Review of vehicle engine efficiency and emissions

T Johnson, A Joshi - SAE International Journal of Engines, 2018 - JSTOR
This review article summarizes major and representative developments in vehicle emissions
regulations, engine efficiency, and emission control from 2017. The article starts with the key …

A review of water injection applied on the internal combustion engine

S Zhu, B Hu, S Akehurst, C Copeland, A Lewis… - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a promising technique to reduce the in-cylinder temperature and exhaust temperature,
mitigate combustion knock, improve combustion phasing and decrease NO x emissions …

An insight into direct water injection applied on the hydrogen-enriched rotary engine

C Shi, S Chai, H Wang, C Ji, Y Ge, L Di - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The attractiveness of direct water injection advantages has made a comeback in the minds
of designers due to the potential knock mitigation and lower NO x emissions. The current …

Effect of water injection on the knock, combustion, and emissions of a direct injection gasoline engine

A Li, Z Zheng, T Peng - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
A turbocharged downsizing spark ignition (SI) engine cooperating with in-cylinder direct
injection technology is one of the most effective ways to improve the fuel economy and to …

A review of water injection application on spark-ignition engines

J Wan, Y Zhuang, Y Huang, Y Qian, L Qian - Fuel Processing Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasingly stringent emission and fuel economy regulations force the advancement of
internal combustion engines towards higher power density and lower emissions. Knock and …

Effects of direct water injection timings on knock suppression, combustion, and emission performance of high compression ratio hydrogen-enriched natural gas engine

X Wu, K Liu, Q Liu, J Fu, J Liu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, an approach of direct water injection was applied to suppress knock in the high
compression ratio (CR) hydrogen-enriched natural gas (NG) engine. A CFD model for the …

Experimental investigation of water injection and spark timing effects on combustion and emissions of a hybrid hydrogen-gasoline engine

L Qian, J Wan, Y Qian, Y Sun, Y Zhuang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aimed to study the effects of water injection and spark timing on performance of a
hybrid hydrogen-gasoline engine. For this aim, a modified four-cylinder turbocharged …

Evaluation of the potential of water injection for gasoline engines

F Hoppe, M Thewes, J Seibel, A Balazs… - SAE International Journal …, 2017 - JSTOR
Gasoline engine powertrain development for 2025 and beyond is focusing on finding cost
optimal solutions by balancing electrification and combustion engine efficiency measures …

Effect of water-methanol blends on engine performance at borderline knock conditions in gasoline direct injection engines

N Miganakallu, Z Yang, R Rogóż, ŁJ Kapusta… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the limiting factors improving the efficiency of gasoline engines is engine knock.
Various techniques including using fuels that result in charge cooling are employed to …

Experimental study on knock suppression of spark-ignition engine fuelled with kerosene via water injection

C Wang, F Zhang, E Wang, C Yu, H Gao, B Liu, Z Zhao… - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The four-stroke spark-ignition (SI) internal combustion engine has good fuel economy and
high power/weight ratio, making it very suitable for small aircraft. Normally, four-stroke …