Towards Clean Diesel Engines. Second Symposium. Book of Abstracts.

Abstract

In the next decades Diesel engines should gain more importance in the automobile market. A larger proportion of Diesel powered vehicles will help to restore the C02 balance significantly. Possibly, other concepts like fuel cells in combination with electromotors, for example, could solve the C02 problem even more thoroughly; but it is unrealistic to expect that the whole of the fleet of vehicles could be replaced by such alternatives in a short time. Continued development of efficient and clean Diesel engines remains the best speditive route towards better co-existence of transport and environment. Particulates and NO emissions from Diesel engines are certainly a major concern. To solve such problems, all aspects about and around the engine have to be reviewed. Consequently, many disciplines will have to be engaged if the task is to be completed reasonably quickly. Cross-disciplinary work does not evolve by itself but needs to be established and then encouraged. The first symposium "Towards Clean Diesel Engines" at Nijmegen in 1996 started this process; we would like to see this continue during the present meeting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA348505

Entities

Organizations

  • Paul Scherrer Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition Lag
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Optical Properties
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology