Greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency of in-use high horsepower diesel, dual fuel, and natural gas engines for unconventional well development
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.234
Abstract: Abstract We collected data focusing on in-use emissions and efficiency of engines servicing the unconventional well development industry to elucidate real world impacts from current and newly applied engine technologies. The engines examined during the… read more here.
Keywords: gas; fuel; fuel efficiency; natural gas ... See more keywords
Constrained multivariable extremum-seeking for online fuel-efficiency optimization of Diesel engines
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DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2019.03.008
Abstract: This work presents a new method for online fuel-efficiency optimization of Diesel engines, using constrained extremum-seeking. A two-input optimization problem, which is suitable for extremum-seeking, is integrated into a tracking control system. As a result,… read more here.
Keywords: optimization; diesel; online fuel; fuel ... See more keywords
Experimental measurements of fuel and water crossover in an active DMFC
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.11.027
Abstract: Abstract This study measured polarization curves as well as the high-frequency resistance of active direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) operates at around 80 °C with active controls of temperature, methanol concentration, airflow rate, and relative humidity.… read more here.
Keywords: water; resistance; fuel efficiency; water crossover ... See more keywords
Measuring the rebound effects in air transport: The impact of jet fuel prices and air carriers’ fuel efficiency improvement of the European airlines
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2018.01.008
Abstract: Abstract This paper attempts to measure the rebound effect (RE) or take back effect of jet fuel prices for air transport by using the unbalanced panel data of the airlines of the Association of European… read more here.
Keywords: air transport; air; fuel; fuel efficiency ... See more keywords
A novel nanocomposite of mesoporous silica supported Ni nanocrystals modified by ceria clusters with extremely high light-to-fuel efficiency for UV-vis-IR light-driven CO2 reduction
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DOI: 10.1039/c9ta00259f
Abstract: The unique nanocomposite demonstrates extremely high production rates of H2 and CO as well as light-to-fuel efficiency. read more here.
Keywords: novel nanocomposite; light fuel; fuel efficiency; extremely high ... See more keywords
A Novel Architecture of Multimode Hybrid Powertrains for Fuel Efficiency and Sizing Optimization
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2021.3139029
Abstract: Hybrid powertrains have widely been developed as eco-friendly system and commercialized in the passenger vehicle market with clear benefits over conventional powertrains. Accordingly, there have been various research topics on architectures of hybrid power systems… read more here.
Keywords: system; fuel efficiency; power; sizing optimization ... See more keywords
A Real-Time Power Management Strategy for Hybrid Electrical Ships Under Highly Fluctuated Propulsion Loads
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DOI: 10.1109/jsyst.2022.3177843
Abstract: The increasing demand for improving fuel efficiency of marine transportation has presented opportunities for the development of the power management system (PMS). Different from the terrestrial power system, a shipboard power system contains a large… read more here.
Keywords: propulsion; fuel efficiency; power; real time ... See more keywords
Fuel Minimization of a Hybrid Electric Racing Car by Quasi-Pontryagin's Minimum Principle
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DOI: 10.1109/tvt.2021.3075729
Abstract: This paper improves the fuel efficiency of a student-made parallel hybrid electric racing car whose internal combustion engine (ICE) either operates with peak efficiency or is turned off. The control to the ICE thus becomes… read more here.
Keywords: hybrid electric; fuel efficiency; electric racing; efficiency ... See more keywords