Recent progress in gasoline surrogate fuels

SM Sarathy, A Farooq, GT Kalghatgi - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Petroleum-derived gasoline is currently the most widely used fuel for transportation
propulsion. The design and operation of gasoline fuels is governed by specific physical and …

Use of higher alcohol biofuels in diesel engines: A review

BR Kumar, S Saravanan - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Biofuels have grabbed the attention of engine researchers ever since the oil-crisis and
escalating costs of petro-chemicals cropped up in the׳ 70s. Ethanol and methanol were the …

Comparative study of nanoparticles and alcoholic fuel additives-biodiesel-diesel blend for performance and emission improvements

MA Mujtaba, MA Kalam, HH Masjuki, M Gul… - Fuel, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate a CI diesel engine characteristic of diesel-biodiesel blend with
oxygenated alcohols and nanoparticle fuel additives. Biodiesel was synthesized from a …

Alcohol and ether as alternative fuels in spark ignition engine: A review

OI Awad, R Mamat, OM Ali, NAC Sidik, T Yusaf… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Energy security and global warming concern are the two main driving forces for the global
alcohol development that also have the effort to animate the agro-industry. Generally …

An updated experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-heptane oxidation

K Zhang, C Banyon, J Bugler, HJ Curran… - Combustion and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
This work presents an updated experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-heptane
oxidation. In the experiments, ignition delay times of stoichiometric n-heptane/air mixtures …

A review of the combustion and emissions properties of advanced transportation biofuels and their impact on existing and future engines

JM Bergthorson, MJ Thomson - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The fundamental combustion and emissions properties of advanced biofuels are reviewed,
and their impact on engine performance is discussed, in order to guide the selection of …

A comparative study on the combustion and emissions of a non-road common rail diesel engine fueled with primary alcohol fuels (methanol, ethanol, and n-butanol) …

L Ning, Q Duan, Z Chen, H Kou, B Liu, B Yang, K Zeng - Fuel, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Primary alcohol fuels are the most promising fuels for diesel engines, thanks to their low
emissions and easy adaptability to engine technologies. In this paper, the effects of the …

Laminar flame speeds and ignition delay times of methane–air mixtures at elevated temperatures and pressures

E Hu, X Li, X Meng, Y Chen, Y Cheng, Y **e, Z Huang - Fuel, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Measurements on laminar flame speeds and ignition delay times of methane/air mixtures at
elevated pressures and temperatures were carried out in a constant volume bomb and …

Effects of iso-butanol/diesel and n​-pentanol/diesel blends on performance and emissions of a DI diesel engine under premixed LTC (low temperature combustion) …

BR Kumar, S Saravanan - Fuel, 2016‏ - Elsevier
This study attempts to achieve simultaneous reduction of smoke and NOx emissions using a
combination of low EGR, retarded injection timing and diesel fuel reformulation (with low …

Extraction and characterization of waste plastic oil (WPO) with the effect of n-butanol addition on the performance and emissions of a DI diesel engine fueled with WPO …

D Damodharan, AP Sathiyagnanam, D Rana… - Energy conversion and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
With growing global energy demands, recovering energy from waste plastic presents an
attractive avenue to explore as it promotes recycling. Oil synthesized from waste plastic can …