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Optimum biomass drying for combustion – A modeling approach

Gebreegziabher, Tesfaldet; Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire; … - In: Energy 53 (2013) C, pp. 67-73

Drying biomass as fuel in a combustion process can increase the combustion efficiency, reduce pollution and improve … operation. On the other hand, drying biomass is an expensive process that requires huge capital investment and energy input. The … difficulty of removing moisture from biomass is affected by many factors such as the moisture content and the size of the solid …

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Towards improvement of natural gas-diesel dual fuel mode: An experimental investigation on performance and exhaust emissions

Lounici, Mohand Said; Loubar, Khaled; Tarabet, Lyes; … - In: Energy 64 (2014) C, pp. 200-211

The use of natural gas in compression ignition engines as supplement to liquid diesel in a dual fuel combustion mode is … a promising technique. In this study, the effect of DF (dual fuel) operating mode on combustion characteristics, engine …

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Effects of tumble combined with EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) on the combustion and emissions in a spark ignition engine at part loads

Zhang, Zhijin; Zhang, Haiyan; Wang, Tianyou; Jia, Ming - In: Energy 65 (2014) C, pp. 18-24

The effects of tumble combined with EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) on the combustion and emissions were experimentally … indicated mean effective pressure (CoVIMEP) due to the significantly shortened combustion duration. By optimizing the combustion …

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A method for estimation of recoverable heat from blowdown systems during steam generation

Bahadori, Alireza; Vuthaluru, Hari B. - In: Energy 35 (2010) 8, pp. 3501-3507

During the generation of steam, most water impurities are not evaporated with the steam and thus concentrate in the boiler water. The concentration of the impurities is usually regulated by the adjustment of the continuous blowdown valve, which controls the amount of water (and concentrated...

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The cold start performance of a spark-ignited dimethyl ether engine

Ji, Changwei; Liang, Chen; Gao, Binbin; Wei, Baojian; … - In: Energy 50 (2013) C, pp. 187-193

could improve the combustion and emissions performance. …

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Multi objective optimization of performance parameters of a single cylinder diesel engine running with hydrogen using a Taguchi-fuzzy based approach

Bose, Probir Kumar; Deb, Madhujit; Banerjee, Rahul; … - In: Energy 63 (2013) C, pp. 375-386

momentous improvement in performance and combustion parameters has been observed. The study also attempts to explain the …

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Combustion behavior and pollutant emission characteristics of RDF (refuse derived fuel) and sawdust in a vortexing fluidized bed combustor

Duan, Feng; Liu, Jian; Chyang, Chien-Song; Hu, Chun-Hsuan; … - In: Energy 57 (2013) C, pp. 421-426

RDF combustion can significantly decrease the CO emission due to its distinct pellet structure and burning pattern. …This paper presents the results obtained from RDF and sawdust combustion in a pilot scale vortexing fluidized bed … combustor (VFBC). Flue gas recirculation (FGR) combustion mode was employed. The effects of operating parameters such as bed …

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Diesel engine development in view of reduced emission standards

Knecht, Walter - In: Energy 33 (2008) 2, pp. 264-271

Diesel engine development for use in light-, medium- and heavy-duty road vehicles is mainly driven by more and more 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...

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Study of low emission homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine using combined internal and external exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)

Shi, Lei; Cui, Yi; Deng, Kangyao; Peng, Haiyong; Chen, … - In: Energy 31 (2006) 14, pp. 2665-2676

This paper focuses on the effects of internal and cooled external exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) on the combustion and … smoke emissions HCCI. Internal and external EGR are combined to control the combustion. Internal exhaust gas recirculation …. Cooled external EGR can delay the start of combustion (SOC) effectively, which is very useful for high cetane fuel (diesel …

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Experimental investigation on the combustion, performance and pollutant emissions of biodiesel from animal fat residues on a direct injection diesel engine

Awad, Sary; Loubar, Khaled; Tazerout, Mohand - In: Energy 69 (2014) C, pp. 826-836

studied. The effects of the use of biodiesel from degraded raw material on combustion in engines are not discussed by …

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