[HTML][HTML] Gas to liquids (GTL) microrefinery technologies: A review and perspective on socio-economic implications

D Braide, C Panaritis, G Patience, DC Boffito - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
With a global shift towards cleaner sources of energy and net zero carbon by 2050, the
development of natural gas projects must apply technologies that reduce the industry's …

Intensified catalytic reactors for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and for reforming of renewable fuels to hydrogen and synthesis gas

A Delparish, AK Avci - Fuel Processing Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydrogen and synthesis gas are components of key importance in energy, petroleum
refining and petrochemical processing applications. Conventional hydrogen and synthesis …

Experimental and numerical investigation on the heat transfer enhancement for Mini-channel heat sinks with tessellated fins

X Cao, H Liu, X Shao, H Shi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal management continues to be a constructive procedure applied to extend the life
span in electronic equipment. In this paper, a novel mini-channel heat sink with tessellated …

An experimental and numerical investigation of heat transfer enhancement in annular microchannel heat sinks

H Liu, D Qi, X Shao, W Wang - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
The uniformity of substrate temperature is an important factor to be considered in the design
of microchannel heat sink which has been widely used in the micro-channel reactors …

Process intensification in the catalytic conversion of natural gas to fuels and chemicals

RJ Kee, C Karakaya, H Zhu - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper explores alternative technologies for the conversion of natural gas to higher-
value products. Because of methane's chemical stability, all practical processes require …

Multi-objective optimization of microchannel reactor for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using computational fluid dynamics and genetic algorithm

J Na, KS Kshetrimayum, U Lee, C Han - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
We propose a multi-objective optimization methodology using a stochastic optimization
algorithm, a genetic algorithm (GA) with ε-constraint method, and a 2D axisymmetric …

Numerical analysis on the effect of bifurcation angle and inlet velocity on the distribution uniformity performance of consecutive bifurcating fluid flow distributors

J Cao, M Kraut, R Dittmeyer, L Zhang, H Xu - … Communications in Heat and …, 2018 - Elsevier
D numerical models have been used to analyze flow distribution performance in consecutive
bifurcating fluid flow distributors according to constructal theory. The quantitative analysis of …

Numerical evaluation of an additively manufactured uniform fractal flow mixer

MDM Priyambodo, M Mazur, J Patel, M Shah… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
The uniform distribution and mixing of fluids is a common functional requirement in a range
of process intensified fluid handling applications. Traditional manufacturing processes have …

Heat transfer and flow performance of a novel T type heat sink with GaInSn coolant

H Liu, Y Shao, Z Chen, Z Xie - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to improve heat transfer rate, a novel T type heat sink is proposed. The numerical
and experimental researches are carried out on flow and heat transfer performance of the …

Microchannel reactors for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Experimental investigation and mathematical modeling

H Cao, R Xu, X Tang, T Yang, S Hou, C Hou - Chinese Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a significant technology for converting coal,
natural gas, and biomass into synthetic fuels. In recent years, the use of microchannel …