PFI (port fuel injection) of n-butanol and direct injection of biodiesel to attain LTC (low-temperature combustion) for low-emissions idling in a compression engine

V Soloiu, M Duggan, S Harp, B Vlcek, D Williams - Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, n-butanol (port fuel injection) PFI was investigated in a direct injection
compression ignition engine while at idling speeds, and loads, 1–3 bar IMEP (indicated …

Tribological Effects of Mineral‐Oil Lubricant Contamination with Biofuels: A Pin‐on‐Disk Tribometry and Wear Study

SM Shanta, GJ Molina, V Soloiu - Advances in Tribology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Use of biodiesel produces engine oil dilution because of unburned biodiesel impinging on
cold walls of the combustion chamber, being scrapped to the oil pan, and leading to …

Direct utilization of preheated deep fried oil in an indirect injection compression ignition engine with waste heat recovery framework

PS Ranjit, V Chintala - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The ever-growing use and expense of fossil fuels have prompted the planet to quest for
alternatives to environmental issues. Efforts are being made worldwide to extract alternative …

Performance of an IDI engine fueled with fatty acid methyl esters formulated from cotton seeds oils

V Soloiu, S Harp, C Watson, M Muinos, S Davoud… - … International Journal of …, 2015 - JSTOR
This study evaluates the performance of an indirect injection (IDI) diesel engine fueled with
cotton seed biodiesel while assessing the engine's multi-fuel capability. Millions of tons of …

Combustion Characteristics of Low DCN Synthetic Aviation Fuel, IPK, in a High Compression Ignition Indirect Injection Research Engine

V Soloiu, A Weaver, R Smith, A Rowell… - SAE Technical Paper …, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
The Coal-To-Liquid (CTL) synthetic aviation fuel, Iso-Paraffinic Kerosene (IPK), was studied
for ignition delay, combustion delay, pressure trace, pressure rise rate, apparent heat …

Premixed charge of n-butanol coupled with direct injection of biodiesel for an advantageous soot-NOx trade-off

V Soloiu, M Duggan, H Ochieng, S Harp, J Weaver… - 2013 - sae.org
In this study, a direct injection (DI) compression ignition engine fueled with biodiesel was
supplemented with n-butanol port fuel injection (PFI) in order to simultaneously reduce in …

Investigations Into the Performance and Emissions Characteristics of FT Synthetic Aviation Fuel, Isoparaffinic Kerosene (IPK), in a Single-Cylinder Indirect Injection …

V Soloiu, A Weaver, L Parker… - Internal …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this study, iso-paraffinic kerosene (IPK) was analyzed for ignition delay, combustion delay,
pressure trace, pressure rise rate and, apparent heat release rate in an experimental single …

Performance of JP-8 unified fuel in a small bore indirect injection diesel engine for APU applications

V Soloiu, A Covington, J Lewis, M Duggan, J LoBue… - 2012 - sae.org
Recent legislation entitled “The Single Fuel Forward Policy” mandates that all vehicles
deployed by the US military be operable with aviation fuel (JP-8). Therefore, the authors are …

RCCI operation with PFI of n-butanol and DI of biodiesel compared with DI of binary mixtures of n-butanol and biodiesel

V Soloiu, M Duggan, J Weaver… - Internal …, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this study the Reactive Controlled Combustion Ignition (RCCI) obtained by early port fuel
injection (PFI) of n-butanol and direct injection (DI) of biodiesel were compared with in …

Evaluation of peanut fatty acid methyl ester sprays, combustion, and emissions, for use in an indirect injection diesel engine

V Soloiu, J Weaver, H Ochieng, B Vlcek, C Butts… - Energy & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The paper provides an analysis of 100% peanut fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) and
peanut FAME/ULSD# 2 blends (P20, P35, and P50) in an indirect injection (IDI) diesel …