Analysis of cold-start NO2 and NOx emissions, and the NO2/NOx ratio in a diesel engine powered with different diesel-biodiesel blends

A Zare, S Stevanovic, M Jafari, P Verma, M Babaie… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the transportation sector, the share of biofuels such as biodiesel is increasing and it is
known that such fuels significantly affect NOx emissions. In addition to NOx emission from …

A study on performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine using Ricinus Communis (castor oil) ethyl esters

M Arunkumar, V Mohanavel, A Afzal, T Sathish… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Countries globally are focusing on alternative fuels to reduce the environmental pollution.
An example is biodiesel fuel, which is leading the way to other technologies. In this …

Cold-start NOx emissions: Diesel and waste lubricating oil as a fuel additive

A Zare, TA Bodisco, M Jafari, P Verma, L Yang… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
NOx emissions from diesel engines are a concern from both environmental and health
perspectives. Recently this attention has targeted cold-start emissions highlighting that …

Soot particle morphology and nanostructure with oxygenated fuels: A comparative study into cold-start and hot-start operation

P Verma, M Jafari, A Zare, E Pickering, Y Guo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the morphology and nanostructure of soot particles during cold-start
and hot-start engine operation of a diesel engine using oxygenated fuels. The soot samples …

Influence of acoustic energy on suppression of soot from acetylene diffusion flame

H Guo, M Wu, Y Zhu, Q Li, K Weng, Y Suo, Y Ye… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of the energy of forced acoustics on the soot suppression from an acetylene-air
diffusion flame is experimentally investigated. The acoustic energy is calculated by …

Experimental investigation into the number, micromorphology, functional group composition, and oxidation activity of particles from diesel engine with biodiesel blend

Y Zhang, D Lou, Z Hu, P Tan - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a promising alternative clean fuel for vehicles. In this paper, comprehensive
particulate characteristics, including the particle number (PN), particle mass (PM), particle …

Multifaceted comparison efficiency and emission characteristics of multi-fuel power generator fueled by different fuels and biofuels

W Gracz, D Marcinkowski, W Golimowski, F Szwajca… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The negative effect of liquid and gaseous fuel combustion is toxic gases (ie, carbon and
nitrogen oxides NOx) and particulate matter (PM) formation. The content of harmful and toxic …

Characteristics of particle number and particle mass emissions of a diesel engine during cold-, warm-, and hot-start operation

F Lodi, A Zare, P Arora, S Stevanovic, P Verma… - 2021 - sae.org
Diesel engine cold start is emerging as a critical topic of investigation. Of key importance is
the impact the warm-up period has on particulate emissions. Presented in this work is a …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the effect of n-heptane and organic based manganese addition to biodiesel on engine performance and emission characteristics

M Çeli̇k - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, experiments were carried out in two stages. In the first stage, n-heptane (in 4, 8,
12, 16, and 20% volumes) was added to biodiesel (C0) which was produced from refined …

Optimization of spark-ignition engine characteristics fuelled with oxygenated bio-additive (triacetin) using response surface methodology

M Tomar, H Dewal, A Sonthalia… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Biodiesel, as an alternative fuel, has gained wide interest in recent years. However, despite
the countless benefits, the enormous generation of glycerol-waste and higher production …