Advanced Combustion Techniques and Engine Technologies for the Automotive Sector

1. Front Matter

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2. General

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to Advanced Combustion Techniques and Engine Technologies for Automotive Sector

      • Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Nikhil Sharma, Ramesh Agarwal, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 3-6

3. Methanol Utilization

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Development of Methanol Fuelled Two-Wheeler for Sustainable Mobility

      • Tushar Agarwal, Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 9-36

   3. Material Compatibility Aspects and Development of Methanol-Fueled Engines

      • Vikram Kumar, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 37-51

   4. Prospects of Methanol-Fuelled Carburetted Two Wheelers in Developing Countries

      • Hardikk Valera, Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 53-73

4. Advanced Engine Technologies

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Prospects of Gasoline Compression Ignition (GCI) Engine Technology in Transport Sector

      • Vishnu Singh Solanki, Nirendra Nath Mustafi, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 77-110

   3. Overview, Advancements and Challenges in Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Technology

      • Ankur Kalwar, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

      Pages 111-147

   4. Study on Alternate Fuels and Their Effect on Particulate Emissions from GDI Engines

      • Sreelekha Etikyala, Vamshi Krishna Gunda

      Pages 149-157

   5. Ozone Added Spark Assisted Compression Ignition

      • Sayan Biswas, Isaac Ekoto

      Pages 159-185

5. Emissions and Aftertreatment Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187

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   2. Emissions of PM2.5-Bound Trace Metals from On-Road Vehicles: An Assessment of Potential Health Risk

      • Jai Prakash, Gazala Habib

      Pages 189-214

   3. Role of Diesel Particulate Filter to Meet Bharat Stage-VI Emission Norms in India

      • Rabinder Singh Bharj, Gurkamal Nain Singh, Hardikk Valera

      Pages 215-228

6. Miscellaneous

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Design and Development of Small Engines for UAV Applications

      • Utkarsha Sonawane, Nirendra Nath Mustafi

      Pages 231-246

   3. Automotive Lightweighting: A Brief Outline

      • Aneissha Chebolu

      Pages 247-256

This book discusses the recent advances in combustion strategies and engine technologies, with specific reference to the automotive sector. Chapters discuss the advanced combustion technologies, such as gasoline direct ignition (GDI), spark assisted compression ignition (SACI), gasoline compression ignition (GCI), etc., which are the future of the automotive sector. Emphasis is given to technologies which have the potential for utilization of alternative fuels as well as emission reduction. One special section includes a few chapters for methanol utilization in two-wheelers and four wheelers. The book will serve as a valuable resource for academic researchers and professional automotive engineers alike.

• Advanced Combustion Techniques
• RCCI Combustion
• GCI
• GDI
• Two Wheelers

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

  Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

• Combustion and Propulsion Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

  Nikhil Sharma

• Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA

  Ramesh Agarwal

Dr. Akhilendra Pratap Singh is working at IIT Kanpur. He received his Masters and Ph.D. 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 7 books and authored 21 book chapters, 40 research articles in international journals and conferences. He has been awarded with ‘ISEES Best Ph.D. Thesis Award’ (2017), ‘SERB Indo-US Postdoctoral Fellowship’ (2017) and ‘IEI Young Engineer Award’ (2017). He is a member of numerous professional societies, including SAE, ASME, and ISEES.
 
Dr. Nikhil Sharma joined as a postdoctoral researcher at the division of Combustion and Propulsion Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden since 2018. Prior to that, he worked as a CSIR Pool Scientist at the Engine Research Laboratory, IIT Kanpur, India. During his doctoral at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, he was mainly involved in gasoline spray and particulate investigations from direct injection engines. His areas of research includes spray characteristics, exhaust gas aftertreatment system, particulate filters and renewable fuels. Till now, he has published more than 15 technical articles in international journals and conference proceedings.
 
Prof. Ramesh Agarwal is Professor in School of Engineering & Applied Science, Washington University, St. Louis, USA. He has received numerous prestigious awards including SAE International Medal of Honor (2015), AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award (2015), SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award (2013), SAE Clarence Kelly Johnson Award (2009), AIAA Aerodynamics Award (2008), Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Award (2007), and ASME Fluids Engineering Award (2001) to name a few. He has published more than 500 peer reviewed journal/ conference papers and edited several books/ book chapters. 
Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal joined IIT Kanpur in 2001. He worked at the Engine Research Center, UW@Madison, USA as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (1999 – 2001). 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 270+ peer reviewed international journal and conference papers, 35 edited books, 63 books chapters and has 7850+ Scopus and 11900+ Google scholar citations. He is associate editor of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology. He has edited “Handbook of Combustion” (5 Volumes; 3168 pages), published by Wiley VCH, Germany. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), Fellow of ASME (2013), Fellow of NASI (2018), Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2018), Fellow of ISEES (2015), and a Fellow of INAE (2015). He is recipient of several prestigious awards such as Clarivate Analystics 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.

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