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Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2012
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA09862A
Abstract: This study described the latest technology for fixed batch and continues biodiesel production for both laboratory and industrial scale as well as the role of the heterogeneous catalyst in biodiesel production process.
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 10-2006
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2011
Publisher: Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac
Date: 15-03-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2012
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 23-08-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU141710485
Abstract: The lubrication phenomenon is used to reduce friction and wear between two rubbed surfaces, such as in engine and cutting processes. Different oils such as mineral oil and synthetic lubricant are being used for this purpose. With the passage of time, the demand of energy will get higher and natural resources and mineral lubricants will be diminished. Furthermore, biodegradation of mineral oil is too slow, and it remains on the surface of earth for a long period of time, creating atmospheric pollution. To overcome this problem, bio lubricants are being used to reduce wear and friction due to their high biodegradability. In order to increase the lubrication capacity of castor oil, a 1 wt. % concentration of MoS2 nanoparticles was added to the base oil. Moreover, to stabilize the additives, 2 wt. % gum arabic and 1 wt. % Oleic acid (OA) were also added. Then, multiple tests, such as of physicochemical properties, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) of synthetic lubricant and conventional lubricant, were carried out before and after the operational running of 100 h on the diesel engine for each lubricant at 75% throttle, 2200 rpm, and 50% of total load. The results show that the behavior of newly prepared MoS2-based synthetic lubricant possessed higher characteristics in some physicochemical properties and was marginally lacking in other properties compared to shell lubricant. The flash point and specific gravity of synthetic lubricant were decreased compared to shell oil, with relative decreases of 0.27% and 1.15%, respectively. Ash and kinematic viscosity of 40 °C had a relative increase of 4.17% and 1.61%, respectively, and at a kinematic viscosity of 100 °C, the pour points and total base number (TBN) were relatively increased at 1.09%, 6.02%, and 1.38%, respectively, with respect to the properties of the shell lubricant. Moreover, this analysis evaluated that the reduction of wear and tear in synthetic lubricant regarding chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe) was decreased by 21.12%, 3.39%, and 0.96%, respectively, but in the case of aluminum (Al) the wear and tear was marginally increased, at 1.17%, compared to shell lubricant. In the case of calcium (Ca) and zinc (Zn), the concentration was decreased by 3.59% and 17.41%, respectively. The FTIR analysis shows that all the peaks of the synthetic lubricant and shell lubricant were overlapping each other in the first three regions of the mid-IR spectra from 4000 to 1500 cm−1 and had the same functional groups—hydroxyl stretch (O-H), alkanes (C-H), carbonyls (C=O), aromatic amines (C-N), and alkyl halides (C-Br)—which were attached but fluctuating in the fingerprint region. The results show that shell lubricant can be replaced with MoS2-based synthetic lubricant because the latter has superior friction reduction and load-bearing capability and can compete favorably with commercial shell oil in wear protection when additivated with MoS2-based nanoparticles, and hence can be a good alternative for diesel engine oil.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2014
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 08-08-2022
DOI: 10.3390/EN15155757
Abstract: Alcoholic fuels have recently come to light as a sustainable source for powering today’s vehicles. Various studies have investigated the effects of alcoholic fuels on engine efficiency and emission characteristics. However, scarce literature is available for their effects on lubricant. Therefore, propanol-gasoline fuel mixtures, with concentrations of 9% (P9) and 18% (P18) propanol, were made to compare their engine characteristics and lubricating oil condition with that of pure gasoline (0 percent propanol (P0)). To determine the rate of deterioration, the characteristics of the lubricating oil were evaluated after 100 h of engine operation, as suggested by the manufacturer. When compared with unused lube oil, P18 showed reductions in flash point temperature and kinematic viscosity of 14% and 36%, respectively, at 100 °C. For P18, which contains Fe (27 PPM), Al (11 PPM), and Cu (14 PPM), the highest wear element concentrations in the lubricating oil were found. The moisture in the degraded oil was well within the allowable limit for the three fuel mixtures. With the increase in propanol percentage in the propanol-gasoline blend, the engine performance was increased. Compared to P9 and P0, P18 had the partially unburned emissions.
Publisher: AIP Publishing
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1063/1.5122647
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA04294A
Abstract: The effect of a new biofuel source derived from waste palm oil mill effluent (POME) addition to diesel on engine performance, emissions, and combustion characteristics was investigated in a single-cylinder diesel engine.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2014
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 26-06-2018
Abstract: There is a continuous drive in automotive sector to shift from conventional lubricants to environmental friendly ones without adversely affecting critical tribological performance parameters. Because of their favorable tribological properties, chemically modified vegetable oils such as palm trimethylolpropane ester (TMP) are one of the potential candidates for the said role. To prove the suitability of TMP for applications involving boundary-lubrication regime such as cam/tappet interface of direct acting valve train system, a logical step forward is to investigate their compatibility with conventional lubricant additives. In this study, extreme pressure and tribological characteristics of TMP, formulated with glycerol mono-oleate (GMO), molybdenum dithiocarbamate (MoDTC) and zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP), has been investigated using four-ball wear tester and valve train test rig. For comparison, additive-free and formulated versions of polyalphaolefin (PAO) were used as reference. Moreover, various surface characterization techniques were deployed to investigate mechanisms responsible for a particular tribological behavior. In additive-free form, TMP demonstrated better extreme pressure characteristics compared to PAO and lubricant additives which are actually optimized for conventional base-oils such as PAO, are also proved to be compatible with TMP to some extent, especially ZDDP. During cylinder head tests, additive-free TMP proved to be more effective compared to PAO in reducing friction of cam/tappet interface, but opposite behavior was seen when formulated lubricants were used. Therefore, there is a need to synthesize specialized friction modifiers, anti-wear and extreme pressure additives for TMP before using it as engine lubricant base-oil. In this study, additive-free and formulated versions of bio-lubricant are tested for cam/tappet interface of direct acting valve train system of commercial passenger car diesel engine for the very test time. Another important aspect of this research was comparison of important tribological performance parameters (friction torque, wear, rotational speed of tappet) of TMP-based lubricants with conventional lubricant base oil, that is, PAO and its formulated version.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2016
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 27-06-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU151310161
Abstract: In this work, the effects of different fiber loadings on the mechanical properties of the composites at the sub-micron scale were studied through nanoindentation followed by physical characterization. The composites were prepared by incorporating different loadings of wheat straw, corn stalk, and rice husk in polypropylene copolymer using a melt processing method followed by thermal–hydraulic compression technique. Nanoindentation experiments in quasi-continuous stiffness mode were performed on the surfaces of produced composites to study the composites’ elastic modulus, hardness, and creep properties. The obtained results expressed the in-depth study of the micro- and macro-level structure and behavior of particle interactions. The findings demonstrated that observable shifts in composites’ hardness, elastic modulus, and creep rate had occurred. The WS-reinforced biocomposite sheet showed the highest elastic modulus of 1.09 and hardness of 0.11 GPa at 40 wt% loading in comparison to other loadings. An impact strength of 7.55 kJ/m2 was noted for the biocomposite at 40 wt% RH loading. In addition, optical microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, water absorption, thickness swelling, and Vicat softening point studies were conducted on biocomposite sheets to evaluate differences in physical, mechanical, and thermal properties. The outstanding mechanical performance of the newly developed composites makes them suitable for use as a biodegradable packaging material.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47954D
Abstract: This article studies the production and characterization of Malaysian Alexandrian laurel oil and the effect of common blends on engine performance and emissions.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 17-08-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU141610188
Abstract: In the current study, a novel green nano-catalyst from Tragacanth gum (TG) was synthesized and used for sustainable biodiesel production from Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. seed oil. Brassica juncea (L.) Czern contains 30% oil on dry basis and free fatty acid content of 0.43 mg KOH/g. Physiochemical characterization of a newly synthesized nano-catalyst was performed by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis. The XRD results showed an average crystalline size of 39.29 nm. TEM analysis showed the cluster form of NiSO4 nanoparticles with a size range from 30–50.5 nm. SEM analysis of the catalyst showed semispherical and ovoid shapes with surface agglomeration. The synthesized catalyst was recovered and re-used in four repeated transesterification cycles. Maximum biodiesel yield (93%) was accomplished at 6:1 methanol to oil molar ratio, catalyst concentration of 0.3 wt%, at 90 °C for 120 min at 600 rpm using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) coupled with central composite design (CCD). Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. biodiesel was characterized by Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), FT-IR, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (1H, 13C), and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GCMS) analytical techniques. The major fatty acid methyl esters were 16-Octadecenoic acid and 9-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester. The fuel properties, i.e., flash point (97 °C), density (825 kg/m3 at 40 °C), kinematic viscosity (4.66 mm2/s), pour point (–10 °C), cloud point (–14 °C), sulfur content (66 wt.%), and total acid number (182 mg KOH/g) were according to the International biodiesel standards. The reaction kinetic parameters were determined, and all the reactions followed Pseudo first-order kinetics. It was concluded that non-edible Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. seed oil is one of the sustainable candidates for the future biofuel industry using a cleaner, reusable, and highly active Ni-modified TG nano-catalyst.
