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Meta-heuristic algorithms in car engine design: a literature survey [PDF]
, 2015 Meta-heuristic algorithms are often inspired by natural phenomena, including the evolution of species in Darwinian natural selection theory, ant behaviors in biology, flock behaviors of some birds, and annealing in metallurgy.
Tayarani-N, Mohammad-H. +2 more
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Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Fires in recycling facilities are known for producing noxious fumes, having high heat release rates (HRRs), being difficult to extinguish and causing significant devastation to business operations. This research aims to provide experimental data and numerical models from which performance‐based designs can be developed for recycling facilities.
Courtney Devine +3 more
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Diesel-Minimal Combustion Control of a Natural Gas-Diesel Engine
Energies, 2016 This paper investigates the combustion phasing control of natural gas-diesel engines. In this study, the combustion phasing is influenced by manipulating the start and the duration of the diesel injection.
Florian Zurbriggen +2 more
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Model-Based Control for Dual-Fuel Engines
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2020 The dual-fuel engine (DFE) has been focused on in order to improve its efficient use of natural gas. It has been reported that in DFE the combustion efficiency of the natural gas decreases at a low load.
Hiroaki Ichihashi +3 more
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Cyclic Variations of Combustion Characteristics in Diesel Engine Operating With B20 Blends with Alcohol Additives [PDF]
, 2013 Biodiesel is a renewable biological fuel which has higher density and viscosity as compared to mineral diesel. However, the simple approach to reduce the viscosity of biodiesel is to blend the mineral diesel with biodiesel.
Ahmad Fitri, Yusop +3 more
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Increasing exhaust temperature to enable after-treatment operation on a two-stage turbo-charged medium speed marine diesel engine [PDF]
, 2018 Nitrogen-oxides (NOx) are becoming more and more regulated. In heavy duty, medium speed engines these emission limits are also being reduced steadily: Selective catalytic reduction is a proven technology which allows to reduce NOx emission with very high
Verhelst, Sebastian, Verschaeren, Roel
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Polymer International, EarlyView.An overview and categorization of man‐made per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including low‐molar‐mass and high‐molar‐mass fluorochemicals, and their international regulations is presented. Though certain PFASs are toxic, bioaccumulative and cross the human cellular membranes, others, such as fluoropolymers, are safe, reliable and involved in ...
Bruno Améduri
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Use of waste optical disc in concrete to promote Sustainable development in construction industry [PDF]
, 2018 In recent years, happening of few catastrophic natural disasters have raise the awareness of public on environmental issue that the Earth is getting sick.
Adnan, Suraya Hani +2 more
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Prospects of microalgal biodiesel production in Pakistan – a review [PDF]
, 2017 Biodiesel is an alternative, renewable, biodegradable and environmentally friendly fuel for transportation, with properties like petroleum-derived diesel, and can be used directly in a compression ignition engine without any modifications.
Ali, Mehmood +4 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The sustainability of the wastewater treatment process relies on the capacity to maximize resource recovery while minimizing environmental impacts and cost. Treated wastewater reuse for agriculture has emerged as a potential solution to build resilience and sustainability.
Louis Kimbi Sei +4 more
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