[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 ...
[EN] Although there are already several works where the influence of injection parameters on exhaust emissions, and specifically on particulate matter emissions, in diesel engines has been evaluated, the diversity in the ...
Benajes, Jesús; García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David(Elsevier, 2018)
[EN] This work shows the capabilities of E85 fuel to be used as low reactivity fuel in a high compression ratio light-duty diesel engine (17.1:1) running under reactivity controlled compression ignition concept. To do this, ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Fogué-Robles, Álvaro(Elsevier, 2022-12-15)
[EN] Internal combustion engines are still within the future of highway transport. Low-temperature combustion modes are prone to substitute conventional diesel combustion engines, seeking better performance and improved ...
López, J. Javier; García-Oliver, José M; García Martínez, Antonio; Villalta-Lara, David(Elsevier, 2019-07-05)
[EN] This paper describes a radiation model for diesel sprays that can predict the heat losses based on spray characteristics to the spray plume due to radiation. The model is based on three sub-models: spray model, soot ...
[EN] From the different power plants, the compression ignition diesel engines are considered the best alternative to be used in the transport sector due to its high efficiency. However, the current emission standards impose ...
[EN] The application of a low-temperature combustion concept, such as RCCI combustion under real engine operating conditions is extremely complex. However, the implementation of the dual-mode dual-fuel (DMDF) strategy ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Fogué-Robles, Álvaro(Elsevier, 2021-11-01)
[EN] Low energy density fuels combined with low temperature combustion modes have demonstrated a great contribution to engine-out NOx and soot reduction. Additionally, synthetic fuels have become an important way of reaching ...
Benajes, Jesús; García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David(Elsevier, 2018)
[EN] This experimental work investigates the operational limits of the reactivity controlled compression ignition combustion concept in a light-duty single-cylinder diesel engine using the stock compression ratio (17.1:1) ...
[EN] Dual-mode dual-fuel (DMDF) combustion strategy has been corroborated to be a potential combustion mode to achieve ultra-low NOx and soot emissions, as requested by the future regulations on internal combustion engines. ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Lago-Sari, Rafael(Elsevier, 2019-12-01)
[EN] The dual-mode dual-fuel combustion is a promising combustion concept to achieve the required emissions and carbon dioxide reductions imposed by the next emissions standards. Nonetheless, since the combustion concept ...
Guzmán Mendoza, María Gabriela(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-03-07)
[ES] Los combustibles bajos en carbono (LCF) se evalúan como un sustituto adecuado de los combustibles pesados fósiles actuales para un motor de combustión interna de encendido por compresión (CI ICE) en términos de ...
[EN] Reactivity controlled compression ignition concept has been highlighted among the low temperature combustion strategies. However, this combustion strategy presents some problems related to high levels of hydrocarbon ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Guzmán-Mendoza, María Gabriela(Elsevier, 2022-08-01)
[EN] This work evaluates the potential of using four different low carbon fuels (LCF) in a series hybrid vehicle concept and compares the results to a conventional diesel combustion counterpart. To do this experimental ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Guzmán-Mendoza, María Gabriela(Elsevier, 2021-03-01)
[EN] Recent investigations show that there are different combustion strategies that promise to achieve higher efficiencies in internal combustion engines. Advanced combustion modes such as reactivity controlled compression ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Lago-Sari, Rafael(Elsevier, 2019-12-15)
[EN] Low temperature combustion stands as a promising alternative to realize low soot and NOx emissions while achieving fuel consumption benefits compared to the conventional diesel combustion. Nonetheless, its applicability ...
[EN] Lithium-ion cells are one of the solutions with the most significant potential for energy storage in future transportation. However, a controlled ambient temperature is crucial for its application due to thermal safety. ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Guzmán-Mendoza, María Gabriela(Elsevier, 2022-02-15)
[EN] The study of internal combustion engines, and their associated energy conversion processes, is currently focused on targeting the reduction of pollutant emissions while maintaining or improving efficiency and fuel ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Guzmán-Mendoza, María Gabriela(Elsevier, 2022-05)
[EN] Low carbon fuels (LCF) are proposed as an alternative to help in the reduction of CO2 emissions from the energy sector, specially related to transportation. These fuels, due to their synthesis process, can generate ...
García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Villalta-Lara, David; Lago-Sari, Rafael(Elsevier, 2019-03-15)
[EN] Dual-mode dual-fuel combustion stands as one of the promising techniques to allow the dual-fuel operation along the whole engine map. This concept relies on using different combustion strategies as reactivity controlled ...