[EN] Growing awareness about CO2 emissions and their environmental implications are leading to an increase in the importance of thermal efficiency as criteria to design internal combustion engines (ICE). Heat transfer to ...
Benajes Calvo, Jesus Vicente; Martín Díaz, Jaime; García Martínez, Antonio; Villalta Lara, David; Warey, Alok; Domenech Llopis, Vicente; Vassallo, Alberto Lorenzo; Vassallo(SAE International, 2015-09)
In the last two decades engine research has been mainly focused on reducing pollutant emissions. This fact together with growing awareness about the impacts of climate change are leading to an increase in the importance ...
[EN] Increasing internal combustion engine efficiency continues being one of the main goals of engine research. To achieve this objective, different engine strategies are being developed continuously. However, the assessment ...
[EN] In the last years, a growing interest about increasing engine efficiency has led to the development of new engine technologies. Since air motion in the chamber is a key issue in internal combustion engines to improve ...
[EN] Emissions control is a key topic for internal combustion engine development. One of the most widespread technologies to reduce the formation of nitrogen oxides is the recirculation of exhaust gas to the engine intake. ...
[EN] One of the key strategies to reduce CO2 emissions is to improve the efficiency of engines in order to diminish fuel consumption. A way to increase engine efficiency is to reduce the heat losses. Internal heat transfer ...
López, J. Javier; Martín, J.; García Martínez, Antonio; Villalta-Lara, David; Warey, Alok(Elsevier, 2017)
[EN] Soot emissions from diesel engines are an important concern in meeting emissions regulations. Soot emissions are the result of two competing processes: soot formation and soot oxidation. Mechanisms of soot formation ...
Benajes Calvo, Jesus Vicente; Martín Díaz, Jaime; García Martínez, Antonio; Villalta Lara, David; Warey, Alok(Elsevier, 2015-12)
The efficiency and CO2 are one of the main concerns of automotive manufacturers. There are several strategies under investigation to solve this problem. In the present work, the research effort has been focused on improving ...
[EN] Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and soot emissions are the most important pollutants from direct-injection diesel engines. In particular, soot formation and oxidation determine the net engine-out soot emissions. These phenomena ...