Dual-Fuel Diesel Engines

von Ghazi A Karim

315 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Dual-Fuel Diesel Engines offers a detailed discussion of different types of dual-fuel diesel engines, the gaseous fuels they can use, and their operational practices. Reflecting cutting-edge advancements in this rapidly expanding field, this timely book: - Explains the benefits and challenges associated with internal combustion, compression ignition, gas-fueled, and premixed dual-fuel engines - Explores methane and natural gas as engine fuels, as well as liquefied petroleum gases, hydrogen, and other alternative fuels - Examines safety considerations, combustion of fuel gases, and the conversion of diesel engines to dual-fuel operation - Addresses dual-fuel engine combustion, performance, knock, exhaust emissions, operational features, and management - Describes dual-fuel engine operation on alternative fuels and the predictive modeling of dual-fuel engine performance Dual-Fuel Diesel Engines covers a variety of engine sizes and areas of application, with an emphasis on the transportation sector. The book provides a state-of-the-art reference for engineering students, practicing engineers, and scientists alike.

• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Industrielle Chemie und Fertigungstechnologien Industrielle Chemie und Chemietechnologie Brennstoffe und Petrochemikalien
• ISBN: 9781498703086
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2015
• Größe: 238 x 154 mm
• Verlag: CRC Press