Nanoparticle additive fuels (NAFs) are new generation fuels containing nano-sized
functional agents that regulate combustion, atomization, and emission behavior without …

Nanofuels (NFs) are an innovative fuel category where nano-scale metal or carbon-based
particles are suspended within liquid fuel (LF) to enhance performance, combustion …

In the wake of previous works, the authors propose a new approach for the identification and
evolution of the flame front in an optical SI engine. Currently, it is an essential prerogative to …

The aim of herein work is to develop an automatized algorithm for detecting, as objectively
as possible, the flame front evolution of lean/ultra-lean mixtures ignited by low temperature …

Radio-Frequency corona-based ignition systems are currently being investigated by the
engine research community for their capability to ensure robust combustion at challenging …

Engine research community is developing innovative strategies capable of reducing fuel
consumption and pollutant emissions while ensuring, at the same time, satisfactory …

The amount of the thermal energy released in a gas mixture is crucial to characterize the
igniter capability to start a robust ignition in internal combustion engines, especially in …

Emission legislation for passenger cars is requiring a drastic reduction of exhaust pollutants
from internal combustion engines (ICE). In this framework, achieving a quick heating-up of …

Low-temperature plasma (LTP) ignition concepts rely on the production of radical and
charged species to speed up the onset of combustion in spark-ignition engines. These …

To restrain the environmental impact of modern SI engines, igniters must guarantee stable
combustions with low cycle-to-cycle variability in extreme operating conditions (high EGR …