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Special Collection on Engine and Power Plant Combustion Technologies for Sustainability
Section Editors: Dimitrios C. Kyritsis, Constantine D. Rakopoulos, Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos
Sustainability has evolved as major societal priority and power generation and transportation are widely viewed as important areas of concern in this regard. A major thrust that has developed as a response to such concerns is a strong investment on renewable energy. However, the fact remains that at least in the short to medium term, power generation will remain to a substantial degree dependent on combustion of fossil fuels. In the developing world, large and rapidly emerging populations live over huge reservoirs of cheap fuel (mainly coal) that will not go unexploited. In the field of transportation, low-temperature combustion technologies (such as HCCI or RCCI) demonstrate potential for drastic emission reduction. As a contribution to this vivid ongoing discourse, this special issue of the Journal of Energy Engineering discusses technologies that relate to the efficient and environmentally sustainable use of combustion of fossil fuels for contemporary power generation.
Papers in this Collection
Engine and Power Plant Combustion Technologies for Sustainability
Dimitrios C. Kyritsis; Constantine D. Rakopoulos; and Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos
Published online: July 10, 2019
Temperature, Combustion, and Emissions on a Diesel Engine Using N-Butanol/Diesel Compound Combustion Mode
Qi Xia; Zhiqiang Han; Wei Tian; and Guangming Xue
Published online: January 9, 2018
Effects of Indirect and Direct Coal-to-Liquid Fuel on Combustion, Performance and Emissions in a Six-Cylinder Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine
Chao Jin; Bin Mao; Fang Dong; Xinlu Liu; Yong Yang; Peng Chen; and Zunqing Zheng
Published online: March 19, 2018
Effects of Electrostatic Voltage and Polarity on Diffusion-Controlled Propane Flame for Enhanced Efficiency
Sang Min Kim, S.M.ASCE; B.V.S.Jyoti; Seung Wook Baek; Dimitrios C. Kyritsis; and Young Chul Ghim
Published online: January 18, 2018
Development and Characterization of Additive-Manufactured Mesoscale Combustor Array
Rajavasanth Rajasegar; Constandinos M. Mitsingas; Eric K. Mayhew; Qili Liu, Ph.D.; Tonghun Lee, Ph.D.; and Jihyung Yoo, Ph.D.
Published online: February 19, 2018
Modeling a Variable-Geometry Turbocharged Diesel Engine under Steady-State and Transient Conditions
Evangelos G. Giakoumis and Vasileios Tziolas
Published online: March 10, 2018
Impact of Intake Charge Preheating on a Biogas Run Dual Fuel Diesel Engine Using Ternary Blends of Diesel-Biodiesel-Ethanol
Achinta Sarkar and Ujjwal K. Saha
Published online: March 30, 2018
Numerical Analysis of a Solar Air Preheating Coal Combustion System for Power Generation
Marco Milanese, Ph.D.; Marco Torresi, Ph.D.; Gianpiero Colangelo, Ph.D.; Alessandro Saponaro, Ph.D.; and Arturo de Risi, Ph.D.
Published online: May 3, 2018
Miniature Supersonic Burner for the Study of Combustion at Extreme Conditions. I: Internal Flow
Adonios N. Karpetis; Dean W. Ellis; and Alexander C. Bayeh
Published online: August 10, 2018
Mixing and Combustion Performance of a Stratified Bluff Body Primary Zone Interacting with a Coannular Swirl-Induced Recirculation
Eleftherios Dogkas; Evangelos Panagiotis Mitsopoulos; and Pangiotis Koutmos
Published online: April 20, 2018
Autoignition Process in Compression Ignition Engine Fueled by Diesel Fuel and Biodiesel with 20% Rapeseed Biofuel in Diesel Fuel
Mohanad Aldaidhawi, Ph.D.; Lucian Miron; Radu Chiriac; and Viorel Badescu
Published online: June 28, 2018
Effect of Jet A-1/Ethanol Fuel Blend on HCCI Combustion and Exhaust Emissions
Gvidonas Labeckas; Stasys Slavinskas; and Kastytis Laurinaitis
Published online: June 26, 2018
Impact of Ethanol and N-Butanol Addition on Fuel Properties and Exhaust Emissions of a Stationary Diesel Engine
Iraklis Zahos-Siagos; Alexandros Antonerias; and Dimitrios Karonis
Published online: July 10, 2018
Effect of Water Injection on Fuel Efficiency and Gaseous and PN Emissions in a Downsized Turbocharged SI Engine
Luca Marchitto; Cinzia Tornatore; Maria Antonietta Costagliola; Arturo Iacobacci; and Gerardo Valentino
Published online: May 31, 2018
Effect of Exhaust Gas Recirculation on the Combustion and Emissions of Dimethyl Ether in a Passenger Vehicle Diesel Engine
Hyun Gu Roh; Suhan Park; and Chang Sik Lee
Published online: August 15, 2018
Evaluating Oxygenated Fuel’s Influence on Combustion and Emissions in Diesel Engines Using a Two-Zone Combustion Model
Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos; Constantine D. Rakopoulos; Evangelos G. Giakoumis; and Roussos G. Papagiannakis
Published online: June 9, 2018
Reduction of HCI Emissions from Combustion of Biomass by Alkali Carbonate Sorbents or by Thermal Pretreatment
Xiaohan Ren; Emad Rokni; Yu Liu; and Yiannis A. Levendis
Published online: June 8, 2018
Comparative Assessment for Improvement of Performance and Exhaust Emissions in Existing Dual-Fuel Diesel Engines
Roussos G. Papagiannakis
Published online: July 23, 2018
Optical Diagnostics Investigation into the Effect of Pilot Injection Dwell Time and Injection Pressure on Combustion Characteristics and Soot Emissions in a Single-Cylinder Optical Diesel Engine
Yannis Hardalupas; Christopher Hong: Christos Keramiotis; Alex M.K.P. Taylor; Dimitrios Touloupis; and Georgios Vourliotakis
Published online: August 2, 2018
Miniature Supersonic Burner for the Study of Combustion at Extreme Conditions. II: External Flow
Adonios N. Karpetis
Published online: August 10, 2018
Development and CFD Validation of An Integrated Model for Marine Heavy Fuel Oil Thermophysical Properties
P. Kontoulis; D. Kazangas; T.P. Doss, Ph.D.; and L. Kaiktsis
Published online: August 13, 2018
Bioalcohol Electrosprays for Practical Propulsion Systems
Ohood A. Al-Nuaimi and Dimitrios C. Kyritsis
Published online: October 25, 2018
Thermal Simulation and Economic Study of Predried Lignite Production Retrofit of a Greek Power Plant for Enhanced Flexibility
Ioannis Avagianos; Ioannis Violidakis; Emmanouil Karampinis; Dimitrios Rakopoulos; Evangelos Nanos; Nektarios Polonidis; Charalambos Papapavlou; Panagiotis Grammelis; and Emmanuel Kakaras
Published online: January 4, 2019