Thermal Science, year 2010, volume 14, issue 4

Most of the papers from this issue are devoted or related to the thermal processes in internal combustion engines and are grouped in Part One. Part two contains selected papers dealing with problems in fluid dynamic and heat transfer of possible interest in design of the internal combustion engines.

Words From the Editors

From the Editor-in-Chief, issue 2010/4

From the Guest Editors

Original Scientific Papers

Papers devoted to the thermal processes in internal combustion engines

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A CRITERION IN THE VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Work output and efficiency of a reversible quantum Otto cycle

FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMIC MODELING AND ANALYSIS FOR AN IRREVERSIBLE ATKINSON CYCLE

HEAT RECOVERY FROM A NATURAL GAS POWERED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BY CO2 TRANSCRITICAL POWER CYCLE

CONVERSION OF DIESEL ENGINE INTO SPARK IGNITION ENGINE TO WORK WITH CNG AND LPG FUELS FOR MEETING NEW EMISSION NORMS

PERFORMANCE, EMISSION, AND COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF A CI ENGINE USING LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS AND NEEM OIL IN DUAL FUEL MODE

COLD START CHARACTERISTICS STUDY BASED ON REAL TIME NO EMISSIONS IN AN LPG SI ENGINE

ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A NEW CONCEPT OF POROUS MEDIUM COMBUSTION FOR THE FUTURE CLEAN ENGINE

THE EFFECT OF KARANJA OIL METHYL ESTER ON KIRLOSKAR HA394DI DIESEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF DIESEL ENGINE OPERATING ON JATROPHA OIL METHYL ESTER

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF 1,4 DIOXANE-ETHANOL-DIESEL BLENDS ON DIESEL ENGINES WITH AND WITHOUT THERMAL BARRIER COATING

THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF HYDROGEN FUELED SPARK IGNITION ENGINE

COMBUSTION SIMULATION IN A SPARK IGNITION ENGINE CYLINDER: EFFECTS OF AIR-FUEL RATIO ON THE COMBUSTION DURATION

DEVELOPING OF A NEW COMPREHENSIVE SPARK IGNITION ENGINES CODE FOR HEAT LOSS ANALYSIS WITHIN COMBUSTION CHAMBER WALLS

IC ENGINE SUPERCHARGING AND EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION USING JET COMPRESSOR

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF FUEL INJECTION MODE ON SPRAY/WALL INTERACTION AND EMISSION FORMATION IN A DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE AT FULL LOAD STATE

EFFECT OF INJECTOR OPENING PRESSURES ON THE PERFORMANCE, EMISSION AND COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF DI DIESEL ENGINE RUNNING ON HONNE OIL AND DIESEL FUEL BLEND

BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO AT DIESEL ENGINES

Part two

Selection of papers dealing with problems in fluid dynamic and heat transfer of possible interest in design of the internal combustion engines

THERMAL AND AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCES OF THE SUPERSONIC MOTION

CONSTRUCTAL ENTRANSY DISSIPATION MINIMIZATION FOR "VOLUME-POINT" HEAT CONDUCTION BASED ON TRIANGULAR ELEMENT

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF FORTH-ORDER BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS IN FLUID MECHANICS AND MATHEMATICS

EFFECT OF VARIABLE VISCOSITY AND SUCTION/INJECTION ON THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER OF A NON-NEWTONIAN POWER-LAW FLUIDS PAST A POWER-LAW STRETCHED SURFACE

AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF REFRIGERANT CHARGE LEVEL AND OUTDOOR CONDITION ON A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER