1 Mechanical Engineering Department Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. 2 Mechanical Engineering Department Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria. Corresponding Author: O. Obodeh __________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The techno-economic effects of diesel-kerosene blends on the operation of a dire...

BACKGROUND Diesel exhaust exposure may cause acute irritant-induced asthma and potentiate allergen-induced asthma. There are no previous reports of occupational asthma due to diesel exhaust. AIMS To describe occupational asthma with latency in workers exposed to diesel exhaust in bus garages. METHODS The Shield database of occupational asthma notifications in the West Midlands, UK, was sear...

OBJECTIVE To biodegrade the diesel pollution in aqueous solution inoculated with Mycobacterium and filamentous fungi. METHODS Bacteria sampled from petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated sites in Karamay Oilfield were isolated and identified as Mycobacterium hyalinum (MH) and cladosporium. Spectrophotometry and gas chromatography (GC) were used to analyze of the residual concentrations of diesel...

The high rise in the exploration and usage of petroleum products have led to widespread contamination environment. Thence, continuous search for microorganisms with potential mineralize these pollutants is necessary. This study was conducted isolate, identify determine diesel degradation bacteria from oil-contaminated soil collected three filling stations Azare, Katagum LGA, Bauchi State, Niger...

A global concern that has arisen in the present time due to the constant depletion of the fossil fuels reservoirs and also due to the greenhouse gases emitted by use these fuels has led many researchers to find alternate sources of energy, out of which biodiesels have found a suitable place. Thus, in this effort of finding the compatibility of bio-fuels in present diesel engines, many experimen...

Since 1970, vehicle’s exhaust pollutions have received increasing attention as a source of air pollution at both local (human health concerns) and global (global warming) scales. This study mainly discusses diesel and gasoline vehicles because, today, over 90% of vehicles on the road use gasoline and diesel fuels. The major concerns of gasoline exhaust contaminants are carbon monoxide (CO), hyd...

Since its beginning, more than 117 years ago, the compression-ignition engine, or diesel engine, has grown to become a critically important part of industry and transportation. Public concerns over the health effects from diesel emissions have driven the growth of regulatory development, implementation, and technological advances in emission controls. In 2001, the United States Environmental Pr...

More than half the European passenger fleet is diesel-powered. Although the European Union has been progressively tightening vehicle emissions for decades, new diesel cars still produce on-road nitrogen oxide emissions that far exceed the current standard. Efforts to reduce diesel emissions would likely make the cars more costly, but experts say it can—and should—be done.

Model predictive control represents one of the most promising methods, also in fast industrial applications like a Diesel engine. But especially Diesel engine control meets problems of uncertainties and disturbances, thus model-plant mismatch is omnipresent, which obviously decreases the performance of model based control. This paper compares different robust predictive control strategies appli...