Topics: Explosives , Permeability , Computers , Boundary-value problems , Compressible flow , Flow (Dynamics) , In situ processing (Mining) , Minerals , Nonlinear equations , Resource recovery

Oil Shale Retorting in a Bottom-Burning Retort

K. S. Udell, H. R. Jacobs

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 119–127. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230823

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Topics: Combustion , Shales , Flow (Dynamics)

Design and Evaluation of Evaporating Lens Direct Contact Heat Exchangers

C. A. Kodres, H. R. Jacobs, R. F. Boehm

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 128–132. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230824

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Topics: Design , Evaporation , Heat exchangers , Lenses (Optics) , Heat flux , Dimensional analysis , Errors , Geothermal engineering , Superheating

Propagation and Extinction of Combustion Fronts in Crushed Oil Shale

K. Nguyen, M. C. Branch

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 133–137. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230825

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Topics: Combustion , Shales , Particle size , Oxygen , Particulate matter

Model Capabilities for In-Situ Oil Shale Recovery

P. J. Hommert, C. E. Tyner

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 138–146. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230826

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Topics: Shales , Modeling , Combustion , Energy resources , Simulation

Potential Advantages to Water Jet Drilling for Use in In-Situ Coal Gasification Processes

D. A. Summers, C. R. Barker

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 147–152. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230827

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Topics: Coal , Drilling , Fuel gasification , Water , Combustion , Drills (Tools) , Cutting , Flow (Dynamics) , High pressure (Physics) , Pressure

Modeling of Hydraulically Fractured Gas Wells Completed in Noncontinuous Lenticular Formations

R. D. Evans, H. B. Carroll, Jr.

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 153–158. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230828

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Topics: Modeling , Natural gas wells , Reservoirs , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Flow (Dynamics) , Sands , Damage , Pressure drop , Storage

Drill Stem Steels for Use in Geothermal Environments

R. Salzbrenner

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 159–165. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230829

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Topics: Drills (Tools) , Geothermal engineering , Steel , Drilling , Corrosion , Alloys , Design , Weight (Mass) , Alloy steel , Carbon

System Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion Plants for Geopressured Resources

J. P. Lamb, G. F. Polansky

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 166–171. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230830

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Topics: Energy conversion , Thermodynamics , Energy generation , Fluids , Methane , Organic Rankine cycle , Rankine cycle

An OTEC Pilot Plant Heat Engine

D. Richards, L. L. Perini

J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 1981, 103(2): 172–179. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230831

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Topics: Heat engines , Ocean thermal energy conversion , Design , Construction , Cycles , Heat exchangers , Oceans , Fertilizers , Gates (Closures) , Hydrogen fuels