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 19-12-2018
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA14748K
Abstract: The present research is aimed to investigate the feasibility of using palm (PB), mustard (MB) and Calophyllum biodiesel (CB) as renewable and alternative fuels.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA14624K
Abstract: In recent years, rapid growth in population, development, and industrialization have led to a high demand for energy worldwide.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA04580G
Abstract: Alcohols are potential renewable alternatives for gasoline because of their bio-based origin.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1039/C6RA27743H
Abstract: Modern day industrial applications involve rigorous operating conditions, which include high temperature, heavy applied loads, and starved lubrication conditions.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 05-05-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15097601
Abstract: Growing environmental concerns over global warming and depleting fossil fuel reserves are compelling researchers to investigate green fuels such as alcoholic fuels that not only show the concrete decrement in emissions but also enhance engine performance. The current study emphasizes the influence of different alcoholic fuel blends in gasoline on engine performance and emissions for an engine speed ranging from 1200 to 4400 rpm. The obtained performance results demonstrate that the brake power and brake thermal efficiency (BTE) increased with an incrementing blend percentage of ethanol and methanol in gasoline (EM). The minimum brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) was ascertained using pure gasoline followed by E2 and then E5M5. The NOx and CO2 emissions can be described in the decreasing order of E, EM and gasoline due to same trend of exhaust gas temperature (EGT). CO results were in reverse order of CO2. HC emissions were found in the increasing order of E, EM and pure gasoline. E10 performed better among all blends in terms of less exhaust emissions and engine performance. However, EM blended with gasoline significantly reduced NOx. E5M5 produced 1.9% lower NOx emission compared to E10 owing to 1.2% lower EGT. Moreover, greenhouse gases such as CO2, which is mainly responsible for global warming reducing by 1.1% in case E5M5 as compared to E10.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2014
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: 2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2016
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA08130G
Abstract: Like other alcohols, denatured anhydrous ethanol is a promising alternative fuel for SI engine.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 13-04-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU14084642
Abstract: Renewable fuels are alternative resources that find use in the power generation, agricultural, and transportation sectors. The sustainable utility of these renewable fuels mostly addresses the socio-economic issues of a country and reduces its dependency on fossil fuels. In addition, being environmentally friendly allows them to handle global warming more effectively. Two B20 fuel blends were produced using methyl esters of cashew nutshell and jamun seed oils to test the performance of the common rail direct injection engine. To improve the engine performance, injection parameters such as nozzle geometry, injection time, and injector opening pressure are used. Improved brake thermal efficiency and lower emissions of smoke, hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) were achieved with the help of advancing the injection timing, raising the injector opening pressure, and increasing the number of injector nozzle holes. In addition to reducing the ignition delay, extending the combustion duration, and increasing the peak pressure, the revised injection settings also boosted the heat release rates. At the maximum load, compared to CHNOB B20, JAMNSOB B20 showed a significant rise in the brake thermal efficiency (BTE) by 4.94% and a considerable decrease in smoke emissions (0.8%) with an increase in NOx (1.45%), by varying the injection timing, injection pressure, and nozzle geometry of the common rail direct injection (CRDI) engine.
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 10-2011
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 15-10-2009
DOI: 10.1021/EF8011382
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2014
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 14-12-2022
DOI: 10.3390/EN15249491
Abstract: The present experimental examination was carried out to suggest a better fuel blend with an optimised dosage level of alumina nanoparticles (Al2O3)—in a mixture of Fish Oil Methyl Ester (FOME) biodiesel and diesel—and injection pressure, wherein enhanced performance and reduced emissions were obtained via a diesel engine. The aluminium nanoparticles were added to the mixture in 5 mg/l steps through varying concentrations from 5 to 20 mg/L. The experimental results showed that engine performance quietly reduces with increased emission characteristics with the addition of raw FOME biodiesel compared to diesel. Furthermore, the addition of aluminium nanoparticles (Al2O3) improved the performance as well as the emission characteristics of the engine. Among all the test blends, the B40D60A20 blend provided a maximum brake thermal efficiency of 30.7%, which is 15.63% superior to raw FOME and 3.90% inferior to diesel fuel. The blend also showed reduced emissions, for instance, a reduction of 48.38% in CO, 17.51% in HC, 16.52% in NOx, and 20.89% in smoke compared to diesel fuel. Lastly, it was concluded that B40D60A20 at 260 bar is the optimised fuel blend, and 20 mg/l is the recommended dose level of aluminium nanoparticles (Al2O3) in the FOME–diesel mixture biodiesels in order to enhance the performance and emission parameters of a diesel engine.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2019
Publisher: Science Alert
Date: 15-05-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2017
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 09-2002
DOI: 10.1243/09544070260340844
Abstract: This paper presents the results of experiments carried out to evaluate the effect of adding an anticorrosion additive to blended biofuel and lubricating oil on emissions, engine component wear and lubrication characteristics. The blended biofuels consist of 7.5 and 15 per cent palm olein (PO) with ordinary diesel oil (OD). Pure OD was used for comparison purposes. Exhaust emission gases such as NO x , CO and hydrocarbons (HCs) were measured by an exhaust emission analyser for engine operation on 50 per cent throttle at speeds of 800-3600 r/min. To measure engine component wear and lubricating oil characteristics, the engine was operated at 50 per cent throttle at a speed of 2000 r/min for a period of 100 h with each of the fuel s les. The same lubricating oil, conventional SAE 40, was used in all the fuels. A multielement oil analyser (MOA) was used to measure the increase in wear of metals (Fe, Cu, Al, Pb) and the decrease in lubricating oil additives (Zn, Ca) in the lubricating oil used. An ISL automatic Houillon viscometer (ASTM D445) and potentiometric titration (ASTM D2896) were used to measure viscosity and total base number (TBN) respectively. The results show that the addition of anticorrosion additive with biofuel and lubricating oil improves the emission and engine wear characteristics both the exhaust emission gases (NO x , CO and HCs) and the wear of metals (Fe, Cu, Al and Pd) decrease with the blended fuels in comparison with the base fuel OD. Detailed results, including engine brake power, are discussed.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2016
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA14977G
Abstract: Biodiesel consists of long chain fatty acid esters derived from vegetable oils, animal fats, and used oils.
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 13-12-2022
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to improve the tribological characteristics of cotton-biolubricant by adding nanoparticles at extreme pressure (EP) conditions in comparison with commercial lubricant SAE-40. This research involved the synthesis of cotton-biolubricant by transesterification process and then the addition of nanoparticles in it to improve anti wear (AW)/EP tribological behavior. SAE-40 was studied as a reference commercial lubricant. AW/EP characteristics of all s les were estimated by the four-ball tribo-tester according to the American Society for Testing and Materials D2783 standard. The addition of 1-Wt.% TiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 with oleic acid surfactant in cotton-biolubricant decreased wear scar diameter effectively and enhanced the lubricity, load-wear-index, weld-load and flash-temperature-parameters. This investigation revealed that cotton-biolubricant with TiO 2 nano-particle additive is more effective and will help in developing new efficient biolubricant to replace petroleum-based lubricants. Cotton biolubricant with TiO 2 nano-particles appeared as an optimistic solution for the global bio-lubricant market. No one has not studied the cotton biolubricant with nanoparticles for internal combustion engine applications at high temperature and EP conditions.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 03-03-2016
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2016.87
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 13-09-2018
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 15-06-2009
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1852
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2023
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 09-01-2023
DOI: 10.3390/ELECTRONICS12020341
Abstract: The source of energy extracted in renewable form has turned out to be a primary mainstream energy source, especially in the telecom sectors. Rapid growth of renewable sources has led to telecom operators concentrating more on designing the system with appropriate energy storage elements, providing control facilities, improving system efficiency and verifying uninterrupted power supplies. Therefore, this paper gives a novel approach of utilizing embedded control in energy generation consisting of a solar-wind hybrid energy system placed in isolated areas. For the purpose of integration of wind, together with the solar energy sources, into an increasingly efficient system, a single Cuk-Luo integrated DC-DC converter has been put forward. The proposed system has been modeled using MATLAB/Simulink and verified under various combinations of solar-wind energy sources without compromising the required power. In order to verify the proposed Cuk-Luo integrated converter with the energy management controller system, a prototype hardware is implemented and tested.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA21750D
Abstract: Potentiality and sustainability of two biodiesel feedstocks namely Croton megalocarpus and Ceiba pentandra have been investigated. 20% (v/v) optimum combined blending of this two sources can substitute the fossil diesel.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 20-08-2021
DOI: 10.3390/SU13169373
Abstract: The prevailing massive exploitation of conventional fuels has staked the energy accessibility to future generations. The gloomy peril of inflated demand and depleting fuel reservoirs in the energy sector has supposedly instigated the urgent need for reliable alternative fuels. These very issues have been addressed by introducing oxyhydrogen gas (HHO) in compression ignition (CI) engines in various flow rates with diesel for assessing brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) and brake thermal efficiency (BTE). The enrichment of neat diesel fuel with 10 dm3/min of HHO resulted in the most substantial decrease in BSFC and improved BTE at all test speeds in the range of 1000–2200 rpm. Moreover, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach was employed for designing an ANN performance-predicting model with an engine operating on HHO. The correlation coefficients (R) of BSFC and BTE given by the ANN predicting model were 0.99764 and 0.99902, respectively. The mean root errors (MRE) of both parameters (BSFC and BTE) were within the range of 1–3% while the root mean square errors (RMSE) were 0.0122 kg/kWh and 0.2768% for BSFC and BTE, respectively. In addition, ANN was coupled with the response surface methodology (RSM) technique for comprehending the in idual impact of design parameters and their statistical interactions governing the output parameters. The R2 values of RSM responses (BSFC and BTE) were near to 1 and MRE values were within the designated range. The comparative evaluation of ANN and RSM predicting models revealed that MRE and RMSE of RSM models are also well within the desired range but to be outrightly accurate and precise, the choice of ANN should be potentially endorsed. Thus, the combined use of ANN and RSM could be used effectively for reliable predictions and effective study of statistical interactions.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1039/C6RA13257J
