Papers – Page 18 – TechConnect Briefs

Engineered response materials for oil and gas

Sherman A., Terves Inc, US

Engineered response materials- materials that are designed to respond to wellbore conditions to do something, enable significant reductions in drilling and completion costs. Specific responses now available for incorporation into new tools and processes include [...]

A novel nano-sized polymer microsphere as a potential shale stabilizer in water-based drilling fluids

Xu J., Qiu Z., Chen G., Zhong H., Zhao X., China University of Petroleum, CN

Borehole instability caused by pore pressure transmission and shale hydration gives rise to a number of problems, which has been a challenge during oil and gas drilling process for many years [1]. Recent years, the [...]

Electrochemical Sensors for Gas Pipelines Using Ion Conducting Membranes

Ziomek-Moroz M., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Electrochemical sensors are regularly used for the detection of chemical species in many industrial operations. The most common example is potentiometric measurement of pH, and oxygen quantity (e.g. the Clark electrode) and corrosion sensors also [...]

Advances in Next-Generation Polyolefin Standard Reference Materials

Orski S.V., Farrell W.S., Beers K.L., NIST, US

Advanced synthetic processes and novel metal-based catalysts have revolutionized manufacturers’ ability to tailor molar mass, polydispersity, and degree of short chain branching into polyolefin plastics synthesized from petrochemical feedstocks. These capabilities have resulted in polymers [...]

Heat Resistant Advanced 9% Cr Steel for Fossil Energy Power Generation

Hawk J., Jablonski P., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Alloys used in fossil energy power generation must be stable for extended times with some components having expected lifetimes of up to 30 years. For temperatures in excess of 600C, advanced 9% Cr steels are [...]

Using in situ Neutron Reflectometry to Study Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation in aSi and Sn Anode Materials

Kim J., Doucet M., Veith G., Browning J., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US

Interfacial reactions between liquid electrolytes and electrode surfaces in energy storage devices are responsible for their long-term behavior and may mediate certain safety concerns regarding unwanted oxidation/reduction of the electrolyte. These reactions occur when an [...]

Performance of a heat-recirculating combustor for thermophotovoltaic power devices with photonic crystal structure

Kim H.K., Kim T.-Y., Kim H.K., Kim T.-Y., Kwon O.C., Sungkyunkwan University, KR

The demand for high-performance portable power sources is recently enhanced due to the increasing use of electronic devices. Portable power systems using the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels have been considered as a novel alternative to [...]

Preliminary Performance Evaluation of a Ground-Level Integrated Diverse Energy Storage (GLIDES) Prototype System

Odukomaiya A., Abu-Heiba A., Gluesenkamp K.R., Abdelaziz O., Graham S., Momen A.M., Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Georgia Institute of Technology, US

Due to the increasing generation capacity from intermittent renewable electricity sources being brought on-line, and an electrical grid ill-equipped to handle the mismatch between electricity generation and use, there is a critical, growing need for [...]

Efficiency Improvement Techniques for Liquid Piston based Ocean Compressed Air Energy Storage

Patil V.C., North Carolina State University, US

Intermittent renewable energy resources need energy storage system for their optimal utilization. Utilization of renewable energy resources can be improved through incorporating utility-scale energy storage in power grid. Ocean compressed air energy storage (OCAES) is [...]

Mass Production and Application of Electrospun Polyimide Porous Membranes for Li-Ion Battery

Wang X., Chen L., Hou H., Jiangxi Normal University, CN

To date, the electrospun nanofiber nonwovens or self-supporting electrospun porous membranes have, however, not been produced in a large scale. In this presentation, we introduce a way to the mass production of electrospun polyimide porous [...]