New Trends on the Combustion Processes in Spark Ignition Engines

• Other Authors: Martins, Jorge (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; iso-octane; n-heptane; toluene; surrogate fuels; burning velocity; combustion bomb; octane number; knocking; spark-ignition; performance; knock sensor; fuel economy; vehicle acceleration; spark ignition; calorimeter; thermal energy; spark plug; natural gas engine; Biodiesel; diesel engines; diethyl ether; ethanol; biofuels; emissions; fuels; synthetic fuels; internal combustion engine; alternative fuels; lipid bio-oils; pyrogasoline; exhaust emissions and spark-ignition engine; combustion optimization; cylinder-to-cylinder variation; cycle-to-cycle variation; fuel consumption; 0D-1D engine modeling; experiments; axial engines; wobble plate; opposed piston engine; uniflow scavenging; variable compression ratio; variable valve timing; downsizing; downspeeding; multifuel potential; Ion current; cylinder pressure; cooperative combustion diagnosis and control; field-programmable gate array; artificial neural network
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This Special Issue on "New Trends on the Combustion Processes in Spark Ignition Engines" contains nine papers on new developments on Internal Combustion (IC) engines aiming to enhance their efficiency, leading to the reduction of fossil CO2 and other gaseous pollutants. It is divided into two parts. In the initial part, the focus in on fuels, with four papers discussing the use of biofuels and other alternative fuels that can be used in different types of IC Engines. Additionally, conventional fuels are tested in order to evaluate their optimal use in new downsizing high-boost engines. A revision paper on alternative fuels is also included. The second part involves the study and improvement of engine combustion diagnostics as well as the presentation of an alternative type of propulsion system.