The thermodynamic characteristics of high efficiency, internal-combustion engines

JA Caton - Energy Conversion and Management, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent advancements have demonstrated new combustion modes for internal combustion
engines that exhibit low nitric oxide emissions and high thermal efficiencies. These new …

Experimental analysis of ethanol dual-fuel combustion in a heavy-duty diesel engine: An optimisation at low load

VB Pedrozo, I May, M Dalla Nora, A Cairns, H Zhao - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Conventional diesel combustion produces harmful exhaust emissions which adversely affect
the air quality if not controlled by in-cylinder measures and exhaust aftertreatment systems …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of internal EGR and throttled operation for low load extension of ethanol–diesel dual-fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition combustion on a …

VB Pedrozo, I May, TDM Lanzanova, H Zhao - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
High levels of carbon monoxide (CO) and unburnt hydrocarbon (HC) emissions are some of
the main limitations of ethanol–diesel dual-fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition …

Potential of reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion coupled with variable valve timing (VVT) strategy for meeting Euro 6 emission regulations …

G Xu, M Jia, Y Li, Y Chang, T Wang - Energy conversion and management, 2018 - Elsevier
As an effective strategy to control the combustion of advanced combustion modes, the
application of variable valve timing (VVT) in reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) …

High load (21 bar IMEP) dual fuel RCCI combustion using dual direct injection

JH Lim, RD Reitz - Journal of Engineering for Gas …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Dual-fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion has shown high
thermal efficiency and superior controllability with low NOx and soot emissions. However, as …

Cyclic combustion variations in dual fuel partially premixed pilot-ignited natural gas engines

KK Srinivasan, SR Krishnan… - Journal of energy …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Dual fuel pilot-ignited natural gas engines are identified as an efficient and viable alternative
to conventional diesel engines. This paper examines cyclic combustion fluctuations in …

Computational optimization of the dual-mode dual-fuel concept through genetic algorithm at different engine loads

G Xu, J Monsalve-Serrano, M Jia, A García - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The diesel/gasoline dual-mode dual-fuel (DMDF) combustion concept was optimized in a
compression-ignition engine by combining the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …

A zero-dimensional phenomenological model for RCCI combustion using reaction kinetics

JU Eichmeier, R Reitz, C Rutland - SAE International Journal of Engines, 2014 - JSTOR
Homogeneous low temperature combustion is believed to be a promising approach to
resolve the conflict of goals between high efficiency and low exhaust emissions …

Hybrid-electric vehicle with natural gas-diesel engine

T Ott, C Onder, L Guzzella - Energies, 2013 - mdpi.com
In this paper we demonstrate the potential of combining electric hybridization with a dual-
fuel natural gas-Diesel engine. We show that carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced to …

Diesel-minimal combustion control of a natural gas-diesel engine

F Zurbriggen, R Hutter, C Onder - Energies, 2016 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the combustion phasing control of natural gas-diesel engines. In this
study, the combustion phasing is influenced by manipulating the start and the duration of the …