Abstract: Lubricants are mostly used to reduce the friction and wear between sliding and metal contact surfaces, allowing them to move smoothly over each other.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Date: 23-09-2012
Abstract: Due to diminishing petroleum reserves and the environmental consequences of exhaust gases from petroleum fuelled engines, alternative fuels are becoming increasingly important for diesel engines. The processed form of vegetable oil (Biodiesel) and waste products (waste cooking oil) offer attractive alternative fuels for compression ignition engines. In this study experimental work has been carried out to investigate engine performance parameters and emissions characteristics for direct injection diesel engine using coconut biodiesel and waste cooking oil blends without any engine modifications. A total of three fuel s les, such as DF (100% low-sulfur diesel fuel), CB10 (10% coconut biodiesel and 90% DF), and C5W5 (5% CB + 5% waste cooking oil and 90% DF) respectively are used. Engine performance test was performed at 100% load keeping throttle 100% wide open with variable speeds of 1500 to 2400 rpm at an interval of 100 rpm. Whereas, emission tests were carried out at 2300 rpm at 100% and 80% throttle position. As the results of investigations, there has been a decrease in torque and brake power, where increase in specific fuel consumption has been observed for blend fuels over the entire speed range as compared to diesel fuel. In case of engine exhaust gas emissions, lower HC, CO, CO2 emissions and higher NOx emissions, were found for fuel blends compared to diesel fuel. However, sound level for both blend fuels was lower as compared to diesel fuel. It can be concluded that CB10 and C5W5 can be used in diesel engines without any engine modifications and have beneficial effects both in terms of emission reductions and alternative petroleum diesel fuel. However, C5W5 produced better results compared to CB10.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-10-2016
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 08-2017
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/KEM.748.166
Abstract: This work presents and discusses the anitwear characteristics of surface modified CuO nanoparticle suspensions in bio-based lubricant. 1.0 wt% unmodified as well as surface modified CuO nanoparticles (nominal size of 50 nm), were dispersed in base oil using an ultrasonic probe. Wear protection was evaluated by using Four-Ball Extreme Pressure (EP) testing and sliding wear tests. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) analysis of the worn surface shows that: surface modification helped to improve the dispersion stability of CuO nanoparticles and related suspension show high EP characteristics in terms of load wear index and low cylinder liner wear due to surface mending effect of nanoparticles.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 13-10-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2014
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 20-11-2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA14378G
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2010
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 06-03-2000
DOI: 10.4271/2000-01-0689
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 28-04-2022
DOI: 10.3390/PR10050876
Abstract: Over the years, due to the surge in energy demand, the use of alternative fuels has emerged as an interesting area of research. In the current work, a comparative study was conducted by employing gasoline, 6% ethanol–gasoline (E6), and 12% ethanol–gasoline (E12) in a spark-ignition engine. Performance, emissions, and lube oil damage tests were conducted at a constant load by varying engine speed. E12 showed improved performance, i.e., 7.82% higher torque and 14.69% improved brake thermal efficiency (BTE) in comparison with neat gasoline. In addition, CO, CO2, HC, and NOx emissions were found to be minimal for E12. Furthermore, lubricating oil properties (kinematic viscosity, flash point, and total base number (TBN)) and wear debris (iron, aluminum, and copper) showed a visibly improved performance with gasoline compared to E6 and E12. The highest decline in kinematic viscosity of 27.87%, compared to fresh oil, was recorded for E12. Thus, the lube oil properties have to be modified according to the chemical properties of the alternative fuel.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 24-10-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU152115222
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 25-09-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 29-01-2016
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA23963J
Abstract: Development and characterization of non-oxidative biodiesels for improvement of engine performance and exhaust emissions.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2006
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-2001
Abstract: Dynamometer tests have been carried out to evaluate the performance, emissions and wear characteristics of an indirect injection diesel engine when fuelled by 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 per cent blends of ordinary coconut oil (COCO) with ordinary diesel fuel (OD). The test was conducted for 100 h using each of the test fuels to monitor the effect of COCO blends on the wear and lubricating oil performance. OD fuel was also used for comparison purposes. The operating performance of the engine and the emission characteristics of exhaust gases were compared. The effect of blended fuel on the engin's wear and lubrication characteristics in terms of wear metal (Fe), water concentration, oxidation, viscosity, total base number and additive depletion was analysed. The performance and emissions characteristics results showed that 10-30 per cent coconut oil blends produced slightly higher performance in terms of brake power than OD. All the COCO blends produced lower exhaust emissions including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and particulate matter. The wear and lubrication oil characteristics results showed that COCO blends up to 30 per cent produced similar results to OD. This programme will give useful information for further research and development in the future if COCO is used as an alternative to OD.
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 29-01-2015
DOI: 10.1021/EF502495N
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-2003
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2014
Publisher: ASME International
Date: 26-02-2020
DOI: 10.1115/1.4046122
Abstract: This study reports the tribological characteristics of trimethylolpropane trioleate (TMPTO) additivated with antifriction and antiwear additives, which are ionic liquid (IL), glycerol monooleate (GMO), and molybdenum dithiocarbamate (MoDTC). In addition, to obtain the ideal composition that results in the minimal coefficient of friction (COF), optimization tool was employed using response surface methodology (RSM) technique with the Box–Behnken design. The IL used in this study was a phosphorus-type IL, namely trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinate, [P14,6,6,6][TMPP]. The resulting COF and worn surface morphology were investigated using high-frequency reciprocating rig (HFRR) tribotester and scanning electron microscope with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), respectively. From the experimental results, a second-order polynomial mathematical model was constructed and able to statistically predict the resulting COF. The optimized values that resulted in the lowest average COF of 0.0458 were as follows: 0.93 wt% IL, 1.49 wt% GMO, and 0.52 wt% MoDTC. The addition of IL into neat base oil managed to reduce the COF, while the combination of IL, GMO, and MoDTC at optimum concentration further reduced the average COF and wear as observed through SEM micrographs when compared with those of additive-free TMPTO, suggesting that GMO and MoDTC were compatible to be used with IL.
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 24-10-2012
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/AMM.110-116.914
Abstract: This study examines the experimental results of wear and friction characteristics using normal lubricant and jatropha oil (JO) added lubricants. The experiments are performed using a four-ball tribotester with standard test method ASTM D 4172. This simple test consists of a device by means of which a ball bearing is rotated in contact with three fixed ball bearings that are immersed in the s le. Different loads are applied to the balls weights on a load lever that gives a correlative pressure act similar to the one in the piston cylinder frictional zone. The data presented to evaluate friction and wear characteristics are coefficient of friction (μ), wear scar diameter (WSD), flash temperature parameter (FTP) and viscosity index (VI). Each test was conducted for two different loads (15 kg and 40 kg) to observe the variation of above parameters. All tests were carried out at 75 °C and speed 1200 rpm respectively for one hour. The normal lubricant (0% JO) was used for comparison purposes. The test results show that 5% JO added lubricant has over all good influences in reducing wear and friction coefficient. The objective of this investigation is to develop a new lubricant based on biofuel added lubricant (such as jatropha oil), which can also be used for biofuel fueled IC engines. The promising results have been presented with discussions.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2016
Publisher: ASMEDC
Date: 2005
Abstract: This paper presents experimental results carried out to develop co-relation and comparison between vehicle and stationary dynamometer-engine emissions with same engines specifications and brands. The dynamometer-engine has been setup with same load and speed as the vehicle’s engine which is carried on the road. The vehicle’s road load power carried by engine has been calculated and used in this investigation. The stationary engine’s rotational speed has been converted to linear distance to compare specific fuel consumptions (SFC) with real specific fuel consumption (SFC) of the vehicle on the road. The vehicle has been run on road test at 70km/h, 90 km/h and 100 km/h for 100 km each time to measure fuel consumption. Beside this, both the engine and vehicle have been operated in idling condition to measure fuel consumption, CO and HC emissions. Proton vehicle with magma engine (4 cylinders) has been used in this investigation. Both the engine and vehicle have been retrofitted for two fuels namely gasoline fuel and compressed natural gas (CNG). An eddy current dynamometer model Froude Consine (model AG150) is used to test the engine. All the electronic equipment, together with its manipulative controls and indicators such as thermocouples are mounted on ‘CP Cadet10 (UK)’ engine control unit. The engine control unit can control any speed and load applied to the dynamometer-engine. An autocheck model (974/5) and Bacharach model CA300NSX analyzers (standard version, k-type probe) have been used to measure the concentration CO and HC emissions. The results of this investigation will be used to predict the emissions and fuel consumption for road vehicles from stationary dynamometer–engine test.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 19-12-2018
Abstract: The effect of particle size and surfactant on dispersion stability and wear protection ability was experimentally evaluated for polyalphaolefin (PAO 10) and bio-based base oil (palm trimethylolpropane ester) added with molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) particles. Nanolubricants were developed by adding 1 wt% of MoS 2 particles that varied in size. In addition to the variation in particle size, an anionic surfactant was also used to analyze its interaction with both types of nanoparticles for stable suspensions and for the related effects on the antiwear characteristics. The wear protection characteristics of the formulations were evaluated by four-ball extreme pressure tests and piston ring on cylinder sliding wear tests. The wear surfaces were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy along with an energy-dispersive X-ray and an atomic force microscopy. The MoS 2 nanoparticles with a nominal size of 20 nm exhibited a better load-carrying capacity, while better sliding wear protection was provided by nanoparticles with a nominal size of 50 nm.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA16441A
Abstract: This study focused mainly on the behavior of biodiesel operated under various operating conditions.
