Thermal Science, year 2011, volume 15, issue 4

Issue dedicated to the recent research of processes in internal combustion engines.

Words from the Editors

From the Editor-in-Chief: Preface to 2011/4

From the Guest Editor: Preface to 2011/4

Original Scientific and Review Papers

Papers covering a wide range of problems and processes from new thermodynamic cycles and thermodynamic optimization and CFD modeling up to new fuels, environmental impact and bio-fuels.

A PARAMETRIC DESIGN OF COMPACT EXHAUST MANIFOLD JUNCTION IN HEAVY DUTY DIESEL ENGINE USING CFD

THE EFFECT OF SUPERCHARGING ON PERFORMANCE AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPRESION IGNITION ENGINE WITH DIESEL-ETHANOL-ESTER BLENDS

DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMULATION MODEL FOR COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE RUNNING WITH IGNITION IMPROVED BLEND

HYDROGEN ENRICHED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (HCNG) - A FUTURISTIC FUEL FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

THEVETIA PERUVIANA BIODIESEL EMULSION USED AS A FUEL IN A SINGLE CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE REDUCES NOX AND SMOKE

INFLUENCE OF GEOMETRIC AND HYDRO-DYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF INJECTOR ON CALCULATION OF SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS OF DIESEL ENGINES

NUMERICAL STUDIES OF SPRAY BREAKUP IN A GASOLINE DRIECT INJECTION (GDI) ENGINE

THE REALISATION AND ANALYSIS OF A NEW THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

COMPARATIVE THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF DUAL CYCLE UNDER ALTERNATIVE CONDITIONS

Experimental Study on Waste Heat Recovery from an IC Engine Using Thermoelectric Technology

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON A DIESEL ENGINE FUELLED WITH NEEM OIL AND ITS METHYL ESTER

COMBUSTION AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIESEL ENGINE FUELLED WITH JATROPHA AND DIESEL OIL BLENDS

INFLUENCE OF HEXANOL-DIESEL BLENDS ON CONSTANT SPEED DIESEL ENGINE

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN HYDROGEN AND GASOLINE FUELLED SPARK IGNITION ENGINE

EFFECT OF THE INJECTION PRESSURE ON THE INTERNAL FLOW CHARACTERISTICS FOR DIETHYL AND DIMETHYL ETHER AND DIESEL FUEL INJECTORS

THE POSSIBILITIES FOR MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DIESEL ENGINE FINE PARTICLES: A REVIEW

EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF B20 BLEND WITH OXYGENATED ADDITIVES

DECREASING THE EMISSIONS OF A PARTIALLY PREMIXED GASOLINE FUELED COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE BY MEANS OF INJECTION CHARACTERISTICS AND EGR

FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF SOLARDISH STIRLING HEAT ENGINE WITH REGENERATIVE LOSSES

FLEET RENEWAL: AN APPROACH TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE ROAD TRANSPORT

EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE HEAT TRANSFER IN EXHAUST SYSTEM

OPTIMAL PATHS OF PISTON MOTION OF IRREVERSIBLE DIESEL CYCLE FOR MINIMUM ENTROPY GENERATION

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE ENERGETIC PERFORMANCES OF CONVENTIONAL AND PELLET AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEMS IN FLOW-THROUGH AND REVERSE-FLOW DESIGNS

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VARIANT TURBULENCE MODELING IN THE PHYSICAL BEHAVIORS OF DIESEL SPRAY COMBUSTION

SOME SUBTLETIES CONCERNING FLUID FLOW AND TURBULENCE MODELING IN 4.-VALVE ENGINES