Oleg Zhdaneev

Russian Energy Agency Ministry of Energy of Russian Federation

As a result of increasing permafrost degradation, caused by climate warming, there is a growth in the number of deformations of buildings and structures in the regions of the Russian Arctic. The article examines in detail examples of building deformations in the north of the European part of Russia, in Western and Eastern Siberia, and on the Russia...

The article reviews existing approaches to low-carbon hydrogen certification and offers recommendations for their improvement based on an assessment of the carbon footprint across the entire life cycle. A comprehensive assessment of the carbon footprint of hydrogen produced from water and methane during steam reforming is presented. The assessment...

Analysis and evaluation of innovation efficiency require the development of tools to model their dissemination process within the industry. This paper presents a model of innovation diffusion based on physical approaches, describing stages of accelerating and decelerating growth. An exponential growth is described using a diffusion model, while a l...

Energy transition technologies aimed at increasing energy efficiency are a tool for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit the increase in average annual temperature. To increase the efficiency of implementation of these technologies, it is necessary to forecast innovative activity in the areas of hydrogen energy, CCUS and information...

The process of technical and economic justification of investment, analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of innovation requires a tool for describing and modeling the process of distribution of technology in the industry. The work presents a model of propagation of innovation involving physical approaches, describing the market saturation po...

In 2019, the authors analyzed supply chains and noted the complete dependence of Russian manufacturers of bottom-hole assemblies of drilling strings on the supply* of nonmagnetic types of steel from other countries. Industry’s technical requirements for nonmagnetic types of steel were developed and approved, considering the operating conditions of...

Achieving the goals set in the current version of the Energy Strategy of the Russian Federation requires comprehensive analysis of the innovation landscape of the fuel and energy complex. The article investigates the impact of global oil crises and changes in patent portfolios of fuel and energy companies in the context of their economic situation....

The textbook is intended for the study and teaching of geocryology at universities. Takh (in the direction of «Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology»), in geological exploration, mining and construction universities. Along with this, it will undoubtedly be useful for a wide range of research geologists. Manufacturing and manufacturing organizations,...

This article is devoted to the problems of wind energy in Russia. One of the key issues in the development of wind energy in our country is the uninterrupted supply of permanent neodymium magnets and raw materials for their manufacture to wind generator manufacturers. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, several enterprises with the necessary co...

The article discusses the main directions of the development of converter equipment in Russia and worldwide. Major global trends in the development of converter equipment are assessed through the scope of priorities for technological development of the Russia’s energy sector. The main areas of application are analysed and the local inverter market...

In the global climate agenda, the issues of capturing and utilizing CO2 (carbon dioxide) are acute. Because of high costs the implementation of such projects is carried out with the...

The review to achieve technological sovereignty of the Russian fuel and energy complex (FEC) in the ongoing geopolitical situation is presented in the article. The main scope has been to identify the key technology development priorities, restrictions and internal resources to overcome these utilizing the developed by the author the innovative meth...

The Russian Federation is one of the five largest emitters of carbon dioxide. The carbon intensity of the Russian economy is one of the highest in the world. The development of the hydrogen industry in Russia is of crucial importance because it will allow reducing the carbon footprint of the economy, reducing the impact on the environment and reach...

The list of solutions contributing to the reduction of carbon intensity of the Russian fuel and energy complex was considered. The optimum for the Russian Federation technological scheme of hydrogen production by electrolysis method was identified. It was shown that, by 2040, in case of technological progress, the net present value of plants for th...

Over the past 30 years, there have been marked significant increase in the temperature of the upper horizons of permafrost: by an average of 2.5 °C in the Russian Federation. This is related to the degradation trends in permafrost, which negatively affect both natural landscapes and engineering infrastructure. Economic entities try to protect their...

Over the past 30 years, a significant rise in temperature of the upper horizons of permafrost has taken place in Russia: on average, by 2.5°C. This has caused permafrost degradation, which negatively affects both natural landscapes and engineering infrastructure. Economic entities try to protect their enterprises by investing both in engineering me...

Carbon dioxide is one of the main contributors to global climate change. The Russian Federation plays an essential role as one of the primary fossil fuel producers and CO2 emitters globally. Therefore, introducing novel carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies will inevitably contribute to further Russia's economic and industria...

This study is an attempt to suggest a new state system of permafrost monitoring, primarily for energetic infrastructure, based on past approaches and achievements in Russia for over a hundred years of Arctic studies. The methodology of this study is based on general theoretical methods of scientific research. Historical (retrospective analysis of t...

The study focuses on corrosion challenges for naphtha hydrotreating equipment (installed upstream of a reforming unit) caused by ammonium chloride deposits and on the development of adequate chemical engineering protection measures. Using an experimental setup, we investigated the sublimation/desublimation of ammonium chloride at varying pressures...

The article reviews a list of solutions to reduce the carbon intensity of the Russian fuel and energy complex. The technological scheme of green hydrogen production that is the most optimal for the Russian Federation has been determined. It is shown that by 2040, the net present value of hydrogen production units by the alkaline electrolysis method...

Considering the current geopolitical situation, the issues of technological sovereignty and fuel and energy sector development became urgent. In order to determine priorities for the implementation of public-private partnership (since these problems cannot be solved only through budgetary funding), areas largely depending on the import of equipment...

Energy storage systems are an important component of the energy transition, which is currently planned and launched in most of the developed and developing countries. The article outlines development of an electric energy storage system for drilling based on electric-chemical generators. Description and generalization are given for the main objecti...

Development of high-tech well electronic measuring systems is aimed at creating modern equipment: telemetry, well geophysical measurement equipment, the architecture of which is divided into basic (with measurement channels for gamma logging and inductive resistance) and advanced (with radioactive, acoustic, magnetic resonance and thermobarometric...

The article reviews a list of solutions to reduce the carbon intensity of the Russian fuel and energy complex. The technological scheme of green hydrogen production that is the most optimal for the Russian Federation has been determined. It is shown that by 2040, the NPV of hydrogen production units by the alkaline electrolysis method will amount t...

The ultimate objective of this paper is to describe the experience of using a machine learning model prepared by the ensemble method to prevent stuck pipe events during well construction process on extended reach wells. The tasks performed include collecting, analyzing and cleaning historical data, selecting and preparing a machine learning model,...

This article makes use of financial-economic modeling to study the measures of providing necessary support to Russian oilfield service companies due to a reduction in the amount of orders on the part of oil and gas companies because of the slowdown in the demand for energy inputs as a result of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The glo...

The paper presents the results of realized project aimed on development of the Russian non-magnetic steel for borehole equipment. Development specialists of high-tech equipment for the RF fuel and energy complex (FEC) have noted the complete dependence on deliveries of foreign non-magnetic steels from EU countries, China, USA. This dependence on de...

The article outlines the potential for the development of predictive systems for the drilling operations, as well as the main criteria that will determine technical requirements for research and development in these areas. Operational drilling efficiency improvements would include a whole range of options from developing solutions to decrease non-p...

The article discusses the problems associated with metrological support of equipment for geophysical research, issues of ensuring the uniformity of well measurements, the creation of Russian standards for calibrating well equipment when determining the porosity coefficients and oil, gas, water saturation, determining the parameters of defects durin...

There are researches has been carried out on real objects (crude oils with a high content of paraffins, asphaltenes, naphthenes and resins) in order to determine the correctness and boundary conditions for the applicability of the gas chromatographic vapor-phase method for determining the concentration of organic chlorides in crude oil for performi...

Prospects for the introduction of Industry 4.0 elements in the construction of new installations and the modernization of existing ones at oil refineries and petrochemical plants of the Russian Federation in order to create competitive new generation production facilities are presented. Data show the impact of the Industry 4.0 elements on business...

