Advanced Engine Diagnostics

1. Front Matter

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2. General

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to Advanced Engine Diagnostics

      • Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Jai Gopal Gupta, Nikhil Sharma, Akhilendra Pratap Singh

      Pages 3-6

3. Advanced Fuels and Combustion Techniques

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Reactivity-Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion Using Alcohols

      • Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Nikhil Sharma, Dev Prakash Satsangi, Vikram Kumar, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 9-28

   3. Effect of Hydrogen and Producer Gas Addition on the Performance and Emissions on a Dual-Fuel Diesel Engine

      • Abhishek Priyam, Prabha Chand, D. B. Lata

      Pages 29-56

   4. Characteristics of Particulates Emitted by IC Engines Using Advanced Combustion Strategies

      • Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 57-71

4. Emission Control Techniques and After-Treatment Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Modelling and Experimental Studies of NO_x and Soot Emissions in Common Rail Direct Injection Diesel Engines

      • J. Thangaraja, S. Rajkumar

      Pages 75-103

   3. On-Board Post-Combustion Emission Control Strategies for Diesel Engine in India to Meet Bharat Stage VI Norms

      • Rabinder Singh Bharj, Rajan Kumar, Gurkamal Nain Singh

      Pages 105-125

   4. Non-Noble Metal-Based Catalysts for the Application of Soot Oxidation

      • Pravesh Chandra Shukla

      Pages 127-142

   5. Ceria-based Mixed Oxide Nanoparticles for Diesel Engine Emission Control

      • P. K. Shihabudeen, Ajin C. Sajeevan, N. Sandhyarani, V. Sajith

      Pages 143-163

5. Simulations and Fault Diagnostics

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Model-Based Fault Detection on Modern Automotive Engines

      • Deepak Agarwal, Chandan Kumar Singh

      Pages 167-204

   3. Study of Instability Nature of Circular Liquid Jet at Critical Chamber Conditions

      • Dhanesh Ayyappan, Aravind Vaidyanathan, C. K. Muthukumaran, K. Nandakumar

      Pages 205-217

   4. Transient Reacting Flow Simulations of Chemical-Looping Combustion Reactors

      • Guanglei Ma, Subhodeep Banerjee, Ramesh K. Agarwal

      Pages 219-235

   5. Tribological Studies of an Internal Combustion Engine

      • Vikram Kumar, Sujeet Kumar Sinha, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 237-253

This book describes the discusses advanced fuels and combustion, emission control techniques, after-treatment systems, simulations and fault diagnostics, including discussions on different  engine diagnostic techniques such as particle image velocimetry (PIV), phase Doppler interferometry (PDI), laser ignition. This volume bridges the gap between basic concepts and advanced research in internal combustion engine diagnostics, making it a useful reference for both students and researchers whose work focuses on achieving higher fuel efficiency and lowering emissions. 

• internal combustion engine diagnostics
• Automated enginge Diagnostics
• Vibration simulation of engines
• Optical diagnostic techniques
• Engine performance
• Internal Combustion engine
• Engine fault diagnosis
• Particulate reduction
• Wear and lubrication of engines
• NOx emission measurement
• quality control, reliability, safety and risk

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

  Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Nikhil Sharma

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Women Engineering College, Ajmer, India

  Jai Gopal Gupta

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

  Akhilendra Pratap Singh

Avinash K Agarwal is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, conventional fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. He has published 24 books and 230+ international journal and conference papers. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), ASME (2013), ISEES (2015) and INAE (2015). He received several awards such as Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2016 in Engineering Sciences, Rajib Goyal prize-2015, NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012; SAE International’s Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award-2008; INSA Young Scientist Award-2007; UICT Young Scientist Award-2007; INAE Young Engineer Award-2005.

Jai Gopal Gupta is a faculty member in the Government Women Engineering College, Ajmer, India. He has done his PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in IIT Kanpur and his research interests include performance, emission and combustion analysis in internal combustion engines, alternative fuels, and renewable energy resources. He has worked with the Combustion Engine and Energy Conversion (CEnEC) laboratory, Hanyang University, South Korea under the Indo-Korean Research Internship (KRI) Program. He has edited a book and authored 2 book chapters and 13 research articles.


Nikhil Sharma is a scientist in the Engine Research Laboratory in IIT Kanpur, India. He received his M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Hamirpur, India in 2012. and his Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur, in 2017. He was an assistant professor at Amity University’s Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Noida as an. His areas of research include alternative fuels for IC engines (biodiesel, alcohols), emission control and particulate characterisation.


Dr. Akhilendra Pratap Singh is a CSIR Pool Scientist at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He received his Masters and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India in 2010 and 2016 respectively. His areas of research include advanced low temperature combustion; optical diagnostics with special reference to engine endoscopy and PIV; combustion diagnostics; engine emissions measurement; particulate characterization and their control; and alternative fuels. Dr. Singh has edited 5 books and authored 17 book chapters, 34 research articles in journals and conferences. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including SAE, ASME, and ISEES. He is a member of the editorial board of the ‘Journal of Energy, Environment and Sustainability’.

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