Applicability of dimethyl ether (DME) in a compression ignition engine as an alternative fuel

SH Park, CS Lee - Energy Conversion and Management, 2014 - Elsevier
From the perspectives of environmental conservation and energy security, dimethyl-ether
(DME) is an attractive alternative to conventional diesel fuel for compression ignition (CI) …

Modeling HCCI combustion of biofuels: A review

NP Komninos, CD Rakopoulos - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
The ever increasing energy demands coupled with the limited availability of fossil fuels and
the detrimental environmental effects resulting from their use, has guided research toward …

A comprehensive review on the atomization and spray characteristics of renewable biofuels

KS Mehra, J Pal, V Goel - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to sustainability, rising energy demands, environmental concerns and energy security
issues, scientists and researchers around the world are studying renewable biofuels as an …

A study on the macroscopic spray behavior and atomization characteristics of biodiesel and dimethyl ether sprays under increased ambient pressure

HJ Kim, SH Park, CS Lee - Fuel processing technology, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to investigate the spray behaviors of biodiesel and dimethyl ether
(DME) fuels using image processing and atomization performance analysis of the two fuel …

Numerical simulation of emulsified fuel spray combustion with puffing and micro-explosion

H Watanabe, Y Matsushita, H Aoki, T Miura - Combustion and flame, 2010 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to develop numerical simulation of spray combustion of
emulsified fuel with considering puffing and micro-explosion. First, a mathematical model for …

Regeneration of CuO-ZnO-Al2O3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in the direct synthesis of dimethyl ether

I Sierra, J Ereña, AT Aguayo, JM Arandes… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the regeneration of a CuO-ZnO-Al2O3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst used in the
direct synthesis of dimethyl ether. When coke combustion (subsequent to aging treatment) is …

A review on atomization and sprays of biofuels for IC engine applications

P Boggavarapu… - International journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Ever increasing energy requirements, environmental concerns and energy security needs
are strongly influencing engine researchers to consider renewable biofuels as alternatives …

Deactivation Kinetics for Direct Dimethyl Ether Synthesis on a CuO−ZnO−Al2O3/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst

I Sierra, J Erena, AT Aguayo, M Olazar… - Industrial & engineering …, 2010 - ACS Publications
A kinetic model has been established for the deactivation of a CuO− ZnO− Al2O3/γ-Al2O3
catalyst in the direct synthesis of dimethyl ether. The model allows calculating the effect of …

Macroscopic spray characteristics and breakup performance of dimethyl ether (DME) fuel at high fuel temperatures and ambient conditions

SH Park, HJ Kim, CS Lee - Fuel, 2010 - Elsevier
The purpose of this work was to investigate, both experimentally and numerically, the spray
behavior and atomization characteristics of dimethyl ether (DME) at high fuel temperatures …

A study of spray strategies on improvement of engine performance and emissions reduction characteristics in a DME fueled diesel engine

HJ Kim, SH Park, KS Lee, CS Lee - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the impact of injection angle and advance injection timing on
combustion, emission, and performance characteristics in a dimethyl ether (DME) fueled …