A multi-objective optimization of main heat exchanger in a regenerative Brayton cycle system is carried out based on entransy dissipation. The best trade-off between the entransy dissipation numbers caused by heat transfer and fluid friction is achieved in the Pareto optimal solutions, the...

The viscous dissipation effect on the thermodynamic performance of the curved square microchannels in laminar flow is numerically investigated. The classical Navier–Stokes equations are adopted; aniline and ethylene glycol are selected as the working fluids. The results show that the heat...

The Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation is an organic-rich (black) mudrock that is widely considered to be a potential shale gas reservoir in the southern Sichuan Basin (the Yangtze plate) in Southwest China. A case study is presented to characterise the shale gas reservoir using a workflow to...