This report represents the findings of a survey of managers and specialists of state and private enterprises from oil and gas sector of the Russian Federation. The survey findings reflect technological needs of the industry, plans for technological development of the enterprises in the short-, medium- and long-term periods as well as the readiness...

The state of the art of the petrochemical industry in Russia was analyzed. The data obtained from Russian companies revealed extremely strong dependence of this branch of industry on imported technologies and catalysts. The most promising directions that should be developed first for accelerated progress of the petrochemical industry in Russia were...

Direct absorption collectors (DAC) with nanofluid are among the most promising yet least studied in solar energy technology. There are numerous micro- and macroscopic factors that determine their efficiency. This complicates in situ optimization of DACs using physical prototypes. The present paper describes a multiphase CFD model of the collector,...

The process of photothermal evaporation in nanofluids finds promising applications in solar energetics, medicine and process technology. Previous studies report highly efficient production of solar steam in fluids with gold nanoparticles. In this article, we establish the process in nanofluids with less expensive carbon black (CB) and iron oxide (I...

The analysis of import-replacement practices for the oil and gas products manufacturing in Russian Federation is presented in the paper. The challenges to efficiently deploy the import-replacement policy in the country are identified and analyzed. Based on the retrospective analysis of import-replacement in Latin America, South-East Asia, and ongoi...

Detailed analysis and the role of import-replacement for oil and gas machinery building in Russian Federation has been done in the paper. Definition of the import-replacement term has been clarified for oil and gas machinery building. Comprehensive review is presented for one of the import-replacement mechanism – localization. A set of recommendati...

Ni–W tapes of the micrometric thickness are considered as the basis for the cost-effective manufacturing of coated conductors – the 2nd generation of high-temperature superconductor (HTS). Many HTS applications involve widely-available and inexpensive liquid nitrogen. The transition from superconducting to normal state may however occurs due to une...

A method for downhole fluid analysis is disclosed. The method includes positioning a downhole fluid sampling tool at first and second locations; extracting and compositionally analyzing samples of reservoir fluid while positioned at the first and second locations; comparing analysis results; and repositioning the tool to a third location depending...

Nowadays, Russian geological industry needs a technological breakthrough. Method of a private-public partnership, which is being successfully used in Norway, makes it possible to provide an inflow of innovative technologies into the industry with simultaneous creation of cooperation between universities and this industry. This task can be efficient...

This paper discusses the hydrocarbons exploration project in the conditions of the Russian continental shelf, at the examples of exploration wells Kirinskaya-2, Kirinskaya-3 and Yuzhno-Kirinskaya-1, in the Kirinskiy license block, offshore Sakhalin Island. Operations were held in summer seasons of 2009 and 2010, and comprised planning, key risks an...

The operation of a CuBr laser in an excitation pulse train mode has been investigated. The experimental data obtained allow one to determine the characteristic time for which copper atoms are lost by the active medium of the laser. The analysis performed based on a numerical simulation of the laser operation has shown that the copper atoms are lost...

Design, fabrication and testing of a micro thermal conductivity detector (muTCD) with a detection limit of 260 parts per billion (hexane in helium), no excess dead-volume, low power consumption, fast response time (150 musec) and low sensitivity to flow rate is described herein. Significantly, this muTCD is shown to have a linear response and high...

The spectroscopic technique for pH measurement is a well-established laboratory technique that can give high-accuracy pH values. Recent studies have shown the advantage of this technique over standard potentiometric methods for pH measurements in fresh water and seawater and also at high temperatures and pressures. However, a limitation of the spec...

The remarks on the results published in [1–4] on the simulation of a copper vapour laser with hydrogen admixtures are analysed. It is shown that these remarks do not affect the conclusions made in our papers, and many of them are simply erroneous.

