The Influence of Rocket Hydrocarbon Fuel on the Activity of Soil Microbial Communities in Areas of Launch Vehicle Operation in Kazakhstan [PDF]
MicroorganismsHydrocarbon-based rocket fuels, particularly kerosene grades T-1 and RG-1 used during launch vehicle operations, represent a persistent source of soil contamination in areas impacted by rocket stages.
Aliya Kalizhanova +5 more
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Conceptual Assessment of the Possibility of Using Cryogenic Fuel on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Drones, 2022 The study is devoted to the creation of modern unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the most efficient from economic and environmental points of view. In connection with the vital need to switch to environmentally friendly vehicles, this research analyzes the
Anatolii Kretov +2 more
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Evaluation of domestic energy preference in Nigeria cities: a case study of Warri, Benin, Port Harcourt, and Calabar [PDF]
Journal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering, 2021 The significance of energy in human lives cannot be overemphasized. It is crucial to all facets of economic growth, progress, and development as well as poverty eradication and security.
Silas Okuma +2 more
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Combustion of Fuel Surrogates: An Application to Gas Turbine Engines
Energies, 2021 The previously developed approaches for fuel droplet heating and evaporation processes, mainly using the Discrete Multi Component Model (DMCM), are investigated for the aerodynamic combustion simulation.
Mansour Al Qubeissi +2 more
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Discussion on quality assurance related issues in storage and transportation of aviation kerosene
You-qi chuyun, 2020 Aviation kerosene will go through numerous storage and transportation links from production to use. As the fuel of jet aircrafts, the aviation kerosene will follow the high requirements on the quality index specified in national standards.
Yumo WANG +7 more
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POTENTIAL FOR UPGRADING EL-NAKHEIL OIL SHALE BY FROTH FLOTATION; pp. 48–59 [PDF]
Oil Shale, 2013 The necessity to satisfy the increasing demand for energy and the progressive depletion of crude oil resources have renewed interest in oil shale as an alternative fuel resource.
AMR FATEHY MUHAMMAD +2 more
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Computational Analysis of an LOx Supply Line System of an Liquid Rocket Engine [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2009 A computational fluid analysis was performed on an LOx line system of a liquid rocket engine. The model was created with 3D CAD and imbedded to the 3D CFD program.
Insang Moon, Il Yoon Moon, Soo Yong Lee
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2013 Kerosene contaminated soil was obtained from four different locations in Calabar while pristine soil served as control. Bacterial species isolated from kerosene contaminated soil samples included species of Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Micrococcus and Serratia
NO Nseabasi, SP Antai
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Numerical Investigation of the Ignition Delay Time of Kerosene Premixed Combustion in an SI Engine
Energies, 2022 SI engines are installed widely in small aircrafts as they have good fuel economy. Currently, these SI engines are fueled with gasoline, although their safety can be improved if kerosene is used.
Yuxuan Zhao, Enhua Wang, Zhicheng Shi
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Investigation of Rotating Detonation Fueled by Liquid Kerosene
Energies, 2022 The performance of rotating detonation engines (RDEs) is theoretically better than that of traditional aero engines because of self-pressurization. A type of swirl injection scheme is introduced in this paper for two-phase detonation.
Jianping Zhou +4 more
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