Alternative fuels for internal combustion engines

C Bae, J Kim - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2017 - Elsevier
This review paper covers potential alternative fuels for automotive engine application for
both spark ignition (SI) and compression ignition (CI) engines. It also includes applications …

Effects of port injection of hydrous ethanol on combustion and emission characteristics in dual-fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) mode

H Liu, G Ma, B Hu, Z Zheng, M Yao - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
It is important to use hydrous ethanol in the engine due to the removal of water from
fermented products of ethanol consumes lots of energy. In this study, the effect of hydrous …

Exploring the effects of diesel start of injection and water-in-ethanol concentration on a reactivity controlled compression ignition engine

JS Rosa, MES Martins, GD Telli, CR Altafini… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Wet ethanol applications in compression ignition engines may become important in the
coming years due to the possibility of replacing a fossil fuel by a renewable one, with low …

Reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) with double direct injection of diesel and hydrous ethanol

CV Teixeira, CVM Braga, FZ Sánchez… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2020 - Springer
Oil is still a relevant component in the global energy matrix. However, price fluctuations,
irregular production and possible shortage of oil are factors that negatively affect the world …

Effects of the swirl ratio and spray angle on the mixture stratification in a diesel–NG RCCI engine

S Mohammadnejad, E Amani, R Hosseini… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) engine is the newest technology
to settle the issue of excessive NOx emission of conventional diesel engines. In the present …

Development of a flex-fuel rotary engine with variable compression ratio

AZ Guarato, EM Ticona, SL Braga - 2016 - sae.org
Energy independence and reduction in pollutant emissions are a center of interest for
several researchers and car manufacturers. Renewable fuels have gained in popularity …

An experimental study of the compression ignition of ethanol/n-butanol blends in a rapid compression machine

FZ Sánchez, CVM Braga, SL Braga, CV Teixeira… - 2021 - sae.org
The world recognizes that the main source of energy used in transportation is diesel oil
since it is economical and efficient; however, unfortunately, it is not a renewable resource …

Study of effects of ignition improvers on ethanol compression ignition in the rapid compression machine

FZ Sánchez, ARF de Aguiar Martins… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2020 - Springer
The world recognizes that the main source of energy used in transportation is diesel fuel
because it is more economical and is also more efficient. For this reason, various sectors of …

Numerical simulation of needle movement nozzle flow coupled with spray for a diesel injector using an Eulerian spray atomization model

R Payri, J Gimeno, P Martí-Aldaraví… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2017 - Springer
The injector dynamics have a strong impact on spray behavior, therefore, on combustion
efficiency, and pollutant emissions. Nozzle flow and spray coupled simulations are useful …

Reactivity controlled compression ignition with triple injection fuel: ethanol–diesel–ethanol

CV Teixeira, CVM Braga, FZ Sánchez… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2020 - Springer
Enabling diesel engines to operate with other fuel can be a solution to reduce the pollution
generated by these machines. However, the peculiar physicochemical characteristics of …