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A review on retrofit fuel injection technology for small carburetted motorcycle engines towards lower fuel consumption and cleaner exhaust emission

Muslim, Mohd Taufiq; Selamat, Hazlina; Alimin, Ahmad Jais; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 35 (2014) C, pp. 279-284

Most motorcycles in developing countries use carburettors as the fuel delivery system especially for models with cubic capacity of less than 350cc. However, small gasoline carburetted engines suffer from low operating efficiency, high fuel consumption and produce high level of hazardous...

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Energy and fuel consumption forecast by retrofitting absorption cooling in Malaysia from 2012 to 2025

Shekarchian, M.; Moghavvemi, M.; Motasemi, F.; Zarifi, F.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 8, pp. 6128-6141

Electricity demand in residential and commercial sectors has increased steadily over the past 50 years in Malaysia. The bulk of which is being consumed by air conditioning systems. Absorption cooling systems can be a reasonable alternative to have conditioned spaces in the country. The fuel...

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Current utilization of microturbines as a part of a hybrid system in distributed generation technology

Ismail, M.S.; Moghavvemi, M.; Mahlia, T.M.I. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 21 (2013) C, pp. 142-152

Microturbines are a relatively new distributed generation technology. Combined heat and power, known as cogeneration, can be considered the most economical attractive investment in microturbines. Latest technologies and increasing energy prices are propelling this technology to the forefront....

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Comparative study of diesel and biodiesel on CI engine with emphasis to emissions—A review

Shahir, V.K.; Jawahar, C.P.; Suresh, P.R. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 45 (2015) C, pp. 686-697

the emission standards of motor vehicles, as well as an ever increasing need for developing means of reducing emissions … emissions and more importantly restrain the life-cycle emission of CO. In the present paper, earlier studies have been collected … emphasis on emission aspects. Few aspects on durability and performance are also included. Evaluation is done on both …

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Review on alcohol fumigation on diesel engine: A viable alternative dual fuel technology for satisfactory engine performance and reduction of environment concerning emission

Imran, A.; Varman, M.; Masjuki, H.H.; Kalam, M.A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 26 (2013) C, pp. 739-751

growing and ever more strict emission legislations are being enacted. Simultaneously the storage of fossil fuel is depleting … technique which will reduce the pollutant emission and will be applicable for gaining satisfactory engine performance. In these … perspectives, alcohol fumigation is getting high demand as an effective measure to reduce pollutant emission from diesel engine …

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Estimation of materials-induced CO2 emission from road construction in Korea

Seo, Youngguk; Kim, Seong-Min - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 26 (2013) C, pp. 625-631

amount of materials consumed and corresponding CO2 emission factors. A simple linear relation was developed between unit … price and emission factor for some of basic materials whose emission factors were not available. To demonstrate overall and …

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Internal combustion engines: Progress and prospects

Alagumalai, Avinash - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 561-571

Indeed, the engine industries have seen a tremendous growth in the research and development of new-age technologies over the past ten years or so. Even though a huge database is now available on present-day engine technologies, a skillful presentation of those data is a demanding task. At this...

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Assessment of tree seed oil biodiesel: A comparative review based on biodiesel of a locally available tree seed

Bora, Dilip Kumar; Baruah, D.C. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 3, pp. 1616-1629

The present investigation is undertaken to investigate prospect of seeds of a locally available tree (koroch) for biodiesel production. The middle-size, evergreen koroch tree with spreading branches are available in Assam. The characteristics of koroch biodiesel and engine performance fueled by...

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Bio-diesel production and its engine characteristics—An expatiate view

Subramaniam, D.; Murugesan, A.; Avinash, A.; Kumaravel, A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 22 (2013) C, pp. 361-370

performance and emission characteristics of various bio-diesel sources like edible oil, inedible orange oil, animal tallow …

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Ignition delay, combustion and emission characteristics of diesel engine fueled with biodiesel

Shahabuddin, M.; Liaquat, A.M.; Masjuki, H.H.; Kalam, M.A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 21 (2013) C, pp. 623-632

Biodiesels are gaining more importance as a promising alternative energy resource. Engine performance and emission … review article presents the literature review on ignition delay (ID), combustion and emission characteristics of biodiesel …

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