An Analytical Investigation of Magnetic Variable Valve Timing System in Internal Combustion Engines

Cylinder Filling Control of Variable-Valve-Actuation equipped Internal Combustion Engines

The production of torque and pollutants of Variable Valve Actuation equipped internal combustion engines found in the automotive industry (both Diesel and gasoline engines) is studied. Variable Valve Actuation (VVA) is a technology which has been introduced to optimize engine efficiency at steady-states covering a wide range of operating conditions. In more details, the outcome of the internal ...

Numerical Investigation Of Throttle Valve Flow Characteristics For Internal Combustion Engines

Gas exchange processes of internal combustion engines have an important effect on engine performances, emissions of pollutants and noise. To control the engine output torque by the intake airflow restriction, a throttle valve must be installed between the air cleaner and the intake manifold. Due to the complex nature of this unit geometry and the resulting flow field, a 3D flow model would be i...

Internal Combustion Engines

Ethanol Internal Combustion Engines

Ethanol Internal Combustion Engines HIGHLIGHTS PROCESS AND TECHNOLOGY STATUS – The use of biofuels (e.g. bio-ethanol and biodiesel) in the transport sector can save significant amounts of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Internal combustion engines (ICEs) can run on bio-ethanol manufactured from biomass or waste through biochemical processes. Agricultural feedstock such as sugar...

Transient combustion control of internal combustion engines

This thesis addresses the problem of combustion control for automotive engines. A method is proposed to complement existing controllers, which use lookup tables based on steady-state operation. During transients, the new control method adjusts fast control variables (ignition or injection time) to compensate for deviations in the cylinder initial conditions from their optimal values due to the ...