Decreasing Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Gas Emissions in Transportation Sensing, Control and Reduction of Emissions /

Within all areas of�transportation, solutions for�economical and environmentally friendly�technology�are being examined. Fuel consumption,�combustion�processes, control and limitation of pollutants in the exhaust gas�are technological problems, for which guidelines like 98/69/EC�and 99/96�determine...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palocz-Andresen, Michael. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Green Energy and Technology,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11976-7
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Statistics of road vehicles
  • Development state of the art and vehicle technology
  • Improvement of technology in road vehicles
  • Propulsion system
  • Combustion engines
  • Spark ignition engines
  • Self ignition engines
  • Diesel engines for light commercial vehicles
  • Future direction of development
  • Vehicle electrical equipment and vehicle electronics
  • OBD in vehicles with spark ignition engine
  • OBD in vehicles with self ignition engine
  • Characteristic properties of fuels
  • Determination of fuel consumption in vehicles
  • Emissions analysers
  • Quality control of vehicles
  • Introduction of new fuels
  • Improvements in the traffic organization
  • Changes in the urban environment
  • Education of Eco-driving
  • Role of the road vehicle industry for the social conditions in the society
  • Air transport
  • Statistics of airplanes
  • Airframe weight reduction
  • Aerodynamics in airplanes
  • Propulsion system
  • Certification in air traffic
  • Maintenance of airplanes
  • Safety and responsibility by fuel planning in the aviation
  • Navigations
  • Alternative fuels to kerosene
  • Reduction of the climate efficiency of the air traffic
  • Emissions from jet engines near airports
  • Decreasing of costs.