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Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies for Improved Environmental Performance: Towards Zero Carbon Transportation(Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy)

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Most vehicles run on fossil fuels, and this presents a major emissions problem as demand for fuel continues to increase. Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies gives an overview of key developments in advanced fuels and vehicle technologies to improve the energy efficiency and environmental impact of the automotive sector. Part I considers the role of alternative fuels such as electricity, alcohol, and hydrogen fuel cells, as well as advanced additives and oils, in environmentally sustainable transport. Part II explores methods of revising engine and vehicle design to improve environmental performance and fuel economy. It contains chapters on improvements in design, aerodynamics, combustion, and transmission. Finally, Part III outlines developments in electric and hybrid vehicle technologies, and provides an overview of the benefits and limitations of these vehicles in terms of their environmental impact, safety, cost, and design practicalities. Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies is a standard reference for professionals, engineers, and researchers in the automotive sector, as well as vehicle manufacturers, fuel system developers, and academics with an interest in this field.

Table of Contents:
Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy Chapter 1: Introduction Abstract: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Technology roadmaps to deliver low carbon targets 1.3 Vehicle technology contributions to low carbon targets 1.4 Powertrain technology contributions to low carbon targets 1.5 Regulatory requirements and consumer trends 1.6 Traffic management factors 1.7 Global manufacturing and consumer trends 1.8 Commercial vehicles and buses 1.9 Electrification of transport technology 1.10 Current and future trends 1.11 Affordability and consumer appeal 1.12 Long-term vision: solar energy/hydrogen economy 1.13 Conclusion 1.14 Sources of further information and advice 1.15 Acknowledgements Part I: Alternative fuels, advanced additives and oils to improve environmental performance of vehicles Chapter 2: The role of alternative and renewable liquid fuels in environmentally sustainable transport Abstract: 2.1 Introduction: competing fuels and energy carriers 2.2 Market penetration of biodiesel 2.3 Market penetration of alcohol fuels 2.4 Future provision of alternative liquid fuels: the biomass limit 2.5 Beyond the biomass limit: sustainable organic fuels for transport (SOFT) 2.6 Renewable fuels within an integrated renewable energy system 2.7 Conclusions 2.8 Acknowledgements 2.10 Appendix: abbreviations Chapter 3: Using alternative and renewable liquid fuels to improve the environmental performance of internal combustion engines: key challenges and blending technologies Abstract: 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The use of biodiesel in internal combustion engines: fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) 3.3 Alcohol fuels: physico-chemical properties 3.4 Alcohol fuels for spark-ignition engines: effects on performance and efficiency 3.5 Alcohol fuels for spark-ignition engines: pollutant emissions, deposits and lubricant dilution 3.6 Alcohol fuels for compression-ignition engines 3.7 Vehicle and blending technologies for alternative liquid fuels: flexible-fuel vehicles 3.8 Vehicle and blending technologies for alternative liquid fuels: ethanol-gasoline and methanol-gasoline bi-fuel vehicles 3.9 Vehicle and blending technologies for alternative liquid fuels: tri-flex-fuel vehicles and iso-stoichiometric ternary blends 3.10 Conclusions 3.11 Acknowledgements 3.13 Appendix: abbreviations Chapter 4: Alternative and renewable gaseous fuels to improve vehicle environmental performance Abstract: 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Fossil natural gas 4.3 Fossil natural gas production, transmission and distribution 4.4 Natural gas engines and vehicles 4.5 Biomethane/biogas 4.6 Biogas production, distribution and storage 4.7 Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) 4.8 LPG production, distribution, storage and use in vehicles 4.9 Hydrogen 4.10 Hydrogen production, distribution, storage and use in vehicles 4.11 Life-cycle analysis of alternative gaseous fuels 4.12 Future trends Chapter 5: Electricity and hydrogen as energy vectors for transportation vehicles