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Alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies for improved environmental performance : towards zero carbon transportation /
Most vehicles run on fossil fuels, and this presents a major emissions problem as demand for fuel continues to increase. Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies gives an overview of key developments in advanced fuels and vehicle technologies to improve the energy efficiency and environme...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Woodhead Publishing,
2014.
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| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing in energy ;
no. 57. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies for improved environmental performance :Towards zero carbon transportation; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead publishing series in energy; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Technology roadmaps to deliver low carbon targets; 1.3 Vehicle technology contributions to low carbon targets; 1.4 Powertrain technology contributions to low carbon targets; 1.5 Regulatory requirements and consumer trends; 1.6 Traffic management factors; 1.7 Global manufacturing and consumer trends.
- 1.8 Commercial vehicles and buses1.9 Electrification of transport technology; 1.10 Current and future trends; 1.11 Affordability and consumer appeal; 1.12 Long-term vision: solar energy/hydrogen economy; 1.13 Conclusion; 1.14 Sources of further information and advice; 1.15 Acknowledgements; 1.16 References and further reading; Part I:Alternative fuels, advanced additives and oils to improve environmental performance of vehicles; 2:The role of alternative and renewable liquid fuels in environmentally sustainable transport; 2.1 Introduction: competing fuels and energy carriers.
- 2.2 Market penetration of biodiesel2.3 Market penetration of alcohol fuels; 2.4 Future provision of alternative liquid fuels: the biomass limit; 2.5 Beyond the biomass limit: sustainable organic fuels for transport (SOFT); 2.6 Renewable fuels within an integrated renewable energy system; 2.7 Conclusions; 2.8 Acknowledgements; 2.9 References; 2.10 Appendix: abbreviations; 3:Using alternative and renewable liquid fuels to improve the environmental performance of internal combustion engines: key challe; 3.1 Introduction.
- 3.2 The use of biodiesel in internal combustion engines: fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO)3.3 Alcohol fuels: physico-chemical properties; 3.4 Alcohol fuels for spark-ignition engines: effects on performance and efficiency; 3.5 Alcohol fuels for spark-ignition engines: pollutant emissions, deposits and lubricant dilution; 3.6 Alcohol fuels for compression-ignition engines; 3.7 Vehicle and blending technologies for alternative liquid fuels: flexible-fuel vehicles.
- 3.8 Vehicle and blending technologies for alternative liquid fuels: ethanol-gasoline and methanol-gasoline bi-fuel vehicles3.9 Vehicle and blending technologies for alternative liquid fuels: tri-flex-fuel vehicles and iso-stoichiometric ternary blends; 3.10 Conclusions; 3.11 Acknowledgements; 3.12 References; 3.13 Appendix: abbreviations; 4:Alternative and renewable gaseous fuels to improve vehicle environmental performance; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Fossil natural gas; 4.3 Fossil natural gas production, transmission and distribution; 4.4 Natural gas engines and vehicles; 4.5 Biomethane/biogas.