Simple design of a rotary valve system is capable of controlling intake and exhaust gases, which will eliminate the need of known complex mechanisms. The cost of material and production, maintenance, and noise level of the system can be further reduced. The new mechanism enables the elimination of the overlapping of valves work that reduces gas leakage. This paper examines theoretically the gas...

gas motion within the cylinder is one of the major factors that control the combustion process in spark ignition engine. it also has significant impact on heat transfer. both the bulk gas motion and the turbulence characteristics of the flow are important and governing the overall behavior of the flow. an arrangement for obtaining a stratified charge, using port injection, is proposed for a cur...

in this study a heat exchanger is designed for cooling exhaust gas and an experiment is carried out to investigate the effect of exhaust gas recirculation (egr) temperature on destruction of the fuel’s availability due to combustion processes in idi diesel engine cylinder. to serve this aim an exergy analysis is conducted on the engine cylinder which provides all the availability terms by which...

Alternative fuels are intensively investigated for the replacement of the diesel fuel. Today the diesel power generators are mostly used in the various industrial companies in Iran. Therefore, it is necessary to estimate the level of performance of the diesel power generators fueled with biofuels. For the first time, in this study, the prediction of the performance of a diesel power generator m...

Recent technology advances in foil air bearings, high temperature solid lubricants and computer based modeling has enabled the development of small Oil-Free gas turbines. These turbomachines are currently commercialized as small (<100 kW) microturbine generators and larger machines are being developed. Based upon these successes and the high potential payoffs offered by Oil-Free systems, NASA, ...

Application of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in diesel engines has always been important, especially in the field of automotive engineering. This is due to easy accessibility, better mixing quality and good combustion characteristics of the CNG fuel. In this study the application of CNG fuel along with diesel oil in a heavy duty direct-injection automotive diesel engine is experimentally investi...

The power output variability of photovoltaic systems can affect local electrical grids in locations with high renewable energy penetrations or weak distribution or transmission systems. In those rare cases, quick controllable generators (e.g., energy storage systems) or loads can counteract the destabilizing effects by compensating for the power fluctuations. Previously, control algorithms for ...

Biodiesel (FAME) is increasingly used in diesel fuel formulations, however, even small amounts of biodiesel are not appropriate in certain engine applications. For example, biodiesel in aviation fuel and in back-up electric generators used in nuclear power plants can cause significant issues. Likewise, the presence of trace biodiesel in diesel fuel specified for marine pleasure crafts is proble...