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A fuzzy approach to rebust Social Sustainability Assessment(ISSA)
(Journal article, 2023)Social sustainability has been increasingly recognized as a fundamental component of sustainable development in recent years. It is still challenging to measure social sustainability in comparison to other dimensions of ... -
The Effect of Climate and Orientation on the Energy Performance of a Prefab House in Norway
(Chapter, 2023)Norway has a wide range of climatic conditions throughout the country. The climate varies from coastal to inland areas. Geographic latitude and longitude, as well as the gulf stream oceanic flow, account for this phenomenon. ... -
Modelling of fast fueling of pressurized hydrogen tanks for maritime applications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper studies fast fueling of gaseous hydrogen into large hydrogen (H2) tanks suitable for maritime applications. Three modeling methods have been developed and evaluated: (1) Two-dimensional computational fluid dynamic ... -
CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Electrifying a calciner with clean energy can cut fuel emissions and produce a stream of relatively pure CO2 from the calcination reaction (CaCO3 → CaO + CO2), which can be utilized or stored. A fluidized bed calciner ... -
Re-initiation of detonation across an inert region
(Doktor ingeniøravhandling;374, Doctoral thesis, 1985)Re-initiation of gaseous C-J detonation waves across a region of air has been studied experimentally. The experimental apparatus consisted of a 9 meter long square tube with internal dimensions of 125 mm. The Random Choice ... -
Simulation of Condensation in Biogas containing Ammonia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Condensation in raw biogas during compression is a problem because the CO2 and water in the liquid phase is very corrosive. Raw biogas typically contains 60 mol-% methane, 40 mol-% CO2, is saturated with water and may ... -
Simulation based Cost Optimization tool for CO2 Absorption Processes: Iterative Detailed Factor (IDF) Scheme
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A simple, fast, and accurate process simulation based cost estimation and optimization scheme was developed in Aspen HYSYS based on a detailed factorial methodology for solvent-based CO2 absorption and desorption processes. ... -
Simulation and Impact of different Optimization Parameters on CO2 Capture Cost
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The influence of different process parameters/factors on CO2 capture cost, in a standard amine based CO2 capture process was studied through process simulation and cost estimation. The most influential factor was found to ... -
Mesh Sensitivity Analysis of an Entrained Flow Biomass Gasifier: A CPFD Study
(Chapter, 2022)Biomass such as agricultural waste, forestry waste, municipal solid waste, and industrial waste, are renewable energy sources that may be used to produce biofuels. Biomass gasification is an effective and promising technology ... -
Anaerobic Digestion Process Modeling Under Uncertainty: A Narrative Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Growing concern about global climate change has led to considerable interest in investigating renewable energy sources such as the biological conversion of biomass to methane in an anaerobic environment. Through a series ... -
Experimental study and SEM-EDS analysis of agglomerates from gasification of biomass in fluidized beds
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Fluidized bed gasification is an attractive conversion technology for biomass. However, processing biomass in fluidized beds suffers from ash related problems. In this work, bed agglomeration of wood pellets and grass ... -
Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor Modeling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)As in many real applications, in the world of fine powders and small particles, there are uncertainties and vagueness in the parameters such as particle size, sphericity, initial solid void fraction, envelope density, etc. ... -
Study of the Thermal Performance of Industrial Alumina Chlorination Reactor Based on CPFD Simulation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)As a part of the new sustainable aluminum production process under study, alumina chlorination plays a crucial role. The relevant process is an exothermic reaction in a fluidized bed reactor. The solid alumina reacts with ... -
The Effect of Impurities on γ-Alumina Chlorination in a Fluidized Bed Reactor: A CPFD Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Alumina is one of the most widely used materials today, with a total annual production of millions of tonnes of highly pure alumina. A large portion of this is used to make metal aluminum. Apart from that, a growing amount ... -
Simulation and optimization of screw feeder in a bubbling fluidized bed gasification reactor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)A fluidized bed biomass gasification reactor is used to produce syngas from biomass and municipal wastes. Gasification is a flexible technology where many different types of feedstocks can be used. The University of ... -
Simulation of the Effect of Local Electric Potential and Substrate Concentration on CO2 Reduction via Microbial Electrosynthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Integrating anaerobic digestion into electrochemical reactors is an advanced technology for biomethane recovery. Imposing low electric potential between electrodes, supplies CO2, electrons, and hydronium ions from anodic ... -
Image Processing and Measurement of the Bubble Properties in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The efficiency of a fluidized bed reactor depends on the bed fluid dynamic behavior, which is significantly influenced by the bubble properties. This work investigates the bubble properties of a bubbling fluidized bed ... -
Assessing and prioritizing challenges facing bioenergy supply chain in Norway: a Delphi-AHP method
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Norway is leading the share of renewable energy in Europe by almost 75%. However, the share of bioenergy in Norway’s energy supply is insignificant. Bioenergy, the most common type of renewable energy, generates more energy ... -
Spray drop size characterization in an external-mixing bluff-body atomizer based on acoustics and Multivariate Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Air-assist atomizers have been widely used in various applications such as the aerospace industry, internal combustion engines, molten metal, food processing, etc. The mean drop size for these atomizers was obtained through ... -
Evaluation of Complex Spray Behaviors of Sprinkler Spray Using FDS
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)It takes money, time, and energy to set up an experimental grid to measure the effectiveness of fire suppression parameters. Therefore, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an alternative in all fields as consequences ...