Sentences with phrase «fuel combustion for»

A direct injection system maximizes fuel combustion for improved engine output and efficiency.

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For a long time, electric car buyers were spared the 180 percent import tax that Denmark applies to vehicles fueled by an internal combustion engine.

A global awareness of climate change and the recognition that the endless combustion of fossil fuels is unsustainable is changing the game for the oil industry.

«Electricity is produced, for the most part, by combustion of fuels, primary coal,» the company says.

The swept volume of one combustion chamber is calculated («swept volume» being the space available for the fuel mixture before combustion; generally speaking, the more space, the more fuel and the more power produced), then multiplied by the number of cylinders in the engine.

In the other systems, when a rocket carries its own fuel, it also carries with it the oxygen needed for combustion in airless space.

At the very least, Reinhardt hopes the planners will consider biogas, fuel material from food waste and wastewater treatment plants, for combustion instead of the natural gas.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide derives from multiple natural sources including volcanic outgassing, the combustion of organic matter, and the respiration processes of living aerobic organisms; man - made sources of carbon dioxide come mainly from the burning of various fossil fuels for power generation and transport use.

«Engine developers can use this information to validate computer models and design advanced engine combustion strategies that will improve fuel economy for consumers while also lowering tailpipe pollutant emissions.»

But the second you trifle with the customary proportion of air to fuel needed for combustion, you risk raising HC or NOx levels.

But these fuel cells require an electrocatalyst — a platinum surface — to increase the reaction rate, and the cost of the precious metal makes it hard for hydrogen fuel cells to compete economically with the internal combustion engine.

That's because fermenting corn into ethanol delivers less liquid fuel energy for internal combustion engines than does burning the kernels to generate power for electric motors.

He adds: «In theory, you could have a plug - in hybrid with a renewable fuel powered [internal combustion engine] and eliminate the need for petroleum all together.»

NOx gases represent some of the most reactive gases produced from diesel combustion and other fossil fuels, but the emissions limits for nitrogen dioxide are regularly exceeded, especially in urban areas.

The use of alcohol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has been given much attention mostly because of its possible environmental and long - term economical advantages over fossil fuel.

Concerns about global warming and oil's imminent demise have caused scientists and policy - makers to look for solutions in both the future and the past: to new technologies such as nuclear fusion, multijunction photovoltaics, and fuel cells — and to traditional energy sources such as water power, wind power, and (sustainable) biomass cultivation (coupled with clean and energy - efficient combustion).

Som's paper «Comparison of In - Nozzle Flow Characteristics of Naphtha and N - Dodecane Fuels» co-authored with Torelli, indicates, for example, that some fuels under investigation may cavitate or vaporize within the fuel injector before entering the combustion chaFuels» co-authored with Torelli, indicates, for example, that some fuels under investigation may cavitate or vaporize within the fuel injector before entering the combustion chafuels under investigation may cavitate or vaporize within the fuel injector before entering the combustion chamber.

For example, controlling fossil - fuel combustion could reduce atmospheric nitrogen deposition on both land and sea.

In the other paper, Perera highlighted how fossil fuel combustion has direct health consequences for children.

The reason for this choice is that constant - speed races like the Indianapolis 500, which take place on oval tracks, are better for internal combustion engines because those are most efficient at constant speed, yet waste fuel and create extra pollution in stop - start driving.

For example, some car engines already have variable valve lift and timing, which provides greater control over the flow of air into and out of the combustion chamber; until now automakers have employed this system primarily to boost horsepower, but it can also be used to increase fuel economy.

However, its future potential uses are significantly limited by scarcity and cost, as well as the fact that platinum readily binds with carbon monoxide, which «poisons» the desired reactions, for example in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, which are the leading contenders for small - scale and mobile power generation not based on batteries or combustion engines.

Fossil fuel combustion accounts for 95 percent of those industries» emissions.

For combustion, the mix contains a hydrocarbon fuel and air.

«(B) the nonemissive use, in 2012 or later, of petroleum - based or coal - based liquid or gaseous fuel, petroleum coke, natural gas liquid, or natural gas as a feedstock, if allowances or offset credits were retired for the greenhouse gases that would have been emitted from their combustion; and

-- Where carbon dioxide (or another greenhouse gas) generated by a covered entity is used as an input in the production of algae - based fuels, the Administrator shall ensure that emission allowances are required to be held either for the carbon dioxide generated by a covered entity that is used to grow the algae or for the portion of the carbon dioxide emitted from combustion of the fuel produced from such algae that is attributable to carbon dioxide generated by a covered entity, but not for both.

