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Pine oil–biodiesel blends: A double biofuel strategy to completely eliminate the use of diesel in a diesel engine

Vallinayagam, R.; Vedharaj, S.; Yang, W.M.; Lee, P.S.; … - In: Applied Energy 130 (2014) C, pp. 466-473

balanced. Therefore, the reported blends were subsequently tested for its combustion, performance and emission characteristics …) emission was in par with diesel. …

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Combustion and emissions characteristics of dual-channel double-vortex combustion for gas turbine engines

Zhang, R.C.; Fan, W.J.; Shi, Q.; Tan, W.L. - In: Applied Energy 130 (2014) C, pp. 314-325

A vortex combustor is a novel gas turbine combustor that uses staged combustion technology. Research examining the combustion organization method of the pilot combustion zone and the mainstream combustion zone is an important component of the design of the structure of a vortex combustor. In...

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Performance and emission characteristics of butanol/Jet A blends in a gas turbine engine

Mendez, C.J.; Parthasarathy, R.N.; Gollahalli, S.R. - In: Applied Energy 118 (2014) C, pp. 135-140

the performance and emission characteristics of a gas turbine engine. Pure Jet A, butanol and their blends with varying …-specific fuel consumption, turbine inlet temperature and exhaust gas temperature, and the emission characteristics, such as thrust …-specific emission indices of CO and NOx, were measured over a range of throttle settings. The operational thrust range of the engine for …

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Sequenced combustion characteristics, emission and thermal efficiency in gasoline homogeneous charge induced ignition

Chao, Yu; Zhi, Wang; Jianxin, Wang - In: Applied Energy 124 (2014) C, pp. 343-353

In this study, the concept of Homogeneous Charge Induced Ignition (HCII) is employed using port-injection of the high-volatile fuel (gasoline) to prepare in-cylinder homogeneous charge and direct injection of the high-ignitable fuel (diesel) near the top dead center (TDC) to control the start of...

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Effects of pilot fuel quantity on the emissions characteristics of a CNG/diesel dual fuel engine with optimized pilot injection timing

Liu, Jie; Yang, Fuyuan; Wang, Hewu; Ouyang, Minggao; … - In: Applied Energy 110 (2013) C, pp. 201-206

significant. In this study, the emission characteristics of a CNG–diesel dual fuel engine with different pilot diesel fuel … quantity and optimized pilot injection timing were investigated. The CO emission levels under dual fuel mode are considerably … the methane molecular structure, the PM emission is reduced obviously under dual fueling condition. The PM emission is …

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Temporal and spatial trends of residential energy consumption and air pollutant emissions in China

Zhu, Dan; Tao, Shu; Wang, Rong; Shen, Huizhong; Huang, Ye; … - In: Applied Energy 106 (2013) C, pp. 17-24

Residential energy consumptions of both electricity and fuels are associated with emissions of many air pollutants. Temporally and spatially resolved energy consumption data are scarce in China, which are critical for a better understanding of their environmental impacts. In this study, a...

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The influence of Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) on combustion and emissions of n-heptane/natural gas fueled Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines

Fathi, Morteza; Saray, R. Khoshbakhti; Checkel, M. David - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 12, pp. 4719-4724

In Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) combustion, a lean premixed charge combusts simultaneously in multiple sites. Utilizing highly diluted mixtures, and lack of any significant flame propagation, in-cylinder NOx formation is reduced. Making HCCI engine a feasible alternative to...

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Influence of injection timing on performance, combustion and emission characteristics of Jatropha biodiesel engine

Ganapathy, T.; Gakkhar, R.P.; Murugesan, K. - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 12, pp. 4376-4386

investigation of the influence of injection timing, load torque and engine speed on the performance, combustion and emission … emission with Jatropha biodiesel operation. However, retarded injection timing caused effects in the other way. At 15Nm load … emission at this injection timing, load and speed were 5.3%, 1.8%, 26% and 20% respectively. The best injection timing for …

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Influence of engine load and fuel droplet size on performance of a CI engine fueled with cottonseed oil and its blends with diesel fuel

Daho, Tizane; Vaitilingom, Gilles; Ouiminga, Salifou K.; … - In: Applied Energy 111 (2013) C, pp. 1046-1053

In this study, favorable conditions to achieve good combustion of cottonseed oil and its blends with diesel fuel in a direct injection diesel engine have been highlighted. This has been performed by analyzing fuel droplet size distribution and determining engine specific fuel consumption and...

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Load characteristics of a spark-ignited ethanol engine with DME enrichment

Liang, Chen; Ji, Changwei; Gao, Binbin - In: Applied Energy 112 (2013) C, pp. 500-506

Alternative fuels have become the new energy for future life. Compared with others, Dimethyl ether (DME) is regarded as one of the most promising choices for future internal combustion (IC) engines. Due to some negative properties of ethanol, spark-ignited (SI) ethanol engines always encounter...

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