the compression ignition engine, and its performance, emissions and combustion characteristics of the engine were analyzed …

, with 5%, 10% and 15% (by vol.) ethanol, on the combustion and emissions of a standard, fully instrumented, four … fuel consumption, exhaust smokiness and exhaust regulated gas emissions are measured. The differences in the performance …

operate with a finite resource petroleum fuel and emit large amount of harmful emissions. However, this engine configuration … lower thermal efficiency, slower burning rate, and higher CO (carbon monoxide) and HC (unburned hydrocarbon) emissions …

emissions, smoke, fuel consumption, engine efficiency, cylinder pressure and net heat release rate are analysed and presented …-cylinder pressure and temperature lead to increased NOx emissions while the more advanced combustion assists in the reduction of smoke …) are used in the cases of diesel and RME, NOx emissions are reduced to similar values, but the smoke emissions are …

engine. Meanwhile, the HC emissions were averagely decreased by 80% under the pure DME mode. The instantaneous CO and NOx … emissions from the SI DME engine were slightly increased in the initial seconds after the onset of cold start and then markedly … could improve the combustion and emissions performance. …

stringent emission standards. Apart from air quality related emissions such as nitrogen oxides and particulates, also greenhouse … gas (GHG) emissions are likely to become of more and more importance. Furthermore, oil-based fuel availability might …