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 04-2014
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-1936
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 08-06-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU14127032
Abstract: Environmental pollution caused by conventional petro-diesel initiates at time of crude oil extraction and continues until its consumption. The resulting emission of poisonous gases during the combustion of petroleum-based fuel has worsened the greenhouse effect and global warming. Moreover, exhaustion of finite fossil fuels due to extensive exploitation has made the search for renewable resources indispensable. In light of this, biodiesel is a best possible substitute for the regular petro-diesel as it is eco-friendly, renewable, and economically viable. For effective biodiesel synthesis, the selection of potential feedstock and choice of efficient catalyst is the most important criteria. The main objective of this bibliographical review is to highlight vital role of different catalytic systems acting on variable feedstock and erse methods for catalysis of biodiesel synthesis reactions. This paper further explores the effects of optimized reaction parameters, modification in chemical compositions, reaction operating parameters, mechanism and methodologies for catalysts preparation, stability enhancement, recovery, and reusability with the maximum optimum activity of catalysts. In future, the development of well-planned incentive structures is necessary for systematic progression of biodiesel process. Besides this, the selection of accessible and amended approaches for synthesis and utilization of specific potential catalysts will ensure the sustainability of eco-green biodiesel.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 10-09-2013
Abstract: This paper presents the experimental results for the extreme pressure characteristics of a palm oil-based trimethylolpropane (TMP) ester blended with paraffin oil obtained using a four-ball machine. The load and speed of the s le were set between 20–120 kg and 1770 rpm, respectively. TMP ester produced from palm oil is biodegradable and has high lubricity properties, such as a higher flash point temperature and viscosity index. It has an affinity to surface asperities, which reduces wear between sliding contacts. Based on the calculation, it was found that majority of the oils in boundary regime and mixed elastrohydrodynamic regime. For the same contact load, the film thickness with TMP100 is 70% thicker than that with paraffin oil. In addition to that, test results revealed that (1) for all the used lubrication oils, TMP ester blended with paraffin provide better surface protection compared to paraffin oil. (2) Even though, TMP100 has the highest film thickness, at low load the wear is higher. Surface morphology test was conducted using scanning electron microscope and surface roughness tester. It was found that severe corrosive wear occurred at TMP100 which is probably due to the high oxygen content compared to other lubricant.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 05-12-2017
Abstract: Modern industrial applications involve rigorous operating conditions due to which lubricant either slips out of the contact or its thin layer resides between the interacting surfaces. Deposition of diamond-like carbon coatings and using lubricants capable of physically adsorbing on the interacting surfaces can significantly improve tribological performance. In this study, tribological compatibility of glycerol mono-oleate, molybdenum dithiocarbamate and zinc dialkyldithiophosphate with palm trimethylolpropane ester and tetrahedral amorphous diamond-like carbon coating has been investigated using universal wear testing machine. For comparison, additive-free and formulated versions of polyalphaolefin were used. Moreover, spectroscopic techniques were used to investigate mechanisms responsible for a particular tribological behavior. Among base oils, trimethylolpropane ester proved to be more effective in enhancing friction performance and mitigating wear of contacts when one of the interacting surfaces was ferrous-based. Self-mated tetrahedral amorphous diamond-like carbon coating surfaces resulted in lowest values of friction and wear coefficient of balls.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2015
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 03-10-2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA08464K
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2011
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 16-04-2012
DOI: 10.4271/2012-01-0642
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2019
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 06-06-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU14116930
Abstract: This research study presents an approach for analysis of pico hydro waterwheels by both experimental and numerical methods. The purpose of this research is to harness the energy efficiently from flowing water of irrigation channels and other shallow water sources in rural areas because the electrification of rural areas through connection to grid electricity is very costly. The novelty of this research work lies in testing of the waterwheel as a high-speed device, which is not usually explored. The review of existing literature reveals that pico waterwheels have been extensively studied but without changing the blade profile immersed in the water stream ot the inclination angle of the water stream. In this study, a pico scale waterwheel was tested with three different types of blade profiles, namely a C-shape blade, V-shape blade and straight blade, through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for different tip speed ratios (TSR), varying the immersed depth of the blade in the stream and changing the angle of the water conduit while keeping the number of blades and the diameter of the wheel constant. The numerical and experimental results were validated for the C-shape blade profile. A substantial improvement in performance is observed with a C-shape blade profile at a TSR of 0.88. The results show that by varying the angle of the water conduit, the maximum performance is achieved at inclination φ = 45°, with an overall improvement of 4.87% in the efficiency.
Publisher: The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Date: 2005
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 04-2015
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/KEM.642.50
Abstract: Large amount of unsaturated and polar component of oils enhance the lubrication of ferrous materials. DLC coatings can effectively lower the coefficient of friction (CoF) and wear rate of engine components, consequently improving the fuel efficiency and durability of these components. Therefore, the interaction between nonferrous coatings (e.g., DLC) and vegetal oil must be investigated. A ball-on-plate tribotester was used to run the experiments using stainless steel plates coated with amorphous hydrogenated (a-C:H) DLC and hydrogen-free tetrahedral (ta-C) DLC sliding against 440C stainless steel ball. Raman analysis was performed to investigate the structural change of the coatings. At high temperatures, the CoF decreases in both coatings but the wear rate increases in the a-C:H and decreases in the ta-C DLC-coated plates. CoF and wear rate (coated layer and counter surface) are mostly influenced by coating graphitization. The degree of graphitization increases with increasing temperature. Graphitization occurs in the tribological contact because of friction-induced heating under contact and high contact stress conditions.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-03-2014
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 13-11-2006
DOI: 10.4271/2006-32-0074
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 14-10-2013
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-2675
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2013
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 09-06-2021
Abstract: In this study, the performance and emission of a thermal barrier coating (TBC) engine which applied palm oil biodiesel and diesel as a fuel were evaluated. TBC was prepared by using a series of mixture consisting different blend ratio of yttria stabilized zirconia (Y2O3·ZrO2) and aluminum oxide-silicon oxide (Al2O3·SiO2) via plasma spray coating technique. The experimental results showed that mixture of TBC with 60% Y2O3·ZrO2 + 40% Al2O3·SiO2 had an excellent nitrogen oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), and unburned hydrocarbon (HC) reductions compared to other blend-coated pistons. The finding also indicated that coating mixture 50% Y2O3·ZrO2 + 50% Al2O3·SiO2 had the highest brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and lowest of brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) compared to all mixture coating. Reductions of HC and CO emissions were also recorded for 60% Y2O3·ZrO2 + 40% Al2O3·SiO2 and 50% Y2O3·ZrO2 + 50% Al2O3·SiO2 coatings. These encouraging findings had further proven the significance of TBC in enhancing the engine performance and emission reductions operated with different types of fuel.
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 14-10-2013
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-2679
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Japan Petroleum Institute
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1627/JPI.62.11
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-11-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2002
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-07-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2015
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 22-04-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU14095062
Abstract: Biodiesel is gaining recognition as a good replacement for typical diesel owing to its renewability, sustainability, and eco-friendly nature. Transesterification is the leading route for biodiesel generation, which occurs during homogeneous/heterogeneous/enzymatic catalysis. Besides this, the usage of heterogeneous catalysts is considered more advantageous over homogeneous catalysts due to the easy catalyst recovery. Consequently, numerous heterogeneous catalysts have been synthesized from multiple sources with the intention of making the manufacturing process more efficient and cost-effective. Alongside this, numerous researchers have attempted to improve the biodiesel yield using heterogeneous catalysts by introducing cosolvents, such that phase limitation between oil and alcohol can be minimized. This short review is aimed at examining the investigations performed to date on heterogeneously catalyzed biodiesel generation in the presence of different cosolvents. It encompasses the techniques for heterogeneous catalyst synthesis, reported in the literature available for heterogeneous catalyzed biodiesel generation using cosolvents and their effects. It also suggests that the application of cosolvent in heterogeneously catalyzed three-phase systems substantially reduces the mass transfer limitation between alcohol and oil phases, which leads to enhancements in biodiesel yield along with reductions in values of optimized parameters, with catalyst weight ranges from 1 to 15 wt. %, and alcohol/oil ratio ranges from 5.5 to 20. The reaction time for getting the maximum conversion ranges from 10 to 600 min in the presence of different cosolvents. Alongside this, most of the time, the biodiesel yield remained above 90% in the presence of cosolvents.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA09199J
Abstract: Development of a mathematical model for predicting important properties of biodiesel blends.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2014
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 14-10-2013
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-2663
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2013
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 11-10-2022
DOI: 10.3390/MOLECULES27206783
Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder in which the pancreas secretes insulin but the body cells do not recognize it. As a result, carbohydrate metabolism causes hyperglycemia, which may be fatal for various organs. This disease is increasing day by day and it is prevalent among people of all ages, including young adults and children. Acarbose and miglitol are famous alpha-glucosidase inhibitors but they complicate patients with the problems of flatulence, pain, bloating, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. To overcome these challenges, it is crucial to discover new anti-diabetic drugs with minimal side effects. For this purpose, benzotriazinone sulfonamides were synthesized and their structures were characterized by FT-IR, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. In vitro alpha-glucosidase inhibition studies of all synthesized hybrids were conducted using the spectrophotometric method. The synthesized compounds revealed moderate-to-good inhibition activity in particular, nitro derivatives 12e and 12f were found to be the most effective inhibitors against this enzyme, with IC50 values of 32.37 ± 0.15 µM and 37.75 ± 0.11 µM. In silico studies, including molecular docking as well as DFT analysis, also strengthened the experimental findings. Both leading compounds 12e and 12f showed strong hydrogen bonding interactions within the enzyme cavity. DFT studies also reinforced the strong binding interactions of these derivatives with biological molecules due to their lowest chemical hardness values and lowest orbital energy gap values.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-09-2017
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 06-2009
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-08-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-12-2014
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 24-10-2005
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-3697
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-03-2021
DOI: 10.1111/ANAE.15458
Abstract: Peri‐operative SARS‐CoV‐2 infection increases postoperative mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal duration of planned delay before surgery in patients who have had SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. This international, multicentre, prospective cohort study included patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery during October 2020. Surgical patients with pre‐operative SARS‐CoV‐2 infection were compared with those without previous SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. The primary outcome measure was 30‐day postoperative mortality. Logistic regression models were used to calculate adjusted 30‐day mortality rates stratified by time from diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection to surgery. Among 140,231 patients (116 countries), 3127 patients (2.2%) had a pre‐operative SARS‐CoV‐2 diagnosis. Adjusted 30‐day mortality in patients without SARS‐CoV‐2 infection was 1.5% (95%CI 1.4–1.5). In patients with a pre‐operative SARS‐CoV‐2 diagnosis, mortality was increased in patients having surgery within 0–2 weeks, 3–4 weeks and 5–6 weeks of the diagnosis (odds ratio (95%CI) 4.1 (3.3–4.8), 3.9 (2.6–5.1) and 3.6 (2.0–5.2), respectively). Surgery performed ≥ 7 weeks after SARS‐CoV‐2 diagnosis was associated with a similar mortality risk to baseline (odds ratio (95%CI) 1.5 (0.9–2.1)). After a ≥ 7 week delay in undertaking surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, patients with ongoing symptoms had a higher mortality than patients whose symptoms had resolved or who had been asymptomatic (6.0% (95%CI 3.2–8.7) vs. 2.4% (95%CI 1.4–3.4) vs. 1.3% (95%CI 0.6–2.0), respectively). Where possible, surgery should be delayed for at least 7 weeks following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Patients with ongoing symptoms ≥ 7 weeks from diagnosis may benefit from further delay.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2014
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1155/2014/836375
Abstract: Greenhouse gas emitted by the transport sector around the world is a serious issue of concern. To minimize such emission the automobile engineers have been working relentlessly. Researchers have been trying hard to switch fossil fuel to alternative fuels and attempting to various driving strategies to make traffic flow smooth and to reduce traffic congestion and emission of greenhouse gas. Automobile emits a massive amount of pollutants such as Carbon Monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), particulate matter (PM), and oxides of nitrogen (NO x ). Intelligent transport system (ITS) technologies can be implemented to lower pollutant emissions and reduction of fuel consumption. This paper investigates the ITS techniques and technologies for the reduction of fuel consumption and minimization of the exhaust pollutant. It highlights the environmental impact of the ITS application to provide the state-of-art green solution. A case study also advocates that ITS technology reduces fuel consumption and exhaust pollutant in the urban environment.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2022
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 23-07-2021
Abstract: In this study, the effect of a thermal barrier coating with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and aluminum silicate (Al2O3·SiO2) alongside an NiCrAl bond coat on the engine performance and emission analysis was evaluated by using conventional diesel and pure palm oil biodiesel. These materials were coated on the piston alloy via plasma spray coating. The findings demonstrated that YSZ coating presented better engine performances, in terms of brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) for both fuels. The piston with YSZ coating materials achieved the highest BTE (15.94% for diesel, 14.55% for biodiesel) and lowest BSFC (498.96 g/kWh for diesel, 619.81 g/kWh for biodiesel). However, Al2O3·SiO2 coatings indicated better emission with lowest emissions of NO, CO, and CO2 for both diesel and biodiesel. For the uncoated piston, the results indicated that the engine clocked the highest torque and power, especially on diesel fuel due to the high viscosity and low caloric value, and it recorded the lowest hydrocarbon emission due to the complete combustion of fuel in the engine. Hence, it was concluded that the YSZ coating could lead to better engine performance, while Al2O3·SiO2 showed promising results in terms of greenhouse gas emission.