In this paper, the author presented the proposed spectroscopic cell using light emitted diodes (using three different wavelengths) and three photodetectors as a light source. According to results (absorption data) from these detectors, mixture composition can be determined. Specific wavelength (in visible and infrared area) and number of light sour...

Investigations of the output parameters of CuBr (Cu)+HBr laser systems have shown that HBr additives to the CuBr laser active medium result in an increase ofthe laser output power and efficiency that compares, in this case, with that of a CuBr laser with H2 additives. It has been found that the vapor of working substance are additionally produced i...

Investigations of the output parameters of CuBr (Cu)+HBr laser systems have shown that HBr additives to the CuBr laser active medium result in an increase ofthe laser output power and efficiency that compares, in this case, with that of a CuBr laser with H2 additives. It has been found that the vapor of working substance are additionally produced i...

An earlier developed detailed kinetic model of the active medium of a Cu–Ne–H2 laser is used to theoretically analyze experiments with the active element of a Kristall LT-40 laser performed at the GNPP Istok (Fryazino). It is demonstrated that a wide range of experimental conditions can be studied with the aid of this model.

The aim of the research is to investigate of a copper vapor laser with modified kinetics in the pulse repetition mode with different active admixtures in the active volume, research the excitation circuit elements, influence of prepulse electron density, metastable copper atom density, and quantity of admixtures in active volume on laser performanc...

A nonstationary kinetic model of the active medium of a copper-vapor laser (l = 510.6 and 578.2 nm) with hydrogen chloride impurities is constructed. A theoretical analysis of the existing concepts regarding the increase in the lasing parameters of a copper-vapor laser with hydrogen chloride impurities in the active medium is presented. It is demon...

The electron energy distribution function (EEDF) is calculated for active media of a conventional copper-vapor laser (CVL) and CVLs with cesium, hydrogen, and hydrogen chloride impurities. It is demonstrated that the EEDF is neither a Maxwell nor a Druyvestein distribution function. The main difference between the real and Maxwell EEDFs is seen in...

A nonstationary kinetic model of the active medium of a copper-vapor laser ( = 510 and 578 nm) with cesium impurities is constructed. An analysis of the existing experimental and theoretical concepts regarding the increase in the lasing parameters of a copper-vapor laser with cesium impurities in the active medium is presented. The reasons for the...

A nonstationary kinetic model of the active medium of a copper-vapor laser (l = 510.6 and 578.2 nm) with hydrogen bromide (HBr) and bromine (Br2) impurities is constructed. A theoretical analysis of the existing concepts regarding the increase in the lasing parameters of a copper-vapor laser with hydrogen bromide impurities in the active medium is...

Excitation circuit self-consistent model of the lead vapor laser is formed. Four discharge circuits are under investigation. The analysis of the discharge circuit parameters influence over the pump pulse characteristics of the lead vapor laser is performed. The comparison of the examined circuits influence upon the pump pulse parameters is conducte...

The influence of small active HBr-additives on Cu and CuBr-vapor laser performances are studied. The experiments has shown that introducing of HBr addition into the CuBr laser active medium results in the increase of radiation power and efficiency, comparable to the increase, obtained with the present gas discharge tube in CuBr-H₂ laser....

A self-consistent nonstationary kinetic model of the copper vapor laser active medium has been constructed. The present-day experimental and theoretical facts concerning the possibility of improving the laser's generation characteristics through adding cesium atoms into its active medium are analyzed. The causes of such an improvement are revealed....

A kinetic model of the active medium of a copper-vapor laser with hydrogen admixtures is developed. This model is tested against the available experimental data. A detailed analysis of different viewpoints on the improvement of losing characteristics of a copper-vapor laser by hydrogen admixtures is provided. Hydrogen admixtures are shown to improv...

A kinetic model of the active medium of a copper vapour laser with hydrogen additions is proposed. The model is tested using the available experimental data. Various points of view concerning the improvement of the emission parameters of the laser by adding hydrogen are analysed in detail. It is shown that the improvement of lasing parameters cause...