Assessing CO2 emissions in China's iron and steel industry: A dynamic vector autoregression model

B Xu, B Lin - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy saving and carbon dioxide emission reduction in China is attracting increasing
attention worldwide. At present, China is in the phase of rapid urbanization and …

Modelling of wind and photovoltaic power output considering dynamic spatio-temporal correlation

Z Wang, H Zhu, D Zhang, HH Goh, Y Dong, T Wu - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The simulation technology of wind and solar power output can provide data support for the
planning of new energy stations and the optimization and scheduling of power systems. In …

Optimizing the design of a two-phase cooling system loop heat pipe: Wick manufacturing with the 3D selective laser melting printing technique and prototype testing

J Esarte, JM Blanco, A Bernardini… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
A key aspect for achieving the optimum performance of loop heat pipe devices is to ensure
that the wick structure and its appropriate assemblage perform within their original thermal …

Hybrid modeling-based digital twin for performance optimization with flexible operation in the direct air-cooling power unit

G Zhao, Z Cui, J Xu, W Liu, S Ma - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The thermal power sector, one of the major CO 2 emissions sources, is urged quicker steps
to come up with an action that enables coal savings and carbon emissions reduction in …

Data reconciliation for the overall thermal system of a steam turbine power plant

S Guo, P Liu, Z Li - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Accuracy of online measurement data is usually not satisfactory for coal-fired power plants
due to constraints of measurement techniques. Data reconciliation can help to improve the …

Economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017

HL Zhang, CX Liu, MZ Zhao, Y Sun - Petroleum Science, 2018 - Springer
It is of real and direct significance for China to cope with oil price fluctuations and ensure oil
security. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze the specific contribution ratios of the …

Data mining based plant-level load dispatching strategy for the coal-fired power plant coal-saving: A case study

J Xu, Y Gu, D Chen, Q Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the most urgent problems facing coal-fired power plants in China today is the coal-
waste because several units in one plant experience a partial rated output situation at the …

A data-based approach for benchmark interval determination with varying operating conditions in the coal-fired power unit

J Xu, D Bi, S Ma, J Bai - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The modern coal-fired power units in China are mostly operated in a flexible manner.
However, flexible operation results in performance degradation, energy-efficiency penalties …

Data based online operational performance optimization with varying work conditions for steam-turbine system

J Xu, Y Gu, S Ma - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the most urgent problems facing China today is saving energy in the power industry.
Moreover, because the steam-turbine system is a main part of the power unit, its operation is …

A data reconciliation based framework for integrated sensor and equipment performance monitoring in power plants

X Jiang, P Liu, Z Li - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Power plant on-line measured operational data are often corrupted with random and gross
errors. The data reconciliation method can reduce the impact of random errors by adjusting …