Phase change materials for waste heat recovery in internal combustion engines: A review

AAM Omara - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Since most of the energy consumed by an internal combustion engine (ICE) is wasted, heat
recovery from the exhaust and coolant is considered as a promising technology for …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic converters for vehicle exhaust: Fundamental aspects and technology overview for newcomers to the field

E Kritsanaviparkporn, FM Baena-Moreno, TR Reina - Chemistry, 2021 - mdpi.com
This works aims to provide an understanding on basic chemical kinetics pertaining to three-
way catalytic (TWC) converters from an educational perspective, aimed at those novel …

Sizing of a solar-wind hybrid electric vehicle charging station by using HOMER software

O Ekren, CH Canbaz, ÇB Güvel - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Although, fossil fuels are still the main source that used to balance the global
demand/supply dynamics of energy; most countries have embarked on a quest to reach a …

Combined effects of excess air ratio and EGR rate on combustion and emissions behaviors of a GDI engine with CO2 as simulated EGR (CO2) at low load

C Gong, X Si, F Liu - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is one of the most measure to decrease NO X emissions in
the cylinder. CO 2 was introduced to intake charge as a simulated EGR (CO 2), the …

Numerical simulation on the combustion and NOx emission characteristics of a turbocharged opposed rotary piston engine fuelled with hydrogen under wide open …

J Gao, S Xing, G Tian, C Ma, M Zhao, P Jenner - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Under the stress of environmental pollutions and fossil fuel consumption caused by on-road
transport, hybrid vehicles are attracting much attention. Opposed rotary piston (ORP) …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of extreme temperatures and driving conditions on gaseous pollutants of a Euro 6d-Temp gasoline vehicle

B Giechaskiel, V Valverde, A Kontses, R Suarez-Bertoa… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gaseous emissions of modern Euro 6d vehicles, when tested within real driving emissions
(RDE) boundaries, are, in most cases, at low levels. There are concerns, though, about their …

Utilization of waste tire powder for gaseous fuel generation via CO2 gasification using waste heat in converter vaporization cooling flue

W Song, J Zhou, Y Li, S Li, J Yang - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel approach to effectively solve the problems associated with
reusing waste tires by injecting waste tire powder into the converter vaporization cooling flue …

Oxidation behaviors and nanostructure of particulate matter produced from a diesel engine fueled with n-pentanol and 2-ethylhexyl nitrate additives

X Wang, Y Wang, Y Bai - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Experiments were performed on a high pressure common-rail diesel engine fueled with
D100 (diesel fuel), DP15 (15% n-pentanol and 85% diesel, v/v), DP30 (30% n-pentanol and …

Plasma electrolytic oxidation thermal barrier coating for reduced heat losses in IC engines

A Hegab, K Dahuwa, R Islam, A Cairns… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The work involved the development and on-engine testing of a new “thermo-swing” barrier
coating for reduced wall heat transfer and increased thermal efficiency in future diesel …

Influence of exhaust gas temperature and air-fuel ratio on NOx aftertreatment performance of five large passenger cars

Z Mera, N Fonseca, J Casanova, JM López - Atmospheric environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Exhaust aftertreatment systems are crucial to ensuring real-world NO x emission limits for
motor vehicles. Operating conditions constrain the NO x reduction performance of …