The use of biodiesel as an alternative fuel in the pursuit of renewable and sustainable
energy has raised new technological, economic and environmental concerns. Although it …

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion engines are advantageous
in terms of good fuel economy and low levels of soot-nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions …

Reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion mode is an attractive
combustion strategy due to its potential in satisfying the strict emission standards. In this …

Primary obstacles to the development of micro-thermoelectric generators are the gigantic
heat loss ratio and flame instability. Premixed H 2/air combustion in the micro-planar …

To ameliorate the thermal performance of micro combustor and expand its potential
applications, a combustor with partially Pt-loaded porous media is constructed. Experiments …

A new software called ARCANE has been developed to address the broad need for
compact, computationally efficient chemical models for reactive flow simulations. Based on a …

Currently reduce, reuse and recycle are the three attractive options for minimizing the
disposal of solid waste generated in the world; and reducing the environmental pollution …

Combustion characteristics of premixed H 2/CH 4/Air in a combustor with dual-inlet are
investigated under various operating conditions. Effects of reactants ratio in the two inlets …

Syngas and biogas are two typical biofuels generated from biomass wastes through
gasification and anaerobic digestion processes, which are considered to be the future fuels …

This research is aimed at investigating a novel planar micro-combustor with combined baffle
and bluff configuration for Micro-Thermo-Photo-Voltaic (MTPV) applications, numerically. It is …