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Characteristics and Control of Low Temperature Combustion Engines

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Energy is a fundamental prime mover for the economic growth of any country and essential for sustainability of modern economy as well as society. Long-term availability of environment-friendly, affordable and accessible energy sources is desirable for economic growth in the future. Presently, humanity is at crossroads and requires the radical and novel approach for the utilization of energy. The goal of this book is to present a novel approach for internal combustion (IC) engines, which are one of the most important machines for transforming the energy of hydrocarbon fuels into useful mechanical work. Two different viewpoints exist on energy production using IC engines. A number of people think in terms of mobility advantages, while others associate with emissions of harmful exhaust gases and large-scale consumption of limited fossil fuel reserves. Irrespective of one’s viewpoint, the number of vehicles running on IC engine will be increasing in the future due to the rapid economic growth. Furthermore, on-board power requirement on vehicle will increase due to the growing number of accessories and electronic devices. These factors lead to the increase in worldwide fuel consumption and gaseous emissions. Therefore, an IC engine with alternative combustion mode having superior characteristics than conventional engines needs to be developed. Ideally, such an alternative combustion mode should be operated on renewable fuels and have a better fuel conversion efficiency and no harmful emissions. Present book deals with the detailed analysis of performance, combustion and emissions characteristics of novel low temperature combustion (LTC) concept using conventional as well as alternative fuels. This chapter first discusses the motivation for engine research in general and LTC mode in particular. The LTC mode is an alternative to conventional, well-known and frequently used combustion concepts, i.e. compression ignition (CI) and spark ignition (SI) combustion modes. Brief description of conventional combustion mode is also provided in this chapter. An overview of alternative engine concepts and alternative fuels is also presented in this chapter for setting the stage for the discussion of various LTC engines.

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Maurya, R.K. (2018). Introduction. In: Characteristics and Control of Low Temperature Combustion Engines. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68508-3_1

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