Editors:
- Covers application, material compatibility and emission control aspects of methanol utilization in CI engines
- Provides an updated literature for researchers and academicians working in field of methanol fueled engines
- Focus on recent research in the field which is clearly illustrated with tables, figures, pictures in concise and scientific manner
Part of the book series: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (ENENSU)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General
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Front Matter
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Methanol as a Fuel
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Front Matter
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Emission Control
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India
Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Hardikk Valera
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Department for Quality and Dependability of Machines, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Suchdol, Czech Republic
Martin Pexa
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Dept for Quality and Dep of Machines, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Suchdol, Czech Republic
Jakub Čedík
About the editors
Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal joined the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India in 2001 after working as a post-doctoral fellow at the Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA. His interests are IC engines, combustion, alternate and conventional fuels, lubricating oil tribology, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emissions and particulate control, and large bore engines. Prof. Agarwal has published 290+ peer reviewed international journal and conference papers, 42 edited books, 78 books chapters and has 10000+ Scopus and 15300+ Google scholar citations. He is a Fellow of SAE (2012), Fellow of ASME (2013), Fellow of ISEES (2015), Fellow of INAE (2015), Fellow of NASI (2018), Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2018), and a Fellow of American Association of Advancement in Science (2020). He is recipient of several prestigious awards such as Clarivate Analytics India Citation Award-2017 in Engineering and Technology,NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012; Dr. C. V. Raman Young Teachers Award: 2011; SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award -2008; INSA Young Scientist Award-2007; UICT Young Scientist Award-2007; INAE Young Engineer Award-2005. Prof. Agarwal received Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2016 in Engineering Sciences. For his outstanding contributions, Prof. Agarwal is conferred upon Sir J C Bose National Fellowship (2019) by SERB.
Hardikk Valera is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from Engine Research Laboratory (ERL), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. He completed his M.Tech and B.Tech from National Institute of Technology Jalandhar and Ganpat University, respectively. His research interests include methanol fueled SI engines, methanol fuelled CI engines, optical diagnostics, fuel spray characterization and emission control from engines.
Dr. Jakub Čedík is assistant professor at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Department for Quality and Dependability of Machines where he teaches course on Operability of Machines, Quality, Dependability and Logistics of Machines, Technology of Maintenance and Repairs of Machines. He is also a researcher at Research Institute of Agriculture Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic. His research interests include biofuels, exhaust emissions, energy demands and operation of internal combustion engines of vehicles and agriculture machinery, issues of agricultural machinery and motor vehicles. He is author or co-author of more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Prof. Martin Pexa is an associate professor in the field of energetics at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Department for Quality and Dependability of Machines. His research work is focused on the issue of diagnosis and maintenance of machines, especially in the field energy and diagnosis of motor vehicles. As part of his activities, he regularly reviews the contributions into databases Web of Science and Scopus. He also publishes contributions in international scientific journals and conferences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Methanol
Book Subtitle: A Sustainable Transport Fuel for CI Engines
Editors: Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Hardikk Valera, Martin Pexa, Jakub Čedík
Series Title: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1280-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1279-4Published: 20 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1282-4Published: 21 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-1280-0Published: 19 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2522-8366
Series E-ISSN: 2522-8374
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 319
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 110 illustrations in colour
Topics: Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture), Renewable and Green Energy, Engine Technology, Automotive Engineering