American Journal of Energy Engineering

Volume 5, Issue 5, September 2017

  • Research on the Construction of Energy Network Based on Modular Energy Service Industry

    Dong Jun, Lv Shanlei, Wang Dongxue, Guo Yuanzheng

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 26-33
    Received: 14 September 2017
    Accepted: 29 September 2017
    Published: 08 November 2017
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    Abstract: The energy services industry in China is still in the early stage of development, and it's the size of the industry as well as the existing service level is not enough to meet the diverse needs of the market, and the current industry value chain system is not perfect enough. This paper first analyzes the main elements of the energy service industry... Show More
  • Review on Sludge Drying Process and Dryer in Solar Energy

    Xiaojuan An, Weijun Liu

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 34-38
    Received: 20 October 2017
    Accepted: 17 November 2017
    Published: 07 December 2017
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    Abstract: The objective of this work is to give the fundamental information that should be known about solar sludge drying. The solar sludge drying process and characteristics are presented. Based on some researchers’ theoretical analysis and experimental results, the main influence factors of sludge drying process are air temperature and humidity, drying ai... Show More
  • Debottlenecking and Retrofitting by Pinch Analysis in a Chemical Plant

    Nursen Akgun, Zehra Ozcelik

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 39-49
    Received: 02 October 2017
    Accepted: 27 October 2017
    Published: 11 December 2017
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    Abstract: Energy saving, global warming and greenhouse gas emissions have become major technological, social and political issues. Being closely related to energy supply, they are of a strategic significance. Today, especially energy-sensitive industries such as refining and petrochemical are targeting to recover maximum amount of energy by applying Process ... Show More