Alternative fuels for compression ignition engines. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Zainal Ambri Abdul Karim, Shaharin Anwar Bin Sulaiman, editors.
• Editors: Abdul Karim, Zainal Ambri; Sulaiman, Shaharin Anwar Bin
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors; 1 Dual Fuel (Gasâ#x80;#x93;Liquid Diesel); 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Diesel Engine Combustion and Emissions; 1.3 European Union Emission Standards; 1.4 Emerging Trends in Mitigating Automotive Exhaust Emissions; 1.5 Combustion-Based Emissions Control Techniques; 1.5.1 Low Temperature Combustion; 1.5.2 Exhaust Gas Recirculation; 1.6 Fuel-Based Emissions Techniques; 1.6.1 Compressed Natural Gas/Diesel (CNG-Diesel) Dual-Fuel Combustion Engines; 1.6.2 Simulating EGR Through CO2; 1.6.3 Biogas/Diesel Dual-Fuel. 1.6.4 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)â#x80;#x93;Diesel Dual-Fuel1.7 Fuel Injection Method; 1.8 Summary; References; 2 Rubber Seed/Palm Oil Biodiesel; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Rubber Seed/Palm Oil Properties; 2.3 Engine Test Bed; 2.4 Biodiesel Properties Analysis; 2.4.1 Effect of Catalyst, Oil to Alcohol Ratio, Reaction Time and Temperature on Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Yield; 2.4.2 ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) Study for the Transesterification Process; 2.5 Engine Performance and Emission Evaluation at Full Load; References; 3 Syngas Dual-Fuelling; 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Simulated Syngas Dual Fuelling Strategy in a CI Engine3.3 Selecting of Syngas Composition; 3.4 Experimental Set-Up, Procedure and Conditions; 3.5 Performance of Syngas Dual Fuelling in a CI Engine; 3.5.1 Exhaust Gas Temperature; 3.5.2 Brake Power; 3.5.3 Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC); 3.5.4 Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE); 3.5.5 Fuel Air Equivalence Ratio; 3.5.6 Volumetric Efficiency; 3.6 Exhaust Emission from a CI Engine Under Syngas Dual Fuelling; 3.6.1 Carbon Dioxide; 3.6.2 Carbon Monoxide; 3.6.3 Unburnt Hydrocarbons; 3.6.4 Oxides of Nitrogen. 3.7 Imitated Syngas Operations Range Versus Pure Diesel FuelReferences; 4 Water-in-Diesel Emulsionsâ#x80;#x94;Fuel Characteristics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Water-in-Diesel Emulsion; 4.3 Production of Emulsion by Mechanical Agitator; 4.3.1 Water-in-Diesel Emulsion Properties; 4.3.2 Emulsion Stability; 4.3.3 Water Droplets Diameter and Distribution; References; 5 Gasification of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Seeds; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Date Palm Seeds; 5.3 Experimental Set-Up and Procedures; 5.4 Gasification Modelling; 5.4.1 Modeling Primary Assumptions; 5.4.2 Reaction Kinetics. 5.4.3 Hydrodynamic Assumptions5.4.4 Bed Hydrodynamics; 5.5 Findings; References.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 79 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 662.6; Fuel switching; Synthetic fuels; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical; Fuel switching; Synthetic fuels; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811077548; 9811077541
• Related ISBNs: 9789811077531; 9811077533
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 26, 2018).
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