in biological and artificial nano-technology, and stimulates theoretical research in non-equilibrium statistical physics. Here we consider non-interacting overdamped particles…
We study the behavior of a single spin in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field utilizing Glauber dynamics. We engineer the system to function as an engine by changing the magnetic field according to specific protocols.…
We report the machine learning (ML)-based approach allowing thermoelectric generator (TEG) efficiency evaluation directly from 5 parameters: 2 physical properties - carriers density and energy gap, and 3 engineering parameters - external…
The efficiency of microscopic heat engines in a thermally heterogenous environment is considered. We show that, as a consequence of the recently discovered entropic anomaly, quasi-static engines, whose efficiency is maximal in a fluid at…
The present study aims to optimize the structural design of a Z-type flow lithium-ion battery pack with a forced air-cooling system (FACS) known as BTMS (Battery Thermal Management System). The main goal is to minimize Tmax (maximum…
The proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) output relies on the transport behavior within the cathode gas channels. Current designs remain inadequate as they often rely on heuristic modifications of existing layouts or designer…
In this work, we conduct a sensitivity analysis of the mean-value internal combustion engine exergy-based model, recently developed by the authors, with respect to different driving cycles, ambient temperatures, and exhaust gas…
The integration of machine learning techniques with triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) offers a transformative pathway for optimizing energy harvesting technologies. In this study, we propose a comprehensive framework that utilizes graph…
Using argon as the working fluid in an internal combustion engine holds the potential of substantially enhancing thermal efficiency because of its high specific heat ratio. Burning hydrogen, not with air but with pure oxygen, in a…
A specific class of stochastic heat engines driven cyclically by time-dependent potential, which is defined in the half-line ($0<x<+\infty$), is analysed. For such engines, most of their physical quantities can be obtained explicitly,…
Cement production is among the largest contributors to industrial air pollution, emitting ~3 Mt NOx/year. The industry-standard mitigation approach, selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR), exhibits low NH3 utilization efficiency,…
I propose a design strategy to enhance the performance of heat engine via absorption of thermal energy from the channel region. The absorption of thermal energy can be actuated by inelastic processes and may be accomplished by an energy…
Engineering Thermodynamics has been the core course of many science and engineering majors at home and abroad, including energy and power, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aerospace, cryogenic refrigeration, food engineering,…
NO$_{\rm x}$ formation in lean premixed and highly-strained pure hydrogen-air flamelets is investigated numerically. Lean conditions are established at an equivalence ratio of 0.7. Detailed-chemistry, one-dimensional simulations are…