Bio-butanol as a new generation of clean alternative fuel for SI (spark ignition) and CI (compression ignition) engines

X Zhen, Y Wang, D Liu - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Bio-butanol (N-butanol) is a renewable, environmentally friendly, and economical
alternative fuel that, like many other alternative fuels such as methanol, ethanol, and natural …

Progress in the production and application of n-butanol as a biofuel

C Jin, M Yao, H Liu, FL Chia-fon, J Ji - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Butanol is a very competitive renewable biofuel for use in internal combustion engines given
its many advantages. In this review, the properties of butanol are compared with the …

Combustion performance of bio-ethanol at various blend ratios in a gasoline direct injection engine

D Turner, H Xu, RF Cracknell, V Natarajan, X Chen - Fuel, 2011 - Elsevier
Bio-ethanol has the potential to be used as an alternative to petroleum gasoline for the
purpose of reducing the total CO2 emissions from internal combustion engines and this …

Combustion of n-butanol in a spark-ignition IC engine

S Szwaja, JD Naber - Fuel, 2010 - Elsevier
Alcohols, because of their potential to be produced from renewable sources and because of
their high quality characteristics for spark-ignition (SI) engines, are considered quality fuels …

An analysis of spray development with iso-octane, n-pentane, gasoline, ethanol and n-butanol from a multi-hole injector under hot fuel conditions

PG Aleiferis, ZR Van Romunde - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
High-pressure multi-hole injectors for direct-injection spark-ignition engines offer some great
benefits in terms of fuel atomisation, as well as flexibility in fuel targeting by selection of the …

Mechanisms of spray formation and combustion from a multi-hole injector with E85 and gasoline

PG Aleiferis, J Serras-Pereira, Z Van Romunde… - Combustion and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The spray formation and combustion characteristics of gasoline and E85 (85% ethanol, 15%
gasoline) have been investigated using a multi-hole injector with asymmetric nozzle-hole …

A study of mixture preparation and PM emissions using a direct injection engine fuelled with stoichiometric gasoline/ethanol blends

L Chen, R Stone, D Richardson - Fuel, 2012 - Elsevier
The effect of gasoline/ethanol blends in different blending proportions (E0, E10, E20, E50,
E70, E85 as#% by volume) on the characteristics of size-resolved particulate number and …

Recent developments in utilizing hydrous ethanol for diverse engine technologies

A Loyte, J Suryawanshi, G Bhiogade… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents the way to use renewable fuel like ethanol in its hydrous form. The
higher cost required for anhydrous ethanol production beyond the azeotropic point is the …

Effect of fuel temperature on in-nozzle cavitation and spray formation of liquid hydrocarbons and alcohols from a real-size optical injector for direct-injection spark …

PG Aleiferis, J Serras-Pereira, A Augoye… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
High-pressure multi-hole injectors for direct-injection spark-ignition engines offer some great
benefits in terms of fuel atomisation, as well as flexibility in fuel targeting by selection of the …

Cavitation, primary break-up and flash boiling of gasoline, iso-octane and n-pentane with a real-size optical direct-injection nozzle

J Serras-Pereira, Z Van Romunde, PG Aleiferis… - Fuel, 2010 - Elsevier
Improvements to the direct-injection spark-ignition combustion system are necessary if the
potential reductions in fuel consumption and emissions are to be fully realized in the near …