Browsing Department of Petroleum Engineering by Journals "Energy Procedia"
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Metallic nanoparticles for enhanced heavy oil recovery: promises and challenges
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)With the increasing global energy demand, great attention has been focused on utilizing heavy oil and bitumen, which are potentially located ultra-deep underground and cannot be easily recovered. Numerous recovery approaches ... -
The performance of a heat pump using nanofluid (R22+TiO2) as the working fluid – an experimental study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)It has been well known that the nano-particles, including metals, oxides, carbides, or carbon nanotubes, can increase the conduction and convection coefficients and consequently, enhance the heat transfer. Using nanofluids ...