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 06-2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2014
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 08-2016
Publisher: The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Date: 2009
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Date: 2018
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA09563H
Abstract: Development in transport technology is a major issue owing to the increase the number of vehicles, which in turn increases emissions, which result in global warming.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2023
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 07-2020
DOI: 10.3390/EN13133375
Abstract: This research work focuses on investigating the lubricity and analyzing the engine characteristics of diesel–biodiesel blends with fuel additives (titanium dioxide (TiO2) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC)) and their effect on the tribological properties of a mineral lubricant. A blend of palm–sesame oil was used to produce biodiesel using ultrasound-assisted transesterification. B30 (30% biodiesel + 70% diesel) fuel was selected as the base fuel. The additives used in the current study to prepare ternary fuel blends were TiO2 and DMC. B30 + TiO2 showed a significant reduction of 6.72% in the coefficient of friction (COF) compared to B30. B10 (Malaysian commercial diesel) exhibited very poor lubricity and COF among all tested fuels. Both ternary fuel blends showed a promising reduction in wear rate. All contaminated lubricant s les showed an increment in COF due to the dilution of combustible fuels. Lub + B10 (lubricant + B10) showed the highest increment of 42.29% in COF among all contaminated lubricant s les. B30 + TiO2 showed the maximum reduction (6.76%) in brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC). B30 + DMC showed the maximum increment (8.01%) in brake thermal efficiency (BTE). B30 + DMC exhibited a considerable decline of 32.09% and 25.4% in CO and HC emissions, respectively. The B30 + TiO2 fuel blend showed better lubricity and a significant improvement in engine characteristics.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2013
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 17-08-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU141610228
Abstract: Climate change is causing adverse and erse effects on human beings in term of severe diseases, melting of ice, and increase temperatures, which are directly linked to the consumption of traditional fossil fuels. These fuels can only be replaced by exploring renewable energy technologies, and photovoltaic solar modules are the most promising choice among them. This paper investigates electrical output in term of efficiency and power of a monocrystalline photovoltaic module under climatic conditions of Lahore, Pakistan in an effort to enhance electrical performance based on laminar and turbulent flow boundary conditions. A computational model of a PV module was designed and investigated, when the solar irradiance was observed to be maximum at 920.64 W/m2. Initially, the total flux received and absorbed by PV module was observed to be at 179.37 W/m2 after ray tracing analysis in Trace Pro thereafter, the module’s temperature increased to 65.86 °C, causing an electrical efficiency drops to 15.65% from 19.40% without applying active cooling schemes. A coupling of Ansys Fluent and Steady State Thermal Analysis was performed for thermal management of a PV module by selecting water and air as a coolant at inlet temperature of 25 °C through microchannels contingent upon varying Reynolds numbers. The results maintained that the optimum coolant outlet temperature (49.86 °C), average PV cell’s layer temperature (32.42 °C), and temperature uniformity (4.16 °C) are achieved by water at 224, 6710, and 4200 Reynolds numbers respectively. In addition, again water maintained 18.65% of electrical efficiency and 33.65 W power output at 6710 Reynolds number. On the other hand, air-based cooling lagged behind water by 14% in term of efficiency and power output at maximum Reynolds number (6710).
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 21-06-2023
DOI: 10.1155/2023/8404335
Abstract: There is an increased demand for cement nanocomposites in the twenty-first century due to their composition, higher strength, high efficiency, and multiscale nature. As carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess extremely high strength, resilience, and stiffness, inclusion of carbon nanotubes in small quantities to the concrete mix makes them a multifunctional material. A molecular level understanding is significant to capacitate the macrolevel properties of these composites. In the proposed work, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are used to understand the behaviour of the composites at the atomic level and continuum mechanics with representative volume element (RVE) homogenization modelling is carried out for interfacial interaction study of composites. The mechanical properties such as Young’s modulus, shear modulus, and poisons are evaluated using previous methods of simulations for different compositions of nanomaterials in cement matrix. The FORCITE module of MD simulation and square RVE model is used to determine the mechanical, electrical properties, and elastic constants of the cement nanocomposite. The MD simulation describes the linking effect of CNT into cement matric, and the RVE modelling study reveals the pull-out effect of CNT from matrix. From experimental and analytical studies, it is found that increase in CNT till 0.5% weight fraction increases the mechanical properties about 12% and further increasing of CNT weight fraction causes a reduction in mechanical properties about 5% due to the agglomeration of nanotubes. The density of states method in MD simulation indicates that mobility of the electrons increases with an increase in carbon nanotube proportion in the composites. The experimental test results substantiate the analytical studies, and the error obtained from both approaches is less than 20%. From the analytical study, the average maximum Young’s modulus, shear modulus, and bulk modulus are obtained as 46 GPa, 31 GPa, and 32 GPa for 0.5% weight fraction of CNT in cement matrix. Hence, it is concluded that 0.5% weight fraction of CNT is considered as optimum dosage to obtain better electrical and mechanical properties.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2008
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 18-05-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU14106130
Abstract: In this present study, cold flow properties of biodiesel produced from palm oil were improved by adding cotton seed oil into palm oil. Three different mixtures of palm and cotton oil were prepared as P50C50, P60C40, and P70C30. Among three oil mixtures, P60C40 was selected for biodiesel production via ultrasound assisted transesterification process. Physiochemical characteristics—including density, viscosity, calorific value, acid value, and oxidation stability—were measured and the free fatty acid composition was determined via GCMS. Response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) techniques were utilized for the sake of relation development among operating parameters (reaction time, methanol-to-oil ratio, and catalyst concentration) ultimately optimizing yield of palm–cotton oil sourced biodiesel. Maximum yield of P60C40 biodiesel estimated via RSM and ANN was 96.41% and 96.67% respectively, under operating parameters of reaction time (35 min), M:O molar ratio (47.5 v/v %), and catalyst concentration (1 wt %), but the actual biodiesel yield obtained experimentally was observed 96.32%. The quality of the RSM model was examined by analysis of variance (ANOVA). ANN model statistics exhibit contented values of mean square error (MSE) of 0.0001, mean absolute error (MAE) of 2.1374, and mean absolute deviation (MAD) of 2.5088. RSM and ANN models provided a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.9560 and a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.9777 respectively.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-1978
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2015
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 13-09-2019
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 13-11-2017
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the tribological properties of tetrahedral diamond-like carbon (DLC) films in self-mated contacts in the presence of additivated and non-additivated vegetable oils. DLC films have high practical value due to low friction and low wear properties. On the other hand, vegetable oils are considered to be lubricants for future due to its resource renewability and biodegradability. Sometimes different chemical agents are added to vegetable oils to further improve its tribological properties. Thus, the tribological study of DLC films against additivated oils becomes important. The tribology tests were conducted in a four ball tribo-meter under the boundary lubricated conditions. Ta-C DLC exhibited 80 per cent lower wear rate under Zinc dialkyldithiophosphates (ZDDP)-added oil compared to that of base oil. In contrast, the friction coefficient under additivated oil was slightly higher than the base oil lubricated case. Moreover, the carbonyl band area as well as the viscosity change of ZDDP-added oil was much smaller than that of base oil. Therefore, ZDDP reduced the wear of DLC film and prevented the oxidation of base oil during tribotests. This is the first work on the tribological properties of ta-C DLC lubricated with corn oil with and without anti-wear additives.