Abstract: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Overview of hydrogen production 5.3 Overview of electricity production 5.4 Hydrogen storage and transportation 5.5 Conclusions Chapter 6: Advanced engine oils to improve the performance of modern internal combustion engines Abstract: 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The role of the lubricant in a modern internal combustion engine 6.3 The composition of a typical modern engine lubricant 6.4 Diesel engine lubricant challenges 6.5 Gasoline engine lubrication challenges 6.6 Industry and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications for engine oils 6.7 Lubricating modern engines in developing markets 6.8 Future engine oil evolution 6.9 Conclusions 6.10 Acknowledgements 6.11 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 7: Advanced fuel additives for modern internal combustion engines Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Additive types and their impact on conventional and advanced fuels 7.3 Impacts of additives on combustion characteristics 7.4 Diesel performance and deposit control additives 7.5 Gasoline performance and deposit control additives 7.6 Conclusions and future trends 7.7 Sources of further information and advice Part II: Improving engine and vehicle design Chapter 8: Internal combustion engine cycles and concepts Abstract: 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Ideal engine operation cycles 8.3 Alternative engine operating cycles 8.4 Comparison of engine cycle performance 8.5 Advantages and limitations of internal combustion engines 8.6 Conclusions and future trends 8.7 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 9: Improving the environmental performance of heavy-duty vehicles and engines: key issues and system design approaches Abstract: 9.1 Introduction: classifying engine and vehicle types 9.2 The use of alternative fuels to improve environmental performance 9.3 Electric, hydraulic, and flywheel hybrid powertrains for improved fuel economy 9.4 Vehicle emissions and fuel economy regulations 9.5 Improving vehicle design to meet environmental regulations 9.6 Improving engine design to meet environmental regulations 9.7 Developments in light-duty diesel engine technologies 9.8 A system design approach to address challenges in advanced engine and vehicle technologies 9.9 Summary of next-generation technologies for heavy-duty vehicles 9.11 Appendix: units and unit conversion Chapter 10: Improving the environmental performance of heavyduty vehicles and engines: particular technologies Abstract: 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Fuel injection systems and engine performance 10.3 Conventional combustion technologies and engine performance 10.4 Advanced low-temperature combustion systems 10.5 Engine air flow and turbocharging systems 10.6 Engine downsizing, down-speeding, and down-breathing 10.7 Mechanical and electrical supercharging systems for improved emissions control and performance 10.8 Turbocompounding to improve engine performance 10.9 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems 10.10 Improving conventional valvetrains and the use of variable valve actuation (VVA) 10.11 Heavy-duty diesel engine cooling and thermal management systems 10.12 Aftertreatment technologies for emissions control 10.13 Waste heat recovery (WHR) systems 10.14 Engine mechanical friction reduction technologies 10.15 Electronic controls and on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems to optimize engine performance 10.16 Development of natural gas engines 10.17 Future trends 10.19 Appendix: units and unit conversion Chapter 11: Advanced and conventional internal combustion engine materials Abstract: 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Advanced internal combustion (IC) engine materials: compact graphite iron (CGI) 11.3 Graphite/carbon and carbon/carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites (CFRPs) 11.4 Advanced polymers: polyamides for manufacturing intake manifolds 11.5 Advanced alloys and ceramics for manufacturing valves and other components 11.6 Materials for particular components in IC engines Chapter 12: Advanced transmission technologies to improve vehicle performance Abstract: 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Manual transmission: six-speed front-wheel-drive SG6-310 12.3 Dual-clutch transmission: seven-speed front-wheel-drive 7G-DCT 12.4 Automatic transmission: seven-speed 7G-Tronic Plus 12.5 Continuously variable transmission: front-wheel-drive CVT AUTOTRONIC 12.6 P2 hybrid transmission 12.7 Two-mode hybrid transmission advanced hybrid system-cars (AHS-C) 12.8 