Alternative diesel fuels for internal combustion engines have grown significantly in interest in the last decade. This is due to the potential benefits in pollutant emissions and particulate matter reduction. Nevertheless at possible increase in nitrogen oxide (NOx), and almost certainly...

The premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) combustion represents a possible solution for decreasing the pollution with respect to diesel engine, while maintaining the efficiency rate at values that are comparable, and in some cases higher, than those of a diesel engine. This paper...

This case study is aimed to investigate how the injector fouling can influence both the injection system and engine performances. In particular, the presence of deposits in the nozzle of the injector could affect the injection system performance along its life. The investigation was carried out...

In the present paper, (infrared) IR measurements were performed in order to study the behaviour of biofuels combustion in a transparent Euro 5 diesel engine operating in premixed mode. (Commercial diesel fuel) REF, (Gas To Liquid) GTL and (Rapeseed Methyl Ester) RME biofuels have been used. An...

In this paper we report the use of the optical technique applied in the cylinder of an optically accessible engine equipped with the latest-generation diesel engine head of a European passenger car. The injection strategy with high percentage of EGR, characteristic of real engine operating...

This paper contributes to the open innovation literature by presenting a successful application of the open innovation approach in the maritime sector between Fincantieri (FC), one of the world's largest shipbuilding groups, and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR, Consiglio Nazionale...

This paper contributes to the open innovation literature by presenting a successful application of the open innovation approach in the maritime sector between Fincantieri (FC), one of the world´s largest shipbuilding groups, and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR, Consiglio Nazionale...