Vehicle fuel consumption and emission modelling: an in-depth literature review

WF Faris, HA Rakha, RI Kafafy… - … Journal of Vehicle …, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
Modelling of vehicle fuel consumption and emissions has emerged as an effective tool to
help develop and assess vehicle technologies and to help predict vehicle fuel consumption …

Effects of butanol–diesel fuel blends on the performance and emissions of a high-speed DI diesel engine

DC Rakopoulos, CD Rakopoulos, EG Giakoumis… - Energy conversion and …, 2010 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation is conducted to evaluate the effects of using blends of n-
butanol (normal butanol) with conventional diesel fuel, with 8%, 16% and 24%(by volume) n …

Comparative performance and emissions study of a direct injection diesel engine using blends of diesel fuel with vegetable oils or bio-diesels of various origins

CD Rakopoulos, KA Antonopoulos… - Energy conversion and …, 2006 - Elsevier
An extended experimental study is conducted to evaluate and compare the use of various
Diesel fuel supplements at blend ratios of 10/90 and 20/80, in a standard, fully instrumented …

Effects of ethanol–diesel fuel blends on the performance and exhaust emissions of heavy duty DI diesel engine

DC Rakopoulos, CD Rakopoulos, EC Kakaras… - Energy conversion and …, 2008 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation is conducted to evaluate the effects of using blends of ethanol
with conventional diesel fuel, with 5% and 10%(by vol.) ethanol, on the performance and …

Investigation of the performance and emissions of bus engine operating on butanol/diesel fuel blends

DC Rakopoulos, CD Rakopoulos, DT Hountalas… - Fuel, 2010 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation is conducted to evaluate the effects of using blends of n-
butanol (normal butanol) with conventional diesel fuel, with 8% and 16%(by vol.) n-butanol …

Experimental heat release analysis and emissions of a HSDI diesel engine fueled with ethanol–diesel fuel blends

CD Rakopoulos, KA Antonopoulos, DC Rakopoulos - Energy, 2007 - Elsevier
An experimental study is conducted to evaluate the effects of using blends of ethanol with
conventional diesel fuel, with 5%, 10% and 15%(by vol.) ethanol, on the combustion and …

Experiment and analysis on the spray characteristics of diesel/polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODE)/ethanol blends in non-reacting environment

Y Liu, J Tian, F Li, L Bao, K Han, Q Lin - Experimental Thermal and Fluid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODE) and ethanol are both potential alternative fuels,
and PODE can be used as a cosolvent for diesel/ethanol blends. The spray and fuel–air …

Performance and emissions of bus engine using blends of diesel fuel with bio-diesel of sunflower or cottonseed oils derived from Greek feedstock

CD Rakopoulos, DC Rakopoulos, DT Hountalas… - Fuel, 2008 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation is conducted to evaluate the use of sunflower and cottonseed
oil methyl esters (bio-diesels) of Greek origin as supplements in the diesel fuel at blend …

Investigating the EGR rate and temperature impact on diesel engine combustion and emissions under various injection timings and loads by comprehensive two-zone …

CD Rakopoulos, DC Rakopoulos, GC Mavropoulos… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The impact of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) on combustion and emissions in direct
injection (DI) diesel engine is examined in a predominately computational study, where the …

Validation and sensitivity analysis of a two zone Diesel engine model for combustion and emissions prediction

CD Rakopoulos, DC Rakopoulos, EG Giakoumis… - Energy conversion and …, 2004 - Elsevier
The present two zone model of a direct injection (DI) Diesel engine divides the cylinder
contents into a non-burning zone of air and another homogeneous zone in which fuel is …