Showing 3 results for Fuel Consumption Reduction
M. Eftekhar, A. Keshavarz, A. Ghasemian, J. Mahdavinia,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (3-2013)
Abstract
Running the industrial components at a proper temperature is always a big challenge for engineers. Internal
combustion engines are among these components in which temperature plays a big role in their
performance and emissions. With the development of new technology in the fields of ‘nano-materials’ and
‘nano-fluids’, it seems very promising to use this technology as a coolant in the internal combustion
engines. In this study, a nano-fluid (Al2O3-Water/Ethylene Glycol (EG)) is used as an engine coolant along
with an optimized heat exchanger to reduce the warm-up timing. The effect of nano-fluid concentration is
considered here by using their corresponding governing equations, such as momentum and energy. The
engine coolant thermal behavior calculation is carried out based on the lumped method. The obtained
results indicated that using different percentage of nano-fluid mixtures (by volume), such as Al2O3-
Water/EG as engine coolant enhances the heat transfer coefficient and reduces the warm-up timing which,
in turn, results in reduced emissions and fuel consumption.
H. Biglarian, S. M. Keshavarz, M. Sh. Mazidi, F. Najafi,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (12-2014)
Abstract
Many studies have been done on hybrid vehicles in the past few years. The full hybrid vehicles need a large number of batteries creating up to 300 (V) to meet the required voltage of electric motor. The size and weight of the batteries cause some problems. This research investigates the mild hybrid vehicle. This vehicle includes a small electric motor and a high power internal combustion engine. In most cases the car’s driving force is created by an internal combustion part. A small electric motor, which can operate as engine starter, generator and traction motor, is located between the engine and an automatically shifted multi-gear transmission (gearbox). The clutch is used to disconnect the gearbox from the engine when needed such as during gear shifting and low vehicle speed. The power rating of the electric motor may be in the range of about 15% of the IC engine power rating. The electric motor can be smoothly controlled to operate at any speed and torque, thus, isolation between the electric motor and transmission is not necessary. The present study evaluates the properties of the mild hybrid vehicle, its structure and performance and proposes an energy control model for its optimum operation.
Z. Liu, T. Shi, Kangda Chen, H. Han Hao, F. Zhao,
Volume 7, Issue 1 (3-2017)
Abstract