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 19-05-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 24-02-2016
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2016.31
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2013
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-11-2017
DOI: 10.1007/S11356-016-7847-Y
Abstract: Exploring new renewable energy sources as a substitute of petroleum reserves is necessary due to fulfilling the oncoming energy needs for industry and transportation systems. In this quest, a lot of research is going on to expose different kinds of new biodiesel sources. The non-edible oil from candlenut possesses the potential as a feedstock for biodiesel production. The present study aims to produce biodiesel from crude candlenut oil by using two-step transesterification process, and 10%, 20%, and 30% of biodiesel were mixed with diesel fuel as test blends for engine testing. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and gas chromatography (GC) were performed and analyzed to characterize the biodiesel. Also, the fuel properties of biodiesel and its blends were measured and compared with the specified standards. The thermal stability of the fuel blends was measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scan calorimetry (DSC) analysis. Engine characteristics were measured in a Yanmar TF120M single cylinder direct injection (DI) diesel engine. Biodiesel produced from candlenut oil contained 15% free fatty acid (FFA), and two-step esterification and transesterification were used. FTIR and GC remarked the biodiesels' existing functional groups and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) composition. The thermal analysis of the biodiesel blends certified about the blends' stability regarding thermal degradation, melting and crystallization temperature, oxidative temperature, and storage stability. The brake power (BP), brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), and brake thermal efficiency (BTE) of the biodiesel blends decreased slightly with an increasing pattern of nitric oxide (NO) emission. However, the hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxides (CO) of biodiesel blends were found decreased.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2009
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 19-07-2021
DOI: 10.3390/EN14144352
Abstract: The corrosiveness of biodiesel affects the fuel processing infrastructure and different parts of an internal combustion (IC) engine. The present study investigates the corrosion behaviour of automotive materials such as stainless steel, aluminium, cast iron, and copper in 20% (B20) and 30% (B30) by volume second-generation Jatropha biodiesel using an immersion test. The results were compared with petro-diesel (B0). Various fuel properties such as the viscosity, density, water content, total acid number (TAN), and oxidation stability were investigated after the immersion test using ASTM D341, ASTM D975, ASTM D445, and ASTM D6751 standards. The morphology of the corroded materials was investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy SEM), whereas the elemental analysis was carried out using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The highest corrosion using biodiesel was detected in copper, while the lowest was detected in stainless steel. Using B20, the rate of corrosion in copper and stainless steel was 17% and 14% higher than when using diesel, which further increased to 206% and 86% using B30. After the immersion test, the viscosity, water content, and TAN of biodiesel were increased markedly compared to petro-diesel.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2014
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 03-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15054390
Abstract: The electrochemical treatment of canal water was investigated in a batch-wise system in the presence of stainless steel 316-grade electrodes. Three effective process parameters, including current density, reaction time, and electrode spacing, were evaluated in the range of 0.25–2.5 mA/cm2, 1–10 min, and 0.5–2.5 cm, respectively. Operational variables of electrochemical disinfection are optimized in response surface methodology (RSM) using Box–Behnken design. Before electrochemical disinfection, a pretreatment process of coagulants mixing for turbidity removal was conducted. Results revealed that a 10 ppm dosage of Ferric chloride (FeCl3.6H2O) and alum (Al2(SO4)3·16H2O) at neutral pH is appropriate. Furthermore, the RSM analysis shows that interelectrode spacing is the most prominent factor affecting the disinfection performance, and increasing electrode spacing inversely affects the disinfection efficiency. Results revealed that 1.52 mA/cm2 current density, 6.35 min reaction time, and 1.13 cm of electrode spacing are the optimum conditions, resulting in a statistically 98.08% disinfection of the total coliform. The energy required for electrochemically disinfection of water at optimum conditions was 0.256 kWh/m3.
Publisher: CRC Press
Date: 26-09-2008
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2015
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 28-11-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU142315810
Abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of temperature and wind speed on the performance of five photovoltaic (PV) module technologies for different climatic zones of Pakistan. The PV module technologies selected were mono-crystalline silicon (MC) poly-crystalline silicon (PC) heterogeneous intrinsic thin-film (TFH) copper–indium–allium–selenide (TFC) and thin-film amorphous silicon (TFA). The module temperature and actual efficiency were calculated using measured data for one year. The actual efficiency of MC, PC, TFH, TFC, and TFA decreases by 3.4, 3.1, 2.2, 3.7, and 2.7%, respectively, considering the effect of temperature only. The actual efficiency of MC, PC, TFH, TFC, and TFA increases by 9.7, 9.0, 6.5, 9.5, and 7.0% considering the effect of both temperature and wind speed. The TFH module is the most efficient (20.76%) and TFC is the least efficient (16.79%) among the five materials. Under the effect of temperature, the actual efficiency of TFH is the least affected while the efficiency of TFC is the most affected. The actual efficiency of MC is the most affected and that of TFH is the least affected under the combined effect of wind speed and temperature. The performance ratio of TFC is the most affected and that of TFH is the least affected under the effect of temperature and the combined effect of temperature and wind speed. The performance of PV technology, under real outdoor conditions, does not remain the same due to environmental stresses (solar irradiance, ambient temperature, and wind speed). This study plays an important role in quantifying the long-term behavior of PV modules in the field, hence identifying specific technology for the PV industry in suitable climatic conditions.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2012
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 08-2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 19-04-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2020
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 10-2014
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/AMM.663.19
Abstract: The effects of using ethanol as additive to biodiesel-diesel blends on engine performance, emissions and combustion characteristics was investigated on a four-cylinder, turbocharged and high-pressure common-rail direct injection diesel engine. Three test fuels have been compared: baseline diesel, coconut oil methyl ester (CME) with 20% of biodiesel by volume (B20) and 5% of ethanol and 20% of CME by volume (B20E5). The tests were performed in steady state conditions at 2000 rpm with 25%, 50% and 75% load setting conditions. The results indicate that higher brake specific fuel consumption and brake thermal efficiency is observed when operating with B20 and B20E5 blend. B20E5 blend shows reduction in smoke opacity, CO and NOx emissions compared to baseline diesel fuel. In terms of combustion characteristics, B20E5 shows slightly higher in both of the peak pressure and peak of HRR at low engine load.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA16239K
Abstract: The effect of high-idling conditions at different engine performance-emission parameters were investigated using blends of GTL–diesel and biodiesel–diesel.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2015
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 10-2014
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/AMM.663.13
Abstract: Now-a-days the demand of alternative fuel is continuously increasing all over the world due to the rapid depletion of fossil fuel and increased global demand. Biodiesel is renewable and sustainable energy source derived from vegetable oils and animal fats which can be the best substitute of fossil fuel. This paper investigates the property of different biodiesel such as palm, coconut and their blends with conventional diesel also analyzed the engine performance like engine break power, speed, break specific fuel consumption (BSFC), torque in diesel engine. In this paper 20% palm biodiesel with diesel (P20), 20% coconut biodiesel with diesel (C20), 30% palm biodiesel with diesel (P30), 30% coconut biodiesel with diesel (C30) and combination of 15% palm biodiesel and 15% of coconut biodiesel with diesel (C15P15) were used for study. Biodiesel was produced by using transesterification process. The density and kinematic viscosity for C15P15 fuel is slightly higher and flash point is slightly lower than diesel fuel as well as others two biodiesel blends whereas pure palm oil biodiesel shows the higher flash point and acid value. Engine performance test was carried out at 75 kg load condition with variable speeds of 1400 rpm to 2000 rpm at an interval of 200 rpm. Engine brake power produced by mixed biodiesel (C15P15) is slightly lower than the fossil diesel but slightly higher than biodiesel (only palm or coconut). Engine torque produce by the mixed biodiesel is almost the same with the fossil diesel but higher than the others biodiesel blends. Engine brake specific fuel consumption of mixed biodiesel is slightly higher than fossil diesel but lower than others existing biodiesel. It can be reported that the fuel C15P15 showed better performance and can be used as fuel alternative to diesel fuel to reduce the greenhouse gas emission and dependency on crude oil.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 07-04-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 1981
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 02-09-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU141710962
Abstract: Heterogeneous catalyst prepared from Ailanthus altissima oil cake along with cadmium sulphide catalyst proved to be an efficient, cost-effective and sustainable source of biodiesel synthesis from Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) seed oil. Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) is a non-edible wild plant having significant oil content of 40%, being an ideal low cost and sustainable source of biodiesel production. After extraction of oil from the seeds, the remaining Ailanthus cake was treated through different techniques to be used as a novel heterogeneous catalyst. Free fatty acid content of the seeds was measured as 0.7%, which is very reasonable for effective trans-esterification process. The potassium hydroxide (KOH)-activated Ailanthus cake (KAC), calcined Ailanthus cake (CAC) and cadmium sulphide nanoparticles (CdS) were characterised with different techniques such as SEM at different magnifications, XRD and EDX. These catalysts were effectively utilised for biodiesel production owing to promising reusability, cost-effective and eco-friendly behaviour. For trans-esterification of Ailanthus altissima oil (AAO), the operating conditions on which maximum biodiesel yield obtained were 3:1 methanol to oil molar ratio, 0.5 wt.% catalyst concentration, 90 min reaction time, 60 °C and 600 rpm. The fuel properties of biodiesel obtained from Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) were also determined and analysed in detail. These properties, such as viscosity, density, pour point and cloud point, fall within the limits set by international standards of biodiesel.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2014
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1155/2014/349858
Abstract: This paper deals with the performance and emission analysis of a multicylinder diesel engine using biodiesel along with an in-depth analysis of the engine heat losses in different subsystems followed by the energy balance of all the energy flows from the engine. Energy balance analysis allows the designer to appraise the internal energy variations of a thermodynamic system as a function of ‘‘energy flows’’ across the control volume as work or heat and also the enthalpies associated with the energy flows which are passing through these boundaries. Palm and coconut are the two most potential biodiesel feed stocks in this part of the world. The investigation was conducted in a four-cylinder diesel engine fuelled with 10% and 20% blends of palm and coconut biodiesels and compared with B5 at full load condition and in the speed range of 1000 to 4000 RPM. Among the all tested blends, palm blends seemed more promising in terms of engine performance, emission, and heat losses. The influence of heat losses on engine performance and emission has been discussed thoroughly in this paper.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 07-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2014
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 07-08-2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA06177B
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 28-01-2016
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2016.12
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 10-2014
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/AMM.663.26
Abstract: This study investigated the effects of premixed diesel fuel on the auto-ignition characteristics in a light duty compression ignition engine. A partial homogeneous chargecompression ignition (HCCI) engine was modified from a single cylinder, four-stroke, direct injection compression ignition engine. The partial HCCI is achieved by injecting diesel fuel into the intake port of the engine, while maintaining diesel fuel injected in cylinder for combustion triggering. The auto-ignition of diesel fuel has been studied at various premixed ratios from 0 to 0.60, under engine speed of 1600 rpm and 20Nm load. The results for performance, emissions and combustion were compared with those achieved without premixed fuel. From the heat release rate (HRR) profile which was calculated from in-cylinder pressure, it is clearly observed that two-stage and three-stage ignition were occurred in some of the cases. Besides, the increases of premixed ratio to some extent have significantly reduced in NO emission.
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Date: 2018
DOI: 10.1051/E3SCONF/20185303022
Abstract: In this work, we studied the combustion characteristics of a direct injection compression ignition (DICI) engine. Diesel uses different cylinder geometry and different injection rate shapes. We can change the piston surface to compare turbulent flow energy and eddy viscosity. So we use three geometric piston bowls for comparison. The geometry is set to a single circle, a double circle and a flat bottom so that the engine combustion characteristics can be improved and the exhaust emissions can be reduced. Therefore, we can find through simulation that a double circular geometry piston with a better geometry has the highest turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and this results in two peak heat releases with a main peak heat release during premixed combustion. And secondary peak heat release occurs during the mixed controlled combustion phase. This article adopts this geometry. The air-biofuel mixture can be squeezed in two wheels because better vortexing can squeeze the mixture better to improve the mixture. Therefore, this article will examine the bowl-shaped geometries that produce high-KTE and low-viscosity fuels, single-circle geometries, double-circular geometries, and flat base geometries. In general, we can increase the air/fuel ratio by changing the geometry to reduce exhaust emissions.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2014
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 10-2014
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/AMM.679.25
Abstract: Currently, the application of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings for automotive components is becoming a favorable strategy to cope with the new challenges faced by the automotive industry. DLC coatings can effectively lower the coefficient of friction (CoF) and wear rate of engine components, consequently improving the fuel efficiency and durability of these components. Commercially available fully formulated lubricating oils enhance the lubrication of ferrous materials. Therefore, the interaction between nonferrous coatings (e.g., DLC) and commercial lubricating oil must be investigated. A ball-on-plate tribotester was used to run the experiments using stainless steel plates coated with tetrahedral DLC (ta-C) sliding against a 440C stainless steel ball. Wear track was investigated by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Energy dispersive spectroscopy was used to analyze the tribofilms inside the wear track. Raman analysis was performed to investigate the structural change of the coatings. At high temperatures, the CoF decreases but the wear rate increases in the ta-C DLC-coated plates. CoF and wear rate (coated layer and counter surface) are mostly influenced by coating graphitization.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA15548C
Abstract: This study presents a comparative analysis of the blends of JBD (J20) and GTL fuel (G20) with diesel, including a ternary blend of JBD-GTL-diesel (DJG20), in the context of fuel properties, engine performance and emission characteristics.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA09555G
Abstract: Biodiesel, which comprises fatty acid esters, is derived from different sources, such as vegetable oils from palm, sunflower, soybean, canola, Jatropha , and cottonseed sources, animal fats, and waste cooking oil.
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 09-2013
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/AMR.781-784.2471
Abstract: Active research and development on using ethanol fuel in gasoline engine had been done for few decades since ethanol served as a potential of infinite fuel supply. This paper discussed analytically and provides data on the effects of compression ratio, equivalence ratio, inlet temperature, inlet pressure and ethanol blend in cylinder adiabatic flame temperature (AFT) and nitrogen oxide (NO) formation of a gasoline engine. Olikara and Borman routines were used to calculate the equilibrium products of combustion for ethanol gasoline blended fuel. The equilibrium values of each species were used to predict AFT and the NO formation of combustion chamber. The result shows that both adiabatic flame temperature and NO formation are lower for ethanol-gasoline blend than gasoline fuel.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2004
Publisher: InTech
Date: 08-01-2011
DOI: 10.5772/14039
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 09-2013
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/AMR.774-776.784
Abstract: To meet stringent exhaust emission norms worldwide, various exhaust pre-treatment and post-treatment techniques have been employed in modern engines. Using antioxidant additives in biodiesel fuels is a promising and effective NO x reduction technology. Non-edible jatropha oil based methyl ester was produced and blended with conventional diesel. Five fuel s les (Diesel, JB5, JB5DPPD0.15%, JB15 and JB15DPPD0.15%) were tested for their use as substitute fuel for a radiator-cooled four cylinder diesel engine. Experiment results show that DPPD antioxidant additive could be reduced NO x emission significantly with slight penalty on engine performance as well as CO and HC emission. However, when compared to diesel combustion the emissions of HC and CO were found nearly same or below. By addition of 0.15% (m) DPPD additive in JB5 and JB15 reduction of NO x emission were 12.68% and 13.36 % compared to biodiesel blends without additive at full throttle position. As conclusion, JB5 and JB15 with addition of 0.15% (m) can be used in four cylinder diesel engine to reduce NO x and consequently overcome the barrier to market expansion of biodiesel fuels.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2023
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1039/C7RA00357A
Abstract: The increasing use of bioethanol causes tribological effects on engine components. It is crucial to study the effect of bioethanol on oil degradation and friction and wear behaviors of engine oil, using four-ball wear tester.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-01-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2003
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2015
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 25-06-2020
DOI: 10.3390/SU12125186
Abstract: Rapid depletion in fossil fuels, inflation in petroleum prices, and rising energy demand have forced towards alternative transport fuels. Among these alternative fuels, diesel-ethanol and diesel-biodiesel blends gain the most attention due to their quality characteristics and environmentally friendly nature. The viscosity and density of these biodiesel blends are slightly higher than diesel, which is a significant barrier to the commercialization of biodiesel. In this study, the density and viscosity of 30 different ternary biodiesel blends was investigated at 15 °С and 40 °С, respectively. Different density and viscosity models were developed and tested on biodiesel blends soured from different feedstock’s including palm, coconut, soybean, mustard, and calophyllum oils. The prognostic ability and precisions of these developed models was assessed statistically using Absolute Percentage Error (APE) and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE). The MAPE of 0.045% and 0.085% for density model and 1.85%, 1.41%, 3.48% and 2.27%, 1.85%, 3.50% for viscosity models were obtained on % volume and % mass basis. These developed correlations are useful for ternary biodiesel blends where alcohols are the part of biodiesel blends. The modeled values of densities and viscosities of ternary blends were significantly comparable with the measured densities and viscosities, which are feasible to avoid the harm of vehicles’ operability.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2018
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 16-09-2203
DOI: 10.3390/SU141710947
Abstract: Pakistan is a developing country that faces severe energy crises due to the increased use of energy. The purpose of this study is energy transition by designing a strategy for the adoption of renewable energy policies in the entire energy system by using all renewable energy resources to forecast future energy needs and carbon emission mitigation potential. This research study aims to evaluate the renewable energy policies of Pakistan and to analyze the ways to secure energy sources in the future using LEAP. The study established a path for the transformation of the Pakistan energy system by considering the potential of renewable resources, the cost of the energy system, and the primary energy supply. The highest value of energy demand is noted for the 1st scenario, while the lowest emissions are noted for the 16th scenario for each renewable source (WIN16, SOL16, and BIO16). The lowest values of energy demand and emissions (192.1 TWh and 37.7 MMT, respectively) are shown using the green solution compared to other scenarios (hydro, nuclear, BAU), concluding that the green solution is the most suitable scenario. The analysis shows, that from a technological and economic perspective, it is possible to carry out transformation with the necessary steps to effectively achieve a renewable energy system. The findings of this study show that the green scenario in Pakistan which has the lowest operational and externality costs is the best choice for the future.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-10-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2014
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 25-05-2023
Abstract: To detect food additives, a simple photonic crystal fibre design based on an octagonal hole and hollow circular cladding holes in two layers has been introduced. The numerical study of the design is conducted by simulation in the COMSOL Multiphysics software with the infiltrated test analytes: saccharin, sorbitol, and butyl acetate, operating in the wavelength variation from 1.6 to 4.0 μ m. The performance of the proposed sensor is determined by analysing the principal optical parameters: effective refractive index, power fraction, relative sensitivity, confinement loss, chromatic dispersion, propagation constant, V-parameter, spot size, and beam ergence. At the optimal wavelength of 2.0 μ m, the sensor design depicts high relative sensitivities of 98.06% for saccharin, 97.05% for sorbitol, 95.81% for butyl acetate, and 3.82 × 10 −23 dBm −1 for saccharin, 3.44 × 10 −22 dBm −1 for sorbitol, and 1.81 × 10 −21 dBm −1 for butyl acetate for confinement loss, which is extremely low. Hence, the proposed food additive sensor is suitable for actual sensing applications based on these obtained results.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2018
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 22-01-2014
DOI: 10.1021/EF402411V
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2014
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 15-06-2009
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1967
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2022
Publisher: American Scientific Publishers
Date: 06-2020
Abstract: This paper presents the experimental results carried out to evaluate the fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) obtained from cotton-seed oil and palm oil on fuel-injector wear characteristics. The cottonseed oil methyl ester (COME) and palm oil methyl ester (POME) were produced in the laboratory using alkaline transesterification. Gas chromatography based on 'BS EN 14103:2011' standard was used to analyze the percentage of fatty acids in COME and POME. The physicochemical properties of the two methyl esters were measured based on ASTM and EN standards. Various unique blends using cottonseed–palm oil methyl ester (CPME) were tested. Thirteen (13) different types of fuel blends were prepared from COME, POME, and petroleum diesel fuel (DF100). The wear and lubricity characteristics were measured using a high-frequency reciprocating rig (HFRR) based on ASTM D6079 standard. The worn surfaces of the specimen plates were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The COME100, POME100, and CPME100 showed excellent lubricity properties for the fuel injector in terms of lower COF and wear coefficient when compared with DF100. COME100, POME100 and CPME100 showed lower average COF compared to DF100 by 16.9%, 13.9% and 16.1%, respectively. This may be due to the presence of unsaturated fatty acids in the methyl esters composition. Consequently, the fatty acid methyl esters can be used to reduce the friction and wear of the fuel injectors due to the improvement in the tribological properties of the fuel.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2021
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 26-11-2021
DOI: 10.3390/MA14237206
Abstract: The environmental concerns associated with artificially formulated engine oils have forced a shift towards bio-based lubricants. The deposition of hard coatings on engine components and migrating to environmentally friendly green lubricants can help in this regard. Chemically modified forms of vegetable oils, with better low-temperature characteristics and enhanced thermo-oxidative stability, are suitable substitutes to conventional lubricant base oils. The research presented in this manuscript was undertaken to experimentally investigate the wear and friction performance of a possible future generation of an environmentally friendly bio-based lubricant as a potential replacement for conventional engine lubricants. In order to quantify the tribological benefits which can be gained by the deposition of DLC coatings, (an (a-C:H) hydrogenated DLC coating and an (a-C:H:W) tungsten-doped DLC coating) were applied on the cam/tappet interface of a direct acting valve train assembly of an internal combustion engine. The tribological correlation between DLC-coated engine components, lubricant base oils and lubricant additives have been thoroughly investigated in this study using actual engine operating conditions. Two additive-free base oils (polyalphaolefines (PAO) and chemically-modified palm oil (TMP)) and two multi-additive-containing lubricants were used in this investigation. Real-time drive torque was measured to determine the friction force, detailed post-test analysis was performed, which involved the use of a specialized jig to measure camlobe wear. An optical profilometer was used to measure the wear on the tappet, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy was employed to study the wear mechanism and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy was performed on the tested s les to qualitatively access the degradation of the coating. When using additive-free TMP, a low friction coefficient was observed for the cam/tappet interface. The presence of additives further improved the friction characteristics of TMP, resulting in reduced average friction torque values. A tremendous enhancement in wear performance was recorded with a-C:H-coated parts and the coating was able to withstand the test conditions with little or no delamination.