CURWOOD: So, if I hear you correctly, Pat, you're saying perhaps the strong if not the strongest strategy here would be to be suing the federal government for selling off fossil fuels from public lands and waters at a time when the government knows that the combustion of those fuels is in the process of destroying the planet?

By comparison, scenarios for fossil fuel emissions for the 21st century range from about 600 billion tons (if we can keep total global emissions at current levels) to over 2500 billion tons if the world increases its reliance on combustion of coal as economic growth and population increase dramatically.

Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average fuel consumption of its new vehicles using a combination of three primary measures: optimizing its combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →

This advanced combustion system utilizes low - cetane fuels (derived gasoline and naptha blends) that are easier for the energy companies to produce than pump gasoline or diesel.

Black carbon is the term used for sooty particles produced by fossil fuel combustion and come from things such as automobile exhaust and biomass burning.

Argonne engineers are currently working with scientists at the Advanced Photon Source (fuel - spray project), Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division (combustion chemistry) and are developing collaboration with researchers in the Leadership Computing Facility to optimize this combustion approach for practical engines.

The capabilities of Test Cell 1 include a fuel / air combustion skid for energy input; cooling systems for heat removal; 130 kW eddy - current dynamometer for precision power measurements; and instrumentation, system protection, and power control channels.For measuring the thermal output of fuel - fired thermal energy systems, such as a gas - fired liquid - metal evaporator for Stirling engines, Test Cell 1 offers a gas - gap calorimeter, which simulates the engine by allowing the liquid metal to condense at operating temperatures.

The chemical bonds in hydrogen gas, for example, could power fuel cells, internal combustion engines or generators.

I think it is important to stress that with the current growth of fossil fuel emissions we are above the highest IPCC emissions scenario (RCP 8.5), at least for fossil fuel combustion.

For a long time, scientists and economists have hoped to avoid a situation in which the world CO2 emissions [from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation] passes 10 billion metric tons of carbon a year.

If oxidizing glucose to produce energy for our bodies is so messy, creating free radicals the way cars burning their fuel produce combustion by - products out the exhaust, even if we're just idling, living our day - to - day lives, what if we rev up our lives, and start exercising — really start burning fuel?

The fuel for your body is called ATP and it is produced from the combustion of food and oxygen.)

A new high - pressure fuel pump is fitted, while revised fuel injectors provide improved fuel atomization, allowing for a more controlled, efficient combustion cycle.

This part of the injected fuel is not availble for the combustion process.

Hybrid electric vehicles combine an internal combustion engine with an electric motor for higher fuel economy1 and reduced emissions.

Toyota is developing many powertrains for the future, including a fuel - cell system for heavy - duty commercial trucks, but remains bullish on its latest internal - combustion engines.

I would submit that the combustion itself can occur completely before the end of the combustion cycle if the engine is moving slower, or longer than the combustion stroke if, for instance, there is more air / fuel than can be burned.

New cylinder heads with modified combustion chambers, new fuel injectors, new spark plugs, and new forged - steel connecting rods are features that help account for the power boost.

There's also an uprated fuel pump to make sure the air has enough petrol for the combustion process and the ECU has also been tweaked.

In reality, 2017 was the year that traditional automakers ramped up their counter assault on Tesla's electric vehicles, with plans for everything from fuel cells and solid - state batteries to new ways to make the internal combustion engine cleaner and more efficient.

And the pollution may be more or equal to those produced by the combustion of fuel in an ICE for the time being.

The Colortune isn't to determine the color of the spark, but for the color of the combustion itself, which is useful for tuning fuel / timing (leaner mixtures will be bluer in color, where richer mixtures are redder.

[1][2] This improvement over a naturally aspirated engine's power output is due to the fact that the compressor can force more air — and proportionately more fuel — into the combustion chamber than atmospheric pressure (and for that matter, ram air intakes) alone.

INFINITI's VC - Turbo technology marks a significant leap forward for the internal combustion engine, joining other renowned powertrain innovations such as liquid - cooling, fuel injection, catalytic convertors, and turbocharging.