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Effectiveness of glass wool and stainless-steel-based diesel particulate filter technology to reduce smoke opacity from four-stroke diesel engine [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
Diesel engine exhaust emissions are one of the contributors to increased air pollution. One automotive technology that can reduce diesel engine exhaust opacity is the diesel particulate filter (DPF).
Warju Warju, Rizki Ariyanto Sudirman, Tri Umaroh Susi, Yuniar Sa’diyah Arifianti Lailatus, Nugroho Aji   +4 more
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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang, Zhipeng Jiang, Sun Hwa Kwon, Matthew Ibrahim, Alexander Dang, Lin Dong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance and Emission Assessment of Multi Cylinder Diesel Engine using Surfactant Enhanced Water in Diesel Emulsion

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2014
A four stroke, four cylinder, In-direct injection diesel engine was used to study the effect of emulsified diesel fuel with 5% water by volume on the engine performance and on the main pollutant emissions.
Khan Mohammed Yahaya, Abdul Karim Z.A., A. Aziz A. Rashid, Tan Isa M   +3 more
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Efficiency Improvement of a Natural Gas Marine Engine Using a Hybrid Turbocharger

Energies, 2018
The use of a computer simulator, previously developed and validated, applied to a four-stroke marine dual-fuel engine, has allowed the authors to present in this paper a solution to improve the overall efficiency of the engine by adopting a hybrid ...
Marco Altosole, Giovanni Benvenuto, Ugo Campora, Federico Silvestro, Giulio Terlizzi   +4 more
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Boosting capacitive blue-energy and desalination devices with waste heat

, 2014
We show that sustainably harvesting 'blue' energy from the spontaneous mixing process of fresh and salty water can be boosted by varying the water temperature during a capacitive mixing process.
Härtel, Andreas, Janssen, Mathijs, van Roij, René   +2 more
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Recent Advances in Variable‐Stiffness Robotic Systems Enabled by Phase‐Change Materials

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Phase‐change materials (PCMs), such as shape memory alloys, hydrogels, shape memory polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, and low‐melting‐point alloys, are driving advancements in stiffness‐tunable robotic systems across a wide range of applications. This review highlights recent progress in PCM‐enabled robotics, focusing on their underlying mechanisms,
Sukrit Gaira, Liao Wu, Ming Li, Priyank Kumar, Xiaopeng Li, Shi‐Yang Tang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Cylinders of Four-stroke Engines [PDF]

, 2016
Tématem této bakalářské práce jsou pracovní válce čtyřdobých pístových spalovacích motorů. První část práce obecně popisuje princip čtyřdobého pracovního cyklu, konstrukci zážehových a vznětových motorů.
Vanda, Marek
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Energetics and performance of a microscopic heat engine based on exact calculations of work and heat distributions

, 2009
We investigate a microscopic motor based on an externally controlled two-level system. One cycle of the motor operation consists of two strokes. Within each stroke, the two-level system is in contact with a given thermal bath and its energy levels are ...
Artem Ryabov, Esposito M Kawai R Lindenberg K van den Broeck C, Evans D J, Imparato A, Imparato A, Maes C, Manosas M, Mario Einax, Petr Chvosta, Philipp Maass, Schmiedl T, Slater L J, Slater L J, Subrt E, Viktor Holubec   +14 more
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Unilateral Ankle‐Foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton with Balance‐Sensing Feedback for Self‐Help Telerehabilitation after Stroke

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study introduces a hybrid robot that integrates mechanical assistance by musculoskeletons (i.e., soft pneumatic muscle with rigid exoskeletal extensions), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and vibrotactile feedback in a lightweight wearable mechatronic complex applicable to the paretic ankle–foot poststroke for gait restoration. The system can
Fuqiang Ye, Wei Rong, Waiming Li, Kwok‐Ting Wong, Man‐Kit Pang, Hon‐Wah Wai, Lilly Li, Zicong Hong, Song Guo, Zong‐Hao Ma, Yongping Zheng, Ming Zhang, Nicholas Chow, Jianing Zhang, Xiaoling Hu, Fei Chen, Waisang Poon   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE WORKING PROCESS RESEARCH OF COMPACT FOUR-STROKE PETROL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PROCESS

RUDN Journal of Engineering Research, 2015
The reasons of choice, advantages and description of compact stand for receiving four-stroke engine characteristics and all of the components are adduced in the article.
S V Gusakov, M V Azanov, A A Savastenko
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