Automated commercial vehicle transmission: 16-speed G260-16 Chapter 13: Sustainable design and manufacture of lightweight vehicle structures Abstract: 13.1 Introduction 13.2 The value of mass reduction 13.3 General challenges and opportunities 13.4 Possible architectures of the next-generation vehicle 13.5 Specific lightweighting technologies 13.6 Future trends 13.7 Acknowledgements Chapter 14: Improving vehicle rolling resistance and aerodynamics Abstract: 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Overview of vehicle aerodynamics 14.3 Rolling resistance in vehicles 14.4 Advanced vehicle design for drag reduction 14.5 Advanced tire design and materials 14.6 Conclusions and future trends Chapter 15: Mechanical and electrical flywheel hybrid technology to store energy in vehicles Abstract: 15.1 Introduction 15.2 The development of flywheel technology 15.3 Types and properties of flywheels 15.4 Transmissions for flywheels 15.5 Performance evaluation of flywheel hybrid vehicles 15.6 Technical challenges in flywheel development 15.7 Conclusions and future trends Chapter 16: Hydraulic and pneumatic hybrid powertrains for improved fuel economy in vehicles Abstract: 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Hydraulic hybrid principle of operation and system architectures 16.3 Hydraulic component design and modeling 16.4 Integrated hydraulic hybrid vehicle simulation 16.5 Design and control of hydraulic hybrid powertrains 16.6 Examples of practical applications 16.7 Pneumatic hybrids Chapter 17: Integration and performance of regenerative braking and energy recovery technologies in vehicles Abstract: 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Types and properties of regenerative braking and energy recovery 17.3 Hybridisation with energy recovery: design and performance issues 17.4 Design integration and operational optimisation 17.5 Advantages and limitations of regenerative braking 17.6 Conclusions and future trends Part III: Electric/hybrid vehicle technologies Chapter 18: Hybrid drive train technologies for vehicles Abstract: 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Hybrid vehicle configurations and classification 18.3 The challenges of hybrid vehicle design 18.4 Solutions to the design problem 18.5 Conclusion Chapter 19: Battery technology for CO2 reduction Abstract: 19.1 Introduction 19.2 CO2 reduction opportunities of using batteries 19.3 Battery functionality and chemistries for vehicle applications 19.4 Lithium ion cells 19.5 High voltage battery pack design 19.6 Battery management systems 19.7 Future trends 19.8 Conclusions Chapter 20: Conventional fuel/hybrid electric vehicles Abstract: 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Basic components of a hybrid electric vehicle system 20.3 Architectures of hybrid electric drive trains 20.4 Series hybrid electric drive trains (electrical coupling) 20.5 Parallel hybrid electric drive trains (mechanical coupling) 20.6 Series-parallel hybrid electric drive trains (electric and mechanical coupling) and plug-in hybrids 20.7 Control and performance 20.8 Future trends Chapter 21: Pure electric vehicles Abstract: 21.1 Introduction 21.2 System configurations 21.3 Electric propulsion 21.4 Energy storage and management 21.5 Charging infrastructure 21.6 Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology 21.7 Benefits and limitations of EVs 21.8 Conclusions and future trends 21.9 Acknowledgements Chapter 22: Fuel-cell (hydrogen) electric hybrid vehicles Abstract: 22.1 Introduction 22.2 Energy storage devices (ESDs) for the transport sector 22.3 Batteries 22.4 Hydrogen and fuel cells 22.5 Electrochemical capacitors (ECs) 22.6 Current status of low-carbon vehicle technologies 22.7 Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) 22.8 Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) 22.9 Technical prospects and barriers 22.10 Improving the safety of hydrogen-powered vehicles 22.11 Conclusions 22.12 Acknowledgements 22.14 Appendix: abbreviations Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780857095220
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
  • Publisher Imprint: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
  • Depth: 44
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 51 mm
  • Weight: 1290 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0857095226
  • Publisher Date: 06 Mar 2014
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 784
  • Series Title: Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
  • Sub Title: Towards Zero Carbon Transportation
  • Width: 156 mm


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