Methanol and ethanol are promising alternative SI engine fuels. Engine simulation tools could help to unlock the full potential of these fuels. Previous work by the current authors has focused on building submodels to predict the gas dynamics, combustion and knock occurrence in alcohol engines....

Using light alcohols in spark-ignition engines can improve energy security and offers the prospect of carbon neutral transport. The properties of these fuels enable considerable improvements in engine performance and pollutant emissions. Whereas most experimental studies have focused on ethanol,...

As flame kernel growth plays a major role in combustion of premixed-charge in spark ignition engines for higher energy efficiency and less emission, the experimental study was carried out on a single cylinder spark ignition research engine for measurement of flame kernel growth rate (FKGR) using...

The stringent regulations on the reduction of both pollutant emissions and dependence from crude oil have increased the interest toward alternative energy resources. Transport and energy production sectors are strongly involved in the pollutions net environmental balance and, at the same time,...