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 23-06-2008
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-1550
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 29-08-2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA06837H
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA14831F
Abstract: This work attempts to reduce the emissions of BSNO x and smoke from the levels of fossil diesel by using palm methyl ester biodiesel. With PME fuel, engine operation at 30% EGR resulted in the optimum trade-off between BSNO x and smoke emissions.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 09-12-2022
Abstract: A high-performance photonic crystal fiber sensor for sulfuric acid detection is designed and investigated, undertaken through a full vector Finite Element Method on COMSOL Multiphysics software to establish the optical properties of effective refractive index, power fraction, relative sensitivity, confinement loss, chromatic dispersion, and propagation constant. Different aqueous sulfuric acid concentrations of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% were selected as the test analytes. The dimensions of two cladding rings of the hexagon- and circular-shaped air holes and a circular core hole denoted outstanding outcomes of relative sensitivity and confinement loss. At 1.1 µm optimum wavelength, 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% sulfuric acid concentrations depict relative sensitivities of 97.08%, 97.67%, 98.06%, 98.39%, and 98.67%, respectively, and confinement losses of 1.32 × 10−12 dB/m, 4.11 × 10−12 dB/m, 1.46 × 10−12 dB/m, 6.34 × 10−12 dB/m, and 2.12 × 10−12 dB/m, respectively.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2022
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 23-02-2017
DOI: 10.1007/S11356-017-8573-9
Abstract: The study represents a comprehensive analysis of engine exhaust emission variation from a compression ignition (CI) diesel engine fueled with diesel-biodiesel blends. Biodiesel used in this investigation was produced through transesterification procedure from Moringa oleifera oil. A single cylinder, four-stroke, water-cooled, naturally aspirated diesel engine was used for this purpose. The pollutants from the exhaust of the engine that are monitored in this study are nitrogen oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC), and smoke opacity. Engine combustion and performance parameters are also measured together with exhaust emission data. Some researchers have reported that the reason for higher NO emission of biodiesel is higher prompt NO formation. The use of antioxidant-treated biodiesel in a diesel engine is a promising approach because antioxidants reduce the formation of free radicals, which are responsible for the formation of prompt NO during combustion. Two different antioxidant additives namely 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) and 2,2'-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) (MBEBP) were in idually dissolved at a concentration of 1% by volume in MB30 (30% moringa biodiesel with 70% diesel) fuel blend to investigate and compare NO as well as other emissions. The result shows that both antioxidants reduced NO emission significantly however, HC, CO, and smoke were found slightly higher compared to pure biodiesel blends, but not more than the baseline fuel diesel. The result also shows that both antioxidants were quite effective in reducing peak heat release rate (HRR) and brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) as well as improving brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and oxidation stability. Based on this study, antioxidant-treated M. oleifera biodiesel blend (MB30) can be used as a very promising alternative source of fuel in diesel engine without any modifications.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 25-04-2018
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 23-06-2017
DOI: 10.1007/S11356-017-9333-6
Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the polymethyl acrylate (PMA) additive on the formation of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NO
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 21-04-2015
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA05085A
Abstract: Novelty of the work is that mustard oil is a promising and relatively new feedstock for biodiesel production.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA26271B
Abstract: Moringa oleifera oil, a non-edible biodiesel feedstock with high unsaturated fatty acid content, was used in this study.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2018
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 17-05-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15108125
Abstract: Highly concentrated triple-junction solar cells (HCTJSCs) are cells that have erse applications for power generation. Their electrical efficiency is almost 45%, which may be increased to 50% by the end of the year 2030. Despite their overwhelming ability to generate power, their efficiency is lower when utilized in a concentrated manner, which introduces a high-temperature surge, leading to a sudden drop in output power. In this study, the efficiency of a 10 mm × 10 mm multijunction solar cell (MJSC) was increased to almost 42% under the climatic conditions in Lahore, Pakistan. Active cooling was selected, where SiO2–water- and Al2O3–water-based nanofluids with varying volume fractions, ranging from 5% to 15% by volume, were used with a 0.001 kg/s mass flow rate. In addition, two- and three-layer microchannel heat sinks (MCHSs) with squared microchannels were designed to perform thermal management. Regarding the concentration ratio, 1500 suns were considered for 15 August at noon, with 805 W/m2 and 110 W/m2 direct and indirect radiation, respectively. A complete model including a triple-junction solar cell and allied assemblies was modeled in Solidworks software, followed by temperature profile generation in steady-state thermal analyses (SSTA). Thereafter, a coupling of SSTA and Ansys Fluent was made, in combination with the thermal management of the entire model, where the temperature of the TJSC was found to be 991 °C without active cooling, resulting in a decrease in electrical output. At 0.001 kg/s, the optimum average surface temperature (44.5 °C), electrical efficiency (41.97%), and temperature uniformity (16.47 °C) were achieved in the of MJSC with SiO2–water nanofluid with three layers of MCHS at a 15% volume fraction. Furthermore, the average outlet temperature of the Al2O3–water nanofluid at all volume fractions was high, between 29.53 °C and 31.83 °C, using the two-layer configuration. For the three-layer arrangement, the input and output temperatures of the working fluid were found to be the same at 25 °C.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 15-02-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2015
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-08-2013
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 18-06-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15129734
Abstract: Biodiesel is regarded as a low-carbon substitute for petroleum-based fuels. This research study aimed to investigate a 10 L batch-scale biodiesel production system from waste cooking oil (WCO) powered energy by solar energy and conventional electricity. The unit’s design considers the mass balance of the system’s constituent parts. The methoxide mixing chamber volume was calculated as 2.5 L with an electric agitator power requirement of 25 W. In comparison, the volume occupied by reactants in the stirred reactor was determined to be 14.5 L with a 250 W electric motor agitator. The WCO biodiesel was produced by a two-step process, i.e., esterification followed by a transesterification reaction using conventional electricity and solar power, yielding 92% and 90% by volume, respectively. The characteristics of WCO biodiesel produced from both energy systems was comparable to ASTM D6751. The total amount of conventional electricity and solar power required was 2.006 kWh and 1.0 kWh per 10 L, respectively. The WCO biodiesel’s mass performance was 64.02% and 62.10%, whereas the energy productivity was 0.0242 kg/MJ and 0.0235 kg/MJ from conventional electricity and solar energy systems, respectively. Therefore, solar energy systems can be employed in biodiesel production with a massive reduction in traditional energy requirements, thus reducing the production’s carbon footprint.
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 04-2015
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/KEM.642.179
Abstract: Currently diamond like carbon (DLC) coatings application for automotive components is becoming a favorable strategy to cope with new challenges faced by automotive industries. DLC coating is very effective to lower the coefficient of friction and wear rate, which in turn could improve fuel efficiency and durability of the engine components. Commercially available fully formulated lubricating oils are specially produced to enhance the lubrication of ferrous materials. Therefore, nonferrous coating (DLC) interaction with commercial lubricating oil needs to be investigated. In this current investigation, coefficient of friction and wear rate were investigated by ball on plate tribo testing machine at different temperatures in the presence of SAE 40 lubricating oil. At high test temperature coefficient of friction decreases, however wear rate increases for the a-C:H coated plate, however, steel/steel contact shows opposite trend of coefficient of friction and wear rate change.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2014
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 04-2015
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/KEM.642.174
Abstract: Nowadays environmental awareness issue draws the attention of the scientists lubricant industry also focuses on environment friendly lubricating oils. Therefore, vegetable oils draw the attention of scientists because of environmental friendly as well as good lubricating characteristics. However, good lubricating vegetable oils often shows inferior property because of low thermal stability, hence, to enhance the performance of vegetable oils self-lubricating diamond like carbon coating is considered, which helps in lowering the friction force which in turn lower friction induced heating, as a result stability of vegetable oils increases. In this current research, three vegetable based oils (sunflower, palm, coconut) are considered as lubricating oil. Tribological tests are conducted by ball on plate tribo-testing machine, tetrahedral type diamond like carbon coated plates and uncoated balls are used in the tribo-pair. Among the testing conditions sunflower oil shows good friction and wear characteristics and coconut oil shows inferior friction and wear characteristics.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2014
Publisher: SAE International
Date: 08-03-2004
DOI: 10.4271/2004-01-0640
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