Diesel Engine Operations with Alternative Fuels

Auteur

Rafä Longwic is a professor at Lublin University of Technology, Poland, where he is also the Head of the Department of Motor Vehicles. He graduated with a master's degree in mechanical engineering and motor vehicles. He received his doctoral degree in alternative fuels. Prof. Longwic's main interests are the operation of internal combustion engines under dynamic conditions and alternative fuels. He has authored eight books and over 100 papers in journals and conference proceedings.

Texte du rabat

This book presents the results of a study that analyzes selected parameters of the combustion process in a diesel engine when fueled with alternative fuels. It discusses the use of a unique test stand consisting of a motor vehicle with a diesel engine adapted to run on different fuels: liquid and gas.

Contenu

1. Introduction. 2. Alternative fuels to power diesel engines. 3. Combustion process in diesel engine. 4. Experimental studies. 5. Basic engine energy indicators. 6. Selected parameters of the combustion and injection process. 7. Emissions of toxic exhaust constituents. 8. Conditions of dynamic engine operation. 9. Summary.