Electromagnetic impact on oil reservoir manifests itself in various physical and chemical
phenomena and attracts a significant scientific and technological interest. Microwave (MW) …

Low heat transfer coefficient is a massive problem in the in-situ exploitation of oil shale.
Meanwhile, the formation of a fracture network is of great engineering significance to the …

Microwave heating technology has received significant attention as an alternative to
conventional heating methods for oil shale upgrading. To investigate the thermal response …

Cutting hard rocks has some problems such as low penetration rate and high wear rate of
cutting tools. These problems can be solved by the microwave treatment of hard rocks …

Microwave heating shows great potential in pyrolyzing oil shale with fast heating rate in
many laboratory experiments. There are few studies based on numerical simulations to …

Hard rock failure and rockburst hazards under high in situ stresses have been the subject of
deep rock mechanics and engineering. Previous investigations employed cubic rock …

The exploration and production of shale oil play a vital role in optimizing energy
consumption pattern and mitigating dependence on foreign energy. Given the existing …

Shale oil is a type of liquid hydrocarbon obtained through the pyrolysis of organic matter
such as kerogen in oil shale reservoirs. Effective extraction of shale oil can significantly …

In situ heating conversion is the most effective means to develop medium-low maturity shale
oil. Herein, the effects of microwave irradiation on the shale pore structure and hydrocarbon …

Microwave heating has proven widespread applications in oil shale pyrolysis; however, the
impact of waveguide port positioning on the microwave reactor's thermal performance …