This paper develops a participatory sensing service, called Fueoogle, that maps vehicular fuel consumption on city streets, allowing drivers to find the most fuel-efficient routes for their vehicles between arbitrary end-points. The service exploits measurements of vehicular sensors, available via the OBD-II interface that gives access to most gauges and engine instrumentation. The OBD-II senso...

Small engines (<19kW) are used in many offroad applications, in both the domestic and industrial markets. The dominant driving force in these markets is cost; therefore the vast majority of these engines still use low cost carburettors to meter the fuel into the intake port. However all these engines are now facing increasingly strict emission targets and hence require new technologies to meet ...

this study based on investigation for integration wind power into conventional power system with its impact on fossil fuel generators and their generation management. wind power as environmental friendly energy source can reduce the operational cost of the system due to considering no cost for energizing the generator in comparing with fossil fuel generators. however due to unpredictable nature...

in this research was designed a differential lock control system. the system was test and evaluated after fabrication and its accuracy and precision was determined. a field experiment with three replications was conducted to investigate the effect of gear ratio, the method of tractor movement during plowing and differential position on drive wheel slippage and fuel consumption of mf399 tractor ...

Microbial fuel cells utilises waste carbohydrates as fuel. It has the property of not utilising a catalyst or proton exchange membrane and it is thus eco-friendly for treating wastes. Biological fuel cell converts chemical energy directly into electrical energy. They are in light because they act in very mild conditions such as ambient temperature, pressure, and inexpensive catalysts i.e. micro...

The characterization of fuel types is very important for computing spatial fire hazard and risk and simulating fire growth and intensity across a landscape. However, due to the complex nature of fuel characteristic a fuel map is considered one of the most difficult thematic layers to build up. The advent of sensors with increased spatial resolution may improve the accuracy and reduce the cost o...

In the present study, the effect of porosity on the cathode microstructure (50:50 wt. % LSM: YSZ) of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) has been examined. A 3-D finite element method for Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conducting Cathodes (MIEC) is presented to study the effects of porosity on cell performance. Each microstructure was realized using the Monte Carlo approach with the isotropic type of gr...

Land managers need cost-effective methods for mapping and characterizing forest fuels quickly and accurately. The launch of satellite sensors with increased spatial resolution may improve the accuracy and reduce the cost of fuels mapping. The objective of this research is to evaluate the accuracy and utility of imagery from the advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer (AST...

BACKGROUND Maternal exposure to kitchen fuel smoke may lead to impaired fetal growth. OBJECTIVE To study the effect of exposure to various kitchen fuels on birth weight. METHODOLOGY STUDY TYPE Retrospective analytical. STUDY SETTING Hospital based. STUDY SUBJECTS Mothers and their newborns. INCLUSION CRITERIA Mothers registered in first trimester with minimum 3 visits, non-anemic, ...